#he wants to win so badly

[iirulancorrino]

This feels indescribably bad in a different way from 2016, less panic and just a dull sense of unbelief. For all my election anxiety, in my heart of hearts I really and truly did not think he could win again, and of course now I feel like a fucking idiot. I’m not really sure what we could have done to effectively counter this much of a rightward shift but I think we need to take a hard look at the state of the electorate instead of being in denial about how right-wing this country is.

[w1ngedv01d]

watching near the end of grian's finale episode (wild life smp) and i'm SCREAMING

he survives the fall off the spider's nest and gives an impassioned speech to JOEL about not going out like his team, not on that tower, and says "not like mumbo, not like skizz" directly???

AND THEN

he doesn't die on that tower. he doesn't fall. he DOESN'T.

but he dies against Joel, final 2, from Joel making him fall off the tree

i'm-

i'm okay- i'm in my feelings, tho-

[19871997]

connor mcdavid + winning and losing

[stormyoceans]

LISTEN. realistically speaking i know they're not about to give me phum riding peem. even if they show more than this GMMTV is still too attached to stereotypical top/bottom dynamics (especially for branded pairs) to go there. BUT ALSO I LOVE TO CLOWN AND BE DELUSIONAL SO WHAT IF

[ratatatastic]

"he makes me a kinder human cuz I don’t think I’m a particularly nice person but i work hard at being kind. he does it right? like he's hard competitive and kind. and we should aspire to that."

paul waxes poetic about sasha for the (draws tally) millionth time for two whole minutes and it all sounds like a love confessional

Primetime Panthers | 12.6.24 (x)

[luck-of-the-drawings]

smth smth about 'the thing that the character did that you thought was rly rly funny in the moment is actually linked to a terrible trauma that lies within said character.' or wahtever.

[tired-biscuit]

Kiba drags you out to the bar with him and his friends, insisting you play pool with them. As you line up your shot you feel a broad chest lean along your back, his arms winding around you to adjust the shot better. You can feel the heat radiating from him, his breath hot on your ear- IM FERAL. PLS BISCUIT

i like to imagine that he doesn’t even do it on purpose for once!

he actually wants to help you out since you did him a favour by actually agreeing to go out with his rowdy group of friends and because you’ve teamed up and he wants to win, but instead he riles you up with the closeness and the low, surprisingly patient tone that he’s using with you and that is so unlike him, and it makes you completely mess up the shot.

to be fair, it’s not your fault. you can’t concetrate for the life of you when he’s right behind you, pressing himself against you, holding you steady, making you notice how hot his body temperature is… it’s even worse that he’s talking in a way that makes him sound like he’s trying to get into your pants, even if all he’s doing is being competitive.

so as you both watch the ball bounce off the table — you with your face burning hot with embarrassment, and him with an expression that’s riddled with confusion — he’s just angling his head slightly to the side, putting his hands on his hips prior to turning to face you and asking, “what the fuck are you actin’ so damn jumpy for?”

[ishikawayukis]

courtz: the new overconfident but kinda unsuccessful detective duo

[russian-spider]

so mmmm i get people hate daemon or whatever but don't they see that what oscar tully said about him was actually his way of helping him/getting the riverlords to support him? like I'm not saying he likes daemon but when they talked in private he was clear *they* had a problem bc the riverlords hated daemon and he also had to get them to respect him as their lord or there was no way daemon was getting that army, so he achieved that by insulting daemon in front of them, looking like a strong leader and a man of honor. daemon was pissed at first but I think he understood it needed to be done, not in a "I have no choice but to endure this" way, but in a "oh I see good plan" way bc then he was like "he's right! I'm the wooorst fr and what a great lord paramount he is! now give me that army" and oscar also put the blame on willem and gave daemon a way to redeem himself in the eyes of the riverlords by executing him. he pressured him, yes, and daemon wasn't exactly happy about it, but it worked in his favour. in fact when I saw the trailer for the ep I thought daemon himself was going to blame it all on willem bc it was the smart (but selfish) thing to do. I'm very glad he didn't and that it was oscar's idea. and sure, oscar probably felt pretty good getting away with saying all that to daemon after how he dismissed him before, but he wasn't just "putting him in his place" or "owning him", he was helping him and proving himself as a very a valuable ally.

