#because it would make a LOT of sense for their situation

[strangelysilver]

Mike constantly trying to call Will but never writing him actually makes a lot of sense.

Letters are tricky. They force the writer to consider the relationship between them and the person they’re writing.

Picking a greeting forces you to evaluate the level of intimacy between yourself and the recipient. There are “rules” to writing salutations. Use this for your girlfriend, that for your mother, that for your teacher, etc. “Dear Will” has different connotations than “To Will” or “Hey Will”, or like, “To whom it may concern”.

It’s the same with closings: “Love, Mike”? “From, Mike”? “Best regards, Mike”? I mean, Mike and El literally argue about this. There are expectations for which specific words to use with which specific people depending on the situation, relationship, and topic.

Calls are different. They’re much more like normal conversations, where words are said but the exact phrasing is much more flexible. There’s less worrying about how a specific sentence will be received because there’s less room for that sentence to be pulled apart for its implications.

Basically, Mike wanted to call Will instead of writing him because writing letters would force him to clarify their relationship via a greeting or closing… which would force him to confront his feelings. Ha.

also I’m personally a huge fan of the idea that Mike has a bunch of half written letters to Will that he gave up on because they were too revealing— to himself

[mrcrawly]

Dr. House is some of the best unintentional autistic representation I have seen in popular media

I think the title is a slight overstatement, but I honestly feel this way. I'm not finished with House MD by ANY means so do keep that in mind, but I'm almost finished with season 2 so this is based off what I have seen.

Also: I am aware that there is an episode where they discuss the possibility that House has Asperger's. Obviously that term has fallen out of favor because Asperger was, you know, a Nahtzee, but I am going to emphasize that House has particularly low-support needs. My source is that I'm autistic and this is a topic I'm relatively familiar with. (Also. please take this with a grain of salt because David Shore also created "The Good Doctor" which is a comparatively pretty poor representation of autism, but I'm going to talk about House MD in its own vacuum.)

Lack of knowledge or concern for social cues. I don't really think this needs explaining, but House doesn't seem to have much regard or respect for social norms. He doesn't care much for social approval or maintaining relationships. I don't necessarily characterize this as specifically being an autistic trait, because this can greatly vary, but this is something I see in myself and other autistic people.

Strong sense of justice and morals. I see a lot of people calling House a "sociopath" simply because he isn't particularly empathetic. But the word sociopath gets thrown around a lot and it really doesn't characterize him well at all. I would argue that House feels cognitive empathy rather than the more emotional sense of empathy that most people experience, but equating empathy and morality is a big no-go. House has little concern for some ethical principles, as the show points out pretty often, but House is never looking to hurt anybody. House is always pretty dry and easily annoyed, but the only time we see him openly angry and upset is when someone endangers a patient. When Chase fucks up the angiogram, potentially putting a woman's life in danger, he holds it against him for ages. And in "The Mistake," when a woman dies and it has to be determined whose fault it was, House yells at Chase in the middle of the lobby over his negligence. Also, House does actually have empathy when it's necessary. He typically softens himself around younger patients and will make an effort to be calm, and when Stacy admits that she and Mark have been fighting and becomes upset, he tries to help her calm down and doesn't try to make the situation about himself. When he thinks that his "nemesis" from school is faking the results of his migraine medicine, he goes out of his way to prove that he's right - partially because, yeah, he wants to be right and get Weber back - but also because he sees this as cheating, and knows it's ultimately harming people.

Very few, specific interests. House doesn't seem to have a lot that he's interested in. His job is one of them, because he gets joy and satisfaction out of solving medical problems. It's also established that he's deeply invested in General Hospital and monster trucks (although I wasn't sure if that was a House thing or a Wilson thing? But he seemed pretty excited about it too). Other than that, he doesn't have many obvious or noteworthy things he's interested in.

Difficulty maintaining interpersonal relationships. Wilson is House's only friend, and House seems to be (mostly) content with that. He cares about other people, in his own strange way, but he consistently struggles to create and maintain personal relationships, whether because of his disregard for social niceties or because of his fear of vulnerability. Again, this may not necessarily be in relation to autism, but it's worth noting.

Odd speech patterns. I'm sick of media making it seem like all autistic people can't comprehend sarcasm. It is common for autistic people to take things literally, but autistic people also sometimes use sarcasm and metaphors more than the average person in verbal communication. I do this all the time. House is constantly saying weird, offbeat things, or making strange, vague metaphors, especially when he's deep in thought.

Stimming. Throwing his ball at the wall. Pacing. Spinning his cane around. Tapping his cane on the floor. Spinning it like a baton when he's alone in the room and trying to think. Sometimes he also nods his head back and forth when he's thinking.

Routine. This one is a little hard to spot, because House actually does seem to thrive when things are changing or new things happen. I see this mostly in House wearing the same things all the time. He's usually wearing some button-up and a blazer/jacket over it, and typically jeans and the same pair of shoes. The shoes are most likely for his comfort, but sometimes autistic people like to wear the same things a lot because it's what's most comfortable or they don't have to worry about unpredictability. Also, it seems like he eats the same thing a lot, since everyone knows he gets a dry Reuben sandwich.

This is just what I noticed and based on my personal experiences as an autistic person. This doesn't mean I think the show discusses autism in the most graceful or meaningful way - I just really like to break down my favorite characters and analyze them.

[staringdownabarrel]

The other point I think Voyager never really gets enough credit for is that Chakotay would probably be a pretty good XO to work under. This is to an extent that I don't think is true of the other Berman era XOs.

I like Riker as a character more than most people, but in some ways he was given the easiest possible ships to be the XO on. Most of the infamous discipline cases just wouldn't be on the Enterprise-D because Starfleet probably has a lot of institutional guardrails to keep that sort of person off the flagship. This is to the point that I suspect that a lot of his initial reaction to Ro may have been that he felt that it was officially not his job to deal with the infamous discipline cases and it hadn't been for a long while at that point.

With Kira, she was a very hands off XO, but she was always going to be like that anyway. Being a part of a terrorist cell probably does lend itself to that kind of command style to some extent. Besides, she was still new to a more formalised command structure and she probably felt she had more to learn from the people around her about what this style of discipline looked like than the reverse.

Plus, to some extent, most of the Starfleet discipline cases wouldn't be her problem. They'd be Sisko's problem, ultimately. Even though for the most part she's treated as if she has the authority of a lieutenant commander in a red uniform, if someone's going to be a problem, she'd probably still have to bump it up to Sisko because someone who has an issue with her isn't going to care about her situational authority but will respect his.

None of this is true for Chakotay. A lot of his crew on the Val Jean weren't necessarily Starfleet potential. Either they never went to the Academy, or they went for a little while and dropped out.

Because of that, he'd automatically have to do a lot of skills coaching for things that most people in Starfleet would be expected to know automatically. Given that outside of the initial growing pains, which were so minor that people have been complaining about this part of the show for nearly thirty years, the Maquis crew's integration into Voyager's crew was incredibly smooth, he probably was pretty good at this aspect.

This is something that even traditional Starfleet command officers struggled with. In TNG's Hollow Pursuits, Riker's initial reaction to learning Barclay was becoming a problem officer was, "Can't we just shunt him off somewhere else and let him be their problem?", and LaForge was all for this until Picard put his foot down and said, "No, you're gonna have to do your jobs on this one."

