#but if i totally misread that then IGNORE ME

[noxiatoxia]

Mikan wants to be "forgiven"...but what does that really mean?

Hello. This is something that has been quietly on my mind for a while.

It's something shown in the game in chapter 3. Mikan really focuses in on "being forgiven".

And while not a mistranslation per se, I think it's inaccurate to what is happening in the game.

I've talked about this extensively - the fact ENG DR team has a very bad habit of translating things literally or very directly. This leads to either clunky dialogue, missed nuances, or just incorrect interpretations sometimes.

I think this in particular falls somewhere between 2 and 3. I'll explain why.

If translated literally, the English text works just fine, but as with a lot of literal translation, it misses the "feeling" of what was trying to be conveyed. If you want my translation...

Mikan: Won't someone just tell me what I did wrong!? Why won't anyone just let it be already!?

While Mikan doesn't say "What did I do wrong", there is a subtle emphasis on her talking about herself...I feel like it's a more natural way to word what is essentially "What is it that I did differently [to warrant this]?"

Anyways, to the main point...I hope you can kind of see what I'm getting at.

"Forgive" feels like...Mikan is seeking people to "pardon" her for perceived wrong-doings. And while not untrue I would say, the way Mikan specifically uses the word and the context it is in, to me, feels much more like she is using it like "allow" or "excuse".

Let me use another example to better explain myself.

The last line to me reads like Mikan needed this person to pardon her for being born; for existing. That her existence in and of itself was a mistake or wrong-doing that needed to be forgiven.

I think that's missing the point, though.

Mikan: They allowed me to exist.

See, the point is...Mikan is a very troubled person. She admits as much in the freetime events that wherever she goes, she is horribly bullied just for existing. That she hated being bullied, but even more she hates being forgotten.

She emphasizes her beloved (Junko) did not hate her, and in fact allowed her presence...

This line was heavily misread, I think. 許して受け入れて was read as two verbs in one sentence (which it is) but as "forgive and accept" which is incorrect to what it means. It's closer to "they tolerated me" (like, accepting and moving on). Which comes to how I would translate it, and my final point:

Mikan: They accepted me for who I am.

This is why I think the "forgive" thing is not only incorrect, but actually opposite of what this scene was going for. Junko did not "forgive" Mikan for the sin of existing. Rather, she was the only person who seemed to not mind that she existed, that didn't bully or ignore her.

She didn't "forgive" Mikan, she allowed her to be herself.

Another reason DR3 totally missed the mark, but I digress...

I guess while I'm on the topic, we all know that scene where Mikan has a little back-and-forth with Nagito...that, too, was misrepresented somewhat.

Putting the English here just for comparison sake. And while not the worst translation in the world, it certainly isn't how I would go about it.

Nagito: I don't...really get what you're trying to say... Mikan: Oh, you don't? (lit: you don't understand?) Mikan: Is that because you don't have any loved ones in your life? Mikan: Is it because there's no one who will love you?* Mikan: Oh, you poor thing...I feel very sorry for you.

*Literally speaking, she says "Is it because you are a person nobody allows" but considering the context thus far, it's easy to conclude she means that there's no one who will love/accept him for who he is.

*Adding "also" to the line is a mistranslation, I believe. も means also but it is also used for emphasis, which I think it is here. Not that it's impossible Mikan is using it to say "also", but in these lines of dialogue she is intentionally contrasting how she does have someone who loves her and that she can love, so to then identify a similarity between her and Nagito, I think, wouldn't make much sense...

Mikan is one of my favorite characters, so little details like this matter a lot to me.

[lunarflux]

Hi, I've been wondering what's the opinion of my fave's on something regarding Aemond; do you think he'd be capable of being in a genuinely loving relationship? I've seen someone else saying he wouldn't, because he sees vulnerability and love as a weakness and thus the relationship would always be an abusive one, with Aemond pulling away/pushing the person away or even becoming violent whenever he feels like he's being vulnerable or has lost the control over the situation. What do you think? That he's incapable of healing and having a loving relationship or that he could overcome this trauma and allow himself to be vulnerable and loved without resorting to pulling away, violence, or control? (I'd personally like to think he could, especially because of how much he seems to crave love.)

So, would Aemond be capable of being in a loving relationship - yes and no.

I don't believe it can be just any relationship because he has to find value in something in order to respect it whether it be in a personal way or as a formality. If Aemond were to be in a relationship with someone who isn't emotionally sound, individualistic, and also self-serving, then no, he would not ever be able to be "loving."

In the same breath, I don't think that "loving" for Aemond would look very romantic in the classic sense. It would be a very intense, passionate relationship where few words are shared and more is inferred based on physical cues and subtle reactions. He doesn't come off as having a Dismissive/Avoidant attachment style because typically those people actually do show happy reactions and affection before it becomes too overwhelming and have that "I need to leave before they leave me" thought.

Aemond seems like the type to just take a very painfully long time before absolutely committing, and if that doesn't work out because he decides this person can't be trusted or is bringing him and his goals down in some way, it would take an even longer time before he chooses someone else. He would spend most of his time deciding the person's worth and their value to him. He'd be quick to discard, but not in a rush to replace.

He's very meticulous and very logical, so when his goals are all self-serving and are for the sake of his future / his goals come first before anything and anyone, he would only allow himself to be paired with someone who elevates him, doesn't make him feel lesser, can stand on their own, and ultimately, has their own goals that don't interfere with his. This person would need to have goals that don't intersect with his at all, but compliment his in the long run.

If in a relationship, his affection would be subtle in public, shown through a general presence to show possession, and very intense in private. This person would be the only one who was "given the privilege" of seeing him this way, and even then, I'd say it'd take a very long time before it ever evolves into him verbalizing how he feels as opposed to just showing it.

Personally, I do see feelings as a weakness, but emotions are also your most powerful manipulation tool - and that goes both ways. What circumstances would allow someone like Aemond to allow himself to be manipulated and held captive by his own emotions? So, for someone like Aemond to allow one person to be privy to his emotions, he would absolutely treat this person with respect as long as there is mutual pushback, reassurance, pride (in themselves and him), and loyalty (towards their goal, his goal, and himself). He doesn't ruthlessly dish out violence; there's been a chain of reactions that led to it or it was seen as obligation. If he chose someone, I don't think he'd be abusive. This person would just need to be painfully patient and willing to - not necessarily "wait" - but allow him to decide how he wants to accept them instead of them working for it. Because if they work for it, he'd see it as desperation and not worthy of his attention.

All that said, he would be capable of a relationship, but it would have to be with someone who wouldn't ever care about being his priority. They would need to be content as his "shadow" or by his side knowing that through him, they'd be elevated. They'd need to crave power as much as he does but never want to be above him, and they'd have to view "justice" and "worth" in the same way. Two powerful people can be in a relationship with a lot of intensity only if they never seek to repress the other. It'd be a mutually beneficial partnership. Probably less romantic than what most would seek, but for those who really do prioritize their personal goals over everything else, a partner is someone who satiates what they can't get (or take) from anyone or anything else which would be physical and very private intimacy.

Think of it like "I don't need you. You know I don't need you. I chose you, and I don't choose people often. I'm choosing you knowing I can live without you but have decided not to."

