#but i don't show up to anyone except to like my 5 followers lol

[razzleberry-lemonade]

Calling all of my followers who are part of the ATHF fandom and/or like the show!!

I have an ATHF blog!!

You can find that here:

@aquateenpatrolsomethingshowshow 

It would mean a lot to me if y’all checked it out and maybe followed!! 

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt in Memes 6

Let's make it some in-world memes this time :)

[dayurno]

sorryyyy for bringing some type of discourse to your inbox but I just giggle whenever anyone brings up the fact that nora soad andrews a misogynist and their only argument is the fact that he's friends with renee and dating neil who said women are the strongest ppl i know, like i don't personally think he's a misogynist, but i feel like there has to be better arguments for it😭

maybe it's bc the fandom gets on my nerves so I'm more sensitive to any attempts a defanging and making characters more palatable bc I'm not a fan of the widespread fanon versions of the characters also it's sad I feel like the fandom made some sort of progress where discussions were being had about the problems in the series and now after tsc came out it feels like we're back to where the author can do no wrong and it's hard to criticise anything

what do you think about tsc being a triology, I feel like two books can hopefully give Jeremy the depth he needs i remember you found him a bit flat as well when you read the book, I see a lot of people saying he needs to have a mean side or a traumatic past but I feel like a kind, nice character can be interesting without those things and not every kind character needs to have this secret mean side anyway, personally I groaned out loud when I found out it was a triology bc that would mean the fandom would be alive for longer and it's so crazy out of any book fandom I've ever been in for some reason the aftg fandom feels the most obnoxious maybe it's bc the books deal with heavier topics close to the heart so there's more feelings involved🤔the only book fandom who has pissed me off a comparable amount would be asoiaf but that's a whole different thing

I really do try and be happy I'm not even in the fandom anymore and I've never followed aftg twitter accounts and I don't even check the tags I just go on certain blogs but i still see things it's horrible💔like I can't believeeee we're still discussing if Kevins a coward or not and how selfish he is for leaving the nest like we've already argued about this to death on tumblr back in like 2016 now it's the same thing again💔

LOL i understand honestly so many of these discussions are repackaged wide-spread 2015 opinions which don’t reflect the original text that it’s hard to do anything except use the we have this thread every week comrade image and let it go. andrew being misogynistic is not even hard to come to terms with considering it’s not an interpretation or a headcanon it’s the author’s own words and will for the character incorporated into canon. there are things to disagree with nora sakavic for, but ultimately there is a difference between disagreeing with the author and willfully ignoring the intention with which a character was written

& i didn’t really care much for the news, i think the lack of planning and the rushed way the books are coming along are grating on both the author and the fandom, but i don’t blame her for wanting to get this done and over with. it will show more insight on jeremy hopefully, but unfortunately i already don’t care 😭 i think the route tsc took was in general uninteresting and pedestrian enough to not warrant a second thought, and i’m not particularly interested in any plotline beyond what pertains to kevin and the ravens. what surprised me really is the total lack of impact tsc had on the fandom, which is to say, i think it was so in line with the same 3-5 headcanons passed around the last 10 years that it has genuinely done nothing for anyone aside from the people who were already very invested in jean and/or jeremy. it feels like a different fandom from aftg altogether, which i’m happy about if only because it keeps us all locked in different cages, but it still baffles me to see people dedicate so much thought to a book whose characters bar jean are, as of now, the very definition of Nothing burger. all in all the answer to that question and most questions pertaining to tsc is Who cares. because literally who cares

LMFAO staying away from aftg twt is really good for you & honestly all of us. it’s still so funny to me that not even nora sakavic herself wanted to touch that mess. mentally ill white suburbanite teenage shut-in echo chamber ass fandom

[hueynomure]

WIP Reblog Game

Thank you @coffeebanana for the tag! I'm not one for very long fics and/or starting posting plotty stuff if I don't already have most of the fic written out (too high of a chance of having to correct/retcon shit) so I'm adding fics that only live in my WIP folder lol

List the titles your top five priorities for WIP updates (link your fics for new readers!)

An upcoming scene, event, or detail in each fic that you’re looking forward to writing

Bonus: make a poll for your followers to vote on which top 5 WIP they are most excited to see an update on!

Then tag 10 writer friends!

WIP TITLES

Are Hexagon Square Dances a Thing?: Born as a LoveyWeek entry, I got stuck on the very last chapter fml

Uncovering, Unraveling (working title): Imagine Marinette had accidentally outed her Loveybug identity (as in Woven In) to Cat Walker in the (Un)Suited plotline... basically Farewell Gifts but make it smut lol

The Merits of Bagging a Hero (working title): Adrien and Marinette are invited at Alya's and Nino's place for their usual wine&dine night. Everything is going fine, Mari being flustered and Adrien being oblivious as usual - until Alya brings out the topic of hero-specific free passes and the two become inexplicably passionate about who would be the best hero lay between Ladybug and Chat Noir...

Poker Face: Loveybug AU, Cat Walker angst

Heart(s) on Her Sleeve: Companion piece for Poker Face, Loveybug's side of the angst

UPCOMING

Tbqh the biggest motivation for getting this done is getting it over with, which is probably why I've been having so much trouble tackling it lol. I'll just say that I initially intended it to end with platonic Mariwalker buuuuut there may be some smooching hehe

Turns out I'm a SUCKER for scenarios where Cat Walker learns Marinette is Loveybug lol I will have a lot of fun writing the surprise conversation (won't go too much into details bc spoilers) they'll have about his feelings... with Adrien still inside Marinette, both of them deliberately avoiding addressing the fact or doing anything at all abt it lol

This will be 200% crack and I will have SO MUCH FUN writing the most batshit stuff I can come up with. Alya, ever the shit-stirrer, figures out Adrien is Chat Noir halfway through the conversation and spends the rest of the fic basically eating popcorn and fanning that trashfire of a debate lol

Chat Noir is a necessary outlet for Adrien. When Cat Walker has to pick up Loveybug's slack, his energies and enthusiasm are slowly but surely drain until the only reason he dons his mask, the only reason he gets out of bed, is Loveybug's unrestrained and unconditional affection. This can't last - and yet, it's his duty to carry the weight and not let anything show. I'm gonna enjoy writing the pressure building >:3c

There's one phrase to describe Loveybug!Marinette: bracing for punishment. She's too raw with all the Loveybug intensity, she just CAN'T turn into Ladybug, so she just keeps pouring her heart out knowing that at some point, somehow, she will be horrifically punished for it. Just like with Kim. Just like every time she tried to confess to Adrien. But as a hero, the consequences of her mistakes could be... she doesn't want to think about it. She keeps her head low and prepares for the worst, dreading and longing the moment when she'll be forced to wear Loveybug's lovestruck smile again.

