#how does it feel to know that you contributed to this?

[lizardywizardy]

So, as a woman who is currently in what a lot of outsiders would call a “traditional” marriage (he works, I dont*) I think it’s important for people to know that it CAN be a lovely, mutually beneficial and respectful situation. But not if y’all aren’t fully and openly and FRANKLY communicating. Not if it’s built on servitude.

If your husband wants you to stay home, he better be willing to grant you access to every single piece of financial information. Every account in our marriage is joint. I not only have access to his personal financial spreadsheets, I also have the ability to check that all of it is accurate because I can log into our banking apps and see that the money is really there. I also have an account under my name that money goes into every other week to save or spend as I see fit. And these were protections I demanded before we ever signed that marriage license.

Being somebody who works in the home IS STILL WORK. I contribute upwards of 60k in domestic labor every single year, and that more than entitles me to equal say in household decisions. If ever a day came that my husband disagreed with that, I’d fucking leave him. And I wouldn’t be broke when I did, because I’m entitled to half of everything. He well knows that and has always agreed.

Domestic labor is an act of love as much as it is real work. And I do it because I love it. I love the freedom, I love the responsibility, I love feeling like I’m contributing to something real instead of just underselling my time to a corporation. But it is dangerous work in a world that sees it as less valuable than corporate servitude. In a world where many men see domestic work as “a woman’s place” and does not provide safety nets for people who could be exploited in that field.

Domestic labor is LABOR, and your spouse is not your boss; they are supposed to be your partner. The minute you start feeling like an employee instead of a partner, get the fuck out of that situation because it will only ever get worse. Protect yourself, and have these hard talks before you even THINK of walking down that isle.

* I am working at a summer camp this summer, and we’re both really excited. Just because I love my job doesn’t mean I don’t sometimes want variety and opportunities. It’s good for me, and my husband has always fully supported whatever I want to do.

Yes, I know how lucky I am.

I genuinely hate those "I pay the bill and she cooks in a thong videos" and it's even more embarassing when women are like "aww, green flag 🥹" "I love it, this is what you call a provider" and.... I think that people very easily forget that the hand that feeds you can also starve you. Also, what about when he no longer finds the sight of her in a thong attractive? Oh, yes, he cheats on her and then the woman has to stay in an unhappy marriage because she is financially dependent on him....sucks. We live in a capitalist society, meaning that EVERYTHING is dependent on how much money you have, you give the responsibility of that to someone else, you're fucked for life and I really want all the girls to understand this. It's okay if he wants to pay for everything, you should still be working and have an account just in case. Your husband can be the best person ever and the point stills stands.

[nanamineedstherapy]

Corporate Jester vs. Himbo Accountant: A Love Story

Or Gojo & Nanami Cosplay Each other

F!Pregnant Reader x Gojo Satoru x Nanami Kento

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A/N: When your husbands swap personalities like cursed techniques and you're just trying to read the Wall Street Journal in peace. Enjoy this descent into psychological warfare (ft. Gojo’s accidental competence kink and Nanami’s latent himbo era). No spoilers, but someone does get called 'snickerdoodle' against their will.

It began—like most domestic war crimes—with Gojo talking mid-chew.

“I suffer the most in this marriage.”

Nanami didn’t even look up from his new maternity book. He exhaled through his nose like a man reading GDP collapse stats. “That is the dumbest thing I’ve heard all week.”

Gojo squinted. Powdered sugar clung to his lips. He wiped it off with the sleeve of your hoodie—stretched criminally tight over his shoulders—and pointed at Nanami like a man wronged by both fate and God.

“You don’t understand, Kento. She ignores me for her stupid little video games. She looks at me like I’m a stray dog in heat when I flirt. She sends me TikToks instead of saying, ‘I love you, Toru.’ She doesn’t even call me ‘baby’ unless she’s threatening me.”

Nanami didn’t blink. “That’s because you are a stray dog in heat.”

Gojo gasped. “Take it back.”

“I will not.”

You were curled up on the couch with an English financial newspaper, posture aggressive, eyes fixed. You hadn’t looked up once.

Gojo flailed. “Look at me! I am neglected. Emotionally starved. Withering!”

“I am begging you to never speak again,” Nanami muttered, flipping a page.

Gojo’s voice cracked. “Do you know how many times I’ve tried to cuddle her, only to be met with ‘not now, I’m fighting the final boss.’”

Nanami hummed, unmoved. “You’re exhausting.”

Gojo planted his hands on his hips. “What do you even contribute to this marriage? Huh? Stock tips? Budget spreadsheets? Is that your idea of romance?”

Nanami took a deliberate sip of his nitro brew. “Yes.”

“You monster,” Gojo whispered, clutching his chest like a grief-stricken Victorian widow. “You dismiss my pain. My torment.”

Nanami calmly folded his book and set it aside. “You suffer only from a chronic lack of impulse control.”

Gojo’s eye twitched. “That’s rich. You rage-clean the whole house because your sock drawer isn’t sorted by tax bracket.”

“That’s called being productive.”

“No, that’s called being emotionally constipated.”

Nanami continued to sip his coffee. “And again—what do you contribute, Satoru? Besides decibel levels and credit card debt?”

Gojo threw his arms wide. “Excuse me for bringing excitement! Laughter! Chaos!”

“Oh yes,” Nanami drawled. “A glorified court jester.”

“I AM SO MUCH MORE THAN A JESTER.”

“Are you?”

Gojo narrowed his eyes. Then pivoted to you. “Sweetheart. Who suffers more—me or Nanami?”

You didn’t glance up. Voice flat. “Don’t know. Don’t care. But if you keep talking during market open, you’ll both suffer.”

Gojo turned to Nanami, aghast. “She’s toxic.”

