#but tumblr mobile screwed up the formatting

[nataliescatorccio]

hi! if this isn't a lot to ask, can you illustrate how the new editor screws up gifsets?

it's not noticeable on mobile, but it is on desktop - which is how the majority of gifmakers post and why a lot dislike the new editor for their sets. in short the way the old editor worked is that you have a specific photoset format which allows for full size and full quality gifs, each gif is inserted as it's own thing. now alternatively the new editor works by inserting gifs into a textpost, this can make them difficult to format but it also shrinks them slightly, reducing quality. additionally the size limit of the gif itself slightly differs, in the old editor the limit is 10mb and if you are marginally under that it's fine, the new editor is a lot tighter and won't allow 9.8mb+ gifs - this may seem trivial but getting gifs under the limit is already a challenge and having to do so further is frustrating. to give you an idea i have a gifset here posted with the new editor which you can compare to one with the old one. you do have to be in desktop view to see it but either directly on my blog or on dash you can see that in the first there's more 'gapping' on the side, this is a sign that the gifs have been shrunk slightly to fit a text post format rather than being posted via a photoset view.

and i realise that if you don't edit you might think 'but that's nothing!' and barely notice it, and certainly on mobile you can't even tell, but as an editor i notice and find it incredibly frustrating that i have to sacrifice quality because tumblr insists on ignoring a huge portion of its userbase.

[pretty-chips]

Howdy. I’ve started writing a thing and I want to share the beginnings of it, because I absolutely am too excited to keep it to myself. Here’s a lil’ snippet of the beginning of Electric Love, my Rocket x Brita work. let me know if you enjoy! Thanks to @raccoonfallsharder and my angel babies in the discord server for unearthing my desire to write.

I’ve never uploaded writing to tumblr, especially on mobile, so apologies if the format is weird! The spacing between paragraphs was a lot and that bugged me lol.

“You’re freaking joking. You haven’t seen Footloose yet??” Peter’s voice is kind of shrill, and it makes Rocket’s ears pin back. “DUDE, I’ve talked about it like a million times! You guys kidnapped Kevin freakin’ Bacon for me!”

Two hours of Peter Quill being back on Knowhere, and he’d already brought up stupid flarking Kevin Bacon twice. Sheesh. Rocket shrugs defensively, lifting his hands and gesturing wildly as they walk. “Dude, I don’t know! The only place I ever get earth movies is here in Knowhere and I’m, like…busy, I dunno.”

Peter stops in his tracks, his face screwed up in confusion and surprise. “Wait, there’s a place with earth movies here?”

“Yeah.” Rocket’s arms fold as he regards Quill with a raised eyebrow. “You didn’t know?”

Peter looks absolutely appalled. Offended, even. “NO, I did not know. What the heck, man! I thought you guys were just…getting them somehow with the satellite or something.” Peter holds his hand up to his eyes and scans around, a bit dramatically, and Rocket roll his eyes. “Where the crap is this store? We’re going. Right now.”

With an amused huff, Rocket starts walking and gestures over his shoulder for Quill to follow. “C’mon Pete. Let’s get your stupid movie.”

He catches Peter smiling. Good. That means he heard the ‘I missed you’ buried in those words.

~

“I think I’m going to go insane.”

Brita’s elbows slide across the counter as she holds her chin in her hands. “We’ve heard this song five times. Why can’t we play a radio station or something? We’ve got the satellites for it.” She glances out the big window by the front doors, her eyes flicking wistfully back and forth between every person walking past. They probably had more exciting lives than this.

Her coworker, currently alphabetizing a row of media disks, shrugs impatiently. She doesn’t even give Brita a side glance or anything.

Brita huffs and shuffles her feet back to lean down onto the counter even more, bent at quite the impressive 90 degree angle.

This coworker girl had proven to be quite a stick-in-the-mud, which made for a pretty lame conversation partner. And as awful as it made her feel, Brita still couldn’t remember her name. Calling her Krylorian Coworker has worked just fine in Brita’s brain, but that probably isn’t going to last very long without accidentally slipping out one day. Oh, well. Maybe soon she’ll pull a good old, ‘So how do you spell your name anyway?’

Brita had pretty much used every ice breaker she could think of today, which had very visibly worn Krylorian Coworker’s patience pretty thin. She had only really responded to like, three of them. Brita sighs, her gaze out the window again.

It wasn’t her fault that today had been so slow and sludgy. Like tromping through the sloppiest terrain of the swampiest planet. The ground would probably suck at her boots, making her legs magnet to the mushy ground and her whole body burn with exertion. It would probably be hot, too, the combination of muggy air and sweat plastering hair to her forehead. She’d push it out of her eyes, blinking away the blur, and she’d see a figure come into focus. A familiar figure also trekking through the muck in front of her, strong and stout legs visibly strained with effort. He’d be holding a big gun, of course, probably one with little red blinking lights that flash through the murky air. Air you could feel as you inhaled, such thick and humid air in this swampy environment. He’d turn his head back to look at her, pretty auburn eyes alight with mirth. That fluffy ringed tail would swish behind him, an ear flicking as he opens his mouth to say something clever…

“You’re daydreaming, Brita.”

Krylorian Coworker stares, a hand on one hip and her eyebrow raised. “I can literally see you disappearing.”

Brita blinks hard, the yellow lighting of the media store melting away the trees and mud from her imagination. She lets out a breath as she comes back to reality, straightening up and stretching her arms above her head. “And that’s why I wanted some new music. I’m getting bored out of this dimension.”

Coworker shakes her head, huffing in amusement as she goes back to her alphabetizing.

Brita gives her own huff, and walks around the counter. It’d be better to actually do something with herself. Maybe she should alphabetize like Boring Coworker.

