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legokingfisher · 1 month ago
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Sorry this is late and probs gonna be long but I am going to take this opportunity to yap about Two-Worlds. My beloved ninjorgo oc . If that is ok . And also yap about her parallels with Riyu
The second half of this post is basic background info..
(Minor additional background info: “hent” is a term I’ve coined to be a ninjagoverse common name for Amphicyonids. Irl paleontologists have given them “bear-dog” as a common name, but seeing as 1) “bear-dog” is also the name of a breed of domestic dog, 2) other large carnivoran groups get their own special word that isn’t made up of other species’ names (wolf, cat, bear, those are all unique names for these groups) and 3) amphicyonids are not extinct in my Ninjago hc, i thought it would make sense to give them their own unique common name, seeing as.. like.. ninjagoverse peoples have coexisted with hents long enough for entomology to do its thing.)
SOOOO Two-Worlds is a Creaturan hent whose mother was a fascist dictator within Creatura for a while and whose father was a prisoner of war at the time Two was born . So he went dimension-hopping to hide baby Two when she was less than a month old, left her in the desert wreckage of the Destiny’s Bounty, and then just bounced. When Zane finds the Bounty in s1, he’s the first thing Two sees when she opens her eyes for the first time.
The other ninja are stoked cuz “HOLY SHIT PET HENT CUB MASTER WU CAN WE KEEP IT” not knowing that this is the equivalent of finding like. A human baby abandoned in the desert. She was still baby enough that she acted like an animal so the gang was none the wiser for a little while. They named her Whiskers <3
Then shit got real weird. She started copying the ninjas’ habits and mannerisms n shit. At first it was cute, but then she was starting to do shit like stand up on two legs staring ominously in dark hallways.
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Of course, things started to make sense when she got bigger for her age than a cub of any hent species in the realm… and of course when she started talking. If there were any doubts she wasn’t a regular hent before, this settled them.
Before Lloyd and Nya were ninja, Whiskers was often staying behind with them n Wu, so all three of them had that longing to be included in something. Then Lloyd became a ninja… then Nya… then she just felt pretty left behind. By this time, she was already fully grown— about twice human height at the shoulder.
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(Lloyd for comparison. Her right ear is damaged, permanently floppy after helping fight the stone warrior army in s2.)
And she wasn’t getting ninja training, either. So she just felt too big and awkward and dangerous living in a world that quite literally wasn’t built for her. She felt useless. Sound familiar? *looks at how often I yap about Riyu’s feelings of inadequacy stemming from very similar sources*
Anyway she felt reeeeally out of place. She knew by then through Wu and Misako that she’s Creaturan, but she had no way to get there until like… post-s6. At that point she travels to Creatura andddd finds out she looks just like her supervillain mother and has to go on this whole adventure proving her innocence and running from Creaturan royal authorities. During this she grapples with a whole new sense of feeling out-of-place, meets one of my buddy’s ocs, discovers her powers, and acquires the title Whiskers of Two Worlds (aka Two-Worlds. Or, if you’re family, just Two). She got the new name idea from her friend, as most typical Creaturan names/titles come from an attribute or accomplishment of the individual. Shortly after (either before or during HoT..) she moves to Creatura full-time as a protector of the realm, visiting her family in Ninjago whenever possible.
And man. I think about her meeting Riyu postmerge alllllll the time. Thinking of them chatting over food or something, and he mentions his experiences, his insecurities, and she looks back at him seeing nothing but herself. She would feel insaneeee. …she would also possibly be able to learn some spinjitsu finally. On top of Creaturan fighting skills n whatnot. Two-Worlds student Riyu arc when . cuz bro has not had much Rontu and Egalt training and i doubt Lloyd can train a large quadruped (aka Riyu) as well as a large quadruped could (aka Two).
Feeling pretty miserable feel free to yap abt your faves under this post 👍 I need to see some people be happy about their blorbos
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ducksbeloved · 8 months ago
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lol i wonder if lucy came up with the "high 5 heroes" party name
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nemurian · 1 year ago
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@bigboobyhalo Your sacrifices have been accepted by the great Dapper. I'm so sorry but I don't think you'll be getting them back anytime soon. Or ever.
