#btw if there is a setting to fix this yes that's good but also why the fuck wouldn't that be the default

[dan-crimes]

I fucking HATE YOUTUBE literally like bro when I look something up maybe it makes sense that I am looking for videos related to that thing specifically and that I'm NOT looking for a bunch of UNRELATED RESULTS PERTAINING TO MY ALREADY EXISTING INTERESTS AND/OR GENERALLY HORNY RESULTS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY OF MY INTERESTS

I literally cannot find anything because it shows me like, let me count, 12 results of what I could potentially actually want to see before going Oh people have also watched this! And then scroll down like 5 of those and then it's like You might also like this! NO!! NO I WOULDN'T !!!! THAT SHIT IS COMPLETELY UNRELATED TO WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR !!!! And guess what I just went back and checked my other searches and I only got 10 somewhat related results on that one! AND THE ONE BEFORE THAT WAS ONLY 8 RESULTS !!!!!

I AM LOOKING FOR SOMETHING SPECIFIC BUT IT DOESN'T BARELY SHOW ME ANYTHING WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS YOUTUBE WHY HAVE YOU DONE THIS WHAT IS THE POINT OF THIS !!!!!!

[honeytama]

sooo many thoughts,, barbecue n fireworks w/bestie matt (feat. bomens boys) under the cut

fluff fluff fluff

ugh grill king ily,,,,,you’re so adorable w your special grilling gear and apron that you just have to pack with you :( even on tour bc who knows when there’s going to b the chance to cook something up for your friends aw

imagine you, best friend! matt, and the guys having an off day in the summer time. he’s so excited to cook for you bc you’ve never had his food and mans is constantlyyyy talking about it.

you tease him about needing to try it for yourself to see if he’s really the best

“i know my stuff is good. you’re gonna be begging me for seconds,” he boasts, clicking his tongs at you.

mhm ok

you offer to be his assistant or just to stand with him

“nope!, i’m in control, just relax and let me take care of it”

so you sit your pretty little self in a fold out chair sipping your favorite bevy he put in the cooler just for you (bonus: if it’s a celcius that he got you into, he’s so proud of himself) and just watch/talk and laugh w him while he stands there vigilantly watching the food…. w his apron on and hair tied back :(( (sorry domestic matt just really gets to me)

once the food is ready, he calls everyone over to make their plates but he already knows what you like 😭

“just sit there, i got it ☝️”

he fixes it up for you and you look down at the plate,, it’s perf with all your favorites and condiments and sides stoppp

“you want another drink?? i put an extra (your fav) in the cooler,,here” without you saying yes he’s digging through the ice to grab it for you. acts of service are his specialty <3

while you’re eating, he’s constantly trying to get up to refill your plate or getting you napkins or making fun of you for getting ketchup on ur face and trying to wipe it away :( the guys are just liiikkke uhh bro STAND UP (actually sit down they don’t need 10 napkins theyre FINE ,,,, also the boys have never seen matt flirt before so it’s a lil awk)

later in the night, matt and folio are being country boys and setting off mini fireworks in the empty parking lot nearby while everyone watches,, excitedly w a lil bit of fear of course

matt runs over to the chair next to you to watch them go off and you tell him you’re a lil freaked out that something might go wrong and/or you’re afraid of the booms

he holds your hand in his on top of your chair’s arm rest and tells you “it’ll be okay” ;~; he “wouldn’t do it if you would be in danger” ;~;

you watch his face glow in the light of the fireworks and your heart feels like it’s gonna explode, especially when he looks at you to check if you’re as proud of him as he is himself

ALSO !!! matt bought sparklers and guess what no one NO ONE can use them but you two ahh

“noah, no these are for y/n and i get your own!”

“PLEASE just one” noah tries to fight him on it :/

“you should have planned ahead !!”

guard dog matt..

“AY who tf took 3 sparklers?? stay out of my shit! now y/n only gets to do it twice 😩”

matt’s always listening btw, it’s why he got you the sparklers in the first place :) he remembered you telling him you wanted to try those old cutie pinterest pics where you write each other’s names and draw w sparklers…

he’s thinks it’s dumb! and probably won’t work! BUT ANYTHING FOR U

noah does get 1 sparkler to share w nick! folio n jolly get their own bc theyre good boys and don’t steal. you all are trying to figure out how to get the best pictures and matt’s just busting their balls saying you’re better at it than they are 💀

when you finally get back to matt who’s been watching you have fun from his seat,, you show him your pictures….

you tease him when his cheeks show a bit of pink and his lips turn up just a bit

“oh, cute…”

you’ve shown him a pic of u drawing ‘ matt + y/n <3 ��

he sees you staring EEE “shut up”

“matt, i didn’t even say anything!!”

the matt eye roll,, “whatever just remember to send that to me…”

[tunamayojazz]

Love your art, any Toge/Yuuta fanfic recommendations? Thanks so much!!

hi!! thank you so much...🥺🩷🩷 and i am SO glad you asked this. i have so many!! here are the ones i read/reread more recently along with some of the tags. tried to make every rec here different from each other hehe have fun reading!!! can't help it (if you look like an angel) by glimmiks (12.4k)

tags: college au, friends to lovers, mutual pining, IKEA

THIS WAS SO FUN TO READ PLEASEEEE i absolutely love college aus so much. and you just know the 2nd years would be the most fun and chaotic as college students. their dynamic is just chefs KISS, and it's written so well here. the mutual pining in here is truly a 10-course meal and i always go back for another round.

i'm alright if you're alright by anonymous (14.2k)

tags: spoilers up to ch146, fluff, hurt/comfort, injury recovery, fix-it, love confessions, pining

post-shibuya fic excellence. i always have such a great time reading this like inuokkos really do eat so well in this fandom. yuta pining is always so great to read like he is Longingly thinking about toge at all times im cry

Magnificently Cursed by diggingupthegrave (91.2k)

tags: dark academia, magic au, magic school au, slow burn, angst, mutual pining

i will always always recommend diggingupthegrave fics. they are easily my favorite inuokko writer pls you have to read all their inuokko fics...i saved this particular one of theirs to read for much later bc i knew it was going to change my life (7 chapters ok) and boy did it do exactly that. the way they implemented canon elements into a magic setting was so so brillaint and i savored every bit of it.

Beat the Turtle Drum by CasuallyScreaming (7.4k) tags: major character death, post-shibuya incident arc, angst, minimal comfort, no shibuya spoilers read this before sleeping the other night and honestly how i managed to still fall asleep after was my body trying to protect me from full out bawling and having a mental breakdown...i don't think i've read a lot of MCD inuokko but god this one shook me to my core. almost like the feeling of loss and grief were bleeding through my phone screen. so well written and while it's definitely mostly painful, the ending....well you'll find out :')

a special occasion by Cheshire (2.5k) tags: idiots in love, established relationship, first dates this was so so cute...!!!!!!! panda: but aren't you two already dating? yuta: well yes! no. sorta, kinda. super cozy and fluffy read!!

is this how every day begins? by mitgi (5.4k) tags: roommates, living together, mutual pining, hurt/comfort, angst i will always love me a roommate au. this fic was such a lovely read and i'm actually going to reread this right after i finish writing this! there's so much to explore in inuokko's relationship and also when it's in different settings. every time i think about how the actual source material are literal crumbs, i'm just even more amazed by how writers are able to draw out the most of what info we have and write their mannerisms so well. it all feels right and so WARM UOGHHHHH

haunted by sieling_fan (3.3k)

tags: pining, hurt/comfort, canon typical angst, character study

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

you showed up just in time by diggingupthegrave (14.6k)

tags: time travel, friends to lovers, mutual pining, hurt/comfort, slight age gap

another diggingupthegrave fic that had me crying screaming shaking throwing up because god. this was so so good. the build up had me at the edge of my seat bc like oh my god what happened? what's happening?? why is this like that? @#$%^&*()_!!!!!!!!!!!!! and when it's all pieced together? oh it ended me. read this again and again for DAYS you would think i was researching it for a thesis or something. take your time reading this btw like im so serious.

okie that's all for me from now, i have so many more to rec honestly....sending out 100000000000 hearts to inuokko writers you are my roman empire....

