#and it's understandable that i haven't really seen ppl talk about this

[starrywangxian]

ofmd s2 e8 spoilers!!

a lot happened in s2 e8 but one scene i found interesting that i haven't really seen anyone talk about is when ed kills those british navy soldiers after he sails back there's a sharp ringing noise??

there, watching the smoke rise from the ships, he's not sure if stede is okay and a switch is flipped. he turns into the kraken and kills all those british navy soldiers without a second thought.

it's interesting that before this, ed has only ever killed his dad to protect himself and his mother and now he's killing people to get to stede.

i'm not great at analysis so feel free to add your own comments on this, i just find it very interesting that ed turns into this killing machine after thinking stede might be in danger the same way he did when he was protecting himself and his mum against his dad.

[freakcliff]

iwtv universe dashboard simulator

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not saying vampires are real but i think Daniel Molloy gets way too much shit . like if i was a pulitzer prize winning journalist in my seventies and some guy called me and was like im a vampire want an interview i wouldn't hesitate either. fuck man sure tell me about being a vampire. i'll believe you

🎆 magical-swiftie

reading Interview with the Vampire rn and Claudia and Madeline are sooo Long Face core

#now that i think of it a lot of tvl's songs fit this book really well #like #'she gave me life I gave her death'??? # that's so them!!!

🏞️ girlblogg1ng

btw if you're still listening to the vampire lestat, unfollow me now. and like, seriously consider why you're giving plays to a guy who appropriates ancient egyptian history for his vampire schtick, it's honestly sickening

#the vampire lestat #tvl #maintagging because people need to see this honestly #.txt

🌄sampire

keep seeing ppl try to cancel tvl for things hes said to his fans or how he talks about ancient egyptian mythology and not that song where he talks about fucking his mother. like im not crazy right he wrote a whole song about how he fucked his mother

💟 stingorarr

"we are your children/but what do you give us/is your silence/a better gift than the truth?" sounds like it should be some ancient Greek poetry but it's literally in a song by the vampire lestat!!!

it just hits so hard... like your parents gave you nothing but maybe the truth would be more unbearable than silence...

#tvl #the vampire lestat #twmbk #those who must be kept

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please tell me you guys arent serious about the vampire lestat. please tell me youre not stanning a man who wrote "im an actor in my makeup, i get fatter when we break up"

#guys please #this is worse than the tortured poets department

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Based on your likes!

Hey, Tumblr, I need a little help here?

So, my best friend has been acting a little weird lately. Like, his sleep schedule has gotten really strange (stranger than normal 😅), and I haven't seen him without sunglasses on in a week?

His diet has changed, too, like he used to always be snacking whenever I'd call him, but now he doesn't eat anything that I can see.

He even cancelled our tickets to ComicCon!! I've been waiting to meet up with him for years, and now he's just bailed on me?!? I'm mad, but honestly more worried than anything....

#carrie speaks

🌌 marbellina124

guys I think I've found the vampire Armand at the MET 😏😂

#it doesn't match the dates from the book so like #yeah #but imagine.... #parisian mutuals you have a power that can be used

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mmm tbh the only reason i *don't* believe vampires are real is because if *i* was interviewing two vampires to write a book about their life? i would not be leaving that house without their fangs in my neck and eternal life. just saying

🌇 interview-with-the-glampire

understandable but have you considered. if I went to interview two vampires and got immortality and vampire sex out of that deal I wouldn't go around letting everyone know :/

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so were all in agreement he fucked that vampire right

#oh I think he fucked AT LEAST two of those vampires #iwtv #rb

[hugzsz]

"To become better than I was yesterday"

-Study Group

Wanting to study, you join a high school that you heard can help you get into university. Little unbeknownst to you it's a school where your first matter more than your brain. Little unbeknownst to them, your fists are top rank compared to your bottom rank grades.

*a long rant about this show bellow and at the end some recommendations with specific reasons as to why :))

Being based off a webtoon it carried it over to visuals very well. It mixed the essence of the webtoon with visuals and gave a balanced mix of action, heartfelt scenes, and funny moments.

I read the beginning of this webtoon ages ago and I have always been a fan of the sort of underdog storyline, and idk if it goes exactly with this story but in a way. It's definitely an underdog meets overpowered sort of trope. I feel as though the drama did the webtoon justice (as much as i remember of the webtoon). I remember it having the graphic(ish) fight scenes, the sad scenes, but also the goofy silly characters and mixed with this sort of wacky elements. (yk like the superhuman strength). It really meets a good middle of these while still pacing it well and giving us time to understand and start to appreciate the characters for who they are. I also liked the overall message of you always have the chance to start being good. That it's not the finish line if you do a bad thing and you still can be good. Also loved the casting for this. Though if I am being fair before watching it I was skeptical about Min Hyun being cast for the lead. I just wondered if this is a role he suits and can pull off, but he really did a good job and capturing the essence of the character in a way that suited him. (also side note I lowkey got mad excited when I realized Ji Sub from the eights sense was in this show). And I can't talk about the characters being great without mentioning literally all the other characters as well. Han Ji Eun, who played the teacher, also really portrayed the character from the webtoon well. I remember also finding the character in the webtoon sort of hard to like at first because she couldn't fight well, she was naive, and she couldn't really stand up for herself. However, as i'm thinking it over while writing this I think that's exactly the sort of person I am as well. I want good and I really believe there is good in everyone. So, I think her character was realistic and a good reminder of that you can do good even if you're not strong and don't have influence. (under the same category goes Sang Jungs, Do Yus, and Jong Hyuns characters). Being the only character I haven't mentioned so far Shin Su Hyun also did an immaculate job with Ji Woos character. I don't think I've seen her before but she did an amazing job and she was such a nice strong badass woman character. Anyhow, one long ass passionate rant later, I loved the show way more than I expected and I think it was comedic as hell and still had a nice message to send out into the world. You can choose to be better today than you were yesterday. Damm I be sounding inspirational. XOXO.

recommendations:

-Weak Hero: I can't really go without recommending this but I expect most ppl who have watched this to already have seen this so I will keep it simple. Also webtoon. Small friend group. Action. Highschool setting. Main character good study. Creative Fight.

-High school Return of a Gangster: Based off a webtoon, bullys getting whats coming to them, gang relation, high school, bad people turn good, cute friendship.

-Officer Black Belt (movie): not high school, someone unlikely/seemingly incapable accomplishes smth cool ( hard to explain without spoiling), same mix of underdog but strong, more crime/police

-Uncanny Counter: I will recommend this any chance I get so bare with me, high school student, weak -> strong, supernatural, comedic and action.

-and I was gonna recommend this other webtoon but apperantely it did some heinous racist shit and got pulled so will no longer be reading or recommending that. ANYHOW.

-Extracurricular: someone unexpected gets tied up in some stuff (can i literally be anymore cryptic). MC is more morally grey and it has a way darker vibe. Not really comedic but if you're looking for a good dark action messed up vibe this hits.

