#every word I hold in my heart

[batsplat]

pecco rant please please

*spins wheel on possible topics* absurdly underrated but in a dumb way. you'd think you can stumble your way into two premier class titles. I don't care he's on the best bike - let's be honest, how often this century have the title winners not been on the best bike? 2004 and to a lesser extent 2005 you can say clearly weaker bike, 2007 late 2010s 2021 there's a clear enough disparity with anyone else riding the bike that you can say clearly the rider is making the difference/it's an unrideable wreck one guy is making respectable, then there's a few seasons where it's at least very close whose machinery is best or they're fighting with people on equal equipment, which pecco has done! but generally speaking, good/promising riders end up on good bikes and then they win. that's how the game works!

the thing about 2022 is that it had such a massive mid-season swing that overhauling a ninety something point margin cannot come down to any single factor. is it fair to say fabio lost that title? on balance, it's a bit harsh - yes, there were a few too many errors post-sachsenring, yes, some were driven by desperation, but also you can't really expect anyone to ride a flawless season. but pecco did win that title as much as yamaha lost it. I don't care if you're riding a literal rocketship with two wheels, you can't win four races in a row if you're not extremely good at what you do! if we're saying that title was worth less because the yamaha turned to shit in the second half of the season, then let's keep going. let's put an asterisk next to 2013 because jorge and dani both got injured (let's not even get into the 'if marc hadn't been injured' asterisks because that's where you get into truly silly territory). is 2006 not a legit title because of all the bad luck valentino faced that year? let's say all titles between 2007 to 2015 were worth less because at any one time only 4-6 bikes had a realistic chance of winning races. throw out any title before 2009 because they were constantly fucking about with the tyres and there wasn't a level playing field. if you're motivated enough, you can play this game with basically anything, but it's dumb and pointless because that's not how sports works! you can only win against whoever you're facing. it has always been thus and it will always be thus

it's narratively fun and juicy that pecco has these insecurities himself - but within the context of everyone else doing discourse over it, the whole thing is massively overblown! linked to some of the worst sports discourse about how much people love to disparage late bloomers, because they need every single successful athlete to fit the same mould of the ultra-talented wunderkind, apparently. it's more interesting when it's not always the most 'talented' (whatever tf that means), naturally gifted, *fast the second he touches a bike* bloke who wins. sometimes they have to work hard for it, sometimes they have to improve themselves year on year and be smart about how they do it, sometimes they have to be in the right place and right time, sometimes they have to be very lucky. sports is all about competition, and competition is all about contrast. it's a contrast that can be generated in a whole lot of ways, and in fairness to motogp they have come up with a bunch of interesting narratively tense contests that don't rely on a massive fundamental 'talent' differential - but at the end of the day, that's one of the best ones you can have! the more ways you can have to win in any given sport, the better, both in the literal sense of how you go about the actual process of winning and how you even become a winner. none of this means that pecco isn't very very good, it means he got there in a different way than every other multiple champ this century has. it fundamentally flattens the sport if you want every top-level competitor to be an alien-level talent... one of the best things about this current era is that it has given us something new and exciting in that regard, where you well and truly believe some very different blokes might have what it takes to eventually be champion

anyway, pecco is absurdly adept at digging himself into holes and absurdly adept at digging himself out of them. he's one of the worst frontrunners imaginable in every sense, biologically incapable of dominating without at least a perpetual hint of jeopardy, both in the context of a race and a season. but when his back is against the wall, somehow he keeps finding performances you never imagined he was capable of. his mixed up and slightly odd skillset, his strengths and weaknesses, how he's better and worse than he has any right to be... all of it lends itself to perpetual momentum shifts and thrilling seasons - because you never quite know what you're going to get. love him or hate him, he's a gift to the overall competitive landscape! god knows the racing hasn't been much to write home about these last few years (though, yes, we did have a good little run this season), but somehow he's managed to get himself involved in two out of the six title deciders this century back-to-back. is that not the dream for the viewer, to have a bloke at the top of the sport with a little self-combust chip in his head every time he builds too much of an advantage? build a hundred of those guys! throw a marc marquez at him and see what he does! I can't wait to see what he'll come up with next

[astralhope]

- No, this is one duel I refuse to lose! -

[fvcking-panda]

Eddie knowing asl because Wayne is HoH, so when Steve starts having hearing difficulties the Munson takes him under their wing.

Steve has now a healthy parent figure and good representation of disabled people, giving him inner peace.

