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I find Caleb's 'omega envy' really interesting. Is he aware that he has it? And does he know that he's envying a designation that is oppressed? I can't help but feel like it's similar to privileged white people who are jealous of minorities because they've never actually experience what being a member of that minority group actually entails.
Like if Caleb was actually an omega, I highly doubt he'd have the same amount of bodily autonomy or a respectable job he enjoys. To me Caleb comes across as someone who is lacking the self awareness to acknowledge the privileges he has and how fortunate he is to have been born a beta in a society that treats alphas and betas better than omegas.
Idk if I'm making any sense with this but even the way he treats Efnisien. It's like Caleb is completely unaware that Efnisien as an omega is the unfortunate one here, not Caleb.
Whewz sorry for the rant.
Hi anon!
I feel like you might be new to omegaverse. Generally speaking, and very broadly across every omegaverse story, the alpha/beta/omega designations are considered gender designations. They're often called 'secondary genders.' And by and large, for over 20 years, they are considered either tropey or subversive explorations of gender, what makes gender and transness. (Sometimes it's just an excuse for knotting though, let's be real).
It's possible you've only read Underline the Red and not Underline the Black because omegaverse is also defined as a gender in Underline the Black here:
"It's the appendix [rutting] of the secondary genders."
In that sense, Faber's (I think you mean Faber, and not Caleb) omega envy is a gender comparison, or a trans metaphor, and not a race metaphor (especially since races do exist in the Hillview universe, and omega/beta/alpha designations aren't considered ethnicities, because people of all races can be these secondary gender designations and experience what Faber's experiencing too.)
The comparison that's more apt therefore is when someone who is AMAB knows/feels that they are a woman. Women are generally oppressed and live in misogynistic societies, and trans women do sometimes get challenged along the axis of 'why would you want to be a woman' (they don't have a choice, is the thing, they're trans) or 'how can you be a woman when you can never understand our oppression' (a giant TERF red flag, and absolutely concern trolling, because trans women are some of the most oppressed people in the world).
Like if Caleb [Faber]* was actually an omega, I highly doubt he'd have the same amount of bodily autonomy or a respectable job he enjoys.
He wouldn't. He knows that. He's definitely aware that he has omega envy, and he's ashamed of it actually for the reasons you're pointing out (though along a gender axis, and not a race one). Underline the Red only has two chapters up on AO3 and it's very early days re: what we know about Faber's deeper thoughts regarding this issue. But he knows better than most how many omegas get treated because he works at Hillview.
To me Caleb [Faber] comes across as someone who is lacking the self awareness to acknowledge the privileges he has and how fortunate he is to have been born a beta in a society that treats alphas and betas better than omegas.
This just isn't how being trans works.
A trans woman can't go 'well I'm going to remind myself of all the privileges I've had being raised as a man so I'll go back to feeling grateful for being a man (even though I'm a woman and very few people respect that.)' I mean they can do this, but it's not exactly a very gender affirming thing to do, y'know?
It's like when people say that nonbinary folks who are "assigned gender passing" (i.e. they appear to be the gender that they were assigned at birth) have 'privilege' over nonbinary people that aren't. That's somewhat true in specific situations, but what it actually means is the 24/7 experience of having your gender constantly disrespected, and living in a world where affirmation almost never exists except among a very closed knit group of people. So yes, there's some privilege in some settings, but in the day-to-day, there's also a great amount of ongoing oppression that continues.
Also, as a trans person, I know I'm writing a trans metaphor, because I'm using a trope system (omegaverse) that is famously used to explore gender, and because I literally called it a gender system in my story, which is how you know it's about gender, and not race.
Within the Hillview and omegaverse universes, people of colour can experience this, it's not exclusive to white people. It doesn't belong to white people. It's about gender, which happens to everyone.
Idk if I'm making any sense with this but even the way he treats Efnisien. It's like Caleb [Faber] is completely unaware that Efnisien as an omega is the unfortunate one here, not Caleb [Faber].
