#doesn't mean that there aren't more people out there

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

So I just saw your post about different emergency contraceptives and you mentioned that they have weight limits for efficacy. Are there any emergency contraceptives for overweight people? Like if an overweight woman gets SA'd is she just supposed to hope she doesn't get pregnant?

hi anon,

so, before we get to actually answering this question, I need to get pedantic about terminology, because this is important to me:

just say "raped." we call things what they are here.

obviously women are not the only people who might find themselves experiencing a pregnancy risk and in need of solutions

I personally do not rock with the term "overweight" because, as many fat activists have pointed out, it centers the idea that there is a "normal" weight for humans to be that fat people are diverting from, which isn't the case.

anyway, actual answer:

in this answer that you're referring to, please note that I didn't say emergency contraceptives won't work at all for users who are over the designated weights; Plan B doesn't become useless the second you weight 166 pounds or more.

several studies have found that people over certain weights have a slightly higher instance of becoming pregnant in spite of using emergency contraceptives; 195 pounds and 165 pounds, respectively, are the current best estimates for ella and levonorgestrel-based emergency contraceptives (that's all the other ones) maintaining full efficiency. above those weights, the effectiveness has been found to drop between about 2-5%.

it should be noted that while emergency contraceptives are often treated as if they're a surefire way of preventing an unwanted pregnancy, this isn't true even for people with lower body weights. the effectiveness of emergency contraception pills at reducing the risk of pregnancy is variously estimated to be between about 65% and 95% if taken within the appropriate amount of time, meaning that users with a higher body weight are unlikely to experience a substantially higher risk of failure than their lighter counterparts.

this is an area that has been understudied, as many issues pertaining to fat patients are, and the link between weight and efficacy are not yet fully understood. as noted, the existing studies only indicate the possible existence of such a connection. being aware of the possibility is important for decision making, but I also worry about it discourages people from viable healthcare options.

while I agree that it's unsatisfying to be uncertain about the efficacy of incredibly important, lifesaving healthcare like emergency contraception for fatter individuals, all indications currently show that these pills are appropriate and safe for use by fat individuals. there is currently no medical guidance that recommends advising heavier individuals against using plan b, ella, or any other emergency contraceptive pills, since these products very much can and do work effectively for them.

pills also aren't the only form of emergency contraceptives available. someone concerned about experienced an unwanted pregnancy can get an IUD within 5 days of sexual activity to lower their chances of pregnancy by 99.9%, a higher success rate than any form of emergency contraceptive pills can currently offer. crucially, neither hormonal nor copper IUDs are impacted by the weight of the user.

[14dayswithyou]

you can call me river's biggest fan at this point bc i keep questioning him and ren together 😂

i read all your previous answers and now i am a bit curious to know if there is any difference between river and ren yandere style. i know you said ren won't hurt angel but river will hurt bunny and i want to know if there is any more difference. you can include other npc characters too since i think leon is also a yandere? maybe i'm wrong tho, idk

always remember to drink water my dear cutiesai! 🐸💦

⌞♥⌝ FJKSFJK Once again, I do want to remind everyone that River is technically not my character. He belongs to @unsentmemory / @10chimes!

With that being said... Major 14DWY and UM spoilers below the cut! Some involve NSFW implications, but nothing explicit!

I wasn't sure what you meant by "yandere style", so I just provided a generic summary of certain characters and how they differ from each other. If this wasn't what you meant, please let me know!!

Yandere = Ren. While he does lean heavily towards the "dere" aspect of a yandere, he's still extremely obsessive over Angel, genuinely loves them to a terrifying degree, and is willing to commit violent acts in order to have them all to himself. I would like to quickly remind everyone that Ren will never physically harm Angel because he knows it won't make them love him (among other reasons).

Sadodere = Olivia. She's obsessed with manipulating other people's emotions, gets a rush from controlling others, and enjoys evoking feelings such as jealousy and envy from her victims. Although subtle, she does do a lot of things in 14DWY to get a rise out of Angel, Ren, and one other character (so far).

Yangire = River. He prioritises his lust and desire for violence over love and obsession. He toys with Bunny for his own pleasure and doesn't necessarily care whether they love him or not. The main reason River showed interest in them in the first place was because he felt envious of what Ren and Olivia had with Angel and [SPOILERS], so he pursued Bunny in an attempt to fill that void.

Leon was labelled as a "platonic yandere" purely for the lack of a better word. He's very protective of Angel — to the point where he'd genuinely consider killing someone if they posed a threat — however, he's not really that obsessive over them, nor does he want to have them all to himself. Or, at least, not to the degree that a typical yandere would. He does experience bouts of jealousy from time to time, but I wouldn't go so far as to call him a yandere now.

Regarding Olivia and River specifically: they aren't main characters in 14DWY, so their actions don't really hold much weight and tend to go under the radar. If/when their own spin-offs are announced, that's when they'll have their time to shine. I also want to remind everyone once more that 14DWY heavily focuses on Ren since it's (quite obviously) his game.

Regarding River: I'd also like to clarify that he originally started out as a generic serial killer* in 14DWY (with Bunny becoming his next victim), but once I gave Jesse creative control over him, they decided to make River a yandere instead. A year later, they decided River would be better off as a yangire, as it suited his actions and motives more (such as kidnapping Bunny for selfish reasons rather than out of obsession, harming them because he gets pleasure from it, etc). We both agreed that River didn't really do things to gain Bunny's love — but instead, his own enjoyment + the desire to have his very own "Angel/[SPOILER]" — thus no longer making him feel like a yandere in our eyes.

*= This does not mean River is the current killer in 14DWY.

[bernardsbendystraws]

a brutally honest post from me to you.

to preface, I know this is a corner of social media where we fangirl and write fanfiction. i'm aware that these issues are not as severe as irl problems, but just because it's not that serious doesn't mean that a stress/frustration/sadness just goes away.

so yeah, i do know that these aren't the biggest issues that people are gonna face in life, but it's some i wanna talk about. if you don't wanna hear it, scroll. this is a judgement free space and i'll block anyone who disturbs that.

[ posts not doing well hurts. ]

when you're brand new, it kinda sucks. getting traction is hard. people like familiar names with familiar writing styles and layouts. they know what they're getting into.

its not because you're writing sucks, it's because you're different. maybe you have some weak points, but everyone has those at some point. so no, it's not you or your skills, it's because you're new and people like gravitate towards familiar things.

when you're not new, it can really suck. now you know you can get the readers, but sometimes that's almost worse. you'll feel like there's more pressure, that you'll never be able to top xyz. and it really hurts, especially if you make something that you're so proud of and it doesn't get as much traction as you hoped it would.

its not because it's bad. there's so many factors. sometimes it's because one of the triplets posted, maybe just an active period on tumblr where the algorithm is really in your favor, or maybe it was because the readers were sharing your work behind the scenes because they loved it so much.

it varies and it sucks. there's pressure to 'do better' but then you feel kinda stuck. you can't always do better, but you can always do your best.

either way, it's not truly your fault. there's so many factors that contribute to how well a post performs. your efforts are still something you should be proud of regardless.

[ friends ]

this is something i've really struggled with. it's really difficult. social ques are not my strong suit, I take things as they are presented to me. every friendship is different and not all of them are created equal.

some people want to be friends for interaction as a transaction. some people want to be your friend to make it seem like they have a place on sturniolo tumblr publicly. some people want to be friends to be your friend. there's a difference.

doesn't matter who you are, how many followers, or how many fics you have. not all intentions are genuine, even if they aren't necessarily bad.