Still sipping, Nanami deadpanned, “that is common knowledge.”

Some time passed.

You eventually got up for coffee and walked into what could only be described as a threat to national security.

Gojo stood in the kitchen. Wearing Nanami’s three-piece suit. The charcoal one. With the tie tied correctly and the glasses perched halfway down his nose like he was about to call HR on someone.

His arms were folded. His spine straight. And his expression—god help you—was blank. Corporate. IRS-core.

“You look… responsible,” you whispered.

“I know,” Gojo replied, voice an octave lower, chest oddly still. “I feel like I should be disappointed in someone named Ethan.”

Then Nanami walked in.

Wearing Gojo’s insufferable bomber jacket. White shirt untucked. Collarbones exposed. Sunglasses pushed up like an exhausted DJ rolling into his 4 p.m. set. His smirk was pure tequila-era.

He leaned in. Whispered in your ear, “I woke up and chose to be your problem today, baby.”

You stepped back like he’d pulled a weapon. “What the actual fuck.”

Gojo adjusted his tie. “I am Nanami Kento.”

“Oh my god.”

“I believe in discipline. Silent judgment. Dying slowly in business casual. My hobbies include complaining about Gojo, making perfect omelets, and pretending I’m not obsessed with my wife.”

“This is offensive,” you muttered.

Gojo-as-Nanami stole your coffee and took a slow sip. “It’s also correct.”

Meanwhile, Nanami dragged out a kitchen chair. Sat in it backwards. Backwards. Like a middle-school PE teacher with a secret past. Smirked. “Morning, sweetheart.”

You choked on air.

Gojo staggered. “No. No, no, no, no—you don’t get to be hot while doing this.”

Nanami tilted his head. “What’s wrong, babe?”

Gojo was close to spiraling. “‘Babe’? Don’t you dare—”

But Nanami was undeterred. “Am I flustering you?”

You sighed, “Kento, I swear to god—”

“My little snickerdoodle.”

You backed away. “Absolutely not.”

“Let me spoil you. Take you out. Buy you a Birkin.”

Gojo was on the floor. Emotionally.

Nanami nudged his sunglasses down. “Let’s be real. I am the superior husband. Ridiculously good-looking. Genius-level talented. And I am so good at sex it’s actually ridiculous."

Gojo whimpered.

You stared, full deadpan. “I have made terrible life decisions.”

Nanami winked. “I know.”

Gojo’s glasses slid down the bridge of his nose. He pushed them up with a single finger. “My love, are you really wearing those pajamas at this hour? Did you eat? When’s the last time you touched grass?”

You rolled your eyes. “I make more in a second than the GDP of three nations. I don’t need to touch grass.”

Gojo straightened his tie. “But as Nanami Kento, I say things like ‘I am a simple man’ while being the most complicated bitch alive.”

“I’m leaving.”

“My love language is passive aggression,” Gojo added.

“I will kill you.”

“And yet you married me.”

“That line doesn’t even land coming from you.”

Gojo sighed. Pinched the bridge of his nose in perfect imitation. “This is my burden, Satoru. Carrying this marriage while my wife refuses to make responsible life choices.”

Nanami pointed at him. “You’re dressed as me and not even whining about lumbar support. Be honest—how’s the herniated disc?”

Gojo squared his shoulders like a TED Talk had just concluded. “My spine is flawless. Unlike your emotional regulation.”

Nanami barked a laugh—full teeth, head thrown back like he wasn’t made of spreadsheets and sex appeal. “You’re standing like a divorced gym teacher in a bar.”

Gojo waved it off. “I am a divorced gym teacher in a bar, except I day-trade.”

Nanami was breaking character because his jaw had already clenched—twice. “Kento,” he said, tone flat. “Answer this honestly.”

“No.”

“Are you capable of admitting I’m your best friend?”

Gojo paused. His hand twitched toward his glasses.

With a funereal solemnity: “I’d rather be shot in the throat by a Nerf gun dipped in cyanide.”

Nanami tilted his head. “Jealous I’m the main character.”

“You’re an emotionally repressed side quest at best.”

Then Nanami kissed your hand.

Gojo straightened his tie. The smirk dropped. “I need to file my taxes or yell at a teenager about not having a 4O1k already. This outfit is cursing me with responsibility.”

Nanami pushed his sunglasses up. “I feel the urge to make an irresponsible purchase and lose IQ points.”

You pulled out your phone. “I need a divorce.”

“No,” they both said. In perfect, synchronized, nightmare harmony.

You stared. “God’s already left. I’m next.”

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A/N: If you cackled, gasped, or now fear Nanami’s ability to weaponize a backwards chair, yell at me in the comments. (Gojo’s ego needs the engagement. Your wife sanity is already forfeit.)

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[godspeedpietro]

i see your "walker cooks for everyone and keeps track of everyones food preferences, including bob's favorite food brands", and i raise you:

bob wanting john to teach him how to cook. its not that he was previously incapable, its just never something he really dedicated himself to learning. his comfort foods never really required much cooking, and he never had a family to provide for, but now he's on this team, living with these people who contribute so much, and he just needs to feel like he's doing *something* more.

so one day, when john is cooking dinner, bob silently walks into the kitchen and just watches him working from the other side of the room. he keeps himself out of the way, but he carefully examines everything john does, trying to commit it to memory so that he can replicate the actions on his own.

and of course john notices that he's there. despite how absorbed into cooking he can get, he also immediately notices when people enter the kitchen so that he can prepare to bark at them to get out. that isnt normally necessary with bob, due to how he tends to keep himself out of the way, but he can feel that bob is staring at him, and it freaks him out. so, after a couple mintutes go by, john just turns to him and goes, "do you need something? why the hell are you just looking at me?"

bob, more shy now that john has actually spoken to him, stutters out; "i just- um, i wanted to watch you cook, because.. i want to learn. but i didnt want to ask you, because i know you dont like people in the kitchen, so im just trying to watch... im sorry."

and as bob turns to leave, john sighs - not out of annoyance, but resign. he stops bob from leaving and invites him in, offering to teach him about everything he's doing. it starts with bob just hovering around while john verbally explains everything, then eventually evolves into bob handing him ingredients and measuring things, up until they eventually start cooking side by side. as the days pass, they get into a good rhythm, and cooking together becomes the norm. it helps bob feel like he's contributing, and it makes john feel like maybe he hasnt completely fucked up his chances at having a decent relationship with bob after all.

