#everyone around me irl just has a Knack for something

[leothelilpotato]

Y'know, I should probably be proud of being able to transcribe a whole song by ear.

Instead, it's 3 AM and I'm in a depressive slump about lack of creativity and talent.

Not exactly how I planned to spend the first hours of my birthday.

[blurglesmurfklaine]

for the ask game: i desperately need to see your spiderman davey au 🙏🙏🙏

OKAY YAY I AM ACTUALLY SO GLAD SOMEONE IS ASKING ABOUT THIS!!! I was struggling with it for a long while actually, but I basically started from scratch and asked my irl bestie for help and I like it so much better!

It involves "It's not unrequited, they're just idiots" and also "love triangle that is actually just two idiots and one of them has a secret identity" so im having a blast

“Hey boys, what’s new?” Davey lets out a sigh of relief. Then, his mouth twitches. “Jack owes me five bucks.” “She said what’s new,” Race interjects. “Kelly losing a bet ain’t news.” “Wasn’t a bet,” Davey laughs, and he can feel the tension melting off him. Right now, all he has to be is David Jacobs—high school senior and resident bookworm within his friend group. Jack throws an arm around him, so casually tactile in that way Davey only enjoys when it’s coming from him. His stomach is suddenly swooping and his face burns. He hopes no one notices. (Katherine does. As always.) “I’ll get you a new copy of The World and we’ll call it even, how about that?” High school senior, resident bookworm, and stupidly head over heels for Jack Kelly since the sixth grade. Katherine subtly raises her eyebrows at Davey, prompting him to blush even harder, if that were possible. Still, she doesn’t mention it. At least not with her words. The way she excitedly knocks her knee into Davey’s says enough. She’s always been great at having two conversations at once.  “That’s how much my dad’s charging to slander New York’s favorite superhero? You’re getting ripped off.” Davey finds himself instinctively leaning into Jack’s touch. “I like to stay informed,” he says defensively.  “You’re not being informed, you’re being brainwashed.”  “Much as I can’t stand Pulitzer, he may have a point.” While the rest of the group bursts out into protests, Davey snaps his head towards Jack, praying that he can’t feel the way his blood has just run cold beneath his touch. Back in April, Jack seemed pretty unswayed in either direction about Spider-Man. Has he spent the summer forming a stronger opinion? Katherine rolls her eyes. “Just because you work for my father doesn’t mean you have to agree with him.” “I ain’t just saying that,” Jack says seriously. “I mean, think about it. I beat on someone for ragging on Charlie and I could get sent to juvie or something. But this guy puts on a mask, does the same thing, and he’s a hero? Don’t make no sense.” “Feel like it’s a little more complex than that,” Charlie replies.  “Yeah,” Race agrees. “The guy’s got super-strength and shoots webs out of his ass or whatever.” “Wrists,” Davey corrects him, under his breath. “You have to admit, he’s got a real knack for this hero thing,” says Kath.  “He’s got a knack for slipping away from the cops. Everyone else who does that ends up in prison. Back me up here, Davey.” Davey, who has been remaining strategically silent, feels his stomach knot up as his friends turn their gazes to him. “Oh, I’d love to hear this,” Katherine says. “What do you think of our friendly neighborhood Spidey, Day?”

Davey swallows.  How the hell is he supposed to respond to that? What does Davey think of Spider-Man? He’s faced with that question every time he looks in the mirror.

[lilacthebooklover]

@sharky-the-idiot my brilliant, wonderful platonically betrothed. you're so sweet and funny, it's always such a pleasure talking with you and you've been an absolutely amazing friend over the months i've known you. master of roping me into aus, drinker of chocolate gravy, a phenomenal listener. thank you for always being there to just,, listen to me. keep being your perfect self <3

@goldmoth82 one of my first mutuals, you've been both a friend and an inspiration to me over the years. you're simultaneously so sweet and one of the most talented writers i've ever known. one of my fondest memories is being too stressed to sleep one night, then checking my emails to see one of your gorgeously detailed comments on smth i wrote. i then grinned like an idiot, reread it for an hour & suddenly felt so much better than i had before. thank you for keeping together our tiny fandom with me, and for all of your many kind words. it means more than i can put into words [[:

@acacia-may your takes are brilliant, you're genuinely the most polite person i've ever met online. you're a hero fan for the ages with an astounding knack for analysis, and i smile so hard every time i see you reblog something i post. thank you for sharing your beautiful writing and interpretations! :D

@snarky-wallflower your aus are so intriguing, and messaging you is always such a blast! one of my very favourite mutuals in the hatchetfield side of tumblr, all of your recommendations are spot on, and it's so fun to share fandoms with you! thank you for indulging my silly little keysmashes & word vomits :)))

@weltato you're such a lovely person, and it's so so nice to be reminded after longgg days of school that people can, in fact, be decent human beings! exchanging snippets of an au we fleshed out on the fly has provided such a beautiful array of emotions, and i just want you to know how absolutely awed i am at your writing ability. thank you for generally just being here; i always love seeing you on my dash <3<3

@weedkillercentral what started out as ominous messages about the voices in your head, the moon sparing me, and a collection of updates on the status of your legs has gradually evolved into the weirdest friendship i've ever had, and i'm loving it. thank you for always being there to read & comment on my works, and for making me laugh so much over the years :]]]

@inprisonforsparkling i know we don't talk often anymore, but you're still such a fun person to chat with both in comments and dms! your contribution to the hatchetfield fandom has been glorious and immense, and you're definitely in my top 3 favourite writers for its community. i also found out today that you're into ace attorney? that's sick! thank you for all our little conversations; i hope you're doing well :))

@canadianketchup thank you for being such an awesome fandom friend!! i've known you for so long & i should rlly let you know how much i appreciate you more often. you're a wonderful person and i'm proud to call you my friend. thank you so much for tagging me!! :D

there are so so many more but it's nearly 2am and i'm tired as heck. i'm not a person with many irl friends, i haven't been in years, but it's people like you who make tumblr and ao3 such lovely places to be in. these spaces are comforting, they're safe, they're full of some of the kindest people i've ever spoken to. i used to be so nervous talking to anyone or posting anything online, and while lots of that still hasn't gone away entirely, it's so freeing to be allowed to just,, stay away from my life for a while, and enjoy being part of a community with others all over the world. there's just something so nice about being lilac for a while, about having all of these people who care that i exist. i don't need to have met you in real life, i don't need to maintain the persona i've accidentally cultivated around everyone who knows me when i'm talking to you all. i'm not uptight or awkward or detached, or quiet or untouchable or perfect, or an ideal or a joke or a disappointment. i'm allowed to be as not normal as i like, to show stories i'm proud of and get the most wonderful feedback, to have people that i can just talk to without any fear of judgement or rejection. other people like the same things that i like, and will exchange engaging thoughts and inspiring ideas and incredible analyses and masterpieces of fanart on them with me. other people like me. these past few years haven't been the easiest, i'll admit that much, but getting to know all of my lovely mutuals has made up for it tenfold. so thank you. thank you all for being here, for taking the time to talk to me, for being as wonderful as you are. thank you for being my friends <3

friendship lives in little things and little things make up love. and what is love if not knowing everything about them before you know their name?

just something i made for school on the prompt internet. to my best friends and to my amazing online friends &lt;3

[tundrainafrica]

Hi, I love your meta posts.One thing that I have been thinking about since the uprising arc, was Hange Erwin's first choice as his successor? Some people(pro rumbling gang) think that they were incompetent as fuck as the commander, couldn't stop the formation of the jaegerist faction and provide any solution for centuries old eldian hate etc. While I agree that it was the role they didn't even ask for in the first place and they had too much on their plate, (1)

(2) I still think that they did the best and no one else could've done better. But I am still confused. Erwin probably knew that politics weren't Hange's forte, and only chose them because other vets were dead(Maybe Mike was the first choice) but at the same time he asked Hange to call the shots for him even when Mike and others were still alive( 57th expedition,Stohess Raid,start of COTT arc) which makes me think that Hange was the first choice. So, What is your take on this? Thank you!

