#but it's also kinda romantic innit

[dragonbabes]

Are they really in love if they don't make eye contact through the blood spatter of their victims?

<3

[khorazir]

“Charles, there is absolutely no need to use my own binding spell on us.”

“Wouldn’t want us to get separated in this haunted house, would I? And also, I kinda like the idea of our ... uhm ... bond being visible like this.”

“Charles Rowland, even after more than three decades of knowing you, you still surprise me at times.”

“I do? That’s brills.”

“Indeed. This is quite unexpectedly – and almost shockingly – romantic.”

“Innit?”

For yesterday’s and tomorrow’s @dbdpromptober : Tricksters & Love

[seeingteacupsindragons]

Maybe I’m outing myself as being a chronic shipper, but I kinda don’t get people complaining that the Yuumori fandom is all about Sherliam. I mean yes, there is very much a story outside of Sherliam, but you can’t deny that Liam’s relationship to Sherlock is a pretty significant aspect of the story. William literally wanted to abandon all his plans and spend his days solving mysteries with Sherlock after ONE meeting with him. That’s pretty big, imo. Sherlock changed the entire course of William’s life, and they’ve even exchanged vows to live and share their worries together. This almost feels like, say, complaining that the Spy x Family fandom is mostly about Loid and Yor’s relationship. Sorry to break it to you, but sometimes relationships ARE a significant part of the plot, romantic or otherwise.

Hmm.

Well.

Certainly, William's story is the story of YuuMori (It's what being a protagonist is) and his relationship with Sherlock is the thread that story follows (It's what being a deuteragonist is). It's the axis on which the narrative spins.

So Sherliam's relationship is the foundational relationship the story of YuuMori is built on, and it's deeply important to the story. And it's fun, adorable, and interesting to talk about and there's a deep well to talk about with it. And I have, at length, and likely will continue to do so.

But.

It's also true that many, many, many things about YuuMori are deep and well-developed with lots of potential to talk about. I love discussing and thinking about YuuMori's plot structure, how it parcels out reveals, how it twists expectations as an adaptation, the cultural norms, the symbolism, the visual rhetoric...YuuMori is an extremely well-crafted story, and there are many, many, many characters that are neither Sherlock nor William to talk about, and many, even most of them, are also pretty well fleshed out characters in a lot of ways!

And, because so much of the series is Sherliam being Sherliam, it's not weird for people, when they're not being me and meta-ing about the canon of the series, to talk about things that are not canon and are interesting to think about outside of canon. Like other character relationships and things that the series hasn't already expounded on about at length.

So, of course the story of Sherliam is important to the story of YuuMori. But it's not the only important piece of the story, and it's not the only thing to talk about, and while it's a significant, obvious draw for people to like the series enough to talk about the series, at all...there's a lot else to like and want to talk about, too.

I live for talking about writing craft, and while I can talk about that with Sherliam and have, I can talk about it with Moran or Al or Louis or John or whatever, too, and sometimes it's sad to remember that some people basically ignore that these people--who are also critically, desperately important to our leads and change who they are.

After all, Sherlock never could have gotten to the place he needed to be to save Liam and take care of him in the aftermath without John. It would not have happened. So Sherlock and John's friendship is also a vitally crucial part of the story. Etc., etc.

Variety is the spice of life and all that, innit? It's a long series. There's lots to talk about! We don't all have to keep saying the same thing.

[canines-alter-creation]

can i get a level 3 exile tommyinnit headmate (who is a fear holder,trauma holder and persecuter other sys roles are up to you)

Exile arc my beloved, Exile innit my beloved. I hope this works! kinda a longer pack because We+ had a LOT to say.

> Name(s): Tom, Red, Boy, Mutt, Dog, Bunny, Rabbit

> Pronoun(s): it/that/thing

> Age: 15-17ish

> Gender: boything, genderless, vileic, unholything, missinggender, deadlivingboygender, humanthing

> Sexuality: cannot fathom any sort of sexual, romantic or platonic relationship due to being in a constant state of fear. 

> Role: fear holder/trauma holder & persecutor

> Source: Exileinnit

> Faceclaims:

> Sign-offs: 🔴, 🟥, 😀, :), 🏚️,

> Song theme:

> Front triggers(pos/neg/neu):

Exile doesn’t have any positive triggers, because it doesn’t want to front or be around. It is easily fronted by Source attached Dreams, may also front in dangerous or physically violent situations because he knows how to handle it. 

> Likes/dislikes:

+ being left alone, being ignored, being treated as an animal or less then

- being in trouble, making Dream angry, having people try to befriend it, being seen as human, feeling afraid or being cornered

> Personality: Very skittish and nervous, cannot think for thatself, will look towards others for guidance or to be told what to do. Doesn’t want to make friends or have people be close to thing. Doesn’t form its own opinions or likes/dislikes and prefers just being told exactly what to do. If people try to force it to be a person, or tries to separate it from Dream it becomes hostile and violent. 

> Ways they do their role: It primarily does its role by holding onto and experiencing trauma. Often it will take the trauma it holds or experienced and inflict it on the body and others. It doesn’t mean to do that, it just doesn’t know any other way. He may also relate or recall traumatic memories to others without realizing that they’re traumatic (i.e. “I have to do [blank] to be good” not realizing that what they’re saying is triggering/traumatic). May seek out other harmful alters or people to continue to harm it because that’s all he knows how to do. 

