#and like yea i know thats mean but i gen dont know how to talk to people esp people who cant keep a convo going

[oedonchapeldweller]

idk why i said im just standing here like i dont regular say leave me alone and dont randomly message me

[fandomassimilator]

next gen texting crack….

Jamie: so they like….moved the philophisers stone room right?

Teddy: I dunno…

Teddy: Maybe?

Victorie: NO

Victorie: No

Victorie: NO

Roxanne: omg i wanna check

Louis: no fair! I wanna trespass

Victorie: thank Merlin your not at Hogwarts

Dominique: Jamie the prefects are in a meeting you can go now

Victorie: Jamie I will give your ass detention

Jamie: I’ll say you swore at me

Freddie: oh damn

Freddie: Jay can I come?

Jamie: yea

Jamie: meet at the spot?

Freddie: Agreed

Roxanne: yalll never let me hang out wiht you guys!

Roxanne: its not fair

Dominique: yeah but you can go through thier shit while theyre gone

Freddie: NO DONT YOU DARE

Roxanne: HA IM TAKING UR CANDY

Albus: grab Jamie’s invis cloak for me pls

Roxanne: share it?

Albus: and rose ofc

Teddy: is rose there?

Albus: yeah we’re in the library,

Albus: she says your not supposed to be texting during prefect meetings

Dominique: oh shit she’s right

Dominque: this is why we keep rose around

Albus: now she’s complaining ab not having a phone

Freddie; sry ab that Rosie-Posie

Albus: (rose speaking) i will end your entire exsistence Fredrick lee Weasley-Johnson the second

Dominique: OH DAMN FREDDIE UR DEAD

Jamie: no shot rose could find us

Jamie: also its dark asf down here

Roxanne: you actually made it down there???

Freddie: yeah in the room where they had the devils snare

Albus: guys i have a genius plan

Dominique: no

Jamie: let the Slytherin speak

Albus: so all of you guys should go home and start talking about things your doing in school

Albus: like…hanging out or pulling pranks or falling of stairs

Albus: what do Gryphindors do?

Victorie: you have gryphindor parents?

Albus: i highly doubt Jamie could save the world tho

Freddie: true that

Jamie: hey!

Albus: anyway, and Rose could be all like ‘guys when was this?’ Or ‘I dont remember this?’

Albus: and y’all will be like, well we couldn’t contact you or whatevs

Albus; and maybe rose could cry or something

Dominique: thats so mean

Roxanne: I love it

teddy: what if that happens for reals tho?

Albus: this is rose typing now, I’ve commandeered Albus’s phone. If you exclude me i will know and there will be consequences

Jamie: noted

Roxanne: understood

Freddie: yes ma’m

Louise: why dosent these rules apply to me

Roxanne: you CHOSE to go to French school

Jamie: GUYS THE CHESS SET IS STILL HERE

Freddie: omg is so cool

Dominique: I kinda wanna play chess against it

Albus: the way you would instantly die

Albus: that was rose btw

(Jamie changed ‘Albus’s nickname to ‘Albus/Rose’)

Albus/Rose: ew Jamie that sounds like a ship

Jamie: SORY SORRY

(Jamie changed ‘Albus/Rose’s nickname to Albus and or Rose)

(Albus and or Rose changed Jamie’s nickname to ‘Jamie/Alice’)

Jamie/Alice: HEY

Teddy: al and rose ur nickname is to long

(Albus and Rose changed Albus and Rose’s nickname to A and R)

Teddy: works for now

Freddie: so the wall of fire is still up

Freddie; which potion did aunt hermione say it was

Jamie: rose?

Victorie: NO NO NO NO

Teddy: NONONONOONONON

Victorie: SHIT THEY”RE TAKING OUR PHONES AWAY

Teddy: ROSE YOU EBETTE NOT

A and R: dw i wont

Jamie: Rosie you asshole

Chat name: the cool kids (no prefects alowed)

A and R: third one from the left idiots, i want honeydukes,

Freddie: omg rose you phyco

Jamie: sure this is right

A and R: 100%

Freddie: works for me

Jamie: DAMN HE JSUT KNOCKED IT BACK

Freddie: IT WOULD BE A REALLY FUNNY WAY TO DIE

Roxanne: RIP Fredrick Weasley-Johnson the second, we should really stop naming people that

Dominque: PPFFTTT

A and R: TEA

Freddie: also jamei and i are texting so this room is dead quiet

jamie: cept the fire its creepy

A and R: go on…

Dominique: the way im kinda scared

Louise: clutching my pearls rn

Roxanne: your what????

A and R: its a saying

Louise: its a saying

Jamie: so y’all know how dumbledor destroyed the mirror of erised?

Dominique: yeah?

Freddie: oh shit

Roxanne:???????

Jamie: we’re going to leave

A and R: WFT JAMIE

A and R: FREDDIE

Roxanne: OH SHIT

Roxanne: FREDRICK MY IDIOT BROTHER I SWEAR ON UNCLE FREDS BONES IF YOU FUCKING DIE I SWEAR TO FUCK

Domiqnue: IF THEY DIE VIC AND TED WILL KILL US

Jamie: relax guys, we jsut had to double out of there

A and R: so what was it?

Freddie: the mirror of erised was there but there was this screaming….face stuck in it

Freddie: apslougly terrifying

Freddie; we’re going back to bed rn

Dominique: oh thank Merlin your okay

A and R: gn

Jamie: gn

[tea-and-spoons]

hey its me. legpain johnson /silly (the guy from this ask -> https://www.tumblr.com/tea-and-spoons/753818570925948928/hi-were-really-sorry-to-bother-you-but-were?source=share ) and ive returned to be a pain once more

so ive been to an OT recently, and have been referred to a PT. OT confirmed i am hypermobile and knows about the leg pain (plus back pain, knee issues that i just whole ass forgot to mention before, etc)

so obvs ill try discuss things with the PT when i get to them eventually but i kinda just wanted to ask for your opinion on some things if thats alright? though ofc no pressure /gen

do you think itd be a good idea to get like. crutches (since a cane probably wont help at all) or a walker, for me? (ofc if youre not sure thats chill its kind of weird for me to expect you to like. Know ig yk?).

do you think its like. reasonable for someone to go for the “easy” route (being mobility aids) instead of the more annoying, difficult route of strengthening exercises and junk (talking specifically about my shitty hypermobile knees here). ik that sounds bad with like. saying mobility aids are like “oooh an easy out” or qhatever, thats not what i mean i just dont really know how to convey the idea. (also yea this concept kinda ties in with the whole thing of autonomy, but im nothing if not a sucker for reassurance lol /lh)

sorry for the second disgustingly long ask from me, and sorry im like. throwing problems at you, theres no pressure to answer or nothing. hope your day is going well /gen. sorry + thank again

-legpain johnson /silly

Hello hello, sorry it's taken so long to get back to you! So glad to hear you're seeing OT and PT, hopefully they've been helping lots.

My recommendation would be, why not try BOTH the mobility aid and the strengthening exercises? I think it's very reasonable to try whatever may help your quality of life, both immediately and in the future. My crutches and my increased joint stability from PT exercises both give me more freedom and safety in different ways.