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Hello Anon, 

As always, it’s great to hear that people enjoy my internal monologues which can’t seem to get out because nobody that lives close proximity to me irl actually sees Levihan as a romantic couple. 

But anyway, enough about me. 

One thing that I have been thinking about since the uprising arc, was Hange Erwin's first choice as his successor? 

To answer your first question… YES. YES. AND YES. 

Okay first things first, let us assess Erwin’s other options for successor: 

We assume Erwin gets his successor from among the squad leaders, captains and team leaders (because who gets them from the rookies??)  which gives us: Levi, Hange, Lauda, Rashad, Dirk, Marlene, Klaus, Mike, Darius, Dita

By the time Erwin had to start thinking of a new successor though, Mike, Darius, Dita were dead so let’s cut down the list. 

Levi, Hange, Lauda, Rashad, Dirk, Marlene, Klaus.

Levi and Hange have always been considered the strongest ones in the survey corps. I actually suspect that the rest of the cast mentioned above were only raised to squad leader status in take back wall Maria because the other leaders were dead at that point. 

So the only two in contention for the commander position where Levi and Hange. But really, how is this a competition? Levi has always been more fit for handling a small squad and although Levi is humanity’s strongest soldier, he doesn’ have the eye for large scale and long term strategy, logistics, paperwork and the knack for politicking that Hange has. That’s why from the start Levi wasn’t a squad leader, he was a special operations squad captain. 

Levi had a squad of select people, at the start of the show it was only four. Hange was handling a lot more people than Levi. And if you look at the way Hange and Levi both go about combat it’s completely different. 

For example, how do they go about subduing the female titan? For Levi it’s *slash slash slash” and for Hange, she likes to prepare traps, she likes to study habits, find weaknesses and attack them. I like to suspect that Levi isn’t particularly adept with long term planning because he’s just so strong and fast he can easily just slash away his problems within seconds so really who needs long term planning when they’re humanity’s fastest and strongest soldier.

And we never see how Levi handles logistics, politicking and office work but I suspect Levi did not have the same formal education Erwin and Hange had which puts him leagues behind both of them in that field. Which makes Hange, who was shown to be adept with documentation (based on research and the way she goes about reports in the Ilse’s notebook OVA) and politicking (with how she handled the Flegel Reeves issue) the most suitable person to lead among who was left.  

If Mike, Darius and Dita though lived would they have been a better choice?

Okay, I’m gonna put Darius and Dita out of the equation because they weren’t one of the more notable soldiers from the start. 

Let’s consider Mike.

Erwin probably knew that politics weren't Hange's forte, and only chose them because other vets were dead (Maybe Mike was the first choice).

As mentioned above, I believe Hange knows her way around politics and diplomacy with the way she considered manipulating the media to help Flegel Reeve’s case. And the way to getting the technology in Paradis to catch up to the outside world in four years? Hange for sure needed some diplomacy and politicking skills for that so I don’t agree with the fact that Hange didn’t have those skills. 

Between Mike and Hange, I still think Hange would have been the first choice. Mike had two notable characteristics about him, for one he was strong combat wise, he had a good sense of smell. He basically had some of Levi’s skill and what he lacks in combat compared to levi, he makes up with leadership skill.

Hange though had more than that. She had the leadership skill (she leads a whole squad too), she has research skills, analysis skills, strategy, politicking and she’s not shoddy in the battle field either. I made a meta on Hange’s logistics skills and her contributions to battle in this ask. You can check that ask out for the details. Sure Mike had that and although he is considered much better than Hange in battle (I mean he is deemed the second strongest next to Levi), Hange makes up with her shortcomings in combat with the fact that she beats Mike by miles with her brains. 

In the ask, I linked, I talked about the fact that missions wouldn’t happen without Hange, she does all the behind the scenes dirty work which nobody really cares about. Hange was the one who figured out how to get all those barrels up to the forest for when they capture the female titan. Hange plans the bases which they were setting up and the supply lines all the way until Wall Maria. There are huge amounts of multi tasking, strategy and thinking involved in all of that. You might even say that these are types of thinking and analysis even Erwin himself wouldn’t have been able to do. 

And the raid of Marley which recently just showed in the anime is another testament to the type of role Hange tends to play on the field. Sending paratroopers to the field (like how they sent the Paradis soldiers to Marley) was a fairly common tactic in World War I  World War II but is generally dangerous for the paratroopers in question because the general strategy for the enemy here is the barricade all the exits (which they did in the show.) 

Hange’s job then was to make sure they get everyone safely back which explains the lights, the blimp and of course Armin’s explosion. That plan to save the lives of all the paratroopers was implied to have been taught up in the anime by Armin but I think this plan to recover all the soldiers that way was made by both Hange and Armin and the detail on the lights, possibly something Hange pointed out because she has always been good in logistics.

Some people(pro rumbling gang) think that they were incompetent as fuck as the commander, couldn't stop the formation of the jaegerist faction and provide any solution for centuries old eldian hate etc. While I agree that it was the role they didn't even ask for in the first place and they had too much on their plate. 

And this just gets to me… Hange? Incompetent as fuck? 

The Paradis that opened up was a completely new world. And the situation required a commander who is good in logistics, strategy, diplomacy and politicking and personally I believe Hange was perfect for the role. 

She would have done a better job than Erwin and even if Erwin did live, Hange would have played an incredibly big part and she probably would have been Erwin’s right hand man here. Because the circumstances which came after Paradis required someone as well who was research and technology-savy on top of all that i mentioned above given that they were building railways, adapting blimps, improving their ODM gear and of course their weapons and who has been improving their weapons since the start? HANGE (ehem ehem thunder spear)

So Hange was the perfect commander given the circumstances

And did you see how badly they curbstomped Marley in the latest episode given all the improvements to their armor, their gay and their plans (with the blimp etc.) I don’t think I even need to talk much about how good of a job Hange did leading them with that episode so fresh in everyone’s mind. 

But since a lot of antis want to bring up Hange’s shortcomings as commander, let’s address them. 

“couldn't stop the formation of the jaegerist faction and provide any solution for centuries old eldian hate etc. etc.”

Personally, I only see one ‘shortcoming’/’mistake’ Hange made which might have led to the fatal consequences above. 

Hange was too much more of a parental figure than Erwin to the people under her. She didn’t demand respect or exude authority the way Erwin did. Despite being the commander, she talked to the people under her like equals, she made her vulnerabilities, her dreams, her aspirations and her humanity all the more known to the people around her. 

Look at how she approaches Eren (even after all the bullshit he did). 

I’m sure Hange approaches all of her subordinates the same way. She approached them like her own children. She wanted them to open up to her. And this is fairly obvious also in the differences of their reactions when Hange died vs how Erwin died. 

