#cause I put them in my inclusions box

[yoohyeon]

Mutuals do you know how much could I get selling my NCT albums ? Without inclusion or almost cause I think some may be damage

[lemonhemlock]

I think the thing that bothers me the most about Alicent’s betrayal of Aegon is that it’s essentially a mother giving up her disabled son to death so she can be ‘free’.

I have a few disabled family members, and have unfortunately heard people say to their parents to just put them in a care home so they (the parents) can ‘have their lives back’. I don’t think Condal/Hess meant for that meaning, and perhaps I’m being too sensitive, but it infuriated me because there is already so much ableism in this show (that they’ve made worse from the books in some cases), and this was I think my final straw to keep watching this show.

No, you're right, on a human level, if Alicent Hightower were a real person, we should be appalled if she acted the way she did in Season 2. This is a sensitive subject that this gaggle of writers isn't really interested in tackling properly, so I hope these blunders don't stick in your mind for too long. You decision to abandon it is completely understandable.

One indication that they are out of their depth is how they never stopped to think how it would look to eliminate the sympathy or understanding from the side who basically has all the disabled characters and then paint them all as doomed because they were not 'progressive' enough.* Another indication is how they practically pigeonholed the character of Helaena into a very stock autistic-coded box and did not bother to give her any interiority or motivations or present her in any way that doesn't infantilise this almost-20-year-old young woman. Aemond, of course, was sidelined this season after a very successful introduction in S1 that advanced him more than a cartoon mustache-twirling villain. Much has been written about Larys even before S2 aired, so I won't revisit that discourse right now, as this post is already too long.

*not meant as a dig against progressive politics, but as a comment on how HotD views progressive to mean 'stan of Rhaenyra', who is not a disruptor of the patriarchal status-quo by any quantifiable means.

A delicate topic such as this one is always going to split opinion and cause controversy and I think that sometimes a lot of feelings can be hurt by untactful takes and can cause many minority, underrepresented groups to feel even more unseen and disenfranchised. I personally hope I can convey my thoughts on the matter in a way that doesn't alienate the members of these groups, but sometimes even I lack the best words to properly express myself.

I would like to point out that, on the one hand, in the ASOIAF universe and especially in such a chapter like the Dance of the Dragons, the characters are often very flawed people that flirt with the boundaries of villainy more often than not and end up performing unforgivable acts, be they disabled or not, high born or not, men or women. At this point, such a statement reads more self-evident than not. In this regard, there have been times I've found fans who were exasperated with other segments of the fandom vying for more positive representation when it comes to these oft-ignored character typologies, citing the fact that, on the contrary, endowing them with negative or unpalatable traits emphasizes their humanity and promotes them beyond a stereotypical rendition that can easily be absorbed into some kind of artificial, formulaic 'woke' quota in media.

However, I think we should remember that for people who are part of these minority groups, whose lived experiences are marred by discrimination and harmful prejudices, these narrative arguments can (even unintentionally) feel callous or exclusionary. It not easy or encouraging to see how you are almost always represented on screen in a way that is reprehensible or ignoble or detrimental in some way - that is, in the few cases when the text in question is inclusive enough to even remember you exist.

In such a context, I have to recognise and acknowledge that, as a white / cis / able-bodied person myself, it is way easier for me to simply rely on narrative merit, because I am represented so much in media that I have the luxury of many stories catered personally for me, both heroic and villainous, and I can simply choose what to engage with if relatability becomes a problem. And it would feel inhospitable and condescending for me to simply expect the members of underrepresented groups to 'get over it' because it makes sense in the context of the story.

A while ago there was a viral post that I keep referencing back in these situations because I think it's the best explanation for this type of divide: the watsonian / doylist interaction of critiques. As such, disenfranchised characters can be portrayed in an unsympathetic manner within any story, but, at the same, the real-life individuals from that group have the right to feel estranged and frustrated by that portrayal, because they don't consume media in a void and, for them, it isn't a hypothetical situation that they can subordinate to the priorities of storytelling. They should also have the space to express that discontent within fandom without having to be involuntarily accused of wanting to moralize or sanitize the media landscape. I think that we should start accepting that both things can be true and integrate that sentiment within our analyses.

That being said, since Alicent is not a real person, in the second part of this post I would like to dismantle the potential argument regarding the right to tell stories about awful people and how a woman being a bad mother or a bad person fits that bill. As I said, in principle, I agree with the sentiment. But I don't believe that the writers were at all successful in pulling this off. Their storytelling skills have proved inadequate and they were unable to craft a believable arc for Alicent to justify her so drastically shifting her entire world view in a few short weeks. And, by 'believable' I absolutely don't mean something naturalistic in the framework of the 21st century on Earth where dragons and magic don't exist; I mean plausible and reasonable behaviour for a human person in the confines of the fictional universe in which they operate.

I'm all for villainstanning and difficult female characters, but this season should have taken Alicent from

point A: doing everything in her power to put Aegon on the throne and even shielding his body from the dragon Meleys

to

point B: offering him to Rhaenyra for execution

in the span of weeks.

This season should have given her a proper motivation to basically hand over her male children to the person married to the assassin of her grandson. If nothing else, Alicent should have demanded Daemon's head. Speaking of which, there is no way to delve into Alicent's psyche, into the mind of a person in her position, after years of paranoia about a loose-cannon like Daemon (a notoriously disliked figure in Westeros), and arrive at the conclusion that, yes, Daemon as King consort would somehow be a better solution for the realm than any of her sons. It's just not. Even with rhaenicent rose-tinted glasses, he should have been a dealbreaker. This type of shortcoming makes me think that they can't truly immerse themselves in the mind of a character to properly gauge how someone could react to the events around them.

As such, let's see what disservices were done to Alicent this season that might have made her regret her initial decision. Let's see what the writers think would be reason enough for Alicent to switch sides and undo 20 years of wanting to place Aegon on the throne:

?????

2. Aemond burns Aegon

3. Aemond boots her from the council

4. Smallfolk suffering & revolts

5. Assassination attempt of Rhaenyra

6. Otto booted from the Council

7. she takes a few baths

8. goes camping

9. ??????

10. Dragonseeds

11. Aemond burns Sharp Point (?)

12. Aemond may endanger Helaena

Now let's see the plotholes in Alicent's thinking:

Most of these concern Aemond. Aegon, Criston, Otto, Gwayne and Daeron haven't committed any grievous sin against her that should be punished, yet, by conspiring with Rhaenyra, she would doom them all to their deaths. Even if Alicent is shown to have a complicated relationship with the first four, she has no reason against her 'nice' son Daeron and her brother Gwayne who was deferential and sympathetic to her. Now there is no way to make Queen Alicent Hightower "kind of forget" about Daeron and Gwayne or her Hightower uncle or cousins and not consider they would have to be executed by Rhaenyra/Daemon. If you have to suddenly make a character stupid or amnesic in order to fit your plot point, then it's not a good plot point. And Alicent has never before shown to be either stupid or amnesic. On the contrary, she is an anxious person who worries about everything.

Of course, one can argue Otto has manipulated her throughout her life and she could have reasonably developed feelings of animosity towards him, but he doesn't really factor in show!Alicent's decision at all. She isn't depicted to be thinking about him or to bring him up in any capacity after he leaves for Oldtown. Thus, we can't reasonably be expected to 'fill in the blanks' that Alicent is upset because of something Otto did.

She does not verbalise any opinion about Aegon & Criston sending Ser Arryk to assassinate Rhaenyra. At the end of that same episode, she is shown to slap Criston. But is that because he tried to assassinate Rhaenyra? Is it because Otto was booted from the Council and Criston became the new Hand? Is it because she told him they're not going to have sex anymore and he still came to her chambers? We don't know. They proceed to have another consensual sex scene. Later on, Alicent seems pissed because Criston is not telling her the truth about Rook's Rest. They part on OK terms, even though she is seen to be a little cold, but she does give him her favour. Is she even pissed at Criston? We don't know. Could she possibly be pissed enough at him that she would doom him to his death? No, I don't think that's reasonable to assume based on what we've seen. Show, don't tell. Golden rule of storytelling. In this case, neither did they show, nor did they tell.

I hesitate to assign Alicent any particular concern for the well-being of the smallfolk beyond a general sentiment to reduce bloodshed and not cause suffering on a grand scale. But individually? She is portrayed in Season 1 wanting to help Dyana and being affected by her situation. She tries to stop the guards from cutting off a man's hand during the riots, that is true. But she also allowed Larys to basically torture / execute her household staff without nary a thought. So which is it?

Coming back to Aemond. He remains the main point of contention. I am going to ignore his cartoonification this season, but, let us accept, for the sake of the argument, that Alicent did not realise how unstable he is and that now she regrets facilitating a situation in which he has so much power. If she has the power to make the guards surrender, like she tells Rhaenyra, then she is not as powerless as she laments, is she not? Then she could possibly even stage a coup against Aemond and arrest him. The fact that Aegon did not do so the minute he became conscious is another plothole. Aemond is one man with no network or friends because of his anti-social and anti-politics behaviour. He has a dragon but his access to her is restricted if he needs to ride a horse for several miles outside of the city to get to her. When he is inside the castle, as skilled a warrior as he is, he is still only one man. Him still being Prince Regent after Aegon wakes up is preposterous.

Larys does bring up the fact that without Vhagar, the greens are terribly outmatched at the moment when it comes to dragon warfare. That is true. But, if Aemond is a loose cannon who is threatening the life of the King and Queen, he cannot stay un-arrested. There's no reason they couldn't have kept it hushed for a while to buy some more time either. If Alicent is so sorry for what Aegon went through, she could have sued for peace after Aemond's ass was in a jailcell. But she makes no attempt to protect him from his supposed assassin. Her being overwhelmed with Rhaenyra's dragon superiority after Vhagar is out of commission would make more sense as a motivation for the second rhaenicent scene, it would give her more agency and not need her to abandon Aegon and the rest of her family all of a sudden.

But Aemond can't suddenly be removed from the narrative like that, because he has a part to play later on. Of course, in the books, there's not a lot to cling to when it comes to regicide. The narrator makes no such claim, nor is anyone else recorded to do so. Alicent is not upset with Aemond. Aemond doesn't attempt to kill Aegon during his long convalescence. You can argue it's not clear cut because Vhagar fell upon both Sunfyre and Meleys from above, but all three of them are reported to crash into the ground. Vhagar is old and slow, there is no certainty that she could have been sprightly enough to stop just in time so as to not crash fatally. It is not impossible to read this excerpt and think that Aemond may have tried to rid himself of his brother under the guise of battle. It is also equally possible to read Aemond's actions as a rash, dangerous move that could have ended in his death as well. It is self-preservation to let Sunfyre and Meleys kill each other. It is not self-preservation to rely on Vhagar's agility to save your life at the last moment. However, whichever way a screenwriter would like to go, Alicent can't suspect that Aemond tried to kill his brother or that he would place her beloved daughter in danger, because she would then act differently! This is another example of changing elements for the sake of changing them and not allowing the natural consequences of those changes to materialize because they would modify the sequence of events too much.

