#and i like the idea of my bf or whoever watching me have sex with someone else and enjoy it himself

[littleplushyprincess]

Also about cucking do like you to be cucked or cuck someone else?

Cucking someone else!!!!! I should clarify that lol bc if I had to watch my partner or anyone fuck someone else I’d kms lol

[askanallo]

GENUINE QUESTION pls don't laugh, but is it really like, nice? sleeping with someone? i don't mean it really like sex cause i know there's people that genuinely enjoy it BUT i'm talking about sleeping on the same bed and cuddling or like when there's a literal PERSON on your bed everynight????

like, i sometimes have sleepovers with friends and i often take the 'monster-side' instead of the wall to be as apart as possible and my bestie sometimes builds a wall out of a blanket for me, and ever since i was little i would (and still) kick and squirm until my mum or dad or brother or WHOEVER would just let go yk??? i would have the worst nightmare and still refuse to climb my parents bed

it's not that i don't like physical touch, i LOVE it, hugs, simply placing my hand on people's foreheads, hanging from their arms or kisses on the cheek and hands and what not, but i don't know how to translate that fondness into like, sleepy time

and the IDEA of having like a meltdown or the urge to just cry and? there's? someone? there? like get tf up i want to dramatically flop into my covers???

WORSE when i heard that my best friend would sometimes sleep NAKED with SOMEONE like eeee okay miss, what if you pee? I DON'T KNOW i don't pee asleep but i can't stop thinking about it i'm glad she said her new bf starts dressing her back up on her pj's like at least idk

anyways she likes to torture me and say that she loves sleeping with others cause that way she can pee on their beds WHEN SHE DOESN'T DO THAT EITHER but she refuses to explain why people like it to make me confused

i tried it with my family and it ended up in bruises, i tried with her and i ended up migrating to her couch cause i felt crowded, i even tried it with a gf i had when i still thought same attraction to everyone meant bisexual and not aroace and i CRIED and had to leave the room

anyways, i still love my heavy blanket, maybe it's cause the blanket doesn't have a heartbeat or idk taylor swift saying that she watches her lover sleep really makes me do a side eye too like girl turn around, i feel like you're watching ME

so that's my very long question, pls don't laugh, i just want to understand what's so pretty about it cause yeah i'll hug my bestie for hours, but pls if we're going to sleep let's build a bubble around each other

First of all, you are SO RIGHT on the peeing thing. I'd never sleep without shorts/pants on. I'd keep thinking "well what if I shit myself and it's all over the bed" and couldn't relax lmao

Have you ever had like a big plush animal? Once that's like a meter long or something? If hugging it before sleep feels good, now imagine it being warm and with structure inside so you can hug it properly.

It's definitely a personal preference thing, but I don't move around too much at night, so it feels great for me :)

[apollostears]

TEENAGE LOVE AFFAIR [ BTS ]

group: BTS

pairing: BTS x daughter!reader

warning(s): swearing

request: can you do BTS reacting to their 15 year old daughter having a boyfriend/girlfriend?

requested by: @mela3340

oomfggg this was so fun to make!! thanks for requesting the first request of 2021 :) hope you enjoy love <3

➝︎ jin

he’s literally dramatic af.

#dramaking

but no really, he’ll be shook to the gods.

like huh??? his child got a partner?!!!

my kid?!!! IN THESE STREETS?!

he would faint, then wake back up and shake her til she’s dizzy.

ok but on a more serious note, i think if he saw his daughter have genuine feelings for this person they’re with, he would support a 100%

definitely wants to meet them asap

would chaperone their dates but in a way that’s soooo cliché. i mean ugly ass disguises cliché.

will definitely have a heart attack if his daughters partner used the fake ‘yawn-over-the-shoulder’ move while at the movies.

all his daughter would hear is someone choking horrendously a few rooms behind them and instantly know it’s her dad.

will call the boys up every time she asks him to go on a date with their partner or if they can come over to hang and study.

“i’m at a lost here! it’s like i’m in the war!” jin exaggerates on the group call with his friends.

“hyung, i think you’re over exaggerating.” jungkook would say sheepishly.

with the straightest face, jin would hang up and contemplate his choice in friends.

after about the sixth month mark, i do think he’d let up a tremendous amount.

like he’s no longer breathing down her neck about them and allows them to go on dates without him, so long as she tells him where they’re going.

10/10 is the dramatic dad that goes through a midlife crisis when their daughter starts dating.

➝︎ yoongi

mans does not care.

ok lemme clarify, he doesn’t care to the extent that jin does. he trusts his daughter and her decisions and understands that this is an important part of her life. he’s gonna try his hardest to not overstep.

but deep down, he definitely is having a hard time coming to grasps that his daughter is in love and starting to enter the dating world.

he understands the pressures surrounding dating too, especially at fifteen. so he’s definitely giving a nice lil lecture about sex, safe sex, consensual sex, and commitment.

and yes, yoongi knows that most of these young love relationships don’t last long, but he wants his daughter to know that her relationship is legit to him. no matter how old she is.

will look intimidating af to their daughters bf or gf. he definitely overhears them discussing if yoongi likes them or not 💀

looks like he could kill you and will but is also such a sweetheart once you actually know him.

doesn’t do no undercover brother shit but will follow his daughter on their first few dates just because he’s worried. isn’t overbearing and keeps a good distance.

honestly, if anything it brings his daughter a lot of comfort to know her dad is there to back her up 🙂

100%!is the father that seems like they’re chill on the surface but on the inside is working overtime to not be overreactive when their child starts dating.

➝︎ namjoon

is literally the 😯 emoji

when his daughter tells him that she’s got a lover, he literally looks exactly like that emoji.

he’s like “love? what you know about that?”

is extremely confused the entire time. yes, he knows that at her age, children start experimenting with dating but he never actually thought he’d have to deal with it.

was definitely worried that he’d lose out on daddy-daughter time once she started dating.

that was his biggest fear. that his daughter wouldn’t need him anymore. she would no worries.

is deathly afraid of his daughter experiencing heartbreak. their s/o could be the perfect match for his kid, he still wouldn’t care. namjoon is going to be worried regardless.

constantly asks for updates on their relationship to see if he needs to give any advice on how to keep the relationship going.

he doesn’t see their love as something immature. namjoon values it the same way he would value an adult relationship.

which meansss giving them the birds n the bees. same as yoongi, a thorough talk on sexually transmitted diseases, birth control, safe sex, you name it.

was incredibly nervous to meet the person their daughter was dating 💀 like how you supposed to be the daddy but more scared than the actual date.

chaperones his daughter’s first couple of dates. doesn’t get in their way but definitely makes his presence known when does attend.

has a strict “have her home by 9 or else” policy.

won’t ground their child if they give them a heads up on why they would be late.

is 100% the type to be the “work in progress” dad that wishes there was a book on what to do when your teenage daughter starts dating.

➝︎ hobi

mans was like “awww my wittle baby likes somebody!”

was wayyy more excited about meeting their child’s s/o then what is deemed normal.

don’t get me wrong, he’s definitely protective of his kid but hobi understands that these things happen.

it was bound to happen that one day his daughter would start dating.

doesn’t hound his child with questions but is very curious to learn more about this bf/gf that their daughter has.

when he meets them, he’s very scary looking at first. switching into serious hobi, he intimidates the kid just a bit before breaking into a grin and letting them know he was kidding.

is the type of dad that would make their daughters’ s/o fall in love with him 💀

hobi gets along with virtually anyone so it wasn’t hard for him to bond with the s/o.

however, he does make it known that he is a father and while the kid seems to be an alright choice for his daughter, he still lets them know that he will go liam neeson on a motherfucker if necessary.

doesn’t follow his daughter on dates but somehow ends up attending some of them because they both want him around.

on the times he doesn’t go, there is a curfew in place and it’s 8 o’clock 😔

hobi is 100% the dad to become friends with their daughters’ bf/gf but still be a force to be reckon with when needed.

➝︎ jimin

probably the one who meddles in their daughters love life.

sees their daughter walkout of school with a guy and is asking fifty million questions on who he is and if she likes him.

all for her to turn around and be like “dad, i’m gay.”

and he’s like 🥺🥰 “good, boys are disgusting anyways.”

so now he’s scoping out girls that could be a potential match for his kid 💀

“what about her?”

“nah, she’s a little rude to me.”

“you know what they say! she likes you!”

“no dad. just...no.”

was not expecting the girl his daughter chooses but can totally see it once he actually gets to know her.

is constantly giving his daughter cute date ideas for her to do w her gf. definitely has a pintrest board of places for them.

will happily be a chauffeur for his daughter if necessary. this can be good and bad. good bc yayay free rides. bad because she has to deal with a jimin that wants to be on time or a jimin that makes them ten minutes late to a movie showing. there is no in between.

he doesn’t follow his daughter around. mainly because he’s always driving them but if he doesn’t, she still gives him a heads up on where they’re going.

doesn’t mind them hanging sleepovers or leaving the door closed but will totally pop up at random times to be nosey.

is definitely in his daughters corner anytime someone tries to give her and her gf a hard time for being together.

a 100% the dad that’s constantly involved in his child’s love life but not to an extreme point. is totally just excited to be there and apart of her world.

➝︎ taehyung

the motherfucker is all smug and shit talking about some “ i know ” 😏 when his daughter approaches him about her new partner.

lets be real; taehyung would know his daughter like the back of his hands. he would have suspicions that she’s seeing somebody but won’t pressure her to speak until she’s ready.

acts like the fbi when he finally meets their daughter’s partner.

is stalking all social media, finding where they work, who they guardians are, and where they grandma stay 💀🤣

but it’s really because he knows how dangerous people are and the last thing he wants is for his kids’ life to be in danger.

is definitely a hard ass to whoever his daughter ends up dating regardless of gender. will go major payne on a motherfucker real quick.

does not care if he gets caught watching out for his daughter while she’s on a date. will deadass sit there and stare them down as they look at him, completely unbothered.

after meeting their partner a few times, he’ll become a bit more loose in regards to their relationship but will still eye them wearily.

his daughter is very important to him and he’s just worried about any potential heartbreak she may experience.

“have you ever killed?”

“uh, no sir. i-i’m only fifteen...sir.”

kisses teeth, “would you kill for my daughter?”

*beat of silence, two horrified teenagers*

scoffs, “pathetic. d/n choose a new partner.”

“dad!”

seems like a hard ass and is a hard ass but it’s completely out of love.

is 100% the dad that gives their daughter’s partner a hard time and will hold such a passive face that they’ll never know if he likes them or not, but overtime will start loosening up and accept them for who they are.

➝︎ jungkook

he was thoroughly surprised.

like...she might as well had told him she was pregnant.

jk needed a moment to comprehend that his daughter...his precious jewel was dating.

just the thought sent chills down his spine with his dramatic ass.

immediately demanded to meet the person who stole his daughter from him. and when he found out it was the bad kid from school??!!! mans was heated.

i mean really? the juvenile delinquent of ALL people?

he feels this way mainly because he remembers how he was as a kid and he knows how anal teenagers can be. really just wants the best for his kid.

is present for their first date. why is that? because it was at their house with him sitting on the opposite couch, watching them like a hawk as they attempted to watch a movie.

after that, his daughter had a serious talk with him about personal space and independence.

jungkook didn’t like the fact that he had to have this talk, but he understands it’s importance. him and his daughter have a sacred bond with one another that he doesn’t wanna risk breaking all because of his overprotectiveness.

that overprotectiveness does come in handy though because their daughters’ partner is always on time when it comes to getting her and dropping her off. honestly, if his daughter ever tried to convince their partner to skip curfew, their partner would text jungkook to snitch 💀

“so...you tried to skip curfew, eh?”

“wha-? how do you know this?!”

smirks, “i see all d/n. besides, your partner knows not to cross that line with me.”

“i literally cannot stand either of you.”

this has definitely led the daughter to question if she has a relationship or if her dad has a relationship with her s/o.

after about three months of them dating, jungkook turns into a pretty chill dad to be real. at that point, he understands that he can’t protect her from pain. so, he might as well just try his best to support his daughter through everything she does.

is 100% that is overly dramatic at first and comes off as incredibly scary but eventually comes down to earth and becomes a big teddy bear 🥰

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[everyone-has-their-story]

Season 3 episode 10 commentary with my sister:

Okay NOW can I stalk their instagrams???