> Inner world occupation or behavior: Likely lives in a self-imposed exile. Prefers to be alone, doesn’t like to talk to or be around others. May be especially wary around sourcemates and only put their trust in Dream or Dream’s friends. If forced into front or around other alters may have panic attacks or need to be told they have Dream’s explicit permission to be there. Essentially, Exileinnit lives permanently in Exile, and lives through the same feelings and emotions over and over again. He will never be able to leave exile. 

> Possible outerworld behavior: Will be sketchy and tentative, will flee public situations or hole up somewhere to hide until people leave. If out in public with friends of the body or system he may try to get away from them or otherwise be hidden from them. May not trust that they have the best ideas or his best interest at heart. May seem panicked at all times no matter what. If cornered, may lash out against people to get away from them.

[fantasticharmonymiracle]

Let me say that I have infinite respect for @thelastaerie for providing us with a ton of fantastic and masterfully written fics about Kay and Marc's love story, truly. However, the entire fandom needs to be true with themselves and realise that if Freier Fall was irl Kay would never, EVER even consider getting back with Marc.

Let me elaborate:

Marc was definitely in love with Kay especially towards the end of the film but that doesn't mean he loved him because he never made the effort, as we know, and never saw Kay as his first choice. He technically was Plan B in case Bettina, which she did, didn't take him back. As romantic as we want to paint it, it doesn't put a good foundation for yet another toxic fling almost fifteen years after.

Also, very problematic is the fact that Kay pursued Marc in a questionable way like in the woods. I didn't hear any consent being given for that hand job or whatever happened (haven't seen the film in a while) and also, Kay clearly saw that Marc was basically married and with a baby on the way. It's not ethical at all to go after a taken man, regardless of the fact that you think he's a closeted gay man and you feel the itching urge to play the saviour angel and drag him out of the closet. I feel like both of them would realise it was certainly a heated time of their life but also not the best to jump back into and bring back chaos into their existence.

Bettina, she's a boss BUT that shower scene I cannot stand to watch, it feels way too violent and if a sequel happens I'm not sure how they should deal with the whole co-parenting deal without addressing that bit.

On top of this all, they may be both men but the punches they threw at each other are not acceptable whatsoever irl. It's not sexy nor a sign of true love. It's plain violence and a cheap substitute for grown-up talk. I get it, in films one has to emphasize emotions to draw the audience in but if I was Kay and I had Marc beg me to get back together... Like fuck I would after that and after I was literally thrown under the bus to save his sorry ass.

In terms of character as well, Kay comes across as a weirdly crafted excuse to drag the plot cause a wannabe cop smoking weed and taking ecstasy is surely "attractive" on camera but doesn't make sense in the real world. Why would you pick police as your career choice? Conquering the enemy from the inside is surely not gonna last that long, innit? This being said, considering the wild nature of Kay I doubt he'd fit well with Marc, even after his potential development and acquired emotional intelligence. I see older Kay as an accomplished something in whichever field having the time of his life in Berlin, or just a deranged junkie somewhere in Germany. Certainly, if we go with option 1, not one that would lower his standards for Marc, still. He wouldn't slow down for him again after being treated like shit.

Irl Marc would probably see the experience as an awakening but it wouldn't do a 180 on him, he'd still be the Stuttgart cop who now admits to himself he likes blokes OR would have a massive identity crisis, drop out of police and have a very hard time for the next 10/15 years, still not good unless we want a Trainspotting kinda love story (meaning the hopeless, scum of the earth vibes).

To end this rambling, not a good match but good entertainment. Certainly magical to read fiction about them because they allow so much freedom for the imagination.

Ps. @thelastaerie PLEASE do a fiction inspired by their other films together (wink wink that military one I can't watch because ffs I don't speak German -yet)

Apologies if this post is utter shite, I'm in the back of a moving car about to chunder and can't put my thoughts into coherent sentences. The main idea is somewhere round here.

[minetteskvareninova]

You're missing the point of that post. It's not about slut shaming and it's not some weird double standard against Rhaenyra & Targaryens. Its the fact that politically, Rhaenyra could've avoided everything very easily but chose not too. Her making really poor choices bc of her entitlement that being Royal, Targaryen, and knowing the prophecy is a big part of her character. It's the fact that Targaryen Exceptionalism, Feudalism & Succession Crisises are really stupid ways of governance and only ruins those around them. This whole system is a house of cards that can be so easily broken simply over hair color. It's almost willful misreading to say it's about slut shaming.

But of course, and that uppity German Struensee would've gotten away with his reforms if only he could keep it in his pants innit Juliana

*sigh* For all of you who still didn't get it:

I used Carolina Mathilda as an example, because unlike book!Rhaenyra (jury's still out on show!Rhaenyra, I honestly get SOME of the reasons why people don't like her, even if my ultimate judgement of her is way more positive) for one reason, and one reason only: she is, both in history and in the movie, unquestionably sympathetic.

For those of you who don't know, En kongelig affaere, or A Royal Affair, is a Danish film that adapts the story of queen Carolina Mathilda of Denmark, whose affair with her mentally ill husband's doctor Johann Friedrich Struensee was used by Struensee's enemies to boosts his charges of treason. The real issue was, of course, court power politics - the king's detachment of reality was so intense he was almost completely incapable of doing his job, and Struensee used that to basically rule in his stead, which of course earned him many enemies. Even worse, his pro-enlightenment policies (although think less Robespierre and more emperor Joseph II.) sparked outrage among the nobility; Joseph II. is an apt comparison here, although he didn't have the added baggage of being a lowborn man seizing power behind the scenes and (allegedly) having an affair with the queen. Jury's still out on whether that particular charge is based on truth, but it's certainly possible, and the movie went with "yes", just because it makes for a better story. In any case, Struensee ended up being executed, while Carolina Mathilda survived, but was torn away from her children and sent into exile. The movie is relatively faithful retelling of a certain quite plausible version of the story, also it has a superb script, great costumes and cast packed to the gills with amazing actors (Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander, for those in the know also Mikkel Boe Fosgard and Tryne Dyrnholm) - basically, if you can find it, go watch it, after surviving Hot D y'all deserve some real cinema.

