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[musingsofaraven]

I thought this was a very thought provoking video about revolutions

You've talked about the issues of craving revolution before, and I often wonder "How many of the people who are insisting we need revolution because the current system is awful have forgotten the current system is the result of a revolution?" Like, did they miss that it occurs right in the name in their US history class?

Well. I think it's important to remember when we talk about the American Revolution that it was largely a Revolution of wealthy white men for wealthy white men. You only have to look at the Whiskey Rebellion to understand what this was about. Doesn't mean parts of what it did aren't real cool, but like... reality, here.

I do think that a lot of leftists talk about Revolution in a way that's indistinguishable from the way the Evangelicals i grew up around talk about the Rapture, and I think both groups use it as an excuse to not do any real work, and that's a fucking bummer.

[miametropolis]

9th doctor you have to stop. your doc martens too classic. your leather jacket too cunt. your buzzcut too perfect. your swag is too lesbian...9th doctor they'll kill you.

[sedlex]

Yo watch this (definitely sound on!)

Team France: we're probably not good enough to win this thing but we're in front of our people so we gotta

Entertain

Also, ass bounce ftw!

[guardian-angle22]

911: Lone Star | S5E5 -> TK & Carlos avoiding eye contact

[chanbig]

nodted Who I found last night? @/pknightofficial

[rose-i-guess]

Y’all gotta hear me out on this ship guys…just let me cook…..

[whitevesper]

patroclus: would you still love me after death?

achilles: you think that death can take you out of our relationship?

patroclus:

achilles: ding dong you are wrong

[cokoweee]

Submitted by: @bluurange Shame I can't submit with a sideblog but anyways..... ready for spam?? Lmao

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[mataglap]

David Cage: this is an Evil Cop. he’s an aggressive, violent, irrational bully. despite flying off the handle at the slightest opportunity he is and remains a detective of the DPD, because I said so. he hates the Good Cop for reasons, and everyone hates him. you should hate him too. what an absolutely despicable awful weasel of a man, am I right?

DBH fandom: hmmmm... yes. childhood abuse. inferiority complex. loneliness. mental health issues. what an excellent opportunity for a redemption arc

David Cage: do I have to make him eat kittens

DBH fandom: oh right, he has a cat. or two cats. of course he has two cats that he loves. a perfect ship for our beloved protagonist. thank you

David Cage: okay how about the Good Cop. he’s at the perfect age to be a surrogate father and it just so happens that he recently lost a son. he only hates androids because he’s depressed and in grief, and besides he doesn’t really hate them anyway. he’s an alcoholic because grief, but he’s very good at his job, and he loves his dog and he’s also endearing and funny, and big, and gives great hugs. what a good adoptive dad he would make, am I right?

DBH fandom: awww big sad bear. good thing our protagonist is an energetic twink with little concept of personal boundaries!

David Cage: I SAID surrogate father

DBH fandom: dADDY

[mmuffncakes]

What the Night Brings

There was a time in Cal’s life where he’d been repulsed by touch. A fear that gnawed away at the back of his mind that if someone touched him, they would find out he was Jedi and he’d be reported to the Empire. He'd be turned and corrupted into something unrecognizable... even to himself. That fear grew and grew and grew, so he never let anyone touch him. The years passed, people came into his life, people died, he gained a family. And through all of it he still didn’t know how to feel about another touching him. He’d pull away, flinch, tense, even a hug from someone he trusted felt wrong. And at some point, he started to crave it. Touch. The sensation of being held, of being cradled, of being loved and wanted. It came so easy to others. But to him? It was such a struggle. Until Bode. Casual intimacy became second nature with him. A pat on the shoulder, a grasped handshake, a tap on his bicep. He never tensed, he never flinched. And those cravings grew stronger. Unbearable. How could anyone live with the aching agony of needing to be physically close to someone? Cal could barely contain himself. The night brought low conversations, cigarra smoke, strong drinks, loud music, and a moment. A moment for him to be the first one to reach out to initiate that touch he yearned for. For just a moment. Just with Bode.

