#contradicitons

[letoiididnothingwrong]

Modern net discourse is defining misinformation as shit that you don't believe regardless of evidence.

[ganondoodle]

just to make this clear, im not doing much better, but the messages i did get helped a little bit and i plan to answer them too, i just cant do it all at once q-q

[panvani]

Like the way I experience attraction is very much informed by my own exp with Funny Gender but also I think a lot of the intellectual block people who engage w me from a place of genuine love and good faith seem to experience comes from an insufficiently nuanced understanding of gender

[anhedonia2]

can a baby be political?

[xoxoxoogoinimsane]

i love this game sm everyone should play it rn

[ex-jock-enthusiast]

Desktop Diaries: Chapter One

Pulling up outside the house, something seemed off right away. Mark had been to his fair share of parties through the years, for business and pleasure, but he’d never delivered to one this…dead? The street was so quiet you could hear a pin drop: no cars pulled up outside, no partygoers drunkenly dancing on the pavement, no strobes, no EDM – just complete silence. But yeah, this was definitely the address. Maybe this guy’s friends were the quiet type? Cosy Saturday in sort of situation?

But as he picked up the bags even that explanation seemed dubious – one, two…nine pizzas? That’s like twenty people, he should be able to see at least one through the window. He fumbled around for the receipt again to make sure there wasn’t a mistake, but no: nine meat lovers pizzas to be delivered to this address, extra pepperoni. He paused – nine of the same kind of pizza…oh, this was a fake order wasn’t it? Mark cursed quietly to himself: he’d never been duped on the phone before, but the guy sounded so genuine! Almost too genuine, like...like it was something he’d rehearsed over and over again…ah.

Quickly glancing over his shoulders, he hoisted both bags and hurried toward the front door: either this was a prank or he was about to be the inciting incident in a teen slasher, and one way or the other this was not an experience he desperately wanted to prolong. Keeping a watchful eye out for cloaked figures in Scream masks or, heaven forfend, vloggers, he knocked sharply and assumed a defensive stance, prepared for his life to flash before his eyes one way or the other.

Instead, as the door swung open, all he saw was a flash of belly before it was swiftly concealed by a hand tugging down a hopelessly overburdened T-shirt. Mark almost stumbled, caught off guard by the juxtaposition, before he glanced up swiftly to see who the hand, the shirt and the stomach belonged to.

The man in front of him was strikingly tall, at least a head over Mark, with piercing green eyes and a mane of auburn hair that framed his face with a thick beard. His muscular arms were well-suited to his strong frame, and Mark could easily imagine him carved into some Ancient Greek frieze or pediment commemorating tales of his heroism. In another life maybe. Truth be told, none of those things were the first thing that struck Mark about him. That honour went to his colossal belly, and if this guy could have been a Greek god, that thing would definitely be a mythical beast unto itself. It bowed out in front of him, like a beach ball in shape and tautness, peering out treacherously over his straining waistband. His pecs, soft and round, perched comfortably on the shelf of his stomach, kept in place by the best efforts of his shirt. In fact, Mark wondered, maybe he wasn't just athletic 'in another life' at all: his clothes were evidently a workout ensemble, suited to compliment a defined frame, now on the verge of total collapse. His shirt stubbornly refused to conceal the expanse of his belly, forced into temporary compliance by repeated downward tugs, and the combined forced of his waist, thighs, globular rear and, um...endowment, pushed the gym shorts to the brink of explosion. Mark stared in awe at this behemoth, marvelling at every fascinating contradiciton of his form.

Stared, indeed, for a beat too long. As much as Mark had hoped to lead with some witty or charming remark, he caught himself just silently making eye contact with this guy, mouth slightly agape, cheeks marginally redder with each passing, eternal second. The man raised an eyebrow as Mark desperately searched for something to say: something clever, something to diffuse the tension, honestly anything at all at this point, before he panickingly settled on

'Woah...'

The man furrowed his brow as Mark did his best retracting turtle impression, silently cursing his uniform's lack of collar, before asking,

'Hey...um...you good?'

'YES sorry...uh, so sorry, I think there's been some kind of misunderstanding on our part. Someone ordered some pizzas to your address, y'know, neighbourhood kids being little sh-'

The man's puzzled look had quickly turned to excitement as he interjected,

'Oh no, yeah, those are mine. We spoke on the phone.'