Like Rhaenyra in the sept scene, Alicent seems to be the worst negotiator ever. She doesn't get one concession from Rhaenyra when she goes to Dragonstone. Is that fair and unbiased storytelling? Helaena and Jaehaera's lives were never truly at stake, since they are girls and could always be married back into the black branch of the family. Why execute them when they could become useful? Alicent should know this, yet they need her again to be stupid and forgetful because she went to a live laugh love retreat in the woods. There is no attempt to truly settle this diplomatically. The scene is just a new pretext to humiliate Alicent and have her grovel at Rhaenyra's feet.

Below I am going to dismantle the narrative decisions regarding the dragonseeds.

Bear in mind that if we are to have 4 seasons of this story, then the sides must remain balanced for quite some time. Someone should tell the writers that biases and preferences are irrelevant because if the force differences become too great, the war ends and there will be no story left to milk.

The unavoidable truth of the matter is that the writers overpowered the blacks too much at this stage and this decision ended up massively affecting the plot. As it stands, the dragon parity at the end of the season became 2:7 - Vhagar & Tessarion vs Syrax, Caraxes, Arrax, Moondancer, Seasmoke, Vermithor & Silverwing. Out of these, Syrax was never truly considered a potential threat in battle. She is notoriously useless, does not hunt and does not fly in bad weather. Baela also rode Moondancer a grand total of one time at the end of the conflict and was never counted as a force during the war. They made Rhaenyra and Baela active dragonriders, but they refuse to do the same for Helaena to balance the forces a little bit more (Dreamfyre is a very large dragon, probably on par with Silverwing and a little smaller than Vermithor).

The book parity at this point was still unbalanced, but at the very least GRRM realised that and tried to mitigate it by moving the Battle of the Gullet close to the Sowing and making Ulf and Hugh betray Rhaenyra's side. Book!Alicent doesn't have to sue for peace because the greens get a fighting chance. I still think the Dance in the books suffers greatly from non-sensical military strategies and division of resources, but it surpasses the show with flying colours.

Let us return, however, to show!Alicent's POV. For a fictional universe famous for its amount of politicking, there is little to none in this adaptation. The writers are trying to sell us the idea that Alicent has to give up her disabled son for the good of the Realm or, like anon said, to "be free". Authorial intent is unclear on this point, but there is at least the germination of the idea that Alicent is "sacrificing" something - her family, her own ambitions etc - because she is desperate and there are no other options open to her. But is that true?

If the writers refuse to make Helaena a combatant because of reasons only they understand, even if they have no problem performing ~girlboss changes like that for TB (yes, I'm bitter about it), they could have at least given the greens the upper hand in politicking. But they don't because I'm not really sure they understand the universe they write for or posses that level of imagination. Why don't they have, say, spies in the Vale that report Aegon the Younger and his brother Viserys are on their way to Pentos as we speak? Alicent could have been shown to plot for them to be intercepted with the help of the Triarchy secured by Tyland.

Why doesn't she try to find out who these dragonseeds are. Can they be bribed? Do they have weaknesses? Ulf has a wife, no? Is there some way to use their friends and family against them and make them turn sides? Does Vaemond Velaryon not have any disgruntled relatives that have a bone to pick with Rhaenyra & Corlys and would be appalled by the decision to make Addam the heir to Driftmark? (in the books he did and they actually fought for the green side). Can they not try to assassinate one of Addam, Corlys, Seasmoke or Rhaenyra?

Alicent being involved in any of these plots would have been a more satisfying progression to her story that would have allowed her to remain relevant and maintain her screen time. Even her having a little more dignity and attempting genuine peace talks would have been more believable if she at least stuck to her guns when it comes to her family's lives, especially the son she herself placed on the throne and the one who turned out gentle and kind and has not wronged her in any way. But, of course, the show in that moment pretends yet again that Daeron doesn't exist and any other points of contention (like Gwayne and Jaehaerys) are swept under the rug because it would dismantle Rhaenyra's righteous stance. So Aegon is presented as this sacrificial lamb that Alicent must relinquish as the only way forward.

Even though the show has not established any substantial reason for Alicent to object to any tangible decision Aegon has made as king, even though she is specifically shown to regret what happened to him, even though she made no efforts via political maneuvering to mitigate Rhaenyra's advantages and even though it would have been more merciful for her to give Aegon a painless death via milk of the poppy. Instead of being an ambitious and shrewd politician, she is given a nebulous motivation of "finding herself" and discovering feminism, which apparently means her disabled son must be subjected to even more humiliation and pain. It is a very unfortunate framing because the scene invites you to think that Alicent is finally seeing reason and is trying to atone for her mistake of not stanning for Rhaenyra. Yes, Aegon is also portrayed as downtrodden and not deserving of more violence, but Rhaenyra is also not portrayed as being "wrong" to demand for Aegon's head? She is shown in soft lighting, soft-spoken, with tears in her eyes, hurt, wronged and Alicent doesn't argue back. Their parting words are bittersweet and yearning.

How can you make Alicent a selfish character overnight when you have spent so much time painting her the exact opposite and you don't even give her plausible motivations or any breaking point? She doesn't even do anything to try and gain power back for herself, change the things she doesn't like or counteract Rhaenyra's moves before she goes to Dragonstone. Her one attempt is proposing herself for the regency and it's supposed to be this grand moment of her realizing misogyny is real, even though that has been the case her entire life and, as a stand-in for her husband and a Council member, she would have encountered it often as a daily routine when trying to get anything done.

Ergo, I do have to ask again: how does Alicent get from point A to point B exactly?

[jaggedjot]

An Extended Set of Notes on a Look at Season Two

Or, an attempt at being cohesive in extenuating circumstances.

"He wants you in pieces for the privilege of putting them back together as he sees fit." Armand has correctly identified Daniel's saviour complex (part projection-denial of his own feelings for Louis, part assertion of the white masculinity he leans into) with Louis.

There is a distinct edge to the smiles that Claudia and Armand give each other.

It is implied through the montage that Louis’ speech about his newfound commitment to pragmatic optimism ("Stop feeling sorry for yourself. A shit life beats no life. And where we're going now, we can't be running away again.") is aimed at Claudia. If that is the case, then Claudia is going to rightfully furious at this implicit criticism of her own despair at being an eternal adolescent, especially as this is coming from the man who played a significant role in causing that about. Not to mention the underlying resentment it suggests Louis has about her willingness to leave him, when Louis will be doing something similar to her later in the season.

I do need Sam Reid to teach classes about how to remove a shirt or waistcoat that smoothly.

The third episode of season one had Daniel point out how different Louis portrays Lestat in the present day to the original interview, namely that at the time he seemed to despite Lestat. Armand though clearly recognised that the anger and loathing Louis exhibited in the 1970s is something of a front to mask still existing love.

Initially I thought that Lestat was eating bible scripture, but, judging by the modern costume, he may be eating one of Armand’s scripts instead; the symbolism of both potential images is wonderful.

While Claudia and Madeline’s heads are already turned away, defeated, we catch a glimpse of Louis watching Lestat leave them to their fate.

Interesting that Armand is not going to pretend that there isn't something between him and Lestat.

Whoever blocks the sex scenes understands the importance of desperately grasping hands. I wonder if this tussle will end, as the previous one did, with Louis’ initial dominance fading as he allows himself to be overwhelmed.

“Let me guess, he’s your companion, finally. Picked another one over me!” It must be incredibly difficult for Claudia to see Louis find love, and be loved so intensely, when she is unable to in large part due to Louis' decision for her to be turned as a child. And for Louis to then decide that he has grown out of their relationship.

The line of "You fear Armand. You should fear the other one." before cutting to Louis smashing a glass against a priceless painting. My crazy girl is back.

Present day Louis actually seems to be wearing a colour that isn't black for the first time.

Even having rewound a dozen times, I still have no idea what horrific creature Louis imagines crawling out of the hollow of Lestat's throat. You would presume it would be a rat, but there is something insectoid to it.

A lot of theories about what happened on that fateful night in San Francisco being refuted or made more valid, specifically the seeming confirmation that it was Louis that left that scar on Daniel, and that the interview did take place the same night Louis and Daniel met.

Claudia and Louis sharing Madeleine is quite something.

The implication of the montage accompanying Claudia’s “You got to give up something to get something.” seems to be that Claudia is going to realise that she can never be fulfilled while maintaining her splintering relationship with Louis. Then for it to be followed up by Louis' "You and me, me and you." speech to her.

Santiago's inclusion in the "You and me, me and you." montage promises many things.

This trailer does nothing to contradict my theory that Armand is standing in the prompter’s box of his theatre during the trial, while claiming in the present day that he had no say over what happened next.

Please tell me Lestat's imagined ghost is not accompanying Louis and Armand during all their Parisian dates.

The shot of Lestat laughing while holding an ashing cigarette further confirms that there will be flashbacks to Rue Royale, as the blurred background looks very similar to the downstairs room.

"Pieces of my life gone. I knew who I was without those pieces." LOUIS.

The toast between Claudia, Madeleine, Louis and Armand seems to be taking place immediately before the trial, because Claudia is wearing the same fateful yellow dress and Madeleine the same blue blouse and, seemingly, red two-piece skirt and jacket.

The collapse of the bookshelves containing memorabilia of the past are not clearly connected to something happening in an interview session. If this is a response to something dramatic or particularly emotional in the story, you would expect Daniel to be up close, not sitting behind a desk alone.

It does hurt me to see Louis cry.

[persephone-s-moon]

Who I think the Lost Boys' favorite Monster High characters would be

This turned out longer than I expected, but I also included explanations for my picks. Let me know your guy's thoughts :))

(I did try to put a read-more link, but it fucked up the picture formatting, so I apologize for the long post)

David: G1 Toralei Stripe and G3 Draculaura

For Toralei, David LOVES a messy bitch. He supports women's wrongs always, and Toralei causes almost every problem in Monster High. I definitely see David as a cat guy, and Toralei is the true embodiment of cat-attitude. She's a leader and your classic mean-girl, but doesn't like kicking people who are already down, and you know what? He respects it. He respects it a lot.

