#he's also aggressive and passionate like a lion

[psychopomparia]

spilling my truth

Lion Kaveh > Desert Fox Kaveh > Bunny Kaveh

there. i love all of Kaveh's animal forms but lion Kaveh is a less common, yet beautiful treat. Especially when paired with Grey Leopard Alhaitham, mm, chef's kiss

[kquil]

JAMES POTTER | NO MORE HOCKEY PLAYERS!

REQUEST. : I think this might be too vague but can I request IceHockey!James x Reader angst with fluffy ending. I'm acc in love with the way you write him 🤍🤍 ⏤requested by anon

LENGTH : 1.9k

TAGS : modern au ; muggle au ; ice hockey player james potter ; enemies to lovers? but not really? ; enemies by association to lovers? ; protective james potter ; precious reader ; oc!andrew ; reader in a bad relationship ; james being the knight in shining hockey gear ; angst with fluff ending

WARNINGS : toxic relationship ; mentions of mistreatment in a relationship

You knew what was coming. It was something you were used to seeing, to dealing with in the two years you’ve been dating Andrew. As captain of the Ice Hockey team at Imperial College London and playing the Right-Wing Forward position, he was oftentimes compared to his more prominent, more celebrated counterpart, James Potter. 

James Potter was the Ice Hockey captain of his team at UCL and also played the Right-Wing Forward position. Through this similarity, they were often compared and Andrew was beyond irritated by the fact. Irritated and fed up. James never appeared to mind the comparisons, however. In fact, he took it in stride because, in his eyes, the results of a fair game will put the constant equating to rest. 

Andrew was passionate about the sport, he really was, his position as Captain was evidence of that dedication, however the constant comparisons in his ear made him highly aggressive on top of his already present anger issues. It wasn’t like this in the beginning, he was once very sweet and caring towards you, aware of your needs and was as much of a best friend as he was your boyfriend. Yes, you weren’t exempt from the occasional disagreement or shouting competition but it’s been so much worse as of late. 

Just a couple of months ago, he lost a game to James’ team and finally snapped to the point that he managed to make the usually grinning and charming James Potter flush red with anger and commenced a screaming match that inaugurated an infamous rivalry between the two. That one win against him was also the tipping point for all the whispers comparing the two to sharply peak in favour of James. Now, there was always an undertone of James being viewed as the better one of the two. More charismatic, more diligent, more empathetic, more resilient, more consistent, more respectable… more handsome. All of which fanned the flames of your boyfriend’s anger until it reached dangerous levels. 

The matches against them were, now, much more exhilarating but also much more aggressive. It frightened you the first time you saw them play against each other after that horrific encounter the previous game. This wasn’t a good display of sportsmanship. They were like two lions going after each other’s throats, pushing and shoving and colliding at top speeds, baring their teeth menacingly but neither side conceding defeat – they refused to surrender; one had to fall for the other to rise. It was horrifying to witness. You worried for Andrew but you also worried for James. They were both equal in brawn and stature so anything could happen to either side and they weren’t the least bit shy in making their belligerent intentions known. Bruises and sore limbs were expected from the sport but you feared that something more serious could be anticipated in the conflict between the two. 

Your heart was almost ready to burst out of your chest when each game began and ended. It didn’t help that you were a frequent witness to Andrew’s harsh criticism towards his own team. Due to his frustrations and boiling anger, he demanded more of himself and, by extension, demanded more of his teammates as well. Many times, you tried to remind him of the fact that he wasn’t going about disciplining or encouraging his team in the right way. A familiar confrontation once became a huge fight that his teammates had to get in the middle of, worried for you, who they had come to think of as part of their own and, vice versa. Gradually, his support from the team dwindled, which meant that, during his combative encounters with James in the rink, he was slowly being left on his own with no one to assist him. He was playing at a higher risk each game and it hurt you to watch. Your love might have dwindled during Andrew’s self-destructive tirade but that didn’t mean you didn’t care for his well-being. 

The result was inevitable. Owing to the lack of support from his own teammates and having to counter James’ antagonistic plays by himself, Andrew’s anger and jealousy grew and grew. It was a slap to the face when, at every re-match, his self-sabotaging behaviour led to James and his team’s victory. It was predictable, even for you, but you supported Andrew through it all. 

At the end of the match, Andrew sulked in the locker rooms while the rest of the team hurried away, disgruntled by their captain’s pathetic plays, selfish agenda and mistreatment towards them when pinning all the blame for their loss solely on their lack of collaboration when, truly, he was the only one to blame.

“It’ll be okay, Andy–” 

“Shut up!” his roaring shout bounced off the walls of the empty locker room. His voice echoed with mourning, betrayal and burning hot rage. It made your shoulders tense from the rising tension. 

“Andrew, the way you’re acting i-it isn’t right–!” you tried to reason with him despite his hulking form and much larger frame intimidating you. He didn’t even have to look into your eyes for a shiver to run down your spine; the slamming of his locker door, the throwing of his clothes and the reckless handling of his equipment was enough to make you flinch each time. 

“YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO TELL ME WHAT’S RIGHT OR WRONG!” he argues through clenched teeth, pushing the locker room doors open and letting it swing back, almost hitting you as you scurry up behind him. 

“Well, you should, at least, try!” In a moment of bravery, you puff out your chest and glare at him, your eyes shining with thinly disguised disappointment and fear. He wasn’t like the Andrew you knew at all… this horrible, violent person was nothing like the Andrew you fell in love with two years ago, “I know you can be a great captain but you’re running yourself and your own team into the ground! Learn to put your ego aside for once!” 

“WHY YOU!-- WHO GAVE YOU THE RIGHT TO LECTURE ME?!” his large hand raises and comes swinging down. It’s too late to react, you can only pinch your eyes closed and wait for the impact to come with clenched teeth. 

“WHAT RIGHT DO YOU HAVE TO HIT HER?!” 

The hit never came. Instead, your eyes snap open to stare in shock at James Potter gripping the wrist of your boyfriend and pushing him away as he tucks you behind him. Too shocked at the situation and the sudden appearance of your boyfriend’s counterpart, you can’t help but just gape at the situation. 

No no no! This isn’t meant to happen! You should have left the argument in the locker room! 

“She’s my girlfriend! Dipshit!” Andrew snarls and tries to reach for you again but James steps in the way, blocking your view. He’s a solid mountain between you and your irate boyfriend. For the first time in a long time, you felt safe. 

“That gives you even less of a right, not that you had any right to hit anyone to begin with,” James pants lightly, his heightened anger making him feel as though he’s run a mile, “If she’s your girl, you should treat her better! Acting like this after a loss is pathetic but pinning it onto your lady is disgusting!” James can handle rough play on the rink because he’s trained for it and he’s grown the thick skin to endure all kinds of impacts. But, when he sees violence like this outside the rink, it’s beyond infuriating, it makes him see red, it makes him want to throw all manner of good will out the window and go charging in like a stubborn bull.

“Fuck! Off!” Andrew shoves him away and grabs your upper arm, tugging you away without any regard for the force in his grip. It happened much too quickly that you couldn’t comprehend everything until you felt a stinging pain bloom in your arm under his grip. 

“Ow!… Andrew, stop, please! You’re hurting me!”

“I don’t care! Hurry! Up!” he gives another aggressive tug and you squeal from the pain, willing yourself to suppress it so as to not anger him further. But your cry of hurt was enough to set off an unbelievable chain reaction.