She makes her way down a couple aisles of holo-vid disks, glancing at the labels. She smiles, her heart doing that skipping thing it always does when she thinks about her favorite things. She’d apparently subconsciously wandered to her favorite section, the Terran holo-vids. Movies, she knows they’re called, but that’s not universal enough according to boss man who was in charge of this d’ast store. And the tech is different, anyway, he’d said. Whatever, Brita knew better than that old fart.

Her fingers run along the labels, stopping to reminisce at a few favorites. One day she was going to consume every single piece of Terran media in the store, and even further one day, the whole Terran planet. Every movie, every song, every book…everything.

Ring-ding-ling.

The little bell on the door announces, after at least an hour of nothing, a living being. Brita leans back, angling her head to look at the front doors. A guy with somewhat curly hair and a red leather jacket is stepping through, looking…amazed, actually. As he makes his way towards the aisle she’s standing in, Brita studies him further and is pretty sure she recognizes the things on his t-shirt. Her eyes widen.

An earth dude!

Before she can even process her body moving, she’s in front of him, all smiles. “Hi, how are ya?”

The guy blinks at her, seemingly coming out of some kind of trance, and his face lights up. “How long has this place been here? I’ve never noticed a…what, record store-slash-bookstore-slash-Blockbuster?”

Brita figures that’s an earth thing, and her heart flutters in excitement.

“Yeah, maybe a few months? Short enough lots of people haven’t been in yet, long enough it feels like ages if you’re working here.” She grins, leaning against the shelf next to her casually.

The comment lands, and the guy laughs. “I get that. But, I feel like this is probably the coolest place to work in all of…anywhere. You’ve got something from every planet I know the name of in here, just from what I can tell right away. That’s freakin’…epic.”

His enthusiasm is intoxicating. Brita beams at him, anxious to make this interaction last as long as possible. “Oh, dude, believe me, it is epic. Working here has permanently changed my life. I get to hear earth music and talk about movies…that’s a dream.”

He lights up even more, which Brita didn’t even think was possible, and his big open-mouthed smile says, “You like earth movies?”

She feels a beautiful conversation brewing, the feeling punctuated with Coworker’s exasperated sigh from across the counter, and Brita nods with a grin.

“Hell yeah I like earth movies.”

She’s not even sure how many minutes pass, she’s so enveloped in her favorite conversation she’s ever had. They gush over their favorites, which somehow don’t overlap at all even though they’re both familiar with everything brought up. The difference in taste is almost comical to her. She feels like she could be here for days, the world could pass away and she’d be completely content just standing here, talking to this man in a red jacket. Brita doesn’t even process her surroundings until she hears someone clearing their throat behind her.

Snapped back to earth, she realizes Coworker is raising a brow. Right. Work. Job.

“Sorry,” she laughs lightly and folds her arms as she leans against the shelf again, “you were looking for which one?”

“Oh, yeah. Footloose, can you believe Drax and Rocket both haven’t seen it yet, even though it’s the greatest movie of all time…”

Every muscle in her body stiffens. Her folded arms tighten against her chest and she feels her fingers dig into her arms. He’s still talking, she can tell with his mouth still moving, but nothing he says is reaching her ears anymore.

Rocket. Rocket. All she can see now are those bourbon eyes. A voice rings back into her processing, but not the voice of the dude, it’s deep and rumbles through her core. This guy, this Terran guy, was friends with Rocket. An earth dude that’s friends with Rocket AND Drax, how did he get so lucky…

Suddenly, it clicks.

“Wait, wait, stop.” She knows she’s interrupting, and she doesn’t care. “You’re freaking Peter Quill.”

He mouth quirks into a bit of a confused grin, one eyebrow inching up. “Uh, yeah I am.”

She blinks at him. She knows she looks stupid. “Sorry, I didn’t, uh, I didn’t... Not to be, like, weird, y’know. I just. That’s so cool. I’ve always wanted to actually talk to the guardians, they seem like, such…incredible friends. I hear about you all the time.”

His smile is sly, but there’s a heartwarming expression in his eyes. “They talk about me, huh?” He nods and glances over behind her shoulder. “…They are the best friends I’ve ever had.”

Before she can respond, another voice materializes behind her. One she’s only heard once, months and months ago in real life, but countless times in her imagination. Gravelly yet liquid gold at the same time.

“Pete, holy crap, d’you get lost or what?”

Peter Quill smirks and lifts a hand in mild defense. “Just talkin’ to…” he glances at her name badge, “Brita here about stupid earth movies, man.”

Brita is frozen in place. She desperately begs her brain to send any kind of signal to her body, to make it move, but it’s complete radio silence up there.

The presence behind her moves past, then stands next to Peter Quill. That tail swishes casually and those ears flick, just like in her dreams.

Peter is saying something. She tries to tune in. “Brita, this is my buddy Rocket.”

The furry face tilts his chin up in a nod. The auburn eyes flit up and down her body, studying her.

“How ya doin’?” Says Rocket Raccoon, who is standing directly in front of her on purpose for the first time ever.

Brita can feel how huge her eyes are, the skin above her cheeks and under her eyebrows feels strained. She probably looks ridiculous. Why can’t she say anything? She glances at Coworker for a lifeline. A clue of what she should even do right now.

Krylorian Coworker’s eyes widen, and for the first time since Brita can remember, she looks genuinely interested in what’s happening in front of her. Coworker has been told possibly way too much about the hearty interest in this particular guardian of the galaxy. The subject of all of the daydreams Brita keeps getting caught in. The one that brought her here, to Knowhere, even though he definitely had no idea that was the case.

Brita can feel her mouth opening and closing, and she just knows she looks like a stupid fish. She smashes her mouth shut and conjures up a smile that is probably a little too big. She forces a word out of her mouth.

“Hi!”

[snakebites-and-ink]

I'm gonna be out of the house all day and I haven't used mobile tumblr enough to feel confident in my ability to post without screwing up the formatting

[kamari2038]

Random rant...