When Erwin died, the people who mourned where Hange and Levi who had seen Erwin as more of a friend compared to everyone else right?

How did the 104th cadets react when Hange died?

You can argue I guess that they have known Hange for longer, of course they would mourn her like that? 

But even beyond the examples above, we have seen how Hange approaches the cadets and her subordinates. Hange was definitely more open, she definitely tried to get to know everyone, even as squad leader, among Miche, Erwin, Levi and her, Hange has always been the most approachable and I don’t find it completely out of character that she carried that part of her personality all the way until commander as seen above by how she talked to Eren and even more recently. 

How she talked to Onyakopon and Armin on the blimp

I’m counting on you Onyakopon. And even with how Onyakopon approaches Hange, you can see he sees her more than just a commander to respect. 

You came up with such a reckless plan? Were you possessed by Erwin’s ghost or something? 

This might fall under YMMV analysis already but I honestly think the two interactions above were very parental and I don’t think Erwin would have interacted with Onyakopon or Armin similarly in those two situations. Hange is much more touchy than Erwin was and with how she interacted with Armin here, she sounded like a mother lecturing their kid. 

Hange’s approach to leadership was more parental. Is that a short coming? 

Maybe,Hange deciding to approach her subordinates from a position of power as a parental figure more than a commander was a mistake. Maybe that’s one reason why the jaegerist faction manage to form under her and betray her. Maybe they were just a little too radical and were a little too not scared of Hange and hung over Eren to have thought otherwise. 

Maybe Eren just exuded more power, fear authority than Hange and the people who preferred that type of leader chose to side with Eren. 

But personally, I don’t even think Hange deciding to approach her position of power like this is a short-coming at all. In another world maybe where Eren hadn’t gone crazy and inspired such a faction, maybe Hange’s approach to leadership would have worked to unite everyone instead. 

But politics and opposing factions exist anywhere and I believe in any organization, these types of factions and these types of rebellions are bound to happen because that’s how humans are.

Hange was the best one for the job. Hange did her best. She did a great job. She was a great commander and if she weren’t a great commander, I’m sure these subordinates under her wouldn’t have been mourning her death like this. 

The cruel truth was... Hange just couldn’t please everyone. Hange was a parent to her cadets, she trusted Eren until the last minute, wanted to try to understand him. 

And she was betrayed. Eren rallied his own soldiers with his own brand of leadership which lead to a chain of events which were eventually traced back to ‘Hange being a shitty leader.’

So many things were just happening at once and suddenly everyone decides to blame her “since she’s in a position of power” 

Like yo, blame eren. The only mistake Hange ever made was trying to see the humanity in Eren.

[arcadia-city-stories-if]

On a scale of ouchie to anguish, how painful is writing? Or just doing the cody bits of writing

Writing is, as long as you have a pool of ideas that you want to play with, really fun and satisfying and only occasionally ouchie. (This does not apply, however, to my experience trying to pin down the prologue and first chapter for the demo, but that's because of the impossibly high standards I've set for myself because this is my foundation and if it's not right then clearly I've doomed the whole project lol. I am neither kind nor forgiving with myself in the slightest and it can be pretty brutal. Would not recommend tbh)

The coding however, for me, is pure anguish. I am like the definition of uneducated, not in a disparaging way but in the technical sense lol, and the way I learn best is by talking things out and processing the information out loud, which just isn't an option for me with coding IRL so it has allll been an uphill battle that I have not handled gracefully at all lol.

For anyone who already has a base knowledge of coding, or an inherent knack at picking it up, it is absolutely worth playing around with an experimenting though! My struggles are not everyones struggles and this community is filled to the brim with people who have amazing concepts and ideas that only they could do justice and we all benefit from that so much! So, if there is something you feel like you might want to try doing, you absolutely should! ❤

[hyaciiintho]

Munday Positivity

Repost, don’t reblog!

For some Munday cheer, tag your FIRST and LASTEST mutual and say why you followed them, something you appreciate about them, etc.

❀ || Can I cheat and use all three of my blogs ?? Because I’ve archived for organizational purposes three times... so here we go ♡ Hope this isn’t too long haha~

FIRST: 

1) @nublaris​​​ ♡ The very first Sheik I have ever interacted with, even back when my muse was a sideblog (yeah, I started off as a sideblog) !! I think honestly they were one of the very big reasons why I wanted to make a seperate solo blog, because our very first interaction was just so good and I was so into it that I went yeah I could definitely dedicate a huge chunk of my efforts into running this blog... so I did ´͈ ᵕ `͈ ♡ They haven’t been active since 2015, which hurts my heart and soul because they were such a wonderful Sheik and a friendly person from what I can remember, so it really sucks to see a treasure go like that. Still, they’re always always always gonna be in my memory as nothing but a fond experience and encounter !!

2) Technically @/twilightiisms but Impy added her Twi to her multimuse so @ironbloodcd​​​ ♡ Impy saw I archived and immediately hopped into my followers list, though to be fair, so did a good chunk of the OG crew too haha~ She just happened to be the first (◡‿◡✿) All in all, I always gush about Impy because she’s been one of the long last friendships I’ve had on here (and tbh she’s been more like family for like two years or more now). We even almost moved in together, but Canada said no haha~ But if that doesn’t tell you how much I trust her, then I don’t know what will. Years of writing with her and her stunning collection of muses never get old (๑′ᴗ‵๑) ♥ 

3) @/badgersrphub aka @quarterheroes​​​ ♡ Badger and her boys-- what haven’t I said about them yet ?? They’re wonderful and amazing (both mun and muses~) and writing with her muses has been an absolute pleasure! She has a collection of sideblog muses that are to die for, so even if you’re not a Zelda blog following me (I see y’all) there’s a still a flavor for all to choose from ٩(๑•◡-๑)۶❤ She’s super friendly and a very talented writer !!

LAST:  

1) Technically @/cxrrupticn but really that’s @condomglitter​​ ♡ I met Lolly through Impy in the midst of one of our first interactions ever, and let me just say how confused and surprised I was that anyone would leap at the chance to follow me just because they read an interaction I was in haha~ I never thought anyone read anything I wrote, but there Lolly was, showing her excitement for a thread! I’m super glad she did, because then I got the chance to meet her lovely OC’s and see her gorgeous art as well! On top of that, she’s also got one hell of an eye for design and a knack for writing ✿

2) @herxina​​ ♡ I met Rin IRL at a con before she made her lovely Linkel blog !! She’s a huge sweetheart with a great passion for her muse, and truly, she’s made Linny her very own in every way, shape, and form. I mean-- just look at this precious cutie !! It goes without saying after showing off that, her art is wonderful and adorable !! She’s a talented writer and artist, and even though she’s not on often, her and Lin both have a special place in mine and in Link’s hearts (◡‿◡✿)

3) @zoragrace​​ ♡ I don’t know Moon personally, but I have seen them around before! We’ve only just become mutuals recently and so far, I’m really really digging their gorgeous aesthetic for their Mipha !! Everything is so pretty, and their writing is also very pleasing to read through ٩(๑ơ u ơ)۶♡ I hope to see more from them and their love for Mipha!

Tagged by: @lighthearth​ (Thank you~ (ू′ u ‵ ू) ) Tagging: Everyone I mentioned already, @zestirix​, @pinktothepast​, @dolcetters​, and @the-owlchemist​ -- and anyone else who’d like to do it, just say I tagged ya~!!