When it comes to Draculaura, he didn't really get the G1 hype. She's very sweet and pink, which is Totally not his style (so he says), and he thought the Monster High take on vampires was incredibly silly. But by G3, Draculaura's grown on him. He doesn't really get the whole vampire-witch thing, but he's surprisingly fond of her new style. He likes the dainty little sheer details on her main doll's top especially. Also, the image of this "cool" vampire with a cute little pink doll is Very Good.

Honorable mentions: G1 Cleo De Nile, G1 Nefera De Nile, G1 Spectra Vondergeist

Marko: G1 Venus McFlytrap and G3 Frankie Stein

Look at Venus and tell me Marko wouldn't be obsessed with her. Her overall personality is really inconsistent, but he's super fond of her being depicted as a loud, chaotic party animal. He really likes her bold colors and all of the patterns she wears and the fucking sharp teeth on her shoes. I could see him trying to recreate that. He'd also add little details of his own to her battle vest.

He wasn't really big on G1 Frankie because she was sort of basic to him, but really likes the new take on their preppy/punk style, especially the new bright color palette. Neons really stick out to him. The new prosthetic leg is so goddamn cool y'all, and he'd be all over the idea of Frankie doodling on themselves. Also! Canon trans doll! I headcanon Marko as transmasc, so the inclusion of a nonbinary doll that actively binds? Sign him up, he wants that.

Honorable mentions: G1 Ghoulia Yelps, G1 Howleen Wolf, G1 Holt Hyde

Paul: G1 Lagoona Blue and G3 Ghoulia Yelps

Lagoona is such a cute monster, and she's so fucking friendly. She can get along with any monster without letting anyone walk all over her (except for Gil, who Paul HATES), and Paul would just adore her passion. He really likes how she leans into the whole fish-aesthetic with her outfits, and he just thinks she so cool. Like, look at the fishnet shorts!! He'd love that shit!! Specifically I think he'd like her Dawn of the Dance look, but moreso the official art rather than the doll.

G3 Ghoulia is so cool y'all. He already liked G1 Ghoulia, who was easily in his top five monsters, but G3 has that skater/gamer aesthetic and this man just eats it up. I feel like he'd be disappointed that she doesn't speak Zombie anymore, but her new cool-girl schtick makes up for it. He definitely gets rid of her eyebrows with nail-polish remover as soon as he gets her out of the box though. Thinks she looks better without them.

Honorable mentions: G1 Ghoulia Yelps, G1 Deuce Gorgon, G1 Clawd wolf, G1 Viperine Gorgon

Dwayne: G1 Clawdeen, G1 Abbey Bominable, and G3 Ghoulia Yelps

Yes, Dwayne gets THREE because I genuinely couldn't decide between G1 Clawdeen and G1 Abbey for him, and I didn't feel like G3 Abbey was really his style.

G1 Clawdeen is That Bitch. She's confident, bold, and does not hesitate to call someone out on their bs. I think Dwayne would really admire her feircly protecive nature and her no-nonsense attitude. And that fur coat? That fur coat that she wears to high school? Increadible. Amazing. Showstopping. Dwayne would also figure out how to curl doll hair just for Clawdeen because he Knows what she deserves. The irony of a vampire liking a werewolf character is not lost on him.

Is Abbey's accent accurate to the Himalayas? No. Does Dwayne care? Also no. Abbey is way too charming of a character for him to be terribly bothered by her Russian-esk accent (even though he points it out Every Time). She's honest to the point of accidently insulting her friends and doesn't really understand a ton of cultural differences, which Dwayne thinks makes her more fun. He'd really love her dry sense of humor and her strong disposition. And honestly? Maybe I just think he has a thing for faux fur.

Another G3 Ghoulia enjoyer. I feel like we've somehow collectively forgotten that Dwayne skateboards. I haven't forgotten though, and I think Dwayne would redecorate Ghoulia's skateboard and then promptly lose it (he'd end up stealing Paul's and then gaslight him into thinking it was his the whole time). I think he'd really enjoy this more confident version of Ghoulia, but again, disappointed by the language shift. (I'm projecting at this point.)

Honorable mentions: G1 Cleo De Nile, G1 Frankie, G1 Clawd Wolf, G2 Deuce Gorgon

Star: G1 Spectra Vondergeist and G3 Cleo De Nile

Look me in the eyes and tell me that Spectra DOESN'T make you think of Star. She's pretty reclusive but a mega gossip, and she's super quick to make judgements. Spectra will literally make shit up and then start to believe it herself, including lies about her own past. Her aesthetic is somewhere between the lost boys' and Star's, which looks both cool and super flowy. Star would totally see herself in Spectra in both appearance and personity, and as another supporter of women's wrongs, I think that she'd adore her.

Honestly I feel like G3 would be a hard sell for Star because she's already so attached to the original versions of the characters, but if she had to pick, it would be Cleo. Her jacket and accessories are so fucking cool, and Star definitely wishes she could see herself properly so she could do makeup like that (she does NOT trust the boys). She would try to paint Cleo's molded-on bandages and ruin the plastic, but she'd wrap real fabric around it to hide her fuck up.

Honorable mentions: G1 Purrsephone and Meowlody, G1 Cleo De Nile, G1 Operetta

Michael: G1 Frankie Stein and G3 Deuce Gorgon

Michael is nothing if not a basic bitch. G1 Frankie is very peppy and constantly confused since she's somehow always 16 days old, which I think Michael can relate to. She has the messiest fucking love-life known to man, and he gets it. She's exploring and trying to learn everything at once, which includes relationships, and Michael isn't exactly known for thinking things like that through. He isn't the biggest on any sort of fashion, but I think he'd like her color palette and the little stitch details. That, and I think he'd find her heterochromia really cool.

G3 Deuce is the first time Deuce didn't look like a weird asshole to Michael, and I think after meeting the lost boys, he's definitely more into alternative men's fashion than he used to be. This new Deuce is what Michael considers "cool" in a cartoonish sort of way. I wouldn't put it past him to try to figure out how to decorate his jacket a little to resemble Deuce's considering the lost boys all have something unique going on, but I think he'd end up regretting the snake motif since it isn't really Him.

Honorable mentions: G1 Jackson Jekyll, G1 "Slo Mo" Mortavitch, G1 Iris Clops

Sam: G1 Draculaura and G3 Twyla Boogeyman

He's going with the safe choice, but he's right. Draculaura is sweet, sensitive, and a shopaholic (something he can related to, Mr. Born-to-shop). I think, like Star, he'd be the type project onto her. He'd get as many different Draculaura sets his grubby little hands and mostly-empty wallet can get and he'd talk to all of them like, "You hearing this shit, Draculaura?" Even though she's a vampire and he's recently been on the anti-vampire bandwagon, he makes an exception for her because she's vegan.

I feel like he was surprised with how much he liked the new Twyla since he wasn't terribly fond of G1 Twyla, but I think changing the green to a nice teal really helped. Her patterns don't clash as much (neither do her accessories, which he was SUPER bothered by in G1), and her hair Actually looks nice. She just feels more cohesive, which really sells her to Sam. He's still a die-hard Draculaura fan, but there's room in his heart for two cute monsters.

Honorable mentions: G1 Clawdeen, G1 Clawd, G1 Rochelle Goyle, G3 Draculaura

[lesser-mook]

The odd American obsession with a Female President

"The United States is not ready for a woman president — at least not a Democratic woman president."

“-not ready”, like a woman finally being elected as Commander-In Chief is a cosmic level convergence in the universe, give it a rest.

Translation: So women weren't ready for a woman president. 😂

Let's not omit the reality that women outnumber men, and many women chose Trump anyway. Some women aren't stupid enough to vote by gender tribalism bias and instead actually read policy concerns.

Because a lot of women aren't stuck in their teen phase & don't vote by girls club rules.

“A vote for a woman is a vote for me, even when policies state otherwise or the candidate I’m voting for is a straight up lying scumbag. A victory for that woman is a victory for me, even though her life has nothing to do with mine and she put 10x more effort to better herself than I would on my best day for my own children.”

(Modern day process of elimination logic)

“VP Harris. She’s brown, I’m brown; So that means she has my best interest at heart even though her life experience doesn’t even begin to match mine. She doesn’t answer questions coherently or honestly, she lies, she deflects, she keeps bringing up Trump to red herring a conversation whenever she’s caught on her own failures as VP. And she supports censorship, yet for some reason she calls Trump a fascist even though she’s caught on camera advocating for Social Media crackdowns. But she’s brown so I have to vote for her.” (Current standard of logical decision making because this "Representation" campaign was definitely NOT a propaganda vehicle to make people even easier to control by convincing them to be dumb enough to put themselves in boxes.) See, It's not racism if the idiots segregate themselves and call it "progress" or "diversity".

"‘I think a woman could do a great job as president. I don’t think she is the right woman’"

There is no right woman, there is the right person or not. This sex obsession is disgusting. Instead of her being the first to do it best, its just she's the First woman to do it.

That's how low the standard is now.

"‘People still don’t trust us to lead’"

"Us"---------- "Us" ?

"Us",

this isolation language like women are another species. Stop playing into propaganda that wants you to box yourself off.

Stop being a tool playing into your downfall, which is disconnect: "Us" vs "Them" Syndrome

People in general won't take you seriously when you obsess over superficial shit cause of how it looks.

If your main stay contribution is you’re the first woman to do it, not do it better or differently or phenomenally but just a woman that did it, don’t be surprised when people don’t take you seriously.

There’s no us, there’s only you.

“The outcome of the election suggests, to me, that our society remains more comfortable with women in supporting roles rather than the primary decision-makers.”

Well that’s an incorrect suggestion bud. 

Oh “our society” is more accustomed to women being side kicks, despite the past 15–20 years of female supremacy propaganda that says they’re better.

Hence not “#FutureIsMankinds�� but #FutureIsfemale (How inclusive)

Whoever’s in the Chief’s seat doesn’t change that a woman who’s already the matriarch of a family in real time right now is still the one calling the shots in her family regardless of who is the President. 

What does Harris losing have to do with being comfortable with a woman being primary decision -maker when plenty of people live with that reality in their own family units and working environments as we speak, with women being primary shotcallers.

If it really boiled down to society’s comfort vs needs, Harris would be President. 

All this #FutureIsFemale bullshit, you’d think people would take the hint that this modern pagan female supremacy paradigm that you actually live in and that women basically being god overtone SHOULD be reality- you’d think that alone would’ve gotten Harris in the White House. 

Because that’s the blunt instrument of a message that Americans have been getting assaulted with for YEEEARS now. 