[whyse7vn]

MIDLIFE CRISIS -

[ ot7 x reader ]

JIMIN OLD ERA

8 participants - 8 online

———————————

namjoon: why are you guys so quiet today

what did you do??

just tell me so i can fix it pls and thx

hobi: idk I’m at the studio

y/n: omw to the studio so idk x2

jk: i am at home

tae: i am also at jungkooks home (and y/ns i would never forget u my queen i love ur house) maybe yoongi got into a fight again idk

yoongi: i am watching tv

not fighting

that was one time

hobi: didn’t you break woozi’s nose literally last week and harassed scoups a week before that?

jin: he also did knock out that one staff guy last month

namjoon: he did

and luckily when the guy woke up he couldn’t remember anything and didn’t sue

yoongi: you know about all that?

stop stalking me

freaks.

hobi: people talk yoongi!!!

tae: AND HE PUNCHED ME YESTERDAY

y/n: YOU BROKE WOOZI’S NOSE??????

tae: ok but yoongi also punched ME like who even is woozi when he’s at home????

yoongi: me but if i was ugly homeless untalented and had a broken nose

jin: yoongi is woozi’s evil twin

y/n: WHAT DID WOOZI EVER DO TO YOU??

yoongi: idk a woozi

namjoon: we are getting off track

jimin jin what did you do??

jimin: NOTHING I SWEAR IT WASN’T ME LITERALLY MAKING A SANDWICH RN

jin: i was cleaning haven’t done anything promise

namjoon: who is lying to me

pls tell me i really don’t have time for this rn

y/n: i vote jimin why is he shouting never trust a man that shouts

also tae get the fuck out my house rn

and can i get a little context about this woozi situation….

tae: cant wait for u to come home #sleepover

jimin: ITS NOT ME I SWEAR ALSO I THINK I BROKE MY PHONE I CANT TAKE CAPSLOCK OFF HELP

I VOTE JIN CUZ FYM UR CLEANING

jin: it means i me cleaning?

is he stupid? anyways i vote y/n cuz she’s a sick little liar and is probably causing problems

y/n: i’m literally in a car rn i’m not doing anything

YOONGI ANSWER UR PHONE RN

yoongi: read my message i sent you :3

hobi: i vote tae

jk: same

tae: wtf jungkook

jk: sorry u are taking real long in the toilet for all i know you could of jumped out the window and stabbed 46 people

tae: no cuz ur so right

but i haven’t btw namjoon if ur wondering

namjoon: ur all stressing me out

stop arguing

and NO sex talk please

jimin: ??????

yoongi: who is arguing?

jin: and who is talking about sex?

namjoon: oh

um okay

cool

good

yoongi: freak

hobi: yoongi about to send u this song listen to it pretty pls with a cherry on top >.<

yoongi: k

jk: guys pls someone bring me bread

i ate all my bread

y/n: will get some on my way home

yoongi i stg answer ur phone

jk: blushing

yoongi: :3333

jimin: PLS SOMONE HELP ME HOW DO I FIX THIS

jin: it’s probably a issue in ur settings

maybe idk

have you checked?

jimin: WILL DO THAT

namjoon: this feel extremely wrong

is everyone ok?

hobi: yes yes

yoongi: 👍🏻

jimin: YEAH

tae: yh

jin: yup

jk: yes mr namjoon

y/n: ofc !!

but woozi is not can we pls address the woozi situation yoongi did NOT answer me

namjoon: okay

why do i feel like something is wrong then

everything is wayyyyy to calm

it’s like

domestic almost

in a strange way

its unsettling

jin: then settle? idk what to tell you

jk: domestic malewife 🥺

my dream

y/n: ????

namjoon: no one is threatening to kill anyone

ur not taking about sex

nothing about feminism

or tae being broke

no jk vs yoongi

jin vs jimin????

hobi isn’t singing

no drug talk

and not one of you is on drugs right now??

guys be fr

what’s wrong?

jk: do you want me to get high rn??????

i can do it

if you want

i can

just say the word

namjoon: no wtf???

i would LIKE if you guys told me what the fuck you’re hiding from me

jin: let’s talk about what UR hiding joon

y/n: OMG WHY ARE WE NOT CONCERNED THAT YOONGI BROKE WOOZIS NOSE LIKE HELLO?????

namjoon: what i’m hiding????

i’m not hiding anything

jimin: IS IT FIXED NOW GUYS?

tae: when life gets tough you need to fix yourself

or you won’t be fixed

jk: woah

yoongi: what?

hobi: it’s cold as fuck toady

y/n: HIS NOSE HELLO??? ITS BROKEN

jk: tell him to fix it

because if he doesn’t fix himself he won’t be fixed

tae: the way jungkook just gets it 🥺

jin: don’t lie kim namjoon

namjoon: i really don’t know what ur talking about but ok??

anyways u guys are still bothering me but not in a i want to bash my head against a wall sense like normal

but in a are they being held at gun point sense

can you all snap out of it??

jk: don’t bash ur head joon

namjoon: im not

that is my problem

yoongi: sounds like you are

namjoon: you guys did something real fucked up didnt you that’s why ur acting like this

you can tell me

i wont get mad

hobi: ok can you shut up ohmygod

jimin: LITERALLY JOON UR GREAT AND ALL BUT WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT PLS SHUT THE HELL UP

jk: can you not shout pls ur scaring people

jimin: I CANT HELP IT

jk: sorry i’m just a ugly pig then

yoongi: ur so dramatic

tae: don’t worry kookie small men often carry a large amount of rage that’s why jimin is shouting

don’t take it personal

jimin: ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ME??

y/n: ok so you guys really don’t gaf about woozi???

jk: what is that???

yoongi: literally

tae: y/n can you also buy cheese for us when you come back

jk: cheese 🤤

y/n: whatever….

namjoon: wow ok

so

i’ll just go then?

jk: baiiii ^^ 💞✨

namjoon: no this feels so wrong

y/n: go take a nap joon

hobi: bros just yapping away like 💀

tae: GO

namjoon: did you guys kill someone?

be honest with me im begging

jin: maybe if we ignore him he’ll go away

jimin: fixed my keyboard

thank god amen #lifeisgood

namjoon: guys

jk: i’m a man not a guy

yoongi: what

hobi: do you think maybe this is his midlife crisis?

jin: i thought the whole rap monster thing was his midlife crisis

y/n: he was like 18 then?

jin: i didn’t expect him to live long

jimin: start of life crisis

tae: maybe namjoon himself is the crisis

namjoon: you guys are my crisis

y/n: we haven’t even done anything

namjoon: can you guys do something

hobi: ur really loosing it

namjoon: don’t make ME do something

hobi: wtf is namjoon threatening me rn?

jimin: what is the worst namjoon can do be fr

namjoon: i have like 127 snipers on ur house rn shut the fuck up

jimin: wtf???????

y/n: nct core

namjoon: me y/n and tae had a threesome

jk: WHAT??????????????

jin: I KNEW IT I KNEW IT

jimin: oh my actual god

tae: I HIT I HIT GUYS I DID IT ALL OF YOU THAT PRAYED ON MY DOWNFALL LOOK AT ME NOW LOOK AT ME

namjoon: but that’s not the first time we fucked

minus tae ofc

tae: wait what

hobi: oh wow

namjoon: on jungkooks birthday last year

yoongi: laughed

namjoon: and at a sleepover we all had at yoongi’s house

yoongi: oh

jk: WHAT THE FUCK

y/n: i am going to kill you

namjoon: i have almost asked her to be my girlfriend

y/n: what

namjoon: on multiple occasions

jk: THIS HAS TO BE FAKE OMGSHH2£:£!£3:;&;’cmnfkknfmfnc

y/n: namjoon

namjoon: i’ve tried to get taehyung kicked out of the group a total of 29 times

tae: WHY WTF

????

OMG

BETRAYAL OF THE CENTURY

WHAT THE HELL

jin: LMAO that’s crazy as hell

namjoon: i have never eaten a single dish jin has ever cooked for me

jin: ARE YOU SICK?????????

I SLAVE AWAY IN THE KITCHEN

AND FOR WHAT???

FUCKING UNGRATEFUL PIECE OF SHIT

NEVER COOKING FOR U AGAIN

WOW IM SO PISSED

FUCK YOU

UGLY FUCK

namjoon: when we debuted i believed jimin was the ugliest man i had ever seen and felt physically ill when people would flirt with him because wtf were they seeing??

jimin: WOW

WOOOOOW

wow

that’s crazy actually

do u even fw us be honest

hobi: definitely fw y/n that’s for sure!!!

ok i’m sorry i didn’t mean it i don’t want to know what you have to say im sorry i just saw the opportunity PLS IM SORRY IM SORRY

namjoon: ur mother used to send me money so i would hang with you

hobi: ur telling me our sunday bonding days weren’t actually sunday bonding days 🥲

namjoon: i wanted to shoot myself in the head

jimin: what the actual fuck is happening

jk: HES LYING HES LYING THERE IS NO WUAYS HES LYINGGGGGGG

namjoon: why would i be lying?

y/n: namjoon you need stop talking

yoongi: namjoon kill yourself

jk: YEAH KILL YOURSELF

namjoon: thank you

jimin: this is by far the craziest degradation kink i’ve ever seen

namjoon: argue

yoongi: you want us to argue?

are you high?

jk: HES HIGH HE IS I KNOW IT

HE WOULDNT SAY ALL OF THAT SOBER

tae: waittt namjoons first high 💞💞💞💞

jimin: that makes sense

he don’t even know what he’s talking about rn lmao

not even mad anymore

i’m happy for u bro

namjoon: no i definitely do know what i’m talking about

i just want you guys to act normal

tae: it’s okay ur doing great joonie

namjoon: I AM NOT HIGH STOP

y/n: you have to be cuz wtf

jk: im confused

namjoon: shut up

jk: why is namjoon fighting me

namjoon: i literally slept with y/n

jk: STOP IT MAKE HIM GO AWAY

PLEASE

jin: IDC IF HES OFF FUCKING COKE RN

he’s actually so fucked up and insane for saying that TO ME LIKE TO ME MY COOKING ARE YOU INSANE??????

