#dont talk to that man about elephants

[plasticbabyart]

Why did he say it like that is he Gay Flynn what do you know about Spyro that we dont !!

[botanyshitposts]

ok INCREDIBLY old content originally meant for this blog but in 2018 when i was just a wee lad with a little spinner propeller hat and big rainbow lollipop i went to a carnivorous plant convention in california and met a bunch of people who breed/collect/study these guys. one person was this collector who was slowly working on leaving the hobby or at least no longer growing plants, and he had a bunch of carnivorous plant related files he was charging like 50 cents for or something, and so i came into possession of these, which are examples of the kind of paperwork you have to have done to legally ship/trade endangered species of both plants and animals. functionally very boring paperwork, but something i found like, incredibly fascinating. i blacked out the personal id of the person and then immediately forgot to ever upload them, lmao.

these plants were bred and raised in a greenhouse and sold abroad, not taken from the wild, but because the species are endangered and often protected in their native countries (most of these are nepenthes, asian pitcher plants, a huge family spread throughout oceania and southeast asia), there's a lot more documentation that needs to be done regardless of their origin, both on the end of the seller and on the end of the buyer.

the rabbit hole on carnivorous plant trade is deep and kind of wild. there's plenty of common, non-threatened, greenhouse-grown pitcher plants on the market that people buy all the time, even non-collectors, but there's a whole debate to be had on if it's morally okay to be collecting the more endangered/rare of these plants in the first place. the big argument for breeding is that breeding them in captivity means there's more supply that's not poached from the wild, meaning poachers have less of an incentive to take the risk of taking adult plants from their habitats; from what i've heard, sometimes countries will issue permits for breeders to collect some wild seeds just to create a non-wild breeding pool to drive down the price. predictably, however, you also get people who are very much willing to pay a lot of money to get as rare of a plant as possible.

anyone familiar with the allure valuable plants have had over people throughout history can imagine the rest, but here's an article about a guy who started buying poached plants to enrich his private nepenthes collection, who then got busted by a fish and wildlife service agent embedded in his carvirorous plant circle. the plants this guy was buying were being sold to him without any CITES paperwork or declarations like the ones above; it was literally just a guy in indonesia taking rare plants from the woods around where he lived, selling them over facebook marketplace and ebay, and mailing them overseas as an undeclared 'gift' to get around customs. frighteningly small steps to take on all sides, to be honest.

(also, fun fact: another example of carnivorous plants that get poached are wild venus fly traps, which are only native to north and south carolina in the US. from what i understand it's a mix of people who genuinely did not know it's a native species and people who really are just going out into the woods and digging up plants to sell online. sometimes poaching is closer to home than you'd think!)

anyway. wild and interesting times in the land of plants recovered from a hard drive lmao

[frankiebirds]

just finished 4x10 in my rewatch. unfortunately i have nothing to say about it </3 i never like cop-heavy episodes for reasons you can probably guess (hint: it's the cops) i do like morgan in this episode though. it's not a very character heavy episode but morgan definitely gets what character focus there is. and any cm episode can be improved by adding more derek morgan to it, so. that's a plus.

[youremyheaven]

Astrology of Sex: 🥵🔥🍑🍒💦🍆

my asks have been looking thirsty lately and i thought😌its about time i made another post about sex lmfao. MINORS LOOK AWAY AND DNI. NSFW CONTENT BELOW.

We've already discussed a little bit about Yoni animals and sex but I wanted to discuss certain random observations I have made hehe.

Elephant yoni men?? they are THE most sensual lovers??

I think Elephant Yoni (be it Revati or Bharani) creates partners who are extremely sexually passionate. They live to please their partner. Just think about how protective and loving elephants are and now think about how aggressive they can be if they're mad. Elephant yoni men (in my experience 😜) have always been sensual but slightly aggressive but in a good way 😈😈

2. MOON DOMINANT MEN ARE FREAKY NASTY BITCHES, i said what i said

if you've never had sex with a lunar man, WHEWWW them dudes be FREAKZZ, they'll be doing acrobatics with you in bed 😭😭😭idk how to explain it but yk when you're having sex with someone for the first time and you're all polite and semi formal?? wellll lunar men are not gonna be like that. they'll get right to business and fck you like you owe them pu$$y

3. Purvashadha men are kind of sadistic

i mean Hitler had Purvashadha moon, so this is not entirely surprising but Venusian naks are all in some ways cruel and i'd say Purvashadha is the PEAK of this energy

they're selfish, they're extremely hard on themselves, they dont care about others, they're VERY self centred and yes, they fuck in a really brutal way. they'll literally fuck you like you're a whore. aftercare? never heard of her

4. Rat yoni men or men with a small yoni animal in general can fuck for hoursss and not get tired. im talking 4 rounds or 5 rounds

5. Rahuvian men 💀💀will bust in 5 seconds but they'll go crazy with foreplay tho 🥰

6. MARTIAN MEN GIRLLL, they're so rough and live up to all the stereotypes .. like you're NOT making love over here, you're getting FUCKED.