There was a dull but harsh THUMP as James’ clenched fist collides with Andrew’s face, sending him sprawling as two gentle hands come up to your shoulders and gently pull you away from the scene. Those same two hands turn you around and carefully move down to press against your lower back, acting as a guide to lead you a safe distance away. The girl introduces herself as Alice, the girlfriend of Frank, who was the goalie of the UCL team. She leads you with a sympathetic smile past the rest of the James’ teammates, who face forward and grit their teeth at what they were just the witnesses to, some even stepping forward. Whether they wanted to join in or not, you didn’t find out but one was tall with mousy brown hair and the other had dark black hair against pale paper skin and grey eyes – the left defence and the centre of the UCL team. 

“You’re okay…” Alice whispers softly, hurrying you along as the sound of punches begin to echo through the hallway, “I’m so sorry, sweetheart,” 

As tears slip past your lash line, a shaky whimper escapes your bitten lips and you accept her comfort with a small nod.

Suffice to say, you and Andrew broke up. And for good reason. Many people couldn’t even fathom that someone as soft-hearted and sweet as you would ever give someone like Andrew the time of day when you deserved so much more. What they don’t understand is that he was never like that when you first met… but, you suppose, he finally showed his true colours. But thanks to that, you’ve sworn off dating hockey players ever again! 

“Oh!” a happy acknowledgement sounds and draws your eyes up to see a handsome, boyish grin beaming down at you, “It’s you!” His freshly washed locks drip with water and he moves to close the locker room door behind him when his words bring the attention of curious eyes from the rest of his team, all peaking a glimpse of you around his frame.

“Yeah…” you smile softly, nerves shaking anxiously as your hands clasp together for some stability, “sorry for suddenly showing up,”

“It’s alright,” James’ beaming smile doesn’t fade the slightest bit as his eyes shine with relief, “I’m just glad you’re looking okay,”

“Yeah, all thanks to you,” the compliment makes him flush bashfully as a large hand comes up to rub the back of his neck. For a guy with a bear-like frame, he pulls off the adorable puppy look pretty well.

“Did you watch the game?” he hurries to change the topic and instead of answering, you hold up a cutely wrapped batch of homemade cookies. Andrew was once the only person who had exclusive access to your home baked goodies but he lost that privilege a long time ago. It’s time to associate your baking with something (someone) more positive and deserving. 

“Wow! Thanks!” James eyes your offer with wide eyes and was already drooling from the sugary scent in the air, seducing him into taking it and having a bite. You smile at his moans of gratification and allow his free flowing compliments to boost your confidence, “will you be coming to our next game?” he suddenly asks, catching you off guard. 

“Uhh..--”

“Please come,” his eyes plead with you but when you don’t answer, he bargains, “I’ll win it for you,” 

No more hockey players be damned.

A/N : i love writing hockey player james potter too~ he's just so dreamy! ahhhhh! it's probably one of my favourite aus of james potter! (,,o // o,,) thank you so much for the request, anon-darling! im so sorry for taking so long, i hope you enjoy the read!

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[fagmolloy]

could you please explain lestat’s birth chart, resident astrologer fagmolloy?

well i'm so glad you asked 🏃🏻

whoever drew up the original chart likely put it around 22:00 november 7, 1760 in order to get a leo rising with a scorpio moon. what truly baffles me about this chart is that lestat is such a leo rising, of course he is. never mind that his physical appearance (for amc iwtv anyway) evokes the kind of ferocity and beauty of a lion, one of the symbols associated with leo. (his... last name...) he's also someone who is a performer. he's dramatic. he's a storyteller. he loves to be seen. and the ruler of leo is the sun: the ego. lestat's appeal for validation comes through pretty heavily... aiming to soothe his ego... getting the applause from those crowds, his lovers... from his family... hmm...

if we wanted to know more about the ways that his rising comes through, we'd look at the ruler of his leo ASC, which is the sun sitting in the 4th house of scorpio. the 4th house represents our family/ancestry, our home, our homelands, and our most private world. scorpio placements have depth to them: as fixed water, the stillness of the surface of a lake enables a scorpio to look further down, maybe even prod at the very bottom-layers of their psyche... if that's what they want. sometimes scorpios leave the traces of their worst held fears, pain, and insecurities way down at the bottom of that lake, hoping that if it's down far enough, no one will be able to know or see it (and i'm thinking about him being very tight-lipped about his childhood and turning specifically, yet being so profoundly impacted by it that it shows up in his personality still). because the leo ASC is the chart holder's mask/persona, and it's ruled by this deeply mired sun in scorpio, he is a secret-keeper... and he likes to cultivate this air of mystery. and that isn't to say that we don't see lestat display emotion, or that he keeps all of that to himself: he can be a little histrionic. but! if anything, this chart-holder would likely try over and over again to suppress his emotions (they are too wide, too big, too much) and as a result of all that internal pressure he explodes, detonates.

look at his mars ♂ conjunct pluto in sag. mars is the domicile ruler of his scorpio sun, moon, and mercury—so in essence, mars has a lot of say about the ways in which he appears, expresses, feels. mars is the planet of assertion, willpower, energy, forward motion, aggression, severance... pluto is the god of the underworld, and intensifies/darkens/strengthens what it touches. so mars and pluto in contact like that can give someone extraordinary strength, yes, but if they don't integrate that energy in a productive way it could lead them to experience these cycles of repression, explosion.

this chart is so crazy!!!!! all his 5th house placements. this guy was meant to be onstage... i'm pretty sure i've read before that one of the oldest keywords associated with the 5th house is The Stage. a lot of performers have 5th house placements because the 5th house is where we indulge in our creative energy, our passion projects. some may see the confidence of his sag stellium as a kind of arrogance, but it's also kind of hot. another thing that the 5th house represents is. you know. children. :( this chart holder probably experienced some pretty profound transformations through having children. would have liked to pass on some of his creative talents to his children.

[bluemantics]

Red Paladin Lance Character Analysis (it gets juicy guys)

I think he’s wonderfully tragic. I mean, here you have this total goofball on the surface, and all he’s ever wanted is to be a cool, talented, and strong leader like his hero Shiro. Then, he finally gets bumped up or “promoted,” but it’s again only when someone vanishes AGAIN and it’s second to Keith AGAIN.

For all the respect and admiration Lance has for Keith, he has to be feeling insecure too. Because not only is he second to Keith again, but he’s Keith’s literal second, and how is he supposed to measure up to the dynamic duo that was Takashi Shirogane and Keith Kogane?

Meanwhile, no one’s recognizing how insane this actually is. Lance being the red paladin proves that he’s obviously more than just a loudmouth goof— the red paladin has to be someone passionate and aggressive and dynamic.

I mean, him becoming the red paladin literally PROVES he was the perfect blue paladin, because here’s what Allura WOULD have said in the first episode if Lance hadn’t interrupted her out of insecurity: “the blue paladin is like water; flexible, talented in varied ways, but never statically defined.” BUT instead of seeing how incredible it is that Lance was able to flow wherever the tides led him and adapt to the MOST DIFFICULT LION incredibly quickly, they brush aside and move on. As if it’s not maybe one of the most impressive feats the whole show.