what a SHIT leader…

hobi: i think maybe he needs to hug a tree rn

stay grounded or smth

yoongi: bro is off the trees rn wydm

namjoon: i am “off” absolutely nothing rn maybe i’m just really concerned for you all

and maybe just maybe it’s you guys’ fault for making me have to act and talk insane so YOU GUYS can act and talk insane and make me feel at peace in life

you made me like this

all you do is cause me stress

this is ALL UR OWN FAULT

tae: i am NOT reading that essay 😭

jimin: omg we are all literally being gaslit by kim namjoon rn what the actual fuck is life

namjoon: im sick of you all

ur ageing me

y/n: i think ur ageing urself tbh

hobi: life goes on man…

tae: tbh i think namjoon is going through a bad trip rn

like tell me he doesn’t sound high as hell

jimin: you’ve actually lost it namjoon

hobi: it was bound to happen

tae: it’s okay just hold ur breath until you pass out and when u wake up you’ll be fine

that’s how i stop a bad trip

namjoon: I AM NOT HIGH FOR THE LAST TIME

jk: that’s what i say when i’m high

just saying

yoongi: this is definitely that midlife crisis

namjoon: why are you not freaking out about me literally having sex with the girl your in love with

yoongi: ur high and idc

jk: I CARE

i don’t believe you joon 😡

y/n: this is not life rn…..

hobi: are all four of you not in love with her wow thats kinda insane

y/n rizz go crazy

jimin: why don’t you all just like idk

date????

hobi: omg wait i wanna date too don’t leave me out this time 🥺🫰🏼

yoongi: i’ll pass

MY girl idk if you get that or not

jimin: but she’s-

ok

whatever

ur all fucked up idc

might as well all fuck but fuck me right???

ur girl no ur so right i need to just shut my mouth

sighs looks left looks right

idiot

namjoon: you all make me sick

jimin: literally do not care

jk: do you need a hug namjoon?

namjoon: absolutely not shut the fuck up

jk: oh 🥲

yoongi: so ur just really fucking mean high?

sucks

namjoon: IS HELL FROZEN OVER YOONGI BASICALLY JUST DEFENDED JUNGKOOK LIKE WHAT????? GUYS ARE YOU SEEING THIS???

hobi: who sold you this weed man..

we need to get them

jimin: he probably got sold cocaine got told it was weed and took it all

jin: yikes

sleep it off joon!!

namjoon: I HATE YOU ALL

omg

guys

i’m going to kill myself

….

now you say good or like do it or we won’t miss you

jin: who hurt you??

namjoon: YOU GUYS DID

YOU GUYS DO

ALL THE TIME ACTUALLY

WHY ARE YOU NOT DOING THAT NOW

jk: he wants us to tell him to kill himself?

namjoon: YES

y/n: he’s actually loosing his mind wow

hobi: he’s literally on another universe rn

jin: i’ll actually kill you instead of telling you to kill urself how about that!

namjoon: SHUT THE HELL UP

yoongi: does he want us to argue or stfu??? i don’t get it anymore

y/n: ur really like being insane rn joon

jimin: this a high that NEEDS to be slept off…

namjoon: there is no way u guys are being fr rn…

you guys are fucking with me

WHY IS IT AN ISSUE WHEN I SAY SOMETHING OUT OF LINE

hobi: you said MANY things out of line

namjoon: BUT YOU GUYS CAN TALK ABOUT HOW TAE HAD SEX WITH A RANDOM GIRL IN ALLEY FOR FREE FOOD AND NO ONE SAYS SHIT?????

tae: THAT IS NOT TRUE BTW

NAMJOON TELL THEM ITS NOT TRUE

namjoon: YOU GUYS ARE LITERALLY AT EACH OTHERS THROATS EVERY DAY AND WHEN I QUESTION WHY UR ALL BEING NORMAL I GET LOOKED AT FUNNY???

y/n: this is us normal?

I WAS LITERALLY TALKING ABOUT HOW YOONGI BROKE MY FRIENDS NOSE IS THAT NORMAL TO YOU???

tae: namjoon just used that fake scenario as an example IT IS NOT TRUE

namjoon: everyday you all push me closer to suicide

yoongi: ok?

idk what you want us to do at this point

namjoon: i don’t know either

yoongi: ok??

namjoon: ok

jk: OK 😋

namjoon: i think i’m gonna go now

namjoon left “JIMIN OLD ERA”

jimin: lmao i NEED to find out what he’s smoking that was crazy

—

i hate this actually.

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Yes, a Pets Sketch, a Fauna Species Sketch a Flora Species Sketch, there is Literature added to the list of Art (I forgot it. lol I thought the mistake was silly, but yeah.)

And I added a Medicine Section with an icon to the technology section. There are two native icons already for Medicine--syringe and pill, but I kind of felt it didn't always give the feel of fantasy, so I made a Mortar and Pestle from scratch to add, but if you're doing sci-fi or contemporary, etc you can change to the syringe or pill.

I added explainers as well for the items to the guide.

Why?

'Cause. I would love to be able to see people put more thought into their worlds/worldbuilding, even if it doesn't show up. Maybe it won't be only horses for animals as pets. Or an occasional dog. Haha. Having a gay dog like Robin Williams would be great.

[zvtara-was-never-canon]

This person don't harass anyone in this post, so you are free to skip this ask if you find it against the rules of your blog. It's just that I find the arguments... bad, to say the least.

https://ok-boomerang.tumblr.com/post/702213312593772544/fanfiction-as-textual-analysis

If zutara fanfiction is a form of critique, then the alternatives they suggest should be better than the critisized ones? And yet:

Ambassador Katara - I don't know why but I suspect that the ambassador should not have any romantic affairs with the ruler of the country in which she represents the interests of her people. Because, you know, if these ineterests are opposite to the interests of the country, but the ambassador and the ruler are intimate... yeah, this will not end good. Such relationships are concidered unprofessional for a reason. It "gives Katara an important political role" - which she already has, being Avatar's waterbending master and one of the world heroes herself, as one of the previous asks already mentioned. So, what to fix here? Couldn't they just write fanfiction about Katara (without Aang in the plot, since they are too obsessed with their pathetic miserable Fantara whose will is paralyzed by Aang's sole presense) doing important political stuff? Or the real point is to wrap Katara in red silk, adorn her with gold and make her spread legs for Zuko in some fancy royal bedroom?

Bloodbending as healing - while the idea itself mmay have potential, Katara is not a suitable character for it (also was discussed here). Yes, her trauma probably limits her, closing some opportunities; hey, that is also an interesting idea, by the way! "That’s a critique of Katara seen as the paragon of goodness, especially by Aang." Hmm, as far as I know, Katara fans who don't ship zutara often admit that Katara can sometimes be wrong, mean, petty and enjoy how many-dimensional she is because of that. And where had Aang ever seen her as paragon of goodness? When he approved her stealing from pirates, while agreeing that it's dangerous for the group? I don't see what to critisize here in the first place. But I see some ignoring of Katara's canonical trauma.

Painted Lady/Blue Spirit. "it’s fun and symbolic that Zuko and Katara both had alter egos" - as well as Aang, Sokka, Toph... Also, the Blue Spirit never was a vigilante, which is obvious if you understand the complexity of Zuko's arc. Again, what is critique about? Katara and Zuko had worked as a team just enough, they had an episode with badass teamwork that zutarians love so much, they had a teamwork sequence in the training battle and a whole real final battle against one of the main villains. The show really doesn't need more (ahem, because it's not about zutara, ahem). Katara's empathy for people was shown multiple times (and she managed just great without any Zuko, btw), Zuko was not that empathetic most of the time to begin with. "their perseverance to do pretty much anything once they set their minds to it" was also developed really good - the only thing to "correct" is the fact that in the canon most of the time these things are different for Katara and Zuko and have nothing to do with the other character, but again, the show is not solely about them.

In conclusion, if fanfiction is a form of critique, it seems that from zutarians' perspective the major problem of AtLA is that it's not a love story about Katara and Zuko being always together, being similar in every little thing, being in love. Well, yes, it isn't? Because it shouldn't be?

Anyway, I myself am not a good critic, so I'd like to know your opinion.

"I myself am not a good critic" *proceeds to give excellent criticism* Anon, I think you should work on that self-esteem.

You really cut straight to the central issue with zutarians main "criticisms" of the show - they're all rooted on their bias that the story can ONLY be good if Zuko and Katara are in love and endgame. And somehow, that's objective to them, instead of a subjective preference. They can never admit "This isn't what I wanted, but it works" or even "This isn't perfect, but it doesn't ruin the story"

I very much wish we had seen Toph have a field-trip with Zuko, and that the writers had not given up on making an episode on Aang's parents. I still acknowledge that the show works fine without these, despite thinking it was a wasted oportunity.

I love Maiko. I think it perfects sense for them to be endgame, and I don't have much to criticize on how their relationship was handled in the show. Mai is still not my first choice of romantic pair for Zuko, Azula is. Yet I was not surprised or angry that my OTP didn't happen, because despite some bait moments (bedroom scene) it was very clear that the show was never going there - not just because it is a kids show, but also because they clearly didn't WANT to go there.

I love Azula and want her to have a redemption arc - I still think that the ending of the show, with her simply being defeated but not redeemed, makes sense, as it would feel cheap and be a deep betrayal of her character to just make her have a change of heart at the last second (though I'll still die on the hill that Yang's comics were ableist as fuck and a disrespect to the original story).

It's REALLY easy to have your preferences and stick by your opinion that they are good while still acknowledging they are SUBJECTIVE.

Zutarians refuse to do that. They don't accept any position of power for Katara that doesn't involve her sleeping with Zuko." They don't accept any romantic endgame for her other than Zuko. They don't accept that bloodbending doesn't represent her power, or her as a character, because she did it in Zuko's presence. Don't accept any team work between her and anyone but Zuko.

