#but I'm like whooa

[squeezil]

I don't usually write, let alone share fan fics, but I've been on a DEEP Httyd hyperfixation lately and it's been particularly inspiring, and I'm a slut for a good Hiccupxreader so have this lil piece I wrote, I plan on writing more and if people like it who knows maybe it'll be more than just a collection of one shots 🤷🏼‍♀

This Changes Everything...

Hiccup x Fem!Reader

This takes place between Rtte and Httyd2 when Hiccup is working on his map and trying to find the part of himself he thinks is missing, little does he know he’s going to find something else along the way that he really didn’t expect.

Y/N = your name

D/N = your dragon’s name

H/C = your hair color

E/C = your eye color

F/C = your favorite color

Chapter 1

It was late afternoon on a beautiful midsummer day, the sun was shining bright over the calm seas, the steady waves sparkling in the warm light. "What better time for an exploratory flight around the the archipelago?" Hiccup thought, ignoring the other glaringly obvious reason being that once again his father had tried to talk to him about taking over as chief soon. That wasn't something he wanted to talk or think about right now. There was still far too much he hadn't discovered yet, about the world, and more importantly, about himself. 

He and Toothless had been soaring around the neighboring islands for what seemed like hours at this point, noticing nothing new or out of the ordinary, much to Hiccup's disappointment. He leaned forward to place his hand on Toothless' neck and opened his mouth to tell him to turn back towards home when the Night Fury's ears shot up in eager curiosity, and began sniffing excitedly at the air. 

"What is it, bud?" Hiccup asked, curious himself now. 

Before he knew it, Toothless dove towards a nearby island with such speed he nearly fell backwards from the sheer force. "Thank Thor for this harness!" He thought. 

"Whoooa, bud! What's gotten into you?" Said Hiccup, as they plummeted faster. 

They landed so abruptly that Hiccup lurched forward and tumbled off of Toothless' back. With a quick glance back at his best friend to make sure he wasn't hurt and an impatient bark, Toothless set off into the woods, eagerly bounding through the trees to find the source of his interest. 

"Toothless, wait! Where are you going?!" Hiccup called, getting up as quick as he could to run after his wayward dragon. Try as he might, he couldn't quite keep up with Toothless and soon lost him in the brush. 

"Toothless? Toothless! Toothless, where are you?!" He screamed, praying to the Gods that there weren't dragon hunters on this island. In the near distance he heard the distinct roar of a Night Fury and quickened his pace.

Eventually he came to a small clearing nestled in a thick canopy of trees, which blocked out most of the sunlight, making it difficult to see well. He saw a large, dark creature moving in the shadows and squinted for a moment before letting out a sigh of relief. It was definitely a Night Fury.

"There you are! What in Thor’s name was so important that you couldn't wait for me, huh bud?" He said, a twinge of annoyance in his voice, despite trying to maintain a calm tone.

The dragon shifted quickly and whipped it's head around, letting out a low warning growl as it did so. 

"Wh-Hey, hey bud, it's me, it's Hiccup, what are you-" he stopped cold as the dragon moved into a small streak of light peaking through the trees, illuminating it's deep violet eyes that were angrily boring into his startled green ones. 

Shock, then dawning comprehension, and finally fear spread across Hiccup's face as he realized Toothless had green eyes, this was not his dragon. He had somehow managed to find another Night Fury…and they were mad. 

"Ohh my Gods…Wow, another Night Fury! And look at your eyes, I've only ever seen Razorwhips with purple eyes before, incredible!" He started, his fascination getting the better of him for a moment before remembering that this dragon was not friendly, yet. "Uhh, whooa-okay, easy, I-I'm not gonna hurt you, it's okay." He said gently, his hands up in attempt to show he wasn't a threat. 

The wild Night Fury growled louder, and narrowed it's eyes, clearly not believing his assurances. He backed up slowly until he was backed up against a tree and suddenly, from a branch above him Hiccup heard a woman shout, 

"You're damn right you won't hurt her!" 

The next thing he knew, he was face down on the ground with a knee pressed between his shoulder blades, pinning him in place and the distinct sound of a dagger being unsheathed above him. He shifted nervously under her weight and tried to speak through the dirt and grass he was currently being shoved into.

"Look, ugh, I don't know who you are, but I really don't mean either of you any harm, I would never hurt a dragon, especially not a Night Fury!"  

"Uh huh, sure, just like the last guy we caught sneaking up on us. You hunters are all the same! Why can't you just leave her alone?!" She said, angrily digging her knee harder into his back.

"Argh…Hey, could you ease up a bit? I'm telling you the truth, I'm not a hunter, I'm a dragon rider!" He said in a strained voice.

"Well that's a new one, huh D/N?" The Night Fury made a disdainful huff of agreement beside her, "but I'm still not buyin' it, I know you were just here for same thing they all come for, the last Night Fury in the world. Well, if you want her, you have to go through me!" She said, raising her arm to strike, but before she could bring down her dagger a purple plasma blast came out from the bushes, disarming her. She looked up at D/N in confusion, and the dragon simply gave her an equally confused look in return.

Toothless sprang out of the bushes, growling and baring his teeth as he slowly advanced on the young woman holding his friend hostage. With his captor sufficiently distracted, Hiccup managed to push her off of him and swipe a foot under her, knocking her to the ground.

"Look, we don't want to fight you, please just listen to me." He said, getting to his feet and once again putting his hands up in a gesture of peace. 