7. I feel like Lunar women are lowkey asexual ,, their sex drives are just ?? occasionally there but often not there. the type to have sex just to please their partner. THIS NEED NOT APPLY TO EVERYONE, PLS DONT COME FOR ME

8. Jupiter dominant men have crazy sexual appetite but either they have really high standards or they fck everything in sight (depends on how much they've emotionally evolved)

[pheenixbabe]

elephant in the room 🐘

rant about the state of online shifting; "get-it-off my chest" moment

part 1. scripting trauma/ being a bad person in a dr how many people are really doing "bad things" or scripting in trauma in their dr? lets be so fucking for real here. why is it that everytime someone "morally corrupt" it gets exposed months apart and the "culprit" is some small ass account with like ten followers? its not common. and im not saying it never happens. but shiftok is always on about these people and im like...who tf are yall talking about? they find one bad apple and then decide the whole community needs to be reminded how fucked up it is to do xyz.

i mean lets be realistic, how many people are going out of their way to script something traumatic or harmful? the majority of the online community (reddit, tumblr, tiktok) always talks about shifting for their s/o, adventure, frienships, family or a better life in some way. how many people are deliberately scripting to harm themselves or others? and is the number really so much that we need thinkpiece after thinkpiece about it?

aand when others behave immorally or get traumatized in their dr they will experience it. they will see the effects of any bad things they do to others. they will feel the trauma first hand and suffer from what theyve scripted in many ways. we dont need to punish these people. their dr will do it for them.

P. S what about when you shift to a dr like the walking dead? or even mha and keep in the war arc? thats traumatic. hell, even an idol / fame dr can be traumatic and those are hella common! yet nobody bats an eye or reprimands it...odd...

part 2. racebending race doesnt exist. i saw a shiftoker (a white one too??) act like someone was crazy for saying it! the whole concept was created by europeans! white mans burden, race based social classes, and eugenics all seems natural to yall? i mean logically its not odd to anyone that modern racial concepts were made by the same group of people in the same time period...? the time period people needed excuses to kill, rape, steal from and enslave other groups... search up "who created race" and then report back to me..anyways..

name one good thing that splitting people up and assigning them identities based on their background does for us? its caused mocking of those that dont fit the mold their race gives them, harmful views of other because of their racial group(s) and low self esteem from outside perceptions of your race. oh and division among groups on top of everything. so what is the point of holding on to race? abandon it! shift to be white, asian, black, indigenous, do what you want! youre not "changing your race" until you shift to become a different species (and theyres obvi nothing wrong w that!).

and some people say "if you script your another race your downplaying the racism poc face" but not every country has the same type of racism the states has. not every country is even as racist as the states. for example if im shifting to be fully south korean born & raised, and live full time in south korea, its not likely ill experience racism. and even so you can just...script out racism? like what...some people literally hate shifters who dont script out racism and expect everyone to script it out, but then turn to say that they cant change their race because of racism...huh? genuinely dont get that.

P. S im only really preaching abandonment of race so flippantly in regard to shifting. in this reality we're kinda stuck with it at this point lol.

P.S.S and it seems shifters from the usa hate racebending the most! as an american, i wonder how much of that is being intimidated that the concept of a racial hierarchy, that our nation has been built upon for centuries, can be shattered so easily...and therefore obviously proves it as obsolete. food for thought. (half joking here teehee)

[ppnuggiex]

　　　　　　DORMLEADERS x gn reader

　　　　『　riddle ,, leona ,, azul ,, kalim ,, vil ,, idia ,, malleus ,, gender neutral reader    』

　　-> painting their nails to match their dorms ,, matching nails

　　— fluff ,, sfw

　　— just an idea that came to me :D feel free to request !! theyre open !! there are some slight movie references 🫵

- riddle

| • he was a bit reluctant at first to you painting his nails but agreed in the end

| • white black and red is the color scheme

| • on one hand ,, you have the card signs ;; diamond ,, spade ,, heart ,, club ,, and on the pinky is a 'j' for joker

| • on the other hand you have the different things from a familiar movie ,, a white rabbit ,, a crown ,, a cat ,, a little playing card ,, and a white heart on the pinky

| • riddle is quite amazed with your skills ,, enjoying the little ornaments and decorations painted on his nails

| • lord have mercy if someone saw yalls matching nails

| • cater would beam at them ,, and trey would find them cute

| • ace and deuce ,, however ,, have different reactions ,, but they dont really want to be collared so they happen to keep their mouths shut around riddle

| • but around you ,, theyre blabbing about it left and right ,, mainly ace but sometimes deuce chips in a bit

| • in the end ,, riddle enjoys matching with you in a sort of way

- azul

| • another thats reluctant to agree ,, after all he does have an image to uphold and who knows how the tweels will react if they notice

| • but he also gives in ,, noting the happy look on your face when he does

| • your color scheme is a lavender ,, dark grey and an off white color

| • on one hand ,, you paint little marine creatures ;; an octopus ,, an eel ,, a lobster ,, a random blue and yellow striped fish ,, and a tentacle on the pinky nail