Anyone I would have thought to tag Kayla has already tagged, with the excellent exception of @asukiess, so I won't be tagging anybody else! Feel free to join in the fun and consider this a soft tag if you (yes YOU reading this rn) want to tho :3

[blurglesmurfklaine]

Hi hey hello Aly please can you rank the new directions according to how well they would do at preparing a holiday meal? I'm thinking like cooking a turkey or ham or something, all the different sides, dessert, etc etc.

HI BELLA MY BELOVED YES OFC I CAN DO THAT!!!! I'm only going to do like. OG New Directions, so like the mains from s1-2 lol

Coming in dead last at #13, we have: Rachel Berry! Girl can't cook. There is canonical evidence to support this from the season four thanksgiving episodes so I rest my case.

Next up, Finn Hudson at #12! Truthfully i think he would just be so overwhelmed by all of it and fall apart. I DO think he would make a FANTASTIC assistant though

Next, at #11: Mercedes Jones: I think she can probably follow a recipe better than Rachel, but she is a doordash girlie just like me fr i know this to be true in MY SOUL. Miss "What is this?" "Toilet brush." does not know how to make things from scratch but i fully support her love for tater tots <3

The #10 slot goes to Brittany S. Pierce! It's not that I think she can't cook. I think she would cook some of the most OUTRAGEOUS things really really well. I'm talking the shepherd's pie trifle thing from Friends except ON PURPOSE. The most heinous shit and she would genuinely like it but it's objectively terrible

First one to reach single digits at the #9 slot, we've got Puck. Lost a few spots bc he'd probably put weed in the desserts without telling anyone

#8 goes to Michael Chang! I just feel like he can follow instructions. Might not be perfect, but edible and not spiked with any illegal substances.

Up with the #7 spot is Artie Abrams! Being someone who is wheelchair bound, I feel like he prides himself on being self sufficient and learning basic cooking skills is something he'd take the time to learn. I don't think it would be gourmet or anything, but i do think it would give tasty comfort food

Coming in at #6 I put, and this might be controversial, Santana Lopez! Listen. One thing about mexicans is that we know how to cook. Something just happens and i truly believe it's in out genes but one day you just sort of wake up and realize that you don't burn your hand flipping tortillas on the grill, and i feel like those skills would translate really well to a christmas/thanksgiving dinner--especially all the traditional mexican holiday dishes? i think she'd secretly take a lot of comfort in making those for her found family

Breaching the top 5 at #5 is Tina Cohen-Chang! I feel like she's done it a couple of times with her own family and probably helped out in the kitchen growing up, just to be helpful. Generally, she seems pretty competent too so there's that

#4 goes to my beloved Sam Evans. My man practically had to raise his siblings, there is not a doubt in my mind that he already HAS made a whole ass holiday meal with what he could and it probably came out fucking delicious too! It Just Makes Sense!!

Alright up in the #3 slot is yet another one of my faves, the puppetmaster himself, Blaine Devon Anderson! Cooking pancakes for his fiance in the morning?? HIs love language is acts of service and you just know he'd love all the compliments and then brush them off like "Oh it really was nothing" but this man THRIIIIIIIVES on the love of his peers!!! Of course he's gonna cook for them!

Our runner up, taking her place firmly at the #2 slot is the Queen of McKinley, the one, the only Quinn Fabray! This one also Just Makes Sense. She was primed from a young age to basically be a trophy wife. Which. Hate that for her but I wouldn't doubt her mom had her prepping the sides at like, age ten. Her parents def would trot her skills out like a trick pony and show off how well she can "provide" for a future husband or some shit like that. Anyway, i like to think she uses these skills to make holiday dinners for those who don't have anywhere else to go <3

AND TAKING OUR TOP SPOT HERE IS LITERALLY THE MOST CHARACTER EVER: Kurt Hummel!!!!! This is literally canon. You can disagree with me on this, but you'd be wrong, His body is LITERALLY a rum chocolate souffle--if he doesn't warm it up, it doesn't rise. He makes tar-tar for housewarming parties for his future stepbrother. He planned a whole ass wedding. He realy can do it all I'm so obsessed with his little freak ass <333

THANKS SO MUCH FOR SENDING THIS!!!! I put... way too much thought into it, but i had SUCH a blast!!! <3333

they evicted my teeth. pls send me asks while i recover <3

[tendoujo]

SHIPPING INFO. answer the following for your muse(s) so people know how shipping works on your blog.

what’s your OTP for your muse(s)?

i've been a r.ankane defender since day one so the answer might be pretty obvious 🫡. yet they are that one ship that requires so much effort and development to work as endgame. their love story is a chaotic one filled with ups and downs, lots of miscommunication as well, so it still got a long way to go. yet if rumiko was clear on something, it was that ranma and akane were made for one another. i could make an essay about their duo but to sum it up, i do believe that akane has grown to be the only person in the whole series that has accepted ranma for who he is regardless of his strength or gender.

besides that, i'm fond of any akane dynamic that truly shows the other person appreciating her. maybe that's why i wouldn't have minded ryo.kane as a possibility.

what are you willing to RP when it comes to shipping?

i'm open to almost anything as long as: 1. it makes sense. 2. there's clear interest between the two parties. 3. both muns have taked about it beforehand. but i have to say that when i play a female muse, i have a bit of trouble doing m / f ships ( except for r.ankane or r.yokae ), so it will be a little hard to romance akane with male muses ( very in character lol ).

how large does the age gap have to be to make it uncomfortable?

