#but i am genuinely curious if there's a reason for this

[eggyolkguzzler]

May I ask Alex's opinion on Elliott?

I'm super duper curious because it just popped into my head ⊂((・▽・))⊃

He's... Whatever, I guess.

We barely even talk to each other. Why should I care?

...

Ugh. Sorry. That came out wrong. He's fine. He's just-

Nevermind. Forget it. Don't tell him I said anything.

Gripping my desk so hard the wood splinters. Listen. Listen to me. I've put so much thought into the Alex Elliott dynamic. You have no fucking idea.

I think Alex would have very very complicated feelings about Elliott. He sees this beach boy who's dashingly handsome, muscular, AND intelligent? Alex would lose his mind.

In a bad way.

At first it's just petty jealousy. Alex grew up around a lot of very competitive men fighting to be the best, so of course Alex has the most fragile ego known to mankind. He keeps telling himself "At least I'm cooler" or "I have a nicer tan than he does anyways" or "Who even wears trenchcoats?"

All this pent up emotion bubbles into anger. But Alex doesn't want to be a dick. He doesn't want to be a bully. So he does his best to avoid talking to Elliott in general. At festivals, he'll only glance at Elliott to acknowledge he's there. He dreads the thought of saying hello to him.

Elliott, bless him, doesn't realize this young man is riddled with envy just a few feet away.

Eventually, they finally meet for realsies. They talk at length for the first time. Alex feels his stomach churn, because he finally realizes that Elliott is genuinely nice to talk to. He's kind. He's considerate. He's perfect.

He's so, so perfect.

At the end of their conversation, Elliott politely bids Alex farewell. He expresses how nice it is to finally have a pleasant chat with him, as he's been craving one for a while.

This sends Alex into a spiral immediately.

He doesn't even say goodbye. He just goes home.

Alex gets to his room and throws the BIGGEST tantrum.

"How!? How can he be so FUCKING perfect? It's not FAIR. It's not FAIR. He can't be handsome, nice, and SMARTER THAN I AM. HE JUST CAN'T. IT'S NOT FAIR."

After exerting all his energy, and letting all his anger out, Alex crawls into bed and starts to cry. He cries because he's been such an ass for no good reason. He doesn't hate Elliott. He only hates himself. Just for being imperfect.

"Why can't I be like him? What am I missing? What am I doing wrong? What's wrong with me?"

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I do think, with enough patience, Alex and Elliott could be friends. They could hang out at the beach together, and Elliott could get Alex to beta read his books to see how bearable they are for disabled/dyslexic readers. Their friendship could be really sweet and wholesome.

But it would take some time to get there.

I believe it can happen <3

[okaylikeschaewon]

Top 3 idols youd want to date and why?

Also if you were to marry one idol who would it be??

I know I'm quite straight to the point, but I was just genuinely curious.

This is going to be heavily biased towards who I like at this very moment, but let's see.

Chaewon - Obviously the girl I am just stupidly obsessed with right now. In my eyes, perfect. Cute, adorable, hot and fun. I'd honestly just want her to be my everything <3. Also, I'd hopefully get to be friends with Kazuha and Yunjin, a huge plus.

Sana - I've said this since day 1, Sana gives amazing GF vibes. Especially if you like someone who would be a bit more clingy and affectionate. She also strikes me as someone who'd want to make her partner feel good, like the type who goes above and beyond expectations in that regard (physically too). Obviously she's also beautiful.

Karina - Ignoring the obvious fact that she's one of the hottest idols to exist, there's something about her personality that just really clicks with me. She seems like someone I'd just love spending time with, and I get this feeling she's also the sweetest and most caring GF.

As for the wife question, maybe this is a cop out but I don't have an answer. I do think some idols give wifey vibes for sure, but I honestly don't think I can answer this for a number of reasons.

If I absolutely had to, the fun answer I'd give is Momo. That girl just had so much impact on my life and I bet she'd be a great wife. Also, waking up to that body would inspire me so much.