[ drama ]

i've been in drama and i've also watched it. i've tried hard to avoid it but sometimes it is necessary to call out. when i was a smaller blog there were a lot of big blogs people loved that were straight up mean.

i can say confidently that i've never been mean to someone right off the bat for no other reason than thinking i was better than them. that has and will never happen because i know exactly what it feels like.

talk to a person in private first. i don't care what it is. ask them questions and have them give you direct answers. if it is something deeply concerning like a predator, that is an instance where it is important to speak up since it directly effects people on here.

it broke my heart when the juno / bri situation happened and i had dozens of minors dming me saying something happened but they were too scared to speak up.

i really hope that never happens again, but if it does, people need to feel safe enough to go to an adult on here. i'm happy i was that person for a lot of people because i needed a person like that when i was a kid.

put mdni on all you want, but please don't isolate minors when they are wanting to feel included. that's puts them at an even more vulnerable position and people know that. draw boundaries but keep all of this in mind.

i can and always will admit when i'm wrong even if i'm still hurt by the other person. apologizing isn't something that says 'oh this person is wrong, that person is right,' it's something that is required for basic human decency and respect. if i hurt someone, i want them to at least have the closure of having an apology.

i can't take back the actions or words, but i can validate their feelings and that's really important since we're all human and have feelings.

agree to disagree if you need to at the end of the day, but leave people alone. exposing people for things that aren't necessary is never gonna make you feel better.

interacting and creating genuine friendships will you give a lot more peace and joy then hate and conflict ever will.

point is, treat others how you want to be treated. we're all humans with feelings and coming here for an escape to fangirl and write. do things to make the community better. do things to make yourself happy and proud in the long term.

i appretiate anyone who has stayed to read this, truly. i don't know how much of a difference it will make but i don't care. i said what i said and i meant it. if this helps one person, that already makes it worth it in my eyes.

i love being apart of this community and i hope we can build it to something we're all proud of and wanting to be apart of at the end of the day.

with love and big tits, rose 🫶🏻

[doctormohansamira]

Samira and Robby have just such a ridiculously compelling dynamic. She’s his younger self, she’s the AU version of him, she’s the outlet for all his self loathing, he’s her idol, he’s her mentor, he’s her pseudo-parental figure that she latches onto because she doesn’t know how her own father would feel about her.

He holds her to higher standards than he does anyone else and wants her to be better than him because he knows better than anyone else where she’ll end up in twenty years the way she’s going and resents her for being better than him. She desperately wants his approval while constantly on edge when he’s looking over her shoulder and she has so little idea of what she’d do with his approval, she stares after him in shock when he gives her a direct compliment. He behaves as if she's supposed to be able to singlehandedly solve their staffing problem by moving faster. She's trying to solve different institutional problems by herself by setting an example for how they should be treating sickle cell, by not allowing Whitaker to get away with treating their patient poorly, by refusing to dismiss patients with symptoms that aren't easy to diagnose. He tells her that she's shortchanging her education. She's constantly working and learning not just from her own cases – she's doing research on the side and reading multiple case reports that she winds up applying in practical contexts.

He’s harsher with her for the same sort of things he lets slide in other people and doesn’t praise her when her methodical approach is vindicated. She’s tiptoeing around his feelings at multiple different points in the day.

He's fighting to keep from private management being brought in, and told that the only thing he can do to stop it is bring up the patient satisfaction scores. Samira's approach leads to her having the best satisfaction scores out of everyone. He recognizes immediately that these combination of things means that what he needs more than anything is ten more Samiras, but he tells that to Dana and doesn't say a word to Samira herself to concede she has a point or tell the other residents that they should in any way follow Samira's example when everything he's telling them to do is fundamentally about mimicking her results.

She wastes time and money on unnecessary tests, except we never see her do that – the time she's "wasting" is almost always her just talking to patients to help them feel safe and seen, and the one time we see her run additional tests, it turns out to have been valuable. He spends hours running unnecessary tests on a braindead teenager after Samira was the one to point out the blown pupils and immediately move on to patients she could help.

There's no one doing it like them. Most interesting relationship in the show, it's beautiful and I adore it.

[ineffablecabbage]

"Maddie says Buck hasn't left his apartment in a week."

Well, Bobby. He doesnt' fucking work there anymore, because he quit, so it's none of your business, actually.

Secondly, does anyone on this show understand how trauma works? For first responders they are pretty shit at it! The man was crushed by a truck, had a major surgery, got dumped, puked up blood, had three major blood clots, and just got told that he couldn't have his dream job.

Sitting in your apartment ... is not the worst way to handle that trauma.

LIke, yes, it is a sign of depression. BUT GUESS WHAT. HE PROBABLY FUCKING HAS IT. Forcing him to get out of his apartment or mocking him for it is not going to magically make it go away. Goddamn.

And first y'all were bitching because was pushing him self too hard. Now he's not pushing himself hard enough?

Y'all need slapped.

Okay, so the rest of my reactions are behind here. Because... It was long, and also because uh. I got a little furious.

I am furious. At everyone not named Evan Buckley or Athena or Christopher or Hen. Everyone else can go fuck themselves for real and I"m not even to the goddamn lawsuit.

Buck should have quit for real and fucked off and changed the locks.

And Eddie needed punched no less than five times.

I WONDER WHY.

WHEN SOMEONE WANTED TO FORCE YOU TO STAY ON LIGHT DUTY YOU MOVED THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY. DO YOU REMEMBER THAT ?

Or you know what? Fuck you too, Eddie.

Maybe it's trauma. "He'll get over it." What a weird thing for a vet to say about someone who has had their job forcibly taken from them by a life altering injury. lmao.

You need smacked, too.

GODDAMN I hate everyone already and we aren't even to the fucking lawsuit properly.

I hope Hen doesn't piss me off.

"I like to give Buck crap as much as any of you. But this was a body blow, you guys. Guy's allowed some time to mourn."

THANK YOU FOR BEING THE ONLY SANE PERSON LEFT.

oh, GET FUCKED, Chimney. Maybe he should have thrown a tantrum and endangered other people's lives on the freeway until a piece of rebar got buried in his skull.

And a week is not that fucking long, you dumb ass.

I feel pretty confident that Buck would literally never say that to you.

And you need punched, not slapped.

Hope someone says that to you when your kid fucks off to Texas to live with your shitty parents, asshole.

God.

"Whenever stuff didn't work out for me, my dad always told me to brush it off."

Eddie, this isn't just stuff not working out. This is literally his livelihood, you fucking dumbass.

Also what works for one person doesn't work for everyone.

And make go look up toxic masculinity.

HE WAS WRONG.

GOD.

Welp. I enjoyed liking you for one fucking season I guess.

Goddamn, I hate you. There are bad sisters, and then there's you.

You were, again, a fucking nurse. WHAT IS TRAUMA? Do we know?

I mean. I understand that you seem to think that a dick is the answer to all of life's problems, but Buck's not going to discover he likes those for a few more seasons, so he can't take a page out of your book, sweetie.

God, I hate you.

THAT'S NOT HOW DEPRESSION WORKS, YOU STUPID WOMAN.

WHY DON'T YOU KNOW THAT.

Also!!!! you were just bitching about how he was pushing himself too hard.

IT'S ONLY BEEN A FUCKING WEEK.

GOD.

Welp! Good news. You're a shitty sister, so nobody cares.

But you're bested by Eddie telling his supposed best friend to "stop feeling sorry for yourself."

Goddamn. I hate everyone in this episode except Hen and Athena and Buck. Everyone else I would like to stab..

