#have some badly edited memes

[coincidentallyafandomblog]

[werkwerkelizaaa]

I'm reading that one jamil fic in which reader is from octavinelle and i find it SO hilarious that jamil literally thinks that his crush on reader is just a big conspiracy of azul like my GUY you listening to yourself????? HELP

[Referencing these headcanons!]

Jamil voice) it’s a psyop on my heart directed by the octopus, I tell you 😤

More likely than you’d think—

[ktempestbradford]

I have been on a Willy Wonkified journey today and I need y'all to come with me

It started so innocently. Scrolling Google News I come across this article on Ars Technica:

At first glance I thought what happened was parents saw AI-generated images of an event their kids were at and became concerned, then realized it was fake. The reality? Oh so much better.

On Saturday, event organizers shut down a Glasgow-based "Willy's Chocolate Experience" after customers complained that the unofficial Wonka-inspired event, which took place in a sparsely decorated venue, did not match the lush AI-generated images listed on its official website.... According to Sky News, police were called to the event, and "advice was given."

Thing is, the people who paid to go were obviously not expecting exactly this:

But I can see how they'd be a bit pissed upon arriving to this:

It gets worse.

"Tempest, how could it possibly--"

source of this video that also includes this charming description:

Made up a villain called The Unknown — 'an evil chocolate maker who lives in the walls'

There is already a meme.

Oh yes, the Wish.com Oompa Loompa:

Who has already done an interview!

As bad (and hilarious) as this all is, I got curious about the company that put on this event. Did they somehow overreach? Did the actors they hired back out at the last minute? (Or after they saw the script...) Oddly enough, it doesn't seem so!

Given what I found when poking around I'm legit surprised there was an event at all. Cuz this outfit seems to be 100% a scam.

The website for this specific event is here and it has many AI generated images on it, as stated. I don't think anyone who bought tickets looked very closely at these images, otherwise they might have been concerned about how much Catgacating their children would be exposed to.

Yes, Catgacating. You know, CATgacating!

I personally don't think anyone should serve exarserdray flavored lollipops in public spaces given how many people are allergic to it. And the sweet teats might not have been age appropriate.

Though the Twilight Tunnel looks pretty cool:

I'm not sure that Dim Tight Twdrding is safe. I've also been warned that Vivue Sounds are in that weird frequency range that makes you poop your pants upon hearing them.

Yes, Virginia, these folks used an AI image generator for everything on the website and used Chat GPT for some of the text! From the FAQ:

Q: I cannot go on the available days. Will you have more dates in the future? A: Should there be capacity when you arrive, then you will be able to enter without any problems. In the event that this is not the case, we may ask you to wait a bit.

Fear not, for this question is asked again a few lines down and the answer makes more sense.

Curious about the events company behind this disaster, I took myself over to the homepage of House of Illuminati and I was not disappointed.

I would 100% trust these people to plan my wedding.

This abomination of a website is a badly edited WordPress blog filled with AI art and just enough blog posts to make the casual viewer think that it's a legit business for about 0.0004 seconds.

Their attention to detail is stunning, from how they left up the default first post every WP blog gets to how they didn't bother changing the name on several images, thus revealing where they came from. Like this one:

With the lovely and compact filename "DALL·E-2024-01-30-09.50.54-Imagine-a-scene-where-fantasy-and-reality-merge-seamlessly.-In-the-foreground-a-grand-interactive-gala-is-taking-place-filled-with-elegant-guests-i.png"

"Concept.png" came from the same AI generator that gets text almost, but not quiiiiiite right:

There are a suspicious number of .webp images in the uploads, which makes me think they either stole them from other sites where AI "art" was uploaded or they didn't want to pay for the hi-res versions of some and just grabbed the preview image.

The real fun came when I noticed this filename: Before-and-After-Eventologists-Transformation-Edgbaston-Cricket-Ground-1024x1024-1.jpg and decided to do a Google image search. Friends, you will be shocked to hear that the image in question, found on this post touting how they can transform a boring warehouse into a fun event space, was stolen from this actual event planner.

Even better, this weirdly grainy image?

From a post that claims to be about the preparations for a "Willy Wonka" experience (we'll get to this in a minute), is not only NOT an actual image of anyone preparing anything for Illuminati's event, it is stolen from a YouTube thumbnail that's been chopped to remove the name of the company that actually made this. Here's the video.

If you actually read the blog posts they're all copypasta or some AI generated crap. To the point where this seems like not a real business at all. There's very specific business information at the bottom, but nothing else seems real.

As I said, I'm kinda surprised they put on an event at all. This has, "And then they ran off with all our money!" written all over it. I'm perplexed.

And also wondering when the copyright lawyers are gonna start calling, because...

This post explicitly says they're putting together a "Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory Experience" complete with golden tickets.

Somewhere along the line someone must have wised up, because the actual event was called "Willys Chocolate Experience" (note the lack of apostrophe) and the script they handed to the actors about 10 minutes before they were supposed to "perform" was about a "Willy McDuff" and his chocolate factory.

As I was going through this madness with friends in a chat, one pointed out that it took very little prompting to get the free Chat GPT to spit out an event description and such very similar to all this while avoiding copyrighted phrases. But he couldn't figure out where the McDuff came from since it wasn't the type of thing GPT would usually spit out...

Until he altered the prompt to include it would be happening in Glasgow, Scotland.

You cannot make this stuff up.

But truly, honestly, I do not even understand why they didn't take the money and run. Clearly this was all set up to be a scam. A lazy, AI generated scam.

Everything from the website to the event images to the copy to the "script" to the names of things was either stolen or AI generated (aka stolen). Hell, I'd be looking for some poor Japanese visitor wandering the streets of Glasgow, confused, after being jacked for his mascot costume.

HE LIVES IN THE WALLS, Y'ALL.

[describe-things]

This post is made with speech to text because my hand hurts from typing so much today. Please forgive any typos or speech to text swapping similar sounding words.