Let’s have a moment of silence to mourn that this is the last episode

This recap is depressing the shit out of me, like thanks for the reminder but no thanks

Please tell me he is not playing video games

SENNE!

Wait, go back for a second!....the poster above the tv says “worry less, laugh more” and if that isn’t a fucking tagline for Robbe then idk what is

Exams? No, Senne, not exams

Senne just munching on some snacks while Robbe is having a crisis

It’s not your fault Robbe!

Senne give him some brotherly advice

Stop mentioning her name!

LOLLL Senne you fool

Listen to the man!

Senne dropping the knowledge on Robbe..i love it

Oh shit it’s Christmas! Definitely forgot about that

Stop fighting!!

Zoe wtf you doing?

That fucking ringtone again..

His phone is bigger than his head

YAY!! **raises arms to the sky to celebrate** (news about his mom)

Him smiling means I’m smiling

Wow way to be a Debby Downer Milan…

Okay, but Robbe...where is your man?

Oh the hospital! Is he visiting his mom or Sander??

FUCK. MY. LIFE! Not her

GONE? Gone where??

Idc if I’m a bitch, but I still don’t like her

Explain yourself to him! What did you mean??

Was that a drawing of Robbe???

LOL to Britt if that was Robbe

I mean I guess we can let you know..

It was him!! Damn he is good

Fucking hell the shaky breaths are back

So did Sander just like leave all his shit there?

Yes call him

Damn right there is! (”there is an us”)

Damn right you do! (”i love you”)

I want him to call ALL of us immediately...except Britt

Cool so still no Sander?

Waddup Jens!

Listen to Jens, don’t go down that road

Sander!

There is that chernobyl again

Good to know you’re safe, but he just wants to be with you

Yes, Robbe..Chernobyl- Wait, the school!!!!!

RUNNNNNNN!!

Why do I know this song?

Oh god there are flashbacks

Why do I recognize this song?

I knew it was the school

More flashbacks?? Lord help me

Sanderrrr where are you

Oh shit, go back that was so cool (the drawings turning into flashbacks)

So many memories!!!!

This is so cool

Where is-- FOUND HIM

**presses pause** I feel the need to take a moment because this is going to be an emotional scene…. **presse play**

He look so lost

No, don't go away!

Oh god he’s crying..help

PAUSE! ..are those drawings of Robbe above his desk?? **peers closely at the tv** oh god they are **presses play**

Shit! They are all over the room!!

Yes, stay!

Nope he will always be there

Ahhh no he will!

We were all worried

Oh god he is holding his--nope he is kissing his hand

Nooo you’re not toxic

Holy shit this is so good

We BOTH have never felt something like that (RIP to her bf again)

Oh boy he said I love you..i’m a mess

He will always say it!

Not in any universe

Oh shit the song is back...where is that from??  **informs her it is from the first kiss** Oh well way to fuck me up with the soundtrack

Oh a game!

Omg the minute by minute already?

Yes, let’s play that

Yes, very chill

His little smile 

This is so sweet

The song is back!

Oh nooooo! Oh god

I’m not okay...not at all

Omg I wasn’t ready for a break down...

I don’t even know where to begin...Sanderrrr

Honestly their acting in this is fucking amazing

OMG! Call back to their almost first kiss!!

Pause! I’m sorry but play that scene again…

**physically covers her mouth for the entire 2nd time watching it**

One more time and then I swear we can move on, I just feel like I missed things…

**third time through** all the pictures!!! This is so painful to watch, but also makes me so happy. I’m so torn...I’m happy Sander has Robbe because Robbe is so sweet...this is hard to watch...I’m emotional on so many levels please don’t judge me...this is so much harder to watch than Skam...I hate how sentimental I am being because it just reminds me of you and I hate it...don’t judge me….also these actors are so fucking good, and I know I’ve said that but it’s true

Before we move on and I don’t care that I’ve paused it and rewound it like a thousands times, you’re gonna listen to another rant. There is so much to say about that scene and I don’t know if i will ever be able to say it all or put it into words and like I said before I’m being overly emotionally about this so please don’t judge me. I know that this is so different form Skam because they combined two scenes and there was a lot more discussion, but I liked the changes because I felt like it fit these characters more. And I love that Robbe never tried to be like oh that’s silly don’t think that, he was just like yeah that shit might happen but I’m still gonna be here. And the call back to the almost kiss was perfect. The whole scene was amazing and well done. Idk, there is so much more to say but I’m just gonna shut up for now

Okay...we can move on now

Oh sweet lord I wasn’t ready...that is fucking adorable

Little spoon Robbe!

Is this a Grease song??

That is the most annoying alarm

Don’t worry Britt, he already has

This is sweetest scene and no one has talked

No! He would never leave you!

Lol to the universe again

Oh yeah...school..that’s a thing

Ofc he is coming back, you silly billy

Still weirded out by the fact that they have little windows on their doors

Does Robbe know what pants are? Like feel free to wear them

Oh mother fucker…

Please tell this isn’t happening

I didn’t go through an entire season of hell with you two to have it end like this

Oh sweet fucking lord..I hate it

CUT! Scene over! 

Noo!

Fuck my life…

Brother and sister right here..love it

Oh hey Moyo

I mean he’s had better days but thanks for asking

Only good advice you’ve ever given dude

You better be okay with it, but thanks for saying it

MAYBE? Maybe it seemed that way? Boy..

I mean I guess you can be broerrs, but you’ve got a lot of work to do my friend

Jens...what?? Check your eyesight

No he would NOT do you

Hahahhaha Jens is butthurt again

He’d choose dying

LOL at you Aaron

I mean, never say never Aaron

Robbe laughing? A rare sight and I love it

Are they out shopping together??

Oh right..it’s christmas time..

NO, let’s stay on topic Zoe

Robbe out here being the relationship expert now

Agree to disagree Zoe

Okay cool let’s not focus on his good traits…

Dude same (Zoe says she feels like shit)

Hahahahaha disaster gay again

Oh Robbe, thank god you brought Zoe

I love this friendship

Damnit right it didn’t feel right

It does indeed (robbe says shit with Sander sucks)

Hell yes it feels right between you two

Oh hey Noor! Legit forgot about you for awhile

Awkward..

I mean yeah..but who wouldn’t want you (robbe) around? Fools, that’s who

She’s pretty cool, I’ll give you that

He’s better than alright...he’s phenomenal

Oooh a party! Hope I’m invited 

Aww Milan and Sander bonding! Love that

Cozy indeed

Milan as a babysitter sounds like a terrible idea

Did he just call him an angel???

Once again Milan is me, I am Milan

They are so fucking cute...they deserve it

The virus??? Holy shit. They started the coronavirus! You bastards

**dances** party time!!

Interior designers over here

Milan you sneaky man you...NO PEEKING!

Jack Frost?!?! Hahahhahahaha OMG hahahaha

Aaron you weirdo wtf???

LOL at Sanders face!! Same, dude same

Also sidenote: him saying he is Robbe’s bf...makes me so fucking happy

Those smiles at each other..fucking adorable

Noor! You made it!

Presents for everyone!

Who is giving alcohol to the Hot Mess Express??

No idea what just happened but ROBBE IS SMILING

Back that shit up! **rewinds** They really looked at each other after Milan said that! (about a cute boy for a present)

Milan disappoint level 100

OMG Noor got Sander?? And a Bowie shirt? Fucking legend

LOL at the fact that Noor is in between Robbe and Sander

Cuddles! (robbe and Sander on the couch)

Luca she is never going to understand anything sex related..poor girl

Back up! **rewinds** Robbe out here spinning his man on the dance floor, so cute

Oh good Lord Aaron is going for it?

Aaron man, don’t fuck it up

I know I should focus on Aaron, but Sander in the background smiling has my attention and I don’t feel bad about that at all

Aaron, man the fuck up! 

There ya go buddy

She is one of kind that’s for sure…

I know I give Amber a lot of shit but you go girl!!

AHHHHH!!!

Shock level 1,000

LOL at everyone’s reaction

**dances** this is my jam!!

DANCE FOR ME, DANCE FOR ME!!

Robbe go and dance my dude

Wait I remember the vlogs..nvm don’t dance

Sander and laughing is a beautiful combo

Oooo I see you Noor and Moyo

He told his mom!

Oh shit Sander looks good in this scene

Oh you got jokes again Sander? 

Yes meet the parents!!

I hope we get to see it (LOL at Kennedy)

Yeah but you’re bringing the BEST boy home

Robbe’s got jokes now too

Sander’s philosophy around Robbe now: clothing optional

Aww they’re so happy and cute! 

That is very true Robbe

The looks between--- oh shit hey Hot Mess Express!

OMG! Robbe said fuck all y’all I’m gonna make out with my bf in front of you

The fact that everyone is cheering them on and Robbe is comfortable with doing that...I’m overwhelmed

WAIT! It’s over?!?!

Holy shit I wasn’t ready…

I have so many thoughts on this season...it was so fucking good. Willem fucking killed it and whoever played Sander (informs her of his name) they are both Willem?! Wtf that’s confusing...anyways they both fucking killed it!! Robbe from episode 1 to now...I’m so proud...I have more thoughts so listen up

**goes on a rant for 10+ more minutes** I am definitely rewatching this season next week because I felt like i missed a lot and I want to focus on the small things

[atamascolily]

lily liveblogs  watching “The Terminator” for the first time

I cannot believe no one ever told me the first ten minutes of The Terminator are filled with naked men roaming 1980s Los Angeles. In addition to full-front Arnold Schwarzenegger nudity, there's a chase scene in which Kyle Reese's actor (no slouch himself in the muscles department) runs through a clothing store, dressing himself as he goes. The narrative economy of this movie, I tell you.

Whoever decided that time travel does not involve clothing was clearly having a lot of fun. 

Also, I have no idea why the punks decided to make fun of a naked Arnold Schwarzenegger except they were probably drunk/stoned/high and fond of making poor life choices. Either that or they really were Too Stupid To Live.

Is the close up on Kyle Reese's stolen Nikes supposed to be product placement? I think it's product placement. This is the '80s after all.

OMG, a phone booth. This film was not supposed to be a period piece (or was it??), but it's unintentionally hilarious as such. Kyle Reese doesn't seem to know how to reach Sarah Connor otherwise... so the phone book gets to stand in for the Internet.

(god, if you're from his version of 2029, the fact that machines DON'T control everything seems both a) quaint and b) infinitely desirable by comparison.)

What's interesting is both the film's present and the film's future are dystopic hellholes. Yes, it's the middle of the night in Los Angeles, but the way it's filmed, with all the urban debris and trash and homeless wandering the streets very much parallels the future. The garbage truck in the present and the human-killing laser machine in the future are foils to each other.

EVERYONE'S HAIR, OH MY GOD.

It's kinda sad that food service is still visual shorthand for "sucky job" even in the present day, but you can tell Sarah Connor has spunk because she rides a moped and sasses her chain's mascot. Their outfits are terrible. And that kid putting ice cream on her--to the amusement of the assholes she's serving--what a nightmare.

Also, Sarah's friend is awesome and won my heart with one line: "In a hundred years, who's gonna care?" This takes on vast levels of irony given that Sarah Connor is the Chosen One--er, sorry, Chosen One's Mom. I really hope this friend doesn't die.

Child's toy truck getting run over by the Terminator's stolen car. NOT SUBTLE, Y'ALL.

Sarah's friend's first reaction to the news of another Sarah Connor being murdered is to track Sarah into the break room to watch. Efficient way of letting Sarah know something's up and another good character moment.

The contrast between the Terminator effortlessly starting the car and Kyle Reese's labored hotwiring is nicely done. The PTSD flashback as he watches the bulldozer thing is also very efficient way of conveying information without the need for infodumping dialogue. Of course he has a female friend who dies for added trauma. Sigh.

Oh, so she and the friend--whose name is Ginger--are roommates? Well, that explains a lot. Oh, nope, I’m wrong, different person.

SARAH CONNOR HAS A PET IGUANA, I'M CHARMED. She looks so sad holding her pet iguana while her date's voice mail message plays - no going out after she got all dressed up. But at least she has the Iguana of Consolation!

