#can you tell I have my tin foil hat on

[xceanlynx]

They were your coven for hundreds of years. You had no feelings for any of them? I had complicated feelings.

Interview with the Vampire (2022-)

[ganondoodle]

(idk if anyone wants to keep hearing my opinions on totk book stuff but-)

apparently it says that rauru DID have kids, multiple even, which yeah... is kinda necessary for zelda to even be connected to them so much so that sonia can SENSE a blood connection (which, even with all the excuses with magic, is just a little too far for me to suspend my disbelief bc its over, OVER, ten thousand years worth of generations that seperate her from them that one lil touch of the hand can sense that (feels more like an attempt to make you care about them or .. see them as zeldas "better" parents just bc they exchange a few nice words, i never got the feeling they were 'better' parents and its also kinda disrespectful to her actual parents, like sure rhoam wasnt the best but i wouldnt call rauru better just bc he was polite)- i could see maybe the light power of hylia or sth but since its the coolest dude that ever lived rauru now that had it which still doesnt make sense and makes me unreasonably annoyed and she can sense BOTH of their powers in her? nah) the fact theres NOTHING about them in the game itself is just so ... no way they planned any of this

i dont think theres anything they can do or say that wont make be believe they either

are making it up alla 'fix it in post' mentality trying to hastily explain stuff the game never bothers to do to try and appease fans or let it appear as if they thought about it at all

something went really REALLY wrong during development, which kinda seems likely given how the game turned out (im sorry i cannot let go, its not just the writing, the game design too and how little was changed in the map while being so damn expensive, i dont know how people dont feel scammed q_q)

given that they (allegedly) spent the last entire year of development on polish (where??? where????? huh??? like it would make it more understandable (EXCEPT for the price) if there was alot of trouble, which was also bc it got delayed and ... turned out like this, but they dont want to say it, especially given their reputation, with that quote i have heard way too many times 'a delayed game blah blah') i just??

are they just gonna go and do it like they did with kashiwa (kass)? "they uuuh where flying around the whole time ony cool sonau tech maschines, you just dont see or hear from them ooooorrr they were uuuuh out of the country at the time" (sending invitations to other continents to join their glorious kingdom ;) )

(bet they are also gonna say they did all the stuff like ... moving the shrines around (lol?) and lifting the islands up into the sky- which is still weird bc ... didnt they also say they were living in the sky before coming to the surface?? so where?? did they park all their islands on the surface and the mystery kids had the keys so they had to repark them back into the sky after they returned off camera?? xD also why are the islands so different as an environment if they where from the surface? like even the STONE up there is different- and if they were first in the sky then on the surface and the nback in the sky .. why is there not a single yellow tree or grass in the past- you cant really argue that it changed bc they were up there so long bc .. nothing else changed, the suddendly and totally always there sonau buildings are largely in prime condition, only some slightly moldy, and what we see of the glorious past looks barely any different from the present, aside from like ... some standard trees shuffled, no castle yet and that glowy uwu filter DESPITE that stupidly long time frame between it)

[tototalks]

Now three quarters of the way through Captive Prince and I’m currently devouring this book like a vulture with its face in a carcass.

More ✨thoughts✨

- Love how there’s a whole conversation where everyone is sitting round eating grapes like “oh wow yeah Kastor was really beat up about the death of Prince Damianos. He looked real sad.” and Damen is just like… stood there… very alive… two feet away in big ol’ gold chains metaphorical sign over his head saying “NOTICE ME” lol

- On that note, spidey senses are telling me there’s no fuckin way Laurent doesn’t know who he is in a very “you killed my brother prepare to die” kinda way… unless he doesn’t?? Like am I wearing the tin foil hat?? Am I the fool?? Have they pulled a fast one on my dumb ass??

- Omg Nicaise. My heart kinda breaks for him. He’s a thirteen year old boy trying to survive by any means necessary, and if he’s gotta stab a bitch in the leg with a fork to do it then so be it. I support him.

- Ancel really is 💅that girl💅 in the same way Margaery Tyrell was that girl. He’s manipulative, he’s beautiful, he can spin fire, he’s out for someone to buy him a Birkin. Legend.

- I am, once again, requesting nice things for Erasmus and desperately need a whole training arc of Ancel teaching him how to use his looks to get what he wants. Glad my boy is safe. (Is he? Please say he is. Damen was on his best behaviour.)

- “He’s too old for my uncle’s taste.” SIR?? EXCUSE ME SIR????? 🚨🚨🚨 🚩🚩🚩 🚔🚔🚔

[wannabanauthor]

I have a BuckTommy idea/prompt:

Tin foil hat time

What if Chimney was trying to get Buck to date again so he could tell Tommy and get Tommy to realize what he’s lost?

So Chimney sets Buck on a blind date with a super hot gay guy, but it’s all apart of his plan. He knows Tommy well enough to know what restaurants he frequents and what nights.

But before Buck arrives, the guy finds Tommy sitting at the bar in the restaurant and starts flirting with him. Maybe the guy even mentions that he has a hot date in a few minutes with this bisexual guy.

Once Buck shows up, the date gets up and greets him, and makes sure Buck doesn’t notice Tommy.

Tommy, however, sees the whole thing, and panics because he didn’t expect Buck to start dating again so soon, and Buck’s date is an asshole for flirting with Tommy before Buck showed up.

So Tommy is stuck between letting the date happen and probably progressing, or he can be honest with Buck that his date was flirting with him until Buck arrived.

Tommy calls Chimney in a panic, and Chimney tells him “you should definitely let Buck know that his date is a flirt”.

Tommy is torn on what to do, but Chimney gives him that final push. Instead of confronting them, Tommy texts Buck “your date was flirting with me before you showed up”.

Buck gets the text is excited to see it’s from Tommy, but then he reads it and goes bright red.

Meanwhile his date asks “is something wrong?”

Buck says “Yeah, you were flirting with my ex-boyfriend before I showed up.” He looks around for Tommy and sees him leaving out the front door.

Buck ends the date and follows Tommy outside to confront him.

He’s nervous but is happy to see Tommy again, but he’s also a brat and gets snarky with Tommy and calls him a coward for leaving him twice.