I think this is especially notable given that Chakotay was working with at least three people who had the reputation for being combative (Torres, Paris, and Seven). This was easier to an extent given that these three were easier to work with so long as they felt their work was properly valued, but there were a lot of other people who wouldn't have put up with them as much.

It's also notable because of all the XOs, Chakotay had the most reasons to have a lot of personal resentments towards his crew. Three (Tuvok, Paris, and Seska) had betrayed him personally, so it'd make sense on a personal level if he was a guarded guy who wanted to do the absolute bare minimum he could get away with.

So I think he has a level of professionalism that most people just wouldn't have. Voyager never really drew attention to this as much because usually if the show was explicitly drawing attention to his command style, it was because his was disagreeing with Janeway on something, but his professionalism was there.

When it came to discipline, the buck did stop with him. I forget which episode this was specifically, though I think it was Investigations, it's explicitly stated that Janeway lets Chakotay handle discipline on Voyager. It's not like on other ships where it could be bumped somewhere else, both because Janeway has made it clear that it's his job and because there aren't any other Starfleet ships in the quadrant (other than Equinox, which they don't know about until they do).

It does seem like he's ultimately able to do this effectively. While there are some episodes where there's a discipline case of the week, that just doesn't happen for the most part.

This is one of the reasons why I find it so odd when people say that Voyager wouldn't be as strict about the uniform after a certain point. Just as much as Janeway wouldn't have put up with it, I can't see Chakotay going for it, either. Maybe he would have been fine without a uniform code on the Val Jean, but that was under very specific circumstances. He just wouldn't have seen it as appropriate on an explicitly Starfleet ship.

A lot of this no doubt stems from how Chakotay had experience in both the Maquis and Starfleet. Don't forget that he was a lieutenant commander in Starfleet before he defected. It's been a long time since I read Pathways, but I think he may have even been a first officer at the time.

So while Riker only had the experience of working on Starfleet ships in that formal hierarchy and Kira only had the experience of working in terrorist cells before being on DS9, Chakotay had both. Besides being a good XO in general, I think Chakotay may have been a better XO for Voyager than Cavit, its original XO, would have been. He had the kind of broad experience needed to operate in that role at that time.

I know a lot of the reason Chakotay isn't getting the credit I think he deserves is because he was the most neglected character on Voyager, aside from maybe Harry Kim. Still, I think he really does deserve a lot more credit than he gets because even though it's never explicitly said, it is heavily implied that he's an incredibly good person to work under, even by the standards of the hypercompetent Starfleet the Berman era usually portrayed.

[creative-anchorage]

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#i mean. i agree this is funny #but that is still not really 'Being Rich' for one thing because 2.5k per month does not make someone rich just because a lot of people make less #and also because being in that kind of financial situation with wealthy parents #(where as we've already established you a. only conditionally get the money and b. only in increments) #does not actually mean you yourself are wealthy and also essentially presents a huge risk for financial abuse and coercion.

#but yes the ask is also kind of out of touch. but no it doesn't inherently make them 'rich' in any meaningful sense of the word lmao #i also get paid like. roughly half/less than that by the way but like you guys do realise that that's just. 30k a year right. #like you get that that the average salary in the u.s. is over twice that and that having the average salary also does not actually make anyone wealthy. #do you know what 1% means

#okay actually adding more tags because i'm kind of surprised at the number of people in the notes #seemingly upset about what is essentially the concept of a universal basic income 'all that for nothing' i sure hope it does for one? #ideally that would be the case for Everyone? what the fuck are you guys talking about

#not all of us are fucking protestant #'x amount of money would change my life' that isn't an actual measure of how wealthy someone is i'm afraid #there are people for whom a single 100 payment would change their life but that doesn't magically make everyone who ever has 100 dollars 'wealthy'. that's not what that word means.

#it's not like. anyone who has an amount of money that you personally would be hugely impacted by having = rich #(you realise that would also vary wildly by personal circumstances even regardless of your own individual income right?) #i have seen tumblr user's equate owning a laptop with Wealth though so i guess this should not be surprising lmao

Is a having a trust fund considered rich? If it only pays 2500 per month? You can’t even rent a decent apartment in new york

IS HAVING A TRUST FUND RICH

[impactrueno]

I saw an oldish post of yours where you mention something about the musicaljuice and musicalLyds dinamic after the musical, and it was a fair thing to wonder about cause, yeah, tf do you do after that? Not a particularly openended story, in any case here's my cup of tea.

no one rlly likes beetlejuice besides Lydia and well, not just the fun parts, he helped her develop and put her in a situation where Charles had to listen to her, basically indirectly solved her daddy issues lol, don't know if Lydia would rlly think about the latter though.

But thing is he isn't rlly the ideal friend, nothing rlly happened during the musical to demonstrate growth from beetlejuice or any kind of communication with the whole "leaving him" thing from Lydia's part, in Beetlejuice's head she still was gonna leave him, bro rlly has no object permanence ANYWAY so that, it's likely that similar stuff (maybe not the full blown marriage thing but yk, a lot of misunderstandings and things happening because hr has the separation anxiety of a two month old puppy)

It would take some character development for him to not think Lydia is gonna leave him forever as soon as she walks to a different room, and bringing up another thing you said, Lydia isn't exactly the best either, they were just using eachother to feel better but it wasn't rlly sustainable, but the difference is Lydia changed and Beetlejuice didn't, and most likely he won't, similar to your toonjuice comic where he is capable of caring and he can develop yes, but he isn't gonna change, there's just so much wrong with musicaljuice he can grow in his own Beetlejuice way, but in the end of the day he's still him.

weirdly enough,both toon and musicaljuice are the more "human" of the juices in a sense, or at least, the most emotionally vulnerable and even relatable to a level (more leaning towards musical in this point, I haven't really seen much of the cartoon) because at his core he wants to connect and feel loved, he kinda sucks at both of em tho which makes it hard for any dinamic he could be a part of to work 💔

So yeah that's my thoughts sorry for the mess of dispersed ideas and the long ass text.

-🌧

yeah musicaljuice is the definitely most "human" of the three. i feel like this is because musicals thrive on exploring characters' feelings and emotions, so we get to see a lot of that from him, and that helps the audience understand him better and relate to him to a degree you wouldn't usually see in the cartoon…much less in the movies lmao (even so i still find toonjuice the most relatable. me, personally.) bj's arc in the musical really hit home for a lot of people.

but i'm gonna have to disagree with you that bj didn't change or go through character development. at the beginning of the show, death means nothing to him. we all die. let's kill some people. it's whatever. but after the wedding ceremony where he came to life just to die a minute later, when he protects lydia from his mother, he shows that his view on life and death changed quite a bit after what he just went through. he saw that lydia's life was precious and would not let his mother take that away from her. note that in Say My Name, he's stopping her from jumping off the roof only because he needs her alive, since she's the only living person who can actually see him and therefore summon him. but after the wedding, he's very selflessly protecting her right to live. not just that, but he kills his own mother (the cause of all his emotional issues) in order to save lydia. that's HUGE. symbolic, too!!

he's the only one of the juices who actually went through a character arc and showed growth by the end of it. toonjuice is notoriously bad about this sort of thing lol. and moviejuice is…..question marks. what even is he. we just don't know.

the thing is we didn't get to see much of him after the events that changed him. the only interaction he has with lydia after that is their goodbye, which was very sweet and did a great job at showing that there are no hard feelings. but like…how different would their dynamic be after all that? because it was a pretty significant shift in character from him, which would probably affect how they get along with each other.