(his name is Pugsley omg omg omg asghkkfl)

Why the hell does Ginger's bf kiss Sarah on the cheek as she leaves? Are they that close to each other or is this a weird quasi-sexual harassment thing (like how he was only kinda embarrassed when she picked up the phone by mistake while he was doing his phone sex thing thinking she was Ginger?)

CREEPY PARKING GARAGE IS CREEPY.

The police are all, "shit, this is awful," and trying to do something, but it isn't going to go well. Also, you can tell it's the '80s because the police lieutenant just casually lights up indoors like it's no big deal.

Like, literally the plot of this movie depends upon a) Sarah Connor's name and address in the phonebook, and b) no cell phones. The fact that these two are intimately connected IRL amuses me greatly.

God, as soon as Ginger and her bf revealed they were staying home, I knew they were toast. The fact that they're shown having sex just makes it all the more inevitable.

I like that the police decide to get a jump on the press AND maybe alert the other Sarah Connors they haven't been able to reach by announcing it over the TV. Sarah's at a restaurant eating pizza so she actually sees it!

The only reason Sarah Connor survives is because the Terminator went very literally through the list and Kyle Reese went straight to the right person. The difference between human intelligence and AI?

I cannot BELIEVE the club doesn't check ID, but maybe it's an illegal club anyway? Nice relevant background techno.

Of course the police's gambit backfires because Sarah can't reach them when she tries to call...

OH MY GOD PUGSLEY THE IGUANA IS SO PRECIOUS (but seriously does not stay in his cage, lol). Please don't let the iguana die...

The dangers of earphones and not being able to hear your surroundings being illustrated literally as soon as the devices were invented.

OF COURSE SARAH IS GOING TO LEAVE HER VOICE MAIL MESSAGE WARNING GINGER OF DANGER AT THE WORST POSSIBLE MOMENT. And she's going to tell him her location, too. This is... god, I don't have words for this.

Sarah left her driver's license in her apartment, what? Or is that an old ID? I can't tell. Welp, now he knows what she looks like, which he clearly didn't before.

This scene where the Terminator shoots up the club with an automatic REALLY hasn't aged well. I feel sick to my stomach just watching it. Of course Sarah is the second-to-last one out and has a human shield, because of course she dies. Sigh.

"Come with me if you want to live." I think that's the first words Kyle Reese has spoken in this movie! Not that the Terminator has said much, either...

Of course the police show up at exactly the wrong moment and draw exactly the wrong conclusions. Of course they end up dead, too. Sigh.

I would say Kyle's driving is atrocious, but there's no actual roads in 2029 LA, so this is much better conditions than he's used to.

Gosh, what would this movie do without alleyways?

Sarah's like "Can you stop it?" and Kyle looks away sheepishly, all WELL I WOULD IF I HAD MY LASER WEAPONS FROM THE FUTURE INSTEAD OF YOUR PUNY '80S GUNS.

Oh, he says he's going to ditch the car, but instead Kyle finally explains things to Sarah, and we're in yet another parking garage. Parking garages and alleys, that's this movie. Oh, and hotwiring cars.

Kyle's monologue about the defense network computers setting off nuclear war is a very '80s manifestation of a very '80s fear. Several '80s fears, now that I think about it. (Wasn't this also the plot of War Games?) Not that it's not topical today, but I think it's expressed in different formats now.

I hate that Sarah is only special because she's the Source of the Savior instead of the actual savior herself. I hate this so much.

Kyle and the Terminator playing "who can shoot better while also driving" in a parking garage that seems to go on literally FOREVER, how is this possible. This is WHY shotgun is a thing.

Oh, good, he's finally letting Sarah drive while he shoots.

Ohhhh, now she's in police custody, and the Lieutenant is comforting her. I hope he doesn't die, but I know better than to hope that anyone other than the Final Girl survives this movie.

The "flex your artificial hand with a hole in it" scene is a bloody counterpart to Luke testing out his new prosthesis in ESB.

It says something about humans that the only way the machines could hunt them was to make them human-coated (human on the outside).

You can tell by the look on Kyle Reese's face when he says "Nobody goes home," that he knows he's on a suicide mission.

Why the hell doesn't John Connor go himself? Why was Kyle chosen? Because he had to lead humanity in the aftermath of Skynet's defeat or because it would make the upcoming plot twist that much more awkward? Probably both, but I wonder if they ever discussed this. "Uh... hi, dad? Dad-to-be?" (Reminder that Douglas Adams is right when he says the worst part of time travel is the grammar.)

Oh, god, the "eye repair" scene is nightmarish. Excellent job foreshadowing it, filmmakers. But still gross. So this is why he gets sunglasses.

(Does he have heat vision? Why do none of the future machines seem to have infrared sight? Wouldn't that be super-useful if you're human-hunting?)

Kyle Reese's "I DIDN'T BUILD THE FUCKING THING!" line is such a relatable mood. We the audience already knew that Time Travel = Mandatory Nudity, but I think it's a nice touch that Skynet assumed the Terminator could just work with whatever was available instead of needing to bring weapons. He’s weapon enough. 

Also, this implies the Terminator is just human ENOUGH to pass through the field, which might have been a reason they started working with human-augmented machines in the first place. The reasoning seems to be--no, really--if you put enough living human tissue over a machine, it's "alive" enough for time travel. I don't understand how this works, exactly, but fine.

Oh, good, the cops are giving her body armor now. That can only help. Oh, no, it's a fake-out to explain how the Terminator survived being shot.

I don't understand how this movie is not a walking billboard for gun control, I really don't.

Kyle Reese being all "things are going to shit and I'm going to seize the moment". I think the policeman he slugged might actually survive if he was knocked unconscious and otherwise stayed out of trouble? Don't think the Terminator's going to bother when he's got his real prey to deal with...

And the lietunant who was nice to Sarah is dead. I knew that was going to happen. Great, now the other detective is, too. Sigh. NO ONE IN THIS MOVIE GETS TO LIVE EXCEPT SARAH... and maybe Pugsley the iguana? I don't think he's dead...

Oooh, oooh, another visual theme of this movie is broken glass and smashing windows to unlock things. DON'T FORGET THE BODY ARMOR ON YOUR WAY OUT. (If that's not Chekhov's body armor, I'm going to be very surprised.)  

God, it's so weird to contrast the different fates of the Terminator franchise and the Star Wars films, especially given their similarities.

Oooh, oooh! Huddle together for warmth under a bridge! Fall in love!

Skynet has no freakin' subtlety. You can tell they're not human because they automatically decide the best way to keep Sarah Connor from having kids is to kill her, not to have her doctor give her a fake diagnosis so they can perform a hysterectomy or some other scheme. Or even just giving her birth control.

OR HOW ABOUT EVEN CREATING A SPECIAL MODEL TERMINATOR SHE COULD DATE WHO WAS STERILE AND THEREFORE SHE'D NEVER GET PREGNANT. And then Kyle Reese would be the obnoxious dude trying to break them up for the good of humanity and constantly trying to prove to Sarah her hot boyfriend is actually a robot, and Sarah just thinks he's delusional/trying to get in her pants.

(Oh, my god, I want this fic now.)

Oh, she just discovered Kyle's hurt now, ordering him to take off his clothes, there's only one way this can possibly end.

Nice contrast between the Terminator calmly repairing his bloodied self and Sarah feeling nauseous and having Kyle talk to her while she fixes him.

Oh, god, the way Kyle Reese describes John Connor makes me wonder if Kyle had a crush on HIM or if he knew he was John's father from the get-go. FICS FICS FICS, WHERE ARE THE FICS.

Oh, okay, so Reese volunteered because he wanted to meet "the legend--Sarah Connor". Please tell me she's a legend because she's a badass, not JUST because her son is important. Please. Or at least allow me to keep my illusions, okay?

The way Reese looks at her is distinctly hero-worshipping, which is kinda funny given their roles to date. Also, Sarah is pre-badass at this point -- she will become one as a result of the events of this film.

Sarah also has a problem with time travel tenses, I sympathize.

"Thank you, Sarah, for your courage through the dark years. I can't help you with what you must soon face except to say the future is not set.... You must survive or else the future will never exist."

LOL, John telling his mom she better level up or everyone is doomed... so why isn't SHE the savior again??

And--open question--what happened to HER by 2029? Why is it John and not Sarah who's in charge?

Ok, so the HKs DO have infrared, but what keeps them and the Terminator from finding people on various occasions? (Yes, plot, I know.)

"Tell me a bedtime story about your dystopic past-that-is-my-future and give me all kinds of Nightmare Fuel..." (That could have gone better.)

Where do Future Humans get their Future Guns and Gear?? Do they steal them from machines? How does that even WORK? Wouldn't it be easier for the machines to just, I don't know, get creative and kill them some other way?

Keeping with the machine-man parallels, Reese has his own "code numbers" rather like a serial number that he uses to ID himself.

DOGGIES! THERE ARE STILL DOGS IN THE FUTURE, yay!

Yup, the humans in 2029 live in squalor just like the homeless people in the film's present - which might explain why Kyle Reese is remarkably at home, with way less culture shock than you'd expect.

Too bad he and Sarah are on the run and can't go to a fast food restaurant or something fun he's never had before.

The future kids are watching a fire burn in the shell of a TV, OH MY GOD.

Like, it's kinda good the future isn't set because if this what humanity's come to, it might be better to send someone back in time and hope it goes differently? Of course, things can always get worse. Not that they had a choice - I think discovering the machines' plan forced their hand.

Kyle Reese has a photo - is that Sarah Connor? Or is that the woman who got killed earlier in the film? I can't tell.

Dogs barking at the fake people just like the dog barked at the Terminator in the '80s. Nice. Interesting they don't try to shoot the dogs.

Ahh,the photo is burning, the symbolism.... especially when Terminator's flesh melting is going to be a Thing coming up. Cut to: Sarah's sleeping face. Foreshadowing much? (Also: WORST BEDTIME STORY EVER.)

Okay, the way he brushes her face is kinda creepy and hasn't aged well. I hope Sarah has dogs in subsequent movies? I would if I were her.

OH MY GOD, the Terminator has suggested prompts for conversations and chooses "Fuck you, asshole". DYING.

Oh, he's got her address book... and her mom's address. That's how he finds her. Otherwise, there's no way this movie will end in thirty minutes.

Kyle stopping to pet the dog while Sarah gets them a hotel room is such a beautiful background moment.

Sad that even the shittiest '80s motel room is nicer than anything Kyle has ever seen.

AHHH, SHE CALLS HER MOM, this is the smart and appropriate thing to do, but there's no way this can end well for her mom.

I thought the scene was going to cut to her mom on the phone with a gun at her back (before the Terminator kills her), but she's talking to the Terminator mimicking her mother's voice and I... don't know what just happened, but pretty sure it isn't good for Sarah Connor's mom's survival. (Why they didn't go back in time and try to kill HER before she had Sarah... seems like there are so many ways to do this.)

LOL, you think Reese is going to be into food and instead he's into manufacturing explosives in the kitchen. Nice. What follows is Baby's First Improvised Weaponry Lesson.

"He'll find us, won't he?" "Probably." WELL MAYBE IF YOU HADN'T GIVEN SOMEONE YOUR ADDRESS AFTER HE TOLD YOU NOT TO, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN "LATER" RATHER THAN "SOONER", ughhhhhh.

Kyle's reaction when Sarah asks him about his previous lovers is HILARIOUS if you assume he's actually in love with John Connor. But this does answer the question of who the woman in the photo was: it was Sarah, he's been in love with Sarah the whole time (and now kinda embarassed/thrilled at the prospect of sleeping with his hero?)

I can't tell if Sarah genuinely thinks he's hot or if she just feels sorry that he's a virgin. I guess it doesn't really matter since they've been through hell together and sex is a valid way of coping. Also, while Kyle isn't  as muscular as the Terminator, he's no slouch in the shirtless department--and he's not wearing a shirt in this scene.

Kyle's admission that he "disconnects" to avoid feeling pain just heightens the machine-man continuum even further...

Oh, my god, John totally knows that Kyle's going to be his dad, and that's why he gives them the picture of Sarah. SO AWKWARD TO BE SET UP BY YOUR SON.