-Tea 💙

[shurisdaydreams]

Dr. Stone Headcanons

again

theme: valentines day

genre: fluff

Modern world

Included characters: -Senku Ishigami -Gen Asagiri -Tsukasa Shishio -Ryusui Nanami

_____________________ Senku Ishigami

"valentines day?" senku repeated. You nodded hecticly. "How stupid" He said. You gasped "Oh my! valentines day is a beautiful day for giving presents especially for teenagers who want to confess their love to their cush but then they see the popular person of the school confesses their love first. Thinking that their crush would accept the populars persons confession the teenager left putting thier present they made back in their bag. then it suddenly starts to rain but because they didn't expect rain for such a romantic day they didn't bring an umbrella. 'the day couldn't get any worse' they thought, ready to go through the rain. Then suddenly he heard someone screaming 'wait!!!' and-" "yea yea I get it. you've been watching too many romance animes" he interrupted you not looking at you and only caring for his science work. Now you were in a bad mood. You didn't wanted to distrub his work since he would get annoyed at you, so you just stared at he wall. 'Stupid Senku' you thought Senku gave you a worried look. He sighed. You snapped out of your thoughts as you saw Senku holding a bunch of chocolates and a stuffed toy in front of your face. "I asked Yuhuza and Gen what I should get you" you looked at him but he avoited eyecontact. You laughed as you saw his reddened cheeks. "Thank you" you said and jumped at him to give him a thigh hug. You both fell. Laying on the floor you still didn't let go of him. He just patted your head. "Lets go on a date!" you said and finally lifted your head. After senku agreed you bought hin to a cafee that just got new opened. "Oh yea didn't you say that valentine day is a day where you give others presents?" You flinched. Senku smiled dangerously. It was hard to avoid eyecontact since he sat in front of you. You still tried to look away and sipping your tea but you could feel his glaze. "So, what present did you get me?" he asked and smiled. "i... forgot... hehe" you nervously said while fidgeting with your fingers and the cup. Then a idea hit you. You stood up, making Senku wonder, you pulled his shirt and kissed him. Senku couldn't hide his surpised face. Just after you licked your lips he snapped back to reality. "next time I will get you a better present" you said and sat down. Senku sipped his caffee again "Thats enough for me" he said. "oh yea by the way I dont like coffee" you said. Senku just gave you a irratated look. you pointed at your lips. "Your caffee." Senku just laughed. "oh man your really stupid" "heyyy!! I'm not! i just wanted to let you know that" Senku couldn't stop laughing "yea sure netxt time I will eat cake before we kiss" your face turned a little red and you smiled at his response. 'You two are such a cute couple I envy you!' stood on the back of the receipt. You looked around and one of the waitresses smiled at you and giving you a thumbs up sign. You smile back.

____________ Gen Asagiri

You were waiting for Gen until someonewas covering your eyes. "guess who?" a feminine voice said. You were wondering who it may could be because you weren't familiar with that voice. Then you noticed the scent of flowers. "gen?" you asked. "who did you notice?" you asked and removed his hands. "you smell like flowers" you explaint. "flowers? right. I often work with flowers in my magic shows" he said. "oh right I have somethink for you." you said and pulled out smal bag of heartshaped cookie. you gave them Gen "here for you" He took a cookie and took a bite. "better than expected" he said. "huh? 'better than expected' what do you mean" you said a bit mad at him for not believing in your baking skills. He just put a cookie in your mouth so you couldn't talk. "salty..." you noticed. You sighed and then took the cookies back. "I'm gonna make new ones!" you said. Gen just smiled and took the cookies back again. "no no I'm gonna eat them all." You tried to get them back again but he dodged, while eating the cookies. "No stop!" after a while you were exhaused. Gen just silently eating. "I hate you..." you said out of breath. "love you too" you got annoyed. He noticed your bad mood and grabbed your hand. He dragged you somewhere "where are we going?" You asked. He just stayed quite. "and here we are. The new opend Cat-caffee!" You got all excited and your eyes where sparkling. All the cat where avoiding Gen. "naw that makes me sad..." he said. You just laughed. "It's probably because of your flower scent Cats dont like them." you said. After you two were chilling in that caffee you went to your house because Gen wanted to show you how to really bake. "ok lets check the ingredients" Gen said. And you nooded. "200g unsalted butter" he read from his paper "is here" "200g golden caster sugar" "umm ah yea is also here" " 1 large egg and half a tablespoon vanilla extract" "Jup!" "and 400g plain flour" "yea" "ok he have everything. 'Put the butter in a bowl and beat it with electric beaters until soft and creamy. Beat in the sugar, then the egg and vanilla, and finally the flour to make a dough. If the dough feels a bit sticky, add a little bit more flour and knead it in.'" You did it step by step like he said. while he was watching you. He wanted to help but since you said you're going to do it by yourself He just stared at you. "ok and next?" you asked and he snapped back to reality. "umm 'Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Pull pieces off the dough and roll them out to about the thickness of two £1 coins on a floured surface. The easiest way to do this with small children is to roll the mixture out on a baking mat. Cut out shapes using a 9cm biscuit cutter, or a use the rim of a small glass and peel away the leftover dough around the edges. Press some clean toys gently into the biscuits, making sure you make enough of a mark without going all the way through. Re-roll off-cuts and repeat' " he read loud. "and now in the oven right?" "yea for 8-10 minutes" he said and you did as he said. after 9 minutes you took the biscuits out. You let then cool for 5 minutes. "they taste... good?" you said impressed by your self. "hey Gen try the-" you saw that he fell asleep on the couch. You smiled soft and went into your room to get a blanket. Then you took the plate of cookies and sat next to him.

_________________ Tsukasa Shishio

"Tsukasa!!!" you called his name and waved your hand. As soon as he saw you he came straight torwards you. "(name), what are you doing here?" he asked. You noticed that he was sweating and gave him a towel. "I came to see you. how long do you still have training?" You asked him. "ends in a hour" your look on your face turned sad. "but I can finish it now if you want me to" and back was your happyness. that was anwer enough. "ok I go and tell my choach. Oh yea I'll also go showering quickly. Wait outside here is it too stuffy I come in 10 min." "roger!" you said and went outside. After five minutes some weird dudes came. It was afternoon but they were already drunk. You gave then a disgusted look as they were approaching you. "hey girly. are you waiting for someone?" one asked. you ignored them. "maybe she need a better accompaniment" "yea how about we take her with us and have some fuuun" he got close to your face and the alcohol smell got stonger. These men annoyed you so damn much. You wanted to punch them and stab a knife inside their chest. But right now you were deffenseless. "Heyy you we're talking to you!!!" He took your wraist. you just sared at him. The more you saw them  more they disgusted you. "Girl why are giving us such a dirty look, hah?" "we should give her a lession" one laughed and wanted to punch you. You flinched and chlosed your eyes. "AHHHHH" a loud scream. I opends my eyes and saw Tsukasa who was gabbing that mens arm... brocken arm. with just a grip tsusaka really broke an adults arm. And it took him only a minute to completly destroy them. "come lets go" tsukasa said "yea right" you two were walking in arkward silence. "Tsukasa... are you mad?" you broke the silence first. "of couse I am they dared to touch something thats mine" You stopped walking and he hecticly turned around. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to-" he didn't continue. He just stared at you. You were holding your red face. Your eyes were sparkling. "I... I am so happy right now" you smiled brightly. "'happy'?" Tsukasa repeated your words confused. You grabbed his hand. "Come lets go! we have to be there before it starts." you said and dragged him. "You said you're happy" "I am" you said. "why?" you looked at him softly "because you said I am 'yours' that makes me really really happy" "but I said 'something'" he felt bad. "don't worry. I don't care about something like this. You didn't said it on purpose" He felt a bit better and smiled back at you. "also you're the only person I allow to call me an object" Tsukasa still felt bad about that but your smile was so warm that he forgot about these things. "Look we've arrived!" You pointet at the beautiful few. You two were on a hill with view on the harbor. Nobody else was there just you two. You packed out the picnic. "thats what you was carring all the time. I was already wondering" "yea I made strawberry Sandwich" you said proud. Tsukuna and you sat down and ate the Sandwichs. "there good how did you make these" that what you've waited for "first you need 1 tablespoon reduced-fat cream cheese, ¼ teaspoon honey, ⅛ teaspoon freshly grated orange zest, 2 slices very thin whole-wheat sandwich bread and 2 medium strawberries, sliced. then you just combine cream cheese, honey and orange zest. and put it one the bread with the strawberrys" you explaint and he wrote it down. "for your sister?" You asked. "yea she said she whated to learn how to cook" "i can teach her!" you said. "you will??" he looked excited. You knew how much his sister ment for him. You even saw how happy he was when she got healed by dr. Senku You too were happy for him and his sister. "sure it'll also give me an excuse to come by" you laughed. "what do you mean you can always come by just like today" he said. "no no" you said and and made a cross with your indexfingers."today is a special day!" Tsukasa just gave you a confused look. "Valentines day!" "oh its today..." you said. "aand I also don't like it to interrup your training. I did it today just because its a 'special' day" you explaint. "as long as I am with you everyday is a special day" Tsukasa just said and made you flushed. You couldn't response. Tsukasa just stared at you. or more at your lips. then he suddenly pulled you into a kiss. You layed on the ground and Tsukasa on top of you. he stared at you. it made you a bit nervous. "T-tsukasa? whats wrong?" you asked. "nothing its just... you're the most beautiful being" your cheeks turned red. you gasped as you saw behind him. "Tsukasa, Tukasa the sunset!!" Tsukasa also turned around to see it. The sky was dyed in beautiful colors. "yea whats with the sunset?" he asked half numb. "your reaction should be 'oh (name) you are so right the sunset is so beautiful. I'm so happy that you bought me here'!!!" you said. "like I said you are the most beautiful being on earth" he repeated and made you blush again. "But I am really happy to spent my time with you. so im am lucky that you bought me here" "hm? (name)?" Tsukasa whispered but you already fell asleep. He was watching you. Then he decided to pack the stuff back in the picnick basket, after he kissed you on your cheek and patted you. He forgot where you lived so he just bought you to his own home.