Nah.

Fuck off.

Bringing your kid and making someone who is depressed deal with that without warning is a shitty thing to do. It's not cute. It's not being a good friend.

Fuck, it's not even being a good parent.

This was unfair to Buck and it was unfair to Christopher, and it was fucking shitty of Eddie to do.

Well.

Fuck you.

Yeah.

I'm no longer neutral.

I am never, ever going to ship this. I don't care how much he cries later. He's a dick.

And Eddie can go fuck himself.

Gosh Sure would be too bad if Eddie's son fucking died. Hope he wouldn't feel sorry for himself about it.

Asshole.

[purlturtle]

I think it might be less about letting the rage out and more about feeling in control - and, to a degree, how you're socialized.

The way I see it, the escalation goes something like, "my life sucks" > "I have no control over the major reasons why my life sucks" > "There's someone or something here over which I can take control."

Plus, in terms of being socialized, when you have had the clear experience that the in-group controls access to desirable things (like not being bullied or physically attacked, like *belonging*) then you learn that it's important, that you *want* to be in the in-group. And you also learn that in most places, being queer denies you that, no matter what else you do right.

And then all of a sudden you find yourself in a place where being queer isn't a hindrance to being in the in-group. Places where that very fact makes you belong. And the easiest way to express that feeling, to reaffirm it for yourself, is (unfortunately) to perpetuate the gatekeeping. "I belong in this group and that means I have a say in who doesn't belong in this group" is a very easy path to go down. "I am doing the right things to belong in this group, and you are not doing those things" also. (this isn't just the case for queer groups, by the way; this holds true for every single human grouping.)

The upside is that there are other ways to feel in control and feel like you belong. They aren't quite so easy, and sometimes you have to overcome quite a bit of how you were socialized, and I agree - therapy can absolutely help here. Depending on how deep that socialization, those ingrained behaviors run, it can be *vital* to even recognize what you're doing, much less change what you're doing.

This can also be done (or aided) by group elders/people with authority within the group, both by saying "hey, we don't do that here" and by behaving accordingly. At the very least this will tell that youngster that their behavior isn't tolerated, if not necessarily why. (And being rejected by who you hoped would be your in-group without understanding why can lead down a radicalization path, but that's a different topic.)

Rage is typically only a reaction, a symptom, not the cause. The cause, as you say, can be helplessness (that "I'm not in control" feeling mentioned several times now), estrangement, existential insecurity - all valid reasons to feel like shit. But that feeling doesn't have to be channeled into violence. It is one relatively simple path to channel it for some people, especially if they find that violent behavior condoned/encouraged by others. But it's not a foregone conclusion.

Having experienced a lot of it in my 20s, I think some of the worst, pettiest, most straight up this-is-just-bullying-you're-passing-off-as-praxis incidences of Queer Infighting endemic to young people can be best understood as attempts to exercise power by people with very little power.

Like you're 22, you're queer, you've just become a Marxist, the scope of World Suck is overwhelming and you have $30 in your bank account. What can you do to feel like you have any power? Well, you can try to get your frenemy cancelled for cosplaying a character from a problematic show. You can write a public callout post over someone's obviously friendly use of a slur you don't think they technically have the right to reclaim. Doing this stuff can make you feel like you have power and your actions have an impact. Unfortunately the impact in question is a negative impact on other marginalized people. But that often takes some maturity and self-reflection to notice.

[streamsofmoon]

vi x f!reader

synopsis: when you wake up next to him in the middle of the night/when you think about me all of those years ago...

a/n: i said i wanted to write something based on good luck babe by chappell roan and here we are :)

When you wake up in the middle of the night, it's with a gasp. A gasp so harsh that it leaves your throat sore for a second. Your heart's a thundering drum in your chest, and you try to calm it down—try to breathe in and out.

It almost doesn’t work until you feel your muscles start to relax. Until you're able to rest against the headboard with a heavy sigh, your soul weary as you look around the dark room.

Beside you, your husband sleeps peacefully. Unknown to the troubles that plague your mind and the woes that sit heavy on your spirit.

He makes you happy; he does everything for you—goes above and beyond for you. Out of all the men that have tried to capture your attention, he succeeded with his kind and soft nature. He is, what many would call, a dream.

But it's horrifying to find out when you don't love someone like that. When you don't love someone who is so startlingly right for you. Because love is a funny thing; it's unbalanced and unpredictable and inconsiderate with how it behaves. It's an awful thing to experience, especially when it refuses to go where you need it to.

Your wedding ring is oddly cold against the warmth of your finger. It's chilling when you rub your thumb against it; it provides a reason for you to take it off. There are other reasons, but those aren't ones you're able to conquer just yet.

Because love is the defining factor once more.

You're happy.

You're happy.

You should be—

"So you’re going to marry him?" Vi asks you on your wedding day. She's gorgeous in a two-piece suit that fits her like a glove. It's hard to take your eyes off her, especially with the way she's looking at you.

"I am," you tell her, fixing the necklace around your neck. It was a gift from your future husband, golden and covered in diamonds. "Isn't that what people do when they're in love? Get married?"

Vi scoffs and murmurs, "oh please," beneath her breath, loud enough for you to hear. Loud enough to have your hands still as you stare at her in the mirror, eyebrows furrowed.

"And what's that supposed to mean?" You question, a bit of anger injected in your tone. "And don't tell me nothing, we both know you're not shy with your feelings."

"Okay," Vi says, sliding her hands into her pant pockets. "You wanna know what I think? You don't love him."

Your heart drops a little despite knowing where this conversation is heading. "Not this again," you say softly, turning around so you can look at Vi. "Vi, you can't keep doing this. You can't keep dictating how I feel." You point towards the dressing room door, the one that leads out to where you'll say your vows. "I love him and I am going to get married to him and you need to—"

Your next sentence is cut off by Vi's fast approach, and her lips smashing against yours. You gasp in surprise, fighting back weakly for a mere second before you're succumbing to her kiss. Your mouth opens eagerly to welcome her tongue, moaning as she kisses you deeply. Her arms around your waist feel like home and the way she makes you feel with a single kiss...

Your future husband has never been able to achieve what this feels like.

And you doubt he ever will.

When Vi pulls back, it's reluctant, and she kisses you gently one more time, like she can't help herself. Then she's resting her forehead against yours, breathing you in as you clutch at the lapels of her suit jacket.

The moment stretches on for almost too long until Vi asks, one more time, "You're going to marry him?"

No, you want to yell. No, I'm not going to marry him. I'm going to run away with you and be happy with you.

But you don't say that.

Because you can't.

You aren't allowed to.

"...I am," is what you say, voice weak and thin with your pain. "I have to."

Vi doesn't reply, but the way her arms tighten around you says more than words can.

Her lips are light when she kisses your forehead, soft and lingering, before she's walking out of the room and she's...gone.

And you haven't seen her since.

You wish you could cry, but the numbness won't let you. It only offers you the hellish sanctuary of loud thoughts that shake you mercilessly, leaving your head ringing.

Your husband shifts beside you, the sheets shifting with him, and your heart breaks a little more.

And as you stare off into space, you can't help but wonder.

[quietplace26]

Furina!MC au: ...Is this a Pokemon crossover?!

Notes: This is what happens when you're playing 2 different Pokemon games and Genshin at the same time when I should be sleeping. Crack and chaos.

Warnings: OCness, cringe, Leviathan being Pre-Neuvillette's name, the usual. No pokemon were in hurt in making this.

