#and to defend her pride

[plumeriacosmos]

polin au where penelope gets to say claire’s iconic “look at the state of you” to colin

thats it. thats the au

[maysrinn]

Can we get our queen Lucy pregnant she would obviously be glowing 👑

The queen lives & rises…barely…👑

She’s ✨glowing✨

even when she says otherwise

District AU Lucy gray for u all~ she’s busy cooking the first little gremlin to completion

…Gotta get yet permission from president snow to show the first lady in public 🥀

[kuruk]

?!?!? a cis woman saying this in defense or her boyfriend is kind of awful it's just genuine homophobia and not even slightly help like this is cruel..

[rodneyfuncomiccollectiontwo]

Episode 1 of the PaRappa the Rapper anime makes more sense if you assume that Paula acted the way she did because she had a crush on Katy.

[bennetsbonnet]

Although I absolutely had a great time at the production of Pride and Prejudice I saw last night, staged by a local theatre group (there truly is nothing like laughing along to some of Austen's dry wit in a room full of people) some of the changes made were quite... startling??? Which was understandably because the bulk of the action had to take place in the drawing room at Longbourn. But still, the more I think about it, the more I'm tickled (if a little frustrated).

It was all going well until Darcy's 'tolerable' comment was only reported on by Mrs Bennet the next day. Not seeing him say it really made such a difference. Then, I was surprised when the first time we actually saw Elizabeth and Darcy interact was at a substitute for the party at Lucas Lodge, except it happened at Longbourn, and they used the dialogue where Darcy asks if Elizabeth wishes to seize the moment by dancing a reel, which takes place later at Netherfield.

Honestly they toned down Darcy so much, he really didn't seem that bad and it was kind of difficult to understand why Elizabeth disliked him so much. The proposal wasn't nearly mean enough either, he insulted her connections once but again, it was difficult to believe she would be so against him.

The first act ended with the proposal and I was honestly having a great time. It featured so many lines that are usually left out of adaptations which I really appreciated, like Caroline teasing Darcy about his mother-in-law and how Elizabeth's eyes will be impossible to capture by any artist. But then, the second act began and it reminded me a lot of this image:

We didn't see or hear the letter from Darcy, just Elizabeth returning to Longbourn and discussing some of its contents with Jane. Then, the narrator explained that Elizabeth went to stay with her aunt and uncle in Derbyshire and encountered Mr Darcy there, who invited her to Pemberley and they found him much improved. But we didn't see it, or hear the good account of him from Mrs Reynolds? Honestly, if I didn't know the novel, I would've been quite confused about how Darcy changed or, indeed, if he even did and perhaps why he even needed to.

Buuuuut I won't be too harsh on anything else because other than those points it was genuinely enjoyable! Mr Collins, Mrs Bennet, Caroline and Mary were particular standouts, and Elizabeth was excellent!

And the limits of the production also amused me in some ways, as they had to come up with creative ways of getting characters alone for conversations. Some highlights included:

Wickham and Elizabeth having their conversation about Darcy at Mrs Phillips's alone in another room while everyone else was playing cards because Elizabeth was?? tired??

Mr Collins dragging Lady Catherine and Darcy off (after they had accepted his invitation to dine at Hunsford Parsonage... pffft) to show them a watercolour he had purchased. Which Lady Catherine abused as ugly and told him off for not consulting her before he purchased it.

Mr Bennet complaining servants had invaded his library with brushes to clean it, so could he speak to Lizzy about Lydia going to Brighton in private.

Overall, it was definitely far more of a comedy than anything else. Which I honestly didn't mind, it worked very well with the audience. Although there was disappointingly little pride or, indeed, prejudice, it was a very fun evening out and it's a novel absolutely intended to be heard aloud!

[licorishh]

I'm sorry but the complete and utter lack of appreciation on the internet for the 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice is just absurd. WHERE IS YOUR ENTHUSIASM. WHERE IS YOUR APPRECIATION FOR SUPERBLY-CRAFTED MEDIA. Sure, the 2005 one is fine. Whatever. But the 1995 one??? HELLO???

'95 Mr. Darcy is the biggest simp on the face of the Earth and I will hear no objection to the contrary. My guy spent the first three episodes doing nothing but whining about how dumb and lame everybody was except for him 20% of the time and just staring at Lizzy like a big stupid idiot the other 80% of the time. My guy invented yearning.

My guy yearned so bad he finally bothered to do the self-reflection he'd never cared to do before when she eviscerated him to such a degree because she wouldn't stoop to marrying someone for whom she had not a shred of respect. My guy yearned so bad he was willing to risk his station in life, his livelihood, literally everything just to save her family from ruin, something he would never have dreamed of doing in the beginning of the show. My guy yearned so bad he recognized his deepest flaws and put in the work to change them and become a better person not so that she'd give him what he wanted, but because he realized she was right and that he was in the wrong and needed to make those changes literally just in order to actually have a happy and fulfilling life.

