#and also to make conspiracy theorists seem crazy

[redheadedbrunette]

Cool so I reread the series and I noticed a lot more than I did the first two times I read it which is fun. The relationship between Ben and Erica is more explored than I remembered which is good and I can definitely see her character arc a lot clearer.

X is still my least favorite book and there’s absolutely a corner that Gibbs wrote himself into on that one unless he’s entirely giving up on the idea of having Ben and co. be secret agents.

Ben’s a lot more of a competent spy than I remember too, which is refreshing.

I also completely forgot that all 10 of these books happen in the span of like a year and a half which is hilarious.

Oh and the age gap seems like something that would be a lot more of an issue if there weren’t only like 300 people in the world they could have contact with. Even Erica and Josh had a bit of a gap since she had to have been 14/15 or so while he was 17/18. A gap of 2.5 years would be problematic for normal kids but I think different rules would apply.

I'm so glad it was clearer on a second go around! Honestly, I didn't even really see it all that clearly until I reread the series a couple years ago (SSAS came out my first week of college) and had a lot more experience with how stories work on a fundamental idea. Erica's development is very much in the background, but when you're looking for it (excluding SSPX, but that's a different rant) it's so clear and interesting and I love it.

SSPX bothers me for SO MANY REASONS the biggest of which is that Mr. Gibbs puts the message before the overarching plot of everything, and then! It's not even a relevant message! Like, what twelve year old is hardcore believing QAnon (it's pretty obviously meant to be that or something similar). I feel like something could have been achieved and a message about privacy, like Murray makes getting a video of Ben part of some TikTok knockoff challenge, because that seems like a much more likely thing kids would do, but gotta make fun of people who remember what the news said two years ago and comparing it to what they say now! Can't have people with good memories! But yeah, it does shoot the series in the foot kind of, and I understand the reasoning behind why things were done the way they were! I just don't agree with it most of the time.

It's even funnier when you realize that it's not a year and a half evenly spread out, it's one mission his first year with five months before summer, one that summer, and seven his second year. Eight if you want to count SSGS and SSBI as different missions (I go back and forth as to whether or not I do). It's so funny. Please give poor Ben a break.

And yes! Ben is actually so much more competent than people seem to give him credit for sometimes. It's just that his skill set tends to be less flashy and useful in battle scenes, but he's very much the chess master of the group. He's the one planning and strategizing, and all the karate moves in the world aren't going to do you any good if you can't actually foil the plans.

My reasoning for why I'm okay with the age gap is because the narrative treats them as equals who are more or less in the same place in life. Like, yes she's two classes ahead of him, but for all intents and purposes, they're teamed up together constantly with others in Ben's class and I think Erica is the only one we really know about in her class (can't remember Chip's age, but he might be? idk, doesn't really matter). It's never dwelt on, and it bothers me when people try to make a deal about it! Like, they're not going to be in the same place in their lives forever. It's high school. Almost no one marries the person they dated in high school. I've long held that they'd break up sometimes after Erica graduates and starts her adult life while Ben is still in school (or something similar depending on how Mr. Gibbs decides to do things moving forward).

[grimalkinmessor]

At the risk of revealing that I'm a Crazy Conspiracy Theorist I really do think that the biggest reason Hollywood seems to hate youtubers and wants nothing to do with them is because they are infinitely harder to control. People usually have to pay their dues to become famous, usually have to sign their damn soul away or do crazy awful shit in order to get a hand up—but you can't threaten obscurity to someone who already has a large fan base. Who is, in a lot of ways, already famous. A while back Mark talked about his time at a red carpet gathering and how no one would look at him or pay attention to him; almost like he was getting deliberately snubbed for being a youtuber. And yeah a lot of it is probably also the fact that "real" actors and directors don't see youtuber creations as valuable or Real Art, but I also think that a big part of that hostility is that he's not tied to it like they are. They can't make him do anything. Which, again I'm theorizing, is why I think Iron Lung is getting clotheslined. Because you know damn well that if Mark has enough money to produce it himself, then he has enough to advertise and release it himself. But he can't. For Some Reason. He's got to jump through hoops first because, well.

It really is all about control.

[chaifootsteps]

i agree with the statement of, "we shouldn't judge creative leads who are later revealed to be bad people based on their work because its unproductive and there usually is no secret messages that reveal they were terrible the whole time and everyone was too stupid to see it except for the Smartest Bestest critical analysis enjoyers who don't trust any piece of media ever if it has even slightly problematic elements, regardless of the execution or the fact that fiction is a playground meant to explore interesting and darker topics in any way you want,"

but i feel guilty becaus i also genuinely believe there's exceptions for this rule. the guy who made the room is the first one that comes to mind, but only because his depiction of women has been compared to stella in helluva boss, which leads me to the other exception in my eyes; vivziepop.

am i crazy for thinking that though? i just feel like part of why i can never take any charitable analyzing of either series seriously is because they're unaware of what kind of person she is and even if they can still come to a conclusion of, "viv has a problem writing women, abuse, coherent plotlines, foreshadowing and rape," they never seem to wonder WHY that is. it makes me feel like an insane conspiracy theorist when the way i sincerely feel is that viv just writes whatever she wants with no care of how the trials of time will age with it and no care besides indulgence and projecting whatever message she needs viewers to think about her characters so she can sell the most merch of them, thus leading to demons in hell never being allowed to be bad people or being the worst people ever thatre also loved by the writers to a ridiculous degree, without a speck of nuance or maturity in the narrative unless you squint hard with your rose tinted headcanon glasses and copium huffings that inspires statements of, "well, she'll probably address these things and make them better in the next season!"

do you get what i mean? or am i going too far down this rabbit hole? i just want people to open their eyes to this stuff when they notice these patterns, but i feel like it'll never happen until these shows end and NDAs expire so people behind the scenes making her half baked vision a reality with their actual talent go, "yeah she was bullshitting everything on the spot and just wanted to pretend she had broadway besties so that's why these shows suck lol" but i dunno if that'll even happen either. (and im not just talking jane, i mean people like sam and skye and brandon or even the expensive VAs themselves, although the last ones last likely since they gain nothing and arguably lose more by speaking out since they have successful actually professional careers they've worked their asses off for,)

Oh no, shitty people seeding their foulness throughout their works is definitely a thing. It's just when people go retroactively and say "It's obvious they were bad all along because they wrote X, Y, and Z." Because it's perfectly possible to write X, Y, and Z and be lovely in real life.