She stared, dumbfounded at Toothless, who had positioned himself in between them to protect Hiccup, "I can't believe it" she uttered under her breath. She turned back to Hiccup with a suspicious glare, "who are you?" narrowing her eyes at him, one hand reaching for the bow slung across her back in case she still needed to fight her way out of this.

"My name is Hiccup Haddock, son of Stoick the Vast the Chief of Berk, and leader of the Dragon Riders of Berk. This is Toothless, and up until now we believed he was the last Night Fury left in existence…" He said carefully, taking a tentative step towards the young lady and her wary dragon.

D/N was so distracted at this point by Toothless that she had stopped growling and had begun eyeing him with curiosity. They cautiously approached each other. Glancing at the dragons, who had both dropped their defenses and started sniffing each other inquisitively, Hiccup smiled slightly and let out a relieved sigh "see? Toothless just wanted to say hello." He turned back to the girl who had now lowered her hand from her bow, but still looked uncertain. 

"Look, I'm sorry we scared you guys, we were just scouting out new islands to add to this map I've been working on and I guess Toothless heard or smelled, er, D/N, was it? Anyway, dragons are gonna do what dragons do, right?" He said, smiling wider now.

He had such an unassuming, warm smile, she couldn’t help but feel more at ease, and there was something in his eyes that made it hard not to believe him. Realizing that maybe he wasn't quite the threat she thought he was after all, she relaxed slightly and  took a few steps closer to him. With how fast everything had just happened, Hiccup hadn’t really gotten a good look at her before, but now that she was standing only a few feet from him he could see that she was easily one of the most beautiful women he’d ever seen. She had long H/C hair with two small braids around the crown of her head that met in the back where they merged with a larger braid that fell down the middle of her back, with the rest of her hair falling free underneath. Her eyes were a stunning shade of E/C. She was dressed in a long F/C tunic with a off-white fur wrap around her shoulders that clasped around her neck with a strangely carved broach, a leather skirt, and fur lined boots that matched the fur around her shoulders.

“Wow…” Hiccup thought out loud, then catching himself said “uh, I mean, how…did you find a Night Fury? For the last five years we assumed Toothless here was the last of their kind.”

“We sort of…found each other, I guess.” she started, pausing a moment as she recalled their troubled past. “Where I’m from dragons are considered evil, all anyone cares about is capturing or killing them, but something about that never sat right with me, even though they terrified me. It wasn’t until I came across D/N in one of our traps that I realized why, I saw how scared she was, how helpless, and it was like…” she trailed off staring at the ground, trying to find the words.

“It was like she was just as scared of you as you were of her? Almost as if you could see yourself in her?” Hiccup finished. 

She looked up at him speechless, “Y-yes…how did you know that?”

He let out a light hearted chuckle and said “Because it was exactly the same with me and Toothless. I looked at him, and I saw myself, and we’ve been together ever since, isn’t that right, bud?” he said gesturing for Toothless to come over to him, prompting the dragon to jump over, nuzzle his arm, and lick him across the face. “Haha okay, okay, easy bud! You know that doesn’t wash out!” 

She couldn’t help but let out a small laugh at this sudden display of affection between the two. D/N came over to her and gently head butted her as if to ask for her turn. She stroked the dragon’s smooth scales and whispered, “well, what do you think, girl? Should we trust em?” D/N cooed happily in response. 

Taking another tentative step towards Hiccup, she said "I-I'm sorry I attacked you…it's just, we've never met anyone else like us…either of us. It's just been the two of us for so long, I learned trusting other humans doesn't usually turn out well." A look of quiet disdain darkened her face at the last few words. 

Hiccup furrowed his brow, his smile fading with concern as he turned back to look at her and said "Sounds like you guys have been through a lot…we can relate.” 

She looked from Hiccup to Toothless, suddenly noticing that he had a prosthetic leg, and that Toothless had a prosthetic tail fin as well.

"What happened to you guys?" She said, feeling as if she already knew the answer, "hunters?" she added with a scowl.

"Uh…not exactly." he replied sheepishly, absent mindedly rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment. Realizing this wasn’t much of an explanation, Hiccup sighed and said, “it’s a long story.”

“Well, I have time.” She gestured to a large rock nearby for them to sit on. Hiccup smiled and followed her over. He started telling the story of how Berk used to be, how he had shot down Toothless only to realize that he didn’t want to kill him, how they had slowly gained each other’s trust, and eventually how they had managed to change everyone else’s minds about dragons. 

“Sure, life’s a little more chaotic now with dragons everywhere, but it’s so much better!” He said, absolutely beaming. She couldn’t help but return his infectious smile. 

“That’s amazing! I wish my tribe was like that…” she said, her tone turning wistful. “We had to run away to keep D/N safe, the people back home just didn’t understand, they only wanted to mount her head on their walls” she glared at the dirt, fuming at the harsh memories, “even my own family turned against us.”

Hiccup gave her a sympathetic look and said “Well, if you don’t have anywhere else to go, why don’t you come back to Berk with me and Toothless?” 

She looked up at him, her nerves suddenly returning, “Oh…Uh, I don’t know…I mean, you two do seem nice, and I still can’t believe we met another Night Fury…but, we don’t really know you that well or how well we can trust you, no offense. I have to do what’s right for D/N, she’s saved me countless times, I have to keep her safe too.”

“Well…if you won’t come to Berk, how about we come back here to check up on you from time to time? That way you know you’re not alone, and Toothless and D/N can finally have one of their own kind to spend time with, it’s a win-win!” He said hopefully.