-Flying Colors (movie): if you're looking for smth motivational, as in the MC is more of a delinquent and doesn't care about studying to trying to get into university.

[zombiecowboy65]

2) An issue I have with Nora's writing is that she seems to think that what's good for one character MUST be good for every character? Abby was good for the Foxes? Let's make Jean live with her and let’s give her a Badass Moment/Iconic Line (which anyone who cares for Jean should absolutely HATE). It was the same with Neil, he dislikes any type of caretaker figure but we're supposed to read between the lines and think “Abby is different”. Betsy was good for Andrew? Let's have her talk to Jean (and Neil and again THEY are the fools for not accepting her help)

And then let's have all these strangers try to act like therapists too. Because that's what textbook "healing" entails, right? Being psychoanalyzed and pushed out of your comfort zone

But she had promised us a Jean with the Trojans so instead of keeping him in Palmetto she put him in a house... with Abby-like characters. And that’s how we got the initial super pushy versions of Cat and Laila

Another example is in TGR, the lunch with Cody, Pat and Ananya. Jean has an ED so he predictably doesn't want to eat. He's a relative stranger so the NORMAL reaction from the other three should be "ok man, eat later if you want, no big deal". But no, the others just make it worse. They are Trojans and Know Better. Jean is an ex Raven and being unreasonable.

They're not used to Jean's type of trauma so THEY are the ones that actually freak out. Ironically Jean is the one with more control over his emotions so he removes himself before he can lash out and hurt someone. But the Trojans always make a scene, always draw attention to Jean’s “failings” and how very not normal his behavior is

Someone said that all the Trojans come off as very self righteous towards Jean rather than rightfully angry on Jean's behalf and I haven't stopped thinking about it. It definitely wasn’t Nora’s intention but unfortunately that’s how it reads

It’s like they constantly put their own righteous feelings above Jean’s wellbeing in the moment. They always push and challenge Jean when he’s panicking rather than give him space. The Trojans aren’t malicious, but they are completely ignorant in this sense. But if you point it out you're the bad guy lol

Oh trust me I get that haha. I said I didn’t understand why the girls didn’t ask for consent ever with him and was told that I shouldn’t expect consent to explicitly be a part of Jean’s story 💀. Which, again, it’s like the bare minimum. When u meet a new person u don’t just start invading and crossing personal boundaries because you know they’ve been hurt in the past , and the fact that cat and Laila immediately started coming at him with hands and mouths is still unfathomable to me lol . And ok sure his trauma is with men, but again, they’re strangers. Never in my life would I have just started kissing my new roommates forehead or reaching for them without permission

I agree so much with that “they’re self righteous towards Jean rather than angry on his behalf”. Like Jeremy constantly says that he doesn’t expect Jean to let them get away with things and he’s surprised when Jean does, but he also was told “Jean will submit if you tell him to”. And while I don’t think Jean is submissive by nature at all, to have these random methods of healing be shoved at him by everyone but himself is kinda grating. (Ex: the bandaids on his hands. I’ve seen ppl think it was sweet, and it would have been if they literally deigned to ask him if it was something he wanted ever, but they never do. In this case it was simply: pick a hand to start with. Not , do u want to try it?)

They’re always making a scene, you’re so correct. Pat with the food, cat screaming about his scars in the middle of the locker room, which was insane. Even coach lisinski. Why on earth would u shove a kid toward a pool who u don’t know can swim? It’s a constant theme with Jean and it’s really annoying because with Neil ,Andrew’s pushing was almost understandable. There was an active threat and Andrew knew it and we knew it, even if the threats we were aware of were two different things. Here, with Jean, the threat is dead. And granted , the three of them didn’t know that, but they also didn’t know there was a threat at all.

And this is kinda where that “one size fits all” thing comes in, because honestly I’m still not convinced we aren’t getting Neil 2.0 with the way this series is set up. TFC and TSC were nearly identical in plot points and pacing, and TGR AND TRK too if I’m honest. Less so now, but now with the threat of whatever this baiting thing is , TKM and TSC 3 could very well go the same way. And I still don’t think Jean and Neil are similar, despite what Nora says. But her saying this is also why I’m not unconvinced this series won’t go the same route.

But back to the Trojans—it’s kinda like, oh well Kevin asked us to take him so now we’re entitled to everything he does. How he plays and acts, his trauma, etc etc. Also I understand they’re college kids and they won’t handle this correctly and I’m not saying I know what’s best or would handle it perfectly, either, but the whole team?? The whole team just presses and pushes and wants to therapize the guy?? Honestly they should be staying away from him, no? Especially after Jeremy said the freshmen didn’t trust him when he seemed a bit off?

Imo a lot of this series reads like why can’t u just be normal? And I agree. I definitely don’t think that’s Nora’s intention, but it’s how it reads.

(Also the Betsy and Abby thing —HOW Betsy is seeing him in CA is crazy, and HIPAA exists nowhere with this woman lmao. Abby frustrates me because she like cannot handle this job imo. “My foxes chose to fight back” after he was beat to hell and back. What is wrong with u)

[gingergofastboatsmojito]

Syd is the pattern breaker

Which is great news in terms of Sydcarmy ENDGAME.

It's not like we all, Sydcarmy truthers, haven't seen that one coming. Of course, we have always known this lady came to turn it all around in Carmy's world from the very get-go, it was always painfully obvious.

BUT

Here is another pattern that she has come to erase from the life of Carmy (and the show)

(He's fighting it like a champ, I must say)

Storer likes strong women who take charge and take the initiative to go after the men they love so the man doesn’t have to (in fiction, IDK about his real life). The guy is the one who gets to decide whether he accepts her advances or innuendos and responds to them, but he doesn’t really take the first step; she does.

Refer to my napkins theory (handkerchief section) please.

Exhibit A: Jess

Jess made it clear she was into Richie in 2x7. Also, at Syd's party. She is up for it and made it clear, even when Richie has not picked up her handkerchief yet.

I don't know about Tiff, nor do I care

Exhibit B: The C person

He created the C person and I will not elaborate on that one. Fuck her!

Exhibit C: Sugar

He created Sugar who is clearly the one who wears the pants in the relationship, and taking into account Pete’s personality, was probably the one who was all over him from day 1, and he was just like: “Yeah Nat, whatever you say, you’re so great, ILY.”

Exhibit D: Tina

He created Tina, same energy as Nat but her husband is no Pete, so I’m not sure about how her relationship with her husband began, I can only safely assume she always speaks her mind. So I’m sure she was open about her feelings when she met her husband, no riddles.

Exhibit E: Donna

He created Donna and same, there’s no version of the story where Donna was ever shy or quiet and not open, if not too open, about her feelings when she met Carmy’s dad (like you know who: the C person) and that’s probably why they got together to begin with and also one of the reasons why he left her eventually. She’s overwhelmingly vocal about how she feels for ppl because the excessive booze removes any social boundaries and barriers and she’s always ready to shout it in everyone’s face. That’s changing though. But that's how she was written into existence by Storer, to begin with.