I don't think... you've read this story all the way through? Or have only read the first few chapters before stopping. So I'll be clear even though it might be a spoiler for you, anon, Efnisien isn't an omega. He's an alpha. Efnisien is unfortunate because he's suffered a lifetime of abuse and medical experimentation, and for many other reasons, not least that he still experiences some omega oppression (along with transphobia), but Efnisien's not an omega.
*Edit to quotes added for clarity.
#asks and answers#underline the rainbow#underline the black#underline the red#faber castle#like you can continue to personally make it about race anon#but just be wary because some of your arguments come dangerously close to being#outright transphobic#so if you hear from the author that the story's about gender#and the story says it's about gender#and the term 'omega envy' literally parallels the term#'gender envy' or 'penis envy' etc. or other *gendered terms*#and the trope is famously about gender#your arguments start to parrot TERF arguments that invalidate trans people#especially trans women#and i won't tolerate that here#like i'll answer this ask because i just don't think you've read omegaverse before#and i don't think you've read all of underline the black#and are clearly missing some information about efnisien being an alpha in UtB#but now that you know#you know
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Anyone involved in or supporting the far-right riots currently going on in this country are not welcome on this blog. I think it's disgusting and I'm not going to argue with you because you're wrong.
On another note, I'm glad to see the people turning up to help clean up and counter the violence. It never should have happened in the first place, the fact it is ongoing is absolutely disgraceful, but it's relieving to see that not everyone in the local area is so willing to be taken in by far-right thugs.
Stay safe everyone <3
#I know I don't usually post this but the last couple of weeks have been a lot#there's been a few more local riots and threats of one in my local town so#I just want to make it clear that it won't be tolerated here#uk politics#england#not disability related#tw violence mention
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Prefacing that, again time zones, I've only been able to glean the latest CR episode and that I do not agree with their in-character opinions on the gods, I'd like to remind fans to try and not get super ugly about their criticism of Ashton Greymoore.
I'll be the first to throw my hands up and say they're among my favourite C3 characters so there may be bias, but I've been getting flashes of the Shard Incident from reactions towards their recent and vocal disdain for the gods. Disagree with them all you want, Taliesin knows that the gods can't simply leave since they're the one who said that the Wildmother would die if she left, but understand that it's a character flaw and if you recall the hardships of their backstory, the unanswered prayers, and that their only exchanges with the gods have required them to do something or, with the Dawnfather Angel, have been met with cold disregard, it's understandable how they got to feeling that way. Ashton has lived alone and been told they don't matter for a lot of their life; no gods, no family, no nurturing presence to guide them, they've been abandoned, used, and - with additional influence by the Dominox accusing them of wanting FCG to die - are currently between blaming themselves and the Changebringer for their closest friend's death.
Make no mistake Ashton is wrong, I think the self-confessed hypocrite with also self-confessed poor morality knows that deep down, or at least knows that they're not the kind of person who should be in charge. Vassalheim is a difficult place for a titan vessel to be in so it is unsure what they will do from here; perhaps investigate the Earth Titan? Commune with the Emperor and Empress? Or maybe be brought to the gods and be able to vent or reconcile with them (and maybe get some closure with FCG, speak with his spirit as like a mediator between the Hells and the Gods)? But it feels like Taliesin is being vocal for a reason, and it's either to invite Matt to challenge it (I've said in other comments but I would love if Ashton found some comfort, not worship or a pact but maybe just a dialogue, in the Everlight: a goddess of healing, temperance and redemption - all of which would help Ashton mentally - as unlikely as it'd be) or find another maybe primordial route to give Ashton a narrative tether towards stopping Predathos.
Let's just, not be cruel about the character, they are more than just their bad trauma and grief-led opinion on gods remember?
