#he is a dumbass emotionally it's not that he is manipulative it's that he doesn't know how to process emotions

[littlefankingdom]

~ Batgirl (2000)

Okay, I need to talk about this page, because I saw some people saying that Bruce was being manipulative here, and I disagree. Or, at least, it's not a conscious choice. Here is why:

Bruce is in denial about Cass having ever kill someone. His reasoning to refuse the truth is that David Cain is a liar. He saw the video of the murder and also interrogated David Cain, he told himself David modified the video and is lying to him. If David Cain isn't a liar and can say the truth at times, then Cass has killed once.

Bruce is possessive of Cass. He wants her to be his daughter so bad and he is afraid she will leave him. Barbara even calls him out. When he faces David Cain in those comics, it's always personal. It's not about the crimes committed, it's a physical custody battle. He needs David Cain to be a manipulative asshole who doesn't care about Cass, he needs him to not be her biological father but just a buyer on the black market, so Cass has more reasons to stay with Bruce. He is, once again, in denial, because he knows David cares about Cass, as he begged Batman to let him keep videos of Cass. Bruce is in denial because, if Cass already has a pathetic father that loves her, she doesn't need him. (Just like Steph doesn't need him because she already has a pathetic father)

Cass doesn't believe him at all. She also doesn't see it as manipulation, but more as "Batman doesn't know what he is talking about". She doesn't think he is lying to her. And she read people like open books, in contrary to real books. If it's manipulation, it's the worst manipulation on Earth.

[thequeenofuselessinformation]

So basically the entire character list of The ballad of songbirds and snakes is the exes from hell

1. Coriolanus Snow

-Mansplain Manipulate Manwhore

-Great hair and fashion sense

-Love bombs you

-Old money

-His (grand)mom hates you because her son can do no wrong so clearly you're the problem

-His favourite hobby is emotional and mental abuse

-Snitches on you when cheating at family board game night (he's deflecting that he's also cheating)

-Emotionally stagnant (narcissist with mommy and daddy issues)

2. Sejanus Plinth

-Loves you to bits, so does his mom (your waistline will never truly recover)

-Indecisive about where to grab dinner always

-New money and it shows in his insecurity

-Supportive asf

-Breaks up with you because he can't be with a non pacifist/vegan

-Daddy issues

-Condemns Shein hauls

-Identity crisis every other week, you'll have to talk him out of a buzz cut, jumping off the ledge or giving all his money to scammers (if you collect all the stamps you'll get a financial compensation from his dad on the wedding day)

3. Lucy Gray Baird

-Her Ex is a dick, will stalk and harass you

-Her family is a bunch of hippies, will make you eat with your hands, on the floor, while singing Kumbaya

-Sings you to sleep, braids your hair

-Almost poisoned you thrice cause she doesn't understand you shouldn't mix cleaning products together

-Old soul

-Thrifts, recycles

-Puts salt in your coffee after arguments

-Ghosts you after your make or break argument

4. Casca Highbottom

-Never asks about your day, his is always worse

-Drug addict in denial

-Weird beef with his old classmate's son (he never lets anything go)

-Dislikes people, which would be fine if you weren't included

-Always on some sardonic shit, probably a business major with a psych minor

-His pills take all the space in the shared bathroom, your makeup will be shoved in the far lowest drawer next to the TP

-His ancient ass coworkers hit on you at symposiums, he's too high off bathroom cocaine to stop them (or gets off, either way you're tired and want home)

5. Dr Gaul

-Devil Incarnate

-You somehow rizzed her up at a function and she's been showing up at your house ever since (you don't how but she has both the address and a key)

-Petting zoo type of owner

-She always smells like chemicals and latex

-Asks you unhinged "Would you rather" questions and refuses to drop it (makes your Would you love me if i were a worm ex cute by a long shot)

-Will perform experiments on you without your knowledge or consent

-Insists her pet snake shares your bed

-Freak in the streets and the sheets (the restraining order won't even go through cause she's in cahoots with half the Government)

-Definitely wanted for war crimes somewhere, the G in Geneva convention stands for Gaul

6. Lucky Flickerman

-A clown.

-His hair and skincare products take over the entire bathroom/vanity

-He can't dress to save his life, but he sure thinks he can

-Golden retriever boyfriend energy

-Steals your concealer, refuses to admit it

-Would you like to see a magic trick? What do you mean this is a serious fight, there's a quarter up your nose

-Impulsive buyer, has 13 snow globes of panem because they were on sale and looked shiny

-Even his pet thinks he's a dumbass

-Cries during movies

7. Tigris

-Yes she do the cooking, yes she do the cleaning

-Insecure about her appearance (critical, will cost you)

-Her family is a bunch of snobs

-Anything she touches turns into gold

-Her cousin can do no wrong, you have to accommodate everything for him or she'll die (and he never even visits, "just in case")

-Her grandmother is a package deal, I hope you like boomer propaganda and info commercials early on Sunday morning

-Empathetic asf

-Puts everyone's needs above hers (and unfortunately yours)

[things-arent-what-they-seem66]

7. “I want to believe you, but I don’t know if I can.”

context/idea: Lucifer confesses his love to Adam, but he doesn't believe him, because what if Lucifer just wants to complete the set? What if he's just a place holder, a bed warmer, until Lilith gets back and leaves him again, hurt and humiliated just like back in Eden?

Basically Adam's abandonment issues making him doubt what Lucifer’s saying.

Ahhh good ol' abandonment issues gotta love them for our favorite asshole lol

"Did you hear me? I said I love you." Lucifer repeated himself, Adam was just kind of looking at him with this slightly glazed, deer in the headlights look.

"No I heard you."

"And?"

Adam looked down, Lucifer didn't mean it did he? He glanced down at the king's left hand where the gold band that he wore for his WIFE still was. "I want to believe you, but I don't know if I can."

They had been together for a while now and Adam for the most part had been feeling emotionally invested for the last few months.

They haven't had sex yet. Not because Adam didn't want to, because he really wanted to.

But there was always that doubt in the back of his mind that what they had wasn't real, that he was just a placeholder, a bed warmer until Lilith decided to rear her bitchy head.

Lucifer would surely leave him for her if she were her, leaving him behind again like he did in the garden.

And if Adam gave in? Sleeping with the devil who claimed to love him only to find out he just wanted to complete the set of fucking the original humans? Adam would never emotionally recover. It took him nearly ten thousand years to sort of heal from the first time.

"What do you mean? I wouldn't say it if I didn't mean it."

Adam glared. "Yeah, and how do I know it's just some manipulation tactic to fuck me!?"

Lucifers eyebrows shot up. Where the hell did that come from? "Taking you out on dates, helping you work through your issues and down right pampering you is a pretty long game to play just for a quick fuck. I do those things because I love you dumbass."

