#but I just wanted a Terry board so bad

[greenlantrns]

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[sealinredshoes]

Big Four Month Day 1 : Origins

I'm late for the Big Four Month but here we go. Here are some of my headcanons for a Big Four first meeting because my life is a little shitty righ now and I don't have the time to write this as a one shot

Let's be honest, the time line for the RotBTD crossover is way too complicaded. So you know what ? May the RenFair setting be upon you.

Merida is in her best medieval dress but there is a viking boy staring at her from across the food stand like the autism creature so she leave toward the dance area

They are playing songs from ages long forgotten. Music that makes her feel alive, make her feel like if her body is bigger than her bones, spreading freely toward the sun and the sky like if she had already walked this Earth before and know all of its secrets.

Suddently, boom, she end up dancing with Hiccup kingdom dance style and even if they are weirded out, it feel so natural to keep dancing , because there are old souls in young bodies and an old soul know another

Hiccup eventually apologize for staring at her earlier because he is not a creep he just wanted to steal her Mor'du's pin.

"Dude you know Mord'u ?" "Of fucking course I know Mor'du, it's a classic tale !" "Bro, litteraly no one know Mor'du, there is like nothing made around this tale !" "Bro, I know, that's such a shame !" "My life is in shambles bro." "Mine is meaningless without this pathetic bear king !" "He is such a wet cat." "The stinky"

They keep infodumping over celtic tale and legends, Hiccup explaning why trolls are a matriarcal society, Merida making theories about King Arthur's return. They go buy crepes and keep talking with their mouth full, being use as a bad examples for the kids around them.

The Mor'du pin is actually just a wooden bear pin Merida customized. She agree to bring Hiccup back to the stand, because this old lady make such cool things.

There is mostly bears, but also some fantasy book pins, and because I like to think Hiccup would be a Terry Pratchett fan, and that selling Discword inspired art is now illegal, he is very happy to find a beautiful Librarian carving, the only one of his kind.

Wouldn't be a shame if some white haired sheperd just came out of nowhere wainting to buy it too ?

It's time for some roast battle with Merida as a back up (making weird faces behind him) (she is very bad at back up) until they suddently realise the pin isn't here anymore and that a girl in a purple princess dress is ready to pay for it and putting it on her bag.

"Okay, no, you have to fight for it like everyone else !" "*gasp*Is this some kind of mexican standoff situation ?" "What ? No ? I don't no shit about cinema theory ?" "Mexican standoff is a cinema stuff ?" "Anyway, when will you three gonna fight ?"

Of course they are not going to fight right here over the old lady stand so they just walk around the Ren fair for seven minutes to find some Hnefatall board to set it up.

The party is so long, everybody is screaming, Rapunzel is pulling the biggest cheating move without knowing it, Jack contemplate his life with horror and Merida is so frustrated some time that she just move the pieces herself.

At some point, they are not just playing anymore, they are making silly scenario about the pawns and pretending to be merciless gods and causing chaos. It's being hours. People hate them because they doesn't share the board. The old lady is gone.

They end up being forced to leave the board to other kids and go find some food, enjoy the fair, spend to much money over costume pieces. Laughing all the way.

Slowly the sun is getting down, they don't think in matter of time anymore, they watch the acrobatic spectacles from affar. Jack is showing of his backflips skills. They found one of those climbing polls at the children area where they can pretend to be knigh in training. There is no kids anymore, they have it all to themselves. Someway Rapunzel end up at the top of the poll.

"Okay, how do I get down, know ?" "How do you get on this on the first place ?" "I don't know okay ?" "I'm sure we can use her hair to help her down." " How exactly, like by knittting it ?" "Or braiding it, like this girl on tiktok, you know ?" "Okay but will this be enough to hold her weight ?" "Guys, can you shut up and just help me ?"

She fall down on them and they are screaming so loudly they end up being kicked out of the fair

The nigh is young, they souls are old, they feel bigger than their bodies, today is meant to never end, they get lost on the parking lot, drip down on the mud, fall all the way down a small hill.

They are tired, and messy, and covered in dirt. This is the best nigh of their lives, they feel like they were born again this night

I hope I will catch up on the list tomorrow, I didn't even have the time to check everyone else work.

[mjbarrosart]

My Dragon Prince Boards season 7, episode 705, part 1

It's time to talk about my boards for episode 705 of the last season of The Dragon Prince. I did a lot of stuff in this episode, so instead of going in order, I'll divide my work differently for this one, we will talk by group of sequences and not in order of appearance.

Let's start with the sunfire elf side of the plot. As a lot of you know, most of my work in this show was related to the Sunfire elves, and to be honest Janai and Amaya are two of my favorite characters of the show, so every chance to work with them is always a bless.

I did all the scenes of Karim talking with Amaya in this episode. It is hard to explain how I feel about Karim, he is such an idiot, but I am also kinda fond of him because I spent so many hours working on him thinking about his mannerism and motivations. I am fond of him, but I also hate him, hahahaha.

There is not a lot to say about this sequences, they are pretty straight forward. While I can understand why Karim hates humans so much, that doesn't mean he is right about it, and this hate is starting to feel like pettiness, and well fits him, he is a really petty man.

Let! Green! Say! Ass! hahahaha. Its always funny to board this kind of little jokes. I love Green and Amaya dynamics, they are such good friends, and I love how Green is always making sure that Amaya's bluntness is not coming out as "rude". But sometimes I feel he should just translate directly what Amaya is saying, because I don't think Karim deserves special considerations, haha.

That little speech Karim does about how he and Amaya are not the same was interesting to board for me. I wanted him to feel aggressive and menacing, even if his hands were tied. Like he was trying to intimidate Amaya, but she will not bend, she can see thru his BS. I wanted him to trespass into Amaya's personal space, portrait him as the bully he is. He says that his faith comes from knowledge, while the truth is that he leads using fear. Such a pathetic little man.

Another instance where is wish the rigs where able to translate between the expressions from the boards. I wanted him to spit his words trough his teeth when he says "humans are vermin, a plague", like his mouth is full of poison and hate.

But the Amaya, who is mostly motivated by making sure that Janai doesn't regrets the decision of killing her brother, does the right thing and reminds him of the fact that Miyana is pregnant, that there is a future worth to live for. Karim shows some doubts, so Amaya leaves and Miyana enters the stage.

I feel kinda bad for Miyana. I mean she deserves the punishment she got, at the end of the day she betrayed her people. But I feel bad for her, because I think that she honestly loves Karim. Imagine loving such a foolish man. And Karim can not learn a lesson, he keeps being an idiot. He is offered a second chance to be with his family, but the only thing he can see in Miyana is that she is carrying "his heir", and Miyana is right of being offended by that. But she wants to believe that he will made the right choice. And maybe for a minute Karim ponders it. I wanted him to loot vulnerable and maybe open in the final shot, so I made him kneel close to Miyana, laying his head on her belly, close to his child. We know how this will end for him, but for a moment there is maybe hope that he will change... no?

My next scene in this episode is one I am really fond of. Is the one when Terry says that the only person who can stop Claudia is her mom, and Soren is really against that idea.

First, is always fun to have a moment with Terry. I have really small ones during my work in the show, so this one was a blast. Second, I got to have another emotional Soren moment, and that is always nice, because Sores in my boy.

The back and forth of this conversation is pretty straight forward too. What was important for me was what will be the moment that will make Soren change his mind, and support the idea. So I decided to use Corvus for this.

Soren is struggling with the idea of bringing her mother back, even if that means they will have a real shot making Claudia stop. Corvus see his pain, and touch his shoulder. We talked before on how touching is a love language between this two, they don't need tons of words. Corvus is saying "I know that it's hard, but I am here with you". On my boards I had him giving Soren a little nod, they removed that for the final shot, and I think is ok. The nod is not necessary, Soren understand what Corvus means. With his support Soren can do it.

So he gathers strength and gives the drawing to Ezran. I like that in the animation stage they kept Corvus hand all the time on his shoulder. For Soren the idea of facing his mom is one full of pain and conflicted feelings, but he doesn't need to face it alone, he has Corvus at his side (as a partner, friend, soulmate, brother, whatever you see them being).

I love them so much...

The second part of this post is about the last sequence I did for this episode, it is a small one, but one that you could say... brings a "surprise"!

I will posted right away, so stay tuned!

[sir-phineas-lost]

Claudia Deserves Respect

One of the things I think the last(?) season of The Dragon Prince did right was giving Claudia her due as a character. For a long time now, I feel like both the show and the fandom has had the bad habit of either demonizing or infantalizing Claudia and her motives. Even the corners or the fandom who are sympathetic towards her tend to go on about how she is "emotionally immature" or naive and easily manipulated because she wants her dad back and listens to Aaravos when Viren is gone, but that has never been my read on her.

The big shift in Claudia and Aaravos' relationship this season happens when they are at the Moon-Nexus and Aaravos has a rare moment of introspection and vulnerability with her, confessing that he doesn't really believe that Viren is going to be there. This is obviously very surprising for Aaravos to admit because he has no reason to do so other than genuine guilt about manipulating Claudia after bonding with her and also breaking her and Terry up, but Claudia surprises us even more by admitting that she has already done the introspection to realize that her dad is not going to be waiting for her at the end of this. This is one of those moments that I have seen people argue makes Claudia a passive puppet because "she just wants Aaaravos to tell her what to do" but I disagree. It is important to know that until this point Aaravos has not given Claudia any reason for why inverting the Moon-Nexus would be a good idea other than the vague suggestion that Viren might be there, but she has already come to the conclusion that he isn't on her own. When she answers Aaravos with "Good question. Why don't you answer it?" she is not making Aaravos think for her, she is telling him: "I know you didn't suggest this for my benefit, I know you have an agenda, now spill it". In this moment, Claudia demands to hear exactly why Aaravos is doing this and she decides that his is a cause worth pursuing. Aaravos was open with her and she decided for herself that she is 100% on-board with tearing down the entire structure of the world and making the cosmic assholes suffer.