for her highschool verse, 2 years at most. for the other verses where she's around 19 - 20 ( aus and the main verse ), i'll say that 5 maybe ? puppy crushes are acceptable but if they are not in the gap then it won't happen.

are you selective when shipping?

actually, yeah a bit. i don't just jump straight to shipping nowadays so i do ask for either some plotting beforehand or various interactions for things to happen.

how far do steamy moments have to go before they’re considered NSFW?

when hands are where they aren't supposed to be lol. the moment clothes start being mentioned regularly in a new context, you know what's up.

how does one have to ask to ship with you?

most of the times, yeah. either it happens naturally in threads where certain nudges are thrown or it's all about plotting behind the scene.

how often do you like to ship?

when it happens, it happens i guess ??

are you multiship?

yes 👍

are you ship obsessed or ship more-or-less?

with shipping i like to match energies. if the other person is just as excited and wants to throw interactions, musings, fanart, 6+ paragraphs of plotting, then i'll get just as excited. when i REALLY like a ship and the other person is in the "more-or-less" area or isn't as "obsessed" i'll try to contain myself cause i sure don't like it when the excitement is one sided ( i don't want to b annoying in that sense lol ).

what is your favorite ship in your current fandom?

it's me and r.ankane against the world. manga r.ankane, especially the one in the latter chapters where both are more mature and sure with themselves.

finally, how does one ship with you?

ask, tackle my dms, that's the easiest way to get me to plot or talk about a possible ship between our muses ( tho i suck at continuous messaging sometimes tbh ). ofc interactions are a good option too.

tagged by: @2isms ( thank you sm ❤️ ! ).

tagging: @hogarsis, @shrapnelsong, @glamwish, @ednaeflowers, @anemxvisions, @batoushoujo + anyone else who wants to do it.

[akajustmerry]

Do you believe in the theory floating around about succession being affected by the writers strike? Basically, that they decided this is the last season to avoid dealing with the strike? (Tbh I think it's just a means for ppl who are not loving this season so far due to its pacing and lack of tomgreg (lol) to be able to point to something and blame its "bad fic writing" on it)

i don't think there's a definitive way to know this. on the one hand, jesse always said he had planned 4-5 seasons so the show ending at 4 seasons was always a strong possibility. on the other hand, most large prestige shows were preparing one way or another for mass guild strikes, either by delaying seasons until 2024 or wrapping them up on their own terms while they still could. It's possibly fortuitous that jesse and the writers were prepared to end the show now, or it's possible the looming strikes factored into how season 4 was decided to be the last.

personally, i am hesitant to judge s4 as a whole just yet. at the moment, i am enjoying it so much, it's literally all i think about the majority of the time! i adore the political spine of the show becoming more prominent in logan's absence (anyone who follows me knows the political eps are my beloveds). almost like logan was the buffer for it all, but now he's dead it's no longer shadow work and spilling into the light. i constantly have this feeling that i am watching a boat take on water in slow motion and i can't look away.

i do think ppl who don't watch the show for what it is, a political satire, are probably not enjoying season 4 because they don't like being confronted more head-on with the soul of the show. i can't express enough how much i don't care about these people. people accusing Succession and its writers of "laziness" or thoughtlessness or "losing the way" or "becoming about work" because they believe their own wubification of these characters clearly did not understand what this show was about in the first place. they can believe what they want about how it was written, but they're irrelevant.

i do agree that the pacing took a little to adjust to, but once you accept every episode is a day, one day after another, it's much easier. but for the record, succ has never dealt in leaps and bounds, it's always dealt in a realistically linear timeline with no flashbacks and limited time jumps. according to Vulture, time passed in the show is probably only about 18 months maximum over the last 4 seasons with the biggest jump being 4 months between s3-4.

but who knows whether the writing will bear out! all of this will depend on the finale and coming episodes! regardless of when or why it's been written the way it has, i have faith Jesse Armstrong and the team will deliver what they've delivered for 6 years: exceptional television!

[krankittoeleven]

Rules: list eight shows for your followers to get to know you better.

Tagged by @ainulindaelynn. This took a minute cause I couldn't think of more than 3 shows. Most of the TV I "watch" is just on in the background while I'm doing almost anything else except reading or writing.

EDIT: after posting i realized I completely forgot about Start Trek TNG. Unforgivable on my part.

M*A*S*H - I've still never figured out why this resonated with me as much as it did (I mean, aside from the obvious), especially since the last episode aired when I was a year old. There were a lot of reruns, though, growing up, so I guess it just stuck at some point. I'm not sure if it still hold true now, but there was a time in the 90s/early 00s where there was an episode of M*A*S*H airing somewhere in the world every 30 minutes. Impressive that is resonated so clearly, everywhere.

True Detective (Season 1) - I've said it before and I'll say it again: this is the single best season of a tv show, ever. The other seasons are good, but they don't have anything to do with each other aside from a call back or two, so I feel fine about treating it as its own thing. If you like detective/procedural with a light supernatural bent, plus a cult inspired by your friendly neighborhood King in Yellow, well this is the show for you.

Vikings Valhalla - strangely I haven't even watched Vikings yet, and this is a great example of mutuals being great advertisers because one of mine was hyperfixating on King Canute and I was like 👀👀 who are you? So yeah, I'm watching this for the "wrong" reasons. LOL (SRSLY THOUGH ALL I SEE IS A LIVE ACTION UBBA *snickers*

4. Hannibal - I was hooked from the beginning, before they started throwing all that sexual tension around (not complaining tho lol). This was one of the few shows that my ex partner and I watched together all the time, our tastes and schedules often conflicted, but we were always around for the murder husbands. XD

5. The Haunting of Hill House - another one the X-misses and I used to watch together. I really enjoyed this one though it took us forever to get through it because we'd stop every few minutes to figure out if we'd spotted a ghost or not. LOL I quiet enjoyed it overall, and I also very much like how they changed things up over the original novella. I like Shirley Jackson, but I think some of her other stuff is better.

6. Any Dinosaur TV show - especially Walking With Dinosaurs and Dinosaur Planet and Prehistoric Planet.

7. Severance - This show knocked me out. I heard about it on Tumblr one day and I'd binged it all within the next couple days. LMAO What nonsense I love it.