Barely even a day into her new life, Furina!MC realizes immediately something was up when Focalors urges her to introduce herself as Fontaine's 'new' Hydro Archon.

She sees and hears people freaking out about new 'monsters' appearing after the Cataclysm, saying they were doom...

But all Furina!MC could focus on is the sight of a tiny Skitty slowly walking into view.

...Was that a Pokémon?!?! A real living one?!?!

Suddenly, all the fear Furina!MC felt being all so suddenly reborn as 'Furina' disappears as pure, childish excitement fills her as she crouches down, cooing as she scoops up the purring pink kitty.

And then she hears screaming coming from the shoreline as a fucking Gyarados bursts out of the water, roaring like the beast it was.

And Furina!MC only squeals excitedly as she scurries over, ignoring Focalors demands to kill it and the other humans' cries of fear, feeling so much like a kid in a toy store.

Why wouldn't she? She LOVED the Pokémon franchise, played all the games ever since she was tiny, collected cards and plushies, and if course, watched the show religiously.

And Gyarados was one of her favorites!!!!

So deep in her excitement, all survival skills leave her as she bounces excitedly in front of the now confused looking Gyarados, who now looks down at the odd not human that smelled of water itself.

So, he lowers his head, red eyes full of curiosity as Furina!MC pets his head, cooing how handsome he was.

Focalors was still screaming in her head, but at this point it was completely overshadowed by Furina!MC happiness.

Her childhood dream of petting a Gyarados was completed!

Though she is brought back to the growing crowd of nervous but curious humans.

Oh... Oh dear... She forgot about Fontaine!

Before Furina!MC could freak out more, one curious child pulls away from her mother and trots up to Furina!MC.

She innocently asks if she could pet the 'dragon' too.

And just like that... The ice was broken.

Seeing a little girl easily pet the once roaring sea 'dragon', who was now purring up a storm, they come closer, some of which timidly as Furina!MC who she was and if she knew what these creatures were.

"I... I'm your new Hydro Archon... My name is Furina!MC, and these creatures aren't monsters... they're called Pokémon."

...The next 100 years flew by smoothly, mostly because Furina!MC was BUSY. And not from being Focalors' puppet or anything to do with the theater.

No. She busy being Teyvat's equivalent to a Pokemon professor.

With her knowledge, she quickly helped Fontaine get back on its feet after the Cataclysm with the help of Pokemon being introduced.

From using the bigger, tougher Pokémon to help with rebuilding and helping fight off left over abyss monsters and ruin guards.

To bringing Chanseys, Blisseys, Audinos and other Pokemon that had healing properties to help overworked doctors and nurses.

To helping to set up special berry orchards once she found out it wasn't Pokémon who appeared in Teyvat, but also berries and apricorns

This also includes Miltank and Tauros farms, Vespiquen honey farms, and a special Tropius orchards.

Adding to this Furina!MC was quick to bring up morale with Pokemon battles and contests.

She carefully planned out Gym 'stops' all around Fontaine for up coming youngster trainers.

While contests were a bit more of a hassle, she took inspiration from the Pokemon XY & Z anime and used their style of contests.

Eventually all her efforts were noticed by other nations and soon both Archons and their citizens came flocking to Fontaine for Furina!MC's wisdom.

Nahida was sadly not included because of the Sages. And while Furina!MC couldn't do much to help... well, it doesn't mean she couldn't send a gift.

With the help with a psychic type, she had few pokemon delivered straight to Nahida as Furina!MC thought she would enjoy her new companions.

A Cottonee (with a sun stone and directions how to use), a Chikorita... and a Shaymin.

Furina!MC found the Shaymin by accident while out exploring some of Fontaine's wilderness and knew the little bugger would be perfect for Nahida.

When the Psychic type deliver came back, he had a letter. It just said thank you and had tear marks on it.

Besides that, Furina!MC herself acquired several of her own Pokémon over the coming years. Most of which were her dream Pokémon.

The first was the Skitty she met right when she woke up as 'Furina', which was now a graceful Delcatty. She was definitely one of Furina!MC's star pokemon in contests

Next was the Gyarados she met after Skitty. He was the biggest and strongest in all the waters. Or at least that's what Furina!MC likes to say to pump up his ego

Another was a Vaporeon, then Primarina, and a shiny Milotic.

Now that was a rather amusing memory to think about. She could still remember the look on her citizens faces when she came bouncing back into the court with the Ugliest fish anyone has ever seen.

Of course no one would know how Furina!MC's soul nearly left her body (for a second time) when she saw that different color Feebas.

And besides that, she also had a few dragon types laying around at home.

Key word. FEW.

The amount of Dratini and Dragonairs lying around like noodles in the Palais was getting ridiculous! Or at least some of the Palais workers would claim, but Furina!MC couldn't be stopped!

They were her babies! Which is probably why she has a large amount of baby water types running around the Palais too...

(Quick mention. Furina!MC, along with the other Archons and Neuvillette, all have familiar bonds with their Pokémon. So, they'll live as long as their trainers live.)

By now it's been almost 100 years now since Furina!MC became 'Furina', and she was living the life.

Yes, it was a tiring job being Hydro Archon, but the people AND Pokémon made it worth it.

She was Fontaine AND Teyvat's top Coordinator/Performer, and Fontaine's long standing 'Champion'. (Though every few decades she lets one of her citizens win before eventually reclaiming her title~)

...Strange. it felt like she was forgetting something... Ah! It was probably nothing.

...She was wrong. It was something.

"...Lady Furina!MC? A man is here claiming you summoned him to Fontaine."

Furina!MC glances up from the document she was reading, brow furrowing in confusion.

Man? Strange, she didn't recall summoning anyone to Fontaine...

Dropping her paperwork down, she stands up. "Right, where is he?"

"He should be in the main waiting room, my lady."

She nods, already walking to the door whistling for her Delcatty to follow and pets the pink scarf around her neck. "Let's go see who our guest is, eh Mitzi? Penelope?"

Mitzi the Delcatty purrs while the shiny Dratini huffs out a squeak before settling back down for a nap. Geez. Her newest Dratini was such an adorable pink noodle

Furina!MC sighs, opening the door to the waiting room to see-

...Oh. So that's what she forgot about...

The forgotten thing being the future Ludex of Fontaine, Neuvillette... but he wasn't Neuvillette, not yet.

Right now, this was the stoic and angry Hydro Sovereign standing before her. His expression that of annoyance and hate.

Was it really that time for him to arrive?! Actually, wait, how did he know to come?! Her assistant said he claimed she summoned him-

Focalors. It had to be her. The divinity side of Furina!MC had mostly been quiet since the Pokémon arrived, but she definitely had a hand in this.

So Furina!MC puts on her best winning smile and goes to introduce herself to her once favorite character of Genshin Impact when all he does is scoff and glare at her in disgust.

The word 'usurper' is thrown at her like a slur... And it hurts. It shouldn't upset as much as it did, but she feels tears prick at her eyes.

Hearing how much her favorite comfort character hates her hurts...

Penelope the shiny Dratini perks up from her nap when hearing Mitzi hiss at the Sovereign and sees her 'mama' was upset.

Angry pink noodle activated!

Leviathan barely has moment to blink when he sees tears immediately build up in the Hydro Usurper's eyes and the pink 'scarf' moves, shooting out a weak water gun at his face.

The Sovereign sputters, whipping water off his face as he gazes in disbelief at the now squeaking and hissing 'scarf'.

Was that a baby hatchling?!

Yes, with his rebirth, Leviathan had come to see new species wandering the lands called Pokémon, but this- a baby dragon?! Why was one with a Usurper?!