Do y'all just have random issues with Tumblr? Like, first it was screwing up my links, then I uninstall the app for my mental health, and lo and behold, when I come back on, I see that some of my posts created on the computer are formatting super weirdly on mobile? Anyways... sorry for the lack of aesthetic appeal lately, which is unfortunate...

[cinlat]

Chapters: 32/34 Fandom: Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic Rating: Mature Relationships: Aric Jorgan/Female Republic Trooper, Imperial Agent | Cipher Nine/Theron Shan, Vector Hyllus/Imperial Agent | Cipher Nine, Lana Beniko/Female Jedi Consular | Barsen'thor, Female Smuggler/Koth Vortena, Elara Dorne/Male Republic Trooper, Female Jedi Knight | Hero of Tython/Male Sith Warrior Series: Part 4 of Meet Me On The Battlefield Word Count: Total (152,684) Chapter (4,868)

A/N: Rated M. Also only 2 chapters left!

Summary: Fynta finally goes back to Odessen. Jorgan makes a few critical decisions. Fynta reveals her darkest secret.

The Petulant Bitch Orbit around Odessen

Fynta joined Torian at the viewscreen to survey the planet below. Odessen was beautiful from orbit, filled with vibrant greens and blues. They were the colors of life, the promise of a fresh start. Still, Fynta didn't miss the way Torian's attention strayed. "Like what you see?"

Clearing his throat, Torian offered a gruff nod out the window. "I hear it's a zoo down there." Cold eyes slid towards Fynta. "So many factions working together; keeps life interesting."

Fynta leaned around the Mandalorian chief to spy Noara perched on one of the tables, having an animated conversation with Koth. The woman hadn't sat in a chair properly since Fynta had met her. "You have no idea."

"What made you choose the Republic?" Torian asked, following Fynta's line of sight to the Jedi. She couldn't help but smirk at the interest in his gaze.

"I didn't like the way the Empire ran things." Fynta shrugged when Torian glanced at her. "Turns out the Republic wasn't much different. Guess there's a reason our people tend to avoid organized government."

Torian snorted before allowing his eyes to stray back to Noara. "Verin said that you hated anything having to do with the Force. Why bring her along?"

"She's easy on the eyes." Fynta grinned when Torian pinned her with an unamused stare. Laughing, she folded her arms while they both studied the topic of their conversation. Fynta knew there was more to Torian's questions than simple curiosity. "Noara isn't like the rest of them. No pomp, no peace lectures...she's more like us. The girl enjoys a good scrap and throws a hell of a left hook. The Force is just a bonus."

Torian didn't answer, but his unwavering attention when Noara excused herself to fetch a snack was confirmation enough . Fynta slapped the man on the back. "She's mando'ade, just doesn't know it yet."

When Torian didn't respond, Fynta nudged him with her elbow. "Feeling a bit peckish?"

"I could eat." Without offering a farewell, he set a course for the snacks, leaving Fynta to grin after him. Torian was a good man and would treat Noara right. Force knew the girl deserved that much. They both did.

Fynta's holo buzzed, and Theron appeared in her palm. "Impatient much?" She laughed, still giddy over the prospect of playing matchmaker. It was the fourth time he'd tried to contact her in as many minutes. Fynta assumed that Theron, of all people, would realize that the Petulant Bitch was in a holding pattern while the ground crew made room. Hirani made outrageous demands when it came to her ship. The war council agreed to them because she was one of their best pilots, second only to Hylo and Koth.

The look on Theron's face silenced Fynta's mirth. "I'm glad I caught you, are you somewhere private?"

"I can be." Fynta's stomach clenched as she moved towards her quarters and locked the door. "What's wrong now?"

"Firstly, damn woman, you and your husband need to work on your communication skills." Theron set the holo down and paced in and out of view. Fynta cringed at what that action could possibly mean. In the past, Theron had glared at his datapad in irritation. His movement and the absence of said device couldn't be a good sign. "Before we get into that, need to know that SCORPIO was destroyed in our last mission. I'll have the entire debriefing sent to you tomorrow."

"What?" Fynta's gut tightened more, send a wave of nausea through her. She swallowed crouches on the balls of her feet to steady herself. "What do you mean destroyed? And, what did you do to Aric?"

Pausing to glare at her, Theron harrumphed. "Why does it have to be my fault?" He flapped his hands in irritation. "Look, don't shoot the messenger—again—but Jorgan paid me a visit a couple of days ago and things didn't go great."

"Spit it out, Theron," Fynta snapped. She searched her memories for anything that her old friend could have told Aric to upset him and came up blank. SCORPIO should probably be Fynta's top priority, but she couldn't bring herself to care about the temperamental droid. She'd just gotten Aric back and the idea of losing him again consumed her mind too much to allow multitasking.

"Fine. He came to me for information about the ten months after you were rescued from Zakuul." Theron leveled Fynta with an accusatory glare. "Said that you wouldn't talk to him about it. So, I gave him access to the feeds I'd compiled over the last year."

Fynta's mouth opened. "You have—" she snapped it shut with a shake of her head. "Of course you do, go on."

"Anyway," Theron continued in a peeved tone. "He didn't watch all of them, but I'd forgotten about an incident here on the base." When Fynta didn't react, Theron held his hands out. "A certain Twi'lek soldier that I found in your—"

"Fierfek."

"Now she gets it." Theron dropped his arms. "The feed only showed him being thrown out of your room half naked, but it was enough."

Fynta ran a hand down her face and tipped her head back to stare at the ceiling. She hadn't thought about that guy since the night it happened. He'd been a passing urge to release a bit of stress. Nothing more, and it hadn't even gotten that far before Theron broke in. Looking back at the eternal bane of her existence, Fynta sighed. "Did you explain to him what really happened?"