_________________ Ryusui Nanami

Ryusui texted you that he wanted to go to a date since it was valentines day. So you got ready and took your present with you. You went to the meeting place where you usually met him when you two to went out. he wasn't there jet, you've been 10 minutes to early so it was not surprising. you were in your thoughs as your vision suddenly went black. Someone put something over your face so you couldn't scream. 'A kippnapping?' You thought. "m'lady please don't scream" a familiar voice said. You reconized their voice "Francois?" They lead you in a car and drove you somewhere. Francois forbid you to take of that thing that was covered your eyes. After a while you seemed to arrived. Francois lead you out of the car, being careful so you wouldn't hurt yourself. You heard a too familiar voice calling your name "my godness (name) finally arrived" Ryusui shouded. You smile soft. Since the bildfold still covered your eyes you didn't know where exactly he was. You just tried to smile in the direction where his voice came from. "so are you going to tell me why you brough me here?" You asked. He just said "You'll see" and grabbed your hand. He dragged you somewhere and you felt really really unsafe. You would've felt safer if it was Francois who lead you. But it was Ryusui You didn't know if you would ran against a tree or strumble over a rock. To your luck you arrived safe without much complains. Ryusui removed your blindfold and after a half hour you could finally see again. The sun dazzelted and you needed your time to get used to the light. the first thing yo saw was Ryusui and he was wearing a suit then you saw behind him. Your eyes weidend as you saw a huge ship. "this is your valentines present" Ryusui said and smiled. "WAIT WHAT?!" you screamed. "I could never accept this present!!!" you said quickly. "hmm i knew it" He said and with a snap of his fingers Francois came and brought a huge teddy bear. It was bigger than yourself. Francois also brought 10 packs of chocolate. "Wait no-" Ryusui shutted you quit as he put his finger on your lips. "accept at least that present" He whisperd in your ear. "arghh fine I take it. But I will go and get a better present for you!!" you said and wanted to leave to buy something better. "such beautiful red tulips" You turned around and saw that he was aready holding your present. Your face turned red. "Ahh noo give it back" you said and tried to take your present back. But since he was taller he just held it up and you couldn't grab it. the sight of the flushed (name) who was desperatly trying to get you present back enjoyed him. He burst into laugher. You took the chance and grabbed the chocolate and the bouquet of red tulpils. You wanted to leave but Ryusui grabbed your waist and pulled you into a kiss. Your cheeks got reddened again. Ryusui took the handmade chocolate you made him while still hugging you and took a bit. "doesn't taste as good as a luxery one" he said and you tried to push him away. "but I still prefere yours a million times more" you got flushed and looked away. "you really make it hard for me to hate you" you mumbled. Ryusui grinned. "Francois sent my presents to (names) house" he said and you gave him a confused look. He just grinned and carried you in bridal style. He took you into the ship and gave you a room where you should get into a dress. The dress had so much fabric and it was fluffy. It made you feel like a royalty. "Ryusui? you there?" you asked knowing he would wait infront of the door. "yea somthing wrong?" he said worriedly. "I need your help to zip the back." "is it really okay if i wear such a beautiful dress?" you asked. "sure i bought it for you" he said and ziped your dress. you turned around to face him giving him a 'seriously?' look. "just kidding i borrowed it" he lied. You knew that he was lying but just sighed. "Ryusui. You don't need to spent that much money on me" "but I want to and thats because I. Love. You" he whispered in your ear letting you flinch. Your face turned red again. "come lets go" he dragged you by your hand again. You two arrived in a huge ballroom. It was all shiny and everywhere were red roses. "and? amazed?" you only nooded not being able to answer probably. "my queen are you willing to dance with me" he asked and kissed the back of your hand. "yes" you said over happily. "m'lady could it be that you are stepping on my foot on purpose?" he asked. you only laughed "my revenge for that what happened with the presents" "oh right you gave me red tulips does it has a deeper meaning?" You looked away. "eternal love..."you said quitly "huh i didn't hear you" he teased you. "the red tulips mean eternal love in the language of flowers!!" you said louder. your face got redder. Ryusui gasped "does that mean you want to marry me?!" "maybe..." you said flushed.

[charlieisacastle]

i saw a post that talked about how nick saying, "i wish i had met you when i was younger." is ridiculous bc he is 16 and still very much a kid. so "how much younger did you want to be?"

and i absolutely understand where its coming from. bc the older gen, and even us gen zs to a lesser extent, came to terms with their sexuality and/or gender when they were in their late twenties, thirties, maybe even later. so 16 sounds like the dream.

but i GET what nick means. its the fact that you cant be yourself until up to that point. you dont get to have kindergarten crushes that are reciprocated or even allowed really. you dont get to have the experience cis straight people get to have because you arent fully yourself and you dont even know it yet.

and even if you do know, like charlie, its STILL hard to find support or a relationship because not many people are out and some arent even accepting of it all to begin with.

the goal is to make a world where queer kids get to have the same experience as their cis straight peers. to see tiny enby kids that are proud of themselves. trans binary kids that dont need to go thro a traumatizing puberty before being able to be themselves. bi, pan, and queer kids that get to have crushes on people without being scared and Knowing that they are Allowed to do so.

yea us gen z and gen alpha have had it waaaaaaay better and that is ALL thanks to the people that came before us. and we are very very grateful for that.

but we also didnt really get to have the happiest childhoods. we didnt Really get to have queer childhoods either. and thats exactly why there is still a long way to go and thats exactly what nick is talking about imo.

[gendieanonsideblog]

Hello! I'm gonna get better at resoonding quicker I promise !!!!! | Brain can indeed be wonky! Sometimes it is a little silly, adn sometimes it is just mean and rude. I prefer when it's a littel silly. | I like complimenting other people too! It makes me feel warm and fuzzy bc heck yeah!!! That's my friend and they should know how cool they are !!!!! Like you for example, are just such an amazing being! You're always so funny and your taste in gendies is so good !!!! /gen | Yeah, I think sometimes the allocishets get lonely when they're not socialized w/ others, but I don't know for sure! I'm pretty much none of those things, so I just don't rly have the experience y'know? | ashkasdh ty ty!!! I haven't been drawing to much, but when I get something I like I'll be sure to show it to you :D | So, I never realized that I gay paniced when I was younger right? Bc I didn't know I liked girls. But now that I do, I realize I gay panic alot. Like, there's this one thigh high converse girl in my school and she is just- so pretty???? askdasdhkajd, I've barely talked to her outside of math but she is vv pretty and I want to be her friend !!! | Daylight savings happened where I live, and it really messed up my sleep schedule :[. I still wake up at the same time bc alarms but I'm so sleepy and then I have to go :[[ bc I'm sleepy !!!! | I got a good grade on my science test! Other then that nothing much happened. I told my friends that I go by he/they/she/it pronouns today!!! That excludes most of my neopronouns sure, and I don't think anyone heard me but either way that was really cool!!!! -⭐

hey no youre fine !! take your time broskii :D <3 /p /gen same silly brain is best brain :D EXACTLY EXACTLY !! spreading pos is literally what im here for !! everyone should know how great they are they deserve a great life and theyre all so cool in their own special way !! :DD >:3 aww tysm magnus !! ^__^ that means a lot im glad :D im actually gonna start getting gendies done !! my spoon count has been getting better :33 as a non - allocishet yea i dont have any knowledge on how to manage their species /lhj im so excited to see what you come up w !! take your time though !! :3 dude xenie is the only one who could make me gay panic THAT HARD jdlsfjdkf oh my god everytime i think about what happened that one time during a mogay coiner hangout discord vc party , i saw xerbun and KLDFSFJK my brain ,,,, my brain was gone /pos /pos you should maybe give them a note !! or like email them or compliment them !! idk how irl beings work outside discord heheh /gen i usually wake up gay fslkdjfdslkj as in " wow im awake " the next " oh god i have a pretty and amazing and lovable xf ahhHHH /pos " TwT ooo im very proud of you dude !! congrats thats awesome !! :D also congrats for pronoun coming out !! hopefully soon youll be able to reveal your hecking awesome and swaggy neos !! >:3