[eldest-of-katts]

Chilchuck chilchuck chilchuck chilchuck. Chilchuck junbjhjjjjjjvhjn I'm going insane he's so cool he's so competent he's so emotionally unavailable he's so good at maintaining professionalism that he's forgotten how to be relaxed with himself his strict rules for himself are admirable but ultimately he is inflexible and has to be pushed near breaking to show an emotion that isn't coolly detached or angry he's so influence by toxic masculinity and jaded from age but he's still treated like a child due to his race and so he doubles down into his utility and professionalism to keep people from seeing his chill side (pun intended) and accidentally kdndkdkndkfkjodi I'm losing my mind I'm frothing at the mouth I can't keep a thought he's so so so everything he's divorced he sucks he's awesome he's so smart he's so stupid he's so skilled he's going to get himself killed he's so responsible I'm gonna lose it waow

[hexhomos]

Hey man, I follow you on bluesky, but I’m too shy to interact openly 😔 Could you maybe share more about the state of the fandom before season 2? I was watching Arcane as it was coming out in 2021, but I never interacted with the fandom back then so a lot of things that you say come as a surprise… Even I knew that a lot of people disliked Jayce tho which was crazy to me because he was my favorite after Jinx and Silco and I always found him to very compellingly written. But I never thought that he was hated to such an extent! Was Jayvik really a crackship with a small fanbase as some people say? I knew it was much smaller than Caitvi which I thought was totally fair and understandable, but I’m pretty sure that I saw a decent amount of fan art on my Twitter TL back then…

Its very inaccurate to call jayvik a crackship during season 1 LOLLLL s1act1 had such a JV boom it was partially marketed by word of mouth as possible canon yaoi. And I say "marketed" with intent, netflix official pages and riot official pages made posts/memes with these two, including some sexual innuendo. Keep in mind, vikjayce was an old ship: from 2012 onwards there's already faint niches in the community and even fanfics.

I have some of those social media posts here.

The marketing yaoi memes became a problem after act2 came out and a lot of the audience felt rightfully betrayed/led on by corporate; i think on the netflix side they got confused on who the canon gay pair was but old time players were well acquainted with riot's HORRID handling of mlm couples - the disappointment wrt jayvik in season 1 was palpable and impossible to ignore, partially because their stories WERE well liked ingame as their lore selves, and in act1 as a potential couple.

for a little while back there "riot HATES gay men" became a whole memetic chorus repeated ad nauseam, and this did affect the decisionmaking process. In the following months they got lil nas X to collab on their yearly esports theme and collab on the new gay champion release (a man permanently separated from his ex partner because he was terrible in the relationship. no comment) and we also got the pride month reconfirmation that tfgraves are gay for eachother, though once again not in a relationship and not allowed to even confess, they were just posing in general proximity under the rainbow flag; an obvious step down from the pitch where they had Old Romantic History. Not even a kiss. You can sense the pattern on how riot approaches gay men here, and /why/ a lot of people on the fence have rallied behind jayvik after season 2. It would finally subvert the trend.

I would say post season 1 it was obviously caitvi city, with some other niches, biggest ones being timebomb and jayvik. Caitvi were Mega viral, successfully tricked general audiences into calling the game "league of lesbians" for a while back there, ascribing progressivity to the company where it was pinkmoneying at best. People's general hatred of jayce made it so he was underutilized, misread and mischaracterized at large, INCLUDING in caitvi or general fanworks. He was a republican trumpian dumbjock stocks guy, insert your least liked man here. It was not uncommon to click on a jayvik fic/fanart and see some sort of sentiment related to "oh jayce sucks but someone needs to kiss viktor", and this was mild ribbings when compared to people who DIDN'T ship it. On these other waters it was common to see "Viktor deserves much better!!!!!!" plastered on all the walls. hence the massive y/n stats on viktors page.

still, people who stuck by jayvik were generally doubly invested on it, and they even got a couple of zines made! Secret santa projects were also up and running for some years. There was fanmerch though not as much as we are seeing now, and also a recapture of league vikjayce content in much, much smaller numbers. Even back then and in the years before season 2 some rioters would already share and interact with these fanworks; people insisting that jayvik is "new" or was uncommon before are extremely wrong. In AO3 stats alone they were in the top 3 league ships of all time after season 1, and they are firmly #2 as of now, rapidly growing. The fanbase is cosmically larger now but the seed was always there.

[yanderecrazysie]

Rhododendron (Yandere Android! Oikawa and Iwaizumi)

Part 2 of the Flower Language Series

I got these meanings from the internet, so some may be wrong. Sorry if that is the case, but please ignore my mistakes.

Please do not request the Flower Language Series.

Title: Rhododendron

Pairings: Oikawa Tooru x Reader; Iwaizumi Hajime x Reader

WARNINGS: Yandere themes, murder

Flower meaning: Danger, beware

Summary: There’s something off about your husband’s new androids.

“I know you don’t like me bringing home work, but this is going to blow your mind,” your husband said, one hand on your shoulders as he led you through the apartment to the living room, one hand over your eyes. 

You had a half-smile on your lips, “This has to do with your ‘top secret new project’, doesn’t it?” 

You came to a stop and he removed his hand from your eyes, saying, “You tell me.���

A gasp left your lips. In your doorway stood two tall, rather attractive men with their eyes closed. After a moment, something struck you as off about them, though you couldn’t put your finger on what it was. Maybe it was the way their skin shone under the fluorescent lights. Or maybe, the fact that their skin had no flaws whatsoever and their faces had perfect symmetry.

You spotted your husband’s company’s logo on their matching blue shirts and realization hit you.

“They’re- they’re robots, aren’t they?”

“Androids,” your husband was practically glowing, “I designed them myself. What do you think?”

“They look so real…” you left out the part where you found that to be very creepy.

“Just wait until they open their eyes,” your husband replied eagerly, misreading your hesitation, “The one on the left is called ‘Oikawa’. His model is designed for housekeeping and basic chores. The one on the right is ‘Iwaizumi’, and he’s kind of like an android guard dog.”

“And they’ll be… staying here?” you murmured, unsure of how you felt about their presence.

Your husband finally noticed that you were less than enthusiastic and began to squirm a little, “Well, yeah, just for a little while. They need to be tested so we can work out any bugs. They aren’t dangerous or anything, I promise.”

“And no one else can take them?” you asked in a small voice. You couldn’t help but shiver when you looked at them- something about them frightened you. Some part of you needed them gone.

The pained look on your husband’s face told you all you needed to know, and your heart sank. His voice was quiet when he spoke next, “I’m the lead designer on this project, so it’s required that I test them in a natural environment… I’m really sorry, honey.” 

You squared your shoulders and forced a smile to your face, “It’s fine. It’s totally fine.”

“It doesn’t sound fine.”

“Well, like you said, we don’t really have a choice,” you said, unable to keep the sourness out of your voice this time.

“I’ll turn them on,” your husband said softly, “Maybe you’ll warm up to them.”

“I hope so,” you sighed. You didn’t mean to be so unsupportive, but you had both agreed to keep your work at the office and, sometimes, it felt like only you held up your side of the promise. Not to mention, his “work” this time around was very unsettling.

“Oikawa, Iwaizumi, turn on,” your husband commanded.

Their eyes opened at the same time- one pair brown and playful, one pair green and serious. Both androids turned their attention to your husband instantly, but you couldn’t shake the feeling that they were somehow watching you at the same time.

“I’m adding another authorized user,” he continued. He pointed at you and the androids’ eyes snapped to look at you, making your stomach twist in displeasure, “This is my wife, (Y/n).”

Iwaizumi nodded and said, “Understood.” 

Oikawa, on the other hand, crossed the distance between you and held out his hand, a charming smile spreading across his face. You reluctantly let him take your hand in his and he lifted it to his lips. You shuddered at the coolness of his lips against the back of your hand. There was no warmth in his hands and lips. His “skin” was soft, but it lacked life.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, sweetie” he said, his voice as sweet as honey.

You took your hand out of his and drew it against your chest. You couldn’t bring yourself to answer, so you merely nodded, a shiver crawling up your spine at his pleased smile.

You noticed the eager smile on your husband’s face and felt bad that you couldn’t match his enthusiasm. However, you couldn’t tear your eyes away from the androids standing before you. Oikawa’s smile was unsettlingly perfect and Iwaizumi’s green eyes seemed to pierce through you. 

