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quick doodle for polks bday
#AHHHHHHG I WOULDVE MADE IT BETTER BUT HOMEWORK 💥💥TOOK A BIG CHUNK OUT OF MY TIME :(((#mexicos least favorite man gets to celebrate a very 229 years#majority spent rolling in his grave#OOOOOORUGH its been a while since ive drawn any of these people#i promise i still think about yall#manifest destinyd my brain sfjfksfnsdskdl#cant believe i operate this way#ANYWAYS happuy birthday polk✨#unanchored art#ship to history#antebellum#polkposting#james k polk#andrew jackson#sarah childress polk#captains guard#martin van buren#:3
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Quick piece of @luluyamofficial 's character Lucelia + a 30 second speedpaint!
#my art#digital art#gift art#artists on tumblr#i hope you dont mind being mentioned!#stretches#anyway theres something that clicks in me with these characters#It feels tricky to describe#Because these characters are so personal and symbolic to the artist and I've only recently begun looking into them#I cant claim to fully know and understand them#I feel some sort of odd way saying something like that#but I do love is seeing this way of expression through characters that align in ways that are similar to how I operate with my own#These stories and characters crafted to be reflective of the artist's life and experiences and self perception#I love to see these little pieces- the glimpses of understanding for whats being conveyed#I love understanding and there are things I believe I do understand in some ways as they pertain to mental health and the relationship#to the self#but Understanding is secondary to enjoying seeing the expression of lived experience#coughs#anywhey. i hope you like the piece!#I've been turning these guys around in my head for a few days and have felt compelled to show appreciation for what I see#the general genre and type of work isnt what I've found myself drawn to in the past so ive been enjoying the Brain Expansion#bugs#roaches#cockroaches
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habeas corpus – detective comics #1086
(ID in alt!)
#loved this back up feature so much and seeing that bruce timm shit made me annoyed enough to actually transcribe it#first the way hes depicted as having to stand trial and ARGUE and fight for the rights of using the coin#rather than it just being a compulsion and something he must do before a decision....#like every time. every time when he's 'leaving it up to chance'—thats a time when harvey won. thats a time when harvey fought for the right#to use the coin and make it at least a 50/50 chance instead of 'crawling away until the hard part is done' like two face pushed for#every single time. regardless of the results regardless of knowing theres only a halfway chance of it actually achieving anything#or lessening the damage two face can/will do. every time hes fighting for and still believing in a fair trial and that everyone deserves on#it isnt him being weak. it isnt him avoiding responsibility. its him fighting and forcing and pushing for it as hes internally at war#with himself 24/7. even when two face wins he doesnt give up & continues to fight for what he believes in despite the injustice done to him#the way he tells Judge Janus that it isnt about HIM (himself!) while defending the right of existence to the jury of other societal rejects#the way he gestures to himself only at the very end. he asks the judge does that sound like anyone he knows and janus replies in two faces#voice but harvey keeps going. he keeps fighting for others. but at the end in actually acknowledging two face being part of him#(and by extension harvey being part of two face) and how harvey is fighting just as much to have a place as two face is#(but more within his own mind & upholding his belief system still despite knowing how it continues to fail them) and just FUCK#and two faces snaps! how theres no jurisprudence system above there either ! just no one will admit it!#how harvey knows!!! look what happened to him when he was doing the right thing!#look how many criminals and mob bosses paid their way out! look how the police are corrupt!#but still believing in it and how a system has to be in place despite being a direct victim of it as well and just GOD#I LOVE YOU GOOD HEARTED AND WANTING TO HELP PEOPLE HARVEY DENT YOU WILL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS TO ME !!!!!!!!#taking away how he genuinely wanted to help people and bring wrongs to rights takes away literally everything hes built on#it takes away the entire fucking tragedy of his character (and in many ways it changes how bruce himself operates and believes because#harvey WAS a good man doing everything by the books. he was trying to bring justice in the 'right way' and believed in the system. he was#what people tell bruce he should be and look where it got him. look how the system failed 'even the good ones' because the system itself is#corrupt. it isnt flawed—it was operated to oppress and thats why it cant just be fixed but must be entirely rebuilt and why bruce must#operate outside of it. it also gives more depth because harvey is one of batmans first and biggest failures. he didnt protect him.#he didnt save his parents as a helpless child (as bruce) but he couldn't save his parents as BATMAN.#it wasnt just random chance like his parents tragedy but this was calculated and something bruce didnt stop. its ALWAYS going to eat at#him if he could of prevented it by telling harvey his identity. by doing something different. by being more prepared or somehow#knowing it was going to happen. harvey is the face of tragedy in so many ways that cant fit in these messy rambly tags but its ALLL!!!!!!!#bc harv was (and still is despite it all! despite two face!) a good man!! because he originally was a glimmer of hope to bruce & the city!!