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perlukafarinn · 7 months ago
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took me until halfway through my masters but i finally managed to work kirk and spock being gay for each other into one of my essays
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giantkillerjack · 2 years ago
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PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS
PUSSY.
BIG FLAPPY WET JESUS PUSSY.
JESUS' SOPPING WET PUSS-PUSS
[Edited months after posting to discourage catholics from replying to this post after finding that both the nice and much funnier not-nice responses to this were equally bad for my mental health. I didn't wanna delete it bc I was quite proud of some of my responses and it helps to have a visual reminder of why I left an abusive organization. Also, this means that any catholic who has reblogged this in an attempt to convert me, has now reblogged a post that, if clicked, links back to this. Use MY post for propaganda, will you!]
Thinking about how it was never made clear to me in Catholic school exactly WHY Jesus died for our sins. I just remembered that I was literally never clear on who the dying helped??
I've heard theories as an adult, but basically what I'm saying is pointless martyrdom seems a little pointless, and also with enough propaganda the big logical gaps in a belief system get really hard to see. Especially if questioning anything is blasphemy.
I would have gotten in so much trouble for insisting the teacher explain how Jesus helped us by being tortured to death by Romans even when God could have prevented it! God sent his only Son, they would have said! Be grateful, they'd say! Be guilty! Stop asking why he did that!!!
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seamayweed · 2 months ago
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In Defense of Lady Kang/Queen Sindeok (1/3)
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As promised, here's the first part of my defense of Queen Sindeok, explaining her historical political situation + clearing up some common fandom misconceptions about her, which I don't blame anyone for since they originate from the show itself. I must admit that I have a bit of a soft spot for her since history generally tends to be unkind to women - this extends to modern media and MCTNA is no exception:
(more under the cut)
Before we start, I thought I'd give a small refresher on the Yi family constellation - crucial for setting up the conflict and crown prince issue - with the aid of this extremely useful graphic by bodashiri (excluding the daughters for simplicity's sake):
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(From here: x)
As you can see, Yi Seong-gye (King Taejo of Joseon) had two wives:
His first wife Lady Han (Queen Sinui) gave birth to six sons: 1. Yi Bang-woo (Prince Jinan), 2. Yi Bang-gwa (Prince Youngan), 3. Yi Bang-ui (Prince Yikan), 4. Yi Bang-gan (Prince Hoean), 5. Yi Bang-won (Prince Jeongan) and 6. Yi Bang-yeon (Prince Deokan).
His second wife Lady Kang (Queen Sindeok) gave birth to two sons: 7. Yi Bang-beon (Prince Muan) and 8. Yi Bang-seok (Prince Uian),
meaning that Seong-gye had eight sons overall.
With that out of the way, let's get started!!!
1. Queen Sindeok was NOT a concubine
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(From here: x)
She is referred to as Yi Seong-gye/King Taejo's capital/Seoul wife in the show too:
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However, every time Bang-won calls her a concubine and her children illegitimate there is never any pushback or correction by anyone, not even when he calls her younger son Bang-seok/Prince Uian a ‘seoja’ (illegitimate child born to a commoner concubine or royal concubine) in front of Seon-ho:
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You'd think Seon-ho would defend Bang-seok by correcting Bang-won... but nope. Nada.
Not even Queen Sindeok (!!!) is allowed to defend herself and her children when they get accused of the same:
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Like, what is this madness!!!
Anyone who doesn't know about Korean history would never even SUSPECT that this isn’t actually true, and that Queen Sindeok is in fact a legitimate second wife and queen. By giving no pushback to the (false) claims of illegitimacy, the show seems to implicitly support Bang-won’s narrative of her being a lying, conniving, greedy bitch who wants to push her child on the throne despite having no right to it whatsoever as a concubine and bastard respectively.