[unless-we-choose-to-reverse-it]

Re: Contrapoints.

So Natalie Wynn, AKA Contrapoints, recently deleted her Twitter. And I’m going to state, up front, that if you are celebrating this fact, you are the problem. Inb4 y’all cancel my ass about this.

And to give the TL;DR up front: this is a post about what “cancel culture” actually looks like. Actual violent abusers being named and shamed is not cancel culture. Sex pests and people who are genuinely fucking hateful being accurately described as such? Not cancel culture. That’s a thing called “I don’t want to associate with these bastards, and I want other people to know that they are bastards.”

But let’s talk about what actual cancel culture looks like. I’m going to put the rest of this under a “read more” so that I don’t put an entire goddamn essay on everyone’s feed.

For those who do not know, Natalie Wynn operates the YouTube channel Contrapoints, focused on discussing leftist politics with a particular focus on gender and sex. Natalie, being a trans woman, has a level of insider knowledge that a lot of performatively woke people online lack, and her work, true to her nom de plume, often deals with the fact that these are complicated issues.

She has a considerable following, and a good deal of her following consists of men who she has essentially saved from becoming alt-right shitlords. Her production values, knack for performance, and willingness to recognize complex issues when she sees them has a certain power with people who are not already involved in leftist circles, and while many of her takes are fairly pedestrian by the standards of people DEEP into left-leaning circles, she is one of the avenues for bringing people into leftist politics from outside. Go onto any one of her most popular videos, and you’ll see the comments filled with people talking about how Natalie made them change their minds. It’s a beautiful kind of thing.

Now, am I loading the conversation a bit because I am a fan of Contrapoints? Yes. Yes I am. Because I believe that her work is valuable to modern leftism. She is a propagandist, and what’s more, she’s a brilliant propagandist. Where so many people attempt to bring people into leftism through shame, she entertains and entices, and presents a force that reactionary shitbags seem incapable of attacking.

But where reactionaries find themselves wanting, the Puritans have plenty of ammo to destroy progressive spaces from within.

Fast forward to a few days ago. Natalie Wynn posts a tweet talking about asking for pronouns. Now, because she deleted her Twitter and I don’t have the tweet in front of me, I cannot quote it verbatim, but to paraphrase, she said that asking for people’s pronouns isn’t always the best idea, since it can make binary trans people feel like they’re being isolated and viewed as “less than” their gender.

Okay, have we read that? Good. Let’s consider that for a second.

This is a genuinely good point to make, and it mostly arose from her own feelings of discomfort re: being a trans woman and finding trans-inclusive spaces uncomfortable on that account. Perhaps the point was not elegantly made, but still.

Non-binary trans folk, binary trans folk who can “pass,” and binary trans folk who cannot; they all have different needs. For some people, asking about pronouns is an affirming thing, something which allows them to articulate themselves fully and prevents them from dealing with people misgendering them. For others, especially those who are interested in a more classically gendered expression, asking about pronouns can feel like misgendering, can feel like people regard you as less than your actual self.

This is a discussion that needs to be had. How can the community balance different needs from very closely linked groups of people? How can we reconcile the needs of people who are openly defiant of gender norms and who want their opposition to that recognized, with the needs of people who are more comfortable with traditionally gendered expression and who want to be recognized as such?

It’s a conversation that needs to be had. Unfortunately, subtlety is dead on Twitter dot com. And on social media in general.

When I talk about “Puritans,” I refer to a specific subset of Extremely Online progressives. Just as the IRL Puritans seemed to disdain any kind of Christian teachings of love, community, and acceptance in favour of control, guilt, and hating thy neighbour, the “Puritans” seem to derive their politics solely from a sense of guilt and control, and relish in attacking those who are not Woker Than Thou.

The average Online Puritan is far more concerned with cancelling other progressives than they are with opposing evil in this world. Opposing reactionaries? Nah, that might actually do something. Let’s just attack other progressives, and then wonder why people don’t seem eager to support our causes. Opposing people who are actually making the lives of LGBT people worse in tangible ways? Pfft, that would take work. Hey, let’s nitpick every form of art that displays anything remotely shitty, because clearly, depicting shitty things in art or consuming art with dark themes means that you actually want to do those things in the real world. Hey, let’s all dogpile this queer creator who is trying to convert alt-right shitlords to the good side of history! Surely, that’ll advance our cause!

Hell, I think there’s something to that comparison, because at the heart of both groups is the idea of the Elect and the Reprobates. An unfortunate aspect of modern western culture is that we tend to believe that people are good or evil at heart. This is a really dumb idea. Good and evil are not things that we are; they’re things that we do. We perform good acts and evil acts upon this world, and when I say “we,” I mean all of us. Sometimes, I see people who otherwise do really good things for the world do something really stupid. Sometimes, otherwise monstrous people do good stuff.

But if we believe that some are Elect and others are Reprobates, then that paradigm is impossible. The Elect cannot sin, and since it is a sin to not believe yourself one of the Elect, then you must enforce this law upon all others. If they sin, they are a Reprobate. Alternatively, you must work hard to explain why what they just did wasn’t actually a sin, so they’re still good, actually!

This, right here, is cancel culture. It isn’t accurately calling out people who have done legitimately evil things. It isn’t attempting to get predatory people out of the community. It’s this dichotomy between the Elect and the Reprobates, and the need to constantly enforce that We Are The Elect and that All Who Do Not Match Up Are Reprobates. No willingness to admit the recovering shitheads who might not fully grasp the issue without some help. No consideration that people who do minor stupid things might just need gentle correction to set them on the righteous path. Nope, none of that. Any sin makes you a Reprobate, and Reprobates Must Be Purged.

I should stop beating around the bush. The Online Puritans descended, because apparently, “we should consider how this makes people feel” means, “asking for a person’s pronouns is personally attacking me.” In other words, Natalie was now a Reprobate.

What followed was Natalie clarifying her point and even attempting to throw her critics a bone, suggesting that she wasn’t as considerate as she needed to be about the ways that non-binary people would interpret her words. The response was unchanging. Other leftists came to her defense, but they were, of course, Cancelled as well, as I am sure to be the second that people discover this post. Eventually, Natalie deleted her Twitter, and the Online Puritans rejoiced at another Reprobate driven off of Twitter like it was any real victory. 

Now, this is not the death of Contrapoints. She still has her channel, and a shitload of people who will continue to watch her content, like me. But a woman who, in my personal opinion, is a force for good in this shithole we call the internet, was essentially driven off of a social media platform because the Puritans decided that she was a Reprobate.

And to anyone who wants to declare me a Reprobate for making this post: go the fuck ahead. I am not perfect, and I am certainly not one of the Elect; hell, I’m no Calvinist, so I don’t even regard those as valid categories. And furthermore: you, the Elect, are as great a danger to progressive spaces as the reactionaries, because you force us to fight on two fronts. You force us to oppose each other, as opposed to standing together for the betterment of the world. And for fucks sake, is it too much to ask that the people who are getting fucked over the most by the current order should stand together in opposition to it?

So fuck it. I stand with Contrapoints. Puritans are cancelled.

[roadtophantom]

Because O.G. has a knack for pyrotechnics.

