#and most of them dated within the friend group and I lived. I may have lived as a ninth wheel at one point but I lived.

[that-crazy-five-foot-two-chick]

I hope when a skz member starts dating and lets the public know about it, Stayville has one of the following reactions:

The sibling reaction: "are you good enough for our brother? 🤨" (but mostly joking) or "send thoughts and prayers to s/o. this is what they've gotta deal with"

Simping over the s/o like they did with Milli is also a valid reaction

🫡 reaction: basically that scene in Captain America where Cap comes out of the beefcake machine and all the female staff mentally goes "Do it, Peggy. Get your man on behalf of everyone here"

[astrow1zar6]

Astro Observations- 37

Scorpio moon are surprisingly really big people pleasers. They have an amazing ability sense what a person desires and tell them what they want to hear. This why they are such good manipulators.

Neptune in the 1st house people are CONSTANTLY getting projected on. If you have this placement you’re probably used to people telling you “we are so much alike!” And then think “I’m nothing like this person”. People see in you what they want to see and you unconsciously mirror others personality and mannerisms creating an illusion to others that you guys have a lot in common. Most people never learn the true you (people with this placement barely know their true self themselves!)

Capricorn moons are the definition of Jack of all trades. They are so handy to have around.

Cancer moons usually have very odd/bizarre childhoods

Venus in the 1st house people tend to be very lucky when it comes to finding a good partner. They attract others to them like bees to honey so they usually have a lot of options. Also money tends to flow to them pretty smoothly. They have such charming personalities that they are able to get higher paying jobs with very little effort (pretty privilege has a lot to do with it).

Gemini risings feel uncomfortable when things get too stable. You’ll always see them moving a lot or changing jobs constantly. Even their friend groups are always morphing.

Water and earth mars I notice create a more plump and curvy body in women and air and fire mars tend to have a more athletic and lean body type. (Scorpio mars tho however I notice tend to be more lean and athletic)

Mars in the 8th housers can be amazing athletes. They have such incredible willpower and persistence that they can really excel in sports.

Moon in Scorpio and Moon in Capricorn are the most common moon sign I see among celebrities. The least I see tend to be Taurus Moons and Cancer Moon. (Isn’t it funny they are opposite signs!!?)

Saturn square Venus in synastry is so obnoxious to have. You feel such a strong pull towards the other but it takes you guys so long to interact. Having this placement feels like you are meant to be in this persons life but God is putting every obstacle in the way so that you can’t really ever get to know eachother. And when you get a chance it’s almost uncomfortable and too formal (especially on the Saturn persons end) then you go back and think about this person all day wishing you could’ve said more☹️

Venus in the 6th house seems like such a bummer to have😩 I’ve seen this creates someone who tends to overwork themselves a lot. They tend to miss out on a lot of friends and good relationships because of work. This placement can cause a lot of social anxiety from what I’ve seen. On the bright side however they can make amazing bosses and develop close relationships within the work place. They are more likely to date a coworker than most. Big office siren energy.

Aquarius suns love saying/doing out of pocket things to make others uncomfortable lol. They get a kick from shocking others which is why people usually see them as eccentric.

Aqua moon women love wearing baggy boyish clothes. They feel more confident when they express themselves a little masculine I notice.

Taurus moons tend to make friends that looks similar to them. Whether that be physically or fashion or personality. And they tend to surround themselves with attractive people. (Venus influence)

A lot of pornstars have heavy Gemini placements

Mars in Aquarius I feel like Is the most rebellious Aquarius placement.

Moon in Pisces men can prefer having women friends over male friends. Even if they are straight. They feel more comfortable in feminine energy and are usually outcasted by other men.

Capricorn risings at one period in their lives had a really intense relationship with their mothers. They may have had a period where they didn’t talk to their mothers or they didn’t get a long well for some reason.

Saturn in the 1st house people have probably the worst self esteem issues I’ve seen in a placement. (Especially if they have Venus in the 1st house or Virgo placements).

I notice fire signs tend to be more into alternative fashion than most (goth, scene, emo, grunge, ect.). (Especially Aries)

Pisces Venus men never really get into relationships much. I see they’re always in these weird codependent situationships.

12th house stellium people are usually all into stuff like astrology, tarot, wiccan ect.

It’s very uncommon that I see Virgo moons who are spiritual or into things like astrology or religion. I notice they are usually atheists.

[vintagetimetarot]

Your future friend group 🎟️✨

Hi guys! Decided to do this topic since I haven’t seen it done before. As always, take what resonates and leave what doesn’t, it’s a general reading. Pick a vintage picture below for your group!

Pile 1: The first thing I’m getting is that this is soul family vibes. This friend group is going to be very kind and nurturing. There will be no gossip or dishonesty, like you’ve dealt with in the past. I also believe this friend group is very woman dominated. This group will just find you. You could meet this friend group through a spouse, or your spouse is going to be apart of this friendship group, or both. This group is small and very close knit. You guys do everything together, and always make time. You guys all become friends very fast actually. I see this friend group kind of mold itself rather than you being in a pre established group. You guys like to go out together often, that’s what the group is all about, especially in nature. A lot of people in this group have personality differences and multiple other differences. This group is very diverse and has different cultures. There’s just this positive and uplifting energy. They aren’t mean people at all, and they all also have a very good reputation in their community. You all meet locally as well, I see everything this group does is so local, I don’t think this is an online friend group. Everyone is just so respectful, and it’s very bubbly. These people are not Debbie Downers, and always think on the bright side. They are quite extroverted as well. That’s all Pile 1, I hope it resonated.

Pile 2: So I think this is going to be a small yet very exclusive friend group, but you find them fast. I see this friend group is pre-existing, but you are well integrated into the friend group and welcomed. This may be a very popular friend group, for most of you this friend group you will meet either in school or in the workplace. I see you becoming friends with everyone in this group fast. They might be intimidating at first, but as you get to know them you know they are very kind souls, who are just careful who they give their energy to. I see them being a little cautious of you at first, but you prove yourself worthy to them and they let you into their lives. This friend group does a lot of very high profile stuff together, I feel like this is a rich kid/people friend group LMAO. This friend group is a good mix of genders, both men and women. They like to just chill and hang out at fancy places. I see you becoming very acknowledged in this friend group, they all think highly of you. This group never disappoints. They may be a bit stoic, but I still think this group is gonna be there for you, even when it’s real tough. Lastly, I think that this a group of mostly introverts. They like to just feel together, they are super consumed to put themselves out there, which is why at first you may find it hard to integrate, but you will be accepted. I hope it resonates Pile 2, that’s all!

