#he's Gone. and everyone has to live with it

[luckyandtheheartbreakers]

Hate and lies won the election. Trump ran on hate and lies and that's exactly what America wants. The US lives in a cycle where we hate and beat up on a small, easy target within society, blame them for everything, then repeat. It's happened many significant times throughout our history and Trump simply repeated it again, with great success.

He blamed trans people and South American immigrants for all our problems, blamed Biden for supporting them (even though he doesn't), and took his hate and lies to the bank to cash in. Easy.

Americans love to hate, live for it. The Christians hate everyone who isn't exactly like them in every way, the rich elite hate anyone trying to hold them accountable, the white supremacists hate that they can't be as openly racist as they once were and need someone to direct their racism at that both satisfies their bigoted worldview and moves the country closer to a fascist ethnostate.

Soon, these three major groups of Trump supporters will have to turn on each other, as right wing allies always have throughout history.

The biggest problem, of course, is that hate and lies cannot govern effectively, as we have seen with Trump's first administration being extremely unproductive (passing the fewest bills in history with record low approval ratings) and tripling our national debt in the progress while also letting over a million Americans die in a pandemic for financial gain.

As a historian and a student of sociology, it's extremely disheartening to see the people of the US fall for what may be one of the oldest tricks on the books. It will end the same way it has throughout history and many people in the US will be shocked, dismayed, confused and even revolted by what their country becomes, but those are the consequences of handing your country over to fascists because you're scared of immigrants and minorities doing things they have never and will never do.

I hope the hate and the lies are enough for those people to carry themselves through the difficult decades ahead.

Something I heard from a Trump supporter on the 5th really was disheartening. "There's never been a man like Trump leading a country. We're witnessing history in the making."

I have terrible news: there have always been men like Trump and their power has always come from hate and lies; we have seen this exact thing happen before in history. It has never ended well, not even for the people who cheer when they come into power.

Sure, Trump supporters will say he never lies, that he was the greatest president ever, that he only ever did amazing things for this country and that I'm full of shit. I don't blame them for feeling this way, it's how all the people who were tricked by despots before them have behaved. It's how all the supporters of fascism behave. They spurn education for propaganda, they reject reason and embrace dogma, they buy into lies because the truth requires the kind of integrity they're already willing to cast aside.

I cannot stress this enough: what we are seeing take place is not new. It has happened many times before in history and it always ends the same way. Suffering. Death. Lie after lie after lie until the foundational elements of what made that society what it is are all gone and all that is left is a cold, soulless machine that makes the rich richer.

We are seeing the kind of extremism that led to the heartbreaking indignities of the USSR, the irresponsible and self serving governance that led to the fall of the Shogunate, the greed and corruption that led to the dismantling of the Chinese Imperials, the hubris and lies that preceded the fall of Rome. The growing disparity between the rich and poor that collapsed the French Monarchy. The demonization of minorities and ethnic groups that led to the rise of the Third Reich and their Holocaust, soon to be succeeded, no doubt, by the warmongering and fraud that led to the implosion of the Third Reich.

To quote the immortal words of ABBA: "That history book on the shelf is always repeating itself."

[jerrydevine]

9 years old: last time eddie went to confession

10 years old: ramon pulled eddie aside and told him it was time to step up and be the man of the house

12 years old: set off the smoke alarm because he was making eggs for his sisters and ramon yelled at him

14 years old: met shannon for the first time

17 years old: reconnected with shannon and started dating

18 years old: gets married and enlists in the army

19 years old: christopher is born

23 years old: reenlists in the army, almost dies and saves the lives of all but one of his team, honorable discharge, then goes home to his mother berating him and shannon leaving him in the same 48 hours

25 years old: his parents try to take custody of christopher and tell him he cannot take care of his son

26 years old: lives and works through a 7.1 magnitude earthquake

27 years old: shannon dies while he sits beside her and can't do anything to save her, buck gets his leg crushed by a ladder truck and eddie can't do anything to save him, christopher and buck get lost in the tsunami and eddie thinks christopher is dead, buck sues the department and legally goes no-contact with eddie and chris, joins an underground fight club and almost kills a man

28 years old: almost dies in a well collapse trying to save a child, goes through the covid-19 pandemic while not able to quarantine with his son

29 years old: tries to start dating his son's former teacher, chris freaks out and eddie thinks he's gone missing, tries to help a child who is being poisoned by his mother, gets shot in the street in broad daylight and almost dies, works through a city-wide blackout, gets held hostage and threatened with a gun before doing chest compressions to keep the man's heart pumping blood to save the man's child, eddie leaves the 118 for a job he hates because he wants christopher to feel like he is safe

30 years old: has a complete and total mental breakdown when he finds out that every single person he saved from the helicopter crash seven years ago is now dead and terrifies his son, starts going to therapy for PTSD, bobby won't let him back to the 118, his place of work goes up in flames and he has to save his coworkers, goes to visit his parents to celebrate his dad's retirement and when he tries to stand up for himself against his parents his father collapses and he has to save him

31 years old: buck gets struck by lightning and dies for 3 minutes and 17 seconds while eddie desperately tries to save him, his aunt tries to set him up on dates with women without telling him, gets crushed in a van and breaks his ribs

32 years old: gets his ankle sprained by buck, sees a doppelganger of shannon and asks her to spend time with him, wakes up to kim purposefully acting and looking exactly like shannon and cannot get her to leave his house, bursts into tears trying to wrestle with his feelings about shannon and kim's behavior, christopher and marisol walks in on him and kim hugging, chris calls eddie's parents and goes to el paso, lets everyone believe he had sex with kim, his parents completely take over chris' life and do not let him reconnect with his son, the fucking beenado, tries to help a teen who cheerleads reconnect with his dad who hates that his son doesn't align with his ideas of masculinity

also 32 years old: next time eddie went to confession

[4linos]

how they ask to marry you.

stray kids hyung line x gn!reader

synopsis: how stray kids hyung line proposes ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝♡

wc: 1063 (maknae line ver. soon)

bang chan.. right from the start, you two decided to keep your relationship quiet and very private, with only a select few people—your parents, his parents, and of course the members—knowing. He had been able to arrange for your whole family to be flown from your home country to Australia, where you two had been going on "vacation." The night before your last day, he was sure that he had been acting weird to you, mostly because of nervousness, and he wanted everything to go as smoothly as possible. you two were taking a walk along a beach as the sun started to set, and you said, "oh look! someone looks like they're getting proposed to.” when you saw a long crimson carpet with candles and rose petals leading to a large illuminated sign that read, "will you marry me?" you exclaimed out. chan laughed and said, "let’s get closer?" with excitement, you nodded. until you realized he had started to walk ahead of you and you saw the familiar faces of both his and your families. when you got to him, he got down on one knee, held the ring, and began, "there are countless ways I could express my love for you, but I believe that what really counts is that I want to live out the rest of my days demonstrating to you how much you mean to me. I feel like I can handle anything with you by my side, even though I know life can be unpredictable and there are many obstacles in my path. Your love, your support, and your trust are more than I could have ever asked for. Will you marry me? For the remainder of our journey together, will you walk hand in hand with me?" you blurted out, "yes," without hesitation.

lee know.. everyone knew you two were going to be together for a long time from the minute you two became a couple. no one has ever seen minho so enamored of someone as he was with you. since you two started dating, you had taken vacations together, so when he told you he wanted to spend the weekend at a cabin, you didn't suspect anything. However, when he urged you to get your nails done and purchase a formal outfit for a dinner, you began to feel suspicious.

after finishing the meal that minho had cooked for you on the last night of your weekend, you were making your way back up to your cabin from outside. "That was delicious, Min. thank you," you said as you placed your dish in the sink. "You're welcome, love." You paused before kissing him when you heard a pop come from your cabin bedroom. "What the hell was that?" you shrieked in fear "You wait here, and I'll check." Before you could object, he hurried up to the bedroom and said, "Y/n!" He yelled from upstairs, startling you, and you snatched up whatever weapon you could just in case. When you entered, you noticed lit candles, white balloons, and petals spread out in a heart shape. "Oh my God, Minho! You—" "I want to go through every high and every low with you, even though I know life won't always be perfect. No matter what, I want to stay by your side forever. Will you marry me?” lowering himself to one knee and smiling warmly while offering the ring, and saying, "this is it, no turning back." before you said yes, you kissed him.