She thought for a moment, unsure, but something tugged at her gut to say yes. She didn’t know why, but she really did want to see Hiccup again, and he did have a good point, this was D/N’s only chance to be with her own species, this chance wouldn’t come up again. 

“Hmm…I guess that would be okay.” She said, smiling softly. 

He grinned back at her sweetly and said “Great! Hey, uh, I just realized I never got your name.”

“Oh, right, it’s Y/N.”

“Y/N? Wow, that’s…that’s really pretty, uh I mean, I’m really glad we met, Y/N.” He said, once again smiling wide, his cheeks turning the faintest shade of pink.

She felt her cheeks warm slightly too as he looked at her, his green eyes bright with earnest enthusiasm somehow made her feel that for the first time ever, she was truly being seen. For once in her life, she was genuinely hopeful.

[beanghostprincess]

Got blessed with the stupidest modern!au idea for Sanuso I just had to share because I enjoy the idea so much. Sanji getting dragged to an indoor Zoo that houses reptiles, amphibians and insects by his friends and trying his damndest to not be absolutely horrified by the bugs and arachnids in front of the ladies, failing horribly because Luffy of course is just super hyped the entire time (“WHOOA SANJI LOOK ITS WINGS ARE SO HUGE!” “SANJI THIS ONE LOOKS LIKE A STICK! “SANJI THIS ONES POISON CAN STUN A GROWN MA-“ -“NOPE!”). This leads to him having a minor panic attack until someone gently touches his shoulder and goes “Hey, are you good?”. And that’s how Sanji meets local zookeeper and bugenthusiast Usopp, who not only manages to whisk him away to the staff room to steady his nerves with some coffee but also makes Sanji laugh and just hits it off with him immediately. Just in love with the idea of those two becoming fast friends and falling in love while Sanji also has to grit his teeth and face that the guy he’s falling for will also start infodumping about tarantulas the second he gets a chance and Usopp having to navigate about his crushes fear of insects by having to put a towel over all of his five terrarium’s he has at home because he’s considerate like that (and the fact that Sanji even wants to come up to his place with him, even tough Sanji is horrified at the thought of even being in the same room as a praying Mantis and that makes him feel all warm inside)

this is the sweetest most adorable thing in the whole world and i think i just died a little reading it /pos

imagine sanji trying to overcome his fear by letting usopp teach him about insects!!! he still feels unsafe around them, but the fact that someone as sweet as usopp likes them so so much makes him think a bit differently of them.

also, turns out he really likes usopp's apartment because despite being full of terrariums and insects, it's also full of plants and vegetation. and sanji loves both the aesthetic and the food he could make with them. like, i'm sure usopp has a private orchard somewhere (idk, say the roof of the building) and sanji would absolutely love to come over to his apartment only to make him different meals with the vegetables he cultivates.

and this is cliché af but i'm thinking about usopp having the keys to the zoo and bringing sanji with him at night. sanji isn't.... as excited as usopp ("the tarantulas are going to eat me and you won't even notice before it's too late!" "sanji, that's literally impossible." "IT'S DARK. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DO IN THE DARK!" "I LITERALLY DO KNOW. I STUDIED THEM, YOU IDIOT!"). but usopp takes him to a place that's dark and full of trees and sanji is 100% sure they shouldn't be there because it doesn't look like a place for visitors. there's no sign or animals around and it's just... it's just trees and kind of looks like a forest. turns out it's the back of the zoo, (let's pretend the zoo is like, in a mountain. close to the woods. i don't know how to describe it, but i once went to one like that and it was pretty) usopp tells him, and that people are never here because you can't get here without climbing and the only possible entrance is a little hallway that was accidentally created building the zoo's structure because they just forgot to cover it up. apparently, only usopp and zoro (he's the security guard, by the way) know about this.

so turns out the whole place is full of fireflies. which are not as scary as sanji thought they were. they're beautiful. and of course, usopp is so not looking at them, if you know what i mean. he's lost staring at sanji's eyes. i think that's when they both know they're meant to be together despite being so different.

-> a lil bit of zolu: luffy loves going to this zoo and often tries to talk to the animals and climb on stuff so zoro has to stop him all the time. not because he wants to stop him, it's just his job. tbh most of the time the guy is sleeping and finds the job boring, so somebody doing all this crazy shit around the zoo makes his life wayyy more interesting. if they fall in love or not that's up to you (they definitely do, though).

[wolfish-loup]

Now that you've drawn Jaina shredding on a skateboard, what will you draw Tyrande doing? Mountain biking? Rollerblading? The luge?

I dunno! What non-fitting out of character sport would she be into? F1? Aussie rules Rugby? Curling? "Whoa! Sweep! YES! RIGHT! WHOOA! HARRRD HARRRRRD!!!" Skater Jaina wasn't planned. I just really needed to cheer myself up with a dumb drawing lol. I'm super happy y'all like it, and I'll see if I can pull something off with Tyrande too, maybe some others.

[jolliestlolli]

I'm not sure how many people remember that pic I did a little while back of my idea for Ryoma's little sister, but just in case you needed to be reminded before we continue, here you go. Get it? Got it? Good.

Alright so

We know already that Ryoma was a huge tennis star, playing all over the world with probably hundreds of thousands if not millions of fans. So I imagine being the younger sibling of one of the most famous tennis players in the world wasn't easy. Takara would tell people her full name and the conversation would always go something like

"Hoshi?? As in, THAT Hoshi??" "Y-Yeah, he's my big brother." "Whooa! :0 I didn't even know he had a sister!"