Mark tilted his head.

'You ordered these pizzas?'

'Yes.'

'...You ordered nine meatlovers extra pepperoni pizzas?'

'...Yes.'

'...for like some friends? Or a party or like...a gala?'

'No...just for me. If that's OK with you, Mr Pizza Delivery Man,' he winked, stretching his arms and allowing his shirt to ride up and over his belly up to his pecs.

Mark composed himself, taking in the full breadth of the man in front of him.

'Yeah, no, that checks out. I mean, uh, that's cool. That'll be $179.91, optional gratuity. Cash or card?'

The man smiled, looking Mark up and down as Mark desperately struggled to keep his eyes on the guy's face, fighting the temptation to look down at his enormous gut.

'Why don't you come in? I'm never able to finish this much by myself in one sitting, and I could use a chat. How's that for gratuity?'

Mark doubted the first claim, but he was eager to see where the second went. He checked his watch: 11:00 - he was officially off the clock. He allowed himself a second to take in the man's bulging torso as he went back to meet his eyes, feeling his knees quiver as he did so, before he flashed a smile:

'Yeah, that sounds great. I'm starving.'

The man chuckled, a deep, sonorous sound:

'Hi starving, my name's Alex. Come on in.'

Mark rubbed his neck, the blush spreading to cover his whole face:

'With pleasure.'

[some-brave-apollo]

I love the characters in Far Harbor and the roles they play in the story. I love DiMA and his endless contradicitons. I love Tektus and Allen's parallel personalities. I love the sincerity of Sister Mai and Brother Ware. I love Mitch and his cranky uncle. I love Erickson and his dogs. I love DiMA's morally grey boyfriend and his ex-Courser girlfriend. I love Jule, and wish her the best. I love Aster and the implication they named themself after their favourite plant. I love Brooks and how he accepts the charge card.

[crmsnmth]

Introvert

Please repeat the question What is it you really wanted to ask? I've got a problem with pretending Call it delusional comfort I'd rather spend my time alone (Stop saying this) Then talk to another person (I am desperate for human attention) Like a quote over a stock celebrity How to be tough in the age of social media A field I'm not really sure I'll ever understand

I wasn't paying attention Can you really blame me? I can't change my habits and routines Why would I, I've been caught red-handed I've always been a loner (That's not true) So I refuse to accept the idea of love (It's all I perilously want) Just stop trying to sound so tough You don't match where I have risen I'm only doing this to get a reaction out of you

That's not a question Do you think it'll be that easy? I'm not even sure how I'm supposed to know that but I'll gladly spout some unoffensive material I don't need anybody but myself (I'm not good company) It's not like I ever wanted to talk anyway (I'm a sucker for good conversation) I'm deverything I say I'm not A metaphor in human skin A walking contradiciton

(It's never over)

[fununtitled]

Yashahime (S2) Ep.46 - Rion loves and hates Humans or Demons?😵‍💫 - FunUntitled Reaction

Aloha Half-Demon Royalty! We tried to clarify if Rion/Kirin-sensei loves/hates humans/demons... It's very confusing and full of contradicitons😵‍💫. Let's figure this out together in his week's episode.

You can use our Linktree to listen to this old Podcast episode on your favorite site such as Spotify and YouTube!

[duasamudera]

Rear-view Mirror 🚙

Dated back to.. I can't remember the year.. but it was year 11.

So during therapy 2 weeks ago, I was told to document more. And look back every time I need to. Since I have ditched a lot of things from my past, this was the only ones worth looking back to and try to document I could find.

I have somewhat, as of tonight, feel pieces of my (old) self reattaching and being rediscovered within me. I used to have the ability to "stay quiet" alot more for a longer amount of time, which by time, feels more and more impossible as the weight of life's burden get heavier. Alot of the time, it made me felt misunderstoond or unseen. And I realized I could keep my composure in those years, and walked so lightly, because I wrote. Alot. So, let's see how this exercise works for me, now that I feel the need to do it again.

Obviously there is completely nothing wrong with speaking up (at the right places and at the right time). Only I feel sometimes it is very counter productive, despite the need of it. And yeah, turns out, staying quiet at the end of the day, gave more space to present many other perspectives that would be hard to be seen if I crowded myself and my surrounding with words. I have found myself talking to myself in spare gaps of time, which was very me in the old days, that is why I thought I will give this another try. Yeah, me and my contradicitons.