��OR WOULD IT….?

see, there's also the possibility that they would simply go back to how they were during That Beautiful Sound. just two fucked up friends having fun in ways that only make sense to them. although maybe his abandonment issues wouldn't be such a problem after doing the incredibly cathartic act of killing his mother lmao. or maybe lydia, now understanding him a lot better, would help him figure out how to deal with his issues (this is a big maybe because she doesn't come off as the type of person who would do that…that's more of a toonlyds thing.) perhaps maybe they would talk things out, she would probably tell him "i wasn't leaving you, stupid." bro was scheming against her while she was literally upstairs gushing to the maitlands about "her monster" lol but he didn't know that!! after the whole wedding stuff and meeting his mother i think lydia would go "oh now i get why he acted so weird."

it's all one big "maybe" because i think it could go either way with these two, and it all hinges on the direction you want to take them in. you mentioned bj isn't an ideal friend, and i guess you could try making him one?? but he doesn't have to be. i certainly wouldn't expect him to be the ideal best friend, not by any sane person's standards anyway. and that's the thing about them, they're both chaotic and messed up, and it's likely they would remain so even after the events of the musical because that's just the kind of people they are. not to mention the fact that you can't get rid of bj's emotional issues overnight. all of this, and they would still be inseparable because of the unique type of connection they have. there's these posts i saw the other day that i think encapsulate them pretty well lol

i would say that the one thing we know for sure is that he now has an undying loyalty towards her. she tricked him and then killed him, and yet he still went out of his way and faced his own personal demon to save her and showed gratitude for allowing him to be alive, even if it was just for a bit.

this dumbass though. instead of scheming against her, if he wanted to become alive so he could stop being invisible, he could've just told her that. considering how big of a weirdo she is, it's so easy to imagine her agreeing to the marriage thing just to make him alive, if he had brought it up in a less insane manner lmfao but then we would have no plot now would we

[hollowed-theory-hall]

Since you've already talked about ships, what are your thoughts on the whole top/bottom debates here? Tbh I’m over this bottom tom/top harry trend these weeks. It doesn’t make sense for their dynamic and feels like pp are doing it just to be edgy or different. Flipping roles doesn’t make it unique, it just feels like flat ooc discourse. I don't think Tom’s pride and emotional repression fit a submissive role.

Holy shit, this is like a blast from the past since I haven't engaged with top/bottom discourse since 2014 (I had a different blog then) and I hoped I was past these days.

See, fictional characters, when it comes to this sort of stuff, are very flexible. You can write yourself into almost anything and make it realistic. Even if a character is a certain way, circumstances and conditions in a specific story will force the character to change to accommodate. It's how fictional characters work. Yes, they have their set traits, but they can still be pushed to do quite a bit. Especially when it comes to smut.

So personally, I don't have a fixed top/bottom designation for any of my ships. All of them switch depending on the situation, preferences, and the specific story being told with them. Becouse, contrary to what you think, the bottom position isn't always submissive and the top one isn't always dominant, and whatever sex position you prefer doesn't necessarily indicate anything regarding how submissive/dominant you are. These are not the same thing.

But if we talk about Tomarry/Harrymort specifically (I haven't really interacted with this pairing in some time, and I wrote my thoughts about them in general here), I only like them when they switch. "Mark him as his equal" and all that. My preferred Tomarry dynamic (back when I read it) was a constant push and pull, neither of them was ever the person in power/dominance in the relationship because they're equals — that's the point.

Harry isn't a submissive character either. Harry would never submit to Tom. Saying he is more likely to be submissive than Tom is OOC and a misunderstanding of his character. Harry doesn't bow down to others, so even when he is written as a bottom, he wouldn't be submissive about it.

Similarly, Tom can be written as a bottom without submitting control over to Harry. It can be done, and can be done interestingly (which is the most important thing when it comes to fanfiction and storytelling as a whole).

Tom is also weird and contradictory as a character. He's a control freak, so whatever position he's in, he'd have demands on how exactly things should go (he can do so both as a top or a bottom). But he's also so thirsty for validation and praise. I'm an advocate of Voldemrot having a praise kink, like, when I was writing my giant Voldemort psychoanalysis essays series from about a year ago the way I summarized it to my irl friends was "Voldemort has a praise kink" since his desire for praise is at the core of a lot of his important decisions.

Tom isn't some super dom who could never be vulnerable and doesn't have insecurities about anything — the guy literally tore his soul apart, what can be more self-hating than that!

Writing him as incapable of vulnerability and trust (eventually) feels like a boring and hollow character that is more cardboard than a person. Like, I have no interest in this sort of Voldemort because there is no spice to a character like that. No meat to chew on. And Voldemort in the books doesn't appear that way at all. He likes silly puns, and he forces others into his proximity when it seems he is vulnerable to make them uncomfortable; he doesn't like being vulnerable, but he's aware he has these vulnerabilities (imperfections he despises about himself). He talks at length about his muggle father because he's a sentimental loser who likes to monolog. He, somehow, still loves his mom. He wants to have a real human connection so badly that he completely missed what friendship means. He is a lonely nerd. He is impulsive and emotional. He likes to gossip about other people's relationships (yes, he does this in the books). He is a complex character you can have fun with, why limit yourself?

I used to like Tomarrymort becouse of the changes Tom's character would have to go through to be in a relationship with Harry. I read it because I love the idea of a character who got so used to hate and distrust, learning to be vulnerable. That was a huge part of what I found fun in these stories.

And Harry learned just as much from Tom in turn. He learned to like himself more, be confident in his abilities and cabalities. Learned that he has strengths beyond just Quidditch.

The fun is in this arc for both of them. Where they both become better (or, sometimes worse, depending on the story, but I usually preferred the ones where they got better) through their very explosive dynamic. They are foils and narrative mirrors, and pushing them together forces growth. And sex scenes in Tommarymort stories are an opportunity to explore that vulnerability, for both Tom and Harry. That's part of the appeal (at least for me).

For that kind of explosive dynamic that is inherently vulnerable for both of them, in my preferred Tomarrymort dynamic, they switch. (But so do all my ships. I'm against fixed top/bottom dynamics since the answer is it would be what serves the story/scene/themes/character arcs best)

[dionysianivy]

𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐬𝐮𝐬🐆

Hello everyone! I hope you're all doing well. <3 This March, it marked a full year since I started working with Lord Dionysus, and my life has changed for the better. I've had many ups and downs during this time, but thanks to Him, I’ve learned to manage my life better, grow as a person, and become more confident and strong.

I started working with Dionysus during a turbulent time in my life when I felt the need for comfort and divine guidance. I hadn’t worked with a deity in over two years and didn’t know where to begin again. I tried connecting with Tyche for a little luck, but I couldn’t establish a connection with Her. After that, I don’t even remember how I started working with Dionysus, it all happened so fast, and it felt like I had been working with Him my whole life. I started seeing His symbols, His name everywhere, and I constantly had Him on my mind.

