#especially publically where people who are heavily affected by this can see

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hey friendly reminder that as much as bob bryar was an asshole and a racist and was not deserving of respect what so ever, mental health isnt a joke and neither is death. i dont even care if youre personally PRIVATELY happy hes dead, just dont make jokes about his mental health, you never know how many good, kind, worthy people will hear them and think that you feel that way about them too. i hope everyone impacted by his death is able to safely heal from it, and i hope that anyone struggling with themselves is able to find the strength and courage to ask for help.

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Kirishima's Alphabet SFW (MHA)

Pls enjoy my lovelies

A = Affection (How affectionate are they? How do they show affection?): Kirishima is such a sweetheart when it comes to showing his affection towards you. He obviously enjoys the simple hand holding in public or between classes, but he also strikes me as being a sweet talker as well. He LOVESS complimenting you on your quirk and hyping you up every time before you go into training or a battle. On top of that, he also seems like the type to want to spend as much time as he can with you (of course), so he doesn't mind just laying about beside you while you do your homework because of course he neglects his own until the last minute.

B = Best friend (What would they be like as a best friend? How would the friendship start?): I feel like it would really depend on your OC's upbringing, meaning whether or not you met in high school. For simplicity, let's say you did in UA. In the first stages of showing off everyone's powers, you caught his eye. Since getting in high school, he was pretty sociable, so he went up to you pretty early on and showered you with compliments about your quirk, saying things like how you used it was so unique and he wished he had a quirk like yours. After becoming friends and talking back and forth, he ALWAYYSS wants you to be involved in group activities with Kaminari, Mina, and Sero, the usual group. Like Bakugo, if he needs to DRAG you out of your room to get you to hang out, he isn't afraid to

C = Cuddles (Do they like to cuddle? How would they cuddle?): Kiri LOVES a good cuddle sesh. It warms your heart every time you see his hair lying down, and when you guys usually do cuddle you see it like this. There aren't a whole lot of times where you two get to hunker down with each other considering the "rules" in the dorms that people allegedly follow, but on the off chance he can sneak into your room or you sneak into his, it's always a nice time. I feel like he would love resting his head against your chest, nuzzling his nose against it like he's a cat rubbing his scent on you. Kiri I'm afraid is also a bit of a snorer especially when he has had a long day, and although it annoys you sometimes, when it's soft it makes you melt and want to squeeze him to death. He obviously likes to be seen as manly, but he enjoys the occasional moment where you baby him a bit when he doesn't want you to get up or change positions.

D = Domestic (Do they want to settle down? How are they at cooking and cleaning?): I feel like it is important to Kirishima that you two do at some point settle down and move in with each other or perhaps even get married some time after he goes Pro. It is a big thing for him to spend as much time as he can with you, and having those special moments devoted to the two of you would make him feel like he’d led a happy life with no regrets if he were to lose in battle. I think that he’s a bit of an amatuer at cooking, only knowing how to do simple dishes, but if cooking is something you’re also bad at, he would definitely make that into a little date idea (seeing who can make the best… or rather least burnt dish). Depending on your quirk and role in UA and the Pro world, he would make sure your space is clean, prioritizing it over his (which is usually a bit of a wreck.) 

E = Ending (If they had to break up with their partner, how would they do it?): It would heavily depend on why you two would need to break up, but I feel like how I’ve written Alphabets for other chars like him, he would try and prolong the relationship for as long as possible to try and make things work, but if they really can’t, then he would let you down slowly. Doing the necessities, making sure you two are alone and are sat down. The manly thing to do would be to tell you his feelings about everything and that he thinks you two aren’t a good fit for each other anymore. Rather than think negative things about you, he would still treasure the time you two spent together and wouldn’t think the time you two spent in a relationship was a waste of time at all, rather an experience that he was able to learn about and hopefully improve himself as a person for his next.

F = Fiance(e) (How do they feel about commitment? How quick would they want to get married?): After his whole mentality change from middle to high school, I think he has gotten over being so hesitant about things, and as mentioned before, he would want to make sure he can have the special moments with you so you two don’t wish you did more with each other if things came to an end. I do think that it would take some time after he became a Pro just to settle into the new life, but he would definitely be the one to propose, crying the entire time he gives his stupid little speech about how he knew you were the one when he first met you and had the conversation about telling each other your names. Honestly I think it would mean a lot more to him if you let him propose to you so he could also show to himself that he is 100% in and devoted to you for the rest of his life.

G = Gentle (How gentle are they, both physically and emotionally?): Gentle monster. He is such a big teddy bear. Though he does like picking you up and running around with you, he is literally one of the most caring and self aware people that you know. I feel like no matter the situation there’s always this little inkling in the back of his mind of “Am I doing this right?” “Am I being gentle enough?” “Are they uncomfortable?” But of course, you always assure him that he’s being the perfect boyfriend. Emotionally, I would say he can come off a bit forward sometimes, especially if you are feeling down on yourself, but he once more is always big on complimenting you and telling you that you’re enough and what you did today helped everyone smile a little brighter.

H = Hugs (Do they like hugs? How often do they do it? What are their hugs like?): HUGGER ALERT. He loves a good hug. He always likes a good hug or kiss before you depart for nighttime if you two see each other before you do. He always goes under and hugs around your waist (totally not because he likes pressing his face against your neck and feeling your flustered reaction). His hugs are usually pretty gentle, but if it’s after a long battle, this man hugs you like his life depends on it, borderline crushing your damn ribs. If he’s proud of you, (which he always is) he also loves to give you a good, tight hug, or pick you up and praise you.

I = I love you (How fast do they say the L-word?): He thinks inside his head saying this to you A LOT before he actually does say it, admiring how you observe things or the way you act when you’re excited, “God I love them”. I think it’s a bit of a toss up depending on your forwardness, but I think you’d probably say it first, which TOTALLY catches him off guard when you do. “NO WAY, I LOVE YOU MORE!” He would literally SHOUT back at you, startling you a bit. “I’ve been wanting to say that for so long, I just– I didn’t want to mess it up.” He would follow up. You’d shake your head and tell him that there isn’t a wrong time to tell the people you love that, which made him clutch his shirt in how strong of a statement that was. Safe to say that afternoon was a lovey-dovey one.

J = Jealousy (How jealous do they get? What do they do when they’re jealous?): I think Kirishima, under all of his newfound confidence and strength, still has that small insecure side to him that we all have, so he would get jealous if you continually hung out with someone he wasn’t well acquainted with yet. On the other hand, if it’s anyone in 1-A like Midoriya or Yaoyorozu, he wouldn’t have any issues with you spending time with them, instead encouraging you to be sociable. I think it’s pretty circumstantial the times he gets jealous, but he knows he can trust you. When he does get jealous he definitely makes sure to show you that he loves you with kisses and touches (like on your waist or holding your hand). On top of this though, he’s always been proud to be your boyfriend, so there isn’t really anyone who wouldn’t know the two of you are together. I think you two are both pretty in love with each other regardless of anyone who tried to come in between the two of you, so it wouldn’t matter much if anyone tried to get in the way because he is definitely sure about his feelings for you.

K = Kisses (What are their kisses like? Where do they like to kiss you? Where do they like to be kissed?): Kiri’s kisses have a wide range of places and pressure. When things are normal and the two of you are hanging out, he loves to kiss you on the cheek or shoulder randomly to remind you that he’s there with you (but of course, you already know that). I think that one off kisses on the lips would leave him a bit flustered unless he initiated them. Despite how I explained before, this man’s hand placement is immaculate, either pulling you close and holding your lower waist, holding your jaw, or stuffing his hand in the back of your hair, he always makes you melt whether or not that was his intention. I think Kiri loves a good forehead kiss or just a kiss on his head, but anything around his neck would make his ears just about the color of his hair, sucking in breath so as to not accidentally make a fool of himself. I feel like in private he definitely finds kisses on his torso sexy (Bonus points if he’s in his hero costume).

L = Little ones (How are they around children?): I think he actually would enjoy babysitting some young grade school kids, putting them on his shoulders, or holding them upside down. In return, I also think kids really like him too! Especially the girls, I think they would fawn over him a little bit which would make him bashful, an expression you don’t see on him too often. He is also very careful with the kids, making sure that they aren’t hurting themselves or each other, instead encouraging them to use their quirks or anger against him because of his quirk. 

M = Morning (How are mornings spent with them?): I feel that if there was a late night in one of your dorms, then he would definitely not want to get up, keeping you close to him until he was either forced to leave or people got suspicious. I think in the morning times he is definitely the cutest because of how askew his hair is and the tired look in his eyes. I think he is also a very warm person, so he would cling to you for a lot of the morning if there wasn’t anything to do, wanting to also feel your warmth outside of the covers. 