This is the '80s so they can't just have casual sex, he has to be in love with her, and have ALWAYS been in love with her, because this is ROMANCE, and she's the heroine (otherwise it would be morally wrong??). I get it, although this trope hasn't aged well and seems vaguely stalker-ish, even though relatively little stalking was involved.

So he loves her, but Sarah never says she loves him... but she's stressed out and exhausted and she feels sorry for him and he's hot, wtf not?

Hey, he lets her top! That was unexpected and also kinda sweet.

What was the point of Sarah telling her mother if her mother never called back and if they were only going to be there for a day? Shouldn't she be suspicious that her mom never called back? IDIOT BALL.

Kyle hears the dog barking and knows what's up right away. You can see the "oh shit" look on his face.

YET ANOTHER CAR CHASE... except now they're in a truck and the Terminator's on a motorcycle. Oh, goody. And he makes her drive once she pulls out the explosives. Oh, good, an underground tunnel!

I don't understand why the Terminator doesn't shoot out the wheels on the truck. He keeps aiming for Sarah, and I know that's his mission, but... seems like it might be easier to disable the truck first? IDK.

Of course leaning out the window makes it easier for the Terminator to shoot Kyle... now that he's delivered his Sperm Packet from the Future, his role is done and he's toast.

That's also the first moment that Sarah really takes agency by swerving and crashing the car. I think up until this point, she's just kinda gone along with everything...? NOT A COINCIDENCE.

Oh, great, now he has a tractor-trailer. Full of gas. And you have explosions. This will end well.

Wow, the Terminator didn't kill the passenger in the truck after all. Why waste energy, I guess?

I don't understand why he goes for the tractor-trailer instead of.. I don't know, just walking over and strangling Sarah? He's a lot stronger than she is and she's trapped in a wreck. I don't understand it. That seems WAY like overkill. And also gives her time to get her bearings and escape with Kyle.

Kyle jumping into the dumpster is oddly appropriate, given how often dumpsters and trash appear in this movie.

Sarah breathes a sigh of relief WAYYY too soon after the truck goes up in flames.

WHYYYY is she going so close to the flames, that's so dumb, it must be so hot and toxic fumes, whyyyyy? (So they can be RIGHT THERE when the Terminator wakes up, that's why!)

This time Sarah's the one to break a window and unlock a door. Agency! Character development! Whatever you want to call it.

Can you really turn an automated factory on that easily? Shouldn't there be... passwords, or something? But I like that Kyle does it "so he can't track us" - so the EMFs interfere with the Terminator's abilities??

And of course, there's the irony that the smart machine from the future is destroyed by by the dumb machines of the past.  Humanity's enemy is also its savior. (Can you imagine what would havehappened if the Terminator had been able to talk to them and convince them to kill the humans / figure out where they were?)

Hey, the Terminator busts down the door in its Final Form and does the EXACT SAME DOOR OPENING TRICK IT'S ALWAYS DONE.

Sarah pulls a chunk of shrapnel OUT OF HER OWN LEG. She gets to scream while she does it because she's female, but it's the foil to the other "repair/healing" we've seen - and a sign of her own transition/evolution.

Kyle's face wound mirrors that of the Terminator, AHHH I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE.

And of course the Terminator still isn't dead even after it's lost half its body and is just this metallic torso dragging itself across the ground with its arms. Because we're still not done yet. Both Sarah and the Terminator have leg wounds, so they're both crawling, I like it. EVEN MORE PARALLELS.

Oh, god, it's on a conveyor belt now. NIGHTMARE FUEL. And then some sort of ventilation shaft? Oh, god.

And she's able to press the button as it's strangling her and issue a snappy one-liner LIKE THE ACTION HERO SHE IS! And watch its red eye stare balefully at her the entire time.

Oh, and THEN the police show up and she's put on a stretcher and bundled away. Could be worse, Kyle's on a stretcher zipped up into a body bag.

CUT TO: Sarah driving a truck in the desert. A pregnant Sarah is narrating into a microphone a message/memoir for her unborn son. There's a German shepherd in the backseat. Sarah's wearing the same headband we've seen before in Kyle's photo of her. She's got a pistol in her lap that she handles coolly and calmly.

She's in Mexico, at a gas station full of chickens. She tells John she's worried about paradox, but he has to send Kyle. So John DOES know, and gave Kyle the photograph so he'd be primed to fall in love with Sarah, thus guaranteeing his existence. The German shepherd is a Very Good Dog.

Sarah's very blunt about the fact that she and Kyle only had a few hours together, but says "we loved a lifetime's worth" and I'm not sure that checks out, but okay. Maybe on Kyle's end? I feel like Sarah barely had time for any of this, and maybe some of it is retroactive, but... anyway, maybe it's a story she tells herself so she can live with it, especially since she may not be interested, open to, or willing to risk any more relationships in the future, given that she's a perpetual target.

While she's talking about Kyle, her face twists up and a kid snaps a photo with his Kodak camera, and claims if she doesn't pay for it, his father will beat him. She knows it's a scam but takes it anyway, talking him down to four dollars instead of five.

The kid takes the money and runs away, crying about a storm coming. Sarah sighs. "I know," she says, and puts on dark sunglasses as tumbleweeds roll and she drives away, waiting for the apocalypse, towards some mountains that look awfully early-CGIish.

Credits roll. Acknowledgment to the works of Harlan Ellison - that's cool.

Wow, okay. Well that was a ride.

Reading the Wiki: I like how James Cameron decided to cast Michael Biehn as Kyle Reese because he was famous at the time, even though he's nowhere near a household name compared to the film's other stars. O.J. Simpson was floated as a possible Terminator, irony. Harlan Ellison credit was added after he threatened to sue for infringment--oh.

Also, (male) critics talk about how the Terminator represents masculinity, and the ideal man is both machine and human? I guess I don't really see the Terminator as ideal masculinity, but that's a rant for another day...

Also: wtf happened to the iguana??

[isaksforelsket]

I’ll start with isak/even, but also, what are your other ships?

who hogs the duvet: isak. for sure. whenever we saw him wake up the boy had the covers tucked around him, now this could be because 1. even tucked him in cause he wanted him to be comfy, or 2. isak gets cold easily and just pulls all the blankets towards himself and wraps himself up like a burrito. even doesn’t mind really, cause isak just presses himself up against him and keeps him warm.

who texts/rings to check how their day is going: at first, it’s even who will text him throughout the day more often, but eventually isak starts doing it more often as well and usually messages even first, just asking him what time he’ll be home, what they’re having for dinner, ‘can you hurry up even im horny’ and shit like that, but usually he just asks him how he is and tells him he loves him. but even is the one to send him pictures of shit that reminds him of isak.

who’s the most creative when it comes to gifts: even is more creative, as in he’ll find weird and new things and even make shit for isak, but isak also knows what to get for presents, like he just remembers the shit the person has mentioned before and gets them that

who gets up first in the morning: even for sure. isak likes to sleep in for as long as possible, and really even loves it too, even if he’s awake he’ll stay in bed, just holding isak and making sure he’s sleeping peacefully, but eventually he’ll just have to get up and do shit.

writing the rest under this cause boy oh boy this got long

who suggests new things in bed: even, even, even. isak is a bit too shy about it at first so he wont suggest anything, but even will. as they’re making out, he’ll just go ‘wanna try something new?’ and isak would just nod numbly cause like he’s so fucking turned on, even can do whatever he wants to him honestly. but eventually isak brings shit up as well, but its still mostly even.

who cries at movies: i mean, we all know this right?? but even does cry often at movies cause ‘look at the cinematography isak!! its so beautiful’ and also he doesnt give a fuck, if he wants to cry at a movie, he’ll cry. but isak also cries but he acts like he isn’t, he gets all grumpy and frowns and wipes his cheeks all the while saying ‘im not fucking crying even’

who gives unprompted massages: even. isak gets stressed easily and his body is tense all the damn time so even will often just rub his back or his shoulders and get isak to relax his muscles and calm down.

who fusses over the other when they’re sick: both of them really, but mostly isak, he just tries to make sure even has everything until even tells him to go to school and that he’ll be fine and not to worry, but isak still worries and stays home for as long as possible. when isak is sick, even has to persuade him to let him take care of him, he just cuddles him a lot until isak stops being stubborn and just melts against his body. 

who gets jealous easiest: isak gets jealous cause he worries that even will leave him and that he’s not enough, plus even is a really nice person and his kindness can get misinterpreted as flirting, so isak will often see the other person just looking up at even with fucking stars in their eyes and he’ll just go up to him and press himself against his body and whisper in his ear ‘can we please go home, i need you’ and obviously even will do so right away. while even gets like possessive, isak is kind of oblivious so if anyone hits on him he’ll have no idea, and even would be seething as he watches this guy get closer and closer to isak until even just walked up to them and wrapped an arm around isak’s waist, arching a brow in the guys direction and silently telling him to fuck off.

who has the most embarrassing taste in music: i mean, we all know its even, i dont need to elaborate on this right? he just listens to anything and everything, he doesn’t give a fuck.

who collects something unusual: hm hm hm, i dont feel like either one of them would collect anything unusual. they dont seem like the type. bUT maybe isak would like collect sand from all the beaches he’s went to with even? and he’d be real sentimental and keep like the receipts from restaurants they go to and all that. but i dont think they’d actually collect anything random.

who takes the longest to get ready: isak. the fact that he just rarely wants to go anywhere and wants to stay in and cuddle just makes him take fucking ages. just slow, languid movements around the flat, throwing the clothes around and complaining ‘evy i have nothing to weaaaar’ but even is just like ‘isak i love you so much but if you dont hurry up i’ll kick your cute lil ass’

who is the most tidy and organised: isak isak isak. he just wants their flat to look nice cause he never had a place of his own and now that he has, he wants it to feel and look like a home

who gets most excited about the holidays: even, he fucking loves that shit, gets in the holiday spirit and all. isak didn’t really celebrate anything much while growing up, and then he started disliking Christmas cause his dad left around that time and he was just going through a lot, so he absolutely hates it. but even still tries to make sure isak has nice holidays.

who is the big spoon/little spoon: usually isak is little spoon, he just loves the feeling of even’s arms around him (plus if he wants to he can press his ass against even’s dick ‘by accident’), but sometimes they switch, usually when even is depressed.

who gets most competitive when playing games and/or sports: honestly, both of them. they both love to win, but isak probably. he’ll play lil tricks on even to distract him so that he can win, just call him daddy or some shit in the middle of it to make even glance towards him. he’s just a little shit honestly.

who starts the most arguments: um, they dont really argue that much, they tend to talk things out, but id say that even maybe? like his insecurities will sometimes come through and he’ll snap at isak and tell him to leave or something. but they dont really argue that much.

who suggests that they buy a pet: even. isak is against it at first but even keeps showing him photos of kittens or puppies and eventually isak is like ‘fine whatever but you’re taking care of it’ and then when they finally get the pet, he loves them and hugs them and wakes up early to take them for a walk and shit.

what couple traditions they have: you cannot tell me that they dont go swimming together, especially on the anniversary of their first kiss. they also go on a trip somewhere every summer, either to a different country or something or they go on a road trip (someone write evak on a road trip pls).

what tv shows they watch together: rupauls drag race. fight me. they sort of get into it at some point and then they just keep watching and they argue over who’s going to win and who has the best looks. 

what other couple they hang out with: jonas/mikael, mikael/adam, eskild/his bf whoever it is, eva/noora.

how they spend time together as a couple: they’re together all the time honestly, they try to go out on a date every week or every other week, just go to the movies or to get some food or something. but usually they just chill at home, cuddling, making out, having sex, watching movies cuddled up on the couch, or they cook for each other while laughing and dancing in the kitchen, or they just play some music and slow dance in the middle of the living room.

who made the first move: even, obviously, we all know this.

who brings flowers home: even, for sure. he’s just the romantic type to do that shit, and isak will like roll his eyes but he’s blushing so hard and smiling and he puts them in a vase straight away as even walks up behind him and wraps his arms around isak’s waist, kissing his blushy cheek.

who is the best cook: even, but listen, i think isak can cook, he’s just lazy. like my boy took care of himself the majority of his life, of course he can cook, he’d just rather not.

thank you for asking, this was fun!! and i dont mind what ship you send hehe i feel like i could do this about anyone.