| • the other hand consists of little items that happen to be associated with octavinelle ;; azul's contracts ,, jade's mushrooms ,, floyd's basketball (azul wasnt too happy abt it but he didnt say much)

| • though on the last two nails you added the mostro lounge logo and on the pinky you painted it lavender and added grey stripes

| • azul's quite glad he happens to have gloves because the last thing he needs is the tweels noticing the little things on his nails

| • but they notice anyways ,, and maybe you let it slip that you and azul are matching

| • lord have mercy for this man

- leona

| • he dont care ,, just huffs and tells you to do whatever if it makes you happy

| • he pretends to stay asleep during it ,, but he does like the feeling of your hands holding onto his ,, and maybe the thought of matching with you

| • he wont care for who sees it ,, if it makes you happy he'll happily comply with you

| • the scheme is a beige color ,, bright yellow orange ,, and a dark grey

| • on one hand you paint ;; a lion ,, a bone ,, a hyena (leona fusses abt it) ,, a wolf (he also fussed abt that) ,, and a star on the pinky

| • the other hand you kept simple and plain ,, adding a star on every other nail and stripes on the others

| • if anyone mentions your matching nails in a bad manner ,, he'll get on their case immediately ,, telling them to mind their own business

| • he'll gladly match nails with you again in the future though ,, he'll still fuss abt it but he enjoys it

- kalim

| • he happily agrees ! he wants to match nails ! hes so excited for it he can barely sit still as is

| • jamil at first offers to do it for you both but you deny him

| • your color scheme is red ,, black ,, and a gold color

| • on one hand you paint :: a desert ,, a snake ,, an elephant ,, kalim's flying carpet ,, and a black heart on the pinky

| • on the other hand you paint every other nail red and the rest black with gold stripes

| • he adores them ! hes so happy to match with you ,, adoring all the different drawings on them ,, in love with the color scheme

| • if anyone asks about them he'll gladly talk their ears off about how you did them and how they look so cool

- idia

| • you happened to ask him during a game ,, and he got surprised ,, stuttering at first before slowly agreeing to it

| • the color scheme is blue ,, and off white ,, and black

| • on one hand you paint :: cerebus ,, blue fire ,, pain and panic from a certain movie (hercules) ,, and a black heart on the pinky

| • on the other hand you paint every other nail blue and black ,, and add white flames with blue accents to the ones that are black ,, and white stripes to the black nails

| • he likes the nails ,, especially seeing cerebus on them ,, and the idea of matching

| • if ortho finds out his hair will be tinted pink as he tries to distract his brother from the fact that yall are matching nails

| • he loves it though ,, sometimes running his thumb over them and looking over the little designs

- vil

| • refuses ,, flat out refuses ,, he's not too confident in youe nail painting abilities and he doesnt bother to figure out whether theyre good or not

| • but after a bit of begging he'll sigh and give in ,, telling you not to mess up

| • your color scheme is white ,, a prussian blue ,, purple ,, bright red and black to match vils dorm outfit and the dorm itself

| • on one hand you paint :: a rose ,, a poison covered apple ,, an  arrow ,, a potion and a red heart on the pinky

| • so far vil is a bit intrigued at your abilities and lets you continue ,, giving another warning not to mess up

| • on the other hand you paint ever other hand red and the other blue ,, putting black stripes over the blue nails and on the red nails you paint white poison drips with a bit of purple tint

| • he likes them ,, theyre alright ,, not the best hes had but hes touched by the fact you both are matching

| • he offers to teach you how to paint nails better though ,, saying you could use it but nonetheless he's impressed at your abilities

| • when hes alone he gets all giddy about it but shhh ,, dont tell

- malleus

| • hes over the moon ,, you want to match nails with him ?? you want to paint his nails ?? oh ,, love for you ! love for you for a thousand years !! hes so happy ,, even his little fangs are showing when smiles widely at you

| • your color scheme is green ,, black ,, and an off white

| • on one hand you paint :: a dragon's head ,, a thorned flower ,, a bat (to resemble lilia) ,, a lightning bolt (for sebek) ,, and a sword (for silver)

| • on the other hand you paint every other nail green and the rest black ,, putting black stripes over the green nails and white stripes on the black nails ,, though on the pinky you put a black heart

| • hes so touched ,, seeing the little symbols ,, adoring the dragon head you put so much detail into

| • he wont show anyone unless they point them out

| • and of course ,, sebek does ,, astonished that his master has his nails painted

| • lilia is quick to join in with it ,, before he catches the little bat on one nail and decides to leave it be ,, smiling to himself

[stewykablooey]

kendall and stewy scenes really stand out in such stark comparison from the rest of the show its insane like everybody is always talking in circles of crude sex joke business talk or mocking apathy and tiptoeing around every possible elephant in any room and then kendall and stewy are just ‘that was really hard :(‘ ‘yeah man :( but you fucking did it’ or ‘how did he get you? there’s a friend card if you wanna play it theres a human thing standing in front of you you can talk to me we had the whole world in our hands and you walked’ or ‘i feel a certain level of regret about how things have panned out between us’ ‘the thing is ken, and due respect, i really dont trust you’ or a million other examples just stripped completely bare mano a mano everything splayed out right on the table in a way that we only ever really get with the sibs and when we do its rare and a Big Deal meanwhile thats just ur average kendall snd stewy interaction ​like they really have no guards up when they talk to each other when this is literally the Guards Up Show

[the-main-idiot]

my chnt swap AU will now be called

camp this and that

idea originally provided by @fall3nash2339

all info about characters+ art links under cut😋😋!!