NOT ONLY THAT, but Lance also helps the most emotionally unintelligent paladin to remain in check with his feelings and balance them alongside his duties. Lance, who is repeatedly insulted, treats Keith with veneration and care. It’s extremely manipulative, but in the BEST way, and NO ONE ELSE EVEN REALIZES HOW SHARP OF A TOOL LANCE’S EMPATHY IS IN THIS MOMENT. He’s got to have the highest EQ of the whole team to pull this shit off!

And then Keith leaves, Lance is left behind again, and he NEVER gets any credit, AND EVERYONE ACTS LIKE HE DIDNT JUST BECOME A BAMF OVER THE COURSE OF MAYBE TWO SEASONS.

Curious to know y’all’s thoughts too!! If u made it this far feel free to add on commentary in the replies and reblogs 👍

[nocturnalchaos]

Another one of my ideas for my abandoned DamiRae Pregnancy fanfic:

Raven is forced to put more effort into her attempts to master Arabic because Damian had taken to talking to the unborn baby in Arabic.

This was one of the scenes I was writing for this idea:

Raven sighed as she let the pencil drop into the open workbook on her desk. Leaning back, she stretched her back and neck in an effort to relax the muscles that had been locked into a hunched position.

Looking out of her bedroom window at Titans Tower, she admired the sunset’s light playing on the water. Leaning back in her chair, she absentmindedly strokes her growing belly.

Removing her hands from her belly, she closed the Arabic language workbook on the desk.

She loved Damian. Really, she did. But loving him took work and effort. Not just the obvious stuff. Like his anti-social hyper aggressive attitude and lack of social skills. Sure, in the beginning, her friendship with him had felt more like she was his therapist … or an animal rescue volunteer who was fostering and socializing a half-feral lion cub at times. And over the years, he had vastly improved and matured. Turning from a friend into a crush then into her life partner.

Since her first meeting the younger boy, Damian Wayne was someone who required a lot of learning on her part. Like studying psychology and Arabic culture.

Most people did not realize that, at the beginning of her time with the Teen Titans, she didn’t talk much because she didn’t quite have mastery over the English language. While not entirely fond of large groups of people, on Azarath she was not such a loner. English was only used at home with her mother. So, outside of the home, she rarely used it while she was in Azarath. This meant that her knowledge of the English language was small and limited to daily life vocabulary. When she initially came to Earth, it took her months to adjust to the English language and about a year before she could say she had some mastery of the language.

Then, for the sake of learning different magics, she reluctantly had to learn new languages.

Since learning about her pregnancy, in their quiet moments, Damian had taken to talking to the baby (while looking very intensely at her midsection) in Arabic. Before her pregnancy, she had already been in the middle of learning Arabic. However, her learning of the language had been something that she was doing at a casual and relaxed pace. To her, learning Arabic was a side-project among many side-projects. After all, Damian rarely used his mother tongue with her. They used English to communicate with each other. And had used that language since their first meeting. She only ever heard Dami speak in Arabic when he got upset about a topic, mumbled in his sleep, or … was being very passionate with her. Also, on some level, she secretly thought it was better that she was better off not to know what Damian was yelling at her when he was angry. To be fair, she tended to slip into Azarathian when she was upset with him as well.

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For those curious, I’m currently writing a JayRae (Jason Todd & Raven) pregnancy fanfic. I’m new to the whole creative writing thing. So, constructive criticism is appreciated.

[immaturityofthomasastruc]

You know seeing that tweet of astruc hating on a fan and telling them to “do better” and “you wouldn’t get the opportunity” because the fan criticized him for saying “the show is what you need and the movie is what you want”, so I’ll do what he asked and do better than him on the aspect I hate the most about the show (besides the shipping and what he did to Chloe) the villains.

Dr.Franklie:a old friend of Gabriel which is the one helping keep Emilie alive in her coffin, eventually Gabriel reaches for him again to help him make permanent Akumas and The doctor does has asked but in reality he wants the miraculous for itself for thinking the human race needs to evolve and he wants it to evolve with him has the emperor of humanity.

Jawbreaker:a teenage boy in Paris has a very bad relationship with he’s parents, a prankster dad which is very aggressive physically and a Cold Mom which is aggressive verbally, he tries to drown he’s stress by dedicating in painting but one day he’s father abandons them and he’s mother blames him, he loses it and 💀, he’s arrested and put on trial but he’s freed by Dr.Franklie which runs test on him using the Akumas Gabriel gave the doctor, he mutate into a monster which ends up absorbing part of the power of destruction from cat noir and it mitates into a bigger monster named Jawbreaker (for he’s always open venom like jaw)

Iron heart:a young girl which has been lost in the streets of Paris since she was young, her family died on a car accident meaning she didn’t have anyone but herself and other criminals of her age to be with. She ended up developing a passion for music but because of her situation that dream kinda died, specially when she was arrested by none other than ladybug while trying to rob the Dupan-cheng’s bakery, but she was freed by Dr.Franklie which mutated her aswell except her entire body got melted into a puddle of meta till she absorbs some creation power of ladybug, she ended up turning into a humanoid monster with her body entirely made out of metal able to bend metal at her will (her villain names comes from he’s Last name “Lion heart” which is the only thing she remembers from her family mixed with her new metallic form)

Queen Astra:Dr.Franklie seeing how he’s monsters (jawbreaker and Iron heart) still hold some humanity, he decides to make a “fake miraculous” and he uses it on a plan with Hawkmoth to use Iron heart,Jawbreaker and a Akuma, all of them together so they can use the fake miraculous on ladybug but it accidentally latches itself with Vesperia, The fake miraculous is actually a artificial parasite designed to be the perfect Monster with no redeeming qualities whatsoever which absorbs the miraculous energy (or any kind of energy) and the AI of the fake miraculous ends up taking over Zoe’s body and mutating her into a energy based being named Queen Astra (from Astraphobia “fear of lightning”) she acts has the right hand and spy to the doctor till she decides it’s time to strike, so she reveals there isn’t a cure for their mutantions causing her mutant partners to riot and not only kill the doctor but also take over all of Paris and they even attack the agreste mansion in a attempt to get the butterfly miraculous, she ends up absorbing so much energy she mutates into a being similar to a kwami (like Tikki using her powers in dearest family) in power and betrays her partners revealing she wants to destroy the human race but she has a weakness which is Zoe’s family which she reuses to hurt even under Atra’s control (for family I mean Mr.Lee,Andre and Chloe. Audrey doesn’t count) at the end her partners and Chloe redeem themselves ripping out the parasite out of Zoe and allowing Ladybug and Cat noir to save the day and destroy Astra queen. Her partners surrender and are put under vigilance in hope they will find a cure for their mutations

I designed each villain to be a mirror to the heroes, Jawbreaker is a mirror to Adrien (instead of a distant family he loves, he has a family he wishes he never saw again. and meanwhile Cat noir Can destroy things Jawbreaker can Break things… which means he can break something apart but I can be fixed) Iron heart and Marinette (Marinette has thousands of friends and family meanwhile Iron heart has nothing, Ladybug Can create meanwhile Iron heart Can Modify preexisting things to make something new) and Astra is a mirror to Chloe (imagine the old seasons Chloe which wasn’t the best person but could get better, meanwhile Astra is just Season 4 and 5 Chloe, I see it has a way to showcase the fans fighting the awful damnation and Double standards the show has on Chloe remembering season 2 Chloe, and the fact they are controlling Zoe is to A-showcase the writers forcing the characters to do things they wouldn’t do, B-showcase how Zoe only existed to take the good out of Chloe, C-being ironical since Zoe is being forced to be a evil person once again except this isn’t something she can reuse to do now, and D-to add emotional stakes, since queen banana they said Zoe will always love her sister and I think if Zoe actually showcased that and tried to help Chloe to stop following her mothers footsteps, would also make the posession and the stakes of the situation all the more tragic and emotional)

Also notice how I said they are redeemed (except the doc and Astra) because they are kids, they didn’t even want to be here, they went through so much stuff I think redemption and rehabilitation is needed and deserved for them. Meanwhile the grown man and the robot die because 1-he’s a grown man which turned children into monsters, he deserves to die, 2-that’s just a machine doing what she was programmed to do, the only way to stop a machine from working is destroying it.