Now, in the movie, it's heartbreakingly easy to sympathize with Carolina Mathilda. When she is just a teenager, she is married off to her severely mentally ill cousin, who constantly mistreats her and seems to kinda hate her, plus her affair with Struensee is motivated by genuine romantic feelings. Noone in their right mind would call Carolina Mathilda "entitled" for it (I HOPE). And sure, Rhaenyra is much less miserable than her, but her emotional life is in a similarly hopeless spot, where she can only find actual romance outside of marriage. Plus, unlike Carolina Mathilda, there is no deception involved, at least with her husband - she still has to gaslight the rest of the country, but them's the breaks, what would you have her do, NOT give birth to the prince of my heart Jacaerys Targaryen?! Like, people, you are calling a woman entitled, because she is in a loving monogamous relationship with someone who isn't her (gay) husband. I don't know if it's slut-shaming, but it most certainly isn't FAIR.

What I think confuses people about this comparison is that both book and show!Rhaenyra can be called spoiled and entitled (keyword is CAN; I personally don't agree with this assessment of her either, but let's say for the sake of the argument) for a lot of other things. She has certainly done her fair share of mistakes and I get the general dislike of her - I myself dislike show!Alicent in much the same way, it really depends what actions and character flaws personally irritate you more. But again, having a loving monogamous relationship, with the consent of her husband no less, is just not the kind of mistake I can imagine anyone hating her for. Yes, yes, it is hypocritical to subscribe to a feudal order that abhors bastards while having bastards yourself, but crucially, it's the kind of hypocrisy that many noblemen parttake in with no reprecussions whatsoever, from Corlys to Bobby B. And, again, Rhaenyra's affair with Harwin actually MORE excusable, because unlike Corlys' relationship with Marilda, it doesn't get in the way of an otherwise loving marriage (unless it happened before his marriage to Rhaenys in the show - it didn't in the books, but also in the books the Hull boys might be Laenor's, it's complicated), and unlike Bobby B, she is far from a hedonist serial philanderer. We can debate whether any of that would be WRONG per se, but it certainly would be LESS UNDERSTANDABLE.

It is not entitled to want a fulfilling romantic relationship even in a situation that isn't exactly conductive to it. How is that a hard concept to grasp, I really don't know. Maybe y'all should just read or watch more things dealing with romantic relationships under these circumstances - I highly recommend starting with A Royal Affair, seriously, you guys, it is so good.

[kafkaoftherubbles]

话匣子：《致不灭的你》 日语名与英译名的小小想法

Due to what I do for a living (which my extra ass adamantly refers to as "language alchemy"), I easily fixate on certain features of languages and word choices. My favorite subtitles are dual-combo of Chinese and English because I get to compare notes between the two while watching stuff (reading Chinese subs while watching in English is a lot more effortful, and it risks distracting me from the show itself already). I even humor myself by giving characters "more authentic" (your mileage may vary) Chinese names that aren't transliterated (I was supposed to place a record of the names here, in this blog, but I balked in the end).

The point is: I have some thoughts about the Japanese title, 不滅のあなたへ, and its (official?) English translated title. There are two separate thoughts!

(1) Thoughts on the English-translated name first:

The most literal translation for 不滅のあなたへ would have been "to (へ) an immortal (不滅の) you (あなた)". As my non-TYE-watching best friend once pointed out, "Why the hell is the English name translated to what it is, though?"

The original rationale would have to come from the translator(s) who coined it, but I have a pretty strange interpretation of my own.

In English, there are forms of address to people in certain roles. The most famous example would be "Your Majesty," from Latin maiestas (greatness). Others one can easily think of will be "Your (Royal/Imperial) Highness", "Your Excellency", "Your Holiness", et al.—ya know, fancy schmancy human-created hierarchies. You catch my drift.

The "Your" in "Your Majesty" meant it as a second-person address, while the second word is whatever quality one associates with that role. "Majesty." "Holy". "Excellence."

And that is exactly how I interpret the English translation. Fushi is eternal, innit? So, "Eternity." And they are the immortal caretaker of their world's inhabitants. As much as I personally like to zero in on Fushi's humanity, I'd be remiss to forget their canonical divinity (or alien-ness! Meheheh!). They are necessarily seen as "an important figure occupying an important role" the way monarchs and popes are seen.

So to me, the English translation is a deferential address to Fushi.

I don't think the translator(s) who coined the translated name would ever see my post, but on that off-chance—however slim—they are reading it now? I wanna say, as a translator to another: brutha I love what you translated, man

(2) Thoughts on the Japanese title

The title is simple enough. "To an Immortal You." But it can also be read in a very... romantic or intimate way. The sort of "romantic" I'd expect from a poet or something!

It's kinda simple. あなた can also be used, by women (not sure about men/masculine genders), to mean "dear." An address for thy lovers.

So when interpreting it in that sense, doesn't this title become "To My Undying Beloved?"