[holdinghandswithastatue]

my thoughts on the lorien legacies reborn series [spoilers]

i think it sucked

sorry

i loved most of the characters to bits and they all deserved better (in terms of characterisation, plot)

nigel. oh my god nigel i love him so much

ran takeda deserved SO MUCH BETTER im still mad

the way they hinted at a whole bunch of romances but only made the one i dont give a shit about canon

i really really hate white girl taylor cook

yes, having a white american girl as the main character IS diversity :))))))

isabela is cool as shit and i wish i was her

i love their fleshed out backstories but i wish i couldve heard more

THERE WAS LITERALLY NO DEVELOPMENT IN MOST OF THEM (personally i think the series was cut short bc they all had so much more room to grow)

(it gave off percy jackson movies energy)

it hurts me how the writing hinted that nigel would get his heroic moment but he literally never did 

and then nigel was left with what? his only best friend dead, his parents corrupt assholes and him still not having healed from his trauma- still the underdog

ALSO: NIGEL WAS THE ONLY CANONICALLY GAY CHARACTER (except for maybe daunphen but still that doesnt really count bc its only implied) but they just like. didnt give him a love interest. 

nic was literally right there- that homoerotic moment really hit me and i just read it over and over

ran’s death was really well done but also COMPLETELY PREVENTABLE

if isabela had just told einar to stfu and shoot lucas it wouldve all been over and ran and five would still be alive 

speaking of which, ran and five were a super cute couple/friendship i cant tell but i like their dynamic a lot

five saying that he “actually likes” ran is essentially a confession of love in his terms

caleb. i liked him. but he was so boring and straight. i think his development wouldve been great if they just DID SOMETHING WITH HIM

also idk whether to ship isabela with caleb or daunphen but personally i like to think of daunphen as trixic which is unrelated

caleb literally. had potential. troubled home life. not as bad as the others but he never really stopped being an uptight little bitch

if he had, i think he wouldve been great

I LOVED EINAR’S GROUP’S DYNAMIC

do they have a name? i feel like they do but i cant remember

like... what a mix of characters, i love how they work together

personally i think theyre just the gay friend group

on the topic of einar,

i KNOW i shouldnt love him the way i do but if you didnt want me to love him you SHOULDNT HAVE GIVEN HIM REDEEMING QUALITIES

(same with five)

literally einar’s final monologue hurt me so much even though he nearly did drown nigel in gen 1 but still

“will you- will you finally listen?” yea kill me now 

i really hated how they brought the villain in in the final book. the fuck. who even gives a shit about lucas. no one remembers him

also it feels slightly political to make the main villain a radical christian who wants to convert the earth garde by killing them

listen i could talk about einar all day

i think he and isabela were a great friendship... of sorts

i mean did einar ever really let anyone close enough to him to make friends

but hes just so... S O F T

no hes not 

but he is to me 

ew

kopano really deserved a better gf than taylor

god 

also i wanted to see more of miki

again i will reiterate i think nic and nigel wouldve made a great couple

i keep forgetting theyre all just teenagers and thats kinda painful

einar was just a kid bro 

SO MUCH NUANCE TO HIS CHARACTER THAT WAS NOT EXPLORED

so much potential

hmm am i forgetting anyone?

lets talk about john smith

that man has a hero complex and its really annoying and part of me is really glad he wasnt the one to save the day this time but also i didnt want ran to die so

i think it wouldve been fitting if einar just ended it all since he kinda started the whole fiasco

fuck bea barnaby and her homophobic (and also mass-murdering) ass

the john and marina thing shouldve been forgotten completely no one ships them pls 

they had their one true loves just let them be without an s/o thanks

ella deserved to have more screen (? its a book) time bc she was my favourite character in the original series

OH MY GOD I HAVENT TALKED ABOUT NINE YET

hes the loml

also the part where lucas (in the body of john) rips off his cybernetic arm really hurt me

i kinda wish taylor died instead of ran

kill off the heroic white girl instead: the fifth wave style

john is such a stupid selfish bastard honestly but having a hero complex a valid flaw but still. i cannot deal with his bullshit all the time

writing one line on john and nine reuniting was cruel when you know most of the fandom ships them

also i like einar’s softening up near the end, and treating the group like they were his actual friends 

i wish we couldve seen more of them

i love myself a found family ragtag group situation

even though 2 of them died 

and the other has an inhibitor in his head, gets shocked every 3 minutes and took the fall for everyone

AS HE SHOULD THOUGH, MOST OF IT IS HIS FAULT

but hes just a kid

my thoughts are so scattered

omg stop i think i relate to einar... no..... not the literal mass murderer “terrorist” psychopath

he’s uptight and always needing to be in control

but he feels the pressure of having to be perfect to everyone else, and thus falls apart on the inside

gosh i wish i didnt love einar the way i do

final thoughts (but i’ll probably add even more): ran :’( nigel :( taylor >:( caleb :| einar :’( isabela >:) daunphen :D john :|

i hope no one reads this

[misterbitches]

Hello! @flootweed replying to the post from before. the long format was killing me. why does tumblr look like this...

I haven’t watched episode 8 yet...or have I? If it’s the most recent one. No.

Is the hornbill a bird? It probably is but I have a terrible memory and I’m dumb so. I skipped the last few weeks because I’m scawwed. How are you liking it? I did see someone say that the hornbill makes sense (without knowing what it is...at all) bc heart transplant patients only live like 5-15 years after but someone in those comments pointed out that he was so young when he got his and that’s pretty rare so he has a higher likelihood of survival. Frankly, this is the only way I will proceed. Since when did shows ever care about the heart transplant health? Never and it needs to stay that way!

What did we think of ep 6? LMAO. I need opinions! And omg it makes me feel special when I can point things out to people because I so...rarely get to LOL. Editing is like one of my favorite things ever so I can be super particular about it but I try to do the thing you do when you’re supposed to see if it works within its context. I’d like to go in with scissors and glue but alas. 

THe mic covering....the rustling....it’s like guys...please. Ironically the audio today wasn’t great. I don’t know why. IDK if you watch c-dramas but I am not even sure what’s worse between them because they dub their dramas. But actually no it’s best to have the dubbing because even tho it is painful they have to put a lot of effort into it. LOL. 

Right? @ Aey! It’s just weird if they would show us more about what he’s done instead of saying he’s done sth bad and not even explaining that....like you could even do some shitty exposition. I think if he is to be a true villain then we really need to be privvy. All the warnings make it seem like he’s a fuckin’ serial killer so when we get the scene of him at home it’s like....actually this is really serious? Maybe his pain is like...for a reason. Althought you won’t even TELL US WHAT HE’S DONE WRONG BESIDES BE JUST FUCKING WEIRD AND ANNOYING! So from what we have it’s just a realllllllll fucked up sad person lol. god i forgot about the dinner! and i totally agree. he really needs them to succeed. i like your theory because it would make the scene where he like blocks the twitter user make more sense. he also says they dont really know each other etc so it’s realllllyyyyy probable that he just sees it as a way out. if not then we shall pretend u wrote it :)

god yea i wouldnt say it is art but i also guess we technically have to since it is technically. in the way that technically performance artists are artists but mostly i uh technically ignore them. Also one of my fav BLs is called the best twins. If you do not know what it is I will not elaborate further.t 

i want to know more abt poli sci majors lmao but they sound DRAMATIC/ hopefully most ppl in ur cohort arent losers! 

hahahha i understand. there was just a thing on twitter about DSA and then the day before about reading discourse. the same thiings. over. and over. and over. and over. we are our own worst enemies but also our own best friends? but i hate tankies and that wont change. but hasan’s a decent guy. he said sth abt black ppl during biden’s primaries in GA or whatever and i was like chill. but he’s insecure and has adhd which means ur more open to being wrong and changing otherwise u will suffocate and die. 

