#i apologize for her behavior

[sunlightswallowed]

‘ sorrow can come to any kingdom no matter how happy. ’

THE WORDS FROM her friend's mouth sting like the prick of a thorn. How could Odette say such a thing to her, who knows that bitter truth better than most ? Arianna knows already how capricious and cruel the whim of fate can be, she does not need another to inform her. It gives her voice, usually so soft, a subtle edge like a hidden blade, as she replies:

❝ Aye, and well I know it. ❞

Sorrow has shadowed Arianna's footsteps from the time she was a child. Mother vanished, father dead, babe after babe gone before they could live, and now, finally, the worst wound: Her only living child snatched from her cradle. She, of all people, needs no tutor in all the various ill luck and misfortunes the world could inflict.

❝ Have you come to lecture me on the cruelties of the universe, sweet friend ? I need no reminders on that count, I assure you. There is proof enough in my own household. ❞ She gestures with a hand towards the door of her chambers --- And, beyond them, the empty nursery across the hall where her daughter ought to sleep.

[deityforged]

' That's an awfully nice scarf. A bird person, I'm assuming? ' @umbrx liked for a one liner

[watcherintheweyr]

desperately need people to understand that alicent is a victim but she’s also an abuser and a perpetrator

that she actively makes choices to harm other women because of jealousy and envy and the greed deep in her bones because submitting to suffering didn’t get her what those women fight to grasp for themselves.

she is absolutely a victim, in show.

that doesn’t change that she abused rhaenyra and her children, her own son, most likely helaena given how she flinches every time her mother touches her, and is actively weaponizing the patriarchy of westeros against other women- rhaenyra primarily, but also mysaria and dyana.

she isn’t the moral, righteous force of good that even she thinks she is, she’s a wounded woman directing all of the rot, pain, and fury inside her at the wrong people and forces.

[blonde-and-cat-suc]

Catra being anxious and having panic attacks over the bad things she did is actually counter productive to any hypothetical scenario where she is self reflecting and/or receiving constructive criticism.

Her potentially having crippling anxiety over being an asshole in the past PREVENTS and/or DELAYS any changes she might potentially make.

Making this character spiral over moral dilemmas does not inherently mean she’s actively working to change her ways. Her being afraid of facing her badness does not make her good; it simply means she has anxieties toward constructive criticism/dialogue.

[kulluto]

okay can someone back me up here. is it out of line for my coworker to be complaining to other people that she can't use the r slur around me and then saying "it's just because her niece is autistic" like....idk it really feels like there was ill intent because why is she bringing that up in a conversation about her use of the r slur? and honestly idgaf if she thinks i'm just virtue signaling but i do care that she's bringing my two and a half year old niece into this weird beef she has with me

[scuderia-hamilton]

imagine you’re Conrad Fisher, your dad is an asshole and a cheater, and he has unrealistic expectations of you, but you still look up to him, you still want to make him proud, you have a little brother who looks up to you and you feel obligated to take care of him, you started college, exams are coming up, you have anxiety and panic attacks because on top of all this YOUR MOTHER is dying of cancer and you can’t do anything and you hate the world and no one gets you and Belly’s biggest problem is that you couldn’t be happy at her stupid prom, the one you basically begged to not have to go to and then she breaks up with you and somehow you’re the bad guy 🤡

[camgoloud]

you ever just. become overwhelmed by a sudden out-of-nowhere wave of tenderness and affection and longing for reconnection directed towards someone to whom you no longer speak for Very Good Reasons

[junocore-artemis]

You ever want to leave a fandom because you feel like one of the worst people in it and you know you probably stop obsessing over it?? Nope, just me? Aight ima head out (goodnight chat, don’t die, peace out)

[ssaltlicker]

Funniest shit ive seen from an arcane blog was them getting mad at caitlyn and vi for being shipped when caitlyn is bad to her, then immediately shipping ambessa and vi… ambessa, aka the one that murders children and thinks all people from zaun should die. Cant make this shit up

[cloth--mother]

yesterday a guy with a thick German accent opened business accounts for selling nuts online. he complained a lot about the debit card daily spending limit (2 thousand) and was like "what if I want to buy 3k worth of nuts three times in a week, I have to let you guys know each time to get the limit raised?” and it was 5:30pm by this point, so I said to him "how many nuts are you buying, man?" and he backed off. that's right.