The game changer → Sydney Adamu

So, that takes us to Syd who never openly flirted with Carmy, unless we count Pasta 2x2 (which I don’t).

And never really read the awkward signs he was trying to give her (which I hate but totally understand because they are business partners and she's a professional).

And so… we have a pattern breaker here. That in Storer’s book means MEAT.

We've reached the meat of the matter, chefs! YAY!

So, there are about a zillion foreshadowing leads we could analyze of how that game change in terms of the female role in the courtship dynamic will play out SOON, Storer wasn't precisely slick throughout the series, but the most obvious and recent one was brought to us hidden in plain sight, in S3 -3x5- and I already went over it here (my own RB notes from 7/27):

The point is that as the post it says: "ALL QUESTIONS ASK SYDNEY!"

That means that dynamic will have to be reversed for Sydcarmy to happen, CARMY WILL HAVE TO POP THE QUESTION. LOL!

No, not that question. Well... maybe eventually, but I'm actually talking about the CONFESSION and asking her out, asking her out on a date or something and I don't mean a symbolic date like the fucking funeral he completely ignored her at and where he then ditched her too. I'm talking about really and openly telling her how he feels for her, and exposing himself to her rejection. Not the other way around.

She has to enable this, of course, so in a sense, she will have to break her patterns for Carmy too, because love is an act of mirroring, as we all know by now.

But it´s Carmy who will have to grow a pair and put into words what has remained unspoken between them and is starting to decay inside -and it's ruining their whole relationship-. He will have to turn the dynamic around and take the role that Storer usually puts "strong women" in, and open up and go after who he wants. He will have to be the strong one and say it out loud. ASK ALL THE QUESTIONS because Syd has all the answers and her answers are the game changers of the show.

I wish it went like this (let's imagine Tanner is either Shapiro or Luca):

Fun fact: Demian Lewis said that he characterized Bobby Axelrod by playing him like a wild animal, tapping into that energy and bringing in it on set every day to play his scenes. He didn't say the beast was a bear though.

Bonus track: Ayo Edebiri. Ayo´s pattern is to be the pattern breaker of the plot. The → plot twist.

Ayo always plays the game-changer character. In Omni Loop, she did too, I'm sure her next movie with Luca Guadagnino will be the same thing. She is drawn to that type of characters and plays them beautifully.

Remember to follow my tag #Gingerpovs💋

[bunabi]

just wanted to say i appreciate ur post abt dav and layoffs bcus i've been feeling like, really weirdly empty bcus i just haven't seen many ppl mention them and i cant figure out if i'm excited for the game or not since it all just left such a bad taste in my mouth...

They're talking about it privately lol

Discussing it now in the open is the fastest way to be called a hater looking for a morally just reason to nitpick the game

And to be fair: people will do that! But ignoring the human cost thats unfolded for years in front of us is goofy. There will be a balance of understanding and nuance eventually.

I'm glad people are having fun though. I am. And my World of Thedas vol. I delivers today.

[letsgobarbs]

It does not matter that you keep framing as """cheating"""". He cheated. Period. And he stills put Lucilla over her. So fucking pathetic that she stays with him. Really ruined the original story.

This is about his young wife? i wasn't gonna respond to this but then i just had to because what do you mean by "ruined the original story"?? you mean His Priestess?!?!?!?!

YOU LIKED IT THAT MUCH?!?!?!? HAHAHAHAHAH MUAH thank you 🤭

ppl have different thresholds of what they consider cheating, see the thing about the original story too is that technically Acacius cheated in that one as well. He was still married to Lucilla the entire time. He knew that even though he was allowed to take lovers, his indiscretions would harm his wife's reputation so he didn't.

As for Marcus in his young wife, man yeah it was shitty of him to kiss lucilla. But allow a man to panic, i mean, he's like 30/32 suddenly very attracted to some girl a whole decade younger who he has known since she was like 6. And worse, she's his ward— under his care. She grew up in his home, he almost helped raise her with Tullia, she's his family and really the only family he has. So of course he doesn't want to lose her!!

It would be a whole lot convenient for him if he didn't think of her sexually or romantically. Because acting on his feelings would raise too many questions, too many uncertainties. And then he'd feel guilty about having trapped her in the marriage because she was all of seven when she married him. If he didn't love her, then he could be clear-minded about her wants and needs, even if it's eventually best for them both for her to leave him— because to him it's a fact that she's the daughter of a rich aristocrat who has inherited a massive trading business and she is everything he is not. Loving her might come naturally to him, but keeping her goes against his honour.

As for him putting Lucilla over her... man i really didn't wanna put out spoilers!!! but you needled me and i have no self control. Anaticula is an unreliable narrator. The five years she spent in the palace, she was isolated and we know that Julia Domna was in her own survivalistic/self-protecting/manipulative way emotionally and mentally abusive to her. She's been sewing seeds of doubt against Marcus and we see it as well in chapter 2. It's bound to have given our girlie some self-image and other perception issues— made worse by that one unfortunate kiss. The only time we see Marcus choose Lucilla before his wife was when they were both hostages and he chooses to rescue Lucilla— then too he hadn't known the consequence would be that he wouldn't be allowed to see her. And he admits to Gracchus that he wouldn't have followed through on the plan if it meant he couldn’t see his Anaticula. And that time, there wasn't even a choice to release his wife from the palace because the understanding was that they were gonna keep her to force Marcus to keep fighting their wars!! All the other times we see Marcus interact with Lucilla it is always about his wife in some way— protecting her from thieving servants, helping her through society. And he's never met her alone except for the last scene where Anaticula decides not to join him. HE IS FULLY IN LOVE WITH HER!!!!!

and as for why she stays with him, well cause she loves him too. He might have dragged her memory through war and bloodshed, but her battles haven't been small— even if they couldn't be seen and happened inside her mind. She's carried his memory and her love within her and it has been THE THING that helped her survive all that lonliness and pressure— Marcus, knowing Marcus was waiting for her, knowing that he cared. She might be depressed about the fact that he doesn't love her romantically but she knows with absolute certainty that she is a priority for him.

I know you didn't mean this comment very nicely, but I won't pass up an opportunity to talk about my fics and creative decisions ESPECIALLY about Acacius and his wife— like i literally loved them enough to write a spin off.