and totally about hiding fuck ups. i’ve tried really hard bc of organizing IRL to like...be honest, question, etc but also like...approach it naturally? because if you’re trying to be perfect and so worried you’ll fuck up you don’t realize that puts  more stress on you, makes you seem like a robot, and could potentially not make you realize the mistkaes you made. also if we’re privileged in certain spaces there is just no possible way we won’t get something wrong. im light and i know that honestly any way to speak up on colorism is going to be difficult and that’s a space where i have power so i just have to figure it out. we should be uncomfortable because we have to sit with unpleasant feelings and sort through our own whatever. that just makes the next time even better and people can trust u more.  i think some people sweat it sooo much or maybe they think their personal life and what theyve been through is more the norm? on the other hand people can be sf reactionary in the worst way and idk what their issue is. there was also a user who said sth very inch arresting about tankies which i thoroughly enjoyed (how like violent lefitsts or tankies / ppl who are like ooh a gun whatever just want to be violent in another space so they have shit tendencies from jump and nothing of substance which i think i agree with tbh fo ra lottttt of ppl. like their anger is actually like “no im about to beat that ass” instead of what we actually want to get done) 

sort of in the same vein re: taking it easy...we coudl all be more understanding too. to slow it down like you mentioned about not being privvy to fucking eveyrthing and saying anything on our mind. i saw this person talk about y2k which was a huge deal while happening bc it was the turn of the millenium (bruh were u even alive?) but this twitter user grew up in a super super SUPER religious household and was like why do ppl make jokes about Y2K it was insanely traumatizing? though my first instinct was confused ive tried hard to like look more before i judge especially thanks to a friend of mine. turns out that with the further reading the more we found out he was just really traumatized; it was very common in religious households to be afraid of 2000. so we could have come at him with no understanding and he could have thought that everyone had the same experience with that year that he did. his feelings sit precedent though but i think it was just very hard for him to fathom. 

i didnt reply bc he didnt need that and what could i have said? he’ll see what the truth is with exposure and unfortunately this was something he really did go through. 

and that’s what makes most people think others could be over the top. because it sounded ridiculous but then it was this huge traumatic thing that we could have never known about. so maybe when someone sounds like actually crazy they have an explanation? of course some ppl are just batshit or annoying but that’s anywhere not just leftists it’ just means more i guess when a ~~librul is annoyed~ but it can be easy to want to make fun of ppl too. lmao.  basically what i am saying is the internet? especially twitter? for leftists? in this economy? bitch it’s the wild west out here.

i am 29! idk if i said it or not. i am OLD u probably werent even born in the year i was talking about wah. i know not old-old or old at all but compared to you i’m due for a colonoscopy.

omg i hope u can get vaxxed soon! are you wfh rn? i hope ur also not in a bad state as in state state not state as in ur being :| bleh what a fucking time. it sucks that you have to fucking do work. well unless u like school. which i hope u do. i just assume everyone hates it cos i did lmao

was it the lindsay ellis drama? that bitch is dumb. if there was other drama oh wait the drama i was referring to it all happened on the same day. idk book twitter that well but i saw something from someone who was abt that shit and wowie! the american people are not that.....intelligent to put it lightly.

i’ll get better. ppl tell me they miss me and im like aw. i have insanellllyyy bad insomnia and a lot of stuff happened this year HOWEVER I SLEPT FOR TWO DAYS FOR 8 HOURS AT A REASONABLE TIME. im a new woman.  anyways you too! i hope ur not too burnt out with school. we just dont know when the burnout is or we just dont know we are burnt out until we are. the panaramiciccici hit and all the things i was ignoring kind of just fell on me and sooo much happened at once. and frankly it’s hard to take care of ourselves. lord. 

Like if you aren’t interested in expanding on the issue in a way that hasn’t been done before all you gotta do it like… spread resources and donate if you can. I dont see the point in having to say something about every issue especially if you (not at you specifically just in general) aren’t immediately impacted by the issue. Like is the 14 yr old white marxist named sarah on twitter really gonna have meaningful insight on anti-asian violence ?

this is part of why i cannot telecommunicate. i dont want to do shit on the internet. i am able bodied so i know that this time has been of such ease for other people. but mentally i just can’t. i don’t have a comment on hand like that and i hvae no desire to engage with ppl that way. i am a super super super solitary person but thats bc it’s MY time so when it’s like all this effort with other people i dont ever want to be alone. it’s the same with the way i approach filmmaking. it isnt a sole thing so i hate it not together. that’s part of how u can get so sucked in and repeat doom scrolling. i was in this webinar last may after [redacted] and this black woman prof said “read with a community and talk” because otherwise she said we are torturing ourselves. you can’t carry that weight all on your own. unfortunately i hate zoom, discord, slack, signal, whatsapp, facetime. you name it this panera has made it evi.. L

you make a really excellent point. i think the young young gen zers are really really just interesting because it’s like this whole new world for them with leftist politics and they just can’t grasp the horrors of the world and the kind of freedom being a leftist can bring. and so many people don’t grow out of it. those people so happen to be the “least productive” in terms of how much time they spend IRL withe these issues. naturally, younger kids are gonna have a harder time. they are not as mobile as well so the internet becomes this place. but then it’s this echo chamber. and many times just things posted without sources. and social media NEEDS that to exist.

i think of the irony of leftist kids on tik tok and while i am happy it’s reaching them it’s just....different. very different. the growth of social media is so good but also so fucking sad, it’s too much! i think the point about not writing everything is major. even i have to do this which is part of the disappearing.y ou need to detach and make sure your head is on straight again. but when you think eveyrone has to be privvy to every thought and you can’t just sit back....which twitter and social media doesn’t encourage. you have to join in. that’s often why when i have something to say it is dense because i don’t feel like repeating it. ever. lmao ust ever. i cant pay attn. social media is a fucking minefield for my brain u can get so lost in it and absorb it but once u start talking you may not be able to stop. 

i think a big part of that is it not being a leisurely thing but sort of just in our lives always. this sounds like a grandpa rant but ykwim. We dont have to see the same thing over and over again. And eventually it gets sincerely diluted or its diluted bc of capitalism or whatever. Or if theyre very young or maybe they don’t have like the greatest way of sharing the knowledge? then it can be butchered. I hope this is making sense...i’m talking beyoond the boring surface-level milquetoast shit. i see really ahistorical stuff on there from leftists (like this thing about NK + africa and it being a beneficial rship as opposed to a um not beneficial one. and it isn’t.  beneficial but this young black girl was talking abt it and noname rtd and i was like it’s just too complex. there’s no good/bad here just bc it’s not america. dont get me started on this.)

but Lol that was kinda off topic but I think what I meant in my last reply about not turning off the voice in my head is about when I consume media, not necessarily when I’m online talking about. Even if I have criticism for something, I’m usually pretty chill when consuming fandom content bc I think being serious online all the time is kinda boring. Like sometimes I’m analyzing theme and shit but really most of the time im memeing.

exactly.........gotta laugh. thats why sometimes im like i cant think lmao. unfrotunately i have been ARGUING with ppl on the internet for rly no reason when  i could have replied to ur very nice fun wholesome message. i love torture. i miss memes.

“ i think the people who get the least enjoyment out of that are those so obsessed with getting upset with anyone thinking outside of their lines as if it equates to them “ EXACTLYYYYY

kekekekeke im glad u got it. it’s like with conservatives throwing around snowflake. now im beginning to question who the real complainers are. 