“Why don’t I show you what they can do?” your husband suggested excitedly, “Oikawa, clean please. Iwaizumi, check all the doors and windows please.”

“Yes, sir,” the androids said in unison. You watched as Oikawa began tidying up the kitchen, his movements as fluid as a human’s. Iwaizumi, on the other hand, began to check the house, locking the windows that you had forgotten about.

Your husband placed a reassuring hand on your shoulder, “See? They’re very helpful and you’ll barely notice they’re around.”

You highly doubted that you wouldn’t notice them, but you forced a smile, “I’m sure I’ll get used to it.”

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As the days passed, the androids seamlessly became a part of your household routine. Oikawa kept the house spotless, prepared meals, and engaged in small talk that was so eerily human-like that it unnerved you. Iwaizumi, on the other hand, rarely talked and guarded the front door and kept things locked up with military-like precision.

But the feeling of unease never stopped. Oikawa’s gaze always lingered on you for too long, and Iwaizumi seemed more interested in protecting you than your husband. You did your best to avoid being home when your husband was out.

One evening, you returned home from work to find the house unusually quiet. You were surprised that Oikawa was the one to let you in the house and lock the door behind you. It had always been Iwaizumi who did that.

“Good evening,” Oikawa said with a blindingly white-toothed smile, “How was your day, (Y/n)?”

“Good,” you replied, “Where’s Iwaizumi?”

“He’s outside, making sure everything is safe,” Oikawa said pleasantly, “What would you like for dinner?”

“I’m just going to rest, actually,” you said, “Is my husband home yet?”

“No, he is staying late at the office,” Oikawa replied.

That was odd, considering his big project was at the house and he was usually home early, working on the androids.

Oikawa’s head tilted, “You seem tense. Would you like a massage?”

You swallowed uneasily, “No thanks. I just want to rest. Alone.”

Oikawa nodded, but his intense gaze didn’t leave you as you hurried up the stairs and into your bedroom. You locked the door behind you, heart pounding. Something felt off, but you couldn’t figure out what it was.

Moments later, a knock sounded on the door. You froze, praying it wasn’t Oikawa. “Yes?” you called.

“It’s Iwaizumi,” the reply was muffled through the door, but his voice was steady, “I just wanted to let you know that you are safe now.”

“Thank you,” you said, feeling as though the words meant something deeper, “Good night.”

“Good night,” Iwaizumi replied. You listened for the sound of retreating footsteps down the stairs but the sound never came. He was still standing outside your door.

You pulled your phone out of your pocket and sent a text to your husband, asking when he’d be home. The wait for a response was excruciatingly long, but a reply finally came.

I’m still at the office, sweetie. Is everything okay?

You stared at the message for a full minute before you realized what it was that seemed off. He had never called you sweetie before. Suddenly, a memory resurfaced in your mind of Oikawa.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, sweetie.”

As you stood there, trying to make sense of it all, the door handle turned slightly, as if someone was testing it to see if it was locked. You stopped breathing for a moment before shakily calling out, “Iwaizumi, what are you doing?”

There was a long pause before he answered, “Please do not be alarmed, (Y/n). I must ensure your safety.”

Gathering your courage, desperate for answers and plagued by unease, you opened the door. Iwazumi’s eyes widened at the sight of you as you demanded, “Where is my husband?”

Iwaizumi’s gaze didn’t leave you, “Your husband is at work, overseeing additional development.”

You frowned, “Iwaizumi has anything… changed in your programming recently?”

A flicker of something crossed Iwaizumi’s face, “Our job has always been to ensure your safety and happiness.”

“And what about my husband’s safety and happiness?”

Iwaizumi’s eyes narrowed, “His safety is secondary to yours.”

A shiver shot down your spine and you quickly pushed past him, hurrying down the stairs. There was something you needed to know.

Oikawa was standing in the kitchen. Not cleaning or cooking, just standing there as though he were waiting for you to come down the stairs, a smile plastered on his face.

You headed for the door, ready to get in your car and get the hell out of your house and away from the androids, but Oikawa blocked your path.

“Out of my way!” you snapped.

“Where are you going?” Oikawa asked sweetly, “You aren’t safe out there, you know.”

“I need to talk to my husband, in person.”

Oikawa’s smile twisted into a victorious grin, “Why don’t you video call him right now?”

You shakily pulled out your phone, “Why a video call?”

“Then you’ll know we aren’t changing our voices to pretend to be him!” Oikawa said with a small chuckle. 

You weren’t even aware they could do something like that. At least he’s being honest. You reassured yourself.

You pressed the video call option on your husband’s contact page and waited. It took a moment for you to comprehend what was on the other side of the screen.

When you did, you screamed, mind branded forever with the sight of the remains of your husband.

Behind you, Oikawa began to laugh.

[ruvaidwani]

Schizo Ruvaid :

I once read in a psychology book that the earlier in life that one appears odd, the more severely they’re likely to be impacted by their mental illness later on in life. I guess you could say that’s the case for me. I can trace certain thoughts back to as early as 6 years old. I had crippling social anxiety and would become fearful of totally irrational things. Irrational even for that age. I was freaked out constantly and didn’t even like walking to the bathroom in my own house during the day time. I had this sensation that someone was right behind me all the time. I never felt alone.

My psychotic symptoms appeared when I was 12. They were brief and very spread out then. The first hallucination I ever remember was seeing a black hole or portal in my yard. By 14–15, I was having visual hallucinations nearly constantly. Mostly when I was by myself though. They really scared me . My parents didn’t wanna hear it because it upset them.

Around that time I also started having delusions that stalkers from my old school were crawling in my air vents, so I’d always close the vents. I believed I had to punish myself to absolve the world of its pain and sins and that was my duty on this earth. This led me to hurting or torturing myself in various ways. I believed I had a sort of gift to communicate with the ghost world but I couldn’t brag about it or else I’d be a pompous sinner like all the rest.

I also would hallucinate glowing quotation marks and I thought that was the spirit world quoting my thoughts. Whenever that would happen I’d focus extra hard on whatever I was thinking because I thought the spirits were trying to tell me it had a deeper meaning about how to punish myself for the world. I would also think random things were making vague references to my thoughts and that was a punishment toward me to make me suffer and go crazy.

There was also this delusion I had that my bathroom mirror was a two way mirror and I didn’t shower often because I didn’t want whoever was on the other side to see me naked. And I would see this caterpillar man on the bathroom door and I don’t know why but I believed he was the spirit of a criminal.

When I was 18 I started having more vivid hallucinations as well as nightmares where I’d wake up and see visions. I got these new visuals where shadows would commit suicide in front of me. I also started hearing voices at this time, usually at night. I would hear static and a lady calling me rude names and just repeating words. And I heard a man’s voice saying the name of a TV character. I also began losing my train of thought mid sentence or text or forget what words I’m trying to say. Or I will misread words on paper.

Despite the toll this takes on me, I keep it mostly to myself. I know deep down I am either gifted with the ability to see the forces around us, or I genuinely have schizophrenia.

I stay to myself as much as I can in my room. I do have to study and I manage to get through it. I’d say I’m pretty functional though I am constantly tormented with fears and thoughts. I can never truly chill out because it’s always going on and I can’t just fully ignore it or get used to it. I just hope that it doesn’t progress past this point.