And it's a spin off, you won't find a repeat of Acacius and his Priestess here. This is a story of Marcus and his Anaticula. So if that means a ruined story for you then just skip it babes, theres a lot of other wonderful Acacius fics you can pick up. But Marcus and Acacius are inherently different people because their life experiences are different. The same goes for the Priestess and Anaticula— take their business for example, the Priestess ran the business as an homage/a way to honour her mother and because she needed money to fund her ideals of Rome while Anaticula runs her business to protect Marcus. This is very much a different story.

as for the rest of yall... you read this entire yap sesh and didn't go read my fics?? GO READ HIS PRIESTESS AND HIS YOUNG WIFE 🫵🫵🫵

[robertseanleonardthinker]

hiii!! i was wondering if you’d be able to talk about your opinion on the representation of metal disability in the boys next door?? you’ve said it’s your favorite movie and i would really like to know if you feel like they did a good job accurately and respectfully portraying all of the mental disabilities/illnesses in the film :)

hi!!! ty for asking. i love talking abt this aspect of the movie :3

first and foremost: i do not have any of the disorders or disabilities in the movie. i am disabled and do live with mental illness, but not these specific disabilities or mental illnesses. my views and opinions here are not as accurate or important as those who actually have these disabilities.

so, all around, as a movie from the 90s, i'd say it does a pretty good job portraying disability! the cast and crew talked with actual disabled people before and during filming, getting a better understanding of what it's like to live as a disabled person. all of the actors understood the delicacy of playing a role like this, seeing the fine line between disabled person who happens to be funny and caricature. it also seems like the actors and crew had a fairly progressive view of disability for the time, which is nice to see. here's a behind the scenes video, if you haven't seen it already.

it's not perfect, of course. there is some ableist language used both in the movie and in the video linked above, including a few uses of the r-slur. part of that is that's just the language they had then, and part of that is also from an imperfect understanding of disability (which could have been worked on). some parts have aged poorly. there are some bits that get a bit stereotypical and.... idk how to describe it. the best way i can word it is "too much," but that's not exactly it. I'm also not a fan of parts of lucien's speech, even though the message was good (the 5 year old/oyster comment was entirely unnecessary and ableist. the idea that disabled people are a necessary and irreplaceable part of society is great). also, of course, none of the main characters are played by actors who have their disabilities.

here is a little post from a schizospec person about barry. as they say, he is portrayed in a sympathetic way. he's not a stereotype. he's a guy who has schizophrenia, yk? the movie really works against the idea that schizophrenic people are dangerous and violent, and i love that. the same with arnold. he has bipolar, but he's not made to be a violent or dangerous person, either. their portrayal of bipolar disorder may not be the best, but it's certainly not the worst.

in general, i think the movie works to rewrite a lot of stereotypes and misconceptions about disabled people. largely, that disabled people are literally just people. the characters are fleshed out and multi-faceted. they have likes and dislikes and hobbies and relationships. some shows/movies about disabled ppl rlly neglect to give their characters much else besides their disability.

this is kind of all over the place lol sorry (i took my adhd meds with caffeine and now i feel like I'm about to explode <3). tldr: overall, it is pretty accurate and respectful! it has definite flaws, but effort was clearly put in to make it as respectful as they could.

[nightmare-foundation]

for the choose violence meme: 1, 13, 25

Choose violence meme

1. The character everyone gets wrong

In RWBY- Ozpin tbh. I've seen VASTLY different takes on Oz, everything from "Ozpin has done nothing wrong" (incorrect, a big part of his character is that he HAS made mistakes) to "Ozpin is a zealot and a Light cultist and abused Salem", and honestly both sides drive me up a WALL, the latter moreso than the former. People sometimes take unreliable narrators at their word, or go too far with the 'unreliable narrator' thing and then start assuming even silly things are unreliable (i.e. Qrow saying not many people are religious on modern Remnant. Why would this be unreliable??). I've seen some incredibly stupid takes about Ozpin. One of the ones i hate the most is that he's racist. Don't need to explain the stupidity of that one lol.

And, another thing that I don't really talk about- i think a lot of people are pretty wrong about Salem too. I don't think she abused Oz, or that she's a heartless monster, or that the Grimm turned her into an unfeeling being. She's absolutely cruel, and she's gotten a fuck ton of people killed, but I'm honestly not sure her goal is to destroy the world to commit suicide lol. It feels like the show is building up to reveal that that's not the case, since we haven't actually gotten her goal from HER yet.

And another character a lot of ppl don't understand is Oscar. Like... yes he has a personality?? He's contemplative, sassy, realistic yet optimistic, values individuals, constantly gives people second chances, etc. These are all uniquely Oscar traits. The only things he's gotten from the merge personality-wise seem to be a widening vocabulary and more confidence. He's not a nothing character with no development or no arc, and he's definitely not gonna be taken over by Ozpin.

13. Worst blorbofication

If I'm understanding this right, the worst case of blorbofication I've personally seen in a fandom is probably what the batfandom does to Tim Drake... and honestly a good chunk of the rest of the batfamily, but particularly poor Tim and Jason. Please for all that is holy stop turning them into lonely victims of the rest of the batfamily where no one can understand them. I guarantee you that Dick, the Romani guy who likely grew up poor in a traveling circus, has more in common with Jason than he does with Bruce.

25. Common fandom complaint that you're sick of hearing

In the RWBY fandom? Probably complaints about the animation and writing. Most of the time the complaints about the writing are only complaints because the person in question completely misunderstood the show. Some criticism I've seen are actually fair, such as talking about the White Fang and the faunus, but others are... just silly, like Jaune being Miles self insert.

About the batfandom- I'd say the constant complaining about batcest. Which like, it's FAIR to complain and dislike it, but also at some points it's just like... just block and filter the tags? And if its untagged (never seen it untagged before), just politely tell the author/poster and leave. I've seen people get EXTREMELY hostile about it?? Like, legitimately wishing death on people, even as a "joke". Like, cmon man, I don't like those ships either but I'm not wanting people dead over fiction 😭 chill out, you (general) sound insane

[ladydeath-vanserra]

SJM + Eugenics + Ableism in her Writing

thinking about how insidious eugenics can come up in writing- specifically SJMs writing. Personally I take a lot with a grain of salt bec I don't think a lot of ppl realize how fucking deeply entrenched and rooted it is in everything and more often than not its not intentional

and to an extent I don't think it was intentional by SJM. she does have a degree of plausible deniability in her story telling

however that being said:

the Cauldron "pairing mates" has allusions to being a breeding program of some kind of supernatural predestined idiocy. Sam + Melissa on Tiktok have some pretty great videos on it

However, while they think that SJM is providing commentary on the matter, I do have a different view, not that I really disagree with what they're saying

SJM has a track record of using disabilities as an aesthetic for her characters. It's often a point of suffering and/or there ends up being a magical fix (yay fantasy eugenics providing miracle cures!!! /sarcasm)

Chaol, severely injured with a spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed goes to the super special healing place to have the world's bestest healers where the magical healing trope + black girl magic collide. He spends the whole book, a duration of only six months, regaining the ability to walk, with a cane most days. Chaol spends a large part of the book feeling sorry for himself and immasculting himself. Yerene, a professional trained healer who helps him with PT snaps at him in frustration to "just get up" when he's being difficult with her Note: some of these detailed may be incorrectly remembered + I never finished the book bec I can't stand him

Lucien: he gets his eye ripped out and is literally blinded but now he has a magical eye that is even better and can sense magic and spells and all that good shit