If you would like to start writing your own image descriptions, feel free to ask any questions.

The main things to keep in mind is that they should begin with some variation of image description start or ID, and end with some variation of image description and, and ID or something like that. This distinguish the image description from the caption or anything else.

Image descriptions should not be written in italics, bold, all caps, or any colors. If text in the image is in all caps, write it in regular case, and simply note before or after it that it's in all caps.

Image descriptions should describe all images in the post, without skipping any. This includes images that are nothing but text.

Plain text image descriptions in the body of the post are more accessible than alt text alone, because many people who need image descriptions cannot use alt text, and Tumblr is known for its glitches, so the accessibility of the alt text all by itself varies widely over time.

It is more accessible to have the image descriptions indented than not, because this helps to visually separate the image description from the caption. Having brackets or parentheses at the end is also helpful for this. This allows people to easily distinguish between the caption and the image description if they need to.

If you are an artist, writing image descriptions for your art will give you full control over the image description, and will allow you to correctly identify details that others might miss. This gives you the opportunity to show which parts of your art hold meaning to you and are important to notice.

If you are describing real people who are unknown to you, unless it is specified within the post or you are already aware, please do not assign any gendered terms to them, or any " male presenting or female presenting" terms like that. This is completely unnecessary and leads to misgendering. It is best to simply describe visible facts about the people. Hair color, length, clothes and style, pose, expression, the light or darkness of their skin, things like that. Do not assume that someone is white simply because they have light skin.

Do not use image descriptions to lie to the audience in any way and do not use image descriptions to make jokes where the audience reading the image description is the butt of the joke.

As an example, if there is a very clearly fake screenshot, do not say that it is simply a screenshot, or if a photo is very blatantly photoshopped, do not say that it is simply a photo. Say an edited photo, a badly edited photo, a screenshot with editing, something like that to indicate the changes have been made and then what you are going to be describing is not the natural version.

As an example, you would say a crab photoshopped to be driving a car. Rather than a photo of a crab driving a car.

Unless you are transcribing a text within the image, do not use meme speak within image descriptions. Do not refer to dogs as doggos for example, unless it is to specify that the dog in the image is, within the image, labeled as a doggo. Do not describe someone walking downstairs as breasted bubbly downstairs, even if it is an actor humorously walking down the stairs to imitate that sentence. Describe the facts of the movements, and then you can make the comparison for clarity.

If someone adds an image description to your post whether this be an original post or a reblog that you have added an image to, it doesn't matter how many notes to post already has, please copy and paste that image description into the original post or your original reblog. If it is a new post that has only a few notes from friends, after you update the original, you can just ask your friends to delete the reblogs of the inaccessible version and reblog the new one. Most people who are good people and care about disabled people will happily do so.

Keep in mind that image descriptions are accessibility tools. Treat them as such.

Anyone can write image descriptions. You do not need any special qualifications or training. As long as you are willing to take constructive criticism if you make a mistake, an image description written by someone who's new to it and honestly doing their best with good intentions is better than no image description at all.

I'm sure I'm forgetting some things, so please feel free to add on more tips and advice.

[midnight-els]

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the West Wing would have been even better if they'd had a White House cat. Some headcanons bc I was thinking about it today:

Jed gave the cat a very grand, biblical name. Everyone else has shortened it to something very stupid.

Obviously all of the press and the public adore the cat. There's a minor upset in a polling themed episode when Joey confirms that once again the cat has higher approval ratings than the president. Josh is cross that they are polling on this at all.

There is one chair in the Oval Office that is The Cat's Chair. The staff know not to sit there as you'll get a. covered in fur and b. screamed at by an irate cat trying to force you off. They never warn any of their least favourite congresspeople about this.

The cat wanders around in the background of episodes, often being chased or petted by the extras.

The cat is not allowed in the situation room. The cat is always in the situation room. They had to come up with a special bug detecting protocol for the cat in case anyone tried to take advantage of this.

Ripped from the headlines plot about a congressional investigation into something related to the cat, based on the incident about Clinton's cat's postage.

The cat LOVES Air Force One. The Secret Service do not love having to get him on board or captured to get back off.

Leo and the cat are best friends. They're basically this meme. Leo's the grandma. Jed is the mom.

Aside from Leo, the cat loves the secretaries best. They always have lots of treats for him in their desks. Debbie is the only one he doesn't get on with; she has resorted to using a plant mister to spray him when he tries to get on her desk.

Josh thinks he and the cat are archenemies. The cat hasn't paid more than 2 seconds notice to Josh in his life.

CJ and the cat are archenemies. CJ was very pro-cat until she caught it fishing in Gail's bowl one day. Now she's at war to keep it out of her office. She's still trying to convince Danny to write a piece exposing the cat's dark side to its adoring public. Carol is very tired.

Sam wants so badly to be best friends with the cat. The cat thinks he's trying too hard. Will ends up exactly the same way.

Toby and the cat have never properly interacted and both are very happy to leave it that way.

The cat is supposed to stay in the residence during big events. Abbey stopped enforcing that after he got out and scratched Lord John Marbury when he picked him up against his will.

The cat has a secret service code name. One time, the code names are changed and an overenthusiatic reporter tries to break a story on the first lady's 'unusual activity' by following what he thinks is her code name. It's the cat's. CJ dines out on this for weeks.

The cat occasionally goes missing. The secretaries and Charlie have a recurring B-plot where they have to go and recover him. Somehow, the cat has always ended up somewhere relevant to the A-plot.

The cat properly goes missing after the incidents with the Thanksgiving turkeys and the goat in CJ's office (aka prime cat territory). Each time she claims she'll be nicer to the cat when it returns. Each time it lasts about two days.

Margaret thinks the cat has psychic powers and frequently provides warnings based on her interpretations of 'the signs'. Usually she's right.