N = Night (How are nights spent with them?): He’s always a bit of a social butterfly, hanging out in the commons with his friends just chatting about the next test or the latest hero gossip. If and when you two are alone in each other's dorm rooms he definitely enjoys staying up with you, coincidentally enjoying the look of how tired you are, letting your guard down around him. Trust is a BIIIG thing for Kiri, so it makes him all warm and fuzzy knowing that he makes you feel safe and that you trust him to protect you if anything happened while you were asleep. I feel he would also enjoy watching movies during these late nights with you, chugging drinks and sharing some food before passing out on top of each other.

O = Open (When would they start revealing things about themselves? Do they say everything all at once or wait a while to reveal things slowly?): He’s a relatively open book, wearing his feelings and his ideals on his sleeve. Anyone who knows Kiri knows he is a person who admires people who are strong, trustworthy, honest, “manly”, and admirable in general. I think that if you were to ask him anything about himself, he would be pretty open about it all, giving reasonable explanations for why he feels the way he does instead of brushing the question off and ignoring it. 

P = Patience (How easily angered are they?): Hence the whole children topic, I’d think he’s very patient with other people, and less so with himself. He always likes to improve himself so he feels like he’s on the same level as his classmates which makes you a little sad to see how hard he can be on himself sometimes, but he wouldn’t ever say what he says to himself to you or any of his friends. 

Q = Quizzes (How much would they remember about you? Do they remember every little detail you mention in passing, or do they kind of forget everything?): I think Kiri’s a little bit of a scatterbrain if he is needing to remember something, but if there is something he knows is important to you, he is set in stone on remembering whatever it is even if he has to constantly put up sticky notes on his walls to remind him. I think there are a lot of random things he remembers about you, for example, some support item you have on your hero costume.

R = Remember (What is their favorite moment in your relationship?): Headcanon time! So I feel that one night Kiri would mention something about there being a meteor shower and he insisted on sneaking out of the dorms since it would happen late at night and watch it together. You were intrigued by the idea and agreed, the idea of once more spending some late night time together was something you wouldn’t pass up, and now it had a direct purpose, of course, you wouldn’t pass it up. You make sure to stay up until about 1AM, to which you and Kiri quietly meet in the commons and snuck out of the dorms and around the side to lie down in the grassy field behind the school. You both cuddled up next to each other on top of a blanket and as if on cue, the shower began when you both were settled. The sight was actually quite beautiful when you saw how the subtle lights shot across the sky, your eyes widening as each one passed. You raised up your arm at the initial meteor pointing out that it started before laying back down beside Kirishima. You were almost at a loss for words, having not seen something like that before– the night being filled with more stars than usual too. This entire time, there was absolutely no way Kiri could stop looking at you. He watched the way the lights in the sky reflected over your eyes and the expression you had on your face. His throat went a little dry, to be honest at seeing the way you were just.. enthralled with the sight. He definitely was glad he asked you to spend the night with him.. He just couldn’t look away similar to how you were looking at the sky. When you finally noticed him looking at you, he blushed, looking the other way but you pulled him in for a brief kiss as another meteor shot across the sky. 

S = Security (How protective are they? How would they protect you? How would they like to be protected?): I think this question is already answered if you watched MHA at all. Of COURSE he is protective of you in every scenario! He would always put you before himself, selflessly protecting you from any villain that posed a threat or squashing any insect you were too afraid to kill. Kiri isn’t really one to ask for help, but he would always ask right after the threat is gone if you’re okay and that he’s sorry he didn’t do enough if you did end up protecting him. 

T = Try (How much effort would they put into dates, anniversaries, gifts, everyday tasks?): I think instead of coming up with date ideas on his own or.. Surprising you, he would sit down with you or ask in your free time what you would like to do so he makes sure you’re having a good time. You do a little reverse psychology on him by being unsure and suggesting ideas to see what he seems most enthusiastic about, whichever that is you also decide you enjoy the most. I think for anniversaries, he would always take you out somewhere, whether that’s a fancy dinner or taking you back to a memorable place you two spent some time at (ie where your first kiss was, first date, first interaction, where he first knew he fell in love with you, etc). He isn’t anything exceptional when giving gifts, but he does make sure to get things that you enjoy, like tickets to a singer you enjoy, or a pair of shoes/jewelry you have mentioned wanting before.

U = Ugly (What would be some bad habits of theirs?): For those who follow my OLBA Alphabet, I feel like Kiri is also someone who wipes his hands on his shorts which leave occasional stains on them so he has to keep buying more. In addition, I think he also tends to overwork himself a lot, which makes you worry a little and have to ask where he is if he isn’t in his dorm in his free time. He also, which is a bit of a given, is a procrastinator, leaving his homework or studying to the last minute even if he does haphazardly look over his notes every once and a while.

V = Vanity (How concerned are they with their looks?): Since his little high school glow up, I think his hair is something he usually takes into account most days, making sure to redye it (hc of mine b/c it technically is permanently dyed red) every so often when he sees his roots coming out. A fun hangout between you two is you redying his hair for him while sitting on his lap. He enjoys the physical touch while you also care for him.

W = Whole (Would they feel incomplete without you?): I think if you two hadn’t ever met (if the show was what it was) he would become a fine hero the way he would if he had met you, but if you two met and then you left his life after dating or becoming a close friend, he would often think about you and dwell on the things you two didn’t do together. I think if he ever got free time in this scenario, he would spend it searching online where you are nowadays and what you’re doing, at least hoping you’re doing well and are healthy.

X = Xtra (A random headcanon for them.): During the middle phase of when you two were talking but not dating yet, Sero and Kaminari would be an absolute PAIN IN THE ASS to Kiri every time you both hung out in the commons or whenever their whole group was out. They would say things like how Kiri seemed so much more “red” than usual, or “What’s the matter? Cat got your tongue?” After you laugh at something he would almost gaze at you as you did. Even after the two of you began going out openly, they would tease you guys at how you two were lovebirds and “...should get a room if you act like that.” 

Y = Yuck (What are some things they wouldn’t like, either in general or in a partner?): Dishonesty, not being true to yourself, not taking care of yourself, or being beyond too immature. He is a playful guy himself, but if you can’t take moments that are serious, seriously, then it would turn him off quite a bit. He is pretty open to learning about why people are the way they are, so he tries his best not to judge anyone for things so physical. As long as you were good at heart and were someone he could understand, at the end of the day he would give it a chance. (This is heavily because of Bakugo and Kirishima understanding that despite the way people present themselves, there is more than what people show.)

Z = Zzz (What is a sleep habits of theirs?): As I mentioned before, SNORRERRRRR he SNORES. I feel like he also tosses and turns a bit when he’s on his own, somehow ending up at the opposite end of the bed, his feet where his pillow is sometimes. If the two of you are sleeping next to each other, I also think he would cuddle you to the point of you overheating. You’d stick it out for as long as you could until wriggling out of his arms to give yourself a small break before returning back to him.

JEEESSSUUSSSS do making these take it out of me. As soon as I saw my second most recent poll flip and go from Heros to 1-A student fluff I got my ass on here and worked. Kiri is one of my favorite chars if you couldn't tell. T^T

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OC Deep Dive Questionnaire

Thank you for tagging me, @lynzishell! You are the best and I enjoyed reading about Atlas and Asher so much- their warmth and affection were so evident throughout the entire questionnaire! ❤️

For this I chose Sasha and Gideon. If anyone is interested in a different pair, I'd be glad to do it again!

Gideon: Oh, we’ve been invited to do a Deep Dive Questionnaire!

Sasha: No. It’s absurd.

Gideon: We were tagged by Asher and Atlas, though. They’re so nice!

Sasha:  Buuh…Fine.

-What common/uncommon fear do they have?

Gideon: Are you scared of anything, Sasha? You have to be one of the most fearless people I know. Who walks into a vampire coven meeting like you did? You are something else.

Sasha: When I was little, my mom took me to a petting zoo and bought me feeding pellets to give to the geese; they all kept crowding me and chasing me around this pond and I thought I was going to die.

Gideon: What did you do?

Sasha: I threw all the pellets at them and jumped into the pond.

Gideon: That’s actually very scary for a young child! Did your mother have to jump in after you?

Sasha: Nooo. The pond was pretty shallow.

Gideon...How old were you?

Sasha: Like 10.

Gideon: PFFFF!

Sasha: Shut up.

Gideon: You’re so dramatic.

Sasha: What about you?

Gideon: I fear... not ever having you by my side.

Sasha: [Turning red and burying his face in Gideon’s chest]

Do they have any pet peeves?

Gideon: Hmm...Probably people who are rude, especially in public. It’s not that hard to hold the door for people or say excuse me, or turn your blinker on before making a turn.

Sasha: OMG, when people sit down at a table and keep talking to each other and when I come over to take their order, they’re like, “Oh, I didn’t get a chance to look at the menu yet.” I’m like- there are FOUR things on the menu. Just order or I will choose your food for you!

Gideon: You also dislike bad tippers.

Sasha: If I get another religious tract as a tip, someone is going to be meeting their lord sooner than they expected.