(NEWWER DESIGNS WILL COME SOON, ALL OF THESE ARE FROM A SLIGHTLY OUTDATED STYLE)

all the characters have the same physical appearance (except for sydney), personalities and roles are changed

the nurses~

head nurse: Elijah Volkov, he makes all the announcements, and is mentally decaying. Boy oh boy, is he quite the man. Silly little bpd man, collected mental illness like Pokémon. But he's caring, and will do just about anything in his power to help the campers out when needed. He has a knack for elephants, likes sharing fun facts, not only about elephants but anything and everything. No filter😋 if he's thinking it, he'll say it, obviously nothing bad will come of that. Trust issues, yummy.

assistant nurse: Adam Uptin, always carrying snacks with him, he can get you to share how your parents wronged you then shove a bag of skittles in your hand and walk away. Adam isn't a fan of leaving the nurses cabin, let alone his side office, something about being a vampire and ""ahhhh the suns"",,etc etc. Although, you can lore him outside with some sunscreen, an umbrella, and an apple.

camp counselors (all camps stay the same)

Cabin Dung Beetle: Juniper Sloan. long neck, dirty blonde. British man, he's scared of the water (blah blah blah "i'm experiencing the past, present, and future all at once and i can't breathe." yadda yadda yadda) besides the meltdowns and break downs, he's pretty silly

Cabin Grasshopper : Marisol Yuchengco, 👁️dresses in gothic attire, but she's one of the most understating counselors you'll ever meet. Salem de La Marnierre, 👁️scene kid vibes, lowkey really chill though. The two are dating<3 (basically just the same as chnt, just,,, ya'know,, swapped.)

Cabin Magpie Moth: Rowan Chow, the goofiest mother fucker in the entire camp. He can actually produce sound effects, he doesnt choose them or when they happen, that's up to the universe, they just come from his general area. This man runs off of actual cartoon logic, dont question it.<3

Cabin Silkworm: Yvonne Marley, femcel. That is truly all i have to say about her. She pull's misinformation straight from the internet and spreads it like mold on moist bread. Joshua MacHeath, tictok eboy, he can make a killer flower necklace though. Joshua will sit with the kids who can't/won't participate in certain camp activities and teach them how to make bracelets out of, well, anything and everything!

Cabin Tarantula Hawk: Lucille Bertuccelli,👁️ she's an older counselor, a sweetheart though. Not only does she keep cabin tarantula hawk up am running, but she also is in charge of the arts and crafts cabin! Gracie Liu (👁️lowkey, i forgot gracie liu existed, so all of her color are just inverted. no matter how you picture her in ur brain, just invert the colors)

Cabin Ladybug : Soren Baltimore, 👁️a bit of a quiet lad, it wears a cape given to it by fennel. soren wears pants that are cover completely in pockets, those pockets are practically infinite, anything you can imagine, soren has it in its pockets. Fennel Marlborough, 👁️our favorite camp taxidermist (don't tell anyone) they have the art of life preservation down to a tea, now if they can only get em to start moving again. soren and fennel are tightly nit, they made up two languages, one between only them and the other for the entire cabin.

Cabin Widow-spider: Matthew Napoleon, 👁️he is the void, don't be scared of him just based on looks though. Matthew will teach you about things you thought you knew (you didn't). Because matthew cant actually talk, due to all that void, he communicates in a fun mixture of sign language, charades, and various static esc noises. Matthew is also involved, if not running, most water based activities (and sometimes juno+mila helps out around the cabin)

the cafeteria: Mila Alcorn 👁️and Juno Matsouka, 👁️i say "and" instead of giving the two separate descriptions because they are inseparable, trust me, i've tried. these two fish folk work together in the kitchen to provide food for all the campers at camp this and that. Practically gourmet chefs, these two are quite creative. Even though there's two of them, you'll never have to worry about chaos in the kitchen, mila and juno always compromise with each other, causing for some never before tasted flavors

special doodads

head of camp: Warren Earthman,👁️ he's a, stern, tired, grumpy, old man. also the walls in are covered with different brands and types of chainsaws. beside the threatening aspects of him, he also openly picks favorites and doesn't listen to anything that doesn't openly concern him or the government.

the rot: Sydney October Sargent, a weird rotting man who lives in the woods surrounding the camp. Don't get to close to him without a gas mask, please, the spores that emanate off of him are damn near hallucinogenic. Besides the skin falling off his bones, the various species of bugs living within him, and all the mushrooms/fungus living from his decomposing self, he's almost harmless. I mean, he's in shambles, a corpse who just won't let go, just try not to breathe near him.