I posted this on IG (the image got all compressed and cropped :|) but I'm writing a different New Year message on Tumblr because you guys have been around longer and you've probably seen me write the same message twice or thrice lol. I'll remember 2019 to be the Return of the Phantom (sharing the decade with 2012 is pretty rad) and it's definitely a highlight of the year. But there were also stuff that happened IRL and there were times that it got really tough. This blog was one the things that kept me going and gave me something to look forward to so I'm so thankful for Phantom but I also want to say, thanks for giving me a reason to be here. I hope you're all doing well and I hope 2020 would be better (or just get more stuff right) for all of us. Happy New Year, everyone!

[edithprescott]

━━  i proudly present the disaster human that is edith. she was originally created to be like a reincarnation of eris, the greek goddess of chaos so she’s basically just a huge bitch who can’t keep out of other people’s business. kind of the personification of a halsey song. if i met her irl she’d probably punch me.

━━  ( sky ferreira, cis female) hey ! have you seen EDITH PRESCOTT around ? SHE works as a GIFT SHOP ASSOCIATE at big bear resort, but they must be off their shift by now. well, if you do see them can you let me know ? they’re 22 years old & they’ve been working here for THREE MONTHS. they tend to be +PERCEPTIVE & +PURPOSEFUL, but can also be -MEDDLESOME & -OBTRUSIVE. the other employees have labeled them THE MACHIAVELLIAN. thanks a lot ! ( leather jackets, a dark deserted alley at 3am, blood red nails, the smell of something burning that shouldn’t be on fire, a fist through a wall, jeans ripped to shreds, glass shattering, smudged eyeliner, lipstick stained sigarettes stubbed out on )

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there’s a certain kind of power that comes with a bad reputation. edith was a difficult child, the kind of kid parents warned their children about. schemy, prone to conflict, up to no good, edith knows what people have been saying behind her back for practically her whole life. it hasn’t gotten any better now that she’s an adult. as a child it bothered her, she couldn’t help her angry outburst, it wasn’t really something she had any control over. as a teenager she started to paint her nails blood red and her lips dark purple. she bleached her hair and ripped her clothes. not only did she start looking like the person everyone already thought she was, she also started acting like it. if there was a rumor going around, it was most likely started by edith. some rumors might have been fake, but most were true, edith has a knack for finding out people’s secrets and using them to stir up drama. chaos is what she thrives on.

she tried to change her ways when she started college, but at every party, during every lecture, there were the familiar stares and whispers. however, her ‘new way of living’ didn’t last very long, she got bored. it’s hard to change old habits. it only took one semester for her to get kicked out of half of her classes, and then she dropped out of the rest of them for good measure, to the displeasure of her mom.

edith moved to big bear with her mom when she was 4. she doesn’t really remember much from before that. she has a few vague memories of her dad, none of them good. she hasn’t seen him since they moved, and she’d like to keep it that way. her relationship with her mother is also not the easiest, since they’re very similar in a lot of ways, but also very different. at times they’re very close, but they also fight a lot. yet, her mother is probably the only person edith truly trusts and is attached to.

yep, this girl has a bunch of trust issues, she’s very guarded. it’s mostly a result of her own meddlesome tendencies. she wouldn’t want anyone to find out anything about her that could be used against her, like she does with other people’s private matters. clearly, she’s also a hypocrite. not that weird since she does have a bit of a god complex.

fun(?) facts:

- she practically has had every job at the resort at this point, and also just around big bear in general. she keeps getting fired and hired and fired again. the longest job she ever had was the one before her current one, as a bartender at the resort bar. she got fired because she emptied a bottle of whiskey over a customer's head. to be fair, he was a creep and wouldn't stop commenting about her ass, to her face. - people are often surprised at how tiny she actually is. they usually expect her to be taller. in reality she’s 5.5, but she likes to joke about it by saying her personality makes up for her lack of height. however do Not joke about it to her as well because that won’t end very well. - she’s actually a surprisingly good friend. the problem is just that there just aren’t many people she actually likes.

wanted connections

- a partner i crime, someone who can and will fuck shit up with her. - someone she knows something about that they don’t want anyone to know, and this person knows that edith knows. - people she has hurt/fought with/used/hurt/etc etc - a childhood friend that she fell out with, possibly because edith pushed them away

[askthemist]

DND with the Swordsmen: Potion seller

Kushimaru: a'ight, you're all low on provisions and some of you *stares at juzo's warrior and Jinpachi's swashbuckler characters*......got too drunk and started a civil war between not one...*deep sighs* but 3 small local villages....and some of you....*stares at Ameyuri and Zabuza* ....helped by selling weapons to all three villages to pit against one another....

Zabuza and Ameyuri: *fist bumps*

Kushimaru: anyway the only good thing about this is that collectively all of you have enough gold to go buy some supplies....at the expense of many unnamed casualties. The supply store is close and all of you enter. There's knick knacks and "God knows what's" in jars and shit. It's like a weird fusion between an oddity store and an apothecary. I have a list of items here that are available to you all. *Shows one piece of paper with very small print.*

Kisame: holyshit how many things are in the store?

Kushimaru: many.

Zabuza: ok how much is a new lock picking kit?

Kushimaru: mmmmm 4 gold.

Zabuza: mmmmmm nah too steep.

Kushimaru: *felt an aneurysm act up* ok...

Kisame: ok, what's the best potion for the next mission?

Kushimaru: weeeeelllll since you goobers are what you are...the potion that will best sute your mission is called "the grand potion". It does anything from healing to transfiguration and even gives miscellaneous abilities. The real irony of it all is that it's not that expensive....but....you'll have get it first.

Kisame: cool. I buy 8 of them.

Kushimaru: ok. *Rolls his DM dice* sorry. The potion seller says "my potion is far too powerful for you and I will not give."

Kisame: ?????

Juzo: hey what gives?

Kushimaru: this current NPC that you guys are interacting with is your next challenge, you have to get them to give you the potions without using brutality. You see the grand potions will only work if the current creator is alive and well. So you can't kill the NPC character in or cause them any form of harm.

Ameyuri: ....any sort of harm????

Kushimaru: yep, mentally, physically, sexually, emotionally, financially, and metaphorically.

Zabuza: how the f*** do you cause somebody metaphoric alarm?!?

Kushimaru: I don't know if you just sort of passive aggressively tell them to give them the potion?

Zabuza: f*** you in your Homebrew bs man....

Kisame: I don't know guys this does seem a little bit fair, I mean it's a potion that can do like four things or something.... I rolled to ask and politely to give me the potions and that I will offer any price.

Kushimaru: *rolls the d20* ....what's your charisma?

Kisame: ....9...with +2.

Kushimaru: nope. He doesn't give it.

Kisame: >:| well now he's being very unreasonable.

Zabuza: hmmm....can we trade something?

Kushimaru: .....no. it's gold or get the fuck out.

Kisame:..... I asked him again while complimenting how nice is shop is.

Kushimaru: *rolls* nah. Still no.

Ameyuri: okay how about this instead of just sticking around this annoying ass shop for a billion years... Why don't we get the person who has the highest charisma and diplomacy stats to do this???

Everyone: *stares at raiga*

Raiga: well if I must..... I asked him politely.

Kushimaru: *rolls* ......close but no. He says "my potion is FAR too strong, even for a band of warriors like your selves".

Raiga: I roll to give him..."the smolder"

Kushimaru: *rolls* ....close but no.

Raiga: .......strip down to my underwear and tell him that I'll whore myself for the potions.