What are 3 items you can find in their bedroom?

Sasha: We bought a bunch of stuff recently! We got a sofa bed and a fridge... What's one more thing?

Gideon: What about Mrs. Kachky?

Sasha: She goes where I go. She’s the only thing I have left of my mom’s.

Gideon: I'm feeling a little jealous. I think she gets more cuddles than I do...

Sasha: Awww! I’ll let you cuddle her too.

Gideon: [Inhaling deeply] I’m throwing you back into that pond.

What do they notice first in a person?

Gideon: Appearances can be deceiving. I’m more interested in seeing how people treat those they perceive as being beneath them. People often behave badly when they have any kind of power.

Sasha: I was raised in the Spice District! You think we make eye contact with people while walking around here? You keep walking- mind your business.

Gideon: Let’s combine the next two questions because I think they’re related.

On a scale of 1-10, how high is their pain tolerance?  And -do they go into fight or flight mode when under pressure?

Gideon: I was a soldier when I was mortal and as a vampire, I’ve endured my share of attempts on my unlife: I’ve been stabbed, beaten, and I’ve escaped more than one attempt to burn me into ashes. I assess a situation before fighting. I won’t necessarily run if the odds are stacked heavily against me, but I may try to explore an alternative. I’d say I have a high tolerance. A 9.

Sasha: Me too.

Gideon: [Squinting and shaking his head]

Sasha: Okay, but in my defense that comb snagged my hair really hard- I didn’t expect that. Let’s say a 7.

Gideon: Or a 4... It’s ironic, because you won’t run from a fight. Even if you know you’ll get beaten up. It’s very paradoxical.

Sasha: In Sparta, we die like men!

Gideon: [Rolls his eyes].

Do they come from a big family/are they a family person?

Gideon: My coven is my family, and it is a fairly large one. I think I’ve been somewhat absent and disconnected from them for a while now. I do miss that closeness we shared over the decades.

Sasha: Nope. It was my mom and my dad and me. After she died, I was pretty much on my own. My dad and I haven't spoken in years.

[Gideon reaches for his hand and clasps it tightly.]

Gideon: I'm always here for you, Sasha. You're not alone.

What animal represents them best?

Gideon: [Laughs]

Sasha: PASS!

What is a smell that they dislike?

Sasha: Depending on where you are walking in this city, every once in a while you’ll catch a whiff of weed that’s just skunky-ass bad. Or pee. Or trash water on the sidewalk.

Gideon: Garlic.

Have they broken any bones? if so, how?

Gideon: Oof...I’ve broken a few. I used to ride horses when I was a soldier and had my share of bad falls.

Sasha: I broke my arm falling off a jungle gym. I was in first or second grade. It wasn’t too bad. All my friends drew on my cast and then my arm was super stinky when the cast came off.

How would a stranger likely describe them?

Sasha: Gideon? Sophisticated. And...Suede.

Gideon: Suede?

Sasha: Yeah! You know, someone like super confident and elegant...

Gideon: Did you mean...suave?

Sasha: ...Wut?

Gideon: [Quickly] Sasha is completely and devastatingly adorable and endearing.

Are they a night owl or a morning bird?

Gideon: I don’t need much sleep, but I find myself keeping hours similar to Sasha’s now.

Sasha: I stay up late when I work at the diner.

What is a flavor they hate and a flavor they love?

Sasha: This man loves the flavor of his fancy-pants whiskey.

Gideon: You forgot my favorite one: you.

Sasha: Stop it...And you hated Twizzlers.

Gideon: Why someone would eat a rope of twisted wax is beyond me. You hate fine whiskey- I'll never forget “liquid leather”. But you love junk food, which baffles me. Have some Styrofoam instead- at least it doesn't pretend to be real food.

Sasha: Heh! I got you some Tootsie Rolls and Necco candy... Can't wait to see you try those...

Do they have any hobbies?

Gideon: I love the arts. I frequented the theatre, museums, and concert halls often. I'd love to take Sasha with me sometime.

Sasha: I like walking around the city. There is always something interesting or new to see. Oh, and piling stuff into the hall closet so the contents fall down on Dima when he opens it. He falls for it. Every. Time.

Boom, surprise birthday party! how do they react to surprises?

Sasha and Gideon look at each other: No.

Sasha: Let’s say what we hate about surprise parties at the count of three. Ready? 1...2...3!

Gideon: Surprises.

Sasha: People.

Do they like to wear jewelry? if so, what is their favorite piece?

Gideon: I don’t really wear anything except for my Rolex Daytona.

Sasha: F*ck. How am I supposed to follow that? A few pizza-shaped earrings from Claire’s? They were super cute, though. Oh, and a friendship bracelet Tito made me a couple years ago. It broke off but I still have it somewhere.

Do they have neat or messy handwriting?

Sasha: Have you seen his writing? It’s like he signed the Declaration of Independence. Mine is barely legible.  

What are two emotions they feel the most?

Gideon: I sense many of Sasha’s emotions, but I don’t want to put him on the spot.

Sasha: I do feel anxious and upset a lot.

Gideon: My emotions would be frustration and...Hmm...

Sasha: Horniness.

Gideon [Stares in mock surprise as Sasha snickers]

Do they have a favorite fabric?

Gideon: I like linen. It has an elegant simplicity that is timeless.

Sasha: I like flannel.

Gideon: [Playfully] Not suede?

Sasha: Oh, haha, you dick.

What kind of accent do they have?

Sasha: Do I even have an accent?

Gideon: You sound like you’re from San Myshuno. No doubt. What about me?

Sasha: You do have a pretty neutral accent, but every once in a while you’ll sound like you’re from Henford-on-Bagley.

Gideon: Well, it was more likely to hear Simlish from Henford since it is closer to where I hail from.

Sasha, imitating Gideon very hammily: Say, old chap, do you fancy a tipple of liquid leather with some freshly harvested Cheetos? No, wait- Cheeee-tooows!

[Laughing]

Sasha: Heh! I guess that wasn't so bad, after all...

I'm tagging the following storytellers who are wonderful: @agena87, @aurorangen, @eljeebee, @miss-may-i, @aheathen-conceivably, and if anyone else wants to play, please do so. And because I believe in miracles: @damseljamselI and @greighish. @lynzishell, if you wanted to do this for Phoenix and Dawn...here is your chance! I'd totally read it up! I'd tag more folks but I'm feeling a bit off these days and (irrationally- I hope) worried about bothering people. In that vein- this is totally optional! (butifyoudoitiwannareaditall!)

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CHRISTOPHE DELORNE DATING HEADCANONS ✔︎

warnings; swearing, mentions of smoking, small mentions of nsfw and mentions of hand to genital contact.

authors note; i love this frenchie, yeah hes not dead here, also yes. There is not enough stuff abt him.

Dating this guy is an interesting experience, make sure to get used to the smell of cigar and pet names.

That may have made it sound bad, but i swear he’s not that bad. Christophe matures and actually takes care of himself here.

It was midnight, and you’ve just escaped your residence to go wander off to an abandoned building - soon the aroma of a lit cigar and oddly pleasant smelling perfume filled your nostrils.

You were met with a heavily accented, tall, brunette boy who seemed to not like the disturbance at all.

“Who ze hell are you?”

Yeah, he didn’t like it at all really. But you didn’t care at all either, because you stood there. Why? You didn’t know, you simply felt like annoying someone tonight.

So the next night after that you went to the building again, and the night after that, and the night after that night, so on.

For the first few months of knowing you he told you to just call him; in his own words - “Ze Mole.”

Eventually, he did tell you his real name, Christophe. He wasn’t fast to catch feelings, though he did sort of get used to your irritating yet enjoyable presence every night.

As said in the beginning, get used to the smell of cigars.

When it came to one developing feelings for each other you fell for him first. He was aware of that and decided to just use it against you.

Until he himself actually started liking you, he started calling you names like “Mon Amour”, or sometimes, “Ma Cherie.” Stuff like that.

The pet names soon grew to be normalized in said friendship, but you were getting tired and neither of you two wanted to fess up to the other.

So it stood like that, for about half a year. After a long, painfully slow half year. Finally - you confessed to him first. Surprising yeah i know.

Obviously he was surprised, but he didn’t care. He accepted either way, in s very odd where where he laughed either at you, or just out of nervousness.

Gene kelly kiss on tiktok or youtube, just look.

Once you guys start dating, is when he actually isn’t so much of a jerk, but more of a open jerk, but its progress. Somewhat at least.

Hes very touchy i believe, or just pretty affection. He doesn’t do PDA much though, he’s pretty private.

Although he is private, when he is in private, he could say some pretty suggestive things to you just to see your reaction.

Especially in public - as said, not PDA but he absolutely loves how embarrassed and vulnerable you can get, he thrives off of it.

Once fingered you in the back of a car because he felt like it.