8. Good Omens & Sandman - putting these two together because they fill the same space in my heart: respectable adaptations of things I grew up with and am very fond of and I'm glad to see getting a wider audience/more attention/more love. :D

I will tag @brasideios @macavitykitsune @theinkandthesea @vdk-hellscape and anyone else that wants to cuz I'm not sure who has or hasn't been hit by this one yet.

[i-know-you-can]

I posted 2,041 times in 2022

422 posts created (21%)

1,619 posts reblogged (79%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

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I tagged 1,196 of my posts in 2022

Only 41% of my posts had no tags

#0 - 41 posts

#riverdale - 536 posts

#jughead jones - 326 posts

#betty cooper - 318 posts

#bughead - 284 posts

#deluded anon - 119 posts

#the lunar chronicles - 32 posts

#lili reinhart - 26 posts

#fic recs - 25 posts

#cole sprouse - 24 posts

Longest Tag: 128 characters

#the only difference between this and what we're already doing is that we'd get to influence them before they make those mistakes

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Ras posted a BA still where Betty smile at Archie like she never did to Jughead but yeah it's an AU 😂 And they both don't want to build a life together and they don't want their baby. LOL

I could find 10+ scenes where she smiles at Jughead more than she's smiling here but why bother? You're embarrassing, please stop, we're all cringing around here.

62 notes - Posted March 26, 2022

#4

If we can go to the 50s, have the characters become teenagers again and forget stuff (except for Jug who is now a 26 year old stuck in a 16 year old’s body) then we may as well just go back to 4x17 and undo the thing that lead to all of this crumbling. There are no rules of what can and can’t be done at this point.

63 notes - Posted August 1, 2022

#3

One of the (many) things that annoy me this season is how they tease us with Bughead crumbs to keep us invested but never more than one episode in a  row. They give us Tabitha in Rivervale being jealous of Betty and then nothing, they give us Bughead making out to save the universe and everyone forgets what happened and we go back to Riverdale. They give us Bughead working together for an episode and Jughead getting a flash of their “best of” moments but it’s never followed up on. Now in this last ep we have Ethel yell at writer!Jughead about still loving Betty and again I suppose next ep we get nothing (though at least this was Jughead in a different universe who may need to face Ethel’s wrath there).

I have no doubts of Bughead being endgame and I’m not oppose to these crumbs but it’s annoying that they keep giving us these hints just to then pretend they didn’t.

79 notes - Posted July 19, 2022

#2

Do any savvy tumblr users have a graph to show ratings from season one through now? I would simply love to see it in visual form!

Anyone up for this?

89 notes - Posted April 5, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Oh didn't you hear, according to b/as you can tell bughead wasn't in the same room from that last still😭

Are we back to the "Lili and Cole can't film in the same room" bullshit? Or is it like one of them hallucinating the other?

90 notes - Posted May 5, 2022

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[irrigos]

ok here is my objectively correct ranking of chandler groover fl stories (sorry there was a recent study independently conducted by me that determined my subjective opinion of fl is actually objectively correct)

1. Cricket, Anyone? - yeah, I'm basic. what about it. everyone talks about how the lore reveal is cool (and it is) but also more importantly: its funny. i love when fallen london has jokes

2. Por Una Cabeza - this one is actually tied for first. i think cricket is more ICONIC (and funnier overall) but I think this one might be a stronger narrative. Which one is actually in first depends entirely on which one i thought about most recently

3. Paisley - it was hilarious that right around when this story came out, which is all about making outfit changes to unlock more story, fbg tried to do the outfit lock thing. lol. perhaps even lmao.

4. Codename: Sugarplum - I don't think you could conceive of an animal that i would be less interested in trying to help than a miniature dachshund. but this story was pretty fun anyway

5. SALON SCANDAL! - A little creativity in presentation goes a long way when youre playing a bunch of exceptional stories in quick succession, and a story that is a flashback to not long after you arrived in London, where you not only get to choose your own choices, but what is at least publicly considered to be The Truth of the situation? That's fun! That's novel! I even like the fact that you don't ever get to learn what ACTUALLY happened- did you lie to the reporter? Did you tell the truth? Does it matter? What you told him is what people know. That's functionally the truth. But this one gets points off for deciding my character's motivations for me in the end, and also because the base story is kinda boring.

6. my kingdom for a pig - sorry for being a big thicky bo-bo but this one gets points off for the whole ending sequence being confusing to me. There's a particular style of writing that shows up a lot in FL where things are evocatively written, but vague and abstract. Some people really like this. That's why SMEN is popular, and people claimed to have enjoyed Flint. I think it sucks! My brain just slides right off them because I can't find something concrete to actually hang onto. I managed to grasp what was happening in this one a little better than other examples of this style of writing (see: Flint, which is my nemesis and I will not rest until I see it slain) but it's still a little off-putting to me and I don't enjoy it. Also I can't stop thinking about the way that FL tells you about it's lore, which is to say, it doesn't really. What the fuck is a Stone Pig? I mean, I know because I read the wiki, but what if I was just trying to learn about FL by playing it? Where does this come up? I think it's just in Sunless Sea, and here. And maybe a little mention in the Taste of Lacre stuff? idk. i also think the stone pigs lore is so rarely brought up that it seems kind of superfluous to the fallen london lore. i dont really know what's added by there being another animal that lives on/in the bazaar that propels it through the high wilderness. i would have just assumed that was like. a power it had. "How does the bazaar travel between stars?" is not a question i would have asked because i would have assumed it can just. do that.

7. caveat emptor - i was really on board with this one when i started it, because i was like "oh cool its like fallen london dracula!!! i love it when they do classic lit in the exceptional stories" but i think it kinda got up its own ass with its own lore, and lost the Dracula energy and also didn't have any of the humor that I really liked in the best groover stories

7. the hurlers/discordance storyline - remember above, when I said that I don't like the poetic but vague style of writing that is common in fl?? Yeah. the discordance stuff is also easier for me to follow than Flint but it is, unfortunately, kind of annoying. its all like "you DONT walk up the stairs and you DONT go into the anchoress's kitchen and you CERTAINLY ABSOLUTELY DO NOT eat all her doritos and then leave the bag on the counter" like ok i get it. youre being so obscure and mysterious. heres a medal. can we just get to the story already.