Also I thought of their personality’s to also mirror the heroes

Jawbreaker could be calm and collected but always open for a small joke outside of all the fighting, Iron heart could be loud and energetic always cracking jokes but a very good friend and Astra would be Chloe but smarter, eviler and Sadistic

I never wanted to share any of these because I thought I couldn’t do better and calling my own work better than Astruc’s would be too self centered, not self aware of how obnoxious that sounds, and knowing comparing my work to others and calling my own better is nothing but straight up being a “a**hole”, but in reaction to him being just that big of a I-di-OTA (get it?) I think calling myself better than him is nothing but deserved

The best part with all of these ideas is that even if you showed them to Astruc, he would still come up with a way to explain why they wouldn't work compared to the villains on his show.

[outerspacebun]

I didn't put Byleth because I wanted to see who it was outside of them. I only put Blue Lions because I wanted to see what it would he like for the lions only. If you selected any/all/poly please put it in the tags, but it's strictly just Blue Lions.

My personal choice is Mercie, but if I had a second person, it would be Felix.

By the way, I do not want any ship hate on this. Idc if it's a passive-aggressive "I hate this ship with a passion" followed by the ship you really like. Also, I forgot to add none to the poll. If you don't have one for it, reblog this in the tags, but do not put the ship you have for him outside of the blue lions. This is strictly for blue house characters.

[taimonromance]

My gay top Willy Fog characters

So, I'm not going to lie, I'm very gay, gay, gay and gay again. I was born to be gay, so it's not surprising to read something like this from me. Maybe this post is a bit ridiculous, but I really wanted to make it and anyway this fandom is dead and no one will read these stupid thoughts XD

So, meet the top Willy Fog characters that I find attractive!

8) Rowan

The position of a man is not the first thing I look at, but I have to admit that his position as a commissar is one of the reasons I like him. I've always been drawn to the aesthetic of police chiefs (or something like that) and given that Sullivan mentioned him first as someone who does a bank robbery investigation, that means he's quite famous and does a good job. He's also just a fat cat, which automatically makes him adorable. And men with mustaches have always been my weakness, so…

7) Dix

Continuing the theme with the police, I had no right not to mention Dix for the most obvious reasons. To be honest, he is not my preference in men (he is not fat or muscular), but his personality and attitude in a way interest me. I believe that he did nothing wrong and was just doing his job and it was not his fault that the bank employee confused Fog with a random lion. And I find it funny the way he gets aggressive (seriously, Dix is a very meme character) and gets irritated with a lot of things, I'm similar to him in that, so I don't blame him. Either way, Dix deserves a better ending and I hope he's doing well now. Can I give him a chocolate bar, please? :_)

6) Corn

Looks like someone's looking at a person's profession again, right? :)

Guys, he is a brigadier and this position is also very important, in particular for the British army! And when I first heard about it, I thought that he would be a very strict man who would help the gang with his high physical fitness, but in the end it turned out that he was just a cute cinnamon bun that also needs protection and this is very cute! But I can agree that it spoils the impression of him as a brigadier. And it is worth noting that he is the only minor character who was in the Fog's gang, albeit temporarily.

5) Sullivan

We're all gangsta as long as the villains don't come into play, right?

Ironically, in real life, my personality is similar to his (yes, I am the kind of person who behaves very differently in real life and on the Internet) except that I do not send mercenaries to eliminate my enemies XD. I totally understand his envy and DO NOT judge him for trying to be better than Fog, people just have to go through the same emotions to understand him. And Sullivan's passion and his composure in decisions only fuels interest in him, making him an attractive person for me. And the scene where he made a bet with Fog and included other members of the club in this game is one of my favorites. But anyway, he's still a terrible person (I say hi to Oscar lol) and his actions are illegal. However, I want to say that we could hate the whole world together, but I doubt that he is interested in poor computer students, but I will wait until he changes his mind 😢

4) Raiden (a.k.a. Akita)

JUST LOOK AT HIM! DO I NEED TO SAY SOMETHING?! HE IS THE HOTTEST CHARACTER OF THIS SERIES! Ahem… well… he's a stern, bossy, muscular dog who always says what he thinks. Honesty is what I appreciate in people, even if they say it rudely, like Raiden does. And yes, in my headcanons, he is a former samurai, but now hiding under the fake name "Akita" and working as a circus boss, but due to his incompetence in this matter, he does not do very well. We can only wish him good luck with his stuff and progress in his work ^^

3) Parsi

Parsi is the most kawaii character on this show and I want to say that I often look for his images on the covers and other official media. He is someone who i wants to protect at the cost of my life, he is incredibly kind, friendly, honest and loyal. Imagine he didn't sleep for two days to find Koa! I don't know how his family feels about him, but if I were them, I would be proud of this boy. It is also worth noting that Parsi is not weak and cowardly, as is often the case with characters like him, Parsi can defend his position and fight back, as well as show his annoyance towards others, as was the case with Dix and Bully. And I hope he rested well after what happened. I just want to hug him and call him the most affectionate words, and also cook something for him, I think Parsi got hungry after this events :(

2) Andrey

Guys, he's Russian, like me! While watching the series, I was waiting for at least some mention of Russia and Andrey's appearance in one of the final episodes was like a gift for me! By the way, I noticed him in the intro of the show and I had to wait quite a many episodes to find out who this mysterious bear was, but fortunately, my expectation was fully satisfied. And all my Russian friends who watched the series told me that "they could show a good-natured Russian, but they showed some kind of jerk" but I do not agree with them, I think that Andrey is one of the best Russian characters in foreign media. I find him quite hot in terms of appearance and personality, he is fat and yet very strong, unlike the American bear who talks more than he does (his name is Mr. Bullman, right?…). Andrei is also quite smart and he clearly explained why Fog's decision was risky for the ship and for those who sail on it (because the ship could burn down). And then Andrey got a lot of money and even got more, considering that the metal frame of the ship remained with him, so… I'm glad that this man got what he wanted! We love you Andrey!

Extra place) Rigodon

Unfortunately, he is not in my gay top, but I just had to mention him, so consider this a warm-up for the first place in this top. sigh Rigodon is the best character in this series and that's a fact. I'm not surprised that all my friends who watched this show because of me told me that they really like this character. (just so you know, it's…. um… 4 people, which is saying a lot). Rigodon is the true protagonist, we see his formation, the change of life principles, how he morally matures from a poor circus performer into a real devoted fighter who is ready to crush literally anyone who threatens their gang. It was he who saved the princess, fought the Transfer, did not let Fog's honor be offended in front of Dix and that American cowboy. He has the most necessary qualities that are needed to survive in this world and I believe that Fog greatly underestimate the potential of his servant.