"Then why do you still wear that!?" Adam pointed at the offending ring. "You still love her."

Lucifer looked down at his hand. Huh, he kind of forgot it was there. He removed the ring and tossed it over his shoulder. Fresh start, he could always get a new one when he marries Adam. "Happy?"

Adam blinked, he felt a little foolish now. "Yeah actually."

"Oh Adam." Lucifer started, he pulled the sinner in for a hug. "You're the only duck in my pond."

Adam smiled and held him back.

Maybe it was okay to love.

[michixoxo]

"𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚?"

what was vincent and rody's childhood like? (tw. unhealthy relationships)

Rody

his parents never had much, but they were happy, mostly.

they lived in a small townhouse in a nowhere part of France with nothing worth while.

his mother really loved his father. he doesn't remember a moment in his childhood where she wasn't doing something to please him. anything to please him.

from the small things, to giving him the first plate of fresh food, even against herself and rody. to begging on her knees for him not to leave, threatening to kill herself if he ever tried.

his father was as much an enabler in her desires as he was victim. taking advantage of just how much she dared to do for him, pushing her limits to the fence.

he wasn't as manipulative as it looked, he was closer to a normal man in a twisted situation than pure evil.

their actions definitely had an effect on rody. he'd say positive, but that's little more than a subconscious lie.

he sided with his mother mostly, that was just how you're supposed to love? if you weren't giving your all, then what were you giving at all? that's just how love is supposed to be.

but, he had a hard time making friends despite this. his "love" was as suffocating as it was self-destructive, giving his all took a lot, unfortunately.

his "friends" would easily get creeped out, unnerved by his unintentional love bombing.

he'd scoff, kicking rocks. what's up with them? it's like they don't even know what love is. dumbasses...

Vincent

he had neglectful parents and that's 99% of his problems.

his mother and father were already divorced so its not like they really wanted much to do with the product of their bad decisions anyway.

but alas, he was already there. and there was nothing more they could do about it than ignore him.

an introverted kid, he couldn't care less. a blossoming rebellious teenager, and no one to rebel against, he had free reign to do anything he liked. he picks up some bad habits.

however, his parents weren't necessarily bad. they paid for his university and made some effort to be closer to him once the bistro started.

he framed a photo of them near the beginning of the bistro, almost hopeful for a new start. they stopped calling, though, done with their charade, and it leaves vincent bitter till this day. rather than throw it out, he leaves the picture dusty, symbol of his resentment.

his parent's behavior stunted his social development. he had many instances where his peers were deathly afraid of him or would subtly bully him just to get a rise out of him, to no avail.

he only really made casual friends in culinary school. they were intelligent, from prestigious families, and not so emotionally involved where it would have to make vincent reciprocate. surface level and safe.

he lost his sense of taste back when he was a kid, barely old enough to remember it.

he was left alone in his father's mansion, wandering aimlessly. and... well... he tries to block it out at times, remembering the aching of his head as he slowly bled out. the head trauma was precise, so precise that it only took out his sense of taste.

his parents said he was lucky to still have his intellect, to still have his life. he thought he was lucky too. how naive.

[darrowsrising]

Can we talk about how smart Darrow is

I'm tired of people thinking that he's really stupid or a himbo when he's so emotionally intelligent and a great strategist, yeah, he's not a genius like Adrius or Virginia or a faux intellectual like Roque but he doesn't need to, his survival depends mostly on his street smarts

he can be oblivious and make silly mistakes but people sometimes take him too seriously when he plays dumb when he needs it to excuse his awkward behavior and intentions.He manipulated Adrius at the institute, manipulated the sovereign and Nero, Virginia had to take a step back to reevaluate how she sees him twice in RR and GS and she agreed with him in Iron gold 😭 this woman wouldn't marry a dumbass

THIS WOMAN WOULDN'T MARRY A DUMBASS.

Unless she was going to kill the dumbass and send his head in a box back to his family 🤭🤭🤭.

Darrow is extremely smart and one of the best strategists. The reason Atalantia even got as far as tricking Darrow is because of Atlas and his decades of experience at war in the Kuiper Belt.

People are severely biased about intelligence in the Red Rising characters. Darrow is somehow dumb and stupid for trusting certain characters, but when he tells others not to trust their ENEMIES, he's either buying his own myth or he is throwing a tantrum. This is what you get when you take things at face value and refuse to use braincells.

Benefit of the doubt expired decades ago in this infernal war. The fact that we have to deal with these idiocies and have Darrow suffer the consequences - not only of his actions, which I would understand - but everyone else's too, is frustrating af.

People were genuinely surprised that Darrow figured out Atlas was behind the massacres in the Rim. I mean...are you for real? Have we read the same book?

Of course he is the only one to figure it out. Of course he knows politics, of course he keeps Virginia's addresses to the Republic on his dataPad, of course he studied her works since she began publishing. Of course hw can keep up with Articifers and Engeneers, Pilots and mathematicians. Of course he actually enjoyed reading absorbing the forbidden works. Of course he is emotionally intelligent and extremely self-aware. Of course he has changed over the years via self-questioning and gathering more info.

I am putting a keep reading here, to compact it a little.

I don't understand how we are debating this. He is stubborn about seeing the good in people - so when he tells you someone is beyond trusting, he is not the dumb one when you don't listen - and equally stubborn about his purpose - which is understandable. Neither of those make him stupid, but yes, they can be flaws - they are in certain situation just like they are qualities in others .

Speaking of understandable, how is it understandable when other characters do dumb, idiotic and/or vile shit in general or against Darrow, but when Darrow is having problems, he is called all kinds of names?

You see, people don't abandon people they love, they abandon people they are done using. And I am tired of the arguments that everyone's motives in hurting Darrow are right 'from their perspective'. Everyone is a hero in their own story, the difference is, Darrow is perfectly aware from the start that he he is not one - he is hyper conscious of his deeds and it kills him to have to do what it takes.

He never called himself a hero of his people. Somehow people can graps the fact that Darrow can do ruthless things to achieve a goal that is morally correct, but they cannot grasp that a character can justify their choices as morally correct based on their circumstances, but that doesn't make it correct.

Darrow knows what he is doing is not heroic or exactly in tune with his own moral compass, he does it anyway when he has to. His circumstances leave him leeway to do it, because things are THAT dark. However, not every character is that self-aware. They can justify themselves and people can gobble it up, but it still doesn't make it right.

And while it can be for far less heinous crimes like certain behaviours or treatment of people around them, just because a character acts a way that makes sense for who they are and they can justify it, it's not automatically good.