— Moving on from that, he’s pretty much always around you, he’s not exactly social and prefers to be by himself or with you. So he likes having you there for social situations.

The attachment that he grew on you in the beginning of your friendship, the attachment grew even more when you two started getting involved with each other romantically.

Not clingy, but also is clingy. Its in between. He likes his personal space but he also likes being around you. But still always finds himself around you.

His hair is literally tangled sometimes, so you often just help him brush it out because he’s either just too tired or just wants you to do it because he likes you touching his hair.

Since he’s usually just out wandering outside at like 2 AM he literally looks like a drug dealer.

I do believe he grew to be pretty tall, or just really tall. Even if a majority of french people are short, i dunno. He’s just one of the taller people in South Park.

This is gonna sound really corny, but he fully believes that you’ll wed in the future, like he’s fully convinced. Which is really, really shocking coming from him.

He buys you stuff a lot, or he said he bought it. Who knows really, you just get a lot of gifts.

As much as he enjoys his personal space, like i said, he still finds himself around you 24/7 without even realizing it 4 hours into it.

With how late he sleeps, and how he always walks around, he falls asleep with you a lot, or just on you.

Sometimes just comes into your house through your window after 5 attempts at knocking. Yes this has happened on multiple occasions, and he says you should’ve opened the window.

Suspiciously good at lockpicking things.

Pretty much half immune to getting sick and stuff because he ate tons of dirt at some point as a kid with digging.

He basically lives with you at this point, he’s always at your house, or just around you.

When he’s alone though, he just naps. Or smokes, or goes outside on walks.

[bellestarot]

Winter's Reading

December 01, 2024

Right Now

She feels restricted from having self-confidence at this moment. She feels like she’s not in the mood, like she can’t even pretend that everything is okay. She can’t get as excited as she used to because of her current state. She has a strong desire to leave where she is, maybe to travel to other places, and she’s capable of doing so. When she wants to leave somewhere, she just goes. She might already be thinking about this, maybe even planning it now.

There are things from her past that were very traumatic and deeply hurt her, and she can’t forget them. They come back to her mind occasionally. At the same time, she really wants to move forward, whether it’s by traveling or leaving these thoughts behind. But she feels stuck in it, and it’s causing her a lot of anxiety.

Love Life

She definitely in a serious relationship with someone. I’m not sure if the relationship is recent or if they’ve been dating for a while, but they’re very close to each other. They’re often seen together. However, many people are aware of this relationship and are against it. For instance, one of her friends openly disapproves of them being together. This friend doesn’t hide her feelings about it.

There’s also judgment from someone higher up—perhaps her superior at work, an older man who seems to strongly disapprove of the relationship. He might have influenced others at work, maybe her team, to also be against it.

Despite this, she’s doing her best not to let it affect the person she’s with. She hasn’t told them about the disapproval they’re facing. She’s trying to handle it on her own.

Career

She’s been stressed about a few things lately.

For example, someone at her workplace developed romantic feelings for her, and she rejected them. That’s made her feel a bit uncomfortable and uneasy about some situations.

She also feels that one of her coworkers has become emotionally distant. This person used to be very passionate about their work but is now going through a phase of isolation.

Despite that, Winter's still shows a lot of creativity and has been channeling it into her work. It seems like she's working on something related to music.

Family

She loves her family but feels betrayed and hurt by them.

It seems like she doesn’t have anyone in her family she can truly rely on. It’s as if they’ve turned their backs on her, especially after she became famous. She feels heavily judged by them. Whenever something about her gets publicized, she feels criticized by her family.

This makes her not want to see them anymore. However, there’s a younger female figure in her family that she deeply loves and trusts. This person is someone she can count on, but it doesn’t seem to be her mother or grandmother—just a younger relative.

Friendships

She has a lot of friends, but most of these friendships are transactional.

For example, she has one friend her age that she confides in a lot, but many of her other friendships are based on interests or money. These friends often expect something in return, like asking her for tickets to a concert of her group. It’s that kind of relationship—giving something in exchange and expecting to get something back.

A lot of people also want to be her friend, but the majority are only interested in her for personal gain, not for genuine connection.

Future

Her current relationship won’t last in the future.

For some reason, possibly due to betrayal, she and her partner will break up and go their separate ways. She’ll experience a decline in her public exposure as an idol. It seems like she’ll step out of the spotlight and might enter a depressive state.

However, I see her being a strong manifester for what she truly desires. She’ll overcome obstacles and conflicts to create significant success in her work. She’ll manage her finances well and earn considerable returns.

Advice

"Be miserable or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice."

– Wayne Dyer

[bloody-pony]

What I say: a book-accurate adaption of Blood Meridian into film is very much possible. Due to BM's age, published in 1985, it has accumulated nearly 4 decades' worth of interpretation, discussed and analysed in academia and in the wider public sphere. One need only, for example, search for the novel on Spotify, and they’ll be met with a wealth of playlists and albums showcasing the vastly different lenses BM's readers have applied to the novel (a personal favourite of mine is Hellenica's sythensizer-spaghetti soundtrack). This goldmine of art, writing and music, not to mention McCarthy's own prose and dialogue, should make it ridiculously easy for any director to produce a halfway acceptable film that, by and large, ought to largely appease its long-awaiting fanbase.

Most detractors for a BM film cite the novel's extreme violence, but this, imo, is the easiest part to render for the silver screen. Full Metal Jacket and Apocolypse Now prove compelling showcases of the disorganised-organised chaos of war and the violence it wroughts in the hearts of its participants, with no short supply of dark humour, and even The Passion of the Christ portrays human cruelty and suffering with unflinching affect (see Acolytes of Horror's YT video). However, as is the curse of all adaptations of grand novels into grand films *gestures to Villeneuve’s Dune series*, it will never wholly meet the expectations of its hardcore readership, because novels (but especially in BM’s case) rely so heavily—by design—on the imagination of its audience. This is a work where the sun rises "out of nothing like the head of a great red phallus", and where "little devils with their pitchforks" are thought to skitter along the mouths of volcanoes, not to mention the immortal, 7ft tall, 150kg hairless albino who traipses the pulsing red horizon in search of souls to recruit for his plight of perpetual war. How, then, can a film best capture the mythopoetic haze that stains the sands of BM? It's doable, sure (see certain shots from Ken Russell's Altered States or Tarsem Singh's The Fall for the general vibe I'm trying to get at), but like with any calamitous attempt at adapting Homer's Odyssey (not including the 1968 mini series <3), how do you make a myth concrete without clipping its wings?

Like I mentioned earlier, I think the recent Dune films (another book series that, in the wake of Lynch's 1984 adaption, was likewise once considered too dense and rich for film) have opened people up more to the idea of a BM movie, or even a whole franchise (there's certainly enough material to go around, personally I'd enjoy a duology), some may make the mistake in wanting a literal, line for line, act for act, page to screen adaptation. And, yes, thanks to McCarthy's command of plot and prose, he certainly provides material, and with a few edits here and there made for time (*cough cough* James Robert Bell/the imbecile *cough cough*), it can surely be shaped into a 20-hour masterpiece—which I would definitely enjoy—but, nevertheless, a literal adaptation still runs the assured risk of losing that blood-red shroud of mysticsm which makes the world of Blood Meridian so intoxicating. A literal adaptation would reduce it to solely a Western, but, to me, it is placed better as a Thriller (my mind always goes to Harry Powell as Robert Mitchum in The Night of the Hunter whenever I imagine the judge's speeches) or an Epic (see Aguirre, the Wrath of God) or, even better, a Horror (like Come and See). In a way, though, Blood Meridian is so vast, so fantastical, that filming it in the desert, with an endless budget to spend on fake blood and stunt horses might, strangely, prompt other failings. It's partly why I personally would rather see it not expanded but condensed, confined and made abstract, forced into sets like the kind Eiko Ishioka designed for Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters or Joel Coen's stark and foggy sets on Macbeth. Music is another tricky thing. The only person I feel could do proper justice with BM's score would be Ennio Morricone (RIP), but Johnny Greenwood is a close second, then again I'm also tempted to suggest no score at all, like with No Country for Old Men. Tarrantino's playing of 'Apple Blossom' by The White Stripes during The Hateful Eight is an interesting way of evoking theme while not adhering to a film's time period, but it's only used best in small doses.

Considering half of BM's dialogue is in Spanish, though it would be marketing suicide, it would be cool if they didn't provide subtitles during the Spanish conversations in the film, keeping in line with how non-Spanish speakers likely felt when reading the book.

Of course, we haven't even touched on the subject of the kid. A big part of the novel is how McCarthy never lets us properly gauge the extent of the kid's participation in the Glanton Gang's slaughter and debauchery. He's no angel, certainly, but his heinousness is only determined by us, the reader. A film may feel compelled to flesh the kid out in ways that undo the intentions of the novel, marketing him as sympathetic or relatable in ways that threaten BM's basis of having no likeable (or even knowable) characters. He is a blank slate that shuffles from bar to brawl, apathetic but not passive and borderline suicidal. He has few defining traits other than his dark humour and his proclivity for mindless violence which he's harboured since birth. The kid is not Paul Atreides or Luke Skywalker, nor is he Holden Caulfield or Arthur Morgan, and if he ever met any of them, he'd either tell them to fuck off or shoot them, or both. He's hardly blockbuster material.