In Viv's case, she's not a bad person because she writes certain things...she's just a bad person in general and it comes through in the way she writes.

[lodien]

DD:BA EP8 LIVEBLOG!!! SPOILERS BELOW CUT!!

DEX DEX DEX DEX DEX YEAHHHHHH WOOOOHOOOOO I lowkey wish they kept him paralyzed

Putting him general population is just inviting death oh my god??

Matt and Heather need to break up they do not work together at ALL 😭 Also I feel like they’re trying to make Heather hateable bc “they’re the same animal” shit is just kinda annoying? I wish they would develop her perspective a little more or SOMETHING, because right now it makes no sense for her to be saying that? Like… objectively, she was dead without Daredevil. There is no world in which she wasn’t. It doesn’t make sense for her to be against vigilantes, especially from the angle she currently has.

I wish we had Wesley back he made everything better 💔💔 Also why does EVERYBODY have amnesia regarding Fisk’s crimes? If he were a felon that turned “good” (or a Trump-like figure) it would work alright, but there’s nothing like that anywhere. I wish they would just address it at least a LITTLE bit.

Heather ignoring why Matt might be anxious about an EX MOB MAN knowing where they live, especially after the Ayala case, just makes her even more annoying? Do they hate this woman?? Also what does she have against vigilantes after Daredevil objectively saved her? I feel like Heather exists solely as a plot device, which sucks, because she’s like THE female character with the most screen time (maybe after Vanessa).

VANESSA KILLS SOMEONE 🥳🥳🥳🥳 God she’s beautiful

Matt’s eye rolls are so silly to me. Also him and Kirsten having a moment where they seem like friends! yay!!

Dex is so evil lmfao why would he do that 😭😭😭 Matt don’t do this. Matt don’t make the dumbest choices imaginable please 😭😭

“Is that on our schedule?” Daniel is growing on me. Can’t wait to see him die next season (I don’t think they’re killing him in ep9?)

Am I tweaking out or have they used a somewhat fisheye lens like twice this episode. I swear to god I’m losing my mind

Why are Kirsten and Matt finally getting to be friends on like… the episodes where he’s falling apart? Anyway I love her and he needs to stop abandoning his legal partners in the middle of cases

Matt’s umbrella is so stupidly large why is it like that

The way they made me actually kinda like Cherry more in a single scene than in the entire show so far is CRAZY. Him and Josie gained like +20 emotional investment points

Ooooohhhhh Matt’s losing his mind 😭 visiting Dex is objectively bad for you baby don’t do this… taunting him is crazy by the way

Matt is about to make a decision that everybody is going to hate him for!! Good for him. Also beating Dex up is crazy work

Why are Artemis/Arthur not the Stromwyns? Just functionally they work in the same way and it woulda been a cool nod to the comics

Vanessa in the blood red OOOOOOOOOO got me monkey brain

DEX DID THE TOOTH THING oh my god ew

Fisheye lens again I swear to God I’m not crazy they just did it again (also Bullseye color!! yay!!! I’m manifesting the forehead scar)

Matt is making so many poor decisions in a row I love this for him. Yes king implode yourself!!

“Matt you have been checking out on me…” immediately checks out. That is so funny. He is the Worst

Swordsman 😭 who is that. I’m losing my comic reader aura rn I have no clue who bro is

Shoulda made Powell say “Dere-lick my ass.” It would’ve been so very Disney of them and I would’ve loved it so deeply

I like BB and the commissioner…. I’m a fan

Matt Murdock conspiracy theorist is so fun he is so broken

Oh! OH!!! OH MY GOD??? LMFAO???? Matt bro it’s gonna be okay just walk it off you’ll be fine bro

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Why are they developing all the things I like at the very end? I actually have an understanding of half the cast that I didn’t have before, except it’s like… about to be over? Which sucks. But also, this episode was really good! Like, really, REALLY good.

[m0ssxz0mbie]

I've had the realisation that Jayvik and Merthur are Literally The Same Ship. Just in different fonts.

THE PARALLELS!! THE SIMILARITIES!! I KNEW when i was reading Jayvik fanfics that something was familiar. i'm like a crazy conspiracy theorist.

Minor disclaimer, tho Merlin is one of my favourite shows, I have not watched it in a while. I also binged Arcane a month ago, but those who know me irl (if ur reading this, hello bbygurl), know that the way I watch shows and movies is cursed. SO-- if things do not seem to be the most accurate to canon, fanfic is MY canon. also,, SPOILERS AHEAD FOR MERLIN BBC AND ARCANE.

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ARTHUR // JAYCE

- Both come from the upper class of the society within said media. Arthur is the literal prince (later king), and Jayce is sponsored by a well-standing family (and later becomes the founder of Hextech + a councillor)

- Wants to improve the lives of all people regardless of status, class, or ability. Arthur, tho wary of magic, wanted to protect druids, which he acknowledged were peaceful and not corrupt. Everyone portrays him to also care for peasants and people with lesser status when he is king. You really see this in canon with Merlin, Gwen, Knights of The Round Table, etc. Jayce wants to use Hextech to improve the lives of those in Piltover and Zaun via the use of magic.

- Experiences expectations of others within society which make them do bad things. When Arthur is the prince, you see many instances where he wants to do the reasonable, morally correct thing (for the situation in this POV), and he cannot because of Uther's demands and expectations for him. Jayce has expectations placed upon him by the council to use Hextech for their own gain rather than what he and Viktor wanted to use it for.

- HIMBO. What more needs to be said? NONE. BUT I DON'T CARE, I'll say it anyway. Arthur is literally a himbo knight who swings big sword. Jayce is a himbo engineer who swings big hammer. Both rush into danger and never listen when their sassy twink says something has bad vibes (literally any cursed magical place for Merlin, and the Hexcore for Viktor).

- Both are absolutely OBSESSED, WHIPPED and SMITTEN for their twink. Again, this doesn't need explaining, but I will. Arthur, which is established well into the first episodes of Merlin, has scared off every manservant before Merlin. All the servants were probably good at their job. Yet mans keeps Merlin for 10 YEARS. Merlin calls him thick all the time (both in the physical and mental sense) and sasses him ALL the time. Merlin gets away with so much, not only from Arthur but Uther too??? Uther for sure knows Arthur is ATTACHED. In the first year of knowing Merlin, Arthur literally tries to sacrifice his life for Merlin (Merlin does the same). Jayce did originally wanna help improve the lives of people with magic, but I don't think he even thought about the people of Zaun until Viktor mentioned it. Mans instantly agreed and INSTANTLY called it "their Hextech dream" VIKTORS has BEEN HERE FOR FIVE MINUTES. Jayce moves FAST.