It got worse when I was 18 I started to hallucinate more but it got better after I overcame my addiction but now it's happening again

[saintsenara]

Since a previous anon brought it up as a comparison, i would love to read what you have to say about the whole "Snape would be infatuated with fem!Harry if she looked like Lily" take. Personally, I think he'd hardly be able to stand the sight of her

i detest this one whenever it does the rounds.

it always seems to hinge on the idea that it's "canon" that snape would be sexually violent towards a fem!harry who looked like lily - which annoys me because it's a complete misreading of snape's character in order to amp up how negatively the person accusing him wants him to be perceived which simultaneously manages to undermine this aim by suggesting that his actions in the book aren't bad enough, and so he has to become a creep at best and a rapist at worst so that everyone knows he's a properly horrible man...

so i think it's trite. and i also think it's just obviously wrong.

in the books, snape is clearly upset by any aspect of harry’s appearance or personality which reminds him of lily.

there are multiple instances in canon in which harry glares at him and snape quickly looks away, which we are clearly supposed to understand once we have the reveal of snape's motivations at the end of deathly hallows as happening because the sight of anger in lily eyes upsets and ashames him - especially because it stops him from soothing and deflecting his grief over lily-via-her-son by focusing on harry's resemblance to his father and pretending that he's like james alone.

harriet potter, if she walks into potions with long red hair and big green eyes, is getting totally, utterly ignored for seven years. nothing more, nothing less.

[pynkhues]

Speaking of Louis, Lestat and masculinity, I think a point that people always ignore is that Louis' masculinity is important to him and he's attached to gender roles/preconceptions far more than Lestat/the way Lestat is not. I think it's communicated in the show pretty well. It's why he feels comfortable in the role of the successful businessman to Lestat's supporting spouse, but not when the power dynamic is flipped, and why Lestat feels comfortable to be the supporting spouse as well. Your recent post reminded me of the "Come to me" lyrics, and I think Lestat placing himself in the feminine role of Mélisande is another example of that. Plus the Marie Antoinette dress (note Louis being kind of uncomfortable with the camp of it all lol).

I totally agree, anon. I think the show's pretty deliberate with the fact that Louis' at his most comfortable in his relationships with both Lestat and Armand when he's acting as the businessman / breadwinner and they're acting as the supportive spouse. I mention it in the post I think you're replying to, but Lestat playing host at The Azaelia and helping to manage the staff - presumably without being paid - very much plays into that sort of dynamic, and it's one Louis seems to be repeating with Armand in Dubai given Armand's helping to effectively administrate the sales of Louis' art investments. It's a form of unpaid domestic labour which in a loving relationship, can be completely fine, but does often come with (perceived or real) connotations of roles and a certain power dynamic.

A huge part of that I think is tied to Louis' sense of masculinity and the role he wants to take in his relationships, but I also think it comes from a genuine place of wanting to be the provider, which has likely been borne out of the role he took with his mother and siblings as a young man. I talk about that more here, but I do think he needs to feel like he can look after those he cares about, and I actually do think it comes from a pure place even though it can be and is often corrupted by the fact that he's capable of real cruelty and vindictiveness when he feels scorned (i.e. he wants to provide for Grace because he loves her, and he buys her that holiday for her honeymoon, and he wants her to have the house to raise her family in, but when she disowns him, he doubles down on that out of spite not because he's letting her go and moving on, but because he's holding her to it. He knows she and Levi could never afford it without him, and he really rubs that in her face at their mother's wake. She'll always be living in his house, and that once meant something pure and good and loving, albeit paternalistic, and now it fundamentally does not).

I didn't really go into it in that last post, but I also think Louis being a voracious reader is something that gets misread a bit sometimes. Like these days, it can feel like being well-read is more common with women, particularly in online spaces, but I absolutely see the connotations on the show of it being partially a performance of class and masculinity. That's not to say I don't think he genuinely loves reading - I really think he does, and I love that about him - but this is the 1910s through 1930s when hypermasculinity and wealth was very much tied to being well-read, and a lot of contemporary authors from William Faulkner to Ernest Hemingway to Joseph Conrad, were both depicting and exploring manhood in ways that were pretty formative for a generation of men.

On top of that, reading was a symbol of class because the only people who had the time or capacity to do it were people who were both educated and had money. Louis sitting on a park bench in a three piece suit reading Charles Darwin of all people is absolutely a show of class and masculinity, and the fact that it dovetails into a conversation about diet, again, is a broadcast of wealth and status. Sure, we're talking about eating people, but if you're looking at it as a metaphor, it's symbolic of Louis having' choices about what he eats when, which is inherently about having the means and status to do so.

Plus I feel it's pretty important context for Louis and Lestat's bickering in 1.05 when Louis' reading Madame Bovary - Lestat calls Louis a snob, and Louis goes in by basically calling Lestat shallow and uncultured, which is a) very funny to me, personally, I love it when they're mean to each other, haha, but also b) I think very much evident of Louis' feelings of masculinity, particularly given it happens directly after he cites Claudia calling him the unhappy housewife. Again, Louis' rejecting that role - the house is a mess (so they've either fired their staff, or they've quit), Louis' not going to do it and neither is Lestat, and Louis' sprawled on the couch reading from his husband's library and dragging him for being too frivolous to read them.

Again, I think Louis genuinely loves reading, but I also do think for him it's fundamentally a part of his identity as a Cultured, Intellectual Man. It's why he doesn't take to the campiness of the Theatres des Vampires, or as you said, get involved in lestat's Mardi Gras performance (I'm always sooo fascinated by the fact that we don't get a reaction shot of Louis to that sequence at all - again! It feels loaded!) I think his sense of masculinity is, well, pretty traditionally masculine, and I think it's pretty vital to his self-image.

[elderwisp]

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Winona: -And then I destroyed the evidence before we got caught! 

Frances: Mmm… Did you really?

Winona: Wow, you’re doubt my badassery?

[ creaaak! ]

Frances: NO! No. I just need proof, that’s all. 

Winona: Fine, I’ll do it again.. BUT! If I get suspended, that’s on you- Oh! Heyyyy…

Icarus: [ pop! ] Who’s getting suspended?

Frances: No one. 

Winona: Ya.

Icarus: Alright. 

Frances: I’m gonna go now if that’s fine.

Winona: I- Bye? That was weird. What’d you do?

Icarus: What did I do?! Nevermind. I’ll be right back.

Icarus: Frances?

Frances: Fuck.

Icarus: I can still hear you.

Frances: Plenty of people say fuck. Like little could you know that I just slammed my finger on my door.

Icarus: I also know that you’re a terrible liar.

Frances: Ok so no need to be rude.

Icarus: And I know that you keep avoiding me and I get it. 

Frances: I am not ignoring you! Fine! So what?

Icarus: I’d really like it if we cleared the air.

Frances: Listen, Icarus, I acted on my feelings, never doing that again- Anyways, I severely misread the room. I apologize for the lack of communication, I just needed some space. 

Icarus: You understand why we shouldn’t, right?

Frances: One hundred percent.

Icarus: I mean, that would make me a terrible person. Completely irresponsible. 

Frances: [ half-hearted ] Mhm. I hear you loud and clear. 

Icarus: So why can’t I stop thinking about it?

Frances: Oh-uhh… Sorry.

Icarus: You kiss me and you’re sorry?

Frances: Well yes and no. I feel like I’ve made a mess of things. 

Icarus: [ small chuckle ] Typical.

Frances: E-Excuse me?

Icarus: I mean, sometimes you’re such a spaz, I’m surprised the stove hasn’t caught on fire by now.

Frances: YOU ASS! 

Icarus: PFFT-

Frances: I hate this!

Icarus: Frances, it’s fine.

Frances: It isn’t!

Icarus: It is as long as we let things go back to normal.

Frances: I mean we could totally do that.

Icarus: Easy.

Frances: [ abrupt ] Has anyone ever told you that you have really nice lips because WOW.

Icarus: Dude!

Frances: Sorry.

Icarus: [ clears throat ] But, uhm, likewise.

Frances: Damn, we’re failing at this.

Icarus: Honestly. I’ll, uh, let you go.

Frances: Ah, okay. 

Frances: Goodnight, Icarus.

Icarus: Goodnight, Frances.