My guy literally created "I love my wife so bad I'm gonna explode and she could kill me on the spot and I'd thank her for the opportunity to be involved"-ism and you people ought to show more gratitude for him singlehandedly altering fandom culture.

[cyanide-sippy-cup]

Props to Simone for trying I guess. Tbh she really just did more harm for us than good. First off, her "defense" continued to "other" us, including tossing out segregation as a legitimate idea for support. But also, she fucking went back on it? So now not only did she say "nevermind you can bully trans kids my b" but she backed down under pressure, giving the right the push they needed to go on yet another campaign.

[lovebird17]

There's so much BL airing right now, I'm a bit behind, so I've only just now started watching My Sweetheart Jom. Anyway, bit late maybe, but I still want to say it:

Fuck Yo's dad ✨

[titaneus]

TW: mentions of family abuse

The first word to describe Tania's family life growing up was 'broken'

Her parents both loved her but they were unhealthy for each other. Her mother was a loud and passionate woman with ambition, while her father was a quiet and gentle man who was forced to give up on his own ambitions because of his declining health.

They met by pure accident when they were young adults and it resulted in a one night stand. It would be a month later when they would meet again and it was for her mother to tell him she was pregnant. He knew he would only be a burden if he tried to help her raise the child but he told her he would support her decision if she wanted to give it up. To his surprise she wanted to keep it and asked him to help her raise it. He warned her that he was a sick man and to let a child be born with an illness she could inherit may be unfair and that she would have to bare responsibility for a child as well as him since he was sick. But she insisted and so he agreed.

In the beginning they tried to make it work for their child, but as they come to learn they are completely incompatible people. And despite never being the one who was targeted in their fights she always blamed herself as a child for how they hated each other yet couldn't leave.

It results in many verbal fights most nights and at one point had gotten physical to where as a child she stepped in to stop her own mother from harming her father. It was after that fight she encountered the previous Titania and where the fae king bestowed their power to her.

Its around this point her history diverges depending on AU

in DMC Verse

After making the promise to see the world with the flower, she unknowingly carries the scent of nectar that attracts demons. That very night she woke up to hear screams and fighting. Sneaking down stairs she sees her mother lying in a puddle of blood and a possessed father holding a knife before turning his head unnaturally to see her cowering from the top of the stairs. The fight resulted in a traumatic event where she had to take her own father's life with the gun they kept locked away in case of emergencies.

After being taken into custody and the event being ruled off as a man going mad (her father being wrongfully labeled as a murderer) and that she acted in self defense, she went through the foster system for years until she was old enough to live on her own.

Bleach Verse

Her family had been attacked by a pack of Hollows and all three were killed. Her parent's souls had been swallowed trying to protect her from the monsters they couldn't see. It was when they were attacking her soul, tearing at her soul chain to force her into becoming a Hollow. That was when the Shinigami finally arrived to kill the hollows and save her soul be attaching their Zanpakuto making her their successor.

The next 10 years of her life were spent in foster homes unable to get over the traumatic event where she practiced on suppressing her aura so she could hide from the monsters that took her family. However as luck would have it she would get attacked as a teen by a pack of hollows once again. This time though she was not entirely powerless, however because of the traumatic event being linked to the monsters her power was uncontrollable for someone who hadn't spent her time learning how to control it and only suppress it. It put a serious toll on her mental state and she ends up losing many of her memories. All she can remember when she came to at the Kurosaki clinic is the name Titania and the stranger in the black robes who saved her when she was a child.

[adanseying]

There’s something about Adam defending Gansey to Blue while also kind of defending him from himself, but also he’s probably glad to have Blue there partly because she’s like him enough to share some of his criticisms of Gansey and Ronan but because she’s less encumbered by performance she’ll just say these things and he gets to kind of play the opposite role while taking satisfaction that someone is saying them if that makes sense. Kind of goes along with him relishing Ronan’s shock when he invited her, yes he wants to go on a date with her regardless but like I said he could choose to do something else with her, but as someone hyper aware of power dynamics he wants her here to sort of be a barrier that keeps him from giving into being ‘one of Gansey’s things’ (him tightening his grip on her hand when Gansey’s looking is so. interesting) while also making himself seem more similar to / equal to them by comparison to her. There are posts I’ve seen mostly in older fandom that took Blue to task for kind of using Adam as an in to the group while also a barrier between her and Gansey / the fate she’s resisting and they aren’t incorrect that it’s unfair of her but I never find the sentiment of ‘pwoor Adam being used by Blue’ sympathetic because like, they’re pretty equal in that regard consistently. For reasons that make perfect sense for two inexperienced teens with a lot of baggage in their first relationship + … unconventional complications lol. 