Of course, I'd still love to see the kid portrayed on film. Casting and marketing is another area worth considering for Blood Meridian, as I am of the opinion there should be few, if any known actors cast to play the Glanton Gang. The kid, especially, should be played by a Tennessean random, to keep in line with his anonymity as a character. Glenn Fleshler would absolutely kill it as Judge Holden, going off his performance in season 1 of True Detective. I don't know why, but I always envisioned Tobin as Andy Serkis, but he's probably still far too young for the role. Whoever they'd cast, I don't want to see a single set of veneers or drop of botox. Role them in dirt if you have to, I don't care. I don't want a single member of the Glanton Gang to look like they know what Ozempic is, and cast as many Native American actors and Mexican actors as possible.

Given BM's violence and characters, I worry for the kind of audience it'll attract, media literacy being what it is these days (*gestures at the hundreds of Judge Holden edits all wildly missing the point of his "Before man was, war waited for him" speech*). With the marketing, I take issue with casts of serious films and shows doing dumb promotional content, like those Buzzfeed puppy interviews. Considering the tough subject matter of Blood Meridian, I don't see why they'd need to do anything more involved than simple, respectful interviews and panels.

In the end, Blood Meridian can obviously be made into a film and it looks like we're finally getting one, whether we like it or not. But just because you can doesn't mean you always should, and though I can't say I won't be the first in line to watch, I also can't promise it won't be without obscenely high expectations. Every director is different, and though John Hillcoat's track record with McCarthy adaptations hasn't proved all that inspiring, I am nevertheless pleased to be seeing another person's interpretation of a novel that has captured by every waking moment ever since I read it over a year ago.

What I want to say: Blood Meridian should be a ballet/dance with little to no plot à la Ravel's Boléro or Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring (and mayyybe Akram Khan’s Giselle)

[livingfictional]

can I have a rdr2 matchup 🥺

I prefer male matchup

My Appearance: Im around 5'4 ish female with a thin build and an hourglass figure, but rather flat. I have medium curls, dark brown hair with bangs though I usually wear my hair in a bun because I hate it long. I have downturned bluish-gray eyes. I have a condition called Keratosis that heavily affects my arms and legs and a little bit on my outer cheeks. I have veiny hands that are kind of wide, but I have a good grip strength so I don't mind. I always keep my nails short. I wear glasses but cannot stand contacts.

Personality: ISFP-T! (People who prefer the Constant Improvement Strategy are quiet, individualistic, perfectionistic, and success-driven, often spending a lot of time and effort ensuring the result of their work is the best it can be.) I'm soft spoken and don't usually like confrontations and I will actively avoid situations where I have to do a lot of talking. I'm nervous around strangers and people I haven't known for a while. Even with people I'm comfortable around I tend to let them do all the talking. I'm very adventurous though and I get bored very easily so if I'm with someone and I keep suggesting activities and all they want to do is sit around I'll get bored or insecure about being around them. Simply sitting quietly with someone isn't enough. I have a very open mind though and as long as an activity isn't hurting anyone i'm down to try it! I love to explore different kinds of activities.My main love languages are physical contact and gift giving and a little bit acts of service. I crave to be held or cuddled and I like it when people trace patterns on me. I'm not rich by any means but I love giving things to people because making people happy is really one of the main reasons to make me happy. I hate being alone because my thoughts are so loud and they concern me because I can't help but think of bad things when i'm alone so I like either having someone or something to distract me. I'm not gonna lie- I can get very over emotional and more often than not my emotions tend to control me. I'm a crybaby kinda.

Hobbies: Baking, Reading, Biking and Walks. I love making breads and cookies in particular but there's just something so calming about baking. Reading allows me to get lost in a fantasy- Im am a HUGE Daydreamer. Biking and going on walks is fun. I dont like to be in forests too much because i'm terrified of insects but biking and walking down roads is an activity I do often.

Habits: I bite my lips a lot and grind my teeth. I'm usually not aware of it but it does get painful which is usually when I know I'm doing it. I like biting things. Not like full on biting but soft nibbles and when there's nothing soft to bite on I will bite on my own arm.

Fun fact: I make really good coffee and Tea. I love hot drinks so I take time to make them and I largely enjoy others trying some drinks I make and I'd love nothing more than to share drinks with someone.

Sad fact: My relationship with my parents is complicated and I often feel scared to be around my family due to constant yelling, screaming, degrading, and emotional negligence so I tend to avoid people with authority.

I match you up with… Charles!

He does notice your nervous demeanor, especially in social situations. He makes conscious effort to give you the space you need. He’d never push you into uncomfortable situations.

Charles is a very stoic man, but your companionship calms him down even when there’s a turmoil within him. No one sees, except for you.

Given your love languages Charles will make sure to give you the affection you need.

Not a fan of PDA, but he will hold your hand or wrap his arm around your waist in public.

In private he will often offer you hugs, hold you close and whisper sweet nothings into your ear.

He’d happily let you tag along when he goes out to hunt or even for a ride.

[basiliskinmybed]

hi, you don’t need to post a response to this. just read it at least please. sorry this is long, i’m not going to send you hate or a bunch of angry messages like you might be getting, i just want to share my opinion with you. i thought it was interesting that you mentioned KBS (the fanfic, not sure if the author wants it in this conversation or not so i’m abbreviating the name). the cultish behavior that harry disapproved of in the story also included spreading negativity about the work of authors who really didn’t ask for it in a community that also did not really ask for it. i think that is where people were upset with you, because it opened a conversation of mocking what other people like under the guise of criticism/personal preferences. sort of similar to the people sharing hate in that story’s discord server under the guise of trolling or that it’s okay because they are just opinions. i know this wasn’t your intention, and i’m very sure you just meant your original post as a little bit of fun to talk about something that has been sitting on your mind for some time. these are just your opinions and you can have them, but i think it was just the way that you went about it which irritated people. although not your intention, it did come across a bit mean-spirited and inconsiderate, and it did seem like you shaded something that is very well-liked in this little fandom. this will draw criticism towards yourself and your opinion just from the very nature of the conversation as it is quite negative to discuss things you dislike, and tagging the main ship tags opens that dialogue to many who likely don’t want to see that. many people here seem to have come from fandoms where drama was non-stop over silly things like this, just topics that spiral out of control until people’s feelings get hurt and nasty things get said that aren’t necessary. it’s actually really stupid and very juvenile but unfortunately that’s what it is, and i think that’s why people didn’t want you to start a conversation like that so publicly.. it invites people to spread negativity about things that others find enjoyable and people argue about it. especially leading up to tom’s birthday which is supposed to be a fun time in the fandom, full of amazing creative content from everyone.. a conversation like this circling might make people insecure over what they planned to post. so sorry again about this being so long, you might completely disagree with me and that’s okay. i just wanted to explain to you without it needing to be public necessarily or make you feel like you’re being ganged up on. i really hope you don’t let this situation heavily affect your view on the fandom or the ship itself, i know it’s selfish of me to wish but you might find some that do agree with your opinions, meaning that it’s not like everyone hates you (and unfortunately, there is no community that is forever positive without arguments). i hope you have a nice rest of your week and that this situation doesn’t give you further anxieties or troubles <3 take care!

Hi. So, about KBS, if i recall it correctly, that discord service in the story was talking shit behind the auhors' back and harry, they were talking about how pathetic he's, i remember how that made him frustrated and sad. i didn't do that, there was nothing against anyone. not everyone may like my attitude in the original post, but i didn't intend to do harm or wasn't even serious while making it. however, they attacked me, called me slurs, sended many anon hates. that's why i thought my situation was similar to the story, because i'm overwhelmed by the pressure like him. someone even said, '"...and the author has more talent in their little finger than you will ever have in your sad little life, going by all the insecurity, bitterness, and discourtesy that you're spewing here." don't you think they took it too far for no reason? for nothing? and now they're gonna say i'm playing the victim like it's all my fault and deserve all of it. lovely. i'm human too, if they only thought it as much as they think "what would author feel?" just because i said their work is not for me. thank you for being kind though, i appreciate that and see your points. and lastly, i don't think there's a single thing in this world that would make me hate tomarrymort, let alone for something petty like this. :)

[hesitationss]

fb+/meta or whatever is one severely unfunny joke. i know i am mostly a hater of social media, but i don't see how threads is going to be better for usability and reach. especially given how shit numbers are on IG (i get more noted "per capita" of followers on tumblr and twitter for untagged posts). i already made a small thread of zucc apps being shit which I'll copy paste here. i don't know how people are thinking threads is going to be better than any of the twitter alternatives when it's most likely the WORST option out there. anyway-

the reason why the other twit replacement apps aren't as insidious as threads (zucc/fb owned) should be obvious, but i'll list some things:

• infamously on zucc platforms you can get reported for saying "white people" which is why so many of us say yt now (a bit of poc social media history for u from the 2010s)

• private messages are sold/given to police no warrant: this could be anything used against you, could be protest info, where you've been, etc.