Just because it's not that bad of a thing from a character's perspective, doesn't mean it's not objectively bad. Regardless on the amount of info they operate with. Somehow Darrow can be blamed for acting upon little info, but no one else, just Darrow.

Yes, Darrow is very unaware of things happening around him - like relationships, but he got better at it with age. He also finds it surprising to find out people are in love with him - he has a one-track mind called Mustang's Bitch. That doesn't make him a himbo in the least.

More than that, he does make mistakes in his decisions as ArchImperator or leader in general. He is too instransigent/harsh about his goals and wants to take it upon himself as to not drag his loved ones with him. And it's tragic and lonesome and a hell of a flaw. Hopefully he got better at dealing with it. But all that makes him human. Not dumb.

I get that everyone seems smarter between Cassius and Diomedes - sorry, but...LB established these two are extremely dumb - but I still consider debating Darrow's intelligence is absurd af even then.

So yeah, love talking to you 💖🐺💖🐺💖🐺

Edit: I wanted to add that Darrow does not take himself too seriously while still being naturally dramatic and that is also very intelligent of him.

[noahtally-famous]

td 2023 s2 ep1 spoilers below the cut

(okay so I have not finished s1 but I know the general gist of what happens through mutuals posts and just the td tag lmaoo. maybe later I will actually sit down and watch the whole thing, but that time is not now.)

moving onto my thoughts of s2...

AHHHHHHHH idk how else to explain it but I absolutely LOVED the episode, and honestly I have a feeling I'll love this season, simply bc everyone is so great!!

heck even ripper and chase were tolerable, like, there weren't any fart jokes or anything, it was great!

MKULIA SWEEP???? HELL FREAKING YEAH idc if it's a friendship/alliance, I'm living in my world where they're toxic yuri

Caleb getting some much-needed character development??? I'm SO here for it, and the stuff mentioned during the episode def fits the kinda vibe I have going for him, so that's even better!! (potential caleb & emma friendship??? they can bond over kittens and of caleb being emotionally mature)

also his reactions to the team choosing was gold, I can't wait to see what A-Game he's gonna bring. I'm hoping he doesn't become a version of justin--I just want him to want to be a useful teammate and person for his team/friends/competitors and want to win as well. no overly crazy 'tda justin' villanry pls?? (I mean, I won't be averse to it if it does end up happening, but it'd be cool if things changed up this time around)

CHEMMA BROKE UP THANK FRICKING GOD, our prayers have been answered!! please please PLEASE have them stay broken up

raj & wayne on the same team again!! I was not expecting that tbh, but I'm curious to see where this goes

rajbow is so adorable, like bowie not even letting chris finish before he immediately picks raj first for his team is so 🥹

ngl chase is still a dumbass but now that chemma is out of the way, I mean it affectionately, I can't bring myself to hate any of the characters and that trend isn't going to stop here. that moment when he ran at granny hatchet and bowie was like "I don't believe it, I think he's gonna make it" like that scene was insane

damien is amazing as always, no words need to be said. manifesting a final two involving him

NICHELLE. FUCKING NICHELLE. GOD I CANNOT ARTICULATE HOW MUCH I ADORE HER HERE!! saving the best for last goddammit, I love her so so so so much, omfg the way she slayed the challenge, pls I'm so hyped for her character development this season, I can't wait for the other contestants to eat their words abt her

axel trying to 'be nice' ("i'm a work in progress" yes you are but you're doing amazing) but acting like an ass to ripper is something I live for. "I'm not following you, we're running in the same direction!" LMAOOOO

the fact that priya doesn't hold any resentment toward her parents still irks me, but I still love her character and I'm excited to see what's in store for her

GRANNY HATCHET SLAYED, 'NUFF SAID

I'm still hoping for some axelle content, but I'm more than happy with the mkulia servings we got

I'm lowkey interested in scary girl's change of character. I feel like this wont be the last we see of her--will she be like an amy and swim back to the island to enact revenge? or will she be like ezekiel and live on the island in secret? or will she be a secret third thing? I sure as heck don't know but I can't wait to find out!! her parting words def seem ominous enough to imply something

speaking of, scary girl's change of character and when she talked abt how she became "normal" everyone's reactions were sending me lmaooo

bowie going "you're never right" to chase but is the one to choose chase on his team, like yes dude frrr that frenemy whiplash was wack lmaoo I love it

same with bowie choosing julia, like yes we love to see two manipulative competitive strategists banding together

on a different note, I wonder what will come of bowie and emma's friendship from s1 and how that broke apart. maybe they could rekindle it in s2? hmmm

zee and their suitcase of sodas 😭

"she's an animal" OKAY MK TONE IT DOWN (pls don't, actually pls continue doing it) YOU'RE NOT HELPING MY MKULIA CASE HERE

millie being priya's first pick >>>

"what strategy? you just stop and run, it's not rocket surgery" 😭 I used to dislike ripper, but if he continues on like this, that opinion will def change. it's only been the first episode and I already don't dislike him anymore so-

MORE MKULIA P L E A S E IM HOPING

chris is still 'tdi chris' aka the b e s t chris imo, and I'm here for it!! also chef and chris's dynamic is still spot-on

in conclusion, im so very excited for what this season will bring!! in case you didn't realize, I LOVED the first episode!

[archive-of-the-incident]

Tbf, it seems very likely that Cagney and other (very young, some are 13!!!) friends of Mind-Den were/are being groomed. That being said I don’t really know the extent of what they have done.

✝️:We been knew this. U the only one who didn't. And stop using their age as an excuse. Cagney is a very real abuser and they abused my boyfriend emotionally and manipulated him for years, please stop with the age coddling.

💀 Don't do this again on my page. I'm not having it. Cagney's crew are also online stalkers and online harassers, and one of them (Chip) spammed our comments trying to link us to their self harm and online harassed us for weeks on end and doxxed themselves out of spite, Frangus also online harassed me and specifically targeted me and victim blamed me for my sexual abuse and tried to say that Im disgusting and that I liked it, and that I promote it and that IM a sexual abuser, and the others did too. Fuck outta here. I was actually gonna be nice today but now that's fucking over. And that's a rare moment for me to want to be nice.

I didn't want to be reminded of my PTSD for the sake of you trying to coddle minor's horrifying actions and harassment and bullying and them being abusers too just cuz they're little ankle biter demons. I didn't consent to you using what happened to me as a shield for your agenda, that you and others subscribe to on the internet for no fucking reason. This is a horrible phenomenon, and I didn't give you permission to use me and my headmates and my boyfriends who were real victims of this as your cover up to further your shit. Brandon is 14 and we are bodily 16.

