#hey but i'm still respectful

[hooked-on-elvis]

[knifearo]

ultimately when it comes to shipping and fandom space treatment of aspec characters i just don't accept "aro/ace people can still date/have sex" as an answer from nonaspecs. like yeah. mhm. okay. now i think we both know that you're not saying that out of real interest in the diversity of aspec experiences. so you can turn in your seventeen-page essay on why and how you plan to examine this character's aspec identity within the context of a romantic or sexual relationship complete with evidence from canon and peer reviews from multiple aspec people within the next week or i'm putting you in the pit from the edgar allen poe story

[venomouslilith]

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[himbohimhoe]

Holding out hope that the writing in veilguard will get more bearable but rook saying to lucanis that it's "not nice that Spite hurt him" and he "shouldn't accept that it’s fine bc it wouldn't be ok if a person did that" like. That is a demon. Built off a single emotion called SPITE. Rook I am finding it really hard to believe that u have lived in thedas for more than 30 seconds.

[vaguely-concerned]

the scene where you talk to davrin in his room while he whittles tiny models of monsters (while assan watches with rapt attention <3 there is nothing about this whole setup, man or griffon, that isn't adorable) when your rook IS one of the dainty little academic mage types he so besmirches and you consistently pick the purple options through the conversation -- I am SCREECHING the covert jock/nerd war rages on between clenched teeth and forced jollity, they are doing this on purpose, bioware really have given me this gift all nicely wrapped and lovingly crafted! rook is so fucking bitchy and passive aggressive in these purple options (and once or twice davrin doesn't seem to realize it/takes what they say at face value); it's not very nice of them but it is hilarious. also I must say that hearing these two just relentlessly neg each other with palpable tension of. SOME kind thick in the air* for five minutes straight and then walking away and seeing the 'davrin approves' pop up at the end gets close to the otherwise unapproachable gaming high that is having a tense standoff with sten in origins and seeing +7 affection as you leave. davrin clearly is going 'good talk man nice to see you stand up for yourself more, I respect the roast game' while my rook walks away with a forced smile and clenched fists like 'okay so that wasn't very mature of me I'll admit it but god why is this guy such an asshole'

I cannot imagine how this conversation must play out with a character more on davrin's wavelength because for my setup here this was *chef's kiss* perfect. ideal. I'm so glad this dynamic exists it's one of the funniest and most characterization-enriching things that could have happened to me

*there's some insanity going on here where like... I don't think either of them like want to fuck, they're not actually attracted to each other, but they both would fuck each other in a 'go fuck yourself'/'fuck me yourself you coward'/'fine I will see if I don't!!!!'/'oh yeah??? do it then!!!!!' kind of way. the vibes are indescribable and unhinged on both of their parts.

[princessnijireiki]

interestingly appalling point of "body positivity… or else!" is being in a fashion subreddit over the course of the Wicked press tour + the current awards season that has a zero tolerance policy on ANY body/weight/eating disorder commentary, even when it's people who are horrified that Ariana Grande VISIBLY looks very near death's door, so every fucking crooked eyebrow pastel pink post has its comments locked in under an hour

and I get that it's to avoid cyberbullying gossip culture type shit and the "bad old days" Joan Rivers, Wendy Williams vibes, but it is that bizarre catch 22 of are you still going to feel self righteous while the pro ana pro mia pro ozempy pro coke fiend pages idolize this, and are you going to feel self righteous when she dies? the relentless social mockery of Amy Winehouse and Whitney Houston did not save them, but neither did the people who sat by and watched them both wither away in silence until they ODed, so... what now?

like it's a combination bizarrely parasocial thing and wanting a space devoid of toxicity but continuing to cover the evidence of toxins without ever engaging with the meat of why these issues are bad, but with social media vs news or magazine coverage it's like, "oh, okay, so in one week you did this performance on repeat 152 times of being like we can make fun of this bitch's bad peroxide and brow lift, but pointing out the fact that we can all see her skeleton isn't allowed, Spongebob looking like a crackhead and Cynthia being a good 10-20lbs lighter than in previous projects is just something we're supposed to pretend not to notice."

[sobeksewerrat]

refusing to engage in weird societal customs and shit is so freeing. like telling people I'm so happy they got me something instead of saying "you didn't have to" or accepting stuff from people instead of saying "no thank you" even though I REALLY want it?? Beautiful

[the-shifting-long]

really weird to see a meme i made reposted to reddit and then reposted by the devs on the very social media i first made the meme and also that they blocked me on.

it's not my Main so i'm still able to check their blog and see insights and such that i'd honestly love to share but. c'est la vie i guess.

[ishikawayukis]

kinda wild how normalized it is to not talk to a friend for months and that's all fine and dandy, but you cannot do that to your romantic partner like what will the people think if you're not constantly with them 24/7 and if they're not the only relationship you're trying to nurture how dare you treat your romantic partner like you would treat all your platonic relationships

[rawliverandcigarettes]

I think one of the reasons why I latched onto asari characters but not super onto asari culture itself, is because I think there's something inherently... bi-cultural about being asari, in a way? Either you have to live with the heritage of another species weighing down on you regarding its expectations, history and shortcoming, knowing that by nature, you probably won't even get to spend that much time with your dad and will have to accomodate for the hole they'll leave behind; or you're pureblood, and you're also ostracized by default.

Every asari is kind of doomed to feel culturally incomplete in some way, and I think it's pretty wild that it's baked deep within the biology itself.

[shikai-the-storyteller]

One of the funniest things about the QSMP finale was Pac going "Yeah, Cucurucho transferred my consciousness into this Egg body to save me," and Mike is immediately like, "Wait, why the hell didn't they save me?!?" pfttt

[king-of-havoc]

Sorry ur dads a loser asshole :(

Parents treat your children with human decency challenge.

Fucking literally. He makes it hard to love him. He wonders why I don't like hanging out with him alone but he can flip so fucking quickly from being okay to be an ass so I never know what to fucking expect from him

My mom literally told me he was in a good mood today but nope. That must have been short lived, and when he's in a bad mood he makes it everyone's problem 🙄

[blushblushbear]

I feel like if you have a sexy voice, you're gonna be a main fav among the blush blush fandom

Case in point: Haru

Also see: Cole

[jlf23tumble]

Jen, v random but I think you follow the whatiwillsay pod? I was wondering if you had thoughts about their larry ep from a couple of years ago? 

I do follow her on spotify, but I don't always listen (depends what I have in queue, the topic, etc). I *did* listen to that ep, though, and I disagreed with pretty much all of it MAINLY because you can't have it both ways, i.e., you can't say here's all this gryles proof, here's all this swiftgron proof, then dismiss larry or kaylor when it's the exact same amount of evidenceTM. Like, I'm all for reaching, reach away! But when you're matching, then match it! If it's fandom bullshit, call it as such, but where there's that much smoke, there's at least a wee bit of fire!

[the0ther-side0f-dawn]

just a little personal anecdote/ thought dump in the tags..