#critical role#cr spoilers#c3#c3 spoilers#c3e103#ashton greymoore#taliesin jaffe#I really am hoping that Tal is putting Ashton on a path of at least tolerating the gods - accepting that people need them#their views are very 'but they didn't do anything for me' I agree but that feels like their survival instinct at play#I just don't like that Ashton's views are treated with more vitriol than Dorian and Braius' opinions#Dorian has lost yes and Lolth mocked him for it but Ashton lost too and Dominox targeted them for it#And Braius is fun and silly but that still doesn't mean that Asmodeus won't kill everyone if put in charge#let's not forget how much Ashton cares for their friends too - and that they was the one who suggested anchoring Delilah#I love them all but Ashton Chet and Fearne often suffer in silence because Orym Imogen and Laudna had the big sad that needs attention#even here Essek gave Laudna more catharsis and solutions than Ashton (no hate on Essek it was time to seal Delilah away for sure!)#it frustrates me too because I want to see Ashton grow but growth takes time - they can't just flick a switch and suddenly like the gods#the Hells collectively should spend a few days here to recover - balance themselves and enhance their equipment...and some relationships~#also if the primordials helped seal predathos surely that means that the god eater has the taste for primordial energy too right?
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"If you had to choose between Rhaenyra and Aegon... who would you have chosen?"
#rhaegon#rhaegon edit#rhaenyra x aegon#aegon x rhaenyra#posted this a while ago on twt and thought to share here as well 'cause I liked the colors I managed to semi match#my hotd tolerance is just fanon stuff atp#the fact that there was (and probably won't be in s2 either) a single interaction between these two is my 13th reason#my edit#thesilverladyedit#tom glynn carney#emma d'arcy#show rhaenyra#show aegon ii
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Dogs or Cats?
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#lego monkie kid#lego monkie kid fanart#monkie kid#monkie kid fanart#lmk#lmk fanart#lmk mayor#monkie kid mayor#lmk macaque#monkie kid macaque#blue and violet#hershey is literally the goodest girl#and Mayor is a dog person you cannot tell me otherwise- they love dogs and are a dog#and did you guys think Macaque is a cat person?#HAH! no. he is a monkey??? honestly I actually think this guy would have mild beef and issues with felines#probably because of how in the past he probably low-key didn't like Azure Lion#not to say he is against cats soley because of that but its probably a factor somewhat#I think Macaque is the kind of guy who would tolerate cats and dogs and other kinds of pets but like he won't LIKE them y'know?#anyways Hershey is a loaf here and I love it
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For a while now Røst has had some recurring issues with hotspots on his lower jaw and unfortunately they got worse while i was away this month. So right now we're doing a bunch of damage control to try and clear them up, which, for a dog that isn't a huge fan of handlig of any kind isn't very fun. And it doesn't help that i can't counter condition because the spots are in the drool zone and he turns sopping wet just at the suggestion of a treat. So all i can do it try to be patient and gentle when he gets anxious about handling, but i also do have to actually get things done, so basically i feel like the world's worst owner right now and Røst isn't exactly my biggest fan :(
#i hate bugging him with things like these#he's soooo sensitive#he only learned to tolerate the hair dryer this year#at the age of 4#he doesn't like being brushed#he's been terrified of clippers but today i sat him down with some quiet ones and went at his jaw with it#which only worked so long as my mum continuously dispensed cream cheese directly into his mouth#i also got a spray for the hot spots that is supposed to work well#and he HATES it#like won't let it near him kind of hates it#so we're having fun over here#i swear i have a small pharmacy worth of stuff piled up to fix this#if he didn't cuddle right up to me in bed despite it all i'd be a mess by now#but he's here <3
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Little psa: if you don't like my art, block me/my art tag. No more art for you, problem solved.
And if you do like my art, dont fucking make rude backhanded comments on it or I'll block YOU. No more art for you, problem also solved.
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PSA for the neverending influx of spiders: if you want to avoid premature eviction when sharing a flat with me, not dropping from the ceiling hanging suspended at head-height while deciding how to proceed from there twice on a single evening would be a good place to start
#and here i was almost delighted at least today there weren't any midnight spider antics when it happened earlier#because clearly that was enough antics for the day#but no. stroke midnight. the spider dangles from the ceiling AGAIN#i'm sorry buddy but no. i'm not dealing with that. you're going outside#at least the ones that just got lost and then set up camp inside for as long as i tolerate them#are very cooperative when it comes to leaving the premises#yesterday's midnight spider was a tegenaria. which do live inside. just like. not in my kitchen please.#so that one was a pain to get outside#one thing i gotta say is that all of that eight-legged bombardment has done a great deal towards desensitization#at this point it's really just 'you serious?? no. that won't fly.' instead of me slightly dying inside#spider cw#i guess
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"Please buy something? Anything?"