You said it yourself: You don't know the extent of what they've done, so you should have fucking stopped there. You acknowledged that u have NO business commenting on this. And I won't be tolerating you or any other mf who wanna come up in here after this response to you screaming and crying shitting their pants that I'm "rude" or that you asked a simple question and that basically I'm a bully.

No, you know what you fucking did, and it was inappropriate. Do this again and Im blocking you and anyone else who tries to excuse Cagney and her crew and Avalon's abuse with their age. But your dumbass comments, including this one and whatever else you and others say WILL stay up. Try me.

Shapeshifter, @chamomilecougar also had Avalon's friends invalidate what happened to them.

How fucking dare you, and how dare you bring up something that is extreme PTSD for me and my system and my bf up to me just because you wanna baby mfs on the internet due to their **age** even though they are real abusers. Being groomed doesn't mean you turn into an abuser too. Goddamn.

-Jared Cox, so called "Daddy's Slut" and that he liked that his daddy raped him and he LOVES incest...

😐

[leovoid]

Thoughts on Richard vs johan? I've seen your dumbass sister try to express that there were two killers on that roof that night and twist the reality that what Johan said about Richard wasn't wrong but his act in using it to manipulate Richard into suicide was the wrong part. But besides that Johan's accusations were not in the wrong. Richard is not a killer like Johan, Richard is not evil like Johan. Richard killed a serial rapist and murderer to protect more victims from being formed. Your sister as a woman should sympathize with that but women don't make sense half the time so it doesn't surprise me that she has tried to make it a point to argue that Richard wasn't just a victim in that foul play but also a criminal in his own right. It does not make sense. So lets hear from your side I want to hear it. I've debated with your sister for months on and off and she wont' bend.

First off, I find it funny that when people have such bold claims they wish to argue they tend to do it anonymously to strike insults towards others, if you have an opinion, have the balls to show who you are, otherwise, all I am seeing is a scared little boy/girl behind a screen unwilling to express their beliefs with their identity on the line As much as I don't appreciate your completely obtuse methods to debate or strike discussions, asking me a question by insulting my sister, and continuing to dig yourself deeper by having such a sexist approach to trigger an answer or argument out of me, I will still answer your questions in hope that you can grow a little however... There was two killers on the roof that night, both Richard and Johan. Your justification for Richard is that he killed a criminal who raped and murdered multiple women, and as such what Richard did was a service to the public by executing a plague to society. But a mindset like this will only further breed hatred, and that is a flaw and this is the BIGGEST THEMATIC EXPLORATION THAT MONSTER UTILIZES NARRATIVELY. You do not need to become a monster to destroy a monster, at times an act of kindness can battle against the hearts of monsters, as such is presented at the end of Monster. The argument here isn't whether or not what Richard did was right morally but whether he was right or not in the eyes of the law, Richard was wrong because the law protects minors from being convicted of a crime before being proven guilty, as such they are innocent until proven guilty. While at the end of the day, the acts the criminal performed were irrefutable, but the reasons for his actions remains to be understood and that could've helped rehabilitate him to change for the better. That "rapist" was just as much a victim as everyone else of Kinderheim, Monster constantly substantiates that all the survivors of Kinderheim and Bonapartas experiments, in which if you look further enough, even Johan was a victim. Now I am not trying to say that Richard was completely wrong and saying Richards death was justified, but at the end of the day in the law, Richard was completely wrong for what he has done. You fall under the philosophy of Utilitarianism, where as long as one is killed to save the many, then it is the morally correct choice. If you want a further explanation in regards to that, I made a video which you can view here (Fate Zero: Philosophy of Emiya Kiritsugu) But even that philosophy is fundamentally flawed. I just wish to end this "debate" with the notion that I am not trying to justify any sort of murder or rape or anything, I am not making attempts at invalidating rape victims and preaching for those victims to strive to understand their rapist or anything, that is impossible. Rationalizing an action emotionally vs. rationalizing an action objectively is what I strive to do here. To understand the human mind, I will never look at things subjectively and I will never allow my own personal sense of morals and ethics to influence me in that endeavor. In order to understand the hearts sunken into the abyss, we must be willing to free ourselves of our own moralities and sink into it ourselves, whether you are satisfied with the answer you may find is up to you. Your unwillingness to understand the hearts of Monsters is what will further breed more Monsters, and you definitely did not take anything away from what Naoki Urasawa was attempting to portray with the story, you should watch it again under a new perspective.

[hidesinhisarchived]

so, let's talk about elijah cohen for a minute. i'm going to put it under a cut because it involves a parent being mentally and emotionally abusive and manipulative. please don't read if this sort of thing is triggering to you.

elijah cohen is, first and foremost, a bitter man. he had once dreamed of entering the army and becoming a distinguished career officer, but those dreams were destroyed when a freak accident permanently messed up his leg and left him with a limp. after this, he became absolutely obsessed with order and outward appearances. he ran a tight ship in his home. everything was neatly budgeted out and each child was carefully planned. he had a certain image in mind for each of them and both ricky and cindy fell into those roles easily, each perfect in his eyes. mark, however, was much like his grandparents ( elijah's parents ): gentle, empathetic, emotional, creative. mark saw the world in a way that elijah didn't understand and, as such, elijah tried to force mark to comply to his vision by constantly critiquing every little thing he did to the point where mark was a nervous wreck around elijah.

when none of that worked, elijah just gave up on him. refused to support him. told him to stop being a dumbass and focus on a "real" career. it all came to a head when mark dropped out of brown university at 20 years old. elijah essentially disowned and fully gave his son up for lost. in eljiah's eyes, mark was the ultimate failure. he doesn't know where he "went wrong" with him.

despite this gif set being about a daughter talking about her father, this could very well be mark talking about elijah. during their last confrontation, elijah very much said something along the lines, "i fed, clothed, and put up with you for eighteen years. i paid for you to go to college. i paid for everything so that you wouldn't have to work and so you could focus on your schooling. this is how you repay me? you're not my son. you're a failure and a disappointment."

mark does not talk about his father because of the sheer amount of pain that it causes him. he worked so hard his entire life to do something to get his father's approval and failed at every turn. he's also incredibly angry because of the amount of physical and verbal abuse elijah put him through. he knows that he should hate his father, but he can't quite bring himself to do so.

elijah was also incredibly homophobic and is the root cause for mark suffering from compulsive heterosexuality and denying his true self for years, but that's another topic to delve into for another day.