"Didn't get a chance," Theron answered with an expression that stopped short of pity. "He stormed out before I could say anything, and I haven't seen him since."

Ice settled in Fynta's veins, making her light headed. "Is he still on Odessen?"

"I think so." Theron finally picked up his datapad. "I've been monitoring traffic and there are no reports of Major Jorgan seeking passage off planet." He looked up to meet Fynta's gaze through the holo. "It's a big base, Fynta. I have no idea where he is."

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[bruehl]

Daniel Brühl, Brad Pitt and Diane Kruger attend the Inglourious Basterds Premiere held at the Palais Des Festivals during the 62nd International Cannes Film Festival on May 20th, 2009 in Cannes, France. 

© Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Europe

[thatgamefromthatad]

Seen these ads? (Gardenscapes/Homescapes Review)

These are match-3 games.

There are some mini-games you can play occasionally in both that resemble some of the ads (namely of the “pull the rod” and “pick the right object” variety) but they are relatively infrequent and aren’t exactly what you see in the ads. 

Read my full review below:

*****

🌷 Are these games still fun? Yes, in my opinion they are still fun. I enjoy match-3 games and there are a lot of decent match-3 levels and features, which are different between Gardenscapes and Homescapes (Homescapes being a spin-off of Gardenscapes). I actually prefer Homescapes more because of the cuter and more colorful match-3 tiles as well as the cooler/more satisfying power-ups and features. The game also has a charming storyline and characters, and it seems like there was a lot of work put into the scenes between levels and the art and whatnot. Of course the company that makes these games (Playrix) is one of the highest-grossing mobile game companies out there so it’s not that much of a surprise that they can put so much into their games.

*****

*****

*****

🏡 Are these free games or a “free” games? Surprisingly, given how much money these games make, these actually are genuinely free games. As with most games there are things you can buy (power-ups, lives, coins, event passes etc.) but they are optional and not overly pushed, and there isn’t even a separate premium currency for these games, just coins that can also be earned through playing levels. You do hit a wall if you run out of lives by losing levels but there are pretty frequent rewards that give you unlimited lives for a certain amount of time and you can also join a team and request lives from your team members (or just wait for your lives to regenerate). There also aren’t any ads in these games which really makes me wonder how the heck these games make so much money (literally millions of dollars a week). 

🧼 Features

Storyline (through dialogue and animated characters/objects in your garden/house, as well as an in-game social media tab where the characters post and interact with each other)

Match-3 levels

Minigames 

Garden/house decorating (you earn stars from winning levels and can use these stars to renovate areas/elements of your garden/house, you get three choices of design for each area/element)

Other tasks (sometimes instead of renovations there are other tasks that cost stars, like opening a package, calling someone, anything that goes along with the storyline) 

Joining a team with other players

Events (contests for certain achievements in match-3 levels, limited areas to decorate and events where you earn prizes for reaching certain achievements)

⚖️ Ad Honesty Rating: 2/5 (there are SO many ads for these games so it’s hard to gauge overall, but generally these ads are dishonest, some including exaggerated versions of the real mini-games and others showing the real game characters but doing things that aren’t in the game at all)

⭐️ Overall Rating (Gardenscapes): 3/5 (levels are more frustrating and less appealing than in Homescapes, and storyline is less compelling)

⭐️ Overall Rating (Homescapes): 4/5

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Follow me for more reviews of those free mobile games you’re always getting ads for! Thanks for reading! 🥳

[abundanceofpixels]

After pondering how to use these two, I realized how much I enjoyed writing about them. Just plan and simple writing.

I’ve created a sideblog, simsandstories where these drabbles/fics will be posted, so not to bother you guys with my writing (although not to toot my own horn, but I do have a literal writing degree).

Anyway, the first fic is up now! Check it out if you want, It’s a sweet one!

[ READ LESSONS FROM THE HEART: A MALAHKI & ZACK DRABBLE ]

[rodentspectre]

the fact that my boyfriend has been ghosting everyone every so often for the past few months is starting to take a toll on me. it's confusing me as to why he hasn't been responding to plans, especially when he says he'll "definitely be there." for instance, my friend and i went to this town faire/marketplace that almost everyone in town goes to every year, and he promised he'd go a week in advance. i called him a total of five times today to no response for the entire day! fuck! babe, you're starting to have me worried, but let down for the most part!!! i want to love him, and i do love him. it's extremely challenging to receive as well as give affection to him when he's so distant like this. maybe we'll see each other more during school, who knows. at least we share the same phys ed period. i can't keep trusting him to adhere to plans (for fun stuff even!!) if all he'll do is bail out, though.

one more thing to this. i've been told numerous times that he's shy, antisocial, has anxiety, is clingy to his family because of his mother giving birth to him during college, or a combination of all of the above. at this point, i'm starting to believe that all of those don't matter much at all if he's not telling me what's going on and i have to rely on someone else to keep me up to speed. i also would believe all of that if i hadn't been let down so often. i really would. but at this point, it's a real buzzkill and i'm starting to think that he's avoiding me. our relationship... shouldn't be so distant to the point where he's avoiding me. what even would be the reason for why he's avoiding me? am i boring? am i too serious whenever i make plans and he doesn't show up? fuck, is it some bullshit about how i don't like dsmp, hazbin hotel, my hero, etc.? am i just too hard to talk to (i admit, i'm not too good at holding conversations, but i'm ok with comfortable silence! especially since touch is the love language i depend on!)?

i really need to talk to him. i feel like he'll only ghost me again, though. i hope not.

[sternbagel]

John visiting Arthur’s grave

[mik-arts]

@eluvilavellan I'm always in the mood for a real optimistic cutie!