- Both date an independent woman while desperately longing for their twink. We love Gwen here, she is the best. Best Queen, the best person, just The Best. Mel is a complicated character, who is badass in the ending, no denying that, just very stinky she manipulated Jayce for her own gain. Both were badass women who I think needed more screen time cause, at times, they were very much pushed to the side. Both Arthur and Jayce are such pathetic simps, longing for their men, and tbh, both Gwen and Mel knew, there was no hiding it. Especially cause in Merlin BBC, most characters have a crush on Merlin at some point in their life while knowing him.

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MERLIN // VIKTOR

- Both come from the lower class of society, which faces the brutality of those in power. Merlin is a peasant, and does get mistreated because of it, usually from other knights or nobles coming from out of Camelot. HOWEVER, mans main worry is the fact he has magic, literally is magic itself, and lives in a place where it is ILLEGAL. But he also experiences brutality by being Arthur's servant, and someone doing the Knights job better and stopping anyone from killing Arthur. Viktor comes from Zaun, which is the lower class of the society in Arcane, most of its problems are directly caused by the fact they are oppressed. Viktor not only receives discrimination because he is from Zaun but also because he is disabled.

- Both have an older mentor who provides them a home and sanctuary. Merlin has Gaius, his Uncle, the court physician, who lets him become an apprentice, teaches him more magic, and provides a home when he becomes more unsafe. Thinking about it, being in a kingdom where they kill you for having magic is probably better than being enslaved to be in an army and to use your magic as a weapon. Viktor has Heimerdinger, who is his mentor, to which Viktor is his assistant. Viktor gets provided accommodations in Piltover, presumably at the academy they are at, and is able to use his talents, especially when Jayce enters the picture.

- Both are sassy as FUCK. Merlin is the sassiest with Arthur, always teasing him, calling him a cabbagehead or a clotpole, the banter is STRONG with Merthur (i LOVE banter). Viktor is also super sassy as well, especially to those who don't appreciate him, or his and Jayce's work.

- They both would do ANYTHING for the future they have envisioned (with their bfs). Merlin would literally do anything to keep Arthur alive, even listening to THAT BASTARD KILGHARRAH, FUCK THAT DRAGON. Mans contemplated killing a child, you could even say he has betrayed his own kind in many ways. Merlin loses himself to make sure Arthur is safe, he is SO ready to die for him, to be nothing more than a servant forever, just so he could be by his side. Viktor removes free will from people so that he can create the most peaceful world, mans really just wanted a world where he could have Jayce, as it was the conflict between Piltover and Zaun that made they split apart.

- They both are Gods. This kinda ties into the last point. But Merlin IS MAGIC. He is the physical embodiment of magic. His druid name means immortal. The druids treat him as a leader, a god. Viktor becomes Jesus and performs miracles for people to better their lives, he becomes the physical host for the Hexcore.

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BOTH

- Both ships are doomed yaoi. again, what more do I need to say? Merlin has waited 1,500 years for his man to come back to him, and Jayvik is,, in the astral plane??? dead??? Hence why fanfics exists, both ships need their happy ending, fix-it fanfics.

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The parallels not only between the characters themselves and how certain people portray their character in fanfics are insane. Especially the way Arthur and Jayce simp for Merlin and Viktor.

NOW, after reading all that, you may have noticed the colour of the names, and yes, BOTH JAYVIK AND MERTHUR ARE A RED/BLUE SHIP. Which solidifies my points even more.

(I have seen Jayvik x Be More Chill fanart, I've seen Jayvik x Star Trek fanart,, has anyone considered jayvik x merlin bbc fanart???? 👀👀👀👀)

[xxskyethetiredemoxx]

Honestly I don't wanna get my hopes up about MCR5, in case it really isn't real. The more posts I see on here, the more likely it seems. But also it might just be a bunch of fans being crazy conspiracy theorists, and knowing the mcr fandom, that's very likely.

Also like if they don't wanna release new music, they shouldn't have to? Like the whole point of the band is that they do what they want and what makes them happy. Not just what the fans want from them. That's why they split up in the first place — they weren't happy with the way things were going.

Still, hope they release new music, cause holy fuck.

[blood-orange-juice]

Other characters about Arle.

Scaramouche:

Childe:

From what I've seen she does seem unhinged but in a, uhm... reasonable and tolerable way? What she does seems like necessary cruelty. Both guys are not exactly reliable narrators but I'm still curious if there's something about her that we will find out later. Or maybe her crazyness is a performance for colleagues and nothing else.

There's the Commedia dell'arte trope of Arlecchino serving two masters, but if she simply wants to save Fontaine it's a beautiful and relatable goal, there's nothing wrong with that. Alternative theory: she's loyal to Narcissenkreuz, not Fontaine.

(Narcissenkreuzers are everywhere, just like Rosenkreuzers irl. consider me a conspiracy theorist)

I'm also fascinated by the things she says to the House of Hearth kids. "True understanding can only be found, not sought" to a neurodivergent girl trying to fit it. "No one needs self-satisfied concern" to a guy with a savior complex. These are all not things intended for tying people to her, these are things to make them stronger and set them free. Their loyalty to her comes from a place of gratitude, not fear, they weren't coerced into it. Before the siblings' appearance I contemplated whether she could be a yandere, sweet to her followers and horrible to everyone who dares abandon her. This is something more interesting.

Siblings' lines about her.

Lynette:

Lyney:

Also Lyney mentioning somewhere in the 4.1 quest that she has a very unique view on what can and cannot be sacrificed.

Freminet:

Also she personally saved each one of them.

Their loyalty is so beautiful and genuine, and so sick and twisted at the same time. I want to see more of this.

So far she seems like a character who values survival over everything with a bit of a "strict asian parent" mixed in. Ruthless but not crazy. I wonder if it changes in next patches.

(I have an undestroyable headcanon that Childe has good intuition about people. he would have loved someone acting like a strict dad and he would respect a focus on survival. if he doesn't like her it means she is something else entirely)

I also wonder what happens to kids who are unfit for military/spying. I mean, there's Freminet but he's an engineer and a diver. Would a simple cook do all right in HoH?

[multifandomfanficss]

Stuck With You

Adrian Chase/Vigilante x Reader

Adrian Chase Masterlist

Prompt: When the team sticks their newest member with Vigilante, everyone feels bad for you, but you’re grateful to have him around when you run into something from your past and lose your cool.