Pile 3: You are going to meet this group of friends after you go through a fallout from an old group, or just a generally rough time in general. I think this friend group is going to be introduced to you. For some of you, you’ll meet a future partner from this friend group, and/or their will be dating within the group. You’ll be going through big changes in your life when you meet them, and this group is gonna match your values and expectations. I think you know these people currently, but you are going to get closer with them soon, and integrate into the group. This is a very healthy group, and is what you’ve always wanted in a friend group. I think this Pile has many different energies, but whatever your dream group is, that’s essentially what they are. I think if you have emotional issues, this friend group is very accepting of that and this group will help you heal. This group also is very supportive for you emotionally. It may be some time until this group comes into your life, because you have lots of internal work to do. But this friend group will serve as a reward from the universe for your hard work. This group is filled with very academically driven people as well, but that may resonate for only some of you. Lastly, this group is gonna hype you up so much. They just really like your personality and demeanor. This group is going to find you and invite you in, so don’t worry. That’s all Pile 3, I hope this resonated.

Pile 4: This future friend group of individuals is going to actively encourage and help you constantly. I think this friend group you could meet while traveling or doing something you don’t usually do. This is a very diverse friend group of different races, economic backgrounds, styles, etc. I think a lot of different people are just bunched up here. This group is completely fresh, so I don’t see this being an old group or any of your current friends in this group. This friend group is very adventurous, they love life! They always want to explore, and will push you to get out of your shell. This group will help build you up as a person. I think this group is going to try their hardest to include you, while at first you may resist them a lot. But once you come out of your shell, they are gonna LOVE you! This group is very positive and likes to just include people. They really enjoy just walking around town and trying new things kind of vibe. I think this group has a lot of different personalities that would usually clash, but you all actually fit so well together. I think this group also has a lot of different energies, but this group is just so positive. Lastly, you guys are always trying new things together. You guys are all close knit, even though I feel like this is a big friend group. There is a lot of online communication as well, since for some of you, you meet on the go. That’s all Pile 4, hope this resonated.

[psychicreadsgirl]

Pick a Kpop Album Cover: How Others Will Perceive You and Your Next S/O

Pick the cover that draws you the most. If you can't choose between 2, then take a look at both of the readings. This is a general reading, so it might not resonate with everyone. Take what resonates and leave what doesn't behind.

#1

They will see you two as a power couple. You two seem to have it all and everything seems to be picture perfect, even though it might not always feel like that deep down.

You do have some people supporting you two as a couple.

There'll be a lot of jealousy from others. Many will try to lure your s/o away from you or they will try to lure you away from your s/o. These situations can perhaps cause tension between you and your s/o.

#2

People will feel like there's something sketchy or odd about your relationship. Some can't really pinpoint what's off, but somehow this pairing makes people wonder why you two are together. You two might perhaps be polar opposites or just don't seem like you'd be the type to be together (i.e. maybe you're the nerd and they're the jock etc.)

I don't feel like you have a lot of people rooting for you two to have long union. It seems like most people feel like you two are destined to break up and if you do break up, there'll be people coming to you going like oh I knew that would happen etc.

#3

People don't really feel much about your relationship. You two seem sort of like wall flowers in people's lives. They don't care about you two being together, which isn't a bad thing. People won't particularly judge you two. They will just see you two as a couple and that's it.

I don't see people particularly hating, loving, or caring about you two. You two will probably have quite a bit of privacy from others and probably will not have many friend groups. It's possible that you two both have very small families too or perhaps no family (i.e. parents have passed away and no siblings etc.)

#4

All eyes are somehow on you two. You two are the "gossip" that people are constantly talking about behind your backs. Somehow the way you two get together or perhaps the fact that you two are together just makes people chit chat. It's possible that one of you is either quite well known/rich/powerful within the community, area, city, town, province, state, country or perhaps one of you just knows a lot of people. For some reason you two will become "gossip" and your relationship may perhaps land in online forums, newspapers, articles, social media, etc. If not, you two will certainly be talked about behind both of your backs like people texting/calling each other to discuss you two.

You have a mixed set of people rooting for you two, hating you two, wanting you two to break up etc. You'll definitely have some haters and some supporters. It's really a mixed bag.

My advice to you is just to not let the "Gossip" get to you or your relationship. Your friends or colleagues or family may come to you with stories or news or articles or whatever that they heard or learned about your s/o, but you should take those things with a heavy grain of salt. Much of it, if not all are false; you should trust your gut. Your s/o's circle of people might also do the same to them.

The key is to trust your s/o and trust youself. Don't let others get to you.

#5

I feel like a lot of people are expecting you to run away from this relationship. They feel like your s/o is toxic or is not good for you. They want you to leave your s/o. In some cases, these people are right, but in other cases, they are wrong about your s/o. It will be up to you to make that call.

I do sense that people don't particularly like your s/o. They feel like your s/o doesn't match you and that you should break up with them. They feel like your s/o is like a leech? At least that's what I'm getting.

I just feel like people are generally concerned that you're dating this person. Perhaps this person has a bad reputation previously (like maybe they were a player and now people feel like you're just getting played or perhaps they have a criminal record and so people don't think you are safe wtih them etc). In these situations it's really up to you to decide whether you should continue your relationship with your s/o.

#6

I see that your family or their family (more so like parents/grandparents/elders) really support this relationship. They feel like this a match in heaven. They really like your s/o and hope you two will be together for the long run.

Generally people feel like you two are quite cute together and admire your relationship with your s/o. You two give off like those cute couples on IG that make a couple's IG account.

You may, however, have someone, perhaps a friend, who wants to break you two apart. It might come from your end or theirs, or maybe it's one of their siblings that really dislikes you.