[djarinova]

dinem miscommunication you say... 👀🎤

(my unpopular opinion is miscommunication is actually be a very good and realistic trope and it's the realism that frustrates people hehe but it can be so good for plot and tension !!)

i do indeed say miscommunication with din 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️ (although this is probably a more general x reader miscomm than anything selfship related)

AND @stevebabey and i have been yelling about this for days in the dms so everybody say thank you ruby for having such a huge brain and for screaming about this entire concept w me <3 divider by @/saradika

i just think miscommunication goes hand and hand with who din is as a character—he's stoic, almost unreadable at times (and the helmet certainly does not help with that), he doesn't say anything more than is necessary and he has such a complex and interesting childhood and backstory and many of his romantic... viewpoints, shall we say, are deeply traditional and seem very old school to an outsider.

the miscommunication itself will come when he's finally ready to confess his feelings for you (if i was to write everything that came in-between the first meet and this moment then this would become a fully fledged fic but let me just say this: he grappled with his feelings for a l o n g time, im talking years of knowing you, and i know it's implicitly implied but he trusts you more than anyone else in the galaxy and there have been afew moments were he's almost slipped up and spilled his feelings for you—or so he thinks—and he's agonised himself over how best to approach the subject with you) and you completely misread his intention.

he offers you something—an object of great value to him, something that he feels will bring you security and safety or something that he wants you to keep close to you whenever he is far away (a weapon with an engraving, a compass with a glimmering star along the rim, a small piece of cloth embroidered with a word that you can't read in a language you don't understand)—and you reject it. it looks too clean, too fancy, too nice. and so you politely say "Oh. Din, no... I-I can't take this from you..." and you can actually visibly see his disappointment, it's only for a split second, but his head tilts and his shoulders deflate just ever so slightly, but it's there and it makes you a little confused, it's just a gift, there have been plenty of times when I've offered him something and he's said no, why is it only a problem when I do it??

it ticks you off, just a little, but you let it go. turning and stalking back into the hull of the ship as din watched you disappear feeling crestfallen and embarrassed. because he really thought you would accept it.

and here's the thing, this object, this gift that din was trying to give you, it isn't just an ordinary gift. with it came the question of a relationship, it was customary for a man to offer an heirloom to the person he wishes to court—and considering everything he's been through, it was lucky that he had kept that tiny slither of his past with him all this time, after everything he's lost he wasn't even sure he would ever get to offer it to anyone but he had kept it anyway, locked in a box underneath his bed, just waiting, gathering dust... until you came along.

and then comes the angst. he starts acting differently towards you, it's reminiscent of how he acted when he first met you and it makes you sick to your stomach. you constantly worry that youve done something to upset him (which in a way, you have). he barely speaks more than 5 words to you a day and it is enough to make you feel completely guilty over something that you dont even remember doing! and that realisation makes you angry, you dont even remember upsetting him! you havent said anything odd or screwed up a bounty or messed up something with the child and he's acting totally irrationally, ignoring you and treating you like you dont even exist.

the resolution comes after almost 3-4 months of this. youve grown used to your new dynamic now, and even though you wish you knew the reason for his behaviour, and you wish it wasnt like this, you accept how things are. your anger has slowly dissipated and now you mostly feel fine, still hurt and confused, but din has given you plenty of opportunities to leave over the last few months and you have yet to even consider it—you don't want to leave and despite his best efforts, you still care for him.

perhaps you overhear a conversation in a market between two people who are discussing The Mandalorian, or perhaps you hear din talking to a friend or maybe you read something in a book, but whatever it is, something happens and it clicks for you. the reason din has been so distant is not because he doesnt like you, or because he wants you to leave the ship... it's because he felt embarrassed when you rejected his gift, it's because he has been trying to give you space so you dont feel suffocated by his feelings. he's been doing this for you.

and so you storm up to him, wind beneath your sails now, and demand to know what the hell is wrong with him. if he had just been clear about his feelings then neither of you would've had to be so miserable these past few months. and why didnt he just TELL YOU about the meaning behind the gift.

and he's like would that have changed anything?

and you swallow hard, making eye contact with where you assume his eyes sit behind his visor and you say yes, din, in a whispered voice, it wouldve changed everything.

anyways .......

[silverzoomies]

Ok so I've been a fan of Evan since days of future past came out. Like, the day it came out. I saw the premier or whatever it's called in theaters so DUH I LOVE QUICKSILVER SO MUCH 😞😞 anyways I know you're not taking requests but like I'm a little bit chubby (this is relevant I swear) and I CANNOT stop thinking about Peter and reader! being in a serious long term relationship, but they haven't gone all the way yet. Like, heavy make out session? Yes! Peter getting painfully hard during said make out session? Check. Make out session turns into peters desperately grinding, letting out the neediest little whines. Absolutely. Him definitely busting in his pants at readers! breathless little moans? Every. Single. Time. Never all the way though. He desperately wants to bone but he's willing to wait as long as he wants to because he thinks reader! doesn't want to, but they're just as desperate as he is but scared of what he would think because they're chubby. During one of their heated.. laundry day inducing make out sessions one thing leads to another and reader! ends up telling Peter why they haven't wanted to go all the way, and Peter proves to them he doesn't think that [;)] and talks reader! through it the whole time.

YOU DONT HAVE TO ADD THIS TO YOUR REQUESTS OR TURN IT INTO A FIC IF YOU DONT WANT TO. I just had to share this with somebody and OBVIOUSLY because you're one of my favorite writers I had to come to you with this (hi I've sent u a lot of messages 🎀) and since you're another huge quickie fan I thought you'd enjoy this :3 SORRY IF THIS WAS SUPER LONG OR IF IT DIDNT MAKE SENSE I'm mad at typing sometimes smh

helllooooooo anon, my lovely !!! i love you so much !! forgive me, i haven't written in a while !! i tried my best to make somethin' out of this because it was such a cute idea !! i hope a headcanon list will suffice !! also, please don't ever apologize for sending me long asks. i'm not kidding when i say they make my day, i love them so much !!

headcanons || peter maximoff x chubby!reader

to preface, i think we should consider some key things about our speedy goofball

peter’s a mutant. he knows exactly what it feels like to be alienated for something he has no control over

second of all, the guy’s a little bit of a weirdo

i legitimately doubt he would judge, or think less of anyone for something as superficial as looks

seriously. If he vibes with you, and you’re patient enough with him - you’re sexy as hell

it’s as simple as that, sorry. just bein' honest

so what if you’re a little thicker? he can’t get enough of you

he’s so addicted to you, in fact, you’ve got him trippin’ a little bit

like, he’s kinda goin’ cuckoo

the two of you make out a lot. so much. it’s like you’re glued to one another. any free time you have together usually consists of hanging out, and making out. not that he’s complaining

it’s definitely awesome. and it feels totally great. he does this freaky thing with his tongue that makes you squirm under him every time 

and the way you whine into each smooch - oh, man - you have him longing to get even closer

make outs eventually turn to dry humping. it’s kind of humiliating the first few times...