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acab through and through. that samoan girl who got shot 3x by cops in alaska was a cousin of mine and the waves of anger and sadness come and go
#she was only 16#she was the last of the siblings to move out#easter you deserved better and i cant believe this happened#vai says#knowing how our family operates im not suprised she was lashing out the way she did but my god she didnt deserve that
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From Daigo considering Kiryu a father figure and the substory with him in Y0 I assume Kiryu was there a lot to tell him not to be a little shit. Yayoi and Daigo do not have the closest relationship during his 30-year old rebellious teen phase, but I got the impression it wasn't always like that. The fact that 12-year old Daigo was hanging around Kamurocho with older kids does imply Yayoi wasn't keeping a close eye on him but I get the impression that what parenting she did do would have been vaguely in the right direction.
yeah yeah that's what i was referring to in me last ask: the fact that, through daigo's y0 substory, you learn that kiryu's pretty much been one of the only really consistent people in his life to hang out with him
when it comes to yayoi and her parenting though, she readily admits she priorities the clan over daigo's feelings and needs (not just when he's an adult, but admits that ever since he was a kid she and sohei have always chosen the clan over him). at the very least, she's incredibly self aware of how lacking she is as a mother, and so at the same time is remorseful about her inability to connect with nor help daigo when he needs it
all of that said, it's hard to gauge what her parenting skills are actually like. sure, daigo turned out to be a respectable man, but again kiryu- whether you like/hate him or question his capabilities as a father- had a key, significant role in daigo's upbringing and is undoubtedly the main influence on his personality and manners. considering how willing daigo was to bend to kiryu's word as a kid, it wouldn't be hard to assume that if yayoi was as hard on him as she is when he's an adult, he might not have had that rambunctious phase nor attitude. the most i can conclude about her parenting is that she's wholly neglectful (and outright abusive when it came to telling daigo she would be taking the role of acting chairman) due to her prioritization towards duty
#snap chats#if we also want to consider the fact yayoi is virtually unheard of after y2 then she and daigo really arent all that close#like i firmly believe yayoi just doesnt know how to parent#i mean this in The Nicest Way Possible My Queen but she probably operates like my mom does#seeing her family more as a business opposed as A Family#thats not to say she doesnt love daigo but she'll always put the clan over him and wont try to connect with him if he cant be there for it#i don't think she acts this way without remorse though but having to be The Wife Of A Yakuza she isnt given the luxury of motherhood#especially when she's daigo's only parent now but is still the ultimate successor to the tojo#she really cant offer an ounce of weakness so she has to be even stricter#so when she was given those chances to be a parent.. idk. its pretty hard to say because i /cant/ imagine her getting those chances#or even really wanting those chances and just putting the responsibility onto someone else like kiryu#i can only really imagine her just asking for a 'report' from daigo- like how are his grades and if everythings ok#but beyond that not really doing anything to ensure those things are truthful#idk maybe half of this ramble is just projection so take it however you like im just a dude on the internet with mommy issues ╮(╯-╰)╭
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trying to explain to my parents about how i think im ND is so exhausting because my dad just negates everything i say. he doesn't listen. im explaining how my brain works and he's gonna sit there and tell me that im wrong??? like wtf
#like i 100% believe that im autistic and he shuts it down so fast every time i mention it#like bro its MY brain i know how it operates stop telling me#that thats not how my brain works#its my own brain#just bc i dont 'act autistic' around you#doesnt mean i cant be#youve just only seen the stereotypes of what you believe is the only way#autism is shown outwardly#like not every autistic person acts the same#AND#just bc youve never seen me act that way#doesnt mean i dont#when im by myself or with people im comfortable with#i dont mask it as much#but bc he has shown me that negativity#of xourse im not going to act like that around him#like have you SEEN me listen to music by myself??? stim central#but when youre in the car with me i dont do it#or i do it very subtley#its just annoying#and i mwntion eanting to go to therapy and hes supportive of that#but i know the second someone tries to diagnose me with anything#hes going to shut it down even though a professional has told me xyz#idk i just hate how i am incapable of functioning in the world sometimes#and how he never listens to what i have to say about it#existing in this world is so hard when it feels like everything isnt made for you#but he doesnt want to listen#i cant wait to move out wtf wtf wtf#anyways
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Ever notice when you're walking and someone almost hits you with their car cuz they're not paying attention they'll be all like: 😬
Like nah, man. This isn't "😬" situation it's a "😵" situation.