• right wing propaganda/misinfo is lucrative for facebook. this is something that heavily affects the global south btw.

• they lie about views and growth for business accounts to keep you on their platform. the case i know best is that they inflated college humor's analytics to compete w youtube. this resulted in so many businesses throwing money and labour at facebook w out much return.

also zucc sucks, he's pure evil... like u don't need me to get into *that* hopefully

addition:

omg 🙄 so shocked 🙄 that zucc is further propelling nazism on his latest app that has the exact same content moderation as all his other fucking apps lol 🙄 who would have guessed ?

Far-right figures, including Nazi supporters, anti-gay extremists, and white supremacists, are flocking to Threads (Media Matters)

Adding sources:

Point 1 - i can't find any formal articles that document the particular insidiousness of this, but I and many others who were in BIPOC only "leftbook" groups had either our accounts or groups we joined completely nerfed for using language against white people. hubs that had been for info dissemination, discussing theory, and organizing were marked as hate speech or reported by white reactionaries (even "leftist" ones)

Point 2 - Has been apparent since Michael Brown's murder by police in 2014 and the protests following, but was esp apparent in protest following George Floyd's murder and subsequent protests.

FBI trawled Facebook to arrest protesters for inciting riots, court records show (NBC News)

Point 3 Links - Facebook Admits It Was Used to Incite Violence in Myanmar (NY Times) | Whistleblower: Facebook is misleading the public on progress against hate speech, violence, misinformation (CBS) | How Facebook and Google fund global misinformation (MIT Tech Review)

Link for point 4 - Adam Conover talking about College Humor's inflated FB numbers (plus many other articles have been written about this)

more on the privacy shit - sex workers who have used fb AND ig on burner emails with fake names, had their emails and real names auto linked bcuz of how much a little bit of information goes. how fucked up is that.

How Facebook Outs Sex Workers

BTW i have been preaching this for years but if you want to learn why our internet is fucked up, learn about what happened with net neutrality cases in the US, and then later, SESTA FOSTA (primarily targetting sex workers but is the reason why everything is censored now). ppl online have been warning everyone about this for years, but you are just now experiencing the consequences. but again, nobody listens to things that target primarily sex workers.

plus from a functional standpoint, if you want to delete your threads account, your instagram is deleted as well. like it really doesn't seem worth it for people who are desperate to find the social media that will stick. i don't have anything nice to say about any of the other social medias except that some Mastodon instances do a great job at keeping nazi's out and using alt text, but the bar is extremely low and everybody else is even lower ^_^

[celestial-kestrel]

Also you can be a disability, mental health, member of the LGBTQA+, etc advocate without disclosing in detail what you are or actually have. Actually early on advice is to avoid anyone who demands you give personal and private information to be considered "valid". They're usually the type to have unrealistic and sometimes heavily problematic ideas on who "passes" for those things.

I've learnt ever since I started to hold my labels closer to myself and less public that advocacy is easier not harder. Especially because when someone comes around who does want to send hate or do harm, they don't know where to target. Instead of people targeting very personal things about me that affect my mental health, it's actually funny now to see how off mark they are.

Hey. Minors following me. Internet safety is key!! NEVER include these in your bio/byf:

Medical diagnoses - this is nobody's business but yours. You don't owe anyone an explanation for why you are the way that you are

Trauma - same reason as above

Triggers - people can use these against you! Don't give people tools to hurt you. No one has to know what tags you block. Just block tags to stay safe!

Age - age is okay for adults to include but is iffy when you're a teen. Predators want this information, don't give people more than they need. Just state that you're a minor, that's all that anyone needs to know.

In general: stay safe. If you're not comfortable with every stranger out there having access to this information, you shouldn't post it on the internet.

Play devil's advocate and ask yourself about what would happen if someone searched for your information with intent to hurt you. You do NOT owe anyone an explanation!

[mariemcreau]

Okay I'm seeing the discourse here in the rpt about horrible and traumatic characters like Voldemort being played in fandom rps (which are a hot mess in their own right I'm learning). Rping, much like television, movies, and books, is fiction. Fiction often has terrible or villainous characters that lie, manipulate/gaslight, steal, abuse, assault, murder, and a whole slew of other horrible acts. So why is it a crime now to see these characters (especially canon ones I'm seeing) written in rp by people? It's not like it's condoning the horrible characters and what they do (unless the writers actually believe toxic behavior is justifiable and okay, but that's a different discussion), so what is it about villain characters being portrayed in rps that has other rpers up in arms and claiming they shouldn't be written ever?

I frankly think that's stifling creativity and policing but I'd love your opinion on this subject if you wouldn't mind. Thank you and I appreciate your time!

writing villains is not a problematic thing in and it's great when people can explore flawed characters. but there's a difference between someone who has knowledge and puts out months of research into a book or media, who has consulted people affected by the issues present and someone writing in a group.

there's also the issue of who comes across what is written. there's a difference when it's voluntary exposure to triggering content, like when someone pick up a book with content that can be triggering knowing what could come of it versus writing in a group where people have not willingly engaged with the traumatic content.

and then there's also the fact that in voldemort's case, it comes from the mind of a racist TERF and it's heavily nazi coded. there's absolutely no reason to want to absolutely write that character.

i think there are places where creativity has to be stifled, to use your words. these places are public spaces where not everyone has agreed to be expose to such things.

i've been exposed to content that was triggering to me in roleplay without having agreed to and it's not just putting a tw in the tag that. makes it okay. i hadn't agreed to be place in that space at that time versus other times when i willingly picked up a book that explore the same content.

[daisygreeen]

ARTICLE 5: PROFESSER WHO?

Above: AI Teaching Students

For this article, I wanted to look at another side of AI, especially with education. While scrolling I had seen many articles by the New York Times, their titles looking like they supported the use of AI. This surprised me, as almost every other big news outlet had negative views towards AI. But nonetheless I felt like I needed a different perspective of AI, especially in the education world. As a student myself, ChatGPT has been talked about by almost anyone and everyone. Many teachers have talked about it, warning against the use of it. So, when I saw this article about how it we should be using it in education it intrigued me.

This article, “Don’t Ban ChatGPT in schools. Teach with it” written by Kevin Roose on January 12th, 2023, talks about many things. They start off by talking about how when chatGPT first emerged, teachers were scrambling and starting to “crack down” on it. It then goes on to say that after the writer went and talked to many teachers, banning AI seemed to be the “wrong move.” They explain their reasoning, saying that banning AI wont work, it can be an effective teaching tool, and that students will have to go into a world where AI is used all the time.

To start off, I wanted to talk about the word choice in this article. There are many times you can tell that certain word choice has been chosen to get readers to believe in your side. One example of this is when they talked of how another publication said that ChatGPT has “killed homework altogether,” they said the statement was “declared” and “perhaps said a bit prematurely.” This word choice seemed to be used purposefully. Prematurely early is used when something has happened “too soon” or “ahead of time.” Using this word makes it seem like the source they took from had acted “too quickly,” as if they are saying it in a lecturing, slightly rude tone. It makes it seem like this source is too quick to respond, somehow invalidating their statement. Another example is when the article quoted another source, they used the word “claimed” a lot. This word made it seem like the statement is not valid, as when you claim something it is usually not said based on fact. Another example is when they talked about teachers that were trying to crack down on chatGPT, the article said them to be “in a state of panic” and showed the teachers that did use AI to be more in a calmer state, somehow making it seem like these teachers that use AI are more “normal” than the latter. These examples of word choice show the bias in this article of being for artificial intelligence.

Another thing I noticed was that like almost every other article, they only used quotes that backed up their points. At no point did they use any quotes that could admonish their ideas. This shows bias heavily, showing how the article only wants you to see their side of the story and not others. They cherry picked their quotes, only portraying teachers that actually used AI in their classrooms. This can also be called “bias by omission” where the writer does not include anything that negates their statement, showing a bias that is in the inner lines. Because of this, it makes me feel as if the author knows there are facts that can prove them wrong, so not stating them makes their points seem less refutable.

Another thing—more a personal thing—was that some of their solutions seemed silly. One of them was that that teachers have assignments where AI is allowed to be used for a portion of the assignment. Doing makes the student depend on AI, and possibly unable to come up with ideas on their own. It immobilizes the student to have creative thinking skills, affecting their life afterwards, especially when they start to go into school environments where AI cannot be used.