Queen Sindeok's tragedy, the one that MCTNA fails to portray, is not that she was a concubine who tried to rise above her station (because she was not); it's that, due to the transition from Goryeo to Joseon, she found herself caught between two conflicting sets of laws:
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(From Tombstones without a Tomb by Hildi Kang)
A queen while alive, and unjustly demoted to a concubine in death by Bang-won/King Taejong who used these legal changes and the new Confucian ruling to his advantage, her status was a matter of contention for scholars and kings alike for almost 300 years, until finally, in 1669, the scholar Song Si-yeol managed to amass enough people and put enough pressure on King Hyeonjong to make him give in to their demands and restore Queen Sindeok to her rightful status and honor as queen.
+ Bonus:
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(From Tombstones without a Tomb by Hildi Kang)
Turns out that according to the new Confucian ruling, Bang-won himself should have been considered illegitimate too!! Surprise!!!
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ywpd-translations · 1 year ago
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Ride 749: The last Straight Road*
(NdT.: same pun Kinaka always makes with his name and the word for straight road)
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Pag 1
1: I....
3: Imaizumi-san!!
4: Go- good work!!
Good work!!
You were taking a long time for this lap
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Pag 2
1: Yes, teh, I got a fl-fl-flat- my bike!!
Yessir!!
2: It's the tire!!
4: Only tires can get a flat
Ah- damn, yes, that's right
Right!!
6: I thought something like this might have happened, so I brought these
Replacement tubes, tire levers, and a pump. Use them
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Pag 3
2: This is unusual!! I never thought Imaizumi-san was the attentive type – is it just for us!?
Yeah!! I thought first and second years were just not important to him....
3: You don't want to use the,?
We'll use them, thank you so much!!
4: You saved us, teh....!!
That's true
6: Ah, uhm... but..... Imaizumi-san
Earlier you said that
7: Sugimoto-san won't come”, what did you mean?
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Pag 4
1: He retired
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Pag 5
1: He's still displayed on the board, but
3: There's still time until midnight
If Sugimoto-kun....
4: Please leave the possibility open in case Sugimoto-kun wants to come back!!
5: Onoda insisted
6: Re... tired.....
Sugi..... moto-san....
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Pag 6
1: He used up all his stamina and mental strength in his fight against Danchiku, and he was defeated
2: You didn't notice because you've been on the course the whole time
4: Ah... actually, when it got dark, Sugimoto-san and Danchiku-san passed us various times... teh
Huh!? That? So at that time-!?
5: You have no time to talk about unimportant things
As soon as you're done with the repairs, run, first years
6: Soon
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Pag 7
1: Waa, ye-yes, teh, thank you for the tools
Yeah, there's still 40km
2: If we join our strengths....
Don't cooperate
5: Teh!?
7: From now on, you can't allow yourselves to run like friends
8: Huh....
Our “buddies” stickers.....!?
You have to fight
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Pag 8
1: And win the last spot to be an Inter High member!!
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Pag 9
1: Fa.... ight....
2: Against.... Kinaka-kun
3: Against.... Rokudai
4: 35km left!!
Gooo!! Kinakaa, Rokudaii!!
Do your best...!!
5: I feel like they'll be able to run the 1000km!!
Amazing!
Ah, but there was no distance between them just now?
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Pag 10
1: Fight....
2: The spot as a regular in the two-times national champion, Sohoku....
3: I can't take it by just being friendly....!!
4: And also
5: There's Sugimoto-san's wish!!
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Pag 11
1: Wa- wait, please, Imaizumi-san
But.... if in this training camp the condition to become the sixth regular was to finish the 1000km first....
2: Then why did Sugimoto-san and Danchiku-san race!?
4: I came here to give you a message from Sugimoto
5: I think, I think it's necessary, you know
Sohoku is a team that connect and support each other
6: Just like during our first year, you, Naruko, and Onoda, connected your wishes and aimed for the goal
7: And last year Kaburagi ran with Aoyagi-san and carried the team until the mountains on the third day
8: So I think we need it
9: Our third year Inter High members
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Pag 12
1: Definitely need a “first year”!!
