#especially with my shitty tag ramble

[stormypip7]

why didn't i ever think of lissa and donnel....

not only were their supports really sweet... but i also get.

aptitude on owain... (also im shocked at how strong donny is???? he's ridiculously powerful???? and dark flier lissa absolutely crushes her enemies????)

i am super torn on who to pair chrom with though... ough decisions decisions.

[quokkabite]

Also! I just wanted to say I’m so happy to have a mutual that knows and likes SF9!!! They’re my ults and I love them so o get excited when someone else knows them 😂

NO BC I WAS LITERALLY THINKING ABOUT THAT THIS MORNING. i was like bro i need to talk to u abt sf9 bc no one ever knows what im talking about 😭 who is your bias

[quadrantadvisor]

I'm trying so hard not to be a hater but the more I learn about other ttrpgs the more the way that people talk about dnd annoys me

[lobautumny]

I'm so goddamn tired of seeing people make fun of adults wearing diapers, especially when those people are otherwise anti-ableism, kink-positive, etc.

Beyond the surface-level (and far less important) issue that kinkshaming is stupid and you shouldn't do it, there's also the matter that, y'know, a lot of disabled people need them. And not just, like, ghoulish 80+ year old politicians and racist grandpas. Incontinence is just a thing that some people need to deal with, and most of them are perfectly fine people. On top of that, a lot of trans people (especially trans women because spironolactone, the most-prescribed T-blocker, is a diuretic) use them to avoid having to worry about needing to use public bathrooms, which may be extremely unsafe for them, especially in places like Florida. (As an aside, I know that there's also a contingent of trans women who have the secondary reason of wearing diapers to combat gender dysphoria, because tucking can be very uncomfortable and if you're wearing a diaper, there's a lot less of a notable bulge even if you're not tucking.) There's also a lot of people, such as fursuiters going to cons, who use diapers for simple convenience. And also, like, why should they not just be considered a normal underwear option that people can use for any reason they want? How are we not at that point yet?

But yeah, making fun of/insulting adults who wear diapers is, in fact, being mean to a lot of disabled and trans people, and it's really shitty that doing so is so normalized, even outside of the context of kinkshaming. Like, a lot of the time, it's just socially-acceptable ableist remarks. I grow so weary of it all.

Normalize adult diapers, even if for no other reason than the fact that disabled people should never be made to feel ashamed over their disability.

[punkrockisafulltimejob]

Holy shit, thank y'all so much for admiring this deck mod! I've always been an artist striving for truly unique ideas, because of how much my autism (and now witchcraft) feeds into my artistic side, I want to know that what I make is something that no one else would have ever thought to do.

That's my passion in life, being 100% authentic to my self, and I see my art as a reflection of that.

I wish each and every one of you happiness, in the smallest of things, for ever and ever. I know this small thing made me happy.

Spent the last week or so finding the perfect gradient of sharpies to color the edges of one of my tarot decks in a rainbow. I think it came out pretty damn good if I do say so myself lol

[arcsin27]

I STILL FIRMLY BELIEVE P2IS IS PERFECTLY SUITED FOR AN ANIME ADAPTATION AND SOMEDAY ATLUS BETTER GIVE IT TO ME

Edit: this one sentence post and my one sentence reply made me reach the tag limit for maybe the first time

there absolutely should be anime adaptations of the persona 1 manga and the persona 2 duology they would go so hard

[alieinthemorning]

Happy A Date With Death: Beyond the Bet day! Anyways, I saw that your request were open, and I was wondering if you would be willing to write how Grimmy/Casper would comfort a chubby MC, who just got a snide remark about their weight by someone. (Ie: a Co-worker or one of their neighbors) and slowly over their call with him, the MC breaks down? If your comfortable with that request that is! Totally get it if you're not, Thank you for just taking the time to read this, and I hope you have a wonderful day.

(Ps. Make it as fluffy/comforting as you want, I will not mind it!)

Sick Spiral [8394 | Grim | Casper]

Content: Chubby!Reader, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Beyond the Bet: Day 5, POV Second Person, Reader Insert

Pronouns: None

Reblogs: Let me know that you enjoy my work and want to see more, so don’t forget to like and reblog (and comment in the tags. I love seeing people’s rambles in the tags)!

This work’s concepts, plot and original characters are my own which means I do not allow any sort of creative theft nor do I allow my work to be entered into any sort of A.I. bots. Thank you for respecting my space and boundaries

One thing that’s worse than being sick is being sick and forced to leave the house because you weren’t prepared for your sickness. You weren’t one to get sick often anyway and despite having cold medicine, it was all expired (and you’d be damned to take some expired medicine). So, you were forced to leave the comfort of your bed, and soldier the streets. 

Thankfully, there was a drug store just down the street from you, so you didn’t have to go far. Unfortunately, the older man who always had something to say to you was working the counter this morning. All you wanted to do was get your damn meds and snacks, and get the hell out of there, but no. Albert had other plans. 

“See, this is why you’ll never catch the eye of someone.” Not even a hello, just straight to the insults. You ignored him, inserting your card into the card reader. 

“You’re fat, ugly and don’t care for yourself properly.” He sighed, throwing your receipt in the bag. “You’ll be alone on your deathbed at this rate.”

Your eyes widened at his words. Albert was bad, but not this bad. Yeah, he would talk shit about you because his life was going to shit, but to bring up death was something new, something far. 

You snatched the bag from the counter, “Don’t project your sad, shitty life onto me.” then rushed out the doors. 

You quickly made your way home (probably pushing your sick body a bit too far, but oh well), switched from your outdoor clothes back into your pajamas, took your medicine and then crawled back into bed to sleep Albert’s words away. 

However, they didn’t go away. They clung to you even after you had woken up hours later. They made themselves known as you attempted to find solace in Casper. You tried to fill yourself with him, but the nagging whine of Albert’s words still rang in your ears. 

“it’s strange, foreign feeling. no one has else has ever…pulled at my heartstrings so.”

You frowned at the words. Casper couldn’t lie, but that didn’t mean that he could be wrong. You knew that you shouldn’t hold Albert’s words in any sort of regard, but you couldn’t help it when his voice became your own. 

And then the chat room is replaced with the calling screen, and you don’t have the heart to decline. You do, however, turn your camera off. 

