#because at a certain point you deserve it

[omegaweiss01]

1.) Weiss the Immaculate. Funnily enough, I still use his name in my username lmao

2.) Vincent Valentine. I had minor hyperfixations before him but they didn't stick nearly as well...and yes, he is and always will be a blorbo of mine.

3.) Okay so, the way the Captain introduces himself in the 5.0 Archon Quest was just spectacular. The AURA he had when he arrived, challenging Mavuika and how they fought toe-to-toe. It made me love them both (I'm a whore for powerful characters).

4.) Hard to say. Capitano is legit a good guy who was dealt the shittiest hand by the gods and fate. He handles his situation with honor and grace, and isn't afraid to admit when he's lost or is in the wrong. I love him in his entirety (but I hope he comes back with a fresh face cuz GODDAMMIT HOYO YOU CAN'T TEASE US WITH WHAT HE LOOKED LIKE DURING HIS TIME IN KHAENRI’AH, MAKE HIM PLAYABLE, AND HAVE HIM KEEP THE MASK. HE DESERVES TO FLAUNT THAT PRETTY FACE!!)

5.) That he's currently sitting on his ass on top of a crumbling tower, neither dead nor alive.

6.) I would hug him. That man needs all the hugs. No sleep for 500 years? Experiencing the last moments of each and every comrade whose soul he's carrying CONTINUOUSLY? In a perpetual state of life, unable to die, and yet, still rots? Yeah, he needs a hug.

7.) Realistically, it would be who they ship him with, but also I do not judge ships.

8.) RAGING introvert.

9.) "Fuck the gods"

10.) Yes!

11.) Yes but can't finish because ADHD brain go brrr

12.) Of course!

13.) No, because apart from defying the gods, Capitano is as straight-laced as they come.

14.) Not yet, but this is the Genshin community we're talking about. I once almost quit playing because I was so proud of my phys/elemental combo build for Zhongli and some douchebag took a massive dump on my build. This was also on the bird app before Elongated Muskrat took over, so.... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

15.) Once upon a time, I used to be a turd who dunked on Clerith whenever I saw it. Now, I genuinely don't give a fuck what people ship, so long as they leave the child characters out of it.

16.) His body is

17.) I torture all my blorbs. I'm a little harder on my OCs tho

18.) I enjoy CapiMavu/MavuiTano/CapriSun. They're so stinking cute (I have a playlist dedicated to them)

19.) If they're not crazy and/or homicidal (Weiss, Nero, Alucard, Dante), then they're tragic old men (Zhongli, Vincent Valentine, Capitano/Thrain, Haji, Vergil)

20.) No, because the brain hyperfixates, it huperfixates HARD. Only one blorb at a time.

21.) His English VA ships MavuiTano (so does Mavuika's English VA)

22.) Yes, but I would tone it down a bit because I make it a point to not hyperfixate as hard on real people. My obsession with a certain 80's-90's Belgian action star skirted the border of creepy when I was a teen and I refuse to be like that again.

23.) No, actually. He is the best thing to come out of Natlan. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

24.) Nothing. He's perfect.

25.) First saw him in the Winter Night's Lazzo trailer. Wasn't really interested until he was mentioned in a Mondstadt event. Even then, it took actually meeting him in Natlan for the happy chemicals to start firing off.

26.) No, because not much was known about him. Character backstories play a big part in my hyperfixations.

27.) I do not. I want everyone to see how wonderful he is.

28.) No, not really. Not for any of my blorbs, for that matter. Not that I recall, anyway.

29.) Not yet.