9. the crocodile who would be king - what even happened in this one. what was i trying to achieve. im sure all you smarty smart heads are gonna read this and be like 'UMMMMM irrigos it was VERY clear" but please consider the fact that i am disabled and also i am dumb and cant read. why am i here? why did this ask me to help? what am i even trying to help them do? why did this story take like 100 actions? i liked the fact that there was a nemesis tie in at the end though. thats always a hoot.

[shawnjacksonsbs]

I probably feel about you how you feel about me, except without the hate. 10-26-24

"People shouldn't be afraid to express their opinions." - Eminem

I'd like to think I'm past that. Grown up away from that side of it, the hate side of it.

I know I put a lot of my heart into trying to not be that, but also without backing down from, what I believe.

It's a hard battle sometimes, mainly because it's such a fine line running between both.

The video in the comments gave me goose bumps to watch, for sure, but it's the quote I'm trying to focus on.

. . .

I'm sure I feel the same about the opposition as they do about me, at least in terms of . . ."How could you believe that side? Or you're falling for that crap!" etc, etc, etc.

I'm definitely an "anybody but Trump" kinda guy, but regardless of where you land politically, these opening and closing quotes are gold.

And then, seeing him welcome Obama, I got chills, but I digress,

I'm not the first to say that I only want the greater good for all of us, but I do want that.

Our biggest difference lies in who we believe and which side we believe will get us there.

One of us is being ignorant and the other is being arrogant(?), or . . . Or maybe we're both being both?

Just give up the hate, and let people be who they want while making choices they believe is best for them and theirs.

Do we really have freedom to, and freedom from . . .?

I mean, really??

~

Things I catch myself doing that I'm trying not to do . . .I still fall short of, probably a lot more than I'd like, but it's like those indirect jabs you hope startles someone awake.

True motives are ours and ours alone. So knowing the why, we do things is on us.

I have things that bother me when I do them. And things that don't.

To reference a specific incident, I had a cousin say something to the effect of, "Someone would have to have their head in the sand" Now . . .not a direct jab at me but grouping me with others that I align with, so I'm jabbed all the same. Lol

I want so bad to be bigger than those times. But like I said, I fall short sometimes myself.

How do we, the ones that don't want to play the us vs them game, stop?

How do I show love and compassion to the side that hates me, while letting both sides know it's not o.k.? How do I get others to follow suit?

'Cause even those that lean my way, do us no justice sinking down to that other level from time to time.

I want to be over it, without losing my way.

#stopthehate

#stoptheugly

Life is too short to spend such a large part of it "against" other human beings thinking and trying for a bigger, better, brighter future.

Mr. ROGERS would be so disappointed.

Feel your feelings. Don't be ashamed and don't let anyone make you feel less than, for doing so.

None of them care about us anyway, not individually, not really. The politicians, I mean.

How am I gonna carry hate in my heart for someone, especially someone I care about, based on an aspiration of a political, elite puppet(s) who will never know my god damn name?

Got 5 bucks says that our daily lives aren't severely affected in any abnormally negative way after this election, no matter who wins.

Just like every other ridiculous hate fueled election we've ever had before.

How many of these have you lived through now?? I mean, c'mon.

Life goes on, and the people we care about in the first person way, like inside 6° kind if way, all die, but yeah hate on that guy who wants a better life for his daughter and doesn't really know all the truth and then bases it all on what he believes in his heart to be true.

. . . .

I want you all to share in the love and the laughter of those really around you . . .before it's too late.

If we stand up, it's game over.

Stop playing it their way. (We could just stop playing the game at all, but that's a whole other conversation)

That's it.

Just quit.

Talk to your neighbors and stop hating people because it's easy or it's the "in" thing to do.

It's so fucking . . .fucked up.

Anyway, until next week;

"And I don't think anyone wants an America where people are worried about retribution, of what people will do if you make your opinion known." - Eminem

[nathank77]

4/5/24

4:29 a.m Edited/Added to 5:09 a.m

"I'm into nerds shy guys."

First off I swipe right on everyone on okcupid. Fucking everyone. It's like having okcupid premium.... and I can just unmatch. I'm only on okcupid, and Taimi. I am also on FB dating on two of my FBs..... that's one of the only other reasons I use fb except for Elise. Although I don't swipe on anyone. Women run the dating world. If someone likes me I either match or left swipe. On taimi I do nothing. Queer people are ugly basically. And the pool is small. I basically only swipe when I'm really bored or lonely. There is a reason I'm going to a Meet Up event... I mean Southbury Tango to start... and for a very specific reason to learn to dance and maybe just Maybe the girl of my dreams will show up... but after that I'm just going to try free events unless the tango wows me or I see someone I like and they give me the eyes... although no one gives me the eyes lol

I don't use other sites. Why?

No one on Tinder swipes right on me. No one on Hinge swipes right on me. No one on Bumble Date or friends swipe right on me. It's just OkStupid, taimi and FB dating. No one swipes right on me on FB Dating either. Other than Reilly.. YIKES A NERD. I MEAN BITCH LOOK AT MY PROFILE PICTURE BIG DORKY NERDY GLASSES. Anyways.....

I'm not interested at all in this Woman... but she's into NERDS. Cause I'm a fucking NERD. That's why girls don't like me.

I can't believe someone had that written and swiped right on me.... I mean I thought I was being dramatic... but I am a nerd appearance wise bc of my glasses.... I guess... and I like video games and my personality is nerdy..

Maybe some women look at my profile and go to my gaming channel and go holy NERD. Maybe I should take it off okcupid. I thought I was proving I'm me and maybe someone would find me charming...

Anyways there you go:

NERD that's the fucked part. I'm actually right. I'm labeled a nerd... I guess I'm some people's type but not really...

Going back to my last post about my glasses. Maybe it's time to return what I can and throw out the rest and stop being labeled..

I can't fucking believe I'm not being dramatic. I actually am labeled a nerd..

If i take my glasses off and show my gauges Maybe I'll somewhat lose the label.... I mean my personality is never going to change.

I got to lose the glasses..