[moonlightjongin]

Can we get a crumb of chapter 15 🥺 P.S. I love you

I’m giving a few snippets (this chapter covers two destinations; Varanasi and Santorini and a lot goes down), there’s a big trigger warning on the Soomin snippet, so I’ll put that one under a ‘keep reading’. And keep in mind that even with these snippets a lot more happens 😩. Also unedited, will be nicer in the actual chapter.

(This snippet is cut short). Though he agreed to this, to sitting between the two of you on the jet, as he watches the way Taemin sends surreptitious glances at you, suddenly the jet feels smaller than it is, as though it's closing in on him. He doesn't like this feeling, doesn't want to be watching these secret glances take place, watching himself be a second late in response when you make a sound of fear or are in need of something. Taemin's always on it, instantly, like it's second nature to him. No matter what took place between the two of you last night, unaware as Taemin may be, somehow, there's this echo ringing in the back of Jongin's mind, though his brother doesn't actually say anything, it sounds an awful lot like: I held her first, I knew her first. No matter how well you read her, how close you've gotten, she still trusts me more, I still know her better. I always will.

No one other than Jongin and yourself knows what took place between the two of you last night, no one other than him knows how you cocooned yourself around him as you slept, how you murmured his name sleepily when you felt him move, as if you were worried he'd slip through your fingers and not be there in the morning. He thinks it's jealousy, at least in some form, and he doesn't like it; you're not his, he has no right to feel this way, there's no rhyme or reason to this feeling, besides having to accept a slightly harrowing conclusion of liking you more than he'd originally planned.  

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'Luhan' has a placard that reads: Junmyeon. 'Chanyeol' has a placard that reads: Min-seo. 'Sehun' has a placard that reads: Kyungsoo. 'Hyeojin' has a placard that reads: Taemin. Which makes you blink. 'Baekhyun' has a placard that has your name on it and 'Bomi'* has a placard reading: Jongin. Good luck to him, you think. Not only does she look like she'd eat him alive, she looks like she'd eat you alive, and if you do say so yourself, you think that's quite a feat. 

~

(Kyungsoo and Min-seo get a heart-to-heart with Jongin; the Jongin/Min-seo scene is very much cut short in this snippet).

"I know you and ____ aren't real, Jongin. I know that she's a great person and the last thing she expects is that I'd be in here, attempting what I'm attempting. I also know you like her. A lot. And I know I don't have a lot of time until things change, for real. So it's not like I have any other choice here." "Change?" "I don't think the two of you can keep the proximity you're keeping, and not develop feelings for each other. I also don't think you've ever been understood the way she understands you, have you?" 

"I--" Never, actually. It's a harrowing realization to be struck with. [cut short; he has a lot of Harrowing Realizations this chapter and LaMeNtS a many]. ~ 

The scent of Min-seo's shampoo, sweet and comforting as it is, it doesn't smell like yours. [Oscar Wilde voice: this is a fault -- also a paragraph cut short]. "At least so you think. I might not say it, any of it, but I know you too. Maybe I don't challenge you in all the ways she can but..."

~

"The very last thing you should be to a person is an option. The last thing you should present yourself to someone is as an option, Min-seo." Min-seo nods. "But around you... I do it. So easily. I could live happily beside you just knowing I was there, that you saw me, even if I weren't the only one on your mind, isn't that terrible?" "Yes." She wipes at her eyes. "The first time I tried to confess you said that you were my rebellion in the only way I knew how. You told me that these feelings I'd been feeling were just excitement, a fascination I'd merely mistook as love because I'd never had chance at anything else with my family, with everything they have planned for me... but as hard as I try, as far away from you as I go, nothing changes. Has that outlook changed with what I've just told you -- or is it time to accept the possibility that you're just afraid of someone loving you, Jongin?" He's the one to close his eyes in pain this time. When he opens them, Min-seo's closer. Her hair falls in soft waves, those gentle eyes flowing with tears yet to shed. "It's so hard being your friend," she whispers. Though her hands shakes, she shuffles even closer, meeting his gaze head on. It's been an age since they were alone, and forever since they'd been this close. She'd only ever run her hands through his hair in her dreams, pressed her lips against his for a fraction of a second for a middle-school play. They hadn't even practised. "I think you could feel something for me, if we tried." Her eyes flutter closed and it's that same pain -- a pain that translates so clearly and viscerally through Jongin's own chest. "Eventually." She pauses for a moment, and Jongin lets her build up the courage to say what she's trying to. "I know there's always something in the way, someone, but I think I'll regret this for the rest of my life if I don't at least try." The breath he takes in is as heavy as her own. "Min-seo--" "Don't you want security, Jongin?" In its ways, of course. He's spent half his life fighting for his safety and security, trying to guard everyone he's been close to, too. But in love... isn't he seeking anything but? "No," he finally admits.

###

Like the sting of a wasp, with Soomin, once is never enough, you're never given time to process what's happening before being stung again. "There's someone that's always going to matter more to him than you, than anyone," Narae manages to choke out. But fighting back is what Soomin hates most, and if she feels she's allowed to talk at length about Jongin, all the ways she wishes to hurt him, Narae won't allow herself to be beaten so deeply into submission to fold to the prospect of Taemin ever becoming anything like his mother, regardless of her delusions on the matter.   She nods, fully aware of this. "The friend. The lust of man is... it's their detriment. He's been smart, he hasn't given in to whatever it is he feels for her just yet, but I'm no fool, I know there'll come a day where that changes. It's almost upsetting, the simpleness of a man. They always want they can't have."

The vice-like grip Soomin takes of Narae's wrist stings like any other time, the array of scratches she's embedded there don't easily heal when there's another one scratched on top of it by the morning. She doesn't cry out, she's had much worse take place since being locked up here, and neither does she put up a fight as the vicious blonde drags her to the middle of the room, where one tattered seat lay. The overhead light is blinding and Soomin smirks when Narae can't hold off the wince.

