#i hate firecrackers

[percyposting]

happy fourth of july does anyone else think about how messed up it was that R*wling chose for Fred to die in front of Percy of all people. Who just broke free from the Ministry and who has returned to mend his relationship with his family and help tight for peace. Who finally gets to see the people he loves again, who he would jump into the Great Lake for, who he’d completely destroyed his relationship with because he valued their opinions so much, only for his little brother to die mid-sentence. And that sentence was about how Fred remembers an old, happy version of him and how that version might be poking through, as if he’s relieved, like he’s been waiting for his big brother to finally crack a joke, and just as his comes to the surface he’s gone. Percy got that glimpse of a close relationship with Fred, who had always opposed him the most, who he got along with the least, and then shockingly lost it all right after. Him throwing himself over Fred’s body, trying to protect him until the very last moment. Not budging when Ron tried to DRAG him off. And how will that affect the rest of his life? Will he forever blame himself? Will he never crack a joke again? I’m SICKKKKK

[peachyxxkeens]

[nerdyydragon]

Alright alright alright, so Kripke & Co were just going to drop That Episode on the Fourth of July, huh?

You know, that episode where the political plot is just screaming about the state of politics and how the government is run by billionaire lobbyists? That episode that ends with the symbol of liberty and patriotism (even if he's the antagonist) suckling at the teat of extremism and the human embodiment of Fake News Conspiracy Theories?

That episode? On July Fourth? Brass balls.

Do not love the consent violations this episode though on either side, even Herogasm wasn't this uncomfortable to watch, and really the saving grace of the episode was A-Train. A-Train.

Bro's gonna die.

[h-a-unted]

It's hunting season.

[sehtoast]

kripke's just jealous i put homelander in a loving healthy relationship with my trans man oc and can't cope

[deliciouskeys]

Killmewithfire killmewithfire killmewithfire

[billowingangel]

America doesn't like Fireworks

Here's a headcanon/projection I have for America. I also thought I already posted this but I actually dreamt that…totally not a sign of #mentalillness

content warning: mentions of multiple real life deaths, great war and world war two are mentioned, mentions of ptsd/shell shock.

i'm not fully sure those need a warning but just in case I wanted to provide them.

At first America loved fireworks to celebrate the fourth of july. He had loved the display of colors and patronism his citizens showed! He was a freshly indepent nation when the fireworks began in 1777. He thought they were beautiful, amazing, spectacular, and a wonderful sign of what the future would hold.

He also greatly prefered fireworks to the guns and canons set off during the 4th and was happy that after 1812 that phased out.

When Independence Day became an offical holiday in 1870 he cried with joy. That year he watched the firework display with an intense feeling of pride in his heart.

But then it began to change for him. In the years between 1903 and 1909 there were 44 deaths due to fireworks and even more injuries. He began to feel a bit of unease over the citizen's love for fireworks.

Then the Great War happened...So many young men came back from the war shell shocked. Hell, America even had some shell shock for a while. That first year after the war and the fireworks going off, he felt all those men's fears and his own fear.

That was a major turning point for him.

It didn't help that between 1928 and 1942 there were another 56 deaths in factories and stores due to fireworks. And then after World War Two, the sound of fireworks began to make America's heart race.

After a few years America decided he would leave his big house in Washington DC and go to another one of his houses. This house was further away from any firework show the city was doing. He wouldn't feel anxious and would be able to celebrate his independence/birthday in peace and quiet. But by that time it was the 1980s and more people were doing fireworks in the comfort of their backyards. The noise and smoke that filled the street of America's suburban house terrified him. Were they under attack? He had rushed to investigate only to find people with fireworks and firecrackers.

America gave up, it was probably just him upset by this whole mess. Those who had shell shock probably got used to it by now, correct?

But then in the 2000s he began to hear more talk, more talk of veterans struggling with the fireworks. Dogs struggling with the fireworks. Pets, kids, many more people then he assumed were scared of the loud fireworks. And in a way it explained to him why at the turn on the 1900s he began to have a change of heart about fireworks, a feeling of unease and uncomfort. Because despite how much he partied or celebrated on July 4th he still just didn't feel right, that something was wrong.