[absoluteocellibehavior]

I don't know if you all would be interested in this but here's a bit of an email I sent to a couple of my religion professors on the topic: The pope that was elected this morning is progressive in many aspects except for the fact that he opposes women being able to be elected as deacons. At the moment I'm quite devastated. Certainly, I know there is hope for him to change his mind in later years but the initial reaction is still there. Coming off of the heels of Pope Francis who did so much work into that, I just feel at a loss. It's a slap in the face, truly. To have such a clear calling to Catholic ministry and yet to be told from someone who claims to be speaking from the mouth of God that I am wrong? I refuse to believe that the Trinity would restrict women in this way. When the arguments for restricting even just the diaconate to men simply boil down to "it's always been that way", how is one to seriously believe that this is divinely ordained. Most of the argument comes from the sort of "first ordination" at the last supper where it is only cited that men are present. And yet it is the woman at the well who is Jesus' first disciple. It is Mary, his mother, that spurs on Jesus' first miracle. All of the male apostles were not present at Jesus' crucifixion except for one. The rest were women. Even one of the gospel stories cites a woman being the first to discover the empty tomb. And of Mary Magdalene's title as "Apostle of Apostles?" And of the countless female saints who have contributed priceless doctrine to the faith? Not to mention there is historical evidence of female deacons in the early church. Or the historical context in which the New Testament was written; one in which the idea of female holy leaders would be laughable to both the Romans and Jews. In addition to that, many of the Catholic beliefs about Mary are not rooted explicitly in the Bible yet are taken as gospel because "there is a lot of stuff Jesus did that the apostles may not have written down." So, is there not a possibility that women were not also in the room for the first ordination? Are we to honestly believe that Christ Jesus didn't consider Mary Magdalene to be an Apostle as well but the society at the time wouldn't allow it or that it's just simply as ridiculously as "13 is an unlucky number?" The modern arguments make no sense. I've even seen one that claims that because Jesus was male, that having a man be the conduit for Christ in the act of Transubstantiation or Confession is more effective. Truly, am I missing something? That there's something special contained in the Y chromosome that I had the misfortune of being born without? I find it implausible that being born the way I was that it renders unable to perform the sacraments effectively. Not to mention that we had a trans priest who was ordained (though that was kept from the church initially). So where do we draw the line? Am I forced to change what I was born as to follow this call? Now that seems more contradictory to traditional Catholic doctrine than women in ministry (not that I agree with that restriction either. Much progress needs to be made in accepting that as well). I am ready and I am willing. I believe that God wants me to. I just don't know how to process that with the human church insisting on perpetuating and insisting upon closing those gates to me. A "universal" church that remains universal except in the regard of letting women lead. Pope John Paul II said that "the church does not have the authority to ordain women" and this isn't untrue. The church does not. God does. Yet the church refuses to listen. In this way, God has to move through an inherently flawed and painfully human system. And, damn, are we humans stubborn. I suppose I just have to be as stubborn back.

I bow my head in reverence and adoration. An offering of myself body and soul. Yet, you close the gate on my neck.

Hey gang. A lil serious thing on a normally silly fandom blog.

If you’re the praying sort or even just the manifesting/good vibes sending sort, could you send some towards the Vatican? The Pope died this morning and this is the opportunity for a Pope to be elected that allows women, such as myself, to enter into Catholic Holy Orders (the process of becoming a Deacon, Priest, and/or Bishop). This would be massive for me and other women who have this call but have been prevented from doing so thus far.

Thank you loves <3 and I’ll be tagging a few fandoms in here that I know have Catholic stuff in it. Sorry if it looks weird on your feed <3

[mohaanaad]

Urgent

Read it once in your life, and never regret it. ✋✅

Do you feel bored of the posts asking for help from Gaza? You’re right, but imagine our situation as we live this war day after day for 13 months. Do you think we’re tired too?!!

Asking for help is not easy; it’s very embarrassing, especially for a family that used to live a decent life. My husband and I completed our university education with distinction, worked in respectable jobs, and were used to helping others, not asking for help. But the war has turned our lives into a nightmare; we lost our home, our sources of income, and even our ability to provide the simplest of needs.

What was once a beautiful dream and reality has now become a nightmare. Starvation is one thing, but starving, freezing, and being forced to flee in the middle of the night when tanks suddenly arrive in your area, running for your life and your family’s life under fire, leaving behind everything you built over the years, and returning after 5 months of suffering in displacement and tents to find that your home, where you lived your happiest moments, is nothing but rubble, is something completely different! 💔😓

After/before

Can you feel my broken heart now? Can you imagine what I’m going through at this moment? Everything I am living now cannot be described with words, and every moment here is filled with pain and fear. We desperately need your help, as we live in hope of escaping Gaza to save our lives and live safely away from the explosions.

