#i am... so sorry for going off anon

[bonefall]

.. opinions on wind runner? i feel like im one of the only ones that genuinely hates her sometimes

If you feel like the only one who genuinely hates her, I think you need to look around more. Wind Runner is a very widely disliked character, because she's often used within the story as a small antagonist who "threatens" the authority of Tall Shadow. Gray Wing dislikes her. Thunder is openly cat-racist to her. She spends several books trying to break through the moor cats' xenophobia to join a group that came to HER LAND.

Then, when Moth Flight is old enough to be a relevant character in Forest Divided, Wind Runner is turned into Yet Another mean mom the very moment Moth displays ADHD. She's contrasted to her mate Gorse Fur, who is a Soft And Good Dad, and ultimately MASSIVELY punished with the harrowing events of Moth Flight's Vision (even though, for most of that book, she's completely right.)

Ask yourself why they're especially harsh on WIND RUNNER for being mean to her child, in the arc with Tom the Fucking Wifebeater and his redemption death, plus Thunder being forced to stop being mad at his abuser Clear Sky, please.

To me, Wind Runner is an intense, ambitious woman who's demonized for it in a way that men just aren't. She's subject to several misogynistic trends within WC, plus a huge helping of xenophobia that goes absolutely unexamined. If DOTC cared at all about women, it would have treated her with the nuance she deserves.

Wind Runner is treated with nearly endless suspicion by Gray Wing through books 1 - 3, while he's bending over backwards to suck Clear Sky's toes.

Her wanting to join the group that came TO HER HOME and being a bit pushy about it earns a stronger reaction from Gray Wing than Clear Sky murdering people.

She's pressured into changing her name "to fit in," and it's still not enough. She wanted to join the group so bad she changed her name, at the request of the Mountain Cats, for a chance of being better accepted

This came after she'd already saved Jagged Peak's life when a burrow collapsed on him. She's plenty trustworthy.

She keeps doing shit to try and prove herself to this group of assholes. Remember Bumble being dragged back to her domestic abuser? Gray Wing interprets this as a power struggle, when WIND RUNNER WAS NOT EVEN PART OF THE GROUP AT THE TIME.

From Wind Runner's POV, she did something that the Moor cats wanted done. It was fucking evil. It was committing violence against another member of the out-group the cats see her as.

But who actually has the power here? Tall Shadow does.

Gray Wing said it himself that she could have come up with some excuse for Bumble to stay, and she didn't. In fact, any cat could have spoken up. No one did.

and still. STILL. Wind Runner gets nothing. Her reward is Gray Wing surmising that actually, her doing their sick dirtywork was a political move.

It's more consistent as a motivation with how Wind Runner wants to join their group. The thing she's been doing.

She only actually gets to join the group after Thunder starts publicly hurling slurs at her for suggesting they need to be ready for Clear Sky to attack them. "What do you know about peace? Last time I was here you were NOTHING BUT A ROGUE WITH A ROGUE'S NAME"

Gray Wing even starts purring when she gives birth, because her ambition goes away briefly and she "stops bossing everyone around." this is treated like a sweet thing. god forbid women retain their personalities when they have kids

She loses her first premature child to a seizure and Gray Wing starts proselytizing his religion to her. "Maybe it's a good thing your weakest child died because Jesus has them now" I want to beat him with a hammer

When her second child gets sick, Clear Sky has a bright idea that involves killing it. I refer to this as his "reverse leper colony" suggestion. He only develops a sense of humanity towards the sick when his brother's pregnant wife is in danger. Wind Runner and her kitten barely seem to clock as people to him.

It's only after her SECOND baby succumbs to a horrible, painful death that she decides the moor cats are assholes, and she goes to start her own group. It's LONG overdue. I was extremely excited to see it.

Now. Listen.

I've been treated just like Moth Flight before. I've practically heard the scolding in Book 6 Chapter 3 verbatim. I'm not downplaying anything about Wind Runner being harsh to her; being yelled at like that never fixed the problem.