LMAO exactlyyyy. i posted a screenshot of this writer from twitter saying that exact thing. Like first of all, I’m...an adult? and if you are as well uh? i’m sorry for you but are we 12? But how is it affecting u this viscerally? And if it does why dont u...do...research? pihgofuaipoajghou but honestly everything u said. we’re trained to go into it with nothing. i was only around ur age when i started to get more serious about this stuff but you’re like lightyears ahead of where i was at 21. did i say this but i’m in iww and literally i can tell u in 2016 i did not think 2019 me would be in a union bc i told my friend in a train station that we don’t need unions. i was 23...but the thing is i didnt know what i was talking about. at all. and i knew i didnt know and she knew i didnt know and now i am the clown.

also yes at critical engagement. i had to learn so much through experience and this is tuff that i coudlnt be shielded from. there’s an empathy you kinda have to develop and this understanding that you move through the world as this person who is “nowhere and everywhere; nothing and everything” so i’ve always had to think about things differently just to survive. that’s also what can drag a lot of people towards it like theres so many black kpop fans bc i think a lot of the pain in SK can be mirrored (sort of) through our history. and theres currently a history now but it had to be forged. uh what was my point oh yea however i wouldnt have been able to move further if i didnt have my background to go off of  bc i knew something was off when i started getting into all these things (ill give u a hint) but if i had no prior knowledge and didnt have to think about it then the critical approach is either stale or stupid. 

i had to research but i dont understand how ppl are so bold with little to no research and understanding? thhey just inherently know with also like ZERO experience in what they need experience in. engaging critically means “how i see the world” with dashes of trying to be open adn understanding or whatever. actually that’s another thing like being afraid of criticizing things bc theyre foreign to you so u give it a pass (like we discussed) but it doesnt hAVE TO BEEEE JUST REAAAAAD and then take all the info ur teensy brain and apply it. be a normal human being and dont be fucking rude and racist. thats it! u can complain abt literally anything without being a dick.

as we start with LW and end with LW.....what do we think (i asked this already) omg please share wbl thoughts i THINK i know what ur talking about. well it could be two things; their rship when they came back and the physicality and then pei shou yi. i almost dont even want to use my brain to fucking look at that. i think wbl can get away with more bc of visual~*~*~* reasons (like literally, the look of the show. there’s more space to get lost in the frames. many thai dramas are a lot more literal? this isn’t the right word but it’s very heavily character focused particularly bc of $ i think) though good production also underscores flaws so i am also wrong. but like do u know what i mean? u have to kinda focus on it? or maybe it’s just cos like.....ur so used to it in thai bl idek. i’ve seen tw bl ofc. 

look i swear i will justify this forever bc there are some things we miss right but if u feel like someone’s a bad actor....theyre bad. it’s about tone movement etc etc etc and since most thai bl productions have 0 interest in that....well. they take these newbies and put them in these situations. we dont understand thai but if we see them and we’re like “wow this is really bad” then they’re bad lmao. IDC i will never be like cos idk what theyre saying NO WHY HE LOOK LIKE A ROBOT???????? DOES HE EMOTE? why is he CRYING WITH NO TEARS? and it’s not even a total requisite to cry with tears(i mean for me it is) but it’s just like what is happening on ur face right now young man????????

painful.

the inflection stuff is very valid ooh good point tho but that’s only a part of the piece. plus we get used to the way they communicate. like the ppl from sotus were prtty bad. i dont like that show but thats an ex of ppl liing the actors and the person i thought was better other ppl dont think that? well apparently hes a shitty guy but. um. so when theres decent acting its so glaring.

although i must say even tho i dont care for 2gether anymore and would never like to be reminded about its existence (only bc i just cringe lol) i honestly....didnt think bright was a bad actor? but people keep saying he is and i am much more inclined to believe them than myself. though i am not often dickmatized that could have been it. until he opened his mouth and ruined it and then i stopped paying attn.

although honestly i’m so much more critical than i could be positive. i have ben stumped for the last day about how i wasnt mad at his acting in the show. is it me? is it him? who’s......the wrong one.....(me) 

oh shit they have been denied? i haven’t been paying attn to whats been going on recently. i just got into it on MDL because of snowdrop. sometimes i literally cannot engage bc ill just be like alright well im black so this power button in my head is going off when ppl talk abt that shit. back in the day when kpop jawns were saying some real outta pocket anti black shit (now everyone is slick with it) it’d always be THEY DONT HAVE GOOGLE THEYVE NEVER SEEN A BLACK PERSON but really it’s like no...maybe they are just racist? that’s ok too.

also the past 2 weeks have been um atrocious bc how fucking easily people fell into the pit of white supremacy and started to turn their ire towards black people and making a competition between our groups just like they wanted. it’s not about the women who are dead anymore, who were sex workers, their womanhood, being asian, being poor anymore. it’s about how much black people get attention and why people only pay attn to us. i am not feeling very generous this week for ppl to excuse that hsit.

on a lighter note, ppl say that abt the whole husband and wife thing. i dont know how to explain how angry that shit makes me but maybe it’s because i do not want to think of my body in relation to a fucking penis at all hours of the day. if bls could kindly not do that it would be nice lmao 

yes there are a lot of those. who are only there to gawk lmao. and just idk worship bc of the cult of personality thing bc of how weird and open they have to be as actors. some of the others are people who /think/ theyre really smart (i think im asmart but i also think i am very dumb and i have adhd to prove that MEDICALLY!!!) but are actually not? or their observations arent great? or idk if they are they arent interesting? but i think well..........we have more refined palettes :P

jk also theres just different personalities. you and  i mesh more bc we have a lot of the same beliefs and are coming from the same place. that makes it easier to understand as well. i really try to remember that but some people are really weird so. again just...the perception of certain things even down to acting skills. but i also dont like.......believe this genre can really do anything at all. on one hand i want them to do it right bc it’s a piece of work so they should. be proud of it. cos most things arent advancing us bc representation and culturalism are a lie bla bla. it’s just that when the depictions are negative or not done well it adds to the problem as opposed to the things that are well done are fairly benign and can’t really pull us back (perf example is the black panther film. i woudl definitely not say it was transgressive as a literal work but visually it’s just stunning. and it’s sad that it’s stunning and surprising but still with basically an all black cast of mostly dark people abd like what it means in the zeitgeist yes. it’s also just a good movie. but it’s still imperialist prop and unfortunately and this is fucking pathetic to say it “opened eyes” in other countries where they hate black ppl and ignore their own racialized minorities HENNYWAYSSSS a better ex is moonlight except moonlight isnt mainstream and is indie tho...still thru a funnel of capital bc a24 but who cares bleed the fuckers dry is my motto. my point is moonlight is both a great work and doesnt bring any failures to the table and its existence helps in ways outside of art but they arent the defining things giving us material advancement sooooo i mean it’s complex (this is my conclusion to everything um guys it’s complex) 

er i had one more point in conjunction to above. oh yea so i like dont need all these extra things to make it progressive. like people really want more women in the show and i am honestly like i really dont. i dont want them to actively do this. if they cant do it naturally then let someone else do it. i am not asking for more bc i dont want it from them. when something comes along i embrace it but i do not see why women should be represented when the genre RELIES on patriarchy. there is no complete satisfying existence for the women in these series. i dont want it. i dont ask people to show us~*~* or respect~* like fuck no the people who make it make it and hopefully more will make it in the future but i will not beg bc THEY DONT WANT TO DO IT SO WOULD FORCING IT MAKE IT BETTER? just fucking leave them out entirely. that’s the answer if theyre gonna make nasty female characters then those bitches can geaux. we have other plcaes to be. booked. and. BUSY!

[rosykims]

A-Z HEADCANONS // DUNCAN THEIRIN

i was tagged by @nordxz thanks so much tash !! i'm gonna answer this for duncan, my babey and the next gen son of alistair and ella cousland 😊😚😘

i snappped while answering these and accidentally wrote 6 pages and almost 4k words so uh. loooooong infodump ahead.

Alignment: What would be their D&D alignment? How might it come into play?

duncan very easily falls into the lawful neutral category, like i dont rly need to give his alignment too much thought unlike with some of my other ocs. duncan is.....hmm. hes a very KIND person, generous and selfless, and tries his best to make people happy, but i wouldn’t necessarily say he's good, considering a lot his issues lie with his inability to act, or stand up to others. he’s guilty of very blindly following the law, or other people's ideas of what's right, and he doesn't really feel confident enough to rely on his own conscience for most things. so i'd say while he tries to do the right thing and act within the law, sometimes he goes against his own values out of fear or confusion or, simply out of ignorance, since he was born into a life of privilege and can't always distinguish what's right and what’s believed ykno

Beverage: What do they most like to drink, and why?

duncan shares a weird trait with both his brother and sister where they all just inexplicably ?? don't like alcohol at all. so stuff like wine and liquors is off the table. he absolutely LOVES tea though. u know that one scene in scott pilgrim where the gal is going thru her list of like 72 teas? thats him 100%. it's his lifeblood at this point, he has SO much of it and a perk of being the heir to a monarchy means he's got a lot of foreign merchant acquaintances, so he tends to order in different blends from all over. he's a chronic insomniac, and he uses it as a crutch to get through the days some times. modern!duncan still loves tea but obviously has a stronger love for coffee, since its far more effective!