They start arguing about their breakup, and Buck says “I’m in love with you, asshole, that’s why I asked you to move in. I wanted a future with you. It you didn’t want one with me.”

Tommy is stunned and starts to cry, but Buck is not having it.

He starts asking “Why am I not good enough to fight for? Why did you leave me? You wanted to protect your heart, but you destroyed mine.”

Tommy says, “I’ve been through this enough times to know when it’s time to go. You’re still new to things. It wouldn’t have worked out between us.”

Buck says, “I’m not those other guys! I’m me, and you keep dismissing my feelings as if I haven’t been in a relationship before. Just because you’re my first boyfriend doesn’t mean my past relationships don’t count toward dating experience. Do you not love me, is that what it is? I’d rather you tell me the truth so I can move on.”

Tommy whispers, “I’m in love with you too, and I’m scared you’re going to leave me. I’m sorry, I should have been honest with you from the start or even before we made it to six months. I just wanted to enjoy myself for once and not think about the future , but I fell in love with you so hard and unexpectedly that I didn’t know what to do.”

“Do I need to propose or something to convince you that I’m serious? Hell, should we drive to Vegas to get married to prove to you that I’m in this for the rest of my life? What do I need to do to prove to you that you’re my last?” Buck asks, crying now too.

That of course spooks Tommy again, but Buck isn’t allowing him to leave this time.

“Tell me, please,” Bucks says between sobs.

Tommy kisses him. He lets his hand wander through Buck’s curls, and pulls away when he needs oxygen.

“I love you so much, it hurts,” Tommy says.

“Then stay. Talk to me. Let’s try counseling or something. There has to be a better way than just ending things,” Buck suggests and Tommy nods.

Buck has a huge grin even with the tears. He kisses Tommy, and they just hold onto each other while crying.

Chimney gets a text the next day from Tommy, “you’re a dick, but it worked”.

End scene. What do you think?

[slaaverin]

No you and other anon are not the only ones. Call me delulu but I got vibes too. Mainly because nobody actually knows the future, you can have hopes and dreams of course, and the willpower or wherewithal to reach those (Jikook already have I guess), but not one of us knows what will happen, good or bad in the future. The only thing we can do is know with some certainty is perhaps who we want that future to be with, or alongside, and I think that’s what Jimin was saying under a veil of their careers as well. Again call me delulu but you could read it as in, how they will be living their lives together, given the actually gravity of what they have done.

If we truly think about what they have done, the enlistment and now the show, and the fact they technically have made themselves a duo to be reckoned with on the charts too, they have made sure their names are thought about in tandem (solos perish), they stick out so to speak more than ever before. They must be thinking about how to navigate that upon their return? What the comeback will be like and their place and part in it? Will they travel again? Will they do a subunit? Will they revert back to laying low? Or will they be more open, given the show, the enlistment? It’s interesting for sure, it was always going to be interesting to see how they navigate this new chapter given the gravity of what they have done. However, jimins letter makes that feel more real? More tangible, and it’s right around the corner.

So let’s say they have been writing songs, together hopefully or helping each other, will they present that together? Like they asked for the show together, they must have pitched that.

He said he’s scared too, why? I read that not only about being onstage.

At Festa dinner they said there are things they can’t tell us yet. In his last live Jimin also indicated that he will do what he wants upon his return with nothing holding him back..

If we’re going even more delulu, what about the Who mv? The keep going? The link there? What about the loudness of themselves in the show and the fact we actually haven’t heard them speak on it yet. How are they going to pretend they never saw each other like in 2023? They’ve kinda laid themselves bare, despite the protests from certain fractions, the truth is they chose to be together, to be associated so deeply together for a large part of chapter 2, what was their intention with that? Or was it a by product of a simple need to be together, and that’s the crux. How will they present themselves going forward? I’m not talking about anything drastic, but kind of?

I’ll take my tin foil hat off now.

I completely agree with you on this 👏👏👏

So many questions that need answering.

There was an intent about Who and keep going, does Jimin still want to do something with this, or has it changed since then?

I think they cannot ignore how iconic they got, within the charts or with AYS, or enlistment. Despite online haters we all know that they are very much loved and they probably know it too. So what are they going to do with it?

That's a lot of things to think about for anyone, so many things weight in the balance, so I understand that Jimin might be scared.

I think if my relationship had so many eyes on it I would be scared shit too. Especially in their circumstances.

But who knows, Jimin talking about being more free after MS, them thinking about the life they want to live, could that indeed lead to something drastic as you say? How far are they willing to push it?

I know they are rock solid. I know they will come out of this closer than ever, having shared an intense experience together.

But just how much do they want to be intertwined together publicly?

If they move in together, we will surely know about it with time. Will they be ok with this? With us knowing?

Do they plan to hide as much as they can, keep it on the low, as they *somewhat* did in the past? Or now that the cat his pretty much out of the bag, they'll have a big "fuck it" moment and go with it, even play on it?

I'm answering your message with more question lmao sorry

I'm really wondering how these conversations go, and what are their respective point of views. I think Jungkook wouldn't care to be more forward, but Jimin will try to keep them level-headed.

He's scared. So my hope is that they find a compromise that will keep them both comfortable in the situation. This is already so complicated omg.

If it came to something drastic Jimin will have to go beyond his fears. But I think his fears are valid because they ARE in a conservative country and haters ARE everywhere and it depends on how they do this but they COULD get hurt. For real. I don't want that.

But at the same time they also have the right to be free to live their life however they please, to love whom they love, to be authentic and real and do the things that bring them joy without constantly being anxious about the what ifs.

Being kept in a cage even if made of glass, in an industry where you are supposed to express who you are, your gifts & talent and shine, it must be quite frustrating. Because there will always be this thing, like a thorn in your foot that doesn't quite fit with the will to be free and to express yourself as you are. It's something they both love but they will never feel it's completely right and perfect, because of all these constraints they must think about all the time.

Once again, if we go back to the bluemoonpunch's reading with Jimin and his Devil perspective on the relationship, it totally makes sense. It would be rational to think this way.

I am so very curious to know what kind of decision, compromise they will make about all of this.