[haunted-xander]

Ryne and Gaia are like. Such good parallels and foils to each other it makes me just a little insane.

Like Ryne is sweet and caring and she always wants to help others and make them feel better even to the detriment of herself because she has seen and known suffering and doesn't want others to have to live like that too. If she can make someones life better, even if just a little bit, then she will. But she also puts everyone elses well-being and feelings so far above her own that she often ends up trying to help in a way that doesn't actually solve anything because it still ends up with someone hurt (such as trying to properly fuse with Minfilia knowing it might end up with herself disappearing). She's not a doormat, but she does have some people-pleasing tendencies.

Gaia, however, is the exact opposite. She's prickly and sarcastic and thinks of herself and her needs first and foremost, everyone else is secondary. It's not that she's cold or uncaring, she doesn't ignore people's problems, she just doesn't see them as her business most of the time (A product of being raised in Eulemore most likely). She doesn't consider the long-term outcome of what she does or says, she lives solely in the present and the future is a problem for when it happens.

These opposite traits also play into each other. Ryne inspires Gaia to care more about others and Gaia inspires Ryne to prioritize herself more. Gaia makes Ryne live more on the moment without thinking solely of what the future will bring, and Ryne makes Gaia think more on what her life will be going forward and to actually consider what she does and says and how that affects things. They feed into each others good traits (Ryne's caring nature and Gaia's sense of self) while also helping them deal with the bad traits (Ryne's people-pleasing and Gaia's aloofness).

Their pasts are good paralells too. Ryne was isolated and lonely until Thancred took her away but even then, he was distant and emotionally neglectful, so she ended up lonely in an entirely different way. Gaia had a family and caretakers that she wasn't particularly close to, but after the 'Fairy' started talking to her they got even further away until she couldn't even remember them, and the 'Fairy' was the closest thing she had to a friend even though it was what isolated her to begin with. Ryne had constant companionship but no support, and Gaia had 'support' but no companionship.

Even just. Regarding the whole identities thing they are just. Perfect. Ryne has lived with Minfilia's shadow on her shoulder her entire life and never got to learn who she actually is. She thought that she had to become Minfilia for her life to be worth anything, that it's the only way her existance is justified. The person closest to both her and Minfilia(Thancred) indicated(in her mind at least) that he wanted Minfilia to be here in Ryne's stead(which wasn't really the case but she didn't know that). The only way to get her out of that shadow was to remove her from the identity of Minfilia, hence why her new name is so important(as well as the hair and eyes being her natural colors instead of Minfilia's all too recognizable ones).

But Gaia didn't even know about Mitron or Loghrif until Eden. She had the 'Fairy', but to her it was just some voice in her head which was nice enough to her. To her, Loghrif is just some lady Mitron loved, she has no real connection to her. She has a connection to Mitron, both as the 'Fairy' and as remnant feelings from Loghrif, but none to Loghrif herself(aside from the obvious reincarnation stuff). Gaia has always been her name. It may have been Loghrif's originally, but she is so far removed from that identity that even for all of Mitron's effort to 'return' her to Loghrif, it'd never work. Loghrif is Gaia, but Gaia is not Loghrif. Simple as that.

Eden's story works so well because Ryne and Gaia are opposites in that specific way that compliments each other, rather than pits them against each other.

[rosehathawhey]

the first meeting

FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC: THE ORIGIN (2022)

[theamazingian]

I’m!! So sad it’s over! I even got misty eyed at the end!!

This is a 10/10 masterpiece and I recommend Astro Bot with my whole heart

[pers3phone399]

cant wait to see all the d20 vulture compilations flood the internet in the next 24 hours

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NOW DID I TELL YOU OR DID I TELL YOU

[dalemon]

Legend and his equally-if-not-more-badass sister Fable