This is my little girl. She is dying of hunger. She is dying from the bombing and the siege. We are living in famine. There is no food or drink. This little girl is appealing to you for help. Please help us so that we can feed these children.

https://gofund.me/80aa4a5c

Look at my children, how they lived before the war. But now I can't feed them. I can't buy any of the necessities of life because of the war.

You might feel powerless to stop this genocide, but you can certainly save my family. We appeal to your compassionate hearts to help us escape this catastrophe, which the human mind cannot even fathom.

Please share our campaign with your family and friends. This will help us reach those who can help us directly. Be the reason to bring hope back to our hearts

This is my martyred brother. We lost him in this damned war. I hope you can help us with a donation, even if it's small.

I know you share my story out of love and humanity, and I am truly grateful for that. 🙏💚

The painful truth is sharing alone does not feed the hungry or provide medicine for the sick.💔

Cost of a bag of flour is $300 which is the main source of food for my family and is needed weekly just to make bread. We live in a tent my child trembles from hunger and cold, and all I can do is pray. 😥

Please, don’t just watch or share. Even a small donation could be a lifeline for a hungry child or a suffering patient. 🙏

Don’t close your eyes to our suffering. We are calling upon your humanity.

Our hope for survival comes from the generosity of your hearts. Your donations are the lifeline that keeps my family standing strong, They are our only source of income. Every contribution brings us closer to securing food and medicine for my family. Please, don’t leave us alone; your compassion is the light that dispels this darkness. ✨🫂

✅️Vetted by @gazavetters , my number verified on the list is ( #536 )✅️

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[fiery-blues]

the pitt fic recs! (pt. 2)

link to pt. 1

1. and yet i fight, yet i fight by a_gathering_of_flowers | santos & langdon

See, this is why Trinity hates living with people. They flake. They flake, and they don’t tell you that they’re flaking, you just get home from a twelve hour shift in the ED to an apartment that no longer has a couch or curtains in the communal area or the TV you contributed half the money for; and a new addition to the decor consisting of a note taped to the fridge (yes, taped, even though there’s a magnet right next to it) that says, to paraphrase, that your roommate has eloped to Nebraska with her boyfriend of six weeks and she took the couch and curtains and TV and a bunch of the kitchenware because she paid for them, except for part of the TV, but she left the $150 cash under Trinity’s pillow.

2. Achilles, Achilles, Achilles, Come Down by Xanisis | mohan/abbot/robby (hunger games au)

How funny, is Samira's first thought. She'd thought the odds were in her favor.

3. oh, but never leave by wakesiren | garsantos

“Trinity Santos, are you making me dinner?”

OR

Santos has the day off. Garcia does not.

4. signals by aenala (ytsson) | garsantos

Mohan bites her lip, hesitating for a beat before quickly withdrawing the laryngoscope and making room for Whitaker to insert the i-gel. She doesn’t fight to claim the procedure, it’s pointless on an even day.

“Santos,” Garcia says pointedly. “Have you gotten to do your crike yet?”

—

or, yolanda garcia struggles to process her feelings on trinity santos

5. let it happen by allenstreets | garsantos (actor au)

“The easiest way to clean you up, besides keeping you away from the club, for the love of God—” Trinity opens her mouth to argue, but Samira just holds up a hand and shakes her head, “—is to give you a love interest. And people love a co-star romance. They’re hot right now and we think if it seems like you and Yolanda are dating—especially with Yolanda being as serious and respected as she is, we can have much more support for you before you even start filming.”

Trinity nods, processing the words for a moment before they actually begin to settle within her. “Wait—you want us to date?”

—

Trinity Santos, longtime film actress stuck just below the level of true awards acclaim due to a bad reputation for never shutting her mouth and never leaving the club before dawn, finds herself signing onto a PR relationship with the goal of cleaning up her image. Of course, this fake relationship is with none other than Academy Award winning actress—and her future co-star—Yolanda Garcia.

6. i would love to love you by sumsflowers | mohabbot

After a series of failed dates set up by her mom, Samira finds herself at a bar for a one-girl pity party, which is quickly crashed by Jack Abbot. Somehow, she goes from running out the back door of a five-star Italian restaurant to eating pizza in a hole-in-the-wall with Jack, and Samira never expected all of those failed dates to lead to stumbling through her apartment door with Jack as the two of them finally give into the tension they had been struggling to push aside.

7. like eagles by stargazer103 | mohan/abbot/robby

Samira's not blind. There’s obviously some kind of connection between Jack and Robby. Years of collegial experience would bring anyone together. But Samira’s curious now, and she starts piecing together what she does know. When the PittFest chaos died down and Robby teared up thanking everyone for their work, it was Jack who found him after he disappeared, and walked him to their park beers debrief. It was Robby who comforted Jack when he suddenly became a widower. It’s the two men who live together now, entangling their professional and personal lives. It’s probably dozens of other moments, too, that she wasn’t privy to.

For the first time since her introduction to Jack’s condo, she’s wishing she accepted the formal tour. At least then Samira would have tangible evidence of how Robby fits into Jack’s home: if Robby’s clothes hang in Jack’s closet, if their toothbrushes are stored next to each other on the bathroom vanity, if Jack’s bed has ever been their bed. She doesn’t know how she’d even approach the question without making things awkward for all three of them.

[vecimelon]

I'm rereading the books and I feel the need to make a post listing all the nice things Annabeth and Percy have done for, or said to, or benefited each other, no matter big or small, directly or indirectly, intentionally or unintentionally. Because I hate to see critiques on either of them, and sometimes I just want to focus on how much they love each other, or in some cases just how much of a good person they are, and how much I love them.

So here's a list for The Lightning Thief (I'm gonna do later books as I reread them one by one). I'm starting with Annabeth because her accomplishments and good deeds get overlooked much much more often than Percy.