He goes to demand answers but stops when he sees the pink dragonet purring and rubbing her cheek against the Usurper's... Like a hatchling trying to comfort its mother.

And soon he finds how true that is as soon enough he's sitting before the Hydro Usurper and her... Hatchlings. She had dragons (Dratini, Dragonair, etc) curled all around the room, staring at him, daring him to hurt their 'mama'.

The 'mama' herself had calm down and was gently ordering the dragons, and her own Pokémon since both Mitzi and her Vaporeon were growling at her feet, to leave their guest alone.

And honestly, seeing her act so maternally with these dragonets did something to him...

Thankfully Furina!MC does calm down her protective entourage down enough for her to speak to the Sovereign.

In the end he reluctantly agrees to be her ludex, just as Focalors wanted, but before the Sovereign could leave to go get settled into his new room at the Palais, Furina!MC stops him.

"Come with me, Monsieur Neuvillette."

Is all she says before walking out the room and down the hall as Leviathan reluctantly follows, grimacing slightly at his newly given name... At least if the Hydro usurper said it, it didn't sound as bad.

He takes this moment to truly examine the Hydro Archon fully. Hm... He had to admit, the humans of this city were correct. She was a rather pretty female...

Small, but powerful. Even without his stolen powers at her hand, her ability to control, tame, and train these 'Pokémon' were no joke...

...He was beginning to think he should be more on guard, or she might just tame him

The baby pink dragon, a Dratini if he remembered correctly when the Archon was introducing him to her hoard, glares rather cutely from her position on Furina!MC's shoulders. It looked like it was this close to blasting another shot of water at him.

Silly hatchling. You're much too small and young to even think about going against a Sovereign.

"Here we are! Come in, come in!"

Leviathan- er, Neuvillette blinks as Furina!MC hustles him inside... and he's greeted by surprising sight.

Because right before him was Furina!MC's own personal Pokémon nursery. Baby Pokémon ran about, eggs were sitting in nests and incubators, waiting to hatch. It was baby heaven.

Neuvillette followed behind silently, looking at the small, innocent creatures in awe. The Hydro Usurper takes care of all these younglings? Really?

His gaze turns back to Furina!MC, who was now crouched in front a playpen, cooing at the occupants inside.

She... she really was like a mother...

And then, is possible, she shocks him again when she trots back over, a baby Pokémon in hand, and gently hands him the new creature.

"If you're going to be living in Fontaine and be my Ludex, then you're going to need a partner Pokémon. So, here you go. I think you and this little darling will get along just fine "

Furina!MC originally was going to give Neuvillette a dragon type, but it didn't feel right.

Then she noticed a Oshawott that had hatched recently, and thought, there it was.

And it's not because Oshawott is an otter Pokémon, and Fontaine's otters reminded Furina!MC of Neuvillette because of their coloring... no, of course not!

Neuvillette stares at Furina!MC as he carefully cradles the wiggly Oshawott, thinking,

'She gave me one of her babies... I-is she courting me?!'

[shaunamilfman]

Dating Melissa Yellowjacket HC's

pairing: Melissa x reader note: college au. giving her a try.

One thing about Melissa is that she's such a fucking loser lesbian. Stumbles into any relationship she has. 

Reverting back to her stalker roots and spending a few weekends in a row watching you at parties. You don't notice her at first, but she's not hard to spot. How many blonde girls with backwards pink hats can you catch sight of in the background before you start to get suspicious? Less than Melissa was hoping for. 

She doesn't mean to be creepy or anything; she's just not the most confident. Melissa just needs time to build up courage, and maybe that involves following you around and learning everything you like and what you're like when people aren't around. It's not like she's following you home. It's not creepy, okay? 

It goes one of two ways: either she finally gets the courage to talk to you, or you confront her on the stalking. One seems more likely than the other. 

She's a few drinks in—“liquid courage,” Gen calls it—by the time she gets the courage to approach you. She's spent far too long planning the conversation out only to totally blank and go with, “You're so pretty. Like, the prettiest.” Luckily for her, it works on you. 

Or option two. You finally have enough of Melissa following you around and decide to confront her about it. She's fortunately very susceptible to being pushed back against a car and confronted for being a stalker. Stuttering out the most pathetic excuses you've ever heard while staring directly at your lips. 

Melissa's obsessed. The type to remember every little detail about you just because you mentioned it to her once. She doesn't even think much of it. She finishes a story you don't even realize you're retelling to her once just because she's so excited to hear it again. 

Brings you little knickknacks all the time. Nothing especially expensive, just things she sees that remind her of you. You end up with a bunch of little toys cluttering your shelves that she bought for you with whatever change she could scrounge together between her couch cushions and her part-time job. 

Keeps things that involve you like a hoarder. Receipts from when you bought her dinner, a note you left on her bedside table when you had to leave before she woke up, movie tickets. Doesn't matter, she has it in a box somewhere. So embarrassed she can't form words if you ever found it. Wants to sink into the floor and die.  She's just so sentimental she can't help but keep it.

She's so acts of service. Loves to take your stuff and carry it around for you. It doesn't matter what it is. Plucks your bag off your shoulders to put it on her own. Her bag on one shoulder, yours on the other. Won't let you take it back no matter how ridiculous you tell her she looks. God forbid you like to shop, because she will be holding all of those bags for you and still managing to hold your hand. She's committed and stubborn. 

Incredibly easy to fluster. Always one comment away from stuttering and blushing and avoiding eye contact. 

Finds you like a heat-seeking missile the second she has a single drink. It somehow manages to make her even clingier than usual. You'll find her at the party with her head buried in your shoulder and her arms wrapped around you, rambling about whatever, more likely than not. 

Hoards voice messages. She listens to you ramble on about whatever story was long enough to require one whenever she starts to miss you a little (happens often). Sometimes she listens to them for other reasons, but she would die before admitting it. 

So many pictures and videos of you on her phone that she has to start deleting vital apps to make way for them. She's sitting with you while you're doing homework and is bored to near tears because she deleted all her games off her phone.

Loves mentioning you in casual conversation even if it doesn't relate. Someone will be talking about an assignment, and she's like, “Yeah, my girlfriend wrote an essay last week.” 

Related, she loves to call you her girlfriend. Treats the word like it's sacred. Every time she says it, she smiles to herself. Refers to you as her girlfriend more often than she does by name in casual conversation.

Sends you pictures all the time. A dog she saw on her walk to class, a pretty tree, anything and everything. She just likes to make you feel like a part of her life. 

True lover girl, she's making you playlists like it's going out of style. Makes individualized ones for your dates depending on the location. A playlist for when you're happy, or sad, or getting ready. She's trying to account for everything. They don't even all make their way to you. Some are for her ears only. It gets so bad that they have their own folders. So hesitant the first time she sends you a link for one, like she's afraid you're going to think she's too much for it. 

Melissa's terrified you're going to think she's clingy or too much. She's been burned in the past and doesn't want you to think she's that girl. 

Appears out of nowhere if someone even looks in your direction. Less possessive and more just jealous. She's not the type to get mad about it, just sad and distant if she thinks you're encouraging it. She's quiet, not hanging off of you like she usually does. Unsure if it's welcome. Melissa hates when someone else makes you laugh. It's easy to make it up to her as long as you're mean enough about the girl later. 

The girl loves to be a part of inside jokes. It makes her feel special, like she has a real connection to you.

All of her friends know you by sight, a result of listening to her ramble on about you and the specific shade of your eyes at noon when you laughed at a joke she made over a coffee date one time.