#not magic#i really hate the vehicular hellscape we've invented for ourselves#i cant believe i live in a world where i have to consistently interact with machines that nearly weigh a ton and just#trust that their operators are going to abide by pedestrain right of way?#like this is not a 'oh geez sorry i didnt see you there' kind of situation dude#this is a 'oh holy shit i nearly killed someone' kind of thing
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operation bearification has officially begun 🐾
#van speaks#i dont have testosterone quite yet but we're on our way. today is for minoxidil!#can get a decent happy trail and sideburns going to tide me over#this is the first step ive taken in.... ever toward this so it's big to me#cant believe im discussing it to strangers but yeah#operation bearification
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how quickly we forget duchamp's fountain
i mean, its crazy right? it is completely and totally just a matter of bias and preconceived notions and reactionarism pushing people to arrive at the idea that a person using a generative model soley based on their own work intentionally creating a specific piece of art they have already visualized in their mind is "not art" because... well... um...
well they can't even say! they say "it's not intentional" (it is, he already knows what he wants it to look like!), "it's not work/effort" (god i want you people to see how long it takes me to generate the simplest of anime girls in midjourney), or most bafflingly "the prompt is art but the image output isnt". and nobody can actually explain WHY because there ISNT a good reason! they just have this kneejerk hatred and disgust of this new technology and art form and any attempts at prodding at that feeling are met with aggression or blank stares.
#'i personally cant believe these were deliberate and therefore cant impart meaning onto it' ≠ 'these parts werent deliberate and therefore#have no meaning and detract from the piece'#art is in the eye of the beholder. so behold#'i dont have any emotional connection to this' isnt like. an objective criticism‚ its subjective and based on your preexisting opinions as#a viewer‚ as an audience#and following that up with 'i cant have a conversation with it' in the middle of having a very lengthy conversation with it imo#shows that#'i assume the bright eye is an error' like ok but the operative word there is 'i'#and 'id need to see the prompt to actually put meaning to this piece' says more about you as the viewer than about the art itself#particularly on where you draw the lines at which youre /willing/ to engage with a piece#'if a person made the eyes point different ways i could assume it was deliberate and think about what that means' nothing is stopping you#from doing that!#and in fact you could even factor in the machine generated nature to add an extra layer of depth to the piece#and think about why the machine chose to have them point that way#'because the images it was trained on were like that' ok‚ and why were those images drawn like that?#tldr 'this is where i choose to stop engaging with this piece' ≠ 'this is where this piece stops having meaning'#'like any other medium‚ you need to choose it with intention to suit your goals' do you? you can‚ certainly‚ but does not doing so discount#it from being art? does you not being able to see meaning in something discount it from doing so?#you say 'which clearly isnt the question you wanted me to ask' but thats the thing with art is that it says different things to different#people based on their experiences and worldview#if you go into a conversation with the preexisting idea that ai art cannot have any meaning and is inherently lesser than 'real'#art then of course youre going to assume anything you dislike is meaningless and a mistake the same way ppl brush off jackson pollocks art#as being meaningless bc they personally cant see why hed do it that way#like. you are actively having a conversation with this piece and asking questions about it‚ hust not the conversation and questions you#expected to be having#so you assume its the Wrong Conversation and Wrong Questions and therefore the art is Wrong#'i cant see meaning in most of an entire medium' ≠ 'this medium is in large part meaningless'#i imagine the first people to do collage work met much the same criticism no?#after all‚ they didnt choose the words theyre putting in their piece themselves‚ just cut them out of newspapers and magazines‚ the original#articles couldve said anything!