Martime: Jedidiah A.M. Martime, a man who keep appearing in my dreams, I don't have dreams often, why is here, in color no less. this annoying, clock obsessed, not even real, man keeps trying to tell me that he's "here for you," and "it's ok, you can take a brake, you have enough time." what that man needs to do is pipe down and accept the fact he doesn't even exist in the physical plane.

[activelyshooting]

WELCOME TO ACTIVELYSHOOTING'S GUN SHOW.

WILLIAM ✚ HE / IT ✚ BPDSYS SCHIZO

17 ✚ INTERSEX ✚ FAGGOT

ILMBF ♡ 11 . 04

( more below ! )

BASIC LIKES

tcc, zero day, elephant 2003, psychology, horror media, drawing

or writing, cry of fear, scott pilgrim, southpark, sonic the hedgehog,

my chemical romance, fall out boy, alex g, one wheat mark, chainsaw

man, bongou stray dogs, persona, slenderverse shit, ranfren, fnaf,

making graphics for rentry and such, talking to my bf, death note,

invader zim, eddsworld, homestuck, afraid of monsters, negative xp

and so much more! feel free to ask about any of my interests heh..

BASIC DNI + OTHER BULLSHIT

transphobes / homophobes, edgy mfs who condone,

proshippers, that's it for now i dont gaf that much tbh

feel free to send drawing requests or asks in my inbox

don't care what it is, i will probably respond heh.... yeah

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

Aita for "yelling" at my teenage sister for putting earrings through the ears of my childhood stuffed animal?

🤬🐘 <- cause that was me holding them when I found out lmao

So I (22 two spirit, I was 20 when this happened) have had Ellie (Ive used He/she/they for Ellie my whole life, they never had a set gender), a stuffed realtively realistic elephant, since I was at least 3 years old. He was a plush of big Al, the elephant mascot for crimson Tide of the university of Alabama. (Roll tide?) that my dad owned but eventually it was cuddled by 3 yr old me and dragged to my room and out of his man cave (which I don't know why he had a big al plush, we're from Ohio) never to return. I think she had a jersey or hat or something at some point but she doesn't now. Considering just how cuddled Ellie was, it's a miracle how good her condition is. No rips, tears, bald patches or holes beyond the plasticy coating on one of his tusks ripping off in a few places. I wasn't super violent with my toys and never drew on them or ripped them up. The most I did was put hair ties around her ears so they'd look like pigtails.

I've had Ellie a very very long time obviously and he means a lot to me. I very rarely cuddle him now because I want him to stay in that good condition. Well, when I was 19, I moved to Maryland to be with my partner and Ellie went with me obviously. 3 or 4 times a year, me and my partner make the trip to Ohio to visit my family, about 8 hrs away. I bring Ellie because she comforts me when we're there (Alot of traumatic memories are wrapped up in childhood home). Well, one time Ellie got left behind and I was devastated. It was gonna be at least 3 months till I went back and even though my mom offered to send ellie through the mail, i was not willing to take the chance that ellie could get lost forever in said mail so i waited.

Here's the part where I mention I have a younger sister who was 14 at the time. we have a good, if not distant relationship that is a much better place now. Here's where the problem occurred. I returned home after about 3 months after accidentally leaving ellie and immediately wanted to find him once I arrived. My mom told me my sister had been watching them while I was away so I went to her room. My sister then excitedly held up Ellie to me... Ellie's big ears were absolutely littered with my sister's (real) earrings. There had to of been at least 150 piercings in her ears, if not 200. I held myself together as best I could and very sternly told her I was pissed she'd do that, she knew how much Ellie meant to me and she should never treat other people's things that way.

I make a very strong point to never insult, scream or yell or not explain why I'm angry at someone. If I get so angry I can't handle my composure, I leave and gather myself then come back. I never insulted my sister or raised my voice but I definitely hammered how disrespectful and destructive this was to something that wasn't hers as I took out her earrings one by one. My childhood stuffie did not deserve to be turned into Swiss cheese and used as an earring display. If I had done anything like that to her stuffed giraffe, her stuffie, she'd have a cow. Once they were all out I took Ellie and went to my room. Luckily, they were normal sized earrings so the holes were very small and I can't see them if I don't look for them but it felt so disrespectful.

My sister apologized pretty quickly but my mom said I didn't have to yell at her (I never raised my voice but I was clearly hiding an angry one trying to explain to her) nor should I have said it 5 times in the moment (shes exaggerating). I'll admit I repeat myself twice or thrice in the moment as a way to keep myself from raising my voice or stewing in it if I feel like i haven't properly expressed my anger or I feel like the person wasn't listening. Everything is cool now and we dont really talk about it (it's not taboo or too painful to touch, it just doesn't come up) but I wonder if I over reacted considering the holes are tiny, not super visible and I don't think my sister did it to spite me or hurt Ellie, she was just young and dumb and didn't think about how it could mess up Ellie. Should I have held my tounge since shes my sister? She was only 14 but I feel like you should know earrings can cause damage to fabric when you're 14, there's no way she didn't know that wouldn't leave tiny holes in Ellie. I just think she didn't think of them as a big deal.

What are these acronyms?