Four years prior, I had attempted to connect with Dionysus because I felt drawn to Him. However, back then, I sensed it wasn’t the right time and I'm not readdy yet to work with him. But looking back, the wait was worth it. :D

I can say that this past year has brought many positive changes in my life thanks to Dionysian influence:

🍇 I’ve become more confident in myself and my ability to navigate life. I’ve changed my mindset and realized that I can handle challenges and overcome any difficult situation.

🍇 I’ve stopped giving importance to every negative moment in front of me. Now, I just say, ‘It is what it is,’ and move on. Dionysus has taught me not to take life too seriously, and that’s the most beautiful lesson I’ve learned. Life is both messy and beautiful, challenging and unpredictable. As humans, we must learn to adapt and keep going. If I let every small setback bring me down, I won’t be able to grow. Thanks to Him, I’ve learned to keep a smile, even laughter, on my face, even when my life feels like it’s falling apart.

🍇 Dionysus has helped me love my body more and gain confidence in my physical self. I still struggle with this—I’ve always disliked my body, hated taking pictures, and found many flaws in myself. But over time, I’m learning that these insecurities exist only in my head and that everyone is beautiful in their own way. I’ll admit, I still battle with this, but at least sometimes, I feel more confident than I used to feel. :D

🍇 I’ve become more communicative, open, and truly myself. For a long time, I hid who I was, from my spirituality to my sexuality, because I always thought something was wrong with me, that I didn’t fit in with those around me. But Dionysus comforted me and made me see that there is nothing wrong with being myself. I know this sounds cliché, but I spent my whole life ignoring who I was, hiding, and never letting anyone truly see me for fear of causing conflicts. Since working with Dionysus, I finally feel appreciated, normal. I’ve found a little corner of happiness where I can just be who I really am.

🍇 I’ve stopped being so hard on myself. I no longer punish myself or speak negatively about myself. Thanks to Dionysus guiding me through shadow work, my mental health has improved so much. I’ve started prioritizing my well-being, doing things that make me happy and fulfilled. I sleep better, relax more, and allow myself time to simply live.

🍇 I have, however, become much more fiery. Before, I would stay quiet to please others and avoid conflicts. I’m still a peaceful person, but lately… I feel like something inside me has awakened. I’ve become sharper, more assertive, and when I get angry, I sometimes feel like throwing chairs across the room. But that’s the Dionysian way, duality is key, haha. Now, I feel free to express myself however I want without caring what others think.

🍇 Oddly enough, I feel like I can’t cry anymore, even when I should. I’ve been through a lot this year, but I just feel idk… nothing. Only positivity and the realization that everything is a lesson. Working with Dionysus has made me see, time and time again, that life is difficult, and every obstacle is something we must learn from and overcome.

🍇 I’ve learned to put myself first, which is strange to me because I used to never do that.

🍇 I’ve become more carefree.

🍇 I enjoy life more and cherish every small moment. I’ve created routines that make me happy, I dance whenever I feel like it, and I find joy in the smallest things.

🍇 I’ve stopped letting other people’s problems destroy my own peace. Empathy is still important to me, but Lord Dionysus has pushed me to take care of myself in every way. I no longer starve myself over stress, or let arguments with loved ones ruin me. My mind and body couldn’t handle that anymore, and Dionysus showed me that life is dual, good and bad coexist, and the bad is there to teach us and help us grow. At first, it was a big step for me to stop feeling so deeply about everything. I even wondered if I had become a bad person. But I realized I’ve simply become more stable, more in control of my thoughts and spirit.

I won’t lie, maybe I’ve matured. I’m at an age where I’m slowly stepping into adulthood, and I’m proud of that. But the fact that Dionysus chose to enter my life a year ago, to guide me and be a part of my journey, is the most beautiful thing that could have happened. Having Him with me during this period of my life has been a blessing. I am grateful for everything, for working with and worshiping a God who makes me feel understood, never alone, and most importantly, truly myself.

Even now, as I go through a very difficult time, thanks to my Lord Dionysus, I always find a way to laugh, to smile, and to make at least 10% of my day a happy one. I refuse to let anything break me.

So, Happy One-Year Anniversary to my worship of Dionysus! 🐅🍀🍷 This has been the most beautiful year I’ve had in a long time, and I can’t wait to experience even more wonderful moments with my beloved God. ♡

[anonymergremlin]

I have a headcanon (involving my other headcanon that the Helmith absorbed the original Warframes' consciousness and mind which ended up making the Helmith more intelligent, maybe even human-like?) that, even tho we seem to be able to control our Warframes' from outside to a certain degree, the Helmith is the one who protect us in situations we can't act ourselves... Like when Stalker gripped us by the throat. It became clear with 1999 that the Helmith is not afraid of us (or at least not like we thought) but instead loves us. They want us near them, they want to protect us and they want to love us. They are part of our Warframes, our companions... Our family. The reason could be the Helmith itself, like we were both used and controlled by the orokin... We were there slaves on some way... Or it could have started long before that. From my understanding the Warframes do not hate us Tenno even tho we ended up taking control over them. Ripping the most important thing away from them, their own self. The thought comes from the fact that we have a few stories telling us about Warframes protecting others and even protecting/caring for their or an Operator. If I remember correctly Jade showed a lot of kindness towards her scared Operator, being in some way a motherly figure (praise the mum warframe). And of course, there is Voruna. Even tho I believe she killed Tuvul mostly because her wolves... We know she ended up taking the Operator with her, cradling them in her arms.

I believe the Warframes knew that those kids were in the same boat as them. Tools for the Orokin, meant to suffer for their sake. They did not value their life. If we believe the Helmith absorbed those Warframes' consciousness and mind in some way... They would remember that. We can tell they are empathetic in some way. Also we as the Tenno seem to deeply care for the Warframes. We seem to collect Warframes not for our own sake but to protect them from being used by others. We also care about their stories, what happened to them and most importantly... We care for their legacy for what they used to be.

If all of this is true to a certain degree and the Helmith is still inside of our Warframes (because there must be something 'biological' inside them) then it would make sense that in some way... Helmith could still take over if it means protecting us...

Maybe I am overthinking and I am totally wrong but I am so down for the Tenno aka Operator/Drifter Warframe/Helmith relationship... Especially after everything Lizzie told us.

The bond between two people build on their shared past creating something so strong that it will help protecting others and saving the world... It sounds amazing.

Helmith, my beloved creature... My friend... My family. Together we will save the worlds, our loved once and last but not least...

Ourselves.

[vanessadoestarot]

THEIR KARMA!