30.) Once a blorbo, always a blorbo. Welcome to the Blorbo Club, Capitano. 🫡

BLORBO ASKS GAME

reblog if you’d like people to send you asks about your Blorbo

who’s the Blorbo that you’ve never posted about on your blog?

who was your first ever Blorbo, who was your childhood Blorbo, and are they still your Blorbo?

was there any specific point / any specific moment that suddenly made this character your Blorbo, or did you slowly grow to love them more and more until they became a Blorbo to you?

what’s the thing you love the most about your Blorbo?

what’s the thing you dislike the most about your Blorbo?

if you could talk to your Blorbo, what would you say to them?

what’s the one thing the fandom gets wrong about your Blorbo?

is your Blorbo an introvert or extrovert?

describe your Blorbo in 3 words

if your Blorbo were real, would you trust them with your life?

have you ever written a fanfic about your Blorbo?

do you talk to your family or in-real-life friends about your Blorbo?

is there any crime, any wrongdoing your Blorbo could commit that would make you stop loving them and remove them from your hyperfixation entirely?

have you ever distanced yourself from your Blorbo / have you ever left a fandom because people in the fandom were being too toxic?

have you ever gotten involved in ship wars?

is your Blorbo canonically alive?

do you like seeing your Blorbo suffer?

do you ship your Blorbo with any character?

when it comes to Blorbos, do you have a type?

if you have more than one Blorbo, do you love them all equally?

if your Blorbo is from a live-action media, are you also a fan of the actor who plays them?

would you still love your Blorbo if they were real?

is your Blorbo a victim of badly written script / bad plot / character assassination in the hands of canon?

if you could change one canonical thing about your Blorbo, what would it be?

how did you first discover your Blorbo?

when you first discovered your Blorbo, did you realize from that moment that they would become your Blorbo?

do you gatekeep your Blorbo? / would you want more people to know about your Blorbo?

have you ever been attacked online just because you liked your Blorbo?

has a fanfic about your Blorbo ever made you cry?

do you think this character will still be your Blorbo three years from now on?

[supernovamateeee]

I made a post about this and I deleted it because it was just after I saw that video and it was very rant-y.

I'm so disappointed in Noel for that comment. I get that some people are seeing it as a harmless joke between mates (even more disappointing that Noel is mates with that creep Walliams, but he has form *cough* Russell Brand *cough*) that DW made public on the radio, but I think those people are missing the overall point -

Harmless joke or not, it shouldn't have been said.

The biggest stick that people have and do beat Liam with is his voice. Remember the boxing fiasco last September and the avalanche of hate Liam got because his voice wasn't perfect - off of the back of 2 tours and with a shitty sports event sound tech. And that happened on his birthday. Although he'd never say it out loud, you could tell it affected him - between abandoning his favourite public platform for well over a week and posting that songbird print, he was hurt by the backlash.

The thing is, those of us who follow Liam's career and are aware of his past struggles with his voice, also know how hard he has worked to get it back to what it is today. And it has been no easy feat. His voice was all but gone by 2009 - a lot of that thanks to three things in particular: alcohol and substance abuse; Hashimoto’s Disease & Noel refusing to adapt songs to better suit Liam's strained vocal cords.

Liam's own bands have always done this and it has allowed Liam to rebuild his confidence performing certain songs again. We know his voice will never be what it was 94 - 97 - it's simply impossible. But for what it is today, it's the best it will be and he sounds amazing for someone who has struggled so much.

Finally, and this is the part that has angered me the most about this whole shit-fest: While Liam is on twitter for all to see, lavishing praise and love onto his brother IN A PUBLIC CAPACITY. Meanwhile, Noel is playing Careless Whisper with his circle for creeps and making jokes about Liam IN A PRIVATE CAPACITY for someone else to relay. There hasn't been a peep from Noel about Liam since the reunion was announced. For a man who loves the sound of his own voice, he has been effectively radio silent. Not once has he even made a small remark of affection or gratitude toward his brother for welcoming him back into his life with little to no resistance. Once again, Noel takes Liam's love for him for granted. He had the perfect opportunity to stick two fingers to the media and naysayers and show a united front between brothers famous for their constant fighting. And instead, his very first comment about Liam, is a stupid unnecessary remark about the one thing he knows hurts his brother the most - his voice.

Fuck you Noel, you don't deserve Liam or his seemingly unbreakable love for you. And fuck Chris Moyles also - for getting in on the entire sorry act.

[lovelyjj]

JJ is definitely the “you can wear whatever you want to because I can fight” type of boyfriend

feel free to send me your thoughts :)

JJ is absolutely that kind of boyfriend. You would be getting ready for a pogue party. You sat at your vanity doing your makeup. JJ would watch you with admiration. He thought you were gorgeous with or you without makeup. You were perfect in JJ’s eyes.