...since the grinding always seems to end with him busting a load in his jeans. and he whimpers too much...jeez...

but you always praise him for it, which never fails to turn him on even more

things get so heated between the two of you, escalating so often - peter finds himself confused

like…why haven’t you let him…y’know…

once or twice, he hints he wants to go down on you. and there’s no way you misread his signals. he’s pretty blunt about his needs

but you’re always so reluctant. you feign ignorance, or try to distract him with more intense kisses and pretty moans

peter’s never been a patient guy. the fact that he’s willing to wait this long for you says a lot. like, shit…he must really really really like you

but even now…fuck…he’s so worked up. he’s getting a little too bored of being limited to smooching

like, c’mon…do you think he’s ugly or something?? does he smell?? what’s the deal??

he never considered you might be self conscious. his brain doesn’t really operate like that. he’s all impulsivity and living in the moment

in the midst of making out, his hands travel where they don’t usually dare to go. he takes confident chances, fondling your tits over your clothes. but just as things heat up, you redirect his attention again

his blood almost boils. he’s way too hard for this, aching to get closer, and you’re just…gah! why’re you holdin’ yourself back? 

at last, you confess…you’ve been self conscious the whole time

ah

why didn’t you just say somethin’ before? peter tries not to laugh at how silly you sound. obviously, he’s super attracted to you. why else would he spend all his free time with you, tryna get up close and personal?

as things finally move forward, he dials up the sweetness a few notches

and damn, the wait for this was more than worth the uptick in laundry days (thanks to one too many nuts busted in his boxers)

he covers every last inch of your gorgeous body in kisses, as you let him shed you of your clothes

his masculine hands are more gentle than you expect

unclothed together, he doesn’t hesitate to get as close as he possibly can

you’re soft and cozy, and his body is like a furnace

months of pent-up desire leave him so horny, he can’t hold back anymore

through it all, he’s quick to remind you how much of a fox you are. peter teases you with his tongue in ways you never imagined possible. before rocking your world, flowing with the motion of the ocean

and by that, i mean…you bone. balls deep. hellz to the yeah

embarrassingly enough, it ends just as soon as it starts. but as usual, he recovers fast. and his endless stamina means he’s willing to go at it for hours

which he does. until you’re so exhausted, your limbs are like limp noodles. whoops...sorry about that !!

say...uh...no chance you'd wanna go another round, is there?

peter hopes you’ll be more up front with him from now on. so he spends less time dreamin', and more time goin' at it 🤍

[querida]

aaaand now i'm the heterophobic and sensitive one making a big deal out of everything

no one complains when we're watching top gun and have to see tom cruise having straight sex, but alex makes out with henry against a wall and suddenly no one wants to watch movies with intimate scenes

[eldest-of-katts]

Chilchuck chilchuck chilchuck chilchuck. Chilchuck junbjhjjjjjjvhjn I'm going insane he's so cool he's so competent he's so emotionally unavailable he's so good at maintaining professionalism that he's forgotten how to be relaxed with himself his strict rules for himself are admirable but ultimately he is inflexible and has to be pushed near breaking to show an emotion that isn't coolly detached or angry he's so influence by toxic masculinity and jaded from age but he's still treated like a child due to his race and so he doubles down into his utility and professionalism to keep people from seeing his chill side (pun intended) and accidentally kdndkdkndkfkjodi I'm losing my mind I'm frothing at the mouth I can't keep a thought he's so so so everything he's divorced he sucks he's awesome he's so smart he's so stupid he's so skilled he's going to get himself killed he's so responsible I'm gonna lose it waow

[impishjesters]

Not a date, okay maybe a date

warning(s): absolutely nothing, pure teeth rotting goodness A/N: This is dedicated to someone who made me realize tsundere Zooble was an amazing idea and I had to write something for it. I hope you like it! 💖

The two of you aren’t dating but you might as well be. Zooble can complain all they want that they don’t like you like that but none of you are blind. They complain but let you get away with just about anything when it involves them.

“Oh, are you guys not joining us?” Ragatha asked.

“Not today, sorry. Zooble and I have plans to go to the lake!” You took Zooble’s hand in yours, giving them a gentle pull from the crowd.

“What? Who said I—”

Zooble’s confused stuttering was ignored as you continued to pull them along, waving at the others. “Have fun with Caine’s little mess of a game!”

You heard Jax shout back an “as if” before they were out of sight.

Zooble followed reluctantly but dragged their feet as if it would stop you from pulling them along. They knew it was a fruitless task asking what this was all about, but it did mean they wouldn’t have to participate in Caine’s dumb little game.

At some point after leaving the tent, Zooble’s arm disconnected, leaving you walking hand in hand with their detached limb—that was totally not still tenderly holding your hand. You slowed down realizing the weight you’d been pulling along had lessened but kept the limb in your grasp.

“Oh c’mon, you can’t be grumpy.” Even with the occasional antenna twitch of irritation, you knew they weren’t actually upset you plucked them away. “If anything you should be thanking me.”

“Oh? What for?” They mumbled.

“Getting you out of Caine’s lil game.”

Zooble rolled their eyes and came to a stop beside you, arm moving to cross them before realizing they were lacking said arm. “I would’ve opted out of joining anyway.”

“Truuuue, but!” You swayed your arm still linked with Zooble’s. “This is more fun!”

Their claw arm dropped and the arm in your grip was just barely putting up a fight to get tugged free from you. “Pulling my arm out of the socket and dragging me off to the lake is…fun?” Their eyes squint in suspicion as you lightly jogged away from them.

“No silly! We’re going to the lake because I set up a little spot for our date!”

Zooble choked at the mention of a date and found themselves quickly speed-walking after you. “D-date? Wh-why would w-we be on a date? I’m flattered, really, but I don’t… like you like that…”

“Uh-huh.” If one didn’t know Zooble well enough they’d probably be inclined to apologize for misreading everything, but you knew better. It didn’t help that they were blushing something fierce despite their already naturally pink head. No, you knew the things they said and the way they felt didn’t always match up.

Deciding to play the little shit card you stopped and looked down at Zooble’s hand in yours before pouting. “If you really don’t wanna go on a date with me… I’m sure I could maybe ask someone else.”

Zooble froze at the mention of asking someone else on a date and had to bite back immediately yelling out no. You didn’t like anyone else like that…did you? No, you liked them, you’ve stated it multiple times.

You pinched at the cuff of their glove, still pouting. “I just… I put a lot of effort into it, I even asked Caine for some help.”

They groaned, claw hand rubbing uncomfortably over their face before walking up to you. The arm joint of the hand you fiddled with bent and popped back into Zooble’s shoulder with ease. “No that’s—” their hand squeezed yours. “—since you’ve already got it all set up I’ll join you. Sides the others are too loud, it’d be an awful date.”

You bit back a giggle as they spoke, your eyes taking in their nervous shuffling, unable to look you in the eye. Got ‘em! “So you’re saying you’ll be my date?”

“Uh..y-yeah, I-I guess.” Zooble stuttered. “I-I mean it’d be dumb to let all your effort go to waste..” They cleared their throat, letting you tug them along still holding their hand. Oh boy, when did the two of you lace fingers??

“Yay! Oh, I can’t wait, so even though we can’t eat Caine helped me put a whole picnic together and there’s a boat so we can go into the water—”

Zooble hummed as you rattled everything off, you’d really gone all out from the food to the activities, making them low effort so that even Zooble could participate with minimal energy wasted. Though who were they kidding, you could’ve planned something far more energy-focused and they’d still find themselves doing it because of you.

Not that they’d let that information slip, but they didn’t need to.

The picnic date had been perfect, a nice layout of simple yet cute dishes neither of you could eat but it’s what they’d imagine you packing up for a real date. Both of you sat just talking and taking in the scenery before you pulled them over to a little boat.

The ride was quiet outside of the artificial sounds, you spoke enough for the both of you and they were thankful. Even if you did make them blush with some out-of-pocket comments or praises.

When the sun began to set you’d taken the boat back to land and led Zooble hand in hand to an open clearing to watch the sunset. You sat down and Zooble joined you, leg casually touching yours in the process.

A comfortable silence fell over the two of you until you pointed out the sun looking at the two of you with a ridiculous smile. The moon replaced them not long after and you muttered out something about Caine and the moon that had them genuinely chuckling.

“So, glad you came on the date with me after all?”

“Mm, I guess it wasn’t so bad.” They squeezed your hand, lacing their fingers with yours. “I guess I could be convinced to join you again.”

You leaned against them, resting your cheek on their noodly arm. “Oh, you wanna go on another date?” They hummed. “Should I invite someone else? You know, like a friend date or—”

“Don’t.” Zooble huffed and looked down at you. “Just us… nobody else… besides friend dates don’t exist.”

Your lips curled into a smile, curling further into them. “Oh, they do exist. Friends can go on dates.”

