#extremely triggering

[mumblingsage]

I'm wondering if, as a society who cares about vulnerable people, we could stop saying "traumatize" when we truly mean "upset"?

I am sick of hearing sad books or movies "traumatize" their readers. I simply do not believe that happens. A traumatic experience might be adjacent to books (I have vivid memories of books I was reading around certain experiences and even how the contents of those books affected my processing of the experiences). But it's not caused by the book. And, y'know. The weather is Christofascist Censorship Attempts outside.

Meanwhile from the other side I continue to be surprised at just how badly people fail to understand trauma and traumatic experiences in general. Watering down the term isn't helping. Find other hyperbole to express that The Bridge to Terebithia gutted you, chewed on your heartstrings, and made you cry your first pair of contact lenses right out of your preteen eyes.

(ETA here although it's impossible to edit reblogs: over the months since this post really took off, there has been valuable discussion in the comments. I stand by the passion with which I wrote this post and with the general message, but not all the exact wording. I talk more about the way I'd re-write this post in a response here, replying to an addition that added a ton of useful context [other additions touched on similar themes, but that person had it all together in one reblog]. With that said, I am muting this post.)

[lesbianjackies]

i did NOT just see someone complain that s3 is “reducing lottie to her mental illness”……….. oh my fucking god two episodes in and the horrible takes are already rampant

[kebbybites]

smg4 receives the (second) greatest gift of all: sex

[critterishere]

First image was drawn like 11 days ago I think,,,,

the virus….. it’s changing me…….

[ectoimp]

I was watching someone play Undertale for the first time on youtube and the comments were like "I hope the fandom doesnt ruin this for you" Because of how common it is for youtubers to drop Undertale because of the overbearing fandom.

And it got me thinking and I think I know why this happens. Its because the neutral endings arent fun.

If I hadnt known that pacifist was the 'best' route when I first played it and gone for it.........I dont think I would have liked Undertale if I got a neutral route.

Yeah you are told you can replay and get a better ending, but if I had played Undertale and gotten one of the endings thats just a phone call and then was told "replay the whole thing to get a better ending" I wouldnt have done it. I would have felt like I wasted 8 hours.

And I think thats where the toxicity towards new players comes from.

Because even if people dont want to admit it, they know the neutral endings will probably make people go "that was the game everyone hyped up? Thats it?" and think it was ok at best. So people backseat HARD to try and make sure people get the most out of the game.

Because if you went in truly blind to Undertale and got a 'phonecall' ending, why in the world would you work hard for another ending that might just be another phone call. You would only know that the Pacifist ending is really THAT GOOD, if someone tells you.

Undertale is one of my favorite games of all time. But only because I knew to play Pacifist first

[internetcatholicism]

Please pray for me I am having a hypomanic episode.

[honey-withuhhhtummy001]

Ao sorry for not being active for a while

But I'm back now🤤❤️❣️

Stuffing sessions can start coming in😘😊🥰😝

[guess-i-do-art]

I recently learned about the existence of Fleetway Sonic and HES SO COOL?? LIKE?? SONIC BUT HES UTTERLY INSANE AND HAS COOL POWERS AND SWIRLY EYES??

(Who Fleetway is explained in tags)

[modawg]

i would like percy to blood bend his own blood at least once pls (._.) like that sounds so crazy but the idea of percy getting stabbed or injured to the point that fight or flight starts kicking in causing him to bend his own blood to either kick ass or just live another day is a CRAZY concept to me

like we saw a slightly similar version of that in tartarus where he started tweaking but i feel like it would be so crazy to see it much more life or death then his going nuts like he did

like maybe he’d still overkill but it would make a little more sense since he’d be literally bleeding out yk what i mean

[amazinglyegg]

Thank you for this vital information Fallout 4 Does The Dog Die Page

[dw-flagler-deactivated20250701]

on the twelfth day of worm-mas, spacebattles gave to me:

12 gaping plot-holes,

11 brockton stomp-fics,

10 Trump Self-Inserts,

9 "Vicky, Aura!"s,

8 [DESTINATION]s,

7 In-Name-Only-s,

6 Bully smut-fics,

5 Mary Sues!

4 danny harems,

3 toxic lockers,

2 TV Tropes,

and a quote from rick and morty!