I FINALLY FINISHED THIS!!🎉🎉🎉
I didn't forget about this! School has made me busy for a while to make me not work on this for a bit. But it's done!!
Process below:
#fishe#finally..... my own fanart#It sucks I can't play the game#but that won't stop me#from watching gameplays and looking at the other beautiful fanart on here#it'll be a while now from fully coloring and detailing him though#this was fun tho with no doubt#I really almost forgot that sebastian still indeed has scales#thank goodness only on the tail though#So it was tolerable#now I'm gonna sleep#rambles#artists on tumblr#traditional art#sebastian solace#pressure#sebastian pressure#pressure sebastian#roblox pressure#pressure game#pressure roblox
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listen if we brat summer our way out of fascism I'll fuckin take it
#ravi rants#historically speaking the best way to shut down asshats that violate the social contract of tolerance is to mock them#idk man maybe I have a different perspective on all of this because I'm part of the desi diaspora#but like.... so Indians won't always obviously call out violations of social decorum#if you're making an idiot of yourself or you're making a scene. other people will stand by and let you do it.#my therapist and I talk about me coming from a high-context Asianic cultural background like I do a lot actually#because the thing about Indian decorum is that. like.#one. you protect yours. if your friend is actively intervening in on something there's a reason and it might be helpful#but two. if someone's breaking decorum.... we allow them to do so in order to figure out why.#if someone's ex is crashing a wedding and successfully gets the floor they'll get heard out#and everyone will be paying attention#because the thing is those kinds of overt violations of decorum usually happen for a reason....#Indian soap operas are A Lot™ but listen. a party might be the right time to call someone out on being abusive or manipulative#because the whistleblower can be escorted away to safety by them and theirs.#and usually you have to be able to know enough decorum to get to the point where you make a scene#and Indians respect the hustle. we'll hear you out.#the Hindu gods are notorious for being like 'alright smart guy. here's your wish.'#the gods will readily admit if they've been outwitted#but you're an idiot if you think you'll get away with fucking with the natural chaos of samsara and karma forever :)#however. there's also Hindu parables of asuras and dumbass humans realizing they fucked up and taking the L with grace#and the gods respect that#but lol. fascists aren't respectful.#Richard Spencer shut the fuck up after we all saw him get punched#conservatives are having a mental breakdown over being called weird while insisting that a cis woman is a man#and I'd like to remind everyone that the social role of a court jester is to keep everyone humble#bc dude. if you're getting butthurt over the clown ribbing you. maybe calm the fuck down? look in the mirror?#you may be a king but the larger the seat you hold#the better your toilet plumbing should be
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you just have to recognize the massive fuck you from f1 and fia to lewis hamilton by letting michael fucking masi in the paddock like some war hero. it's sickening even more now because literally no one gave a single fuck about him before he helped them rob lewis of his 8th title. suddenly now it was the toughest job in the world to follow the rules and he deserves sympathy.
but if i wish ill on him and this entire sport i'm the bad guy
#tolerating this bullshit just because lewis still here bro i've checked out years ago#i said i won't speak but people are literally celebrating him wow#racist fucks#lewis hamilton#f1#australia gp 2023
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is Farscape the sort of thing that takes a few episodes to find its groove? should i be patient if we're not besties right away?
(i'm prone to snap judgements and don't want to make a mistake here)
Ahhhh so Farscape can be a WILDLY interesting study in complete contradictions. I agree with everything Cat Valente says is brilliant about it in this thread and this very long and detailed essay about why you should watch Farscape and yet also I will sit there fast-forwarding great chunks of season one especially because the quality control from episode to episode is so wildly variable. When I say variable, I mean some episodes feel embarrassingly amateur at times, especially after twenty something years of higher budget, vaguely more evolved TV SF. Occasionally it doesn't know what show it's trying to be, or what show it was the previous episode. It has a terrible weakness for bad puns in episode titles. It can be trite. It can feel weirdly childish, for a show that is frequently about aliens fucking. It's really really very silly on occasion and I have a particularly very low tolerance for second hand embarrassment. Farscape can be frequently embarrassing, but the fact I'm still flailing about it after twenty something years despite that is kind of significant.