But I think the circumstances will kind push them in the direction of even more openness. I don't see another outcome. Because not doing something when they are the two most successful members would be simply dumb. Because AYS had so much success too, and put everything in the open. Because since they enlisted together WE KNOW how important they are to each other.

Trying to hide something that's already out there wouldn't make any sense, and would be out of fear only. No. Now they will be even *more free*. So the pragmatic approach would be to embrace all of it.

We know about them. We know they are together and they know that a lot of us know. Nothing is hidden, even if they tried.

I don't know what they are going to do, but there is no going back now. The next natural step would be them being even more open. And kinda pray on the denial of many that this will have no negative impact. (it wont - people unwillingness to see the truth runs so deep that they could make out on stage and people would still say they are brothers. The homophobia is real.)

I think it's best to remain an open secret. Be who they are, exactly how they want it, and deny it if any questions comes up. Because as long as they don't *kiss* on camera, they will be fine. Everything else could be denied easily. It stays in the limbo, in the fine line between friends and lovers. (I mean for me that line was crossed a long time ago but for other people that can't put 2+2 together..)

I think they should make the subunit. They should make the akward flirty lives, they should move in together and not care about what people will say, they should make that next season of AYS and be absolutely wild in it, they should not hold back on camera because there is no point, and just say fuck it all. Because none of it will actually matter, people will still be there to support them.

They might fear they might lose it all, but they won't. I don't believe it.

But of course that's only my outsider point of view, and I am not in their heads, and we don't know their situation, but what exactly is the alternative? I don't see any. Not if they want to live according to their true selves and be free.

Of course the most drastic thing would be to announce they are a couple. But they are never going to do that and it would be stupid to do so. There is much more freedom in the limbo.

Coming out would be a tsunami of endless hate and they would lose absolutely everything (look at what happened to Yoongi, for such a minor thing). So no, I don't expect something as big as this. I actually wish they don't do that ever, because the price is way too high and they're gonna get hurt :(

They don't have to.

But they should be free to express themselves as much as they want and to feel comfortable and happy to do so. So I will respect whatever decision they take for their future. I am full of hope for them. Whatever they choose will be the best path. And it's up to us to respect it.

Their happiness comes first, and I wish they will be able to be everything they want to be.

This is going to be SUCH an interesting time guys and so exciting, thrilling, jaw-dropping...let's prepare our emotions because I'm not ready yet. Let's do our best to support them in every way.

I can't fucking wait, but at the same time I feel I still need a bit of time to be ready mentally and for things to settle. So when the times comes, I am fully ready to express my support and happiness, and share what's happening through blog posts or edits or tweets or whatever.

Don't you feel grateful we're gonna be IN the thing? We're gonna collectively witness this time for all the members, as well as jikook? And see them grow into the persons they want to be? How amazing and beautiful is this. It makes you glad to be on this earth at this specific time (We picked our moment well).

So exciting, so fun. I'm truly ecstatic for everything that will come.

Cheers to you jikookers to be with me on this ride 💜

Are you guys ready? 😂

[bangtanhoesthings]

I saw a comment somewhere that said " I believe Jikook are really together and they will live their truth out loud once they come out of the military.''

Let me put my tin foil hat on and accept the "togetherness" beyond all reasonable doubt for the sake of this argument .

Do I think they would?

Hmm, maybe but probably not.

Let me explain.

I lived in Korea for 14 months whilst getting my Masters. That country is very conservative. I tend to tell my friends that technologically and developmentally, they are leaps and bounds above most countries. But culturally and societal wise, most of Korea is still in the 1950s.

Looking at Korea through the lens of kpop and also kdramas makes people think it's an accepting society. Watching your fave male idols wear skirts, blush, pink, dangle earrings does nothing for the actual LGBTQ rights on the ground. Absolutely nothing. Queer people in South Korea face prejudice, discrimination, and other barriers to social inclusion, the worst among the countries in the developed world. Just a few weeks ago, over 200K Christians took to the streets to protest the anti-discrimination law which among other things would have been a positive step for queer rights.

In a country that's highly unaccepting of things that are different, coming out can put your life and safety at risk and is not advisable.

Would idols from a big group like BTS coming out be a positive thing for the 🌈 movement in SK? Of course. But it would still be an uphill battle and the toll it would take on their mental health is unimaginable.

What I am trying to say is, put your expectations at zero. Because the reality is if any of the members of BTS are LGBTQ, they may never come out and that's okay. They don't owe anyone that. The way society doesn't expect straight people to come out, is the same way it should stop expecting queer people to as well.

I am bisexual and I live in a country where being queer is a criminal offence. I could be arrested and put in prison. I have made peace with the fact that I will never come out, I probably never will be with a woman either. It breaks my heart but that's my reality. Jikook reality is not as extreme as mine, but sometimes the court of public opinion can be just as brutal.

All in all, I believe in living life on your own terms, whatever that looks like. Whether it's taking the risk-jumping off a cliff and learning how to fly in the process. Or taking the safer route and choosing not to jump at all. As long as you are happy, I am happy for you.

I think this grace should be extended to these men, whatever their orientation may be. BTS have made history by paving the way in some circles, this 🌈 may be one of the doors they decide to open for idols someday. Or it is just as likely we may never know, and that's ok. It's none of our business anyway.

Peace and love.

[justkeeptrekkin]

I think Aziraphale was planning to make a move at the party.

so I went into good omens s2 actively looking up spoilers because I couldn’t cope with watching it and not knowing what the end of the season would have in store. 

I therefore found it REALLY interesting seeing how Aziraphale behaves at the start of his party, considering I knew how he responded to Crowley. 

One instance we see this is how furtive and coquettish he is when he tells Crowley to ‘wait and see’ (seen below). Like there’s a surprise for Crowley, as well. It’s actively flirtatious.