And while making this list I also found myself unconsciously including some things they've done that contributed to the quest, because I'm also sick of some people saying bullshit like Annabeth isn't that smart at all and is actually pretty useless... so in general this is more of a list showing their love and care for each other as well as their courage, kindness and wit (and some cute moments I can't bear to drop) which makes it way longer than expected.

Alright, here we go!

🦉 Annabeth:

- Nursed Percy back to health after the Minotaur battle. (I know she did it rather for her own sake to get information from him but still she did a nice thing.)

- Tried to step in front of Percy to defend him when the hellhound attacked. (Yet all some people can focus on is how she tricked Percy during Capture the Flag so she must be pure evil... hello hello she instinctively stepped in to protect him right after that scene do you people even read??)

- Volunteered to join Percy's quest. (Also more for her own sake but again, he needed someone and she was there, which was nice.)

- Offered to cover Percy for him to escape from the Furies (when they weren't even friends!)

- Told Percy he was brave for coming back for her and Grover.

- Figured out Aunty Em was Medusa and warned Percy about it & provided a plan to defeat her.

- Didn't stop Percy from sending Medusa's head to the Olympus. (This is so funny I don't even know why I include this but I believe this was a nice gesture coming from her somehow, like she stood with her friend (?) even though she didn't approve of his act, or maybe she agreed with his opinions on the gods to a certain extent.)

- Tried to talk Percy back from bartering with Hades because she believed it wouldn't be good for him.

- Apologized to Percy after blurting out something mean about his dad. (See? She DOES acknowledge it when she says something that's not very nice. She is NOT that heartless, arrogant, unapologetic bitch some of you people always like to claim her to be.)

- Accepted Percy's peace offering by suggesting that Athena and Poseidon could, in fact, work together.

- Offered to stay with Percy on the Gateway Arch when the elevator was full and he couldn't get in.

- Helped each other climb over the fence of the water park. (This is just cute.)

- Robbed the Waterland souvenir shop so they all got fresh clothes. (Yay!)

- Went into the Tunnel of Love with Percy even though she was embarrassed.

- Did a little math on the boat in the Tunnel of Love and gave out an accurate enough cue for them to jump.

- Apologized for freaking out at the spiders in the water park & thanked Percy for saving her. (Again! She DOES acknowledge her mistakes and incompetencies thank you very much.)

- Comforted Grover together. (My babies 😭 *hugs each of them* *kisses them on the cheek* Mommy loves you so much!!!)

- Opened up to Percy about her dad and the famous "bEcaUSe YoU'rE mY FrIEnD SEaWeEd bRAiN"!!! (I can't express how much I love this scene. They are literally my angles, all three of them ❤️❤️❤️)

- Distracted the truckers when they were about to run into Percy and Grover.

- Used the Lotus Casino credit cards to get a cab to LA.

- Tried to reassure Percy and boost his morale when he was upset about making the deadline after the Lotus Casino.

- Apologized right after she said something snarky to Percy and encouraged him when they were going to enter the Underworld. (She's actually pretty sensitive to people's emotions and she really cares about Percy's feelings!! How do you call this girl abusive I truly don't understand 😡)

- Held Percy's hand when they went into the Underworld.

- Managed to train Cerberus in a gentle and professional way so they could get through. (And she teared up when they left the dog 😭 again how do you even call this girl abusive?!?!)

- Offered to stay in the Underworld for Percy to save his mom.

- Apologized to Percy about his mom after they left the Underworld.

- Gave Percy her necklace before his fight with Ares. (My heart is melting 😭)

- Took care of Percy after he got bitten by the Pit scorpion & believed him about Luke.

- Took Percy's advice to reconnect with her dad.

🦭 Percy:

- Apologized for getting toilet water over Annabeth. (It was kinda his fault but not entirely lol.)

- Agreed to take Annabeth on the quest because he knew how much she wanted it.

- Refused to leave Annabeth and Grover behind when the Furies attacked and managed to save them all.

- Complimented Annabeth on her battle skills shown during the confrontation against the Furies.

- Followed Annabeth's directions when fighting Medusa (and thus the pattern starts here.)

- Offered to take first watch on their first night so his friends could catch some sleep. (This is a scene I want to expand a bit on - Percy also noticed that Grover was upset and talked to him and tried to comfort him, meanwhile Grover mentioned that Annabeth forgave him for Thalia. This scene really shows how the three of them are all very good kids and all care about each other very much... god I love them so much my babies 😭)

- Said hello to the poodle after Annabeth told him to. (I'm sorry this gets me cracked up every time I just have to include it.)

- Tried not to drool in his sleep when Annabeth was sitting next to him. (I really need to stop including these ridiculous little things but they're too funny I just can't help it I'm sorry!! 😂)

- Tried to make Annabeth feel better when she told him about her dad.

- Offered to make peace with Annabeth by asking her if they could ever cooperate.

- Went to the Gateway Arch with Annabeth because she wanted to see it and he didn't want to let her go on her own.

- Was really paying attention when Annabeth was ranting about the Gateway Arch and found it interesting.

- Was willing to stay behind on the Gateway Arch because he didn't want to bother others.

- Saved Annabeth in the Tunnel of Love when she was busy freaking out at the spiders & again followed Annabeth's direction to jump.

- Said it was okay when Annabeth apologized for the spiders.

- Asked Annabeth about her dad and tried to do a little therapy session there. (He actually did that a lot throughout the series. I'm impressed at how often people were willing to open up to him. I know it was mainly because Rick needed to show other characters' issues through Percy's narration, but it also shows that Percy is someone who is always willing to listen and understand.)

- Woke Annabeth up in the Lotus Casino.

- Came up with an idea to save Annabeth and Grover from being strangled by Procrustes's waterbeds.