Rhys: chronic pain; never addressed

Azriel: scarred hands and wings, but so far we've seen no real struggle or accommodation of any kind or even a real discussion on how he had to learn how to fly at an older age due to his captivity and scarred wings

Cassian: his wings were beyond shredded but between books they got fixed up right as rain. it would have been fantastic rep for this decorated veteran and leader to be disabled, esp for a culture of warriors where flying is so crucial + where thr women are also forceably mutilated and can't fly either

speaking of the illyrian women

the Illyrian Women: not being able to fly and use their limbs is a disability. We have seen zero repercussions of Emeries father (and brother(?)) for disabling and mutilating his daughter

the mental health crisis of NESTA for ONE. in both the Fandom and in the series the grating toxic positivity and lack of patience and understanding and support and willingness to meet her halfway enraged me holy shit. The tone policing, the lack of autonomy, the unaddressed childhood trauma that has made Nesta the core of who she was. it was vile and disgusting

Aelin: quite frankly should have difficulty moving as fluidly as she does. she was whipped to ribbons and beaten bloody. Her back should be full of chronic pain and difficulty

Elide: as far as I'm aware Elide isn't too bad and she's incredibly intelligent and resourceful but it's been a hot minute since I've read the series. I do remember when they talked about it at the end about possibilities to heal her ankle (they couldn't)

I haven't read CC yet but I heard that LIMBS CAN GROW BACK???? sure let's just completely erase and magically fix imputations I guess?

I find it a lit harder to forgive "accidental eugenics" when her disabled characters disabilities are either made into Aesthetics, not properly addressed, or just healed all together

and when you pair magical eugenics + aesthetics:

You get Rhysand, the most powerful high lord of ever that you just have to keep being told is the most powerful high lord ever due to his parents being mates that his father whisked away from moments before she became mutilated like all the other Illyrian Women at 18 years old to a 900 year old man

you get his entire IC who is made of The Night Courts super special powerful clique who now happen to be the most powerful illyrian EVERRRR (Cassian + Azriel), Amren who was some trapped angel of death or something and Mor who is just so super powerful a mountain quaked or something when she was born

the entire IC is a concentrated powerhouse who also uses a specific mindset of "might is right"-

-and have forced others hands across the entire series or just outright lied and stole. also trespassing and routinely breaking laws but hey

Rowan, Aelin, Aedion, Dorian, Manon are all ToG Powerhouses. Rowan is described as the "most powerful full blooded fae male alive". there's an implication that human blood "weakens" fae traits and magical abilities [this is rather common in a lot of fantasy books]

every single character in this series is seen as some sort of extraordinary person with some sort of extraordinary power or ability aside from maybe a few. Hell Chaol, the only fully human character with no powers is the "Captian of the Guard" which he got bec he's a nepo baby from being Dorians friend. He gets disabled and they immediately go to get him fixed

tagging: @feynessupremacy @bookishfeylin @andramoreaux

I thought yall would appreciate

[bahrtofane]

dialogue 7 trope 8 with tchouameni pls. so happy that ppl are finally writing for him 🥹❤️

- "ooohh you wanna kiss me sooo bad." - Bodyguard au

happy to write for him! he needs more love enjooyyyy

word count - 800+

watch it - flirty tch and weapon mentioned like once enjoyy

You know you're not a very stereotypical bodyguard. Shorter than most, no rippling muscles that tear shirts apart. It does give you the advantage of surprise. No one expects you. Even more so for the man you've been tasked to protect.��

You know they hired you specifically to blend in and so you do. Still keeping close but you look like you could be anything from a part of the crowd to a friend and whatever more. You've seen yourself on a few gossip pages and on news articles here and there. 

They have yet to put the pieces together and you want to keep it that way. You have a job to do and a man to protect. A man that for the life of you you can't understand. 

He's an enigma on a good day. Aurélien keeps a curious eye on you, eager to watch you. But yet so hesitant. 

He doesn't talk to you all that much, but when he does he manages to squeeze playful words in between each sentence. Always catching you off guard. He goes from being honed in and focused to letting his shoulders loose in a laugh. 

Today seems like no exception. You wait in the wings backstage of an event. It's just a rehearsal for the actual thing yet you're here. Its empty save for stage screws running about with wires and microphones tangled on the floor. 

You stand arms crossed a few feet away from where Aurélien is being fitted with different wires and what not. He speaks, arms waving lazily and nodding along to whatever his agent is saying. You haven't talked to him today yet. 

He spots you soon enough, giving you a wave while you respond with a curt nod. He gets shown to where you stand, told to “hang out” here for a second while they adjust the lighting. 

“Didn't know they dragged you here too?” he says, hands resting inside the pockets of his jacket. 

“I have a job to do.” you shrug. 

“Does it even get boring? Being around the same person all the time. I know I get tired.”

Your expression remains neutral, though a spark of amusement flickers in your eyes. "Perhaps," you hum, "But that doesn't change the fact that I'm here to protect you, whether you like it or not."

He grins, gaze lingering on you for a moment longer before turning back to watch the lights cycle through the different settings. "Well, in that case, I suppose I'll just have to make your job as interesting as possible," he says with a lazy shrug. 

You roll your eyes, but cant help the small smile that tugs at your lips. "I have no doubt you will," you reply dryly 

Aurélien gives you a playful smirk before leaning in slightly, his voice dropping to a teasing whisper. "You know," he says, amusement dancing in his eyes, "sometimes I wonder if all this protection is just an excuse to be close to me."

You raise an eyebrow, unimpressed by his attempt at flirting. "Don't flatter yourself," you retort, though you can't stop the smile that seems between your words. He's bold today. 

Leave it to Aurélien to find a way to wiggle into your personal space and under your skin with his words so early in the day. And you have so many more hours left with him. How thrilling. 

He chuckles softly, leaning even closer until his breath brushes against your ear. "Oh, come on," he murmurs, "we both know deep down, you wanna kiss me sooo bad."

You can't help but laugh, shaking your head at his shameless antics. "You wish," you reply, giving him a playful shove before straightening up, feeling the waistband of your pants for your weapon. Old habits die hard you suppose. 

Aurélien grins, the playful glint returning to his eyes as he steps back, resuming his role in the rehearsal.

You don't know what game he really plays. If his words really hold any meaning. If you should listen. So you choose the safe route and brush them off and try to do your job. Even if he insists on making it near impossible. 

He sends you knowing looks from the other side of the backstage area. Ones you know would easily strike up talk. But you can't talk your eyes off him. Partly because of your job and partly due to him being so- what's the word- dazzling. 

You do want to kiss him, but he doesn't need to know that. Not now at least.

For now you watch him do his thing while you try to do your job and push away his voice from ringing in your ears over and over. 

we both know deep down

[velvetvexations]

If the parallels to ace discourse weren't enough already, now I once again have to deal with people i thought were chill and reasonable suddenly dropping their takes on how they think asexua- sorry, I mean trans men, are not really oppressed and actually have privilege over everyone else and are basically not queer at all Time is a circle and i want out out oUT OUT OUT

Thankfully you never have to worry about me having a bad take because everything I say is written in advance by the Transmasc Council's Chief of Enacting Transmisogyny.