The cat somehow makes off with the final edits for the state of the union one time (of course they were only handwritten on one piece of paper). Chaos ensues.

Jed tries to send the cat to Manchester partway through the series. After large-scale outcry from the staff, press and public he is returned to the White House. Unfortunately, after a couple of months as a barn cat he is even more badly behaved than before.

The cat is in both Jed and Abbey's official portraits.

[cod-dump]

idk if this is the right blog to send this to but I cannot get this concept out of my head.

the konni have a meme culture much like the shadows, and while Makarov was in prison they got kinda out of hand.

for a while it was funny to make badly edited PSA posters with makarov's face on them with captions like 'commander wants you to stop leaving shit on the counters' or 'commander wants you to stop making out in the munitions closet'

once Makarov gets out they go around taking them all down before he gets there but they forget a few. every so often Makarov enters a part of the building only to be met with a crudely edited picture of his face above a caption reminding his soldiers not to do some stupid shit

The memes definitely started with 'remember the commander is watching always' or something similar, a ploy to get everyone to keep behaving and working hard while Makarov was in prison. Then it took one jokester to put those words over Makarov's mugshot and place the picture in a bathroom stall for it all to spiral out of control.

There is a Makarov version of almost every popular reaction meme, all with various pictures of their beloved commander, some of these pictures having been secretly taken for unknown reasons, all for them to surface for this strange meme war. Who can outdo the last? Where is the worst (best) place to plaster Makarov's face?

When the commander was finally returning, they all scrambled to remove the posters. Hunting in the most obscure places in their compound for any overlooked memes. It was a race, done days before Makarov was breached from the gulag. And they thought they managed to get them all.

But Milena was keeping note of every meme and kept them in a folder with her other documents that were to help get Makarov back up to date. She didn't write down names, no that would spoil the fun far too quickly. She just kept dates, simple data, numbers, for Makarov. And she enjoyed watching his face become stone as he looked through every meme with great care.

[nekropsii]

I was willing to believe it being some deeply off-base analysis on account of the whole "Chaser Jake" saga that happened... I wanna say a couple years back? But, nope! Just a meme that exists in response to maltreatment. Criticism rescinded. Sucks that those poor ladies got harassed so badly. Spraying the Tavros fans in question with vinegar.

The Homestuck fandom has always had a Transmisogyny problem. This is observable - it is not a new issue. You can see it clear as day in old fanworks of Eridan, and it's part of why I still will not touch march!Eridan with a 10 foot pole, rampant weird oversexualization of a 13 year old aside. It's just getting way more visible these days as something that is a problem, now that people who have never been affected by Transmisogyny are becoming more cognizant of the fact that Transmisogyny is an issue and not a cheap joke. It's also more visible now that the Transfems are making themselves more visible - or, at least, being more accepted into broader circles - and contributing more of their souls and ideas into the ecosystem - which is a beautiful thing, but people are so averse to it. Ironically, the most recent examples I've seen of this is the recent (Post)Canonization of Tavros being Transfeminine herself. Tavros fans especially are being, um... Not... Very normal about it, from my observation.

There's an even longer version of this ask that goes more in-depth, so I'll post that here, too. Putting it under the cut - It's worth the read, though it's still a bit long, mostly due to being Images. Thank you for sharing this info!

Original Sender has been left Anonymous explicitly by their request. Once again, thank you for the correction. I'll be editing the post that contains the spreading of it with a notice as soon as I can.

[lee1504]

put a finger down sbg edition - 15 questions because everyone has 15 fingers ✋✋✋ :D

put a finger down if - you haven't had sbg posts on your dash/fyp for a long time so you have to search up the tag and like/relike some of the sbg posts

put a finger down if - you follow red on webtoon or instagram

put a finger down if - you have sbg memes/fanart/etc downloaded and stuck in your files or gallery

put a finger down if - you see sbg on other platforms (like pinterest, tiktok, etc)

put a finger down if - you've recommended/convinced someone to read sbg

put a finger down if - you follow any of the sbg tags

put a finger down if - you've wanted to rant about it so badly but your friend(s) don't know what it is

put a finger down if - you're playing this because it's sbg-related

put a finger down if - you like reading sbg fanfic or seeing sbg fanart

put a finger down if - somone convinced you to read it

put a finger down if - it was one of your first webtoons

put a finger down if - a part of you died during the hiatus :')

put a finger down if - you kin at least one of the characters

put a finger down if - you've wanted it to be a printed book

put a finger down if - you considered making a sbg oc or if you do have one

[manlikeazi]

hellooo I have a lil request tingy ting I was wondering if it could be something where aj is on stream (like for the streaming weeknd beta squad did) and the reader calls him and like flirts with him while he's on stream (Reade didn't know he was streaming) and he like get flustered and like confused to why reader is flirting bc they're just friends

anyway love you and you're stories😘

Gaming, Teasing, and Flirting - Aj Shabeel

Aj gets an unexpected call from Y/N, which quickly turns into playful flirting that catches him off guard. As the chat goes wild with teasing comments, Aj struggles to keep his cool while wondering if there's something more behind their banter.

Masterlist

Aj, along with the Beta Squad has temporary moved in to some house they rented for the weekend for their streaming weekend. Once they arrived to the house, everyone is buzzing with excitement as they started to pitch in for everyone's room decoration ideas including their friends.

They started off with each one decorating their own room that reflects their personality and unique styles. The rooms were being outfitted with custom backdrops, LED lights, and creative props to make the weekend's streams feel extra special. The house quickly became a vibrant mix of personality, with each corner designed to be the perfect setting for their online shenanigans.

AJ had always enjoyed streaming, his setup was flawless, the lights on his gaming desk casting a soft glow, and his chat was buzzing with excitement. He was in the middle of a gaming session, casually chatting with his fans, answering questions, and cracking jokes as his screen with gameplay.