1) Willy Fog

Oh my god, what a surprise that the main character took first place in this list :D

Willy Fog is the most controversial character in my entire history of being in different fandoms … the fact is that initially when I watched this series … I'm ashamed to admit it, but I hated him because I considered him a Mary Sue, who everyone loves for no reason. But… there is something about him that can enchant you and I too fell under his spell and declare that I AM HIS NUMBER ONE FAN >:(

There is some mystery in him that romanticizes his image in my eyes. I love every single thing about him: his voice (in the Russian dub, his voice in the English dub is not so good), his looks, the mane, his clothes, his personality, intelligence, erudition and calmness. I always saw this trip as… an update for him? He just wanted to see something new and get the emotions that he so lacked in everyday life. But even at the end, after the series, I was left with a lot of questions, like what happened to his relatives? why does he have no friends, despite being very famous? it's all really very mysterious and… it's very inspiring to me as a writer and creative person. But… I understand that I will never be good for a man like him. but I still love him.

It was an amazing trip, thanks for taking us with you, Willy.

Thank you for giving me new emotions that you received too.

(I also really want to paint his nails!)

[sevilemar]

I think I realized I am a Bird with Lion secondary. It was difficult to figure out because not many things about Lion secondary resonated with me - when I read the description, I always had an image of a very straightforward, muscley kind of guy who goes 'No, this ain't right' and blasts off his enemies with guns, who is a truth speaker to a fault and is incapable of subtlety and who can only be more or less intense without shades. All this couldn't be farther away from the truth for me. So I and an idea... What if a secondary isn't about truth vs lies and isn't even about wearing a mask (bear with me, I know it's unusual reading). It's JUST about tailoring yourself to people and just that. A person may be a liar to a fault, and still manipulate people via their general perception of them (correct one) instead of 'tailoring' and a person may be a complete truth teller and tailor everything they say to an audience. Lion secondaries can be detached tricksters and liars but this tricksterness is cold and a bit aggressive. It challenges people instead of genuinely enjoying playing with people like a Snake secondary would. Many eccentrics actually Lion secondaries. Philosopher Diogenes comes to mind. Dude was smart and sarcastic and definitely a trickster but he challenged people and didn't tailor his message to anyone. I call this type 'Sphynx Lion' aka Deadpan Lion who isn't necessarily overly emotional or passionate or straightforward.

Congrats on finding your sorting, nonny! 👍

The image of lion secondary you had made me laugh, because I know a lion, and they are neither male nor muscly, nor do they own a gun as far as I know. They can do subtle, hate conflicts that are left unspoken, they can be intense, they can be playful, and so much more. They are also very kind and one of the most reflected people I know.

I don't think secondary has ever been about lie vs. truth; every secondary can lie. It's the primary who decides if it's OK or not. Masks are only a thing if you're an actor bird using roles/masks.

If I read it right, what you call tailoring yourself to people is essentially being fluid and fitting yourself to match the situation. I speak truth most of the time, yet I tailor everything. It's why I'm snake secondary. If you don't do that, you're probably very much a lion. And yes, lion secondaries can definitely be smart and sarcastic and deadpan and a trickster. So can birds, or badgers, or snakes. There's no trickster sorting, or smart sorting, or sarcastic sorting. There's also no sorting that's especially emotional or unemotional. All of this depends on the person, not on their sorting.

There are stereotypes, because shc was a system for sorting fictional characters first, and fictional characters are always stereotypes of some kind. But when you sort real people, you need to look beyond that as best you can. I'm glad you did, nonny, and found what fits you.

[ask-the-kitty-crew]

Muse list: updated! Part 2!

Art by @minusgangtime

Edit done by me

Name: temp

Age: 18 (in human years)

Bio: temp was a plushie brought to life,at first he was bitter and hateful to everyone as a defensive measure,he was turned back into a plushie as punishment for his aggressive attitude. However he was still conscious,this lead to him witnessing a murderous headgehog murdering all his siblings,the hedgehog even tore up his plushie form,resulting in his scars,though his family was brought back,his trauma remained,he was then brought back to his fleshy self,now shy and sheltered. And even worse,thanks to his blood/stuffing absorbing sonic.exes magic particles,he gained sonic.exes powers. He’s a kind guy and slightly shy,though he’s trying to regain his confidence,he’s very devoted to his family and will protect them no matter what,trying to make up for his attitude in the past.

Art by @minusgangtime

Name: sunny

Age: 18 (in human years)

Bio: sunny was once a plushie that was given new life,sunny is a optimistic guy who likes to look on the bright side of things,though when things do get tough he does take things seriously. He’s one of the more calmer cats who isn’t too crazy when they play around,he’s also so,done to keep someone grounded in logic when they start acting illogically. Sunnys favorite time of the year is a tie between spring and summer,cause he loves the sensation of the sun on his furr or skin,it’s like he’s solar powered as it gives him energy.

Art by @minusgangtime

Edit done by me

Name: simba

Age: 18 (in human years)

Bio: simba is a plushie brought to life,and is the polar opposite of sunny,he was the very definition of pride,he believed he was as strong as a lion and that he could take on anyone,despite always being practically *****slapped,he did care about his family and wanted to protect him,however when he was possessed by a evil demigod taking advantage of his pride,his confidence completely broke. He stopped putting himself high up on a pedestal and became humbled,and this change is further shone by the scar he acquired when he was possessed.

Art by @minusgangtime

Name: herb

Age: 18 (in human years)

Bio: herb is a plushie brought to life,herb loves collecting,observing,and smelling flowers,ANY kind of flowers,she’s kind and gentle,though she has high insecurities about her looks,she likes to look pretty,so she’s desperate to look pretty,bathing herself frequently and fixing her hair or furr when messy,often fidgeting with it when nervous.

Art by @minusgangtime

Name: seasalt

Age: 18 (in human years)

Bio: seasalt is a plushie brought to life,and isn’t your typical cat,she LOVES water, she’ll take any chance to swim,in a ocean,lake,pool,bathtub,even a fish tank! She’s very energetic and strong,she’s also quite cheery sometimes acting like a coach to cheer people up,though she can be a bit sensitive when people bully her.

Art by @minusgangtime

Name: lavender

Age: 18 (human years)

Bio: a plushie brought to life,lavender is calm and gentle,she prefers to sit on the side and watch the other cats playing from afar,as she dosent feel like getting into crowds or rough playing,however,after caspers death,she began to study everything medical related,that was she could help heal the injured so the family never deals with this kind of tragedy again. While lavender is normally calm,when she’s taken away from her family or put into a completely new environment,her emotions start to show as her emotions become too overwhelming for her,and usually needs her mom or siblings to help calm her down.

Art by @minusgangtime

Name: snow

Age: 18 (in human years)

Bio: a plushie brought to life,snow is pretty mellow and behaves like a normal typical cat for most of the year,however when winter comes around,he suddenly becomes a outdoor and energetic cat,this is cause of his love for the snow,anything related to winter he is passionate for,whether that’s hearing winter themed stories,doing winter activities or playing in the snow,it always brings him joy,despite that though normally,snow is just a chill dude and even when bored for most of the year,dosent try to be to destructive.

Art by @minusgangtime

Name: blaze

Age: 18 (in human years)

Bio: a plushie brought to life,despite thier similar appearances,blaze and lavender are completely opposite,she’s energetic,competitive and likes to jump into everything,despite her kinda trolling tendencies,she DEEPLY loves her family,to the point where she’ll jump in to aggressively defend them from either verbal or physical harm.