Otherwise, what is even the thought process behind saying that beside a pathetic excuse to paint the culture as patriarchal when in an actual patriarchy #FutureIsFemale wouldn’t even be a hashtag, it’d be a parody, a fucking joke, which is what it is.

But? People take it seriously. And it's a consistent highlighted recommended hashtag. 100% Exclusive.

Men wouldn’t be killing themselves more than women, they’d be doing better for themselves in education and other areas along side women, as women are.

Not dominating in homelessness, suicide, struggling, occupation deaths, prison deaths, deaths in general and suffering & left behind; All the areas that’d be National news if they were instead occupied by women but they’re not, it’s just a male issue thus a non-issue to society. Because men suffering is called Tuesday, women’s slightest inconvenience is called “problematic” or “his fault”. 

Systematic double standards both ground-level AND judicial, the system forgets men’s issues even exist and when they are given a platform, it’s out of mockery, antagonism ie. called “misogyny” when the men forget their place or treated with narrow tolerance and zero sensitivity. 

I can just smell the male privilege from here, smells like burning ash and smoking dogshit.

You live in a Matriarchal Patriarchy, it’s okay to say it. 

Stop calling it “the patriarchy” because that way you can blame men for the problems, when in reality your problems started the moment you left men behind to put women on high, the moment you disconnected the two. 

It’s neither men or women’s fault, but you can control both by keeping them in constant conflict. That’s how you control a generation to eat themselves. Master level GASLIGHTING.

People overlook how sensitive & emotional people became in the past 2 decades, not indicative of anything patriarchal. This cancel culture phenomenon in itself is a matriarchal tribal attack mechanism. 

America stopped being a Patriarchy years ago.

That aside, I’m further confused by this “Primary Decision-Maker” argument:

Because for some being The President, a glorified celebrity; Means you’re actually in charge as to what the masses see, how they think, what the children will perceive as reality in the culture?

Control over the banks, News, sociological narrative, cultural direction as to how men and women conduct & see each other and what signals they’re being bombarded with by pop-culture which actually shapes how people even behave for the rest of their lives?; Control over Civilization’s heartbeat, propaganda. Power.

So we think because Harris lost an Election or if she won; She’d be in charge? You think Trump is in charge? Lmfao.

The President is a title, not a statement, hence how some Business Tycoon was able to become The President AT ALL, sometimes people overlook that. 

To control what you see & consume in your everyday life is outside the realm of just “The President”. And that level of control is actual power, because that level of control looms over “The President”. 

That’s control over one’s reality, thus society.

Because that’s how you determine cultivating a generation of determined builders or a crop of impressionable idiots with opinions, a list of micro-aggressions, and good intentions.

Raising Adults or Big-ass kids.

I won’t go as far as to call them figure heads, but your Presidents are Class Representatives of a certain “Class”. They are not “the” BOSS.

"Maybe a Republican woman would see greater success"

.......... Right because the problem was Harris was a Democrat. That was the issue, spot on. 100% Correct.

Man, they're ahead of the curve, if only she was a Republican, that's brilliant. Why didn't I think of that, wow!

Or maybe stop salivating & fetishizing a Pet female president cause “Vagina magic”, cause that’s exactly what this is.

I hear “female President” so much like a woman being president is going to usher in some cosmic shift in the fabric of reality, second coming tier shit.

I remember the night Obama was elected, nothing changed for blacks, neighborhoods weren’t renovated, Detroit wasn’t rebuilt, no infrastructure, no recovery of black culture, nothing. just handouts, but no stability. Same old dysfunctional position in society they had before he got elected.

America didn’t develop anti-nuke force fields, the cure for cancer wasn’t released cause the man wasn’t white- So you cats really gave that dude a trophy because he participated with the right skin color.

You’re that easy.

So what exactly are we expecting? You don’t see how condescending it is to fetishize a position just because of a superficial trait and not actual accomplishment?

Why or when did Americans allow themselves to be dumbed down & infantilized this much?

I wish I was making this up, obviously that’s all people are choking on. Not her bringing America to a Type-II Civilization status, no- just having a woman’s ass in the Chief’s chair was the accomplishment. You can’t make this shit up.

Present a candidate with proper plans /policy and if that's a qualified woman, GREAT.

Yet deifying a woman participating something men did already is not a galactic event bud.

Praise women for inventing it or making it better, not just signing up to do it too. You get better candidates when the standard is higher, not lower; the U.S military could learn from that.

I repeat, women don’t have to do anything right/ better/ or correct.

The bar is so low, just being a woman doing it is worth a badge.

You cannot be okay with this but call something else "Benevolent [this]" or "condescending [that]" when tokenizing just by being a woman or a woman of color and or what the fuck she actually brings to the table isn't even a factor because all everyone is gagging on throat deep is the "It's A GIRL!--" boner.

Point being: Harris barely answered any questions, deflection, laughing like a creep every 5 seconds, and in fact very rude & passive aggressive to every interviewer that didn’t go easy on her: because the train she kept riding on was just being a woman running for President again.

This is why many Americans’ national IQ averages are dropping, people are too easy.

Trump won, but the coping mechanisms/rationalization coming from detractors shows many of us didn’t learn a goddamn thing.

Your leaders truly have grounds to believe the masses are this stupid & gullible.

Praise actual merit and women/people in general will rise to the standard, keep lowering the standard, and you get exactly what you deserve.

[acursed-love-sick-cat]

By: @lovesickfox

You have Finally arrived home after such a long day. Dropping your things at the door you proceeded to flop yourself right into the couch. You groan out in exasperation, causing your beloved buggy eyed cat, Baby, to look at you curiously.

She waddled over to you and butts her head into your hand hanging off the couch. You give her a quick pet but still lay there.

She mews at you, purring slightly, still trying to get your attention. After a while of no reaction, she jumps right onto your back making you yelp out due to her chubby weight.

A sound of something dropping comes from another room of your residence.

"Oh Shoot!" Cries out a chipper but robotic sounding voice. In mere moments, a tall animatronic known as Sun pokes his head out from the hall.

"You are back! Are you alright?" He questions. He looks at your face before looking upwards to Baby sitting on your back.

"Oh! You little thing! You shouldn't sit there! Come here come here!" He shuffles toward you both, arms out stretched, making a grabbing motion.

Baby having none of it decides to hop off and scurry away from Sun.

Sun gives a sigh then kneels down to your level. "Hello my darling Sundrop! You dont look very happy! Did your day not go well?" He tilts his head a bit.

"Not... particularly." You grumble. You sit up and sink into the couch with a huff. "Today was just... too much." You put your head into your hands.

"Awwww im sorry to hear that Sunlight! Come here! You are home now! No need to worry about those silly things anymore!" Sun cheers and bundles you up into his arms. "I was planning a surprise for you but that can wait! Right now seems like the perfect prime time for cuddles!! I'll even get Moony to join!" He coos to you.

He practically skips his way to your bedroom. He places you onto the bed before twirling around the room, gathering all sorts of blankets, pillows, and soft things.

He tosses them onto the bed on top of you. "Get yourself comfortable how ever you like! Ill go get Moony!" He assured before practically hopping out of the room.

You dig yourself out of the pile a little and situate everything around yourself. You place pillows and stuffed animals here and there. You wrap yourself up in the cozies blanket. You pile the softer pillows behind you then sink into them.

Just as you finished getting comfortable, both Sun and Moon enter the room. They carry a variety of your favorite snacks too and some drinks.

"We're baaack~!" Sun cheers.

"We also brought snacks for you." Moon added.

You smile at them, feeling the day fade away in the wake of their kindness. "Thank you" you mumble.

The both of them set down their items onto the nightstand and sit themselves on either side of you. Sun grabs the remote and turns the TV on and looks for a movie. Moon leans into you, his music box playing softly within his chest. He wraps an arm over your shoulders and pulls you closer into his plush chest, laying his head onto yours.

Sun settles on a simple children's movie. He wraps his arms around your midsection and nuzzles into you much like a puppy would.

"We care about you so soooo much!" Sun chirps to you. "No matter how hard the day gets we will always be here for you!"

"Day and night. No matter what it is. We will always stay by your side, Moonlight" moon adds.

All you could do was smile at the both of them. Theres still worries and panic in your brain but its much easier to push them aside with these two daycare attendants here. You relax into their arms, sighing softly.

-

I love this so much. And the inclusion of my cat and her habit of crashing on my spine for cuddles

[jolalibrary]

How come you claim to be bisexual but you never create any bisexual characters?

i’ve been stewing on this one for a bit. but, firstly to destruct this. I am a little… annoyed? (not the right word but the others seem aggressive) I don’t like how you say “claim” — cause I don’t claim, I am bisexual. I am whether you think it or whether others do, it’s who I am. it doesn’t matter if I write all the sapphic fiction or not.

to the second part of the first sentence, admittedly as most are readers I don’t make it painstakingly obvious, but in my head when I write them, there are several who are. but I try to be inclusive where I can be, and making this obvious I feel could be putting people in boxes which they could feel uncomfortable with if they are after immersion.

[kiankiwi]

here’s the public accident fic!

usually when it’s Saturday grocery day. you were fully expecting Elvis to be in baby space. as he usually is. but not today.

you heard elvis running down the hall to your room. “Mama look! i gotted myself dressed!” you smiled as you looked at his outfit. it actually matched, and was on correctly. no shirt inside out. pants buttoned. “well my goodness. What a big boy I have. mommys very proud of you!” Elvis let out a happy squeal before heading to the front door, you right behind him.

as you got him in his car seat, you made sure you had his diaper bag even if he was in a bigger headspace. after he was strapped in you got into the driver's seat. “you ready, baby?” “yea mommy!” After turning on his nursery rhymes cd, you two headed off to the grocery store.