My mother thought my dad was a nerd. He used to try to talk to her at his job when she went there. She said he had these dorky glasses. I'm sure they were basic wire frames... either way, he kept trying, she kept ignoring him. Then she saw him at a bar. He asked to buy her a drink. She left. He followed her to another bar I believe... and he asked again. She agreed. She was annoyed by the nerd following her bc of his dorky glasses. Then he asked her to dance. She agreed but she asked him to take off his glasses... and he took them off and never put them back on again. My dad didn't wear them the whole time I was growing up until they got divorced... she said she didn't want him to wear glasses.... he started wearing them again with my step mother. Cause she wasn't stupid.. either way, good thing my dad took them off otherwise I wouldn't have existed. She was like once he took them off and I could see into his eyes I fell in love with him on that dance floor and then he took me home. I cheated on my husband Mike and I was pregnant within the first or second time with you.

And now I can see it.... girls actually think guys with glasses are nerdy and if they find nerds attractive that's the only way I'll find a girl...They don't want to date a guy with glasses.

I very well may return all of them and throw out my Beau. Fuck this. I don't need to see other than in a dark car and I'll only wear them discreetly. In a dark car. And no one will ever see me like this again.

Girls don't want frames and lenses in the way. They want to see your eyes. As Reilly put it YIKES. And to this girl appearantly nerdy guys are her thing. She ain't my thing that's for sure...

I guess I need tattoos. And to throw away the glasses. Then I'll be edgy.. I already have the body.... I have a good face. Glasses are labeling me and keeping women away from me.

Idk if Elise is leaving Brendan idk anything. She's the only girl I care about but I've got to assume she's staying with Brendan...

Everyone else I've talked to doesn't like men in dorky glasses.

I mean my mother has told me that story so many times and I remember thinking how stupid it was that she didn't want to give him a chance bc of his glasses and him taking them off made all the difference. I remember thinking that as a child...

But now I'm like maybe there is something to it. No girl wants frames touching her nose when she kisses you.

[randomkposts]

jeh517 left the following comment on No easy way from the earth:

I was wondering if you would like to write a Magic Tree House fic request for me.

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Well, you deleated this, but it still shows up in my emails.

And I kind of want to talk about requests.

To start with, I'm usually not great at compleating things in a timley manor.

People reading my ask responses have probably realised this, lol. I have so many partially written things bouncing around in my google doc's, and when I will finish them is usually based on many things such as current fixation, enthusiasm for writing, time, ideas of things I can do with them, the cooperation of the muse, procrastination, ect.

Asks, are in a lot of ways easier, as I bounce them with Eclipse, usually. Or idea bouncing in general, is fun, as we have done for other fandoms that haven't gotten as much attention on here as the death note ones.

Such as, for instance, the fun we had with the twilight ones. Or yansim, or KHR.

Or the persona (5 mostly) X Death note fusion that we haven't actually talked about on this blog, but have a bunch of notes and converstions between each other about it stored in the google docs. We call it PDN. Or sometimes P5DN. Mostly the first. It's set in P5 time, but other characters from the older games are planned to appear in it from time to time.

Secondly, I am flattered that you think highly enough of the fic to hope to ask a fic write request based on it, but also I have no idea who you are or what you liked about my writing. Which is important if you want to convince me to write something for you. I want to know where to focus. Also yes, butter me up a bit (or a lot) , it will help me feel enthusiastic about working on the project, which is a good motivator for probably having it done sooner rather then later. Writing is easier when you feel excited about it. Editing is not, but I hope that after the work I put into it, I will get a response to it. I think most writers share these sentiments.

I do not have a beta. My spelling might not always be amazing, (Sayu or Syau?), but I'm not good at being on time generally, and would not want anyone else to be waiting on that too.

So yah, if you have sent me an ask, or a request, sorry for the wait, and thank you for your patience. It will be ready when its ready.

Oh yah, while I'm talking about random people making fic requests of me, I should probably tackle this one (again)

"Hi. My question is, would you be able to write the story of Midoriya Izuku x Alice according to my idea. You don't need to know the whole bnha universe except for a few things (what is quirk, Midoriya Izuku character, Midoriya Inko character) from Wiki and that's it. The plot would have been set in Alice's time so the bnha canon is rejected so you have freedom then"

Very random request to find as a review to a "we know the devil" fanfiction, Guest. Thats a game with 3 named characters, none of them named Alice. In fact, I'm not sure which Alice you are refering to, as it's not exactly an uncomon name, with many characters across different fandoms sharing it with me.

So maybe that's something to go idea bounce with me in PMs on FFnet, if you are interested. I'm aware I'm kind of a lot, but you did ask, stranger, and I'm curious to see where it goes.

So long as we stay fairly polite, and you don't come in with an army of harassing sock puppets (the pokemon fandom was bad for this for awile. Hope its clamed down since) or go for suicide bait (a very rude guest, so I was able to delete them), or something else mean that I haven't thought of.

And some might make an argument for growing thicker skin ir whateves, but this is a hobby, it shouldn't make you miserable. That's just not productive to progress, or fun to take part in.

Overall I guess I feel really mixed, about getting fic requests. I'm intrigued and flattered, but also "I'll write it when I write it, if I write it. It might take years. " So I find myself hesitent to agree or commit, knowing that.

Asks, on the other hand, should not take a year. Can take months maybe depending on busyness and what the brain is focused on, but it will come.

[maya-matlin]

I just saw you contrasting Dair and Brucas and have to tell you that you made me realize why I prefer Brucas to Dair despite objectively getting that the writers were always going to follow the 'first couple to lock eyes and declare themselves soulmates end up together' rule by giving us Leyton and (ugh) Derena endgames. Like I think you and others have pointed out, Blair is kind of terrible. I mean she's amusing and interesting and the actress does a great job of giving her layers, but she's so genuinely elitist and mean, and even at her best with Dan that comes out constantly. I get that we're supposed to think it's just playful bickering but sometimes it comes across as them just genuinely not getting along and Blair "settling" for a guy from Brooklyn lol. And it doesn't help that Blair could never admit to loving Dan while she continually and freely admitted to loving Chuck. But Brucas for all their many problems generally had a more affectionate, less contentious dynamic---fewer insults, more real moments of emotional connection. So they just touch my heart more than dair even though I ship dair too and get why many like them more!