Warnings: panic attacks, human experimentation, referenced child abuse

A/N: I found a couple lines of dialogue in my drafts that I never did anything with and I had the writing bug today so I decided to finally make something with it! I’ll crosspost it on my AO3 adriansglasses as well. Hope you enjoy!

“(L/N), you’re with Vigilante.” Harcourt says, at the beginning of the meeting.

“You’re really gonna stick the newest person with that psycho?” John asks.

“You don’t need to be mean to Adrian just because he’s not here.” Leota starts.

“I would say it to his face too. He’d probably just laugh and call me his 4th best friend.” John retorts.

You hadn’t been with the team for long. This was your first mission with them. After a mission gone too out of control, Waller sent you to the middle of nowhere Evergreen, Washington. You thought she’d sent you here because the environment would be less hectic, but the longer you’re there, the more you realize she probably sent you here because everyone on this team is either highly traumatized or in need of more experience. She was trying to put the training wheels back on. From what you’d been told by the team’s top conspiracy theorist, Christopher Smith, this team was originally supposed to be an expendable scapegoat, but they ended up saving the world. You had no idea what to believe at this point.

“What’s up with Vigilante?” You ask, wondering why this was all such a hot topic. You hadn’t known him for long. He seemed a little odd, but overall fine. If you were being honest you actually kind of liked him. He was sweet and funny, often without trying. There was this comforting air about him and you didn’t really know why. He was a good fighter and you’d be lying if you said you didn’t think he was at least a little bit cute.

“He’s a little…” Chris started moving his finger in a circular motion, trying to insinuate that Adrian was crazy.

“He can’t be that bad.” You smile.

Suddenly Adrian comes running into the old video store tripping over one of his shin guards that wasn’t on properly. He sits down and fastens it.

“Sorry I’m late, guys. They kept me late at the restaurant and then when I was trying to put on my suit in the car I accidentally ran a red light and usually I would kill somebody for that, but I mean I think the more important thing is that I didn’t run over the old lady crossing the street! She was totally fine and I know she’s alive because she screamed at me…I’ve never seen an old lady use to many swear words. It was kind of awesome! Anyway what did I miss?”

“You put on your suit while driving?” Leota asks.

“Yup.” He gives a straight face nod. Adrian often had a way about him, as if what he was thinking should be obvious to other people, when in fact, it was not obvious to most people most of the time.

“You amaze me.” Harcourt says, sarcastically.

“Thank you.” Adrian smiles, not catching her sarcasm.

She rolls her eyes, sighing.

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Later on that night you and Adrian found yourselves walking through a series of tunnels.

“John, I think we might be lost.” You spoke into your coms, hoping he can help you from the van.

“I can’t even hear you in my earpiece and I’m right next to you. I think we lost the signal.” Adrian walks in silence for a few seconds before adding, “I’m sorry you got stuck with me.” He looks at the ground, sad.

“What are you talking about?”

“I know they stuck you with me. Nobody ever really chooses to be my partner.” He lightly kicks a rock, pretending not to be bothered.

“They did pair us up, but that doesn’t mean I was disappointed.” You smile.

“Really? Why would you want me?”

“Well first of all, you’re a great fighter. You were also the first person to attempt to be my friend. I’d trust you in the field over anyone.”

“Really?” You can hear the surprise in his voice.

“Yeah.” You let out a soft giggle. “Why are you so surprised that I like you?”

“Usually everyone just tells me to shut up or fuck off.”

“Well I’m not everyone.” You nudge him playfully as you walk.

Soon you come upon a door. It’s a little rusted, but Adrian shoots the lock off and you’re able to break in.

“What is this place?” He asks.

As soon as you walk inside you see the tubes, the files, the devices, the tables, the symbols. You know exactly what this is. This is an old facility for the for the group that made you leave your old job, the mission that ruined your life. You see files on the table, files no doubt full of details on the children they were experimenting on. The group would take orphaned children or children who were abandoned and unwanted, kids who had no one to protect them, and they would experiment on them. They were human trials to try to find new ways of making superheroes. This must have been one of their old abandoned facilities. Despite the lab being inactive, just the sight of it was still enough to send you into a spiral.

Your heart starts beating rapidly as you grow dizzy. You look down at your shaking hands. You’re starting to lose control of your breathing.

“I- I can’t-“ You walk backwards out of the room, starting to hyperventilate.

“Woah. Hey, what’s going on? Are you having a panic attack?” Adrian slowly puts his hands out towards you. He’s a little unsure of what to do.

“I’ve seen this before!” Your entire world is spinning as your start to cry. You can’t stop thinking about the awful things you saw when you snuck into their active facility earlier this year. Those poor children. Part of you was starting to wonder if Waller put you on this team for a reason. You should have known better than to think she was giving you a break. Waller always had some sort of fucked up motive that only worked for herself hidden up her sleeve. “I can’t fucking breathe!” You sob, sucking in air.

“Tender nice touching.” Adrian slowly approached you, patting your shoulder. You needed pressure on your body. You felt like you were slipping away from earth and you needed to be held down.

“Can I have a hug?” You asked, quietly.

“You want a hug?” He asked, his voice just as quiet. He was speaking softly to not startle you further.

“Yeah…”

“I think I can do that.“ He smiles, slowly bringing you into his arms. A little loose at first, he tightened the hug as you melted into him.

“I’m sorry- I- I just…I know what the did here and- and-“ Adrian shushes you as you begin to stutter, your mind moving much faster than your mouth is able to.

“You’re okay. You’re safe. I’ve got you. Just breathe with me. Don’t focus on anything else, but your breathing okay? Can you feel me breathing?” He rubs your back as you cry into his arms. You nod. “Okay, good. Just…just follow that.” He sighs and then focuses on making his own breathing something you can follow.

“Sometimes it’s hard for me to know what people on the team want because I know Chris doesn’t wanna look weak and Harcourt would kill me if I touched her, so I try to be careful. I just don’t wanna upset you guys more, but if you want me hold you I can keep doing that. Just let me know what you need and I’ll do it.” He says, softly.

“Can you just keep talking?” You ask. The sound of his voice is soothing and grounding.