3: Even if he knew he was making his own situation worse, he thought about the best shape for the team would be
4: He accepted it, and fought
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Pag 13
1: For the fifth place
3: Among the first years, those two are left, I look forward to see what they do!!
That's too much food
4: Danchiku probably understood it, too
That's why he fought with all his strength
6: Now you two have to run with the weight of those expectations on your back!!
7: Fight, against your opponent and against yourself!! Use all your strength
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Pag 14
1: And pull to yourself that last jersey!!
2: Straaa-
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Pag 15
1: Straight roaaad!!
2: - traight!!
3: …. ngh
Ugh.....
4: Kinaka-kun.....
5: Don't cry, Rokudai!!
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Pag 16
1: What are you doing, oi!! I'll leave you behind like this!! I'll tear you off!!
If you give up, then it's lucky for me!!
2: My goal has always been the Inter High jersey!!
To get back at those senpai who made fun of me!!
3: To show it to the Onii-san who taught me how to ride bikes!!
So, for that....
6: So I'm telling you not to cry!!
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Pag 17
1: But, Kinaka-kun....
It's that your “Straitgh road”, wasn't fast at all....!!
4: You knee? It's your knee, right?
Since when? Since a while ago?
5: Since when we were at about 800km
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Pag 18
1: It's a race, Rokudai
2: You should have told me, teh
I didn't notice, teh!!
3: I'm such an incapable former manager, teh....
4: Since when I lost to you in the first years' race
6: I've been thinking that I would definitely not lose the next time we race
7: Even though the truth is that I don't really care about that anymore
So, once again...
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Pag 19
1: It's a race, Rokudai!!
3: Let's do it, Rokudai!!
I can't, teh
4: Race me, pedal!!
I don't want to, teh....
5: Fight me!!
I won't pedal, teh
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Pag 20
1: Because, if I fight you now, Kinaka-kun, I'll end up winning, teh
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Pag 22
1: With that kindness of yours, support our senpai during the Inter High
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moomeecore · 1 year ago
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i found a book abt the anti lawn movement at the library & decided to sit out in my yard & read it. but ironically there was a neverending barage of power tool noises making it difficult to focus. so i walked to a nature park near me in order to escape the dreaded sounds. almost stopped at the mowed picnic table area bc i hate walking but fortunately pushed forward and made myself walk up an annoying hill to an area that is a preservation of a native oak savanna & sat down against a tree near the edge of the path & did my reading there. and honest to god that was a 100/10 experience. there was something so powerful abt being in a preserve for a locally native habitat while reading abt the impacts homeowners can have on native plant preservation! it powered up my energy towards my life mission (evangelize abt enviormentally sustainable gardening to every single person who comes within a 10 ft radius of me) by like. 15 points. also a deer walked up to me and that was super cool
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james-stark-the-writer · 11 months ago
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feel like pure shit, just want her back
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#james talks#riverdale#miss the whole crew really but Betty especially bc Lili was so magnificent#god as perfect as the finale was (and it really was one of the greatest finales ever) i wish we had gotten another season#they had as good a run as a show on that network could hope for but there are few shows on there that eclipsed the network like Riverdale#like the list includes like. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Gossip Girl. and ig The Vampire Diaries. and that's it.#(that list is for shows almost exclusively produced by the CW. CXG DID have other producing companies but it was largely the CW).#no show will ever quite be like Riverdale ever again and no show will ever reach the heights it did.#especially not on their shoestring CW budget.#like honestly i just need more Riverdale in my life.#like RAS and the writing team found such a great way to turn their weaknesses into strengths.#as an article on the show once said [paraphrased]: it was a great show that was really good at pretending to be bad.#even now nobody gets the show like i do.#everyone thinks it's some silly little show about crazy shit with crazy plotlines and pretty lighting and aesthetics but no substance—#when in reality it's an incredible pulpy anti-fascist text questioning the role of authority using those aesthetics for a larger purpose#but i'll save the real analysis for whenever i get around to actually making the Riverdale video essay i need in my life#unless Quinton Reviews or SuperEyepatchWolf beat me to it first. they're the only people who i think will actually understand the show.#like SuperEyepatchWolf's video on the show is already pretty fun even if it's a little dismissive of the substance of the show—#(tbf to him it only covered up until the S05 mid-season finale and S06 hadn't released yet)#but like he at least feels like he gets the spirit of the show. especially with the wrestling comparison.#and i hope i don't need to explain why Quinton would get it.#anyway. i need the Riverdale crew back.