send a ship and i’ll answer these questions

[shanastoryteller]

have some queer writing tips because i’m fucking tired

i have just scrolled by yet another one of those “how to write queer characters if you’re straight” posts and they fucking exhaust me. because they’re almost always just a list of things not to do, and most of it is fucking wrong. and they always put in this caveat ‘you can do these things if you’re not straight :)’ and it makes me want to flip a table, because guess what, i don’t look up an author’s sexuality because i don’t give a fuck, and someone shouldn’t be required to out themselves in order explore certain themes. 

so let’s go through some common advice that i fucking hate, and what i, personally, would suggest instead. i am one person, and do not speak for the whole community, just like no one person of any group ever speaks for the whole community. note that i use gay as an umbrella term for not straight

bad rule: don’t have a gay character have close friends who are all straight

in my group of seven very close friends, i am the only one who’s not straight. the idea that is is unrealistic and ridiculous and means the character is a throwaway is stupid. i went to a notoriously gay school and have lived in multiple major cities, so it’s not like i lacked opportunity. it just turned out that all my really close friends are straight. it happened to me, it’s happened to others, sometimes it just happens. 

better rule: don’t have your gay character be the only gay character in the story. 

what is unrealistic is when the gay character is the only gay character. just because they don’t hang out with other gay people, and so other gay people aren’t in most of the story, doesn’t mean they don’t exist. the pretty lady at the bus stop is waiting for her girlfriend, someone’s dad is gay, two girls on a date past them in the street, the history teacher talks about his husband, they’re playing a game of spin the bottle and a girl plays on both sides because she’s attracted to multiple genders. unless part of the queer character’s story is that they feel like the only gay person on the planet, they shouldn’t be portrayed the only gay person on the planet.

bad rule: never kill gay characters

sometimes, people die. we are all so, so sick and tired of watching ourselves die on screen and in books, but the idea that we don’t die is silly. 

better rule: try and only kill gay characters in the same percentages as straight characters

i think it’s important to think in percentages rather than just numbers. the thing is if you have eleven major characters in a story, and only one of them is gay, and then you kill them and one straight character? you have killed 100% of the gay characters, and only 10% of the straight ones. 

so say you have two gay characters, and eight straight characters. if you kill one gay character, and four straight characters, you have killed 50% of the gay characters, and 50% of the straight characters. 

think about the movie mad max. there was a lot of women in that movie, and so when some women died, it didn’t feel like the end of of the world. because there were more women. in your writing, don’t let death come off as a “punishment” for being gay. if death happens, it should happen indiscriminately. so if you’re doing a dystopian novel, and lots of people are dying, but you’re killing off a much, much higher percentage of gay characters then straight, it doesn’t look great. 

this is not a perfect system, but hopefully by keeping it in mind you avoid falling into the trope where the gay characters always die. 

bad rule: don’t show problematic gay relationships, fighting within a relationship, or characters who have “too much” sex

we are not all pure uwu babies, and every time i see someone telling people to portray us this way i want to scream. we have shitty relationships, we’re shitty people, we like having sex, and some of us like having it a lot. who we’re attracted to doesn’t change the fact that we’re people, and even people with the best of intentions are far from perfect.

better rule: do not reduce characters to their faults, or to their sex lives

if all we’re told about a character is that they’re gay and in a shitty relationship, or that they’re gay and have a lot of sex, then those two things become muddled together. write well rounded characters! 

first of all, sometimes people in perfectly healthy relationships fight, or have disagreements, and accidentally hurt each other. there is nothing wrong with portraying this, because most relationships are’t one hundred percent happy and peaceful all the time. 

moving on. yes, the roommate brings home someone new every night and has loud sex with guys and gals and whoever, but they also bake pies and hate the taste of cilantro and have a boss they like and coworkers they want to fling into the sun. 

he’s too controlling, and he looks through his partner’s phone, and he gets mad when he doesn’t know where his bf is. his bf isn’t financially stable enough to leave him, but hates feeling constrained. it’s just not going to work. he's an exec at a hedge fund, bf is a barista, he hates his job, bf loves his, they have mutual and different friends, they watch movies, and he went straight to college, and bf spent a year roadtripping instead. 

bad people are still people. don’t reduce people to bad and gay. bad and gay and a shitty boss and rich and a sore loser gives your audience more to work with, and then you haven’t drawn a clear line between gay and abusive. as long as you’re writing well rounded and complex characters to begin with, this shouldn’t be a problem. 

you should take care when portraying sensitive subjects, and do your best to portray it well. but that’s true regardless of the gender or sexuality of your characters. 

i would note that having only abusive/abused gay characters is probably not great. remember, gay people are everywhere! try and include them in small, casual ways in other parts of your story if possible. this is easier with longer fiction, but if you’re doing a shorter piece where the only characters are the couple in question, then it’s not option, and that’s okay too. just try and be careful that you’re giving people more to work with than gay and abuse. 

if you want to portray happy and pure love, that’s totally fine!! sometimes all we want is to sink into a story of happiness and comfort. but if you don’t want to write that, and want to explore darker themes, that’s okay too.

bottom line: 

giving people a list of things not to write isn’t helping them to write better. it’s just telling them not to write. 

also, don’t demand that authors out themselves to you so you can “decide” if they’re allowed to write about certain things. either something is poorly written and offensive, or it isn’t, and i don’t get to know personal and private details of people in order to decide if they’re allowed to do something. it’s none of my fucking business, or yours. 

as writers, we write about things that we’ve never experienced and will never experience. the only way to get better at things is to keep doing them. will you mess up and write something insensitive or upsetting? 

probably. 

i sure have. but the answer here is to learn how to do it better, to be more authentic in our stories, and be willing to listen and learn from people who know more than we do. 

the answer is to write more and write better, not to not write at all. 

[myassbrokethefall]

1. Are you thinking about watching The Crown? (I don't remember ever seeing post stuff about it so I assume you haven't yet) I only started it when Helena Bonham Carter was announced as Princess Margaret, she's my fave and I knew I'd want to watch her episodes so I might as well catch up untill those . I liked it much more and I was much more engrossed in it than I thought I would.

2. I find the reactions to Gillian being cast as Thatcher very interesting. Many have focused on the fact that her boyfriend is the writer/creator of the show and that’s why she was cast in it and/or she accepted the role. Then there’s people who don’t want to see her as Thatcher because she was an awful person. That might the reason Gillian was interested on the part, maybe she wants to play a monster, but do I think worrying Thatcher might be whitewashed is a very legit concern.

I’ll probably watch the Gillian parts, eventually. I haven’t watched The Crown. It’s not really the kind of thing I’m super into, I had just made it through Downton Abbey (which I started watching with my sister and had gotten sucked into and then was strapped in for until the end) and I was a bit landed-gentry-of-the-early-20th-century’d out, and in the raw days when we had just found out G was dating Peter I WAS bummed out initially by the whole end-of-the-gillovny-ferris-wheel-ride situation and so I had a bummer association with it. (Plus I got defensive about it when it became apparent that the fandom was dividing into newly minted The Crown stans versus people who thought Peter was a nefarious wife abuser or whatever it is, and I did not want to choose either of those sides and felt like I was being asked to do that to some degree and felt resentful about it. For a while, to be honest, it became impossible for me to even identify my actual feelings about the show The Crown in a vacuum.) I wouldn’t now not watch it for that reason, but now it’s been on for a while and I don’t really wanna catch up on something that is not my thing. I’m just not that into Period Drama. I’m allergic to the Jane Austen and all that kind of stuff. I like historical stuff up to about Elizabeth I times and then it gets more boring for me. If Peter Morgan does an Anglo-Saxon thing next or a thing about the bubonic plague I will watch the hell out of it. 

I’m sure if I did watch it I’d be sucked in as well like I was with Downton. I did get sick of hearing about it, both because Gillian would not shut up about it for months when she got together with Peter, and also Netflix used to offer it to me 45 different ways every time I logged in and it got old. (Netflix has more content now. That is good.) But if none of that had happened I probably still would not have watched it because it’s just not my thing any more than Marvel shit or like, The Bachelor. People are welcome to all of those things and everyone has different tastes. 

(OK, I’m putting the rest of this under a cut because as usual I went on and on, sorry. tl;dr the rest: Gillian in “iconic” roles has gotten real old for me.)

I agree Thatcher being whitewashed is a concern, but honestly I’m sure it’ll be fine and I’m not that concerned about that part of it. I know the show is well-written and I’m sure PM or whoever isn’t going in all ready to make Margaret fricking Thatcher out to be some kind of unsung hero (I hope at least). For me the main eyerolly part of her being Margaret Thatcher is that I have become very sick of Gillian playing “iconic” roles and also “strong women” roles that are like battleaxes/mean bosses. I pretty much hit my capacity for the “icon” ones with American Gods, and like, I love Gillian! You know? Of course she’s amazing and can play anything but…it felt so silly dressing her up as all these people and making her do an impression of them. Like, why? I just don’t get what the appeal of that is. It’s sort of novel and fun when you first see it but then what is the point? The David Bowie one was neat but like…I still didn’t really get it. I feel like her range could have been so much more awesomely showcased if she’d played TYPES of people on TV (we had a whole discussion about this before one time so if I’m stealing someone’s shit I’m sorry), like a sitcom mom, a Real Housewife type, a news anchor, a soap opera lady, a yelly talk show person…the possibilities are ENDLESS and would allow for some ACTINGGGGGGG. But no, Bryan Fuller loves Gillian so much that he wants to make her dress up like Judy Garland. WHATEVER. Anyway. Tangent. (I love BF but that choice was a miss for me. There are hits and there are misses etc.)

Anyway. So when I heard Thatcher I was like UGGHHH. But maybe it won’t be like that. But all this Gillian worship in the past few years, which is awesome, still sometimes frustrates me because this particular flavor of it feels very remote. I haven’t seen The Spy Who I Forget The Title but that’s an example. She’s like, a scary remote icy boss lady that everyone thinks is hot? OK, thanks for your EXTREMELY SURFACE-LEVEL appreciation of GA based on a time that you watched one (1) episode of XF for 10 minutes at 3 am while you were doing your homework 22 years ago. (ETA: I freely admit also that this is a way of looking at/appreciating Gillian that many people do relate to and that I simply do not.) And all the press for that movie is, omg Gillian is so hot I was nervous to meet her. I thought she would be mean and scary but she was nice. Like she’s this visiting deity. It’s cute that people are so impressed by her and I love that (I have that “keep complimenting my baby” tag for a reason), but after a while it’s like, we get it, Gillian Anderson is a celebrity! The other people in the movie are just people I guess but Gillian Anderson is Gillian Anderson, omg! 

And so I also often feel like people just want to put her into these huge roles like dressing her up like a paperdoll because she’s GILLIAN ANDERSON OMG how awesome would it be to see GILLIAN ANDERSON play [whatever]. Not just for the looks, I mean, also to see what she will do with it because she’s awesome. And I’ve just had ENOUGH of this. It’s not that I want to discourage her from going for these big iconic roles; she had obviously dreamed of playing Blanche for a long time and she worked super hard and did a fantastic job. And now she obviously sees something in the AAE role that speaks to her. She should do the roles she’s interested in and of course she should get credit for being awesome and iconic. But I also kinda felt this way when people were like SHE SHOULD PLAY BOND. I think she would be a great Bond, but it would be all the stuff that is boring to me: an iconic role that everyone can’t wait to give to her, a bunch of action, iciness, steeliness, all that stuff that I feel like people are always foisting on her and that she is so much more than (and more interesting than). This BIGGER THAN LIFE thing that people want her to do because GILLIAN ANDERSON!!! IS AN ICON! 

Sex Ed (which we found out that we also have Peter to thank for! So this is not a “Peter is evil” post, thanks) was so WONDERFULLY refreshing in both these regards and I hope hope hope hope hope G gets more roles like that in the future now that everyone knows that she is A DELIGHT. And she can play a fallible weirdo, and be funny, and wear normal-person clothes and not just a pencil skirt and high heels, and just be a random person that lives in a town with all the other people, and have an emotional arc where she’s unsure of herself and a little foolish, and not just be someone that basically is the silent center of everything and everyone’s afraid of her and she just walks around being amazing and intimidating everyone. She’s good at that! It’s great and fine! But that’s not all she is! And when those are the roles she plays I want to be like, how isolating is that? Maybe she likes it? I don’t know. It’s certainly flattering but to me it feels like an extension of people fangirling over her at a con or something. She shows up, she’s interacting with everyone but she’s on this pedestal. 