“You want me to keep talking?” He smiles. “You’re in luck. I’m actually really good at talking. So good, in fact, that people are constantly asking me to shut up. So uh… What can I talk about? Oh! I know. So I have this friend at work. His name is Taylor. Well, he says we’re not friends, but he texts me all time time asking me to help cover his shifts and I would only trust a friend enough to ask them for that, so I think we’re friends. Anyway, so Taylor walked in this morning and…”

The longer Adrian rambles on the better you feel. The pressure of his body on yours and his voice slowly bring you back to earth. Eventually you find yourselves walking back through the tunnels, hand in hand, retracing your steps as he guides you back to the van to regroup. He keeps you distracted with silly stories the entire walk back.

You don’t know what the rest of your team was talking about. Adrian was the best partner you could have had.

[georgiapeach30513]

I'll be honest, while Deuxmoi always and still does post a ton of BS, thanks to the development of this never-ending saga...I'm starting to really feel like she's been used intentionally to push this narrative along all the way from the very beginning. Aka 2021.

A very out there theory but hear me out: Early on, the fandom had the general consensus DM was BS. Especially in regards to CE. Because DM was the one that first started spreading his super secret GF nonsense back in 2021, right before the introduction of Soba Saga. Her almost nonsensical rants about her having legit sources on this secret GF - while doing weekly podcasts where she insisted she never got any intel on him because his circle was so tight knit (interesting how that suddenly changed out of nowhere when someone showed up) - just made her seem like crazy cat lady gossip conspiracy Marjorie Taylor Greene on steroids.

She was the first to post that "dating Soba for over a year and everyone in PT/her circle knows about it" in early 2022.

They go public in late 2022. 2023 There's some Sunday Spotted (I could be wrong) vDAY post about CE and "fiancé" being seen in town at dinner (sounds very similar to the most recent vDay sighting). That was about 10 months before the super secret wedding and there had been no announcement of being engaged, minus the Tumblr blogs and random third rate tabloids and troll twitter accounts passing on the rumors. DM starts spreading around the same time some Tumblr blogs get the intel about secret engagement, wedding, rift in the family, people on his side not liking Soba, etc. Eventually it is revealed DM was right all along???? In a complete turn of events her credibility goes from zero to 1 (grudgingly of course, while she continues to spill BS daily)

Meanwhile, DM gets the first RPatz sighting with Scarlett and crew at dinner. Nobody believed it - as Nancy mentioned, it just seemed too farfetched with the way that restaurant was set up.

Then in early 2024 we get an actual RPatz sighting with with Soba/CE, and separately, sightings with Scarlett and Colin. Now there's more "credibility" to that random other sighting even if it still can't be proven.

Now...possible project with RPatz and CE's name circulating. Maybe just gossip fodder, maybe some truth to it. Time will tell. Coincidences once again.

DM gets the sighting of CE in LA with Russos. He actually confirms that one himself a month later.

Simultaneously, DM gets random sightings of CE doing other stuff where soba is not mentioned. Nobody knows really what to believe anymore.

But for every 15 BS things she posts, she actually gets 1-2 right. It starts to completely make her a hit or miss source but enough to get people riled up and worried if/when she gets something related to CE/Soba.

In a way, this strategy, if it were to have any salt to it, is kinda interesting. It also sort of enforces the idea of possible foul play. Because if CE is truly in such a happy, private, loveful relationship, why use somebody as uncouth as DM to throw out breadcrumbs? Especially since, in the past, his fanbase and most Tumblr blogs believed it was only legit if it came from someone like People Mag (his team's go-to). Ironically, Page 6 has been getting most of the exclusive scoops this time around, in addition to weird low rate tabloids that eventually make its way to the top.

I know I sound like crazy qanon conspiracy theorist, but I guess people see what they wanna see. But for the people who believe this relationship isn't as genuine as some want to believe, it kind of tracks that somebody's PR team pushing this out in ways to sort of make you wonder, question, and push back on the validity. Just enough to make you think, maybe, maybe there's something going on BTS that they're not saying but they're kinda telling. But you'll never know what the truth is. At least not for now.

I do find DM’s role since 2023 to be very interesting indeed. You missed nothing. Not one thing. She’s made herself be credible enough during this, but also, she’s questionable. So of course, take everything she says with a grain of salt.

I made this comment a bit ago to someone else, he still uses People. Who got the Jinx articles first. Think about that for a moment. He. Just him.

As far as the last paragraph, what I will say is celebrities need to be talked about. Good or bad, they need the press. They need to be in the front of people’s minds. What better way to have them in people’s minds, and to have fans talk about something long past their expiration date than by playing a game. PR has become such a hot topic word, and I think very few people even understand it. But to me, if you’re having to play so many games, what really is real? Live your life. Isn’t that what we continue to be told they’re doing?

[who-do-i-know-this-man]

sooo nick neopia's poll ended a bit ago and he lost so allow me to yell a bunch of anti-propaganda about this guy to everyone who doesn't play neopets (mostly copied from this earlier post). this is the third time i'm posting a big infodump about him, i feel like a blorbo evangelist or something.

SO BASICALLY there’s this one neopets characters. the thing that makes him unique is that he exists outside of canon sort of, in the form of april fools pranks. he’s sort of become the neopets’ april fools mascot since he’s appeared in 3 pranks so far (2003, 2020, and 2023).

nick makes his debut as a kid in april fool’s 2003, where he serves as the tour guide for the new, revamped, totally radical NEOPETZ!!

the image speaks for itself i guess. unlike in later pranks, nick is sort of just a one-off joke here, but instead of being forgotten he became a small joke within the fandom. you might find a few neopian times (neopets’ online newspaper written by users) articles mentioning how the author (jokingly) despises him.

then 2020 rolls around, and nick finally makes an actual reappearance in april fools 2020! he’s now older and apparently knows more about web design. it seems like Neopetz might’ve been his idea, because he wants to redesign the site again, only this time he wants it to be more modern and exciting. which his idea of is apparently backwards text, randomized links, and the elusive “13D.” check out his press release (ft. comic sans and showcard gothic).

during this prank, the site would spin around, go upside down, etc. as nick redesigned it behind the scenes. could find any videos of it though </3

and finally, april fools 2023 (my favorite part!). nick has gotten pretty salty over his amazing ideas getting rejected by TNT, so he spent 3 years turning into a crazy conspiracy theorist, his main goal being to uncover whatever horrible secrets TNT has been hiding. so he launched a little “website” called the sceptic tank! you can still view it here but during april fools day, his ads would cover the site:

featuring a delightful always sunny reference ^_^

clicking on the sticky notes will present you with a different theory. you can read them all written out and look at his ads here.

he also guest starred on episode 3 of neopets’ podcast at the time, nosy neopians. click here to listen to him scream at two TNT members.

