#demanding responses is not the way

[hiding-in-the-vault]

isnt this whole wilbur thing a huge warning sign against getting too attached to ccs, because we can never truly know them? why are we celebrating a few fans putting /150/ dollars + whatever the commission fee for the artist was into a birthday present for a guy who just.. doesnt know them? its not like merch or supporting a creator, its literally money in the wind. between this and merch dropping like clockwork but sapnap being the only one actually doing content (and hes clearly just doing it for the kick quota.. sorry but the streams are so lackluster), im getting really disillusioned with the dream team. theyre literally just coasted by because of a hyperdedicated fanbase they dont really seem to give a shit about. people talk about how amazing and kind they are but are they really? we dont know. why are we monetarily supporting millionaires its literally just charity but for rich people at this point, they dont provide any value in exchange. i think people should really consider why theyd rather drop ~180 dollars on a billboard for a rando instead of charity or buying something they want or need. sorry idk i just feel fed up with how much time and money and love i poured into these guys and in response were getting nothing. sapnap didnt even bother to denounce the abuser he used to interact with. i could have donated and actually helped someone instead of buying a fucking hoodie i cant even wear to school because id get bullied.

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with a little wake up call. They are just some guys that stream and make videos. You’d think the last few Situations™ would teach people to simply not put cc’s on pedestals and expect perfection from them. But you must realize that if you’re going to argue against people giving cc’s money, then you need to go all the way back to every single sub and donation they’ve gotten through twitch as well. It’s always been a luxury some choose to do because they get something out of it. They were never forced or tricked into doing it. And I don’t know how the Sapnap billboard was funded, but I donated to the George b-day billboard. Gave up $5 because I thought it was a fun community idea, and it did not impact my ability to donate or buy things I needed. It doesn’t need to be any more complicated than that. It’s not a streamer's fault that you chose to spend money on them instead of donating.

If you’re upset by the lack of content, then entertain yourself with something else. People have been saying that for ages. If you think their intention is to continue promising content and never delivering just to squeeze money out of fans, then leave. I personally don’t believe that.

Dream believes he does owe us content, but we don’t get to decide when it comes. And you don’t have to give them a dime for it.

[ubejamjar]

⚔︎ If you'll be my sword, I'll be your shield ⛉

[dragonspawn9000]

Today's wbn just like:

"I write my name on Ame's hand"

"I think about Ame the entire walk to Silver's"

Aabria answer for your crimes

*these are paraphrasing pls don't @ me

[rollercoasterwords]

yeah u can put "i hate jkr" and "fuck terfs" in ur tumblr bio but. can u listen + reflect when a trans woman criticizes hp fandom without immediately getting defensive.....

[reanimatedgh0ul]

anyways this is my take on lance/kristin lol

[spop-romanticizes-abuse]

really? because let me remind you that catra never treated adora as a peer or a partner. she constantly belittled adora, she was jealous of adora, she was insanely possessive of adora. how can you expect someone to treat you a certain way if you don't treat them the same way?

if i said “i wish people were kind to me” while treating everyone around me like shit, i would be a hypocrite. and that's what catra is too. not that this is explicitly mentioned in canon, but catra expects a lot out of adora while continuously hurting adora.

she expects adora to keep their promise, but catra herself never bothered to keep it. in fact, the only time she even mentions wanting to keep her side of the promise is IN THE FINALE. towards the very end, where adora was basically dying!! and that's after catra abandoned adora because adora didn't give her the assurance that she expected.

not to mention, catra is the one who kept feeding into adora's hero complex and her guilt, by calling adora a failure and constantly keeping her responsible for not being able to protect the people she loved.

so yeah. another post victim-blaming adora for what happened and acting like catra's actions were justified.

[anghraine]

A bunch of the responses to this post of mine brought up the appeal of a (bookverse) scenario where Denethor lives.

I always find this fascinating! As I said in the post, while Denethor's tragic arc is a fantastic one that makes sense for his character, it also feels a bit like he (and to a lesser but still present extent, Faramir) gets steamrollered by the plot for the sake of Aragorn's ascension.

So what happens if he doesn't get driven to suicide by the plot? I've only read a couple of fics dealing with this, long ago (not on AO3), and both resolved it by having Denethor ultimately come around to Team Aragorn. Personally, it's difficult for me to imagine him doing this of his own free will in basically any scenario.

But what does happen?

I'm not sure, but personally, I always think of three basic ways to avert the "Denethor conveniently removes himself from the picture, leaving a dying Faramir to be convinced by mystical kingly healing" situation without drastically changing the circumstances. Here they are:

Scenario 1

In canon, Denethor briefly regains his sanity when Faramir calls out to him and vacillates for a moment before committing to self-destruction. This scenario can split off there: what if he'd swung the other way and come out of it?