changbin.. had always been open about his relationship with you even though dispatch had knowingly exposed your relationship, he was the one who confirmed it and asked everyone to respect your privacy and his relationship with you. you two had been dating for five years, but he knew he wanted to marry you since you stayed with him despite all the bad headlines that had been written about your relationship. he had grown highly protective of you and quickly silenced any negative comments of you.

so for his proposal he’d definitely gone all out, he had to, it’s what you deserved. changbin chose a rooftop overlooking the city skyline, where the setting was exquisitely furnished to fit the theme, complete with fairy lights, candles, and calming music. he would tell you how you have helped him grow as a person, how he views you as his partner in everything and how he can't imagine going into the future with anyone else. It would be raw, emotional, and completely authentic. changbin wanted the proposal to be a moment you both share with the people you care about the most. when you answer "yes," he would have your closest friends and family members hidden nearby to join in the cheering and celebration. the air would be filled with love, excitement, and enthusiasm as you two shared this unique time with your loved ones.

hyunjin.. although you had known each other since high school, you didn't start dating until a few years after his debut. over the years, he had accomplished great success and was appreciative that you had remained by his side for so long, despite being convinced that he wasn't the greatest partner. he had a big proposal plan for you and wanted everything to be special for you, but his plans were derailed when he unintentionally sent you a text about the details that was meant for someone else. he put off his proposal for a while in hopes that you would forget about it, but one day he asked you to join him for an “event” in paris. although you had already visited with him there a few times, he assured you that this time you would have more time to spend with each other. during his "event," he would plan an intimate dinner at a modest café overlooking the night skyline of paris. following a memorable evening, he would take you to a beautiful, hidden spot with a secret garden nestled in the nearby area. the warm, poetic light of a neighboring streetlamp would illuminate you both as hyunjin took your hand and explained his desire to live out the rest of his days with you. then he would come down on one knee and ask you to be his lifelong partner with a gentle but sincere "will you marry me?"

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nini’s notes 110524

hi hi 😙 definitely say this every time but i’m nervous about this one 😀 i hope you enjoy this? i’m sorry if this is bad it’s my first time writing something like this :>

asks are always open if you have a request, concern, or question!

-🎀

[sheerfreesia007]

Silent Protector

Pairing: Changbin x Reader

Word count: 3,050

Content warnings: Fluff, violence

Summary: A new motorcycle gang comes and takes up residence in your small sleepy hometown. When you realize that they aren’t there to cause any harm and ruckus for the town but actually help aid and protect the town, will you be able to break through to the gang leader Changbin?

The soft sound of the twinkling bells over the door ringing out has you sighing tiredly as you push off from the small table in the staff back room. It’s lunch time and today the small diner that you work at has been extremely busy keeping you up and running on your feet for the past few hours as people have come and gone for lunch. Taking a deep breath in through your nose you smooth down your little stained apron and plaster on a wide happy smile onto your face as you push open the saloon doors to walk out to the podium.

You tilt your head up from your apron and falter as you spot him. Seo Changbin, the leader of the local motorcycle gang stands at the podium dressed in his worn leather jacket, black tank top underneath and worn butter soft blue jeans with his black biker boots. He shifted slightly as you walked up to the podium and smiled brightly up at him, even though he was the shortest member of his motorcycle gang he was the most muscular one and commanded respect wherever he went. 

Ever since he and his gang moved to town about a year ago they had turned the town upside down. At first everyone had been afraid to have a motorcycle gang invade the small sleepy town but soon they had shown that they were there to help the town instead of doing it harm. With the new motorcycle gang in residence crime had been down all because no one wanted to deal with the imposing intimidating motorcycle gang. They had become something like guardians of the town.

At first you had kept your distance from them, they had been a large silent force that intimidated you but soon you had gotten used to them once you had befriended some of the members. Not to mention because you worked in the only diner in town they would often frequent it for their meals and they had all gotten used to you and grown a sort of affection for you.

The other members had all tried one way or another to befriend you and had been able to worm their way into your lives in some capacity. They had shown you that they weren’t that scary or intimidating but Changbin had been the only one who had kept his distance and always had an air of silent intimidation. He was the only one that hadn’t warmed up to you and while it made you sad you respected his choice and gave him his space even though you would tease him gently. They were a rowdy bunch but they had good hearts and had shown that they were looking out for the small town that they had invaded with their loud bikes. They had even offered to give you a ride if you ever needed one but you had always declined, the bikes always scared you and made you flinch whenever you heard their loud rumbling engines coming down the road.

”Afternoon Changbin.” You greeted him softly and he nodded his head silently at you as his eyes took you in quickly making you self conscious of all the stains on your uniform from lunch rush. “Would you like your usual to go? Or would you like a booth?” You asked with a soft simple smile. His eyes darted behind you and you figured he would want a booth for him and his gang members who hadn’t arrived yet. “C’mon I’ll get your usual booths ready for you guys.” You told him as you collected eight menus and began walking towards the booths that were along the far wall of the diner. Ever since they all started coming to the diner that had become their spot and everyone had come to accept it by leaving those two booths open for them at all times.

You didn’t bother to look back at him because you knew he would follow you, he always did. Coming up to the booth where he normally sat you placed down four of the menus before turning and placing the rest of the menus on the other booth’s table. You smiled as you watched him squeeze himself into the booth before you pulled out your little pad and began to write down his usual order.

”Just the usual or do you wanna switch it up this time?” You asked in a soft teasing tone. He grunted quietly and you nodded your head as you wrote down his usual order. “Usual it is.” You said and began to move away when the bells above the door jingled once more causing you to look up and spot the rest of his gang clambering into the diner.

”Hey! Sweetheart!” Called out Felix happily as he quickly made his way to the booths where you stood and slid into the booth on the opposite side of the table from Changbin.

”What’ll you have Felix?” You asked him kindly just as the others made their way to the booths as well. Chan eased around you with a soft have to your shoulder and happy smile on his face before he slid into the booth next to Changbin. Hyunjin was next who pressed a quick kiss to your cheek before sliding in next to Felix. Minho came barreling up to you with a loud hop to stand in front of you with a mischievous grin on his face before he flicked your earlobe gently then slid into the booth haphazardly. Jisung gave you a quick all consuming hug before sliding in next to Minho. Seungmin was next with a quick squeeze to your hip and a soft smile before taking his spot on the inside of the booth. And finally Jeongin, the youngest of the gang, came rushing up to you with a slight pout on his face.

”They keep calling me baby.” He whined to you and you chuckled softly at him before ruffling his hair teasingly.

”You can be my baby if you want Innie.” You told him sweetly and watched delightedly as a blush overtook his face and he quickly rushed to sit next to Seungmin as the guys all laughed at him and cooed at him, making him duck his head.

”I’ll have my usual.” Felix finally answered you and you looked around both of the booths as the guys all nodded their heads in agreement before Minho pipped up and ordered a different dish stating that he was feeling adventurous today. You rolled your eyes at him and he grinned cheekily at you before winking.

You easily wrote down their orders and grabbed the menus from their tables before leaving them to talk amongst themselves. Relaying the orders to the cook you easily took care of the rest of your tables. that you were in charge of before slipping behind the long bar and helping Agnes out with her orders as well. While you were normally exhausted at the end of your shift, being busy always made the day go by quicker which you were thankful for.

Soon the cook was shouting that the guys’ orders were up and ready and you easily loaded up the serving tray with all their dishes before carefully weaving your way around the diner to deliver their food.

”Alright boys.” You greeted them to catch their attention since they were all busy talking to each other about something quietly. Changbin lifted his head and watched you quietly as Chan began to help you hand out the plates. When they were all handed out you beamed at Chan thankfully. “Thanks Chan, I should get you a job here.” You teased him sweetly and he chuckled at your joke before ducking his head swiftly. “Does anyone need anything else?” You asked as you looked around the two booths.