to sum it up he’s a crazy insufferable bastard man who thinks he’s a genius and i need him desperately despite that. he could have been a horrible sexyman if we tried hard enough. thx for reading yaayyy <3

Fascinating. And now I will know what you mean when you tag the wildest posts with "nick neopia"

[ratsoh-writes]

Main ten with a S/O who’s the only sane/normal one in their family? Like their mother has dated nearly every celebrity and government official in Ebott, their father is a super wealthy billionaire, their sister is an hippie conspiracy theorist, everyone is 99% sure their mysterious uncle is an secret agent of the government, their grandma is a world-famous professional fighter and has a black belt in all martial arts, their brother is a hyper genius and was a child prodigy, and so on and so forth. Meeting the family would be crazy, let alone the family events

Sans: it doesn’t help SO here that sans himself is also kinda crazy being on a highly secured team of royal scientists who maintain the core powering all of ebott. Plus his puns are diabolical. Honestly he fits SOs family more than SO does

Papyrus: and he’ll treat every single family member like a normal person. And they love him for it. Having papyrus around is like a breath of fresh air. The whole family thinks SO honestly has the best date/spouse lol

Star: he has to be heavily supervised around the more physically active family members. But because of conflicts, but because Star tends to bring out the crazy in people and he makes them just as hyper as himself. Things tend to explode when those family members and Star start hanging out

Honey: he’s super intimidated by SOs family, so he stress bakes whenever he knows they’re coming over. And of course they all adore his cinnamon buns, you’d be mad if you didn’t, which means they all want to talk to honey which stresses him out even more. It’s a vicious cycle. He’s super popular in the family and doesn’t even know it

Red: the first time he met the family, he wound up in a fight with grandma, got taken on a forced joyride in one of dads sport cars, and verbally dissed one of moms ex’s in front of her. Red thought he totally blew any good will the family had for him, but to his shock they approve. Huh.

Edge: he does his best to seem elegant and successful in order to seem like a good partner for his SO. Being the crazy people they are, SOs family instantly senses edges fakeness and bullies him until he snaps at someone. Now he’s finally been accepted, but he’s also so annoyed with them all the time lol

Mal: cash must never meet these people. You think mal is joking, but he’s dead serious. They must never know he has a brother. The pranks cash would pull if he had SOs family in his pocket would be too hard for mal to dodge.

Cash: where have these people been all his life!!! SO instantly regrets letting the fam meet cash. He’s already started building a clone machine with brother, he and granny are recreating movie stunts, sis and him have released thousands of crickets into a pest control store, the mom has taught him how to better copy the voices of many controversial celebrities, and dad is funding his next prank for the laughs. Mal has already disowned them all

Oak: he forgets a lot of details about the family each time he meets them, so he’s always rather shocked to hear about their accomplishments. It’s a very emotionally drained oak that leaves with SO after each family get together. Finally someone understands SOs pain lol

Willow: he’s terrified of the family and puts off meeting them as long as he physically can. Which can be quite long if SO doesn’t practically drag him there. Willow was worrying for nothing. He’s a sweetheart and gets along with every one just fine.

[confuselibrarian]

Haunting Adeline is bad.

It only gained hype because of the controversial themes because the construction is crap. A poorly written book with shameful dialog and characters shallower than the drain in my sink. The book makes an effort to be profound, showing how cruel and dark the world is, but in the end it tries so hard that it's more like those One Direction fics kidnapping Y/N. Adeline herself as the protagonist seems to have come straight out of a Wattpad self insert. It's also unnecessarily long. There's no justification for this story being 600 pages long, let alone a sequel. If you take away all the unnacessary bullshit, the whole duology could fit into a single book.

Such a long book, but it still fails to introduce us to the basic concepts of the characters. So many things are poorly explained that they basically expect readers to accept just “because...”? For example, Zade's motivation? I finished the book without understanding his backstory and why he would go so far to do what he does. “That's because he's angry about the existence of child trafficking”, congratulations Zade, you're a normal person who is outraged by child violence, so what? One person finding abuse wrong (which in itself is ironic when it comes to Zade, given what he does to Adeline) isn't enough to justify everything he does. He ends up being the author's puppet for action and smuty kinky scenes, rather than a complex character.

Speaking of kinky, I see a lot of people (including the author apparently) who don't know the basic difference between fetish and abuse. All fetish and kinks, including cnc, needs to be done in a healthy, safe and consensual way. These are the basics of the practice and are non-negotiable. Practically all the sex scenes in this book that take place between Adeline and Zade fall into the dub-con (dubious consent) spectrum. Whether it's because he's forced himself on her, coerced her, manipulated her, etc., from the lightest to the heaviest, all the sex between them has a non-consensual aspect in addition to the disparity of power in the relationship that was not negotiated between them. So you can't use the excuse that it's a fetish so anything goes, because that's simply not the reality. If you let go of the dark romance for a second and actually research how this works, you'll quickly realize that the way this book deals with fetish is extremely off the mark.

Lastly, there's the issue of human/child trafficking. I see a lot of people criticize how graphic the scenes are, which for me wasn't a problem, but very few people talk about how the vision portrayed in the book refers to a line of thought that connect whit the crazy right-wing american conspiracy theorist mentality . Whenever there was a scene involving violence against children, I had the impression that H.D Carlton had studied the subject on the QAnom forum. Anyone who does the slightest bit of research on the subject knows that the main victims of this kind of violence are not the white suburban American children of the traditional family, as we see repeatedly portrayed through Zade's missions. It's not a black van that springs up in an upper-middle-class neighborhood and steals away a beloved child while their parents cry copiously over the loss. Those who are targeted are usually non-white, disabled children from very poor areas who are generally forgotten by the system. Not to mention that the book kind of implies that most of the guys involved in the dirty work of kidnapping the children are Mexicans and mestizos. These are the people we see Zade, the white guy, fighting against to save the day. Also I'm not Jewish so I can't say 100%, but the way the author constructed the secret society plus all the strange and conspiracy-oriented things in the book gave me an anti-Semitic vibe. The secret society in this book is literally a ctrl+c ctrl+v of Blood Libel. Maybe I'm going too far with my interpretation, but considering that the author literally had to put a disclaimer at the beginning that she has no connection with conspiracy theory groups, I don't think I'm so wrong to notice parallels.

[anonymous-dentist]

AU where:

Roier is the Federation’s newest agent, recently drafted out of Quesadilla Island’s police academy. He’s young and inexperienced and kinda super new to being a government agent.