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very subjective highlights of the will wood show in casey for anyone who didn’t make it (which is most people because who lives in central illinois)
i got him to ring the world’s largest wind chime at the beginning of the show (and he rang it again at the end)
venetian blind man live for the first time ever
switching the lsd line from skeleton appreciation day to “i am in a public place and i have already cursed way too much”
the entire crowd getting really emotional at like 4 different songs
tossing his shoe and saying “take a look” at the “i wear the same size as you” during laplace, then saying “what the fuck” when someone threw it back
making multiple jokes then profusely apologizing for them (including “sometimes you poke the bear called the algorithm and it spits out money. OH MY GOD I DONT OPERATE MY SHIT LIKE THAT AT ALL THAT WAS A JOKE PLEASE DONT BELIEVE THAT”)
meeting his girlfriend, petting his rat casper, and getting rat care advice from her (his gf not his rat 💀)
someone requesting suburbia and he says “on a ukulele??” then someone saying bbw and he says “ON A UKULELE??” then i say willard and he says “WHY ARE YOU REQUESTING THESE SONGS ON A UKULELE”
someone requesting aikido and he says “i cant play that. physically, i can, but emotionally it will destroy me. i will never forgive you for this” and then him immediately playing it
getting to nerd out about our mutual favorite band (man man) at the end of the show then taking the world’s dorkiest photo
the show ending with chemical overreaction and his aaaaAAAAAAAAAA
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I think ill start giving a fuck abt ppl on here when they do the same for me ✌️
#not about to initiate it tho lol#ive been trying forever and yall still want me dead and never like how i change even if i change in the way you like.#like i dont care anymore. i feel like im in an abusive relationship with some of yall on here and it literally makes me start to give#0 fucks about you in any capacity.#plenty of you are literally just bad people and thats all there is too it like. stop being horrible literally wtf#what would yall do if you found out i was the victim in the situation you use as fodder to justify shitting on me?#would you come up with more excuses to shit on me or maybe actually for once evaluate your behavior and where you might#have gone wrong#bc something tells me yall immature emotionally stunted asses wouldnt take a second to evaluate yourselves. just come up w more#excuses for why your actions are fine actually. like. literally operating like children lmao.#just know that im not fighting for you anymore. i tried. like i really did. but i dont care.#any benefit you reap from my progressive action- know that you're not in mind literally at all you pieces of shits. hope you rot xoxo#literally cant believe tumblr convinced me the ppl on here were somehow better ppl than the ppl irl. bc its quite the fuckin opposite.#yall dont deserve shit from me.#the fact yall expect me to keep giving a fuck and fighting for you in spite of constantly dragging me through shit.#literally choke i dont care what happens to you anymore.#if you think im bad for feeling this way? then treat me better.#yall make it clear you dont give af about me so why should i give a single one to you?
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hi friends! big rant incoming— i want to clarify this isnt targeted at anyone, im just noticing a pattern and im getting a little upset with some of the requests im being sent ):
something that really bothers me is the babyfication of giyuu tomioka. the fandom infantilizes the dude way too much. and its even worse when you throw shinobu into the mix and have her being a maternal figure to him when she herself is an eighteen year old who has worked as a hashira since she was a teenager. she does not need to be put into these situations where she’s taking care of her older peers all the time
i see this happen a lot and i feel its rooted in misogyny whether people recognize it or not. almost always the male characters are thrown into positions where the female character has to take care of them and its really frustrating
shinobu isnt a maternal character at all. to inosuke and the younger ones, it’s different, but if i keep seeing her being a mom to giyuu im actually going to lose my mind. giyuu isnt some uwu depressed baby who cant stand up for himself. he is just as mean as sanemi and obanai. he trained to survive and operate in horrible situations and fight for his life for years. hes a grown man and a hashira. he would not be babied by anyone, especially not someone who he has known since she was around fourteen years old
you may say “well ghostbite dont you do this with mitsuri and obanai”… sure. perhaps i am a hypocrite. but you must remember mitsuri is just sort of like that. she loves cute things and she loves fawning over everyone and everything. her scenes with nezuko. her introduction scene in the hashira meeting with her gushing over everyone. she hand feeds tanjiro pancakes in the recent season. she refers to people as “cutie.” etc etc etc
the difference with obanai and giyuu is obanai is often characterized as a yandere simp who is a huge bully to giyuu and tanjiro. he’s not. i like to put him in deaging situations a lot because unlike everyone else, he’s been through hell since birth. he’s never, not once, had a moment of peace. he had no siblings growing up to protect him— he had no loving parents, etc. he never felt love and he believes he is undeserving of it and should never reciprocate it. so here comes mitsuri, the epitome of love. he takes care of her. he watches after her. he is devoted to her. if something happens to him, especially if it’s a situation where he’s much smaller and weaker and in need of care, mitsuri would drop everything to help him. if it were mitsuri, obanai would do the same for her. it’s in both of their characters to do this. them being in these situations makes sense
i love shinobu. she would not. she does what a doctor does, looks for a cure, checks in here and there, and leaves it at that. she is not giyuu’s “mama.” she is an eighteen year old girl who has her own bucketload of issues. if you need her in a maternal role then use inosuke or literally any of the butterfly girls— the kids she actually takes in and takes care of. not her 21 year old coworker who is more than capable
if anything i think shinobu should be put in deaging situations. have giyuu take care of her instead. mix it up a little. but people are so attached to the idea of having every single caregiver role go to the woman that it’s unlikely we’ll see that
this is not a criticism on giyuu. i love giyuu. but i need people to stop treating him like a defenseless baby, and for people to quit seeing shinobu as responsible for him as a caregiver or a mother
tdlr: please stop asking me to draw or write deaged giyuu stuff. someone else can do that. i dont like deaged giyuu. tiny 21 trio is essentially on hold because of this ): i keep getting nonstop requests for deaged giyuu and im so tired, especially because people are framing it in a “you should replace obanai with giyuu” lens, or adding “mama shinobu doing x with baby giyuu”
it’s tiresome and frustrating. i love to make content for you guys, and i love when its something that appeals to you in a comforting way, but if you want specific content with giyuu— you’re very much in the wrong place. i hate the fandomification of him and shinobu— it makes me uncomfy and sad.