Since the littles inclusive store was a farther drive you knew he would fall asleep. hence why the lullabies were on. and as expected he was knocked out by the second song. By the time you got even close to the store he was snoring. maybe putting him to sleep wasn’t all that worth it… you sighed and got out, going to his side shaking him awake. “time to wake up buddy.” he whined and rubbed his eyes. “there we go baby.” you helped him out, putting his wobbling off as him being sleepy still.

once you got the cart and got inside the store was still wobbly a bit. “you wanna sit in the cart buddy?” he silently nodded and raised his arms. you chuckled and got him into the cart. you smiled as he woke up more and more. He started pointing to the snacks he wanted and babbling to you. “yea is that right?” you were just happy he was more upbeat and active.

as you continued on through the store you gave him different items to keep him occupied. the little applesauce packets have been the only surefire way to keep him preoccupied. it was specifically needed for this aisle, as y’all were gonna be there for a while. the pasta aisle. you picked up a few different shapes and held them up in front of him. “Alright sweet boy, which shapes do we want for this week?” he picked his all time favorite, flinestones. “good choice bubba.” you gave him the box and of course he started shaking it and playing with it immediately. you laughed and went to go grab some sauce for it.

as you were deciding between alfredo and vodka sauce you heard screaming. “what the fuck is this thing doing in the middle of the god damn aisle! you are an abomination, MOVE!!” Elvis whimpered very frightened from the yelling but he started sobbing when she pushed him into the shelves. you quickly put the jars down but before you could get to the old woman a worker was leading her out. you were grateful cause you would’ve hit her.

not bothering to watch her get escorted out you went to elvis who was still sobbing. “Oh sweet boy.” elvis wouldn’t look up at you and when you looked down you realized why. He had had an accident. “awe baby… she really scared you hmm?” he nodded softly. as you headed to the bathroom to change him, you realized you forgot the baby bag. You cursed and rushed to the littles section and grabbed a new outfit, a few diapers, some wipes and socks. you then headed to the bathroom, popping the tags off and keeping them in your purse before getting him clean and changed. “there we go buddy. allll better.” elvis smiled and nodded. you both finished grocery shopping and headed home.

I love this little Fic! YES nothing matters if E is upset!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[candiid-caniine]

Ughhhhhh. I'm putting this here because it's a secret i shall take to my grave (at least for now and probably forever) but I'm also going slightly insane at not having anyone to talk to about this so. Hi. Please listen to me ramble. I'm kinda a mess. So. I have a crush on this dude, okay? And, like. Me? Crushing? On anyone? Ew, weird. Never happens. Except for the fact that now it has and. Yeah okay fine. I'll admit it. I'm Down Bad (at least in the horny way). Anyways. I know he's not into me, and really i should get over the crush, but it sucks cause my brain is like "well. What if??? 🥺" And. Ugh. Anyways. But i swear to god. This motherfucker has said some things that just. My brain goes uuuuuuhhhhgggg and i get all fucking subby and 🥺 and bleh. Like. Shut Up i am Too Gay For This. Like. I made a joke. Then he jokingly threatened me, basically he threatened to "find me". And now I'm jerking off to the thought of him "making good" on that threat (sexually). And. Ugh. Like. Please. I'm going insane. I want this guy's fingers in my cunt. I want him teasing me until I'm literally crying. And he! I just. AHH. Okay. Okay. Thanks for listening to my gay rambling. I'm sorry. I just think if i keep bottling it in I'm going to Die and probably cry a lot. I hope it's okay.

of course it's okay! dude, buddy (gender neutral), I'm honored that you trust my ask box with this 💕

(potentially) unrequited crushes are. fuck. they suck but they're also so,,, energizing. they make us fucking insane and that's like one of the most human things I can think of (aroace inclusively - I think going a bit mad over the complexity of human connection transcends romantic love and sexuality).

now. you know this guy and I don't, obviously, so I'm not going to give you advice, per se, but i will say 90% of my experiences, romantic and sexual, were with people who I was convinced would "never be into me."

I'll also say that the notion of confessions ruining friendships is not always accurate. in fact it's very heteronormative. what ruins friendships is when one or the other friend can't deal with boundaries. if you tell him how you're feeling, and he doesn't reciprocate, it may be awkward for awhile, but if your friendship is strong and you respect his "no" and he doesn't get weird and in his head about it, you'll be okay.

all of that aside: do not feel like I'm pressuring you to confess! I'm just trying to give you angles from which to look forward. attraction is not an imperative. no matter what you do, this crush is energizing you. it's filling you with something wild and bright and exciting. even if you never say anything or act on it, it's okay for that sexual energy and excitement to belong only to you. it's no less beautiful than it is if you share it. if it's waking up new sexual appetites, you'll take that forward with you and have amazing new experiences on your own or with other partners.

thank you for sharing, lovely. this is sweet as hell and you deserve a person who'll threaten to find you and wreck your holes and your brain if you want them 💕

[brainworms-all-night-long]

All inclusive intro to the hellspace that's my brain and this blog!! Do not attempt to find any parallels in my blorbos to my behavior and desires I promise it says nothing about the very core of me as a living being haha

And while you're here, please donate to these fundraisers for Lama and Mohammed, Sahar Shehab, Maryam, Wasim, Heba Al-Dahdouh, Mahmoud and Ali as I'm unable to do so myself

Every silly appearing above lives fulltime in my brain and refuses to pay the mortgage, in fact, is very adamant they will never do so. Henceforth, I yap about them sometimes!! Some more than others *coughNinecough* but they are always present

>Now to the tags I actively use!!

sonic prime / sonic the hedgehog / miles nine prower – The most of thoughts at the actual documented begining of life for this blog, and I like Nine!! A lot!! A character made specifically for me I think....

murder drones / arcane / nimona 2023 / dreamtale (UTMV) – Other stuff besides Sonic that I draw and yap about, although this is still mainly a Sonic blog

me does arts / littol doodl / actually finished doodl – My art tags!! I've been drawing the same character for over a year and a half now help :D Have no idea why I decided to split them into three separate categories but I belive the names are pretty self explanatory

me when I finish writing – I do a drabble or two sometimes as well just, don't expect for me to actually finish anything I start writing even though I say I will, that tag name is a lie

the silly text box – answered asks whenever I rember to use the tag lmao

silly brainwors – my yappings, Nine character analyses and headcannons!!

There's no talk tag, if you see my random unrelated thoughts, it was destined and once in a lifetime event

>I also have a few AUs but mostly of the "What if crossover" variety

Prime bros – a more or less non commited collaborative effort of random.headcannons and drabbles between me and Marie and anyone else who has thoughts and wants to join in on the fun on the idea of having the Shatterverse foxes (Nine, Sails, Mangey and Tails) living together in green hill and causing mayhem because the way the show left them was bullshit and unsatisfying!!

The same but different is my own personal version of the prime bros universe that is now actually being incredibly slowly written and the first two chapters are on my Ao3!!

Project 09 – a Tails gets adopted by Eggman AU exept its Nine getting "adopted" by the Chaos Council and he is not having a good time, scratch that, no one is having a good time in there. Exept for the Council, they're vibing

Over the hills – is a Dreamtale and Sonic crossover brough on by The Nine-tailed travel guide through the multiverse event conceived by @/Donelywell and mashed with my long time held dreamswap au idea of Dream taking Night and running away from the village after taking some drastic measures (more stuff will come to it in time. I hope)

running from a Nightmare – another Dreamtale au, this time about corrupted Nightmare being set loose on the Sonic world by none other than Eggman and the suffering that comes with it (also fighting tooth and tail to get it written)

the n 'n n's (read as m&m's) – unserious crossover where I put Nine Night and Nimona together and have them be silly (perhaps Nuzi will tag along some day too...)

And because I keep having Dreamtale & Sonic thoughts, I do lump them all together under the dreamtale and sonic tomfoolery tag!!

prime arcane – as seen above, I like arcane!! Jinx and Nine are eerily similar in their sibling and identity struggles, I put them together, boom an Au :D other characters are there too but I need to get around actually designing them....

>This will get updated in case I get possessed by something new or remeber a tag I forgor

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Hey you scrolled this far might as well put some more random trivia abt me here :D

>paleontology and zoology nerd, but only as an avid listener to four hour YouTube documentaries, I don't actually know shit- (Miniminuteman, Casual Geo and Lydnsey Nikole hyper carry this special interest shoutout to them)

>Obviously a followup to previous point needed, favorite dinosaur is the Archeopterix and the animal ever is the Blunt Headed Tree Snake

>I have a pet snake, her name is Ebi and is a black head spider python!!

>Fourth (and last, pray for me please) year of studying Mechanical engineering, I also have no fucking clue what I'm doing, I don't know a lick of math :DD

>Favorite color is pink!! (In case you couldn't tell by my art and this whole post lmao) I went through a goddamn hero's journey to learn to love it alright you can pry the seven plain hot pink shirts and hoodies from my cold dead hands

>I'm Slovak!! *zahučanie sokola a zvučka fujary*

>Aro, Ace and Agender (that's where the AAA battery comes in lmao)

>undiagnosed but there's.... something...

>I could recite the story of the ugly duckling backwards as a kid (unrelated to previous two points)

[sowhatnotcreative]

I thuroughly understand that some contries have a specific culture that makes you more likely to do something. I'm not stupid. I also thuroughly understand that certain neurodivergent traits are likely to be the cause of someone doing something, anything at all, wether it be feeling overwhelmed because of autism or maybe hyperfocusing because of adhd? I am also in no way judging that.

However, in storytelling, in writing, in journalism, in anything at all, you don't have to start with this reason, this specification or modifier (I know there is a word for it I just cant think of it). If you want to say that you personally felt overwhelmed in a situation and you are writing about it? It's allowed to say "I felt overwhelmed". You do not have to say "I have autism so therefore I felt overwhelmed". And yea this is only an example, i will add another less controversial one, but please remember this example, it will be important in a minute.

I am writing about what I did yesterday. There is NO point in saying "Because I'm Swedish I like to make myself some porrige in the morning. Swedes also like to eat their porridge with jam and so do I. Then because I have CFS I stay in bed". This makes for a impersonal and overly informational story. Does the fact that I'm Swedish have any relevance to what I eat for breakfast? No! Do I stay in bed because of CFS? Yes! Is it relevant? No!

I didn't wake up and decide that because I'm Swedish I must eat porridge, I just wanted to eat it. If it's traditionally Swedish or not is irrelevant, but if I still want to make it a point? Maybe in introducing my character? How about "I ate porrige for breakfast and just like many swedes I put some jam on it". The main point of the sentence is not where I'm from.

Now let's get back to the former example. Maybe you are even writing about being overwhelmed specifically to bring awareness?

Sidenote: This post is mostly targeted towards this new "woke" way of creative writing that tries to tick all the opression boxes so they can tag it on bookreads or maybe tiktok will pick it up for being inclusive, maybe sell something to a specific market so they make a point out of being the most opressed™ - but let's assume this specific text is just a tumblr post or something, wanting to bring awareness or just general writing, who am I to give advice to authors anyway.

You were in a situation. You got overwhelmed. Yes of course having autism could be a massive part of it. Maybe the only reason even - but not everyone who has autism would be overwhelmed in that specific situation. It's not at all a guarantee. All people with autism are also different. Someone who doesn't know anything about autism, and reads this awareness would read it not as "wow autism makes this situation so much more difficult to deal with", they will read it as "Wow, people with autism can't do that?". In the effort of removing stereotypes, you are enforcing them. By placing the "cause" (be it nationality, disability or neurodivergence) before what happened, you make that thing the determining factor. Not even on purpose just sentence structure!