Now, I don't pretend to know who, in this entire story, would be that person who calls Fushi "my eternal beloved". I honestly think that person is Ooima herself, ha! Maybe it's us, the readers. Or maybe it's the inhabitants under Fushi's care, or it really is one specific character (throw your bets!) in the story. Either way, it's fucking poetic, romantic, and/or poetically romantic.

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Combining these two interpretations yields a pretty amazing picture, doesn't it? Imagine that! Someone in a wooden cabin sometime in winter, hunching over the table from their chair by a flickering candle. Writing a long, long letter to an undying beloved. A moving letter, written in experiential emotions and emotive experiences.

Perhaps it was narrated by the lives and life of this world, meant for its immortal caretaker. Perhaps it was written by an immortal being, meant for his successor.

Or perhaps it was written by the immortal themself, addressing all the lives and people they had, have, and will acquire. Because by being a part of them, these lives have been immortalized.

And as any letter penned by someone who fancies themself a wee bit of poetic flourish, it starts,

To, Your Eternity ...

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Thank you for reading my ramble.

[candyn-gutz]

list of random luna things bc im allowed to make headcanons abt my ocs. right. thats just canon innit

wears a bell now bc belphie said he walks too quietly and he keeps startling everyone

is a catboy. but is most commonly associated w/ dogs bc he WILL bite <3

finds having horns both annoying and fun bc he likes smacking em off of things. but hates when they get tangled in things. (forbidden stim unlocked)

doesn't actually really know how to conceal his more angelic/demonic traits for. a decent time. so he usually has his wings and horns/halo on display. mostly bc once he learns he tends to just forget

him and belphie make each other worse but also better. it's a strange dynamic

they're also vaguely toxic-seeming to outsiders but both of them are just. very possessive <3 (it leads to issues sometimes though... but they're happy)

luna 100% has a thing for barbatos. who doesn't

somehow does not care for asmo's charms at all. likes him as a friend and enjoys when he pampers him, but there's no underlying romantic feelings or anything. luna just appreciates a good spa day w/ someone who will tell him all the latest gossip and not expect him to talk back <3

appreciates levi for much the same reason. levi can just infodump abt his anime and games and luna will quite happily listen (and often ends up watching/playing the things levi mentions)

has a love/hate dynamic w/ mammon. they'll help each other when needed but also if they're locked in a room together it's only a matter of time until someone starts biting

wary of luci. like. very wary. he does not take kindly to people who hurt belphie (or beel, by extension) so given luci's whole thing of lying to beel abt belphie's whereabouts and locking belphie up, he's kinda on luna's shit list

joined the anti-lucifer league entirely to get back at him for that tbh. unfortunately his suggestions of "kill him with hammers" are often ignored /j

ok thats all thanks for coming 2 my tedtalk

most fun thing about ocs is literally just slapping whatever you want onto them and its canon. im a big fan

[gardenof-fears]

it's sinday right now, innit? unless your timezone different

just wondering would Bea have any particular kinks that you think would fit?

and here i shamelessly make a new tag that will indicate new facts about Bea... sigghsss... welcome [Bea Factory]

anyways yea its still sinday in here and will be for a couple more hours soo i have the excuse to answer

I feel like he'd have some more-so comforting ones, like uhhh

Cockwarming he'd be happy to just cuddle with his loved one, finding it more romantic than sexual, while on the same time helping his partner with their needs

Praise probably would work with Bea sometimes murmuring some praise to his lover during the intimacy, and absolutely melting if he gets anything back.

Possible Worship kinda came from the praise one, he'd kinda worship his lover like how a saint would worship a god. He'd kiss every single inch with the biggest care, as if his lover is very, very fragile.

but there are also

Breeding If you'd like that, and if Bea really really loves and trusts you, then he'd be completely fine with this. As long as everything has consent and whole buckets of trust. Biting Despite his weak state and stuff, he'll leave atleast one hickey on his lover to let people know that they're already taken. And he just needs stuff to bite onto during the intimacy, to stiffle his own noises.

but overall he'd just be a soft and gentle little guy who would try his best to be timid and quiet about those things

They'll start opening up only if he'll start speaking about it with someone or has the intimate time with his lover

curly if you see this im so sorry. block the "[not so responsible]" tag if you dont want to see that shi 🙏

[the-good-projxct]