He’s also the guy sent downstairs to work with the Federation’s least favorite employee, former genius and current crackpot conspiracy theorist Cellbit, who has spent the past six months of his employment holed up in the basement looking into things the Federation just really doesn’t need to be bothering with.

See, Cellbit believes in aliens. And the supernatural. And the existence of shady government agencies working from the shadows. He believes in them to much that he quit his old job working as a detective and joined forces with the Federation so he could prove the existence of the unexplained, so-called ‘enigmas’. Or, as the Federation labels them, ‘X-Files’.

But, recently, he’s kinda stopped going on missions. Instead, he’s been in his office, and he won’t leave his office.

But, well. Now he has Roier, doesn’t he? A plucky younger agent ready to go on his first field missions, what else could a crazy researcher ask for? So what if they’re going out investigating the impossible? It’s getting Cellbit out of the office, isn’t it?

(And perhaps Roier isn’t as inexperienced as he seems. Maybe he’s actually a psychologist brought in undercover and finding his morals very compromised because… well. Cellbit is very nice to look at. And he isn’t even crazy, he’s just sad and lonely, and if that makes someone insane, then Roier needs to be investigating himself, too.)

Or: the q!Cellbit Federation Arc/Project Bluebird X-Files au I’ll never end up writing

[hetalian-veteran]

Could Hetalia's Knights Templar still be alive?

Alright, bear with me. I'm going to go a little bit into conspiracy theory territory here.

So, I was beginning to wonder about the Knights Templar in Hetalia. While I don't believe it was ever explicitly stated that he died, it does seem to be implied in the comics. And while I can totally understand the idea of him being dead and gone, I'm not inclined to believe that this is exactly canon. This is partially due to the fact that I personally don't see something as canon unless it is explicitly stated in the text or shown through clear visuals. (i.e. someone literally telling us in the series that he's dead or seeing the Templar's dead body).

But I was thinking, what if he's somehow still alive and out there somewhere?

Granted, the Knights Templar were all hunted down, excommunicated, and in many cases even outright executed by the Catholic Church. This leads many to believe that aph Knights Templar went with them. And seeing as he was never a country, and rather a Christian military order, it would make sense for him to disappear with the order itself.

But here's the thing. There's a chance that the Knights Templar never really died. And I'm talking about both the aph character and the organization. And no, I'm not talking about revival movements that people have made. I'm talking about different groups that supposedly branched off of the Knights Templar after they were officially disbanded.

Some say the knights regrouped outside of Europe. Others say that there's evidence that they went and found sanctuary within Ireland or Scotland, and it was there that the Templars ended up establishing the Freemasons, which was, according to conspiracy theorists, just a rebrand. It was their way to live on and do their work without the Catholic Church butting in. And while I won't get into it now, there's at least some evidence out there to support these theories. But going into those will take way too long, and I fear I'm already sounding a bit crazy.

So, my conclusion is this; if the conspiracy theories are true, that would mean it's possible that aph Knights Templar could still be alive. As for where he is, no one knows. He's not a country, so he could really be anywhere. And if you think that he's no longer here because the name of the Knights Templar is no longer recognized as an organization, I should remind you that Prussia still existed as just the Teutonic Knights. A group that was also a Christian military order. And if the Teutonic Knights could change their name to Prussia, then wouldn't that mean others could do the same? I think so.

Any thoughts? I'm curious as to what other's think.

[breakonthroough]

One Piece Chapter 1126. Thoughts about Shank's expression.

Spoiler alert!

Well, I suddenly have a little theory about Shanks. More precisely about his reaction to the act of Bartolomeo, who prefer to drank poison instead to harm Luffy.

I'm generally talking about this expression on Redhead's face.

Some saw in this an irritation at Barto's unpredictable reaction, others saw boredom. But I saw in Shank's eyes sad thoughtfulness and absorption in his thoughts. Something like sad memories. Perhaps about some similar situation from his past. When he also faced a difficult choice and unlike Barto made it not in favor of the person he loved and respected. For some reason.

Now I will explain what I mean.

We all remember how very young Shanks cried bitterly next to Gol D. Roger, who had returned from Laugh Tale. And later suffered, seeing how the new Pirate King was getting worse from a mysterious illness. And we all remember about the origin of Shanks — that he is Figarland, according to the movie Red.

What do I want to say? If we put these details together, we can imagine a crazy conspiracy theory. What if Shanks (???) somehow poisoned or infected Roger (!!!), who just became a King of the Pirates. Poisoned his captain and possibly benefactor with something.

Sounds too crazy? Maybe.

But what if he was also offered a similar choice: to poison the most famous bearer of the initial D, a dangerous person who poses a real threat to peace and power? In exchange for what? Unknown. But presumably for freedom and the opportunity to live his own independent live, separate from the fate of God's knights, gorosei and tenryubito. But, most likely, there may be something personal here that we cannot even imagine yet.

And what if by committing this act at a young age Shanks doomed to an untimely death the man who most likely raised him and became his role model of real honor man? Who even having become the King of the Pirates and having learned the secrets of this world still could not take advantage of this, because he fell ill and preferred execution to a slow painful death.

However Roger outwitted everyone here too, marking the beginning of the era of Pirates.

I think Shanks must regret about this for the rest of his life. Because almost all of his further actions and the entire lifestyle that we were shown seem to be attempts to correct the terrible mistake of his youth and make amends to the world, at least through helping individual islands and peoples.

Of course all this is my personal speculation.

But such a terrible test for Bartolomeo could hardly have just occurred to such a supposedly kind and fair person like Shanks. Just out of a desire to test Luffy's most ardent fan and supporter for loyalty.

After all we have absolutely no idea yet of Redhair’s true goals and his true relationship directly to Luffy, Joyboy and Nika. I logically separate them, since Shanks may really be attached to the first one and beware the others. Since we don’t yet know what kind of threat they are may represent themselves in reality.

This leads to the second idea that Shanks tests the Straw Hats' supporters and friends (as Kuma tested Zoro) for loyalty and strength. So that in the likely future, when Nika is finally absorbed by Luffy’s personality, and only his strongest and most devoted friends will be nearby and help him cope with the uncontrollable will of the deity.

Also, developing the theory of poisoning, it is worth remembering about Whitebeard, who was slowly dying from some equally mysterious illness. He was also the strongest of people. And also, according to some theorists and their speculations, he was one of the last surviving buccaneers like Kuma.