What I'm saying is that this is the SAME arc that summons the hollowed-out ghost of Storm to coo that Clear Sky "never drove anyone away" with his abusive behavior and gives Tom the Wifebeater a heroic redemption death.

So why is the scolding from Wind Runner treated as unambiguously harsh? What's the difference between her and them?

Why is it that outside of this little bubble of the community, you can get buried in a flood of people crying about how "Clear Sky made Summisteaks Butt he thought it was the right thing :((( He feels bad about shoving Thunder's face in a weeping, pus-filled wound and trying to kill him :((((" but Wind Runner is mean about Moth Flight not catching a rabbit and she should be skinned alive

Why is WIND RUNNER held responsible for the death of Clear Sky's child in Moth Flight's Vision, WHEN IT WAS COMPLETELY HIS OWN FAULT??

So, why should I hate her? Because she's mean to the idiot protagonists? Because she's Yet Another Bad Mom whose actions ARE treated as Bad in the story, in the arc famous for openly weeping whenever someone's mad at their abusive dad?? When she has this whole horrific, unexamined story about how incredibly bigoted The Settlers are towards her and the extremes she goes to in order to please them?

I'm glad she's mean, actually. She should have been even meaner. I think she should have a gun

[otrtbs]

jarty croucher ao3 bookmark stalking anon ,,, this weekend ,,, prepare.

[macadam]

Gonna put myself out here for a hot minute to remind everyone that the runner of a poll or little event on tumblr is not responsible for the replies/posts of everyone else in the fandom, nor do they have the power to stop people from reacting in any which way in the notes of their post without turning off reblogs and shutting down the entire thing full stop. I think we can all agree on that? They are not a discord mod, or the fandom's babysitter. Tumblr is the Wild West and by god none of us are the sheriff.

That's all ok keep on keeping everyone

[pigeonpeach]

Got my first hate ask today! Friendly reminder that the unfollow button is literally easy to access and completely fucking free. If you don’t like my content then don’t follow its simple as that. Also there is in fact something called a block button if I keep showing up on your feed unwanted.

[hannibal-confessions-nbc]

I hate when people say Hannibal "ruined" Will's perfect life with Molly shuuut up Will made his own choices. Will conveniently walked his dogs when Jack was there and left Molly alone with him knowing he would show her crime scene photos and she'd try to make Will go. He said he knew what he was doing going back after Molly got hurt. Hannibal told him not to come back even and Will ingored it! We need to acknowledge Will is a manipulative person and makes his own choices

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[thebigqueer]

2 years ago i fucked up a friendship w a girl (that im pretty sure i was in love with). to this day i think of her and sometimes when i see her on the street i just wanna cry. i understand your plight very much.

yeahhh man im sorry to hear that!!! it genuinely fucking sucks and i would never wish this upon anyone. cuz like it makes you fully think about all the what ifs and i genuilnely dont think ill ever find someone like her again

[whumpshaped]

purple and fuchsia!!

i’d love to actually talk with you but unfortunately i suck at conversations and don’t want to be a bother so. i’ll just appreciate you from afar skfjdks

PURPLE: We near never speak, but I do enjoy your presence on my dashboard.

so much reassurance for when i decide to be Very Present again. im so present on the dashboard usually i dont shut the fuck up

FUCHSIA: I wish I could become your best friend through the internet.

guyssss. no but like seriously i hope everyone knows that the reason im not best friends w all of u is not bc im above it all, i just also such at conversations. and i have little spoons lately. but like we're parallel playing rn. me and all of u guys. we're all in a big room doing our own thing. existing

[banana-pancake5]

I saw your post about your rottmnt future au and it’s so cool????? this is such a unique au idea and I’m so invested!! shameless plug here but I noticed your whole “big mama’s yokai business protected during the apocalypse by a mystic shield” idea and OMG my au shares a similar idea!!! anyways, keep doing what you’re doing, your idea sounds amazing :D

IHHDSXIJNCSDIJNCISJCWNDINCDWIJWNDIJCWND THANK YOU????! WHAT!?!? THANK YOU. IFDVNIFEVJN

Also also also also I would LOVE to hear about this AU of yours!!!! If you are willing to I’d love it if you sent a lil about it in an ask or something!