So, I realized, why is it that lately I have been having the need to talk more, even if I thought I felt somewhat calmer? And I realized, I actually felt overwhelmed. I am internally "progressing" in many ways people, heck, even I do not notice if I don't stop and see. I am about to be 6 months clean off psychiatric meds and antidepressants, which is the longest I have been in almost a decade. But yeah, there were so many things, sometimes, in my head I wanted to not come to waste, it overwhelms me. Even in full awareness that all of those are merely guests to be observed.

I mean, maybe it's true a lot of things are stuck in my "throat chakra", but I am a spirit being experiencing life inside a material body, so... maybe my very weakness now is what I was made for... if I could go through this, if I could unplug this burden from my throat that has been making me feel shut down, pushed away, and quiet down. If I could let go of that deep pinch on my chest everytime I remember it. If I could manifest that tingle on my stomach into drive, to build strong foundations, security and legs to keep walking, climbing... then I could create more benefits in my life towards myself, towards others, and actually connect to actualize with the universe..

I simply want to feel whole even through times where I am completely broken and in pieces.. even through times when I feel I cannot see any goodness within myself.. even through times I feel like I am nothing without the roles, the love and support, and the privileges I have.. I want to simplify my life, because I am simply just an existence. And it is so calming to feel and remember it without the need to feel I want to end it.

I am healing. And healing is me.

[senblades]

hmm... I didn't really have anything in mind- but I really love what you spelled out for Sumi in the tags! I think it really fits her character and her whole "coming into her own" arc

As for Ren and Akechi? uh, making this up on the spot, but:

For Ren: given the common headcanon that his parents are kinda... eh, I would say that he probably initially learned piano because his parents wanted him to. He went through the whole "take piano exams and go to recitals to compete" thing, before his relationship with his parents finally broke down (damn brat, I'll sue, and all that) and stopped playing piano for a while. I would say that Ren's... arc? (this is a really niche au but I think I love it) is learning to love the instrument again despite lingering resentment, and learning to enjoy playing music for playing music, rather than some checklist of "well-rounded individual"

Akechi, on the other hand: looking at his whole backstory- I would doubt that he started learning violin as some tiny virtuoso; violins are expensive- expensive to have, expensive to learn, expensive to maintain; so I doubt Akechi at any point up to his mid teens would have had the resources to start learning. But! Once his life gets marginally better (or worse, if we're fitting this alongside the canonverse) I would say he picked up the violin as a "Fuck you" to high society, while simultaneously having those "please accept me, I'm doing everything right, aren't I?" feelings. Contradiciton! As is Akechi's M.O. After he gets over all that though, I'd say he and Ren have a similar journey of learning to love their respective insturments without letting their initial experience with it ruin them.

Again, completely off the top of my head- but it's some ideas!

I don't have strong feelings one way or the other whether or not this au exists in a world where the Metaverse is a problem- but I think it can fit either way! (It's also really funny to imagine Akechi being like "Make this quick, I need to practice violin later" @ palace rulers)

Hello, I have seen your chamber trio art and lost my mind a little bit, I'm in a rabbit hole of every cello-focused song that has ever touched my heart, so I'd like to share this with you: "Remember Us" by Gabriel Royal! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEjYmO5-dLk

Happy Thursday, thank you for sharing your art!

Ooh thank you for sharing that song! It somehow hits my favourite kind of music- already added it to one of my playlists

And I'm glad you like the art! I'm a classically trained violinist and a, uh, slightly less classically trained pianist, so turning the royal trio into a chamber trio was a niche and fun way to blend my interests together

<3 <3 <3

[hymnsofheresy]

dont talk about wanting to be catholic if you cannot accept Church teachings bc you think you know better than Jesus and the church He created

....i don’t wanna be roman catholic. at least not currently. 

[gogtopia]

Di u still lovw me

yes my cgeorge insanity is not enough to break that bond 💖

[doki-mocha]

Im so bitter????

[kritilektwal]

The knowledge comes from questions and not from answers.

[fastwalker]

Would you consider having an open relationship (i.e., one where you can see other people)?

Yes

What would be more likely to bother you in a relationship?

Not enough space

Is jealousy healthy in a relationship?

Yes

🤔 okcupid just confirms to me that most people, especially polys, are idiots 🤔