May 14, 2024

10:27pm listening to Just get here by Xavier Omar,Sango, Wale and VanJess. Wale is truly an underrated rapper. He seems so romantic and just minds his business but also has bars. Honestly, baddies should be aspiring to rappers like him instead of Future. Future is the hook up/situationship. Wale is the husband. We gotta know who is who. Not every/any man is husband material. Rumor on the street is that my wedding is coming up soon. I ain’t mad at it. I’ve had worse rumors spread about me. I kinda like this one actually so I will let it ride. You can’t be 35 and date your childhood bestie just for shenanigans? It must be marriage eh? LMAO. Love me JeJe. I am obsessed with this song by Tems. I feel reaaaallllllyyyyyyy Loved. Like, WOW. I am so happy I chose to write Love last and that the Universe has me sitting in this teaching. I am feeling it. Through and through. From my friends, my family, my grandma, the staff in the house, the LOML, my siblings, nature, the stars, the moon and myself. I am LOVE. We had some sunny days, the gray days seem to be fading out. This morning was cloudy then it turned into a lovely lovely day. Speaking of people that should be temporary and people that should be permanent, I think we need to learn how to discern that more. I dated someone for five years and my goofy yute thought he could be permanent. This made me ignore major red flags. He was a tough lesson. I learned so much about myself, Love, unhealthy Love, care and time. With those lessons, I am a much better partner. I can see the red, pink, orange and green flags. And we address them and work through them because we have both evolved through our temporary partners. Now I can stand ten toes on this is the ONLY nigga I would marry. If it wasn’t him, I would be single and a baby Mama because niggas ain’t shit. But he is THE BOMB. Again, if you know me, you know I mean this. I don’t do commitment even to be a girlfriend easily. So imagine me saying husbae. That's MAD. He is predominantly a green flag. Key word is: predominantly. Anyway, hide and seek by Stormzy is mad cute. Even the music video. All in All, Life is Gøod. That depressive period seems to be lifting. Maybe it was the weather. Maybe it’s the changes. Maybe it’s the uncertainty. It’s definitely ALL of it. But we move. We breathe through it. We live through it. We he(Art) through it. I was looking at the stars tonight. The constellations from this side are different from the ones in Mermaid. It kinda made me sad to realize that. But also, I was happy to look at the stars. To feel that oneness with everything and everyone. Something about the night sky or the beach that reminds me I am an integral part of this cosmic cycle. I LOVE IT. Can you sense this happiness? This joy? This feeling of I am okay and I will be okay. Life is a mindset. How we respond to tribulations, change, hurt really sets the tone. BTW, I am a strong believer in righteous anger. I reject bitterness. I reject fear. Fear is the absence of Faith. And Faith is abundant in me right now. I know Creator didn’t bring me this far just to bring me this far. I have destiny, purpose, reason. And if not, if Creator did bring me this far just to bring me this far, then what a ride innit? I wanna blow some money. Clothes and Ethiopian food this week bc why not? And a workout. 

Life is Gøod. I am Gøod. Ase.

[renewingagain]

monday 2 october 2023 // 10:38pm

sooooo the inevitable happened and rhys messaged me saying he doesnt he feels how he was feeling before and that he doesnt feel the romantic connection progressing.

i am annoyed that it took him a while to say that - however i acknowledge he is a busy individual i just wish i knew sooner so i wasnt fretting about. however im comparing a bit to when i felt the same towards max - i knew i wanted to tell him and be honest, but i wanted to do it when i actually had the time to think about what i wanted to say

i cant complain really - this is the dating game and this is how it works! you go on dates with people and see the vibe. people are allowed to change their mind, i have done it myself. i am just not used to being on the receiving end - in fact im pretty sure this is the first time this has ever happened to me so the feelings i am feeling right now feel weird and new

the message he sent me was actually nice. he mentioned he did genuinely have a lovely time with me and that i am a nice person, and said thank you for the mems. it is true - had a lovely time everytime i saw him, especially over pride. pride was wonderful and really good vibes. i got a bit carried away in my head about us because he made me realise that he has a lot of qualities i want in a person - especially things like someone who isnt shy, loves meeting people, and has a big heart to help people and someone who demonstrates selflessness

i figured it was when he first came over that i was a bit boring or something - but we then agreed to see each other again and he would tell me he misses me etc. then i went to his for a night in manchester - tbh i didnt have the best time just because the club was a bit boring. but dinner was nice and i enjoyed hanging with him and his friends. part of me is like uhhhhhh so when did it change. and also i acknowledge that we are in different cities - but in order to see if there is a romantic connection you have to put in some effort? which i dont really feel like i was getting after that manchester day. idk, my head is a bit spun over it. however he could have been feeling this whenever. there is 0 point in me trying to pinpoint when things changed and evaluate - im sure if i did something wrong he would have said. but he said he genuinely had a good time so its done now innit. i did really like him but i know i will get over it

if i was chatting to someone else in my position i would be like listen yeah, take the L, at least u know where u stand, and that there are over 8 billion people in this world - someone somewhere will literally love you for exactly who you are and you will find your person

SHOULD i even be looking for a relationship right now? see im conflicted on this - i totally do want a relationship, however, i am so so soooo busy with stuff and also i dont want to develop a relationship while im unsure as to where my life is going in terms of my career. i think this will become much more clearer once this job interview passes - i really hope i get it! gotta put in the work though!!!!!!!

once again, i want to be more loving to everyone, & in everything i do. 1 Corinthians 14:1 states to let love be your highest goal. how do i keep this attitude in everything i do? i don't want my mood to influence my actions and the way that i love and choose to love in certain moments. i really want to love wholeheartedly and selflessly in everything i do. i want to be kind. i know i am generally a kind person but i could be kinder and nicer. i love to make people feel good, loved, happy, encouraged. if they are feeling shit i want to make them better. people deserve happiness

on the flip-side i may be seeing lewie to chat through stuff as that kinda deaded off a bit but not in the way i intended. i do care about him, and he is owed my honesty

anyway im tired, but lets make love, fitness, and job interview the priorities these next couple weeks. i went on another run today and even did a couple pull-ups - boy do i feel so much better for it! it really helps my mental health

peace and love G

[rallentando1011]

@feayline it’s always a pleasure to come back from a little tumblr break (albeit an unplanned one) to interact with a pal! /g

thx for the tag <3

do you make your bed? — I would like to be one of those well organized people who make their beds, but the last time I made it was uhh elementary school probably so…