FOR THE BABES WONDERING WHAT THEIR KARMA IS 💋

PILE 1 - 2 - 3

PILE 1

THIS BITCHHHH!!! This was a past lover, someone you really thought was your soulmate. This person was a snake. In the beginning, they helped you become the best version of yourself. Was there in all corners and broke down your walls. But over time, this person made you doubt yourself. I see that the sword they gave you to empower yourself in the beginning was double-edged because when the time came, you’re gonna stab yourself with the same sword. Am I making sense right now? They broke your heart. Bad. You probably feel like you might not get over this person and pursue anything romantic for a while anymore. Omg, was there like a wandering eye situation over here? I keep getting that they just moved on quite quickly after breaking up with you. “While I was stuck picking up the pieces, he was stuck picking up her.” That lyric from Mr. Perfectly Fine by TS. That’s literally the whole situation. They led you on with sweet words and a promise of a long term connection. Was this a situationship or something similar where it did not fully feel like a relationship? In any case, their karma is that they will be the center of almost every bad rumor of the shitty thing they did. Their reputation is going down the drain. If they cheated on you, they’ll be cheated on in the future as well. Or if this is like a situation wherein the third party was aware of you, they’ll be cheated on by the same person. If you guys have mutual friends, they’ll side with you too and leave them. If anything legal is also involved, it will be more in your favor. Like they may lose money, property, or at least get into trouble with anything legally. Maybe there is a problem with their insurance. Their investments will get delayed too. Keep your head up! You’ll come out of this better than they will. 

PILE 2

Were you a rebound situationship? I get this feeling that this person only really desired you for your body and nothing else. There was some sort of conflict here with the heart and mind. And I get the feeling they also really fought you a lot, or you had to make them see reason multiple times. I’m getting that you knew of their intention and still went through. Maybe you saw something else, I don’t know. I see this person moving on from their previous relationship, wanting to move on quickly and you were there. There definitely was a mutual attraction here but I also see them using you for your body. Like they just viewed you as a conquest to add to their roster. You were kinda naive at this time, thinking that maybe it was fine. Yeah, they used you because they were bored. I also get the feeling that they used you as a therapist too. For some of you, they did this after hooking up and when y’all are lying in bed they just started ranting. This is weird. They view you as kind of a relief patch but at the same time a burden (don’t want another relationship). So they give mixed signals lmao. So their karma is running to problems with their dad or a paternal figure. Maybe issues with their body as well? Like you know that one trend online, “See who glows up and who glows down after the break up, it will tell you all about the relationship”, they may be on the glow down vibe. I also get the feeling that they’ll be defensive about their reputation and record? Like when they get called out on their immaturity, they’ll be defensive as fuck and claim that there’s no problem. The whole situation’s giving Casual by Chappell Roan. There we go, I was trying to remember a song lmao. They really will be forced to introspect. I would not be surprised if they tried talking to you after reflection to apologize? But they might come across as immature about it and saying the wrong things. 

PILE 3

This person was a mean girl. It’s giving mean girl energy. Maybe this is someone that’s really toxic in your family? Someone really immature. I have a feeling they stole money from you or like new opportunities regarding businesses or anything related to money. Yeah, this is a bitch (lol). I get the feeling that they are generally well-liked by the public or those who don’t know anything behind the scenes. Someone that’s like Regina George vibes. But they are a serial backstabber. I have a feeling this is someone in your close circle at a job or at school if not a family member. This thing that they stole from you, was something you worked hard for and was incredibly excited for. Maybe you were like a new person at this place as well. Oh, did they spread rumors about you? Maybe to someone you needed to prove yourself to? Because I think, to other people they kinda spread a rumor that you were lazy and careless so the opportunity went to them instead? But in reality, they are that lazy person. For some of you, this is a person you worked with in a team of 3 people and they just started talking shit about you to the other person. This is a money hungry person that’s addicted to fame. This project or concept that they stole from you will go to shit entirely because it isn’t theirs. I see them getting frustrated with the chaos of it all and the burden that they carry. They’ll feel like it isn’t going anywhere and they’re pissed off about it. They’ll also piss off the people they’re supposed to please. They might quit or leave to another place because things will go so wrong. Yeah, that’s their karma. They’ll be forced to pack up their things and leave. I see them being forced to go somewhere stricter where they’ll be under constant watch and it will feel stifling. In here, I see them being all “Damn, this is hard work” and feeling a semblance of guilt. I don’t think what they did to you was their first time stealing or taking credit if I’m being honest. If you have a lover, they’ll help you throughout this whole ordeal. If not, you’ll have another career option to choose from. You’ll feel like there’s no true winner to be honest. You might’ve liked watching them suffer for what they did to you but you still had to go through problems of your own so you kinda gave less and less of a shit as time went on? Still, I think you will be satisfied that they got their retribution though. I think you’ll come out of this knowing your boundaries now and speaking out on it, so that’s enough for you. 

[kagaintheskywithdiamonds]

omggggg Ford joining a parenting group (that's basically all women aside from him) because he wants to be the best dad for Stan. I hadn't even thought of that. But he would though. Being a single parent is HARD, he needs all the help he can get.

Which brings me to one of the things I didn't mention in the other post cuz it was already getting so long, but like, as the years go on, Stan's gonna have questions about his mother. I think any child in his situation would wonder the same thing. And even if he's still too young at this point to understand the specifics of where babies come from, he's probably aware that it takes two to tango. Surely he has a biological mother, right? Like, how could he exist without one? But Dad never talks about her, doesn't have any pictures of her, doesn't wear a wedding ring. Something weird is going on

And Ford tries to come up with believable stories to tell Stan but we all know he's a terrible liar. The only reason he's able to keep Stan's real origins a secret is because "hey dad, are you actually my twin brother?" is a question Stanley would never think to ask. but he WOULD think to ask about his mom, and it still catches Ford off-guard every time and he never has a good answer ready.

At one point he considers telling Stan what is technically the truth and saying his mother was a woman named Caryn, until Ford realizes that would put himself in sort of an Oedipus situation and it makes him sick to his stomach. So he thinks up a generic female name (a name that Ford isn't able to keep consistent, Stan notices) and comes up with stories that also don't stay consistent. "She died when you were a baby," "she broke up with me and didn't want to raise you and just left us," "I grew you in my lab" (that last one Ford says half-jokingly, though he realizes in hindsight that it might be the lie he's best able to maintain out of the lot)

And this creates some tension in their relationship as Stanley gets older, the fact that Ford is definitely hiding secrets. But then there's the undeniable fact that Ford still loves him, and that breeds some cognitive dissonance. I'm thinking it plays out a bit like the scene from NWHS where the mystery twins are down in the lab and they have every reason at this point to believe that Stan is a villain, but Mabel points out that photo of her and Dipper and says "but he still loves us". It's a bit like that. Except that the vilification of Stan's parent figure happens much more gradually (as opposed to the mystery twins finding all that incriminating shit about stan over the course of one day lol)

BUT ANYWAY I can't see that causing real tension between them until Stan is like 15 or so. Let's go back to him being younger

YES I was also thinking about Ford working to make sure Stanley's needs are met in school. and ok yeah this version of Stan still isn't a straight-A student, more like a straight-C student, but he still does a lot better than the Stan that Ford grew up with because who'da thunk it, kids perform better in school when they're actually given some encouragement now and then instead of being constantly told that they're a good-for-nothing idiot. I'm picturing Stan coming home from school all excited to show Ford the B- that he worked so hard to get and Ford picks him up and hugs him and ajsdklfjsdkl

and YES the love of sailing. the first time Stan mentions, even in passing, how cool it would be to sail around the world on a boat, Ford has to turn his face away and mutters something about allergy season.