Because when it's good, it's so incredibly fucking high quality excellent. It's got all the chemistry, all the high stakes heists and the high melodrama sacrifice, all the dealing with grief and trauma and how do you deal with a legacy of repeated genocide and fascism. Everyone is a space criminal on a stolen sentient prison ship. What the fuck even is the greater good. How do you deal with being a parent. Most of the cast are emoting through inch thick layers of foam latex and the other half are wearing fetish gear (OR THEY'RE PUPPETS. OR CGI ORGANIC SENTIENT SPACESHIPS), but they're really fucking good at said emoting and it's still heartbreaking. It's been twenty years and I will still start crying if I so much as hear the season three version of the theme tune (oh god the theme song evolution).
The silly episodes throughout season one are even weirder because it does pretty much find its feet straightaway with the pilot ep - it's snappy and emotional and charming and clever, and yes the tropes are there but the tropes didn't have quite the same level of tired significance back in 1999? I watched that first ep and was cackling over how fucking fantastic it was. It was such a refreshing change in 1999 that it sailed me through any of the occasionally dodgy stuff that followed.
It's also very very... Aussie, which to me covers a lot of the humour and the sheer demented glee of what the creators wanted to run with? The cast has chemistry, in spades, and the characters flirt and fuck (and... one of them is a hot blue zen plant priestess who orgasms in bright light. Obviously.) and everything is just a little bit.. extra. It has an episode where everyone is a loony tunes cartoon. It has an episode inspired by A Clockwork Orange. It has small stabby robots. It's squelchy and makes fart jokes ALL THE TIME (mostly because one of the main puppets is a former emperor who farts helium and okay yep it's pretty funny. The other puppet is wise and kind and troubled and possibly complicit in war crimes. This fucking show I can't even).
...I'm just going to apologise for this essay, and say probably go read the Cat Valente thing because it includes much more key whether you should in fact watch Farscape information such as:
“They’re all gonna be Australian or Kiwi! Except for one guy! It’s basically gonna be a tour of Sydney’s underground club scene, even for the smallest parts! And I mean that, everyone is going to be wearing leather BDSM gear 24/7, even the heroes. I’M TELLIN’ YA WE GOT MAGDA SZUBANSKI! THIS THING IS GOLD! Literally, the whole color palette is like really gold. With most of a Crayola box taped on top of it. SPACE IS AUSTRALIAN NOW. ALL OF IT. DEAL WITH IT.”
there will be an almost unbelievable amount of goo involved. Like if there is a Goo Department, and anyone is left over after Nickelodeon’s job fair last week, we need all the goo.”
“Because of all the sex and violence that just barely doesn’t cross the decency lines we’re still kind of feeling out right now?”
“That, too. But mostly because we need all the makeup and then after we’re done turning regular humans a TON of nutbar colors, everything else is going to be just…dripping. All the time. Just drenched in slime. Good slime, bad slime, it will constantly be hard to say. But it’s like Coco Chanel always said, before you leave the house, look in the mirror and upend a bucket of colorful sludge over your head.”
#farscape#space is australian now#i am incapable of writing about this show normally#also i just realised it's no longer streaming ANYWHERE in the uk ffs#I HAVE TO DIG OUT MY DVD BOXSETS#god it's like it's 2007 all over again#i feel like i should stress that my super low tolerance for shows being embarrassing is the biggest issue here#coupled with the wild emotional rollercoaster of farscape quality#i didn't even mention john/aeryn because i'm trying to be normal about this#but i an incapable of being normal about it#also we won't talk about the fact it got cancelled with two seasons worth of plots left and then wrapped up in a four hour miniseries...#...but at least we got the damn miniseries and an ending. small mercies.
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Sometimes I wonder if I'm being annoying (in a bad way) to my moots and I kinda hope y'all tell me if I step on any lines or boundaries or anything. It might be anxiety or something (and given how often I think that to the point of it coloring all my interactions... maybe it is that? idk enough about anxiety the disorder so who knows) but I do like to assure that I mean well and can be a little awkward/stupid sometimes. Often. A lot, actually. But I am trying my best.