She always offers you the best parts of her food. The biggest slice of pizza, the fries with the most seasoning on them, the center of her cinnamon roll. She's not even mad about it. She's always so excited to give you things she thinks you want. 

Leaves her hoodies out strategically because she wants you to steal them. 

She tries so hard to make you laugh that it's dangerous for her health. The type to hurt herself a little if she thinks you'd laugh at her tripping. 

She's a big fan of surprises, especially if they involve quality time. Anything and everything to spend time with you.

Knows your schedule better than her own. The type of girl to be hanging out with you and then suddenly curse and get up and start running to class because she forgot. But she'll be outside of one of your classes at least once a week with a drink for you while she walks with you wherever you're going. 

So starved for affection, she'll take it in any way that you'll give it to her. You'll have to scrape her off the floor afterwards if you ever pepper kisses all over her place. She loves a good hug. Good luck prying her off of you. 

That one post where it's like, “Came home drunk and got too excited to see my cat,” and he's just covered in lipstick marks? That's Melissa. Makes it her profile picture for months after. You wake up the next morning to find her lying next to you still covered in lipstick with the goofiest smile on her face even in her sleep. 

She's always ready to fight someone for you, even though she'd probably get her ass kicked. Has a fantasy she won't admit to about you cleaning up her bloody knuckles. 

Late to see you at least once because she fussed over doing those little braids in her hair to dress up for you and lost track of time. Wore her nicest, cleanest hat for you too. 

Obligatory mention of taking her hat off of her and putting it on your head. 

Last but not least. Bottom Melissa truther. Have you seen that girl? 

[uhhhj13iguess]

more rick sanchez. I NEED IT. I’m a fein for him. I need him bad. can you possibly make more head cannons about him? that’s if your stilling writing him lol. preferably nsfw? if that’s okay with you. please and thank you.

rick sanchez nsfw headcanon

enough people have asked for this. i yield! take it! it was written with much shame and strong confidence that i am correct about everything i'm saying. nothing gender-specific used for the reader!

wc: ~600

rick sanchez is one cocky motherfucker.

everyone knows that. and it does NOT fade away in the bedroom. he wants to be in charge, in control, and have all the power.

rick has a god complex, in the bedroom and out. that's just canon. he demands to be worshipped, to be the best at everything. he is al-fucking-mighty and makes sure you know it (and say it). for someone who doesn't believe in any religion, everything about his self-esteem in the sheets is downright pious.

and while he needs you to know that he is your god, rick's praise kink goes the other way too. he loves to tell you how good you are for him, how proud he is of you taking him so well, fucking him so good. he loves to hear the moans in response to his gentle words, a stark contrast to everyday demeanor.

thinking about rick throat training you lmfao. he's big, a challenge, but it was a feat you wanted to conquer. you had asked him about it one day, and he had his lips on you and undressed himself in an instant as he guided you down to your knees. he'd lead you down the length of his cock with his long fingers intertwined in your hair, downright whimpering as he praised you; good fucking girl, that's it, you can do it, fuck baby, that's so fucking good falling as moans from his lips.

but just because he's an asshole, doesn't mean he doesn't care about you. i stand by that.

listen, i think he loves to degrade you. throw you around and manhandle you, tell you that you're nothing compared to him. i think he's an absolute dick. but the way he feels about you, it's a way he hasn't felt since her — he loved you too much to hurt you. he's excited to use you, to fuck your throat. he wants you to take all of him — but, not if you're uncomfortable and not enjoying it yourself.

again, please don't get me wrong. rick loves to see the bruises on your body after he's done with you. to deny you an orgasm to the point of tears and absolute misery. but, he isn't into it if you aren't. while he loves to push your boundaries and test the limits, he never wants to be the cause of your actual pain/distress. so, as soon as you tap out, say the safe word, or he can sense something's off, he's out immediately.

on a completely different tangent, i also think that rick loves to fuck you while intoxicated (duh). no matter how drunk or intoxicated you both may be, it's a kind of euphoria that can't be topped. everything is mixing together, and the amplified pleasure coursing through both of your veins is unbelievable. that being said, secretly, his favorite sex is when you're both fully sober, fully aware and involved in the actions taken. he loves that you can get him higher than anything else, a kind of bliss he's never felt before, when he feels how tight you are around him.

also, rick has 1000% created a lab-grown aphrodisiac before and used it on you. consensually, of course. at least, the first time. after he has the go-ahead on free use with it, rick loves to surpise you every now and then with an afternoon of insatiable pleasure. he loves getting to use you to get off, and how much you just can't get enough of it. it wasn't often, just sometimes as a treat ;)

overall, and so unfortunately, i really think i'm just down bad for rick sanchez.

masterlist!

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

Do you think fanfic has become clique-y. I mean that in the sense of people only kudos and comment when it suits them or on a fic that's written by one of their popular fandom friends or who fandom decides is a popular writer that all their followers need to read. I just get the feeling that it's only certain stories that are wanted from certain fic writers which is why they seem to be more popular and the rest gets ignored especially if you aren't in the fandom circle of the popular girls.

Lately I've been thinking that fic kudos, comments and hits are just a fandom popularity contest that doesn't mean your fic is bad. I've read bad ones and wondered why it's got so much kudos/hits/comments and great ones that have very little kudos/comments. Recently I read a bad one and it got a load of kudos and comments all because that trope is popular. Also I think if you aren't in the popular circle of fandom then your fics get ignored with very little kudos and no comments.

Just wondered what your thoughts on it were because I'm at the point where I feel like I should stop writing to completely or just not sharing anything anymore and keeping my writing to myself.

I’m afraid I don’t have any strong opinions about this because it seems to be an issue within specific fandoms and not an entire fanfic space? because I don’t experience anything like this in the fandoms I’m in. either that or I just don’t care enough to notice how many hits/kudos/comments a work has and if it’s “enough” compared to others.

however, while I do encourage people to give kudos and comment on works they like, I also don’t like the idea of guilt tripping anybody into leaving comments or giving kudos. because, as much as I know how loved kudos and comments are as an author, I also know people can just read fanfics for fun. if they don’t have enough energy to leave comments, if they’re only comfortable leaving comments on works whose authors they know or are friends with, or if they’re not comfortable having their username attached to a fic by leaving kudos for whatever reason, they should be allowed that without being shamed. and I as an author should write for me, not for validation from strangers.

fanfic, in my opinion, should be about the joy of getting to write and read.

yes, kudos and comments are super awesome, but you lose that joy of writing and reading the second you write mainly for kudos and comments as an author or read mainly because you feel like you then have to say something nice to the author as a reader. because that feels more like a job — a task — and less like something we do out of love for fun, something that should be our escape when things irl are hard.

so as an author, I’ll always encourage readers to give kudos, leave comments, but they don’t have to if they don’t want to. I’m not gonna demand reasons from people who don’t kudos or comments, or why they comment on others’ works and not mine. that’s not what fanfic is about.

fanfic is just a fun little thing. anybody can read whatever they want. anybody can write whatever they want. anybody can give kudos/comments — or not give kudos/comments — on any works they want (as long as they’re not being a jerk, of course).

what you’re feeling is valid. though I’d like to ask if you write because writing is something that brings you joy, or because you’re looking for kudos and comments — because if it’s the latter then, with all respect, I’m afraid you’re only going to be exhausted constantly trying to chase validation from strangers.

as an author and a reader, I’m not gonna compare any works (be it my own or someone else’s) to others, because getting to write what I love and read what I love is enough.