[merwgue]

(This is neither a pro nor anti post. It's just me analysing what's written about cassians' personality and fears OBJECTIVELY and trying to understand why he acts a certain way. do with that what you will, if this reaches you amd you dont like it, cope.)

So, my dad and I had a very serious discussion about ACOSF, you know, the important things in life. And we got stuck on Cassian because, honestly, that guy is just…weird. You can’t just throw around terms like “weapons master” and “commander” and then act like a brooding teenager who's constantly seeking approval. And then I wondered—what did make Cassian turn out like this? Is there a support group somewhere for fae males who struggle with validation issues? I’m starting to think there should be.

Don’t get me wrong, I love sarcastically hating on Cassian—especially when I joke about hoping Elain’s prophecy comes true and makes things a little more interesting. But when I pause the snark for a second, I can’t help but think it’s kind of sad, really. Cassian’s situation is actually tragic if you break it down.

Cassian, in many ways, is a victim of his own insecurities and the society he’s grown up in. He’s constantly trying to fit in but never quite gets there. He’s always trying to please someone, especially Rhysand. There’s this deep-rooted need for validation—probably stemming from his childhood as a bastard in Illyria—where he was treated like an outsider. Psychologically, this is a textbook case of someone with low self-esteem. He’s never really believed he deserved to be in the position he’s in, and it shows in the way he talks about himself, constantly referring to himself as a “brute” or a “bastard-born warrior.” That’s classic negative self-talk right there, and if you don’t accept yourself, it’s impossible to truly accept others.

Cassian doesn’t just want to belong. He wants to be seen as more than the brute he calls himself. He’s constantly aware of this divide between who he thinks he is (a muscle-bound, lowborn warrior) and who he wants to be (someone Rhysand can rely on and the mate Nesta can respect). And this is where it gets interesting because this isn’t just insecurity. Cassian is caught in an identity crisis—he’s trapped in the psychology of cognitive dissonance.

Let’s break this down. Cognitive dissonance is when someone holds conflicting beliefs or attitudes, and it leads to mental discomfort. In Cassian’s case, it’s the belief that he’s just a brute, a soldier, a low-born bastard—juxtaposed against the role he’s trying to play: a respected commander in Rhysand’s court and Nesta’s equal. He knows he doesn’t quite fit into this polished world, but instead of working through these feelings of inadequacy and dealing with his imposter syndrome, he clings to this role while tearing himself apart internally.

And here’s the kicker: validation-seeking behavior runs deep with Cassian. Everything he does, from his attempts to train Illyrians to the way he handles himself in the Inner Circle, is driven by his need to prove his worth. And this need for external validation is so strong that it blinds him to the toxic dynamics he’s enabling. He can’t protect Nesta from Rhysand because he’s spent his entire life trying to earn Rhysand’s approval. So when push comes to shove, Cassian defaults to the behaviors that have kept him in the Inner Circle’s good graces—being Rhysand’s loyal brute, a yes-man who ignores the fact that the power dynamics around him are actually pretty messed up.

Now, we’ve got to address the elephant in the room. I get it—Cassian should absolutely be defending Nesta from Rhysand’s controlling behavior. And while I totally agree with that sentiment, let’s really think about why he doesn’t. The simple answer? He can’t. Why? Because Cassian has spent centuries bending over backward to gain Rhysand’s validation. Cassian’s sense of self-worth is so tangled up in Rhysand’s approval that he doesn’t want to jeopardize that hard-earned status by going against him. It’s the classic case of dependency theory—Cassian’s entire self-concept is tied to this external source of validation. If he loses that, what’s left?

This isn’t just about power dynamics; it’s also about Cassian’s own emotional immaturity and insecurity. Cassian desperately wants to be seen as worthy—worthy of being High Fae, worthy of being part of the Inner Circle, worthy of being Nesta’s mate. But deep down, he’s terrified that he’s not. This makes his character less of the confident warrior we’re supposed to root for and more of a man who is constantly trying to prove something, even to people who already care about him. He’s perpetually stuck in a cycle of self-doubt, seeking external validation instead of working on internal healing.

So even if we suspend disbelief for a moment and say that Nessian could work as a couple, it’s just not the right time. Nesta has her own emotional baggage, and Cassian has to get over his own issues of insecurity and unworthiness. Both of them need to heal individually before they can even think about being healthy partners for each other. Cassian needs to stop trying to please everyone—especially Rhysand—and start working on his own self-acceptance. Until he does that, any relationship he’s in, whether it’s with Nesta or anyone else, is going to be built on shaky ground.

In conclusion, while it’s fun to joke about Cassian’s flaws, when you dig deeper, you see that his issues run much deeper than just being a brute with muscles. His insecurities, his constant need for validation, and his inability to stand up for the people he loves are all signs that he’s not ready for a healthy relationship. If anything, Cassian’s story should have been less about romance and more about the journey to self-acceptance, which, let’s be real, is a long time coming for him. To love someone, you need to love yourself first.