This is also not demonizing her in any way because it is perfectly in-line with her previously established good traits. Claudia has consistently been the most vocal about voicing the injustice of this world in how poorly the elves and dragons have treated humanity so tearing down the cosmic order is not framed as her just wanting the world to end but her usual way of standing up to injustice by breaking taboos.

Her last big scene of the arc is her confronting Soren and Corvus on top of the Storm Spire where they chased her down with the intent of killing her and she lets them go saying that she is still herself, still nice. This is also something I see a lot of people framing as negative because it is Claudia "holding on to a false image of herself" but I see it as her confirming something about herself. Claudia has changed a lot, but the one thing that remains true about her is that she is nice. She will prioritize her loved ones over all else, but when she has an opportunity to be good that doesn't conflict with her larger goals, she will take it. In this moment she is furious with Soren, who all but confirmed that he will kill her when he gets the chance and not even a sworn oath from his king will stop him. She has every reason to toss him off the edge to be broken the same way their father was, but she doesn't. When Claudia is in control, she chooses to be kind, even to people who are never kind to her.

So if this is the end of the show, I am glad with the position it left my favorite character, because it respects her in both her motives and her autonomy. She is still out there, still scheming to bring down the injustice that our heroes won't even acknowledge. And she is confirmed to not do this out of blind devotion or even blind love for Aaravos, but a genuine conviction in that goal. And above all, she is still the wonderful person who proves that you don't have to be a paragon or follow the arbitrary rules of "good" to be a good person. To just be "nice".

[whore4hockeymen]

Jealousy

~Trevor Zegras~

y’all don’t understand what this man does to me

no hate the Willy in this, I’m absolutely in love with that man, I just needed a guy to use. he’s portrayed as an asshole but i don’t actually see him like this lol.

TW: Fighting, Cussing, Not full-blow smut but very suggestive at end

word count: 1433

Trevor’s POV

Trevor was thankful for having a drop-dead gorgeous girlfriend, but at times like these, he wished that he could put a plastic bag over your face. No, not just your face, your whole body. The two of you were at a media party with the Toronto Maple Leafs, just before the game that was tonight. And you had decided to wear the most mouth-watering, toe-curling, hottest dress ever, which he definitely made a note to thank you for later.

However, the dress drew the wandering eyes of too many people that Trevor was comfortable with. He gripped your waist, slightly embarrassed of the territorial feelings he had over you. But he worked goddamn hard to get you, he wasn’t letting you go. Unfortunately, Trevor was pulled away for an interview and you gave him a kiss before leaving to the bar.

“Are you confident in the game tonight?” The interviewer asked.

Trevor nodded, “Oh yeah for sure, I’m not saying the Leafs are bad, but I think we’ve honed our skills enough to beat them.”

The interviewer continued to talk, but Trevor’s eyes wandered away to you at the bar, talking to Troy Terry’s fiance and laughing. He went to look away, but saw William Nylander stride up to you and do a blatantly obvious sweep of your body. Trevor tightened his fist, but said nothing and kept watching the interaction between you and Nylander. He watched as Nylander stood a little too close to you for comfort and brushed his hand against your arm.

“Yeah that’s it,” Trevor said, ignoring the protests from the interviewer and walking over you. He draped a protective arm over your shoulder and plastered on a smile, “Hey baby,” he said to you and turned to William, “Hey Willy.”

William smiled, “Hey Trevor, I was just talking to your beautiful girlfriend here.”

Trevor’s teeth clenched, “Ah, well we best be going now, see you on the rink.”

He steered you away from Nylander and out of the room, you turned and draped your arms around his neck, his hands coming to rest on your hips, “I’m gonna go home and change and be right back for the game,” you said, smiling up at him.

All of Trevor’s annoyance sweeped away at the sight of your smile, “Aw, but I like this dress.” He laughed as you rolled your eyes and gave him a quick kiss, turning around to leave, “Wear my jersey, yeah?”

You grinned, “Always!”

A few hours later, the arena was filled with fans, chatting, and music. Trevor grinned as he did his warm-ups, he always loved the atmosphere of the games, and the fact that he saw you sitting up at the glass wearing his jersey made him happier.

The first period kicked off smoothly, with Troy scoring the first goal, but Matthews scored a goal at the last second. The second period was similar, Vatrano scored a goal and so did Marner. It was in the middle of the third period where things started to get rocky, Nylander had scored a goal and they kept pushing offense.

The puck flew to the boards and Trevor quickly skated over, but William was also there, the two of them struggling over control. That’s when everything went downhill.

“Your girlfriend is a looker eh? Mind if I have a hit?” Nylander said with a cocky smirk.

Trevor’s head snapped up, he barely even noticed Troy come in and take the puck, “What the fuck did you just say to me?”

William leaned in, “I said, I want to fuck your girlfriend,” he pronounced each word slowly. That’s when Trevor lost it, he shoved William back into the boards and pinned him there, ignoring the shouts from the players on the ice.

“Keep talking Nylander, I dare you,” Trevor said, his hands starting to visibly shake.

“Why are you being so defensive Zegras? Scared that you aren’t pleasing her enough? Hey, maybe I can make her scream my name and you can watch to take notes.”

Trevor shoved him again and threw his stick down, taking off his gloves and throwing the first punch. William responded by taking off his own gloves and fighting back, launching himself at Trevor. The referees tried to get in between them, but he shoved them away. William landed a good hit on Trevor, he could feel his lip split open and start to bleed. He smirked and wiped at the blood with his thumb, proceeding to hit William in the jaw. Their helmets had come off by now, laying discarded on the ice. After a few more hits, and a little bit more spilt blood, the refs were able to rangle them away from each other.

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Reader’s POV

You’ve seen Trevor in plenty of fights, but you had never seen him that mad before. You couldn’t hear what Willy said, but it sent your boyfriend into an absolute frenzy. The rest of the third period went by in a blur, with the Ducks being able to score two more points and winning the game.

Soon enough, you were driving the car back home with Trevor in the passenger seat, completely silent. You could tell he needed to cool off, so you gave him space. Once the two of you got to your shared apartment, he went straight into the bedroom and you went into the kitchen. You decided to grab him an ice pack for his busted lip and went to the bedroom. He sat at the edge, hands holding his head.

“Trev,” you said softly, he looked up at you and you walked over to him. Sweeping his hair back with one hand and gently pressing the ice pack to his lip with the other, “Are you ok?” He didn’t answer, he just stared at you for a moment before removing your hand gently. He stood up and grabbed your waist, guiding you back until you hit a wall, “Trev?” you asked.

Suddenly, his lips were on yours, tasting slightly like copper. He deepened the kiss, softly biting your lower lip and slipping his tongue into your mouth. Your hands wander up to his hair, tugging on it slightly, to which he hummed in approval. A tap on your thighs signaled you to jump up and wrap your legs around him, you could feel him pressing against the area that was getting increasingly tense.

You tugged at his hair again as his lips wandered down your jaw line and to the soft spot between your shoulder and neck, definitely leaving a mark there, “Trevor, please,” you whined, hips pressing into his.

He smiled against your neck and went back up to attach to your lips. He turned the two of you around and placed you onto the bed, kneeling just above you. You watched in fascination as he took off his shirt, revealing his toned abs from his years of being an athlete. You immediately ran your heads down his chest and across his stomach, never tired of exploring every inch of it.

You went to take off your own jersey, but was stopped by his hands grabbing yours, “Keep it on, I like it on you.”

You smiled as he dipped for another kiss and slowly started to inch his way down your body. He went to slide down your leggings and panties, with your help kicking them off. Your legs trembled in anticipation as he stayed there at the base of your shins.

He picked your leg up slightly and pressed a soft kiss to it, “You’re all mine, you got that?”

You whined as his lips traveled up your leg to the inside of your thigh, leaving a trail of fire in its wake. Unfortunately, he stopped there, teasingly drawing circles with his fingers on your other thighs.

“I asked, you got that?” he said again. You nodded your head, just wanting him to move his mouth a few more inches. He hummed against your thigh, an agonizing feeling, “Use your words sweetheart.”

He looked up at you through his thick lashes, “I’m all yours,” you said.

He smirked and finally moved, you ended up saying that phrase a lot that night.

[fangirlstorycreator]

hey! i have a request for you, how about Terry and Y/N have been together for a while, so Terry decides to take Y/N to a gala event, but Y/N ends up getting a lot of looks and some men even have the courage to flirt with her, but Terry doesn't like that at all... (I love an obsessive and jealous Terry 👀🔥)

Absolutely anon, I'm more than happy to write a jealous Terry Silver story for you 😁💚 (KK3 Terry Silver)

Contains: public s#x, mentions of attempted ass#lt on Y/N, violence from Terry in protective boyfriend moment (no minors) (NSFW)

"I'm back babe!"

"Hey babygirl! Did you have fun shopping for a new dress?"

"I did! I found one that looks gorgeous! I hope you like it"

"You know me Y/N, no matter what you wear, I'll love you in it. Especially when I get to tear it off you at the end of the night"

"Oooh! Promises promises! I'm gunna go get ready, you coming?"