This is clear ship bias and lack of interest in Katara herself, and instead of embracing it (after all, there's no rule that say you HAVE to like every character equally, or uncondionally), they make it into a "the narrative disrespected this female character" or "certain things are inherently sexist" debate - a debate they're doomed to lose and come accross as the ones that are truly sexist since they clearly don't care about Katara outside the context of a potential romance with Zuko because they think that's the ONLY way to enjoy a female character: as the object of affection of their prefered male character. Anything else is imposssible in their minds.

They're saying the quiet part out loud without even realizing it.

[haveyouseenthishorrormovie]

*breaks fingers* Let's go, mod Sus' rant on 247°F (2011)

Talking from the viewpoint of a finnish person, while the movie itself is American, and no I haven't actually watched this one but I did read the plot summary and watch a little bit for proper arguments.

TLDR: Characters are freaking idiots and physics don't work in this world, apparently.

For the reference, 247° fahrenheit is about ~120° celcius. So yes we're talking about hot sauna. I personally can stand 100°C for a while at best but anyways.

I guess we could start by inspecting the sauna itself first. It's supposedly electric sauna (which, it doesn't even look like a proper one but more spa/steam sauna than an actual good one) but also with this large rock pillar stove in the middle of RELATIVELY LARGE ROOM. With no leveled up seats, just one seats on same level + you could sit on the backrests for more space and height I guess. Compare that to actual proper finnish sauna:

This is a bit of a mix of modern and traditional sauna but only by the looks. Pay attention to seats on different levels, you want to have seats near the ceilings because that's where it's the hottest. Hot air raises up so it's cooler at the floor level, if not even very cold after getting used to the temperature at standing level.

Now the stove in the movie is supposedly the kind you throw water onto to release the steam and more heat. And here comes the fun part. In the beginning, they set the temperature to 187° F AKA ~86° C???? AND THEN THEY SAY IT'S "CRAZY HOT"???? IN THIS VERY LARGE ROOM WHERE HEAT SPREADS OUT A TON? BITCH THAT PLACE IS COLD and they act like they're already toasting in there???? Weak ass americans. AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN TOSS WATER ONTO STOVE BEFORE THAT, they have just this one huge heat source in the middle of LARGE ROOM that's like WARM at best??? You're supposedly to throw water on that thing, or otherwise it'd be same as you'd just stand next to a hot cooking stove. You don't even start sweating properly without the steam which helps with the heat releasing from your body. You're just cooking yourself with that thing.

Okay, so just? Turn off the electric heater (which becomes a major plot point of the movie, so that's not an option here for some reason?), and don't toss water onto stove. LAY DOWN ON THE FREAKING FLOOR??? WHERE IT'S COOLEST OR EVEN COLD BECAUSE IT'S ASSUMINGLY MARBLE/ROCK/WHATEVER FLOOR. Sure if the average temperature in the room is 247°F aka ~120°C it is hot, but it's still cooler at floor level far away from the stove.

And speaking of the heater. At first I thought it was like, they set the heater to get hotter and hotter on purpose but why would you do that if you can't handle shit??? I guess the thermosthat malfunctions or some shit or because the heat keeps rising??? That's not how electronics work as far as I'm aware but suspend my disbelief I guess. I can't tell too much what the characters decide to do without spoilers but let's say they're all massive idiots with their choices. This is all on them. (BTW if this was a traditional wood-heated sauna, just stop putting more logs in the fire, lol).

Okay, let's assume it's all because uh physics broke or something. It's getting hot in there. You got a small window there, and even in trailer we see characters manage to break it. But apparently??? THE HEAT DOESN'T ESCAPE ENOUGH FROM IT???? WHAT. You can this huge room with one heat source, it's cold outside, and the heat still doesn't escape enough to make it more managable in there or at least near the window to cool them off??? Physics, hello???

Like legit the entire point of the movie is it's getting too hot in there but there's so many things that help you to stay cool in there until something gets fixed. The characters aren't even drunk which would've made this so much more belieable because alcohol is probably the main reason (aside sudden health problems like cardiac arrest) people would die in saunas because they pass out in there. But no, this is just idiot characters being idiots.

Also take your freaking clothes off, cowards. You can't even call yourself a sauna movie if there's no bare butts and peenors and natural hanging booba in non-sexual bathing setting through entire movie smh.

[slythereen]

Hi! Sorry I wasn’t more clear.

Being a Charles fan I actually have nothing nice to say about the clown team. I just meant it more like Newey is not going to Ferrari because of Hamilton?

Speculation has always been since he’s joining then maybe there would be new talent in engineering or something, which I don’t think it’s happening. Two of the reasons why Ferrari has trouble in attracting new talent (from my very superficial point of view) is they are based in Italy, compared to a lot of teams based in the UK, and is really more of a state-owned institute than a race team in terms of change and efficiency. And even though there’s Fernando, but this move with the huge salary and financial backing promised for his over projects looks much more like it’s not going to be longer than 3(2+1) years. Why would engineers move all the way just to work with him for 2-3 years. And I remember reading about anti-poaching in his current contract too, so when people were excited for Mercedes talent, it’s probably not happening.

But did Newey once say he wants to work with Hamilton? Right now google only has how they are going to be at Ferrari next year(maybe). If there was then I shall concede Newey is amongst those that have always dreamed to work for Ferrari and Hamilton.

Sorry I ranted way too long. <333333

these are good points! and frankly you probably know the situation better than me, as i’m still catching up on the historical stuff and some of the… intra-team dynamics? historical dynamics?

i totally agree that ferrari is lewis’s retirement plan btw. i mean, that contract really is perfectly packaged to set him up to fulfill a dream (driving for ferrari) and then to swan off into ambassadorship with class and a good bow out. which is actually a VERY GOOD POINT regarding newey, as i hadn’t considered that! my best guess would be that newey is looking to retire soon (or now) too (and all of his recent interviews lean that way, so one last short term project with LH helping get ferrari back to excellence would be a nice send off for newey.

that being said, i frequently forget how delayed f1 development is. like, some of the poached talent ferrari is bringing in is garden leaved until 2026. newey would be working on the 2026 car — not even 2025! LH himself is out of reach until next season. it’s kind of wild to me how one bad year (cough, 2022) can set you back SO badly, because these problems can’t be fixed in a season or with any speed whatsoever (and then you get 2023…). so. it’s very possible the short term project couldn’t be very short term at all to be meaningful, which means not much of a quick little ferrari chapter before retiring peacefully.

also: yes, regarding the quote! newey said something along the lines of how he has three main regrets looking at his career, one being to work with lewis hamilton and the other to work for ferrari. (i forget what the third was because frankly it wasn’t as relevant to me 💀) it is somewhat recent i think? two months? it was circulating around during the LH to ferrari rumors because ppl were saying he could get 2/3. or maybe right after the LH to ferrari confirmation.

let me look (i think it’s around here somewhere) & will toss into the replies if i find it b/c mobile is evil and will eat this draft if i tab out to find it

[wicked-ghoul]

this is not meant to be critical BTW I just wanted to get something off my chest...

i’ve been trying to think of how to word this cuz like...

I REALLY enjoyed A Glitch in Time! My love for Danny Phantom has not wavered at all and I was given a huge boost of serotonin seeing my bbys again in a new story and I like a lot of what the story did for those charactors...!

That said...

I don’t quite feel the same level of “OMFG MY SOUL IS CLEANSED” that I see a lot of fans having and I couldn't quite pinpoint WHY because the comic IS really good and I DID really enjoy it...

But...like...okay, so:

The stuff that I’ve always found most fascinating about Danny’s issues is 1) His relationship to his parents. 2) His relationship to Valerie. and 3) How his anger and spite get the better of him and how that informs a lot of who Dark Danny became (yes I still call him Dark Danny don’t @ me lol)

I feel like the comic did touch on that 3rd thing but maybe not quite as much as I had hoped??? And to my memory he doesn’t even really interact that much with his parents and I don’t even think he talked to Valerie AT ALL in the comic...(I really need to go back and reread it lol)

I think that’s all being saved for a (potential) sequel comic which is perfectly fine, but I guess I was really hoping that the comic would explore that stuff and it just didn’t so I was kind of disappointed.

But that doesn’t make the comic bad! Far from it, I thought it handled everything really well! I loved the humor and characterization and it made me very happy!!!

But when Danny’s character arc happened...I liked it, I loved his little Steven Universe getting his powers back in the movie moment it was great and he was adorable as ever and I liked the idea of him helping ghosts rather than hunting them...but it wasn’t as big a deal to me as, y’know, Vlad and Dark Danny’s arcs! Which is fine, those arcs where great and I loved how they were handled...I guess I just wanted more for Danny? Like, specifically relating to his relationship with his family and Valerie more so than how he deals with the ghosts...but they’re clearly setting up for another comic so maybe THEN we’ll get to the stuff I was really looking forward to!?!

I really don’t wanna be a downer, but this was nagging at me ever since I finished the comic and I just needed to get it off my chest...

 I think I also am still reeling from some other fandoms I’ve been in where if you don’t like or agree with canon then you’ll be skewered and deemed “not a real fan” or “just not getting it” and I’ve gotten used to the Phandom’s “fuck it, we ball” attitude towards canon and now that there’s new official content I’m scared of a reawakening of the Anti vs True Fans bullshit from the days when Danny Phantom was still airing! (fandom trauma’s a real thing my dudes...)