[milkbreadtoast]

my s class hunters does a really good job at gradually raising the stakes without feeling like a pointless power creep and keeping me extremely invested and i keep saying this but I really do think it's bc it's a story grounded in love at every turn... the bond between the han brothers especially is extremely compelling and beautiful and makes me feel like a knife is being stabbed into my heart and twisted all around... i love them so so much 😞💔❤️‍🩹❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[sleepyblr-heart]

SAY WHAT YOU MEAN, TELL ME I'M RIGHT! AND LET THE SUN RAIN DOWN ON ME! GIVE ME A SIGN, I WANNA BELIEVE!

[mymarifae]

i don't want to post here today can you guys just watch aventurine bidding farewell to his past self

[themoonunderstoodmydadjokes]

Continuously telling myself that my heart is good, that the way I love will be celebrated one day rather than tolerated, that one day someone will come along who will meet me exactly where I am and in all the ways I need without making me feel like it’s wrong to ask for that.

Continuously telling myself that my heart is good even if someone didn’t know how to hold it well, that for the right people I am not too much, that what I have to say is welcomed with a listening ear even when I’m irrational and overly emotional.

Continuously telling myself my heart is good, with a hand clutched to my chest, I am good I am good I am good, echoing with its beating. I will tell myself my heart is good I am good I am not too much for someone who has the space for me.

I am good my heart is good. I do not have to be hard I do not need to make myself small I do not have to clutch my heart so tight it aches with all the love left unexpressed. My heart is good and one day the goodness in my heart will feel safe enough to be held by hands other than my own.

[maybeitsalive]

Sam Spade vs Philip Marlowe

Learn the difference:

Both

Iconic hard-boiled detectives from the 30-40ies

Drink and smoke waaay too much for one human being

Sharp, tough boys

Smartasses, too snarky for their own good

Don’t get along with the police

Lone wolves

Played by Bogart in movie adaptations

Sam Spade

Created by Dashiell Hammet, hero of the Maltese Falcon and other short stories

Smooth, charming, polite

Almost always in control

Keeps his head cool, a little cold

The third-person narration hides most of his thoughts and emotions to the reader

You’re not so sure about his morals (or if he has some) before the end

Solves the case even if there wasn’t really a case to begin with

Straight, sort of loves one (1) woman

Dashiell Hammet's style is cold, precise, eloquent yet simple, perfect

Philip Marlowe

Created by Raymond Chandler (fan of Hammet), figures in many novels and short stories

Begrudgingly stuck with morals

Has more compassion and emotions than he wishes

Heartbroken and tired

Worst luck ever

Gives very few fucks about what people thinks about him, including his clients

Homophobic repressed bi disaster; will thirst after any bad woman or man in his way, might fall in love with troubled women or men who are kinda nice to him

The first-person narration will show each of his thoughts in detail to the reader

Overpowered, outnumbered, constantly beaten up, drugged and/or kidnapped by half the city in every novel

Solves the case even if 50% of the characters die before the end and himself barely survives

Chandler's style is messy and should not work but will actually haunt you

In an actual fight: Marlowe would have the biggest crush on Spade, so Sam would win. Hope that clears things up.

[acaciapines]

decided to do nano this year! despite the fact that i will be! perhaps! the most busy! in november!! but i am DETERMINED to try and finish the owl house daemon au this year goddamnit i wanna be DONE!!! i want to be free!!!! its been eight million years!!

[spaceratprodigy]

messy sketch but. them. :)

@hibernationsuit — 💕💖💕💖🥺💖💕💖💕

HELLOOO??? I AM SQUEALING!! LOOK AT THEM!!!! I am on the floor sobbing rn hello my friend I love you with my whole heart!!!!!!!!

[kkoongie]

I would love to have a sleeping pattern and be able to close my eyes and fall asleep easily every night. I would have such a good routine if it weren’t for that persistent existential dread

[minminambus]

Bites drywall. Socializing is SO complicated, my goodness.

[reunitedinterlude]

Christine, the way i didn’t fully register that you had already finished one lofi phantasy gifset And started another one!! But i fully agree, the Spotify layout is too good not to use again! i admire your dedication!!

CALLLL ;—; i’m a puddle of goo rn sjffs you’re always so sweet and thoughtful omgg, thank you so much!!! it rlly means a lot 😭😭🧡

[lateseptemberdawn]

Ngl bad parents give me such an ick like stay tf away from me ew

[transgender-catboy]

why is I love you so easy to say but so hard to hear?

[knifeslidez]

none of yall get my own private idaho like i do