#unma rambles#also like this is why I tell everyone who dms me or even say in my intro post not to worry about how you come off to me#I'm very tolerant and often see the best in people so I genuinely don't mind a few mistakes here or there#honestly 100% of the time I'm far too worried about coming off wrong to be concerned about any social faux-pas you may commit#but I'll probably tell you myself if you go too far (and I won't hold it against you unless you're being mean on purpose or something)
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I don't know... horrible things happen all around the world and it's not a competition
Atrocities are committed against multiple groups in multiple parts of the world at the exact same moment, and none of them erase each other. They all matter, all the people in this world who are being brutalized matter. There shouldn't be any line you draw where one group doesn't actually matter as much as another
You're welcome to prioritize your energy towards helping one group or another, but what's not ok is invalidating or dismissing people who are actively being harmed
Same goes for trying to figure out which social group has things worst (and lets be honest, always using a US lens)
Like... maybe the important thing is to prop each other up and help everyone get on their own feet rather than trying to... pick fights about if physical disabilities or mental illness are less respected (I'm trying to pick a more absurd example but sadly I've seen exactly that argument happen before). Maybe it doesn't really matter and what matters is helping who we can when we can
I'm tired of it, I'm just fucking tired of it. Support people, champion them when the world is just brutalizing them, but you don't need to throw a single other person under the bus to do that
Which seems to be an absolutely impossible lesson for people to learn
#I won't say anything else on this; but I will say that to me one of the groups that it feels like is most forgotten is Syrians#including by me if I'm honest#I don't know what's currently happening in Syria... but... my understanding is it still hasn't really gotten better#assad is still brutalizing people last I had heard#so rather than saying anything else I'd prefer to simply focus on some people it feels like were forgotten back during Obama#and... and have remained forgotten#and I'm sorry I can't do more to help with the suffering in the world#but... you notice what I'm not having to do here?#I'm not having to throw a single other person under the bus#I'm able to just focus on how much I wish for Syrians to be ok (which is a hollow gesture on my part in many ways I think)#and I can keep all the focus on Syrians rather than throwing anyone else under the bus or doing any whataboutism#and that's literally all I'm asking of you fucking people#don't downplay human misery to try and make your thing seem more important#they're both fucking important... they're all important#there's so much suffering I can't even keep up with it#there's so much of it that I can only name without knowing the details; Congo; I believe Sudan is still suffering; Haiti#I don't know how things are in Ethiopia right now... I can't keep track#and none of these situations and the horrible things they're dealing with; things I haven't even been able to follow#none of it detracts from and of the issues I am following more closely#I don't need to compare them and say 'well it's not as bad'; because... bad is bad and any is too much#and nothing I say here will do a damn thing; no one'll hear and even if they did they'd ignore it or get pissed#that's what my evidence shows me about how people behave#but suffering isn't a competition; the correct amount is zero#and... perhaps I'd have more tolerance if I hadn't watched how you behave with stuff#...the worst part is the person I adore who... man... I wish I could just get them to really think through their words#they mean well; they're coming from a place of love; but I just haven't been able to paint the picture for them of the harm#and I'm flawed; I don't have all the answers; I could be wrong here#but... can you at least see why I feel that maybe we shouldn't pit misery against each other#that the people suffering have more in common with each other than opposed and... maybe westerners aren't fucking helping#eh... too fucking drained thinking about this; end of tags
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I'm finally listening to M9 reunited and I'm already going to kill myself forever
#not for any reason i just feel crazy. what do u mean they're here i already finished this campaign#like when caleb and beau get here i won't be able to breathe. I've lost my tolerance#lena watches cr
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while i think the pinks (especially s) would like snow, i don't think they'd like the cold that comes with it. catch them wearing like 5 layers during winter
#dia can tolerate the cold more#won't complain about it#meanwhile dop and sol are wearing long sleeves turtlenecks in the middle of summer#italian summer might i add#they don't feel the heat as much as the cold#``hcs.#kinda#``mobile.#thinking of this bc its Heckin Cold here
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