“Sunshine?” His brows were pulled, and his lips were in a pout. 

You didn’t respond immediately, needing a moment to masquerade your feelings. You’re sure that he wouldn’t be able to tell that anything was wrong, especially if you tell him that you’re sick and look a mess, and that that’s the only reason why you have your camera off. 

Casper didn’t call you a “foolish mortal” for nothing, though. He was able to see through your cracks in your mask. He was the one who cut the call short, telling you to wait for him. So you scrambled to make yourself, and your home look presentable. However, you knew that your efforts would be in vain. You’d still be fat and ugly, there was no changing that. 

When he knocked on your window not long after, you made sure to keep your gaze far from his own. You stayed an arm's length apart.  Despite him telling you that reapers didn’t get sick, you still didn’t want to infect him with…yourself. 

“Sunshine…” His voice was soft and as sweet as ever, and you couldn’t help the few tears that slipped past the ducts. “What happened?”

So you told him. Told him about Albert and his cruel words that were somehow able to break you down and pull your own negative voices from out the vault you had stuffed them in. However, the more you spoke, the more you spiraled and the sharp words that were usually pointed at yourself, turned to Casper.  

“I know you can’t lie, but you must be wrong. There’s no way any sane person would actually like me. I’m far, gross and—” Your words are cut off, by Casper warm hands that cupped your cheeks. 

“Sunshine. Can I lie?” You sighed through your nose and closed your eyes, so he continued. “I can’t, and you know that. So when I tell you that delisted being inflicted with mortal sickness at this moment, I still find you as beautiful as I always have.”

You shook your head, attempting to pull away from him. “You’re just talking about my soul.”

“In the beginning, yes. I found your bright soul captivating, but the more time I spent  observing you. The more I was able to see past my assignment to look at you, Sunshine.” 

You had stopped pulling away from him, but you still hadn’t opened your eyes. You knew that if you opened them, you’d see the sincerity behind those ruby eyes. And you weren’t ready to accept that, not fully— not yet. 

So, you nodded and told him it was okay. “But you’re gonna have to be louder than the mean voices.”

“If we keep talking every day as we do, I’m sure I’ll be the only other voice you’ll hear.” 

You smiled as you led him to the bed, exhausted from your sudden breakdown alongside your sickness. You coaxed Casper to lay in bed with you, despite him still wearing his outside clothes, but oh well, you’d get over it. Your head was on his chest while his hand drew shapes along your forearms. 

“Does this mean you forfeit the bet?” You asked, voice laced with sleep. 

“Not a chance.” You heard the smile in his response. 

Unbeknownst to you, taking your soul no longer meant literally to Casper. 

He had a lot of research to do once he returned to The Underworld. 

I wrote this all on my phone this morning (see: 2am), then edited it on my laptop later this morning after I woke back up (see: 10am).

Fuck Albert. He's not progressive btw, but I didn't want to use any gendered language toward you, so I kept it general.

Also there might accidentally be more hurt than comfort, but hey, that's my brand lmao

Ko-Fi | Masterlist

[a-bad-case-of-the-stephs]

Oh and @duskdog thank you for ur fantastic tags on my other post it got me thinking about Bruce’s uniquely fucked up relationship with Tim and Stephanie, and Tim and Steph’s twin roles they play with how they vie for approval, and how Steph’s firing sort of starts setting up the stakes for her later actions, and I feel like a lot of those ideas actually start to come up in Robin #120. So I’m going to just ramble abt that now I guess.

Like, for one, we’re directed in multiple ways to compare Robin #120 and Steph’s firing in Gotham Knights #37.

Both Tim and Steph tell batman to “go to hell” in an almost identical speech bubble, the last thing Tim says while comforting Steph is “I know”, the exact same line Steph says last when she comforts Tim, and of course the fact that Steph herself brings up the similarity in situation directly.

Tim backstabs Steph for Bruce’s approval all the while asserting independence in Robin 106, and I feel like Robin #120 is almost a showcase of how his failure to follow through on his claims of independence bites him in the ass. (Maybe a little irony there. Maybe a little karma perhaps)

Tim does the same assertion of independence —> immediately concession thing when he tells Bruce he’s done and basically quits being Robin, only to change his mind completely and awkwardly continue on as Robin as if nothing had happened.

Tim basically proves again where his priorities lie: even its his turn to be the target of the most recent round of the Bruce Wayne’s Mind Games Wheel, he still comes back, he still fails to follow through.

Like, it sets a standard. Steph’s her own person, and I’m not trying to discredit her ability to think for herself here at all, but I think Tim’s choice to forsake his hurt over Batman’s mind game test and go back to Bruce sets a precedent. That this is just acceptable behavior if you want to be on Batman’s team. All I’m saying is this situation probably played some role in Steph’s willingness to pick up the Robin mantle despite her rocky history with Bruce. Steph herself is able to make this clear the connection between her own firing and Tim’s birthday gaslighting, and ergo, if Tim finds that behavior acceptable, if Tim can forgive and forget, if it doesn’t really matter, if Tim can move past it, then Steph should be able to do so too. It’s just part of working with Batman. I feel like that might set the stage for Stephanie’s ability to work under Batman again.

Probably a small factor, if one at all. And certainly not Tims fault really. But interesting to think about!

Additionally, I find the framing of roles so intriguing in Robin #120. Having Tim and Steph completely switch roles, (tricked by Batman becomes comforter, comforter becomes tricked by Batman) with all the corresponding dialogue switching with them (“I know”/“go to hell”) it kinda paints a grim picture.

Like on one hand, it’s nice that they have each other, and it’s horrible that they’re both so easily thrown from victim to comforter because the same man cannot and will not stop playing mind games with these teenagers.

And this moment is especially cool given how Tim and Stephanie are characters who are often shown in contrast to one another. They are contrasted in personality, contrasted in morality, contrasted in relationships with other characters, etc. something established both in Robin 1993 and also I feel picked up on in the fan sphere.

And for once, in Robin #120, they are not really being contrasted so much as directly compared to one another. They say the same words. They fit the same roles. They both are dealing with this same shitty Bat. They’re almost interexchangable, with how aligned their words and feelings seem to be.

But on the other hand, for me at least, Robin #120 also kinda really draws out the differences in the roles they are playing.