Then it got time to pick out your outfit. “What should I wear?” You asked JJ.

“You can wear whatever you want to because I can fight” JJ said seriously.

“Hmm okay,” you smiled and walked over to your closet.

You picked out a short skirt and a crop top that accentuated your tits. JJ watched with lust in his eyes as you got dressed. After you were dressed you asked JJ, “what do you think?” smoothing out your skirt.

“You look hot as fuck baby, jesus christ!”

“Thank you,” you giggled.

When you arrived at the party it was buzzing with excitement and laughter. You and JJ entered and started to drink and have fun.

After a certain point, you and JJ got separated. Not on purpose it just sorta happened getting swept up in the party.

A drunken man came stumbling up to you. You were hoping he wasn’t gonna talk to you but you weren’t that lucky. “I bet I can show you a real good time,” he slurred.

“Um no I’m not interested, I have a boyfriend.”

“Aw come on you look like you want some attention,” he glanced down at your body.

“Excuse me?!”

The man outstretched his hand to grip your waist but JJ came out from nowhere and grabbed him by his shirt collar. “I wouldn’t do that if I were you,” JJ growled.

“Try and touch my girl again I dare you.”

“Not my fault she’s dressed like a slut,” the man tried to push JJ away.

JJ’s fist collided with the man face. The man fell to the ground. JJ got on top of him and started punching.

“J, I think he’s had enough,” you warned.

“If I ever see you near her again I’ll kill you,” JJ spat to an almost unconscious man.

JJ’s knuckles were bruised. “Are you okay?” He asked you. JJ’s hands found your lower back. “I’m fine.”

“You didn’t have to do that ya know,” you smiled appreciatively of JJ.

“I know but he deserved it.”

“I appreciate you defending me baby,” you wrapped your arms around JJ’s neck.

JJ leaned his forehead against yours. You reached up on your tippy toes and kissed him on the mouth. JJ immediately reacted and kissed you back.

Having a big strong boyfriend that would fight for you no matter what made you feel safe. You loved him with all your heart. Yeah JJ would do anything for you. You enjoyed the freedom of wearing whatever the hell you wanted because your boyfriend can sure as hell fight.

[letsatomicbanana]

I hate people who refuse to say Jimmy's name because of what he did (manipulative and abusive behaviour, raping Anya and crashing the ship) when other fandoms says the abuser's name so openly. The whole "J-Jambalaya!!!" or "I'm sorry you had to draw Jimbortion" comments under any video that contains even one microsecond of Jimmy content rubs me the wrong way because it feels like you're treating the game's serious tones and themes like a huge ass joke. (also, that one giant unfunny name list that includes "Jigger/Jigga" is INSANE...)

Dehumanizing a pre-estabilished humanized villain is not a good thing actually, it in reality takes away all nuance of the spectrum of human behaviour and how people can become unredeemable monsters under certain circumstances. It's like when people represent Nazis as comically evil or literal figures of Satan, you see, i'm not trying to argue that they werent evil (they were) or that they deserved any sympathy at all (they didn't) but rather than they were people to! It's important to represent absolute monsters who commit atrocities as people because it's scary!! The game is about how people like Jimmy operates and hurts others around them, it's about realizing that abusers are normal people and not inhuman monsters! And some of you guys are completly missing the point!!

(And no, "Jimmy's whole deal is that he's a rapist" is NOT a true statement to make and it only shows that you fundamentally missed the message of the whole game. Please try again)

-sincerely, a victim of sexual assault

[cars2-renaissance]

Oh shit you guys I woke up this morning with another headcanon. Ughhhhhhhh this one really fucked me up. I’m gonna post it under a cut cause theres discussion about death and su*cidal ideation and it’s just super depressing. So please don’t read if you’re not in a good headspace.

I think this is the worst one yet. It's just pain.

So I always noticed that Finn is really quiet in Big Ben when they're tied up. Mater is talking back to the lemons and engaging with them but Finn is COMPLETELY silent.