So...yeah. To conclude, the comic is very well done and there’s a lot of great stuff in it and I can’t think of anything I truly disliked, just some nitpicks that kept me from being as emphatic as the rest of the fandom and I just wanted to express my disappointment. But I’m still so happy that we even got it and that it even worked to resolve/fix things that the show left hanging!!! I still love Danny Phantom so much and if they ever do make another comic I’m excited to see what they do with it!

[mlmxreader]

On A Break

okay, so, it's been a few days since I've been away, and I'm gonna explain as best as I can whilst also trying to prevent certain types from jumping down my fucking throat over it. I've tried breaking it up as much as I can for the sake of accessibility, but if it isn't perfect, then I do apologise and will fix any issues.

First

Disheartened & Unsure

So, like, part of the reason why I'm taking a break at the moment is because, quite honestly, I'm disheartened. Every time I log onto this app and I check my inbox, it's the same old story: a few requests and maybe, like, one decent person who's actually given me any interaction on my fics. (and that's if I'm lucky!) It's starting to feel like a massive waste of time, if I'm honest.

I hate coming on here and immediately thinking "well, that's shit" and then feeling like shit myself. I hate looking at my fics & my prompt lists (all stuff I do NOT get paid to post, btw! I do it in my own free time!) and then feeling like they're not good enough, which means I'm not good enough.

I mean, for fuck's sake, I set up a poll to ask my readers if they wanted to have a day where nothing but smut was posted - they said yes, and I was SO EXCITED. Until two weeks later, when the novelty wore off and no one had requested anything since the first time.

I make prompt lists so that people don't HAVE to think out fully detailed fics to request, I make them long and with different types of prompts so that people can pick and choose, mix and match - people stopped requesting by August, even when I made a new one and reblogged it as much as possible so that those with timezone differences can have a chance.

It's disheartening.

As it stands, I'm still very disheartened. Like, incredibly so, and I don't really wanna come back except to bang out the six (6) requests I have in my inbox atm. And that'll, at max, take me a day or two to get thru and finish off - so, then what?

I mean, the only reason I have this blog is to take & posts requests and to, yknow, actually interact w people who enjoy them - if I'm not getting that, why should I stick around? What is my purpose for being here and for logging on?

Second

"Write For Yourself" Discourse

It's bullshit. I'm sick of hearing it time and time again when I explain that, actually, I already DO! I've written just as many fics for myself as what I post on here - I just don't SHARE many of them. So, if I WANTED to, I could easily keep everything to & for my eyes and maybe the eyes of a few trusted friends.

Which would then mean that this blog becomes, frankly, redundant. I'm tired and sick of the discourse whenever I fucking say this. I'm not explaining it any more - if people don't request & don't interact, then my blog will not exist. It's that simple.

Call me ungrateful, call me a bastard, I don't care. Those are my reasons, and I reserve the right to not say anything further about the topic. Bring this discourse into my inbox, and I'm pressing the block button.

Third

Undetermined Time for a Break

I'll be honest: I'm not sure how long I'll be on a break for. I'll post writing if it gets requested, but I'm not promising anything & I'm not remaking a new prompt list.

I just don't have it in me anymore, and frankly, I'm tired of feeling like shit whenever I log on & look at how things are going.

I'm tired. I'm so fucking tired. So I'm taking a step back - ofc I'll check in occasionally (like I did today), see what's happening. But my presence is going to be heavily minimalised until the time comes when I feel like I'm, basically, appreciated and WANTED enough to make a full come back.

[the-ufos-basement]

So I wanna talk about Earthspark (SPOILERS!!!!)

After finally watching/binge watching the new series, I got a few things to to talk about. I'll go over them quickly. Spoilers btw if you don't want to know.

Actual likeable/relatable human characters that I actually like and not cringe or boring (*cough* Jack *cough*).

diversity in the human characters and diversity in general.

Well developed human characters, protagonist and antagonist.

Well developed villain/antagonist with a genuine reason why to hate cybertronians.

Actual representations of a veteran (especially with her prosthetic).

Wasn't a huge thing either, it was in the background, but was brought up when Mandroid told his backstory to Dot.

Healthly parental and partner relationship between the kids and parents, as well as dot and Alex.

Alex absolutely being a nerd about the autobots and decepticons, also big fan of bumblebee.

The Terrans concept is a very interesting, especially since their creation involves with one of the 13 primes, specifically Quintus Prime.

Also the fact that they live off of water instead of energon is very interesting too.

twitch and thrash are adorable.

Nightshade, my nonbinary baby. Your doing great.

Also a lot of representation.

Homages to the g1 cartoons and continuity, love it.

POST WAR SETTING, CAN I GET A HELL YEAH!?!?!?

Elita-1 is in this and is a badass, yes please.

ALSO ARCEE.

Wheeljack is in this and the bot has a beard again.

Megatron actually a good guy and trying to bring a unit/peace between bots and cons.

He's trying to be a better figure and fix his past mistakes, I like that.

best friends with Dot.

Their friendship is THE BEST.

Megatron, my dude, you are a grandpa.

also Tarnian accent ftw.

Optimus, please, stop being a dad. Like you killing me.

Also you use too many emojis. Megs is at text than you are.

The decepticons in this series are very interesting, like they still follow the old ways instead of megatron.

BTW, Soundwave called Megatron a traitor.

Megatron, what did you do?

Was anyone gonna tell me the legend STEVE BLUM IS REPRISING HIS ROLE AS STARSCREAM!?!? LIKE LETS GO!!!!!!

Fight scenes in the show are top notch, so freaking fluid that i'm crying YES!

All and all this is a great show, there is a lot of care put into this and i'm so glad that this is only the first half of the season. I can't wait to see what else they will bring to the show. Although I have a couple of questions that are bugging me.

How and what cause the war to end?

What happened to Cybertron?

What happened to shockwave and some other note worthy con's

What happened to most of the autobots?

What is the plan/purpose of the Terrans?

What was Quintus Prime plan for the terrans?

What was the turning point for megatron to make him change?

This is only the few of them but you get the point. This so has gotten me by the grips and I'm so excited to see more of it.

[anulithots]

The Rose. Episode 5 - "Gone"

Trigger warnings for blood and sickness.

Welcome to the finale everyone <3. I hope you like Rose and how this ends, because guess what? Fae makes a cameo in the next houseplant series (Prayer Plant)!

Also also, I like the idea of beings who don't have "aha moments" and are suddenly... okay. Because growth is not a linear process, and there isn't a set rule as what counts as "better" or not. So Rose isn't suddenly amazing now but fae is getting better.

Maidoe is a reoccurring character btw <3 Fae is supposed to be a master navigator in Trinity Hollow, and for context, most fairies never leave their tree's side. So Maidoe is.... a bit famous around there. Fae also has this uncanny knack for telling the future, for better or worse.

A tumblr houseplant story from @briarborealisart

The info post is here

Episode one - "Thorns"

Episode two - "Maidoe"

Episode three- "Petals"

Episode four - "Wild"

Note - this is still a first draft, any feedback would be much appreciated. Especially for this one, this is a super interesting concept to explore, but my brain found it so difficult, and comments on if I got to the core of this would be appreciated. <3

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Maidoe lost leaves.

One.

Two.

Three.

Fae didn't have much to begin with. White sap fell off the wounds in droplets. Puddles had stains on faer hands from wiping it away. Maidoe - silly, observant, practical Maidoe - was reduced to a mumbling heap of little leaves beside a bare tree.

Rose. Tried. Everything.

Fae told Maidoe about all the wild ways: too much water absorption, not enough microbes, leaf angling, and Maidoe always slept during prime evening and morning sun hours. Rose was gentle & soft. Fae sat beside Maidoe and told faer everything... but all fae would do was nod. Nod and never change.

Puddles told fair that Maidoe was going through a 'rough patch' and needed utmost care. So Rose sat with Maidoe, measured faer words and made sure to never poke Maidoe with faer thorns.

Rose wondered if Puddles helped more. Puddles gave nowhere near as helpful advice - 'take it slow' fae said.... that was so general and not conducive to a speedy recovery - but Maidoe always smiled more and gave Puddles hugs. Fae never listened to Rose's advice. Puddles said Rose's instructions were "too much" to deal with while Maidoe was in pain. Rose didn't understand. faer advice would bring less pain. Why didn't they see that?

Perhaps it was the hugs.

Maidoe left the next day, white splotches over faer skin where the surprise hug punctured.

Rose had faer own matching splotches, all over faer thorns.

For a precious moment, fae forgot fae had them. But fae wouldn't forget again. If Rose had been more stern- more faerself - thorns & all, then Maidoe wouldn't have left. Simple as that.

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Puddle's leaves drooped, darkening.

Rose bit faer tongue. Fae shouldn't say it unless Puddles asked. It would hurt Puddles more, but how could fae let it get that bad? It was probably just a wind issue - the indoor winds always smelled weird. It was such an easy fix -

"Maidoe's tree is doing better"

Rose glanced over, it had gotten bushier - full of sprouts and leaves.

Rose nodded. "Fae had to get rid of the dead ones and let faer tree get sun, simple changes."

"Not to Maidoe."

Rose blinked. Right. Fae had already poked the others, already caused damage. How could fae fix that?

" ... Sorry"

"Sorry? Who are you and what have you done with Rose?"

"Oh don't be fooled, we are still having our debates."

"For sure."

Puddles fluffed faer leaves. a few fell. Rose grimaced. Wait, wait... if it gets any worse, fae would tell faer anyways.