Kushimaru: *rolls* ....well that's fucking amazing these dice aren't working. The potion seller says "even if your body looks supple and vulnerable, I shall not give you my potion for it is so powerful, that worlds may collide and chaos will reign"

Raiga: ......

Kisame: ok why don't we ask what we should do for the potions....

Kushimaru: ok he says "only a truly marvelous tune of the gods that create great blessings can ever convince me to give you the potion."

Raiga: I sing "Toto's Africa" to convince him to give me the potion.

Kushimaru:..........*rolls* nope, you pissed them off to the point that he now he's really not going to give it to you guys.

Everyone: ROLL TO KILL THE BARD!

Kushimaru: *rolls* nat 20.

Raiga: .... *Writes a "the 7th" on his hard name.* .......man I hate this song so much....

Kisame: what song?

Zabuza: if it's Kenny loggins I'm going to kill you irl.

Raiga: no...it's....*groans*....*writes the name of the song*

Kushimaru: *thinking if it's " Rolly Polly fish heads" he was going to allow Zabuza to fucking game end raiga IRL* ....WHY DIDN'T YOU SUGGEST THIS BEFORE?!?

Raiga: cus I'm not a Prince fan. I prefer Michael Jackson.

Kushimaru: ok the potion seller gives it to you guys after raiga plays "Eye to Eye" by Prince. He says "Ah yes the song of the gods! I shall give it to you".

Kisame: *equips the potions* C:

[smilingformoney]

America’s Most Eligible 3 Diamond Scene: Last Day with Your Friends

You: Looks like I’m booked and busy after all. I’ll see you two bright and early tomorrow!

An hour or so later, you your fiancée, and your wedding party are gathered on the lawn outside your cottage. Best Man: What’s going on, Jamie? Are we having an impromptu beach party? You: As a matter of face, that’s exactly what we’re doing. We figured it’s high time you take advantage of our private beach! Fiancée: Yeah, it’s a crime we’ve been here all season and haven’t had the chance to actually use it. Maid of Honour: Better late than never. Officiant: I’ll go mix us some drinks in the kitchen. As your maid of honour and your best man follow your officiant into the house, you turn to the rest of the party, beaming.

You: Okay, everyone… -It’s time to rage!

You: It’s our last full day in the AME mansion. Let’s tear this beach up! Your wedding party cheers and exchanges high-fives. Bianca: Hell yes! Let’s celebrate this season with tequila. Slater: Bianca, you’re speaking my language. Eden: You can keep the tequila. I’ll be sipping on a gin and tonic. Han: Uh, hello? What about sake bombs? Kiana: Oooh, I’d be so down for that!

-Go forth and relax.

You: We’ve worked hard this season. Now that it’s almost over, we deserve some R&R. Bianca: Amen to that. Eden: We’ve barely had time to ourselves since filming started. We need a breather. Han: Especially since tomorrow’s the big day. We gotta have our beauty rest before Jamie’s wedding! Slater: Maybe you need beauty rest. Some of us happen to be naturally handsome and charming. Han: Hey! Kiana: Don’t listen to him, Han. You’re just as pretty as he is.

Your wedding party hurries to fix drinks, then disperses throughout the beach. Your fiancée touches your elbow lightly. Fiancée: It seems like this’ll be our last chance to spend one-on-one time with all our friends. We should mingle a little. You: Just follow my lead!

Who do you talk to? -Bianca and Han

-If you said to rage

You find Bianca and Han sunning themselves on the beach.

-If you said to relax

You find Bianca and Han sunning themselves on the beach.

You: I hope we’re not interrupting. Bianca: You’re good, babes. We’re just catching some rays! Bianca: Ugh. I’ve been spending way too much time with Slater. Han: Hey, maybe the dude’s onto something. I wish we had more time to hang out on the beach this season… Bianca: That was one of the perks of Season 10. We got so much down time. Fiancée: I know what you mean. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but things were a lot simpler back in Season 10. You: True, but there were a lot of memorable moments in Season 10.

You: My personal favourite was… -Getting picked to be on the show!

You: When Jen chose me from the audience, it changed my life forever. If she hadn’t, I wouldn’t have met all of you! Han: Plus, AME would’ve been way more boring. Bianca: Forget AME. Our lives would be boring without Jamie. You: Aww, you guys. My life would be a lot more boring without you too.

-Meeting all those celebrities!

You: I never thought I’d get to meet the legendary Lancelin St. Claire, let alone Thomas Hunt and Chris Winters. Bianca: Ugh, I’m still so jealous you got to do that. Was Chris as dreamy IRL as he is on the big screen? Han: Did he teach you any cool movie stunts? Jamie: Okay, okay. One question at a time, please.

-Going to the Jury House…

You: Sure, it kinda sucked to be voted off the show so early, but it was cool to get a behind-the-scenes look. Bianca: Being on the Jury was fun, honestly. I like having the power to decide someone’s fate. Bianca: Knowing I could crush someone with my vote, to take away their dreams of winning the show… There’s nothing else like it! Han: You seriously scare me sometimes.

Bianca: What about you, Jamie’s fiancée? Any fave moments of Season 10? Fiancée: I met Jamie in Season 10. Every moment with them has been a favourite. You and your fiancée share a warm smile. Han siffles, dabbing at his eyes with the corner of his beach towel. Han: That’s the sweetest thing I’ve ever heard-- Han: Ow. Ow. I think I got sand in my eye. Bianca: Nonono, Han, don’t rinse it out with salt water! Fiancée: Ouch. Maybe we should— You: Leave them to it? That’s a great idea.

-Slater, Eden, and Kiana

-If you said to rage

You find Slater, Eden, and Kiana splashing around in the shallows, drinks in hand.

-If you said to relax

You come across Slater, Eden, and Kiana floating together in the shallows.

Slater: Hey, you two. Come to join the party? You: More like making sure you guys aren’t getting into trouble. Eden: No need to worry. I’ve been keeping a close watch on them. Kiana: Yeah, Eden’s been kind of a drill sergeant. I think she’s got some residual trauma from Season 11… Eden: Well, what’d you expect? We had a lot of close calls last season. Let’s not forget the time a couple of go-karts exploded. Kiana: That… wasn’t great. But at least AME covered our medical expenses! Fiancée: Kiana, you’ve got a weird knack for looking on the bright side. You: I think we can all admit Season 11 was pretty wild.

You: Who could forget… -Our amazing trip to Iceland?

You: Sure, we didn’t leave the U.S. under the most ideal circumstances, but the change of scenery was really nice. You: I mean, do you remember the mansion they put us up in? It put the Miami house to shame. Slater: How could you think that? We were miles away from the nearest surf spot! Eden: But apart from that, you have to admit… it was a really nice house. Kiana: And all it took was a couple of flaming go-karts to get us there. Fiancée: Honestly, no mansion could compare to our guest cottage. I love having a space that’s all our own.

-Carson’s existential crisis?

You: I thought I’d seen Carson at his lowest point in Season 10, but he proved me wrong last season. You: After everything he went through, I’m surprised he ever came back to work on AME. Fiancée: I’m not. Carson’s life has revolved around this show since Season 1. Eden: Personally, I think he just likes the way he looks on TV… Kiana: And in the reflections of the camera lenses. Slater: Besides, let’s be real. Carson would never give up access to his own personal hair and makeup room.

-Our surprise engagement?