Now maybe it's cause he's an experienced agent and knows not to open his big mouth. But when has Finn ever not been on the spot with these jokers? Why is he so quiet and resigned here?

He's resigned! He doesn't even try to escape. He's glad that Mater makes it out (maybe??) but after that, he's just like oh well guess I'll die?

Finn is incredibly crafty with cheating death. I mean just look at the oil rig scene. Even after the extreme shock of seeing Leland dead, he's still able to make split second decisions to save himself and make it out. And that was when it was just his life on the line! He doesn't even seem to care about Holley's life at all in this scene! And this is the same car who seemed genuinely gutted by seeing the wgp racers getting their engines blown in the second race, these random strangers he doesn't know. You can't tell me he doesn't care about others!

So what the FUCK did they do to him to break him that much??

Well. They had him prisoner and while they kept Mater gassed the whole time in between races, we don't know what happened to Finn or Holley. We don't know that they were unconscious the entire time. But we do know certain among the lemons are complete sadists. I've wondered for a while if they filmed what they did to Leland. Zündapp wasn't there for it and he seemed to take personal satisfaction in the aftermath. It's completely plausible that Grem recorded the whole thing even to just show the professor later.

But you know who they would take particular delight in showing a snuff tape of Leland Turbo to?

Finn.

And that would be enough to keep him quiet in Big Ben, to want nothing more than to die there, crushed to death just like Leland, because he deserved it after not getting there in time to save him. He wanted to die there so bad that even Holley's life didn't matter. And when he did get out of that situation (thanks to Holley), the only thing on his mind was going after Zündapp.

They just found out there is an actual bomb attached to Mater and he's heading for a highly populated civilian area IN LONDON FOR CRYING OUT LOUD; this is likely Finn's home town. You'd think he'd stop at nothing to go take care of that situation and not leave it to the total newbie.

But no. He is out for BLOOD against Zündapp. Holley can save London—who CARES about London or any of these cars he's gotten close to over the past two weeks—Zündapp is on the loose and Finn is not going to let that slide. He puts himself in deaths door yet again to catch this motherfucker. He barely flinches while getting heavy artillery shot at him. And his grand solution at the end is to blow them all the fuck up.

The size of that explosion SHOULD have killed them all. Finn was more than willing to kill himself if it meant Zündapp died with him, plus Tony Trihull who at this point he probably knows is the location of Leland's death. They can all just get blown to hell.

But he and Zündapp survive somehow—I don't think the same can be said for Trihull—and we see them later, finally pulling up to the races. We also see that Zündapp is completely tangled in Finn's grapple lines in ways that could only be possible if he was flipped around multiple times in all directions. Finn got him to the bomb site but not before beating the ever loving shit out of him. He is FURIOUS and doesn't bat an eye when Holley tases a car in full custody. Because it's Zündapp, and Finn only just stopped short of killing him.

Finn is a hot mess throughout the movie. He takes unbelievable risks and pulls ridiculous stunts. BUT he always has it pretty under control and above all, he shows genuine care for those around him. But there is a definite shift in his values and goals after Big Ben. There's a real possibility that it's because he had to watch Leland die in that window of time.

I hate this headcanon so much but I had to write it out this morning

This was all just off the top of my head a few minutes after waking up, haunted by this headcanon, so I’ll go back and rewatch the scene to see if anything sticks out to me. I’ve combed over the opening of the movie so many times to analyse it but I want to go over the Big Ben scene again to comb over it too cause it’s got a lot packed into it.

But yeah. Happy Valentine’s Day y’all!

[friedoats]

Hey if some who works with an animal for a living tells you to leave an animal alone (either for your well being or the animals) leave it the fuck alone

This has been a PSA :)

[cookieshapedrat]

She deserves the universe…

[lighthouse-system]

I hope this isn't derailing but I hope this can go hand-in-hand with dropping the "You all deserve what's coming" sentiment I see popping up more and more on the left.

Because like… No. No minority deserves this. Nobody inside or outside the US deserves what the US administration is going to do, currently doing, or already has done. Nobody, period.