As the Beta Squad weekend stream rolled on, his chat was flooded with comments, gifs, and memes as everyone was enjoying the chaos. Aj sat on his gaming chair after going over Niko's room. He checked his phone and glanced momentarily at his lockscreen notification where he felt his phone buzz and check that the caller ID was you.

AJ froze for a second, surprised by the sudden call from you. You two had been friends for a while, always chatting about random things, laughing over jokes, and occasionally hanging out but calling each other on phone weren't both of your thing.

"Y/N is calling chat. Should I answer it?" Aj asked as he looked at the messages in the stream. A bunch of flowing messages saying yes and even winning the yes option in the poll.

Although maintaining nonchalance as if it's normal for him to do it, Aj answered your call infront of the stream.

"Yo, what's up?" He spoke casually, hoping to keep things normal.

"Hey Aj! I was just thinking about you, and y'know... wondering what you're up to?" You said, your voice smooth and playful.

AJ's heart skipped a beat. The moment he heard your voice, it was like everything else faded out. Your tone was warm, teasing, and way too flirty for just a casual chat. He blinked, his mind momentarily going blank. He laughed nervously, scrambling to get a hold of himself.

"Errm.. y'know.. streaming. Just chillin" Aj said, keeping his voice cool and nonchalant. Leaning on his gaming chair, while swaying it left and right.

"Yo, Aj acting all shy?!"

"Is Y/N really flirting with Ajjj?!?!?!?"

"I KNEW something was really going on between them"

"I badly wanna see stream Aj edits again!!!"

Aj tried to ignore the chat, but your voice threw him off. The playful tone was messing with his head. Aj mentally shook himself as he tried to put his playful persona as he inhaled and exhaled.

"How's the game going? I see you lot are still trash at it" You said, teasing with a laugh.

"I'm actually carrying right now. How's everything going with you? You miss me or something?" Aj said with a smirk on his face, reading what the chat has been saying.

You know he's just messing around, but you can't help yourself, maybe it's the fact that his chat is full of people watching, or maybe it's just the playful energy you two share. Either way, you decide to match his on screen flirting.

"Honestly, I do miss you" You said casually.

"It's been a while since we hung out. Maybe we should fix that sometime soon. Just the two of us?" You added, feeling yourself smiling at the thought. It's a good advantage that no one could see your reaction right now.

"Nahhhh Y/N is really flirting with our boy Ajjj"

"Can't lie, they make a good couple still"

"DID ANYONE SEE HOW FLUSTERED AJ IS WHILE TALKING TO Y/N"

"AJ MOVE, IT'S MY TURN NOW!!!"

Aj blinks, his fingers freezing on the controller. There's a slight pause before he responds. For a moment, you wonder if maybe you've crossed a line. But then he laughs it off but except this time, the laugh sounds a little nervous. He knew to himself that you were watching his live and enjoying his reaction right now.

"Uh, you... yeah, I mean, we could do that sometime" He says, though his words sound a bit hesitant.

You watch him on screen, his hands fumbling with his controller now as his gaze keeps shifting between the chat and the game. He's definitely flustered, but not in the way you expected. It's like he's trying to figure out why your words are hitting him differently now, and it's honestly kind of cute.

"I mean, I'm always down for something... but I wasn't exactly expecting you to, uh, suggest that on stream" Aj added, rambling on his stream. His eyes darting toward the camera for a split second before quickly looking away. The slight pink on his cheeks is hard to miss, even through the glow of his gaming setup.

The chat is on fire now and everyone's noticed the shift in the mood between you two. The comments are flying by so fast, it's hard for either of you to keep up, but you can feel the playful pressure building as AJ glances over at the screen again, his face a mix of amusement and something else, it's either confusion or maybe curiosity.

AJ runs a hand through his hair, still looking flustered and unsure how to act in front of the live audience. His viewers are loving the awkward energy, sending in super chats and comments, teasing him about how flustered he looks.

"Watch Niko's next upload titled 'how I tricked Aj Shabeel into thinking that Y/N is flirting with him"

  "This is actually violating"

"Chunkz said Aj lost his mind talking to Y/N"

    "Aj forgot to speak english for a second lmaoooo" 

The chat was spamming with messages, AJ's screen flooding with new comments faster than he could process. He couldn't focus on the game anymore, not with the playful tension building between him and you. Every time his eyes flicked back to the screen, the chat seemed to be getting more and more hyped. The teasing from his viewers only made him more self-conscious, but part of him, deep down couldn't deny that he was enjoying it.

"I just enjoy messing with you. I'm not saying you like me or anything" You let the sentence hang in the air, your playful smile evident even through the phone.

"Bruh, I'm shipping them hard rn"

"Can someone explain why Aj is acting like he's on a date right now instead of playing a game?"

"They're so obviously flirting"

"HAHAHA, Aj is so flustered. I'm crying"

"Nah, nah, stop with that. You're just trying to mess with me" Aj said with a smile while he shifts continuously in his chair, shaking his head while reading the chat.

"Why's everyone acting like I'm the one blushing here?" Aj said jokingly, shifting again in his seat.

"Aj is LOWKEY loving this, look at him"

"Someone tell Aj to stop acting like he's not blushing"

"Watch Aj start making rat noises because he's flustered"

"Yeah, totally messing with you" You said with a small chuckle.

"But honestly, if you weren't acting so cute about it, I wouldn't be having so much fun" You added, your voice a little lower now.

"What cute? I'm not cute, I'm handsome" Aj said, as usual, taking compliments in his own way. 

"Okay, okay, 'handsome,' my bad" You teased with a laugh.

"But seriously though, you've got a charm that's hard to ignore" You added.

"You're all just trying to mess with me. I'm here to game, okay?" Aj said, trying to regain some control, his eyes darting back to the camera, avoiding direct eye contact as he tried to maintain his composure.