First of all, the "love at first sight" trope almost always flops for me when it comes to television ships. Even though my number one ship technically followed this pattern, they also took a long time to get together and weren't instantly "true love always" from the first couple of episodes. It's always "guy has been obsessed with girl for years and dreamed of marrying her before they'd ever spoken" or "they have this intense connection that can't be explained after speaking like twice and inexplicably understand each other better than friends, family, etc". And like you said, these couples are usually endgame so that the show can come full circle, even in cases where the two characters have moved beyond that and probably work better with other people.

I see what you mean, but I mostly view that as Blair being guarded and not wanting to admit out loud that she enjoys spending time with Dan. Both of them seemed to enjoy the banter, even though Blair could be mean spirited at times. As for the settling for Dan thing, I'm sure that's what was intended considering how the show ended, but to me it doesn't make much sense. Blair was settling for Louis and planning to commit herself to a life with him even though she was still drawn to Chuck. Dan was a complete surprise to Blair. He wasn't supposed to be her friend, let alone someone she could fall in love with. The end of season 5 is where it gets iffy. Initially, it seems like Blair is genuinely happy with Dan and is settling into this new, healthier idea of what love looks like. But obviously, the endgames were set in stone by this point, so they had to introduce some sort of conflict to push Blair back to Chuck. I don't know what to tell you. Gossip Girl is overall an offensively, badly written show. Yes, Brucas had softer moments. Both Brooke and Lucas were written as overall good people without the weird, elitist, hang ups, so there was no doubt they enjoyed each other's company even though mileage varies on whether or not Lucas truly considered Brooke his first choice the second time around. I mean, he did, but there's been a lot of retroactive discourse, insisting Lucas never cared for anyone except Peyton.

Also, sorry. I'm not trying to make you change your mind. You can't help how you interpret Dair, and your opinion is valid.

[bellascarousel]

5, 19, 22,

5) What's a fic idea you've had that you will never write?

I don't think I have had any ideas for Kathony fics that I will never write. If I have, the reason that I will never write them is because I have forgotten them. I did once send in a prompt to a Philoise prompt account, though. Because I love the idea, but I don't write Philoise, except as side characters/subplots to Kathony. A modern day high school or college AU along the lines of You've Got Mail. Philoise become email pals not realizing that he's the shy kid who only seems interested in plants, and she's the outspoken girl who never lets anyone get a word in edgewise.

I also, back in my Haylijah days, had this epic fantasy idea that basically followed the plot of the show. It involved the Mikaelsons being princes and princesses in exile. Marcel was the childhood friend that they thought had usurped them, but was actually just holding the kingdom together until their return. Hayley was the long-lost crown princess of a neighboring kingdom. There was this whole thing with Dahlia being a witch who kidnapped Freya as a child, and was after Hope because of a prophecy that if the Mikaelsons' kingdom ever united with Hayley's it would be the end of Dahlia. Except Hope couldn't unite the kingdoms, because Klaus isn't actually a Mikaelson, so Hope isn't in line for that throne – but Elijah marrying Hayley would do it. It was a lot, and seriously ambitious, and I never wrote a single word of it. LOL

But, if anybody ever writes that Philoise story, please send me a link.

19) Give us a small teaser of one of your fics

Heh. Here, have some of Anthony meeting Edwina in Tangled Webs:

“I'll leave you two alone to talk this out. Hammer out the details and get your stories straight.” And with that, Agatha swept out of the room. Leaving Edwina alone with the man she had just met, but was now planning on spending the next several months pretending to be madly in love with.

She stared at him. Objectively speaking, he was a very handsome man. Even she had to admit that. And there was a kindness in his eyes, and a small smile on his lips. Lips that she was sure a lot of women would consider to be quite kissable. She had no such interest, though. “I have to say that when Agatha called me into her office, this is the last thing I was expecting.”

Mr. Bridgerton – Anthony, if she was going to do this, she had to start thinking of him as Anthony – nodded. “Same. When she came up with this idea to fix the mess I had made, I hardly expected her to actually produce a girlfriend for me. But, before we make any final decisions, we should talk about what we each expect, and why we're doing this.”

“That makes sense.” Edwina closed her eyes for a minute, trying to collect her thoughts. “I'm really doing it for my sister. She's sacrificed everything for me and my mother, ever since our father died. I'm hoping that if I'm seemingly taken care of, Kate will start living her own life, again. It is my hope that she will rekindle things with her former fiance. Oxford Law School may be out of her grasp, now, but that doesn't mean that everything else should be, as well.”

Anthony's smile widened. “So, you're the Judy to her Betty? She's the mother hen, and you're the chick pretending to fly the coop so she'll finally get off the nest?”

Edwina had to laugh at that assessment. “I love that movie. And yes. That pretty much sums it up. What about you? Why does somebody like you need a fake girlfriend, anyway?”

His smile fell. “I fucked up. Quite literally, actually. My sister is going into Politics. There's a special election coming up. She has a real chance. Except that I managed to be photographed in bed with her opponent's wife. It was all a misunderstanding. I didn't know she was married. But, if it gets out, nobody is going to care about that. I've spent half my life taking care of my siblings. I refuse to let my sister take the fall for my mistakes. Agatha is hoping that if I fabricate a girlfriend I'm hopelessly in love with, even if Daphne's blackmailer goes public with the photos, nobody will believe that I would cheat on you. Well... her... you if you're really sure you want to do this.”

It was insane. Completely insane. But, she thought of the way Thomas had looked at Kate when they ran into him. He was still in love with her. They could make things work, if Kate would just let herself be happy, for once. She raised her chin. “I'm sure. So, I suppose we should get to expectations. I'll be honest, I'm not looking for anything from you, except that you be convincing for my sister so that she thinks I'm taken care of. Are you a good actor, Anthony?”

“I'm decent. I've been playing the part of a man who has all the answers for years. What about you? I only need to convince a country full of strangers. If I understand your reasons well enough, you're going to be lying to your own sister. Somebody who I presume knows you quite well.”

“Trust me, I'm a lot better than anybody could ever guess.”

