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[miyakuli]

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[doodlejoltik]

lear fans how are we feeling today!!!

important context: i listened exclusively to retro disco music while drawing this

[randomfoggytiger]

I view his public persona as a sad, sensitive and pessimistic man with reservations - I don't even think he's an introvert. Much of his speech and how he presents himself to the public is calculated to keep certain controversial personal choices out of the spotlight. And that's fine, I don't care about his personal life, I admire him a lot as a professional - he'll always be Fox Mulder and 90% of the character's success was his doing. But it is possible to be a fan without losing sight of the fact that actors are loyal to their desires and their bank accounts - and have no qualms about using everything they can to stay in the good graces - and pockets - of the fans. He's no Bill Crosby, but he's far from being Gandhi.

I do and don't agree, I think. Gonna put this below because the discussion got a bit hefty:

Let's break these into points, keeping his girlfriend last.

Firstly: I do agree... somewhat. What's shown to the public is calculated-- he admits it, too: the juggle of keeping enough of yourself out of the public spotlight, away from constant speculation and criticism, and enough "in" to market your brand. But so do other celebrities, politicians, front-facing corporate workers, YouTubers, streamers, etc., etc. Often times, it's not directly calculated for results-- though it always has to be, to a degree: our bad or boring sides aren't marketable-- so much as what he calls "podcast face": a persona he uses for his work, be it in fan interactions, on talk shows, with associates and cast and crew, etc.

Regardless, to my knowledge it wasn't until really recently that he wanted to be seen as an emotionally sad, vulnerable person. He's alluded to this side of himself before through "hee hee, hah hah, I feel pathetic all the time" snippets but always accompanied that reality with a joke or witticism to divert attention. The podcast has been the most open I've heard him talk about his struggles and pain.

Secondly: I strongly believe he's an introvert, since there is plenty of evidence that that is likely the case. He himself admitted, years and years back, that he goes home from the X-Files and needs an entire day to decompress, alone. Tea confirmed this and was fine with it (don't know what changed after kids, but they did pretty good, regardless.) The cast and crew of each movie he shot or tv series he worked on echoed similar observations: withdrawn, soulful (i.e. moody on bad days), not really hobnobby outside of work. I've also read the same from personal interviews with his family and from fans who've continually met him; and I've seen footage and pictures that point to the same conclusion (i.e. when he's unaware fans/bts people are filming v. when he is.)

Does he have fun making connections, friendships, and contacts? Oh, yeah-- but that doesn't make him an extrovert or introvert. To make a long and more complicated story short: introverts, boiled down, are people whose brains intake information differently than extroverts-- information goes in, and stays in, until they have time alone to process it. Extroverts process (mostly) everything in the moment, around people and external situations.

Thirdly: Yes, I remain staunch that you, I, and others can acknowledge where someone might live differently or make different choices and still be a fan. There will always, always be something about a person you strongly dislike, be it their thoughts or how they live their life or who they support or don't support. Humans are human. Even Ghandi wasn't "Ghandi", after all.

Lastly: I don't agree in that.... Hm, how to approach this. I've done a lot of deep-diving into the polarization in this fandom because it fascinated me; and at the end of the day, evidence against fell through and evidence for remains what it is.

David didn't really keep Monique Pendleberry private. He's said, again and again, that he doesn't trust social media and doesn't really want to interact with it; so engaging with the discussion via that angle was a fruitless moot point. So, what did he do in his personal life? He took her on tours; he invited her onstage to sing with the band and his behind-the-scenes people; he engaged with (to my knowledge) her filming or snapping his photo for her Instagram account-- or at least wasn't bothered when she uploaded pictures of him "behind his back" (and he would have found out about later through teenager West.) They were snapped together in photos with the event coordinators of his concerts. He teamed up for a few of her workout collaborations with a California gym. He brought her to Gillian's play, and they and GA and PM (allegedly) were spotted eating dinner together that night. He's taken her routinely to spots that are celebrity pap hot spots, and hasn't shut down articles with pics calling her his girlfriend. For those that wanted to know, their relationship has been public for years-- most, out of this space, just don't care.

The only thing he didn't do was engage with her Insta... but he's also said publicly that he has someone managing his social media accounts (we all suspect it's either her or his manager Brad, anyway.) And during the years since their first appearances and now, his family and friends didn't seem ashamed to be publicly seen with him or to do repeated public events together (e.g. Tea voice acting Miss Subways, Tea posing at a music studio with him, Tea and he being friendly while engaging with paps if necessary, etc.)

The only points one could argue are: he didn't take Monique to a red carpet event; some fans report that he wasn't loving towards her in person; his kids don't interact with her; and he doesn't mention her name publicly. The first three can be checked off because fans have also reported, repeatedly, that he's affectionate and loving with her when pap cameras or crowds aren't pressing into their personal space (I've seen evidence from Twitter fans and various pap sites to back up these statements); that he's taken her to a couple public events since then (after his kids were out of the home-- which is smart); and that his kids have interacted with her, without a problem, since 2023 (West continually, Miller in a set of pap shots.) Further, I've seen footage after footage of Monique shrinking from the attention from paps (or the public in general), and looked into theories that she keeps them dialed up-- and, you guessed it, all "substantial" claims fell through, leaving me to believe that she doesn't want to engage with the public except on her own terms (Instagram.) But whatever the truth may be, it hasn't chased away his kids, publicly distanced Tea, or put off feminists Gillian Anderson, Pamela Adlon, and Samantha Bee who A. don't need him for their careers and B. don't seem to mind linking his name with theirs (amongst many others.) That doesn't say a lot in Hollywood, I own; but it does say a lot in the fandom-- namely, those women are often used as "proof" that his peers are ashamed of his "lecherous" lifestyle. I'm sorry, but there's no tangible proof of this claim, let alone that he keeps her away from important people in his life.