other people are deaging giyuu and putting him in situations— go ask them instead of me. i would rather highlight misunderstood and underrated characters like obanai and gyomei or my own personal faves (muichiro) then constantly loop the same exact character over and over again
all this to say im doubling down on the babybu and babynai and pintsized pillars aus. if you keep asking for baby giyuu and maternal figure shinobu my spite makes me stronger. hashtag let shinobu be taken care of for once. she’s already the doctor for an entire organization give my girl a break
#askbites#not artbites#bitetalks#rant#demon slayer#kny#giyuu tomioka#shinobu kocho#obanai iguro#mitsuri kanroji#again this isnt targeted#i just rlly need people to stop sending me these things#and im tired of seeing the mischaracterizations and constant misogny going on#shinobu get behind me#mischaracterization#fandom#fandomification
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we do a bit of trolling
CG: OKAY DAVE, I KNOW WE CAME TO A TRUCE ON THE WHOLE FOOD WARS SHTICK, I'M NOT ABOUT TO HURL TWENTY MORE INSULTS AT YOUR EARTH CUISINE, BUT.
CG: BUT WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT.
TG: man
TG: ok look i was kinda preoccupied with the seven minute voice message i left you about the infinite jump glitch in sonic 06 and it turns out i cant measure water and talk at the same time
CG: DON'T SLOSH IT!!! THAT'S DISGUSTING!!! IT LOOKS LIKE BILE!
TG: yeah well its the last pack of mac n sheese and im gonna eat it whatever viscosity it decides to have
TG: i can make this work
TG: is cheese soup a thing
TG: nah theres no way in hell
TG: k so what is your cooking proficiency like what are we dealing with here
CG: OH, I DON'T KNOW. I WOULD SAY I CAN PROBABLY FOLLOW BASIC INSTRUCTIONS, POSSIBLY LIKE THE ONES THAT WERE ON THE BACK OF YOUR SALIVATION-INDUCING SLOPFEST YOU'VE GOT GOING ON HERE.
TG: alright cool i got a pitch
TG: might work might dont
CG: THAT ISN'T SO MUCH INSPIRING CONFIDENCE IN ME AS IT IS TAKING WHAT MORSELS OF FAITH I HAD IN YOU OUT BACK AND THRASHING THEM IN A DARK ALLEYWAY.
TG: alright so im basing my operations on like the core features of water im talking the ten commandments of h2o-logy
TG: as the component responsible for the shlop of my shlock presented before you
TG: it can evaporate right
CG: … YEAH?
TG: ok but cheese doesnt evaporate does it you cant get a cheese mist
CG: OH NO.
TG: cheese doesnt evaporate it just like melts
TG: or dries
TG: so my theory is if i jam this shit in an oven or maybe the microwave
CG: NEITHER OF THOSE WERE IN THE INSTRUCTIONS AND YOU KNOW IT
TG: but the problem is the pasta is already cooked and all up in there so if i microwave it the pastas gonna go soggy and i cant have that
CG: DAVE.
TG: so microwave is out of the picture im assuming oven heat will keep the pasta dry while also evaporatin the water without removing the cheese
TG: that checks out doesnt it
CG: CUT THE BULLSHIT. STOP EMBARRASSING YOURSELF.