“No, they don’t.” Zooble poked back, leading the two of you to playfully bicker about the existence of friend dates.

Yeah, the two of you might as well already be dating. And soon that’d probably change from a “maybe” to a definite “we are” dating.

[curse-d-owl]

I have a negative habit of ruminating about getting dragged into bad faith arguments that are initiated with toxic insults. If i don't vent about it properly this junk will bother me more than it needs to.

The obnoxious arguments im still bothered about involve certain Edelgard fans that resort to childish insults, willfully ignorant arguments and deliberate lies.

Put everything under a read more cause this is a long one:

Here are all the arguments and stances they pretend to care about:

https://www.tumblr.com/curse-d-owl/769140665684836352/me-edelgard-is-a-worse-liar-than-what-you-falsely?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/curse-d-owl/771414853105631232/getting-into-three-houses-was-one-of-the-biggest?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/curse-d-owl/769218084638687232/today-id-like-to-talk-about-the-mistakes-the?source=share

"You take away the depth and nuance to just to make false accusations, insulting others over harmless and different opinions and you misread basic text"

For starters they're the obnoxious manchildren that immediately resort to childish insults over different opinions. I only use insults in retaliation. And like the manchildren they are they immediately deny their toxicity and use my retaliation as "proof" I'm the villain in order to play the victim.

Second of all theyre the ones guilty of that by taking away all of the context and depth regarding Dimitri and Rufus by falsely accuse Dimitri of being a lying villain that wants to kill his "poor" uncle all because i called out Edelgard for her lies.

They took away all of the context regarding three hopes from the start of the game till chapter 14 of Scarlet Blaze just to call Dimitri paranoid for fighting against violent invaders and claim Edelgard is a sincere victim of aggression that wants to end the conflict.

This manchild tried to insult my intelligence by spinning the narrative behind Dimitri's and Edelgard's exchange just so he can accuse me of being the illiterate one and mock me for it. What makes his childish response more pathetic is that it's projections of the highest level cause he's proven that he's the illiterate one for misreading the exchange and the point of my post to such an embarrassing degree.

Edelgard lied about only being after the church =/= why is there conflict between them?

Edelgard throwing out an ultimatum she never intented on honoring =/= she made a genuine offer as if she's in any position to make one.

Turn around and i totally will stop attacking Faerghus =/= you're deliberately defend Rhea's status quo and you're in my way

I don't believe that will end your violent aggressions and i will defend my people against your invasion. You've come after my head before why should I trust you now? =/= i refuse to resolve this peacefully and i stand with the church

Nowhere have i made a singular statement in my Claude post that:

Takin extreme measures for a good cause makes you a villain

Not being actively malicious like the Agarthans means you can't be a villain

And nowhere did i say that being an opportunistic characters are badly written.

If anything i heavily condemns both Rhea and Edelgard.

Also notice how he only insults Claude as a bastard and yet refuses to insult Edelgard in the same way, let alone acknowledge she isn't a pure saint lmao.

He insults me for making a valid criticisms and yet not only is he the one guilty of making idiotic and toxic takes with his "warm hands" post but he goes out of his way to shit on Blue Lion's fans by tagging the characters.

When i make a perceived bad take, it's bad, toxic and deserving of ridiculed but when hes actually guilty of that it it isn't toxic but harmless. He's a repulsive manchild with a victim complex.

"The oppressed screams for war for that will save them

The oppressed shouldn't wait for the sake of the oppressors

Rulers must use their authority to do the right their wrongs

Violence and sacrifices are justified if it's for a good cause. That's the point of a revolution

The revolutionist are the victims and don't deserve hatred and punishment for their deeds.

Edelgard is the only one who takes the fast approach to reform and saving the oppressed, Dimitri and Claude don't care about Fodlan and their reforms are ineffective"

First they claim all of this but the moment i prove that Dimitri is the one who takes the fastest path to righting his nation's wrongs by fighting civil wars for the sake of Duscur and the commoners, that Rhea doesnt protest against Dimitri's reforms and Edelgard is the slow and ineffective ruler that keeps letting Brigid suffer under imperialism they immediately discredit Dimitri cause he uses violence and killed his corrupt uncle, justify Edelgard being the ineffective ruler and argues that the oppressed should shut up and tolerate the oppression for the sake of Edelgard and her racist citizens.

The most ironic part about all of this is that these type of Edelgard fans support things that her fave looks down on. Just goes to show they don't even like the concept behind her character lmfao.

"We hate characters that support crests, feudalism, using citizens as weapons, lies and manipulation, abusing their children for the sake of improving their standing and we care about victims of the crest system like Edelgard"

Rufus is guilty of all of these things and shares the same crimes as Rhea, Gregoire, Ludwig and Dimitri is a victim of both feudalism and the crest system just like Edelgard. And yet they turn around and coddle a villain like Rufus and demonize Dimitri who's also a victim like Edelgard.

"We condemn Faerghus and the church for commiting genocide against Duscur. Just because someone commits a crime doesn't mean their group should suffer for the actions of a few"

They pretend to condemn generalizations and unjust oppression cause of the actions of a few but immediately turn around and argue against Petra and Brigid being victims of Adrestia's unjust imperialism by claiming they inflicted the oppression on themselves and because of it they should shut up and wait patiently for Edelgard to decide when a nation gets it's right back.

Which is in stark contrast to Dimitri fighting civil wars and risking civil unrest all to give Duscur their land back.

Plus its hilariously hypocritical from them to argue "they started it so they can't complain" when they simultaneously cry about the fact that Dimitri kills Adrestian invaders and wants Edelgard dead cause they started attacking Faerghus.

"You will be killed if you criticise Seiros in the slightest"

Edelgard blamed the goddess for turning Miklan into a violent, sadistic, sex offending bandit onfront of a highly pious and high ranking officer of Rhea's army. They then try to justify that Rhea let's this slide cause she can't risk endangering Adrestia in the slightest by mildly inconveniencing her when 1. Edelgard is at the mercy of Rhea proven by the fact that Edelgard will be punished should her accusations about Arundel be proven false and 2. They turn around and argue that Edelgard can never reform Adrestia cause Rhea will send assassin's after her .... Which defeats the whole point of Rhea allegedly being afraid Adrestia. Ugh

"Edelgard isn't a liar, an aggresor, evil, she isn't paranoid, she doesn't go beyond dismantling the church. She is righteous and sincere in all of her deeds.

Dimitri is a liar towards Rufus, fights for a corrupt church, he's paranoid for believing Edelgard wishes him and Faerghus harm, Claude is the aggressor, attacked the innocent Adrestia that never harmed Leicester"

We've already proven that Dimitri is the competent ruler that's righted Faerghus's wrongs for 2 years straight without any input from Edelgard nor Claude while Edelgard has done nothing except burn Fodlan to the ground.

Now let's clearly look at the context from beginning of Edelgard's declaration of war to chapter 14 of Scarlet Blaze.

Edelgard offered no diplomacy to neither Leicester, Faerghus nor the church

Immediately resorts to war with the intent to conquer Fodlan for herself

Violently invades Faerghus and Leicester with the intent to kill and conquer

Spills the blood of Dimitri's people

Attempts to kill Dimitri for defending his homeland

Ingrid steppes in to save Dimitri from being killed and secures his escape against Edelgards murder attempt

Ingrid, one of Dimitri's closest friends, gets killed in the process

Edelgard constantly puts Faerghus in a kill or be killed situation

Edelgard throws out an empty ultimatum in the middle of an invasion attempt and one that she never intended on honoring and Dimitri rightfully calls bs on her and fights for his people.

What makes this even funnier is that my first unfortunate interaction with that clown car Raxis cause he cries that i give an alleged victim like Edelgard shit for fighting back against invaders, an invasion her dumbass inflicted on herself.