"Not yet, I'm just going to finish up my karate training then I'll be up to get changed"

"Alright babe (kiss) I'll see you in a while"

You excitedly run upstairs to get ready for the evening, you'd never been to a gala event, and tonight was your first time. Your boyfriend Terry had told you that money was no object and to spend whatever you wanted on a dress and accessories tonight. You already had some lovely jewellery and perfume so you just got the dress, which was definitely out of your normal price range. Terry said you should spend at least a few grand on a dress, which you told him that wasn't necessary. But $10.000 to Terry was like $10, he had more money than he could count. So shopping around this afternoon to find something, you didn't want to go over board, but that's when you saw it. The most gorgeous dress you'd ever seen, and it was a special night after all. You gasped when you saw the price, but then Terry did spend $15.000 on a bedroom mirror this morning, at least with a dress you can wear it again and again. So despite it being $6.000, you got it! You'd showered, done your hair, makeup and jewellery. Now it was just time to put on your dress and heels. It looked way better on you now than it did in the shop, and you were so pleased you bought it.

It sounded like Terry was still fighting downstairs, so you decide to show him your dress. Walking into his training room, he's just knocked two men to the floor, sweating and bouncing around with his boxing gloves on.

"Hey babe....I thought you'd be finished by now..."

"My bad Y/N, I-"

"Baby! Oh my god you look absolutely stunning!"

He says excitedly as he runs over to you

"Wow! I thought you couldn't get more beautiful! I was wrong!"

"Aww, thanks babe. You nearly finished?"

"Yep, all done! I'll grab a shower and meet you in the living room if you like? I won't take too long"

"No worries babe, I'll just watch a little TV while your getting ready"

"I'll be back soon"

He says as he turns to run up the stairs, but he stops suddenly, turns backs and runs to you, grabbing your hips and locking his lips onto yours. Kissing you deeply.

"Wow babe....and the reason behind that was?"

"Because you look absolutely gorgeous, and I needed to kiss you. I won't lie, if I'd have been getting dressed with you at the same time, we'd probably be late for the gala evening. Because I'd just watch you slip into this dress...then I'd sloooowly pull it off yo-"

"Terry! While I love your idea, your running out of time"

"Oh sh#t! Yes! I'll be right back!"

And this time, he did run up the stairs and got ready, it just made you giggle that even after all the time you've spent together, he simply couldn't keep his hands off you. A short while later, he came back down, wearing this gorgeous suit he had made for himself. He looked so handsome, his ponytail tied up and he was wearing his cologne that drove you wild.

"Ok, now it's my turn to be drawn to you Terry"

"You like what you see? I got this made so you would find me irresistible"

"I find you irresistible in anything Terry...and in nothing at all...."

"Oh? Naughty girl...Come on, let's go. The limousine has arrived"

"Limousine huh?"

"Of course! We're going to this gala, in style!"

It was a fantastic limousine, a very polite driver, champagne on ice, chocolate covered cherries and he drive through the part of LA where all the lights were beautiful and shining. A short while later, you arrive at the gala, Terry of course offers you his hand as he helps you out of the limousine cameras flashing you and him as well as others all over the place. You heard a few of the photographers talking in the background too.

"Mr Silver's girlfriend has definitely won best dress for tonight"

"I agree Tony, they look like the power couple of the event tonight"

Power couple? Wow! People loved your outfits and you both as a couple, you weren't expecting that. Walking up the carpet together and into the gala event itself, it was beautiful! Tables with everyones names on, large bouquets of dark pink flowers to give a splash of colour and scent to the room, and chandeliers that looked like they were dangling real diamonds from the ceiling.

"Terry! This place is incredible!"

"I knew you'd like it babygirl. Come on, let's find our table"

You didn't know about the tables assigned to people, to be honest, you didn't know about the photographers outside either. No wonder Terry suggested a brand new dress for you, he wanted you to outshine everyone, and it would appear it worked. He held your hand as he guided you to a luxurious table, to where you see just one person sat down, and you were pleasantly surprised to see who it was.

"John? Oh my god! I didn't know you were hear!"

You ask happily as he stood up to give you a hug.

"It's good to see you too Y/N, Terry sent me an invite and I couldn't say no"

"It's been so long since I last saw you. Where have you been?"

"I was taking some time away from the dojo for a holiday"

"Ah, is that why you have this tanned glow about you?"

"It certainly is, Majorca this time of year is perfect for having time away"

After having a chat together, all 3 of you sat down to the table and had some drinks and were served some fantastic food too. These evenings weren't something you were used too, but you loved every moment of it. There were a few times some people would walk past the table, mostly men. And they would look at you, not Terry or John, just you. Some smiled while others just stared, and it was starting to affect Terry.

"Babe, just ignore them"

"It's not that easy when they look at you like that Y/N. I mean it's obvious why they're looking, your f#cking beautiful! But I don't like them staring at you like that"

"But I'm all yours Terry, noone elses but yours"

"Thanks baby...you know....John's gone to chat up that girl at the bar"

"Oh yeh, she seems nice. I think he needs to find a nice girl"

"But I was thinking I take MY girl out for a dance up on the dance floor. Shall we?"

"Oh babe, I don't mind if I do"

He holds his hand out to you and takes you to the dance floor. Holding you close to his body, with one hand pressed against your lower back, and the other holding your hand, he glides with you on the dancefloor, not taking any notice of anyone else. His eyes are fixed on you, and your his, it was like the rest of the world has melted away, and the only things there are, are you and Terry, and the music.

"Thank you for taking me hear tonight babe, it's been amazing"

"No need to thank me babygirl, I'll always do anything for you"

He gives you the warmest smile right before leaning down and pressing his lips gently to yours. He kisses you like the very first time, holding you close and savouring the feel and taste of his lips and tounge, for that moment, the test of the world fell away.

"Mmmm...."

"I love the way you moan like that when I kiss you Y/N"

"I simply can't help it...ouch! Babe that was quite hard"

"What? What was?"

"That pinch, you just pinched my butt"

"No I didn't?!"

Who the hell did then?! Spinning around, you and Terry see this creepy guy staring at your body, licking his lips and rubbing his hands down the sides of his trousers. What a f#cking creep!

"Hey! Did you just touch my girl!?"

Terry asks angrily, putting himself infront of you

"Hey man don't get all grumpy, she's hot!"

"She's my girlfriend and you have no right to touch her, let alone pinch her! Are you out of your f#cking mind!"

"Maybe you can share her for a while eh? She's hella sexy and I wanna see what her mouth can do"

"You take one step closer to her I swear I'll knock your lights out you old pervert!"

"Ah come on man just move aside and I can have some fun, I know she wants it"

You speak up, shouting to him.

"No! Your a creep and I will never touch you! Stay away from me! I said no!"

"You heard her...now back up before I knock you out!"

"Ah she don't mean that, I know she wants it"

"She just said NO! No is a full sentence #sshole!"

"Nah, that's just what girls say to play hard to get, I never listen to that word. Maybe if she wasn't dressed like that-"

Terry wouldn't even let him finish his sentence, he punched him right in the face and he fell to the ground like a sack of potatoes.

"(Gasp) Terry! You just-you just knocked him out!"

"Hell yeh I did! Noone does that or says those things to you! He can go to hell for all I care"

This whole thing obviously sparked some commotion, and two security guards run over to see what was going on.

"What happened hear? Why is this man on the floor?"

"He was putting his hands on my girlfriend, and despite her telling him no, he wouldn't listen. He tried to touch her again, and I hit him straight in the face. I'm not even sorry, he's a creep! I trust you both can remove this d#ck from the gala?"

"Of course Mr Silver, come on Harry, grab this guys arm"

The 2 security guards drag this unconscious man out, and you felt a wave of relief wash over you.

"Thank you Terry, that guy really creeped me out. I can't believe he pinched me"

"I can't believe he did that either! You've said yourself, only I get to touch you. If I had the chance I'd do a hell of a lot more to that mother f#cker!"

"Terry it's alright, he's gone now. Just try to forget about him ok?"

"That's easier said than done Y/N, I just don't know what would get my mind of that #sshole touching you!"

"Well...maybe I can change that...."

"Oh really?..."

"Yeh....why don't we go somewhere private and you can...reclaimed what's yours...so to speak..."

"Now that, sounds like a very...very good idea...let me guess, seeing me knock that's guys lights out got you in the mood eh?"

"You mean seeing my gorgeous, 6ft 5, sexy and strong muscular boyfriend protect me and fight for me? What girl wouldn't get turned on by that?"

Terry simply bit his lip and looked at you with a desperate desire in his eyes, he loves when you suggest having s#xy moments in public, it just makes it that much more dangerous. You both sneek out of the main hall hand in hand, doing very well at not being seen. Slipping down a corridor together, the bathrooms are very close, but that a little too risky. Luckily, right at the far end of this hall, there was a bathroom that was still being made and wasn't open to the public yet. Places like this wouldn't allow anyone to use it until everything was perfect, so it may be bad in there, it may be fine, but what was important was noone would enter, and you and Terry would really be on your own. Terry pulls the [Do not enter] tape away so he can open the door, and it goes back in place once you both slip inside. And thankfully, the place was actually really nice, better than most public bathrooms you'd seen. But of course, because this was a gala evening, this wouldn't be good enough. The bathrooms that were available had someone who would hold a towel and offer you a mint once you've finished, it was a little over the top. But this, right now, was just right for a little fooling around.

You hear Terry lock the main door behind you, and the second you turn, his lips are on yours, hungry and desperate. He couldn't keep his hands off you, running up and down your body, brushing through your hair, moving down and cupping your butt in his hands.

"Oh Terry...I need you right now (passionate kiss)"

"Then your going to get me..."