This is the face of a man who is *bashful*. This is a teenager before a school dance. He is excited about Nina and Maggie and nervous and he is living variously through them, of course. I also, genuinely, think he was planning something to do with Crowley. Like, this is the face of a man who has thought to himself, ‘I’m going to show Crowley how I feel about him, and he doesn’t even know it!!!” 

more under the cut:

Then of course we have the DANCE SCENE. This is an explicitly romantic affair that Aziraphale has orchestrated. It’s clear that both Aziraphale and Crowley are projecting massively onto Maggie and Nina, consciously or not. He’s designed this evening to be a meet-cute/match-making event, and Crowley knows this. So yeah, it’s really transparent what Aziraphale’s doing when he asks Crowley to dance.

Thing is, I don’t think he’s being oblivious here. I don’t even think he’s planning on just taking a risk. I think this is Aziraphale making a move. This is Aziraphale being wholly himself, happy, silly, playful, vulnerable, and openly affectionate with Crowley. 

That’s why when Crowley’s trying to warn him that something’s wrong, he ignores it-- it’s scuppering his plans to sweep Crowley off his feet! This evening is meant to be perfect!

Let’s look at the dance invitation moment:

^ The serious look in his eyes here. Like he’s steeling himself to just make that leap of faith and be brave. Knowing that Crowley will probably think he’s taking the piss.

^ the innocent vulnerability of this moment. Tell me this isn’t a much younger Aziraphale asking his crush to dance with him at prom. He’s been planning this and he so desperately wants it to be like how he’s imagined it, but he’s also terrified. Look at how nervous he is! He’s being so brave. You know he’s thinking ‘It’s finally happening! I’m doing it!’

^ a very blurry image of Aziraphale’s nervous little giggle as he takes Crowley’s hand and drags him over for a dance. He’s absolutely buzzing of the anticipation and nervous energy and the butterflies! He’s so happy and so YOUNG here and it is so so pure. god the little laugh he makes as well-- like he knows it’s forbidden, that it’s cheeky and silly, that he’s living his lil Jane Austen dream here. 

Ok, so then we have the moment with Beelzebub and Gabriel. We all have foamed at the mouth at how he looks at Crowley here when he realises that they can run off to Alpha Centauri, too. And that it’s possible for them. When he instinctively grabs Crowley’s arm... good lord. 

It’s like Aziraphale’s dream has come true here. He is seeing validation of what he has started to plan. He’s seeing that this isn’t just a pipe dream that he’s indulging in. He can be happy with Crowley! 

Then of course, Metatron comes along and offers what he thinks -- in his abuse-victim mind-- is the perfect alternative. By going to heaven and bringing Crowley with him, he’s pleasing everyone! (Right?) ((I will discuss this in another post...)

I mean, this is literally all just conjecture, obviously. I am wearing my silly little tin foil hat. but when you pair all of this with the fact that he literally gazes with heart eyes at Crowley for the whole season, is pretty flirty, lets Crowley come to his rescue... we are seeing an Aziraphale here who is acutely aware of his crush on Crowley.

[ultimate-marysue]

Magnus Protocol ARG

Im not sure if someone else has already done this (most likely) but I've been re-readin the magnus institute excell with all the kids names. Since the tests where psychological in nature I thought maybe I could figure out if the "Connor" Dyer profile worked for Alice. But I think I've found out something about Sam. This might be the most tin foil hat theory I've had in a while but it makes sense! I've connected the dots!!!!!

There's a couple of things I need to stablish first:

The names seem to be ranked from lowest to highest score on the empathy test.

Sam scored the highest, Gerry the second highest (Dyer is closer to the middle of the list).

The tests seem to relate to cognitive development, especially related to morality and empathy.

The Asch test measures your "conformity" aka, how susceptible you are to peer pressure. Basically, they ask you a question, everyone before you gives the wrong answer, and the test is whether you would give the correct answer or go with what the others said.

The Milgram test measures your obedience when in conflict with your morality. The (very) abridged version is: they tell you tu punish someone by shocking them with increasing voltages and if you refuse they ask you to continue. The experiment goes on until reaching 450 volts or if the participant completely refuses even when ordered to continue.

We know the Institute was trying to find Subjects, Agents and Catalysts (there's an amazing post about this from @alice-apparently )

Okay so I made a little excell with the relevant info:

Both Gerry and Dyer show low conformity and obedience levels. Which, knowing Gerry (and maybe Alice??) makes complete sense. We can assume that they both chose to give the correct answer even if everyone else answered differently, and they also refused to administer the punishment even when directly ordered.

Sam on the other hand, mr "would rather die than complain about being forcefed cake" did in fact go with what most people said instead of the correct answer. He also finished the Milgram experiment, going against his moral compass to obey the instructions.

I think they were trying to find viable subjects to groom into avatars for the eye. Hear me out. The kids with the lowest empathy score show high scores in the Milgram test (makes sense, they don't care as much about hurting people) but from 80% empathy forward no one scores high. No one except Sam, the one with the highest empathy score.

Why not just pick the one's with the least empathy? the least empathetic kids were also the youngest and the ones with lowest cognitive developement (I do not go in deph about the other test but you can see the scores for yourself here). This kids aren't useful yet, because maybe they'll become more empathetic (And as such, more resistent to the Milgram test) as they grow up/develop.

Not Sam. He has perfect scores in every single development test, he has the highest empathy and yet he's the most likely to be influenced to harm other people.

In episode 10 Sam confirms his obsession with finding out why they didn't chose him despite having the highest scores. Gerry was the second highest and he didn't get picked either. My theory is that Sam was indeed chosen, and the fact that he shows no survival instincts when it comes to figuring this mystery out is prove.

His test results show someone whiling to file useless papeworks with extremely personal information because "well, you're supposed to even if no one reads it". Also Teddy leaving for a job that somehow didn't actually exist smells like somebody trying to free a spot in the very Eye-coded OIAR. A spot that Sam is more than happy to accept.

I don't know if this is an incredibly long con to condition Sam into the perfect vessel for the eye or if the Magnus Institute had to change plans after burning down. If it's the latter I can see them being very happy when their specialest little boy signed up for the OIAR and fell right into their laps again. Either way, Sam's fucked.