[sawhiminhalf]

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vin / vince, des, illene or matt (for my lovelies) 𝜗𝜚˚⋆

*ੈ✩‧₊ im a minor, 16

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sum stuff about me xD

i cannot control my hyperfixations, so im sorry if my page is a little strange

often sarcastic when messaging other people (i will use tone indicators if needed)

!! I SAY FUCKED UP STUFF SOMETIMES !! dont believe im a generally good person, i am not perfect and i have many flaws

pls ask about discomforts or triggers, im not mentally okay and often have panic attacks so be considerate if you can

very open to talking to others (especially abt my interests) feel free to dm me / ask questions about my hyperfixations

BEWARE: I HAVE ATTACHMENT ISSUES, if i dm you too much and youre uncomfortable with that lets make boundaries! :)

𐔌 . ⋮ interests + general stuff abt me .ᐟ ֹ ₊ ꒱

FILMS I LOVE

ZERO DAY, ELEPHANT (2003), DUCK! THE CARBINE HIGH MASSACRE, KLASS, THE DIRTIES, DONNIE DARKO, L.I.E (LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY), WHEN YOU FINISH SAVING THE WORLD, THE GOLDFINCH, IT (2017), THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE, BATMAN (2022), RUBY SPARKS, SWISS ARMY MAN, PRISONERS, THERE WILL BE BLOOD, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, THE GIRL NEXT DOOR, SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD, SUPERBAD, 21 JUMP STREET, FRED 3; CAMP FRED, INTO / ACROSS THE SPIDERVERSE, THE GOOFY MOVIE, WHITE CHICKS, DIARY OF A WHIMPY KID

SHOWS I LOVE

I AM NOT OKAY WITH THIS, TRIGUN (1998 AND STAMPEDE) JUJUTSU KAISEN, FIONNA AND CAKE, HETALIA, SERVAMP, SMILING FRIENDS, SUPERJAIL, MORAL OREL, SCOTT PILGRIM TAKES OFF, CHAINSAW MAN, DUNGEON MESHI, PEN15, COWBOY BEBOP, CLONE HIGH, AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE, THE BOONDOCKS

im a gal i suppose (she/her or they/them pronouns), also a demisexual lesbian ༉‧₊˚.

movie and music enthusiast !!

⚝ tyler the creator, laufey, lamp, alex g, tv girl, the garden, will wood, kmfdm and pierce the veil are some of my favorite artists

i would add more stuff haha but this is already getting too long

[richonnesbitch]

I really need them to go back on set and do a scene of Rick finding out Ezekiel kissed Michonne 😭

It being such a non factor to her I can imagine Michonne not saying anything -not because she is hiding it but truly she just aint thinking about it (also Rick is like always on her, she wouldnt even habe time to be thinking about any other man ok lol)- and Ezekiel being the one telling Rick. Like I can imagine him going to Rick to “address the elephant in the room“ and being all apologetic and really emphasizing that it wasnt that type of moment and obviously there was never anything going on bla bla bla And Rick just being there, confused af like, wtf are you talking about??? And Ezekiel being like, well when I kissed Michonne, I didnt mean to and I dont want it to be weird between us bla bla bla but still I just wanted to apologize to you for that bla bla bla And I just imagine Michonne being in the background somewhere and just seeing Rick do the head tilt at Ezekiel and she would just *know* She would have to run at full speed to come save Ezekiel before her husband completeley snaps 😂 I hope Judith and RJ enjoyed all their time with Uncle Zeke until now cause they wont be seeing him anymore 😂

There's just something so funny to me about Michonne forgetting her kiss with Ezekiel immediately after it happened. She has one man on her mind and one man only lmao

[bovineblogger]

fun aurochs fact: in julius caesar's commentary on the gallic war 6.28, while talking about the animals he saw in the black forest, caesar specifically says that aurochs (an animal domesticated at least two and possibly three separate times) “cannot grow accustomed to people, or become tame, even if they are caught when young.”

(he also says some weird stuff abt elks. this man did not know his animals.)

truly spoken like someone that cows dont like .... (tho honestly it does sound like he was just yoinking feral cattle from the wild and expecting them to be tame)

apparently he described them as a little smaller than an elephant which is .. wow!!!!!!!! i cant even imagine a cow that size. what a gift

[pinyeti]

STARTING STARWARS HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS

Episode 4: A New Hope

I LOVE GOLDEN FACE

I love tiny robot guy r2d2

Is this a cult abducting him- theres no way baby robot is a protagonist right 

I just know they landed on a planet thats soooooo significant to the story line

OFC THEY LAND ON THE PLANET WITH DARTH VADERS SON WHAT A COINCIDENCE

I already love r2d2 and goldenfaces dynamic 

Sucks watching them talk about his dad WHEN I KNOW ITS DARTH VADER CMON WORLD YOU SPOILED THIS FOR ME

I love the music thats always playing its pretty refreshing 

30.33 ONE PIECE MENTIONED!!!!!

OH landing here wasn’t a mistake it was on purpose okay got it

The force = haki

Ofc Luke loves Leia

She’s cute 

Hes cute

OBIWAN IS A FUCKIN HTO AS FUCKKKKK I LOVE HIM HES SOSOSOSOSOHOT

ALDERANANANNA

I LOVEEEE OBIWANNNAKANANOVBIII HESS SOSOOO HTO

This is basically Harry Potter if Dumbledore was hot

Ohmygod OFC DARTH VADER IS A MOUTH BREATHER ofuckincoURSE HE IS

I dont get it why is Darth vader hunting jedis is he working with the govt? Why do they want jedis gone did I miss something (yea the first 3 movies)