”Just you, sugar.” Hyunjin called out and you beamed at him before he yelped suddenly and grabbed his shin under the table. Your eyes darted from him to a scowling Changbin who had an angry look on his face. “Sorry sweetheart. Didn’t mean any disrespect.” Hyunjin apologized quickly and you shook your head at him waving your hand dismissively.

”No disrespect, you’re just a pretty flirt.” You teased him gently and he grinned at you proudly. “If you guys need anything just holler.” You told them before making your way back behind the bar to lean up against the counter top to ease the ache in your back from standing all day.

As you leaned there taking a rest your eyes wandered over to the two rowdy booths watching the men quietly as they all ate their food. Your eyes took in each one of them and your mind began to wonder and daydream about them and how they had come together, they were such a misfit group of men. You smiled softly as you watched Seungmin and Jeongin bicker and tease each other while Minho and Jisung talked quietly together. Hyunjin and Felix were loudly laughing at something while Chan looked at them like they had grown a second head. But when your eyes landed on Changbin you saw him silently watching you from his place and you tilted your head slightly in challenge. He quietly lifted an eyebrow in question to you and you quickly darted your eyes away from him.

Changbin was a mystery to you, he was the shortest of his group and yet he was able to command and guide his group with ease. It was absolutely amazing to you and utterly sexy. His quiet confidence drove you wild with desire for the man and you would often find yourself dreaming about him when you fell asleep at night. Your subconscious creates images of how he would be able to command and guide you for both of your pleasure. It nearly made you mad with lust for him. But because he was so aloof with you you figured he wasn’t interested and didn’t see you that way at all. Which was discouraging but you could live with that knowledge if it meant you still got to see him every day in town.

Soon enough Chan was walking up to the register and you smiled sweetly at him as you walked along to meet him there. He easily paid their bill before the rest of the group began to walk up behind him calling out pleased goodbyes to you before walking out of the diner.

”We’ll see you later sweetheart!” Called Felix with a wave of his hand and you nodded as you waved them all goodbye. Changbin was always the last one to leave and as he walked past the register he nodded his head silently at you.

”See you later Changbin. Have a good night.” You said kindly to him with a warm smile as he passed you. When he left the diner you slowly walked back to their table and began to gather the nearly scrapped clean plates before dumping them in the dirty bin for dirty dishes. As you wiped down the tables you spotted the folded bills left on the table and shook your head at the excessive tip, you knew Changbin was always the one to leave you a tip and he always tipped excessively. It made you feel slightly guilty for accepting such a large tip, so you would slip half of it into Agnes’ tip jar behind the bar so that she would have a little extra as well. Looking out of the front windows of the diner you watched as the guys all hopped onto their bikes before loudly starting them up and then driving off probably to their gang clubhouse that they had revamped from the old civic center across town. Your eyes lingered on Changbin like they normally did and you sighed softly as you watched him easily handle the large bike underneath him and bit your lip as he pulled out of the parking lot.

”Girl, when are you going to grow the balls to lock that man down finally?” Agnes called out from behind you startling you with her question before she began to cackle loudly at you jumping. You shook your head as you chuckled along with her before moving to the back to load up the dishes to be cleaned.

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“Honey, are you sure you don't want me to give you a ride home? It’s on my way. It wouldn’t be a problem.” Agnes offered as the two of you walked out of the diner after your shift ended.

”No, no. I need to get some fresh air after being cooped up in that diner all day. I’ll be fine. I’ll see you tomorrow Agnes.” You call out to her and begin walking leisurely down the street in the direction of your apartment. Your apartment complex isn’t that far from the diner and is situated above the family owned pizzeria. 

You quietly begin the walk home and slip in your earbuds into your ears before pressing play on your playlist for the evening. It’s a normal quick walk that you take almost every evening that you work at the diner. Usually just a ten minute walk as the sun begins to set over the town. As you pass by the local bar you quicken your steps as you spot a man leaning against the side of the building by himself. Not wanting to peak his interest you keep your head down and quickly walk past him. And just as you’re making it past the bar a large hand is grabbing your elbow and spinning you around. You yelp loudly at the swift movement and you yank your earbuds out of your ears before you shove the man away from you as he tries to crowd you hurriedly.

“C’mon darling. I just want a little taste.” He croons at you and scoff in disgust at him before shoving him away once more as he steps closer to you.

”No thanks. Not interested.” you say loudly just as you hear a loud motorcycle engine pull up in the parking lot of the bar. The man tried to grab at you again but suddenly you watched wide eyed as a large hand wrapped around his shoulder and he was yanked backwards to the ground harshly.

”I think the lady said no.” Changbin snapped out angrily as he loomed over the man lying on the ground on his back.

”Hey easy man. I was just asking her out.” The man tried to talk his way out of the situation. Changbin looked over at you for a quiet moment before he twirled his index finger in a circular motion. You did as you were told and turned around to give him your back. 

As the sounds of heavy fists hitting skin echoed around you you flinched at each sound. But not once did you turn back to watch since Changbin had asked you not to. Only when Changbin’s hand came to rest gently on your hip did you turn around to him. You didn’t bother to look at the guy on the ground as Changbin guided you over to his bike.

”I’ll give you a ride home. Here take my helmet.” He said to you and you nearly melted at his soft tone as he placed his helmet on top of your head before buckling the strap underneath your chin. He straddled the bike and leant forward to give you enough room to get on, which you did in a hurry and wrapped your arms around his waist and cuddled into his back as you shut your eyes. You had never been on a motorcycle and jolted against his back when he started up the bike making it rumbling underneath you.

The ride back to your apartment was quick and soon Changbin was sliding off his bike to help you off as well. Your hand felt small in his large one and when your thumb grazed over his busted knuckle you gasped softly before looking down at his hand.

”Oh no! Your hands!” You cooed at him.

”It’s nothing, don't worry about it.” Changbin tried to reassure you but you shook your head at him.

”Come up to my apartment and I’ll patch you up.” You insisted and Changbin shook his head quickly as a blush bloomed on his cheeks as his eyes darted up the stairs to your apartment.

”No, no I couldn’t do that.” He said softly as he shook his head again.

”Please Changbin? You beat up a guy for me because he wouldn’t. Take no for an answer.” You said softly as your lips pouted slightly at him. “Let me take care of you.” You insisted once more but he sighed and shook his head as he gently unclasped his helmet from your head.

”Maybe another time.” He reassured you gently with a soft smile and you huffed at him causing him to chuckle at you. You pout slightly before you lunge forward and press a kiss to his cheek which shocks him but then makes him duck his head as he grins to himself.

”Well thank you for saving me. I really appreciate it. Would you let my buy you lunch or dinner to say thank you?” You ask him sweetly and he looks up at you quickly with wide eyes.

”Like a date?” He asks before ducking his head once more and you chuckle softly at his antics.

”Yes like a date silly.” You says softly and Changbin grins softly at your answer before nodding his head while keeping his eyes down. “Good. I’ll let you know next time I’m free and we’ll go.” You say softly to him and he nods once more.

”Now get going. I know you’re exhausted.” He said softly in a gruff tone which had you beaming happily at him. You press one more kiss to his cheek before you’re turning on your heel to walk up the steps to your apartment as he watches you in a daze from his bike. You chuckle softly as you spot him still there after making it up to your door before you unlock the door and slip inside with a beaming smile on your face.

SKZ Taglist: @intartaruginha, @kayleefriedchicken, @babigriin, @simpforleeknaur

[rewindall]

the way I haven't opened any socials since brazil because I KNOW the hate will be vile and as someone who's seen him go through these hate cycles since pretty much the beginning of his entire f1 career, I just don't want to see any more of those posts.

It's just a sport. People win, people lose, that's life sometimes. I've watched enough cricket as a kid growing up in south asia to know how passionate people are about sports. I get it. I've seen TVs set on fire just because our teams didn't win the world cup. You're allowed to air your feelings. but what is not okay is piling your opinions on people who are very real and very affected by your words.