[toorusmoon]

iwa (30) swears that he’s married to a child oikawa (29) every time oikawa requests to have an alien-themed bday party. so one year, iwa pours his heart into making tin foil hats instead of party hats and baking oikawa a jelly bean filled alien shaped cake so that when it’s cut all of its “guts” spill everywhere. (it’s been oikawa’s dream cake since he saw the movie alien) he puts makki in charge of decorations/music and mattsun is in charge of keeping oikawa distracted because lord knows he would ruin his own surprise.

oikawa obviously suspected that iwa was up to something extra special for his birthday this year, but nothing could’ve prepared him for what was next. the evening of his party, makki dressed as an alien, pulls a blindfolded oikawa into his car and tells him that they “will reach the base soon.” oikawa who typically doesn’t like surprises is overflowing with excitement and giggles, so much so that even mattsun isn’t immune from fondly smiling at his fluffy-haired best friend.

upon arrival, oikawa is dragged into their home; all he can hear is eerie sci-fi noises and static beeping. the blindfold was removed and he saw that his entire living room was transformed into an alien spaceship. from intergalactic wallpaper to colorful lights, iwa made their home feel like oikawa was transported into a different world. inside this “space ship” he saw all of their friends dressed up as different colored aliens (iwa promised to buy them all dinner if they complied) while taking it all in, oikawa felt something being strapped to his head. after reaching up to touch it and realizing it’s a tin foil hat, he starts sobbing.

frantically, iwa is suddenly running up to oikawa in a huge inflatable alien costume wiping tears from his face while asking what’s wrong. the only response oikawa could muster up was a giggly tender kiss and an “i love you” although oikawa didn’t answer directly, iwa knew that it meant “thank you, this is everything i dreamed of” and passionately kissed him harder to say “anything for my tooru”

their sweet moment was interrupted by a cough from kuroo with a smug look on his face. oikawa finally gets a good look at iwa for the first time and realizes that his alien inflatable costume says “take me to my leader” oikawa teasingly asks “so where is this beautiful and talented leader you are searching for? i hope you find them.” instead of playing along with oikawa, iwa simply puts a crown on his head with the word “leader” engraved on it and says “i have already found my leader. my moon and my stars. i will continue to find them in every universe. in every lifetime. tooru, you are my guiding light and there’s not a single alien that could keep me from ever being with you”

[impala124]

Bad Buddy Ep 10

My thoughts on Ep 1 | Ep 2 | Ep 3 | Ep 4 | Ep 5 | Ep 6 | Ep 7 | Ep 8 | Ep 9

Me, at the end of this episode:

This is what I'm talking about!!!

Now, I'm no conspiracy theorist, but the way Pat getting shot was so inconsequential to the plot makes me put on a tin foil hat and theorize that they knew exactly what they were doing with Ep 9. They knew that nothing sustains a fandom more than having something to hate on together, and that was what Pat getting shot was about. It is to ensure the longevity of the BB fandom. So, in a roundabout way, Pat got shot for us!!!

Here are my thoughts on this episode:

Okay, I see you, Pat. Look at you trying to soft launch your relationship with Pran to your parents by telling them that he helped you in a sticky situation.

Wow, Pat's father thanked Pran. I'm sure Pran never imagined that he would live to see this day. I know I haven't.

Why isn't Pat's dad asking him for more details about the case though? I don't know, man; they seem too nonchalant about this whole getting shot and almost getting charged thing for my liking.

You know what? I wonder if the parents had found out about Pran saving Pa's life when they were kids; maybe their rivalry would've been long over.

You heard it here first: the reason for Pat getting shot is for them to get a shot at their relationship.

"Your dad might warm up to me and hand me his son." STHAP IT!!!

I know I've mentioned it before, but Pat's being so brazen right now with pinching Pran's cheeks in broad daylight where anyone could see. IN FRONT OF THE TRASH CANS. Remember when they used to fight at the exact spot? Yeah.

Okay, what is your new password, Pran? I want to know.

Are you telling Pran, my beloved, who loves order and structure in his life, is so forgetful? Headcanon time—Pran just wanted Pat to visit his faculty because he wanted to show off his adorable puppy boyfriend from the rival faculty.

See, Wai and friends have accepted Pat as a part of Pran's life from now on. Compare it with the last time Pat came to his faculty to give the thumb drive—Pran had to hide Pat behind a wall so that his friends wouldn't catch Pat and beat the shit out of him. Now, they are personally delivering Pat to Pran on a nice platter.

Something about Pran just being at the top of the stairs looking at Pat with hearts in his eyes, while his boyfriend is professing his undying love for him from the bottom of the stairs for anyone to hear, is just AAAHHHHHH

Remember when Pat did the same previously but under the guise of auditioning for the play? Yeah, me too. For my boys to have this, out in the open ❤️

Guys, you don't understand. Pran never thought he could have this. He never even dreamt of having this!!

Pran's new password is "Praninlove." Now, what should I do with that information??

Pran is now egging him on, a total 180 from him asking Pat to not post anything that could lead to others suspecting their relationship status.

Well, Pat is never one to back down from a challenge. So, my boy delivers.

What do you mean they are meeting in the MIDDLE of the staircase? The fucking symbolism of it all.

Post confession handbumps, my beloved!! Hope that there is a compilation of all their handbumps somewhere on this website.

Well, I know that Wai said he has a crush on Pa. But how about I present you Korn? He'd be good for you. Now that they're not fighting anymore, they'll need an excuse to touch each other, so why not date along the way? We've seen Pat embrace his bisexuality. Me thinks it's Wai's turn now.

Pat, don't think I haven't noticed you casually draping your hand on your boyfriend's shoulder in the canteen before your friends. I see you, and it's bringing me immense joy.

Ink's got Pa having gay thoughts. I'm sure she's wondering if Ink sees her as more than just a junior to look after.

Man, I gotta be honest, it took me a second to comprehend why Pran is in the hospital. In case anyone forgot, let me take it upon myself to remind you that PAT GOT SHOT in the previous episode 🤦.

It's already healed. These are not serious people at all. Now that we are on this subject, when Pat, Pran, Korn, and Wai were hanging out together, there was no mention of the shooting or the investigation or anything that happened.

I don't know, man; if something like that happened in my friend group, we would be talking about it for months to come.

Okay, the guy who works for Pran's dad spotted them in the hospital. Isn't it the same guy they were hiding from in the music store at the mall to avoid being spotted together? Oh, how the times have changed!

