#cool romanticism

[stemgirlchic]

why neuroscience is cool

space & the brain are like the two final frontiers

we know just enough to know we know nothing

there are radically new theories all. the. time. and even just in my research assistant work i've been able to meet with, talk to, and work with the people making them

it's such a philosophical science

potential to do a lot of good in fighting neurological diseases

things like BCI (brain computer interface) and OI (organoid intelligence) are soooooo new and anyone's game - motivation to study hard and be successful so i can take back my field from elon musk

machine learning is going to rapidly increase neuroscience progress i promise you. we get so caught up in AI stealing jobs but yes please steal my job of manually analyzing fMRI scans please i would much prefer to work on the science PLUS computational simulations will soon >>> animal testing to make all drug testing safer and more ethical !! we love ethical AI <3

collab with...everyone under the sun - psychologists, philosophers, ethicists, physicists, molecular biologists, chemists, drug development, machine learning, traditional computing, business, history, education, literally try to name a field we don't work with

it's the brain eeeeee

[wurmwizzard]

he is now........ 3D!!! plus fun little dangle earring i fixed up with a charm and a loose thread ❤️🃏

[charmantroses]

[biblically-accurate-dca]

super disorganized sketch page because i do what i want

[iandarling]

Kinda wish we got more prison scenes with these two

(Obviously I wouldn’t want the show to romanticise or glorify prison, but i would love a few scenes of their time together in prison)

Ian working in the infirmary and Mickey doing laundry

Maybe a short scene of them eating their dinner together and Ian saving an extra pudding cup for Mickey

Mickey hustling money and bribing guards for security or privacy, like a place to shag or get lube

In the “interviews” Ian says he misses fruit and a real mattress; I can imagine Mickey bribing someone in the kitchens to smuggle an apple or maybe a piece of watermelon for Ian (all while calling him a “fucking fruit”)

I know Ian would be sentimental and call their cell “home” and say stuff like “see you after work”. I wanna see (more) of them decorate their cell with Mickeys drawings and Ian’s books

“Mickey gets crazy jealous, I have to keep him from stabbing everyone who looks at me” I wanted to see that. I wanted to see Mickey use his Milkovich-Persona to establish himself and keep Ian safe. For once, his last name actually served him some good and helped him

I wanna see Ian run around the courtyard every day to keep in shape. I wanna see them work out together and spot each other while lifting weights

Speaking of weights; Ian is literally a Giant and i kinda wanna see him use his size and strength to protect Mickey

I wish we got a scene after Ian was released where we follow Mickey into his now empty cell that is filled with the ghost of Ian’s presence

Ian alone at home waiting for Mickey to call

I wanted more scenes of Mickey alone in prison, or him trying to call Ian/the Gallagher phone while shaking and holding back his tears because he’s still scared Ian will leave again

This fear goes away quickly though as he receives letters on a daily basis from Ian: they’re sweet and romantic (sometimes sexual,) but they usually detail his life back home; His PO got him a job, he’s trying to workout every day, I miss you, Liam is doing well in school and Franny can count to 25, I need you more than I need oxygen to breathe, Lip tried a new pasta recepie and it sucked, I cannot wait to see you again

Mickey gets out way earlier than expected (honestly shameless is iconic for this scene) and after getting in his POs car, he ends up at the Gallagher house back in Ian’s arms where he belongs

[moonmerkee]

[the-dragon-hearted]

We, as a community, do not talk enough about how Juvia and Bora are exes.

Like HELLO

Mr. Number 1 Opp of episode 1 who actively participated in human trafficking dating the one and only done-dirty-by-Mashima water woman.

Also Bora broke up with HER? Sir?? There is so much to explore there that, like many things, IS NEVER BROUGHT UP AGAIN -

Okay - so were they childhood friends or was he using her for her looks/powerful magic? Did it start off transactionally or was there some spark there? How long did they date? Did she stay with him because she felt that no one would ever love her, so at least she could be valuable in a different way? Did he make her laugh? Or just put up a facade in front of other people? Was she his backup for a while, a bodyguard adjacent fella for when his schemes went sideways? Is that how they started? What about the end? Sure we see him breaking up with her in canon - but why? You can't tell me he suddenly didn't like the rain of The Rain Woman. I mean he can, he's a prick, but consider the alternative: Did she catch on to his beginnings? Expose one of his scams? Grow critical of whatever shit he was getting into? Did she say something? Did she try to stop him?

The first time we see her she is completely covered head to toe in several layers and the rain does not stop. She says it's never stopped. But damn, doesn't it feel like turned from a drizzle to a downpour after him? I think it's purposeful. The layers are purposeful. The hints are there. She fully expects to be discarded after her fight with Gray. AND seeing how she comes out of her shell in the later arcs - watching her change her hair and her clothes, experimenting with new styles with an almost fervent joy - it just makes me wonder.

Could she not do that before? Was there an expectation there? A controlling factor? How much of her identity was she willing to sacrifice to quiet the fear of being unloved? How hard did the rain fall as it progressed, did it ever waver, or did it only get stronger and stronger.

And Bora? Fucking Bora?