As fans, we don't even know a fraction of the world that these people live in. There's so much more to them, and their lives, than the media content you watch lets on. You don't know these people.

Let me say that again: You don't know these people.

And it's never okay to send out so much hate to people you dont even know.

No one's asking you to turn into a lando fan suddenly. You don't have to like everythign he does or says or stands for. Still doesn't give you the right to spread this vitriol on the internet. If every time you went out, 15 people you never knew said shitty stuff to you in the span of half an hour, it would take a toll on you.

Max was a monster in brazil, that drive was a masterclass. There's a reason they call him the best in the business, and he reminded everyone of it while also securing his championship. Good for him.

But Lando has done so much. In one season he's gone from having zero wins to a championship contender and fuck am I proud of him for that. He's had his first win this season, one we're all incredibly proud of him for, and already he's in the fight at the top. and that's mega. Honestly, even if he stays second and wins vice champion that would be amazing and I'll be proud of him, if Charles takes over in the standings and he drops to third I will still be a Lando fan because I've watched this man start his career in f1 as a 19 year old kid, and grow into this powerhouse that he is in formula one today.

So please, go out, touch some grass. Sit with your friends, tell your family you love them. Make memories with people you cherish, because we're all only here for so long. Stop wasting your time being a container of hatred and vitriol, letting all that negativity seep into yourself, just so you can hurt someone that you don't even know, someone who doesn't even know you exist. Instead, be better for the people you know, for the people who love you.

You know what's funny? Lando never even properly said that he was a championship contender. The only championship he ever spoke about was the constructors, the F1 media pushed him into this fight.

The way some people act on here you would think he said at some point that he would be champion no questions asked but he hasn't, he was always pessimistic about the gap.

My brand is and always will be that the tax evading millionaires are perfectly capable of taking care of themselves but damn I feel like we are crossing some lines with Lando now. The man can't even open his mouth without fans of almost every driver on the grid starts dogpiling on him. You hear one out of context sentence from an interview and just run with it only to find out that he didn't call Max' win lucky. (But you don't correct your post because why would you, Lando probably deserved the hate for one reason or another right?) You see team orders happen and call him unworthy without considering that every champion on the current grid has benefited from team orders. (But it's OK because Lando is so fucking annoying anyways right?)

Idk if it's because I have been part of many fandoms where things have escalated to the point of no return and that's why I get scared when I see this level of piling on someone but I genuinely feel like we have reached an unreasonable point now.

[midgetmoth]

I have realized somehing with the news of a possible Farmer Vic. I looked back at “The Box” episode, and rewatched a specific scene.

The lasso scene. I never really considered it, but Vic knows how to use that lasso very, very well. During the scene, we as the audience see this as a callback to the first episode Victim was introduced into. The video that showed him and his clone using the different tools to fight against their creator.

But this is very different with the context of how GOOD Victim is at using the lasso tool. He didn’t just learn to use it, he learned to master it. He snagged Chosen out of the air-

-and then brought him in. Closing the distance, pulling on the rope until-

-he tugged on the end and brought Chosen straight to him.

To anyone, this was a clear message to Vic’s capabilities with working with tools, but what stood out to me was the scene that happens immediately after.

Chosen starts attempting to flee from Vic, dazed and already pinned, and Victim?

.. He cracks the whip, showing his strength behind the hit, the anger. The camera then slowly zooms in on Chosen-

Its this slow, subtle rise in music that we suddenly understand what’s going on. Chosen knows who this is now, Chosen suddenly remembers exactly who this is.

Everyone has been joking about how Farmer Vic’s home is about to get nuked by fire in the next AVA drop, but if that is the context: Everything lines up.

Victim having a reason to hurt Chosen, Chosen not even remembering who Victim is despite destroying his home, Victim’s cold reaction to seeing the Dark Lord getting nuked by Second(Orange) in the scene where it shows his death.

Everything suddenly makes sense. Victim isn’t just attacking Chosen because he can.

Victim isn’t just getting his revenge on Alan.

He is shaming the god who hurt his friends. The animals, the sticks who took Victim in upon his first fall down to the lands he’s now stuck in.

He was casted by his god to die, but was saved by strangers. He was given a home with cattle and lamb, given food and comfort. For once in his life he was safe and free from pain.

Then Chosen and Dark came along, born from the same god that had casted Victim aside. The same god who now unwilling unleashed hell upon the lands.

Victim would have watched his new friends and family burn. He could have watched the horror happen right in front of him. He hates the hollows for what they did, reminding him of his past creator, of his past in general. Filled with grief and sorrows he wished to swallow down, but instead was forced to live with.

So he hatched a plan, one to be seen by us, but in my opinion? He’s already succeeded in half of his plan.

He has humiliated the so-called “God” “, “The Chosen One”, and “The Dark Lord” is dead. Two threats now no longer threats. Now all he needs to do is reach Alan.

.. but then what? What happens when the smoke clears, when Alan is gone? Will he return to his life before? Will he try to leave behind his men and venture on to finally find his peace? Will he feel complete or content with his decisions?

Will he finally feel okay to grieve? To cry for what he has lost? To hold the remains of what was his first real life? Will he feel remorseful to those he hurt along the way? Will he ever say sorry or forgive any who hurt him?

If you ask me, no. I don’t think he ever will say sorry or forgive anyone, and he has a right to. He was born to be nothing more then a Victim to other’s crimes. He was born to be nothing more then a Victim to other’s wrath. He never deserved to be hurt, he never deserved to be tormented by a god that should have loved him.

Victim deserved to be happy. He deserved to have friends, play games, venture to new lands, see the beauty of life and enjoy it. He deserved to be held as he cried, hugged closely when scared, and protected when threatened.

Victim, Vic, deserved to live, and not suffer.

but because of Alan’s actions, because of Dark and Chosen’s actions, he does.

and now it’s no longer Vic who’s becoming the Victim.

[twilightkitkat]

What makes this Logan the "Worst Wolverine"?

There are versions of him who are "worse" in different ways. Some of them failed not just to save the X-men, but to save the world. Some let down everyone around them more harshly than he ever did. Some were objectively less "good" than him. So what separates him from the rest?

One of the biggest factors is regret.

Regret is one of the most crucial parts of Logan's character. It's the whole reason he's called the "Worst" Wolverine to begin with. It's the cause of his depression, the big hurdle he needs to overcome, a primary motivator for him.

But all variations of Wolverine experience regret, so what makes Worst Wolverine in particular so special? Why is he called the "Worst" Wolverine when there are other variants who have "failed" the X-men? When there are other versions who aren't good people? When almost all of them are burdened by remorse?

I think, firstly, it's important to clarify the depth of Logan's regret. He isn't just regretting the X-men's deaths. He isn't just regretting his inability to prevent it. He isn't just regretting the way he reacted to their deaths, how he rampaged and let his anger funnel into destruction.

He isn't just mourning what he lost, he's mourning what he could've had.

Because in his world, he never really had the X-men. They existed and he occasionally worked alongside them, and clearly got close enough for them to want him to join, but he never belonged to them. He never took them on their offer. He never became a part of their team. He never wore that suit. He never accepted them as his family.

Before they died, he was on rocky terms with them. They cared, and they knew he cared to some extent, but that was it. Logan cared enough to show up but not to stay. He was so terrified of commitment and letting people in that he hid away from his troubles with alcohol.

They died without ever knowing that he really cared. They never had the chance to learn the depths of his feelings or yearning to be part of their family even if it scared him. They died with the memory of him as a closed-off, reclusive, alcoholic bastard.

And Logan has to live with that. Live with the knowledge that that's the last impression he left, the image that flashed before their eyes as he died.

Logan has lost the X-men in several universes. In the main movie timeline, in which he was regarded as a hero, he still lost them. There still was "more" he could've done to save them. He could've stopped Scott from his self-destructive spiral or gone with him. He could've reached Jean before she was too far gone and beyond saving. He lives with the regret of knowing he could've done more for them, that if he'd just acted a little differently they might still be there.