Sure, I fell for this in the first 3 days of the election, but realised who else says I deserve the wrath and fury of the current administration. And it worries me to see the left parroting dehumanisation so loudly from the right. "But we mean that certain voters deserve-" Stop. That is not what others hear. When the topic is about a bubbling war on several fronts or about mass deportation and you say "You deserve what comes next," that sentiment is being pointed at the people in the affected area. Not the voters. The voters might not feel it, and therefore won't "get" what they "deserve". But the folks who will directly be affected by "what comes next" definitely do not deserve it.

Really getting sick and fucking tired of how much online leftists (Tumblr users are a huge demographic I'm talking about btw) engage in bad faith interpretations. Everybody is so ready and eager to assume the worst about people and have no problems with being rude as fuck for no reason.

I don't wanna be all "purity culture is why Trump won the election!!" because that's an incredibly reductionist and online take, but I am actually begging people to start being fucking NICER to people who largely agree with you. 2025 is not looking good, because unfortunately the US's politics influence everyone else. I am pleading with progressives to stop ripping each other apart when there's a much bigger threat. You can educate and criticize people without acting like they're a horrible person who needs to be flogged.

I'm not better than anyone btw, I've had to check myself a lot on bad behavior. But some of you guys are just fucking mean and rude, and I think that you use your progressivism as an excuse to be mean and rude. Like I'm not even asking you to stop being rude, I'm just asking that you don't direct as much of it towards your allies. I don't think that's too much to ask.

[swordscleric]

I can't stop thinking about the post from a few days ago about how Critical Role has been great at doing personal faith but didn't put the necessary work in to discuss the religious/god angle of c3 in-depth. Like the fact that Cardinal Respa was linked to both the Dawnfather and the Chained Oblivion is, on a personal level, very interesting (fallen/corrupted priest goes hard) but like does that mean that there's a Papacy somewhere in Exandria dedicated to the Dawnfather? If so, are there more cardinals who ordain the bishops of the Dawnfather? Are there Conclave-level intrigues going on in the Dawnfather's Sistine Chapel? Why is the Dawnfather so Christianity-coded in vibes alone if there's no actual outline of his religious organisations? With Downfall the Dawnchild/Dawnfather thing makes the allusions to Christ as Son of God co-existing with the Father textual - was there a Dawnfather Schism around whether the Dawnchild was a separate mortal? Was there a Reformation about how the Dawnfather's Pope kept selling indulgences? Is that why the priest of the Dawnfather Grog & Pike offer a drink to doesn't partake because of a cultural shift between Protestant-Temperance-League-coded and Catholic-coded Dawnfather congregations? Why do I have so many questions about the religious organisation of one of the most important Prime Deities in Exandria and to Critical Role's 3 campaigns? How on earth were the cast (and us as the viewers!) meant to care about the gods if all they had were "really tall kings" instead of interrogating how religious organisations provide both a place of healing and community to a wide range of people and also a place of horrific harm and abuse for a wide range of people?

[waspgrave]

now there was no reason for lucanis to be given purple johnny silverhand as a plot point and then never have the purple johnny silverhand utilized except for maybe 3 or 4 times in the game (if you saved Treviso, otherwise it's twice) and dialogue. Dialogue where he pretty much just says weird and funny things and occasionally gets scolded like a dog which is entertaining sure but there is Literally A Demon In One Of The Companions Why Is This Not A Bigger Deal

[randomnameless]

Do you think Edelgard perceives herself as a victim? I’ve been thinking and I can’t decide myself, on one hand she clearly hates the idea of people being victims or helpless, and constantly reframes the victims of the war as “necessary sacrifices” instead of, y’know, tragic causalities of a war she started. She plays up her sad backstory to try to get Byleth to join with her in WC, but then she does all these things to concentrate as much power as possible on herself. On the other (other) hand, she pushes the culpability of the war on everyone except herself, and has trouble taking accountability. She’s obsessed with controlling everything but she doesn’t want to be blamed for the problems she’s created. What do you think?

Oh!

(sorry for replying one literal month later lol)

I find Supreme Leader hard to write because of this, but in a way, I believe that yes, she does.