His lips are back on yours again, slipping his tounge into your mouth as his hands pull up the bottom of your dress. He grabs your hips and picks you up, putting you on the sink and keeping his hips perfectly inbetween your legs. He already unzips his trousers and your hand moves down to stroke his already rock hard and throbbing c#ck.

"Oh baby I love it when you stroke me like that...just keep going...that's it...uhhhh"

"You like it when I do this babe? You like that I can make you feel this way?"

"Yes Y/N, f#ck yes"

" Do you still feel angry from when that #sshole pinched me? When he touched something that belongs to you?..."

"I feel pure rage....noone touches you...your mine!"

"Then make me yours!"

His large hand suddenly grabbed your wrist, stopping you from stroking him. He pulls you closer, growls at you then spins you around so quickly you actually feel a little dizzy. Now your holding onto the sink with Terry grabbing your hips with one hand, and stroking your neck with the other as you both look at your reflections.

"I wanna see what you look like when I'm inside you babygirl...I wanna see the affect I have on you...what THIS-"

He says right as he plunges his full and thick length inside you, making you gasp as he smirks in satisfaction

"Does to you...I wanna see every...(thrust) moment...of...(thrust) pleasure!"

Holy sh#t this was so hot! There was never a dull moment in yours and Terry's sex life, but this was next level! He looked right at you in the mirror as he f#cked you against the sink. Again and again, f#cking you to the point where you can't hold any noise back. Wincing and moaning, it's so much that you can't keep quiet, no matter how hard you try. You were in public, who knows who might hear you both in hear, that's why you try to hide the intense feeling by keeping your mouth covered with your hand. But Terry pulls that hand away, pins both your wrists to the sink as he leans down deeper into you, pounding you even harder now.

"Ah ah ah, I wanna hear you..."

And that was the moment you snapped, your walls clench around him as you finally hit your high, shaking between him and the sink. Your eyes squeeze shut as you scream and gasp in his grip, feeling so tender and overwhelmed inbetween your legs that if Terry wasn't pressing against you, you'd be on the floor right now. He reached his high at the same time as you, and the grunting in your ear made it all the more exciting, and it was a bonus that he bit your neck too, god damn! Now both taking deep breaths to calm yourselves, you catch sight of eachother in the mirror, and laugh a little. This was definitely a new experience you both loved, and you would 100% do it again. He's gentle as he slides out, and turns you around to sit you back on the sink again, looking deep into your eyes.

"Noone touches my girl....only me..."

In a blink of an eye, he kisses you deeply, marking his territory as it were. He was a damn sexy alpha male, and noone f#cks with his mate.

"Let's get cleaned up baby, then we can enjoy the rest of the gala"

"I think I need a drink..."

"(Chuckles) Anything you want princess..."

About 10 minutes later, you and Terry slip out of the bathroom like nothing happened. Your still a little rosy cheeked, and Terry adjusts his tie and zips up his trousers. Hand in hand you walk back to the gala hall, with noone else there knowing what happened between you mere moments ago. Right before you entered the gala hall, the two security guards and a woman wearing a grey suit approach you both.

"Excuse me? Mr Silver and Miss L/N is it?"

"Yes, who are you?"

"My name is Fatima, I'm head of security hear this evening. I understand from my colleagues hear that a man had laid his hands on you tonight Miss L/N?"

"Yes, he did. But these men beside you removed him"

"Yes, I heard. I would like to apologise for your evening being ruined, and I would like to inform you that the man who was involved in this incident has been arrested this evening"

"Arrested? But Y/N hadn't reported it yet"

"It would appear Miss L/N is not the only one who had been unfortunate this evening. Another 5 women have reported him for harassment and physical assult, one woman reporting that he had attempted to take her home and spike her drink"

"Oh my god that's awful! Are they alright? I feel like I kinda got off lightly. I definitely wouldn't have got that creep away if it wasn't for Terry"

"Ah yes, this man who was arrested claimed he had been assaulted by a man in a black and white suit. However, he was less eager to explain WHY he sustained a broken nose and a black eye"

"He laid his hands on my girlfriend, and when she said no, he didn't listen and frankly didn't care. So yes, I hit him, and I'd do it again if I could"

"I understand Mr Silver. So the man in question will be facing charges in court, I just thought I should inform you about this new information. I do hope you both enjoy the rest of your evening"

And with that, she walks away with her two colleagues, and now it was just you and Terry.

"Jesus, that guy tried that on 5 other women? What the hells wrong with him? Now I'm even more happy you hit him Terry. Hell! I'd kick him while he was down if I'd have known he'd done that to other women hear. The b#stard!"

"Don't worry baby, he's been arrested now and you don't have to think about him anymore. Now, why don't we go and find John and have a drink? You said yourself you need one"

"Good idea Terry. But a water first, I'm just a little dehydrated"

"Hmm, I wonder what could have possible made you feel that?...."

"It truly is a complete mystery...(giggle)"

[teecupangel]

Desmond owning a bakery on the Davenport Homestead!! Why not complete the trilogy?

Making various kinds of bread for the Mile's End to be served as sides for meals, using leftover goods make other kinds of meals and to feed Prudence's & Warren's animals, and the people of the homestead often visiting the bakery when taking breaks from their jobs.

I imagine Connor meeting Desmond for the first time on the Frontier when the latter was looking for better herbs to use in the bread he makes. Connor felt something familiar in him, prob thought "y not", and offered Desmond a chance to have a bakery at the homestead.

Even if Connor mayhaps isn't a big fan of sweets, someone else on the homestead certainly is (Godfrey's & Terry's kids have sweet teeth(?) for sure).

Here’s the 3rd Crusade Baker version with Desmond using the power of looking a lot like Altaïr but with big bright smiles to unnerve and confuse the Al-Sayf brothers and the power of sweets to stop Altaïr from asking questions.

Here’s the Renaissance Italy Baker version where Ezio and Leonardo mistake Desmond as Giovanni’s illegitimate child and Desmond mistakes Leonardo’s ‘hints’ as Leonardo starting to figure out that he’s a time traveler with bonus oblivious Maria who just think Ezio and Leonardo really likes the bread and keeps asking Ezio to buy more.

Let’s combine both of your asks!

.

Desmond actually learns to bake in England. There’s a sweet old couple who needed help with their bakery and Desmond sorta got adopted by them. That’s where he learned the basics of how to bake.

He stayed with the sweet couple until they die peacefully of old age.

They lived a long life and Desmond doesn’t regret staying with them for this long.

Then their son who never even bothered to visit them took over the bakery and kicked Desmond out because he felt threatened by Desmond.

Desmond had half the mind to stab the asshole but he refrained from doing acts of violence because (1) he made a promise to himself that this life, he was going to try and be a pacifist (emphasis on try) and (2) he knows the sweet couple would be sad if Desmond stabs the asshole… in the leg… maybe twist it a bit… no, Desmond. Bad, Desmond.

So… knowing he was going to do something he had promised not to do if he stayed in England, he made his way for the first ship leaving the port, requesting to be taken in as kitchen help or something (even gave the captain his last batch of bread to sweeten the pot).

…

Okay.

So…

Here’s the thing.

Desmond had been deliberately ignoring whatever news he hears and the year. Because he knew if he knew the year, he’d be tempted to do something because he was around the time that Ratonhnhaké:ton would be born so…

He’s trying to be selfish here, okay?

He knows it’s not really the best way to go about it and he knows that he can, in theory, change history and all that grand stuff.

But Desmond doesn’t want to do that. He already saved the world. This is his retirement.

Why is this important?

Because Desmond would like to stress that it was a bloody coincidence that he boarded the same ship Haytham boarded to go to the colonies.

And now Haytham was observing him because he knows that Desmond was not part of the original crew which means he was suspicious.

So Desmond stays away from Haytham and keep his head down and… hope for the best, essentially.

…

Desmond would like to stress that he did not give Haytham food poisoning!

He was in charge of cutting ingredients, for god’s sake! He was nowhere near the pot OR Haytham’s fucking plate.

Also… is Haytham sure it’s not just seasickness?

… probably not but Desmond is innocent!

Oh, what he would do to wring the neck of the actual Assassin who failed in assassinating Haytham. If he was going to poison the man, at least double the dosage anyway to be sure!

Again.

Desmond is a pacifist… but dear god that kitchen knife was certainly looking quite sexy at the moment.

.

Ah.

Land.

And most important.

Goodbye, Haytham!

Desmond should skedaddle and…

What’s that?

Oh.

Someone needs help? Well… Desmond wasn’t heartless. He’d help.

Oh, wait.

Oh, fuck.

It was Benjamin Franklin.

Why yes, Desmond was looking for work.

What’s that?

Oh, he can cook but he makes a mean bread.

…

Oh.

Uuuhh… it seemed Desmond just got hired by Benjamin Franklin to be part of his kitchen staff???

.

Desmond has no idea who the two Assassins were.

He has no idea why the two of them decided to visit Franklin this early in the morning.

What he does know is that Franklin turns into a whiny baby if he smells Desmond’s bread and can’t eat it so he’s serving them all fresh bread and tea just so Franklin doesn’t complain to him later on.

… was that the light of a POE?

Nope.

Desmond must be seeing things.

.

Jesus Christ.

He doesn’t know why Franklin had been kidnapped and why he has to be kidnapped as well. He can, of course, just beat the crap out of all of them but…

Well…

That would destroy his ‘pacifist life’, right?

He did tell Franklin that he quit as soon as they got kidnapped though because this man was a magnet for trouble and the pay wasn’t worth all these.

Relax.

Desmond knew Franklin would live a long life.

He just doesn’t want to be part of it.

Oh, look, it was the Assassin from before.

Huh.

He looked different.

Doesn’t matter to Desmond.