In GK37, Tims role as the comforter is perverted by the knowledge he has (and had) which Stephanie does not (and did not). He facilitated (unintentionally or not) the encounter Batman and Steph have. He chose to keep her in the dark, and he chose to lie to her. Of course, who knows what would have happened if Tim had warned Steph on his own, or even if he just hadn’t lied to Steph, their encounter could have very well gone the same way.

But regardless of that, Tim’s role is still not really pure. It’s a shitty situation for Tim to be in, sure, but his ability to comfort Steph is tainted by how he maintains the illusion that he had no clue this was going to happen to Steph, instead of the truth: he had clear advance warning.

And then in Robin #120, the tables are turned.

Now. I’m not really saying this was karma for him lying to Steph. But I’m also not not saying that.

But, I mean, Steph is comforting him, commiserating with his pain and mentioning her own shitty similar experiences and Tim Drake just sits there, seemingly trying to change the subject and ignoring entirely the (albeit unintentional) role he played in that particular mind game.

He should feel a little shitty about that, and I’m not sorry for saying it. He should feel guilty in that moment.

Almost certainly not Lewis’s intention, by the way, but I’ll read into whatever. I will say that no matter what, the parallels between GK37 and Robin #120 and definitely there, and I assume there for a reason.

[acidheaddd]

I was about to reblog @anachrosims' post about her situation and how shitty certain paid creators are, especially around the holidays.

But then I started rambling in the tags and I didn't want to talk over her post with my complaints too. So I figured I'll just make my own post.

My family and I are on the constant verge of losing our home. Or at the very least, having our electricity/wifi/phones shut off because we can't afford the ~$7k a month mortgage and utilities. Our house is literally falling apart, but we can't afford to fix anything -- we don't even know if we should BOTHER fixing anything because who knows when we'll have to leave.

We'll be lucky if any of us, including my 16 year old autistic brother, can have any gifts this year.

People like @harrie-cc have become the Ebenezer Scrooges of the community. She says we're entitled, but we're not the ones editing EA meshes and expecting a monthly salary from the community over it. She's the one expecting people to bow down to her, compliment her grand efforts and time it takes to tweak some EA assets. She's the one that believes that if people wants her cc, they should be handing over their hard-earned money that they could be using to just survive.

And she does all of this without even tagging her fucking creations properly for the game! She's older than me, but this is what she expects, from a community surrounding a game series that's existed for over 24 years.

EA says early access should be "reasonable". Reasonable. 2 months for a Christmas themed set made using mostly edited EA meshes is *not* reasonable. Speaking directly to Harrie now, what on earth makes you think people will be buying that set in January? Before Valentine's Day? You think it's "stupid" to post Christmas content around Halloween when you insist on making your early access period 2 months, but even THAT would make more sense than what you're doing now, from a strict business standpoint. You want to act like what you're doing is a legitimate business venture? Treat it like one. Stores put out Christmas decor around October so they can put everything on sale the closer it gets to the holiday, to make more money. It's not the community's fault you're acting foolish. And it's not the community's responsibility to pay you a livable wage for doing something most people here do for free, and better. Especially with the state of the world being what it is right now. Be for real.

[its-time-to-write]

in love with an idea

This is a very, very, v e r y minor study in the way that Jamie handles his sexuality, and the fact that sometimes it seems he thinks his only value comes from being sexy and playing football. And the fact that sometimes, one night stands are crap even if they feel good. It happens. Especially if you go home with someone wishing they were someone else. Anyway, I have another fic in the works, should be posted soon. I’ve been absent because I’m writing a long one that will never ever see the light of day because it is way too self indulgent. As if this next one isn’t going to be long and self indulgent as well. Thanks to all y’all who support my writing!! Those of you who leave comments/tags have my whole entire heart, and there is no such thing as too many comments. Special shoutout to @whimsical-roasting and @qquell bc you’re probably my biggest/most vocal supporters and I love you🥺🥺 Ok that’s enough words, enjoy the fic!

in love with an idea

Jamie feels like shit which is weird, because he doesn’t usually feel this way after hookups. He can tell you don’t notice because you just plop down on the locker room bench next to him and ask, “Did ya call your mum yet?” while grinning far too brightly. 

Jamie is going to throw up. You’re smiling at him and he’s going to throw up so he gets up and rushes out of the room without a word. He pretends that he left so fast that he didn’t see your grin fade. 

He’s headed to the pitch because that’s where he’s supposed to be anyway, but all he can think about is the fact that it should have been you in his bed last night. After all, it was your name that had been on the tip of his tongue all night. It was your face he kept thinking of, and your body he was imagining. 

The girl had left satisfied, knowing exactly what she had signed up for, but he still feels like he used her. It’s not her fault that he’s in love with you but took her home, and yet it feels bad anyway. He wonders why no one ever talks about the shitty side of one-night stands. He has a vague recollection of Roy saying something to that effect one time, but other than that, he’s in completely unfamiliar territory.

He throws himself into training with more vigor than usual, purposely running himself ragged. 

Meanwhile, you’re still on the bench looking stupefied. Isaac slides next to you in the spot Jamie vacated. 

He says, “You should probably check on him,” with his usual solemn gravitas so you nod and decide to do just that.

—

You don’t have time check on Jamie until after training. Ted has you running all around Nelson Road so you just barely catch Jamie in the parking lot. 

“Hey!” you call. “You alright?”

Jamie spins around, icon hat atop damp hair. “Yeah, sure, good, yeah!” he says, and now you’re absolutely positive that something’s wrong. You raise an eyebrow. 

“That totally sounds like something a completely alright person would say, but for some reason I don’t believe you. Is something wrong with your mum? Is that why you got all weird when I asked?”

“What?” Jamie says. “Oh. No. She’s good, yeah. She’s good. I did call her. Talked for a while, which was nice. Talked about this girl I like, actually.” 

The words are barely out of his mouth when Jamie wishes he could sink into the ground. Fuck his stupid rambling. 

“Oh?” you say, eyebrow still quirked. “That’s new.”

Jamie shrugs. “Yeah, it is,” he says and then his mouth betrays him once again as he continues, “I’m actually really nervous about talking to her.”

You laugh. That is utterly ridiculous, and you tell him so. “You’re Jamie fucking Tartt, Premier League footballer. People throw themselves at you every day and you eat all that attention up. Why is she so different? Hold on, are you blushing?” 