“Good. As for expectations, other than the same thing you need of me – that you be convincing at least for the people who need to be made to believe it – my only other requirement is that you be careful to not actually fall in love with me. I'm not looking for anything real, here, and I don't want any misunderstandings between us on that score. Or to inadvertently hurt you because you catch feels when I don't.”

Edwina laughed, nearly hysterically. “No offense, but you... aren't my type.”

“Should I be insulted?”

“Not at all. Just...” She took a deep breath. There weren't very many people who knew what she was about to tell him. But, he was putting his sister's entire Political career in her hands. The least she could do was give him honesty in return. And if he turned out to be a bigot, then she would put an end to this, and he could find somebody else to help him save Daphne. “You... Aren't my type. Though, if you have any sisters that look like you, things could get interesting.”

Anthony frowned, and Edwina shook her head and stood to leave. Before she could say anything, he grabbed her wrist. “I don't have a problem with that. Makes things easier, honestly. But, how is this going to work if your reason for doing it is to get your sister off your back?”

“Like I said, I'm a lot better actress than anybody could suspect. If I could pretend not to be in love with my uni roommate, I can pretend to be in love with you. Not even Kate will know any different.”

22)Do you know how your fic will end before you begin it?

To an extent. I always know that Kathony will be endgame. I'm not out here trying to split up my OTP, and I don't write angst for the sake of angst. But, I don't always know details.

[athenagrantnash]

Hi :), this might be crazy I’ve been following your blog for a while now but never had the guts to talk to you until today. I don’t like to post on social media or talk to anyone here that much. But now I got so much time on my hands and see you back online again. So I have the courage to show you appreciation and ask you questions lol. I begin to watch 9-1-1 because I’m a huge fan of Angela Bassett and I saw 9-1-1 clips here and there on youtube.

And I saw a clip of Bathena together, how they are so cute and such a perfect couple I just couldn’t avoid the show anymore so I began to watch the show and every time they show Bathena I started to fall in love with them even more until I have to read Bathena contents almost everyday like I’m some kind of lunatic person hahaha. I try to follow every Bathena fans out there, there are not many of us whatsoever.

Then I came across your blog and I couldn’t stop reading your blog since then, I agree with you on everything about Bathena, I like how you describe them as such a passionate and how you admire them as a couple just makes my heart swells. Thank you for keep writing and answering anon questions you totally make my day.

I wish what you have about Bobby's back story and his relapse said on here really shows in 9-1-1, I just rewatched Bobby's begins and I forget how dark his past was, how devastating that his family dies, and how he cried when he saw his kids bodies. I wish Athena would talk about it with him and sees him relapse right in front of her would love to know her reaction after we saw his first wife deal with him relapse.I love angst as well hahaha, really want them to get in a huge fight and discuss the relapse and everything else. Even when they show the fight in season 4.14 I still don't think they showed enough angst and when they made up I just feel like it's too easy. I would love them to talk about their problems more. When season 5 breaths of air I’m glad they talk to each other and Athena try not to hold back her problems and her feelings like in season 4 with Bobby but it's still not enough for me except 5.9,I’m grinning the whole episode😂.

Also wish back in season 2 they would show Bathena relationship right from the beginning like how the dates go and just extend their secret- dating period. Would be hillarious if they start to make out when they on scene and some one walk-in on them and they had to keep it together and make things like nothing happen would be freaking great if they make Bathena begins I would freak out hahaha🥵😩. Eventhough we kinda saw their relationship from the start but when I re-watched the scenes sometimes I feel like they just rushed everything from went on a date to getting married ( I’m glad they get married though hahaha)

I’m so sorry If I write too long I don’t have anyone to discuss Bathena unless I read Tumblr or Twitter lol and sorry if you don’t understand my writing sometimes ( English isn’t my first language hahaha). Last but not least, here are the questions. What do you think Athena would react when she saw Bobby relapse, When 9-1-1 shows what Bobby's's family ( his parents, brother, and sister like you mentioned) would think of now Bobby, will they accept Athena as their daughter/sister-in-law and how she thinks of them too, will they still blame Bobby of his past, What do you think Bobby family in general ( wish Bathena could visit St. Paul together that would be superb). what do you think about Michael being gone ( I love his dynamic chaotic duo with Bobby but sometimes when they show Michael, I just feel like he disturb Bathena moments and feel like Athena has 2 husbands or a throuple per se). And what's your favorite Bathena fanfic if you have one. Thank you for putting up with me 🙏🏼😊☺️

OMG Friend! This entire ask is so sweet! ❤️❤️❤️

Also your English is fantastic, so no need to worry❤️

But yeah Bathena is literally SOOOO good and perfect, and so criminally underrated in the fandom. (That's okay, though, because it's the main ship of the show itself so even if the fandom doesn't recognize what a gift they are we still get well fed 😂) Also we do have a fairly active Bathena discord if you'd like an invite

I think, if Bobby were to relapse, Athena would be 100% supportive of him. Even when she thought he was relapsing in s4, her main concern was how to reach out to him about it without it feeling accusatory, and she even told him that he could talk to her about anything. She'd be there for him every step of the way through his journey to recovery and when he has moments where he feels like he's not strong enough to get through it she will be his strength, and she will tell him so.

And I definitely think that Bobby's family would be super accepting of Athena if/when they meet her. Nothing will convince me against the fact that the Nash family are extremely close, and the only reason Bobby hasn't really talked about them much is that they legitimately think he OD'd and died years ago and is buried in an unknown grave. And it's been so long that reaching out to them with that "hey I'm not actually dead" is getting harder and harder. But if/when he does eventually reach out, they're going to be overjoyed that he's still alive. They'll probably be a bit sad that they missed out on all the milestones with his new family, but will be overjoyed that he did manage to find healing and this new family. And Mama Nash will immediately start calling May and Harry her grandchildren, and nobody has any problem with that ❤️

Also I LOOOVE Michael and I will never stop being sad he's gone from the show. I loved their blended family and how close Michael was to both Bobby and Athena.

And I'm really not much of a fanfic reader. I write more than I read, and I have like... 3 fics. I do have a list of recs from forever ago here but I don't think I've read anything since then so it's not been recently updated😅