You: When AME introduced me to my fiancée, I thought, ‘this is as good as it gets’. You: But then they just kept surprising me. Who knew they’d give us such a fairytale engagement? Fiancée: Let alone a fairytale wedding. Slater: Personally, I’m surprised they didn’t pull a classic AME stunt to screw things up for you two. Eden: They wouldn’t dare. Some things are sacred even for AME producers! Kiana: Not to mention we would’ve fought ‘em off if they tried anything. No one’s messing with your special day!

You: I think we can all agree there were a lot of… interesting moments in Season 11. But I wouldn’t change anything. You: Without all the craziness, we never would’ve come together this season. Fiancée: And we couldn’t imagine our lives without you.

-Your best man, your maid of honour and your officiant

You find your maid of honour, your best man, and your officiant kicking back in the kitchen.

-If you said to rage

Officiant: Hey, guys! We made you a couple of extra strong drinks.

-If you said to relax

Officiant: Hey, you two. We made a pitcher of lemonade if you want some.

You: Sounds perfect. Your officiant hands you a glass, and you take a long, grateful sip. Fiancée: What’ve you three been up to in here? Officiant: Reminiscing, mostly. We kinda can’t believe this is our last day in the mansion. Maid of Honour: Before your wedding, of course. You: I know what you mean. AME has been such a huge part of our lives. Derek: It’s been a wild journey, going from Super Fan to TV star. My whole outlook on life has changed because of AME. Derek: If it weren’t for the show, I’d probably still be making lists and over-analysing everything. It’s hard to imagine. Mackenzie: It feels like everything’s changed since our first season. I mean, I never thought I’d come away from this trash fire with friends. Derek: Was that your way of saying you like us, Mackenzie? Mackenzie: Don’t push it. Adam: Honestly, I feel the same as Mackenzie. My first season on AME was rough, but you guys shifted my entire perspective. Jen: Same here. Since I met you, this show has become so much more than just a job. Jen: Though I have to admit, I’m looking forward to going back to my regular duties as showrunner. Being on-camera is exhausting. You: We’ve all got a lot to look forward to after the show wraps.

You: I personally can’t wait to… -Start my married life in peace.

You: It’s gonna be so good to get back to real life. That’s what my fiancée and I have been fighting for all season. Fiancée: It’ll all be worth it once we ride into the sunset together.

-Kiss the cameras goodbye!

You: I’ve enjoyed my fifteen minutes of fame, but I need a break from the limelight. Fiancée: Same here. It’s gonna feel so good when things go back to normal…

-Binge-watch all my seasons!

You: I haven’t had any time to watch the playback from Seasons 10 and 11. I wanna witness the mess with my own eyes. Fiancée: Just don’t be too upset if they gave you a bad edit.

Best Man: Whatever happens after the last episode wraps, just promise us one thing… Officiant: That we’ll all keep in touch. Maid of Honour: And we don’t just mean on holidays and birthdays. We want regular group hangs. You raise your glass, clinking it against your friends’ cups. You: It’s a promise.

You and your fiancée wander onto your front lawn together, watching your friends gathered on the beach. Fiancée: Everyone’s having a blast. I’d call this a party well done. +50 You: After all the help they’ve given us, they deserve it. We couldn’t have gotten this far without them. Fiancée: It’s gonna be weird, not seeing them every day. Don’t get me wrong, I’m excited to start our life together, but… You: I know what you mean. I’m gonna miss them too.

[lins-fandom-hub]

Thanks for reblogging my new Ask! 😊 3, 8, 9, 15, 17

And thank you very much for asking! I’ll try to answer these as best I can. :)

3. How did you come up with your version of Jacob?

I based my MC off of myself for the most part, and I actually never had an older brother. I’m the oldest child in my family IRL so it’s hard to picture someone much older, but I’d assume that just like any other older sibling, he’s always thoughtful and looking out for MC and his family.

Jacob to me starts off by looking like the typical smart, intelligent, good-boy kind of kid. He’d have short black hair, brown eyes, and a knack for goofiness and fun. In a way, he’d be much more laid back than MC, and it’s really his habit of skimming about different interests that brought him to pique his interests in the Cursed Vaults. Eventually he’d come home looking more crazed, his eyes more bloodshot, his hair longer and unkempt–and he’d spend hours upon hours up in the wee hours of the night obsessing over its mysteries. His negligence was what gave her family the intention that he stopped caring for them, but MC still had a soft spot for him since she had bonded with him the most out of the entire family. 

Honestly it’s the personality that came first over appearance because in the game we don’t see Jacob, we only get snippets of little stories heard from everyone else around the school. We could only build Jacob up from there. But that’s kind of how I took him.

8. Does your MC have any sentimental items?

The piano, for sure. It’s the one instrument Jacob always loved to hear when he was at home, and playing it always made him happy. Even now, she still worked hard in front of the keys. She never gave up on music.

My MC also has a lucky Knut from her little sister, Em–it wasn’t really anything special, but it proved useful to Em when she was younger. Even now, MC still shines the coin on her robes and puts it in her pocket, hoping that it would give her the luck she needed to find Jacob and emerge triumphant over the challenges ahead.

Besides that, there’s the key to Jacob’s room that Tulip gave her in third year, and the Puffskein toy Beatrice gave her in fifth year–items we’ve seen in game. MC also has one of her mother’s old quills; her mother is a published writer on child discipline, and many of her books were sold in Flourish and Blotts before Jacob went missing.

She also has photos of her friends (yes, including the one her friends gifted her at Christmas) and their friendship gifts.

(Nope, I wouldn’t be quick to forget about those, haha XD)

9. Does your Jacob have any sentimental items?

Not many, surprisingly. When he became obsessed with the Vaults, he forgot all about his family, even to the point where he began arguing with his parents, which scared poor MC and little Em. The only thing he had was a letter from MC–the last one she ever wrote before he disappeared. She never knew he still had it with him.

15. What is your Jacob’s fashion style?

As mentioned before, Jacob’s a really laid-back kind of guy, always poking fun but only for good fun and humour. He’d probably wear casual clothes–a simple blouse and a vest, a pair of jeans, and some nice leather shoes–but not all the time. He’d go around the house in stocking feet nearly half the time!

In colder times he’d always have his Gryffindor scarf with him, wearing a long warm winter jacket and gloves. Admittedly, his taste in clothes is a tad better than Andre’s–heck, every girl would swoon at the sight of him! Really, though, he’d try to look good, but dress to have some sort of fun at the same time too.

17. Which Marauder is your MC most like?

Probably Padfoot (Sirius). My MC is very loyal to her friends and she’s never picky or choosy on the people she associates with, unless they turn out to be a really bad person (which she can tell from first glance). She’d never back down from a challenge. In times of not-so-seriousness she’d lay back and have fun, kind of like her brother, but she’d never lose sight of what’s important to her. She always takes her friends’ interests at heart and would never think of betraying them–not even for something more tempting.

[thekuroiookami]

Hey just saw your asks are open and I'm so happy excited they are!!! I have so much I'd like to request, but for now can I just get either headcannons or small drabbles of Akashi and his s/o using snapchat??? Like does he use snapchat often, keeps streaks with his s/o, post on his story?? I would have asked if you could do all of the GoM but I wasn't sure what your character limit was! Anyways, so happy you're taking asks and I'll be back in the future for many more ^^

Hello yzzy! Thanks for the ask. I have to say I’ve never used Snapchat, so if I didn’t get the spirit of it right, forgive me. And I’ve included the GoM cos why not.