[meownotgood]

hear me out,, there’s only one bed trope with aki. with the whole group being trapped in that hotel because of the eternity devil. nothing to do but wait it out, every one else already called dibs on each of the remaining hotel rooms that weren’t completely trashed. leaving only one room left, but you and aki still remaining room-less. with the exhaustion kicking in, both of you just say “fuck it” and decide to share the room but lo and behold, it ends up being a one queen-sized bed suite. aki is internally panicking because he’s harbored a little crush on you ever since you first joined his division, and now he has no other option but to share a bed with you?! little does he know, you are internally panicking just as much as he is—. whew the only one bed trope rly has me in a chokehold, and so does aki scjnsbssj reader and aki deserve to share a bed and get handsy under the sheets! (and most definitely fuck)

ah..... only one bed with aki... I think it's such a good trope to pair with him because he's always so kind and respectful, if he had to share a bed with you, he'd feel so embarrassed...

he's swearing it's fine if he sleeps on the floor, but you're insisting that no, it's fine if he sleeps in the bed, which eventually progresses to him reluctantly caving and climbing to bed with you. he's clearly getting nervous, babbling as he undresses, "I'm gonna take my shoes off, should I take my jacket off too? I don't wanna take off too much, I mean it's like- I- I don't know, you're not uncomfortable, are you? you'd tell me if you were, right?"

the bed has plenty of room for the two of you, but somehow you end up getting closer and closer. aki tries his hardest to fall asleep with his back facing you, but it somehow evolves to his arms slung around you, your body pressed close to his. his heart is hammering in his chest, he's willing himself to just go to sleep already, but when your hands start wandering, when you're brushing your palms over his thighs and toying with his belt — your belt's still on? isn't that uncomfortable? here, let me help you with it — aki would know there's no sleep in sight, not for either of you

[0m0-0m0]

Can we give Cat Omori a warrior name? I feel like DarkDream would be cool! :D (if you don't know what I'm talking about, there's this book series called Warrior Cats)

-Cringefail Anon

Hmph. Do whatever you’d like.

It’s not like that name sounds cool or anything.......

[possessedpup]

Gosh,there are so many ways I could kill you

I would do it slowly, cutting you up, strangling you, some light cannibalism, taking my time getting to enjoy each second as you slip away. It may even be weeks before you pass, I'd take care of you inbetween so I can conduct more of my....experiments. I bet you wouldn't even complain my darling victim, you'd be enjoying each second with me.

And when you finally do slip away, I'll make sure to preserve you with love and care so you can become my most prized possesion ♡

-🪡

i’ll treat you like a god the entire time until i pass and become a part of your soul forever <33

[steelycunt]

do you have already some ideas for pride au s? i need to know what is going on in that blender that ur brain is. do u see him with high waisted levi’s and crop tops??? is he a total doormat for smiths enjoyer r??? i need to know more

hi omg yes! yes i do! s' deal is slightly different to r's, in that r has no parallel/does not correspond to any character in the original film, so i'm basically inserting him as a figure into the narrative (although as irrelevant as this is, to me he is. closest to bill nighy's cliff if cliff was a young man in the eighties xx), whereas s more or less fills the position that mark fills in the film. but other than that he is completely free 4 me to characterise and i think he will be so fun honestly! from the thoughts ive had so far hes sort of a mess of a guy at least to begin with. he is kind of moving at a hundred miles and hour + throwing himself into organizing this thing but if you were to slow him down and put him under a microscope hes uhhh. quite lost + lonely in a way. i expect it will not take him very long to become quite embarrassingly gone for r i think he will consider him the best thing since. sliced bread within hours of meeting him he is imagining them both as the two maidens of pompeii its. a really poor performance from him. he thinks r’s accent is sooo sexy every time he talks s is twirling his hair like omggggg. say that again or please elaborate please tell me more…please…..