I don’t know if this is transmisogynistic or not but I’m just so tired of the claim that “the moment a trans man transitions and is seen as a man, he gets all the privilege” Okay TRFs, what about YOUR privilege before YOUR transition? When people perceived you as a man, did you not have privilege?

The logic would go that transmascs get it because they want to be seen as men but for trans women it's an unwanted state and also people can sense that they're women telepathically and treat them accordingly anyway.

Hey wanna hear something fun. Out of the 77 or so people elected to public office in the united states, 6 or so were trans men. With the majority being trans women. It's so fun hearing about how structurally privileged trans men are compared to trans women when there's only been 6. Fucking SIX. of us elected to public office. with at LEAST 50 trans women elected. In the united states. I'm so fucking tired. I mightve miscounted, there mightve been one or two that I missed, but honestly that does not bring me much comfort!

Fascinating.

sharing this here bc i like how accepting velvet nation is of gender journeys: i am a trans man but i feel like i very much was and will continue to be my father’s daughter? not in the sense that he doesn’t respect who i am but in the sense that that is the framework of how we understand each other. my gender is 100% man and daughter is simply the word i use to define our relationship :)

That's really cool! Glad you have that with him.

Got my first profile-screenshot-share (afaik) because someone was pissed at a comment I made! I’ve hit the big leagues! Now im just waiting for my first drowning :P - @genderglass (is a sideblog, so I can’t send asks from it :/)

Congratulations!

hiya velvet! ok 2 things: 1 i am happy to know there is another trans person who is tall and 300lbs+. i am only 5'9 but it made me happy to know this is a thing we share. i can feel v alone as a bigger trans person a lot, so i am grateful. 2 ok so i havent seen unsleeping city yet but i just watched the new time quangle and my god murph grew cody walsh in a lab for me. hes literally me at 12. jersey native with an "emo haunting anime cons in 2004" look and personality? that was literally, genuinely me. gotta watch that season ASAP!

I should warn you Cody gets dunked on pretty hard. It doesn't feel to me like Murph likes him very much lol but I haven't watched the Quangles because I'm a lot less interested in live stuff on average aside from Jake and Amir's live IIWY episodes which are always real funny.

In the defense of the person saying the t4t sex jokes are sexual harassment. I HAVE seen people responding to transfems posts on here talking about (supposed) intercommunity problems with jokes about how actually transfems and transmascs are having sex or whatever, which I think is kinda gross and inappropriate. However, most of the examples I can think of were transfems doing it, so.... take that as you will

TRFs complaining about "trans women and trans men are fucking" being sexual harassment and then justifying throwing their forcefem fetish at random men is funny, in a cosmic sort of way.

i just saw -*- say that trans men face no oppression unique from trans women (wrt reproductive rights) bc trans women lack access to reproductive banking. Buddy. Reproductive banking is incredibly expensive and very rarely covered by insurance. Everyone except wealthy ppl lack access to reproductive banking. And I'm sorry if this is rude to say but lack of access to the opportunity to become a parent (which is sad! and wrong! and at different levels applicable to every queer person in the world!) is simply not equivalent to forced pregnancy, which is a violence and a trauma forced onto someone and not a *lack* of opportunity. I don't even disagree necessarily that trans women are more vulnerable than trans men and do believe I have privilege over trans women as a trans masc but hoooooly shit. That's an insidious fucking false equivalence and I still don't get *why* trans mascs can't just have space to talk about the problems unique to us.

The Transfem Council will happily let you talk about your issues as long as you submit your statement in triplicate to their editorial department 15 days in advance.

Everyone posting about how I have to prove myself and earn their trust is just proving themselves to be someone not worth talking to. I don’t think people should have to bend over backwards or do something to prove that they won’t be terrible to you, actually. Thats fear and trauma speaking, not social courtesy. It’s not normal and should not be normal to automatically distrust everyone to a point of prematurely ostracizing them. And if anyone wants to argue a large enough proportion of the trans community in ANY demographic acts poorly enough to warrant that sort of suspicion they don’t have a leg to stand on.

It's not even fear and trauma. Most of them are just using Literal Fear of Man as an excuse to do this shit, although if they want to argue no, they really are all just shaking with abject horror whenever a man draws near, I guess they must believe in Andro Phobia, right?

[purpurussy]

i agree with literally all ur thoughts on the i hate my wife bit!!! like for me it just boils down to the jokes not being funny, especially in the context of the show!! like dan "hating" is funny when phil is there because dan's visceral fondness for phil as he's saying he hates him is what makes the jokes funny. it being something to keep us at bay stops making sense when phil is not there!!! and i think it feels more jarring then it would have in the past because they have just been so insanely fond and soft recently that this sorta feels out of left field. i've seen people say other ppl are mad bc we think dan actually hates phil or that we think phil needs protecting but its just that the joke isn't funny

sorry im just seeing this now, idk why i didnt see it in my notifs on mobile! just saw it when i switched to desktop my b. hot takes under the cut

yeah i think an issue is that people are referring to different things when we talk about the "i hate phil" bit. "you stupid bitch 😍 who i hate 🥰🥰🥰" still makes me smile even to just think about it sldkjfdlkjf that was a great moment and im not talking about that kind of humor, im referring to more of the wad-style "love is just when you give someone mediocre orgasms so they make you feel wanted" type humor ldsflsdkfjlk i am so over that kind of energy it really just isn't that funny to me even if it is ironic. and i still haven't listened to the tommyinnit show lol but from what i gathered the dan part in that show was about rejecting that kind of humor and being more sincerely nice to both himself and those around him, which i love to see (i know that was ultimately the point of wad as well but we had to sit through a hell of a lot of "love isn't real" jokes to get there). i do suspect it was tommy's idea to go with that persona for dan since he was probably basing his concept for dan's part on wad hence why it was a bit wad-coded

i obviously don't think they've ever been serious when they say they hate each other, obviously it's always been a bit, but i'm hoping they'll continue on the trajectory of being sweet to each other on camera. or like being "mean" in a way that's literally just flirting dksjfdsjkhf. this is a controversial take clearly, but the way dan talked/acted in some early videos makes me slightly uncomfortable i know it's not that serious !!! but still it's kinda like why are you physically attacking that man 😭 like chill lmao i know it's because he was a hyperactive teenager trying to over-compensate for his internalized homophobia but when i see that kind of energy im just like "don't worry guys it'll get better one day" 💀

i was also thinking last night about how it's impossible for them to be sincerely affectionate towards each other on camera without sharing a part of their relationship which they maybe don't want to share. hence why we've seen them fucking and sucking on stage but we still haven't seen a proper phan hug. and i think they also genuinely do have the kind of relationship where they're always casually bullying/teasing each other lmao that's completely fine, nothing wrong with that as long as nobody is actually getting their feelings hurt, which clearly they aren't because they obviously understand each other's boundaries perfectly by this point. i just don't think using early videos of theirs is necessarily a good example of a healthy relationship dynamic. im sure they were fine, it certainly worked out in the end at the very least, but at the same time the energy in some of those early closeted vids is just a bit much for me in current era icl. like im not sitting there going "oh my god i cant believe dan is actually an abusive monster and he hates phil", it's just mildly annoying to me lksjldkfjslkf