And then they ask her if they can hang out at her house, and she thinks they want to be friends with her, but as soon as they get there and they meet Ryoma, they're all over him asking for autographs and pictures and shit, and Takara gets completely forgotten about. And then eventually, after the 3rd or 5th time this exact scenario happens, she just stops telling people her last name, or pretending she has a different last name, just so she can be something other than "Ryoma Hoshi's little sister" for a little while.

Meanwhile, Ryoma is hopelessly oblivious to the fact his little sister is getting tired of living in his shadow, thinking she's just annoying and clingy for the sake of it, when in reality she desperately wants SOMEONE'S attention, and the only way she's gonna get it is by competing with everyone else to be his #1 fan, meanwhile her inner resentment towards him for being the Golden Child and the favorite in their family grows deeper and deeper...

[partyinthemysterymachine]

The babe thing is from GOOMT when James and Harry talk about the film babe. And Harry sings and James is like, whooa nice voice (I've read this fic twice in like four weeks help me)

AAHH ;__; CRIESSSS

THANK YOU SO MUCCHHH WAAHHH 🥺🥺🥺🙏🙏🙏💖💖💖😭😭😭😭💖💖💖 i'm SO GLAD you're enjoying it!! hahaha yesssss, yes, that was. that was so fun to write :)) haha. there's an easter egg in that scene, as a matter of fact!! it's SUPER niche and i really, honestly don't expect anyone to get it (as i write a lot of (ok, most) easter eggs for my own cackling enjoyment) but if you or anyone else can suss it out (IF i haven't told you it already!! -- no cheating, LOL!!).. holy god, i'll whip up a surprise for ya, LOL

thank you SOOOOO much for sending me all these anons and taking the time to chat at me, i love these so much and i hope u continue to enjoy reading GOOMT 🥺🥺🥺🙏🙏🙏💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[penwrythe]

Whooa it's been a bit! World of Relics editing stuff yeah!

So today, I returned to my WOR worldbuilding project, reading over my past notes, character sheets, and chapters for Rise of Relics. There was a lot of things that needed to be straightened up (especially the magic system), but at the most, it felt tight, tho, just needed some polishing up. Also, the WorldAnvil wiki for WOR needs updating badly.

Final edits for Altostratus are complete! I just set up my accounts for Wattpad, Writersky, Royal Road, and Scribble Hub. You can find me there as "Penwrythe". Altostratus will still be posted here as its own post with a link to Google Docs. The uploads of this story will be online sometime this week.

Going to finish up on editing where I left off from RFR's third draft. I was on chapter 3, page 87. I got stuck on an upcoming scene within this chapter where Nikey and Nicodemus had a fight about briefly separating after finally seeing each other again. Nikey was concerned about Nicodemus' safety after the Inversion Event destroyed everything, but Nicodemus was not sure if Nikey would put herself in danger due to her reckless behavior in the past.

...

You know what? Here you go!!! Big spoiler warning in the doc!

Here's RFR chp 3, Draft 1. It's a bit old, but the scene is pretty much the same as Draft 2 (currently editing Draft 3). It's around pg 86-90 (referring to the comic pages, the actual pages of the scene in the doc above are 92-96).

Anyway, for this scene, I wanted Nikey and Nicodemus to confront an unresolved conflict between themselves. Nikey just returned home after she was banished from Antiqua for five years for stealing from other gods. Nicodemus was reminded of her past actions and only wanted to keep her safe, while still processing his pained memories of her banishment.

I did get some feedback on this scene that a confrontation like this should happen later in the story after the characters go through more development, not in the beginning where we're just introduced to the characters. I'm unsure if I can post the feedback here, tho (it was from the World Anvil discord).

Anyway, for some context of this draft:

On pages 67-79, this flashback takes place centuries before the Inversion Event of the story. Nicodemus and Metatron (name change pending) are demi-gods, while Ferrous is a fully-fledged god. At the end of the flashback (page 79), we see the Nicodemus in the present. He's a crystal orb and Nikey is a trident, the weapons they had before they died during the Inversion Event.

[oh-katsuki]

Omg omg I just binge read until 4am last night skip and loafer my heart 😭😭

When he ask her to go out I was like oh?!? But then ☹️ when he was unsure of his feelings sob. I kinda want him to suffer a little and get jealous >:]]

Anyway first impressions! I thought he was just happy go lucky guy but that was actually a facade!! I didn't expect that. Also she is such a genuine nice person wow, like that girl with short hair said( I forgot her name ;[ ) she was given so much love; I'm jealous of that, I'm so sad and bitter at the world although my family trying to shelter me ended up in Mr being anxious and scared ( but fr world is scary so I guess they were right :/ )

Anyway I can't wait for the anime and new chapters!! Whooa

HAHAHAH IM SO GLADD THAT YOU READ IT AND LIKED IT!!!!!!!! SKIP AND LOAFER HAS SUCH A PLACE IN MY HEART IT'S SO AUGHH.

it feels very real too!! like the way that shima and mitsumi interact and get to know each other feels very genuine and realistic. i can see a lot of my friendships in them and it makes it such a JOY to read. i just adore the way that they connect, dating or not, they're a lovely pair.

i am holding them so tenderly in my hands.

also side note but the little dance they do in the anime OP literally has me choking up and screaming and crying LOL

[petergender]

I like to shit on ppl for being diehards over a character when they just think the actor is hot but then florence pugh is in things and I'm like whooa.. the plot❤️

[despair-to-future-arcs]

Ibuki, Peko’s guardian is hot!