~

"Is she too damaged to carry another?" The man asks, eyes trailing down Narae's nearly-emaciated form, the holes in her tattered clothing, her bleeding fingernails. The answer is anything but yes, but he asks anyway. "Nothing would break Taewon more than that, would it?" "I don't need to give her another reason to live right now," Soomin hisses.  "Neck up, only. You do as I say and you don't speak out of turn, you horny pig." "Guess you don't want to share me," he drawls, missing the way Soomin shivers in disgust at the feeling of his hand against her waist. "You know it," she says in the faux-saccharine sweet tone Narae knows all too well, as she forces herself to lean up and kiss the bodyguard. Narae averts her eyes.   ~ As if knowing she won’t have the strength to do it herself, Soomin tilts Narae’s chin up with her hand, one perfectly manicured nail digging into the skin there. "When you reunite, convince Taewon you're in love with that beast of a man and Jongin won't be harmed."

[makeste]

BnHA Chapter 213: blahblahblahSIXQUIRKS

Previously on BnHA: Baby Ochako stole the show for a few pages as Ochako thought back to her childhood and the first time she saw a hero in action and wanted to be like them and help people who looked like they were in trouble. And more recently during the Basement arc, she saw Deku struggling and thought, “who protects the heroes when they need protecting?” So with that nice segue, we cut back to the present, with Deku freaking out and Ochako trying to calm him down and eventually realizing he had no control. So she called on Shinsou to brainwash him, which he did by telling Deku he wanted to fight him again. And miraculously the brainwashing worked, and the quirk died down and retreated back into Deku’s arm. But then Deku found himself back in the OFA Happy Funky Dream Time Zone, being accosted by some beefy aggressive bald dude with goggles. He told Deku he’d gotten it all wrong, and accused him of not listening. “We told you that you’re not alone!” He said Deku’s quirk wasn’t something he could use casually while distracted any more, and told him to pull himself together.

Today on BnHA: Aggressive Bald Dude explains that the crazy new power Deku just used is actually his quirk, Blackwhip. To make a long story short, Deku can use all of the quirks from the previous wielders of OFA. Something something OFA is getting stronger, something something Quirk Singularity blah blah blah. Anyway, so Deku accidentally activated Blackwhip due to his strong feelings and his wanting to capture Monoma. Baldy warns Deku that if he wields his power in anger, it will respond accordingly, and that he needs to have control. He tells Deku he will eventually manifest six different quirks, and that he is the one who will complete One for All. Then he wishes him good luck and vanishes. Deku wakes up in the aftermath of all this strangeness, only to immediately be attacked by Monoma, who knows an opening when he sees one I guess. Everyone else from Teams A and B chooses this moment to arrive as well, and things quickly escalate into a melee battle. Shinsou challenges Deku, and we cut to the teachers who are watching nearby. A thoughtful-looking Aizawa tells the other teachers to let the battle continue.

(As always, all comments not marked with an ETA are my mostly-unspoiled reactions from my first readthrough of this chapter. I’m caught up with the manga now at chapter 224, so any ETAs will reflect that.)

lol

Kirishima you never told me your ancestor was a bearer of OFA

I really like this guy. what’s your name dude

(ETA: jesus Horikoshi would it kill you to name such an important character though. at least let us know which number he is. give us something)

and this conversation just keeps getting better!

“I don’t have a mouth.” “oh shit you don’t have a mouth. well THAT IS JUST FINE don’t you worry”

so Deku can see this guy much more clearly than OFA Primo in his previous dream. and on top of that, he’s now fully aware that it’s not a dream at all

also I really like TryHarder’s face. it’s just a nice face

he seems tough but kind

ahhhhh it’s another image of the previous 8

(ETA: so is that really you up there, Katsuki? is a part of you “actually alive inside One for All”, deep inside Izuku’s soul or whatever? just waiting for Deku to finally figure this shit out? so you can finally pop up at a critical plot moment and be all “hah, so you can finally see me. took you long enough, you damn nerd” and then give him Mystical Advice or some shit I guess? what level of shipping is that. when a piece of character A’s soul or will or whatever is literally chilling out inside character B’s soul. honestly I still don’t even know what to think about this fucking theory, because I would lose my damn shit. it just seems so ridiculously catered to Everything I Want that even pondering it feels absurdly self-indulgent. and how would it even work. ahghghg. anyways.)

there had better be at least one more girl besides Shimura, otherwise I’m gonna go on a ranting spree just like the JP Hero Billboard Charts all over again

I wonder when Toshinori’s outline will become more visible

and also when will Deku get to talk to Shimura?? her vestige has been clear right from the start. TALK TO HER AND GET THE GOSSIP ON HER SON! YOUR DAD!!

she probably knows so many embarrassing things. this is the true reason why All Might didn’t tell him about this shit back at the sports festival

okay so TryHarder is starting to fade now and he’s like “oh shit looks like I’m on a time limit”

so he’s telling Deku to listen up

YESSSSSSSSS

I wonder how many people guessed this before it was revealed. Horikoshi did an excellent job making it look like his power was just out of control again, honestly. this probably came out of left field for a lot of people

since I unfortunately can’t give you a genuine shocked reaction now, let me instead try to summarize my response when I first came across this spoiler.