Art by @minusgangtime

Name: nightfall

Age: 18 (in human years)

Bio: a plushie brought to life,nightfall is the type of cat to sleep through the entire day,and to stay awake during the night,this is cause he loves the night,his favorite pass time is to go on midnight walls with Shelby to hear the owls,crickets and see the stars and the moon,he is usually calm and pretty chill and mellow,but when you let him info dump on things about space or the night,he becomes quite energetic.

Art by @minusgangtime

Name: galaxy

Age: 18 (in human years.)

Bio: a plushie brought to life,galaxy is described as the “perfect” cat by society,and they’re not wrong to think that,galaxy is a very colorful cat,who’s the only one who can speak into fluent English and meows,she’s deeply loved by society,however it becomes to much for galaxy sometimes,and when people insult her siblings and compare them to her,it really makes her upset,it often makes her wish she was just a normal cat so she wouldn’t be put on a pedestal. Galaxy is sweet,kind and passionate for things she loved,especially her siblings,and whenever she gets overwhelming happy,sad,angry and other things,she cries.

[shytastemakerthing]

Hello! Can I get a romantic twst match up

( if u have time of course :) )

Personality: Istj

Very quiet, introverted, helps others, sometimes passive aggressive, sometimes strict , love and hates kids at the same time, and I don't like being involved in a bad situation

Likes:

Sleeping, chess, volleyball, arts, basketball,Working out, gaming, singing, weight lifting, and tea :)

Dislikes:

When someone interrupts me when I'm talking or explaining, wakes me up for a dumb reason, and touches my sketchbook without my permission

About me:

158 cm, black hair, athletic, and brown eyes

( that's all for now and have a great day! :)) )

A/N: Thank you so much for your request! I do so hope that you like it!😊

I match you with......

Leona Kingscholar

• You like sleeping, he likes sleeping. Congratulations, you've oclfficially become napping buddies and nine times out of ten, you're the pillow. He will never admit it, but your thighs and stomach make a better pillows than any of his actuall pillows (and he's a prince so we all know how those pillows must feel)

• The relationship was certainly one with a rocky start. Whether we follow you as the Ramshackle prefect and you accidentally stepped on his tail that one day in the botanical gardens, or if you're the student of another dorm and were in the wrong place at the wrong time sort of a deal. Either way, there were no good first impressions.

• Past that, we enter our next phase, him often seeing you during basketball or working out and you seeing him during soelldrive. You're both passionate and driven to a certain goal and that commends a bit of respect from the both of you. It takes years of practice and dedication to get to where you hoth are respectably at in your given fields of athleticism.

• With your passive aggressive nature, he isn't always fully certain what sort of response can come from you at any time as it always seems to change. It keeps him on his toes and there are times he does admire a good challenge.

• What set everything in stone was when a first year tried to wake you up from a rather peaceful nap and all he could hear was the loaded earful you were giving this kid. Between the bedhead your hair currently took thr appearance on, the strictness in your tone, and how your aura now commanded respect, yeah, the lion was down bad. Without another word, you're now with him, and napping. It seems to be something unspoken between the both of you but you both know. Leona isn't the best with words, so it works out in the end.

• He also has a love/hate relationship when it comes to children. Just look at how he is with Checka. While he may be a bit dismissive with his nephew and grumbles every time he's around, he does care about him. Just.... in how own stubborn and grumbly way.

• Another one who is keen on chess. Chess is something that takes skill, coordination, and plenty of time to master. You are a worthy opponent and both of you rather enjoy the time to play the game with one another.

• Whenever Ruggie needs something in regards to Leona, he goes to you, because for some reason (Ruggie knows the reason xD), Leona seems to listen to you a but more than he does to him. On the tomes that he doesn't listen though, you're pulled down for a nap woth him and you're not moving.

• Overall, Leona really does love you, and he would do anything if it meant that you'd you'd by his side. He may not always be the best with words, but his actions certainly speak volumes about how he feels about you. Just.... promise that you'd never leave him. He's so used to being in second place, and now that he's first place when it comes to you, he'd never be able to go back.

[huskynotwolf]

Notes:

Heya there, it’s me. Your local maniac husky.

So basically, I had made a lot of chapters already, and here I just want to clarify some things.

The Watchers are basically passive-aggressive, so they (according to Anadil’s chapter) don’t usually attack. The reason the Watchers attacked the Hunters was because they took their land. Anadil was considered aggressive because she would attack anyone who she considers dangerous. 

The Listeners are passive-neutral and they don’t really do much. They (such as Sycamore) are usually writers and poets. Based on Martyn’s backstory, he was once an actor of a drama, yet after being kicked out of the theatre for being a freak (befriending Ren) at six, he followed Xisuma after he saved him from berserk Pearl. 

The Hunters are basically just a bunch of people who thinks the Watchers are their enemies but they really just like a good fight. Take Pearl for example, she is a werewolf (because of PossesedRen) and she was bent on revenge because of Anadil’s attack on Scar and childhood trauma. 

The Hunters also are protective and caring for each other. Take Gem, the stag/lady healer. She is usually passionate about her friends and would care for them. Her crazy side also kicks on when she is being protective about her friends.

There are a series of mythical creatures on the book, including werewolves (currently Pearl and Ren), phoenixes (Tango owns one), Chinese Guardian Spirts (Tango’s rock lion), thunderbirds (Joel has several), griffins, nine-tailed foxes and Pearl’s massive wolves.

For the fanart people, here’s how the main characters look like.

Grian looks like his 3rd Life self with a cloak and what people wear in a desert, but the cloak slopes off his wings that stretch behind him. He also has parrot feet, so he wears short jeans. He had one brown eye and one purple eye (for being a Watcher).

Scott looks a lot like his Rivendell/ Last Life self. He also wears earrings of a star and a moon. Apart from that, he has a cloak from Origins. He keeps his blue coat and white t-shirt with the bands of colour on it. He has one cyan eye and one yellow eye (empires s2)

Pearl is in her Double Life 5am cloak, and has white ears and a tail when in her werewolf form. Her cloak is blotched with blood, but she never bothered to wash it off. She does have a small sunflower crown on her head, and keeps brown-russet eyes.

Martyn sports his Limited Life/ 3rd Life clothes and costume, minus the coral. He does wear the banner of Dogwarts behind him, and his Listener wings basically tears through his clothes. He also wears his siege costume. He has green and yellow eyes (similar with Grian except it’s a Listener’s eye).

Scar is in his Secret Life clothes, with the cloak being half sunflowers and half jewels. There are red stains on the cloak originally, but he washed it off, so there’s a stain. He has amber-yellow eyes.

Anadil looks a lot like Lizzie except with only one ponytail. She has dyed her hair pink and white, and she wears a silver t-shirt and light gray jeans. As an eagle, she has brown-black and white wings, with sharper talons than Grian’s. She has violet and cyan eyes.

Hope that helps!

[dukearchive]

Action Potential

By Monika Narain

My friend Jessie has been dating Ben for three years now. An economics major and an English major walk into a bar during freshman orientation; they hook up once and they become inseparable. But now they’ve gotten into a big fight, and everything’s awkward, and they are apparently broken up.

Again.