And I hadn't even thought about Ford low-key spoiling Stan but it makes sense, having grown up with such a stingy father himself. I might have to disagree with you on the shark thing though. Like I said I picture this Ford being maybe a biiiiit overprotective. Think Marlin from Finding Nemo. No matter how much you try to convince him that the shark thing is safe, and no matter how much his logic-based brain wants to believe you, you know how parents are with their worrying. No way Ford's letting his child swim with sharks

And that becomes another point of tension as Stan gets older. Ford turns into a bit of a helicopter parent. And while this version of Stan actually makes friends with some kids from school, he has a hard time hanging out with his friends and just being a kid without Ford trying to involve himself somehow. And as much as Stan loves Ford, he does find it a bit stifling. One might even say... suffocating (my, how the tables have turned)

On a lighter note, imagine Ford trying so hard to butt in on Stan's circle of friends that he tries pulling the "cool dad" routine (much to hilarious failure). Imagine Stan hanging out with some friends after school and Dr. Pines comes rolling up on a skateboard (while wearing a helmet and elbow and knee pads, of course, gotta set a good example) and is so distracted trying to correctly use kid slang in a sentence that he ends up falling off a curb wrong and eating shit on the asphalt.

Dr. Pines (if you call him "Mr", Stan will correct you and brag about his dad's 12 PhDs) ends up being a bit more well-known among the student body than most other kids' parents, if only because of his embarrassing attempts to worm his way into Stan's life. And, ok, for that you can call Ford a dork, or a weirdo, but you better not call him a freak, and don't you DARE make fun of his fingers. Stanley will throw hands

Ford gets a call from Stan's school one day informing him that Stan got in trouble for fighting, apparently even gave another kid a black eye, and Ford is shocked and disappointed at this news. But when he learns that what instigated this fight was the same sort of "six-fingered freak" comments that followed him through childhood... Well, he's not sure what he feels anymore. Proud? He probably shouldn't be proud that his son is picking fights, even if it's on his behalf. Logically he knows that he shouldn't encourage this behavior and that he'll have to discipline Stanley somehow, but... goddammit, it really is the same Stan who constantly placed himself between Ford and their childhood bullies. How can he scold him for that?

(I should probably start putting these under a read more if I'm gonna have this much to say each time ^^')

Stanley has an important role in the grand scheme of things, specifically saving the universe. His role is so crucial that if anything were to happen to him it could lead to not only the destruction of his universe, but also lead the destruction of others. So what would happen if Ford had lost Stanley somewhere during the ten years they spent apart, only for Ford to be met face to face with the time police and what appears to be 2 years old Stanley.

His ears feel muffled as he’s handed the toddler.

Death by asphyxiation

Trunk of the car

Far too late

Paradox

The child’s timeline was already gone

The fate of the universe

His hands

The baby coos in his arms babbling as he grabs Ford’s pinky.

[takusan-no-ai]

Don’t Let the Nom Nom Shark bite

PAIRING: Ellen x Male Reader (Romantic) (Fluff)

SUMMARY: Ellen’s boyfriend has horrible insomnia, so she tries her best to help.

Ellen had been dating you for a while. And though she hadn’t had much experience with boys, especially in a romantic sense, she knew you quite well; always paying attention to your likes and dislikes, how you reacted to certain things. That made your change in behavior all the more noticeable. Especially when your health started to decline.

You’d get sleepy during the day. Nothing she’d never done before. But then Ellen noticed the sheer extent of it. The fatigue. The difficulty concentrating whenever she talked to you. Your grades dropping because you had a harder time learning and remembering information. Then she saw how bad your decision making got; you kept taking so many unnecessary risks it was giving her fatigue.

The moment she knew it was something serious was when it started to affect not just your mood but your health. You kept getting into accidents within hollows, and you got sick every other week. Ellen knew that boys were often described as more prone to risk seeking behavior, but she doubted it was intentional on your part. Especially when the injuries left you so anxious and depressed.

Ellen started to mope around at work, her worries for you becoming a burden even for her. Lycaon and Rina asked Ellen what was wrong, and when she explained to situation to them, both came to a single conclusion: you had insomnia. Severely. Thats when it all clicked for her. Ellen could understand how hard it was to stay energized, but to hear that her boyfriend was going through something so difficult. Ellen could feel her tail drooping.

Immediately Ellen started researching how to help your insomnia. Obviously with how bad it was you’d have to visit a doctor, but she still wanted to contribute as much as she could. Because for as listless and idle as she was, Ellen cared a lot about those around her; coworkers, friends, family, and her boyfriend. She may not always show it, but Ellen would gladly put in the extra effort and energy it if meant bringing comfort to others. And that’s exactly what she was going to do for you.

Ellen didn’t want you to have to fight this battle alone. So she began to fight her own sleepiness too. And not with lollipops anymore. She was going to force herself to be strong so you could be too. She wanted to encourage you and help you understand that you weren’t alone in this. Ellen loved you too much to let you take on such a challenge by yourself.

She decided a good point to start at would be exercising, something to keep your mind awake and help you sleep easier at night. The energizing feeling could help with some of your anxiety and make sleep more restful. Plus only spending time in your room to rest could help you mentally strengthen the association between bed and sleep, leading to an improved efficiency.

Naturally Ellen would have to crack down on certain things. For instance, no more coffee! Every time she sees you glancing at Coffe Cafe Ellen drags you away to hang out with her friends; a nice distraction from the temptation. And no screen time close to bed. Nor any daytime naps. She just really wants you to get some quality sleep. Even if all her rules seem overbearing it comes from the heart.

Ellen makes sure you have a consistent sleep schedule, which oftentimes involved her sleeping over. She was nervous at first, sleeping next to a guy, and her giant tail made it hard to make room for each other; you insisted she sleep on the bed and not the floor, else you’d be too stressed about her comfort to sleep. In order to calm each other’s nerves her friends recommended some calming activities as a bedtime routine in the group chat.

You’d both read over the newspaper, take turns having a warm bath, and listen to soothing music to relax. Ellen even brought a humidifier and white noise machine. All of this to ensure that your sleep environment was conducive to rest. Ellen closed the curtains. And you turned off the lights. The room now dark, quiet, cool and comfortable.

In the morning you both wake up to a good nights rest. Well really Ellen wakes up, meanwhile you’re still fast asleep. A calm expression on your face as you slowly breathed in and out. All while cuddling Ellen’s tail—and she has a mini heart attack which causes you to drowsily look up at her In confusion. All the while she covers her flushed face in your pillows.

- Fin

[hollowed-theory-hall]

Hi

I thought there was a time when jkr said there was a deleted scene where Theo and Draco talked at Malfoy Manor. Even though they weren’t friends, doesn’t this suggest that they had the most equal and respectful relationship compared to other Slytherin dynamics? What are your thoughts on this?