DRAMATIZATION:

me: [reading through a post that didn’t seem to contain any spoilers that I didn’t already know] haha what a fine post

post: [gets to a part where it’s like “warning, spoilers” and then just JUMPS RIGHT INTO THE SPOILER RIGHT AWAY without any further ado]

me: [not understanding what just happened yet] wait what

post: blahblahblahSIXQUIRKS

me: [still hasn’t fully processed yet due to my sleepy brain] huh what. six

me: ...

me: wait WHAT

and at this point my brain finally kicked into gear, and it just hit me all at once that (1) I knew there was gonna be more OFA stuff coming up (back when I did the recap for Deku VS Shinsou way back in the sports festival arc, someone mentioned that the manga had gotten into the OFA Past Avatars shit again recently -- this was back in like September -- and so it was kind of in the back of my mind ever since then, just waiting to be remembered at a critical moment), (2) said OFA stuff would presumably consist of him learning to communicate with the Ghosts of OFAs Past in precisely the way that All Might said he couldn’t, (3) I also knew from a comment in this post that there was some power-up coming up for Deku at some point that was considered a spoiler, and lastly (4) the math added up. this last part just came to me in a whoosh. I have no idea how it all came together so quickly. but some very logical part of me waltzed in holding a corn cob pipe and was all, “you know, if Deku is the 9th OFA user and he, All Might, and OFA Prime didn’t have quirks*, that means there were six remaining OFA users who presumably did,” and I was like “NOOOOOOOOO WAAAAAAY?!” and I started freaking the fuck out. so anyway that’s how it all happened god bless

(ETA*: okay so technically Prime did, but his quirk is OFA, so. like. doesn’t count.)

anyways I really went off on a spiel there. let’s drag our focus back to the present day can we please

so TH is all “our quirks all merged with the core of OFA and have just been sitting here chilling inside it for like aaaaages”

gotta say the visual of this helps a lot. so the quirks are in that tiny lil marble in the middle of Primo’s back, buried deep within all of those flames of power

oh shit wait, did we say “tiny lil”

hmm. is this that quirk singularity bullshit that Seiji was talking about all the way back in the Babysitting Arc. I jump around between translations so much that I didn’t notice until very recently that the word “singularity” was being used in odd ways, and that it was also the word used to describe that phenomenon of quirks evolving until they’re beyond the user’s control

so is this. that

so TH says that One for All itself is growing. but like, look at how he says it though

that is a lot of ominous emphasis there

and Deku’s thinking “but why? what caused this?”

which, I’m glad he thought that, because here I was thinking it was just some natural phenomenon that All Might and Shimura for whatever reason never unlocked. but just like that he’s made me realize that this might be tied in to AFO somehow. didn’t he say just a couple chapters ago that he could hear the voice of his dead bro?

(ETA: yeah, listen guys, there is some shady shit going on here. part of it is the quirk singularity stuff, I’m sure, but there’s a lot of suspiciously coincidental stuff happening. but I will tell you more about my thoughts on this in a separate post, I think, because it’s something I’ve been pondering for a while now and I think it’s better suited to its own theory post.)

oh but TH says that right before the power erupted out of him, Deku was probably thinking something like “GETTIM”

and Deku’s sweating and thinking that he was indeed thinking about capturing Monoma

yeah to beat the shit out of him for insulting your boyfriend

so presumably he activated this quirk somehow which is meant to be a capture quirk?

OOOH

IT’S SEXY

that was honest to god my first thought. look at how elegant it is when he uses it. nothing like Deku’s out-of-control Venom rampage

here. this is what it reminds me of

ah, I see. so TH says that OFA’s power has been added to the black whip quirk now, so now it’s like it’s on steroids

AHH

DON’T DO THAT ALL SUDDENLY, HOLD UP, THIS WAS JUST GETTING INTERESTING

ah shit. so he’s starting to fade away

but you do exist! you’re real! you live on inside the quirk!

so you hear that, All Might? when you inevitably die your stupid fucked up tragic death that poor Nighteye foresaw and was tormented by, once you’re done ripping my heart to pieces, you can come back and still give Deku mentor advice within his mind. like Dumbledore in Deathly Hallows, only with less “sorry about dumping you on your abusive relatives and raising you to be a sacrificial lamb”

anyways the point is the two of you are bonded forever within OFA now, and that’s a comforting thought that I’m gonna hold onto for when shit eventually gets Real, however far along down the road that may be

oh okay good, before he goes he’s giving Deku advice on how to control it

he says that if Deku wields the power in anger, the power will respond accordingly

(ETA: and there’s literally a flashback panel of Monoma being all “REMEMBER WHEN BAKUGOU DESTROYED SOCIETY” lmao. just to remind everyone yet again of what exactly it was that set him off.)

good thing he’s not an empathetic young shounen hero prone to being roused to action and acting impulsively to the point where that was literally the deciding factor that made All Might choose him. oh wait. oh shit

but TH does say that it’s fine to get angry and that anger is one source of power

wow. just let that sink in for a second. so here’s a wise old mentor ghost actually telling the hero that he doesn’t have to be some perfect zen monk all the damn time. damn. hey TH I really do like you my dude

but anyways, so “that’s exactly why you must have careful control over that anger”

so basically you can use it to power up your quirk, but you gotta keep a rein on it otherwise we’ll wind up with a repeat of what just went down

YESSSSSSS AWWWWWW HERE IT GOESSSSSS

and that was the sound of fans across the world either ragequitting or losing their fucking shit in excitement lol

but okay, so me personally, I fucking love it. I know fandom is somewhat divided on whether he’s going to be too overpowered, but look at him! he has his fucking hands full just getting a handle on this one single new quirk! it’s not like he’s gonna just master this and the other five overnight. basically this is a brand new challenge for him which will take quite some time (if not the remainder of the series) for him to get a handle on, and which will make for much more interesting and unpredictable battles from here on out. and what with All Might gone, and us having pretty much seen the limits of what Endeavor can handle now, I gotta say it seems like we’re gonna need this sooner than later

(ETA: especially with the recent reveal of just what he’s going to be up against. bad guys are not fucking around holy shit.)

and strangely, this also makes me excited as a Bakugou fan because I still firmly believe that the two of them will remain head to head as the series progresses. which means that Bakugou is going to get a hell of a lot stronger himself. I don’t know how, but I have faith in the series to make it happen, and I’m looking forward to that as well

anyway, so TH is fading away, but he really has a lot of confidence in Deku and I love it