So, I don’t think the Thatcher thing will be exactly like that, but it’s another role where she dresses up in period clothes with a big stiff wig and does an impression of a well-known person and (I’m guessing) will be steely and untouchable and a mean boss lady. (And if she’s not that will be another concern, the “humanizing Margaret Thatcher” angle.) And everyone will be like, what an ICONIC ROLE for GILLIAN ANDERSON! So, yeah. It’ll be fun to see how it all comes together and I’ll be curious to see how she looks and how she pulls it off and all that stuff. But it’s not a role where I personally am like omg I can’t wait to see Gillian do such a thing. When am I going to get to see her in a pair of jeans working in a gardening shop with a dog or something? I’m sure she could be ICONIC and AMAZING in that role too. 

Anyway, complain complain. It’s a great role and I’m sure it’ll be good for her career. I’m GLAD everyone loves her and that she’s doing so well! I just hope she keeps getting offered more comedy-type stuff too.

Sorry, I pretty much got off track answering your ask here. Oh, and: OF COURSE she got the role partly because Peter is her boyfriend. I mean, that’s a little eyerolly but you know, it happens. I don’t think it’s like how Tori Spelling said she auditioned for Donna in 90210 in disguise wearing an ugly blouse from JC Penney (to quote a very old SNL sketch) and claimed no one knew she was Aaron Spelling’s daughter. Like, they knew. And I don’t think The Crown auditioned Margaret Thatchers and picked Gillian blindly and then Peter Morgan was like “Whaaaaaat, that’s my girlfriend!” and they were like “WHAT?? I HAD NO IDEA” like, obviously she got it partly because she’s Peter’s girlfriend. Pretending otherwise is silly. But people cast their friends/etc all the time. And it’s not like she’s some shitty actress who doesn’t deserve the role. She certainly DESERVES it, and it’s very much along the lines of stuff that people cast her for all the time. 

Anyway. These are just my opinions based very much on my specific tastes, which Gillian is not required to cater to! She will do great in this role and I hope she gets a ton of kudos and maybe even awards attention for it. I’ll mean to watch her parts of it and then knowing me I won’t get around to it as I never have for Great Expectations, the French movie, the Michael Caine movie, Viceroy’s House, the one where she plays Wallis Simpson…etc. 

[tigreost]

85 Question Tag Game! 💫

Tagged by the cute and wonderful @satur-nya!

Drink: coke and sometimes tea never

Phone call: never, just for quick calls

Text message: friends and my bf

Song you listened to: a lot of things 😂 but last was Nightcore - Solo [lyrics] (the one with dabi on the thumb. Yeah, judge me)

Time you cried: two days ago, due to anxiety and depression

Dated someone twice: yeah, they were rlly persistent

Kissed someone and regretted it: yeah :/

Been cheated on: idk? I hope not lol

Lost someone special: yep

Been depressed: everyday, all the time

Gotten drunk and thrown up: I don’t drink

Favorite colors: oh gosh.. black, gray, red, blue, anything that I find beautiful at the time rlly, like pastels

Made new friends: yeah! I’m so happy for them, they’re already precious to me, my first online friends :3

Fallen out of love: yup

Laughed until you cried: today, watching Mark’s new Try Not To Laugh video

Found out someone was talking about you: have no ideia, I’m too stupid to notice that (but usually my mom)

Met someone who changed you: yup, some

Found out who your friends are: yup, i guess?

Kissed someone on your facebook friends list: my bf 😂 and ex

How many of your facebook friends do you know irl: a lot of them, all from the same school (again, I almost don’t have friend online.. or irl for that matter)

Do you have any pets: yup, a fish-beta (it’s my mother’s but yeah)

Do you want to change your name: just my middle name, since I don’t use it

What did you do for your last birthday: I don’t rlly remember, but I spented it with my bf and eated some burritos

What time did you wake up today: 7:10 am

What were you doing at midnight last night: watching some videos (Mark and Pewds)

What is something you can’t wait for: have my own house, my own art style (and ppl liking it) and earn money (judge me, I know it’s a lot)

What are you listening to right now: music, Nightcore - Now I Don’t Care (judge me again)

Have you ever talked to a person named tom: wtf? Uh unfortunetly (he was very rude), “tom” is not rlly comum here so what with this question?

Something that gets on your nerves: myself, my anxiety, ppl being rude or calling my full name

Most visited website: I have no idea, but it’s between tumblr, twitter and tumblr

Hair color: dark chocolate brown

Long or short hair: shoulder’s lenght (wanna cut it)

Do you have a crush on someone: my bf

What do you like about yourself: my tattoos

Want any piercings?: yeah! I’d love to

Blood type: AB- I think?

Nicknames: irl? Bi or Bia

Relationship status: boyfriendo

Zodiac: Virgo

Pronouns: she/her

Fave tv shows: I have 0 ideas since I don’t watch tv, BUT I guess Scorpion, Castle, Bones and TBBT (judge me and whoever let the tv on)

Tattoos: two! A half-moon on my right wrist and a rose on my left forearm (but I want more)

Right or left handed: right handed

Ever had surgery: kinda? When I had a bicycle accident years ago they kinda had to cut some skin and muscle (not much muscle just the wasted part) bc it burned thanks to the iron, so I guess a plastic surgery (bc it got burned ?)

Piercings: none, but I wanna

Sport: volleyball and basketball, but I’m rlly lazy and sedentary

Vacation: Canada! But rlly anywhere pretty and interesting

Trainers: what?

Eating: soon pizza, but now a Brazilian candy called “doce de leite” (I guess it’s condensed milk, but idk), the crunchy type

Drinking: water

I’m about to watch: videos (yeah, Mark/Pewds/Jack again), if there’s nothing new, bnha -edit, changed my mind, I’ll watch @queenofliz4rds art stream

Waiting for: finish writing this to come back drawing lmao

Want: sleep, draw and my pizza

Get married: I don’t really mind to these things, but meh, whatever

Career: animator (pls hire me)

Hugs or kisses: both

Lips or eyes: both

Shorter or taller: I don’t rlly care, but usually taller (bc I’m tall)

Older or younger: I don’t care about it, my bf is a year younger (I usually liked older, but I don’t caaare)

Nice arms or stomach: both, but I’m weak for nice arms (big arms)

Hookup or relationship: relationship

Troublemaker or hesitant: both

Kissed a stranger: never

Drunk hard liquor: I don’t drink

Lost glasses: Sometimes, especially if they fall, I’m too tall, I don’t see them! But usually bc they fall from where I put them

Turned someone down: in which way? Relationship? yeah. Mood? all the time

Sex on first date: never did, but don’t I judge who does

Broken someone’s heart: yeah..

Had your heart broken: yup.. (not only on relationships)

Been arrested: never lol

Cried when someone died: yep

Fallen for a friend: yup

Yourself: I am a mess and weird/awkward, idk how ppl endure me, pleasure

Miracles: idk, don’t rlly believe in it, but if it happened I’m the type of person that don’t notice it

Love at first sight: idk, never happened with me (both sides of it)

Santa Claus: he’s red

Kiss on a first date: yeah, my bf, but it was planned. Before that, nop

Angels: of death?

Best friend’s name: hm, I don’t rlly have close friends, but I guess Kai (and maybe Stef/Luiza— but then again, idk if they agree with me, so)

Eye color: dark brown, almost black

Favortie Movie: I love a bunch of movies (come talk to me, gimme movies to watch)

Favorite actors: I’m bad with names, so I’ll say Kermit

My first tag! Nice

I will tag @kaijuchrys and @mr--socks. Only two ppl bc idk much ppl (come talk to me).

[cherryskies13]

Tagged by @sirius-blacks-wife 💕

Rules: Answer these 85 statements about yourself, then tag 20 people

Honestly whoever wants to do this can do it

last

1. drink - WOter

2. phone call - @percy-james

3. text message - also @percy-james

4. song you listened to - Sick of Losing Soulmates- dodie

5. time you cried - legit today

ever

6. dated someone twice? - yEAh and we’re not gonna talk abt it bc he cheated on me both times and he was a jerk

7. kissed someone and regretted it - y e ah

8. been cheated on - 3 times :)

9. lost someone special - yeP

10. been depressed - is this even a question

11. gotten drunk and thrown up - not both at the same time

fave colours

12. Lilac

13. Really light pink

14. Pastel blue

in the last year have you…

15. made new friends - yes :D I love all my frens

16. fallen out of love - nOpe

17. laughed until you cried - YE A H actually, last time I did was when I first watched Pop Team Epic

18. found out someone was talking about you - y eAh

19. met someone who changed you - definitely

20. found out who your friends are - uhhhhhhh wha t

21. kissed someone on your facebook friends list - that’s gonna be a no

general

22. how many of your facebook friends do you know irl - no Facebook here

23. do you have any pets - YES I LOVE ALL MY CHILDREN

24. do you want to change your name - legally

25. what did you do for your last birthday - made myself a birthday cake and cried for like half an hour

26. what time did you wake up today - 9 I think

27. what were you doing at midnight last night - sleeping

28. what is something you can’t wait for - time skip into moving to Germany

30. what are you listening to right now - a live lo-fi station on YouTube

31. have you ever talked to a person named tom - I don’t even know

32. something that getting on your nerves - I haven’t been able to find a job to save my life and it’s stressing me out

33. most visited website - tumblr dot com

34. hair colour - like a dark honey brown of sorts

35. long or short hair - shortish

36. do you have a crush on someone - WHELP SECRET OUT I HAVE THE BIGGEST CRUSH ON @percy-james

37. what do you like about yourself - literally nothing, I hate everything about myself

38. want any piercings? - no idea

39. blood type - some rare one, I don’t remember

40. nicknames - I give nicknames, I don’t really get them

41. relationship status - Snatched af

42. zodiac - Pisces

43. pronouns - he/him

44. fave tv shows - Atm? B99 and SVTFOE

45. tattoos - I want micro tattoos

46. right or left handed - ambidextrous

47. ever had surgery - yEah Bo i

48. piercings - none at all

49. sport - hockey

50. vacation - wanna go see my bf, also really wanna go to Stirling Scotland

51. trainers - like tennis shoes? I have a pair

more general

52. eating - my fav food is tempura. If anyone ever wants to give me money so I can go eat tempura, dm me I’ll give you my PayPal

53. drinking - I’m very badly addicted to coffee

54. i’m about to watch - I gotta catch up on SU

55. waiting for - the sweet release of death™️

56. want - to see my friends happy

57. get married - yes pls

58. career - I wanna be a vet tech

which is better

59. hugs or kisses - HUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSH

60. lips or eyes - eyes def

61. shorter or taller - idc how tall you are my dood

62. older or younger - are we talking dating wise bc don’t do anything illegal, if you’re 26 and you’re dating an 18 year old you’re disgusting please leave my blog and rethink your life choices anyways off topic but you get my point

63. nice arms or stomach - waaaaa all stomachs and arms are nice

64. hookup or relationship - relationship

65. troublemaker or hesitant - I’m the most hesitant person

have you ever

66. kissed a stranger - not that I can remember

67. drank hard liquor - yE ah

68. lost glasses - thank god I haven’t

69. turned someone down - yeah

70. sex on first date - asexual my dudes

71. broken someone’s heart - yeah

72. had your heart broken - y e ah

73. been arrested - nOPE BUT I DID GET TO RIDE IN THE FRONT SEAT OF A COP CAR AT 2AM ONCE ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO

74. cried when someone died - I cry everyday but yeah

75. fallen for a friend - Um excuse me, but I am dating my bff

do you believe in

76. yourself - NOPE

77. miracles - I’d like to

78. love at first sight - not really

79. santa claus - YE AH B OI

80. kiss on a first date - Depends

81. angels - I do now

other

82. best friend’s name - WELL A C T U A L L Y I HAVE SO MANY FRIENDS THERES NO WAY I CAN LIST THEM ALL ON HERE HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHHAHA im actually so lonely it’s depressing

83. eye colour - dark brown, technically hazel

84. fave movie - Sing Street and Perks of Being a Wallflower

85. fave actor - Either Ezra or Gal, don’t make me choose

[hokagegf]

i was tagged by the lovely isabel ( @lovemeter )

Rules: Answer these 85 statements about yourself, then tag 20 people.

last

1. drink - water

2. phone call - my bf’s sister

3. text message - an old friend

4. song you listened to - keep me by khalid

5. time you cried - sometime this week i don’t remember when

6. dated someone twice? - yes

7. kissed someone and regretted it - yes

8. been cheated on - no

9. lost someone special - yes

10. been depressed - yes

11. gotten drunk and thrown up - no thank god

fave colours

12. royal blue

13. golden yellow

14. persian violet

in the last year have you…

15. made new friends - kinda?