Puddles sighed. "Do you have 'simple fixes' for these?"

"YES. It's a wind issue, your leaves are delicate-"

"Without the insults."

"Insults?"

"No one likes being insulted Rose, they want to know what they are doing right, THEN give advice."

Rose flicked faer ears. "Sooo... You did a very good job at - at -"

"It's that hard?"

"You're great at resting."

"Wow. Thanks."

"Love the sarcasm. But... really, both you and Maidoe let yourselves rest, maybe at the wrong times, but still... that's a good thing."

Puddles hummed. "Thank you. You should also try it."

"... Can I give you advice now?"

"Hold on... you need advice first."

"Me? Oh.. Ok-okay."

"Maidoe didn't leave because of you."

Rose blinked. "Wha - where did that come from?"

"You've been twisting your claws since you've gotten here."

Rose scowled at faer claws for their betrayal." That does not immediately mean that I think- I think... Maidoe left..."

Rose swallowed. Silly tears. Silly, silly tears that come for the smallest of things.

Puddles tapped Rose's snout in a supportive 'bop'. "Maidoe left because fae was losing faer leaves & wanted to see if there was more to the world."

"But... faer scars."

"I think Fae's quite proud of them actually"

"Oh."

"And fae wanted to see how great the wild actually was."

"It is great."

"I know Rose."

"Why didn't fae tell me.... before fae left?"

"You would make faer stay, say something like 'it isn't conducive for your health'"

"It wasn't conducive for faer health"

".... Faer tree is all bushy now. If we see faer again, I'll ask faer if fae has been a pollywiggin this whole time."

"I doubt that."

".... we'll have a debate on it later."

"For sure... and... Puddles?"

"Yes?"

"Tha- Thank you."

"Of course, Rose."

".... Now can I give you advice?"

Puddles laughed. "Of course, Rose."

Rose smiled. Fae didn't have to hide faer thorns, but fae shouldn't poke others with them either.

They wanted to be cared for - like faer bloom - that's why they never listened.

And Rose? Rose would work on listening too.

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That's the end <3

I hope you all like Rose's story. This houseplant series gives me so much joy, especially since I seem to be in a bit of a spiral again. (Listening to my favorite song "Agnes" by Glass Animals, non-stop to stop the throbbing static and the overwhelming heat and urge to cry but I just can't and it might get so so much worse and I thought I was doing better. This shouldn't hurt, this happened before, it shouldn't hurt.) And I guess that's the point, isn't it? I can't promise you hope for a happy ending, and it's okay to be broken now, it's a story, right? A constant cycle? And I know it's so so wrong of me to say it when I feel so awful, but... perhaps we can enjoy every stage of it? I love this song, I finally have the motivation to do schoolwork because my creative energy is sapped out, it will pass, it's okay right now. We'll take care of each other, and agnst is fun in stories right? All my little characters in my head are curling beside each other, murmuring comfort, because that's all I can really offer. I don't know the answer, but hey, growth is growth, isn't it? No matter if the plant is losing leaves or growing or living or dying, it's beautiful in a way. It seems so complicated and messy, but that's the web, full of dewdrops, catching the light.

Erhm... sorry for the rant, my thoughts are on the borderline of mean and I needed to sort them out.

But if you don't mind the little self-promo: reblog this with one kind statement to "water" rose, let's spread some wonder to this convoluted place <3

And spread the word to anyone else who would like to add their houseplant to the garden, perhaps we can fill tumblr with houseplants.

[falloutstasis]

so uh it's already past october and im no longer going to put it in read more for spoilers BUT im gonna put it in read more because this post is gonna be hella long

so here's what my reaction was about the UC

ARE THESE PEOPLE INSANE

they let a freaking WAR CRIMINAL (francois sanon) live, kept boxed up in a nice little room just because the previous higher ups in the UC were like 'ah yes this man is useful to us let him live hehe'

instead of you know, EXCICUTING HIM LIKE THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO the UC faked francois's death

later on the in missions: he flat out admits to the terrormorphs attack on new atlantis and tau ceti. i fucking wonder why the cabinet (the group of people in charge btw) was so freaking nervous on the attacks that he put in the first place

i got my player character to stick to their guns and told everything to the cabinet instead of keeping it a secret like he wanted

francois: 'the attacks...were a correction. when i discovered the plant, i did consider handing over what i'd found. but we were at war, and i couldn't risk information that dangerous falling into the wrong hands. so i ordered the bombing of the londinion spaceport, fixing two problems at once- halting the spread of the city's terrormorph outbreak...and sealing away knowledge of the plant's potential.

pc: please. no secret is so dangerous that you can justify condemning so many lives.

francois: simple to say now. but with the outbreak raging from a barely understood source, the moment demanded a quick action. so i did what was required. i removed a dangerous variable from an already catastrophic war. but then as the war ended - my trial, my execution - i made a decision. after all, i'd given everything for the colonies, my life as i knew it included. and what i did i get in return? was there any effort by the uc to protect my legacy? my daughter' legacy? no. we were sacrificed when all we did was serve. so i kept what i'd learned and arranged the attacks to set things right again. my daughter, she becomes a hero.

and he did this to get revenge on the UC and to point the player character and hadrian as the heroes. he set this all up, had this plan figured out, just so hadrian's legacy can look good (when she didn't even know he was alive to begin with btw)

god the more he talked the more he pissed me off LOL he's like 'there are no heroes without a villian'

as much as i hate this man i really wanted to grab the UC by the throat and shake them violently for letting this man live

also side note: keeping sam with me alongside these missions was really awesome because of how much he can relate to hadrian

i REALLY liked the uc missions, i think it was way more fun than the freestar ranger ones, but damn dude these missions made me hate the uc more LOL

[idyllic-affections]

Hi there! So thank you for your feedback about Kokoro. Im glad you her since she is my sweet bby （＾∀＾） .Kokoro is one of my more recent OCs that i have, so im still making her, which is why i thought asking a feedback but after reading your feedback, yeah you’re right. She’s my OC, someone i love and makes me happy, i shall do whatever i want with her! Which is make her have a happy life ^_^ (and make her unintentionally torment Gorou, she lives with Yae Miko for god sake) I also decided to let Kokoro have a hydro vision, while there are many points that i like with Kokoro having a dendro vision. Something about her having a hydro one feels right idk why tho :p (but she would actually get along with Nahida really well, crap now im reconsidering, guess it’s back to the drawing board then (⁠ب⁠_⁠ب⁠) ) why must i be so indecisive about an fictional character’s element (⁠ノ⁠ಥ⁠,⁠_⁠｣⁠ಥ⁠)⁠ノ⁠彡⁠┻⁠━⁠┻

Also PLEASE DO HONKAI STAR RAIL IF YOU EVER GET THE CHANCE TO DO SO, the found family in this one is STRONG. Like there’s the Astral Express which is just (≧∇≦). I wont spoil anything so you can enjoy it firsthand but the ideas and potential for platonic stuff is HIGH

Also im honestly excited and scared for Fontaine with how the trailer set the plot. Lynette’s death!?!? Lyney’s ARREST!? CHILDE’S ARRIVAL!?!?! What in archons name is going on!?!?? I honestly feel bad for Freminet since 1. His sister is “dead” 2. His brother is the suspect and possible murderer of said sister’s death. Really not a good time for him huh? Also can i talk about Navia for a second? I love her. She just gives off Chaotic good vibes which she probably has. I first thought she was gonna be like a phantom thief character but then the 4.0 trailer came out and there are security guys with her which now makes me think she is some sort of bodyguard for hire??? I just love her and i like to imagine her lovingly teasing my Fontaine OC for her famous pastries (i might talk about her here, so keep an eye out for that)

(Sorry for the many “also” btw ಥ⁠‿⁠ಥ)

- 🐱 Anon

hi again dear!!!

yes!!!! do whatever makes you happy!!!! and indecisiveness is totally okay, too. you can switch backk and forth until you feel completely content! there's nothing wrong with changing up details and whatnot. you'll eventually settle on something that feels right <3 for me personally, i often go through many phases where i change important character details. it's usually while i'm writing their backstory or just their story in general that something seems to click in my brain, and all of a sudden, i have decided on the detail i wasn't sure about.

I GOT INTO HSR YESTERDAY ACTUALLY i am having so much fun with this game... it's so pretty??????? the characters are so dynamic????????? genshin feels so flat compared to hsr which is interesting to me, but hopefully hoyoverse takes steps to fix that lifeless feeling that genshin has sometimes in-game! or maybe i'm just burnt out? who knows! either way, i love hsr. it aligns with my interests so well.

CHILDE IS MR. WORLDWIDE HE IS EVERYWHERE AHSKSJSJGJFJ tbh i cannot WAIT for fontaine, i am so so so excited to see what this archon quest has in store.

i'm thinking about making a fontaine oc myself actually. lawful evil to lawful good kind of vibes, like.... they're evil-aligned at first but slowly change for the better once they realize how much they are hurting their beloved people. character development <3 but i would love to hear about yours, so i will definitely keep an eye out!

(and no need to apologize!!! i do that too sometimes <33)

[rappaccini]

how would you handle Gwen's arc in btsv?

oh like. dream scenario, while also keeping everything in itsv and atsv? okay.