[drdemonprince]

So, I (a trans guy) am kind of coming to terms with the fact that I might be more gay than bisexual after all. Where I live, the queer community is split pretty definitively between the "women, non binary and trans people" (or FLINTA*, if you're familiar with that horrible term) and the gay male community. While I have lots of problems with the former, it is kind of the community I am in, mostly because it has felt safe during my transition. It still feels safe, but not really comfortable. I want to feel like I am part of the gay male community, especially if I mostly want to date queer men in the future.

I am like, so scared of existing in any gay male spaces. When I tried being in them pre T, I felt like an imposter. When I travelled to the US a few years ago, the only place my then partner (also on T) and me were misgendered consistently was in gay bars (in a lot of famous "gay friendly" cities). All of this has left me with a sense of humiliation and not-belonging that gets reactivated every time I even think of stepping into one again, even if I am fairly certain I would not get this reaction now.

How do I get past the shame that is attached to my previous experiences and learn to actually enjoy myself there?

So, I believe that you have the order of operations wrong here. You don't get past shame and then go out to these gay spaces -- you go out to those gay spaces and then overcome (some) of your shame. And that shame may live with you forever in some form. You can still have a worthwhile life with it.

Go to the gay bars. There are many different kinds of them, all with wildly different energies and clientelle, and it is normal and boring and blase for trans guys to be at each and every single one of them.

One way that many newbies unwittingly screw up is by going to the most circuity, dance-y kinds of gay bars that tend to be filled with young, thin, rich, superficial people -- and then they mistake the meanness of that crowd for the meanness of all gays, or interpret the meanness as a sign they are not accepted by "the gay male community."

There is no singular gay male community. There are in fact a wide variety of subcultures with their own beauty standards, stylistic choices, interests, and norms. And there's a lot of cliquishness and mean girl behavior among people who have decided they are high rank in any particular small subculture, don't get me wrong. But you don't have to believe in any of it. They're just coping with their own history of marginalization and rejection by trying to become a new ruling class within their own tiny pond. You can laugh it off as the work of kind of sad, small thinking and just enjoy yourself and talk to people who are not assholes.

So, go to the leather bar. Go to a pup night. Go to an old-timers bar filled with gays over 60 (they will be nice to you and buy you drinks, I promise). Go to a gay bar that's casual and nerdy, with arcade machines and pub trivia. Go to a drag bar on a weekday night and meet some of the newer queens who are still trying to find their chops. And yes, go to the DJ sets and dance clubs all you like, but don't let what a few snatched bitchy 22-year-olds (or insecure former twink 42 year old real estate agents) get you feeling insecure. They're doing that shit because they are insecure.

Bring a friend. Talk to someone who seems nervous and alone on the side of the dance floor, too. Wear an outfit that will get some compliments. Nurse a drink at the bar and trawl grindr to see if anyone seems worth talking to. Join a dungeon or a gay running group. Attend a gay men's support group at your local lgbt center. Meet a ton of people and just get yourself out there, and quickly you will realize that your mind has wildly over dramatized how much you stand out or how much anybody cares.

Fat gays, disabled gays, older gays, Autistic gays, nerdy gays, poor gays, Black and brown gays, immigrant gays, they all feel like they do not belong and are not welcome too. Find them and be kind to them and hold onto them. Notice who is nice and warm with you, but also don't read into it too much if some people are just neutral. Eventually you will figure out what you like doing, which spaces you enjoy inhabiting, and who you want to be there with -- and then you'll have some fun.

[blazinghotfoggynights]

Fandom is wild! I love it.

Also, I'm just thinking and those thoughts are wandering out of my fingertips. This is just me wondering "aloud".

Tommy Kinard shows up for 30 seconds, after comments about Buck going on a self-discovery journey, and BOOM we have a new relationship and portmanteau in less then 60 seconds.

After last season, I have zero expectations for this season. I can honestly say last season was the most disappointing of the show for me. That ending was awful.

But back to the speculation and messiness. Okay, let's assume for a minute that Buck and Tommy start messing around. I hate to break it to the general public but it isn't as uncommon as you may think for people in their 30s, 40s, and even older to realize they may not be the sexuality they thought they were or to say, "I don't give a damn", and start exploring different avenues.

Personally, I think Buck has been bi-coded all along. But, that's just my opinion. I think he just hasn't dated any man since he began working at the 118.

As for Eddie, I think when they were on Fox, that character was written to appeal to the...ahem...Fox demographic. He's a macho, muscular, handsome alpha male type: good old southern boy, religious, war hero, badass, survivor who loves his family and country. No way was that character EVER going to be anything remotely other than completely heterosexual.

I also believe that as long as the show was on Fox, no white male lead would be anything other than straight. (Look at the history of the major or recurring gay characters on the show. Hen, Karen, Michael, David, the first guy Michael was dating, Eva, and Josh. Note the ratios and how almost stereotypical Eva and Josh are written.)

With a move to ABC, I think there is a chance for a more...diverse spectrum within the LGBTQ characters; however, I am not sure ABC is willing to write both the male leads, I know Bobby and Chim are strongly written characters, but let's be real, Buck and Eddie are arguably the most popular characters, as possibly bi or gay and put them together. Why are they, and not Bobby or Chim, the most popular, especially with that coveted demographic of women 18-49? When you answer that you have the reason both networks might be hesitant to put two men who live in each other's pockets and co-parent a child together.

In business and marketing, how race and sexuality are approached is still quite influenced by the vocal majority and how they think it works. It isn't right. It silences the voices of those who aren't TPTB. The people who are members of those groups aren't listened to, but that is how it is.

My heart will always beat for Buddie endgame. (And write Buddie fanfic when I have time.) But I have seen how media, marketing, and corporations operate and they will always feed the people holding the wallets keeping them afloat. That is why there is a part of me that believes Buddie is probably only going to exist in fanfic.

Buck, and Buck alone, may be given a bi arc while Eddie is written as 100% heterosexual and permanently paired with a woman, while being supportive of Buck and his partner.

By keeping one canonically straight and making the other canonically bi they can straddle the fence. They can play up the chemistry between Buck and Eddie, teasing a what might or could be situation, while keeping them apart.

I could also be totally wrong. Maybe when Eddie realizes Buck likes men, he decides to add more rainbow to his preferences, give in to the very dirty, and locked down like a bank vault, fleeting thoughts he's had about his best friend over the years, corner Buck alone, tell him drop Tommy or whatever man is d-ing him down, and do the d-ing down himself.