'Whooa, really? Damn that must be awesome, what's his name?'

'His name was Hisoka Umeda, he was Mr. Kuzuruyu's right hand man and was order to take care of me.'

'Oooh, that's really cool - was he like, your dad?'

'No, he wasn't; mostly our relationship wasn't like a father and daughter. All he did was give me basic needs and watch over me, I even remember he didn't want to be a father after complaining about it so I treated him as such.'

'I know that Fuyuhiko wasn't fond of him for that reason and I've accepted that he didn't care at all.'

'Ah... I see, well I guess not everyone gets along with their parents, huh? I mean my relationship with them was pretty okay just that I got into arguments with my mom about my future and dad woke up me before heading to work.'

'But what about you?'

'Hm? Me...?'

'Well yeah, I mean given Fuyuhiko doesn't seem to like him, what about you? Do you feel the same...?'

'...I'm...I'm not sure, I just know Fuyuhiko doesn't like him and I accepted as a fact but me? I just... I don't know...'

[fengshenjunlang]

@owl-it-here

First of all, Whooa, I can't believe I actually act like JFM's attorney. Not when in reality I'm not impressed by him, at all. But I'm just fed up at people "antagonizing" him as if he'd committed all the 3 Buddhist Poison. Even more fed up when people actually blame him compared to Yu Ziyuan ?? Really?? It's said that discrimination is only against women, but in this case, people often discriminate against men when a couple had a failed marriage.

This is my reply to your (1-5) points that you've mentioned regarding YZY.

(1) Regarding YZY's punishment and the corporal punishment of the era. First of all, nope, there is no mention at all in the novel that YZY is the one responsible for the punishment in YMJ.

Most importantly, corporal punishment will only be fair and just when the right and wrong is clear. Just like GusuLan's punishment. They didn't whip WWX at the slightest rule breaking, but only when it's exceeding a certain limit would they give corporal punishment.

But what about Yu Ziyuan? Did she have a clear motive to punish WWX with corporal punishment?

NOPE.

What's mentioned in the novel is out of her personal reason :

"It was lucky for him if she didn't give him a few whips and send him to kneel in the ancestral hall so that he'd keep his distance from Jiang Cheng."

Excerpt from Chapter 29.

Then how much frequent was her "personal punishment" to WWX to be called as abuse? It's mentioned again later in chapter 87:

Wei WuXian mused, "How did you know? That's right. Madam Yu punished me almost every day."

Lan WangJi nodded, "I have heard of a few things."

Wei WuXian, "It's so famous that even people outside Yunmeng, even you Gusu people know-how could it be 'a few things'? But, to be honest, in all these years, I've never seen a second woman whose temper was as bad as Madam Yu's. She told me to go to the ances- tral hall and kneel no matter how small the matter was. Hahaha..."

Without basis, without rules, merely out of personal feelings, she punished WWX almost everyday, frequent enough to be heard thousands of miles away in Gusu by LWJ who didn't even listen to gossip.

Do you think that's a fair and just corporal punishment of the era?

Let's look again at the example clearly written in the novel to show how YZY whipped WWX with Zidian:

Wei WuXian yelled, "Sorry! I didn't know Shijie would come! I'll go look for my clothes right now!"

Madam Yu was even angrier, "How dare you run! Come back right now and kneel!" As she spoke, she let loose her whip with a flip of her wrist. Wei WuXian felt a searing pain slash across his back. He loudly exclaimed, "Ow!" And almost tripped on the ground.

Excerpt from Lotus Pods chapter.

What exactly happened at that time, it was later explained by Jiang Yanli still from the same chapter:

Jiang YanLi almost cried from her mother's pinching, mumbling, "Mom, A-Xian and the others were hiding here to relieve the heat and I came here on my own. Don't blame them...

Without knowing right or wrong, the first thing she did is to whip WWX. Is that a fair and just punishment??

In addition, look at that, Whooa, a mom who loves her daughter to pinch her to tears.

What about toward her son? Let's see in chapter 51 how she treated her own son:

Madam Yu squeezed his arm with her slender fingers, then slapped his shoulder loudly, scolding, "There's isn't any improvement in your cultivation at all. You're seventeen already, yet you're still like an ignorant child, fooling around with others all the time. Are you the same as others? Who knows which sewers other people will be splashing in, but you're going to be the leader of the Jiang Sect!"

Jiang Cheng stumbled from the slap, head lowered, not daring to protest.

Whooa, a loving mother who hit her own child, until a 17 years old male Cultivators with trained body stumbled from the slap.

Under what reason? Just because he doesn't improve much (according to her own liking).

While the real reason why JC has to "fool around" like she said in the above was because she told them herself, not to go around outside to provoke the Wen:

"It's not that we want to shoot kites in Lotus Pier but, right now, isn't it that none of us are allowed to leave? The Wen Sect assigned all of the nighthunt areas to itself. Even if I wanted to nighthunt, there isn't anywhere for me to go. Το stay at home and not go outside to provoke or fight for prey with the Wen Sect-isn't this what you yourself made clear to Father?"

Whooa, is that a reasonable mother or teacher?

She told the children not to run around, but she hit them when they're not improving??

While in fact, her son was currently "training his archery" even when they can't train it outside.

Those actions from YZY, are they still a fair and just corporal punishment?

Fair and just mean everyone should receive the consequence with a basis. But YZY's punishment have no basis, have no rules, have no fairness.