You laugh. He totally is, but he denies it. 

“Look,” he says. “She ain’t like a lot of people. She’s fucking…smart or some shit. Not that other people aren’t!” he continues, “But she’s just… different, like. She’s one of fucking… four people who are immune to my natural sexy glow.” 

The way Jamie says the word sexy is always interesting because he never used it comedically. It’s always inserted in some serious declaration of himself, as if that and football are the only points of value he believes he has. You wrinkle your nose. “How is that possible? No one is immune. Except maybe Roy. I heard he got his anti-Tartt vaccine boosted last week. Maybe it worked a little too well,” you say worriedly. 

“I dunno,” Jamie says. “She said she’s looking for someone smart and I don’t really think I fall in that category. All brawn on me, innit?”

He quirks a smile to mask this strange discomfort he has. You’re not used to seeing him anything less than confident. 

“Well Jaim,” you say after a beat, “as someone who is also looking for someone ‘smart,’ it really isn’t about IQ. It’s like… it’s like someone who actually talks to you and has interesting things to say. And is interested in learning, not just from me but from whoever and whatever. And someone who doesn’t talk down. Because, god,” you laugh, “I’ve been on so many dates that are just exhausting because all these smart people want to flex their knowledge instead of sharing it. It’s like a fucked-up power struggle. I never feel that way with you, y’know?”

Jamie tilts his head in a cocky go on type of way. 

There he is. 

You roll your eyes. “What I mean is, you actually listen to what I say and ask questions, and aren’t rude when I don’t understand something that comes easy to you. My corner kicks are getting better, by the way,” you interject. “Sunday evening practice is paying off.” Jamie comes over every Sunday evening to kick a ball around with you on the Richmond Green.

“Of course they are,” he grins. “Learning from the best, aren’t you?” You flip his hat off his head and catch it, returning his smile. 

“Just ask her out, Jaim. I’m sure it’ll be fine. And,” you add, “bring her round! Not enough footballer girlfriends around here.”

Jamie looks at you a moment, taking in the picture of you in Nelson Road’s parking lot, his cap on you head and a smile on your face that he made. 

“Right,” he says, then turns to walk to his car. He’s at the door when he turns and walks back. 

“Forgot something,” he says to your bemused expression. You point to his hat still on your head. 

“Nope,” he shakes his head. “That ain’t it. It’s you. You’re the girl. I talked to me mum about you because I think you’re fucking great. If I’m not your type, that’s alright, but fuck it, I just really fucking like you.”

He takes a step closer. “I’m going to kiss you, so now’s your chance to walk away.”

You don’t. 

You let him flip the icon hat backwards and cup your face in his hands, far more gently than you thought him capable of as he tips your head up to his. 

His lips are soft on yours, and you’re vaguely aware of the fact that Trent Crimm is walking by you, shooting furtive looks your way but you don’t care. 

“I think you’re fucking great too,” you reply when you finally come up for air. 

Jamie grins. “Wanna go on a proper date tonight? Been thinking about where I’d take you for ages. I can pick you up in an hour thirty.”

You smile. 

That sounds great. 

[moonchild-in-blue]

Massive thank you to you and everyone else who calls out how shitty it is to get mad at peoples interpretations. Sleep tokens music is romantic. Its also toxic. These statements can coexist. Its not your business if someone plays bloodsport or vore or hell even atlantic at their wedding. Youre not them, you dont know what the music means to them. If you see a weird take just roll your eyes and move on, its not a big deal. Absolutely sick and fucking tired of all these "why are you calling this romantic/sexy? Youre stupid and a terrible person!" takes like fucking relax. Media literacy is important yes. Respecting that this music is dark and personal to vessel is also important. Same goes for respecting how people relate to the music in dark ways. But as long as people are not saying things directly to vessel or fans about how their individual trauma is sexy then just chill out and respect peoples different interpretations. It sucks that i cant talk about how i view certain songs without being called horrible things and having really fucked up vitriol aimed at me. Yall need to grow the fuck up and get over yourselves. Im not thinking of your personal shit when i call a certain song romantic/sexy, i dont even know you, sometimes im thinking of my own trauma actually lol. Lets all discuss this music maturely where we respect each other and what each of us as individuals bring to the table for interpretation, stop making this fandom toxic as hell for anyone who doesnt agree 100% with your own interpretation. (Also the whole "youre not allowed to say this song is romantic/sexy" thing is very dismissive of some peoples trauma in itself, it ignores how messy someones feelings toward their abusers/toxic partners can be. Pretty fucked up to call a trauma survivor stupid or a terrible person because a song reminds them of their positive feelings towards someone who hurt them) Anyways yeah, just tired of people being so harsh because they refuse to see other peoples perspectives. I genuinely think one of the most toxic aspects of this fandom is the vitriol over different interpretations, people act like outright children at times with it im ngl, especially with more sexual discussions. It also feels infantilizing towards vessel at times, hes a grown adult who put romantic/sexy elements in his music and he doesnt need people trying to protect him from those themes. Im rambling but this stuff pisses me off so much, this fandom needs to do better

Context post for the clueless ones - regarding my tags/replies

Here's the thing - I've been in fandoms for many, many, MANY years. This type of discussion isn't anything new nor unique to Sleep Token, but it sure does make a comeback quite often. It's tiring to keep repeating the same things over and over, but that's what fandom is all about isn't it?

Someone needs to say something, and I am not one to shy away from uncomfortable conversations like these. Something something, build your own community, be the change you wanna see, etc etc.

I've said pretty much everything I wanna say already under that post, but for the sake of clarity, and because I can't keep my mouth shut apparently -

Under the cut for length - you know the drill:

Music is art. And art is subjective. Meaning, each individual will have their own personal connection and interpretation of a given piece of art, which in this case is Sleep Token's music.

Did Vessel write the songs with a certain intent or meaning? Most likely yes! It's not hard to connect the dots and guess what events/emotions might've transpired and served as inspiration for them (accuracy to personal life is irrelevant and none of our business, but it's also no rocket science to understand what's been said).

Can we establish a base meaning for any given song, or better, can we have a general consensus of what a song is about based on its lyrics and themes? Absolutely! Not every song is like that, but we can all agree there's a lot of recurring themes of past relationships and mental health struggles.