Hey, ABC! You are welcome to use the last paragraph for inspiration!

[stampsthemeow]

Hey you should tell me about your Creepypasta ocs and au

So there's kinda alot, I will state what I think is important, anything else send another more specific ask !!!!!

For MAIN ocs I have this group I refer to as the Souls, due to their magic source being called Souls (I did steal the name/Deisgn from Undertale but it has no other association)

*Dale is marked out due to his removal (he didn't do shit) and corrupts side profile has changed*

Within relations of them to the pastas:

Twilight is dating Jeff, friends with Toby, EJ, and Ben

Zach and Halo are kinda on their own but friendly with Toby, Tim, Brian, and Jay

Missing is Dating Tim and Brian (he loves masky most though 💖💖💖💖💖), friendly with basically everyone else, but is a little iffy with Alex, close with Slender

Corrupt keeps mostly to herself but is friendly with Tim , Brian, and recently Slenderman

Corrupt is an Ex proxy of Zalgo, got out of his control roughly 3-4 years ago

Corrupt & Missing are the last of their type, only surviving due to Missing being in an alternative dimension and Corrupt being under Zalgos rule,

I do have a strawpage regarding more information about the souls, it isn't necessarily outdated, but I do wish to rewrite it eventually

Link is here

For the AU itself it is a classic slendermansion au, with basically just ages up versions of the old fanon characters (no twink Masky or hoody though LOL), all the characters that are included (even if they don't get focused on);

PROXIES- Tim/Masky, Brian, Toby, Kate (though she don't live in mansion

ZALGO PROXIES- Rake, Lulu (Now with Momo), EJ (Now with Slender), The woman who was half woman half bird (joke chr) Scary Damion (joke chr)

OTHER (IN MANSION)- Jeff, Ben, Sally, Smile dog

OTHERS (NOT IN MANSION)- Nina, Clockwork, Jane, Mary, Momo, Nimbler

*I may be forgetting a few characters*

Once again for anything more specific go ahead and ask !!!!! I love answering stuff about my au- it's just hard to try to add everything into one post

[grox-empire]

Sorry for bugging with questions again, but I was curious about two unrelated things about your daybreak grox fellows. I may or may not have gotten a tad inspired, I will say.

What is the typical naming scheme of grox? When looking up the three names I recalled off the top of my head, 2/3 were greek, and I was unsure if that was coincidence or intentional. Is there a limit of length or syllables within a name? Are surnames present? Code names? Are fodder grox addressed by name or by some form of serial code?

Is there a specific style to the the cybernetics that grox have? Are there any design taboos regarding those? Are limbs able to be designed to be plug-n-play, or are all artificial parts permanent?

Thank you for your time, and I do apologize if the paragraph worth of questions was a bit much. I just find the world you’ve created to be facinating, and want to learn more.

The whole greek naming thing was wholly unintentional. I mostly just choose Grox names based on what I feel fits them, And a lot of those names just so happened to be greek because I liked them. In earlier drafts I did attempt to stick to the scheme but ran out of names INCREDIBLY quickly, and also realized it made no sense. But there is in-universe reasoning for their names! A grox typically chooses their name themself (like in Epsilon's case) or it is chosen by their Progenitor(s) (In Altair's case.) Celeste is a special case... She's trans! She had another name (Which I can't say because 1. I would feel bad deadnaming her even though she is a fictional character and 2. It's a spoiler) but chose "Celeste" herself. A name is seen as a form of privilege, That unfortunately, Lower-class grox don't often get. Fodder grox are addressed by serial numbers, Whereas higher ranking grox do have serial numbers, but they are typically "cleaner" and addressed by name instead. Epsilon's full serial number is ZYG-NTL-ZV005-1568945-EX-540169-062T1R1661, Usually shortened to EX-540169 when he is being addressed. Decoded, This would mean: ZYG-NTL = Zygote Natal, The company that owns the nursery he was created in. ZV005 = Facility 005 on Zuvius-9. 1568945 = 1,568,945th Batch produced by Facility 005 EX = Expendable 540169 = His personal serial number and what he's most commonly reffered to as by higher-ups 062T1R1661 = Date of creation. Which can be further decoded as such: 0.62/1 | R1661 A.E (Born 62% of the way into third 1 of rotation 1661, After Erebus. Would put his birthday sometime in late june to mid july.) (This would make him a cancer and that is hilarious to me for reasons that only my friend group knows but that's besides the point) Grox have a fucked up date system i'm probably going to go into on another post.

No, Not really! Most artificial parts are permanent, Attached directly to the nervous system. Grox are a near perfect balance between biological and inorganic, If you were to dissect one you would see a near perfect entanglement of organs and mechanical bits. Even a young, seemingly fully organic grox kitten born with all parts intact would be biomechanical- Nanobots build their internal cybernetics as they're developing. Most fodder soldiers and other low-ranking grox have fairly unspecialized cybernetics, While higher ones will often have ones made for practical (Like Altair's arm, Which (I don't convey this very well) has a hand that is able to be swapped out for a gun) or purely decorative purposes (like the gold-colored claws seen on Gula). The style of a grox's cybernetics depends largely on the manufacturer and planet they live on. Rather predictably, As a result, Grox culture is focused heavily on body modification. There are huge underground markets where even fodder soldiers are able to get some, But these are often seized. The sunrise rebellion has all of these restrictions lifted, They tend to paint or modify their cybernetics as a form of protest. One final tidbit: Both a mostly organic, intact grox with only internal cybernetics and chestplate and a grox that has had their body almost wholly replaced by cybernetics are seen as being of high status.

Not need to be sorry for these questions! I love answering them :)

[resetting37]

My characters and their interpersonal dynamics

One of my favorite things when drawing/writing ocs is developing their relationships with each other. And especially with a tight knit friend group like this ! Well... are they as tight knit as I draw them ? Let's see !

heads up, it's going to get lengthy under this cut. If you do end up reading it any of it or all, thank you so very much :-) (otherwise you can let the pictures tell the story haha)

Audrey and Advik - There's unspoken solidarity in them being each other's first friend (within this group.) Both deciding not to ask about each other's whereabouts, they ventured into their new lives together and stood by each others sides as they made new mistakes and learned of each others old mistakes.