[johannestevans]

what fucks me up about vetinari is that like.

vetinari in night watch is explicitly and continuously presented as this young man who is, you know, decently charismatic, has a privileged background, handsome, etc

and everything he does - and i mean everything - is about calculatingly becoming and being invisible. what makes keel impact him so hard is because he looks directly at him and looks for him

but vetinari wants to work from the shadows. we know as a man even later on that he is most comfortable doing any and all of his work out of sight. he likes to juggle. he loves sleight of hand magic. he likes puns and double entendres and encoded meanings.

i'm roasting him a little bit when i say that it's not just drumknott that's made for complementing vetinari, but there's an element of vice versa - like drumknott, vetinari is in many ways quite a fastidious, boring man who likes paperwork and clean margins and good stationery.

but drumknott, who moves on velvet shod shoes, who is so retiring as to appear invisible even though you know he's right there, who disappears from the memory as soon as he's out of sight, still gets to enjoy the privilege that vetinari sets aside when he comes patrician - invisibility and anonymity.

vetinari becomes patrician in many ways at personal expense - we see numerous times that there are many aspects of the job that he straight up does not enjoy or like, and he's always like "well, this is the worst job in the world, but i have to do it, and i'd best get a good democracy in place before someone kicks the bucket out from under me". the man doesn't sleep. he works 24/7 and octedays as well. he never relaxes even when he's recently been shot or stabbed or poisoned. everything is strictly scheduled.

and most of all, he is horrifically, continuously, constantly visible.

obviously he does work from the shadows - we know he disguises himself as stoker blake so he can have fun on the trains and fuck drumknott in the coal sheds and he certainly has other disguises and identities

but i just think it's so like. it's such an impact that one of the biggest things we see from night watch is a vetinari who has cultivatedly put his entire personality, vocation, and free time into becoming invisible and enjoying the work he can do whilst out of sight, how he can disappear from sight even in front of 10 people who are looking right at him

and he becomes patrician.

the most recognisable man in ankh-morpork. photographed in the newspaper, his face on the penny stamp. the man in the dusty black cassock who always has a spotlight over him wherever he goes. the man who can no longer become invisible under his own name and identity.

that's!!!!!! such a big sacrifice!!!!

obviously like. he's a fucking dictator, he's bonkers, he's sadistic and strange and such, but like... that's the impact keel had on him. that's the impact the events of night watch on him. he spent all his days learning how not to breathe and to blend into shadows that aren't there

and he threw all of that away because he knew he could and would do much better for the city - for the disc - by stepping into the spotlight instead, even though it's anathema to everything he prefers, and everything he is by his nature.

(and that's why, of course, that his consistent favourites - drumknott as his secretary and the rest of his dark clerks; william de worde as the reporter offscreen and out of sight, never the subject of scrutiny himself; moist von lipwig as the invisible and constantly transforming man; margolotta as the mysterious stranger in the castle on the hill - and those he meshes best with are still those who can become invisible and in many ways prefer invisibility. it's also why he takes such schadenfreude in vimes' misery as he becomes more and more of a public figure and is no longer the relatively anonymous copper he was in the events of G!G! and before)

forever abnormal about young vetinari in night watch. He's 18(?). He failed his stealthy movement module because the teacher never saw him in his classes. he taught himself to stand still. He hid four copies of "some observation on the art of invisibility" in "anecdotes of the great accountants, vol. 3" and manipulated Downey into burning the fifth. He won't shut up about keel to his aunt. "I think i saw a genius at work" "he stares into shadows. Interesting." He killed Lord Winder in the middle of a crowded room. When he saw keel "die" he killed four men with a lilac held in his mouth. He becomes the man who implements the reforms the glorious Revolution of the peoples republic of treacle mine road fought for. "Do it now or receive an aunts curse!"

[kacchans-cradle]

hihi !! so, ochaco isn't one of my favorites but ik a lot of ppl like her and don't see very much agere little content of her, so i wanted to make a short list of fic/drabble ideas that i personally won't write but anyone is 100% allowed to use; .𖥔 ݁ ˖ ᯓ★ credit is appreciated but these ideas aren't very original, so if credit isn't given, it rlly isnt a problem /gen

ochaco has minor stomach pains and feels a little nauseous even, but pushes through it and continues with her task of the day ( for example; working out, making lunch, group study ) . but when she finally takes a nap to relieve her pain, she wakes up to find a puddle of blood underneath her and instantly regresses. for the rest of the day, her girl friends make it their goal to take care of her with a heating pad, the fluffiest blankets, and aspirin, and all her favorite snacks ! („• ֊ •„)੭

one of the other littles is being a little too mean today, so she takes it upon herself to give them a timeout in air jail with her zero gravity...may not turn out well for either of them in the end

unfortunately, ochaco runs out of mochi snacks and momo takes her to the grocery store for a quick snack run. but after seeing how happy ochaco looks getting her favorite sweets, she absoutely folds and ends up spending more money than she reasonably should...

she loses the gloves she wears the sleep at night and during a sleepover, one or more people are tasked with making sure she doesn't float all of her things away while she's asleep ( bonus: you can also think of a funny way to reveal where her gloves were hidden the whole time!! )

wanting to do something nice for her parents, she spends the day making an arts and crafts gift for them! her friends help out too + make sure she doesn't get glue & glitter everywhere,, (ᵕ—ᴗ—)

during a nice day of baking with her girl friends, ochaco has to get her rumbly stomach under control and not eat any of the sweets before they cool off! ( it's really hard not too...)

[em-harlsnow]

11, 31, 33?

from the gallavich asks

11. Do either of them ever go to therapy and come to terms with their trauma?

So I think it's much more likely for Ian to go to therapy than Mickey. Mainly because he has an actual diagnosed mental illness and Mickey doesn't. Also, Ian doesn't like medication and therapy can help medication be more specific and all that. With Mickey I do think it's pretty unlikely that he gets help. If he does, it would take a long time - and I'm talking years - to come around to the idea. He's much more likely to go on anti-anxiety meds in my opinion than to do CBT. If his mental health got really bad, and I'm talking never sleeping, really severe PTSD or even OCD, then maybe Ian would convince him. But he'd have to be doing really badly for it to become an option.

Obviously, though, I hope they both go to therapy. That's the ideal. I like to imagine them both getting help, even though I don't think it's definitely gonna be realistic.

31. How do they write each other’s names in their contacts on their phone?

I think Ian either just has Mickey as 'Mick' or 'Mick 🖤'.

Mickey could have a whole range of options. 'Gallagher' (altho that's my least favourite), just 'Ian', or one of his many nicknames. I like to think he changes it a lot. One day it's 'Firecrotch', the next day it's 'Army', then it's 'Red' or 'Fuckhead' or 'Husband' or '9 incher' depending on how much he likes Ian that day or how muck Mickey wants to piss him off.

33. How much did they stay in contact between when Ian was released from prison and when Mickey was released in season 10?

I've tried to look into this a lot when I was researching for Iron Bars, but it's hard to find things about US prisons from the UK especially because they vary from state to state. What I found was that there was not allowed to be contact between people on probation and prisoners, so I don't think Ian would be able to visit. But that would probably mean they aren't allowed phone calls either and I'm not sure how anyone would know. I know they record phone calls from prison, but Ian could call him from Lip's phone or something.

So, after that little rant, I think they phone called a lot. It only seemed like a few weeks had passed since Ian got out and Mickey does. I hope Ian sent him letters and Mickey sends him drawings back. It would probably have been pretty hard for them, especially Mickey, but I think Ian would have been pretty neurotic about making sure he answered the calls.