Yes, he is, and he saw it all. Well, PAT'S VERY ASIAN DAD LIED TO HIM ABOUT FAMILY LORE?! I'm shooketh. Never heard of that happening before.

Oh, Pat, my precious, sounding so naive with the "So, we've been misunderstanding each other all along?"

Well, the parents knew everything but still hate each other. Oh, it's not just business. What could it be?

Aww," I think, one day, things will be better."

Pa is having a gay crisis and asking her brother for advice. I love how Pat is genuinely happy that someone might be interested in his sister. None of that toxic, "You're my younger sister, and here's your chastity belt" bullshit from my boy.

Pa is definitely her brother's sister. Pran, sweetheart, are you being Wai's wingman for him to hit on Pa? I hope you see it with your eyes, bestie, that Ink's got Pa covered.

Well, Wai, they do say that the best way to get over someone is to get under someone else. So, Pran, being the best friend he is, can shove Wai in Korn's direction if he cares to.

Pat, did you just go to your professor, who also happens to be your father's friend, for family lore? King shit!!

What are these parents hiding? Did their dads have gay thoughts about each other and act upon them???!!!

Oh, it's not the dads. Something happened between Pat's dad and Pran's mom.

They are visiting their old high school to know more about their parents' shared history and reminiscing about their own.

Now, some people might've overlooked the detail that Pat is carrying his boyfriend's bag, but not me.

I'm just over here losing it at Pran's face when the teacher asked, Why are you two legendary rivals here together?

But Pat's the one who confirms that they're together. Gotta hand it to these two; they'll let the whole world know before their parents get even a whiff of their relationship.

I recognize baby gays when I see them. Am I going to get to see Pran serenade Pat?

Yes, dreams do come true!!

"Your mom and his dad were close friends. They were always together." 💀

Pat's reaction after finding out that his sister has a chance with his ex-crush is to say, "I'm hot too, but I failed." 😂😂 I just love Pat and Pa.

Pa🤝 Pran finding out that they know the person who gave them snacks by cross-checking their handwriting.

You know what I'm being deprived of? Pran and Pa together. Give it to me!!!

I have to hand it to Ink - developing film together is a very clever way to get your crush into a dimly lit room with you.

Pa, my beloved, are you thinking that Ink is being nice to you because she's your peer mentor? Awww.

Wait a second, Ink fought with everyone to become Pa's peer mentor. I knew it!! I had her number when she remembered that Pa liked shrimp while they were at the restaurant together.

To recall such a detail about your classmate's sister, whom you haven't seen in three years, is just so AHHHH. That's yearning, babygirl. SINCE HIGH SCHOOL.

Well, now that you mention it, Pat, it would be really funny if you guys were half-siblings. Thailand wouldn't go there, but I know that Taiwan will. Is this my way of putting the idea of a Taiwanese version of Bad Buddy into the universe? Yes!!

Oh no! Pat's parents saw him tickling Pran in the mall.

Okay, Pat's dad SHOVED Pran!!! I'm trying to find empathy for Pat's dad, but it's just so hard when he hurts Pran like that.

Is it because Pran is proof that the girl he once loved isn't with him anymore? Even if it is, sir, it has been over two decades, and hating on a child just for existing is plain monstrous.

I hope you reflect on your actions and APOLOGIZE to my boy.

Well, if there's one thing Asian parents hate, it is having their kids talk back to them in public. But, apparently we are doing it in the mall. WE ARE BOYFRIENDS!!!!

My heart is hurting for Pat!! Such a brave, brave boy. So, Pat's mom put a stop to it.

Pran sent Pat after his patents to clear things up. Both my boys are hurting. 😭😭

I love the little detail of Pran carrying the GUITAR (the thing she forbade him from playing) with him when his mom confronts him about his relationship with Pat (the person she forbade him from being associated with).

"Is it even my job to be responsible for your feelings?" Pran SNAPPED, and it is glorious to witness.

Oh, the classic slapping your son to keep him in line. Always works, right? RIGHT??!

So the truth comes out. Ming, Pat's dad, stole Pran's mom's scholarship.

"You're not the only person who wants to make his dad proud." Call back to the time when Pat mentioned to Pran that he hasn't seen the look of disappointment in his eyes before when he learnt about Pat skipping rugby practice.

"If you only wished to run a family business, why did you take my scholarship?" - Why would you do that, Ming?

We are back on the rooftop!!! Oh no, Pran is crying.

Thank God Pat is there to cheer up his boyfriend.

Boys, I'm going to need y'all to provide some clarity on the whole "Let's get away from here." Are we talking about a getaway? To escape from reality for a bit? If so, then I'm on board.

The parallels between playing the guitar and loving Pat in relation to Pran are very interesting; his mom forbade him from doing both without ever giving him a concrete reason. He left them both at the same time, i.e., at the Christmas performance at school. Pat ran after Pran with the guitar on the same day. But Pat kept the guitar with him for 3 years and returned it ( & himself) to Pran. Now, wouldn't it be something if Pat's dad used to play the guitar and that's why Pran's mom doesn't want him to anymore? It would be rather ironic because Pat is the one who gave the guitar back to Pran.

Now that everything's out there in the open, I have a lot of thoughts about the rivalry. But I'm short on time today. So, hopefully, I'll get to piece something together in the next episode liveblog post.

Tagging the usual suspects: @shortpplfedup, @incandescentflower, @starryalpacasstuff, @7nessasaryevils, @greenteadumplings, @grapejuicegay, @madworld-bbs, @usodeshou, @tao-moonb, @fanatic-freakshow @desi-yearning. If anyone wishes to be tagged in the future, let me know.

[ob-werm]

Okay, I don't want my page to just be a D&D hate spot, but I posted a big thing last night about how PF2E respects the GM's time while D&D does not, and I hoped that would be the end of my thoughts on this, at least for a little while.

But this morning, a perfect example of this fell into my lap. A Screen Rant article detailing how there will be no monster creation rules included within the the 2025 Monster Manual, and, based off the language they use, there is no plan to release these rules in the near future.