“you’re going to be the one who completes One for All.” fuck yeah. you hear that Deku? we all agree this is your destiny kiddo

and now we’re finally cutting back to the real world yaaaaaay

so Ochako is frantically shaking him

her slap probably did hurt. she’s fucking strong as hell. but he’s all right

so she’s setting him down and he’s realizing that the quirk has vanished (ah yes, that’s right, he went into that trance OFA dream state as soon as Shinsou’s quirk activated, and he was pretty out of it when the quirk was receding)

and she’s explaining that they were able to calm it down with Shinsou’s quirk. thanks for the assist Shinsou!

so like is this battle still on though or what lol. I think that Deku’s team should concede and call it a day because yikes

so Ochako’s asking him if he’s okay now and he’s just now realizing that she’s all banged up too. I guess that black whip packed a punch

HEY WHAT

FUCKING HELL MONOMA, YOU LITERALLY DON’T EVEN KNOW IF HE’S OKAY YET AND YOU’RE PULLING THIS SHIT ANYWAY. CAN YOU GIVE IT A REST FOR TWO FUCKING SECONDS OMG

also did he just snatch OFA?? I’ve been wondering for ages what would happen if he did that, and I gotta say most of my speculation didn’t end very well for him

anyways, sigh, so he’s whapping Deku with the giant bolt he just rode in there on. Yanagi’s quirk combined with Kodai’s quirk

and Deku’s stupidly shouting “Monoma!” and he’s lucky that Monoma didn’t just activate Shinsou’s quirk right there and then

and now Ochako is charging in yessssssssss!!!

FUCK HIM UPPPPPPP OCHAKO lol

ahh but here come more giant flying objects crashing down at them

and now Yanagi is asking Monoma if he’s all right and he’s complimenting her on her good timing

well would you look at this

so are we just going to have a big fucking brawl right here and now then

Kodai’s using her size quirk to block Mina and Mineta’s attacks, and it occurs to me to wonder what level of acid Mina was flinging at them. you know, Mina’s someone who could be pretty fucking deadly if she wanted to. they’re lucky she’s not on the villain side; with her charisma and creativity and fucking acid quirk she could probably take over the world with ease

anyway so now this is happening

honestly, Vlad and Aizawa, you really might as well call the fight off now lol

or don’t. because this is still entertaining

meanwhile Deku and Ochako are watching from above

“you wanna go get some burgers or something”

lol are you gonna help your teammates out or are you just gonna crouch there all day

Deku’s thinking back on TH’s words about how he needs to be in control of his heart and how if he wields his power in anger shit’s gonna get wrecked

uh oh

Shinsou being a sneaky sneak. but they owe him one though

lol it didn’t do much though

you tried, Shinsou

Deku’s narrating that he’s got so much going on in his head right now he can barely think, but he knows he can’t allow himself to go out of control and hurt everyone again

and now we’re cutting to the teachers who have snuck onto the stage and are watching from the shadows

Vlad’s asking Aizawa what they should do

Aizawa you’re so fucking hot as always good grief. I like your thoughtful face as you ponder how to address this later on, while also thinking that in the meantime you wanna keep watching and see how your protege fares against your problem child

haha okay

THE 5TH SET SHALL CONTINUE, EVERYONE! LOOKS LIKE THE BATTLE’S BACK ON FOLKS

next issue has a color page yaaaay. should be the 4th popularity poll results at long last if I’m not mistaken. MIRIO’S REVENGE. or mine, if he’s not represented the way he should be

meanwhile watch fucking Hawks be in like 1st place. except he’s not unseating the big three, probably, but after that who knows. sky’s the limit, and this boy can fly, so

(ETA: motherfucker made it all the way up to 4th place lol called it. apparently I missed when the results were originally announced back with chapter 207. still not sure how. but anyways I’ll post all my thoughts about it tomorrow lol)

[myriadimagines]

Thank you! Do you have any tips for dorm packing/dorm packing? I'm a little overwhelmed

oooo any sort of packing is overwhelming (the real challenge is packing up your dorm at the end of the year and putting stuff into storage hhHhhng). since I live abroad I packed the majority of my stuff into two suitcases (but I have friends from abroad too who brought like four so), but if you live somewhat close to your college you obviously don’t need to pack as much stuff — a lot of my friends who live relatively close by often bring stuff and leave bulkier stuff behind if they don’t need it right away, and when they go back home for the holidays just interchange their clothes and stuff if that makes sense (eg they won’t bring their winter coats straight away, and when they go back home during whatever holiday then they bring it over). 

the majority of things I packed were clothes, and most other things (e.g storage boxes, school supplies, dorm room decoration things) I bought because it’s easier to buy stuff there if you can then lug it over from whenever you’re coming from (esp school supplies, your college store will have all the notebooks/pens you need)!! when bringing clothes, be sure to keep your climate in mind. i dont actually have a lot of summer clothes because for the majority of the year where i go to college, it’s mostly just cold and I leave my summer clothes back at home since that’s where I need it. 

i can’t think of anything else rn but i hope that helped and if there’s anything else you want to ask/need clarified let me know!!!

[girlmosss]

14, 15, and 55?

14 (favorite non-chocolate candy): I have a freaking ridiculous love for those haribo gummy cherries omg ThEYRE SO GOOD15 (favorite book read for a school assignment): I think my favorite book so far has been Out of the Silent Planet or The Count of Monte Cristo, but my favorite reading assignment over all has been A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift just because of how ridiculous it is and I love satire.16 (favorite fairy tale) : I don’t know if this counts but there’s this Brothers Grim story called Hans the Hedgehog... I can’t do it justice in a summary but PLEASE GO READ IT it’s so bizarre and just great.Thanks for the ask, love 💕

[limsejun]

hate timezones why do updates always gotta drop when I’m about to sleep or asleep 😑