[shroomi1e]

realistic reasons why genshin men are undateable‼️

ft: aether, albedo, razor, diluc, itto, gorou, childe, zhongli, kaeya, xiao (pt 2)

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aether

my man is too busy looking for his sister 💀

as nice as he his, he probs doesn't have room in his heart for a relationship

he travels so much, you'd probably get tired if you don't die in teyvat first

if we're talking ab abyss aether however...

he'd be way too obsessed and focused on overthrowing celestia and the gods

and even if he does have room in his heart for you, don't expect to be the first priority

albedo

let's be honest, he doesn't have time for a relationship

he'd probably get bored once he's done learning everything there is to know ab you

a workaholic, working 24/7

also unless you're a science nerd like him, don't be surprised if he just decided to drop you bc you can't catch up with his science ramblings

id imagine he'd use you for weird experiments like in his story quest

razor

a furry

can't communicate

would probably start barking at you idk

would 100% try to lick you

very overprotective bc of his past

would try to give you dead rabbits and squirrels as gifts/signs of affection like how cats or dogs do

diluc

emotionally unavailable but he's hot so it's fine

if you're more emotional/sensitive then he's gonna make you cry at one point or another bc of how cold he is

has his walls built so high, it's gonna take persistence to take them down

too busy running a whole wine industry + protecting monstadt at night

would be SUPER overprotective, borderline suffocating. he's gonna try to hold on to you until it hurts

he doesn't mean it ofc, he's just scared of losing you (fatherless behavior smh)

he needs to get a lot of his shit together before he can start a proper relationship *cough cough* KAEYA *cough cough*

itto

he's a complete dumbass, just like any other typical himbo

is the type to plan out a whole party and buy a bunch of gifts only to get your birthday date wrong

it's endearing but it might get annoying at one point

definitely gets into a lot of trouble with city authorities, you'd always have to clean up his mess or bail him out

again, he never has bad intentions, but it's gonna get annoying at some point

gorou

another furry

better get used to him talking ab how amazing kokomi is

also gives off overprotective vibes

doesn't have much time or room for you, at least not until the resistance is over

childe

too busy killing people 😘

depending on who you are, dating a fatui harbinger might cause some problems

unless you're cool w trying to drown a whole nation and commiting genocide idk

even though he comes off as friendly, he probably has also built walls like diluc, they're just not as obvious

somewhere deep down he's scared he might end up harming you or losing you, since he's well aware of his position and what he does

(bro did you see that line in his story quest where he says smth like "if i were to quit being a harbinger I'd love to travel the world w you😭)

ok that's enough childe for today, and yes i will be writing a fanfic later

zhongli

this peepaw is hella old fashioned

being the god of contracts, he's gonna expect 100% loyalty, and might get a wee bit possessive, even if it's not obvious

he's just incredibly good at hiding it

being immortal, he might not even try to date you in the first place bc he knows you can't have a "normal" relationship

he'd rather not have you at all than to watch you grow old while he stays the same, eventually having to sit by your deathbed

oh geez that got dark quickly didn't it

but if he does have you, he's not letting you go, even if you don't want him anymore

will probably try to keep you forever bc of the "contract" y'all made😨

someone write a yandere zhongli fic and send me the link pls 😘😘

kaeya

we've all seen him weasel his way out of doing his work

would try to manipulate you with his smooth talk

although his heart is set in the right direction, much like diluc, he needs to get his shit together before he can carry a healthy relationship

also would probably come home drunk a lot

having a "flirty personality" can often be mistaken for flirting with others

so unless you're a holy nun or smth you're gonna argue ab it with him at some point

xiao

bold of you to assume he's gonna even pay attention to you

as we all know, he comes off as cold and standoffish, even if he might not mean it

he's just carrying way too much on his shoulders to also have a relationship as well

his karmic debt as well as the duty of the sole protector of liyue is going to put a burden on him, and he wouldn't want others to share that burden with him

despite how he feels about you, he's only ever going to see himself as a protector, never your partner

because his sole priority is to keep you safe, and keeping you safe means not getting too close to you

might even go out of his way to be mean to you just to make sure you won't get close to him☹️

but even so, he'll be there when you call, since he is your protector after all

a/n: damn the amount of ff inspo i got just from writing a stupid hc...

[bolly--quinn]

off season is for AUs so here's a bit more about that Rick and Beth au that I never shut up about ok so:

• Rick's crybaby backstory plays out roughly the same except only Diane dies before she goes and gets Beth from inside the house (sorry gorgeous, gotta use you for plot development once again 😔)

• Rick does roughly all the same shit he did before except as a single dad

• Rick Meets BP, Squanchy, Geardude (by extension Gearhead but like 😒) and joins the freedom fight against the galactic federation

• Doesn't really know how to be a single dad, emotionally reserved (except for when drunk) and kinda scared of raising Beth like this so he sends her away to an alien boarding school when she's like 9/10

• Beth gets kicked out of that alien boarding school when she's 14 for fighting (technically she killed a kid but I digress) gets sent back home to live with her dad and the freedom fighters

• Rick is like ???!?!?!? but BP says it's fine and it's probably better if they homeschool her anyway (plus he knows how much they missed each other but they won't say it because they are both stubborn and emotionally closed off and Beth isn't a little girl anymore so Rick doesn't really openly show her as much affection as before despite them both desperately needing it)

• It's been like 4/5 years since they have seen each other and Rick has cool, chill rockstar energy and Beth is a tougg mean girl and their reunion is awkward.

• Rick trains Beth to fight like the freedom fighters but never actually let's her go to any meetings or to a battle. He keeps her confined in her room with an AI watching her and sometimes the freedom fighters are gone for months (sometimes in battle, sometimes just drinking and hanging around exploring the galaxy) but Beth is forced to stay at the base and grows resentful and determined to prove herself to her father

• Beth is finally allowed to be a part of the freedom fighters around 17/18 ??? She's obsessed with it and her bloodlust is greater than anyone else's (Squanchy thinks it's really cool, BP worries about Rick's parenting, Rick thinks it's a little weird but fine)

• Beth insists on calling them the "defiance", Rick thinks naming things is dumb and refuses to ever call them that. They co-lead meeting sometimes (and by co-lead I mean Beth comes up with all the plans while Rick is drunk)

• Beth cares so much about fighting the federation because she thinks that it's important and their "higher calling" and kinda hates how Rick doesn't seem to take it as seriously, gets drunk, parties, seems aloof about it

• Beth and Rick's relationship is complicated because she still kinda suffers from abandonment issues from him leaving her in a boarding school and then for months/years at a time during her adolescence but she also fiercely respects and admires him to a degree while also being sick of him and his drinking and fake "uncaring attitude" but they do love each other and would defend each other no matter what, despite the fact that they also fight all the time and manipulate one another

• Oh!! And Beth is super aware of Rick's crush on BP and is just like "Tell him how you feel dumbass!! 😡" but Rick is like "Shut up, you're acting real silly rn hush" and then covers her mouth while BP talks about his new soul bond that seems to be getting serious and Rick just nods and then gets drunk and cries in his room (Rick DOES NOT confess his true feelings to BP after Blood Ridge because he has Beth to think about, despite sending her away to boarding school, so he doesn't ask BP to run away with him and just drinks his feelings down at a bar when they are all celebrating the victory)

[leportraitducadavre]

Man, I wish Kishimoto didn't just drop the Hyuuga plot like he did after the Chunin exams. The way he ended it with Hiashi apologizing to Neji and then Neji just being friendly with Hinata/happier with his clan is so... empty to me.