But at least he had them. At least, while they were alive, he was honest about his feelings. Even Scott knew he cared, in a fucked-up way. Logan had joined the X-men and saved Scott in return and even tried to hold impromptu interventions after Jean's death. In hindsight, Logan could've done more, but in the moment he acted the best he could with the knowledge he was given.

But Worst Wolverine didn't even do that. He didn't fail them while he was doing the best he could over a blind spot. He failed them because he deliberately chose not to try. He chose not to get closer. He chose not to do more, knowing full well that they wanted him to be more involved. He chose a path of willful ignorance and denial and never had the chance to confront his feelings. Not until he was hit with them full force as he realized the magnitude of what he'd lost.

He never took the chance to get to know them. To become Scott's rival-friend or Jean's almost-lover. He never became a paternal figure to Rogue, never became a confidant to Storm. He can't look back on the "good times" because he didn't have any. He prevented them from happening.

He has no memories to comfort himself with. He has no past to cling to. He can't claim to have lost his family because it never existed. He has to confront the weight of his feelings and the fact that they never were realized all at once. He has to reconcile with how he never took the chance while they were alive, and now it's gone. He has to live with the knowledge that he could've had what he wanted, even for a little bit, if he wasn't such a pathetic fucking coward. That it would be better to at least have something other than the weight of the what-ifs and could-have-beens.

(He has to live with the fact that they never knew. They never knew he cared. He never told them. He could've at least given them a crumb of affection, any hint that he cared. They died thinking he'd move on without a second thought.)

One of Logan's "key" character traits is that he isn't afraid to take what he wants. That he's single-minded and purpose-driven. That he's open about his emotions and pursues his goals by throwing himself into them wholeheartedly.

Succeeding at this is what makes a "good" Wolverine. It isn't necessarily about morality or even power, it's about the ability to chase what he wants and obtain it.

This is what makes our Logan the "worst" Wolverine. He knew what he wanted but never pursued it. He gave up before he even started, distancing himself from the X-men so that they couldn't hurt him.

Wolverine is meant to represent a man who never gives up. Who pushes through pain and hardship with unsheathed claws and gnashing teeth. Who refuses to lose. He's meant to be the image of perseverance: someone who throws aside regard for his own well-being to protect those he cares about and achieve his goals. He's always been scared, terrified even, but he doesn't let that stop him. He rises up to that fear and spits in its face.

He was supposed to be a symbol of bravery. Of courage. Of being true to yourself and fighting for what you believe in even if it's hard. Of being gruff and sometimes mean but painfully honest and willing to do what's needed for the sake of his team and the world.

But "Worst" Wolverine isn't like that. He let his fear control him. He acted the opposite of what made Wolverine special. He isn't the worst because he's evil, or even because of the deaths he's caused. Some versions were more morally grey and mean and fucked up.

He's the worst because he didn't have the strength to keep going. Because he gave up too soon and it cost him a family he never really had. Because he didn't go down with a fight, he just laid down on the ground in a puddle of alcohol and let it swallow him whole.

He's the worst because he went against everything he stood for. He never pushed, never tried, never suffered for the sake of what he believed in. He just suffered without purpose. Sometimes on purpose. He had no reason for living, nothing to belong to, and nothing to strive for.

This is why he was considered the "Worst" Wolverine.

And this is why, at the climax of the movie, Wade called him the "Best" Wolverine.

Because Logan was no longer aimlessly floating without a purpose. He stopped running away from his problems and feelings. He looked Cassandra dead in the eye as she offered him the "easy way out" that he'd always taken before and refused it. He laughed as Wade captured her even if it took away his only chance to silence the voices in his head because he no longer wanted that.

He didn't want to keep living in the past, he wanted to finally fucking fight for something. For his future. (He wanted to finally fight not just because he had no other option. Not just needless violence. Not just because he didn't know anything else. But because he had a purpose. Something that he wanted and that he'd try to pursue.

He finally found a purpose. Something to believe in. Something he'd fight for. Live for. Die for. So when he finally was willing to sacrifice himself, even if he didn't, he achieved the crux of what "Wolverine" is meant to be. Someone willing to do and endure anything to protect what he cares about. Someone willing to do the impossible to reach his goal. Someone willing to die for his family.

Wade helped him become the "Best" Wolverine because he gave him what he'd always been looking for: a home.

[maisycoded]

I won’t lie, I’m not shocked he even one just because America always has the need to support the “ anti hero” or self proclaimed “ underdog” and so on. But what I will say is I never want to hear anyone talk about banding together or doing the right thing because ( with the exception of people who did take it seriously) most of everyone where posting their ballots writing joke shit on them, despite project 2025 being released to the public people did not see how much of a treat it is to not just black, LGBTQ+ and immigration rights, healthcare, but the rights of human beings at large

So with that said, I don’t want to hear anyone between now and the next four years talk about how books are getting censored or banned, free speech is dead, women’s rights are gone, people can’t get married or live their gay/queer dreams or story, how “ well I mean it won’t be that bad” because it will, and honestly the fact that no one understands this is going to be our generations reagan years is beyond me at this point

And with that said, I don’t want to hear shit also from anyone if people start becoming cynical, disinfectant or disenfranchised. The people are now un motivated, slackers, and the way pervious generations were seen from the 80’s-90’s. Because not only trump being president is bad enough now republicans have the house again and we all know what hell that will bring

I never want to hear about unity or coming together when we didn’t do that, the people who are a minority and still voted for him especially people of color, hispanics and so on even though our people have been though it for years we still looked at a convicted felon and facist and said “ well Kamala was against weed in the 90’s, even though she changed we hate her so fuck her” or “ well trump is friends with ( insert poc celebrities here)” is so fucking beyond me

So with that said, fuck this election, fuck the next four years, fuck everyone who failed at basic common sense and most of all fuck everyone who did the “ they are both bad imma not vote” shit because it’s not about electing a role model, all presidents are bad people, but that does not mean you elect a proven racist, rapist and vile human being over a flawed woman who’s not those things and wouldn’t put us thought the shit we will deal with now

If you voted for him, fuck you

If you where against Kamala for hypocritical standards, fuck you

If you are older and complain that todays youth is out of control and doesn’t care anymore and is angst ridden and is cynical and wants nothing to do with anything, fuck you

And if anyone shames people with moderate or severe mental illness and they can’t get help now moving forward, people have breakdowns and lose their shit, fuck you

We failed at doing our one job, and that is looking out for each other and making this bat shit country a safe place for us and tomorrow’s youth

[azlovesem]

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[nicosraf]

It's my birthday! And Angels Before Man's second birthday from the original publishing! And almost three years since the original draft of it! Wow! Thank you all a million times for being here. Really, genuinely

I'd like for this extremely long post to be happier ! But a lot of people are really troubled by the United States election. There's a lot of fear-mongering online about what'll happen and a lot of real threats to marginalized people in the U.S. and abroad. I don't talk about my own identities a ton. I'm a gay, trans, Mexican from the US-Mex border. The vast majority of my family, community, and friends are immigrants of varying legal statuses. I could lose everything!! I fear for my family! My friends! For my body and my heart!

My mom called me yesterday morning, though, basically asking for an explanation. She told me she was shocked, she was scared, and I said that so was I, then we said, "Pos ni modo." Ni modo!! Oh well!!! What can we do now? We can keep doing what we've always done. Survive. That's all you really have to do at the end of the day, you know, survive.

My family is from a rough Mexican city that fell apart when I was little, a place where my own family has been kidnapped and bodies have been left mutilated in the street for everyone to see. The radio spoke in code to let you know not to go outside when things got really bad. There used to be mariachis in the street to greet American tourists but by the time I was little, they were mostly gone. Boarded up, abandoned stores and boarded up, abandoned homes. I remember being scared, and I remember not knowing what to do listening to a shoot out right outside. I remember my heart stopping when my family was stopped by the soldiers and they demanded money out of us for the first time.