Co-Habitat: Do they live with anyone? What’s “need to know” before moving in?

duncan currently lives in the residential dorms of the college of enchanters, while he's sort of aimlessly studying a bunch of subjects he's already mostly adept at. firstly, duncan is VERY sick lol, he was conceived while ella and alistair still hadn't found the cure for the joining, and essentially he inherited both of their darkspawn taint so 🙂🙂🙂 thats always a good time. so anyone who lives with him needs to prepare for 1) him being sick obviously,, throwing up, coughing up blood, looking like a corpse virtually 23 hours of the day lol. and obviously the fear that one day he might actually die. but also 2) he suffers from grey warden nightmares for the same reasons, hence the insomnia. he can go a concerning number of days without sleeping and usually only takes strategic cat naps when he needs to, but obviously he has his limits. it's very rare that he goes a full night without waking up in a cold sweat due to nightmares so. we stan one depressed king ! oh he also is Incapable of locking the door to his apartment. he always forgets and hes too tired to care about people stealing his stuff fkdkdjdjd he would probably make more of an effort if he had someone living with him, but old habits die hard so !!!!!!

Decor: What kind of home do they keep? Are there any defining details?

honestly , duncan's house is very devoid of clutter or personal items in general, which is sad. he definitely would have a lot of decor if he could, but since his current housing is only temporary while he's in orlais, he doesn't really want to get... comfortable ykno. other than that, duncan's home is always kept impeccably neat and clean, for two reasons. firstly, growing up in denerim's palace really engrained into his head the importance of keeping up appearances, so its sort of a subconscious ritual of his at this point. but i think more importantly its because of all the nights when he cant sleep, so during the night with nothing to keep him from dwelling on his thoughts or nightmares, he really needs the distraction, and cleaning gives him something to do. duncan really needs to feel like he's doing something, like he's managing, like he's able to achieve something so cleaning is just one little way of taking ownership of his life.

Escape: What do they do to de-stress? How successful is it?

nsfw warning but uhhh..... he has a LOT of sex basically dkdkdksk u wouldn’t know it by looking at him tho ! bc hes very polite and nervous and kinda shy?? but hes also charming and obviously attractive so he doesnt really lack for interested parties. mainly he just sticks to one night stands, with no strings attached, and it helps him take his mind off things when hes exhausted or its late at night and hes afraid to go to sleep. otherwise he also has had some friends with benefits but usually his personal life is too complicated for a serious relationship. aside from that, he also reads a LOT, writes too – when he has the time/energy – and obviously cuddling sessions with his cat, moira dkdkdk

Fluff: What hits their soft spot? Does anything turn them into emotional goo?

so ik above i said that duncan doesnt do serious relationships but thats,, not through any will of his own. he LOVES love and is a complete hopeless romantic , but unfortunately for a number of reasons he's just very unlucky at love ! 😔 so having an emotional, intimate connection with someone that isnt just sex is super healing for him, since he's not used to it at all. being with nadaia is such a positive thing for him, just knowing that his feelings are reciprocated and that he's valued and wanted.

Grudge: How bad does an insult go over? Do they hold a grudge long?

i think it depends on who its directed at !! duncan usually ignores any insults directed at him because he's grown up being so scrutinized by the public and for the most part, fereldens are very weary of him so he hears A LOT. most of criticisms about him he just.. automatically accepts as fact and really buys into them, bc he has such low self esteem. but as for other people, and ESPECIALLY loved ones thats a very different story!! he's not exactly the type to start throwing punches if anyone says a bad word against someone he cares about, but he WILL personally see to it in his own sneaky way that they get whats coming to them dkdkkdjd usually he'll either find a way to expose their dirty laundry, embarrass them in public, prevent a promotion, something like that lol. this goes double if the insult is directed at nadaia or his family.

Hobby: What’s something they do for fun that might be surprising?

ive already mentioned that he's an avid reader and he likes to write occasionally, but he's also a talented musician! He can play harp and lute, and has a beautiful singing voice ! tho he never EVER sings in public and u have to be like,, a ride or die for him to even consider singing in front of u.

Insomnia: What’s their sleeping schedule like? Snorer? Sound sleeper?

well like i said he's an insomniac so sleep rly is a vague, barely recognised concept to him at the point dksksksk he also experiences sleep paralysis during especially bad nightmares, honestly he rly hit the misery jackpot and i feel so bad like hes indisputably my most tormented oc 🙃🙃🙃 so yea hehe doesnt really thrash around during nightmares but he sweats A LOT and sometimes talks in his sleep. during sleep paraylsis obviouslyy he goes COMPLETELY rigid and still which is terrifying for everyone involved lol. on the rare occasion that he is able to sleep he is out like a light lol he would sleep for 17 hours if he could. in saying that because he is also a Strategic Napper he is usually comfortable falling asleep ANYWHERE, because hes so tired comfort really isnt a concern lol.

Jaded: Do they buy into the “happily ever after” ideal? What’s their standard?

no he doesn't unfortunately 😔 or at least i should say he doesn't believe in it for himself - he's pretty convinced that he won't live til 30 and he's existing on borrowed time as it is, so he hasn't really put a lot of thought into his own happiness or the pursuit of his own goals because he doesn't believe he'll be around to see them realized

Kin: What’s their role among their relations? Do they consider others family?

duncan is the firstborn son of king!alistair and ella cousland, my canon warden. he's also the eldest brother to roslyn and bryce theirin. he's also, obviously , the half brother of keiran, tho none of the theirin kids are aware of that oof. his role, officially, is to become king when his parents eventually pass. its NOT something he wants, due to being so sick and unsure of himself. despite what his parents tell him, he doesnt believe he will make a good king and is really terrified of the notion in general, i guess a little like alistair was in dao. duncan kinda,,, avoids his duties, to the point where he literally LEAVES to live and study in orlais. he still does what he needs to do, keeps in correspondence with people he needs to, but its all bare minimum stuff because hes just. so afraid of it lol. he has a mostly good relationship with his family, despite that – theres some resentment between him and his sister, rose, but thats a whole entire story we dont have time for dkdkskdk

Law: What do they think about abiding rules? Are they selective about it?

like i said before he's pretty adherent to the rules and laws of society tho i do see that as more of a flaw than anything. he doesnt really feel comfortable stepping outside the norm and tends to accept that other people know best ! even if he disagrees he's usually too unsure of himself to speak up. that does change quite a bit once he and nadaia grow closer, since SHE is big on bending ridiculous or unjust rules, but he's always gonna be a bit of a follower i think 😒

Magic: In a magic series or not, are they accepting, or is each instance a shock?

he's accepting!! he's a mage so it would be wild of him if he didnt lmao. during his childhood/adolesence he was kinda harsh on himself and had a lot of internalized guilt for being a mage, bc this was obviously still fresh after the mage rebellions. he resented his own abilities and just wanted to be normal, but that was also him projecting a lot of his other problems as well. he had amazing teachers who helped him come to terms with his abilities, and the best of all was my inquisitor, ashara, who is kind of like a very distant, scary aunt who always had a soft spot for him. she helped him – and alistair and ella – RIGHT after they discovered he was a mage, and she was really the biggest role model in his life when it came to magic. duncan has always looked up to her skill and control and confidence, and tried very hard to match that.

Network: Are they connected to the people? How much do they reach out to others?

duncan has an ARMY of acquaintances and connections due to his family, but doesn't really have a lot of people he considers his close friends. he's super friendly and he gets along with most people, but like ive said before serious relationships including friendships are always a bit complicated for him bc of who he is as a person lol. as for reaching out, he's a very independent, introverted person and so he tends not to seek out other people unless he's close to them or has no other choice. he's very self conscious about being a burden on people or being to “needy" so he holds himself back and sometimes comes across as a little cold.

Offspring: What kind of parent would they be? Would they prefer one, or multiple?

he.... probably can't physically have kids unfortunately due to his condition, and as a result he's never really wanted to think too much about it, or imagine a scenario that he believes he cant have. but if it WERE a possibility, or if he felt stable in his own life enough to adopt, he'd probably be comfortable with just one child to completely spoil. he would be such a good father, albiet maybe not the coolest dad ddkdkdks i think nadaia would be the one who got up to the crazy shenanigans and let her child get away with everything, and duncan would be more of the nurturing, responsible one. he'd be a MASTER at telling bedtime stories, would kick ass at homework assistance, and would sing his kid to sleep every single night (until they got too old for it obviously). ooooo im so IMMENSELY emo abt this au now that i think about it

Pistol: Is this character skilled with a weapon? What’s their opinion of violence?

duncan is a very non-violent person, but he does believe that sometimes violence is necessary and will BE violent if he needs to – only in self defence scenarios though. he's an adept mage, and very skilled with a staff, but he isn't a fighter, really – more of a defensive, protective figure.