Next:

The largely spread accusation about JFM's not being involved enough in his children's life. As you've said:

-not being active in your child live enough is one of the form of it, i think it was stated that he do not spend enough time one on one with his children,

I'll answer it with this excerpt from the novel:

The framework had been assembled by Jiang FengMian himself, then given to Jiang YanLi to paint. This was why, whenever they took the kite out to compete, they both felt a sense of pride.

Excerpt from chapter 32.

Look there, a father who actually spend his time with his son and daughter, OMG!

JFM, who allegedly had ignored his children, was actually the one who gave his son a normal childhood. He made kites for his son and his friends, to play like a real child should be.

What did YZY ever give to JC?? And people dare to say JFM is worse than her???

That is also an answer to your 7th point about JFM not giving explanation for JC's dogs.

Yes, he send away JC's dogs but in return, he personally made him a toy and push him to play with his friends. He shows his affection by action. He gave compensation and explanation directly using action. If that is not a parents love, I don't know what is.

Please do note that JC had also understood the reason why his father had to send his dogs away was because WWX had an extreme trauma with them (not because JFM is discriminating against dog lovers as many accused). Which is why JC later said "I will drive the dogs for you". This is showing that even child-JC already understood his father's intention.

Of course, people will argue that JFM shouldn't send the dogs away and keep it nearby, etc, etc, which is why JFM isn't the best parent out there. But let's first look at his intention, to determine whether he is cruel toward his child or not.

Next, JFM's not being involved with his children's life is even more fanon than fanon.

When it's already mentioned in the novel that he has tried to teach JC since childhood.

(see chapter 56).

The founder of the YunmengJiang Sect, Jiang Chi, was born a rogue cultivator. The ways of the sect were honest and unrestrained. Madam Yu’s manners were the exact opposite. And, both Jiang Cheng’s looks and personality took after his mother. He hadn’t ever been to Jiang FengMian’s liking. Since birth, he taught him in many ways, yet he still couldn’t change, which was why Jiang FengMian had always seemed as though he didn’t favor him too much.

JFM trying to teach JC the way of YunmenJiang Cultivator is equal to LQR teaching LWJ their 3,000 rules and righteousness. The foundation of their Sect. The essence of a Lan Clan's cultivator.

Imagine if a Lan Clan'a heir didn't abide by their rules and be a gentleman, what would they become?

Yes. Another Su Minshan.

"- I don't think that he spoke with JYL about her marriege agreement"

This.

You're asking me if I judge JFM and YZY using modern standard, but others are clearly using modern standard here.

In the past, marriage for women is up to the parents and matchmaker. Which is why YZY could wilfully engage her baby daughter when the girl has yet to even know what engagement is.

Not just JFM, but even JGS couldn't prevent their wives from initiating the engagement.

And JFM breaking the engagement is clearly the wisest move, seeing how JZX trampled JYL's dignity like a rag.

And people still said YZY is better than JFM?

Or JFM is "equally" worse with YZY?

Nope. Not even a little bit equal. Stop discriminating against men in a case of Marital failure.

I don't understand why people say Yu Ziyuan is the better parent while Jiang Fengmian is worse, whereas in the entire MDZS, Jiang Fengmian is the only one who tried to teach Jiang Cheng right from wrong (read how JFM tried to teach JC how to control his temper and his words after Xuanwu Cave).

But what about Yu Ziyuan? Aside from instilling the idea "Your Father doesnt like you" and mentally belittling her own children, what did she ever teach to Jiang Cheng? To Jiang Yanli?

She taught JC how to keep feeling unreasonable jealousy and envy of others. JFM never praised JC, but has YZY ever acknowledge JC either? What she did was to tell him that he is not good enough. Never good enough. What she did was keep comparing him to other people's children without ever acknowledging her own son's capability.

She taught JYL that the act of affection between people is servitude. Her, giving her Xiongdi a peeled lotus seed as an affectionate gesture between loved ones, was implied as humbling herself, as she was told "You are not a servant!"

Look at what good teaching this woman gave to her children.

And people say she is the better parent??

[mismimis]

Whooa it's been a while. As in months, probably, of just being on and off.

And as for the uhhhh *checks followers list*....9 maybe 10 real people out of the many many bots that followed me (sorry if I accidentally deleted you rn ig. Ughh I hate tumblr bots )— Bro I don't even remember who cared or who didn't but like, hi. Hello. HAPPY NEW YEAR lmao

Been suuper inactive since i just recently got my first job and it's been kicking my ass.

Also. WHAT THE FUCK

NO WAY. ????? ?? i- HHIIIIIIIIIIII OMG. this is like. How do I put my shock into words. Like I just looked back over my shoulder and fucking uhhh obama or something is Right There. This is so cool.awesome author person no wayy

aaa aaaa anyway !! happy 2024 everyone no one'll probably see this at all LMAO but I'm ok w that. I've been itching to post something after months of inactivity everywhere heehee 💛

[steamedtangerine]

Tumblr drama ahead...

Thought I could get through this year unscathed without encountering one troll. But NOOOOO! -there must be some clause that stipulates somewhere that every account has to get honked off by something crawling out from out of the woodwork.

The rundown: I make a post of a well-known erotic artist (known across -and over-three different platforms), and make clear in the text description who the artist is. I assume the artist is well-known enough (and that the majority of users are not feebs incapable of looking the artist up for themselves). I did my research before posting-there was a similar post by the artist put up years ago (when "nipple-exposed" was BAD), but the one I had was the restored, uncensored original one (probably as the artist intended) yet to be posted in it's entirety.