- Managed to lure Charon into agreeing to get them into the Underworld.

- Let Annabeth hold his hand when they went into the Underworld. (I'm NOT grinning like an idiot when typing this. )

- Refused to sacrifice Annabeth or Grover and made the hard choice of leaving his mom in the Underworld. (And he promised to return Hades's helmet and mentioned Charon's pay raise AND Cerberus's needs to be cared for. God this boy really has a big heart *sighs*)

- Challenged Ares for the lightning bolt, which is basically risking his own life to save everyone the trouble.

- Acknowledged Annabeth and Grover's assistance when getting Zeus's approval for completing the quest. (Zeus didn't really care though lmao.)

- Helped Annabeth (however unintentionally) with making up her mind about returning to her dad.

Annnnd that's it for TLT!

I'm quite amazed at how long this list went, like I knew they were both great and cared about each other a lot but I didn't realize they'd already done so much for each other when they were barely friends.

And rereading the book scene by scene really made me see how many times the trio worked together to get themselves out of tough situations. The three of them were all indispensable to this quest and any attempt to downplay the importance or contributions of any of them should be convicted as a serious crime!! They were literally just kids who were trying their best and actually succeeded which is so, so impressive. Big applause to all of them 👏👏👏 TLT trio always has and always will hold a place in my heart!

[ekat-fandom-blog]

Barbie and the Secret Door!DPxDC AU

I've always wanted to see a Barbie AU so I'm gonna make one. If you've never seen BatSD, you can find the plot here. (Btw, at the very end there's a clip where Malucia's parents come back from a trip and laughingly ask her if she attempted to take over the kingdom again. I recommend watching or listening to the songs because they perfectly describe how delusional almost every single character is. I love you grandma and little fairy girl for being two of the most grounded characters in this movie.)

First, the roles:

The Grandmother played by Alfred.

Princess Alexa played by newly picked up Jason.

Nori and Romy played by Sam and Johnny.

Queen Unicorn played by Dan.

Unicorns played by Danny, Dani, and Vlad.

Princess Malucia played by Youngblood.

The Main Attendant played by Aragon.

Sniffers played by Walker and Skulker.

The Little Fairy Girl played by Star.

Second, tweaking the story:

Instead of fairies/mermaids/unicorns, it's vampires (amity parkers), nagas (ghosts), and banshees (halfas). trogs (the attendants) and sniffers (idk they're like bloodhounds) are nagas as well.

All animals are mostly normal w/just enough magic that they glow.

Vampires have purple or red eyes, sharper-than-normal teeth and nails, pointed ears, and the ability to turn into bats.

Nagas have green or red eyes, sharp teeth and nails, a tail, and the ability to turn into a snake.

Banshees have neon green or red eyes, sharper-than-normal nails, and the ability to tell when someone's close to death.

Stealing their magic turns them into humans.

Youngblood is a naga who doesn't have an ability (therefore is the most human looking of the nagas) and has decided to steal everyone's magic because he deserves it. (via Malucia's scepter) He hasn't stolen the castle servants' magic because it would make things harder for him.

Skulker and Walker don't "sniff out magic".

They've yet to realize that humans need to eat and drink water on a regular basis.

Jason's 11 years old, Youngblood's 6(?), Danny's 10, Dani's 8, Star's 11, Johnny's 12, Sam's 11. The rest (on the list) are adults.

Something I'm not gonna tweak: the fact that the palace servants don't try to revolt or usurp Princess Malucia. They seem extremely tired.

Now, onto the actual idea:

Jason is very nervous and untrusting of his new surroundings. His favorite activities are sneaking books from the library into his room and going to school. He's very resistant to interacting with Bruce because if he is like how the rumors say he is, how is he supposed to fight him off? Alfred notices and gives him a fairy tale book written by one of Bruce's ancestors about the house.

The book leads him to a door in one of the rooms he's never been in. This door leads to a fantasy world. There are tons of bright colors and weird plants. He spots a glowing, green puppy and starts following it. He wasn't paying much attention to his surroundings and was confronted by Johnny and Sam. (Johnny trips because he isn't used to having legs.) However, they notice the clothes he's wearing and realize that he's not from there and probably has no idea what's going on.

They tell him that the Evil Prince Youngblood has been stealing everyone's magic. Since Jason doesn't have any he might be able to help them. When Jason asks why they can't do anything, they reply with something along the lines of "how would we sneak past the guards or win a fight against them? we don't know how human bodies work."

Eventually, they start leading Jason back to their base when they nearly get caught by Walker and Skulker. Thankfully, the two get distracted by a rock thrown by Star and they get to the base quickly. (Unbeknownst to them, Star gets caught.)

Jason sees that a good portion of the camp has been stripped of their magic and made human. They seem to be rather disheartened at their situation. This makes him want to help (especially when he meets Danny, Dani, and Vlad and learn they're being hunted more religiously than anyone else.)

POV changes to Star's. She's being led into a large reception hall where a tall, shadowy figure is sitting on a throne on a raised platform. Then the lights come on and she sees that it's just a child sitting on a raised throne. (if you don't want to look at the image: the platform is eight half steps high, the throne is 9 steps high)

Youngblood ignores Ember, Walker, and Skulker in favor of Aragon and his plans to throw a celebration after becoming the most magical prince ever. Walker and Skulker gain their attention and announce that they've caught another naga child. Youngblood gets upset with them for not finding the much-more-magical banshees, but quickly turns his attention to Star and demands she gives him her magic. Then, he forces her to play games with him, Aragon, and his two guards.

Switch to Youngblood's POV. Walker and Skulker come back into the room to announce that they are certain that they know where the Banshee King is. Star starts to ask how they found him before snapping her mouth shut, which Youngblood decides means that she probably knows something. He goes to talk to Walker and Skulker and finds they know the general location (a forest) that he's in, not the exact location.