[incandescentflower]

today i miss thame and po more than usually, so i just wanna talk about them, i miss them a lot, my gentle sweet boys that are so selfless and soft, i wonder what they might be doing right now :( how long do you think it would take for them to get married? i feel like they might be the type that get married pretty early, they just love each other soo much, also, since the finale i've seen many ppl complaining or just being sad about po never saying i love you back to thame, what do you think about that? tbh while watching the show that never bothered me, until i read those complaints lol this is why i try to stay away from social media when i really love something, BCS I GET SO TRIGGERED, but yeah tbh it still doesnt bother me but i cant help but think about it, i KNOW po really loves thame, i mean we saw him kicking his feet giggling everytime thame did as much as send a ''hi'' to him, so i know po's feelings, but ugh now i just wish he did say it so ppl dont complain about it lol rant over, sorry and have a good day or night<3

aww thanks for this ask, anon. I miss them too. I was over here typing away at my fic just before this.

hmmm married, I guess I don't know. I like to think about them in the context of Thame getting to know Po's family and finally feeling like he has that support in his life. Po finally having another person to disperse that four parent spotlight he lives under. Thame has not enough parental attention, Po has too much, a perfect match. I'm already imagining holidays together.

Marriage is a big thing that I think would be impacted by how much Thame and MARS really did want to continue to try to be bigger celebrities. I'd like to think they could have a life together and that fans could chill out, but it would be a challenge they would have to figure out first. It's all implied in how they ended the drama, but I think them learning how to navigate that could be a story in and of itself. I often wish for an Our Skyy for them. I think there could be some fun stuff there. (I'm also a JunDylan shipper and would love to see them make that happen but I understand if the actors actually wouldn't want to do it since Hong and Nut might find having a clear ship like that would make their other career together in LYKN more difficult)

I was never bothered by them not having Po say those exact words on screen. I think it was intentional. It was showing how they both communicate differently, but still understand each other. I also never feel like they have to show every possible thing between a couple in a drama, meaning just because it wasn't in the scenes doesn't mean I think the drama is saying that Po would never say it directly to Thame.

A lot of my fic is about them learning about how each other communicates and trying to communicate in the way the other wants. They can understand each other without it, but I can see them trying other ways to communicate for each other because they both find it meaningful to try to give the other what they want. Po would get there and say it. I have no doubt. (and there is definitely something in my fic about it, at least them acknowledging those tendencies, I haven't decided if I need to actually write Po actually saying it or not yet, I'm gonna see how it goes)

But Thame also knows that Po shows his affection by the attention he gives. I am a firm believer that Po notices things about Thame that other people just don't and that's why Thame becomes more and more comfortable showing Po his vulnerability. Thame feels seen and that makes Thame feel loved.

And ultimately, Thame does not doubt Po's feelings even a tiny bit. So it's funny that people who watch the drama do.

[onigiriforears]

After approx. 2-3 months of studying Japanese I started to read free graded readers online and then graduated to a collection of short stories that I purchased off of Amazon. I thought that the reason I was starting to have trouble understanding sentences was because I didn't know enough vocabulary but it was because I neglected grammar completely. It was sorta drilled into my head off of Youtube creators to just study kanji, vocab and simple sentences as much as possible before even touching grammar. I feel absolutely lost, dude. I am at the 5 month mark now. I can "breeze through" kanji for the most part. (as in, I can actually retain it in a decent amount of time) I decided to study grammar about a week ago. It is SO FREAKING HARD. I don't know if there's something wrong with me or what. I don't know if it's supposed to feel like what I thought I knew is being ripped apart at the seams, stapled together, and then torn apart again....but it does.

Do you have any tips for learning grammar? Is this feeling normal? Can you tell me when the pressure in my skull will subside? I am using Bunpro's free trial but I'm unsure if this tool will actually help me. I write tons of notes to flip through but I still fail to give them the nuanced answer they're looking for. I really enjoy the setup of Bunpro and I want to like it since it's similar to WK but I'm not sure if I'm going too fast or there's a better way to learn. I stopped learning 5 new grammar points a day and started doing only 2. (I also have Genki I and watch GameGengo. He explains things in a way that's easy for my brain to understand.) Sorry for the long post but any insight would be appreciated. I'm a bit nervous asking people in the language learning community for help or insight because a lot of them treat it as a way to show how fast they learned/1-up others. Tumblr's langlearn community is a lot different with what I've seen (or maybe I'm just following the right ppl lol)

Hi! Thank you so much for waiting for this response--I'm sorry it took so long. Your message was one of the ones that popped up when they locked my ask box (they actually still haven't answered me on why it was locked so 🤷‍♀️). To make up for that, I'm gonna be longwinded because I think that this is a super valid and important question that others may also want to know the answer to!!

Pls pls PLEASE DM me if none of this is helpful or if you'd like to talk more about what you think you need help with!!

I think that sometimes when we're learning a new language that we know is so overwhelmingly different from our own language, we focus on the things that we think will be the main hinderance and sometimes we forget the key points. You might be thinking "how did I forget grammar?" but I would say don't beat yourself up about it! Many of us focus on the things that we think are our problems(--the last time I studied for the JLPT, I focused on my weak point too much and then was frustrated with myself during the exam bc I neglected the other areas.)

I don't want to lie to you and say that learning grammar is going to get easier because that's not the case for everyone. Think of learning grammar vs everything else as learning different types of math or science--have you ever had a friend that was absolutely phenomenal at algebra or calculus but couldn't do geometry? Or a friend that was wonderful lab partner in chemistry but struggled in biology? They're struggling in biology because it requires a ton of rote memorization in comparison to practical application and math that's present in chemistry and rote memorization may not necessarily be their strong point. Personally, I think that's also why a lot of us struggle with certain grammar points. There are some that just click with us immediately and then there are others that we have to see over and over and over and over and over--you get the point--just for us to find a single sentence with it that we understand. If you're math oriented, we need to figure out a way to no longer make grammar points rote memorization for you, but to turn it into a formula of some sort. I actually write my notes out in ways that are like that--I use plus signs (+) in my notes not because the textbooks use them but because my brain genuinely reads it as "noun + particle + grammar point = a sentence that makes sense" because, for me, formulas don't fail. Your weak point doesn't have to be your weakness--you can turn the weakness into a strength that works just for you.