"Someone tell Aj to stop playing hard to get"

"MY MAN AJ IS TWEAAAKINGG"

"Y/N GOT AJ IN A CHOKEHOLD LMAOOO"

" Y/N, you know you're distracting me right now, right?" Aj said as he leaned back in his chair again, pretending to compose himself even though his expression betrayed his nerves.

"I know, I'm really good at distracting, if you haven't noticed yet" You said.

For a brief moment, AJ looked straight into the camera, trying to muster up some confidence, though the pink tinge in his cheeks made it hard for him to look anything but flustered.

"Definitely not distracted. Look, I'm focusing on the game" Aj said, his character didn't even moved an inch since you called.

The chat exploded into more laughter and playful teasing, feeding off the awkwardness between you two. One person even made a meme of Aj's face mid-fluster, and the chat immediately adopted it as their new reaction image.

"Well, maybe when you finally stop pretending to be all 'focused,' we can hang out. Just you and me. No distractions" You said.

AJ swallowed hard. The playful banter was one thing, but now you were leaving him no escape. His mind raced, torn between keeping up the act for the chat and just being honest about how you made him feel. He wasn't used to feeling like this, especially in front of so many people.

"Yeah, we can figure that out sometime" Aj said, his voice a little softer this time.

"Well, it was fun messing with you Aj. I'll let you get back to your game. I wouldn't want to distract you too much" You said, your voice warm again.

"Yeah... yeah, sure, you can go now" Aj said, though he didn't sound nearly as confident as he normally would.

With that, you hung up, leaving AJ to gather his thoughts. He blinked at the screen, still feeling the aftermath of the conversation. He glanced at the chat again, which was flooding with comments and memes.

- bonus -

"Okay, okay" Aj said, running a hand through his hair, trying to get back on track. He glanced at the screen where his character had just stood still for the past few minutes.

"Y'all know I was totally focused on the game. 100%. No distractions at all" Aj added.

The chat didn't let up. If anything, it got worse. The comments flooded in even faster.

"Y/N really out here making Aj act like this"

"Yeah sure Aj, just keep telling yourself that"

"Aj, you officially got Y/N'd 💀"

"You just got hit with the Y/N curse 😭"

"Seriously, I don't know what y'all are talking about. I'm here to game. No one's got me flustered. Not at all" Aj said with a small smile tugging at his lips as he focused on the game.

The chat was relentless now, everyone piling on the playful comments and Aj couldn't help but smile despite himself. He couldn't quite explain why, but the whole situation, this teasing, the banter, and even that strange little shift between you and him it felt... good.

"Y'all really wanna see me sweat this game, or you just wanna keep violating me over this Y/N stuff? Lemme know" Aj said, trying to get back into the game.

Aj shook his head with a grin, his hands back on the controller as he tried to focus. But even as he played, his mind kept drifting back to that call. 

As the stream continued, Aj couldn't shake the feeling that something had shifted between you two. Not just because of the playful banter, but maybe because... well, maybe it was something more. Something he was going to have to figure out.

For now, he had a game to win and with a chat full of viewers who were definitely not going to let him forget this anytime soon.

- end -

helloo lovelies, what's up? I'm honestly trying to get back into writing but failing to do so because of my tight schedule lauu me.

I hope y'all have an amazing day and absolute love and guidance.

As I said everytime, send in some request and ideas!!

[thunder-point]

Cole I'm sorry but I suddenly remembered this super funny thing that maybe is only funny to ME AHSGH but like.

so there's this popular meme(?) from Mean Girls where they're all talking about Regina like yeah she's flawless she has two Fendi purses etc.- and then Bethany goes "one time she punched me in the face ... it was awesome."

now imagine (because I'm terrible at video meme-ing) Peem's friends describing Peem. YEAH Peem's a great artist, he's kind and pretty , yeah he's so patient and loving—and then there's Phum— "one time he kicked me in the balls...it was awesome."

if anyone is reading this ask and CAN make this into a thing, please do 😔🙏

i don't know how to edit, or to draw, i just know how to yap (badly at times) so i will try to do my best for you my beloved.

but -- reading this i imagined a whole scenario that is solely ridiculous and maybe tender.

so i will say it to you, and i hope it puts a smile on your face.

as always. IMAGINE:

they are at parkingtoys for a night of drinking. the whole extended squad. and phumpeem have been official for a few weeks. still in their third year of university. so the situation is as it goes:

there's a senior from year 4 that peem really, but really respects. like so much. and he's so shy around this guy, because his technique for painting water is literal perfection or something.

let's call him... Top. Alright.

So that evening Top spots their big table, namely spots Peem and Q, and comes to salute them and ask how it's going with exams or something. And listen, Peem's friends know how Peem gets around this guy. How he gushes about his skill. Q has tried to make Peem go and ask for his Instagram for a while now, just so they can talk about painting and Peem can tell Top directly how much he loves his work.

So as soon as Top comes in and Peem greets him with a lowered head, a bashful smile and shyness in his voice, his friends jump to action.

"It's going great," Q starts, draping a casual arm around Peem. "This guy here got his third A in a row. I think I might have a competition this year for the third-year student with straight As on exams."

"I'm glad to hear that." Top smiles, before he looks around. "I see you guys made some new friends, too."

"All Peem's fault!" Tan cuts in, too solemn for his words. "He's just so friendly, you know? He charmed everyone in Engineering."

"So charming," Pun slurs out with a nod, way beyond tipsy. "Such a good friend."

"Have you had the pleasure of being his friend, Top?" Chain asks nonchalantly, despite doing his best to keep Pun upright. "Just saying, he's a pretty talented guy. You guys could talk about paints. Or something."

"Guys," Peem groans behind his palm, barely able to peek a look at a very amused Top.

And Phum? Well, he's just very confused. Like, Fang, Beer and Mick are confused. But Phum is truly confused. Maybe because he's a bit tipsy, or because their friends sound like they are trying to hook Peem, his boyfriend, with this guy. He knows a bit about Top. Knows that Peem kind of idolizes him. But why did Pun have to mention that he's charming?