(i understand this won't happen, btw. this is all self-indulgent, which is why this post is so damn long.)

first, gwen's arc in the spiderverse movies is about opening up to people.

she starts itsv alone and isolated, meets other people like her for the first time, and ends having made her first friend since peter died.

she spends atsv opening up to and embracing the male figures in her life (miles, hobie, her father).

in beyond, she has to embrace the female ones: jessica, margo, and herself*. (yes her bond with margo is Barely There but its not my fault the writers shat the bed with giving gwen stronger female friendships)

it's also about guilt over peter's death, and more broadly, gwen having survivor's guilt over being the wrong person who became the hero. (... much like how miles is definitely going to grapple with being the 'wrong miles' who got spider-powers)

typically, gwen stacy doesn't get to be the hero. she gets to be the girlfriend. sv gwen is a gwen who swapped places with the boy who is usually meant to be the hero... and nothing has gone right.

gwen, who knows about her death canon event, should also know that peter is usually spider-man, and that gwen is usually not. and given that peter's death ruins everything for her (his death is the catalyst for her isolation, her ruined reputation, her family situation crumbling, her running away), there's no way she wouldn't feel like there was a mistake.

and in atsv, gwen fails at being a hero. her friend is killed, she abandons the world she's meant to protect, she helps the society endanger miles and his father.

and since she ends across by putting on miles's sweatshirt aka accepting her role as his love interest (gag)... she's switching back. she tried to be a hero, she tried to make her story hers, and all it did was get people hurt, so now she's going to give up, be the gwen stacy, be miles's love interest who centers him above all else, and 'redeem' herself for stepping out of her initial role by not fighting what that'll mean for her. again, gag.

and gwen treats miles like a second chance at 'fixing' the peter mistake: if she can protect this kind, sensitive, nerdy boy from people who want to hurt him, keep him alive, and be his girlfriend, then she can forgive herself for failing the first time. and, she can step back, be the love interest, and 'fix' the mistake of ever prioritizing herself over him in the first place. gag.

in beyond, she needs to let go of her guilt and recommit to being a hero for her own sake.

and to do that, we have to dismantle gwiles.

literally no matter how well executed and squeaky clean they are, the ship is fundamentally going to turn gwen into the Hero's Girlfriend, and she can never be that again. gwen cannot end up with miles or that'll set her character back forty years, but with a fresh coat of paint over it. it'll be even worse because spiderverse gwen is the one the general public will remember. if she's The Girlfriend here, that'll ripple out everywhere for years.

reframe the whole situation as the both of them idealizing the other, and make btsv the movie where they let that go, fall out of love, and learn to see each other as friends again.

miles accepts that gwen is a flawed person who cannot help him with his problems, and that he doesn't need her to feel good about himself.

gwen accepts that miles does not need her protection, she doesn't need to repeat the peter-65 disaster to redeem herself, and she deserves to live and have a story that centers her and not the boy who likes her.

they don't need to love each other. they need to love themselves.

and it's okay for them to move on from their first loves. the whole fantasy of ~saving gwen stacy~ is about never having to move on. they have to or they'll never grow up.

*to bring that home: give gwen a moment with an alternate self in a parallel to miles and 42-miles (even better if her alt self is initially frightening or villainous looking, like 42-miles), where she can get the same catharsis he will.

next: deconstruct the idea that miles, as the main character, is the only exception to canon

the thing that gets gwen killed in the first place is the idea that the male protagonist is inherently more special than everyone else. he's the only one who can save us and his wants should be granted to him by the universe as a reward. and everyone else is here to reinforce that specialness, including his girlfriend, who dies to make him look noble for trying to save her, or lives to make him look impressive for being able to do it.

miles is the main hero of a comic book story. he is the spider-man of this trilogy. he is a part of that tradition. he wants everything associated with it... but just because he wants it doesn't mean it would be good for him to get it. wanting his father to live =/= wanting a girl he barely knows to be his love interest even if it'll hurt her.

miles ended atsv believing he was superior to the other spiders and that was why he could break canon. he still hasn't figured out that canon itself is the problem. he just thinks he's special enough to be the exception. we need to burst that bubble.

and since these are still His Movies, her arc has to feed back into his.

his development hinges on whether he understands that he isn't the exception, and whether he spreads that message to the other characters: everyone should be allowed to break canon and define their own destinies.... even if it means he won't get what he wants from them.

the way to do it is take the character he's most invested in, gwen, and have him choose to let go what he wants from her-- romance-- because he understands that her autonomy matters more.

and in doing so, he teaches her and everyone else that anyone can defy expectations and imagine a better future for themselves.

also: go all in on the love triangle.

hear me out: love triangles get a bad rep because they're usually written as wish fulfillment or drama fuel. and that's the issue with the miles-gwen-hobie love triangle in atsv: whose perspective are we seeing it from, and what story is being told?

miles's. it is about miles, wanting to prove himself superior to his rival so he can obtain the girl they're both interested in. which is the problem. it's wish fulfillment for all the guys who wish they could've gotten the cool girl to see how special he is.

because the focus needs to be on gwen, the center of the triangle. all that love triangles are when you boil it down is: which of these people will help the one in the middle become the person they need to be?

so: the boy who'll give gwen a cushy spot within his narrative as His Girlfriend? or the one who literally gave her everything she needed to make her own, and then stepped away to let her do it even if it meant she wouldn't be with him anymore?

add this to the gwiles dismantlement and you get: as gwen lets go of her infatuation with miles, and her need to fit into his narrative, she is now capable of choosing her own. instead of giving the Hero what he wants, she chooses what she needs.

yes, gwen could end this story single and it'd work just as well. but this is my delusion so let me have it.

(also: this subverts hobie's role as the disposable second guy in the love triangle, gives him a canon of his own to break and something tangible to want. it also humanizes him. we met spider-punk in across, let's meet hobie in beyond.)

it avoids the implication that gwen has to be alone forever to be her own hero, and still satisfies her atsv desire to be able to fall in love with spider-man without it ending in tragedy. she can, just not the one the audience expects it to be.

plus, it nullifies the argument gwiles shippers will make about an agenda against gwen and miles's romance because it's interracial. if gwen doesn't end up with miles because she gets with hobie, she still got with a black guy, so that argument loses any credibility.

putting it together in the most self-indulgent way:

act i:

gwen and company land in earth 42. they begin searching for miles. and get sidetracked on some sinister six side mission so miles has time to bond with his 42-family.

during this time, gwen is obsessed with finding, rescuing and apologizing to miles, and she wants to take him home to his family. in her mind, if she does this, she's a good person again, and she is so desperate to pull this off that she is taking unnecessary risks and not looking after herself. this is not a good thing.

(bring up her guilt over 65-peter's death. often.)

she has also. sigh. ~accepted her feelings for him.~ we'll get back to this. but for now, stomach gwen sighing over miles, and clutching his hoodie, and wishing she could prove herself worthy of him.

hobie sidebar: hobie is her closest confidante in the group, and there's a love triangle to resolve. he needs to be the person who notices that gwen is Not Okay, and is watching out for her. start building up the implication that no, their vibe isn't just platonic, and yes, hobie has genuine feelings for her, but gwen's keeping herself at a distance.

margo sidebar: gwen needs to start embracing the female characters in her life. start here with her and margo collaborating during the mission, and realizing they get along well and want to be friends.

we encounter 42-gwen at some point, either gwen herself or miles does. i don't know if she's gwenom (hate that gwen's symbiote would be treated as a monstrous or tragic alt version of her instead of the default spider-gwen, but if it works it works), or just a version of gwen who's dead already.

regardless, we need to start setting up the alt-gwens, and gwen's incoming canon event. so either gwen-42 is already dead, and miles and/or gwen learn this information and are unsettled by it... or gwen-42 is gwenom, and she's a miniboss during the sinister six confrontation or another complicated vigilante like the prowler who's initially mistaken to be a villain.

(.... we've had a peter b and a miles g. how about a gwen m. a gwenom.)

i would like to mention that 42-gwen would be 42-peter's age. so she would be a grown woman and not a romantic interest of 42-miles in any capacity. if you can only imagine a gwen stacy in a dystopian world where there is no spider-man in relation to being a ~dark edgy girlfriend for miles-42~ then respectfully, you need to get a better imagination.

end on: miles reunites with the group all on his own... and it turns out that he didn't need saving.

(ideally margo and hobie, the characters who helped him in the hq chase, are the ones who get through to him instead of gwen)

and gwen... doesn't know what to do with this. she thought miles would be helpless and vulnerable and in need of saving and her protection like peter, except he isn't. at all.

gwen wants to take him home to his parents right away... but he refuses. he wants to help 42-miles save his world from the sinister six cartel. (and since he doesn't know about the spot yet, he thinks there's time to do it)

act ii:

at the end of atsv, miles's rose-colored glasses view of gwen broke. she's not the perfect girl who'll make all his trauma, anxiety and loneliness vanish if he can just get to her. now that interacting with 42-aaron has helped miles let go of his guilt and deal with his trauma, and 42-miles has shown him how important it is that he stay with his community, he doesn't need her anymore.

so by the time gwen reunites with miles, ready to Be His Girlfriend... he's let go of his feelings for her.

but he doesn't totally get it yet.

which means when he sees her, without those rose-colored glasses, he's not going to be happy. after all, she did deceive him, and was complicit in the spider-society mess. he deserves to be upset about this.

so. gwen apologizes to miles... and he rebuffs her. but sure, he'll accept her help to take out the cartel to help 42-miles.

they do that.

after, he stays distant. sure, he'll go with the group to save his dad, but he's not going to kiss her and tell her everything's great again.