Is it wrong to diminish the songs to one basic element (eg. the sexual undertones) and/or completely disregard the bigger, more important theme? I'd say it is.

Giving Atlantic as an example (which as a lot of you know, is my most favourite song of them and very dear to me): this one has some very blatant references to suicide and depression. Regardless of whether it is based on irl events or not (none of our business!!!), it is extremely heavy and emotionally charged. I find it incredibly disrespectful when people say random stuff during the rituals when he plays this one.

Or for example, how certain people reduce Sleep Token to "baby making metal", instead of acknowledging the insane (insane!) variety of genres and the profound lyricism they present.

Should we limit our views, and by extension, those of others, to surface-level interpretation, without allowing room for different views and interpretations, either fictional lore based or not? ABSOLUTELY NOT.

Vessel himself said to "not restrict ourselves to labels or genres because music transcends it all" (paraphrasing here). It's literally their whole thing. It's very hypocritical to be shouting from the rooftops about "media literacy" and assuming people are stupid or idiots for not understanding the basic, surface-level meaning of a song, when Vessel himself constantly writes in metaphors and half-truths.

I've touched on this a lifetime ago on one of my analysis, but if you *actually* look at the lyrics, you'll realise Vessel hardly ever says what he means. There's always something else behind his words, something he purposefully keeps hidden. It really sneaks upon you sometimes! I'm over a year in and I still find something new everyday on their music. That man has a way to weave in a hundred and one statements under a single sentence, that is just truly beautiful to study.

Is, say, The Love You Want, about a man (Vessel) mourning the fact that his love isn't reciprocated? Yeah! Is it about someone who, despite knowing they can never receive from their lover the attention and affection and care they want, will stay by their side anyways? It is!

Is it about bitterness, spiteful accusations aimed at the one person who should love you fully? Or a reflection of how little self-regard the singer has, so much that they are willingly and actively choosing to stay in a sinking one-sided relationship, because the alternative is too painful to bare? Can you flip the switch and see it as someone who is obsessively pursuing another person, and painting themselves as a victim? All of this, yes!

You can even eliminate the romantic aspect all together and apply it to a relationship with the self (past or future, or an alter ego), or a parental figure. The options are endless. There isn't one universal truth when it comes to music, and as such, all of these takes are 100% correct.

Many statements can be true at the same time - it doesn't make one more true or correct than the other. Simply different. The way we connect with music is very much dictated by our own life experiences, and no two people have lived the exact same life.

Can you prefer a certain way to look at a song, or completely disagree with certain takes? Absolutely! I know I sure as hell do! That's normal and expected and part of the fun in being in a community such as ours. More people means more ways to look at a song - isn't that just wonderful?!

Now, this is very obvious for most of us, but some people, especially in the younger rage, have been taught to look at things in a very black and white way. Not to be that person, but the truth is that the rise in awareness of social issues and "pc-ness", is slowly starting to eliminate the possibility of things being flawed and nuanced.

If you're wrong, you're awful. If you're right, you're obnoxious. Made a mistake? Get cancelled. Grow from your mistakes, but not like that. Learn from your actions, but change your whole personality in a day otherwise you're problematic.

You know what I mean.

Life isn't black and white. Art isn't black and white. Music isn't black and white. What may seem like a toxic, dark, obsessive depiction of a relationship to you, might translate to the deepest and most truest of loves to me. I can acknowledge something is Not Right, while still drawing my own conclusions.

Is Blood Sport a sad af song? Yeah! Definitely not the first thing I'd think of when in a happy relationship. But maybe that's the point. And maybe I do. And that's okay, and none of anyone's business. "Okay but The Apparition isn't a good example of a healthy and romantic-" TO YOU! Maybe that's what love looks like to me! Maybe I just happen to be into it! And what about it?

Maybe to me love comes with all the ugly sides too. The violence, the despair, the self-doubt. Who are you to dictate what I can or can't think? I highly doubt Vessel would go 🗣️ "WRONG! NO! ABSOLUTELY NOT! >:::(", so why would you?

You can, and should, discuss the songs with others! Maybe some people do genuinely need a fresh pair of eyes to help them get to the juicy core of the songs - that's why we're here! To discuss, and exchange ideas! You can, and should, call people out when their engagement with the music is being harmful to others (joking and laughing during Missing Limbs? No bueno. Speculating about Vessel's personal life? VERY no bueno. Choosing a potentially weird song to walk down the aisle? None of your business + not your wedding + you weren't even invited + none of your business. Notice how I've been repeating that. Notice again).

You shouldn't, however, shame and ridicule others for having different views from you.

I think, rather than engaging in pointless discussions and start accusing people of being this or that, we should all exercise a little "don't like? scroll past". Is it harming you or others? No? Then scroll past! Is it an awful, truly horrendous take about something you're really passionate about? Okay! Disgusting! Scroll past! Good for them! 👍

Also - keep an open mind. We're all doing this living businesse for the first time, no one holds all the answers to everything. It's okay to change your mind. It's okay to say the wrong thing and backtrack. It's okay to make a mistake and learn and grow.

You know what's not okay? Being a dick to others because the thing you like is being misinterpreted. It's hard, I know!!! You can block people! You can scroll past! You can look at pictures of your favourite vessel and cleanse your brain!!!! I know I do!!!!!

And this is a last afterthought but - you don't get to complain about the fandom you're in if you're doing nothing to change that. I see many, maaaaany of you bitch about this and that, while having 0 engagement aside from the bitching. Like?? Maybe if you spent more time reblogging cool art or gifs and less time whining about literally everything, this would be a much more pleasant space!! And I DO get to be a little petty here because I sure do try my best to make this a fun and nice community. I am allowed a little bitching 😌

Anyways, tl/dr: don't be a dick; don't like - don't engage; keep an open mind; gaze upon the vessels. Peace and love yall 💙💫

[20doozers]

★ Just for warmth ★

TW: m!reader, fluff, cuddling, nicknames like “schatz” etc, some self insert qualities like being touchy and stuff so some may not relate as much, some teasing but no smut, short and shitty Drabble, you guys know the deal, untranslated German

A/N: sorry about being so inactive I’m just super out of it lately. Also I know I have requests so don’t be too upset if it doesn’t get done soon I’m really exhausted

M/n sighed as he stepped into the warm house, still shivering from the cold yet gloomy air outside. He shrugged off his coat and kicked off his shoes, not bothering to adjust them neatly as he almost immediately began to make his way upstairs to gustav’s bedroom. Gustav always had a heated blanket on his bed during the winter and had the warmest room besides Georg who came second out of the house so everyone always flocked to their rooms when cold, but the only one who was even allowed in gustav’s bed to cuddle “for warmth and nothing more” Gustav insisted when the other bandmates came up to his room and found m/n and Gustav cuddling or m/n asleep in gustav’s bed while gustav was out of the house.