The post gets traction....lots of it....the kind that makes me go "oh boy, it's already starting to draw too much attention from some of the more flippy, empty sus accounts here"----sort of like realizing you put too much of a higher wattage bulb in on your porchlight, and now it starts to attract every insect from the tri-state area. I'm sure just a visit to my blog will give the stats on what the exact post is.

Then this random account (that does not follow me, but to their benefit, appears to be "progressive"-not that they touch certain political topics, though they seem overly-argumentative about certain hot button cultural topics-and yes, they've been around a while) happens upon the post and chides me in the comment section (not in reblog fashion, mind you, but just the comment section) for not hashtagging the artist (though noone else seems to have problem finding the artist-I was able to see the post come up by basic search alone)- as if I never intended to make mention of the artist at all, which is obviously not the case. They include an "@" URL in their comment, which turns out to not even be an actual functioning URL to the artist's blog, which already clues me in that they are not the artist, nor are they affiliated with them in any manner.

I notice there are many other accounts on Tumblr who post the popular artist by text mention and do not hashtag, as well, yet, their posting is not as popular....so, why are they not under the same scrutiny as I am here?

I politely mention in a replying comment that if it's a matter of accreditation, I did mention the well-known artist in the text. It must've done the job, seeing by all the users flocking to it. I also mention there are better URLs (then the one they provided) to at least two of the functioning blogs by said artist. To be fair, I go back, and edit my post to add hashtags using the artist's name, if it makes that much more of a difference for the better. Everybody's happy. Right?

Well, the account then replies by taking the obtuse and exaggerated trademark tactic (used by so many Reddit trolls) and wrangles and angles things into this weird mocking of me as being some narcissist who feels they are the only designated conduit of promoting the artist's work....which is not what any single account here on Tumblr ever thinks when posting work from a well-known and aptly accredited the artist.

Keep in mind, no other accounts posting this artist's work (without any hashtags or a vast cluttering array of links going to what could add up to five different outside platforms) is getting this kind of criticism as I am getting here.

I have one of those "doing the dishes" revelations, I pull back, and calmly ask "how did they find the post in question". Up until this point, they never addressed why they posted a faux-URL from the getgo, as I pointed out, and now they are avoiding telling me how they found the post (because, seriously, what IS this really all about?). The next comment is another attempt to mock me of being narcissistic (again) over a post I supposedly "STOLE!".

Whoa whoa whoa Whooa! Theft!? You are going to accuse me of theft? That is a serious accusation. I never claimed this work as my own. This is not a repost of anything found here; I did my research before posting it. I gave accreditation of the artist in the description.

Anyone who has known me on this blog has known that-in the past-I have called out those that have reposted another user's work without giving accreditation to the artist-whether it be @nicholasklaw (who clearly left for IG), @n-lite , or @wax-pack-glam (seems a lot of A-holes on NewtTumbl ripped off his work and were posting it with out giving props on Reddit-and you can go there and see for yourself the kind of sh!t they are pulling by punishing someone for being creative). If I ever failed to give credit to an artist, I ask anyone to show me my mistake, and I will correct it. If I posted something an artist did not want posted here, I ask that that certain artist in particular to approach me diplomatically, so the matter can be handled in a civil fashion....and I also ask the artist to be fair and track down the other three (or so) sources out there online that have the same image (be it Imagefap, Deviantart, Reddit, etc.) and request the same treatment if they feel they are being misrepresented.

Which all boils down to....what IS this even about?

It''s kind of obvi actually. What we have here is some troll account with a "progressive-light" hat on (the kind that finds it easier to sow divisions and make microaggressions online about gender or anything else, then to actually address real critical outside issues about fascists trying to kill LGBT activists in some countries, promoting BS obstructive Freedom Convoys, invading other countries, or perpetuating conversion therapy in some states-y'know, the kind of incisive topics that most of us had no problem addressing here on Tumblr), who was drawn to this post by an algorithm, and is finding every ungodly means to get a foothold to be a contentious knob about it. It's a shame to think that some of the most persevering accounts on a platform like Reddit are these multi-trophy 8-year+ trolls that are embedded like a case of herpes. It was bad back when every single dang posting on Reddit had some obligatory sh!tposter on there to spew some dumb trash, but as for me.....here on Tumblr....I guess it takes me posting something so popular it attracts someone (with an obvious axe to grind with me for some reason-God only knows) being ugly enough to make the unjustified accusation of theft.

Seems to happen every year. Someone flips out that I-for posterity sake-linked an article about White Supremacists in Germany as an example of how they are covering such topics here, because, I guess they have a flipped-out hatred about American reporting, even as an example of what they were griping about. Another (avatarless) account accuses me of mislabeling a popular gif about Cecilia Lion-and though two other sites positively ID it as her, this account is unable to tell me who they think it really is. Once, I gave a supportive comment about someone else's gripes about empty accounts on Tumblr, and they flip out and demand to know how "I found their post" (uh-it came up by a basic search on the site), and before I can respond, they accuse me of "bad vibes", block me, and then spy on my with alt-accounts accusing me of being a porn/politics blog (just what about my politics upsets them?...Hmmmmm?) with "bad vibes" even (oddly enough, said account loved posting 4Chan stuff....and I'm the "bad vibes?!...OkaaaaAAY). The last example is exactly why I don't take the bait to complain along with these newbie accounts griping about "twue Cwime" (deliberately sic) posters flooding in and choking off the site with their ugly satirical sh!tposting love for school mass murderers....they are obviously colluding with the exact accounts they claim to hate because they want feedback on how toxic they've made a platform and also who they can keep tabs on to harass.