In an interview with Chris Perkins and James Wyatt, lead designers for the new half-edition/remaster, both said that there were no plans for a monster creation guide, with the closest bit of advice being how to reskin other monsters for your needs. The logic behind this, according to Perkins, was that "we wanted to give the DM creature-building that was quick, that was easy, and that wouldn't cause them to create a monster that was off-CR and potentially wreck their encounter."

I'll be honest, that logic is hilarious to me because, as someone who ran the game for eight years and was very plugged into the community, everyone knows that the easiest way to wreck an encounter is to FOLLOW THE CR SYSTEM.

This whole section of the interview comes across as very condescending. Wyatt claims that the math they use to balance encounters in-house is just "too complicated to print in a book." So, instead of taking responsibility for their system, they've given the GM literally nothing to go off of if they want to design a monster. If you TPK your party, that's on you, not us. We told you it was above your paygrade.

It's getting to the point where some of the design choices are so baffling that I can't help but put a tin-foil hat on. Do they not want to print their monster making rules because there are no in-house guidelines and they just eye-ball CR? Is there an exec at WOTC that struck down putting out monster creation rules for fear that it would cut into the sale of monster books further down the line? Like, I know these ideas are conspiracy bait, and I know they have no grounding, but when the game about fighting monsters has no good reason for why they would cut monster creation rules, how can I not fall into conspiracy thought?

I don't know, am I being ridiculous here? Please tell me if I'm being ridiculous.

[brawlingdiscontent]

In 2.2, when describing his apparent incompatibility with Lestat, Armand says: “He tasted like vermouth and annihilation." Then, in 2.6, when Real Rashid is making Daniel his drink the following exchange happens - Daniel: Little more vermouth next time Rashid. Rashid: I can make another. Daniel: No, it’s good. It’s just his [gesturing to Armand] were better.

I know it means something but what?? *Puts on tin foil conspiracy theory hat* (Especially since the internet tells me that vermouth was invented in Italy in the late 1700s but only popularized more broadly in the mid-1800s.)

Current most conspiracy-based theories:

Daniel caught that remark from Armand in 2.2 and has since been drinking Vermouth-based beverages as a repellent (like citronella for mosquitoes).

If Daniel was already drinking a vermouth-based cocktail in season one - Armand deliberately invoked it here to make Daniel feel self-conscious about his drink order, and indicate that he is not AT ALL interested in kissing Daniel (à la 'I wouldn't let you near my neck' --the lady doth protest too much, methinks).

Anyone else have ideas?

[clytemnaestraes]

It has been speculated that sansa might've been unconsciously warging into a bird to see marillion in the sky cell

When she closed her eyes she could see him in his sky cell, huddled in a corner away from the cold black sky, crouched beneath a fur with his woodharp cradled against his chest.

Sansa I, AFFC

I wonder if something similar was going on in these passages in Sansa VII, ASOS

Drifting snowflakes brushed her face as light as lover's kisses, and melted on her cheeks. At the center of the garden, beside the statue of the weeping woman that lay broken and half-buried on the ground, she turned her face up to the sky and closed her eyes.

Sansa goes into a trance like state after closing her eyes, and when she's opened them she starts building winterfell. Could it be that she warged into a bird flying above winterfell, which helped her replicate its layout so effortlessly? In fact, the very moment after closing her eyes, her head is filled with thoughts of winterfell. Following these thoughts, perhaps her warg abilities helped her to warg into a bird flying above winterfell.

She could feel the snow on her lashes, taste it on her lips. It was the taste of Winterfell. The taste of innocence. The taste of dreams.

Dreams are heavily associated with warging in asoiaf, so the strategic placement of this word here could be a hint.

So we have Sansa closing her eyes and entering a trance of sorts (by the time she opens them the sky is lighter so a considerable amount of time has passed, and she doesn't remember falling to her knees, suggesting her faculties were directed elsewhere). Then we have her mentally engaging with the snowy landscape of Winterfell in a dream-like state.

And then there's this:

Sansa closed her eyes to see them in memory. "They're just white lumps."

When littlefinger asks her how the gargoyles in Winterfell look, she has to explicitly close her eyes again to bring them to mind. Now again, it might as well be that she is drawing from her "memory" to imagine how they look, as she herself narrates. Or it might be that this is another classic unreliable narrator trap that we've seen the author use. There's a thin line between "imagining" and "warging" and if we assume this is among sansa's early unconscious attempts at warging, it would be hard for her to tell the difference, and she would rationalise what she saw as mere memory. Sansa building winterfell is brimming with symbolic importance, and I don't think anything in this scene would've made the cut if it didn't mean something, so this tidbit can be read as the author emphasising and reinforcing his earlier hints.

I'm not saying that any of this is absolute. I'm merely speculating. You are free to disbelieve all of this. I'm open to being wrong, perhaps she just has an extremely vivid photographic memory and grasp on building layouts and stuff for all I know. Sansa's warging abilities or lack of thereof doesn't affect my love for her as a character. I might even be venturing into tin foil hat territory here, but I just wanted to share something that struck me.

[himluv]

DA: The Veilguard Predictions/Theories, pt. 3

Okay, last one, I promise. And this one is, uhhhhhh, real strong on the tinfoil. Bear with me.

Read part 1 here :)

Read part 2 here :)

3. DA:D’s Real Big Bad™

Okay, this is probably my most outrageous and unsubstantiated theory - but it’s also the one I’m most excited for. Buckle up, kids, because I think The Architect is back! 

So, when Bioware released the Dragon Age Day 2023 Thedas Calls trailer, Mark Darrah mentioned in the corresponding blog post that there was more to the trailer than just location reveals, “for those who listen closely.” Well, lemme tell you, I listened real close over and over again until something struck me.

“All the world will soon share the peace and comfort of my reign.” 

That voice… I know that voice, don't I? 

“I do not seek to rule my brethren. I only seek to release them from their chains.” 

The Architect told the Warden in Dragon Age: Awakening that it intended to use Grey Warden blood to return self-awareness and “freedom” to the Darkspawn, freeing them from their tethers to the Archdemons. 