I've been going at this for years and every single professor or Japanese friend (or even people from the discord server) I have can tell you that I've struggled with pretty much any grammar point that included ~ように--and it wasn't because I wasn't trying, but because I couldn't find myself using any sentences that with those grammar points because I found the alternatives/similar ones to make more sense. Surprisingly, it wasn't until I was reading 夜カフェ for our book club that I was actually able to start grasping the meaning (ngl, I still haven't used it myself--I'm notorious for using alternatives); I was finally witnessing it being used in a way that made sense in my brain.

The frustration you're feeling when you encounter a new grammar point or overload yourself with too many things in one go is completely normal and I promise that a ton of us in the Japanese langblr community have definitely experienced it too! It probably feels like everything you know is being ripped apart because your native language may have a SVO (subject-verb-object) format while Japanese has a SOV (subject-object-verb) format--your 1-to-1 translations for your notes may not be helpful in the beginning because you're still trying to wrap your brain around the fact that your words still need to go in another order than you're used to. And then you add the new grammar points and concepts on top of that (like particles and other things) and it can become overwhelming and frustrating. Sometimes, you're going to find some grammar points just downright annoying--especially when you find that there's no equivalency to it in your own language. But don't give up!

I know this is a super cliché thing to say, but practicing them will help. If you can, I would make note of the grammar points that you're struggling with, try to make sentences with them, and ask somebody to check them and explain exactly why (or why not) they're working and then ask them for examples because they may have an even better way of explaining it to you than what you've come up with for yourself!

I can look back at old notes and see when I wrote a sentence as an example just because a textbook/professor used it but I didn't actually understand why it worked at the time and then I can also find notes where the sentences written as examples were added once I finally found something that clicked for me.

You've already done yourself a favor by learning a lot of vocab, kana, and kanji because now you'll be able to try out an array of ways to pick up grammar instead of just a textbook. (I will make a note that if you're looking to take the JLPT, I would recommend having a list of grammar points that you would need to know for the level that you're planning on sitting for because there's no guarantee of what will or won't pop up on the test.)

Another important thing while you're practicing: be comfortable with making mistakes. We all make them, but when you're learning a new language it's important to be ready to make mistakes and to welcome them with open arms because it gives you a chance to experience and learn in real time.

ALSO: for you specifically--because you're interested in reading, you might enjoy learning grammar through tracking the different grammar points through what you're reading and using the sentences as your examples because they're all going to be cohesive. And if reading books or other things totally turn you off right now, maybe games? Animal Crossing and Pokemon are very nice games to play in Japanese for people that are just starting out! You may also enjoy using Lingo Legend--it's an JRPG language learning app that I beta tested and I think that it's a nice way to review (it has some fun incentives). I'm not a big gamer, so I struggle with learning through games, but I've been picking up a lot of grammar through reading because I focus on finding things that I'm interested in, rather than things that are "at my level." When I start a manga, I will scour a ton of websites and forums and bug a ton of people when I come across a grammar point that I can't wrap my brain around because I want to be able to understand what's going on.

We have book clubs and gamers in my discord server, as well as places for people to post what they're practicing or to ask for help. We have people of all varying levels and different skillsets that love to share their wisdom with others.

I haven't used Bunpro, but I know that @sammilearns has, so she may be able to weigh in on that! And @tokidokitokyo @nihongoseito @chouhatsumimi @kanpeki-bekki @burgeoning-ambition probably also have even more tips that me--I'm trying to tag people that I know we all learn in different ways, so their tips and tricks might be just what you need!

Please weigh in, fellow langblr members! How have you been learning grammar? Are you game-ifying it? Have you turned it into math equations? Have you managed to tie it in with your special interest? I can't wait to see what people add to this post!

[catcze]

Okay BUT LIKE...

I've seen ppl bring up the idea of an arranged marriage with him.

Idk what else to say it's almost 4am where I'm at and I just got out of work but djdjidjd

Getting to know your now-husband who you originally thought was distant, but really he's just busy and he also wants to get to know you essentially, if that makes sense.

Brain tired, but I just wanted to bring that up

WAIT I LOVE THIS AHSDKASJ???? There's a cut here because I was thinking too many thoughts hAJKSNDAJSK

My god okay can you just imagine,,,,, and like suspend any disbelief or misinformation regarding Fontaine's government and like hierarchy and all that technical shit for a bit because I haven't played the archon quest yet but,,,,, Okay lets think abt a situation where Wriothesley has just newly appointed as the Administrator of the Fortress of Meropide, right. You, meanwhile, come from a family that is wealthy, influential and on the upper echelons of society.

You're in line to be the heir of your family and to inherit everything that is rightfully yours when, at the last minute, some of your relatives, in an attempt to take your seat as the head of the family for their own kids, argue that you are unqualified to represent as the head of the household when you are still unmarried, and you don't have a second set of hands helping you. A bullshit reason, really, but with enough honeyed words to the rest of the family and some taunts in your direction, you're eventually given an ultimatum: get married by the end of the month or give up your inheritance.

And goddamit you can't go down without a fight. Not when you know that your cousins who are competing with you would run your family into the ground and would use the wealth for corruption and a whole lot of bad shit. Even if the romantic in you, who had one day hoped to marry someone you love and who loved you back, is quietly disappointed at having to marry just for the sake of doing so. So you talk to your friends about your worries, they talk to their friends, and eventually word even manages to reach Wriothesley in the fortress at the bottom of the ocean.

He comes to meet you and propose an idea: you both have a marriage of convenience where you make use of his title and influence to establish dominance in your household and show that you're not here to fuck around, while he makes use of your connections, quick wit, and your skills in pulling society's strings to help him achieve his own goals: to give the convicts of Meropide the tranquility to live their lives unbothered.

so you get married, you become the head of your family, and Wriothesley heads back to the fortress, just now with a simple ring on his finger and your promise that you will do whatever you can to make sure trouble doesn't come his way.

You're busy with solidifying your position as the head of the family now–– managing all the businesses and finances that are placed on your desk. Some time passes without much correspondence from Wriothesley, though. You tell the rest of your family that he's merely busy with his own duties, but on a particularly slow day, you take the time to come see him down at the Fortress of Meropide for an impromptu visit. Just because your family is growing suspicious of you two, of course. Not... not at all because you're worried about him!

So you go down there and Wriothesley is understandable surprised by your visit. So you explain the situation to him and he agrees to let you come visit every now and then.

("Just as long as I can return the favor and visit you if I'm ever in the city," he says, with the slightest of smiles that makes something warm and gooey and sweet flood your veins.

"You're always welcome in my house, husband," you say, then have to stifle a small laugh when he turns away quickly– but not quick enough that you don't catch the light blush that graces his face.)

SO yeah;;;;; Wriothesley and a reader who by all means married for convenience on both of their ends, but whose personalities mesh well together and who banter so well that after a while, when they get to know each other and make time for each other, their light flirting goes to full blown flirting, and the marriage of convenience turns into the sweet romanic marriage that you've always wanted <3