While he isn't happy, he does have an idea. He tells Aragon to prepare to go get the Banshee King. He then looks overly surprised that Star's there and tells her that she can leave since she's not of use to him. Once she's out of the room, he orders Skulker and Walker to follow her.

Back to Jason. He's figuring out a plan to sneak into Youngblood's castle and get everyone's magic back. Then Star bursts into the hideout and tells everyone that Youngblood took her magic and has the location of the Banshee King. Jason was going to ignore that when Danny and Dani started crying about their big brother being in danger. Now he's got a plan to go with Sam and Johnny to retrieve Dan.

When they get back to the base with Dan, they find everyone captured and depowered (with the three banshees missing.) He tries to fight Youngblood, but loses because of not knowing how to deal with magic. (also there's like 4 guards surrounding Youngblood.)

Youngblood says something about how powerless Jason is as he and his lackeys are leaving that almost causes him to give up and go back to the manor. Sam convinces him to stay and help because they'd not have gotten to Dan in such a short amount of time without his planning.

So, he plans.

He gets a small group into the castle and they watch as Youngblood takes the last of Dan's magic from him. The group is convinced they were too late and that they can't do anything now. (Youngblood has used his scepter to turn the reception room into a party room filled with all types of sweets.) But Jason noticed that there was a small crack in Youngblood's scepter, meaning if he hit it just right with enough force he could break it.

It was a gamble, but it worked. He broke the scepter and everyone got their magic back. Youngblood got clean up duty (because there's still candy and cake everywhere.) And Jason was more confident in being able to handle himself.

After Jason leaves back to the mansion, Youngblood's parents come back (he's still cleaning up his mess) and ask him if he tried to take over the kingdom again. His punishment is going to need to wait until after they give him his presents. (much to Aragon's disapproval)

Jason (in the mansion) probably puts the book in his room and decides to get training from Bruce. (and become robin)

[thethiefandtheairbender]

Had a good chat with my partner about it today that maybe let me put a finger on what's always bugged me about "we're here to fix canon" attitudes being so prevalent in fandom (especially in the past 10ish years) throughout my life. This is not to say there's never a time or place for that (I've written fix its myself, or the occasional meta on how something could be fixed/improved) or that people are wrong to (we're anti fandom policing). It's also not an issue to me on the basis of "I love my blorbo in canon and fandom mischaracterizes them in the name of 'fixing' them" etc as it is just... coming from a fundamentally different perspective for story analysis / interaction than most (not all) people in fandom, I think.

One of the reasons I enjoyed getting my English degree was because I was finally being encouraged to and taught in alignment with what my brain had always be inclined to do: you always assume that there's a reason, and a good reason, for the story to do whatever it's doing. It assumes that the story is already exactly what it is supposed to be as it is supposed to be, and it's up to you to find the reasons Why.

The story was boring, or made you feel uncomfortable/bad, or you couldn't root for a character or relationship? All of that, at least at the beginning, doesn't really Matter. You assume that the story is paced fine, you assume the discomfort was intentional or part of something broader (historical shit that hasn't aged well) or that the dichotomy of "I feel invested or not invested" isn't useful. And in doing so, you replace all that with asking why.

An example I'll use is 1984 by George Orwell. I read that book in high school and I fucking hated it. Normally, I like the protagonist the most in anything I watch/read, but in that book, I loathed both the two leads and were actively rooting for them to be captured and tortured so the book could end faster; it was an actively miserable affair. I don't think that was necessarily the author's intention (certain amount of death of the author is baked in, but for a lot of the texts I was reading, we didn't even know the author or anything substantial about them, i.e. Beowulf) but, more importantly, I don't think any of those things are Flaws or downsides in the text.

Part of this is because 1984 is a dystopian novel (if a romcom book breaks genre convention that badly where you're miserable reading it, yeah, maybe something went wrong, but more on that in a minute) but even then it doesn't really matter on the basis of genre; I'm sure some people read 1984 and felt fascinated/excited while reading.

Rather, the focus becomes: what do I find so unlikeable about the protagonists? Why would they be written that way (on purpose)? What does it say about the society they live in? What does it say about their characterization, social stratification, etc etc? If a character does something that I think is non-sensical, why? Have I missed something? Should I watch retrospectively for clues? Is there another way to engage and to understand? Is what I label as confusion potentially a, or the, Point?

It is only after finding the reasons, and/or finding them unsuitable, that I let my subjective feelings into play. While a story can have great merit on the basis of relatability, relatability or "this aligns with my worldview / expectations / desires / etc." is not the be-all end-all of discerning quality

For example, I'm never going to be a fan of Jane and Rochester (she's 18, he's her 40 year old employer who routinely lies to her) but there are reasons, Good reasons, they get together in Jane Eyre (a book so subjectively boring I struggled through it twice) in response to both when the book was written and with the book's themes / symbols / their characterization. If they didn't end up together, it would be a fundamentally different story; it would not be Jane Eyre. So objectively, it's fine and an understandably massive influence on the western literary canon; subjectively, it's so fucking bad and I'm so glad I never have to read it again. But if I stopped there with my lack of interest or dislike of the main romance, I'd be missing out on what the text has to offer as well, the text.