[aristccrats]

devi chuckled and rolled her eyes. "believe me, i am quite hard at making friends, however, when i see a good potential then i go for it." she chuckled and turned her head to see a few curious faces staring at them. with her glass of lemonade, devi raised her glass and offered them the most fake smile she had in store, making them instantly look away. she knew that there would be gossips about them, she was strong enough to shut them down if needed. as albert mentioned that dance, devi chuckled. "if you want to be a good friend of mine, you shall not show me to the ton. i do know wish to dance and have potential suitors approaching me." she sighed and added. "my brother will certainly keep an eye on that and find the first man who would marry me."

after all, the main reason of her visit to england was because none of the patel siblings found a match. her older brother took the decision to bring them here, knowing that perhaps british people will be intrigued by them, and some men would accept to marry his sisters. as she held albert's arm and chase the thought away, devi listened to his words: "i don't mind answering honestly: i am just visiting the gardens with my new friend and enjoying this marvelous orange cake." she chuckled before adding: "oh, believe me. i shall be nothing but genuinely positive about you. you are very kind to me, albert. i do like this friendship."

"ah," he bit back a smile of his own, trying and failing to muffle his chuckles. "evidently, you are also very good at making friends." yes, he was quite content to consider devi as such already -- unusual, perhaps, but there were very few people around that one could converse with like this and he was keen to keep her around. it seemed it would be a beneficial partnership, at least. "but i will get a dance out of you... perhaps not tonight, but there are plenty of other balls yet to come. for now though, cake -- absolutely."

albert had no particular affinity for the nickname, it was largely borne from childhood -- school, in fact -- but likewise he had no real qualms with its use, either. he offered the crook of his arm out for her to take. "they are quite lovely. better enjoyed with cake, of that i have no doubt. we are certain to avoid random dances this way, though i must warn you that there will no doubt be questions -- asked of both of us -- as we will be seen." it was practically unavoidable, no matter how careful they were. "i am sure you know this, but you are free to say whatever you like of me."

[doom-dreaming]

is there a version of the soapy cilantro gene but for mango? everyone raves about mango but it tastes like window cleaner to me. am i alone in this? am i the sole outcast in a doomed world, bereft of mango?

[pianokantzart]

[spider-man-2o99]

miguel o'hara voted most Just Some Guy Having The Worst Day Of His Life Every Single Day (But Literally He Just Lives Like This So It Cancels Out Anyways) of all time ever

[duriens]

ok amc now answer me these two questions:

1. why would Armand want Louis dead (if the answer is that he had to choose between him and the coven and he chose coven the answer is WEAK. and also wrong)

2. why would Lestat agree to cross that ocean etc etc to participate in a trial he didn't approve of, since he didn't want to kill Claudia or Louis to begin with (we didn't see any evidence he was dragged there/lured there/starved/hypnotized/lobotomized with an ice pick)

also, bonus question!

3. why couldn't Lestat, blood of Magnus, strong of the blood of Akasha, vampire extraordinaire who couldn't be killed by the joint forces of Louis+Armand, prevent Claudia's death (same question that was asked of Armand one week ago, to be precise - since Lestat is more powerful than even Armand himself, because reasons)

[elvisqueso]

Love me, love my raccoon [Part 3/3]:

—Meeko's new favorite human <3

[i-dreamed-i-had-a-son]

If you actually believe suicide is punishable by eternal damnation and that applies to Javert as well, you must invariably also apply this logic to Valjean, who starved himself to death. A passive suicide is still suicide; it doesn’t stop being so just because you prefer one character to another. To pretend like Valjean didn’t commit suicide and goes to heaven but that Javert must go to hell is just outright incorrect and biased on every level. They either both went to heaven or both went to hell, but you can’t have it two different ways.

Hey thanks for the ask /gen!

I don't believe suicide sends you to hell. I've been pretty careful to specify that *Catholic doctrine in the past* (as I'm not aware of their current position) has taught that suicide is a mortal sin (you can even see this attitude in Hamlet, in which the characters are Catholic), but I am not Catholic, nor do I believe that doctrine was ever true.

Your salvation is not gained or lost by your virtue or sin. Salvation is given by God: "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, so that no man can boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9).

Narratively, how this applies to Valjean vs. Javert is that Valjean accepts his salvation and the mercy shown to him, while Javert, because of his pride and shame (among other reasons) rejects it and instead commits suicide. Neither of them "deserved" a second chance, but both of them were offered it; Valjean took it, and Javert did not.