Goodbye, Franklin. Thank you for the letter of recommendation!

.

Good news! He got his own bakery!

The rent was cheap and the neighborhood was alright.

Things were looking good.

.

Bad news! The landlord apparently died and the new landlord is a dick.

The rent has gone up.

Desmond’s bakery was still doing good so he can take the hit.

He’d just have to postpone any experiments he has planned to make pastries and bread he remembered from his time but don’t exactly remember the ingredients for now.

.

Well, fuck.

His bakery has apparently gotten the attention of Washington.

Why?

He has no idea.

But if he was going to make a guess. Some of Franklin’s servants would regularly buy bread from him so that old man must have been talking to some people.

But seriously.

Why the hell was Washington even buying bread himself?

Doesn’t he have servants to do that for him?

It… does not bode well for the future of Desmond’s bakery.

.

As he had expected…

So asshole landlord was loyal to the British Crown and, since it appeared that George Washington was now a fucking regular (what is this life, seriously???), that must mean Desmond was one of them.

Oh, for fuck’s sake!

And now he’s getting evicted without even getting his goddamn stuff?

Oh, to hell with that.

“What are you doing?”

Desmond turned to stare at Ratonhnhaké:ton who was suddenly standing just behind him, watching him dangle with one leg on the other side of the window of his no-longer-his bakery.

“Uuuhh… I’m not robbing the place?”

Ratonhnhaké:ton just stared at him.

“My asshole landlord kicked me out without letting me pack my things and chained the doors so I can’t get in.”

“I see… Would you like me to retrieve the key then?”

Tempting.

Desmond was pretty sure if he just adds a bit of waterworks, he can ask Ratonhnhaké:ton to beat the crap out of that asshole for him.

Again, Desmond was trying to be a pacifist this time around.

So violence doesn’t count if he’s not the one throwing hands.

“Nah. He’d just come back and get some goons to kick me out again…”

Desmond paused for a moment before he asked…

“If you have the time… mind helping me pack my entire life into small sad boxes?”

“I will find a big box we can use.”

“Thank you-” Desmond stopped himself before he could say Ratonhnhaké:ton’s name. He smiled as he asked, “What’s your name? If you’re helping me do some B&E, we should atleast know each other’s name. My name’s Desmond.”

“Connor.” Ratonhnhaké:ton replied.

“Okay, Connor.” Desmond said, although it felt a bit awkward not calling him by his real name, “Thanks.”

.

Desmond’s entire life fitted a small wagon that can easily be carried by a donkey.

Was that sad?

Or was this a sign that he was a minimalist?

To be fair, most of his belongings were stuff he used for baking.

Desmond sighed, “Guess I have to look for a new place to set up shop now.”

Maybe he’d cash in on Washington’s weird favoritism and rent a place with a landlord who hates the monarchy.

“I might know a place.” Ratonhnhaké:ton said as he stared at Desmond, “If you have no other place to go… perhaps…”

Was he…

Oh, he was asking Desmond to go to the homestead.

Well…

To be fair…

The homestead would definitely be peaceful.

Profit would probably not be as good as how it was here in the city though.

Then again…

It was never about the profit anyway.

Desmond turned to grin at Ratonhnhaké:ton as he said, “I’d love to.”

.

Peace.

This was what Desmond wanted.

Waking up early, making freshly baked bread for the people of the homestead.

Spending a few minutes with each one just to talk about how yesterday went.

Checking the surrounding areas for things he could use as ingredients for his experiments.

Making sure his garden was thriving and waiting for the fruits and vegetables that he’d use on his experiments.

Giving sweetbreads and puddings to his little visitors who always bring him berries and other ingredients they find or their parents give them in exchange for the snack.

Ah.

This was the life.

(I tried to make this sound like Desmond’s ranting without turning it to 1st POV. I hope it was okay XD)

[ccborrega]

A HANDY GUIDE TO KNOWING WHICH FRANKELDA ENGLISH DUB YOU ARE WATCHING BY SOMEONE WHO'S GONE THROUGH BOTH:

It's been brought to my attention that some, ahem, unofficial streaming sites have the old english dub done in what was likely a severe time crunch by a studio that... wasn't really prepared for the task back in 2021, rather than the new and improved one released at the beginning of this month, which results in people meeting excitement over the english version with puzzlement and even indignation having experienced the former rather than the latter.

Here's a few pointers to help you spot which one you're watching:

Titles. @figmentedjedi brought it up in a post already but the 2023 dub has Frankelda herself read it where the old one has Herneval do it.

2023 dub has inserts for anything shown in screen that is written in spanish and otherwise incomprehensible without translation, included the titles of the stories Frankelda reads.

New dub consistently and constantly misses loops and just leaves characters flapping without anything coming out. The best example to this is Nemo's counter during the Gnome's song, where he's very clearly singing but nothing can be heard.

This is where the whole 'Old dub didn't really have any involvement or even revision of the Ambriz Brothers' comes in stronger but you know how the show's title is 'Frankelda's Book of Spooks'? Well, there they call the creatures in her stories 'Scares' for reasons I still can't discern, my best guess is they didn't really have any quality control on board with the project. Long story short, if they say 'Scares', it's the old dub.

If El Coco calls himself 'Boogaboo' and is autotuned AF in his song, you're watching the old dub. New dub has him introducing himself with both El Coco and The Boogeyman and has the same voice actor that voiced him in spanish doing the song. Trust me, it's night and day.

I feel kinda bad about pointing this out because I still insist the actors in the old dub seem to me to have been doing the best they could with what they'd been handed and this seems to have been completely on the production... but the english in the old one is rather clumsy. To be clear, in order to translate from spanish to english, you are often better off pretty much rewriting the sentence AFTER having understood it in it's entirety because the grammar and even the sentence structure can be vastly different between one another, so translating literally and word by word often results in complete nonsense or at least very, very awkward wording both from english to spanish and viceversa. This wasn't done here and it results in a lot of times where understanding what was said takes you a bit because the structure of the sentence was all wonky.

That aside, grammar as a whole wasn't as thoroughly consulted as it could have been. So there's quite a bit of fumbles. The ones I remember the most is the Mermaid saying 'All these innocent childs' and Nemo saying 'Chores' instead of 'Homework' (Tarea can both mean homework and stuff you do around the house so that was probably where they got confused) The new dub is a lot more competent in this aspect.

This one's more of a nitpick I guess but in the old dub they have no idea whatsoever of how to pronounce some of the kids' names. Tere becomes Terry, Uli becomes Julie.

They also call Pan de Muerto 'Bread of the Dead', which... it's not that it's bad but who even calls it that? We don't call Croissants 'Crescent moons' so I see no reason to, and if you have no idea what Pan de Muerto is, that name makes it sound unpleasantly like something made FROM dead people. 'Day of the dead bread', which is used in the new dub is not only clearer to what it IS, something that is consumed in the Day of the Dead, but they use it alongside the original name because that IS its name. I never understand when dubs want to completely erase the cultural identity of what they are representing, and they did a wonderful job going around that in the 2023 dub where the old one even calls them 'Breadrolls' at one point.

This is where I insist the actors at least had some idea of what they were doing for the most part but the old dub adds some reactions that were never there for the original latam track and weren't put in the new one either.

Both Totolina and Francisca's grandma in the old dub sound like they're trying for a really posh british accent (Which is hilarious in context, as it was Francisca's DAD who came from... I wanna say Cornwall as it seems more likely given the time period and provided lore, but her mother's side of the family are locals to Hidalgo.) where the new dub has a very neutral english. She is also voiced by Debra Wilson, and particularly 'You can transform', the witches' song, takes full advantage of her range and energy.

This one's even a little bit obvious but the new dub was released with a visual remaster, making it so the old dub is only available with the old visuals. The newer one is, then, only available with the remaster. Here's a couple of pics for comparison of one of the moments where it's the most evident.

Pre-Remaster:

Post-Remaster.

Finally (And this should make it a lot easier.) the songs are wildly different between one version and another, and you can reference what the new dub versions are easily because they've been posted both on Spotify and Youtube under the Water Tower Music account and the Frankelda's Book of Spooks topic. If the songs don't have those lyrics, then you're watching the old dub, simple as that.

Hope this helps and happy watching! Do watch the original with subs if it's at all possible because, I insist, it's amazing.

[sorinethemastermind]

Fluffcember 2024: Snowed In | Rayllum & Sorvus & Clauderry Callum is determined to ask Rayla to be his girlfriend this Winter Break. But if he can't even start a fire, how is he supposed to create the perfect moment? Soren has decided to stay on campus this Christmas, but with Rayla and Callum as his only company, he's starting to feel like a third wheel. Except maybe it's not just the three of them left on campus after all. Meanwhile Claudia is trying to have a nice Christmas with her family, but maybe her family isn't at home...

 Usually Terry would have loved to be snowed in with his girlfriend. He still loved to be snowed in with his girlfriend. His girlfriend’s family… not quite so much. 

 But what was a bad situation but a chance to make things better? Nowhere to go but up! That’s what he told himself, anyway, when Claudia suggested they all gather in the living room after dinner for a board game night.

 Viren had said he was busy and Lissa had muttered that he was always conveniently busy when it was time to spend time with his family, after which Viren had cheerily decided that he did, in fact, have time to play boardgames with them. In fact, he was going to take the rest of the day off from work to do just that.

 Claudia had beamed at them both and jumped up, clapping her hands together as she rushed around to gather various games from across the house and compile them in the living room.

 Now it was time. Dinner had been eaten (silently, except for Claudia) and the two girls were gathering some snacks from the kitchen before they began. Terry glanced out of the corner of his eye at Viren. He was scowling at his phone, swiping through messages as though each had personally wronged him. Terry did not want to be whoever he was texting. 