At the end of the day, is it my business? No. Do I know them and vice versa? No. Do I see the point in letting their personal business consume my life when all parties involved seem A-okay? Pfffft, no. I've got meta to write.

This got long, so thanks if you stuck with me, anon. :DDDD And if you have different opinions, that's great-- tell me about 'em! I truly want to know.

[isnt-it-too-dreamy]

star trek tas was so iconic honestly, i don't even care

[asmilethatshines]

This is the Wammy's orchestra playing "Fantasia alla marcia" - the ending song of Kingdom Hearts II. I call it "epic music" =v= There are a lot of crucial parts of the song played by the piano and violin and imagine it's Mello and Near doing so gives me so much joy and thrill at how talented they are!!! xDD

Almost died from drawing all the details of their musical instruments for maybe 5 people to look at, is it worth my effort? It's fucking yesssss because I got to see my 2 golden boys doing a duet together =v= they will play "Dearly Beloved" - the song that will be played at my funeral!

[askblueandviolet]

DF: Not even 24 hours later and I have 6 asks in the box XDDDDD. Well I suppose I'm glad you are all interested. And some of these questions, I think Mayor would have... An interesting time answering.

Ask box is closed for now (for my own sanity) but I swear that it will be open again... Maybe Wednesday?? Depending where you live, that might also be Tuesday.

Thanks for everything guys! If you had a question please know that I'm sorry and that you still have a chance :)))

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[daenerystemper]

seeing jon.sas/stan.sas (on twitter) compare ar/ya st/ark to vis/erys ii tar/garyen to defend san/sa almost killing her sister due to bae/lish's influence before br/an tells her not to do that & saying that ar/ya coming back from essos distant & cold & traumatized means she's just as bad as a violent abuser is actually so wild to me...

[celestialrealms]

[dissociationswagcompetition]

Going through the fandoms of the submissions and noticed there's a popular one...

[timeguardians]

is in the mood to send as many asks as possible XDD *cracks knuckles*

[twilightknight17]

I am taking literally forever to go through all my photoshoot pictures, mostly because I'm trying to do them justice with the editing. Hallway and atrium lighting is questionable at the best of times. XD

But here's my favorite pictures that I'm in. I picked a good year to do Philemon, because there were a shocking amount of P2 cosplayers, including another Tatsuya, another Jun, and an Eikichi that aren't pictured here. Plus, almost a whole Velvet Room, so I got to get a picture with all of my very blue grandchildren. And Morgana.

Special shoutout to the Suou brothers, who were wonderful. Tatsuya and I apparently had the same goal of making sure I got punched, so it was perfect. ^_^

[caeloservare]

//I've hurt my feelings with my own fic- aaaaAAAA...!!!

[hellokitty22237]

Mogłabym wlewać alkohol w siebie codziennie litrami.

It's me ^^

[bhaalsdeepbat]

I was tagged by @preciouslittlebhaalbae !! Tysm

last song I listened to: Desire by Meg Myers

currently watching: I've been watching Bad Girl's Club bc I wasn't allowed to watch it as a youngster and I understand WHY but holy shit it's quality trash

sweet/spicy/savory: I like sweet & spicy. like i'll shove something spicy in my mouth and use a sweet as a chaser.

relationship status: Single

current obsession: Baldur's Gate 3 is my everything

last thing I googled: Karlach banter to send to a friend for comparing/contrasting how absolutely rancid Anders is vs Astarion when it comes to other companions ☠️

Tagging @justabiteofspite, @cleric4vampire, @ineadhyn, @kaldurcalm, and anyone else who would like to do it. I just don't like tagging people unless I know for certain they're cool with tag games bc i'm an anxiouss bat ^^

[katyspersonal]

Rom x Yurie? 👉👈

Ship It

1) What made you ship it: Honestly, one of the first things I liked upon my first exposure to Bloodborne x) I figured that from gameplay narrative, Yurie is defending Rom, whereas Willem is the one urging us to hunt her... The variant that it was concealment that she cared about and not Rom's life was just not my first assumption, so, the first impression stuck! She just could not let (what is left of) Rom get harmed, even for "the greater good".....

2) What are your favorite things about the ship: It being a rare wholesome ship! In my interpretation, she's helping Rom with various life things as Rom needs assistance due to her mental disabilities, but rather than "babysitter and the baby" they are genuinely the best friends! Rom can talk about wonders of the universe or try to communicate her rich emotional experiences for hours and Yurie enjoys just listening! Rom also can understand Yurie's feelings and thoughts very well, like her own, whereas Yurie is the 'protective girlfriend' but would never choose for Rom. They are very supportive of each other and can give one another what they tend to lack from people! Even their fights always happen over the topic of caring about each other and just having different views on it ("Micolash is ABUSING you, plain and simple!" "You NEED to talk about this problem and not bottle it up!" etc)...

3) Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship: Can't have unpopular opinion on an unpopular ship XD No, seriously, I hardly ever see it, but when I do there is nothing I disagree with. Just the girls being healthy!

(Had to doodle something here hehh) Thank you for the ask!!

[afterlife-2004]