At this point, multiple people are dead as a result of Denethor's despair and Faramir is still dying. His position is about as shaky as possible. What now?

Scenario 2

Let's rewind further. Faramir is brought in per canon, sickened from an arrow + the Black Breath. Denethor considers one last, desperate look into the palantír, but stays with Faramir instead. He never despairs completely and never goes mad. He's right there when Aragorn heals Faramir.

This likely means that Faramir loses his TTT ambivalence the same way as in canon and is a firm supporter of Aragorn. But Denethor (though affected in some way by the restoration of his son) still has major reservations and hasn't jeopardized himself nearly as much as in Scenario #1. This is going to be messy.

Scenario 3

But if we really want to unwind the way the plot is structured to brush Denethor's and Faramir's initial reservations aside without really engaging with them, we've got to go further back. Change exactly one thing: Faramir isn't dying. He's not even that sick, at least not yet.

As a result, Denethor isn't driven to despair. Faramir is basically fine at this point and does not need to be pulled out of the shadows by Aragorn (and thus unlikely to immediately recognize Aragorn as king). Aragorn is not going to push the kingship matter during the height of a war for survival. The best case scenario (IMO) is that, somehow, Denethor is still convinced to send troops to the Morannon as a tactical maneuver, the Ring is still destroyed, and the question of Aragorn's claim is handled afterwards.

How is it handled, though?

[alien-ally]

i dont watch a lot of shows, but its been a while since i saw such an emotionally charged confrontation in a bl show. i believe great acting can elevate any confrontation scene (even if the conflict was contrived) but uh here, we knew this all along. we knew the pain was coming, i did, it was delicious, and braced for impact but i still am in shambles. wei lili packing random packets of food from the house for yuan, unable to focus on eating when yuan sits with that face, getting him to pass stuff just to talk to him. a resounding 'tell me, what's wrong?'. never have siblings been so real lol. also, i deeply appreciate the character of Sanpang, cause i think he's supposed to be the reflection of society, but in a far more gentler, loving way for he actually does care for both of them. lol he himself doesn't know 'what's wrong' exactly, just that something should be cause yk it's Wei Qian. also, he's far more nicer than in the novel i've heard. and not homophobic at the very least.

[the-moogle-of-your-nightmares]

one thing i really deeply wish is that i'd had access as a kid to the plural community and information that are more easily available today, instead of my first experience with plural community which both took it seriously and was nonjudgmental having been 10's era tul/pa.info lmao

[aromancy]

Posting this here for future reference.

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An XKCD comic depicting a generic social media site with a post that says, “Everyone on here needs to stop laughing about how ‘adopting pets from a shelter is for losers’ and ‘those animals should all be hunted for sport instead.’ It's reprehensible on so many levels! First of all...” The comic caption reads, “Sometimes, one of my friends posts an angry response to some terrible opinion I've never heard before, and it’s a weird indirect way to learn how awful their other friends must be.”

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[evildilf2]

As much as I want to engage with ideas in good faith I can’t comprehend why someone would argue “what’s happening in Gaza is bad but it’s not genocide/apartheid” or “Zionism means different things to some people so it’s wrong to condemn it as a whole” or “stop saying from the river to the sea” that isn’t just to take away language from Palestinians to express their opposition to oppression- to the death toll and displacement and all of the horrific cruel things Palestinians have been targeted with. When I try to understand people who are sympathetic to Israel (but maintain they are critical of the “corrupt government officials”) all I see is tone policing a group of people who are seldom given a voice by those in power. & while there are people who point out that there is a tendency for the left to tokenize certain Jewish activist groups that are critical of Israel, I see the same people tokenize “good” Palestinian protesters in a way that is extremely disturbing to me all things considered.

[thebluestbluewords]

Excerpt from Establishing Council of the United Sovereignties of Auradon, General Meeting Minutes, Early Spring, year XXXX

Motion #22: Villainous Uprising:  King Adam of Rouen-Metz

King Adam presented to the council the current status of the villain uprising, which now controls the kingdom of Atlantica, the border with Waverly City to the east, and the border with Astoria to the west. The troops dispatched by the United Sovereignties upon our last meeting have been returned to their respective kingdoms in the form of a large quantity (roughly equivalent by weight to the bodies of the soldiers originally dispatched) of black sand. 

In light of this development, King Adam proposes that the council dispatch the full military forces of Auroria and Charmingdale to disburse the villain uprising and recover control of Atlantica. 