At this point, Phum kind of wants to yank Peem under his arm and keep him hidden from the world. But then Top says, "I would love to be his friend, of course." And Peem's eyes get those glittering, dancing delights in his eyes, and he's peering at Top like he's bringing him a foreign part of the world, and how could Phum deny his boyfriend of this happiness?

So he tries to help, tries to join the charade of chatting Peem up -- platonically, of course.

Key word, tries.

He makes obvious eye contact with Top, face earnest, and he declares, "One time he kicked me in the balls... It was awesome. He's awesome."

Top blinks.

The table goes quiet, stupefied, except for Peem, who chokes on the drink he was having at that moment. He sputters the drink onto the table, and Phum immediately cups his cheeks to check if he's okay.

"Phum," Peem croaks, lips shiny with liquid and spit and eyes incredulous. "You can't just- Can't just say-"

At that point, Q and Chain begin to guffaw so hard Pun falls because of it, no longer supported by Chain. Tan is hiding his face behind a very amused Fang.

"What?" Phum mumbles, and then he throws his head back to give Top a frowny glance. "But he is awesome, even when he's angry. Trust me. Doesn't even matter that I went to the hospital because of-"

"Phum," Peem groans, hands trying desperately to cover Phum's mouth, to bring his head back. Phum is still babbling a bit. Just a bit. Because he needs to let this guy know just how awesome his boyfriend is. But then nimble fingers push into his lips and Peem murmurs, "Baby, that's enough. C'mere."

And Phum- Well. He flushes quicker than one can blink, before he buries his face in Peem's neck, who makes an endeared oof, despite embarrassment still coursing through him.

"And now he's shy," Q snorts. "Jesus fuck, Peem. Your boyfriend is something else.

It's that Peem rarely calls him baby in public, okay? And maybe he's more than a bit tipsy.

He hears Top say, "I didn't know you were in a relationship."

Phum makes sure to turn around just enough to give Top a look, before he says, "He is. Only I can get kicked in the balls by him, get it-"

Peem shoves Phum's face back in his neck with a choked-up sound, "I think we need to go. Enough alcohol for you."

Phum lets out a soft sound, arms coming around Peem's dainty waist. He nuzzles his collarbone. "Whatever you want, baby."

AAAND YEAH. JUST. Just endearment. I hope this was a fun read for you, alan

[justjesse116]

Yooo, eeeextra long, kinda rambly dabihawks post incoming. I talk a fair bit about myself, because that's where my experiences come from, shocker there. God speed.

Woooooof here I am being extra emo about dabihawks tonight, so sit back and pull up a chair while I make good on outlining exactly what my main malfunction is concerning them, for the 3 people that care. One ticket to sad bitch island, population: me.

So I'm beginning this by saying; no this is not about canon dabihawks, I do in fact think those bitches are not good for each other from what I've seen, HOWEVER. I tend to look at things as they could be, not as they are, and the potential here is just ridiculous.

Source? Me. And people I know. And what I mean by that is I've lived as close to Dabi's life as I feel anyone is going to get without turning into a real life murderer, and I know plenty of people (myself included) who share plenty of attributes, aspirations etc with Hawks as well.

And I know, I know, they're fictional characters and there's no way anyone can pin down who they truly are, but I guess that's kind of my point. There's just enough suspension of disbelief that you could explain away pretty much anything, but that's true for most fanon pairings, and not my point.

SO. Onto my main point.

..........Human nature.

I hate to get all psychological but STAY WITH ME. As long as I can remember I've been very independent, the "I don't need anybody" type, because life had so thoroughly kicked the shit out of me that I was downright afraid of human connection because it always ended badly and I was always so hurt by it. Well now, later in life, and a couple diagnosis later, not only can I better sus out which relationships are worth pursuing, but I can understand what I'm looking for from other people and how to get it. And do you know what it is that I want now, no matter the cost to myself? Yessir, it's love, as fucking cringe as that is for me to say. Who saw that coming, eh?

There was a meme of sorts another user posted on Tumblr of the LOV and what they all wanted most as tweets or something, and someone else edited it(?) to have all of their reasons just say 'LOVE ME, LOVE ME, LOVE ME', and that lives rent free in my fucking head.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it turns out love is, in fact, the answer.......(*soft gag*) Shit do I hate to admit that.

SO ALL OF THAT TO SAY.

Dabi and Hawks understand at least broadly what the other has gone through, so they would at least have a vague understanding of one another from that. People underestimate the power of empathy.

I'm gonna be kinda toxic here and say I'm at a point in my life where I need a partner to argue with. I need to bicker, and I also do NOT need to be surrounded by yes men, I need someone to call me on my bullshit, and I feel like they would truly be like that together. Going along with the understanding, I feel like they're very well suited to holding the other accountable.

Their chemistry in my mind is undeniable. I'm a red/blue pairing bitch, I have no defense for that one.

And I'm not gonna lie, at this point I'm having a very difficult time articulating what other reasons I have beyond projection, so perhaps I'm full of shit??

There's the ever constant popular trope of both their relationships with Endeavor complicating things, their quirks being incompatible, the, you know, literal backstabbing etc, but for my purposes that's all neither here nor there. Because there is something about their relationship, both as it is and what it could be, that makes me half feral. It's The Good Shit™.

Yet again, all this to say that I truly believe despite Dabi's villainous tendencies and Hawks' position as the No. 2 hero, at some point both of those shits are going to be mighty sore for a similar connection, and I truly believe they are best suited for one another.

[ineedlelittlespace]

Reading Meme

What’s up readers?! How about a little show and tell? Answer these 13 questions, tag 13 lucky readers and if you’re feeling extra bookish add a shelfie! Let’s Go!