(and I politely, but firmly, declined)

[affluent-havoc]

One thing I've noticed about Makoto is that like, he never really mentions having any other friends. For instance, in the killing game in the first trial, his motive video has his family which makes sense. However, this would also imply that he never really had a bigger connection with anyone else or as much as his family. Hence, did he have any friends before Hopes Peak or were they just not close enough to even remotely mention? Also, doesn't this, in a way, contradict his "average" status and how he sees himself? Not saying that it's wrong for him to not have any friends, just that it's one of those things that's a typical thing to occur. Plus, the fact that he claims how "average" he is only to have several traits that don't fit into that makes him more interesting such as his boundless hope or the fact that he was wetting the bed until 5th grade. (will never get over that cus like, was he okay?? hope he was okay u_u) Back to the friend thing though, literally the only person he mentions knowing in school is Sayaka. It's the fact that he has no other connections with others kids his age in the past aside from her and it's not like they were very close besties then, anyway just that he knew her then. It kinda gives him a level of connection with some of the more loner characters in the first game honestly. Cus he's got no close friends that are close enough to be abducted! Reminds me of how Byakuya had his butler, Celeste had her cat, Toko had her little stink bug, and how honestly none of the class (or hell, any danganronpa character tbh) have both family AND friends held captive. It's just one or the other or someone/something miscellaneous like a pet or butler or just one parent being in their motive like Yasuhiro and his mom, Chihiro and his dad, or Taka with his dad. I also feel this adds a bit more to the tragedy of the first game with Hopes Peak, the more that I think about it. Like, some of them had their very first friends they ever got, probably the first ever real connection with someone their age who also wasn't connected with their talent specifically. Think Mondo and his gang or Sayaka and her girl group. Not saying those don't mean anything but still. So, it's interesting to think that they all have that level of connection with them, even "average Makoto". Just a thought though! Edit: Is Sakura the only one btw? Cus she has a boyfriend I think and it also mentioned that like, her whole dojo was being threatened by the mastermind? Which like, includes her family in there. So is Sakura the only one who doesn't have some trauma or baggage with a parent? Though crap. Nevermind. She got called ogre a lot so yeah. These bastards are fucked hahaha!!

[spitblaze]

Not exactly the hottest take on earth but I do not care for scripted losses in games. 'You're supposed to die here' then why even make me go through the fight. Why do I have to be my own jobber. I understand that we are Showing and not Telling here but the issue with interactive media is that the interactee is necessarily putting in any amount of effort. If the bad guy skewers you after two strikes in a book or a movie it's riveting and scary, because we can see that the protag is doing their best but can't succeed. If you do it in a turn-based game it's frustrating because now YOU are the protag doing their best and cannot succeed. Like okay damn guess I'll go fist myself then smh

[betweenblackberrybranches]

Guy who has been bouncing around my head for a while

Its Model: Sol_034 designation: Altair

He will dramatically quote Shakespeare at you when he doesnt want to do the dishes

[qoldenskies]

cc Donnie wearing the others' hoodies is so cute I need more of it

i think its partially a smell thing and also the fact that theyre pretty much all too big on him (although even his own are, at least at first). when he's not wearing his battle shells (and for cc!donnie, i think he alternates between really long periods of refusing to take it off and times where putting it on feels just as triggering) even some of mikey's hoodies will dwarf him because they're built for larger shells than what he has.

sometimes he cant bare to be around them but he needs them more than anything, so that's the way he handles it. on worse days it's the closest thing he can really get to a hug from them, even if he can be around them otherwise, and they're happy to provide where they can. they'll never hesitate to reach back when he reaches out first.

honestly, it might be a new behavior of his, because i couldnt actually see donnie doing it beforehand. mikey was definitely the hoodie thief of the family (leo strikes me as the type to steal clothes too, but less comfy clothing and more things he thinks are good stylistically. which mostly means he steals from donnie's wardrobe because he's got an actual sense of style and their sizes can be similar, for the clothes built for his battle shell lol), donnie could provide for himself and generally found his few hoodies comforting enough. they were always a little sterile and smelled exactly how he wanted them to. they'd probably go out of their way to get one of them if donnie needed it, so he'd have no reason to wear their clothes or anything.

but that's different now. it's a gesture of comfort from them that he needs more than anything, because he'd have never taken from them like that when they were cursed. he can look down and put the pieces back together when he cant think straight-- and more importantly, they smell like home and family, while his regular hoodies mostly just smell like laundry detergent and fabric softener lmfao.

[riisume]

I think apathy would be price tag’s (sales ena) favorite lee. In this case, business partner

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