Causation and action when the causation is not absolute can be implicit is bad writing. And when you think deeper it does do more harm than good to put what ever it is front and center.

[jrpneblog]

You could Tella the difference right from the start

Before we go into the inquest lets put a bit of context around this result. Burnley are, by far, the best team in the Championship and will be promoted as Champions come May 8th. In normal circumstances this result could have been taken on the chin, tough as that may be with a derby game, and we could have moved on. The problem we have, of course, is that things are now beginning to turn toxic with the manager with some alarming similarities to the stance taken by some fans with regards to Peter Ridsdale's position within the club. The positions of Lowe and Ridsdale at North End is another debate for another so lets just concentrate on the football for now and the fact North End were comprehensive outclassed in every position on the Park and were probably a tad lucky only to lose by three goals. Although we closed down well early on, from the minute Tella opened the scoring after quarter of an hour there was only ever one result. One down at the break and three down after an hour North End were really up against it as the Clarets romped home with plenty to spare in the most one sided game, between these two sides, I have seen in my fifty seven years watching the club.

North End made one change from the side beaten by Bristol City last week with the completely ineffective Woodburn coming in for the suspended Ched Evans. North End started solidly and closed down well early on but it was clear from the start that the Burnley wide players of Tella and Zaroury were going to cause us plenty of problems and that it was going to be a long afternoon. With just fifteen minutes gone a Brownhill cross from the left found Tella unmarked in the box and he headed home to give Burnley the lead. North End countered and had their one shot on target in the first half through Browne. Woodman then saved superbly from Barnes as the home side dominated and Woodman was again called into action to save from Zaroury. North End were still in the game as the teams went in at half time but to be honest I just could not see where a Preston goal was coming from.

Ryan Lowe made two changes at the break with Whiteman and Parrott coming on for Woodburn and Ledson. Again North End opened the half well but when Tella beat Lindsay before firing home past Woodman the game was over with only ten minutes gone in the second half. Things went from bad to worse for North End and a few minutes later Tella latched on to a through ball and fired home underneath Woodman to complete his hat-trick and ensure Burnley won their tenth game on the trot in the Championship. Fortunately for North End Burley eased off a little after the third goal and were content to do a little bit of showboating of the skills at the disposal of Vincent Kompany. The North End bench were conspicuous by their absence for the final part of the game and the picture doing the rounds on Social Media painted a thousand words of the North End staff at Turf Moor.

This was only North End`s fourth League defeat on the road this season and as was said earlier it could almost be excused if our home form had been anything like. North End looked weak in the tackle, devoid of creative ideas, lacking inspiration and several other observations which are not really fit for inclusion on a social blog. Clearly something must change and change quickly. Burnley are already selling their early bird tickets for next season and you just wonder how many season cards North End would sell if they were to go on sale at this moment. I cannot really remember apathy such as is present amongst the fan base being at such a high level for a Preston team in the Championship. Make no mistake many have had enough and the club wont get them back until something very strategic happens at Preston North End. Until then we will have to just plod on and with three out of the next four games at home you feel its now or never for more than just North Ends faltering play off aspirations.

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BURNLEY 3-0 PRESTON

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WOODMAN 6

STOREY 6 LINDSAY 5 HUGHES 5

BROWNE 6 LEDSON 4 McCANN5 BRADY 5

WOODBURN 3

CANNON 5 DELAP 6

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Subs:

WHITEMAN 5

PARROTT 5

ODOMAH 5

FERNANDEZ 6

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MOTM: Freddie Woodman

Attendance 21,528

Preston Fans 2,247 (10.44%)

[gay-otlc]

Transmasc Lesbianism

I'm a lesbian. I'm also a straight trans man. This might confuse you, but you may want to consider looking at perspectives of gender and sexuality that differ from your own and don't fit into neat little boxes.

A definition of lesbian that has been gaining popularity in queer spaces is "non men loving non men." This was meant to be inclusive for nonbinary lesbians, as an alternative to "women loving women." However, the phrase is very flawed. I've spoken about this elsewhere, but the main points are

It categorizes all nonbinary people alongside women. In this context, "non-men" comes off as "women or nonbinary people who are basically women." Not all nonbinary people, even if they're non-men will feel comfortable being labeled as a lesbian, since the term has feminine connotations and can cause dysphoria. It's unfair to put them in this box just because they're not a man.

Attraction is complex and cannot be divided into "attracted to men" and "not attracted to men." This disregards people who use the split attraction model (different romantic and sexual orientations), people who experience alterous attraction, people with fluid sexualities, and more.

Gender is complex and cannot be divided into "male" and "all genders that are not male." The identity most blatantly erased by this is multigender identities- people with multiple genders can be both male and a gender that is not male. There are also genderfluid people who are sometimes male, demigender people who are partially male, or nonbinary people who don't identify as male but may refer to themselves with masculine terms such as boy or man anyway.

The focus of lesbianism should not be excluding men. Mindsets like this are echoing TERF rhetoric that seeks to exclude transfeminine lesbians because TERFs wrongly consider them to be men. And it's annoying to make our identity about men or lack thereof, when we don't need to be talking about men at all- our community is about our shared attraction for women, because women are great!

Awesome, we've got that out of the way. If you're still reading this and going "but you can't be a trans man and a lesbian, lesbian means non men loving non men!!!!!", then I don't know what to tell you. Read the list again? Go through the other posts linked? Maybe log off tumblr?

If you read all that and you're willing to accept that not all lesbians will fit into "non men loving non men," and you don't understand but you're open to learn, read on! By the end you might still not understand, but you don't need to understand me to respect me.

For some context, here is a description of my gender and sexuality.

Gender: I'm a bigender trans man. To put it as simply as I can, my gender is primarily male, but I also have some of the female gender. I'm comfortable being seen as solely a man or both a man and a woman, but not solely a woman.

Sexuality: I'm sexually attracted to women almost exclusively. As mentioned at the beginning of the post, I describe myself as a lesbian (or gay, sapphic, etc). I also describe myself as a straight man (or straight transmasc, transhet, etc).

How can I be both?

That's where my multigender identity comes into play. I'm a man and a woman. I'm attracted to women. This makes me both a man attracted to women and a woman attracted to women; a straight man and a lesbian.

Like I said earlier, male is my primary gender and being female is more secondary. So, I'm primarily a man attracted to women, and to a lesser extent a woman attracted to women. Internally, I perceive myself as more of a straight man than a lesbian. I get a lot of gender euphoria from calling myself a straight man, and the feminine connotations of lesbian can sometimes make me uncomfortable.

So, why do I still identify as a lesbian?

Although I consider myself and my attraction to be mostly transhet, that's not really how I interact with the world around me. I'm out as bigender to some people, but I'm also closeted in many contexts, and I don't pass very well even where I am out. This means I navigate my life as someone generally perceived as a woman, who is attracted to women. Even if I don't always consider myself to fit fully with lesbianism, a majority of people will interpret me that way when they find out I'm attracted to women.

Lesbianism is a label I found my home in, for many years, and it still means a lot to me. I spent a long time defining myself as a lesbian and existing in our community, and it's a significant part of my identity.

The way I experienced my attraction growing up was a lesbian experience, not a straight experience. I consider myself a straight man now, but I didn't grow up interacting with the world as a heterosexual child. I was expected to have crushes on boys and was mocked for not fitting into that. I was called a lesbian in a derogatory way when I was ten, and I found power in reclaiming that. When I realized I was attracted to women, I spent years feeling like a freak for it until lesbians communities helped me to be proud. Lesbian is the label that most accurately describes my history and my experience as a young queer.

Also, although the label lesbian sometimes causes dysphoria, I sometimes get euphoria from referring to myself or being referred to as a lesbian. I especially get euphoria from being a butch lesbian. I take so much joy from my butch identity. And while referring to myself as lesbian in a joking manner, with phrases like "I'm so gay for her" or "not to be a lesbian but oh my god," might not count as gender euphoria, saying them makes me happy, and that's enough for me.

So, why do I identify as a man? Because I am one.

Why do I identify as a lesbian? Because it describes my past experience and the way I interact with the world as someone perceived as a woman. Because it's important to me. Because I want to.

Why do I use these labels that contradict each other? Because these are the labels that are right for me, and I have every right to have a confusing identity.

Thank you for your time.

[magicmanii]

Beelzebub x Mc with CVS (Cyclical vomiting syndrome).

♥︎: platonic

Gender: gender neutral

Triggers(?) : talk about nausea, vomiting, and food.

Note: I made this because I fully believe beel and I would bond over our conditions. (This is also heavily based on my experience but I'll try to make it as inclusive as possible). I also use the pet name "peach" in this but it can be interpreted platonic or romantic

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• he found out you had CVS when you decide to just tell him one day in case anything happened and I kid you not his reaction was just,

• "oh... Alright! " and then got back to working out.

• doesn't think much of it but he's happy there's at least one person in the house that knows even a little bit of what he goes through on the daily.

• He tries to have all your trigger foods memorized so he can be sure what to get you when out and about.

• SUPER strict about having at least 2 meals a day, he won't force you to eat when everyone else is eating but he damn makes sure that you're well fed so you don't trigger any nausea episodes.

• Whenever you get vomiting episodes he's the first person to be at your side making sure you don't throw up on yourself while also making sure you're as comfortable as possible and one of the only ones to stay by your side 24/7 (besides Mammon).

• brings you any notes and or homework you missed while out being sick but it ends up being useless because he doesn't have the heart to try and make you work so you two end up cuddling for the rest of the night.

• will carry you to the nearest restaurant if your nausea starts to act up and let you eat as much as you want (it's on him).

• If you get nauseous because of anxiety he'll pry you away from whatever is causing you stress and bring you to the gym with him while you hydrate nearby or bring you to his room so you can have a bit of breathing room away from everyone else.

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A knock was heard from the door has Beel carefully walks in with an arm full of food and a small smile, he had managed to snag some food for mc and bring it back to his room without eating anything! walking quietly to the bed as to not disturb the resting person cocooned in blankets he gently set the food down on the floor before slowly sitting on the bed himself, chuckling when he heard a irritated groan.

He quietly stared at the mass for a couple of seconds before putting his hand gently on what he assumed was their side, before shaking them softly which only got him another irritated groan.

"mc" he shook them again and spoke their name quietly

"mnn.. "

"mc I got you some food" he turned around grabbing at a package of fruit before sitting up again. "Look they're cut up mc" he shook the container to prove his point.