(short answer - no)

what's your favorite number? — 3 or 7, I love my odd little numbers <3

what is your job? — my year-round job is running a hot dog cart (my life is literally papa’s hot doggeria)

if you could go back to school, would you? — still in it in my senior year of hs~

can you parallel park? — never tried it but I watched an instructional video by rupaul so I could prolly figure it out

a job you had that would surprise people? — lifeguarding I suppose? idk I feel like most people know I’m a decent swimmer

do you think aliens are real? — I have a game theory Hawaiian shirt that claims the affirmative

can you drive a manual car? — I am uhhh down to try it sometime 😈

what's your guilty pleasure? — bakinggg and cookinggg babyyy, whenever I’m feeling down or just plain rough I am making myself something (and preferably convincing someone else in my family to do the dishes)

tattoos? — nooo, I find them superrr wicked (/g) but I am personally too much of a wuss

favorite color? — blues, purples, indigoes 🤤💜

favorite type of music? — alternative hip hop and just laid back anything will always do it for me… also 2000s to EARLY 2010s pop and 80s anything

do you like puzzles? — a chance to mentally push myself? sign me up plsss (shameless plug - I loveee book of bill and finally found my way into the website)

any phobias? — I think I’m kinda scared of being alone romantically but also scared or romance… ironic innit

favorite childhood sport? — still in my childhood so SWIMMING‼️

do you talk to yourself? — 24/7, 365, baby! someone’s gotta hear me out and it’s normally me

what movies do you adore? — spiderverse movies>>> also the Terrifier movies cuz I like seeing my buddies get scared

coffee or tea? — oo I LOVE a good tea, but coffee’s p good too

first thing you wanted to be when you grew up? —president, funnily enough. we’ll still have to see tho

tags (as always, no pressure you lovely people) ~ @rottmntsimp @sweaterrat @allyheart707 @alexysss @artsy-teevee @notjustdragonspages (plus anyone else who wants to!)

@themetalbabygirl you're a gem for always tagging me 💜

do you make your bed? — Only if there are people coming over!

what's your favorite number? — 6 or 8. They're my dad's lucky numbers and I was assigned the number 6 as my number but I've always liked them both, haha.

what is your job? — Currently I am a full-time MA student and a TA on the side.

if you could go back to school, would you? — Baby, I'm still in school. I am terrified to graduate and have to live in the real world!

can you parallel park? — Yes!

a job you had that would surprise people? — This summer I worked in a Christian senior care home despite being not religious and very not straight.

do you think aliens are real? — Most likely. Do I think I'll live to meet one? No.

can you drive a manual car? — Haha no.

what's your guilty pleasure? — Sugary snacks. I know I need to eat healthier, but they're so yummy.

tattoos? — Not now, and probably not ever but who knows.

favorite color? — Orange, Pink and purple (sunset colors, tbh)

favorite type of music? — I like a lot of stuff! Musical theatre, pop, rock, metal, indie... It all depends on whatever mood I'm in!

do you like puzzles? — I have grown to like them, yes.

any phobias? — Needles, ugh. Also, getting pregnant and spiders freak me out to.

favorite childhood sport? — Uh... does theatre count as a sport?

do you talk to yourself? — All the time. I'm one of those wierdos.

what movies do you adore? — Lilo & Stitch; Tick, Tick, Boom; The Spiderverse films; Nemona; and In The Heights are a few!

coffee or tea? — Coffee in the morning, tea in the evening.

first thing you wanted to be when you grew up? — A cat.

@artbysarf @ladypok3 @rallentando1011 get tagged, bitches

[mmollymercury]

For the character ask game, Camilo ☺️

YAYY I GET TO DO THIS AGAIN!!

seriously ppl I love talking abt my hcs, don't be shy to ask me abt them😭💕💕

Camilo

⚧ - Pronoun hc: he/they. This is basically canon lol. If u didn't know, before the movie came out and press was asking questions abt it. Ppl used 'they/them' pronouns to refer to Camilo in interviews 💕 also... the fact that so many nb ppl adopted him... I mean, it shows guys. Birds of feather, innit.

🏳️‍⚧️- Gender hc: non binary💕💞

🏳️‍🌈- Orientation hc: idk abt this one, I've never really thought abt it before. 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

🌌- zodiac sign hc: Camilo is a December baby, I'm pretty sure.... Sooo that'd make them a capricorn??? I think😶

🧠- MBTI/Enneagram hc: based on my researchhhhh (but as I've said before I'm very new to this stuff lol) he'd be a ESTP

Some things that helped me come to this conclusion:

Camilo is very extroverted. He does have moments were, if you look carefully, he kinda shrinks in on himself and resumes the 'dinosaur posetm', also known as Bruno's constant state- but despite this, he thrives on attention, I mean look at this pose:

You can practically hear him saying 'look at meee'. Next, I believe they'd make decisions based on the reality of the situation and speak very literally about things, example:

"Err, not if we don't have a house."

He does not entertain the option of that changing right away. He's focused in the now and is trying to get that dealt with first.