Princess Briar Rose of Auroria proposed a second division of troops, in order to lessen the burden on specific kingdoms within the United Sovereignties. 

King Adam reminded Princess Briar that the current troops were returned in ashes, and suggested that perhaps this abject failure at quashing the villains was due to the scattered nature of the previous defense. Furthermore, he brought to the council the proposal of sending all of the troops from each of the united sovereignties in waves so that if the first were to fail once again at suppressing the forward motion of the villains, the second could have an encampment prepared a short distance away so as to avoid the constant moving a troops into position while the villains march forward. 

The council approved the deployment of a united force from the kingdoms of Auroria, Charmingdale, and New London, to attack on the current front lines. An additional contingent will dispatched from each of the other kingdoms in the United Sovereignties who holds a standing military force, to establish a breakpoint in the kingdom of Westerly should the villains evade the front line deployment. Motion approved 16-2, 1 abstained.

[gumjester]

people have been pointing out the way i write maddie's awareness of the narrators is a lot more serious (and lowkey scary apparently 😭) than in the show/books and i just want you all to know that this is going to be a recurring theme throughout the whole rewrite. it's going to be a very killjoy retelling im sorry

[deathfavor]

@yeonban said: "can i get you anything? do you need me to do anything?" Soma inquires with a kiss to the top of Seiroku's head as he waits patiently for any potential instructions that may follow - he doesn't plan on leaving their room anytime soon, choosing to not even entertain the thought before he's sure Seiroku is alright and satisfied.

Seiroku tucks his head against Soma's chest, letting his eyes flutter close while he listens to the steady beating of Soma's heart. It's funny how something so small, something that the body does without instruction, could become something so cherished. His own has not done that in so long ; it will never do it even if the black heart and his golden threads can create the illusion of it. The steady beating of Soma's heart is a beautiful and painful melody to his ears. It's proof that he's alive.

The doctor's face is hidden, turned downwards as he lays curled against Soma. So he allows a trembling smile to form on his lips in secret. Soma is always so sweet, so caring. And for that, it hurts twice as much sometimes to know what he has done and what the future holds. Seiroku slides one hand up to rest gently against Soma's chest, over the major pectoral muscles, and along his linea alba. His touch is gentle, near reverent, because that is exactly what this is. Sometimes disgust curls in Seiroku's stomach to think his wretched hands can touch Soma like this. Like this, where he can spell his love in the caresses he gives and sweet gestures. Some has no idea how bloodied Seiroku's hands truly are, cannot see the destruction and blood that he carries with him. Soma looks at him like he's something treasured when he's something that should be slaughtered and disposed of, not treasured.

His throat burns as he swallows and draws in a small breath. Yet - if Seiroku hadn't embarked on this path, he never would have met Soma. He'd never have rediscovered these long dead pieces of himself, of who he could have been but never had the chance. It's a cruel twist on an already defiant love story. Or a tragedy? Then again, what is a tragedy if not a love story? The love is there, the desire to be better is there, but there is no escape for Seiroku. It is there, but it will not be enough. For one of them, their story will conclude, and for the other, they'll be left with all the broken pieces and the could-have-beens.

" No, but thank you. " Seiroku answers, his eyes still closed. " Just... " His voice falters yet it should arise no idea that anything is amiss. Seiroku struggles even now to speak first on what he wants if it is not a need. " Just stay here for a little while longer? Can we stay like this? " He asks softly, finally shifting his head up and tilting back a bit to look at Soma.

He purposefully bats his eyelashes and nuzzles closer, though the ghost of a smile on his lips makes it clear he fully expects for Soma to know exactly what he's doing.

" I know you have things to do today. " And Seiroku never demands from Soma; he knows the clan and his responsibilities will always come first and foremost. He doesn't expect for that to change. He would never ask that of Soma. He lifts his head, placing a kiss over Soma's heart. " But just five or ten more minutes, if you can? " He asks quietly ; for there's no way he would know Soma has already planned to not leave for a while yet. So he makes his request with elegant grace and sweetness, blue eyes searching Soma's face while he settles back against him.

[dykesynthezoid]

The seasonal depression + major life stress to agoraphobia relapse pipeline is kicking my ass

[hffhifjou]

You are aware you are not God right? It is only normal for your interpretation of already existing fictional characters to look similar to other already existing fictional characters. Openly shaming your followers for not being on your blog 24/7 and know every single thing you approve or don't approve is not cute. "How dare you not compliment my art the way I want you to compliment it?!!??!!" And your reasoning doesn't even make any sense. Simon is not even your OC.

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