Right now, I just don't need this. I ate something with caffeine that caused a reaction in me, jacked up my blood pressure, and I had to call into work.

Again, if anyone has a problem with how I accredit an artist on a platform that is all about sharing and exposure of an artist's work (especially if I have done it in ANY different fashion than the way any body else here has been doing it here for-God only knows-over a decade now), approach me civilly and to the point. Do not dally around with jacking me on nitpicky protocol (which I was accommodating about, in regards to everyone's beloved hashtags), then look for any axe-grinding way to find an obtuse angle to chide me, and then go for the jugular with false accusation of theft.

[junebug-dot-com]

That’s cool anyways wanna see me type Schuyler Sisters from Hamilton from memory? Under the cut here ⬇️

There's nothing rich folks love more, than going downtown and slummin' it with the poor! They pull up in their carriages and gawk, at the students in the common just to watch 'em talk—

Take Philip Schuyler, the man is loaded, Uh oh, but little does he know that his daughters, Peggy, Angelica, Eliza, sneak into the city just to watch all the guys at-

Work work! Angelica! Work work! Eliza! And Peggy! Work! work! The Schuyler sisters! Angelica! Peggy! Eliza! Work!

Daddy said to be home by sundown..Daddy doesn't need to know. Daddy said not to go downtown! Like I said, you're free to go, but look around, look around, the revolution's happening in New Yorkkk!! New York..Angelicaaaaa, work!

It's bad enough Daddy wants to go to war..People shouting in the square! It's bad enough there'll be violence on our shore! New ideas in the air! Look around, look around, Angelica, remind me what we're looking for…She's lookin' for me!

Eliza, I'm lookin' for a mind at work work. I'm lookin' for a mind at work, work. I'm lookin' for a mind at work, work. Whooa-oooh, whooa-o-ooh, whoa, oh, oh, work!

Whoo! There's nothin' like summer in the city, someone in a rush, next to someone lookin' pretty..Excuse me, miss, I know it's not funny, but your perfume smells like your daddy's got money.

Why you slummin' in the city in your fancy heels? You searchin' for an urchin who can give you ideals? Burr, you disgust me. Ah, so you've discussed me? I'm a trust fund, baby, you can trust me.

I've been reading "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine, so men say that I'm intense or I'm insane. You want a revolution? I want a revelation! So listen to my declaration!

"We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal" And when I meet Thomas Jefferson? Uh, I'ma compel him to include women in the sequel, work!

Look around, look around, at how lucky we are to be alive right now! Look around, look around, at how lucky we are to be alive right now!

History is happening in Manhattan, and we just happen to be in the greatest city in the world, in the greatest city in the world!

..ok that isn’t all of it but it’s enough to impress someone.

[army-of-bee-assassins]

[image description: A series of pictures of dialogue from the video game Disco Elysium, transcribed below.

Image 1: Empathy [Easy: Failure] - Everything is cool between you and this guy. He's a big fan. Make some small talk.

Image 2: 2. - "Dios mío!" (Draw a cross.) "A LIBERAL!"

Image 3: You - "Did the communists and the anarchists shoot back?"

Joyce Messier - "Did they ever. Before they got shot themselves, they shot two million people."

You - "Sounds like they should have shot more people in the head then."

Kim Kitsuragi - "This does not represent the official RCM opinion," the lieutenant says from behind his notes.

Image 4: You - "Maybe I should find a hobby?"

Kim Kitsuragi - "Why not gardening? You've already got the yellow gloves..."

1. - "Have you ever killed anyone, Kim?"

Image 5: You - "Oh, so you're just a racist. Makes sense."

Racist Lorry Driver - "I'm not *just* racist. Look, I've read *books*," he gestures with his

Image 6: Eugene - "We're not bees, we're men. We're socialists!"

Image 7: Interfacing [Medium: Success] - Nooooo! That was my favourite thing, of all the things you have.

Hand/Eye Coordination [Medium: Success] - My favourite is the gun he lost.

Image 8: You - What's inside?

Damaged Ledger - Two ticket stubs and a handmade postcard.

1. - Pick up the ticket stubs. 2. - Pick up the card. (Proceed.) 3. - Fucking kill yourself you asshole. 4. - Close the permeables' compartment.

Image 9: Encyclopedia [Easy: Success] - Kras Mazov (nom de guerre), was an economist and a historical materialist. He was a leading figure on the Graad side of the Centennial Revolution, where he headed the Eleven Day Government. Mazov is considered the father of scientific communism (Mazovian thought or Mazovianism).

You - Yum yum, tell me more.

Encyclopedia - He killed himself.

Image 10: You - "I don't think I am moralist, ma'am."

Joyce Messier - "Of course," she sizes you up. "Not easy to be moderate about *head-shooting* in your line of work."

Hand/Eye Coordination [Medium: Success] - Rooty-tooty pointy shooty!

1. - (Cock your finger pistols.) "Rooty tooty pointy shooty!"

Image 11: Rhetoric [Medium: Success] - Whooa, *manloving*? Is that even a word?

Encyclopedia [Medium: Success] - It is not.

End ID.]

some disco elysium moments in my first playthrough that have made me laugh out loud (so far)

[soul-embers]

Today is all about the girls from todays Ascended Foos Souls.

[juicemunchy]

some Cringe, a sketch, and a WIP i sadly don't think i'll end up finishing-