Was it REALLY about the rain, or did she just speak up? Did she intervene and he had enough sense to refrain from trying to harm her. Because if the relationship was built off of him using her for magic and granting her some sense of companionship in return, then he damn well knew that there was no way he, a lil fire mage, could stand up to the actual force of nature that is Juvia. No, that meant he knew EXACTLY how to hurt her without inviting her vengeful side.

So he tells her she's too depressing. He reinforces how unlovable she is. How it's HER fault. How it's always been HER, how he's leaving her because of who she is - how he couldn't change her. He probably throws everything she's quietly confessed to him and leaves - safe from retribution and free to continue his fucking diabolical business. Because he knows he's hurt her worse than anyone else could. He knows that she'll either come running back, or she'll run and run and just keep running.

He doesn't know that Juvia only loved the idea of being loved. Not him. Bora can't imagine anyone not loving him (he can, but he's the one who's running, headfirst into greed with an enchanted ring on his finger - someplace Juvia never would've followed). Juvia doesn't run back to him. She doesn't run at all, the rain pours and she decides: "Fine, if I can't be loved. Let me be feared."

Maybe Phantom Lord orchestrated it, the master seems sort of cartoonishly conniving, and Juvia's magic is insanely powerful - but if that is the case, that doesn't change how easily Bora was bought. It doesn't change how Bora knew just what to say to push her to that point. It honestly doesn't change much of anything.

Bora? Pathetic.

Juvia? We all know she's always been lovesick and maybe if she was allowed a bit more characterization we'd be able to explore why. Maybe we'd talk about why she wore so many layers or kept her hair long. Why she kept a "frilly" pink umbrella but wore all blue. Indulging in a childish side while wearing a face of complete apathy. Why she adores the idea of being loved but can't seem to make it work. Why she's desperate for romance but finds more joy in the friends she makes - it doesn't stop her from chasing "true love" but she finds she doesn't need a lover's touch to chase the rain away anymore.

Because the rain was never about Gray, it was about Juvia. It was about how she was loved - not by others - but by herself.

I could spend eons critiquing how she was written... But for now I'm just gonna sit here and think about the consequences of Juvia dating Bora.

And I'm gonna laugh when Natsu and Lucy own his ass in episode 1. Because they don't even know it yet, but they're avenging a soon-to-be-friend. And honestly, I hope Juvia read about it in a newspaper, the pages soggy under her touch. I hope she sat in a park, the sound of pouring rain drowning out all else, read the headline.

And I hope, that even in that dark moment of her life, when she was the cruelest she would ever be, she read about Bora getting his ass handed to him. And I hope it made her smile.

[mothoscope]

Cringetober Prompt 2: Tsundere Had Steins;Gate on my mind a lot recently so here is a Kurisu Makise.

[deliciouspirateangel]

the replies in that dr frank n furter poll is actually insane. the way ppl truly misunderstand the intentions behind that character astounds me

God the way I was on my glee blog and saw you reblogged that poll and was about to message YOU about it…

First of all, the children do not know queer history. Many such cases. Sad.

Second of all, im sorry the creator of the musical had an 80 year old man opinion on transitioning that isn’t totally PC, but he literally described himself as genderfluid (in his own words) before. You think he wrote a whole musical just to make fun of himself??? You don’t think that could’ve been an exploration of anything personal for him??? Guess not 🤷🏻

Third of aaaall. You know how much flack fucking. Heartstopper gets?? One of the fluffiest and chillest pieces of queer media there is?? Gets shit all over bc it isn’t an accurate representation of 100% of queer people on earth’s experiences. How is Rocky Horror supposed to save itself alsjdhdjsk

There is no one singular piece of queer media that every single person under the lgbtqia++ umbrella will hold up as a beacon of self acceptance, self understanding, and entertainment. But in the meantime, a ton of queer people of all ages from all walks of life under all letters of the queer alphabet LOVE Rocky Horror. This queer bitch right here fucking loves it too!! And that’s all that matters ♥️♥️♥️

Also I do reeeally wanna fuck Frank n Furter

[per1w1nkl3]

its so true that men with long hair and trauma are better. just look at lord of the rings/the hobbit characters vs their actor.

[bolsae]

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[moonageromantic]

List of the careers I wanted to pursue in my life:

College History Professor "because they get paid more than high school teachers" (like 6-10)

Broadway Costume Designer (11-13)

Stand Up Comedian (14-15)

Screenwriter (16-present)

[massiveladycat]

half of booktok when they see dark romance that is literally just repeated, glorified sa:

[merely-a-caricature]

I don’t know why, but being aroace just feels so cool

[can-of-w0rmz]

Pov you repeatedly find cool sounding modern “gothic” media only to find out it’s really shit overly edgy 13-year-old’s-Wattpad-story level shit that romanticises suicide and mental illness “depression and self harm is quirky and everyone else with a mental illness is crazy” style instead of commentating on and delving into it and exploring the darkest elements of the human condition through romanticism without presenting them as a good thing or gatekeeping who has it worse:

[charleemoon]

so what's the waiting time between when someone becomes your mutual and when you can dive into their dms begging and crying to be incredibly close friends who text everyday and become inseparable