 He considered waiting for the man’s mood to brighten, but it rarely did. Here goes nothing, Terry thought. Or everything.

 “Ahem. Uh, Sir, uhm, Claudia’s dad?”

 Viren took a moment to finish what he’d been typing, exit out of the text thread, and turn off his phone before turning to face him. “Yes?”

 Terry shot a quick glance towards the kitchen, making sure that the others were still distracted. “I wanted to talk to you about Claudia.”

 “Oh? And what about her?”

 Terry swallowed, and then it all came out in a single breath. “Spending the holidays with the both of you really matters a lot to her. It’s all she’s been talking about for months and months! And I won’t pretend to understand what happened between you and your ex-wife, and Claudia is strong and resilient, but I think that it would mean a lot to her if she could feel like you’re all a happy family, for just a little bit. Especially with her brother not being here.”

 Viren stared at him for a moment, forehead creasing into a scowl. “You’re right. You do not understand what happened between Lissa and I.” Then he sighed, the scowl fading. “But I will think about what you said.”

 “Thank you, Sir.”

 “I’m not some noble lord, Terry. Call me Viren.”

 “Yes, sorry. Viren.” Terry corrected himself, giving the man a smile.

 Viren glanced at him for a moment, then directed his gaze to the kitchen, where Terry could see Claudia spinning about as she pulled things down from the shelves before passing them to her mother.

 “You care about my daughter very much, don’t you?” Viren said, more a statement than a question. Terry answered it anyway.

 “How could I not? Just look at her.” he sighed, smile widening. “She’s perfect.”

 “I agree.”

 Terry glanced over at him, a little surprised. He thought it might have been the first nice thing he’d said since they’d arrived at the cabin.

 Viren let out a small chuckle upon spotting his expression. “Claudia is my daughter, I realized she was wonderful long before you did, Terry.” He let out a long sigh then, expression darkening. “I have always been willing to do anything for my family. I try to push them to be the best versions of themselves they can be. The strongest and greatest. But sometimes I can’t help but wonder if, perhaps, I’ve also pushed them away.”

 “You’re talking about Soren.”

 “Yes.”

 Terry wasn’t sure what to say to that, and they both fell silent for a moment. Finally, he asked; “What did you think was the strongest and greatest version of him?”

 “I’m not sure I know anymore.” Viren admitted. “I think maybe… it was too different from who he was. Who he is.” He sighed. “He reminds me a lot of his mother.”

 “And that is… hard for you?”

 “Sometimes.”

 “Have you ever told him that?”

 Viren scoffed. “Of course not.”

 “Maybe you should.”

 Whatever moment they’d been having ended abruptly as Viren got up, tone sharpening again. “You know less about these things than you act like you do.”

 “I’m sorry.” Terry said hurriedly, not entirely sure what had changed. “I didn’t mean to overstep.”

 Slowly, Viren sank back down onto the couch. “I suppose you are a part of this family as well, now. Aren’t you, Terrestrius?”

 Terry gave him a nervous smile. “I think that’s up to you.”

 “It’s up to her.” Viren jerked his head in the direction of the kitchen. “And she likes you. So I will trust my daughter’s judgement. If you make her happy, then I suppose you are here to stay.”

 Terry’s smile widened. “Well, thank you.”

 “Do not thank me. I had no choice in the matter.”

 “You had a little bit of a choice.” Terry offered.

 “Then don’t make me change my mind.” Viren said, picking up his phone again and returning to tapping at it.

 “Yes, Sir. I mean, uh, Viren.”

 The man rolled his eyes, smiling almost imperceptibly, but Terry caught it.

[katiaodinsen]

So all over the internet I am seeing #BackToHogwarts I'm not dealing with this, this year. Yes, Harry Potter is bad. Truly no offense. But it is. It should be in every library so no one buys it. The narrative is also not ethical. Hermione is deemed foolish for wanting free the house elves and there absolutely are malicious & intentionally transphobic tropes in the text, Rita Skeeter being the big one. Also no you are not bad for your hyperfixation on it. Not what I have ever been saying. Your nostalgia is fine. I like watching it with my siblings. But if I see people wearing it I'm going to be triggered by that. *Most* trans women are. *Most* *trans people* are. *ALSO* witchcraft is a real & valid (when done correctly) non coercive spiritual practice, trashing it is cringe and yikes & ussualy misogynistic too (even when women do it) and reading about Witches is both fun & healthy (in my view) for kids to think about. .Was gonna do a podcast about it. I might at some point. But too much happened. Just *please don't give her money.* That harms my community.

Content Warning if you check it out, it also has transphobia in it, but the *first ever* magic school novel was the ancient Roman "The Golden Ass: Being the Metamorphoses of Lucius Apuleius"Lucius being the self insert charechter and was an homage of his experiences studying at actual mystery schools in real life

Magic schools were a genre trope in 80's fantasy & I know how amazingly fun they are for everyone. Also her unrecognized source material is:

The Worst Witch By Jill Murphy who wroglte it as an escape to make her boarding shcool experience more tolerable (That is where the whole aesthetic comes from)

Earth Sea (By Ursula K. Le Guinn, but Rowlig used highly maliciously as she found it not Christian enough in a deeply racist way)

The Crestomanci Chronicles by Dianna Wynm Jones

The Disc World Series by Terry Pratchet

And uhhh....Lolita (because she views it as a love story btw. And it's influence will disturb you. Gross.)

In the modern era this amplified the popularity of "Little Witch Acedemia" since it was more progresssive Dana Terrace seeing this created Owl House as a love letter to that and an alternative to Harry Potter for queer & autistic people who have been writing fanfics to have something to pivot & for new generations to have a safe space to enter that genre.

[bittrlys]

TDP s4, huh?

THE GOOD

Claudia was on FIRE

Claudia getting actually cool wings unlike Callum's dorky arm wings >>>>>>>>>>>

Terry and Viren's various bonding moments

Terry following a dark path out of love of Claudia as Claudia followed a dark path out of love for Viren ... ZESTY

Terry being down to clown with dark magic

Claudia saying she'll take care of Viren

Viren's "GET A GRIP" lmao

PTSD Viren, his melancholy and uncertainty, etc.

Aaravos blowing a kiss and destroying the mirror, iconic behaviour I will say

Claudia getting to acknowledge the existence of generational trauma even if she's wrong and bad and has no evidence or whatever else the show probably wants us to think

Rex Igneous dragging Thunder even if he's wrong and bad and has no evidence or whatever else the show probably wants us to think

Rayla's new hair

THE BAD

World's most unnecessary time skip

Would it have killed them to write Callum with more maturity and confidence?

Everyone enjoy this charming child ruler who makes guards exert the extra energy to open doors for his frog dog and seems to have done away with almost all of the kingdom's old advisors so he can appoint close personal friends instead

"YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? SAY IT DIRECTLY TO THE DRAGON THAT CAN BITE YOUR FACE OFF" wow lol

"IDK I have no evidence elves and dragons were shitty to humans" girl what? Even if it wasn't written down (OK) that would mean an oral tradition which I guess we can't have any respect for 😊

"You threatening those gold coins (which I don't even know are real and not a bluff) to get the person threatening to slit my throat to let me go (they refused to bargain with you) was so CRUEL, Claudia." <- normal things for your bf who has been on board with all your other unspeakable crimes to say

If Zubeia is going to be useless (couldn't she have been digging out that door?) and then just show up at the end for deus ex machina reasons, can they just uh. Kill her off? I promise the narrative would improve

Zubeia standing amongst those humans like 🧍 while Ezran talks vaguely of 'hurt feelings' praying nobody says the word 'reparations'

Dragons and drakes are different things. OK. Drakes are more animalistic so it's okay for this insular society to mistreat them despite being ruled by dragons. OK. Why not show the hypocrisy of this by having Zym (whom they acknowledge as a dragon) treated differently? Or would a reminder of Zym's privilege be too much for this show?

(Humans get the boot for killing animals but elves get a pass for treating drakes like that. OK.)

"THE STAFF IS MISSING THE FALLEN STAR IS COMING BACK" what? the staff has been missing for centuries ... humans have had it ... maybe they just want it back ...?

Ezran like let's host this feelings party in a cemetery/sacred place full of tributes to people this dragon's mate killed ... I would have done more than slash a painting let me tell you that!!!

Not nearly enough Aaravos. A more physical avatar of him being in that cocoon would have made way more sense.

THE UGLY

That architect subplot requires it's own sub-points because ???

Has nobody started a cooking fire or lit a candle in this city in the past TWO YEARS? This is the FIRST TIME this has come up?

The man physically assaulted her over this and there's just never any kind of justice for that huh? Almost like humans are second class citizens? Huh ...

Obviously she was disrespectful but it's such a stupid argument because I think most people in this situation would say "Can you do this elsewhere" but they didn't want to spoil their little 'build a temple outside of this place' twist I guess.

(Their culture is this religious and didn't have some kind of temple or area of religious observance built already? OK.)

Every 'good' human in this series has to be so goddamn SUBSERVIENT to the will and whims of the Xadians

Like when they want to set up a comedy gag of Amaya being terrified of being assassinated by her gf's people because of the horrible history between their nations (lol) Amaya is allowed to express believable self-preservation but when it comes time to defend one of her own people she's just like. EH. She did wrong, but be nice to her about it! Pwetty pwease! Sorry us humans are such dummies!!! 🥺🥺🥺

I know she's not a lawyer but how about "Misunderstandings and hurt feelings can grow unexpectedly when two cultures live together, but this woman did not act out of malice, but out of a desire to protect this settlement. Her words and actions were thoughtless, but if thoughtlessness is to be punished, is having THIRD DEGREE BURNS ON HER HANDS not itself a punishment already?" or you know anything but what we got

But don't worry it's okay because her wifey is so benevolent, aren't we lucky to have such BENEVOLENT people in power who are allowed to call for your death for *checks notes* putting out a fire? They won't, and that's what makes them so GREAT, but they could, of course. Of course they could. Don't forget that. Don't forget that they could. I'll make you think I'm about to cut off your fucking hands so you don't forget it!