CG: YOUR INSISTENCE ON UPSTAGING YOUR OWN STUPIDITY IN FRONT OF ME ISN'T CUTE OR ENDEARING. I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO PULL AND I'M NOT FA--
CG:
CG: WAIT… NO… WOULD-- WOULD THAT…?
TG: real brain wrinkler huh
CG: OH SUCK MY FAT FUCKING SHAME GLOBES
TG: dude you even pointed out the tripwire and you still went ahead and threw yourself over it what kind of troll are you
CG: I DIDN'T FALL FOR SHIT! OBVIOUSLY MY ATTEMPT TO HUMOR YOUR RAPIDLY DETERIORATING SENSE OF "INTELLIGENCE" WENT CLEAN OVER YOUR NUGBONE! YOU'VE PROVEN YOUR POINT, MY FAITH IN YOU IS COMPLETELY MISPLACED.
CG: WOOPS! SILLY ME FOR BELIEVING IN YOU! WHY DO I EVEN BOTHER?
TG: hahahaha oh man
#davekat#dave strider#karkat vantas#homestuck#inspired by the iasip binge i been on lately#comix#we do a bit of trolling
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Heyyy! I’m not sure if you’re taking requests rn.. BUT if you areee, can I just please get a john price with the prompt “why are you avoiding me?” (Bc I’m a slut for angst) with a large fry on the side? IF NOT I TOTALLY COOL
outside it starts to pour
note: two posts in one month? who am i? i hope this is angsty enough lol, i re-wrote it 3 times bc i wasnt happy with it, its a love hate relationship 🥲 but anyway pls enjoy anon!!!
pairing: john price x gn!reader
wc: 1.5k
summary: in your dreams, you're more than just someone who warms john's bed
warnings: fwb, implied smut but no actual smut, angst, miscommunication (i cant help myself), hurt/no comfort, no happy ending
ao3
"why're you avoidin' me?"
the question echoes in your ears, drowning out the war drum of your heartbeat despite the heavy silence that settles between you.
john has a hand around your arm, gentle and barely there but still anchoring you in place like a vice with just his light touch. the back of your mind screams for you to rip yourself free, get as far away from the familiar timbre of his voice and the near-stifling comfort of his smoky scent as you can before he can get you in his web again. but just like always, he's got you right where he wants you.
how many times have you been pulled behind the door he was halfway out of? and how many times have you been ushered back out again with your hair and heart a mess, just to pretend like nothing happened? always one foot in your little secret and one in his reputation, never fully with you; that's how the captain operated, and you feel like a fool for ever believing otherwise.
a squeeze to your arm brings you back to the present, suddenly all too aware of his fingers against your skin and his eyes boring into your own with an intensity that has your heart fluttering – against your mind's better judgement.
"i'm not." your response is a mutter, your gaze dropping from his to the hardwood ahead of you. it's unconvincing, even to you, but he had no right to question you like this.
"you are." he shoots back, gruffly and without a second of hesitation. from the corner of your vision you see his brow furrow, casting shadow over those eyes that always captivate you so mercilessly.
a sigh escapes his chest at your lack of response, his eyes darting from one end of the hallway to the other before giving your arm a miniscule tug, nodding his head back towards his office.
that's how it always starts. the thought makes your heart clenches painfully. "stop. i don't want to–"
"no." he interrupts firmly, with a shake of his head so resolute it almost has you believing that was never his intention to begin with. your eyes gravitate towards his again, and there's a spark of something, under the surface, when his thumb strokes your skin, dipping just below the hem of your sleeve. "talk to me, what's wrong?"
the urge to give in is tempting, to fall into his arms like you always do, just how he wants, how he expects you to. this time, however, you're determined to avoid his trap.
"it's nothing," you avert your gaze again, sighing in the same moment you take his wrist and slowly pull his touch from your arm, "just leave it."
john tuts. "it's not nothin', though, is it?" he asks, sidestepping into your line of sight again and ignoring the pointed look you give him. "talk to me."
if he cared for you the same way you do for him, his persistence would be endearing, but you know better. you're a good soldier who just so happens to be a good fuck too; that's all you are to him, and that's all you'll ever be.
"i told you. drop it." you shake your head, face creasing into a frown as you turn on your heel. if you have to endure any more of his deceiving sympathy, you know you'll only end up caving to his desires. you're not that strong, and that's why you need to keep as much distance as possible between you.
"you're somewhere else, lieutenant." he calls after you, stopping you in your tracks before you can get too far. you don't bother to turn around, but he continues anyway. "if you can't get your head back in the game, i can't risk havin' you out in the field."
your indignant laugh bounces off the walls.