[relicsongmel]

Sister Iris Fey Hawthorne of Hazakura Temple is so so autistic no I do not take constructive criticism

[redladydeath]

oc post

Ondine has been clean+sober+hasn’t experienced a severe ED relapse for decades. However, it wasn’t really a choice that she made; Fineas and Vox just sort of forced her to stop once she arrived in Hell. The accountability is good for her, but the root causes weren’t ever addressed. She’d probably be at elevated risk of a relapse if she lost that support structure.

Yet another couple of reasons why being around Valentino makes her extremely uncomfortable.

[sercphs]

Since it looks like I won't get Cradle's bio done for a bit, here's the short summaries of her details for each of her (currently) 3 verses.

In her home verse, Punishing: Gray Raven, she's relatively unchanged from canon. Other than a bit more defining beyond the sparse information of her, she is still very much That Cradle. She's more reserved but still friendly, she'll talk to basically anyone or everyone, and she's very focused on her goal.

Despite initially seeming benevolent, she ultimately wants to use anyone and everyone she can to get to her ultimate goal - and she's careful about it. Even if you find her suspicious, she has a knack for getting you to conclude that trusting her is the best choice available to you, even if you have a certain dislike of her. She still needs a "Curse Queller."

Sometimes the world must burn for its own salvation, and if you take her hand - then in time, you too will see her reasoning as gospel.

(Ignore that she is the daughter of the very threat that would see the world in ruins, just trust her bro.)

In her Project Moon verse, she is the "daughter" of an existential threat that is comparative to The Light itself, given physical form within the City. As "Cradle" in this world, she wanders around the world in a human form to learn everything she can about it. Ultimately her "Father" seeks to consume the world for its own benefit, but Cradle sees instead an opportunity for something else.

In this setting, she takes up the role of "Curse Queller" personally, and is looking for a way to kill her "Father" and save the world from its destruction at either her "Father's" hands - or its own hands - by any means necessary. If she must tear the entire world apart and rebuild it for such salvation, she is not above such extremes in order to "preserve" what exists.

In her Honkai: Star Rail verse, she is similarly a "daughter" to another great being - in this case the reclusive Aeon of Despair. She is born directly from this Aeon, and as such is an Emanator of Despair that is quite powerful, but she rarely ever uses her strength.

In this world, there is no need for a "Curse Queller," as the threat of her "Father" is much less immediate. Of course, she still has the ultimate intention of usurping her "Father" and killing it, to take its place as the Aeon of her Path.

In this setting, due to how much of a not-immediate issue her mission is, she is much more leisurely and relaxed - taking much more time to regularly interact with others while hiding her true nature. Oftentimes she will meddle with others out of an interest in learning about "human nature" and similar things, ranging from messing with someone just because to actual straight-up horror movie behavior.

[locamotivednp]

Blah blah mommy issues what’s new

Part of the reason my insomnia is so bad is that I keep having vivid nightmares about Christmas.

Which sounds dramatic. But the last time we were all in California my mother kicked a hole in the wall and I paid a few hundred dollars to send my sister back early because she and my mom were fighting so much. And that before they decided to get divorced and without the stress of Christmas.

My little sister and my mom can’t have a single conversation without arguing and I’ve basically handled all this by not talking to her, which she is pissed about, but tbh I’m not much better about holding my temper. And my middle sister, the only one who can manage not get into explosive arguments, isn’t coming until 3 days after us 🥶

Thank the fucking lord weed is legal there it might actually be the only thing to get us through.

[ednaeflowers]

@tenebriism : " You're staring... what have I done this time to irritate you? " Meebo to Edna. c;

At his tone, she stares even longer, squinting to build up suspense.

❛  ............  ❜

The silence drags on, and then finally, she says dully, ❛  I wanted to sit there, but I can see you're obviously not going to do the gentlemanly thing by giving it to me.  ❜ What a shame too, because there's a nice cushion where he's seated, and his books are littered on the other seats. Maybe Sorey brought those for him to read? Instead, Edna decidedly claims the only free chair available, propping her umbrella against the table and boredly eyeing the books with disinterest. ❛  So, what geeky thing are you researching this time, Meebo? I can tell your head was in the Land of Geekdom again.  ❜