But this was not The Architect’s first plan. No, its first plan was much, much worse. In The Calling, Maric, Duncan, Fiona and the other Grey Warden’s meet The Architect in the Deep Roads and learn that its plan is to spread the Blight over all of Thedas, thus ensuring a “lasting peace”. Nevermind that two-thirds of the population wouldn’t survive the process. **stares in solavellan**

A “lasting peace.”

“The peace and comfort of my reign.”

Now, sure, The Architect has stated that it doesn’t want to rule over its brethren, but that was in 9:31 Dragon. It’s been working on this plan since at least 9:10 Dragon (when The Calling takes place) and Dreadwolf is likely to take place somewhere around 9:52 Dragon. The Architect has had 40 years to scheme and experiment and come to the bitter realization that – if there is to be peace – it may have to rule after all. 

And I’m sure Corypheus’s rise and fall did not go unnoticed by The Architect. With Solas’s machinations putting a ticking clock on Thedas’s existence, perhaps The Architect feels the pressure to end the Blights once and for all, and bring its corrupted brand of “peace” to Thedas.

When you need to spread the Darkspawn taint in record time, what do you do? Oh, I don’t know. Maybe awaken two Archdemons simultaneously and unleash them upon the world? (as a treat?) After all, there can be no more Blights once all the Old Gods have been corrupted…

Which would directly pit The Architect against Solas AND the protagonists of DA:D. And, basically everyone, because no one wants a double Blight and/or to suffer a continent-wide Darkspawn plague.

So, yeah. That’s my super-duper tin-foil hat theory for Dreadwolf (now The Veilguard). Obviously, I could be completely wrong about everything. There’s so much lore in Dragon Age, and yet so little of that lore is unequivocally proven true. It’s all in-world texts that can be – and frequently are – wrong. So, even with exhaustive research and codex mining, there’s ALWAYS a chance that some fundamental piece of “evidence” turns out to just be… incorrect. 

In my opinion, that’s part of what makes this series so. effing. compelling. The whole world feels like an excavation, one where every interaction holds the potential for yet another clue. So, even if I am wrong, I can’t wait to learn the truth.

[thr4shit]

Shout out to the bullshit that is going to stuff because family made you!!

(Venting about our mother again because holy FUCK, holidays bring SUCH BULLSHIT out of her...)

I love when our mother buys tickets to things and forces us to go with her because she pulls the:

"Now I look like an asshole 😟"

Card because she told other people that we'd be there (without telling us) so now we "HaVe To" when we mention not wanting to go.

And now we're listening to her spout doomsday bullshit and try to get us afraid and anxious and all paranoid like her, with her aggressive "oh my god! I need to do this and this and this and this and this!"

(She keeps texting us asking if we can help her get like, soil for gardening, a rain barrel, a shit ton of books at risk of being banned, etc. While also asking if we'd gotten any of this ourself.)

I UNDERSTAND fear. I UNDERSTAND being worried for the worst.

I DO NOT understand trying to drag OTHERS into full blown DOOMSDAY PANIC and trying to pull them into your own (as described by some of us internally and our father, rightfully so) "Tin Foil Hat" type attitudes.

Nor do I understand being forced to go somewhere because you try to push pity...

But I WILL go, because I just so happen to WANT to see this movie. It's got us curious. We're NOT doing this for her.

We haven't done things for her in years. Because she hasn't proved that she won't use us for them, yet.

Eh, but who knows. I could just be being a little bastard about this. Has happened before. 😒

[santae-salt]

re: 765787462678298624

the revealed blog turned all their posts to private within the last day or two. claiming that there was information that was dangerous to santae staff and users (never specified) and they would return if something. and now today they've completely deleted the blog, meaning all those privated posts are lost.

this happened after a few things -

1. Santaesecretsrevealed commented (and later deleted) on jinogasux-fr's post regarding being banned and having their ID requested, giving information that had not yet been shared by jinogasux-fr (and later was). this was information that /only/ santae staff and jinogasux-fr would know. screenshot can be found on this post: 765600201568354304

this means that if the revealed blog wasn't run by staff, santae staff have /no issue/ sharing private support ticket information to an unknown, anonymous third party (albeit one that has been supportive of the site) tumblr blog. both options are bad obviously.

2. a few days prior, santaesecretsrevealed responded to the part 2 of the post mentioned in the current pinned comment on this blog (trying to be vague for you cloudmin!). this included screenshots of discord conversations between CJ and an artist who had apparently drawn /some/ of the NPC art (notably they did not include some of the more egregious examples from part 2)

again, if this wasn't run by staff, CJ or whoever else had no issue sharing private DMs /to an unknown, anonymous third party/ that had not been released by the artist in question. the artist's name was NOT censored and it was enough that it was easy for me to find them.

3. santaesecretsrevealed also posted the supposed ask they got regarding the dox information that santae-salt and santaesecrets received.

the big difference is that both of the other blogs refused to post the information for safety concerns, but revealed posted it anyway with /horrible/ censorship. like, no solid bars just scribbles over /most/ of the information, and leaving the ex-staff's online alias uncensored making it easy to connect their RN to said aliases. this was later updated by revealed to have solid block censors, but i noticed they kind of acted like it wasn't that big of a deal and oops they just made a mistake hehe get off my case :). normally who cares about the online names, but to my knowledge said ex-staff has done /nothing/ besides be associated with santae.

this situation also made me more confident that staff was the one who participated in sharing the dox info. too many connections, too little care about the information.

i also noticed that they were one of the few vocal, oh Ken/Lurapets was years ago!! this doesn't even matter he's so different now!! and completely ignoring how his actions back then are repeating themselves today.

tin foil hat time: i will admit to sending specific asks to that blog to see what they would and wouldn't respond to. and it's quite telling imo. any of my non-emotional hey what do you think about this thing santae did recently (like asking for jinogasux's ID) were ignored (and were not otherwise addressed in their other posts). but anything that could be easily dismantled because it was an opinion or had so many random explanations (like the art issues), were answered. despite claims that they post everything.

anyway it's gross and bad!! i have no issue with someone trying to show the other side of things, but it's obvious that santaesecretsrevealed had an agenda beyond showing the truth.

☁️