At a surface level, Ben is a basic guy, who plays a lot of video games, is aggressively passionate about “impact investing,” and always cries during the Lion King. And Jessie, while I love her, is a pretty basic girl, who writes lifestyle and culture articles for the school paper, wears a lot of chunky sweaters, and also always cries during the Lion King. The two of them spend much of their evenings, weekends, and summers together, and they have seriously considered taking the “next step” post-graduation.

The two of them are terrible for each other.

Maybe it’s because Ben is too demanding, or Jessie is too loud. Maybe it’s because of all those other girls Ben keeps making out with, or that Jessie is too desperate to leave. Maybe it’s because I’ve never met two more stubborn people in my life. But for the majority of my collegiate career, I’ve been forcibly sucked into this coming-of-age soap opera, this endless saga that everyone is frankly sick of watching. Their love is a confusing flow of oscillatory moods, waves of anger immediately followed by brief moments of pure affection. And these arguments are routine, like clockwork, and they always occur in the same way.

I don’t think I’ll ever be equipped with the emotional language to fully describe the intricacy, intimacy, and inadequacy of such a couple. It’s too complex; it’s too stupid. 

But let’s imagine their relationship as a dynamic system, separated by a distinct border that divides the messy region of “outside the relationship” from the even messier region of “in the relationship.” Ben, of course, as the classic dominant boyfriend, takes up a greater space “in the relationship,” and exploits a variety of controlling tactics that metaphorically push Jessie “outside the relationship” into the uncomfortable sidelines where she naturally feels upset and unappreciated. Over time, her anger and resentment towards Ben accumulate, and inevitably she reaches a point where she physically can’t take it anymore. 

It’s 7:13 and Ben scowls in impatience as the basket of garlic breadsticks before him starts getting cold. He stares at his phone, then at the front door, then at the hot hostess cleaning up some annoying six-year-old’s spilled apple juice; and at that instant Jessie is staring at him from across the table. 

“You’re 15 minutes late.”

Jessie sighs. She is visibly exhausted. “I’m sorry - I was finishing up a history paper and then lost track of time and then I had to get gas on the way here and yeah, it’s just been a long day.” 

Ben loudly slurps his water, crunching on a piece of ice.

“So how was your day?”

“Fine. Had a midterm but I thought it went pretty well. Did some laundry. Took a nap.”

Jessie loudly slurps her water, spitting out a piece of ice.

At the start of each of these aforementioned “waves” is a trigger, a stimulus, a brief, inciting event that’s often the buildup of a series of smaller everyday annoyances.

“Have you finished editing my resume? It’s been like a week, and my dad’s been on my ass for getting a good job this summer.”

“I’m almost done, I promise! It’s just - it’s taking me a bit long to put all my comments in, and I’ve just been so busy and -”

“So you’re calling me stupid.”

“No! NO, no, no, that’s, that’s not what I’m saying at all. There’s just some areas that could use some work, you know?”

At that point a sixteen-year-old probable stoner in an “Olive Garden” button-down approaches the table. He says, not as a question but as a statement: “Hi my name is Derek Welcome to Olive Garden can I start you two off with any appetizers or drinks.” 

They ignore him and keep talking. “What do you mean, ‘work’?” He makes air quotes with his fingers.

“I mean, Ben, some of the skills you write about could be framed a lot better and,” she lowers her voice, “I think you might have lied about some of the things you wrote.”

Ben scoffs. “WOW, I lied? That’s pretty ballsy coming from someone like you. Do you know how hard it is to apply for major-corporation finance jobs?

Jessie doesn’t say anything. The breadsticks are a bit stale by now, and the salad has become soggy. She looks at the clock on the wall. 7:17.

“It’s not like you’d have that much to write about anyway.”

And at that very moment, something changes in Jessie’s demeanor. All of that nice-girl energy she once performed with ease transforms into coldhearted fury, as if some switch were flipped or channel activated in her head. 

What happens next is a rapid, non-reversible, all-or-nothing response:

Jessie puts her fork down. A cherry tomato from her salad falls on the floor. The kid who spilled his apple juice what feels like hours ago cranes his head in their direction.

“You know what, Ben? I’m SICK and tired of ALWAYS having to do things for you and you never accepting my opinions. It’s like, it’s like you don’t even listen to me half the time, it’s just ben ben ben ben ben ben ben 24/7! Being your girlfriend is like - a full time job, honestly, and it’s NOT fair. When are you going to start helping me with my work, get my dinner, hang out with my friends, say my outfit looks good; when does Jessie ever get anything? Sometimes, you make me so mad I just, I just, I…”

One can actually document this particular moment graphically. Over the years of observing edgy mid-adolescents in their natural element, I’ve come to observe that all young relationships are constantly fluctuating on a continuum of passivity and aggressivity, with very few (if any) consistently maintaining at the center. If we monitor points along this continuum over time, the resulting trajectory for Jessie and Ben will look something like this, beginning from the aforementioned “passive” equilibrium to a drastic rise in emotional activity that crosses into major aggression:

As is made clear, during this rising phase Jessie characteristically voices her angered sentiments in feeling excluded in attempts to normalize their imbalanced equilibrium to that of a healthier nature. And characteristically, she goes a bit too far and overshoots the monologue:

“...I just want to scream! Have you even looked at that piece of crap you sent me? You literally CAN’T. DO. SHIT. That was actually THE WORST thing I’ve ever read, and if I EVER submitted that anywhere - I honestly don’t know what I’d do to myself. And I know you flunked math, and I know your dad thinks you’re in a job, and I know ALL ABOUT Christa - did you honestly think I was that naive? God, for putting up with you as long as I have, I should get a goddamn prize, because that’s a skill way better than whatever the hell ‘synergistic analysis’ is.”

On occasion, these insults reach a point of diminishing returns. 

Now, something truly remarkable occurs. Just when Jessie feels like she has power over her boyfriend, that she’s the dominating the relationship, and her verbal attacks reach their expected fortuitous conclusion, this happens:

“Well, if I’m so bad for you,” he takes a deep, calculated breath, “maybe we should break up.” 

Jessie freezes. Her mouth is stuck in a halfway open and closed position. She’s getting a spam call on her phone but it feels like she can’t even get her hands to move. The entirety of the Olive Garden dining room lingers in suspense. Derek will probably tell all his friends about this when he gets more baked than a family-style lasagna.

In a hoarse whisper, she says,“Yeah. I think we should.” 

They pick up their things and try to leave in separate directions before realizing there is only one exit. They don’t look at each other as they get into their cars. They forget to leave a tip.

After the fallout, there is a period of relative refractory tranquility, where there’s no fighting, no rage-drinking; they barely even talk to each other. Their dynamic can still be described as passive, but now it’s through a lens of callous indifference rather than one-sided obligatory compliance. They are now pretty much “outside the relationship,” Ben more than Jessie because he’s not as used to criticism. From anyone, really. 

Despite having hit a low in their love lives, they carry on with their daily lives and pretend like they’ve never even met before. This quieter phase may be graphically represented in this manner:

But eventually, they “spontaneously” run into each other one night. He makes a joke, she laughs, even though it clearly wasn’t funny. Soon enough, they start texting and kissing and making out and before you know it they’re back to eating out of the same organic turkey sandwich and making out on the soccer bleachers. The mechanisms that have long defined their relationship - passive, active (if you know what I mean) - are seamlessly reintroduced, and things return to their default, egregiously problematic state. They seem to forget as quickly as they forgive. It makes me sick.

And the whole cycle repeats. Over and over again.