Question: How often do they feel doubt? What topics are they defensive about?

oh the doubt is constant with him 🙃🙃 he has a lot of deep routed dread about his own morality and whether or not he's a good person or if the maker will accept him when he dies. he's andrastian but TERRIFIED of the notion that its all actually real, bc then he doesnt know where that leaves him. he has this weird existential dichotomy where he doesnt know if hes closer resembling a grey warden or a darkspawn bc of his tainted blood. he also doubts his abilities and his magic bc he's afraid that the taint just,, makes him inherently a corrupted thing. he doubts himself on a more basic level with like, being a good brother, a good son, a good king when the time comes. he wants to be a good student and partner but sometimes his health makes him feel like he cant, and it weighs on him so heavily, almost all the time. basically he needs a hug so badly its not funny 😔😔😔

Reminder: How are they at remembering daily needs? What falls through the cracks?

uhh its very selective !!! for the most part he's very good at taking care of himself, mostly because he NEEDS to otherwise his health gets out of control, but sometimes he tends to prioritize one set of needs above another,, which usually means not sleeping (the most common), forgetting to eat, not letting his loved ones know when he's having a poor health day which usually results in him getting really sick and nobody is around to help him. he also forgets to do certain things like lock up his house, buy foodstuffs, reply to peoples letters n stuff like that.

Sing: Do they like music? Do they listen often/sing/hum/play songs in their head?

yes and yes !! duncan loves music altho its a very personal and private thing for him. he's pretty naturally gifted with music and gets it from ella, who taught him a lot of what he knows. he has a gorgeous singing voice (i kinda hc something similar to dan smith’s vocals from bastille!) that he rarely uses bc he only ever sings when he's alone or if he's forced to by a nosy loved one or something lol

Touch: How do they handle contact? Is their personal bubble big?

duncan doesn't mind being touched !!! in fact in most situations he welcomes it, as long as its like,,, appropriate and not some random stranger obviously. he grew up with ella and alistair who obviously are VERY affectionate people so he loves giving and receiving hugs from friends and he doesnt flinch or feel weird about just? random natural touches or anything. his ~love language~ is also physical touch so he LIVES for cuddling with nadaia and holding hands and anything like that. however !!! his little sister rose HATES being touched by virtually anybody and in any capacity, so he's very aware that not everybody is okay with touch, and is always careful and considerate of other peoples boundaries. he usually waits for the other person to make the first move, or simply asks them first !

Upcoming: How much do they think of the future? Do they make long-term plans?

he doesn't at all 😔 i mentioned this before but he doesn't see himself living very long, and its really impacted his outlook on life. he is afraid to commit to a lot of things, even if its something he really, truly wants, because he doesn't want to get his hopes up for things. it also keeps him from forging positive relationships. a lot of it has to do with him just being overly polite, but he refuses to make the first move with anything, or communicate what HE wants out of something. for example, his relationship with nadaia could have progressed so much faster if he had just,,, told her what he wanted. she had to make a lot of the first moves in the relationship because he just,, doesnt know how to take chances i guess !!! we love a Deeply Flawed king

Vice: What bad habits do they have? Is there something they would be ashamed of?

Some harmless ones are ; him talking to his cat constantly dkdskd also he has very poor time management skills so he's almost always a few minutes late, forgetting to lock his stuff up, and slouching, probably !!! some more serious ones would be like,, having sex with strangers as a coping mechanism lol, not speaking his mind and instead just letting himself be a doormat, also INTENSE avoidance of his problems (moving away to orlais for 9 years to avoid his fear of being king for example 🙃) tho i guess they fall under the same category oof.

Wardrobe: What’s their fashion style? Do they have any staple pieces?

duncan dresses nice, for the most part !!! again, it's mostly to do with growing up in court and having to keep up appearances, but also hes just. a nice bisexual boy who wants to take care of himself ykno, and that includes hygiene/clothing/grooming etc ! he's maybe a bit TOO reserved tho, he mostly wears dark colours like blacks, greys and brows, but hes been known to wears reds/blues/whites as well, and there’s a lot of subtle yet beautiful details on his more formal attire that might go unnoticed by a casual eye. a lot of his clothes are specifically tailored but he's also fond of big oversized sweaters for when hes just hanging out ! he's got a not great relationship with his body lol so he usually dresses very conservatively, with long sleeves and pants and usually more than one layer, but hes also a thot so !!! pants be TIGHT dksksksks

X-Ray: How’s their health? Any problem areas? Do they take care of themselves?

Djdjdksksndjddjkekdidksjs OKAY WELL if u have read this far than obviously u kno the answer to this question. if ur just skimming tho first of all ur valid ! second of all duncan is VERY sick. he was conceived when ella and alistair where still searching for the joining cur, so basically he inherited the darkspawn taint x 2 and nearly died a bunch of times as a baby/young child. obviously idk how the cure storyline is gonna resolve but my hc is that bc the darkspawn taint is something he was BORN with, not just something that happened to him via ritual, his body is much more impacted by it so even if they are able to find a cure, it wouldnt work THAT well and his health would still suffer bc of the prolonged damage. so physically, he deals with a LOT – intense migraines, insomnia, nausea, fatigue, problems with breathing and fevers and stuff. obviously mentally hes.... not doing great either, tho he’s trying his best. sometimes his insomnia gets so bad he starts hallucinating visions from his darkspawn nightmares, and sometimes he just feel paranoid in general that he's actually an Evil Darkspawn and hes just somehow managed to convince everyone hes a normal person – sort of a weird blend of imposter syndrome and body dysmorphia its. complicated. anyway he has very low self esteem and tends to think hes a huge inconvenience to everybody, and when he was a teenager he went thru a period where he was very suicidal, and ANGRY and afraid 😔 he’s doing better though, now that he has learnt how to manage most of his symptoms and he's not suffering in denerim court. nadaia is also a huge help, though he tries not to become too heavily reliant on her, since he's had bad experiences with depending too much on other people.

Yack: What’s their favorite thing to talk about? What do they go on about?

skskdkdk im already crying hehe 🙂 duncan is so introverted and self conscious of being “Too Much" for other people so he tends to keep his thoughts/interests to himself and stick w just. boring small tall or non invasive questions relating to the other person. BUT if u show an interest and he trusts u then oh boy. hes an absolute dork. he loves talking about magic and having really intense conversations abt the technical sides of it (he and dorian would get along SO well) but he also loves history !!!! before he began studying at the college of enchanters he received multiple ??? qualifications?? (idk if thats the right term but u kno) from the university of orlais, one of them being orlesian and ferelden history. also anything to do with the grey wardens, the blights and darkspawn for personal reasons obviously. He's a VERY good storyteller so he somehow finds a way to make even the dryest topics seem very compelling and Cool – varric would be proud !! he finds the orlesian Great Game fascinating, and he enjoys sharing wild anecdotes about the things he's seen asshole nobles get up to. thats always thrilling skdksksk ALSO. He has a secret interest in necromancy and the mortalitasi (its only a secret bc hes the heir and that wouldnt look ... great lol ) but he only ever really talks about that with nadaia, who finds that stuff almost as interesting as he does. also, finally, he loves talking about nadaia 😊😊😊😊 hes the type of guy who will always namedrop “my girlfriend" into any conversation, loves telling people about her accomplishments and how Cool she is ..... he loves her a Lot is what im getting at sksksks

Zodiac: What’s their astro sign? Does it fit? What would you pick, if it’s unknown?

duncan is a pisces babey like his mother !!! tho he could also be a virgo but,,, i think for now pisces works better for him. he's very smart and introspective and creative, but he has some issues with critical thoughts, avoidance and melancholy like ive mentioned. also pisces is a water element so i guess that makes even more sense, since hes an ice mage 👌👌👌

okay !!! im done !!! i cant believe i wrote all that but i guess if u didnt know abt duncan before, u absolutely do now dksksks im so sorry to anyone who actually read thru all of this, u really are braver than the troops