However, for all the flak Faerghus gets for "ToXiC mAsCuLiNiTy" and "Chivalry BaD", there's something very toxic with the way some Adrestian victims (often women... blame the writers I guess?) deal with their abuse.

I'm not going to spend a lot of time on Doro because I already typed a lot about her, but while she still sees herself as a victim from what she endured and suffered in her childhood, she adopted the toxic mindset of "this suffering is a thing of the past and I grew from that/beyond that to become the person I am now" - which we can also see in Manu who suffered from, roughly, the same traumas.

Petra also follows this pattern, being a hostage and treated like shit, but she grow "beyond" her status of a victim to become the strong person she projects and believes she is - it's only out of House that she realises more accutely her status within the Empire, the reality of her situation and, in Houses, refuses vassalage to Adrestia to make her country independent without having to "ask the Emperor".

It's the same pattern : "I was a victim" but "I became strong" so "I am not a victim anymore, this is something of the past".

Applied to Supreme Leader...

Well, trying to ignore the Agarthans and her dad's own infuence on her character (which is kind of hard, since the games try their hardest to make Agarthans responsible for everything BaD and we're not clear on how much they had an influence on her), I think Supreme Leader believes she was a "victim" of abuse.

But - through further abuse and surviving said abuse - she became strong* enough to "not be a victim anymore".

Which is why her line of "if the weak remain weak it's their fault" feels like it echoes part of her mindset : she was a victim but became strong enough, maybe by hardening her own feelings to become "strong", so she is not the same helpless "victim" she once was.

If she managed to do that, then everyone can do the same.

As for the "necessary sacrifices", since early 2019 someone theorised that "the people" she pretends the fight for as seen as some general "concept", much like the "greater good". So if some people are sacrificed, it's for her ideals - the goal and aim of her newfound strength - , and it piles on her drive, she must realise them otherwise those people would have died (and she would have suffered) for nothing.

However, despite acknowledging her past self as a victim, and because she's now "strong", she's not above using her past trauma (but actually, still present! Remember the rat scene?) to reach her goals, because, at her core, Supreme Leader is soemone who is very determined. Maybe it's her only drive to grow beyond the trauma, or her own illusions, or a mix of everything, but AM made it clear, Supreme Leader is not above, well, using herself if it means seeing her goals come to fruition : unlike Lobotogard from AG, AM!Supreme Leader willingly transforms in Hegemongard.

This is the cost she's willing to pay, so while the memes about Lord Farqaad were on spot, I still think that Supreme Leader is ultimately willing to sacrifice** herself for her goal (but only when there's no other way to ensure her future will come to fruition, and in a way, I guess she thought she would survive the Hegemon transformation, jury's out on what she meant to do in AM's finale, but imo, she still tried, even beaten and battered as she was, to claim Dimi's head).

Ultimately I think everything's a bit muddled by the fact that, as @fantasyinvader pointed out, Supreme Leader is a liar and knows the importance of maintening good PR.

She lies and manipulates the truth to reach her goals (which again, is a red flag when CF claims to want to restore the "distorted history" of Fodlan!) and for all the flak I give them, the devs managed to scrap enough material to give us a peek in Adrestia's mindset (or at least its top nobles), they're not people who self reflect, they are salty because they aren't ruling the world anymore, and they feel like they are better than the rest of Fodlan.

Put everything in the mixer, and you indeed have Supreme Leader (but also her court, especially Ferdie in SB who dares to say, as he is invading and trouncing people who don't really like and accept the idea of being invaded, that the fear those people feel are only in their mind, or something like that? Like, dude, you're rolling over their people and country, of course they'll fear and hate you!) giving her weird rhetoric lines (why are people opposing me if they are going to die?), victim blaming (something Treehouse swallowed like honey, if their lolcalisation is anything to go by, remember, it's Rhea's fault for not offering her head on a platter that is the reason why the War continues in CF!) and so on.

IDK if the devs wanted to bank that much on the Dany parallel with her "if I look back i am lost", but again, I don't know if her drive to make a "better Fodlan" is motivated by her trauma, Adrestian revanchism, Ionius telling her dumb things or Agarthans agarthaning, but her goal and vision are everything to Supreme Leader.