"it's just that easy for you, isn't it?" there's a lump in your throat as you force the last two words over it, one you hope neither of you will acknowledge.
"and what's that supposed to mean?" he scoffs, the sound of his boots taking a few damning steps closer to where you stand, still with your back to him.
"i don't know why i'm offended, you always do this." you mutter, bringing your hand up to smooth over the crease of your brow, the tremble there barely noticeable but telling of your fragile state.
he doesn't respond this time, waiting for you to elaborate with what you're sure is a glare directed at the back of your head.
"you find something to take, and take, and take from," you spin around to face him again, which proves to be a mistake because the second you meet his concerned eyes, you can feel the sting of tears in your own. "and as soon as it's not useful to you anymore, you chuck it away like yesterday's leftovers."
the silence that follows your outburst is so tense it weighs you down. you can't will yourself to move, to tear your gaze away from him even when your vision blurs. it takes a moment for you to realise just how ragged your breathing has become, feeling the hard rise and fall of your chest over your racing heart as you come down from your anger.
"that… that's not what this is." john utters, his face morphing into something you coin as pity, and it makes your heart squeeze all over again.
"don't. i told you to fucking leave it…" your voice is weaker than before, and you curse yourself for showing this amount of weakness in front of him, because now you know he knows that it was never just sex to you. he never meant that little to you.
by some miracle you manage to blink away the tears before they can fall and embarrass you further. you wait for him to say something, in a painful sense of awkwardness that's never been there before, but all he does is stare at you.
"i can't do this anymore." you whisper, the words muffled through the blood rushing in your ears. you fix him with another scathing look before turning to leave for the second time tonight.
"wait." he calls your name as you walk away, quickly moving to catch up with you, but you have no desire to listen to him, not anymore. he gives you no time to react when he rushes to stand in your path, grasping both your shoulders to stop you when you try to sidestep him. "for fucks sake, just hold on."
there's a conflicted look in his gaze that seems to pull his expression down with it. if you had anything left to give you might've felt bad for being the cause, but it's been months of this game of cat and mouse, and you're drained.
"it was a mutual arrangement," he urges, his eyes search yours, something you can't discern muddying the deep blue as they dart across your face.
you give a watery scoff, rolling your eyes in an attempt to rid yourself of the ache his touch brings you. "there was no arrangement. you're not an idiot, john, you knew how i felt about you."
"what?" he has the audacity to sound confused, and you have to resist the urge to scoff again. "how you felt about me? what're you saying?"
"i think it's pretty obvious by now." you mutter, folding your arms over you chest, trying to make yourself as small as possible. he hasn't taken his eyes off you once, your skin prickling under his intense stare. "i'm an idiot for thinking this would go any other way."
there's another heavy pause, john opens his mouth and closes it again like he was fighting with himself on what to say. the way your throat has constricted makes it hard to breath without sobbing, your breath coming out laboured and uneven.
"do you regret it?" he finally asks, his fingertips pressing into your flesh almost imperceptibly, leaving your skin tingling even though your shirt.
it was self-destruction, giving in to him every time even though it felt like a thorn in your heart. to allow yourself to live in the fantasy that he loved you while you were in his arms, just to have that warm feeling shattered when he told you to get dressed.
"yes."
you regret falling for someone who would never love you back.
"it's over. let me go, captain." you whisper, a plea for him to release you from whatever spell he's got you under, even if you don't really mean it.
his hands drop from your shoulders, letting one curl into a fist at his side and bringing the other up to scratch his beard in an uncharacteristically nervous gesture. you know it's for the better, but the knowledge couldn't stop the tears from rolling down your cheeks. you brush past him, feeling his gaze burning into you as you lean away to avoid touching him.
he doesn't stop you when you walk away this time.
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Firstly, I love your blog! Second, I feel so bad because I think I'm so ugly (I only like a few things about myself) and not fitting in the standards, so I compare myself very much. What's your advice? It's so hard to feel ugly, like I can't compete..
thank you! - okay you feel ugly. i want you to understand that this feeling is neutral. i want you to know that you are fulfilling yourself with this idea of you not fitting in w the standards.
1. imagine a scene that implies you are beautiful (ppl complimenting you, you staring at urself in the mirror, you telling yourself you cant believe how perfect you look). do whatever technique you want. you can loop the scene/visualization until it feels real to you, it doesnt have to be hd clear quality, i visualize blurry and i still manifest. keep doing this until you feel satisfied in imagination, this is experiencing it so dont imagine it to get something in the 3d (it will reflect in the 3d either way), imagine it to feel good bc why wouldnt you want to be fulfilled in knowing your beautiful?). you can also just simply decide your beautiful regardless of the 3d.