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figofswords · 10 months ago
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anybody remember the stephanie brown essay I was working on under a research grant fully last summer? yeah it’s not done yet it super needs to be done and I’ve been avoiding working on it for weeks. someone tell me to just do it already
#the problem is. actually there are several problems#1) I’ve been out of the Batman/dc comics phase for almost a year so I don’t care that much about the topic#2) I am fifteen pages in and have not touched it in months so I’ve completely lost my train of thought#3) I can’t just reread it because I hate first five pages or so and I know I need to change it but I was trying to finish before editing#so now my only solution is I need to open up a new doc and completely restructure the whole thing by splicing together the existing writing#so that I can figure out where the hell im going with this and make sure things fit together better#unfortunately that sounds fucking exhausting#but I told my mentor I would have an update for him by the end of the week and. well. it’s the end of the week#I have to present it in April. I have to write and submit an abstract in March#the school gave me $1500 for this stupid essay and if I don’t have anything to show for myself.#well. I don’t know they can’t take the money BACK but it’s not a good look#and also I would feel bad#I did the research!!! i interviewed comic writers even!!! I just haven’t finished WRITING IT DOWN#and I KNOOOOWW once I get started it’ll be fine once I’m going I’m going#but STARTING is hard because I feel like I have to finish it in one go which makes it so huge and daunting#I’m like. slamming my head into a wall. just write a couple sentences Jess something is better than nothing#just start it you don’t have to finish just START just MAKE the new DOC#I know!!!!! that is what my therapist would say!!!! Jess you’re trying to oneshot it bc of your dumb adhd brain!!!!#stop looking at it like that and making it scarier!!!#but even tho I know that logically I’m still like oh I should put away the dishes o should make bread#I should work on my six different art pieces I should do laundry i should play with the puppy I should go for a walk I sh
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mariigoldzz · 2 months ago
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don't get me wrong I liked twilight princess's gameplay, but wind waker was the PERFECT ocarina of time sequel and they didnt need another one. It's themes actually fit ocarina's narrative and message.
ocarina of time was about losing your childhood as we all know (majoras mask has themes of healing which is important later)
wind waker had a theme of letting go of the past, and having hope for the future. Ganondorf and the king were focused on the past, trying to take back a world that had already slipped through their fingers. That's literally why ganon loses. He's too obsessed with something that's already been lost. Zelda and Link show the king that there IS hope for the future, and that it's OKAY to let go. The game perfectly potrays how clinging to the past can affect the future, in ways big or small. People in real life can relate
Ocarina of time is a story about the tragedies of losing your childhood, your innocence, and growing up. Majora's Mask (my favorite game of all Time) is about healing, making people at peace with themselves, about grief, self discovery…and wind waker ties it all together with hope for the future. (I KNOW MM IS A SEPERATE TIMELINE. THE THEMES JUST MATCH!!)
truama/loss > healing, self discovery > finally letting go.
i love wind waker like this post if you LOVE wind waker!!!/j
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d0llthing · 20 days ago
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euuiuuegehh left leg nerve pain essay due in class tomorrow 40 minutes to finish it film project due in class right after also like 40 minutes to finish it oh its sooo over maybe
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bandzboy · 6 months ago
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very much this... cr.
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pipcore · 1 year ago
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progress on this wretched thang
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bpdanakins · 3 months ago
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it has taken the dragon age fandom 0.2 seconds to be annoying i guess
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gayemoji · 11 months ago
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need someone still up to date with mcyt/dream in general to tell me what to think
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