To conclude, this article really refreshed me in seeing the other side of the coin. While I personally do not believe in it, it helped me gain insight on the feelings of people who are pro AI. While the writer is right that banning AI will not fix everything, letting students use it will not fix things either. If I could change things in this article, I would want to add more sources to show both sides of the coin. Additionally, I would like to ask the writer if these solutions are good long-term situations? Will using AI help the students or just make them more dependent on technology and eventually create a society where we are unable to think for ourselves?

[applestorms]

oh, well don’t mind if i DO:

fem L is a WEIRD GIRL!!! i do mean Weird Girl™️, bc quite frankly we desperately need some fucking rep for that.

honestly, part of the difficulty of coming up with a fem L au to begin with is the fact that i don’t think she would actually be all that different from canon— like, a key part of L’s character is the fact that they don’t Give A Fuck about social norms. light would have a whole Character Shift bc in any universe light is a character who heavily relies on/is affected by the ways in which others See them, but for L this is simply not the case.

(tbh even for a male L i tend to headcanon that he only uses he/him at all because it’s easier and/or he hasn’t given it much thought, especially because pre-KIRA he interacts with like. one (1) person per day, presumably. gender just ain’t all that big of a deal either way to him, and all of his interactions with people irl feel like they’re some level of performance anyways with how much of an active liar he is, lmfao)

so like… appearances-wise she’d probably be mostly the same. *maybe* longer hair but that’s a Big maybe and only depends on if she doesn’t have any sensory issues w/ it, and/or she’s simply too lazy or uncaring to get it cut regularly. but the jeans & white tee are sticking around no matter what, that’s Core L any universe

also tbh i can see L having curly hair (like very loose curls, where it makes ringlets when it’s wet & long enough but flattens into whatever shape it’s squished into— projecting here lmao) but Not taking care of it so it’s just like. shitty and messy and kinda lowkey frizzy all the time. light gives her a proper curly hair treatment Once during yotsuba and is so horrified by how gorgeous it is that she simply never does it again, purely for the sake of her own ego. (and also bc making her jailer any degree of actively pretty is a Terrible Fucking Idea)

would be kinda funny if she’s got some decent boobage under that shitty t-shirt though, if only cuz it’d probably annoy the fuck outta light LOL (L thinks light’s cuter flat anyways, & slightly resents how they get in the way sometimes, though not to the point of top surgery since they’re kinda nice to squish on occasion too— she just settles for a decently tough sports bra most days to keep em outta the way)

also it’s definitely bush central down there regardless of genitalia but ANYWAYS

that all being said, i still think there’d be some key differences here, specifically in how other people would treat/react to her

(sidenote— if you’re open to smut, dear whoever is reading this, i highly recommend the fic Diamond by exAm on ao3 as a beautiful demonstration of a fem!L x male light dynamic that is delightfully terrible and very very accurate characterization-wise, imho. especially for watari, actually, which is v interesting.)

an example of this— where light being a woman might kind of aid her in the KIRA investigation w/ people taking her less seriously (even if it internally drives her up the wall & she pushes back on it every time), i can see it being a point of like. backhanded praise, intentionally or no, when applied to L

like L shows her face for the first time and it takes the task force a minute to even realize she’s a girl at all (ouran host club haruhi-introduction style) only to be like “wowie!! a woman is the best detective in the world!!! incredible!!!” (matsuda voice)

again going back to watari— the father/daughter dynamic hits the second tower here. i can actually see watari taking a bit more of an active/paternalistic role here when it comes to fem L, like taking over certain situations even before being explicitly asked to, etc.

i don’t see him pushing her to perform any trad femininity necessarily, but i can see him being especially protective of her physically— acting as a bodyguard in public appearances, speaking up more frequently when it comes to matters of personal health, etc. nothing too major, but just more of a general Vibe of keeping a closer watch than was depicted in canon maybe

i can also, weirdly, see the task force being a lot more open to going with her questionable shit when she pushes it, specifically out of some kind of underlying/unconscious/instinctive assumption that if it gets too bad they can just physically overpower her to stop her. fem L’s torture of a male misa would be especially brutal is my point here, like even moreso than canon as the task force is more likely to go “yeah, he’s a Man, he can handle it,” and underplay the torture as it happens.

following that logic, i can also see a fem L being a bit more actively/openly sadistic when it comes to fucking with people— perhaps even unintentionally, like she’s internalized the shit about being Less Strong to some degree and hits more viciously in response bc she just doesn’t see it as being that big of a deal

the concept of the heirs is also fascinating in this context. i can’t imagine L would be particularly Down for the concept of pregnancy (would take too much time away from cases, at minimum), but a fem L kind of inherently adds an interesting maternal spin on it anyways. i actually feel even more inclined to consider the idea of near or someone else being L’s actual bio child in this universe, though again i can’t imagine L being in favor of staying pregnant— bit of a watari pro-lifer moment? shitty old man.

also loving the idea of genderswapped wammy’s kids. mello who is So Obviously a dyke & has plenty of butch-like qualities but denies them vehemently all the while presenting them anyways. i can see fem! mello having such a complicated relationship with gender, like dressing/acting in the exact same gender-fuckery way as canon but being very attached to this softer, kinder, sweeter ideal of femininity personality-wise— all while also resenting those exact qualities in near, who becomes this like Ultra Soft paragon of co-dependency without even trying (basically canon tbh). the tsundere really becomes obvious in a fem mello i suppose, even more than canon miraculously ahekfkdjdn. fem matt would be hot and the coolest loserwoman alive yay <33 play your games and never go outside queen i love you

fem! beyond is practically canon as far as birthdaymassacre toxic evil yuri is concerned. everyone cheer.

headcanons complete end of post 🎉

bookworm-san, dear mutual. do you happen to have any more fem! light headcanons/thoughts? for healing, for the soul……… 😌

Darling. Gimme just a second to reread my posts on the AU and get my brain juices going again 🙏

(Also, fun fact: I do actually have my name in my lil bio bit lol! I don't think most people notice.)

Fem!Light during the Yotsuba Arc may have been more aggressive than canon Light about separating herself from a relationship with Misa, simply because it isn't assumed that "well, I'm the one who must have asked... I just can't figure out why" because that's not how her relationship dynamics work. She doesn't remember saying yes, she can't imagine why she would have said yes, Misa is clearly delusional and can fuck right off. Her aggression might be the only reason why Misa wouldn't white-knight his way into stopping the mutual lawlight murder attempt on their first "date" lmao. I can clearly imagine him trying to heroically interject and protect his girlfriend only for Light to shriek "fuck OFF Misa" so 'unfemininely' that it takes Misa a full fifteen minutes to reboot lmao.

This is me projecting because I'm a 100 pound girl with a-cups but I want Light to have small boobs (also canon Light has a flat ass anyway). Let me sexualize my body type for once, gimme that. Tiny lace bralettes, zero cleavage through a shirt neckline, barely a handful of titty and you can probably fit most of the boob in your mouth, but anybody who's interested in her either doesn't notice or actively likes it.

On a related note, average-ish height, like canon, so like 5'4 or 5'5, but small person. If that makes sense. I want people to be able to just pick her up with minimal effort because that means it would happen more often (I have friends who literally just throw me over their shoulders and walk away without asking me first) and she would fucking hate it and I think that's hilarious.

Flats-only girlie. Coward. Until L bullies her into heels for fetish purposes ONCE and Light has trouble walking and it makes her red-faced angry embarrassed which does NOT deter L in the slightest.

I think she'd wear her hair half-up half-down in a neat little clip in the back with bangs, it's very Professional and Pretty and intentionally chosen. She pigtail braids her hair at night Cinderella-style to keep it nice and L finds it annoying. The only time we would see it down in the canon timeline would be in solitary confinement, and the rain + foot scene and proceeding death scene (because that was immediately after).

For her death scene in particular, I think her hair would start up, as it usually is, but it would definitely have gone really askew and fallen out of the clip by the time she dies.

I really can't decide how exactly her relationship with Ryuk would change based on her perception of gender dynamics but I'm absolutely sure it would, whether or not we genderbend Ryuk as well. Idk, someone else help me flesh this one out bc it's all just a nebulous feeling in my head.

The daddy issues. Dude. The daddy issues would be so bad. Like, we already had "I desperately want my dad to think I live up to his expectations of me + dad is too busy with his job all the time to feel like a legit regular part of the family". Now imagine that combined with the fact that Soichiro just assumes Light has Woman Brain. "It's wonderful that you're top of your class and you're getting a degree, all capable women should go to college, but don't you think you should pick a less demanding career path so you won't have such a hard time having a family one day?? It's really sweet that you want to follow in my career path honey but I don't know if this job is good for girls like you". That scene with Namikawa would happen and L would praise her like canon and Soichiro's jaw would fucking drop. Ugh.