This applies to more modern day stuff as well. I don't like Double Trouble from SheRa as nonbinary representation, and I'm nonbinary myself; however, I can acknowledge that the things I don't like about them were probably simultaneously empowering and exactly what the author (who is also nonbinary) wanted to be per his own experience of gender. Having a "I assume the text is right" mindset means that I can hold space for my own feelings/analysis (i.e. I also did not like Catra's arc, as I think she needed to learn other things / be written under a different lens) while holding space for the text as is (under the canonical lens of Catra learning it's never too late to be saved, I think her arc is conclusive and well done). And these two viewpoints aren't fundamentally opposed, but can coexist as analytical soup, being equally true / having equal value under the subjective (my view) and more 'objective' (the canon text's construction, or what I / the scholarly consensus, if it exists, believes it to be, anyway) at the same time.

Again, none of this is to say that you can't take issue with a canon text, or want to change something. I remember one time I was watching a show where their refusal to explore a romantic relationship between the female lead and her guy best friend was actively making the show worse; I understood their reasonings of wanting to put them with other people to explore their relationships, and wanting to emphasize a male-female friendship at the core of the story, and I still wanted them to put the two together as a Ship instead for various reasons. But that doesn't mean my line of thinking would've been Objectively Better—assuming if they had been paired together would've been executed in the manner I'd enjoy, or that them being paired with other people couldn't have been executed in ways I would've enjoyed more—merely that I likely would've enjoyed the series more per my own subjective preferences.

What I see in fandom sometimes is that people, understandably, aren't approaching at the start from a "the story always has a good reason" as much as they are speed-running from a "this didn't make sense to me or felt bad/off" and maybe examining why (which is supremely useful!) but not going back to examine the other side of the coin as to why the story would do it anyway.

Because sometimes the story—or a part of a story—is still 'bad' to us. It's just worthwhile to look at why it's 'good,' too.

[uncanny-tranny]

Another bonus to learning a fiber art is being able to speak to others in a Lovecraftian language that nobody else understands...

...and also being able to read things like THIS:

[nyxi-pixie]

actually incredibly funny to me that ranpos entire thing centres on how his intelligence is not because of an ability or any other great thing, its just him. hes entirely, completely, inarguably human. and Yet, when it comes to dazai, so many people are Desperate that there just Has to be another explanation. his intelligence cant just be that hes unusual, no it must be a marker of separation, of difference so great it disallows the reality of his humanity.

[youtube-fucker]

Yeah I think I'll just make a separate blog for this stuff now... but in the meantime!

Look! It's a kid! They're having fun! They have their tongue out! They're winking! They're being silly!

Surely nothing bad would happen to them, right?

...

You wouldn't hurt them, would you?

...

Would you?

Would you hurt them?

Are you sure you wouldn't?

W O U L D Y O U ?

W H Y ' D . . . Y O U . . . D O . . . I T . . . ?

Anyways! Credit to @howlonomy once again! I hope you enjoyed... whatever the fuck this is!

[ifmagicexists]

i'm sure it's been said somewhere before but thinking very hard about "no man, however great, can know his destiny. like everyone he must live and learn, and so it must be for the young warlock.." like. the very first line of the entire series. explicitly said by kilgarrah to apply to merlin as well. and yet kilgarrah tried otherwise. he told merlin up front what his destiny was and tried to push him away from living through the bad things whenever possible.

and it feels like kilgarrah reflecting on everything after the fact because he thought he could change it!! he thought maybe by telling him the good stuff it could be happy this time. maybe merlin could become the greatest warlock and help arthur become a great leader and fulfil all of those prophecies and make all those great things happen but also he could kill mordred and destroy morgana and erase all his enemies and still be that great person.

except he couldn't, of course. and by telling him and trying to control the narrative kilgarrah sealed his fate; destiny doesn't allow for choices. it just doesn't work like that, and they all learned, and kilgarrah lived and learned and is left simply with that lesson: that no one can know their destiny.

[corvidaedream]

im literally going to go insane holding up helly r and harrier du bois up like paint swatches next to each other just looking at them

[comradecowplant]

So we're fully in lunatic hours, huh. Just every one of these women have fully lost their goddamn minds. And not even, if I may be so bold in my loving-insane-women opinion, in a fun way. Misty-fucking-Quigley is, by several leagues at this point, officially the least certifiably insane person, which I never would have considered a possibility during season 1. Cool cool cool, just keeping up 👍

[sinful-karateka]

let me be a bit serious for a sec: i've been observing a couple of sentiments here about how there's a lack of binary boyfriends art in circulation with season 6 upon us and the show's foreseeable end. while i agree on that front, and as one of the fellow artists who started making art for the ship in the early years of the show (sketches, full rendered pieces, gifs -- you name it), i would like to emphasize that fanart is not meant to be a one-time piece of "content" that passes by our dashboards. they take time. they take energy. the next person you follow has a life you may not know anything about, and working on these pieces are labor of love.

if you find something that makes you feel a certain and positive way, let the creators know! again: fanart is not fleeting content. they can be evergreen content, but never seasonal. and most often than not, you'd see an artist share these pieces as a love letter to the ship itself first, then everyfan second.

i hope we think twice about this before calling out a recession or drought, because the last thing creators need is to feel like what we make is subjected to scrutinizing numbers until it gets lost in the muddied waters, when it's really meant to be discovered if people mean to look hard enough. they're pieces of history that deserve to exist for as long as this hellhole is still alive. these are products of their time today, and hopefully for the next groups over who will love the boys as much as we do now.

scroll through the main ship tag. travel to different ones, to different places. commission your artists and maybe find an honest middle ground if you can't compensate! or better yet, make one yourself you know you'd be proud of anyway!

and look, not every piece of art is for everyone, but if any piece isn't your drift, that's understandable -- you can silently say that's very cool, like, reblog if you're even more generous, leave a few encouraging words, then move on.

i don't want this to come across as a sermon, but take it from a concerned fan to another who also wants to create and see stuff for these babies. you can't win them all, but your acknowledgement helps keep the ship and our craft alive.