Audrey and Avery - Though they have differing ideologies (especially when it comes to magic and the rules of the city) they are still close friends. Avery definitely shares more in a sense this may appear as a one sided friendship, but not to worry. Avery is determined to crack that shell of Audrey's.

Audrey and Zack - They started dating kind of soon after meeting each other (bonding over tragedy can do that to you), but Zack's clinginess and Audrey's desire to be emotionally distant put things to a halt. Whatever. friends can flirt and cuddle too !

Audrey and Kat - Kat fell first, Audrey fell harder. Katsumi truly believes in Audrey's cause and Audrey is motivated by that support. Kat inspires Audrey to be more authentic, and Audrey inspires Kat to be compassionate. And so what they want to spend the rest of their lives inspiring each other ?

Audrey and Morgan - Originally disliking each other due to Audrey's hostility and Morgan's arrogance, they eventually... loosen up around each other ? I can't say they're as close of friends as the rest of the character dynamics within this series, but they're in the same friend group, have made each other laugh, and would commit a crime for the other. They're friendly enough.

Advik and Avery - the "nerdy" ones of the group, Advik and Avery are perfect companions for theatre performances in the park and criticizing a new film for being derivative. Although sometimes it can turn into a competition on who can get the most words in a conversation.

Advik and Zack - the only duo out of this group that grew up together. Despite growing up close, they couldn't call each other friends until they grew past their childhood troubles and now look ! They bond over that ! Though if they're not doing that, they just like to out-snark each other.

Advik and Kat - After they get past their predisposed judgments, and then past their pity towards one another, there's a friendship ! They're quick to come to each other's defenses, and have introduced each other to new things, whether it be Advik's former love of urbex being reunited by talking about it to Kat, and Kat actually knowing the area more and finding those abandoned places to explore.

Advik and Morgan - A kinship to last forever, it doesn't matter that they didn't even meet each other until they were adults. For it feels like a friendship that carries over lifetimes. It's less so inspiring each other than it is that they just naturally molded their personalities around each other, and continued to do so as they had their individual growths. How else to describe it rather than Morgan's own words. "We just get each other !"

Avery and Zack - What if you married someone for ulterior motives and then through tragedy you were stuck with that person ? By each at other's side at their lowest points and believing they ruined the other's life, Avery and Zack know each others deepest secrets and proudly carry them. Are they good or bad for each other ? Well, they're for each other ! (platonically, of course.)

Avery and Kat - They think they can fix each other. They think that the other is insecure and believe they can inspire each other to be more unapologetic. But neither of them know this ? Avery is just so eager to invite Kat to her group studies and Kat just loves to give Avery daily affirmations.

Avery and Morgan - "You want to fuck me so bad it makes you look stupid" type dynamic. Avery insisted there was no relationship between her and the brash ex-pirate Morgan, and Morgan would insist the same about a know-it-all snob. But between the hook ups, Avery destroying herself to find a cure for Morgan, and Morgan following her down that path of destruction with the intention of getting her out... Who's gonna confess first ?

Zack and Kat - Neither of them want to admit how much they have in common. With their fascination for the macabre and distaste for the "mainstream" They're both a little kooky, though it takes a while to realize they're the same kind of odd and maybe shouldn't be looking down on each other like that !

Zack and Morgan - Started out as "friends by association" it wasn't until they started one-on-one hang outs when they realized how much they were missing out on the other's company. Sure, Zack has to prove to Morgan their "empathy meter" is way off, but that also results in them having to discuss why its off. "Okay now guess my mood," Morgan says back. Great, how did this conversation lead to talking about each others feelings ?

Kat and Morgan - These two bring out each other's quirks and go to each other if they want advice that warrants no judgments. There's also the extrovert solidarity between them. The only two of the group that are always up to going out to do fun stuff. Probably would have hooked up more if their feelings towards other people didn't get in the way.

[she-is-ovarit]

Hello <3 I'm new to radical feminism and I wanted to know how to implement it in my life. I'm realising how passive I am, especially concerning men. I know I'm capable of good conversation and fixing genuine problems, and as a child I was fiercly competitive and took great pleasure in beating the boys at arm wrestling and sprinting. But at one point- I don't know when- I just gave up because I felt that my opinion as a woman needed to be tailored to that of the boys around me.

Just the idea of centering woman is daunting. It feels like a WHOLE new world has just appeared. Do you have any tips on how you interact with the world informed by radfems?

Thank you :)

Hey!

I do not necessarily consider myself a radical feminist so this question may be better answered by someone who is.

However, gender critical feminism I treat as more a philosophy or perspective I utilize in every day life to inform my decision making. A city planner and an ecologist on a walk through the city may have vastly different worldviews or ways of considering the urban space they are navigating. A city planner may be appreciating the buildings or finding flaws in their designs while an ecologist is observing the pigeons and mulling about effective ways to reduce waste runoff from the roads into the waterways.

The two of them might go home and be inspired to attempt to find research on the city. The city planner takes her observations from their walk earlier in the day and focuses her research to learn more about how the design of buildings within the city can be improved to better fit the needs and navigation of mothers with children, create more light around places where women seem to walk at night, and consider the location of where most women may be working and how far away they are to daycare centers to reduce the tax on mothers commuting to work while dropping their kids off at childcare centers.

The ecologist takes her observations from their walk earlier in the day and considers how to best tailor a study focusing on what ways may be best used to improve existing green spaces and wildlife habitat where women and children might be living, both to increase biodiversity and to help people's mental health. She may consider how to better nurture a relationship with women and children to nature and make a call to her city planner friend with the idea to build a learning garden, and learn about her friend's exciting plan to line the dark streets with lights. She ends the call with new homework to consider solutions in how to balance the conservation of the city's bat population and reducing environmental light pollution with women's safety.

This is a rough example of what focusing on female beings means to me. I like to do research on the myriad of nuances and ways in which women's lives are impacted. I read academic papers on Google Scholar or Pubmed through Sci-Hub, read books and PDFs on women's history and issues, learn about women's experiences through social media and from the women I talk to. I try to expand my learning the best I can on a global level, though sometimes focused knowledge on a specific place or group of women can be helpful. I then intersect or connect that knowledge with other learning and perspectives - science, Indigenous studies, prisons, psychology, history, etc.