2. once you feel satisfied, know that that is now a fact or you can think about it as a memory. imagination is the real reality right? so what you just imagined (experienced) is a fact. assume it to be true and whenever you think of it, know it done.
3. if you get negative thoughts, insecurities, see circumstances, it is all neutral which means it has no original meaning, it is you who always adds meaning. realize you can choose what everything means or you can choose that it still has no meaning. continue to go back into imagination and know its real.
🎀i used to have the same insecurity, what i did to overcome this is simply assuming that no matter what i feel, i still am exactly how i want to look like. when i would feel insecure, i would go straight into imagination and feel like my ideal self. if i was my ideal self, would i care about a feeling or thought that tells me otherwise? no. bc i know im the operant power and i always choose who to be in imagination. who you are being in imagination always expresses in the 3d so thats exactly what happened: i actually started to naturally feel beautiful and look beautiful in the 3d just like how i did in imagination. this is proof that the 3d never matters and is always neutral.
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Just 141 and Los Vaqueros fighting over you again
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Gaz: Who do you think you are to hug (Y/N) Soap?
Soap: Cause I'm his future husband? Ya mad or?
Ghost: Johnny when tf will he be your husband?
Soap: He's considering It "simon"
Ghost: Like hell we'll believe that
Gaz: Yeah? Like who would even date your ass? I'm more worth It for him
Ghost and Soap: Who's lying to you?
Gaz: Dont believe me then but I know that I myself am a better lover than you two
Soap: Keep dreaming Gaz I'm the one for him
Price: Not even close Soap I'm the one for him
Ghost: Shut up old man you dont even seem close with him
Price: You dont know that Ghost we spend time privately through nights watching.the sky together
Gaz: You lying?
Price: I never lie Gaz
Soap: THATS JUST PURE BULLSHIT
Ghost and Gaz: Definitely agree on that
Price: He enjoys spending time with me than you all so sit down
The 3 of em' : Fuck you
Price chuckled
Alejandro: Who's talking about my boyfriend?
Soap: Your boyfriend? Look who's the one lying.
Alejandro: Oh pendejo trust me I've spent much more time with (Y/N) than you all
Ghost: Got no proof on that Alejandro
Alejandro: I dont need proof Ghost
Ghost: Then we arent believing you through anything you say
Price: Mhm
Alejandro: Dont believe me just know that (Y/N) loves me more than you all in this room we're in right now
4 of em' : Bullshit
Rudy: Dont believe Alejandro I haven't seen him with (Y/N) in days and he's quite a liar himself
Alejandro: Shut up Rudy you dont know shit
Rudy: I know everything Alejandro, besides I spent way more time with him than you
Price: You aren't even that interactive Rudy so we dont believe anything ya say
Rudy: Oh but I only interact with him cause I love him? You all dont know SHIT
Soap: Damn, never knew Rudy would act like this
Gaz: Lies come out of everyone's mouth in this room
5 of em' : Shut It Gaz
Gaz: Just sayin' (I know (Y/N) loves me more)
Konig: You all are quite nosy you know?
Ghost: Fuck you mean Konig
He laughs
Konig: Guess what? (Y/N) is much more interactive with me than you all
Ghost: Never knew some big guy could lie that much
Konig: Fucking shut up Ghost and I'm saying the truth asshole
Ghost: Like we'll believe ya ass
Konig: Then dont? I dont need someone to believe me, but trust me when I say this he likes to talk to me more or spend time with rather than you all nosy bitches
6 of em' : Shut your mouth
He scoffs and rolled his eyes
Graves: Fuck you all talking bout'? He's the one for me
Price: Look at yourself first before saying that Graves
Graves: I'm confident with myself thank you very much also (Y/N) loves to hear me operate
Ghost: He cant even stand your noisy ass
Graves: Atleast he's observant unlike you all
Soap: Keep lying to yer self mate
Graves: Fucking believe me Ill claim him first
Alejandro: You have no chances
Graves: You dont know that Alejandro
Alejandro: I know everything
Rudy: Stop acting like you know "everything"
Alejandro: Shut up will ya Rudy
Rudy: No.
Ghost: Fucking hell..
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TO BE CONTINUED!
(So sorry If I havent been posting Ideas aren't flowing through my kind it sucks honestly)
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