Mc peeked their head from the blankets at the mention of fruit only to spot beel smiling at them while pushing the box into their direction.

"Come on peach, you need to eat something so you don't start feeling worse"

They let out a sigh before sitting themselves up and grabbing at the container, ripping it open to settle their stomach.

Beel smiled as he watched them munch away on the fruits, them being clearly content on the snack. "Dinner is in a couple of hours so you don't have to wait long to eat again".

At this they laughed " Beel you know I'm not you, I can survive a couple of hours before having to eat again ".

" I know.. but I'm just telling you so you know! " he ruffled their head, the sounds of protests quickly coming out of them at the gesture. "You're lucky I don't give you a noogie next time".

" no! Beel don't you dare! '' mc was quick to put distance between themselves and beel, tightly gripping on the package of fruit before giving him a lighthearted glare, which he in turn gave a cheeky grin.

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Also know that if you've requested something I'm working on it currently!!! I'll try and get it out as soon as possible!!

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[cockashi69]

Take everything

♡part one♡

pairing: Knto Nanami X fem reader

rating: 18 + MINORS DON’T INTERACT

genre: smut (next part) & fluff | lovers! au

warnings: drinking, drunk reader, drunk Nanami, dirty thoughts, mentions of sex. Other than that I think non in this part I think? Either way, read at your own discretion and put yourself first!

word count: 2.7k

summary: fem lawyer( reader) meets eager Nanami at a bar on a Tuesday after being dumped and falls in love??? Who knows really, maybe it's the cocktails or his overwhelmingly gorgeous looks, you didn't care, either way, he should give you some affection and gods did you need that now more than ever.

author’s note: Here's my first attempt at a fic >_< I kinda had this idea floating in my head but I thought I was too much of an inexperienced writer to do it any justice. There's probably a lot of mistakes but what can I say? Girls gotta start somewhere. If you have any meanie mean things to say then the block button is right there 0,0. If you don't then my ask box is always open for constructive criticism, comments, concerns, or anything really. I'm also trying to learn how to make my writing more inclusive. I know there are two sentences in here that might make it hard to relate, but I was trying to show that the reader was shy and flustered when she's drunk. If you have any way for me to fix that, please message me! Anyways that's all I have to say other than I hope you enjoy this little dribble, muah<3

‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵

Your footsteps echo throw out the wide empty hall of your office building, only worsening the god-awful headache forming in the middle of your temples. Work wasn’t the problem, you’re good at work, work is the only thing in your life that you somewhat value which is why you are so skillful at what you do. You pride yourself on how hard you can work and how well you can do your job. It isn’t surprising that you have made a name for yourself in the lawyer world. Everything else didn’t matter, friends, family, or boyfriends. Or at least that’s what you thought until your so-called boyfriend, or rather ex-boyfriend now, broke up with you over the phone this morning.

Gracefully walking back to your office after touching up your makeup in the bathroom. He broke up with you at the end of what was spoused to be a coffee break, “god what an asshole,” You hissed softly to yourself. Trying to pretend the crying session you just had at your desk didn’t happen was one thing but pushing the lump in your throat that was caused by a man like him was another. You quickly caught yourself and hurried to the bathroom to wash up, after all, there are no emotions when it comes to the law, only fairness and logic. But forgetting him and the god-awful way those words rolled off of his tongue. There’s nothing fair nor logical about it.

Quickly you massage your temples trying to dull the pain, you looked at the clock, 4:02 PM. sighing you got back to the paperwork at hand. You have to respond to a few discoveries requests for a few cases, negotiate them, requests for production, and the list goes on and on, nothing out of the ordinary. On a regular day, where you didn’t get dumped by the first guy you actually thought was decent enough for a fourth date, especially not when he tells you “sorry it’s not working out, your just too hardcore, I need someone I can relax with, I hope you can too,” then hangs up without waiting for a response at ten in the morning. Or rather he never wanted one in the first place, ‘hardcore’ what the fuck is that supposed to mean? I’m so much smarter than you that you can’t stand it, so you dump me? Seriously?

Your thoughts kept racing and tears threatened to fall if you didn’t stop thinking soon. You looked back at the clock, 4:34 PM, you were giving that idiot way too much of your time, and it’s starting to affect your work. You stood up from your chair, grabbed your purse from the sofa, as well as your coat while still thinking about him, of course. It isn’t like this is the first time you’ve been dumped, not by a long shot.

You used to be quite the looker back in high school, it wasn’t that hard to get into the university you wanted so you took it easy. While in university, you had no time for such things as boys and parties. You had to get into law school and continue the family business, this is when you had to take things seriously. And that you did, captain of the debate club and perfect grades that were obtained by many sleepless nights and endless studying sure did the trick. While in law school you thought you could revisit the dating scene, but your choices were slim. You couldn’t date anyone outside of law school because they just wouldn’t understand the hectic schedule and what it takes to become a law student, and you just didn’t find anyone you liked at school either. You decided to push your love life to the side for a while.

You didn’t know how long that while would be, surely not in your late twenties when you’re one of the best lawyers in your country. But here you were single and alone, but you were successful, beautiful, and proud of where you ended up. The only thing missing was love. You don't remember men’s egos being big enough that they couldn't date a woman more successful than them. Why should it matter anyway, when you’re with your partner or on a date you wanted to leave work at work and not think about it. It’s bad enough you’ve had to compete all your life and now you have to do it with your lovers too? Ridiculous.

You got in your car, threw your bag on the passenger seat, buckled up, and started driving home. You knew the reason it made you so upset was that he dumped you because he couldn’t handle a strong woman, it made him uneasy. Working in law, you learn not to take things personally. It enraged you how he could think like that, you thought men like left the dating pool like ten years ago. You let out an audible grown breaking the silence that filled your car.

“I need a drink,” you mumble to yourself with a pout. Quickly you take a left turn to get to your favorite bar, a local eatery actually, but nothing can beat the amazing cocktails they make with the fruit that just hit the spot. You quickly pull into the parking lot.

You walk up to the front door, you can see your reflection on the glass door. Tired eyes started back at you. One hand on the handle you look at those eyes and think, this is the last time you’re going to think about him, you’re going to get drunk and the memories of him will fade away with tomorrow’s hangover, understood? Pulling the door open, the familiar smell of fried food warms you up as you walk through the restaurant to the back where the bar was.

“ Hey y/n, a little early in the week to see you…,” looking down on his watch, your favorite bartender trails off, “ … and early in the day too,” a glass in one hand and a towel in another, he finishes his sentence. “ It's good to see you too, it’s five o’clock, come on,” you mumble the last part in a joking manner with a small pout on your face. “ You know what you’re right, what can I get you?” You order your usual.

This sets the night in motion as you sat there alone drinking and somehow along the way you ended up with a fried chicken sandwich and a cheesecake or two. By the end of the night, you felt content, you needed this night, along with your thoughts, sorting them out and coming to terms with things. No way could you do this sober, there would be too many conflicting arguments in your brain and you almost always ended up blaming the opposing party. Drunk and at peace, you tended to accept things for the way they are. Through heavy eyes, you gulped down the last of your drink, turned around to your purse on the chair behind you to pay your tab. As you’re rummaging through your purse to find your wallet, tucking a strand of hair behind your ear, you see a pair of long legs walking towards you. You didn’t pay them much attention because you were sitting directly in front of the bartender and many people walk through to get drinks and what-not. You continue your quest for your wallet.

“ Ummm excuse me?” a husky voice asked, now reaching the bottom of your bag, you look up slightly out of curiosity not realizing the question was for you. You greeted with soft brown eyes pocking through strands of blond hair. Halting the search, you look up quickly, “ oh I’m sorry, are you talking to me?” You replied to the blond man. He brought up his muscular arm to rub the back of his head, he shot you a dashing smile, “ yes miss, I’m Kento Nanami,” he chuckled, bringing his other hand for a handshake. A handshake? What is going on? In your drunken state you looked at his hand then back up to his deep orbs, it took a little bit for you to take your right hand out of your bag to meet his. “ Well hello Kento Nanami,” you flash him a grin, “ what can I do for ya?” you asked, now looking at his face, the very handsome face before you actually. Looking down at the ground he brings both of his hands down to his pockets, “I uh… saw you drinking by yourself and thought that you might want some company,” he confessed, the alcohol in his system made his cheeks a faint shade of pink, or so you thought. “ Some company?” you questioned him, why would he want to accompany sad women in business casual at a bar on a Tuesday? You thought to yourself, your brows coming together in thought. He quickly noticed your mood change adding, “ if you'll have me that is?” Finally looking up at you through his blond locks. You smile at him, “ sure why not, have a seat Nanami,” you patted the empty seat next to you. Sitting down he gestured to the bartender, “ a beer for me and..” trailing off, he waited for your response. “ A vodka soda please,” you replied while sitting up in your chair. “ A vodka soda for the lady,” Nanami ordered the two drinks with a grin.

Still smiling he shakes his head, “ didn’t take you for a vodka soda kinda girl,”

“ I’ve had a lot to drink before this, I have a list of drinks I order. Vodka soda just happens to be the last,” you sighed looking up at him.

“ What brings you here, uh… I’m sorry you haven’t told me your name,”

“ Well, Nanami, you never asked. I’m y/n,” you chuckled at the blonde.

“ Y/n huh, I like it. What brings you here y/n,” he asks continuing his thought-form earlier.

“ Oh nothing, just another Tuesday, except I got dumped while I was working and just needed a way to seal all of it away,” you’re surprised at yourself just how much you share with this man you just met. But something about him… just.. Feels warm. You don't know how but he just warms you up, like this bar did, like how the sandwich and cocktails did. These things didn’t raise your temperature, no, they warmed your soul up. Filled the void for a little bit, made you feel happy to be alive.

You take a closer look at the man in front of you. Chiseled jawline, high cheekbones that had a tint of pink sprayed across them, pink lips to match. He was utterly gorgeous. You weren’t sure if it was your drunken state or something else but you allowed yourself to look at his lips a little too long letting your mind wander into some dirty places. You would never allow yourself to think of anyone like this, let alone a stranger!

“ Y/n” his husky voice broke you from your trance, god even his voice is starting to make you dizzy. You jump a little bit, “ yes? I’m sorry, uh getting a little tired I guess, umm what did you say?” Looking down you fumbled through what you thought made sense. His lips ravaging every inch of your body was the only thing on your mind. “I was just saying how awful it is, that guy has not an ounce of respect. You deserve so much better,” his voice only distracted you further.