Hello,

Yes, she has mentioned a scene like that and I wish I could read it! Here's what she said:

Malfoy & Nott (Chamber of Secrets/Goblet of Fire) I liked this scene so much I tried to use it twice; unfortunately, it didn't work in either place so I finally laid it to rest in one of the cardboard boxes where I keep all my old drafts, notes, electricity bills and chewing gum wrappers. As in the case of Dean Thomas, I know much more about Theodore Nott than has ever appeared in the books. Raised by a very elderly widower and Death Eater father, Theodore is a clever loner who does not feel the need to join gangs, including Malfoy's. However, in this scene Theodore's father (the same Nott who was badly injured in the closing chapters of 'Order of the Phoenix') goes to visit Lucius Malfoy to discuss Voldemort-related business and we see Draco and Theodore alone in the garden having a talk of their own. I really liked the scene, firstly because it showed the Malfoys' home, and the difference between the place where Draco has grown up and number four, Privet Drive; then because we rarely see Draco talking to anybody he considers a real equal, and he is forced to see Theodore as such, because Theodore is just as pure-blooded as he is, and somewhat cleverer. Together these two Death Eaters' sons discuss Dumbledore's regime at Hogwarts and Harry Potter, with all sorts of stories that the Death Eaters tell about how this baby boy survived the Dark Lord's attack.

(Source)

She outlines pretty clearly that they aren't friends. The dynamic she describes actually sounds like they don't like each other and are forced to interact because of their fathers.

I honestly love everything about Theo she said in this above passage and really fits how I portray him and his dynamic with Draco pre-fic. A Matter of Chance's situation kinda changed Theo's character trajectory and therefore his dynamic with the other Slytherins, including Draco.

This scene paints them as equal in social standing (more or less) since they are both pure-blooded enough to be in the pure-blood dictionary (written by Theo's grandpa) and the Notts are probably rich enough that Draco can't posture with his money to Theo. But she also refers to Theo as "cleverer" (which is how I write him) which implies Draco feels a little inferior to Theo, and he is "forced" to treat Theo as an equal. He doesn't like that or Theo. And I think Theo dislikes Draco and talking to him just as much (or more), considering he prefers to be a loner rather than befriend Draco.

(Also I love how she says Draco and Theo talk about Harry in that scene. I really wish I could read it)

(Also also her stuff about ghost plots, scenes, and characters that just don't work makes so much more sense to me after writing and publishing my own novel. I love how it turned out and I'm really proud of Iridescent the way it is, but I had a lot of ideas and whole characters and subplots that got scrapped because they didn't work. There were scenes I loved that were left on the cutting room floor because they didn't fit and made the story and pacing overall worse. Though some of these scenes and one of the cut characters would make an appearance in the sequel if I get my way. It's a really interesting process, honestly, and I find it doesn't happen with fic the same way since the process of writing an original novel and writing a fanfic are a little different in that regard)

[nebuliix]

​im very late to this but i’ve been reading the notes on this for a while and ive not really seen anyone talk about my favourite ship, temenos and hikari, so far so im gonna yap about them for a bit. (this is basically my first time formatting a tumblr post (it ended up being way too much to keep in the tags) and im scared so i hope the cut works)

i really like the parallels between temenos and hikari about how they both lost absolutely everyone and never had time to confront or process that. in their pasts, with hikari losing his mother and temenos losing his brother, roi; their first chapters, with hikari losing his father/king and temenos losing the pontiff (also a father figure and leader) but neither of them getting a chance to grieve because they’re both put on their journeys so quickly afterwards; then, later in their stories, hikari losing ritsu and a whole lot of other cherished people throughout the war, alongside temenos losing crick in stormhail because of a conspiracy he got him involved in. i personally subscribe to the headcanon that temenos is a descendant of the kal people, so to me his crackridge chapter contributes to that personal sense of loss too. then, later, when both of their stories are complete and things seem to be settling down for both of them, the endgame comes along and rips kazan (oboro) from hikari and sister mindt (arcanette) from temenos, both with no warning and a strong sense of betrayal that they never get closure for.

both of these characters simultaneously get their worlds torn from them in extremely similar ways again and again and again as the game goes on and, what with hikari fighting a war and taking on the leadership of his entire kingdom afterwards as well as temenos uncovering the church and the sacred guard’s corruption and working to stop a death cult from literally ending the world, neither of them ever truly sit down and take care of themselves or process their grief as it happens.

i love pairing them together for this because they both care enough about each other as fellow travelers that they’d help each other get through it all and hold each other accountable. temenos is ignoring his grief and pushing it down, but hikari won’t stop being so gentle with him and before you know it they’re having a heart to heart about it. hikari doesn’t think he deserves to treat himself to his favourite foods amidst his responsibilities, so temenos asks him to treat him instead and now they’re sharing. temenos is pulling ANOTHER all-nighter trying to piece together this cult situation, but hikari’s having night terrors so they cuddle and oh would you look at that now they’re both sleeping great. amazing gorgeous stunning you’re doing incredible i love you both.

this is already so long so i won’t go into details (and i don’t have the poetic language to do it justice anyway) but i haven’t even started on the ‘guy raised in divinity but kind of shuns it a little bit because its done nothing for him’ vs ‘guy with a bloodlust shadow curse that keeps making him kill people but still maintains his connection to the light’ themes like COME ONNN im obsessed with them. i like to imagine shadow hikari comes out with a vengeance only for temenos to say something so absolutely insane-yet-profound-yet-baffling that it just stops him in his tracks. then he gets put in shadow-timeout like a naughty cat. go think about your actions young man. also special mention to the endgame scene where they were the last ones back to the camp. its very funny to imagine they were late because they were making out but as an aroace i also like to imagine it was a petting session (since i played with hunter hikari please give this lad some ear scritches PLEASEE he deserves them)

ok. im done now. if anyone took the time to read it thank you. my other favourite ships, in no particular order, are primrose/h’aanit/ophilia, alfyn/therion, therion&h’aanit platonically (beast tamer vs feral cat vibes letsgo), therion/cyrus/olberic, therion/primrose (she is absolutely on top. throw h’aanit in there with her animal-trainer energy as well for maximum effectiveness. im begging for literally anyone to see my vision), throné/agnea, and the very specific dynamic of every ot1 traveler in a polycule except for tressa who makes fun of them for it

[holding up catboy hikari] you all will look at him and pet him

I miss octopath yapping with people so uh yknow what! We’re gonna play a game!!

Explain in the notes what y’all’s favorite ships are and why you like them!!!

Only rules are

1) do not explain why everyone should think your ship is canon, as that is not the point of this post 2) do not put any other ships down bc that is also not the point of this post 3) ALL games are included (yes including cotc) 4) ANY SHIPS ARE ALLOWED!!! GO NUTS!!!!

[fiannalover]

i havent heard anyone else talk about how they love engage politics. ive never really paid much attention but they seem really interesting. i hope you dont mind but id love to hear your thoughts on them

OH BOY WOULD I!?

Here is the thing about Engage: it is a game with Layers. Generally speaking, the four royals Behave in the Main Story because We Gotta Defeat The Problem Dragon, but all countries have very interesting worldbuilding and characterization tidbits hidden away.

Expanding on the case of Solm: the Solm royals spend their entire mini-arc appearing to be the height of hypercompetence, prehemptively escorting Alear and getting stuff done. Until you rescue Seforia and Alear clearly notices the country may be in danger, and offers to leave some soldiers behind, to which she refuses, saying she'll call on some family members for help.