So she will do anythign to see them realised, even if it means sacrificing her people, starting a war, tweaking "the truth" or using her own trauma to motivate and recruit powerful people who might assist her with her goals.

To reply to your question, IMO she sees herself as someone who had once been a victim, but won't let that stop her from reaching her goals, even if it means creating thousands of "hers" in the process, because, in her mind, reaching her goal is more important than anything else.

*I know, she refutes Dimitri's claim that she is "strong" or laughs at it, but imo, it was more in the sense of "I was weak and became strong" so everyone can "become" strong.

**I don't think she wanted to throw away her life, but more something in the lines of "putting my life on the line" or sacrificing her precious (and to see how precious it is, just play CF lol) humanity.

[prodixal]

"I would be a hypocrite to berate you in any way Lorent, as I'm sure you're aware. I know a thing or two of women and undesirable betrothals. Birds of a feather, you and I --" a quick roll off eyes passed her features and she did not care to dig further into hidden meanings and possible deflection. "You may find this shocking but some of us can enjoy company without hidden agendas." Rhaena could not tell if his assumption was offensive or tragic. It must have been a horrible way to live -- thinking every interaction came with hidden motives. "I do not fear marriage, just as I do not fear fish -- and yet I have no taste for either." she said matter-of-factly. "I’ve no issues with attachment, vulnerability, love, intimacy. -- If anything, I am the most attached, vulnerable, loving and intimate person I know. Why should I fear such things? No, I do not deflect nor do I fear. What is the worst that can happen? A broken heart? Breaking a heart? That is ridiculous." people have survived worse. She shifted in her seat, eyes narrowed as she took another sip of her wine. "My lack of flavour for marriage stems purely from my desire to exist in a more polygamous setting. As my ancestors did. -- This simplistic idea of marriage is so...strict, so crude." she paused, thinking it over some more. "It is apparent to everyone I am no lady, though I certainly look the part. I wish to love freely, many people, many times, within a marriage. But Westeros has no taste for it. Everyone wants the confines of monogamy. Who does it benefit truly? Where do these notions stem from? Innate human desire? It cannot be that, I am human, I have this desire. Religion? Possibly, yet there are Valiryan religions perfectly fine with polygamy. Is it to prevent inheritance disputes? Favouritism? Alliances? Conflict? I truly do not know. All I do know is that marrying for love is not a possibility, not for me, because marriage here is primarily political in nature. And I shall do my duty, as does everyone else of noble name, and yes I will complain somewhat, but I shall do it anyway. Unless my beautiful betrothed and I find a way to end our predicament. She does seem most eager. -- After all, our marriage right now would not be politically advantageous. And if we cannot have love or advantage, what is the point truly?" She almost asked for forgiveness, for speaking so much and yet, why should she apologise for providing input into a conversation? Why were people taught that expression was somehow inconvenient?

"You mean to say you’ve avoided death through the sheer fact you are pretty? Now be truthful Lorent, I did not take you for a liar." She jests. "Lust and love, love and lust — perhaps you’ve simply a magic cock." she had sincerely doubted that. "I am certain lady Stark has not kept her true affections hidden from you as much as you make it seem. You took advantage of her love with your lust. It is human. But if you wish to feel less horrid about it, just let her be." it was simple enough, certainly not worth drinking over. "She will quickly find another and forget all about you and your magic cock. I mean, Lyanna Stark is far too beautiful and sweet natured to be wasted on someone who is anything less than obsessed with her. Some women just deserve that…don’t they? Someone who will drop everything for them? Someone who will overcome their own flaws, fight tooth and nail to keep them happy? Someone who will make them feel loved and...desired." Rhaena prided herself on being good at reading people. "She deserves a man who will not have her acting like a man. A man who will not have her uttering proposals, or have her seem so…desperate, as you do. She is not desperate, she does not need you. She wants you, gods know why." she gave him a look then, curious of the way her words would land. "So do not fret pretty boy, she will not want you for long. Women go where they are wanted and, well, you seem to have made it very clear this time around that you do not want her the same. Pity, truly, perhaps she could have even made you happy. But alas you exude the energy of someone under the impression she’s not good enough for you. I hope she does not internalise that, such insecurities could fester.”