The information and strength in learning these different perspectives and being able to consider women's place in them help me to center women in decision-making when it happens. Some women like to purchase only from women-owned businesses, choose to only date women if they're bisexual, abandon makeup, and/or only place energy on making and maintaining close female friendships and relationships. Some might create blogs focused on certain feminist topics, donate to women's charities, and join hobbies filled with predominantly women - such as rugby, book clubs, etc.

However, my biggest advice to you is to strengthen multi-disciplinary knowledge and maintain high standards for yourself. Do not just set boundaries, but learn about ways to enforce them while accepting that for some human beings - men or women - having boundaries set with them might piss them off. I like to learn skills in active listening and practice compassion and not taking reactions very personally women other women are angry with me. It doesn't mean that I need to submit to other women's ideas or agree with what they're saying, but to accept that their reaction is their reaction and be able to not have it linger too long in my mind, and learn if there's learning to do. This is an intersection of psychology and feminism.

I also like to seek out work that may especially help women. For example, I worked in a women's prison for awhile and I would like to obtain a job in higher ed since women constitute much of the student population. Having the experience of working within a prison may provide me with knowledge to help female students formerly incarcerated or who have had an incarcerated parent. I'm not seeking out work that would make me miserable for the sake of centering females, follow your passions and your natural interests and then just start considering and learning the ways it may relate to female beings, human or not, more broadly or within detailed ways. I also vote with considering how certain ballot measures may effect women particularly. Having multi-discplinary and intergenerational knowledge benefits me in making an informed voting choice, as is doing learning on systems thinking or the "bigger picture".

Finally - I suggest abandoning the idea or drive to be ideologically pure. It is not achievable and poor for mental health. We will not agree with every gender critical feminist or every radical feminist, nor will we achieve pure female centrism within every thought we have, word we speak, or action we take in life. We will not agree with every bisexual woman and we will not agree with every lesbian. Women are not a homogeneous group even within our subgroups, and even within our own online communities we do not all share the same ideas or hold the same perspectives on the environments we navigate. I remind myself to not only consider what beliefs I might hold, but place importance on what values I feel are important and to practice them in my communication. Authenticity, compassion, honesty, assertiveness, curiosity, etc.

Hope any of this was helpful!

[selinymaz]

ABOUT — Selin Yilmaz

name: selin yilmaz

nickname: sel, aunt selly ( billie's nickname for her )

age: 36 years old

neighbourhood: beach front

career: development real estate

time in briar ridge: most of her life apart from five years ( living in new-jersey ), but she's been back for 6 months

IN-DEPTH — 

Selin grew up as the second eldest child of the yilmaz family, but often dealt with the middle child syndrome. It presented itself as a young child in regards to her parents but vanished when she grew and her older brother took the reigns as the glue that held the family together. He was always attentive with his relationship with each sibling and how he brought them all together as a close knit group. Despite his efforts, the sentiment of feeling inadequate returned when every one of her siblings trickled out of their family home and pursued their own lives and careers in bigger cities. There was a sense of being left behind by them while their once face to face relationship shifted to accommodate group texts and facetime calls.

She remained home under the guise of helping her father but the truth was that there wasn't much determination or purpose to pursue anything in her life outside of working odd jobs she couldn't keep and wasting her money drinking with people she would normally look down upon. When she believed her life couldn't get any worse, it crashed and burnt with the passing of her brother and the head of the family. With his passing, she felt a loss of the family she once knew as they all began to grow separate while they mourned in their own ways. Selin only dived further into her lifestyle until she woke up at the bottom of the barrel and no where else to go but up.

The decision to leave town was made on impulse, moving as close to the big apple as she could get and working her butt off to give her real estate license a fair shot. It was hard work as she commuted two hours to the city every day but she soon reaped the benefits when her checks came in. Within a year, she'd shifted towards bigger projects as she took on development real estate. Her desire was to turn land and large buildings into something more that could attract tourism and have a ripple effect across neighbourhoods and communities. It was a vision she soon dreamt about for her hometown. The wasted farm land could become something that would benefit the town as a whole and all she had to do was convince them to believe in the same dream that she had.

After five years, she returned to her town as a changed person. More determined than ever to bring her name and reputation to briar ridge, she's set up an office and has already started knocking on doors and turning her town around. Despite having expected that she would ruffle some feathers with her blunt, no nonsense, and assertive personality, some reactions have still caught her off guard but she isn't one to run away from any challenge set in front of her.

CONNECTIONS — 

CHILDHOOD BEST FRIEND: a close friend that she's had since she was a child. they may have been estranged a bit while selin was gone but they had many phone calls and time doesn't change much with their friendship. they always put up where things left off.

OLD FRIENDS: whether it be friends she no longer talks to or catches up whenever they see each other, that could be fun.

RIVALS: other real estate people in town or even people she's kind of trying to get them to sell their land. she's going to be pushy because the money is good but it'll definitely rub people the wrong way

EXES: she dated someone in high school but she was on and off after that so it could have been someone she dated for a bit, hooked up with, or had a fling with on and off as well.

HOOK UPS / TINDER DATE: I love the idea of things ending badly or dates going wrong and then forcing them to interact and it be awkward or horrible so i'd love a lot of these

NEIGHBOURS: people that live next to her and bonus if they don't like each other over some stupid reason. maybe one of them had a loud party and the other made a complaint

WORK / EMPLOYEES: she's opening up her own business so she'd love people to work with or for her. whether it be other real estate agents or a secretary, etc.

MORE TO COME AS WE PLOT

[wegonbealright-09]

Hey,

Came across your blog on my feed, I hope you’ll find it within yourself to consume bts related content to see how much all the members care about each other.

I don’t really understand but I can empathize with solo stans, it feels like you’re fighting or campaigning for something that doesn’t really have any basis, you ( and many others ) have contributed to the us versus them mentality, I’m not sure how it is beneficial for either party.

Try to spread kindness when you can, assuming members are ‘jealous’ of another member’s achievements is odd to me, also comparing other groups is odd as well. They’re all in the same industry, there shouldn’t be any competition because as you mentioned everyone is gonna ‘get their bag’.