I've seen posts pointing out the absurdity of Hizashi's death being painted as "for himself/freedom" and was his choice when the dude was most definitely going to die for the Main family anyway. Like, he just decided that his death for them wasn't going to be the hard way. He just accepted it.

Someone said Hiashi was emotionally manipulating Neji with his apology and I agree.

And then, as you and so many others pointed out, there's still slavery, curse marks and no equality within the Hyuuga clan. Neji just gets faux equality and that's it. That's the "beautiful change" of the Hyuuga clan. Neji isn't treated like a dog, trains with his uncle, doesn't wanna merk Hinata anymore, and then leaps to his death for her, a Main house member. Wow.

In my opinion, that apology, the dumbass fight with Naruto and training with Hiashi shouldn't have been enough to change Neji's outlook. Kind of sounds like the easy way out to simply make him another Konoha dog. He's just content with his shitty life afterwards and I hate it.

Neji is certainly smart enough to look at the context of his dad's death and go "....but he still died for Hiashi. A Main family member like his fate intended." And it's not that I wanted Neji to forever be pissed off with his life, I just wanted better for him and the other Branch members. But instead, he has the same life but just a wee bit better and he looks at it happily. WHY.

And as much as I hate Hinata's privileged, selfish ass, Neji didn't need to continue channeling all his rage towards the Main family onto her. Not for Hinata's benefit but because I'm not biased and know that she literally couldn't do anything at their young age about the slavery.

...but then again as they got older (i.e. teenagers), Hinata got worse (way more selfish acting and even more Naruto obsessed). So maybe Neji hating her again would've been alright cause I sure would've. He's still a fucking slave like so many others and she's not advocating for any change, she's just obsessing over a guy who barely remembers she exists and then has the nerve to call Neji "nii-san".

It was necessary for him to end it in such a vague way because it would be like opening a can of worms, there would have been no justice until the dismantling of the Hyuga clan -which will lead to the dismantling of the shinobi system, and that can’t be done if the objective is making NAruto thrive and get the recognition he sought for.

I've seen posts pointing out the absurdity of Hizashi's death being painted as "for himself/freedom" and was his choice when the dude was most definitely going to die for the Main family anyway. Like, he just decided that his death for them wasn't going to be the hard way. He just accepted it.

Yes, I mentioned something similar here

Someone said Hiashi was emotionally manipulating Neji with his apology and I agree.

I’m not sure if it was another person, but I’ve said that before. So I agree as well.

And as much as I hate Hinata's privileged, selfish ass, Neji didn't need to continue channeling all his rage towards the Main family onto her. Not for Hinata's benefit but because I'm not biased and know that she literally couldn't do anything at their young age about the slavery.

But why are we asking Neji, a thirteen-year-old boy, a slave, to be logical and don't hate Hinata when she's someone who benefits from his enslavement and position as a Main Family member? Why are we being so harsh on him for lashing out to her and not on her when she acknowledges the reason for his anger only to brush it off (almost mockingly, as well). We excuse Hinata's inaction because she was "too young", but isn't he also too young as to understand to whom he should be directing his anger?

Furthermore, Neji told her to forfeit multiple times and she refused each time -his monologue about her weakness wasn't untruthful and it isn't something he hadn't heard before (the Hyuga clan's dogma literally educated him to believe that something as destiny exists, since because Hizashi was born after Hiashi, he was bound to obey him or get punished for his disobedience, as was his son). So how come is cruel of Neji to say those things when he believes them to be true because it's what happened to his father and to him? He can't force his own destiny because he'll never be allowed to disobey Hiashi -or Hinata.

He lashes out towards her because she's the only one there and who is in the same context as him. He wouldn't be able to touch Hiashi even if he wanted to (which he does, he also hates Hiashi), because not only Hiashi is the current leader, but he's also an experienced Jönin. And let's not forget that he was marked on her birthday -meaning, he's her slave.

So maybe Neji hating her again would've been alright cause I sure would've. He's still a fucking slave like so many others and she's not advocating for any change, she's just obsessing over a guy who barely remembers she exists and then has the nerve to call Neji "nii-san".

But again, why would she advocate for a change when she's not interested in such a thing happening? Nothing interests her outside her love for Naruto and her need to get acknowledged by him. Furthermore, she gets to have bodyguards; and she doesn't seem uncomfortable with the thought of them being punished if she gets hurt (to the point where she jumps in to fight non-other than Pein -who obliterated Konoha on his own).

[tempobaekh]

Rating Penthouse: War In Life characters

I asked my followers on Instagram to give me Penthouse characters to rate and my thoughts about them so I thought to post it here as well. Now this is my personal opinion about how I feel about the characters and how much I will rate them

⚠️⚠️THIS CONTAINS A FEW SPOILERS⚠️⚠️

My Instagram: Tempobaek

Logan Lee

10/10

Lemme just say I love him SO MUCH

LOGAN LEE BEST BOY

I absolutely loved his character and the fact that he was one of the few people who wants justice and is honest made me love him even more

Him playing Go Hu Dong was amazing as well and I didn't recognize him at all at first like he played it so well with the accent, costume and wig and everything

His accent and language switch in between English and the Busan accent Korean was so fucking sexy🥵

✨Mr. Joo✨

My man was also smart with his revenge

He was also serving amazing LOOKS every episode in the two seasons and I loved every single one of them

And I'm going to be honest here, after watching the preview for S2 ep13 his laugh was creepy in one of the clips and after reading a few theories I lowkey thought that he would be the next villian

I regret suspecting him now

But instead of that they gave us a bigger plot twist and blew up our man with a bomb😩

He literally went ✨LiGhT iT Up LiKe DyNaMiTe✨ (I'm so sorry)

I would've rather have him be a villian than die in the bomb

I MISS HIM ALREADY AND LOVE HIM SO MUCH😭

DID I MENTION THAT I LOVE HIM

Joo Seok Kyung

7/10

Another one that annoyed me angered me so much🙄

Like she was ruthless and had no mercy when it came to bullying and putting people down that she thought were a rival or putting people down in general

She didn't change even when Rona died

She also went as far as to like cheat her way to win the Cheong Ah Art High School trophy and blackmailed Cheon Seojin to win the trophy