"what do i deserve? an endless stream of women berating me for my offences? i never purported to be wise, or good." playfulness was replaced by feigned indignation for a moment, but even in his melodrama, lorent didn't care enough to render the act convincible. he wasn't interested in heightened emotion, in investment of any sort, so he reverted to the boyish banter soon thereafter, debonair smile he wore so well. "would you consider me mediocre? i've not begged for your love nor does my heart bleed at the prospect of being snubbed by you, and yet here you are, entertaining my company. you seem to know exactly what i am, and why i am what i am. i find it curious you would sit here and endure my presence, given there's so little in it for you." head craned in ostensible contemplation, again, he didn't care for her answer, why she'd dignified him with her presence at all. he'd relish it as long as she allowed, and seek to replicate the feeling the next day, with her, or another. "see, i think you enjoy diverting from your misery and have come to revel in mine instead, because it is easier than facing whatever it is you fear in marriage."

there was a youthful quality to the way his laughter filled the distance between them, warm and clear. dimples stretching deep into his cheeks, brilliant blues crinkling with amusement -- at being called a whore. "i may have no dragon at my disposal, but i am also very pretty. it is why my head still sits upon my shoulders." he was certain there was a veritable string of scorned parents, daughters, and sons who would've liked to adorn their halls with his head. what a legacy to leave behind. "i lay with her, reprehensible rake that i am. i shared a woman's bed who very clearly, articulately, expressed her repeated desire to sleep with me. she mistook lust for love. that is my misdeed. tell me, rhaena, am i to wed every person i've ever fucked?" at her proximity, he lifted the cup he'd stolen, dangling it before her face -- while his arm snaked about her shoulders and brushed across soft skin, figuring she'd dislodge it herself, if it offended. "highgarden would burst at the seams."

[wavesoutbeingtossed]

I know we skirt around and sometimes talk about the ~trauma~ of it all, but I think seeing how loudly Taylor and Travis support each other on main (while still carving out a private life together) really starts to illuminate to an even clearer degree how many of Taylor's choices and actions were a response to all of ~that~ in the last decade or so (and particularly since 2016).

Again, which is not to say it's all bad, and many of them were choices she needed to make at the time for her own health and I'm sure there are some things from the time period she's continued to keep with her, but it's just really striking that she's, like, in full bloom now. And as a lot of people here are saying, she's probably more like herself these days than she'd been in the last decade. It's getting to the point (at least for me) that sometimes I can't even imagine her the way she was in the last few years because she just seems soooooo much more comfortable in her own skin. Which is silly, because that was as much her as the person she is now, she is an amalgamation of all those parts of her (just like any other person is).

But you just see *how much* she just loves so freely -- not just romantically but in everything she does -- and it's even sadder to think about how she felt like she had to slice off all these parts of her and like she had to accept a certain way of living (and being loved) in order to survive and have a life of her own.

I'm just really happy for her that she seems to be healing every passing day and is just embracing everything coming her way.

ok gonna word vomit more in the tags

[arvoze]

would you like to learn about what's in my head.

[hadesknockedupintheunderworld]

"But why would Sonic still be friends with them why wouldn’t he denounce them or treat them like the villains they are? Why won't he realize they're just evil?"

First of all, has it perhaps occured to you that Sonic loves/cares for them no matter what they do and doesn't want to hurt them if he doesn't have to? Has it perhaps occurred to you that he doesn't see them like irredeemable villains and it's not because he's a dumb dumb idiot?

Second of all, haha keep talking and I'm gonna unroll my character analysis essay. "They're just evil" yeah that's rich. Bet you thought the ending of the series was about "redeeming" them too, huh?

[moobrvoobl-moobmoob-oobmpoobroom]

I just find it mind-boggling that some people will reblog things like “Anakin didn’t care about Rex and his men, he wouldn’t listen to Fives just because he was friends with Palpatine” and then in the next post be gushing over Rexwalker/Rexanidala like???? so you agree. Anakin does care about Rex?