Thank you for the ask!

[gamingavickreyauction]

Thank you for your thoughtful response. I think we agree on a lot here. We're in total agreement that what Israel has done since Oct 7 is far, far worse than Oct 7 or anything else Hamas has done. And I agree that Hamas is operating in very difficult circumstances, and even an excellent government wouldn't be able to fix things (that doesn't change the fact that Hamas isn't an excellent government though- in fact, they didn't originally intend to be a government, the first election they entered, they weren't expecting to win, and many opposed electoralism). I agree that Israel should not exist, and the land should be given back to Palestinians. And your account of the situation in Gaza is correct, with one big exception.

I also agree that settlers are contributing to Israeli colonialism, though as far as I'm aware the civilians in the area attacked were not settlers- the borders of the Gaza strip haven't changed since 1948, so they aren't there aiming to expand Israeli land claims, and some of them may have lived in those villages for two or three generations. Perhaps Israelis living on the Gaza border are also disproportionately genocidal, I don't know, but iirc they are disproportionately poor, because housing there is cheaper. Perhaps you are defining all who live in Israel as settlers, but that's like defining all Usamericans who aren't native as settlers- which you could do, but I think it would be a mistake applied to Israel, because there's an important distinction between the settlers who are actively trying to further Israeli land claims and the rest of the Israelis. And the rest of the Israelis can't reasonably be viewed as enemy combatants more than non-native usamerican civilians can. So I don't think they could be said to have brought this on themselves- adult or child- much less to have deserved to die.

I think our most fundamental disagreement is here:

you agree that the ends justify the means, but that can’t only apply when the ends can be met. there’s really two questions here, were the october 7th attacks morally justified vs were the attacks a good strategic choice

Killing a a thousand people to save a million is clearly justified, and the ethical thing to do. Killing a thousand people in a vain attempt to save a million when it was impossible and you knew it was impossible is just killing a thousand people. Which is terrible. If your violence can't actually improve anything then it's not revolutionary, or ethical, it's just letting out frustration. And that's a terrible reason to kill people, no matter how justified your frustration. That's why you can't separate material outcomes from ethics like this. And the Oct 7 attack didn't just achieve nothing, it made things far worse. A bad strategic choice that makes things far worse for Palestinians and kills a thousand Israelis cannot ever be justified, because justifying them means justifying prioritising Hamas's grandstanding over the futures of Palestinians. (and to be clear, it was obvious beforehand that Oct 7 would only make things worse- whilst the severity of reaction might be unanticipated, the fact that there would be a reaction killing thousands of innocent Palestinians was blindingly obvious, they always respond to the killing of one Israeli by killing 10 Palestinians, and Oct 7 happened at a moment where Netanyahu was desperate to send the military after Palestinians to salvage his Premiership)

It's especially frustrating as international opinion has been gradually turning against Israel prior to Oct 7, which in the long term provides a lot of hope for change, and Oct 7 hugely set that back.

I should be clear Hamas doesn't hold all the blame for Oct 7. A slave revolt that kills a bunch of innocents but fails to free any slaves is a tragedy, but the main people to blame for it are the slave owners. Similarly, Israel's abuse of Gaza made this inevitable, so successive Israeli governments should hold a lot, arguably most of the blame for Oct 7, though Hamas also had agency to not do the attack (and presumably many within Hamas opposed it).

I should point out Hamas isn't a monolith, they're an uneasy alliance of more normal politicians trying to govern and religious fundamentalists. The religious fundamentalists were the ones who got their way in making Oct 7 go ahead.

there’s been almost no confirmed cases of rape by hamas soldiers, which if you know anything at all about military history you should realise thats a big fucking deal and comes from a very positive and strict culture from within the organisation

It probably comes from the fact that one day of intense action doesn't afford much opportunity for rape as opposed to prolongued military campaigns. Not everyone involved in the violence was a member of Hamas's military- some were PIJ, of course, but others were unaffiliated young men who wanted to take part in the violence (and there were also unaffiliated people who didn't want to take part in the violence but wanted to see what was happening). And Oct 7 really did not seem like a disciplined military operation- if it was, they would have been able to prevent many of their soldiers from gunning down civilians in the first place, as that doesn't seem to have been the plan (though as you say, that sort of thing always comes with war, so it was an obvious consequence of the plan).

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Bleach: If they had a job in the Human World, Part-III

Part-I and Part-II!

Coyote Starrk, Barragan Louisenbairn, Tier Halibel, Ulquiorra Cifer, Nnoitra Gilga, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, Zommari Rureaux, Szayelaporro Granz, Aaroniero Arruruerie, Yammy Llargo

Enjoy! ♡

1. Coyote Starrk: Bartender

"Why did I pick up this job, you ask? Well, I hate being lonely, and... what better way to meet new people than this?"

A chill guy who enjoys being in others' company. Just don't pick a fight with him - he's more dangerous than he looks.

2. Barragan Louisenbairn: Old-age Home Manager

"I am the ruler of this home! Who said that old-age homes don't have rulers! Well, they do now!"

A man who considers himself to be the king of all his business ventures. This is his second attempt at gaining power. The first failed and got 'usurped' by a certain intelligence agent.

3. Tier Halibel: Guidance Counsellor

"Calm down. Let's talk it out. Oh, you wanted me to speak first? No, no, my job is just to listen to you."

A calm, competent woman is always willing to make sacrifices and compromise. Though she mostly keeps to herself, she is very compassionate and attentive towards everyone, even if they aren't even consulting her.

4. Ulquiorra Cifer: Therapist

"Interesting. I believe you are experiencing heart problems. Why are you getting so worked up? You thought I meant you're having a heart attack? No, you misunderstand. I was referring to the heart of one's soul."

A man who stays passive most of the time. He became a therapist to gain a deeper understanding of himself and others, rather than to help people. He means well, though.

5. Nnoitra Gilga: Boxer

"I fight because I love to! Why must I have any other motive to do so?"

A boxer who loves to trash-talk his opponents. In fact, he once appeared on a TV show where people roast each other, so he could feel validated.

6. Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez: Self-proclaimed King. Reality: Unemployed

"What do you think you're lookin' at?! You tryna pick a fight with me? Huh?!"

An unemployed man who picks fights with anyone he sees. He is rude and says whatever's on his mind, but he does have a set of morals that he abides by. He claims to be unemployed by choice, as he doesn't see the meaning of working.

7. Zommari Rureaux: Mixologist

"I have made it my life's mission to create and serve ecstasy with these hands of mine."

A somewhat stoic man who comes across as someone who doesn't enjoy his job, or even life, for that matter. His motives are difficult to discern, and it seems like there's more to him than meets the eye.

8. Szayelaporro Granz: Plastic Surgeon

"Oh, you don't like what I've done with your face? Doesn't matter, I do whatever fits my idea of beauty. Now pay up~"

A madman who never follows his patients' requests. He makes alterations and modifications however he sees fit, and is the kind of man who shouldn't be let near sharp tools.

9. Aaroniero Arruruerie: Actor

"I wear many faces at once; it's up to you to choose who you wish to see."

An actor so talented, it's hard to differentiate between his performances and his true self. In fact, when asked about his personality or even appearance, people's answers vary.

10. Yammy Llargo: Wrestler

"Keep comin' at me! Yeah, that's more like it!"

A wrestler who plays simply because he enjoys the game. He gets angry when people don't take him seriously (which rarely happens).

A/N: I hope you liked it! Should I make this a series and gradually cover everyone in Bleach?