He's very confident but he also hides behind other people's faces, literally. I do imagine him to be quite popular in his own right but still, he's very closed off with his emotions and only thinks about catering others, that's literally his gift. So he neglects himself emotionally and pretends he's okay behind his happy demeanour. He's a devil and is the epitome of a little shit. But it's tough love sometimes, they do truly care💞

Now, this section, I like to call: no (with one exception)

❤- OTP hc: 🚫

🧡- Everyone I ship with this character: 🚫

💛- Brotp: Probably him and Mirabel, they're the best of friends💕💕. BUT DONT GET IT TWISTED, THIS ISNT ROMANTIC U FREAKSS😤😤😤🚫🚫🚫

💚- Notp: everything lol (not hating on oc x canon btw, u guys do your thing, I'm just talking abt canon x)

💙- Crossover ship: 🚫

💜- Crossover non-ship relationship I like: mhhhh never really thought abt it. I think Camilo would absolutely roast any person from my other hyperfixations lol

📖- AU I'd like to see them in: modern AU,,, again... Let's face it, he'd be a youtuber who'd make insane, chaotic vlogs with thumbnails on par with drew phillips:

❤🩹- Angsty hc: He lies about how he feels for the sake of others, just like the rest of the family; also uses humor as a coping mechanism. He often worries that people only see him as the people he can be and don't really care about him. Also, I think they'd definitely get paranoid about their appearance and question if this is them or just another shape shifted creation. I think he'd have moments of losing himself and shifting as other people to cope with stuff. He isn't really in touch with who he is because of this. He's got trauma, poor thing🥺🥺🥺

💖- Happy hc: He played with dolls as a kid, due to getting them as hand-me-downs. When abuela gifted him a stereotypical 'boy's toy' he used it to play with said dolls. Like: if it was a football, he'd turn it into 'circle world' and the dolls would play on it lol. Before he forgot him, he used to fall asleep to Bruno rocking him in his arms🥺🥺

😋- Funny/stupid hc: When he hiccups, it sometimes can trigger his shapeshifting. Sometimes, he'll transform into someone and try and keep the clothes that come along with them. It never works.

🪞- Appearance hc: I'm not sure what to put here lol, let's just say: I think he'd eventually ask to get his ears pierced. He was always jealous of how the girls got them done when they were little.

🥖- Food hc: THIS SHIT EATS LIKE IT'S HIS LAST DAY ON EARTH, ALL DAY, EVERYDAY. he's got one of those 'food critic' palletes, there's basically nothing he hates, he loves all flavours AND LIVES for the experience of all of them. He eats everyone's left overs, without leaving a crumb; first thing he does when he and Mira come back from school is complain about being hungry, Mira then says: you literally ate on the walk home bro-

I agree with the headcanon that shapeshifting into all these ppl, wears him out and that's why he's so hungry, however, I also think it's more than that: he just has a naturally fast metabolism and looooves food🥰, cos I like to think he still acts like this when the magic is gone. The family call him a human trashcan lol.

🛌- Sleep hc: he sleeps like he's been hit by a car, snores like an engine and drools all over his pillow.

🏡- Domestic hc: he has the best relationship with Pepa 💕💕😭 he's a momma's boy 💕, Julieta gets annoyed of his eating habits but she's grown to make extra of everything, just for him💞 I think she'd also let him eat the parts of a meal no one else really wants, before she serves the whole thing, for example: like the legs on a chicken, my mam used to do this for my sister lol x

He likes having a jokey, bickering relationship with Félix. They don't actually fight or anything but he'll make play insults like: "old man" and "grey hairs" just to have that playful back and forth banter. They'll both be laughing, knowing there's no malice behind the words🥰

🗡- Badass hc- He'll shapeshift into a bully's mam to get them to back off. Also he just hates on bullies in general, often crossing a line and being a bit of one himself, when trying to defend ppl.

❓- Anything else you want: this boy would watch dragrace, come on now-

[decepti-thots]

not for a meme or anything, just curious cause you have wonderful character analyses, but what do you think a good amica pairing for minimus would be? like, what sorts of qualities would he benefit from + what could he offer for someone? i was thinking of amica ships and realized i really couldn’t think of anyone for him lmao

1) awww, thank you anon!

2) sorry this took so long, i spent today poking at writing in between having a meltdown about gay pirates on twitter. UHHH ANYWAYS

I have actually thought about this a few times! It's interesting, because thinking about fanon amica pairings requires that you really think about what role amica plays in the worldbuilding. Romantic shipping is something that is more intuitive, at least to me, in how it mirrors a real world relationship structure. But amica represents something many cultures don't really have: a societally recognised and respected, formalised relationship system/structure that is neither romantic nor familial.

Blatant rodimags propogandist that I am, I've considered that as amica before, for sure. In much the same way as I see them in a romantic context, I think it would take a lot of time for it to reach a point where it would be a stable amica pairing. I don't think they ever got there in canon, but I can see it after some hard work. They have a certain amount of 'recognition of yourself through the other' going on, and at their best they're able to point out and try to help curb the others' worst flaws, and they have a shared understanding of how difficult adjustment to life post-war has been and how it's impacted them... but they also run into these big (and in Rodimus' case, often self-destructive) conflicts about HOW they deal with these things, and how to communicate. It could absolutely go tits up.

Mmmm, in my heart I want to say Swerve, too. Their issues are SO complementary (the self loathing, the isolation, the awkwardness they feel about reaching out) but that's also potentially kind of a curse because sometimes that means you wind up enabling each other's worst feelings. But I could see it, and I could see them finding more common ground than they expected. And their canon interactions are sweet at times, innit. (Mags thanking Swerve after Hedonia... aww.)

A few other candidates came to mind but... mmm. It's tough because it feels to me like our ideas about romance leave a lot more room for intensity of feeling and impulsivity to help to override a little of that sense someone might have of 'ohhh is this REALLY a good idea'. Our ideas about platonic relationships often assume they'll be more... measured, without quite as much 'well maybe not, but I want them anyway', and that assumption interacts kind of interestingly with the idea of committed relationships in a platonic context?