If we assume that the World Government tried and is trying with all its might to prevent the most powerful and dangerous pirates from reaching Laugh Tale (the way to real power over the world), then the version of the mysterious poisoning (or infection) seems quite realistic. After all we already know about the variety of poisons and strange deadly diseases of this world.

Of course all of this is just my thoughts and assumptions, however something in new chapter prompted me to have this idea. So let's wait to see what Oda has in store for us next.

Just let him cook :)

Rus 👇

1126 глава. Мысли о Шанксе.

Что ж, у меня тут внезапно появилась небольшая теория насчёт Шанкса. Точнее, насчёт его реакции на поступок Бартоломео, выпившего яд, только чтобы не навредить Луффи.

Вот это выражение лица Рыжеволосого.

Кто-то увидел на его лице раздражение реакцией Барто, кто-то - скуку. А я увидела в его глазах печальную задумчивость и погруженность в свои мысли. Что-то типа воспоминаний. Возможно, о какой-то схожей ситуации из его прошлого. Когда он также оказался перед сложным выбором, и, в отличие от Барто, сделал его не в пользу человека, которого любил и уважал. По каким-то своим причинам.

Сейчас поясню, что �� имею в виду.

Все мы помним, как совсем юный Шанкс горько плакал рядом Гол Д. Роджером, вернувшимся с Лафтейла, и мучился, видя, как новому Королю Пиратов становится все хуже от загадочной болезни. А ещё все мы помним о происхождении Шанкса, о том, что он Фигарленд, согласно фильму Рэд.

Что я хочу сказать? Если собрать эти детали вместе, то можно предположить безумную теорию заговора. А что если когда-то Шанкс (???) отравил/заразил чем-то Роджера (!!!), главного претендента на статус Короля пиратов, действительно ставшего им впоследствии.

Но что если ему также был предложен похожий выбор: отравить самого знаменитого носителя инициала Ди, опасного человека, представляющего реальную угрозу миру и власти? В обмен на что? Неизвестно. Но, предположительно, на свободу и возможность жить своей независимой жизнью, отдельной от судьбы Божьих рыцарей, горосеев и тенрьюбито. Но, скорее всего, тут может быть что-то личное, о чем мы пока даже предположить не можем.

И что если, совершив этот поступок в молодом возрасте, Шанкс обрёк на преждевременную смерть челов��ка, который, скорее всего, его воспитал и стал образцом для подражания? Который даже став Королем пиратов и узнав тайны этого мира, все равно уже не смог этим воспользоваться, потому что заболел и предпочел казнь медленной мучительной смерти. Однако Роджер и здесь всех перехитрил, подгадив мировому правительству и положив начало Эре Пиратов.

Думаю, Шанкс потом сожалел об этом всю жизнь. Ведь почти все его дальнейшие поступки и весь стиль жизни, который нам показывали, кажутся попытками исправить ужасную ошибку молодости и загладить вину перед миром хотя бы через помощь отдельным островам и народам. Разумеется, все это мои личные домыслы.

Но ведь такое жуткое испытание для Бартоломео вряд ли могло просто так прийти в голову такому якобы доброму и справедливому человеку, как Шанкс. Просто из желания проверить на вшивость самого горячего поклонника и сторонника Луффи. Ведь мы совершенно не представляем себе пока что истинных целей Рыжеволосого и его отношения непосредственно к Луффи, Джойбою и Нике (я их логично разделяю, так как Шанкс может действительно испытывать привязанность к первому и опасаться остальных. Так как мы пока не знаем, какую угрозу они могут из себя представлять в действительности).

Отсюда вытекает вторая идея, что Шанкс испытывает сторонников и друзей Мугивар (как Кума испытывал в свое время Зоро) на преданность и прочность. Чтобы в вероятном будущем, когда Ника окончательно поглотит личность Луффи, рядом оказались только самые сильные и преданные его друзья и помогли справиться с неуправляемой волей божества).

Также, развивая теорию отравлений, стоит вспомнить и про Белоуса, который медленно умирал от какого-то столь же загадочного недуга. А также являлся самым сильным из людей. И ещё, по мнению некоторых теоретиков, был так же, как и Кума, одним из последних выживших буканьеров. Если предположить, что мировое правительство старалось и старается всеми силами не допустить, чтобы самые сильные и опасные пираты добрались до Лафтейла (пути к реальной власти над миром), то версия загадочного отравления (или заражения) видится вполне себе реалистичной. Ведь мы уже знаем о разнообразии ядов и странных смертельных болезней этого мира.

В общем, все это разумеется мои размышления и предположения, однако, что-то в новой главе меня натолкнуло на подобные мысли.

Так что ждем, что Ода будет готовить дальше!

[dearweirdme]

Hi! I just want to say... it's extremely unfortunate that the loud tkkrs on social media, who are often actually over-analyzing and being obnoxious, seem to represent the rest of us. We are not all the same!

Some of your anons are really doing a great job of generalizing an entire group of people and summing them up to crazy conspiracy theorists...

To be quite honest, and I've said this here before, I don't NEED theories. And it's sometimes annoying that many tkkrs seem to not be content enough with the solid evidence there already is! They need to make up more stories or focus on such insignificant things, which in turn makes us all look crazy.

For me? All I needed from day one was to watch taekook and the way the move together, look at each other, act around each other and care for each other. Unlike anyone else in that group. I'm not talking about, "Oh! They hugged. They're in love." Like so many jkkrs or non-shippers think we are saying. I'm talking REAL romantic chemistry.

I'm still sitting here shocked at how people can watch taekook and not see it. Genuinely. I've been an army for 10 years and a tkkr for basically as long. Because all it took was watching the members and seeing taekook's bond shine through. I didn't even know about shipping.

All the clothing and accessory theories, vacationing/date theories, sightings, etc aren't what I focus on. They're extra for fun, sure. But just LOOK at them. Look at how the other members react or act around them. Look at how the company has treated them or acted with them.

I've been in a long-term relationship for 15 years now. So pardon me for seeing 2 people who obviously are attracted to each other and love each other deeply and assuming they're together. Silly me.

Hi anon!

You and me both! I’ve also said many times before, what’s most important to me is the way Tae and Jk are together. When I see this Tae:

And this Jk:

And all these moments of closeness all throughout the years.. that is what makes it real to me.

I respect others need for more. I understand it even. Everyone has different needs to be convinced about something (though please don’t ever ask me to give proof of Jk’s admiration for anything other than Tae’s face 😫). There is other stuff and I do think that builds the case.. but yeah I don’t need it.