Anyways, the rest of the worst hits:

Aaravos is literally just Satan. OK.

Just heavy-handed Christian ideology in a series that wants to purport a kind of cross-cultural paganistic worldview

Honestly I don't think 'worldwide mastermind' is a plot concept without merit but it's so boring in this series because they simply do not seem interested in giving him real depth while placing him on the side of the oppressed-but-not-really humans, reinforcing how much the humans are in the wrong, so absolutely nobody benefits from this writing decision

This season took so long to come out because they were reading the arguments from us 5 people who call them out on writing a weirdly pro-imperialism series and then had to stick in a bunch of strawman scenes to be like "Oh you think this but really it's unfair" and then realized they couldn't think of actual counterarguments and eventually had to admit defeat and just have characters they like go "NUH-UH!!" in response

Fans of the show want to say it's 'nuanced' and 'showing both sides' but that doesn't hold water because A) every person that expresses any kind of doubts or cynicism about the status quo is a villain in this series and B) Unless they plan on Uno reversing their whole lore (wouldn't put it past them) these things DID HAPPEN and if Xadians were meant to be meeting humans halfway, there would seriously be a real discussion about allowing humans a place in Xadia and other shit that simply never comes up

Will Zubeia apologize? No! She just compliments the good humans for dancing to her tune. It's simply so one-sided.

Anyways points for Rayla dumping Callum on his birthday LMAO. It seems a bit thoughtless of her but I can't deny the comedy. 👍

[spinelli-gemelli]

A Degrassi Essay Series About Rick Murray

(Part 6)

What proves that Rick Murray is such a nuanced character is that there is no such thing as an unpopular opinion about him. Because these are valid thoughts:

As are these:

And these:

And this:

And even this:

All of these comments and more can be found under Dontorious' video titled "Everyone Bullying Rick", which can be viewed on YouTube. There are also many comments like these in the Degrassi subreddit, and though you will find that most tend to be in the "No Sympathy" camp, there are a few who will pick up the empathy flag and wave it on Rick's behalf. You get my point: if you find yourself nodding along with all of these comments and understanding each perspective, then it's probably a position you've heard before or agree with. Frankly, none of these comments are jaw-dropping, "I can't believe you just said that!", kinds of opinions, so I better not see any of you writing stuff like the following examples:

"UNPOPULAR OPINION: The bullying with Rick went too far." (Yeah, no duh)

"Am I the only one who doesn't feel sorry for Rick?" (Darling, have you been on any Degrassi discussion board ever?)

"I can't be the only one who thinks it's the principal's fault for letting Rick back into the school." (Not even close)

I promise that someone has voiced your sentiments many times before. Degrassi fans have been discussing this moment for over twenty years. Heck, even my essays have reiterated common talking points on the subject. My goal with this series is for people to consider all sides of the debate and demonstrate the shades of gray it entails. Degrassi fans should understand that just because others react to the Rick arc differently than they do, it doesn't make them bad people (or naive depending on what opinion you have). This is something to take into account in all areas in life. If you share a common goal with someone you know, and you have different ways of reaching that same goal, then you and that person are not enemies.

On that note I will say this: it doesn't matter if you feel sorry for Rick or not. Empathy or lack thereof doesn't stop school shootings. It is perfectly okay to have no empathy for Rick; he has a wrap sheet of sins that he has to answer for, but if you were the kid in the situation, sitting back and letting the bullying occur would still bring about the tragedy. Some argue that Rick was a ticking time bomb and state that nothing that anyone did could have prevented the school shooting. That couldn't be further from the truth. In most tragic cases, there were moments where someone could have stepped in and taken action, but nothing was ever done until it was too late. There were many times in episode 4x07 where if someone had made the right choice (Rick, Spinner, Alex, Jay, Raditch), things would have turned out very different. You may think that Rick deserved the bullying, but it was the bullying taken to the extreme that set him off. Doesn't matter if this has been supposedly debunked in the years after these episodes were made. This is the story of Rick that the writers wanted to tell: it is about perpetuating a cycle of violence. It began with Rick; it was continued by the student body; and it ended with Rick. The show made it clear that, under no circumstances, Rick got an excuse for resorting to a gun. Some people include this in their reasons not to feel sorry for Rick, but they miss the point that this is when everyone loses their sympathy for him. It goes without saying that the moment you start to shoot innocent people, it proves difficult to take your side. Similarly, no one in their right mind would justify any of the abuse that Rick afflicted on Terri. It's after the therapy, seeing a change in Rick's demeanor, and recognizing that the bullying went too far where the window of empathy begins to open for him. It is immediately slammed shut again once we see him reach for the gun.

Imagine those who ever felt sympathy for Rick in the format of a bell curve. When we're first introduced to Rick being abusive, we want him to be stopped. When he returns to Degrassi, we don't care. When it becomes clear that the punishment has dissolved into constant bullying, our sympathy is on the rise, and finally, at the end of his arc, when he brings a gun to school and shoots Jimmy, there is no more sympathy left to give.

As stated before, that is beside the point. This is about doing the right thing regardless of whether or not you think the victim is a saint. After all, this is a show for teens. Innocent or not, it would not be very responsible for the writers to advocate bullying. Remember these episodes aired five years after Columbine, and all we knew about school shootings at the time was that the killers claimed to have been bullied profusely. We also have to remember that Rick is not a full-grown adult here: he's sixteen like the rest of his peers who detest him. There is plenty of opportunity for growth and change in a sixteen year old. One cannot say with absolute certainty that this was an inevitable outcome, especially if you're one of those who argue that Rick shouldn't have been at Degrassi the following year. Here you are making an argument that the shooting wouldn't have happened had Rick chosen another school, and that may have very well been the case. Maybe he would have gotten along with peers at another school, gotten himself in trouble and suffered the consequences of his actions, thus forcing himself to actually change now that his record has been soiled. Even at Degrassi, if Jay and Spinner hadn't have lied to Rick about the prank, there was a possibility Rick would have just gone home and canceled his plans that day. We don't truly know, but boy there were many chances for this to have gotten better. One fact, however, remains indisputable: the blame all falls at Rick's feet. He made a choice, and that choice cost him his life in the end.

[queencaramilflinda]

Can I ask why you're a shriek week hater? Genuinely curious! I never watched it

Ok so I am putting this below a cut in case anyone doesn't want to look at discourse which is completely understandable. Also this got kinda long oops

Shriek week... where do I begin? Since you haven't seen the season, let me step back and explain the premise. Shriek Week was a season set at a university for monsters, DM'd by Gabe Hicks. It used a system made by Gabe called the Mythic System. Each PC (Ally Beardsley, Lily Du, Ify Nwadiwe and Dani Fernandez) plays a student at the school for monsters.

I should also preface by saying I havent seen the season since it came out years ago so this is all based on my best memory and posts about the situation

The plot. It is said in the adventuring party that the original premise for this season was for it to be a straight up and down dating sim style game, but that Gabe decided to go another direction between episodes 1&2, which means that the plot was clearly scraped together extremely last minute and is generally nonsensical. It involves clones and an evil plant and a bunch of other stuff, it's just kind of bad. The fact that the plot was shoe-horned in last minute also really effects the pacing of the season, because it was only 4 episodes long and only ever originally supposed to be a fun and quirky dating sim game.

The rail-roading. This problem is deeply connected to the previous point. I havent seen Gabe in literally anything else so in no way am I making any statement about his abilities as a DM, and I am not the type to throw the phrase rail-roading around willy-nilly. The thing is, that because the clones and evil plant monster plot got thrown in so last minute with so little time to be resolved, it a little bit took away player agency, with players consistently attempting/asking to do things only to be told no, and instead led down a very particular path. Usually I am very forgiving of this sort of behavior as DMing is very hard and it can be easy for players to get distracted from the plot at hand... however the players were brought into this game under the pretense that it would be rom-com in genre, not plot heavy. So it kind of makes sense for them to be confused and not on board with the plot that they didn't know to expect.

Terry Talbo. Ok this maybe a me thing, because I do not particularly like Ify Nwadiwe in general, but the way he plays his character Terry Talbo has always made me uncomfortable. To quote a post I made several months ago " Ify plays his character as being kind of pushy towards women, not taking no as an answer when asking them out, and generally being toxically masculine in a way that was not criticized by the narrative or even really the players at all." A scene that distinctly sticks out in my head as both bad manners and bad gameplay is when Terry attempts to ask out a woman at the gym, and rolls low on his check. As a result, the woman says no. Instead of backing off like a normal person Terry doubles down and insists on rolling at least one or two more times to try again, and eventually the lady relents and agrees to go on a date with him. It all just felt icky, and it was not just a one time occurrence.

The cast. (This may also just be a me thing). Each member of that cast individually are deeply funny and talented individuals. However the majority of them did not know each other and the chemistry of the group was way off and did not pass the vibe check to me. One of my favorite things about actual play shows is the secondhand feeling you get of being in a friend group and playing dnd. Shriek Week did not have this, which reduced my enjoyment.