(And I can talk also about living on the other side. The hyper policing, ICE, the racism when my school played against other schools, my parents forbidding me from speaking Spanish outside our Mexican enclave and to stay close to them, and I can talk about the aggression from the white nuns at my catholic school toward the latino kids, I can talk about having to see the border patrol every day just to go to school, I can even talk about Trump-supporters coming down to the border and making a mess of the place and I can talk and I can talk but why? what for??)

My family is all (mostly) still around. I'm here also. We're still here. All of that horrible stuff happened and is still happening to us y ni modo!! Ni modo ! The fight continues. You'll be fine if you allow yourself to be, and if you're not, then you really gave it your best shot, and the people around you will see that you did.

I know for a lot of people there might be the urge to spiral into doom and grieve, but you don't need to borrow the grief of the future. Today you can get up and roll up your sleeves and clean the house. That's what my parents tell me to do when I'm sad. Ponte a limpiar. Ponte a trabajar. I used to get mad at them for it, but in the end, you're only in charge of yourself and the places/things that you upkeep.

I was raised around nopales (prickly pear cacti) and, many years ago, I threw one out of my parent's house because I didn't know what to do with it. I didn't want it. I figured it'd get eaten by something or die somehow. The nopal started growing instead, and it's still there. It even grew a flower, though it hasn't given us a pear yet. My dad doesn't like the pears/tuna but my mom does, so we went out to check on it and while we were there, we heard a bird singing. He looked up and he told me it was a cenzontle and that it was singing a little song for the nopal. I had this thought about how even though I basically tried to kill it, the nopal was growing, thriving. it's an easy metaphor to make, but the earth gives you simple lessons sometimes.

(The monarchs pass by every year. They don't even do it legally. They cut the border line and don't wait their turn to talk to the Customs guys!!! They just fly overhead then look back at us like we're crazy. How can we explain this to them? How do I tell them that there's a place that hates us both)

All you have to do is survive. Whatever happens to me or my family or my friends, we will find a way to grow and find birds to sing along with. If there's so much grief in the future, then we can grieve when that time comes. In other words, canta y no llores. All you have to do is survive. Take it hour by the hour. Pick up the broom and get to work while you can.

Because I've talked too much, I wanted to remind everyone that my ebooks versions of my writing will always be free to read.

Maybe it'll come as a shock to you that a lot of ABM was about coping with losing a home forever, of remembering the feeling of wall paint that you will never feel again. But it's about survival too. I hope you all take care of yourselves as much as we can. This isn't a sad post! Go out and enjoy what you have! Go for a snack. Protect yourself however youre able to. I'm so lucky to have a birthday, to have lived this long. I hope my work will live on no matter how much the world might despise it. I've survived this far despite the world too, and so will ABM... I hope ! :)

[maculategiraffe]

i love your baby nephew saga. i feel like i’ve been following it forever but i also have 0 sense of time. how old is baby nephew now?

he is on the verge, the very eve, of being four. which everyone says is when they turn evil and you start wanting to have another baby because this one has gone off, but to me he gets more delightful every time I see him, at least so far. and fascinating

I got my sister one of those reading pillows with little arms and as she was admiring it and explaining its function to the baby he said "did you already have one of these?"

and my sister said "well when daddy and I lived in mexico, before you were born, the house we rented had pillows like this, and I really liked them. but this is the first one I've had of my very own!"

and like an hour later steve came in and saw the pillow and said "oh, what's this?" and the baby said "this is something that you used to have in mexico!"

[skay-ali]

Tears of an angel

The idea of ​​a Wayne reader, who was well received from the beginning at the mansion and by its members, has constantly crossed my mind. A good family relationship that took an obsessive turn, not only with his family but also with other people.

A weapon, your head felt pressed with great force, so much so that, if you didn't make an effort to keep your head up, the force would surely send you to the floor.

There were many people, an endless number of blurry faces that surrounded you, they were horrible, it made you nauseous to see them, although some were also reindeers, it was difficult for you to recognize them, not only the criminals were vile, sometimes even people who seemed normal hid big things, you learned throughout your life.

Of all the possible hostages, you were the first to be threatened, you regretted leaving your home, you should have stayed locked in the safest place you created.

Yes... you should never have gone out, all your thoughts repeated it to you, you were wrong to leave your safe space, now you were surrounded by people and criminals, when it was over the cameras and the reporters' unconscious questions would come, thousands of news stories about you, the majority that would leave you feeling bad, and the feelings of guilt that would torment you for a long time.

You inhaled air, it became difficult to breathe, if you didn't control yourself you would panic, you would create a big scene, you couldn't do that, it would ruin your image more, you were already doing it while crying silently, your appearance was horrible, your hair disheveled, makeup ruined , a red nose dripping with snot.

You were a Wayne by blood, that was proven by your DNA, along with the similar characteristics that you inherited from your paternal grandmother.

You remember having been in this house all your life, the memories related to your mother were few, mostly blurry, difficult to distinguish from your short childhood and adolescence in the care of your father, as if your mother had never existed.

Your life was almost good, although there was a gap between you and your family, you did not receive excessive neglect, hatred or jealousy from each member of your family.

You were like a rarely recurring character in everyone's life.

The bad things in your life were not reflected in your relationship with your family, that was the least of your problems, something insignificant in your opinion, with what was happening outside.

It's funny to think about it, your father, you knew very well that he thought, that you lived one of the best lives, you really did, you had a family that never mistreated you, a good home and money, many privileges hand in hand with the latest , but that great privilege brought you something bad and terrifying, something that began to rule your life.

Being part of a large family made you a target, first of criminals, who took full advantage of using you as a means to achieve their ends, from criminal minds who kidnapped you as a hostage for their evil plans, as criminals who only wanted a great reward on your head, although in the end you were saved by the city's great vigilantes or the police, nothing took away the long moments of anguish, in which you were trapped in a dirty place, full of unknown people with bad intentions, vulnerable , having a gun pointed at some part of your body.

They were very difficult moments, fear ruled you along with paranoia, you did not normalize it as part of your life even if they were constant episodes in your life, you developed a trauma, one of your defense mechanisms was to disconnect from your surroundings, letting your body lived everything and your mind turned off, everything was black or white, a great void, until they saved you.

As a helpless person, who was in constant danger and only waiting to be saved by his brave knight, even though he wasn't that bad, you felt completely useless.

Things became worse, when you started to be afraid to leave your home, you became a complete renegade, in your big stone tower, a burrowing mouse or was it a rabbit... an asocial being...

How would you not be if your second problem was that, the social ones, people who, since school, persecuted you, wanted to be your friends or so they said, like a stupid and naive girl you believed them the first time, until you saw how they abandoned you When they already got what they really wanted from your father, suddenly their friendship no longer worked and they left you, often disowning you, as if you were a bad person because of your status and money, you were not seen as a girl who hardly understood their around and that he feared society itself, each person.

You couldn't even trust kids your age anymore, they all wanted to destroy you, finish you off.

The third problem in your life, the reporters and paparazzi, who harassed you every time they could, it didn't matter that you were just a minor, they found a way to get what they wanted and make you look bad, take advantage of every part of you. , without caring about the consequences of their actions, the repercussions that occurred in your life due to their news.

The horrible photos, where you hated seeing yourself, just an imperfect and horrible being, that was you... Your last problem, you... you hated yourself, maybe you were a bad girl, someone selfish and super annoying along with all the other insults professed by people who already got something from you or never did and were no longer chasing you, useless... very useless, that you were not able to protect yourself and avoid getting into trouble, you bothered everyone, the police, the heroes, your family... all for not taking care of yourself for wanting to live a little, for being too selfish.

Not even pretty, those words loaded with a very strong poison, that many girls said to you or whispered to each other in their groups of friends, or the boys who blatantly mentioned it after you rejected them, or all the people who looked at your images in the gossip programs or magazines, when the worst photos they took of you were uploaded to gain more audience, because it turned out that you were their great gem, it was a great gossip, you became out of nowhere, the public's favorite, to get the best gossip.

That was your life, although you couldn't change it... there was a small opportunity to improve it a little. Cross saving yourself off your list, give yourself something better.