Can two people be terrible for each other, but at the same time meant for each other? I’ve always thought that this incessant emotional rollercoaster is their fatal flaw, a blatant indication of a toxic relationship. But what if this volatility is the key to their success as lovers?  What if these perpetual peaks and troughs are not only a natural, but necessary part of their love, creating its foundation and subsequent continuation? What if arguing is their way of communicating with each other, and what if it’s working? And who am I to judge whatever the hell they are, when I’ve never shared an organic turkey sandwich or made out on the bleachers with anyone?

What their dynamic reveals is more than the fascinating inner workings of juvenile lust. It actually reveals a great deal about the neural mechanisms that facilitate such romantic idiocy, namely something called the action potential. This is nothing more than a temporary disruption in electrical activity, a characteristic “spike” that sends the voltage of a nerve cell from low, to high, to low, to really low, and then back to low again. This particular pattern is namely the result of the interplay between sodium and potassium ions, two like charges that move in and out of a cell based on varying thresholds of electrical activity. Such a pattern forms the basis of all neuronal communication; and, in turn, all human behavior.

[bluraydisco]

It seems as though everybody jumped the shark and were totally bamboozled because of body slam dot net's report about WWE possibly being sold to a Saudi Arabian investment firm and it being a "Done deal". I too fell for this and posted a rather passionate blog on Facebook and Tumblr and also through conversation on Twitter.

To combat that viral rumor, recent news comes to report that those rumors were false and nothing has come from it. It has also been reported that WWE CEO Nick Kahn is in LA meeting with Disney execs and the head of ESPN.

This is quite interesting news, considering Vince McMahon always thought WWE to be the "Disney" of professional wrestling. (Which is quite interesting considering the non-family friendly atmosphere that was the attitude era back in the 90s).

As far as TV rights go? I have no idea where it will end up. Raw has always been the number one program on the USA Network for decades (with the exception of a few years on tnn/spike during the ruthless aggression era).

Also the deal with Fox network/sports (which is still owned by News Corp and Rupert Murdoch) is up soon as well. A deal with Disney, and the fact that networks can produce their own slate of content since FCC fair competition regulations were gutted back in the late 90s, I would be totally surprised if WWE smackdown remains on the Fox network.

It would be very interesting if WWE ends up on ESPN. They used to air classic matches all the time back in the day. Also they aired promotions like the AWA and WCCW. Considering the crossover appeal of WWE at the moment and the fact that sports journalists actually cover wrestling recently, this would be an interesting move for their television programming for sure.

Anyway, this news is a relief for fans and a big relief most likely for the biggest star that they have going on right now, Sami Zayn.

2023 started out like a lion when it comes to wrestling news, that is for sure! Including AEW. Especially now that it has been announced that FTR are taking a break from television and contemplating their future. I don't want to speculate too hard on that. I would love to see the Revival back in the Fed. However we all know what happened with the Malachi black/House of black speculation that ran rampant after he took his sabbatical.

I look forward to what the next few weeks bring. It's going to be insane in the membrane for sure. Have fun and keep safe everyone. Thanks for reading.

[ashen-vulture]

I really, really wish I had been as photo-happy with my phone when I volunteered at a pet shelter (over a decade back at this point). There was this one cat who I think you would have adored.

I did a few doodles of some of the shelter cats. The one I’m thinking of is on the bottom right.

The shelter named him Abe and he was an enormous orange tomcat covered in scars who was supposedly completely feral when he came in. After a week or so he lost a lot of his aggression, and his voice was just the best. He had a deep crackly salty voice. Any time he attempted a “Meowww“ it would come out as “RAAAAHHHHHRR????” like a lion going through puberty and learning to roar. It was a raspy but powerful scream for attention. He had an enormous chin, a crooked tail and ankle, missing teeth, and a crinkled ear that made him look perpetually half-mad at something. He still wasn’t super friendly but he would demand 1 head scritch from people he liked when he saw them walking by. He would present his gigantic noggin and then turn and walk away when he was content. I think the shelter estimated him at about 6-7 years old but he looked ancient. Also his fur was very coarse and oily, like a dirty wad of steel wool. Bigg boyy weighed about 16lbs when he came in, so the missing teeth and wonky ankle clearly didn’t stop him from getting food (my area has a lot of people who leave food out for feral cats so I’m sure he was part of a fed feral cat colony). Anyways every now and then I think about Him and whenever I see your passion for truly fucked up old beasts I think about some of the beasties I used to volunteer for.

petfinder is really lacking in fucked up beasts lately. I’ve been searching for some really screwed up, ancient creature and haven’t been able to find any. I did find two at a shelter a couple hours North though.

The one on the left is a senior with dwarfism and IBD and the one on the right is listed as a senior, but no info on her. I figured it couldn’t hurt to ask about her because she’s just so cute.

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I posted 3,054 times in 2022

That's 1,331 more posts than 2021!

453 posts created (15%)

2,601 posts reblogged (85%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

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@incorrect-hs-quotes

@sinsear-aisteach

@relaxxattack

@tubmax

I tagged 2,465 of my posts in 2022

Only 19% of my posts had no tags

#whiskey yelling into the void - 200 posts

#homestuck - 104 posts

#dream smp - 89 posts

#dsmp - 76 posts

#liveblogging - 71 posts

#homestuck 2 - 29 posts

#moon knight - 26 posts

#hs^2 - 25 posts

#screaming - 23 posts

#whiskey’s word soup - 22 posts

Longest Tag: 139 characters

#(also idk exactly what swimz’s pronouns are but i’ve seen people call swimz he so that’s just what i’m going with pls tell me if i’m wrong)

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

grabs pepsicola and fuckimg shakes them around aggressively like a hamster in a sock (affectionate) (insane) i think about them So Much. idc if it’s johndave or junedave or junedove or WHATEVER!! no matter the genders they are just The Ship Ever

like,,,, it’s about the childhood friendship evolving into something that they’re both afraid of,,, it’s about overcoming their prejudice and internalized homophobia together hand in hand and making something precious out of it,,,, whether it’s pale or flushed or just normal human romance it’s so good either way

They’re like the opposite of Dirkjake!! dirkjake is like “let’s tear each other apart and drive each other insane hand in unlovable hand until we both die i hate you i love you i hate you”. Pepsicola is like “I’ve known you for so long i trust you more than anything let’s make something new and beautiful together from the ashes of our fears i love you i love you i love you”.

150 notes - Posted August 26, 2022

#4

reading posts about the tommyinnit love or host on my tumblr dash is like “look at all the weird contestants! there’s so much happening!!! WHY IS HASAN THERE?? RANBOO LOST????” and just having a good little laugh about it. a sensible chuckle

going on twitter to read about it is like. there’s discourse about literally anything and everything, people are calling each other out and everything is in shambles. i feel like a visitor at the zoo watching two lions try to kill each other over a piece of meat

207 notes - Posted July 10, 2022

#3

hey um. u know how Patton said “Passion makes you do crazy things!” in the new sanders sides video and Logan gave him a suspicious Look

now I’m not saying the orange side is going to be Passion but guys. GUYS

215 notes - Posted August 26, 2022

#2

i am desperately hoping that hs2 gets updated tomorrow just bc i want to witness the chaos it would bring

403 notes - Posted April 12, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Marc “if you touch my wife i will throw us off a cliff” Spector gaining control of the body for one (1) second and using it to punch Steven in the face after he kissed Layla is iconic honestly

769 notes - Posted April 20, 2022

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