M/n couldn’t help but feel relieved when he opened gustav’s bedroom door and was hit with warm air and the soft sound of some music Gustav was listening to. Gustav usually listened to Metallica and other bands he liked but he had a special cd burned with a playlist m/n had made him especially for relaxing which Gustav often listened to alone. Gustav looked up when he heard the door open, smiling when he saw m/n’s ghostly looking figure crawling into bed with him, setting his phone aside to welcome m/n into his arms.

“Fuckin’ hate winter.. stupid snow.. stupid cold weather.. stupid ice.. ‘s all stupid.” M/n grumbled as he slipped under the covers and curled into gustav’s side. Gustav chuckled, wrapping an arm around m/n as the younger boy shivered against him.

“So I take it Georg won?”

“He’s got like 10x more muscle than I do! It’s not fair. He had a thick coat on.” M/n huffed. Georg had dragged m/n on a walk with him and has challenged him that he wouldn’t get cold or complain the entire time and if he didn’t that Georg would give him 50€.. but here m/n was, cold and moneyless as he laid there.

“Was gonna buy new strings with that.. Stupid fuckin’ winter.. stupid stupid stupid..” m/n continued to ramble, only receiving a soft shush as Gustav gently rubbed his back.

“Just relax Schatz, ‘s only 50€ I can pay for them.” Gustav hummed, pulling m/n a little closer for warmth.

“Really??”

“‘Course man, I don’t mind buying you stuff. And you bought me drumsticks a while back so why not pay you back?” M/n sighed, looking up at Gustav with a lopsided grin. M/n just nodded and hugged gustav, sighing into his shoulder.

“Danke…” Gustav chuckled softly and leaned down to kiss m/n’s head.

“Gern geschehen, Schatz..” Gustav hummed, settling down with a yawn as the two laid there cuddling.

THIS IS SHIT IM SO SORRY GUYS😭 not my best work ever but i needed to post eventually. I’ve been really out of it lately but I’m trying to get back into the swing of things so I thought this would be a good step! Apologies for not posting, love you guys!!

Tags: @itsmealaiahh @itsmealaiah @itsangelll @d0wn-in-the-morgue @billskeis @divinelolita @cherry-rawr

[jakes3resin]

Can you tell us about your other fics if you already have an established plot?

I'd love to! So there's quite a number of them I won't lie. I tend to get inspired by the randomest things. These are all in various stages of plotted out and written.

A/B/O fic (technically turning into 3 fics) that follows Bucky & Buck through the war, described below.

Courting Arc (top of my list to finish writing) - Bucky POV as he is anonymously courted during his time in the states just before he gets sent over to England (there's a post I'm basing my writing around I'll link it in a moment) <- published

England Arc- a quick look into their lives as they run missions with A/B/O elements (this will be pretty short I think) mostly snippets of scenes from the show just now with Omega Bucky and Alpha Buck <- published

Stalag Arc - Omega Bucky and his awful time in Germany. Here is where we see what being an Omega in war is really like in my omegaverse. Bucky is the highest ranked Omega in the camp meaning he's technically 'in charge' of keeping those Omegas in line. He's tested by his heats, keeping his pack together, and finally by a German order that could tear Buck and Bucky apart. This is a big fic for me to prepare for, and I'm building up to it by writing the Courting Arc first <- next on deck

Biker Gale AU (my beloved, genuinely obsessed with this AU) - this was inspired by one of hogans-heroes AUs. So, Gale leads an outlaw-esque biker club, and Bucky used to be his right hand (and lover) except one day out of the blue he just disappeared. Gale does everything he can to find Bucky, but there's no trail to follow, no clues to put together, nothing. Fast forward about two years, Bucky arrives on Curt's doorstep holding a small baby with the brightest blue eyes and prettiest blonde curls and begs Curt to watch his baby for 5 days. 5 days later Bucky comes back in town bruised to all hell with the FBI on his tail with their own nefarious reasons for tracking Bucky down. Bucky has nowhere else to turn especially since when he comes back to Curt's he finds Gale holding his little baby. (This could be A/B/O I haven't decided, but it's definitely at least mpreg)

Amnesia fic - this is based off of a post I made about the effects of Bucky getting hit over the head like 3 times in the span of two days, its... somewhere (edit: here). But its about Bucky waking up with no memory of who he is just before he gets interrogated by the Germans and sent to Stalag Luft III where he meets a man that his heart rejoices at seeing but his mind doesn't recognize. Buck of course has to deal with the love of his life forgetting him.

Magic AU - Bucky is a Scamander and its now everyone's problem to deal with it. The tag to find all of my ramblings for it is magic au (not that Tumblr's tag system works), and @getinthefuckingjaeger just wrote the best ever fic of Bucky and Theseus so go read that.

I've also got a few paragraphs written of Foster Kid Bucky somewhere but that might never see the light of day (that's also from a hogans-heroes AU) where Bucky is a jaded teenager just trying to make it to 18 to get out of his shitty foster placement when in comes Buck whose mother finally divorced his dad, got custody of her kids, and moved to her hometown to escape. It's about a Bright Buck meeting a Jaded Bucky (a flip on their usual dynamics)

Blonde Bucky AU - I wrote a blurb on the Twin Cleven AU post, and the idea of Bucky bleaching his hair on a drunken night out with Curt and Bubbles has haunted me since <- published as well

There might be more? But these are the only ones I can remember off the top of my head right now that are plotted out beyond oh that'd be a good fic. I have a lot of time spent sitting and waiting right now, so I have the ability to write a multitude of fics. I'm happy to talk about any of these fics if you want to come into my inbox or my messages.