“ He said I was hardcore,” you said the last word with a mocking tone as you flipped your hand through the air, “ or whatever that means” you huffed. God, you were really drunk right now.

“ Do you know why he would say something like that?” his question clung in the air as you brought your head down to your drink trying to come up with an appropriate answer to not scare gorgeous Nanami away. You took a little too long, he leaned down and brushed your hair behind your ear, “ y/n” his hot breath hitting the side of your neck. God he was making it unbelievably hard to focus right now. You turn your head, unbelievably close to his face your noses were almost touching. You meet his gaze as He looks down at your lips, you turn away bring your arms to the air, “because I'm more Succesful than him because, I can kick his ass, because I win almost any argument there is, because I like to keep figurines of fictional men on my desk at work, becuse… because… I’m… I’m… too much.” your voice breaking at the last word, tears started to roll down your face halfway through your outburst, by the end of it you were full-on sobbing into your hands. I'm. so. Wasted. You thought to yourself almost forgetting that the most beautiful man you've ever laid eyes on was merely inches away from you.

Reaching between your hands, he tilts your head to face him. With furrowed brows, he leans in with heavy-set eyes. Kissing you right under each of your eyes where your tears had streamed down. Your eyes widen at the sudden act, your jaw dropped low as you watch him lean back in his chair. “ I'm sorry... I couldn't hold myself back, blame the beer,” he laughs, hand in his hair. “I just can't stand to see you cry, especially when I can't knock the teeth outta the guy responsible..” he trailed on, you couldn't focus on anything he's saying anymore. You lifted your jaw back up, soft music humming in the background, fairy lights dimming his sharp features, you started at him. In fact, you kept staring still not believing what just happened. No one has ever shown you such affection before, it was intimate yet so caring. You've never felt so loved in your life, well maybe the alcohol is intensifying your feeling. Before you knew it you leaned forward embracing him in a kiss cutting him off from whatever he was saying. His soft plump hitting yours, you were being sloppy, the drunken haze surely isn't doing your kissing skills any favors but you couldn't stop yourself. You needed to show how much that meant to you. You needed to taste him, to feel him, to be with him. Hands in his hair, you arched your back to get closer to him, but this only made you fall off the chair you were still sitting on. You thought you landed yourself on the floor of the restaurant but instead, you were in between two bulky thighs and an even bigger pair of arms wrapped around you. “ Careful darling, I think you've had a little too much to drink.” He whispered in your air, his breath tickling your ear making you squirm away from him as you giggled like a schoolgirl. “I think you should take me home... Nan..a..mi.” you hit his broad chest with a slender finger with each syllable of his name. “God even his name rolls off my tongue so well”, you thought to yourself. “ Oh, does it now?” he purrs softly. Purrs? Why is he fucking purring? You turn your head sharply to meet your widened gaze to his dark one. “ did i- did I say that out loud,” you hiss through your teeth. “ Sure did” he raises his shoulders with a shit-eating grin. You bring your hand snack to your face where they were only minutes ago, “ I'm sorry I think I've had too much to drink.” You sighed the embarrassment out.“ Mhmm,” he said while his eyes moved across your body stripping you down with his imagination, biting his lips he leaned in closer, “ do you maybe want to take this somewhere else… maybe my place?” The last word clinging to the air. You smile looking down, “I think I'd like that,” you're breathless. He took your breath, your better judgment, letting a random guy at a bar take you home on a Tuesday when you had work the next morning, he took your mind, thoughts, and body. The only thing left is your soul, and you're starting to think it'll be a few more hours till he has that too. Maybe it's your drunken state or the air tonight, but you're scared. Scared shitless. But nonetheless, you take his hand into a taxi through the night anyways.

[jerrytheduck]

College packing tips, because I have ✨opinions✨

This isn’t gonna be all inclusive instead just a list of thing to think about that might not be on a standard list

It got really long so I added a read more lol

long and the short of it is consider if you can buy it easily from college if you aren't gonna need it right away, that way you keep down on bringing so much stuff

but also if it is gonna make you happy, honestly do bring it. like college is different enough, you can keep some things the same

Most college beds are extra long, so don't get the wrong sheets

mattress toppers are godsends imo but they can be expensive so don't stress too much about it if u can't

on that note i also adore my ugg comforter its so damn soft

Bring the documents you might need to get a job! If you have a passport this is the best choice because it is the most easily replaceable, but a (certified) copy of your birth certificate *and* your social security card also works (you need both)— obviously not everyone works in college but it’s still good to have the option

Check the I9 list online if you’re not sure what counts

Yes you should bring a little set of tupperware and a single set of dishes/silverware — sometimes you just wanna make ramen or order takeout whatnot so it’s nice to have some containers

On that note, I would pick a little electric kettle over a microwave or a fridge— it’s cheap, not a fire hazard like a microwave (check your college’s rules! some are fine with it some aren’t) and you can make all sorts of stuff with boiling water—namely, ramen and hot chocolate/tea

If you don’t like the 50 cent ramen they have slightly more expensive ramen that I do think is better— personal choice tho you do you

Some dorms have stuff you can use/share and some don’t, so it might be better to hold off on buying some things until you get there—my dorm has a communal vacuum, kitchen and box of trash bags, for example

If you wanna be the og, after you put up a command hook for your coat by/on the door, leave it there for the next person. Or don’t, you do you.

Don’t forget an umbrella. Pref one that shrinks down and has a little strap for your wrist

If you use wooden pencils, you also need a pencil sharpener. Battery operated little ones usually aren’t too expensive

Bring meds like Tylenol, Advil, cough drops, prob mucinex, and neosporin, and share them if people ask (don’t forget prescriptions too!) — however, if you’re looking to pack light, you can also just buy them at a cvs or walgreens as needed (but remember, if you’re in quarantine that may be harder than u think)

HDMI cord (and adapter if you’re a stinky MacBook user) (that is a joke, MacBook users are not stinky) so that you can attach your computer to monitors, tvs and the like (I wouldn’t buy a new one just for college tho, just pack one if you’ve got a spare)

Paper towels. Can also buy these when there tho, just nice to have

Tissues. Same as above.

A laundry hamper that you can carry with you down to the washing machines all in one go (don’t get like a hamper and a bag, for example cause you’re not gonna want to do that transfer). I would also recommend something that only holds one load of laundry if you’re only ever gonna do one load at a time, and that it is small enough to fit under the bed

I like tide pods cause they’re idiot proof, but that’s a personal preference.

The next few bullets are gonna be about cold weather shit, because I go to school in New Hampshire but live in Virginia— therefore there was quite a difference in winter temperatures — these only apply if you’re also going somewhere hella cold

You might not need your heavy duty coat until after thanksgiving but you should have a coat or layers that are warm enough to tolerate down to like 30 even before thanksgiving

My coat complement was as follows: one thin pullover, one sweatshirt, one waist-length Patagonia that was pretty good in a lot of temps, one knee length Patagonia with a hood that is very very warm.

With these, I would usually wear the waist length Patagonia down to 30, double with the sweatshirt down to 25, and switch over to the knee length below that. If you’re not in the cold for very long the waist length will do without the sweatshirt until as low as 20 if you walk fast and have accessories

Speaking of accessories, you need a nice hat and some gloves. I personally liked the fairly thin driving style gloves for most everyday stuff, because you could actually do things with them and they were pretty much enough for most activities unless you were literally playing in the snow

These made every coat so much warmer.

Shop for coats in the summer when they’re on sale and search around— they don’t need to break the bank but I would opt to splurge on this over pretty much anything else specifically for the knee length coat. You can also layer more tho if yours isn’t as warm, and that works too!

I wore a mask outside instead of a scarf cause that was easier but that’s personal preference

I don’t really go out so this doesn’t apply to me really but lots of people have a “fracket” — a cheaper jacket meant to be used between parties that you don’t care if it gets stolen as much

If you see people wearing Canada goose jackets they are insanely rich. Keep that in mind when meeting people who may otherwise seem mostly normal. (No, not all rich people are assholes but it’s something to keep in mind)

Don’t forget to bring warm weather clothes for the start tho!! It’ll still be warm in September and buildings up here don’t always have AC

Yes, bring your stuffed animals. If your roommate judges you they can fuck off and mind their own business.

Shoes: similarly based on it being cold and snowy as hell in the winter, may not apply

A pair of comfy hiking boots/shoes will probably be more useful than straight snow boots on most days, though if you have those you can def bring after thanksgiving/christmas

Hiking boots are the second thing I’d recommend you splurge on for high quality if you can

However, while nature works hard, northern snowplows on golf carts work harder so usually you won’t be literally trudging through snow unless it’s actively snowing. They plow the sidewalks too here usually, which is why you can get by without snow boots if you want

You do need some kind of comfy everyday shoe that is both waterproof and non-slip tho because there will be ice

Speaking of which, if it is below freezing that is not a puddle. You should not remotely trust any wet spots on the pavement or you *will* end up immediately on your ass.

Otherwise, bring flip flops, sneakers and dress shoes if you have them (for the few times you will need to dress up, or if you wanna make a less dressy outfit immediately a little more formal)

You shouldn’t need to buy anything new tho just bring the shoes you have/wear at home

Oh and shower shoes. Spend like zero dollars on them tho

I have generally not needed a tv tho I do have a second monitor for my laptop (those are usually cheaper than tvs) which was a godsend when we were semi-virtual my freshman year but doesn’t get used as often now

Don’t buy the books until after you start your classes but also check the library (online and physical) because sometimes they have them available for free

Actually before buying any piece of media (movies and whatnot included) check to see if they have it first, some schools have a movie library or even video games and consoles

Not related to what to bring but after you finish your classes leave an honest description of them on rate my professor or the college-specific review website—and use those websites when choosing classes too

However, remember that people are more likely to leave reviews when things go badly, so especially take things like evaluations of niceness of the prof with a grain of salt

Instead, look at workload, style of the class, content, etc to see if it lines up with what you assumed from the course description, and then go from there.

Generally assume that there is no such thing as a truly easy class, so searching for only the easy classes won’t really get you anywhere. Things are easier when you actually like the content, usually.

You don’t need as many school supplies as you did in high school— if you write notes for every class you’ll need a notebook for each, some pencils/whatever tools you usually use to take the notes, and maybe like one folder or binder to leave in your dorm for printouts and whatnot

If you want to print every reading ever you might need another binder, but wait to buy that until you’re actually doing the readings because that depends a lot on the class

Speaking of which you do need a backpack for college but def make sure it’s the right size for that updated list of supplies ^^^ mine was way too big and I was gifted a smaller one so that’s what I use, you do you