This kpop space is vast, achievements can be shared, celebrated, and achieved again and again. There is no shortage of love that you can spread. I’m not sure if you are solo stan because you like the community, believe in what you think, or you use it as a form to release your stress out on celebrities, but I hope you can find it within yourself to participate in fan culture in a positive way.

this is by no means hate, I hope you don’t take it that way. You can like one member in a group, it just doesn’t look right to put down the other members in it, now that is my opinion and you can take it as you will.

Hope you have a good day

- anon army

Ten points for your way of approaching this.

Okay so I was never a solo, I've only became a solo after Face if I'm dating it back correctly when jk released his concept photo that's when I stopped being an army and a shipper completely. I was an army for five years anon five years. I didn't just wake up and decided I'm gonna be a solo I'm done being an army no somethings happened and now we're here.

When I started this blog I was bit too negative and so I did what you said and watched BTS content with hopes of reviving something in me idk what but something. Truth is when you're a solo, it opens your eyes about alot of things. Armies are too naive you guys want to push this image of BTS that existed 5 years ago. You want to continue and live in this bubble and away from reality. Wake up and smell the coffee.

Yes namjoon was jealous of jimin getting that number one and yes he was insecure about the numbers that he pulled just like Hobi was about his which he said in his documentary. Yes yoongi is mean to jimin yes he gives jimin backhanded compliments and yes yoongi sometimes says things that may seem like he downplays jimin and makes him feel insecure yes yoongi has body shamed jimin times more than once, it's not a joke if only one of us is laughing it's not a joke if the person being made fun of is not laughing it's not typically boy behaviour it's bullying. Yes Tae is selfish and he's a leech he only wants to be friends with jimin when it benefits him that much is visible now, he always makes it seem like jimin is the most important person to him where as he's the least, he has time for everybody not for him, he'd go the extra mile for anybody but not even quarter a mile for jimin it's not really a friendship, a healthy friendship if only one person is pulling the weight. Jungkook is the worst person ever for all the things he's done to jimin and still continues to do. For the way he acts like being next to jimin hurts him physically for him making it seem like jimin is forcing himself to him for him "loving" jimin in private but acts the opposite in public for him seeming comfortable when with anyone but not jimin.

I'm not going to spread positivity because there's nothing to be positive about. The fandom it's self has turned to something I don't know armies are now jimin antis. BTS themselves are no longer themselves and we can't deny that but you'll since y'all like acting like everything is perfect. I can't spread positivity when there's an elephant in the room which armies are refusing to address. I won't spread positivity when armies are acting like pjms are the enemies for streaming jimin's music for standing up for him. There's nothing to be positive about. And idk what groups are you talking about because not once have I ever mentioned groups in this blog the only group I talk about is bts

But if you're referring to that post where I talked about how jimin's no1 gagged everybody. Well it did getting that no1 is everybody's dream in kpop they might not say it but they do. What some groups couldn't do in years soloist jimin did in 5 days it is what is it's not that deep.

I can like jimin and I can hate the rest of BTS ( of which I don't) because it's a free world and I'm a grown woman I can do what I want.

And no honey there's no negativity in this blog it's just positive vibes always I just seem negative when I lean a little bit towards the truth and it hits a certain nerve.

Your opinion is very much valued thanks but not thanks

Yours sincerely

wegonbealright-09

[timkonshipper]

How I imagine Ash’s relationship with his friends to be(Part 1):

Ash, brock & misty are the og trio: There’s no way that brock and misty don’t hold a very special place in Ash’s heart. Ash knows he wasn’t the most likeable child but his journeys with the two of them transformed him into the Ash he is now. Whenever Ash sees rock themed stuff or unique cooking utensils, his mind immediately goes to brock. Same with water themed shit and bug pokemon. He talks with them quite regularly and the group chat they have is complete chaos. Brock is Ash’s big brother. He’s the first one Ash turns to for comfort. Misty and Ash start bickering, bantering and making fun of each other within 2 minutes of talking, but know that the other would wholeheartedly back them up no questions asked. 

Ash and Gary are the ultimate besties: They grew up together and were there for each other during the hardest parts of their lives - Ash’s father leaving and Gary’s parents dying. They motivate each other to be the best versions of themselves that they can be. In my ideal world, Ash and Gary did not have quite a big falling out as shown in the show because they talked things out and didn’t let any misunderstandings get in the way of the special bond they have. Although they act quite gay for each other, their relationship is 100% platonic (I personally love ash x gary however their friendship dynamic where everybody thinks they’re dating but they’re actually not and don’t ever plan to be is my fav). Ash is the one who helped Gary realise that researching was the path for him. 

Ash, Max and Bonnie: Max and Bonnie are the little siblings that he never had. He loves them to pieces and even if they can get a little annoying sometimes, he wouldn’t change it for the world. Whenever he sees anything that he thinks Max would like, he buys it without hesitation and mails it over. Same goes for bonnie. Both May and Clemont are completely exasperated because their respective siblings keep flexing whatever Ash has gotten for them. 

Ash & May are the gremlin twins: Brock had quite the time with these two. He thought that no-one could surpass the trouble that Ash and Misty gave him but he was wrong. Those two would get too caught up in arguing with each other, but these two were on the same wavelength. Sure they had a few disputes but most of the time they got along like a house on fire. They managed to get themselves into all sorts of crazy situations. Max and Brock would have to work together to manage whatever shenanigans they got upto. Ash is insufferable in shipping May and drew. He teases her and mocks her and writes cringy fanfictions about the two of them so he could embarrass her. 

They always practice battling together so they can refine their needed skills (contest flair for may and speed and precision for Ash). When the two of them get together, they can eat anyone out of house and home. 

[my-mind-it-goes-blank]

mini (not so mini) psa

there are so many of y’all fantastic writers out there and i love reading alot of the fanfics, headcannons and asks of some of my favorite characters, but there are so many inaccuracies and i really wanna put out some info/pointers for anyone that wants their writings to be just a little bit more accurate.