Akashi

·        At first he had no interest in the app, becausehe was busy, and didn’t really have a use for it. The only reason he knew itexisted was because you once got excited over a snap someone sent and fell intohis lap laughing.

·        That changed when he went on a trip and had tostay apart from you for a few days. You installed the app on his phone insecret, and then one day he woke up to a video of you telling him to wake up. Helikes the little glimpses into your day, and it doesn’t hurt that he canmessage you as well.

·        Since he’s rather obliging, it doesn’t take muchwork on your part to get him to send snaps back. When he does though, it’s likegetting ordinary photos – there’s rarely any text or stickers. Though you’renot complaining, because he looked delicious in that suit.

·        He once sent you a video when you were down. Itwas like he was psychic. He just smiled gently and said “You’re perfect to me.That’s all that counts.” You cursed Snapchat for not letting you keep theseprecious moments forever.

·        That said, he still doesn’t use it often, thoughhe does find it entertaining to watch the GoM’s antics on the group messages. Overall,he likes being an observer more than a participant. He doesn’t bother to updatea story or keep up streaks unless he’s apart from you. In that case, he’ll senda steady stream of dryly humorous yet comforting texts, with occasional snapsof things that catch his eye.

Aomine

·        Would not know about any app ever if it weren’tfor you and Momoi. Like, phones are just for calling people, right?

·        That said, he quickly catches onto the more risquébenefits of Snapchat when you coerce him into using it. You regretted it almostimmediately. He sauntered off, and when he came back you were blushing like aposy because his shirtless selfie was just so sinful. Aomine was only going toscare you off his back, but he finds this more entertaining. Now you have tolive with him pestering you for similar snaps of you.

·        On a softer note, he likes it when you postphotos of your dates together on your story. He’s pretty possessive, and thisis a good way to declare you off limits. He makes sure to keep an arm aroundyou somehow from now on. It also makes him happy to see you happy with him.

·        Streaks are pretty difficult to achieve withAomine because he tends to ignore all messages when he’s playing basketball.Even worse, he has a habit of replying to all your texts at the most inconvenienttimes. You know from his wicked grin that he does it on purpose.  

·        Will shamelessly screenshot anything of yours helikes. When you ask him about it, he just shrugs and says that he wants to keepyou close. It’s a bit hard to stay offended after that.

Kise

·        If there is a photographic form of social mediaout there, Kise will have found it and tried it. It’s not surprising Snapchatis one of those. Kise especially likes the new lenses that let you add sillyexpressions to your face. Kasamatsu is less than pleased.

·        Needless to say, after you started dating, yourinbox is flooded with snaps of Kise in every pose imaginable. They alternatelymake you laugh, shake your head, and cry. You ‘accidentally’ took a screenshotof one of his more attractive pics once. Of course, he got a notification.After that, Kise’s narcissism became near impossible to put up with, and thevolume of selfies increased dramatically.

·        Unusually, he also likes to post snaps of scrumptiouslooking food. You hate him a little bit when you realize he can eat dessertsroutinely and still look the way he does.

·        He’ll never say this, but your Snapchat storywas one of the things that made him fall for you. Your optimism and smile inthe videos kept him going through some bleak days, and now he gets to see youfor real, every day.

Kiseand you have a friendly competition going on where you try to keep snappingeach other without missing a single day. Given Kise’s penchant for sending andreceiving chats, especially when you’re involved, this isn’t very difficult.You realize how long you’ve been together when you see the 100 Day emoji, andsmile to yourself. 

Kuroko

·        Quite enjoys using Snapchat, because he isn’tinvisible, but the evidence never stays up for long either. However, he isn’tabove pranking his friends with the occasional snap where he deliberatelymisdirects them and then sends them reproachful messages about how they didn’tnotice him.

·        A lot of his snaps are, unsurprisingly, ofNigou. Sometimes he reminds you of an overly fond parent recording their childfor posterity, only with self-destructing photos. You often wish he’d post morepictures of himself in his story so you can secretly hoard them.

·        You were the first person to unerringly spotwhere Kuroko was in any video or photo, even if he wasn’t actually in theframe. After teasing him for several days, you finally satisfied his curiosityand explained that you looked for his shadow in the pictures. He might havefallen a little deeper in love with you at that moment.

·        Doesn’t actually voice it out loud, but lovesgetting personal messages from you. It makes him feel cherished, and he likesto bask in the glow of your attention. He’s not very good at reciprocation, butyou understand that he’s not naturally demonstrative. He compensates by beingaffectionate when you meet up IRL.

·        Is actually the one with a strange knack for postingwitty stories. His penchant for deadpan commentary means that everyone visiblybraces themselves when he posts something. You were just glad Vine got taken down, or the world would never recoverfrom the shade he was capable of throwing.  

Midorima

·        Takao was the one that made his account for him.He tried to take it down (because Shin_chan is an embarrassing username,nanodayo) but had no idea how. Takao was (and still is) the one that posts onhis story, mostly a picture of that day’s lucky item accompanied by hystericallaughter. Everyone started using Midorima’s story as a concise Oha-Asa.

·        When he starts dating you, he takes a littlemore interest in the app because you use it, though not that much. He doesn’t carefor social media in general. But he doesn’t mind sending the occasional snap ofhimself when you ask. These generally make you laugh because he looks so grim.

·        Also uses Snapchat to send you a forecast forthe day, and a suggestion for your lucky item. It makes his day if you textback, and he will be downright euphoric if you send a picture of you with saidlucky item.

·        There was one time Takao sneakily took a snap ofhim emerging from the shower after practice. You almost didn’t recognize himwithout glasses on. Midorima was just confused when you wouldn’t meet his eyesfor the rest of the day. He almost took you to the nurse because you were sored.

         Hisdark secret: someone once recorded a snap of you cheering from the standsduring a game. He may have saved that one because it was so cute, and it mayhave become a sort of good luck charm for him to depend on when he’s notfeeling as confident. But he’ll deny its existence if you ask him about it.“W-why would I have something like that, nanodayo?!”

Murasakibara

·        The last person in the group to use, or evencare about Snapchat. It’s so much effort, and less worthwhile than eatingsnacks. Still, it would be even more effort to put up resistance when youinstall it on his phone, so he just grumbles and lets you do it.

·        As a consequence of this indifference, he postsnothing at all. The one time he did post something, it was unintentional. Hepushed a button with his nose when he fell asleep on the couch. You and Himurolaughed for ten minutes straight when you got a blurry mass of purple hair andsmushed cheeks in your inbox.

·        You discover that Snapchat is an effective toolfor motivating Murasakibara. Send a disappearing picture of a dessert – or evenjust chocolate – and he’s suddenly up for anything. You once posted a video ofyou slowly eating ice-cream in a café, threatening to finish it without him. Hemade a 30 minute commute in half that time.

·        He’s not above messing with other people’ssnaps, especially selfies. He takes a sadistic delight in applying terrifyingfilters to Midorima’s face, much to the annoyance of the latter. You are theonly one exempt from this treatment; you’re too adorable to mar with somethinglike that. Also, you’re quite scary when you’re mad.

·        Murasakibara would much rather just cuddle youin person than use some app, but he appreciates your efforts to make him smile.He does smile, but more at your enthusiasm than the snaps. He’s never lonelythanks to you.