[sugar-omi]

I came here to ask for Rockstar! Cove rambles and saw the Rockstar! Baxter art you reblogged omfg it's so good.

Please can we get some of your Rockstar! Cove (and/or Baxter if you feel like it) rambles 🙏

(Hope your holiday has been great 💖)

this is more. rockstar!cove backstory but YKW ITS FINE BC ITS BEEN WHATS ON MY MIND LATELY we'll have to talk abt him again bc this post was getting LONG especially w baxterrr

tags : SFW, headcanons, step 2-4, rockstar au, so ooc, bullying mentioned, fighting, baxter's tags are below before his hc's

listen....

im ngl. i want him to be maybe a little toxic. a lil crazy.

or into things he's not canonically into/does often

at least he's rough n impulsive at first

whenever he can get away with it, and before he got famous, he loves taking a long ride on his motorcycle

compared to when he was a young teen, he tries not to take drives when he's angry

bc when he was young, he'd put on some music and blast it as loud as it could go, and he'd drive and drive and drive...

ended up with a few warnings and speeding tickets that way because he'd get lost in riding n his thoughts n the music

but now that his life isn't so turbulent, he doesn't do that anymore

i wanna imagine he doesn't grow up with you next door n you didn't know each other until junior year of high school

he sees you n he's sold...

thinks you're so fucking beautiful/handsome and he sees you laughing n smiling w your friends n he's so, so whipped for you

he's still a sweet shy boy, so it takes forever for him to talk to you

n it's terry who introduced you two!!!

he's all flustered, bc you're even more lovely up close

n if you're all bubbly n extroverted, he thinks you're like sunshine

if you're more reserved, he thinks you're very cool or that it's amazing how calm you are all the time

if you're shy/easily flustered, will sometimes (and now that he's grown, always) mention out loud he thinks it's cute when you blush...

either way, just loves your personality n thinks you're amazing n cute

you actually calm him down. you ground him.

he used to get into fights kinda often.

i like to think rockstar!cove got like this bc his parents stayed together longer than they did, n there was no brilliant neighbor to reach out to him

he n his dad were still like oil n water, and the kids at school were less than friendly but usually didn't dare fuck with him

key word is usually.

just had a thought actually... cliff's family living nearby

not his parents. he moved as far as he could

and with him n Kyra on the brink of divorce, her moving out the house, n all cliff has to do to keep them afloat..

he didn't think his equally shitty cousins would be a problem.

but surprise!! they're a few doors down n too happy to "catch up"

cove n cliff avoid them pretty well, n cliff really didn't need to tell cove to avoid his cousins bc he was already 2 steps ahead of him

but his cousins dont get that message, they also think its a good idea to pick on cove...

so between the short patience of most hormonal 13 year olds, his parents (finally) separating, cove's intolerance for bullshit....

cove ends up rocking his 2 cousins shit when they snatch his glasses off his face, bending the frame

ignores his cousins mom yelling at him n cliff to apologize for hurting her kids. feels a bit warm when his dad tells her his son is more well mannered than both her kiss combined, even laughs when he says a rabid raccon has more sense n poise

but is even happier when his dad, after a moment of silence in the car, asks him if be used the right hook he taught him

n tries to hide his smile when his dad ruffles his hair n goes "that's good. good job son."

he does hear the whole, "violence isn't always the answer" and "pick your battles" thing

but he shrugs off the lecture when he and cliff have a tub of ice cream each n cliff holds a bag of peas to his face

anyway.

he fights like a DOG. he arGRHHH HE HAS EVERYTHIGN TAKEN CARE OF. TRUST.

professional at sneaking out n sneaking YOU out

cove at 4am: wanna get mcd's?

dont even bother saying no bc he's already outside

dont pretend to be sleep either bc he FUCKING SEES YOU.

will leave you alone if you genuinely don't wanna fuck around in the middle of the night, but how can you say no to him?

ah. before i forget

Will kiss you if you're bandaging his face

asks you to ice his bruises...

SINGS YOU SONGS N SHIT

kryptonite. creep. p!nk and lady gaga PERIOD. all of it

serenades you with his guitar and/or voice

sometimes he's just fiddling with the strings, switching between cheery beats and trying to rick roll you but the beat is wayyy off

loves when you fall asleep to his music too, plays the sleepiest tune he can think of

you being his biggest supporter is what makes him fight to make a name in the music industry

after supporting him in his personal life, through all his lows and highs, then supporting his music that he was too scared to go for

he puts his best foot forward for his sake and yours

+ TAGS: mention of FWB, toxic baxter <3, so ooc ofc, mm implied partying/drinking

now rockstar baxter....

i want him to be a problem. he's the toxic one here

compared to cove, who is soft n sweet but impulsive and always willing to fight, rough but well meaning...

baxter is your situationship

your friends with benefits

friends if a loose word, since you hardly ever talk since you've met and unless arguing, bickering, or sexting counts as getting to know each other...

than you're best friends!!!

he's the big headed musician who always asks "wyd" and "u up?" whenever he's in town

at least he sends you money to doll up or eat, or whatever before he gets in town

"make sure you eat before i come. bc im not letting you go once i get there"

so.... if you want commitment. he's not it...

just saw *this tweet, and rockstar!baxter IS the type to email you after you block him

omfg. if any of yall have read armin x reader fanfics... yk how he is in those fics? all toxic n shit?

thats baxter.

not THAT bad. like baby trapping bad or cheating on you, manipulating you etc.

but he's bad

definitely the dumb choice you make at 18-20 smth years old n once you mature, you drop him because he doesn't grow up quickly...

he won't even have the realization that you're the one until he's MINIMUM 37-40+ YEARS OLD. AND FLYS UP FROM THE BED LIKE HE'S SEEN A GHOST

curses n curses himself to high hell and low heaven

now depending on how bad he's fucked you over, or you've moved on, etc... he understands if you don't wanna try being together, bc he was a fucking mess

at least, if he sees you catching feelings or himself, he does break it off

but there's still good times between you!!

he sends you things for your birthday

and when he's not on tour showing his ass, he comes to spend it with you

is very happy if you come to spend his birthday with him!!!