-in the military, relationships between superiors and anyone in their chain of command, or just two individuals within the same squad/platoon is HIGHLY frowned upon. like that’ll get someone dishonorably discharged at the worst, and have a career killed and getting restationed elsewhere for the best of outcome. (which would most likely end up with that person eventually getting kicked out of the military anyways) if there was two individuals that have any relationship other than a platonic or professional one, that relationship would be kept under extreme wraps, even to any best friends in their group. as much as it would be cute to have the 141 fawn over an OC and 141 member’s relationship or the 141 fawning over ghost and soap, it just would not happen. price himself would see to either having someone moved out of the group or forcing the two end the relationship without question because it’s a conflict of interest.

-kortac is a private military company (pmc) and although i really don’t know how frowned upon it is for two operators have a sexual/romantic relationship (probably still very since even big cooperations have policies against dating between employees) they also don’t completely operate like militaries do. they don’t quite have deployments but contracts or jobs. if you’ve ever played any of the metal gear solid games, that’s what these guys are, the diamond dogs and outer haven guys. these are companies that govts and businesses hire to get past any sorts of rules where militaries can’t operate (the campaign itself also stated this). and also, a lot of people that are typically work for these companies, do it for the money. i don’t want to say all, but quite a bit do. pmcs are also not really loyal to any nation or people and mostly follow where the money is best. individual operators may be very loyal to their own nation, but work is work and they go where work takes them.

-short of having undiagnosed illnesses, anyone that has any sort of illness like adhd, anxiety, depression, diabetes, asthma, anything at all, even poor eyesight, would not be able to join the military and if an individual somehow managed to enlist, they ALMOST DEFINITELY do not have careers within or near any sort of combat. combat is a no joke situation, full stop. if someone isn’t doing their assigned job to the best of their ability, it doesn’t just affect their life, it affects the lives of everyone around them. so if someone is having an anxiety attack or has a sort of breakdown in say training, they’re removed from that job o position until they’re fit for duty or if not, unfortunately they're out. if something where to happen out in the field, it could cost their teammates their lives. and usually, if someone were to get diagnosed with something that couldn’t be treated within a reasonable span of time, those individuals are usually medically discharged.

there was a very real reason why the army refused to take steve rogers in the mcu before he took the supersoldier serum and became captain america...

i’m sorry if this post comes off as nitpicky (but kind of not), or condescending it’s really not my intention and i don’t know about anyone else but at least for me, its a bit of a buzzkill when i see some glaring inaccuracies in writings. it’s like hearing that saltwater fish are thriving in a freshwater lake. also might add to this later...

[misscammiedawn]

77. What’s your opinion on age differences in relationships? Cause I’m curious. 🤔

From this ask meme

Okies! So-- This is two answers!

One which is the easy normal average answer and then one for the "whydya gotta go and make things so complicated" answer

Simple answer is--- we tend to try and stick within a sane and healthy limit of our stage of life-- someone who "grew up in the 80s or 90s" is pretty much our unspoken boundary with no limiter on what constitutes "growing up"

Power dynamics and maturity are the more important factors when deciding on stuff and I really think a relationship needs some level of shared experience and all those waters are muddy at the best of times-- it makes it hard to answer this for serious

When I lived in England though we weren't dating anyone our friend group was typically 5 years older than us--- which was extra weird because at the time we were going through delayed puberty (we started at 18 end matured about 23) but we had been living alone since 16 and by 18-19 had a career, a rented apartment and more life experience than the majority of people our age (while looking like a pre-teen)

At the time it made sense to be with people who were older because they were the people we were most similar to--- people our own age, despite looking older than us felt younger because they were still in school

Eventually when our body started catching up we started dating and we attracted people younger than us which wouldn't have been a surprise because bodywise we'd not yet matured

I guess that dichotomy kinda broke the scales for us a bit-- presently we are dating younger and older (poly for the win) and it feels a bit comfortable but like we recognize that our youngest partner would is out of the acceptable age gap of our oldest, which is one of those "please do not think about metamour age gaps or we're gonna need a Pepe Silvia board"

At the end of the day agency and consent are as important here as anywhere else and it's too complicated of a landscape for me to attempt to navigate for people who aren't me

---and that's the simple one

Because I have DID and I'm going to be part of a plurality panel in May and have been dreading this question when it comes to part/alter ages

Like--- we do not attribute ages to members of our system but we recognize some parts formed at younger ages and are attached to stages of our life

For some that may lead to the development of Child Alters who identify as being the age that they were formed in or attached to-- it's fairly common; particularly as dissociative disorders form between ages 0-8 typically

This means that when interacting with them, despite the age of the body, you're interacting with an infant and--- yeah--- there's a lot of discomfort in that which requires specific discussions and boundaries being agreed upon by all parties involved in the relationship (between the two bodies involved, anyway)

I'm still working on how we'll handle answering it at the panel but there'll be a bunch of other lovely people with us when we deal with that so hopefully someone who may be a little more knowledgeable will get a better answer than we can provide

Anyway for most people the first part of the answer would suffice, right?

[exhuastedpigeon]

I have to rant for a minute. I’ve seen a few people slut shaming Malia in their posts about the Teen Wolf movie and the hate her character gets is extremely annoying to me.

Don’t get me wrong, I also didn’t like her relationship with Stiles, but I have nothing against her as a character. Honestly, I like Malia.

Honestly, the most realistic part of Teen Wolf is people dating within their friend group in high school (and into young adulthood). Her dating Stiles, them breaking up and staying in the same friend group and then her dating Scott? That’s pretty normal! Especially if Stiles left or was forgotten…

If the rumours about her being with Parrish in the movie are true, that’s also pretty realistic. Most people don’t marry their high school sweetheart. Usually, those relationships fade over time and distance. If one person leaves your hometown and the other stays, you’re probably going to break up (like Scott and Malia did!). Malia staying in Beacon Hills and getting together with someone who lives in town who is aware of your weird shit? NORMAL!

Full disclosure, I stopped watching after season 4, but what I’ve seen and read about it, nothing that Malia did deserves the slut shaming. Think for a minute about why you may not like Malia, because if the root of that comes down to you not liking her relationship with Stiles or how they first hooked up, then you probably don’t actually dislike Malia, you’re probably more upset about her relationship with Stiles.

Like or dislike whatever characters you want, but don’t slut shame a character for behaving like a normal human with her relationships and who she has sex with.

End rant