[feminariden]

Have you noticed how Trump has stopped talking about ethnic cleansing and invading Gaza the moment Netanyahu left and even his team is like "SYKE THAT WAS A PRANK BRO WE DON'T NEED TO PUT AMERICAN SOLDIERS ON THE GROUND", what was the fuck that

[thedragonagelesbian]

hes literally never smiled like this before not for his lis not for his qpps just for his bestie isabela 😭

[wendig1rl]

Ik noones acc gonna have advice on this situation I js need to talk abt it

So I have a friend, we don't see each other much as we go to different schools and live in different towns, but we've known eacother since we were 7, and we text like every day, so we're pretty close.

I love her like alot, she's genuinely so lovely and she's never judged me for anything, but the way she talks about other people is so discusting.

It's always people who have wronged her, like she never js says stuff about nice people, and she never says it to their face either (that I know of), but I just feel like I have to nod along and kind of agree with everything she says just so I don't ruin our friendship.

For example, she'll just causally say stuff like "and that's why her mum's a drug addict" or "that's why her dad hung himself" and just some really horrible things because they've been mean to her, and it just really fucking breaks my heart to see one of my only two friends, the girl who knows so much about me, the girl who's seen all of my embarrassing phases and all of my mental health struggles and supported me the best she could, say such insensitive things about people without even hesitating.

Then there's also the fact that I'm kind of fucked up. I have scars all over my arms and legs, my weights fluctuated alot due to anorexia and depressive episodes, I'm 2 years behind in school, I struggle with my skin, I have a rocky relationship with my dad, I struggle with my gender, and so much more. I really want to belive that she would never use these things against me, because she's one of my favorite people, but if we ever got in a fight I just know deep down that she might.

I know it's not really her, it's just the people she hangs around with (white straight cis neurotypical girls who spout the n word, the r slur, and the f slur as often as they can) that have kind of influenced her, and I know she's better than that, but I'm starting to feel like I don't even recognise her anymore.

[herpride]

tags 1/2

♔. ┊ the lion queen. ── visage. ┊

♔. ┊ the morning report. ── asks. ┊

♔. ┊ audience with the queen. ── threads. ┊

♔. ┊ written in the stars. ── headcanons. ┊

♔. ┊ leading the hunt. ── dash commentary. ┊

♔. ┊ pouncing lessons. ── dash games. ┊

♔. ┊ elegance and royalty flow through her veins. ── study. ┊

♔. ┊ songs on the wind. ── music. ┊

♔. ┊ her very presence commands respect. ── ic. ┊

♔. ┊ through despair & hope. ── aesthetic. ┊

♔. ┊ seeking the lion's share. ── wishlist. ┊

♔. ┊ my beloved husband. ── mufasa. ┊

♔. ┊ our future king. ── simba. ┊

♔. ┊ our future queen ── nala. ┊

♔. ┊ loathsome throw rug. ── scar. ┊

♔. ┊ problem free philosophy. ── timon & pumbaa. ┊

♔. ┊ major domo. ── zazu. ┊

♔. ┊ dearest friend. ── sarafina. ┊

♔. ┊ mangy stupid poachers. ── hyenas. ┊

♔. ┊ headstrong granddaughter. ── kiara. ┊

♔. ┊ the fiercest. ── kion. ┊

♔. ┊ till the pridelands end they will defend. ── the lion guard. ┊

♔. ┊ verse. ── main. ┊

♔. ┊ verse. ── pre movie. ┊

♔. ┊ verse. ── simba's pride. ┊

♔. ┊ verse. ── anthro. ┊

[widevibratobitch]

christ my mother just cant catch a fucking break and i have no way of helping her kms this is so unfair

[pcktknife]

making this post on the behalf of Sami ( @sami--onley ) please read through to the end, share, and if you have the means to donate and help out!

"Today is a day of pride celebrated by many around the world, but it is no longer so because Palestine is not free, because Gaza is still under bombardment and suffering, and because the genocide continues. There is no point in being proud if injustice exists. Think about that, and let your pride not leave freedom.

To everyone, where is humanity? Where is justice? Where are the hearts that feel from within? Where are the minds that do not forget that Palestine exists and must be defended, must be demonstrated for, must be donated to support its families, and must be shared for its sake. Sami is begging you to donate so that his daughter Salma can live in peace. She is innocent and has no guilt. She just wants to live without fear and hunger. Save her from malnutrition. By donating here, you can do so.

I beg everyone to make Pride Day a day of pride for everyone. Save Sami's family before it's too late. Save the rest of his children. Share this post. Interact for peace."