But there were times where she would show emotions and those would be often her break down and weak moments

And those moments would really show how she is broken inside and puts up a careless and brave image, she is someone who needs healing even though healing takes time

I also saw someone saying like 'oh Seok Kyung hates her mom so much'

Yeah she hated her mom but she didn't hate her to death like she didn't wish death upon her

Seok Kyung was heart broken when she heard Suryeon's death and that showed that she still loved her mom even though Suryeon didn't give birth to them

I was heart broken when I saw that she cut her hair because here was no one there to tie it for her bc Suryeon loved Seok Kyungs long hair and that's why she didn't cut it but after he mothers death no one was there to tie her hair for her

I started seeing her in a different light after a while bc again it showed that he character was very broken emotionally and needed healing

I'm interested about seeing more of her character development after the last ep where she defended Rona

Also my girl is so hot, another one that was serving amazing looks

Joo Seok Hoon

8/10

He was lowkey annoying at first ngl

Like my man was just🧍🏻‍♂️

It annoyed me so much how he defended his sister so much, fell for her tricks, covered up for her and did anything she said EVEN though its wrong

But after some time I understood that he cared for and that she was the only family left to him

I mean Seok Hoon hate Joo Dan Tae so he doesn't counts and Suryeon was dead at the moment

I will still not forgive him for bullying Seol A even though he regrets it

It also annoyed me how he didn't stood up for Rona at all in the first season even though he liked her

By he got so much better in S2, he was even part in the revenge plan

He is literally the human CCTV camera in Hera Palace like he knows more than even the viewers know

The way he was protective of Rona when he found out she was alive was so aDORABLE

And my man was amazing in the last episodes

I love him

Cheon Seo Jin

4/10

THIS WOMAN MAKES MY BLOOD FUCKING BOIL

Like I sometimes just was to 🤜🏻👩🏻

But sometimes I wanna hug her😩

Idk I feel like she became a horrible person bc of greed and that he father and mother placed too high expectations for her

Instead of praising her for her accomplishments her parents wanted her to do more

Maybe that's why she was desperate for love and affection and found that in Joo Dan Tae even though he pretended to like her

But that definitely does not dismiss her horrible actions

But also the harsh past made her the could hearted person, like she left her father to die

She felt more care towards her daughter after she almost lost her because Eunbyeol tried to commit suicide

She was in alot of pain and you could see it in her cries and when she was on the phone with the person

Soyeon's acting was amazing in that scene

She started to care more about her ex husband and daughter when she saw how much Eunbyeol was suffering and she realized that she genuinely liked Ha Yoon Chul hwen she saw how horrible Joo Dan Tae was

I did feel bad for her sometimes but after seeing that she didn't change I really didn't feel any sympathy for her

She needs therapy

Girlie was shocked when the doctor said she is losing her voice like bestie you are screaming every episode

She was also serving amazing looks every episode

Ha Yoon Chul

5/10

The first male character I simped for

Like I am not going to deny it but he is hot🥵

But the first few episodes he was an absolute asshole and greedy

But I never expected him to be Yoonhee's ex boyfriend

I did like him a tiny bit when he saved Yoon Hee from Kyu Jin

His entrance in S2 with the helicopter was damn hot

And I WAS SO SHOCKED WHEN HE SAID MEET MY WIFE OH YOON HE

LIKE YAY MY SHIP IS SAILING

I spoke too soon

His character development and fighting skills were hot as well

He was ADORABLE with Rona and Yoonhee

I seriously thought that Rona was his daughter

BUT THAN AT THE CHEONG AH FESTIVLE OOF SIR I WANTED TO PUNCH HIM

I WAS SO MAD WHEN HE SABOTAGED RONA'S PERFORMANCE

I began hating him after that💀

Like he went 📈📉 with his character development

AND THEN HE CLEANED EUNBYEOL'S MEMORY FROM THAT NIGHT LIKE SIR SKSHSKSHKS SHE DID HAT TO YOUR DAUGHTER

I actually asked my dad what he thought about what Yoon Chul did and this was his reponse:

"If you look at it from a parents perspective they would want to do anything if they saw their child in pain like he did but I would've also scolded her and had a conversation with her about why she did it instead of wiping her memory from that night like he did. "

So that's that

I LOVED IT WHEN YOON HEE CAME WITH THAT BLOW AND TOLD HIM RONA WAS HER DAUGHTER

Jonghoon's acting was chef's kiss in that scene

I was going to rate him a 4 but I gave him that 5 when I saw how he was at court, he admitted to his wrong doings but also still had feelings for Yoon Hee

I wanna see his reaction in s3 to Rona now bc now that he got to know that is his daughter I wonder how he will be

Lee Kyu Jin

1/10

AN ASSHOLE

USELESS

WHY IS HE HERE

Like I have nothing to say about him rather than I hate him and that he useless just like his wife and son

HE IS LITERALLY NOTHING WITHOUT HIS MOM

I'm only giving him that one bc he was funny in the episodes

THATS THE ONLY REASON HE IS THERE JUST FOR COMEDY PURPOSES

Go Sang Ah

0.5/10

ANNOYING 2.0

USELESS 2.0

ALL SHE DOES IS SPEND HER HUSBAND AND MOTHER IN LAW'S MONEY

LIKE SHE AIN'T EVEN WORKS

UNLIKE KANG MARI

The only thing she does is gossip

And spills the tea☕

SHE IS LITERALLY NOTHING WITHPUT HER HUSBAND AND HIS FAMILY

Giving her a 0.5 bc she is kinda funny eh

Lee Minhyuk

0/10

ANNOYING 3.0

USELESS 3.0

ASSHOLE 2.0

Idk if it runs in the family but again he is useless

And a dumbass

He also nothing without his parents

Why is he there tho like you ain't even funny

All he can do is cause trouble

And bullied Jenny

His dumbass slipped and broke his own arm and blamed it on Rona smh🤦🏻‍♀️

Sometimes I just wanna 🤜🏻👦🏻

Also my dude was trying to sound all intimidating by saying

"Oh Jenny's father is a scary man, yOuR dEaD BaE rOnA"

Like dude worry about yourself bitch you are dead first for bullying Jenny

But like I hate the character but LOVE THE ACTOR HE IS SO HOT OMFG

Joo Dan Tae

0/10

ANOTHER ONE THAT PISSES ME OFF SO MUCH AND MAKES MY BLOOD BOIL

SOMETIMES I DONT WANNA 🤜🏻 I WANNA 🔪

LIKE I HATE HIM WITH A FUCKING PASSION

I DONT CARE ABOUT HIS PAST OR ANYTHING HE IS A GREASY, GREEDY, PSYCHO, OBSESSIVE MANIPULATIVE, POSSESSIVE PSYCHO

Like I legit thought he was nice in he first ep and then I saw him kiss Seojin and-