starts to look forward to it, but he doesn't really show it

although after the first time, he can't help crying, thought the first time was just a one off thing

unless you make the first one a big thing, than he cries then

even if all you did was get/make a cake and decorate your small apartment, he's so so happy

mm i started thinking abt smth

i don't think he's that bad, impulsive, etc. before his career

before, he's pursuing music because his parents hate it. its "not a useful career" and "embarrassing"

but then he starts to love it, its an outlet for him and then it's become a passion

but once he gets a deal with a record label, it's just a downward spiral

puts everything into music, ignores everything else and doesn't take breaks like he should

i think what breaks your "relationship" is him getting caught up in the darker side of the music industry, and losing himself.

he doesn't laugh or anything like before

doesn't make random trips to see you anymore

in fact, probably ends up flaking on you or suddenly canceling, or going weeks without talking to you

its rough. and you two definitely need time apart for him to grow and realize that this is serving anyone besides the companies pockets well

[museandquill]

you need to learn how to make your own goddamn posts as opposed to speaking over others. you say you're physically disabled so then you know how shitty it feels when that happens to you. you're not qualified to speak about intellectual disabilities. learn how to sit down and LISTEN as opposed to rambling on someone else's post and making theor life harder

Okay let’s chat

Tumblr works in a system of posting, reposting, tagging, and commenting. Reposting and adding your own content is a VERY common practice on tumblr. Most reposts are not directly talking to the original poster, people often use reposting to add their own information. You can tell when someone is directly responding to the original poster by how they talk in the post.

I do not talk to the original poster. I add my own information and my own thoughts for MY followers. I have already apologized as you can see in highlighted part of the picture below

And as to making my own post, I believed it was important to have the context of the original post, especially since I wouldn’t have even heard of this situation without the original post, and I would not have been inspired to add to the conversation.

If I wanted to speak over the original poster I wouldn’t have included their original post, I would have removed it. But I didn’t cause I thought it was important.

When it comes to not being qualified, you’re right I don’t have an intellectual disability, but I still have an understanding on the original topic at hand: People with disabilities not being listened to when it comes to their own health. That’s the basics is of this conversation and I have an understanding of the conversation.

Personally I wouldn’t say I was ‘rambling’ as opposed to adding to the conversation, which last I checked I’m absolutely allowed to do, the app is partially designed just for that.

And as to making the original posters life harder, they weren’t the only person who would have gotten a notification about me reposting, everyone who had added to that post would have. The post was not for the original poster and when something is out on the internet, you really can’t dictate how someone uses it, the only time you can is when someone tries to pass as the original poster/creator.

Also, don’t talk to me like a fucking dick without having the balls to add your name to it.

[chiisana-sukima]

also, your tag about the line in Bugs where John was stalking Sam - honestly, what an eye opener cause I was kind of neutral on the line, maybe if a little more positive towards it cause, aww, John cares. But framing it in the context of just how abnormal their entire family dynamic is does kind of make it chilling.

I think it highlights that within the framework of the show that what we consider normal and healthy cannot be translated 1:1 in the show. Of course there are things that even they are aware is unhealthy in terms of their relationship and we can judge the relationship from a standpoint of our own morality. But within the show, sometimes our morality is moot and has no bearing in a world where your brother was poisoned with demon blood and you watched your mother burn on the ceiling and you've died and come back to life how many times and you are both the vessels of archangels and God treats you as his personal play toys. Not to excuse anything or everything they've done, I actively participate in discussions about the power imbalance, manipulation and violence in the show but, ya know. Perspective is important as well. Okay, I'm done and will stop leaving rambling asks in your inbox! :)

Aw, it's fine; I love rambling asks!

R.e. the fuzziness of applying rl morality to the over the top circumstances in spn, I probably have a different perspective than most viewers. Trauma loves trauma, so coming from a pretty fucked up background myself, I went and got myself a series of jobs where I've had the dubious pleasure of seeing scads and scads of the most messed up, shitty things the world has to throw at people. So, to me, many of these situations where fans routinely say "well, this is nothing like rl so we can't possibly apply real world morality" seem very much like real life and honestly even pretty straightforward to me. (I was an EMT out of high school, became a nurse, went to law school, interned as a domestic violence advocate, and ultimately worked in neurosurgical nursing and then in acute and critical care for the rest of my career).

I find people's insistence that the demon blood detox isn't analogous to irl circumstances especially frustrating, in that 1) there's Word of God from Sera that real world analogy was exactly what she was going for, 2) Cas and Bobby both present alternative treatment options to Dean on screen, and 3) I've involuntarily detoxed soooo many people irl and it's... well, saying "it's not that hard" isn't true, because of course it's awful for the patient and none too pleasant for the caregiver either, but it's not esoteric. It doesnt take specialized lore. Most of detox treatment is what's called "supportive care", meaning "we can't fix the actual problem, so we just deal with complications, try to make the person comfortable, and wait". Lay people shouldn't do it, because they dont have a code cart if it goes wrong, but they certainly can and we all know they do. The idea that there are no resources in the world except guns and handcuffs is Kripke's. It's our choice whether we want to indulge that fantasy or not, and I don't.

Even the "being God's personal play toys", I mean, obviously that's not really true for anyone, but a lot of people have so many things go wrong in their lives that it might as well be true. I really do believe there are unfortunately plenty of people who never have much of a chance for a long, healthy life from straight out of the womb. And like, it's tragic, but given that it's reality, the next step is to say "well, if you can't save everyone, then how do you minimize harm and maximize happiness".

Which tbh is a big part of why I think it's a potentially rational decision on either of Sam or Dean's parts to want to stay together despite how fraught it sometimes is. There are definitely rl circumstances where people are damaged in ways where staying with another person who understands their damage is a compelling, and imo potentially valid, option even if it can also be harmful in other ways. I think acknowledging that we're not in a position to evaluate anyone else's choice to stay with someone who harms them is an important part of being both a care provider and a compassionate human being.

All that said, I also think it's important to call things by their real names, even though it makes fandom contentious sometimes. We're a fandom full of hurt people, and I'm not gonna lie, I find that complicated. I know perfectly well that a lot of these arguments are between people who have survived various kind of shit in their real lives, and it's not always clear whether it's better to let people believe what they need to in the moment, even when it's wrong (and sometimes pretty clearly bullshit too), or whether it's better to insist that life is hard and it's okay to love people who harm you without pretending that they don't.