First, giving all your supposed fans a good image, being perfect in their eyes, someone with great beauty and without imperfection, a star, someone to adore.

Something that at first was only to avoid more bad photos of you and news, became an addiction, how could it not be, if when you were careless for a moment they took the opportunity to humiliate you and make you look like a horrible being again, you didn't want to be that horrible being. , not again, so beauty treatments, excessive care of your body, clothes that highlighted you better, a great activity with your followers, if they wanted that from you you would give it to them, that was the easiest.

That didn't stop you from feeling bad on the days when you were with your great confidant, Alfred.

When you saw yourself in some reflection, at times you didn't recognize yourself, who were you? What did you become? Maybe the man who always had time for you got disappointed.

But seeing your reflection, that arrogant smile, the other person who was reflected told you that it was the right thing to do, they could no longer destroy you if they thought they had everything of you, without them realizing it you would end up on a great altar, you would be far superior to everyone, Maybe then they would never kidnap you with many followers who would give their lives for you, would they defend you because you didn't want that? When your other self shook her head to the side and feigned empathy for you, her words that you should stop worrying about people who would never do the same for you.

“After all, maybe that man you appreciated a lot did something for you every time they buried your name in the mud... nope, he never did, maybe he was just pretending that he cared about you, he loved your father and your father much more your half-brothers, you were the last task on their list, you just don't want to accept it, like the stupid girl you were."

Her big arrogant smile was the last thing you saw of her.

You should never have gone out, a big party with a lot of people, the idea of ​​showing off with all of them, showing a little superiority, having the media pleased and therefore the people, making her, your reflection, pleased, that she was happy and will no longer torment you.

Speaking of her, she was watching you, you saw her in a glass, her icy gaze, oh... she's so disappointed, you heard her words clearly.

“Oh, what a coward you are, you're seriously crying, what a crybaby baby you are, making yourself look ridiculous in front of all these self-centered people, a couple of photos like that and you'll please all the people who want to see you in a bad way.”

“pathetic, very pathetic, maybe that's why you are never someone your family appreciates, remember their faces the few times you spend with your family, they pretend to be fine, but in reality they only put up with you... just because they can't get rid of you”

His cruel taunts were very painful, like thorns, he knew very well how to attack you.

You closed your eyes, squeezing them as tight as you could and covered your ears, you didn't want to hear her anymore. In a few minutes you were white, far from everything. Batman and Superman along with their companions appeared to control such a commotion, although it would be easy to control the criminals there were many hostages in danger.

An extremely complex job, it was even more so when Bruce and his children saw who one of the hostages was, you.

Determined to save you, they entered one of the last rooms, only to find everyone alarmed, some alarmed and others watching somewhat shocked.

A large pool of blood and a man on the floor, one of the participants in the crime, and near the man, a woman, difficult to recognize due to the blood on her face, who brutally attacked the dead man on the floor. Her thin heels crushing the man's skin, again and again.

I wish, Bruce, I had never been able to recognize that person, that deranged young woman, who madly attacked a person with a smile. Where his little smiling daughter had gone, who always visited him or tried to spend more time with him or her brothers.

Normally I like to make a prologue and depending on the reactions continue the story. In addition to developing the yandere little by little, I simply felt that this story needs a little more things before starting with the yandere

[bambiilooza]

so ur au is about Poseidon learning to be kinder after being banished? Neat! wonder if maybe he could convince the other gods that they don't need to rule through fear?

also,are there any gods who go out of their way to help him? I mean...for most of them he IS either their brother or uncle after all

i've mentioned before but the au isn't about him learning to be kinder. i think him fully going through an arc like that is too ooc but, that's just my interpretation.

it's more about him being forced to accept that his power is gone and as a result, he will mellow out. but, the point of the au isn't that he becomes kind. he's not going to regain his lost power.

and yea, they are all family but, he is fated to this life now and there's not much they can do and at first, most of them are judgemental of him. and don't want to help him. everyone would have different views on it - that i won't go into detail about - but the jist of it is that he was ungodly and while they would care about him, that would be second to the respect they lost for him.

and, he isn't going to get his power back, he cannot convince the gods they need to stop ruling through fear. he can't prove that.

ik this makes the au sound like a bummer but, the point of the au isn't to make a perfect happy ending. i want it to be the best of a bad situation. and the 'best' just takes a while and part of that is poseidon believing the rest of the gods - his family - thinks he's unworthy.

this isn't to say the gods don't play a major role in the story i have planned. zeus, hades and hestia are the ones that also play the biggest role in the story. amphitrite is also a major character but i don't wanna ramble. (if anyone has questions tho, feel free to ask :D)

ALSO!!

here's a drawing @t4m3-simp did of hestia in the au. it's so good and has been living in brain rent free. so many ideas stemmed from this one drawing. (SHE DID SUCH A GOOD JOB🔥🔥)

this isn't my design for her btw.

[robylovi]

Thinking abt the parallels between Luka and Adrien (+ their daddy issues)

Physically vs. Emotionally absent dads

How they both play their dad’s instrument

How they both wear their dad’s merch

How they both had preconceived notions of their dad before knowing it was Their Dad™ (Jagged Stone as Luka’s favorite artist and Hawk Moth as Adrien’s literal archenemy)

How Luka was abandoned and refuses to abandon others + How Adrien had to earn his father’s time and thinks he has to earn everyone else’s

= How they both are ASS at setting boundaries because of it

How (super randomly btw) the girl they dated happened to design things for their dad

^ How Gabriel didn’t even remember Mari despite her having a very active role in Adrien’s life, while Jagged Stone was closer to her than he was to his son

How Luka’s dad isn’t really ‘gone’ like Adrien’s mom is, but Adrien’s dad isn’t really ‘present’ like Luka’s mom is

^ How they’re both a living reminder of their ‘gone’ parent (dyed hair/blue eyes, blonde hair/green eyes) to their ‘present’ parent

+ Also think it’s neat how their outfits contrast (black vs. silver ring, white vs. black shirt, blue vs. blond hair); opposites, yet not opposite at all.

[chaos-of-the-abyss]

1. i don’t think “correct” (in the moral sense, i assume that’s what you mean) is the right word to use here, so much as “common sense,” which is the perspective i approach it from. as i’ve already said, it would be absurd and forced for thingol -- or the iathrim in general, this is often left out in conversations but nobody in doriath except beleg and mablung actually wanted to participate in the union -- to ally with the sons of feanor, especially not after what celegorm and curufin did to luthien. and this isn’t just a matter of personal distaste, though that’s certainly there and certainly valid; the feanorians’ actions consistently show their disregard for the sindar. they participate in the first kinslaying against the falmari, who are closely associated with the sindar, hide it from the iathrim, and later, when found out, make no attempt at amends. caranthir derides thingol as a “dark-elf in his caves” which demonstrates a contemptuous perspective of him despite the fact that thingol was best friends with his grandfather and actually has seen the light of the two trees; if even thingol is looked down upon to such a degree, then that logically indicates an even lower view of the other iathrim. (it is fully possible that none of the iathrim heard about this since caranthir spoke in front of a council of noldorin lords -- albeit he did so in front of angrod, who was their intermediary with doriath at the time, so obviously he doesn’t care that much about being discreet -- but the general principle still stands: he’s clearly disdainful towards the sindar, and, furthermore, can’t even be bothered to hide it for diplomacy or pragmatism’s sake.) then later, the whole debacle with luthien goes down, for which, again, no attempt at reparations or even so much as acknowledgement is made. everyone in doriath has ample reason to believe that the sons of feanor see them and their lives as worthless -- murdering/trying to murder, kidnapping, and trying to rape telerin elves is seemingly acceptable by their standards, and not a transgression that is in any way worth addressing. fingon, while not as near-comically awful about it, isn’t exactly promising either; he too participated in the kinslaying of alqualonde. given all that, the iathrim are entirely reasonable in not only disliking, but, more crucially, not trusting the noldor enough to fight beside them. it wouldn’t be unlikely from where they’re standing that the noldor would use them as weapon fodder against morgoth’s forces when convenient. also, as has been pointed out, celegorm and curufin ousted finrod and had no apparent problem letting him die. much like their assault of luthien, they didn’t suffer any public consequences or rebuke from their brothers for this, which from the iathrim’s perspective would look like indifference at best, coordinated cooperation at worst. and if the sons of feanor can be so casual about finrod, a fellow noldorin lord, their cousin with whom they actually seemed to have a decent relationship with, and who took celegorm and curufin in after the fall of the pass of aglon, they certainly wouldn’t hesitate to sell out the iathrim, who they obviously look down on, if they felt it necessary. if, after all this, one still wants to say that thingol and the iathrim should have thrown all sense to the wind and gone ahead and fought against morgoth with people who consider them inconsequential, and only by doing so would they have been morally correct, then yeah, i suppose they aren’t correct for their refusal to join. but it’s a completely ridiculous expectation to have of a person, and definitely not an expectation that the feanorians -- for whose favor these points about the alleged unfairness of thingol and the iathrim are made, in my experience -- are held to.  