Cut to the Solmic Mage confessing they are completely understaffed and suddenly Fogado AND Timerra running around doing scouts and patrols makes a Lot more sense.

The rest of Solm starts clicking too! Anna-Timerra Support mentions that the Merchant situation in Solm is cuttroath and hard to enter into, while part of Pandreo's deal is that the Divine Dragon Church has no foothold there. It is all because they are isolationists. Solm doesn't want to bother or be bothered by anyone, because they don't wanna owe anything to anyone. Of course it is impossible to become a merchant or communicate with the church there.

Fogado's Supports with Celine and his A Support, specifically, with Pandreo are great evidence here too. Meanwhile, Timerra's Supports with both Alfred AND Ivy consists of her intimidating and/or scouting her fellow royals.

The period of like start of Engage DLC to 3 months after DLC ends was fun because it felt like everyone was doing a thesis research. There are a lot of fun hidden details just hidden away behind a support or even post battle dialogue. Like this twitter thread mentioning Firene Marriage Expectations for women, and this tumblr post gives a basic rundown of the kingdoms.

Elusia and Brodia are the Kingdoms with the most overt poplitic presence in the narrative, but I'd say all of Engage has surprisingly specific worldbuilding hidden at Just the right places. It is a game that rewards peeling the layers and seeing just what else you'll find. I heavily recommend just accepting the sillyness, and seeing what else lies with it.

[majoralynx]

Hello :] I'm genuinely curious about your soulmate au care to share a bit of lore? 👀 only if you want too ofc :3

Yes hello!! Thank you for the ask, here are some details for my LU modern soulmate AU !! I will be making little comic snippets based on it so stay tuned for that as well :) there likely won’t be a set plot for the whole thing but I’m giving the characters and world lots of lore!! Who knows, maybe I’ll eventually have a plot for it…

Soulmate AU’s have always fascinated me and I’ve always wanted to do one !! I would like to say that two of the bond effects(?? Idk if that’s what you refer to it as but that’s what we’re going with..) for soulmates was inspired by a fic I read a while ago, I don’t remember what the author’s name was unfortunately but I know a few details may be similar or the same with the effects, although I believe they might be pretty common effects in soulmate AU’s but I thought I’d say something anyway!

Here’s where the details actually start,

– Soulmates can project Certain traits (emotions, thoughts, physical feelings, etc..) to each other, all ends of a bond can send general feelings but they get much more concentrated depending on which trait one end is directly given. Projecting a sense or trait is a conscious decision, however, if the feeling or sense a soulmate is feeling is very big or overwhelming it can bleed over without them wanting it to.

-Normally, soulmates are only a pair, but our cast happens to be special, so that's not the case. I’m adding two other factors to the soulmate bonds: soulmarks, markings that change depending on whether or not you've met your soulmate, usually around the wrist, and journals!! I haven't seen this AU trait very often personally, but I think it’s really neat, the journal trait is when you and your soulmate(s) have a journal that transfers anything added to it, ink, color, glue, tears, blood, etc. (If you run out of journal space, you get a new one, like filling sketchbooks and getting a new one blah blah blah...magic!!)

Now let’s get into soulmate group effects with the Chain (and other main cast figures)!!!

– Sky projects visions (whether that's prophetic or just things he can see).

– ‘Four’ projects general emotions/feelings (anger, happiness, calm, pride(do those count as emotions ??idc) you get the gist).

– Time projects their hearing.

– Twilight projects his sense of smell.

– Wind can project dreams, as well as enter other people's dreams with full control of himself (oh the pranks he will get up to with the excuse of it being a dream and the chain not knowing his ability…).

– Legend can project thoughts, as well as receive them, he cannot view other people's thoughts without permission but he can send to his hearts content.

– Hyrule projects pain (which is not an often occurrence because of the whole ‘cult’ situation…).

– Warriors projects physical touch (say someone sets their hand on his shoulder and he projects it, then everyone will feel it.)

– Wild projects taste.

The shadow trio,

– Ravio projects pain (he likes to use it against Dink and project his scoliosis pain onto him when Dink is being an ass,,, Shadow is not amused).

– Dink projects physical touch, much like Wars.

– Shadow projects thoughts, same as Legend.

The Zeldas,

– Sun projects emotions.

– Dot projects taste.

– Lullaby projects pain.

– Dusk projects touch.

– Tetra projects smell.

– Fable projects hearing.

– Aurora projects dreams.

– Dawn projects thoughts.

– Artemis is not yet decided.

– Flora projects vision.

If anyone has any questions about anything or any details regarding any other characters or just the AU in general, my ask page is always open!!

Have some Ravio doodles for the road,

[urmum-lovesme]

this is the same anon w the over analyzing butttt considering he was asking whether or not she missed him, did he purposefully not bother her after the beach situation i.e., not coming around the club ???🥹🥹🥹 Maybe it was intentional bc he wanted to give her space or bc he was figuring his feelings out? and if it’s the latter would u ever want to describe (from rafes pov/ omniscient but in rafes life/ thoughts) what he was thinking about

OMG MY FAVE ANON WECOME BACK BABY!!!!!!

So what I imagine is that after she slapped him in the parking lot of the country club, he was pissed because like, did she really just do that? I think he would have like a serious internal conflict going on cause a big part of his anger would be due to his ego taking a hit. Rafe is used to being the one in control all the time, and for Y/N to slap him in public,

Low blow guys, low blow.

He’d be thinking like—Who the fuck does she think she is? She’s stripping for money but slaps me for offering it? Slapping me like I’m some fucking loser begging for her time? (even though he literally is)

BUT when he sees her again, its at the beach and he's just left Barry's and just done a line, and I know he's not really doing as much substance abuse anymore but I imagine that on that night he's seriously irritated cause he'd having issues with Rose and the fact she doesn't want to let him see Wheezie- and he just wants to see his sister.

So either way his attitude is already different- and then he spots Bunny on his beach (the one his mom used to bring him to, some place so personal)- it feels like an invasion. so naturally rafe being rafe blows up at her again with that mocking tone and attitude but when Bunny has her like 'meltdown' in front of him- which totally takes him by surprise especially the- "D'you think I want to work in that fucking club, huh?".

I think that the first time he realises that she's not just some pogue who chose to have this life.

And you're totally right about him giving her space after that cause he needed to figure out what he was feeling to towards her cause in one sense it's pity- but its also a deep overwhelming guilt for making her life more difficult. LETS NOT BE DUMB THOUGH cause at first we all know, he wanted to believe it was just hate he feels towards her- that she was just another Pogue who pissed him off, someone he could brush off like the rest but the problem is… he just can’t.

There's something about Y/N that gets under his skin in a way no one else did. 

That’s why, after that moment on the beach, he actually listened for once (surprise surprise). 

He gave her space- told Barry to sell at the club himself, didn't really go to the country club with Topper and Kelce cause he said he's too busy dealing with Cameron Development papers. But it's not just cause she told him to obviously (cause Rafe doesn't listen to anyone), but because he needed it too cause if he was around Bunny too much, he might have to admit that what he felt wasn’t hate at all.

I think actually exploring the series from his pov would be super interesting! So maybe in the future when I finish the series that something I could do perchance, maybe, possibly...