(Of course, it IS an assumption, not a fact, but it's a hard one to shake! I bet there's a whole genre of cybertronian novels about torrid whirlwind amica courtships ;) or, hm, maybe that's more Caminus' deal?)

I think generally Minimus would need someone who can and will challenge him, tbh. His worst habits are ones it's very easy for him to justify, and for other people to let slide, because they aren't as immediately obvious as, say, Rodimus'. And he avoids the introspection he needs to overcome them like the plague, so someone who can actually be like NO we are ADDRESSING IT would be, I think, a real benefit to him. What he could offer someone else would probably depend on who it was.

...aaand now I kinda wanna say Rewind, but THAT would be a WHOLE mess, wouldn't it, hah.

[total-drama-takes]

i’ll have a go lmao

the fool - mclovin (naive and happy-go-lucky, kinda just walks into problems not knowing they’re problems)

the magician - scruffy (they know everything about the show + have the skills for every challenge)

the high priestess - courtney (idk pure vibes)

the empress - kelly (also pure vibes. feels more dominant than austin)

the emperor - patrick (the strong masculine image he puts up)

the heirophant - max (smartass)

the lovers - austin (he’s a romantic baybee)

the chariot - ass (that sheer Determination)

strength - michael (the whole powering through i want to win thing)

the hermit - bonnie (very internal + grows to trust others)

wheel of fortune - scary (the change in image/importance/safety in the game)

justice - julia (faced the consequences both socially + in game for how she treated others)

the hanged man - sha-mod (his elimination was like a sacrifice for mclovin’s development)

death - staci (letting go of her kintype and becoming her own person)

temperance - joner (keeping the peace between michael and mclovin)

the devil - fren (. ok look he was initially the fool but mclovin doesnt go anywhere else so he’s here. he’s the devil to represent the taboo of being a guy that slays)

the tower - mal (the “worst” card)

the star - caesar (the hope he and bonnie found together but also he is literally a tv star guy)

the moon - O (guy is spooked!)

the sun - peter (justa nice guy :) )

judgement - frollo (everyone a filthy sinner)

the world - kitty (grr grr bark bark idk vibes innit)

there are some that could go elsewhere (i could see max as the hanged man but sha-mod doesnt really fit anywhere else, ass and julia could both fit as a few. could switch peter and mclovin around but i think if i gave mclovin the sun yall would execute me. michael coulda also been the hermit etc) but this is the best i could do with everyone having a card that makes sense

22 contestants. 22 major arcana cards. we can make a tarot deck out of this.

okay actually that would be fun, I'm curious who people assign to what

[zee-stars]

Night by the sea (Irl!Tommyinnit x reader)

Romantic or platonic.

Warnings: reader makes a joke about jumping off a bridge.

Authors note: just Tommy being Tommy and also super touch starved. (Same bro😭)

Summary: Tommy wakes you up in the middle of the night and is ready for an adventure. Are you ready to go with him?

"Y/n! Y/n get up!" You are shaken awake Tommy. You sit up and look at him. He's fully dressed and the sun isn't even up.

"Thank god you're up." He starts. At this point you are ready to kick him off the bed and go back to sleep. He can tell by the look you are giving him.

"Okay I know it's only 3 am but I have got to show you something. Get dressed and come downstairs. If you aren't down in 10 minutes, I'm coming back up here." He bolts out of the room. You almost go back to sleep but decide against it. If he is waking you up at 3 am. It better be fucking important.

You throw on a pair of sweatpants and a sweater and head downstairs.

Tommy is sitting at the table with a bowl of crisps.

"Alright let's go-" he pauses and looks at what you're wearing. "You've got my sweater?"

"Listen, Toms, it's 3 am and I don't want to be here right now." You respond. He shrugs.

"Fair enough, let's go." He heads out the door.

*10 minuets late*

"Do you even think it's safe to be out here at 3 am?" You question.

"Don't you worry, big man innit is here to protect you." He jokes. You push him lightly.

"Say hi to the internet. Y/n!" He says. You look up to see him trying to take a selfie. You flip off the camera right at he takes the picture. He gasps.

"Y/n! That was very naughty of you!" He shakes his finger at you.

"I'm going to jump off this bridge, Toms." You half joke.

"No no no, we are almost there. You can't die now!"

"Where are we even going?" You question.

"It's a surprise!!"

Soon you arrive at the beach.

"The beach? Really? At 3 am?" You don't believe that he dragged you out here at 3 am to go to the beach.

"What better place to be then at the beach with me at 3am?" He asks as more of a statement.

"Idk, maybe my bed." He throws a rock at you. "It's kinda cold, unlike my bed." You tease.

"The one time I do something nice!" This causes you to fall into a fit of laughter. Tommy joining in soon.

Tommy sits on the ground and you sit next to him.

"So... why'd you drag me here?" You asked, breaking the peaceful silence.

He shrugged, "I wanted to spend time with you." You laughed and put your face in your hands.

"Are you kidding me? We could have done that at the house!" You laughed.

"I know! But I wanted to... um..." He didn't really give an answer but you didn't fail to notice how he got closer. You smiled to yourself and wrapped your arm around him. He leaned into your touch. You felt him relax. He closed his eyes and his breath started to slow.

"I swear if you fall asleep after you dragged me out of bed, I'm gonna kick you." His laughter was soft and he sat back up.

"I'm not falling asleep. But maybe we should head back home."

"Best idea you've had all night."