2. (My issue with the posed logic is that it would suggest Sirion also deserved to be ransacked because they withheld to Silmaril. In neither case do I think the punishment is just for the crime). -- i’m going to preface my response to the question by clarifying that i would hardly say sirion’s people keeping the silmaril is comparable to the feanorians’ murder, kidnapping, attempted rape, and attempted murder, so while i (think i) understand your line of reasoning here, sirion doesn’t strike me as a viable analogy for the situation. 

as for if the noldor deserved to lose the nirnaeth for the first kinslaying specifically: i personally am not sure, if we apply irl standards to the matter; they definitely deserved worse than what they got from the falmari for it, but i hesitate to say defeat at the hands of morgoth and his forces -- not justice at the hands of the people they actually slaughtered or whose kin they actually slaughtered -- is what i would call fair. but the narrative does posit the noldor’s loss in the nirnaeth as their comeuppance for the first kinslaying. the doom was a result of their actions at alqualonde and spills over into even those who didn’t take direct part for their complicity -- melian telling the arafinweans “yet the shadow of mandos lies on you also,” and finarfin’s sons sensing that “none of the noldor that followed after feanor could escape from the shadow that lay upon his house.” and as prophesied, the doom haunts all of the noldor’s efforts against morgoth throughout the first age. that’s not to say the text doesn’t treat noldor’s deterioration and eventual near-disintegration as a tragedy, but the doom is still canonically recompense against them for the first kinslaying. 

in the case of luthien’s situation i can give my personal opinion as it’s much more limited in scope: not all of the noldor deserve to suffer for the actions of celegorm, curufin, and whoever else helped them, though obviously at least celegorm and curufin themselves should and do (albeit not quite to the degree i personally would want based on irl standards; in that they deserved worse) get their comeuppance for their actions. 

3. i think it’s pretty clear that the nirnaeth was going to fail for the noldor. again, the doom dictates that they will “dwell in death’s shadow,” and that they will be slain “by weapon and by torment and by grief.” that said, imo it’s more that the noldor’s actions set them up to fail in the future. by swearing the oath, by committing the first kinslaying, by seeking beleriand with the intent to rule lands there, etc., etc., they preemptively position themselves for enmity with its inhabitants, including the iathrim, and with each other. there could have been a world where the noldor didn’t commit the first kinslaying or at least tried to make reparations for it; where they showed more respect and regard for the sindar; where celegorm and curufin didn’t betray finrod or kidnap and try to rape luthien; and so on and so forth. maybe then the iathrim would have trusted the noldor enough to willingly fight beside them, and/or maybe nargothrond would have been more open to sending aid. maybe the nirnaeth could have been a victory for the noldor then. so i don’t think it was a case of “there was never going to be any set of circumstances under which the noldor could have won, and no matter what they did from the start, morgoth would have defeated them in the end.” but as it is, the noldor sabotaged themselves. and i think that’s part of the whole point of the doom; “their oath shall drive them and yet betray them” and all that. and yes, i do think thingol and the iathrim were prudent in not joining. a part of that is as you’re implying -- before the dagor bragollach, thingol is stated to be “wise with the wisdom of melian” in his distrust of the noldor’s military ability to hold morgoth, and it’s reasonable that that carries over here -- but i think the greater part of it is that, as i’ve explained above, they don’t trust the noldor enough to consider fighting beside them a viable option, period.

if i was thingol i also wouldn't participate in an alliance organized by the people who only one year ago kidnapped my daughter, tried to force her to marry into their family, tried to kidnap her again, and then tried to KILL her. and don't come at me with "it was only celegorm and curufin," because 1). thingol has no way of ascertaining that they were acting alone, and 2). so what if it was only celegorm and curufin??? why should he want to be involved with anything and anyone remotely related to them? and people wonder why he said fuck that noise

[wisteriaiswriting]

Cowboy Rule With Brimstone, Cypher, Sova and Harbor

Words: 622

Request: hai :3 could you do the cowboy rule with a gender neutral reader w/ brim, cypher, sova and harbour? Requested by: @floralflytrap

Couldn't stick to just hats so; Brim = hat, Cypher = hat, Sova = cape, = Harbor = rings

It was practically silent around the protocol today, plenty of the other agents have been sent on various missions. This left the rest scrambling to find something to do, which luckily almost everyone else found something. But you weren’t as lucky, already gone through anything that kept you distracted.

And now you have moved on to bothering anyone you could find. Few entertained you but in the end you went looking for one person in particular, Brimstone, or as you call him, Liam. Who was hunched over his desk focusing on some paperwork, working so much he didn’t register you entering.

Sneaking behind him, your hands slowly reached for his hat. Swiftly pulling it off and stepping away as he finally looked away from his work, eyes quickly settling on the stolen hat that was now placed on your head.

“Come on Doll, I can’t have you distracting me right now.” “It can wait~” Sitting on the edge of the desk, leaning closer to Liam. “Can it?” Before you could respond you felt his hand land on your hips, giving you a quick warning before lifting you up. “Hopefully you locked the door.”

“Where has it gone?” Amir was mumbling to himself through the hall, looking for something of his that has gone missing. So cuaght up in his thoughts he missed the sound of footsteps coming down the hall. “Yo, Cypher!” Phoenix did a double take before noticing, “I thought you would’a have another?”

“So you know where it is?” “Yeah, I just saw Y/N with it.” Pointing towards the living area, “Ah, thank you Phoenix.” Why didn’t he think of you? Rushing into the living area to find you sprawled across one the couches, Astra and Skye were just leaving. “There it is,” Snatching the hat back from you, catching your attention. “Oh حبيبي, do I need to look through your history again?” “Maybe…” Even with the mask you knew what he was thinking, and you welcomed it.

The room was quiet apart from the sound of metal quietly touching other metal, finding Sasha tinkering with his bow. As soon as the door slid open he looked up, seeing it was you entering so he returned to the bow.

“There you are my Голубь, Как прошла миссия?” “English Sasha.” “Sorry my love,” Stepping behind him you slowly undid the cape, “How was the mission?” “Eventful for sure.” When you successfully got it off you draped it over yourself, missing the look Sasha threw over at you. His face was becoming more red the longer he looked, coughing into his fist as he looked away. “Something wrong?” God, you knew what you were doing. Leaning over him, purposelessly getting in his sight. “Not exactly,” Prompting him to speak as he paused, “Maybe we should go somewhere else, I’d rather no one else hear this.”

He swore the rings were placed back in the box when he returned to his room last night, but now, in the morning, he is unable to find them. Only finding an empty box on the dresser where the rings should’ve been. With all his rushing around he had woken you up, shuffling from under the sheets to stand behind him.

Hands reached over his shoulders to rest around his neck, causing him to relax. One of his hands reached up to intertwine with yours, only to come into contact with something warm but hard. Lifting your hand to see your fingers adorned with his rings.

“I’ve been looking around for these, but it was you. तुम छोटे चोर हो.” Spinning you around into his arms while keeping you close, “You know what happens to thieves?” “I don’t think I do, why don’t you show me~”