Me: 🤨😧😃🤮 MY EMOTIONS WENT LIKE THAT

LIKE HE IS SO FUCKING POSSESSIVE OVER SURYEON, AEGYO AND SEOJIN LIKE ITS DISGUSTING

I WAS GETTING YANDERE BEHAVIOUR FROM THAT OLD MAN

PURE TRASH

Bae Rona

9/10

I LOVE HER NOW

RONA BEST GIRL

She was also annoying at first and was very ungrateful

But over time she got better, still a tiny bit annoying sometimes but better

When she came back from the US I WAS LIKE GIRL NO YOU FINNA RUIN THE PLAN

I do feel bad for her bc she went through alot with bullying, her mom going to jail not only once but twice, her getting to know that Yoonchul who she started liking sabotaged her performance, and also literally almost dying

My girl has been through a lot

AND WHEN SHE RUNNED TOWARDS THE STAIRS OUTSIDE WHEN EUNBYEOL WAS CHASING HER I WAS LIKE GIRL RUN TO THE HALL YOU RUNNIN OUTSIDE

I am excited to see her reaction to getting to know that Yoon Chul is her dad

Part 2 is also posted!

[wildernessuntothemselves]

OMG, I don't even know what to say anymore. My guess of gyu falsely framing taehyun was right but he killed his dad and brother. I never actually thought he would do that. I wanna go over each character separately for this chapter. Starting with,

Taehyun: GOD he's so frustrating. I thought dealing with gyu was hard but tyun is just something else. The whole wedding scene gave a second hand embarrassment. Because wtf, and when the the dead mom's wedding dress part came I was like,omg can it get any worse?! I was laughing so much through out this whole chapter at Tyun's antics. One moment he's sweet the next makes me want to scratch his beautiful face.

Kai: Honestly out of all the characters he might be my favorite. His character in the last chapter and this is contrasting. Oc might think he's confusing but honestly he's just trying to convince her to go back to gyu. Because for him the moment gyu managed to get his best friend to backstab him he's knows gyu is capable of doing worse. He fears for his brother and anyone in that position would too. I aslo blunt and straight forward he can get.

OC: the worst case scenario of starting a war is not tyun using her against beomgyu its actually her ending up dead. She should just say that to him that if he plans to execute his crazy plan then might as well get ready to lose her forever.

Gyu: He's very smart and sexy too. Love you 💋

Wonyoung: She surely is gyu's sister. Manipulation runs in their blood. But I like her too. Everyone deserves a sister like her(from gyu's pov because I can't say the same from Yeonjun's pov😰) because she's just as crazy as gyu. She's is agreeing to that crazy fucking plan of gyu. Also imagine ger going back to the palace and informing gyu of oc's state how she looks like survived zombie apocalypse,dinosaur extinction,the fucking bigbang.

Yeonjun: my beloved is dead. Considering how many times I've seen him dead in txt mvs it was really nothing out of normal. But that part in eternally mv kept replaying in my mind over and over again.

King: that's what he deserves.

Jaeyun: is he even alive?

Maid: can yall please dress oc up a little nicely ?!

Lords: yall can suck dick

I have more to say omg+

-🌶️

yes!!! you were right I was excited when you guessed that 😂

Taehyun: yeah our emotionally stunted lord is a dumbass and when he tries to make things better he ends up either making them worse or executing them in a ridiculous way 😂 but actually what the oc didn't understand, and so it wasn't explained in the chapter, is that tyun gave her his mother's dress because it was the only beautiful and expensive dress he had in his possession. taehyun doesn't keep anything he considers showy or wasteful so he only kept his mother's wedding dress for sentimental value and he wanted oc to feel beautiful on her wedding day but it just ended up backfiring :'D

Kai: ugghhhhh kai's character gave me such a headache because i was worried that the flip might come about too suddenly so i kept trying to build it up but i messed up by having him be too nice to her initially. in my mind it makes sense because he genuinely is a nice kid but he initially didn't even realize that gyu was insane so he was like yay my brother finally likes someone but when he looked up gyu he was like haha we're in danger and so he flipped. his flip will also make more sense in the next part (or next chapter?) when he reveals something. but anyway i'm so glad you get where he's coming from because he gave me such grief writing him 😭

OC: yeah and that's why he hasn't already launched the war and is only threatening it because he's afraid she'll get hurt in the crossfire so he's hoping she'd just come back. but to gyu if he has to give her up or start a war and risk it then he'll start a war because in the latter at least he has a chance of getting her back

Gyu: baby showing them what he's capable of. take that mr warlord

Wonyoung: from yeonjun pov 😂😂😂😂 and maybe gyu already knows that. it's not farfetched to think he has his own spies at the castle. jaeyun wasn't the only one

Yeonjun: very on brand for him to die lmao

Jaeyun: Yes he is and will make his comeback in the next part/chapter

maid: don't worry wonyoung got that in the bag

[benperorsolo]

People keep forgetting that Rian himself confirmed that Kylo was emotionally sincere with Rey even though he undeniably behaved like a manipulative asshole in the throne room. The two things can coexist. He can be genuinely soft in certain moments AND act like an entitled dumbass when he gets blinded by his ambitions. That was how Anakin behaved with Obi-wan and Padme. Doesn't mean he was faking his sincerity with them the entire time.

Yep. Amazing how complex characters can do complex things. and/or do stupidly wrong things for sincere reasons

[vldrocketeer]

[] anon. Yep. My only friend in that whole god damn school is using me for sex shit. I just... I'm done, I don't want to deal with people anymore, they're all assholes and I just want it to end. I have no other real friends and he was the last one I could actually confide in. Now I'm completely alone and just done. He doesn't understand I guess and I'm sad about it. Woooh feelings. Yesterday, before we started doing stuff, I asked him what his favorite thing about me was (1/2)

[] and before he would go into detail about how he loved my eyes. Yesterday all he said was ‘I like your eyes because they’re cool.’ Sweet, thanks bud. And I even told him, oh, I want the more romantic side of this kinda shit and he just changed the subject. He may be a year older than me, but I have more experiences with dating and sexual activities. He finally got a taste of getting his dick wet last year and now that’s all he wants. I’m just done with life. (2/2)

[] i feel disgusting.

Hun, I am so sorry. I hate that he treated you like that. You deserve way better, and if he can’t see that, he’s a fucking dumbass. 

It’s super hard to let go of someone you’ve been intimate with (both physically and emotionally); that’s understandable. 

But you shouldn’t feel disgusting. If anyone should feel disgusting, it should be him. To manipulate someone for sex is cruel, and he sounds like one of the worst.