16. fallen out of love - nope

17. laughed until you cried - yes all the time with my sister

18. found out someone was talking about you - no

19. met someone who changed you - yes

20. found out who your friends are - maybe

21. kissed someone on your facebook friends list - ew lord no facebook

general

22. how many of your facebook friends do you know irl - i knew them all at one point but most of them are back up in Chicago

23. do you have any pets - yes! 3 cats

24. do you want to change your name - possibly

25. what did you do for your last birthday - nothing

26. what time did you wake up today - around 9:27am

27. what were you doing at midnight last night - getting loopy with my sleep meds

28. what is something you cant wait for - to move

30. what are you listening to right now - nothing

31. have you ever talked to a person named tom - lol no

32. something thats getting on your nerves - fake people

33. most visited website - this ugly site & netflix

34. hair color - dark brown

35. long or short hair - short as shit

36. do you have a crush on someone - nah

37. what do you like about yourself - my butt

38. want any piercings? - nah

39. blood type - o negative

40. nicknames - ‘liv’ but i dont like that one cuz its too feminine

41. relationship status - taken

42. zodiac - aquarius

43. pronouns - any but preferably he/him

44. fave tv shows - Naruto & masterchef & how to get away with murder & the get down

45. tattoos - not yet but i want to get some after my bday

46. right or left handed - right handed

47. ever had surgery - yes, on my mouth

48. piercings - only the basic for earrings & my septum

49. sport - lol no

50. vacation - back to Chicago?

51. trainers - u mean shoes?? then my converses

more general

52. eating - nothing atm

53. drinking - water

54. im about to watch - nothing

55. waiting for - my boyfriend to stop being salty

56. want - money

57. get married - yes please

58. career - something in art

which is better

59. hugs or kisses - hugs bc its like you’re surrounded with love

60. lips or eyes - both

61. shorter or taller - doesn’t matter

62. older or younger -relatively the same age as me but not younger

63. nice arms or stomach - stomach

64. hookup or relationship - relationship

65. troublemaker or hesitant - hesitant

have you ever

66. kissed a stranger - no

67. drank hard liquor - no

68. lost glasses - YES

69. turned someone down - yes

70. sex on first date - no lol

71. broken someones heart - i think so

72. had your heart broken - yes

73. been arrested - yes

74. cried when someone died - yes

75. fallen for a friend - yeah

do you believe in

76. yourself - sometimes

77. miracles - yes

78. love at first sight - no

79. santa clause - when i was a kid

80. kiss on a first date - no

81. angels - yes

other

82. best friend’s name - kyim but we haven’t talked in awhile

83. eye colour - aqua??

84. fave movie - the dark knight & matrix & goonies & moonlight & a shit ton more

85. fave actor - i have no idea

I tag whoever wants to do this just say i tagged you!! 💝

[w3rewolf-th3rewolf]

Meme!!!

Rules: Answer these 92 statements and tag 20 people.

LAST

Drink: water (I have two 2-liter bottles in my bed)

Phone call: voicemail

Text message: a reminder that I had a voicemail

Song you listened to: Unite Synchronization

Time you cried: I don’t remember

HAVE YOU

Dated someone twice: nope!  (I’ve only dated one person once)

Kissed someone and regretted it: yep (just because they weren’t very good at it)

Been cheated on: nope

Lost someone special: yep

Been depressed: I’m on meds for it...

Gotten drunk and thrown up: yep, but I was sick at the time

Made new friends: yes

Fallen out of love: yep

Laughed until you cried: hell yes!

Found out someone was talking about you: probably, i don’t remember

Met someone who changed you: yep

Found out who your friends are: yep

Kissed someone from your Facebook list: I’m pretty sure I’m fb friends with a lot of people I’ve kissed.

Kissed a stranger: not yet ;)

Drank hard liquor: yep!  

Lost glasses/contact lenses: yes :(

Turned someone down: yeah (they fetishized me)

Sex on the first date: nope

Broken someone’s heart: not that I know of...

Had your heart broken: not really.

Been arrested: nope

Cried when someone died: yes

Fallen for a friend: yes

Kissed on the first date: My ex-bf was one of my best friends before we got together, so...yeah?

GENERAL

List 3 favorite colors: seafoam green, periwinkle blue, black

How many Facebook friends do you know in real life: I know most of them irl...

Do you have any pets: A floof monster kitty named Harley Quinn, and two gerbils, Tim and Brian.

Do you want to change your name: I’ve considered it, but my name is 13 letters long, beginning and ending with the 13th letter of the alphabet.

What time did you wake up: 12:02

What were you watching at midnight last night: Saw III

Name something you can’t wait for: the Emoji Movie to come out so that people will actually see that it’s a cute movie.

When was the last time you saw your mom: June, when my parents came up to visit.

What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: I would love to not be tired all the time.

What are you listening to right now: The air conditioner.

Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: Many.

Something that is getting on your nerves right now: having so many things to do and absolutely zero motivation to do them.

Most visited website: gmail/youtube

Mole/s: got one on my face...

Mark/s: a birthmark on my foot, and another on my shin.

Childhood dream: being a physics professor

Do you have a crush on someone: Probably...idk

What do you like about yourself: I’m still alive...so that’s a plus.

Piercings: 7 in my ears...

Blood type: IDK, but it clots WAY TOO EASILY (so when I try to give blood it clogs up the needle)

Nickname: I don’t think I really have one?  I used to have Spark, Sparky, and Marebear.

Relationship status: Single AF

Zodiac: pisces

Pronouns: they/them

Favorite TV show: I don’t think I have ‘a favorite’ but I’m partial to British Historical Murder Mysteries

Tattoos: not yet ;)

Right or left hand: right

Surgery: none

Hair dyed in different color: currently purple streak

Sport: is sleeping a sport?

Vacation: I really want to hit every continent at least twice...but I really loved wales.

Pair of trainers: yep, one that I drew comic book characters on, and a pair of black high-tops.

Current and all-time best friend: my bff Erica, who I became friends with in 5th grade and I’m going to be her maid of honor next summer

Eye color: central heterochromia

Favorite movie: too many to list, but we will go with the two basics, Avengers, and Arsenic and Old Lace

WHICH IS BETTER?

Hugs or kisses: it all depends on the situation

Lips or eyes: eyes

Shorter or taller: yes.

Nice arms or stomach: I have no idea how to answer this...

Sensitive or loud: sensitive

Hook up or relationship: relationship

Troublemaker or hesitant: hesitant

DO YOU BELIEVE IN

Yourself: nope

Miracles: mathematically, yes.

Love at first sight: nope

Santa Claus: historically, yes.  (but don’t tell my parents.  If I want presents, I still have to believe)

Tagging: WHOEVER WANTS TO DO IT!!!  If you want to do it, please tag me in it, I would love to read your responses.  (also, if you don’t want to answer some of the questions, that’s totally chill :D )

[jaderpt]

—☆ so i’m finally making a list plots i’d like to do. i’ll also state a couple quick facts about myself to kinda,,, help with the plotting process! All of that will be under the cut and if you’d like to plot and if you’re down for anything I mentioned just like this or message me as usual!

—♡ FACTS ABOUT ME

my name is bia!

i’m 16 years old and i prefer she/her pronouns.

i’m fine with rping over anything but my replies are quicker and better if we rp over kik. 

if you’d like one of my writing samples, here’s a link to one of my char blogs. 

i prefer playing males but i’m fine with playing females and nonbinary characters as well!

if we plot i can assure hcs, playlists, moodboards, ask memes, etc. etc will be included.

i prefer playing OCs.

i’m not a big fan of using gifs but ,, by all means, use them!

i’ve got a ton of things i won’t rp but theyre typical things so i feel no need to say them.

if you’ve got a kik, imessage, or twitter, it’ll probably be easier for me to answer you quicker.

now on to plots i’d like!

—☆ WANTED PLOTS*

 *they’re mainly copied from other posts so creds to the original plot writers! but some will be really short and not detailed but that’s because if one of the short ones seem interesting i’d like to plot it out w/ whoever is interested.

Muse A is a famous celebrity and Muse B is just a fan. Muse A has gone public with their Snapchat profile meaning anyone can add them. Muse B adds Muse A, and accidentally sends Muse A a snap that was meant for a friend.  Instead of ignoring the snap sent from Muse B sent them, Muse A replies back because they find the other attractive. Thus, creating a relationship though Snapchat - which would soon translate to texting, calling, skyping all that kind of stuff.

a plot where muse a and muse b happen to be neighbors and one night muse a cooks all a perfect meal that took them like 4 hours and they arranged the table all nice and stuff and there’s wine for the occasion and they end up getting stood up by their date or boyfriend and meanwhile muse b is like out of toilet paper or something so they knock on muse a’s door and notice they’re upset and they notice untouched food on the table so she like come inside and sit at the table and just start digging in and muse a doesn’t even care they are just like whatever but basically it becomes a regular occasion and muse b always comes over with a bottle of wine and muse a cooks and this weird casual relationship of some sort blossoms except they aren’t labeling it as dating idk i kinda want this

  plot where MUSE A has just had her heart ripped apart by her boyfriend of eight years, who has not only cheated on her but left her for the other woman. devastated, she is forced to move back home with her family and rebuild the fragments of her life she’s been left with. one day whilst walking around town, she bumps into MUSE B, someone who was in the year above her at school and went out with tons of girls. they weren’t really friends but they used to have a little thing for each other. basically he wants to catch up with her and go out for some lunch and he’s instantly captivated by her like wow, how could this guy have let her go?? but yeah MUSE B has to slowly pick up the pieces of MUSE A bc she’s still completely hung up and in love with her ex. like she’s such a fragile little thing that is now riddled with trust issues and needs protecting and he is just raring to jump in and be with her but he has to wait for once his life and yes. PLEASE.

ok… so… m and f are both celebs. m is very cocky and a big ladies’ man who loves to sleep around and party and all that. f is a little pop star who keeps to herself and never creates drama and is well-liked by the public. m and f meet at an event one night. all m can think about afterward is f and how cool and different she is, while f never wants to see m again after living up to his reputation for being a bit of a jerk. SO m starts to do everything in his power to make f like him… and f starts to like him but in the most pure way possible ?? and they get along so well and genuinely have fun?? like she’ll call him when he’s going to be interviewed on tv and make him watch it over the phone with her ?? and m will text f “I’m coming over and I’m bringing you flowers” and f will say “… I want ice cream AND flowers” and she’s not being a snob she’s just being adorable ?? and m will do anything for her ? but f is still fearful of his rep? but m will still drop everything to just come over and cuddle with f? and just angst and fluff and !!!

i really want a plot where this totally sweet girl is dating this total ass and he prob cheats on her all the time and is so shitty to her but she stays because she’s sweet and caring and he’s all she’s ever known and they used to be so in love but anyways he’s totally one of those guys who brings around his douche friends and they sit on the couch and talk about chicks and drugs and partying and she is supposed 2 be the regular house wife gf who brings them food and sits next to him when they watch movies so he can flaunt her and just be /: a dick /: ANYWAYS his fellow douche friend starts to slowly be like god this guy is so awful to her and he starts following her out of the room instead of staying to high five his friend for cheating on her w some club girl and idk he just generally starts hanging out with her more while her bf and his other friends hang out in the basement or some shit and they’ll like sit on the porch while he smokes and they just talk or he’ll help her make food or ANYTHING and it can go so many cute ways tbh like ? he could be listening to the friend brag about sleeping around one day or see him being shitty to her like yelling at her for nothing ro smth and just be like DAMN I’VE HAD ENOUGH and finally break and yell at his friend and fight for her and accidently admit that he thinks she’s totally amazing and he’d cherish her sm or he could kiss her one night while they’re talking and they could start sneaking around behind the friends back or anything so ! 