Thank you so much for the tag, @round-hatches-are-terrifying! ❤

The last book I read

One of my coworkers has been bugging me to read Fourth Wing, which I did under duress when she asked to do a book trade. It was about as bad as expected, so I feel justified in holding off so long.

A book I recommend

As most of you know, I'm all about Murderbot!

A book I couldn’t put down

Most recently, that would be A Sorceress Comes to Call. I listened to the audiobook of it, and I seriously don't think I took my headphones off for more than five minutes at a time while I was in that book.

A book I've read twice (or more)

All Creatures Great and Small. Especially during the winter---it's such a great cozy read.

A book on my TBR

The Goblin Emperor has been on my list for a while now. I've heard so many good things about it! I'm hoping to start it this weekend, actually.

A book I've put down

How to Become a Dark Lord and Die Trying. I really liked the concept, but the tone annoyed me so badly I couldn't handle it.

A book on my wish list

I've been slowly buying the special edition hardcovers of the Discworld series (or at least, I WAS before bookdepository shut down 😭), so all of the remaining ones of those are still on my list.

A favorite book from childhood

I don't remember the exact titles of the installments, but I really loved The Three Investigators series as a kid. In some ways, it was the same basic concept as most kid detective series', but in others, it was bizarrely original.

A book you would give to a friend

That is heavily dependent on the friend because most of my friends don't share the same tastes in media. As previously mentioned, All Creatures Great and Small is usually a safe bet, though!

A book of poetry or lyrics that you own

I personally don't enjoy most poetry, so I don't really buy it.

A nonfiction book that you own

I have this one book for writers that's a collection of research questions sent in to a doctor by other writers and his answers about common medical tropes, realistic recovery from various common fictional injuries, etc. It's such a cool resource!

What are you currently reading

I just finished my current book last night, and I haven't started anything else yet. I'm thinking that'll be Goblin Emperor, though!

What are you planning on reading next

Probably Goblin Emperor!

tagging @jadefyre @ilovedthestars @opalescent-potato @the-grey-hunt (if you want to!) and anyone else who'd like to join in!

[fanficfish]

explaining Hetalia character badly: highschool edition

Honestly this is prob just gonna be "if Hetlaia was MHA" but bigger and mixed with some American archtypes lol....just imagine they're in some weird highschool anime!

this is the same format as my Family Reunion explaining post. i'm just make this a tag.

again- ALL HEADCANON CRACK! FOR FUN! :D

also not affiliated with W Academy!

Germany: Class Prez. Who you watched struggle with the milk carton from the cafeteria. And the vending machine dispenser.

N. Italy: The class idiot. Every good class has one, you don't know how they're here but OH GOSH WHEN DID HE LEARN TO USE A SCYTHE LIKE THAT-

S. Italy: The one in the back of the class that gets surprisingly decent grades but also has a potty mouth. You know who I'm talking about.

America: Thinks he's the main character.

Canada: Knows he's not the main character.

Estonia: Is the main character and doesn't realize it until he realizes he's in a love triangle, keeps adopting random animals off the street, has an archnemesis that actively tries to murder him, and somehow survives things he definitely shouldn't have survived.

Lithuania: The one with the highest GPA but everyone thought he was a delinquent.

Latvia: The one with the second-highest GPA that everyone knows is a delinquent. Mostly because he was selling test answers out of the janitor's closet.

Russia: The school bully every good school has.

Belarus: The popular girl every school has that can't decide if she likes the "main character" or not.

China: The guy that acts like he's actually 70 and not 17.

Japan: The quiet kid that knows everyone's dark secrets.

France: Of course he's the obligatory French dude in the Japanese anime. Actually what's up with that? Seriously, all the big amines have either a French guy or a super short person (the best ones have both)....

Lichenstein: She's the short one.

Switzerland: Aaaaaand there's the one in the corrner of the cafeteria scheming how to make the most out of the Job Fair.

Austria: That one weird kid that's got a full ride to Juliard and is the reason why your underfunded school has a MUSIC ROOM, HUH-

England: The guy that somehow got himself class monitor, and does a mostly decent job. Unless you ask him about That Clique.

The Clique: aka, the jocks who miiiight also bully the class monitor by flaunting popularity points a little. Just a little. -Denmark: Clique ringleader, acts friendly with everyone so he's popular but you KNOW you're not getting in on the real action unless he invites you to one of his legendary house parties.

-Norway: Clique leader's second in command who's some introvert the clique leader got attached to. Y'know, as extroverts are required to do. Usually has his face in his phone.

-Finland: Popular on his own, the one person in the clique who doesn't understand that in a clique you generally don't socialize outside the clique. Is the reason the main character gets character development through a house party halfway through the series.

-Sweden: That one jock in the group who looks like a jock, talks like a jock, sometimes acts like a jock, but has the highest GPA out of all of the jocks. He's the one that knows Genovia's official fruit but not the name of the fictional kingdom, if you've seen the meme.

-Iceland: Someone's brother who got absorbed into the clique.

Hungary: The girl campaigning that everyone should do the same kind of pushups, that girls can compete with guys and making presentations on the gender gaps in atheltics. Ofc she's the jock that falls in love with the nerd (Austria).

Ukraine: Bakes everyone treats

Netherlands: Bakes everyone treats but makes everyone pay for them

Luxenberg: Your obligatory rich kid., riding to school in Gucci glasses, a Mercedez-Benz, and a jacket with a high-end brand splashed across the pocket. Also has the latest iPhone.

Belgium: Student council rep, joined fifty clubs.

Greece: He shows up, but usually late, with Starbucks, and sleeps through class.

Romania: He shows up every other day, and bribes the class monitor to mark him present. Does show up for Halloween though.

Bulgaria: You show up?

Spain: Complains about the cafeteria food to anyone who will listen.

Australia: Resident jock #1

Cameron: Resident jock #2

Cuba: Resident jock #3

Portugal: Don't mind him he's in a goth phase. The skulls lining his locker will pass. Probably.