God will not force you into heaven, but He does make the Way (through faith in Christ) available to everyone. The tragedy of Javert is that he is unwilling to accept that God's path is not the path he thought it was, and instead of living a new life in light of this truth, he ends his life in rejection of it. And in doing so, he condemns himself, when mercy was right in front of him--as so many choose to do.

[aceofwands]

idk man I just think of all the franchises you could try to make the Next Big Thing by creating a bunch of new shows and movies, maybe don't pick the one with the notoriously nitpicky obsessed with canon fandom ?? if you don't plan on applying any sort of consistency to the world, characters, alien cultures, entire ethical and moral framework of the universe, etc etc ????

[aeolianblues]

I'm not an extrovert. At all. In everyday life, I'm a yapper, sure, but I need someone to first assure me I am okay to yap, so I don't start conversations, even when I really want to join in sometimes! It's just the social anxiety acting up. God knows where from and why I lose a lot of my inhibitions when it comes to talking to people about music. I don't know where the confidence has suddenly sprung from. I've made a crazy amount of friends in musical circles, either just talking to people about common music or (since it is after all in music circles) talking to bands about their own music. I let out a sigh of relief any time an interaction goes well, because in truth it's going against my every instinct. I wish I could do that in everyday life

[maaaxx]

dont get me wrong i am more excited for this atla remake and the inevitable renaissance part 2 than i have ever been for anything in my life. however im also terrified of what changes this is going to bring to the fandom. Obviously the 2020 renaissance brought a lot of new and good things (zukka, a ton of amazing fics, etc). But more people joining the fandom means new people joining ao3 and interacting with fics and authors and artists too. Even in the few years that i've been active in fandom i've noticed a dramatic shift in how people interact with artists and authors especially. And I can't see this not getting worse as more people whose main social media experiences include tik tok and instagram coming to ao3 and tumblr. Like these people are used to content creators who revolve their content around what their audience wants because its their job, and I know this isnt going to translate well to the culture around ao3 writers especially when unconsolidated comments and 'advise' is already a problem for a ton of authors. And for people who dont understand that fics and fanart are supposed be transactional in the sense that you need to leave comments and kudos and reblog stuff when they're used to simply liking something *maybe* being enough. Idk whats going on with other fandoms, but I do know that these things have been an ongoing issue for the atla fandom and like I said, I can't imagine having another 'renaissance' and this stuff not getting worse.

[raine-world]

Hollow Knight fandom….

[moonchild-in-blue]

Can someone please either validate me or send me to the Corner of Shame? This is very silly but I'm wondering.

So. I was talking to my sister the other day about movies and such, and she told me of one she recently watched with this one actor. And I casually mentioned how much I hated him. Not in a "he's a bad actor" or "he's a bad person" way. Nothing to do with whether I find him attractive or not. Just in a "he looks the most punchable guy on earth and I have this irrational rage against him" way, to the point that I just can't watch movies with him without being annoyed.

My sister looked at me like I was crazy because, "what do you mean you hate the guy". And I told her yeah? That's normal? Don't you have at least one person you can't stand for no reason?

Sister was like 😬😬😬 No??? Which is wild to me, because I could easily name 50 (which I did - not 50 but we were getting close to 20 before i got too annoyed lmao).

Now she thinks I'm slightly insane (/j) (I made myself angry and may have referred to a few individuals as "stupid" and "obnoxious"), and I kinda don't believe I am the only person alive who feels this way. But also she's an incredibly empathetic extrovert, while I'm a very low empath socially anxious creechur so. There's that?? I guess ?? Idk.

Can anyone relate to this? Or am I the weird one?

Also wait. Little disclaimer: I am not generally a violent person AT ALL. Do i get annoyed and angry easily? Yeah. Do I feel like bitch slapping someone right across their stupid face? Yeah, sometimes, sure. Do I do something about it? Not really.

I can be real bitchy and extra sarcastic and petty SURE, but that's the most I'll do if I am legitimately angry. Mostly I just go to my room and cry 🥺 (crying when angry yes it me). So yeah. Before yall think I have unsolved anger issues.

[fictional-worlds-are-exquisite]

QUESTION TIME. i work in customer service and say 'have a good day!' entirely too many times in a day, but i feel like there's a cut off time for saying that. like i'm not going to say 'have a good day!' at 10pm obviously, it's night. my question is, what's the latest reasonable time in the day to say 'have a good day'?