... and she doesn't want him to. her rose-colored glasses view of miles broke at the end of act i, when she realized he's far more competent than she ever gave him credit for. he's not the kid she knew in itsv. he was never 65-peter.

but she doesn't totally get it yet.

margo sidebar: make another nod to margo and miles's chemistry and connection. this time, there's no jealousy from gwen.

<halfway point> -- somehow, the group learns about the spot. we leave earth-42 and dimension-hop.

general note: miles continues to be cold to gwen. gwen continues to be... weird about him.

hobie sidebar: now that miles knows that hobie's a great guy who was never a rival and had his back during the society mess, and miles isn't such an insecure mess anymore, he starts to look at the gwen-hobie vibe in a new light that helps him realize that (like gwen did to him) he's completely failed to listen to or help her.

pav sidebar: we need to acknowledge that gayatri is his gwen.

pit stop on 138. on hobie's boat, we see all these little indications of gwen's time there. we learn about gwen-138, and how she died. gwen probably ducks out at this point. hobie follows her.

cue the other spiders, sans gwen, telling miles either here or at some point earlier in the story that gwen's death is a canon event. give us a montage of the deaths. peter b's, among others. and miles learns that this has been weighing on gwen the entire time.

he goes looking for her. she's outside talking to hobie.

i'm gonna pull a fast one here and recontextualize gwen's ~hobie's not like that~ to miles in atsv as "gwen's comphetting her way through her 'feelings' for peter and miles, but hobie was the real thing. she had it backwards, because she doesn't believe there are exceptions to the canon, and therefore she has to be with a peter or a miles even if she doesn't really want it, and since hobie already had and lost a gwen, she thinks it isn't possible for them to have feelings for each other."

so. they have a moment. let's fucking bring up how hobie did the exact same thing for gwen that she did for miles at the end of atsv: introducing himself to his love interest's dad, challenging them to be kinder to said love interest, and getting them ready to welcome that love interest home. complete with leaving gwen a fucking ring-shaped symbol of their connection in a little box that'll allow them to be together if she wants. he does have feelings for her, but he was willing to set them aside so gwen could be happy (but she's not happy).

and gwen does have feelings for him, but she won't allow it to go any further because that's not how the story's supposed to go and miles might be the exception, but the rest of them aren't. she's hitching her wagon to miles out of obligation, and a need to hide behind him to avoid her fate, if she even can. but she isn't even trying hard to fight it because if she's dead then she'll be forgiven, and there's already an mj moving into position to replace her so there's no real point.

draw a parallel to the margo/miles+gwen exchange: miles, invisible, is observing the whole thing. no jealousy.

and this is what makes him realize the whole concept of canon is rotten and everyone deserves to break it, not just him.

act iii:

the return to 1610. the spot's causing havoc, jessica's betrayed miguel to protect jeff, the society's split in two, and the big canon event after the captain's death is gwen's death at the hands of spider-man's archnemesis.

and since the society has a timer that alerts members when it's time for an event, one should sound off here.

jessica is not okay with this. if she hasn't fully broken off from the society at this point, she does here.

miles and gwen discuss her event.

gwen still believes canon can't be broken when it comes to her. when she accepted her role as miles's love interest, she knew this is how it would end, and thinks if she follows through she can be forgiven for being a bad hero and taking her peter's place.

miles, who just got over his crush on her and his guilt over technically stealing 42-miles's destiny, and who now understands that gwen has also been manipulated by the society, disagrees. fuck the idea that you're not supposed to be your own hero, fuck the expectations. you deserve better.

again bring pav back in: this is the spider-man who can end up with his gwen, because pav is the one who is spared the traumatic canon events. miles realizes that he won't get to be with gwen, and is okay with it.

and that saving gwen shouldn't be about saving her for himself. it should be about saving her for her own sake, so she can move on and live a full life without him having any say in it. no, he won't end up with her, and that is a good thing.

at some point during the final battle, gwen ends up in a life-threatening situation with the spot that takes away her agency and makes it seem like it's all up to miles to ~save her~

personally, i'd have her fall through one of the spot's... sigh. holes. it's a fall, and it sends her into that world between worlds where dozens of universes are accessible at once.

and i'd have her take this fall to protect miles. ultimate sacrifice. ultimate redemption. gwen stacy falling for spider-man. give her that 'everything's going to be okay' line 65-peter and 1610-peter both deliver right before they die.

instead of miles saving her to prove he's Different, or peter b or miguel redeeming themselves, or literally ANY male character (yes, even hobie) rescuing gwen... three options:

1) jessica saves her. redemption for being a shit mentor and a shit guardian.

2) gwen catches herself. she goes down the rabbit hole, sees all these other versions of herself who die like this, and decides to save herself for herself.

3) an alternate gwen catches her. gwenom / gwen m is the best candidate assuming that's 42-gwen. maybe she and 42-miles followed the gang here or something. maybe it's gwen-617 or, gag, gwen-8.

2 and 3 are better.

regardless, while she's in the negative zone, give gwen a fraction of what'll happen between miles and 42-miles: a conversation with a version of herself (either 42-gwenom or someone reminiscent of tasm/616-gwen. ideally gwen-617, who's a bit of both put together. god help us if she goes to earth-8 and the writers twist it so instead of being uncomfortable and confused she's ~inspired to live~ by seeing a vision of herself as miles's babymaker) that helps her bring everything together and understand that it's okay to forgive herself, live, and be her own person. something like the end of the latour spider-gwen run. maybe even use the whole council of spider-women.

gwen rejoins the fight, maybe even with her alt self (would HATE it if gwen ~brings her future children with miles to meet him~ like she does in sitting in a tree). it's miles's to finish so idc what happens. i would though like to see gwen and jess working as a team, finally on the same page with their trust restored.

miguel's gonna get redeemed somehow i think. one option is it'll be through gwen, given that gabi is his own gwen. fine.

after, gwen and jess make amends. gwen recognizes that jess has changed for the better and the door's open to them resuming their mentorship, and trying to turn it into something good. enter the spider-women movie, assuming it still happens.

gwen and miles agree to be friends. echo their parting words in itsv. this time it's actually going to happen without them having no contact for years/a crush poisoning things. miles's experience with pav and her own with altgwen have brought them into the same page: we don't need to be together and it's better for her if they aren't.

and maybe in a gesture of good faith and to show the audience that the door's shut on this romance, miles and gwen watch each other pair off with margo and hobie and they're totally cool with it.

gwen and hobie don't need to kiss but since they have months of history together it'd be appropriate.

miles and margo just met so we're not there yet. still, let them flirt. (i'd casually drop a reveal that margo is an mj. just to make it clear to people that yes, miles and margo are going to be together someday.)

and in that 'lets do this one more time' montage bookend, give us gwen and her dad rebuilding their relationship, gwen being a hero in her own world, going on adventures with the spidergang, maybe a dash of ghostpunk, and like one split second of gwen and the mary janes reuniting and being friends again.

this will not happen, of course.

[ajcrwl]

coding adventures part++

it's been a little over a month since the last one. i'm almost done with building some basic stuff including comments!

last time comments were completely non-existent. i had already picked a text editor which i wanted to use, but it was so hard to understand how to configure it, so i switched to tinmyce.

i added it to the page and started figuring out what i wanted to do with the design:

i immediately somehow made the toolbar become a rainbow that changes colours, and decided to keep it that way 😂

took me a while to figure out how to implement character count, submit button and notify button all within the editor's toolbar. but honestly, tinymce is so good, their docs describe pretty much everything i needed, so it was only a matter of learning what it can offer and figuring out how i could use it.

what you see above was just a bunch of lorem ipsum coded directly into the page. so the next step was to write the whole post -> save -> display pipeline and show some actual comments.

why use lorem ipsum when you can adfadsfsdfsdadf ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

then i did the thing which i always wanted to add: my own emotes! btw, we use all of these plague doctors and others in my discord, and i keep drawing more and more of them.

and then i tried to use them along with a better emoji font, and uhh

oops xD yes, you can stretch an image, even an emote, but you can't unstretch it back and return it to its original proportions.

figured out how to ban people, because honestly, no comment form should be released in the wild without the ability to restrict annoying users, you know? x)

and another thing which i figured out: how to make emotes big if there's no text next to them. same as in discord. took me about half an hour ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

now i'm fixing bugs and adding some small unseen things here and there.

the next step will be uploading all of this to the live website and testing there.

and after that.. whooo boooy, do i have so many more features planned. just some of them off the top of my head:

display names. that bit in lighter text before "@ yourname". i want to let people set a different name.

upload your own avatar.

badges. currently only a moderator has a badge. i want to add badges for people who support me on Boosty too.

non-email notifications. i get only 1000 free emails from mailgun, and we could quickly run out if everyone subscribes to reply notifications. however, i learnt to keep my expectations low, so this may never happen due to low engagement (sadge). some non-email options via bots could be: discord, telegram.

ability to keep track of your own comments.

profile pages to look at other people's profiles?

linking tumblr/discord/etc/whatever. still need to think how i could use that. maybe link your tumblr, so that people could see your blog? or for alt login options.

btw, none of this will be ever released as a stand-alone piece of software. it's heavily linked to my current cms framework, so i can't be arsed to separate it, and also i have no idea what i'm doing 😎

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here's the first post

ps. managed to fix a few bugs while writing this post :)