Then more and more states began to ban the setting off of fireworks for personal use but that wouldn't stop the citizens despite the growing number of people who found discomfort with them. America wouldn't go anywhere in the South around the 4th of July mostly staying in States that had the strictest bans on fireworks. By this time his fear of fireworks had greatly decreased especially since he realized the cause, it wasn't all his feelings but Americans feelings as well.

He even began to host some birthday parties where you could see the city sanctioned firework show. Firework shows were different to him then just the random ones in someone's back yard, those were expected, well controlled, a professional was doing it.

America hopes that one day he'll be able to like fireworks again but that probably wouldn't be until people stopped doing it on their own or when people and animals stopped being upset by it. Both those cases seem unlikely, so America will just grit his teeth and accept the firework tradition.

I even used some sources for this *insert surprise pikachu* History of Fireworks Firework Accidents and Deaths I couldn't find out when it became the norm to do your own fireworks but I assumed at least by the 80s. I also believe states began putting in place bans/laws about personal fireworks in the early 2000s but don't quote me.

[lilysaintcrow]

Firecracker Voice:

still believing that Stormfront is Homie’s bio mom!

they said a teenager carried it to term but lies fly left and right around here and it wouldn’t be the first mention of egg retrieval from femme Supes! I’m not crazy, I see the vision!

[hissterical-nyaan]

Today was such a garbage Diwali ugh

[floralovebot]

listen,, i am Not defending all of sky's actions or his personality but he's genuinely just not as bad as the fandom makes him out to be.

a lot of y'all forget that sky is a prince with extremely overbearing and downright abusive parents that refuse to listen to him or treat him with any ounce of respect. and that the whole diaspro vs bloom situation was started directly because his parents forced an arranged marriage between diaspro and sky, constantly telling her parents that it would work out and never listening to sky the hundreds of times he tried to stop it. like again, he's not great, he's my least favorite specialist. but that situation was never in his favor. he was a 16 year old that dealt with strict, emotionally abusive parents his entire life and got forced into an arranged marriage with someone he never loved and was constantly told that it Needed to happen for the kingdom. trying to play it out like he's a serial cheater with some nefarious master plan is like,, really weird. again! not a great person he does a lot of shitty things. but blaming that specific situation on him, a teen with absolutely no say in his life who just met someone he genuinely likes and could love, instead of his parents is incredibly weird to me.

[the-mean-shrimp]

"Okey okey.Let me just take it and come back." *left*

-Dandy

(Anon M: It's gonna be very big chaos happened.)

YOU BETTER BE FAST!!!!!!!!

[treefey]

It's 2024 and I'm still not over that Amazon cancelled the Tick 😭

[lightbulb-warning]

i like keeping all my wips open because otherwise they go straight into "i forgor"-ville (population? everything im not currently staring at.)

my laptop fucking HATES it though. very unsupportive of you, bestie. wdym you can't handle the weight of 12 different overly ambitious projects at once?? massive you problem, you inanimate object.

[foxes-4-life]

Meet Firecracker!

This is an au version of Candle where the inner flame was actually some sort of parasite that fed off of calm energy that she was tricked into obtaining at a young age, because of lore intensive story bla bla bla crazy and chaotic Candle woohoo, and if you want the lore then uhhh

[woomycritiques543]

Sorry to have to resort to another direct reply but-

DEAR GOD Firecracker has been harassing so many people for the past years, and they get away with it just because the fandom see's the logic of "liking anything Vivziepop makes or does = superiority!" and holds it to their chest like a goddamn cult! -and then people wonder why other fandoms are now starting to avoid HB altogether or despise the fandom- this is why! It's coming to a point where this "worshipping Vivziepop = im superior and the only one who deserves human rights!" is becoming a type of prejudice in itself! They're literally using the toxic positivity towards this show as an excuse to discriminate real minorities and putting it under the guise of "adult maturity!" while acting like they're a goddamn five year old!

It's sad, it's sad to see grown adults act like this, even after thousands of people in the world warned them not to do so.

It's fucking ridiculous! -it's like seeing wild animals fighting over the last morsel on meat! What an awful fucking excuse for an "ADULT!" fandom- they couldn't handle adult subject matter if it was the last thing to handle in the world! What a fucking joke!

[lilac-melody]

fireworks are too fucking loud...