Everyone with a functioning brain can tell that Edelgard is the conniving and homicidal aggressor and that Dimitri is the sane victim who rightfully defends his people and doesn't fall for her lies and yet the smartest and brightest Edelgard fans believe Dimitri is paranoid, Edelgard is the victim and that her empty ultimatum is a sincere offer.

Moving onto Leicester first he claims that Edelgard never attacked Leicester and that Leicester are the true aggressors but the moment I call out his blatant lie by proving that she did violently invade Leicester in the first part of gw he responds by literally admitting that he omitted that part and claims it isn't relevant .... A literal piece of counterevidence proving that Edelgard is the aggressor is not relevant to the topic on Edelgard not being an aggressor. That's like saying Rhea never burned Fhirdiad to the ground and the literal piece for evidence proving otherwise is invalid cause it's falsely accused of being irrelevant.

To make matters worse this moron tried to justify it by saying it's a strike against me cause Edelgard burying the hatched with Claude ( nevermind how callous, disrespectful and conniving she is and that she only wanted a pact to use Leicester ) is proof shes sincere and that it proves that Dimitri is paranoid for believing otherwise .....

See arguing with these type of Edelgard fans is a good way to lose braincells and your hope in humanity.

And to make that matter even worse he demands me to acknowledge Claude's attack on Edelgard in Scarlet Blaze's bad ending and condemn that as if she's the victim and not Claude retaliating to his aggressors.

When Edelgard is a violent aggressor they argue that she's innocent and the proof against her is invalid due to "irrelevancy" but that same braindead logic doesn't apply when other characters "unjustly attack" Edelgard.

To make that matter even worse when i argued that Edelgard lied about her assault on Leicester he immediately justified by claiming that that's what politicians are supposed to do.

First they argue that Edelgard is an innocent victim of aggression who'd never lie and is sincere towards her "oppressors" and now she's a violent and lying aggressor who's actions are in character and justified cause she's a politician.

They also claim their exchange is couched in double speak in order to get restitutions and allow Edelgard plausible deniability, which

1. Politicians are obligated to be honest, especially when they want a alliance with their victims

2. There is no double speak from Claude, he blatantly calls her out for her shit

3. Claude knows she's full of shit and Edelgard knows that Claude knows she's full of shit and she has to pay restitutions to get the pact she's begging Claude to sign

and 4. The fact that she lied and sugarcoated her crimes against Leicester clearly indicates that she does her best to pay as little reperations as possible to which Claude blatantly mentioned that he has to make sure that Edelgard's reperations is fully paid.

They can't even use simple words like relevant and irrelevant properly and yet want to use big terms like double speak and plausible deniability. They're idiots that use big words they don't understand to look smart.

But for the sake of this argument let's pretend that politicians are obligated to lie to save their own skin. If that's the case then why did they condemn Dimitri for allegedly lying to Rufus?

Why does Dimitri get condemned for his "politicking" for an actual good cause and yet Edelgard gets praised for endangering innocents with hers?

Everyone in Faerghus is begging for Rufus to he deposed off and Dimitri to take the throne, there has never been a single positive comment made about Rufus and after Rufus has been executed Dimitri has worked her to heal the damage Faerghus, Rufus and Rhea caused.

Edelgard lies to deny the same crimes she condemns Rhea and the Agarthans for in a sad attempt to pay as little reperations as possible.

If violently attacking an innocent nation for selfish reasons and being a lying politician is so bad then why do they pardon and praise Edelgard when she's criticised for it?

If they're gonna praise this repulsive behaviour from Edelgard then why did they condemn Dimitri and Claude over the false accusation of commiting these crimes?

One way or another you cannot argue that their precious Edelgard is innocent. They're stuck between pardoning Claude and Dimitri for the false accusations they throw at them or condemning Edelgard for crimes she's actually guilty off and falsely accuse the other rulers of.

As you can tell at this point there is a trend with these type of obnoxious Edelgard fans.

They claims shes righteous and the other rulers are villainous, when that gets debunked and the opposite gets proven they turn around and change their stance by praising her villainy as if it's righteous and vice versa.

They pretend to care about a certain stance, immediately throw it away when it's against them and showcase their true colors on the matter by not having a single stance at all.

It's not a matter of what but a matter of who.

They can't read above a 4th grade level, they can't use common sense at its most basic level, they can't remember what they said 5 seconds ago and they can't process short and simple text let alone a text heavy game like 3h.

And with that I'm finally done with this nonsense. I'm not gonna dwell on this junk a moment longer and i will not give lowlives like them the time of my day.

If there's any take away with my mistake of arguing with these type of Edelgard fans it's this:

Don't allow yourself to get provoked by childish insults by obnoxiously manchildren.

Arguing with these losers is like playing chess with a pigeon

[fanmoose12]

OMG I just realized I misread the Fanfic Trope post like the moron that I am, sorry! 🫣

So how would you mix 46 "Blind Date" -that I previously requested- with 88 "Erotic Dreams"?

Thank you Fanmoose, I love your works ✨

oooooh, that's a hard one. a very, very hard one

but, and, please, bear with me, let's imagine that levi develops a little, totally not serious crush on one of his coworkers and it leads to his subconsciousness... having a little fun while he's asleep. and since it's levi we're talking about and he can't just, you know, talk about his feelings, and he's definitely, one hundred percent sure that his crush is unrequieted, because why wouldn't it be? after all, the person he's crushing on is funny, kind, incredibly smart, beautiful (and, yes, wears glasses)

so. he decides to suffer through it all in silence. but, there is a slight problem with that. because, while levi has perfected the art of ignoring his feelings during the day, he's not... so successful at it during the night. which doesn't bother him that much, but it does bother his roommate erwin, who is really tired of pressing a pillow to his head in hopes that it'll muffle the sounds that his best friend's making

erwin tried breaching the subject, of course, but levi either denied it or became so embarrassed that he literally raw away from that particular conversation. so! erwin comes up with a genius idea: since levi is so clearly sexually frustrated and won't do a thing about it - erwin will do that for him. as soon as that idea pops into his head, he calls mike and asks if any of his friends are single. mike doesn't hesitate with an answer even for a bit, because his cousin has been acting weird for weeks now, pining over some idiot who doesn't even notice their advances.

and so! mike and erwin set up their two respective idiots (which, in erwin's case, took a lot more convincing than he was honestly prepared for), levi, resigned and already anticipating a disaster, dresses up in clothes erwin told him to, goes to the cafe erwin told him to, and there he sees.... hange, the coworker he's been crushing on for months. his first instict is to flee, of course, but just as he starts to, hange notices him, waves and smiles at him, and levi has no choice but to join them at the table

hange, after making sure that levi is really, actually their date, throws their head back and starts laughing, and, again, levi desperately wishes to run away, but, for once, he's glad he didn't, because once hange calms down, they explain the reason for their laughter. they tell him how they didn't want to go on that date and how mike basically forced them to, but now they're really happy they did come.

'it must be destiny!' hange exclaims. 'or mike's meticulous scheming, since, you know, i kinda wanted to ask you out for a really long time now.'

levi's brain starts working for a moment, because surely he must have misheard. that, or it's actually another dream and he and hange will start having sex in the middle of a cafe the very next second. wouldn't be the weirdest dream that he had. but hange doesn't pounce at him like they do in all of his extremelly disturbing dreams, they don't even pull him in for a kiss, they just keep looking at him, with a gentle, pretty smile

and levi - for the first time in his entire life - decides to stop hiding his feelings. he covers hange's hand with his and murmurs, 'seems like erwin did something right for once'

it pulls another chuckle out of hange, but they don't take their hand away, they just slightly move it so that they can interlace their fingers with levi's

the date goes smoothly after that, and, although they don't fall into bed after having just one coffee, a kiss that hange presses on his cheek after he walked them home feels so much better than anything levi's seen in his dreams