Darth Vader has??? Mind control 

THIS IS CRAAAZZYYY FOR 1977

OHMYGOD UNCLE OWENNN IS THIS LUKES MY PARENTS ARE DEAD/DYING NICO ARC

Head cannon Luke wanted them dead cuz he did not want to look at another harvest IM GIVING UP ON YOUR DREAM UNCLE NOT MINE

omGGG OBIWAN IS A WHISPERER SON OF APHRODITE PIPER WHO

Lovely elephant looking snakes

Damn Luke is cute blonde guy growing on me

They just destroyed a whole planet for …vibes???

ONE HOUR IN????

WHATHEFUCK???NO FYCK THEYRE HEADING TOWARDS DARTHVADER ON THEIR WHEELBARROW

Ofc luke is on a ship with the pope kanobi and 8th grade atheist solo

I LOVE THIS MOVIE?????????

Noway Darth Vader said I smell him I smell my “buddy” obiwankanobi GAY GAY GAY

Theyre gonna dress up as storm troopers 

THEY DESSED UP AS STORM TROOPERS

Sorry Luke storm trooper is not a good look on you guess its genetic

Solo tho is rocking it

Aww solo BEING SO UNNATURLally POLITE HES SUCH A BAD ACTOR

Theres no way obi wan DIED

AYOOOO LUKE IN ORANGEEEE I LIKE

Oh solo’s name is Han okay

OMGGG R2D2 AND GOLDENFACE GOODBYEEE

WHAT IS DARTH VADER AND HIS CUNT MINISTER DEAD????

WHATS GOING ON???

Man tell me this isnt gonna be a love triangle please

(1/9)

[guardian5tiger3]

What do you need to know/what's hidden from you

Pick a group tarot reading +channeling

1. 2. 3.

Group 1

Seems like you guys are trying to maintain or gain balance while dealing with some type of conflict. Either of these could be internal or in your outer world. Some of you guys are being made to feel less than because of this. I want to stress I say less than as in you're better than you think and or feel that you are. If you're waiting for someone else to help you it's looking like the best person is you. Other energies could try but they aren't that powerful , at least I mean the ones that would or could in your situation or you hope to do that are not as powerful as you are in regards to whatever you hope for them to do in your situation in terms of helping. Maybe you want other people to defend you or just have your back. You're more powerful to be standing alone and you might as well stand even if you are alone in a situation like this. You all definitely have more potential than you think and feel like you do and I'm seeing this being especially, but not necessarily, in the money department. Seems like they want you to consider just shooting your shot at things. Try selling something or doing something to get a job or a raise. Something you haven't done or possibly wouldn't have even considered doing or considered something you really could do or manage. Worst case socially it seems that people are talking about you possibly in a negative light but it does not even concern you. These all seem like small fish and they need to work together. And even together they dont really amount to anything or accomplish much in life while you are ten fold way more powerful. So it's like because of your strengths and everything you do stand out and it's hard for these people not to talk about an elephant in the room but they can only speak mostly negatively because that's who they are as people. What's hidden is that both you and the world around you are a lot better and more beautiful than you're currently perceiving.

Group 2

I'm gonna keep it so real. For better or for worse someone really wants something with you. Like this immediately came off super sexual. This person or even people holy... This energy though seems almost pushy or too confident it's almost way too intimidating or rude or something. They're actually a chaser because they want to go for things to fill some type of void within themselves. Well, it's moreso like they're running away from something and by them doing that it's like they're reaching for stuff to pull them forward. But they don't really know what they want in all aspects of themselves and I don't feel like they know you as much as they would think or claim. For some of you this is someone completely inappropriate like a boss or family friend who is an older man. Regardless this person seems like the type you want to take a step back from and get a full understanding of the entire picture that is them. Especially if youve felt like someone is feeling this kind of ways towards you this is confirming your intuition. And on the surface it does seem mostly sexual. I want to reiterate this person is actually very confused on the inside.

Group 3

It looks like you all have been very protective and or defensive more or less. You or someone else seems to just want to keep to themselves and what they have and enjoy everything they do have /have earned. You all might be missing opportunities especially socially or in work /career because of this though. You just might be being too closed off. But personally I would say it's not necessarily a bad thing to be defensive of your energy.you just might be missing out on something or some things and this may then cause stagnation. Boredom is never fun. Follow your intuition. Some of you just need to keep a better eye out. Some of you need to step out of your comfort zone and actually do more outside of your own little bubble. It's coming out that you all might end up rejecting something from the universe. Not good.this is a time to heal. Especially issues from childhood pertaining to things like abandonment and rejection if that fits ok. Also for less of you paranoia or fight or flight in some way or something ok. And if you're not safe you need to do everything you can to transition to a safe environment ok.