The University Setting. I am putting this last because it's such a small complaint comparatively speaking, but the seasons that came immediately before Shriek Week were The Seven and Misfits and Magic. It was the third season in a row to take place in a school as one of its primary locations, and I think im not the only one who was feeling burned out of this premise by this point.

This is what I have off the top of my head without fact checking anything, so I apologize if I am missing something major or am incorrect about any of the details! I love d20, and while Shriek Week was not for me, it has in not in anyway impacted my devotion for the show.

[beardedmrbean]

Legislation aimed at better protecting patients from sexually abusive medical professionals such as Dr. Richard Strauss was unanimously passed by the Ohio Senate and is headed to the House.

Senate Bill 109, proposed by State Sen. Bob Hackett, R-London, and approved by Ohio senators April 24, would require doctors on probation for sexual misconduct to notify their patients in writing. It would also allow the State Medical Board of Ohio to act more quickly when a physician is accused of sexual misconduct and would require prosecuting attorneys to notify the board if a doctor is convicted or pleads guilty to a specific felony or misdemeanor in court.

The bill's passage comes six years after it was revealed that the medical board had ignored a previous complaint made against Strauss. Strauss, who died by suicide in 2005, was accused of sexually abusing at least 177 former students and athletes at Ohio State University.

"Ohioans were not happy with what happened with Dr. Strauss and so we gave the medical board more authority on this," Hackett told The Dispatch. "Everybody knows it's a situation where we need to move quicker. Dr. Strauss abused a number of citizens and we definitely don't want that to happen again."

Read More: State medical board failed to protect Ohioans from doctors' sexual misconduct

The legislation was reintroduced in 2023 in the Senate following a Dispatch investigation of the State Medical Board of Ohio and its handling of sexual misconduct allegations against physicians throughout 42 years. From 1980 through 2022, at least 256 Ohio doctors have faced disciplinary action for sexual misconduct. Of those doctors, 199 sexually abused or harassed 449 patients, The Dispatch revealed.

Two doctors were among lawmakers who voted in favor of the bill, including both Sen. Terry Johnson, R-McDermott, and Sen. Stephen Huffman, R-Tipp City.

When reached by phone Tuesday, Huffman told The Dispatch he thought the legislation should have been passed sooner. Most bills spurred by an incident are introduced and passed into law within a year or two rather than the six it took from when the Strauss scandal came to light in 2018, Huffman said.

Still, the senator said he believed the legislation would increase transparency at the medical board and eliminate "some loopholes and gray areas" that existed when a complaint was first filed against Strauss in 1996.

"We want to keep bad physicians, bad providers out of the profession and give the medical board the tools that it needs to do that," Huffman said.

Although the bill was approved unanimously in the senate, it's unclear how it will fare in the house where it was introduced Tuesday. Hackett said he expects it to win approval within a month or two, if not then by the end of the year. Gov. Mike DeWine has already expressed his support for the legislation.

In the Senate, no one testified in opposition of the bill before it passed and just two people spoke in favor of it.

One proponent was medical board executive director Stephanie Loucka, who told The Dispatch via email that the board would "look forward to working with the House of Representatives to help move the bill forward to become law." The other proponent was Leanna Rocheleau, 37, of Johnstown, who told legislators she was sexually assaulted by a massage therapist in August 2021.

Rocheleau told legislators that it took a year-and-a-half for the medical board to begin investigating the massage therapist she accused and another year-and-a-half before an investigation was completed. Rocheleau said she decided to use the pain she suffered as a result of her assault to push for change like Senate Bill 109.

"I transformed from victim to survivor... To find healing through justice reform. To give my traumapurpose. To deeply comprehend the wrong and work towards making it better for my kids," she told the legislature. "That is my mission now. I won't let them forget me."

[the-firebird69]

40K - THE EMPEROR OF MANKIND IS A FALSE GOD | Warhammer 40,000 Lore/Spec...

You can see him on the cover and it's the Yankee faust the reason to use that name is that these Max say the wrong thing about us you're not saying. What the saying is Terry cheesman is like our son and JC is like the emperor of all mankind was just Trump which is his role and they are kind of making fun of our son sort of saying that his game is a bit smaller and the counting on ships and since they have. And saying that we will have none and so forth but only what we took is what the counting on and for some reason they are stuck on the fact they think that we can't make ships. And there are several ships that are nearby the sites where's the palaces are going to go in the future and those are big by the way and that's not really too soon but it will happen and those are different ships and they say they don't care it will say JC and Mary made them and also that JC and Mary took half the cavium on Earth no more and the rest of it's going now into the huge ships which they don't have it means the max do not have those. Warhammer. You is the end of it. You'll see that the emperor of all mankind is destroyed sprains fried and it's from feedback and that Terry cheeseman did it and he's considering himself to be the new emperor. And he goes on to do things that are much more logical it was saying that her son has analogous to him the whole time because JC and Mary sort of had her son come about and allowed it and helped it along and is his brother just as Terry cheesman and Trumper Brothers and Trump checks out but to be the de facto leader but it was a small group dangerous people and the story is that he tries to make the laser on Titan and fails and he does get hit a few times and finally he is killed an attempt to board a ship and has a bad guy and not as Vader but it's what they always do is make it analogy and then threaten our son and he's very tired of his people. And they're constantly threatening by the way and the sun doesn't want to argue this is a waste of time and they just will continue doing it I'm so interesting orders now but for real this is what happens to Trump and Terry she's been follows soon after a whole bunch of people die and Warhammer and Warcraft and starcraft including Stan and he gets hit pretty bad before but the analogy is extremely important and potent

WHAT ARE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY IS WHAT THE MAX HAVE PLANNED FOR HE AND US AND THIS PARTICULAR SERIES SHOWS IT THAT JC IS TOO FAIL AND BE DESTROYED AND THEY IGNORE MARRIED AND HE HANDS OFF THE REALM TO US AND THE CHARACTER DOES BUT IT'S NOT RELEVANT TO OUR SON AND I SAY IT A LITTLE BUT THAT'S WHY THE FLEETS DISAPPEARED THEY SAY

And responses are phenomenal

Thor Freya

Olympus

These Macs sound sick to us and that's what they sound like. Jesse and Mary and they're expected to he's the one who built the ships that are made out of one piece of petrified Stone and it's really from wood but it's petrified wood it's extremely tough stuff and his blocks of his palaces do not contain this material and he is known to be handling ent and the petrified version too but it's not a master of those creatures and find it hard to believe the mass would be so foolish just to say that they will repeated no matter what if they knew of these ships that I'm speaking to

Zues Hera

You don't know about the ships and we don't care and yeah I guess we don't know the capabilities that might matter cuz we don't need weapons we just need propulsion and I've had enough of this s*** we're not having them do all that yeah we are and I'm tired of them laughing at us no it's motivational who says your seperetssts you can leave and nobody would know it's like a tree in the woods. Yeah we don't care about that either I said it's a tree falls in the woods and it's petrified and you can't defeated you might but you don't seem to be have any brains left .. he says all that and it makes a difference but we think it's JC and Mary

Macs

This is evidence and we will keep it and we're going to find out if it's true

Mac daddy

Olympus

[pivotbitches]

Today is Christmas and it was so much harder for me to deal with than it’s been in the past. It seems like every time it gets harder and harder. It was to the point that I really couldn’t even enjoy the day.

I remember looking forward to sitting on the couch with my granddad in the morning and pestering him as we all opened presents and helping with lunch or setting the table, or watching old westerns and hearing about shenanigans with uncle Charles.

I remember looking forward to my other Grandmas house in the afternoon because I knew we’d have some weird new board or card game to play while we drank tea and joked about my grandads hearing. And even if my little cousins were there it was still a really good time and exciting to see how they’ve changed.

I remember loving to go to my other grandmas house and getting to see my favorite uncle and play with my cousin Rainey every year and then when we got older walking around and just talking.

None of it’s the same. It feels like it’s my fault even though I know that it’s not the case. My grandaddy isn’t doing the best and we all know it’ll only get worse. And I swear everytime I try to talk to him and get a glimpse of what once was it’s almost like he ignores me or just brushes it off and I’m trying so hard to make a connection and also not treat him like he’s something super fragile and it’s just not happening. I feel like I’m just there. I’m just existing with everyone but not able to interact and that is just such a hard feeling because I want those connections so bad. And plus fucking Terry is there and it feels like I’m always waiting for him to say some out of pocket shit.

I went to my Grandma Peggy’s house and almost instantly had so much anxiety and was so overwhelmed. The girls are just as disconnected as I am and it makes it so much worse. I can’t hardly talk to my grandad because he’s nearly deaf. My grandma doesn’t do games anymore because other family members were bratty about it in the past few years. And every time she tries to do something fun it turns into a problem for the same family members. My uncles wife has a bad attitude and their kid annoys the hell out of me. I wish he didn’t but I can’t really stand to be around him, especially with presents. And it’s just so many people in a tiny space I hate it.

Then we go to my other grandmas and it’s more of the same, bratty kid and uncles wife. My uncles wife just can’t stand the family and will straight up sit in the bedroom and ignore everyone. I have zero energy and my social meter is out so I’m not much better honestly but I know I can’t just hide. I guess I’m jealous of her in that way. And then everyone else gets there. None of us actually know eachother. And I feel like no one actually wants to be there and socializing but we feel obligated to my grandma and want her to feel special when in reality she’s so stressed about hosting that she can’t enjoy it. I’m so out of it by dinner that I can’t even imagine talking to Rainey at that point and I just want to sleep and go home and I’m miserable and want to murder everyone anytime they speak to me or yell or laugh or say anything at all. But then I’m even more miserable because I can’t engage with anyone as much as I want to deep down.