also i am looking forward to dressing him up in fun outfits again because he is first and foremost my barbie i am just not sure what yet! i am not as familiar with the eighties as i am with the seventies in a lot of ways so. the setting and everything that comes with that will be really fun to research xx although i am struggling to decide on s' music taste!! r lends himself very well to eighties music i think i could build him a record collection easily (including the smiths sad but true) whereas. s seemed to fit better in the seventies :-/ i am not sure what hes listening to in the eighties apart from seventies records he hasnt let go of yet!! and despite the much more glaring aspects of this fic i have yet to turn my attention to frankly. deciding what silly little songs s wants to listen to is currently one of my main priorities xx

[mauveberries]

one of the worst experiences of my life is reading 230k+ words of a 270k+ word fic just to realise i literally hate everything about it

[aggravatedanarchy]

What is the meaning of life

There is none; we are all sad, lonely creatures, working towards an inevitable, permanent end. (/j?)

Taking this more seriously, although I will note that I am sort of an ocean of a person- shifting tides, as ever- so my ideas on this change a lot:

To simply keep going, I think. Persist in the face of an unknown ending, no matter how scary. Make peace and find happiness, where you can- improve what you are able to improve. Find connections and cherish them- find the things that make you want to exist, and hold them close. Indulge, and be merry, but do not overbear, or take from those who have a greater need than you.

Hope that makes sense; also sorry your ask got stuck in Purgatory for a couple hours there, apparently.

And to go back to (half) joking:

For me- to game, be gay, and kiss women. Any takers? I am Chronically Free.

[peachypede]

Psst!

You like Hazbin Hotel, right? Who’s your favorite character?

I do like Hazbin Hotel in a way I have a love/hate relationship with it ahhhhh. Mostly I ADORE the music and character designs. I am DYING for this all broadway cast!!

On the other hand, I think the story is rushed because of the dumb way companies are forcing shows to only be like ten episodes or under with no filler and time for breathe. I also have gripes with how the final battle was done but I don’t wanna be too much of a downer agh. (If you want my take on that you’re free to ask.)

BUT

My fav character is probably Charlie. She hits my specific love for optimistic, overly planned, naive, kinda clumsy protagonist girl. I also like how she curses despite being a cinnamon roll. It helps that her voice actor Erika Henningson, who played Cady in the Mean Girls musical. What a perfect choice for her.

Second fav, Sir Pentious (idk if spelled right). What a man, what a legend.

[detransdamnation]

Do you believe pedophilia to be an innate (or not) sexual orientation that some just do have/were born with or you see it in a different way ? Always made me wonder why there seems to be more pedophilic men than women though

No. There is a reason we don't (and shouldn't) call it pedosexual. Pedophilia is a paraphilia and paraphilias are divorced from sexual orientation.

I think, like with most psychological afflictions, there is a combination of both biological and environmental factors. I'm not sure there is a gene or specific happenstance that "designates" someone to become a pedophile, whether in the womb or otherwise—but I do think it's highly plausible that there exist biological markers that may predispose one to pedophilia and then personal upbringing and life experiences may further determine whether or not it actually goes on to develop.

It is also not particularly surprising that pedophilia is more common in males than in females as they tend to have both biological and environmental factors stacked against them (in favour of pedophilia). Males are more likely to develop paraphilias in general, as well as to engage in risky or criminal activity—so not only does the average female not have a biological predisposition to develop pedophilia but female pedophiles, even where they do exist, may also be less inclined to act on that pedophilia in general.

All this being said, contrary to what the length of this post may insinuate, I don't personally concern myself with the topic of pedophilia. There are other things I'd rather think about.