#faire folk problems

[hurglewurm]

i watched a new movie and i'm about to make it everyone's problem

[good--merits-accumulated]

going through some old left-for-dead projects and just found this one where I was like. INTENT on dissecting jeff's brain on the operating table (i.e. google docs) but only from todd's weird skewed pov

[professor voice] it's about brothers as eternal combatants and it's about being so convinced of your own goodness you excuse your shitty actions. it's also about comparing yourself to a dog because you feel less fully formed than your brother. lol.

[thetelekineticfrog]

I wonder if my personal outrage at fairies in so many different froms of media being made out to be perfect, pure, cute, and harmless rather than dangerous beings not of this realm is connected to me wanting neurotypicals to leave me alone (through fear or respect if necessary, I don't care) rather than treat me like I am a cute little child that cannot understand anything and never will.

Autistic folks like myself used to be perceived as like changelings and such after all.

[big-moon-little-moon]

i'm watching the ravening war (for the plot)

[eldritchmochi]

folks, dont do this. like, one, my a/n on coping skills thru the last like five updates make it abundantly clear that i am going to Major Medical Bullshit and if there is ever a good reason to put a creative project on hold, its to recover from almost dying several times in a short span

but also, there is never any reason ever at all full stop, to include a line in ur fic comment to this effect. if you assume something isnt going to be updated ever again, you keep that to urself before slapping it at the author is a damned good way to ensure it doesn't get touched again. its passive aggressive and shamey, and while i dont think it was the intent of the commenter to read that way, it still fuckin sucks. the rest of the comment was lovely appreciation for my smut and characterization. it could have easily started with "i gotta say" as the lead in instead of the above and it would have made me excited and joyous to touch this project again now that im starting to feel like a whole human again, after, you know, almost dying a lot

and instead im just frustrated and mad

so dont do this

[helloiamacashier]

It's a travesty that I can't reblog gifsets of books.

[explode-this]

Reviewing the benefits of being autistic, raised by an autistic mother who didn’t wear makeup, made her own clothes (plain comfortable pants, loud print shirts, cardigans), and didn’t really fuck with her hair except perms back in the ‘80s: I save so much money from not spending on makeup and hair things, and though the only clothes I can make are crocheted, I don’t care that much about matching/coordinating and feel free to dress for comfort instead of looks

The cons: I am *very* confused when I accidentally stumble into beauty product discourse (you spent how much on 1.3 ounces of what? Wait, is it legal to charge that much for a hair curler?) and have been known to offend people who suggested I might like a makeover by telling them I like my face the way it is (including/especially my sister when I was trapped into hair and makeup on her wedding day because everyone thought I’d enjoy the “treat” of being slathered and bobby-pinned to the point of meltdown)

[blusical]

By the way, if you don't feel like watching the NHL (or even hockey in general) this year because of all the bullshit that's happened, don't feel bad. Don't force yourself to watch this year if you don't feel like it. Feel free to skip a year or even a few select games.

[todayinmagicalgirlhistory]

throwback to 2020ish when I made this meme after one of my friends realized too late that there was a brownie in her home that she accidentally invited in by leaving out her homemade baked goods to cool overnight only to subsequently accidentally piss said brownie off by not leaving out baked goods anymore so it proceeded to mess with her things and give her nightmares until she left out an apology plate of cookies

[teaboot]

Me: Okay, hold up. You told him to make his character walk into a room

Him: Yes

Me: A room you rigged with a trap that you knew would kill his character

Him: Yes

Me: And you're saying it's his fault for trusting you?

Him: It was an obvious trap!

Me: Okay, but earlier you were upset that everyone thought you were lying about stealing their loot. Do you understand how this sort of thing might make people distrust you?

Him: That's not the same

Me: Okay. You're saying we should trust what you tell us, but also if we trust you and you screw us over, it's because we shouldn't have trusted you. Explain to me how that isn't confusing.

Him: I don't lie and he knows I like traps. And I didn't say it was safe, and he didn't ask if it was a trap, so it's his own fault for just doing what I told him. And also I haven't stolen anything

Me:

Me:

Me: Aight

Had a fascinating conversation with the second-youngest sibling just now that was actually incredibly enlightening

[rabbivole]

earned my ss14 engineering Blue Wings, lads

ie it took like 40+ hours of engi shifts but i loosed finally

zero survivors total hull loss. honestly a decent chunk of people would've made it if not for comms going down INSTANTLY and then a ninja recalling the evac shuttle shortly before the bridge and shuttle call computer were destroyed, dooming absolutely everyone

anyway im gonna walk into the sea

[critter-cove]

Have you made voodoo dolls of Cleo before?

I don't practice voodoo, that's an entirely different culture from an entirely different continent

[comradecowplant]

Aww, a bunch of the fallout songs are trending far above where I've usually seen them on ultimate-guitar, that's incredibly precious ❤

[writing-in-mermish]

Sometimes I think about how I have a lancer/bad guy/loner character type answer to a “would you rather” question. Like, I’m a pretty upbeat friendly person but my answer to this question would make you think otherwise. You’d look at me and think “who hurt you” and want to write fanfic about me healing or something.

[dcxdpdabbles]

Danny: Hi! I'm Danny Fenton, your new dorm roommate.

Jason: Jason Todd. Thanks for letting me take the spare bed. I registered late, but one of my scholarships had a requirement of living on campus. I was really worried you say no.

Danny: No worries, I figured something like that was going down if the RA asked me a month after the semester started if I was cool with a roommate. I do have one rule though.

Jason: Anything

Danny: If you want to bring someone to the dorm, I need a heads up. Not just for dates or hookups. Friends or guests too. I'm a chem major, and I don't want anyone messing with my equipment. Of course I'll do the same.

Jason: That's not a problem. And I feel like I have to warn you that I keep odd hours. I'm a bouncer.

Danny: That's fine.

Three weeks later

Danny: I think my hot dorm roomate is in the Mafia.

Dan: Damn which one? I may have shot him last week.

Danny: I wish you leave the Red Hood Gang

Dan: And get my kneecaps taken from Hood for betraying him? Nah, besides, it's not that bad. Sometimes, I just walk around and make sure the kids get home safe from the school buss or that none of working folk are bothered too much. Hood is surprisingly kind about that.

Danny: I still hate that man.

Dan: I know. I'm sorry I got mixed up with that crowd. I'm too deep to get out though.

Danny: It's not fair!

Dan: No, it isn't. But it's a mistake that I made and now have to pay for.

[eleanorhyde]

This ep (which came out last week) was particularly fun to work on. Jess came to Jeffrey and me and says - hey I’m struggling to find anything about fairies that feels *real* enough to put in the show.

And my first thought was - No worries. I know a guy for this.

We got to have an amazing call with our pal Ben Aldred. Ben is both a PHD folklorist and a university librarian. They showed up to our call with NOTES. And references to academic articles. And pointed us toward real scholarship. Ben gave us a one hour crash course on folklore and the sprawling place fairies have in stories. It was amazing.

A lot of that made its way into the episode. But also it was a reminder that we always tell stories to try to explain the world. And we’re still doing that.

And… did Jess write Ben into the episode? Maybe… hard to say.

Coming tomorrow, World Gone Wrong episode 204: Do the Fair Folk need 401ks?