[swordmaid]

i am wide awake thinking about that post canon jb au again when I should be sleeping …!!! such is the nature of the jbrainrot…

[mc-critical]

1.06 / 2.09 (33)

[tiger-balm]

"we got a lotta old people on this team"

[mixedstyles]

Is it weird I kinda want a year where the driver championship is fought between Max and Valtteri? Like I want Valtteri to be number one driver in a competitive car so badly. Because he SLAYED in Mercedes. But he was the number two driver. I also just think it would be a very interesting dual 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

Also did you know Valtteri, Lewis, and Max have the most podiums shared by the same trio (20)

[skunkes]

the bad: i have been raised without much warmth from my parents in childhood, but also pressured to conform to familial authority, doubt myself always, and value familial connections above all else (<- failed at this, and feel guilt about it.)

but also in experiencing this i have been so isolated from the entire rest of the world and others, that it will be nearly impossible to create my own "family" -> find safety and comfort in anybody else once my family is Gone. despite dis i find it really difficult to break away from the familiar, disobey and disappoint, because, well, why are my wishes more important than anybody else's. why would I cause upset and distress in anybody, and exert so much effort into my doubt filled half decisions, for my meaningless little Wishes. being away would also mean less time with these people who I'll never see again once they're gone. being raised this way is definitely paying off for those who did so.

the good: yaaaay adjacent inspiration for writing talon lore

[foxy-kitsune]

i love this boy eternally with every inch of me and i am so fucking proud of him🧡

[time-is-restored]

btw not to make everything about My Fucking Guy but i honestly think one of the things that seperates q!phil out from the other islanders is the approach he takes to dealing with the lack of agency + control all the islanders have over whatever the fuck the federation's doing.

it shows up most prominently whenever tubbo is excitedly telling him about the 'progress' he's made with cucurucho or various investigations (ie: trapping him into a corner with the 'do you have free will' questions), and phil always shoots it down w an immediate 'that doesn't mean anything. curucuho will say anything to mess with you. you can't take anything he says as true.'

and it's not that phil is... a paticularly pessimistic character? he's just EXTREMELY practical. like, he's yet to give up on anyone EVER finding ANY answers (he was the one who initially gave the federation that one week ultimatum w the cage for a cage stream), he just doesn't trust the idea that curucuho is ever going to voluntarily give them. they're uncontrollable + senseless - you might as well argue with the weather.

and like, if that's how he sees the one (1) and only point of contact the islanders HAD with the federation for months, it explains a lot abt his characters lifestyle! ofc he sits on the wall all day, talking to his kids, and keeping his head down. he believes that the federation wants nothing more than to drag the islanders into sick games + tasks just so they can fuck with their head (ie: curucuho revealing he was the one cellbit gathered all that information for). and while he can't totally PREVENT any of that from ever impacting him, he can make sure his kids are well fed, well protected, and as happy + comfortable as he can manage. this is objectively not a perfect situation, there is a guaranteed amount of suffering + fear that he can't mitigate, but he can at least account for it.

like, he REFUSES to engage. whenever curucho shows up, he treats them with total ambivalence. he's not going to get riled up by anything they do, he's not going to get super attached to the guy, he's just gonna laugh it off and irish goodbye it when things drag on. the ONLY time he's strayed from that general guiding principle has been since he's lost his eggs, and can no longer afford to let the federation's fuckery go: those are his fucking kids.

hence the completely unprecedented levels of outward rage and sadness and terror he shows throughout the birdcage streams - almost all directed directly to cucurucho. it's all a completely fair + proportional response to the horror the islanders are being subjected to, but it feels so different bc until now, q!phil has been so dedicated to not reacting, and not giving the federation any sign that they're actually getting to him.