i really, really want a plot where muse a is a naive, sweet, romantic, whimsical little thing with a whole lot of optimism and sunshine in their veins and muse b is the complete opposite; a total player who has someone new in their bed every weekend and hates responsibilities and just spends a lot of their time fucking around. somehow these two have been friends for a while, despite their differing personalities, and one day muse a ends up having to move out of their apartment due to a fire or an infestation or something and muse b is the one who offers to put them up for the time being. it’s all well and good except muse a has terrible nightmares constantly and one night muse b is sick and tired of it (and deep down a little concerned) so gets into bed with muse a until they stop crying and shaking and fall asleep in muse b’s arms instead. cue awkward muses sleeping in the same bed every night and it actually helping muse a a lot with the nightmares, and lots of cuddling and feelings ensue. muse b, being the player they are, are terrified of the idea of liking someone but muse a is pretty much already head over heels and ANGST !!

an au where our muses are roommates and they can barely come up with enough money to make the rent every month so one of them suggests they make a sex tape and sell it to a website and the other muse is totally not into it until they get a foreclosure notice and when they finally agree to it it’s such a big hit that they keep making more and more

OK BUT CONSIDER THIS !! the landlord accidentally rented out the same apartment to the us and now we have to share?? bonus points if they already know/hate eachother bonus BONUS points if they rage an all out war to see who can get the other to move out first.

muse a and muse b had always been the ideal couple. they were always happy and enjoyed each others company until muse b ended up going into a slump. muse b went through a very tragic incident ( up to the player!!! ). muse b didn’t want to do anything besides staying home alone, watching old reruns of cartoons, smoking marijuana, and eating unhealthy foods. muse a realizes that they’re hurt and upset but is deeply saddened by their life choices and tries their best to get muse b back to their old self. muse b is tired of all of the “nagging” from muse a and needs constant reassurance of muse a’s love for them. muse a is stuck in a constant cycle of wanting to end the relationship and wanting to better muse b.

gimme a plot where … basically, muse a is this corrupted soul, always drinking too much, getting too high, they can barely function and muse b is basically their saving grace, always coming through in the middle of the night after a drunken phone call asking for a ride home. and muse b only does this because they’re a good person at heart, but they can’t deny that muse a’s actions actually disgusts them. but they’ve known each other for too long and muse b always promised they’d never let muse a down, because they know they’re the only thing that’s STABLE in their life. and this has become their routine, muse a texting/calling muse b when something goes wrong and muse b coming around to rescue them. there’s not much to their friendship beside that, these days, because muse a doesn’t really acknowledge them otherwise. and muse b just settles with the fact that they’re being used, but they can’t bear to leave muse a alone, knowing that they probably wouldn’t survive without them … but then ONE NIGHT, when muse b is carrying muse a into bed, tucking them in like they usually do and they’re about ready to say goodnight until muse a, who is completely out of their mind intoxicated, mumbles something barely audible that sounds a lot like ‘i love you.’ muse b thinks to brush it off, until muse a continues professing all these FEELINGS like ‘i really fucking love you, please, don’t leave me tonight’ and muse b is just STUCK. because muse a is so bad for them but muse b is the only good thing in their life … so they stay.

muse a always struggled with staying home and not getting into trouble. they were always out partying and getting high and being completely reckless (maybe bc of some emotional/at home issues??? idk maybe not it up to whoever plays them.). muse a has a cocaine addiction and its very serious, they also have a tendency to hook up with random people. in comes muse b who is the exact opposite. the two meet and begin dating (lots of interpretation here bc i wanna figure this part out with whoever i do it with.). their relationship is pretty toxic between muse a’s drug addiction and constant hookups even though muse a’s feelings for b are very real. muse b realizes the relationship is unhealthy and feels as if muse a is more in love with their drugs than they are with them.

muse a and muse b have always been best friends and definitely had hidden feelings for each other. now those feelings have to be hidden away as muse a has been arranged to marry muse c. muse c is manipulative and is too emotional for their own good. muse a isn’t in love with muse c and most likely never will. muse b is of course jealous and has plotted out a plan to get muse a out of the arranged marriage. it’s the day of the marriage and muse c is standing at the altar while muse a is conversing with muse b in the back. muse b slides muse a a copy of the plan and heads outside awaiting muse a. muse a and b end up driving away in muse b’s car with just the money they have and end up staying in different cities. (think of roadtrip stuff ??) 

Muse A and B were best friends. They snuck into places late at night, got high, sat on roofs, and were generally reckless together. Their relationship was purely platonic and nothing more until something happened. Muse A experienced a major tragedy (idk what it is its up to whoever plays them!!!) which causes Muse A to lash out and explode on Muse B the argument gets intense and there are definitely words that they regret saying. The two end their friendship and muse b goes away to a foreign country to do their studies because of their parents. After being away Muse A realizes their mistakes and realizes a bit more. They realize maybe what they felt for muse b wasn’t platonic and they had to do something. Muse a cant help but text muse b with an ‘I love you’ and then they wait. 

muse a was always everyone’s personal ray of sunshine, making everyone’s day instantly. then somehow muse a met muse b who was the exact opposite and they instantly hit it off. muse b was the towns drug dealer, always doing drugs and generally not a good influence on anyone but somehow muse a and muse b started dating. muse b taught muse a everything they knew. from muse a’s first time to muse a learning how to roll a blunt, muse b was the one who taught them that. muse a turned into an almost exact copy of muse b. muse a gained confidence, turned to drugs, hung out at parties, and became gloomy instead of that sunshine everyone knew. everything was good until muse b started cheating on muse a. muse a had a soft spot for muse b and would practically do anything for b. muse a on the other hand knew it wasn’t right and tried to leave countless times but each time muse b would never let go of muse a and fill them up with words that sounded nice and appeared to be an apology but the problem was, muse b never meant them.  the problem is, when muse a gets caught up in muse b’s drug business will muse b continue to not care about them and let muse a get in trouble or will muse b snag muse a so they can skip town and maybe rekindle what they had?

idk about you but i’m a sucker for the we just had sex and it’s the morning after and i woke up to an empty bed and how could i be so stupid of course you left me alone but wait you’re in my kitchen cooking me breakfast and i’m so relieved trope

muse a and b are both college students. muse a was the top of their class, getting straight a’s, and taking almost all ap classes; they didn’t have anything to complain about. then one day something tragic happened ( death of a loved one ?? accident of some kind ?? idk its up to whoever plays them ) and muse a completely changed. their grades plummeted and they quickly fell into a pit of sadness, consuming themselves into their art and writing. all around muse a’s dorm hung unfinished and finished painting and crumpled up pieces of creative writing. word quickly got around about muse a’s current situation and there was a lot of talk going around. then in comes muse b. they didn’t care about school, smoked weed, partied, did drugs and lived life to the ‘fullest’. muse b had never talked to muse a in their life, but they weren’t a fool and new better than to talk about them behind their back and not try to do something. muse b tried to talk to muse a through trying to get paired up in various projects. the two started talking and created an inevitable bond. it was almost impossible to say that they weren’t in love. muse b quickly found interest in muse a’s art and writing and they found out they share the same feelings about wanting to leave the town they live in. muse b suggested getting away and muse a agreed, not caring where they went as long as they were together, which brought up many questions. where would they go? would they go? how would their new life turn out? 

i need a famous ship where they’re both insanely busy with album recordings & red carpets & tours & they’re trying to make this whole long distance relationship work but with the time differences & going months without seeing each other it’s difficult, not to mention all the rumors & shit. but then there’s all the cute things like showing up on tour to surprise each other & going to award shows together & just finally seeing each other again after going so long with only facetime dates, missed calls, & late night texts to get them by. honestly idek where i’m going with this i just know that i really want it ??? but like this or message me & we can figure everything out k cool

aight but how about a plot that’s like “i met a boy that’s super rich so i’m gonna start dating him just so he can buy me nice things. im gonna play with his heart and flirt with his rich friends behind his back. whoops he’s actually nice and he really likes me. i might like him back.  what do you mean you found out i was just using you for your money?? come back i think i feel in love with you”

i’m going to bed soon probably but give me a long distance plot where muse a is famous as fuck and creates a fake fan account on twitter/tumblr to feel kinda closer to fans and it’s all good and no one really knows it’s him and it’s all good and he’s getting to know what fans want from him but then enters muse b, who’s so completely in love with muse a and his music. the two begin to talk and they become friends and soon they’re texting constantly and she tells him everything and fangirls about her idol to him and they’ve both caught feelings really badly. so one day muse b gets a little scared that she’s being catfished so she asks muse a to video call her. out of fear of losing her, he agrees and, surprise bitch, it’s her fucking idol.

*please remember most of the plots don’t belong to me and came from various posts in my plot tag.

—♡ if you read all of this and still want to plot! please don’t hesitate to like this or message me!

[softpeachmlm]

an ask thing that im just gonna fill out

(this came from @mlma0)

gay ask game for gays only

1. describe your idea of a perfect date breakfast foods, going to see animals (zoo/shelter/aquarium), hand holding, lots of laughter 2. whats your “type” i like boys with curly hair who are a lil bit thicker? and um not white guys (too much trauma sorry boys) 3. do you want kids? nah. 4. if you do, will you adopt or use some other form of child birth? i’ll adopt a dog 5. describe the cutest date you’ve ever been on i went on a walk w my ex bf through a lil forested area, we ice skated in our sneakers along a frozen pond, and we went to a pet store to look at the fish 6. describe your experience having sex for the first time (were you nervous? or was it easy peasy?) still a virgin aye (i mean i’ve given head a bunch and that was ok but i dont consider it sex for me personally) 7. are you a morning time gay or night time gay? night time gay 8. opinion on nap dates? so great, 10/10, A+ 9. opinion on brown eyes? actually my favorite eye color! 10. dog gay or cat gay? dog gay 11. would you ever date someone who owned rodents or reptiles? ya! i actually really want a snake so that’d be cool. i just can’t with bunnies, i have a phobia of those guys 12. whats a turn off you look for before you start officially dating someone if theyve cheated before, if they smell not desirable to me, and if theyre rude to wait staff 13. what is a misconception you had about lgb people before you realized you were one? i didnt really understand binary genders, and then i distinguished gender expression from gender identity and found out i was just a feminine trans man 14. what is a piece of advice you would give to your younger self what you believe about yourself is real. you’re not making it up in your head. 15. (if attracted to more than one gender) do you have different “types” for different genders? i do, actually! i’ve dated mostly guys and they all fit the type mentioned in question 2. i’ve been w nonbinary afab people, some of who identified as female when i was with them, and most of them were v petite and had small cute smiles 16. who is an ex you regret? the abusive one :-) tbh i dont even mention him when i talk about dating people for the most part 17. night club gay or cafe gay? cafe gay 18. who is one person you would “go straight” for cant apply to me, im pansexual 19. video game gay, book gay, or movie gay? movie gay 20. favourite gay ship (canon or not) um um um all my ships are gay i cant pick a favorite 21. favourite gay youtuber mileschronicles!! i’ve been watching him for several years and he’s great 22. have you ever unknowingly asked out a straight person? nope, im pretty good at picking up on The Gay Auras™ and i avoid straights as much as possible 23. have you ever been in love? ye 24. have you ever been heartbroken? yea 25. how do you determine if you want to be them or be with someone if i want to be them, i’ll spend more time focusing on their social media. if i want to be with them, i tend to day dream a lot about hanging out with them 26. favourite lgb musician/band dont have one 27. what is a piece of advice you have for young / baby gays stay safe and take care of yourself- your mind, body, and soul. 28. are you out? if so how did you come out i am out ! i come out on a daily basis to people because im still misgendered ! and i’ve come out many times in the past so i’m not really sure when the first time i came out was. 29. what is the most uncomfortable / strange coming out experience you have theres lots of shitty reactions i had but,,, a funny one i get a lot is “what does that even mean” 30. what is a piece of advice for people who may not be in a safe place to express their sexuality dont feel pressured to come out- above everything is your safety. you’re doing good, lovebug. keep your head above water i tag whoever wants to do this!! thanks @mlma0 for this great ask game