Seychelles: The one that secretly brought all the girls flowers from the fundraiser during Valentine's Week despite not knowing what the fundraiser was for.

Poland: The one on the student council who is the reason everyone is wearing couple outfits for School Spirit Week and the theatre club is doing Legally Blonde.

India: The guy who everyone asks to copy his homework because he sure isn't the most popular but damn does he actually know what's going on.

Turkey: The guy that tried to punch a guy, got punched, then turned around and punched the other guy's bullies. Basically he's That Kid That Got Detention For Trying To Be Helpful, though he did start the fight sooooooo

Egypt: Recorded the fight. For historic purposes of course.

idk i ran out of ideas i'm gonna sleep and fix this if i remember who i was gonna put where lol

[dearinglovebot]

since yasammy week is in a month, here are my arabtino™ non-exhaustive culture observations for your fics:

- cheek kiss greeting: both latino and arab cultures do it. you do this when greeting family and friends both. for latinos it’s generally 1-2 and arabs are 2-3. you don’t actually kiss and it’s more of a symbolic gesture where you tap cheeks together (unless it’s like an auntie who’s getting cute aggression). the order is generally left, right (and left again, if it’s 3).

- a lot of spanish words are actually arabic. so if sammy forgets the english word for sugar and said “yaz where is the azucar” then yaz, even without spanish knowledge would know what she meant. cause azucar comes from al-sukkar. this is actually extremely relevant for food specifically. like olive (aceituna/al-zaytunna), basil (albahaca/al-habaq), and rice, orange, watermelon, etc are literally just the same word with a slight accent.

- latinos love dogs. arabs do not. both are fond of cats thought. in islam, dogs and pigs are seen as “dirty” animals (not spiritually. just literally. they’re muddy and islam values cleanliness). so it’s become a common belief even in non-religious communities that dogs are gross and cats, who “bathe” themselves constantly, are the superior pet. I think this is a perfect vessel for sammy wanting a dog and yaz being like “but they roll in dirt…” but sammy gives big sad eyes and yaz sighs like “fine”. similar thing with pigs. lots of latino dishes involve pork but no arab dishes do. which is something yaz might have to get used to (assuming she’s non-muslim in your hc. or maybe they make alternatives or vegan editions).

- we are constantly mistaken for each other. it’s not uncommon to try to speak arabic to latinos or spanish to arabs. their family members definitely might do that. AND! we share some common names. if they have a party and sammy’s cousin omar tries to talk to yaz’ aunt sara… confusion WILL ensue.

- these things, though are extremely shared concepts : big families with close relationships with extended family, calling anyone older than you “auntie/uncle”, calling family friends around your generation “cousin”, hosting guests is an extreme sport where you wait on them hand and foot like they’re the president, using whatsapp, your aunt sending boomer memes in the whatsapp family chat, no shoes in the house unless they’re special indoor slippers (9/10 they are adidas slides), white tanktop as lounge wear, looking down at white american culture and food, LOTS of seafood (if u hc them as being from costal countries of the regions), plastic chairs outside where adults sit and chat over drinks (most active hours are after the sun starts going down bc it’s hot), still using clothesline drying because you don’t fix what isn’t broken, can also apply to hand washing dishes but dishwashers are on the rise, watching 12 season badly produced TV dramas in your language with extremely camp-y plots

[sunriseverse]

sorry this is not a writing q but it's honestly so fun to see your fanfic vent posts!! i just finished reading this extremely popular fic that ppl have made multiple artworks for, and the writing is mid ... (admittedly i am very picky) like too many italics too much telling and redundancy etc. like yes fanfic is a labour of love etc and i'm never going to be a hater where the author could see but goddd. this is made more infuriating by the recent posts about ppl only looking for fic through kudos/hits like you guys are missing out on so much good fic!!

anyway i want to make an edit of the sometimes things that are expensive are worse meme except it's sometimes fics that have more kudos are worse. except it feels too mean lol

if you can count on one thing it’s me not holding back my haterism :salute:

anyway, that’s part of why i do it! for so long i was someone who let my thoughts simmer away and fester beneath my ribs, and all it did was make me frustrated and lonely and miserable. i can fully admit that my tastes are very very picky in comparison to other peoples’, but it stems from a frustration towards the trends that have been around for ages—why should i force myself to praise something that i find to be, at best, middling, and at worst, straight up bad? who does that serve? fandom shouldn’t be a place where a single opinion dominates—that’s a recipe for some very, very unhealthy dynamics. i would much rather enjoy what i enjoy and complain about what i don’t—as long as i’m not directing these complaints in a space where the authors (or fans) are guaranteed to see it (their comments section, their inbox, etc), i’m not only not hurting anyone, i’m acting in a way i wish i had seen more people act when i was younger. and anything that i feel is “too mean” to post on my blog goes into my friends’ dms—truly, nothing is more freeing than having someone let you be a right bastard.

as for the kudos/hits thing—it frankly feels like an annoying outgrowth of people trying to categorise fanfic the way tv shows are; if it doesn’t get above x ratings, no one wants to watch it, because it’s no good! except that’s not true—the only thing hits and kudos tell you is 1. how well connected the author is in the fandom, and how well they cater to popular tastes, and 2. how many times people click onto the work, for any reason, which, when it comes to massive multi chapter fics that are heralded as The Fandom Standard, can be massively overblown. in the end, you’ll be happier reading things that speak to you (via tag, summary, title, friendly recommendation, etc) than following the opinions of the fandom.

(i could go on a whole ramble about why i think so much fanfic (or at least, POPULAR fanfic) is badly written (in terms of characterisation especially) but i think that would be hitting a hornet’s nest with a bat and inviting people to go “well how come YOUR opinion is the right one???” lol)

[mijeel]

never have i ever badly needed some meme video edits of Nucarnival AAA ya'll know some free software to use for editing some video memes? this is the best i can do lmaooo