On a similar note I absolutely do not think Light would be able to stomach playing up the "I'm JUST a GIRL I CANT be KIRA 🥺🥺🥺" schtick even to draw some of the suspicion off of herself because canon Light already had such a hard time literally just not showing off and now add in fem! Light's inferiority complex. She would get so salty every single time people suggested it's not possible for her to be Kira ""even though I'm not"". The ONLY times she would be willing to play up the canon ditz act is when it makes her look a little careless, NEVER stupid.

[sucuretcannelle]

Looks like you're on a good writing streak

Azzy: 24

Ai: 30, 33, 31

Nash: 10

For Azrael, trust isn't a light switch. That applies to most people's understandings of trust as well, even if they don't know it. He knows that, and he does the opposite thing that anyone would expect, and he acts like he fully trusts people until he's given a reason not to trust them. What he doesn't know, is that he uses that system against them to belittle them. Authority, status, and public shame don't mix well, but he doesn't see the problem with it.

...Guess you could say he's turning a blind eye to it (please laugh)

Anyway, his trust has so many layers, and he chooses not to get too close to anyone.

Ai hates laziness. She hates it with her whole mind body and soul. She works like a motor constantly, and to see someone sit back and ignore all of their responsibilities just for the sake of their own enjoyment drives her nuts, especially if it affects her directly. Ai goes out of her way to take work loads from other people just to keep the cycle going, and if she notices someone not pulling even a little bit of their weight, best believe she's snapping at them. In truth, she hates laziness because she's never had a chance to relax herself.

You thought Nash was bad at taking criticism? Ai is way more inconsistent. She can go through all 3 responses depending on the situation and who's giving her criticism, but she's more likely to respond in a self deprecating matter and/or put her walls up. Either way, those two responses are one of the many reasons why she's considered to be manipulative, because she'll throw the idea of blame that she created just to throw it right back at the other person. This only heavily applies to those who she isn't close to though. Around her loved ones, she'll bite her tongue. She's mean, but not stupid.

Ai is most comfortable in a room with total silence. In a room where she doesn't have to even hear herself breathe. This indicates that she wouldn't want anyone around, and she would like the room to be completely empty. This is strange because she's known to be fairly talkative, but she finds it exhausting. She's always exhausted. No amount of sleep can get her past that. She just needs time to unwind and forget everything. That's the closest she can get to starting off with a clean slate; there's nothing else she can do to fix or change her life.

Nash is going to feel comfortable no matter what. He doesn't care what he's wearing, but most of the time he's begged to put on some clothes.

[cuervitodeisla]

A random tangent on collectivism and individualism

This is literally just my thoughts on something take it with a grain of salt. I'm no expert but would love to research these topics, especially on how they manifest back home.

I was raised with a somewhat collective cultural mindset, I don’t just care for myself but that same care and concerned is extended to the others around me no matter the setting. I’m aware of the web that extends far past my circle and myself. In contrast I grew up with media from the States, which is Individualist. Everything is about the individual and the individual is more important than the rest that happens to be there.

This clash of mentalities manifests in my person as:

“I’ll care for the communal and public spaces because others have the right to enjoy them as I have”

“I’ll wear a mask in the work space especially after I traveled because I don’t want my coworkers to get involved in My Risky Decisions to get in a plane”

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“My room looks like a tornado but I fail to comprehend how that affects anyone, my space my mess my problem. Don’t look at it”

“my looks, dressing style and hair is my business I don’t care if it doesn’t fit into what the culture taught you to be feminine/attractive”

My mentality is still mostly collective until it comes to creative expression through the self and personal space, which are things that are inconsequential to the survival of the whole. The problem I have with collectivism is that its in fact cultural, so its informed by the rest of the cultural elements. In my own experience some of said elements are catholicism and evangelicals... you can see where this is going. Yes religion is an important aspect of culture and the collective and theres nothing wrong with that, the problem lies on the exclusion of many individuals. For example back home for a while the catholic church didn’t care much for people who practiced spiritism as an extension of catholicism, they weren't in agreement but they didnt exclude them from the community. On the other hand, the evangelical missionaries were the ones that actually fucked ppl over the most and started the fear mongering and exclusion of anyone different, but thats another tangent...

I guess this subject manifests in my artwork on how the collective culture treats ppl who diverge from it. They’ll still include you into their space and care for you. They make sure you don’t fall completely off the wagon, but it comes with a mentality of fixing you so you can fit into the collective, similar to an "re-abilitation" but there was nothing wrong in the first place. From my experience the fixing part was very intense until something happened and the family chilled out. Theres still some of it precent but is a lot more subtle.

That being said nothing beats having a community that cares for each other especially when you’re a neurodivergent mess who struggles with keeping up with things. Individualism in contrast shames you when asking for help or for depending in others to keep afloat. individualism is also heavily influenced by capitalist ideals, so I'm having a hard time telling when one starts and the other ends.

I personally don’t know if my experience is just a rural Puerto Rican thing. I dont know how collectivism manifests itself in other cultures especially other island cultures. it still stands that collective mentality is essential in to my rural folk, not only you’re in an island but even further away from most of the population, since they live in the coast. The roads that lead to these mountain towns are a VERY recent addition from a historical point of view so yeah collectivism and giving and receiving from the community was essential.

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Idk this tangent went all over the place but yeah its an interesting topic I guess? maybe next time I can go on about the people from the puerto rican country side "Jíbaros", and how they were an exploited agricultural working class, turned cultural icon for consumption, but at the same time mocked and their name became an insult.

[planningpals]

For you, what is an “ideal” city? Does an example exist? Support reasons in relation to one of the three utopian ideas (Howard, Corbu, Wright)

Renata:  

In short, an ideal city is a place that offers its citizens the opportunity to live in comfort, safety, and security. It is a place where people can access essential services and amenities within a max of 15-minute walking distance, which allows them to enjoy leisure activities, and, of course, find work. It is a place of diversity and inclusion, where all citizens are respected and accepted regardless of their background or identity. This ideal city should be designed with sustainability in mind, emphasizing green spaces, open spaces, and parks, just like Howard and Le Corbusier believed, just without their literal circular and radiant systems. Renewable energy sources, public transportation systems, and other sustainable infrastructure are also thought through heavily in this planner’s utopia. Personally, I would think the city plan would also focus significantly on its design and aesthetic. Not always a priority, but always something remembered, the most minor details, like the colors and art of an environment, make the difference between a “regular” city and an “ideal” one.

 To explain my idea to someone with no planning background, I would say Disneyland is a great example to be inspired by. You might be thinking, “what?” but many don’t realize that it is “magical” not only because of all the attractions, but the exquisite attention to detail FOR the people, and most importantly, the walkable framework. 

As I continue writing this, I’m starting to believe that walkability is at least one of the top 3 priorities of an ideal city. University is a great example too. Not saying that every university or college is perfect, but they generally have what most cities in America don’t have. For instance, many adults look back fondly on their memories from uni, saying stories like “...yeah remember that time we went to _ , and then bumped into _ and went to _ and walked back home at 2 in the morning, etc…” All these experiences were only possible due to one thing: the walkability of the environment. It allows people to a community that enables them to live their very best lives. And at the end of the day, isn’t that what we all want?

Carly:

The world is constantly evolving and changing with new technology, and with that we always need constant new ideas and theories about what's best for growing populated cities. It's also good to have a medium that combines theories, because not one person's theory is 100% correct because it's written with their bias in mind. For a plan to be operated at its fullest potential, multiple educated perspectives are needed as well as perspectives of the people who live in that environment.

While Howard, Corbu, and Wright have had a lasting influence on urban planning because of their notable works and ideas, it's important to have someone with an educated fresh perspective who is up with the times and knows the state of the people, economy, and environment presently. It's good to keep them in mind when coming up with new and improved ideas but it's important to move with the times.

Sam:

Many cities function and follow a general outline of how all the systems work in harmony, and especially today, with the rising population in urban environments. The main components that I would alter and manipulate to make the “Perfect city” would be the lighting, the diversity in transportation, and the cost of rent. These key components are crucial because they affect the individual's perception of the city, and allow them to see potential, as well as their actual potential after that point. The transportation being divided to create less vehicle traffic, and spread out would allow a more comfortable flow from one place to another.

Many of these Ideas do not directly relate to the utopian cities, however they could be implemented in a reasonable fashion alongside. The one particular Utopia that stood out in this manor to me was the Garden City. The individual parts functioning as a whole, as well as the dispersion of goods and needed work would allow for a comfortable flow as well as a fair commerce for all citizens, in theory.

Annika:

While all three of the options are amazing for the time being or for the personal situation each of the communities might have had there are mean problems today seeing as there are different situations, problems and communities. This is shown with the green city because they are very blocked off and would cause long travels when needing something not in your community. As for the Wright gives more of a suburb and closed off feeling. This leads to the idea of being an ideal community because these are all unique and special to different situations and problems which don't allow for a perfect community, nor an ideal one for every single person living there. These styles all have benefits to them and when looking at them you have give and take to make the ideal community for that specific area.