#i hate to stir the pot but i haven't seen anyone talk about it

[payaso-gomi]

Gee has anyone heard from that c/haracter/hub Transformers contest? Their website said they'd post the winners 7 business days after the end of the contest and it's been well over a week now-

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I'm going to say this right now... I think that 246 bits wtv person genuinely might be Lily.

I'll tell you why....

Because when she said in that post that people who believe Courtney are ' r*apists I'm hiding*, remind me a lot of that time in.. I don't really remember since it was a few years ago, I think it was a video??... Lily said something along the lines that there were these people who SA-ed her, and she said that she believed that they did it because didn't like her Steven Universe video. ( This made me laugh because really? )

And then she said something along the lines that people who didn't like her criticisms would have done the same thing.

I might be getting that not entirely right, but the point still kind of stands.

She will blame people for wanting to get into her pants for any reason. Even if they're just viewers, critics or fans of hers she doesn't know.

But long story short, she seems to like to guilt people she * most likely doesn't know* into silence with accusing them of doing / wanting to do said terrible situation.

I'm also going to say this...

Her treating r*pe and SA in such a way makes me think she doesn't really treat these things as seriously as they should be treated.

that account is now sharing posts about how to recognize a smear campaign, about how you shouldn't call liars because their bad lying might be neurodivergent or trauma responses and just replying to people to tell them that they're wrong and LO is right. for the record, i haven't been blocked. i could share their posts if i wanted to, but i won't because even if they're LO just somehow badly trying to do damage control in the most desperate, pathetic way i have seen in a long time... i don't think any of us should give them any attention. if she is LO, us talking about her is exactly what she wants just so she has even more reason to screenshot and show it to her audience like "see?? they accuse anyone trying to be logical about the situation of just being me! that clearly shows they are a bunch of parasocial vultures whose only personality is to hate me no matter what!" if this user is not LO, we're not really gaining anything by overreacting to their posts. even if they're a troll who literally just want to stir the pot and see people being mad for the enjoyment of it. i think we should all just go ahead, block them and move on.

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my inbox got *so* quiet the last couple days but then I noticed something interesting.

almost everything was about sam or lestat again

then look at how virginia is posting now

and this

this side has always needed to pretend this is about something else so they don't have to talk about fandom racism. some of the asks I got might have been real but the timing of this feels sus. trying to get me to talk shit about sam but when I didn't post anything for days u decided to get the gossip rolling urself? that's what this is lol. faked outrage to stir the pot. u have to subtly aim at black fans again and also go deeper into ur weird parasocial sam reid feelings so u feel important and loved. wtf.

didn't u all send sam a fan art book and other stuff ur always being loud about cuz he mentioned having it in interviews a few times? don't u visit him on sets and tell him u luv him all the time (I've seen the posts lol). he's fucking with u so u will watch the show more and react just like this lol idiots.

the last fangs psa post also tried to pretend it was about this

the craziest thing about this tho is that after she was done aiming at the black and brown fans, she posts a big part about this white guy *with a lestat icon* but.............now it's about race??

isn't it weird how they can't keep to one story lol. it's all about hating lestat except for when u can't use that against a white lestat fan u wish would stfu so u pull the "I'm black" card instead and then reveal u have no friends lol.

this has never been about lestat or sam. it's an excuse because they don't have the range to speak about why lestat being judged for his ignorant white shit feels uncomfortable to them (especially if they want to fuck him, cuz I'm p sure fangs does). they get off power tripping on telling white fans it's okay to do racist shit if u hate the "right" ppl. her and keybearer are the first to do dumb shit to alienate themselves but blame everyone else for it. then cry to white fandom for hugs because they know how easy it is to get white ppl to feel good about shit if u stroke the fires of antiblackness in them. nobody is kicking u out of spaces unless ur doing some fuckshit but white ppl only hear "I'm black and ppl are being mean to me :(" and then rush to do the most racist shit ever because u just gave them a "good" excuse to do it. if a lot of black ppl are defending a white person who talks about antiblackness and ur the only black person saying that's wrong? u are the one who is the problem! especially because fangs and keybearer are both *not* american and nearly everyone from "this subset" is......and that is also the show's focus, that is louis' struggle! not to mention how fangs got upset about *this* in the cap but then had no issue pulling out talk of the fucking palestine genocide on a black american fan, to say that black americans don't suffer oppression. is this the real reason nobody likes ur bitch ass, mayhaps?

them being unable to let anyone know peace because of their own bad feelings is the most annoying thing. the show hits u over the head with the "memory is a monster" thing. we *know* we're gonna be seeing different versions of ppl and events and that's alot of what makes it interesting and fun. it's insane u keep pretending we're ignorant to this, as if u *also* haven't been crying for years now about "wait until lestat tells his side!!!!" we have fucking heard ur annoying asses jfc. WE KNOW.

but u have these ppl who can't hear a word against their fav without pulling out the books and showing u some sad lestat passage to change ur mind. girl shut up idc?? can't u let ppl like things as they come gd. what's the harm in enjoying the journey. u assholes are always saying ur so smart but then u have tantrums that the show isn't on book 12 already and ppl don't luv lestat enough yet. who tf cares? he's literally all the tags are whenever a 2 second clip shows up in any S2 thing rn, what are u even complaining about.

fucking crazy that this is louis' story but the focus is always on why isn't lestat getting more attention, why do ppl hate lestat, why is everyone mean to lestat. nobody frames it like that because then u'd v easily understand how stupid and racist this shit rly is. when u speak up in defense about any black character they literally accuse u of being the woke mob but ok lol. "did u listen to what jacob *a black man* said about the character being a crazy liar, sweetie??" (example 1, example 2) this shit is so obvious.

[umbral-stigmata-unbound]

// fandom wank, specifically people not the content, below. so only read if you want to read.

I'm trying to figure out the right way to address this, as this whole situation as an empath and just a fellow fan in this community (on tumblr, in ff7 fandom) has me rather emotional and upset and disappointed and concerned. But I don't want to speak with those emotions, I want to speak what's most important, to express where I stand, and what I think is wrong. I will be naming peoples tumblrs, but only for clarification so as not to vague, and I'm not looking for drama. I'm just looking to speak in hopes that people will take back hold of some amount of consideration and balance and boundaries to stop the bullshit. I'm not going to talk too heavily on things because apart from who I support, I haven't been in the middle of these things enough to perhaps have a right to talk much, but I will say what I know and what I feel needs saying. * in usernames so I'm not infiltrating anyones search, the people that need to see will see I suppose.

bbsc (bird*blacksocialclub) and get*valentined have their history and drama. I know where I stand on this, I know where I put my trust, support, and ear. But their drama should only ever have been between the two of them. ONLY the two of them, once no one else was involved, and it should've never gone on this long, to this degree. GV has not sought to say anything against anyone, except in instances to clear the air on the original drama, or to shed light on harrassing/bullying/threatening behavior that stems from what at times has seemed to be cult support of bbsc (and generally, it was to clear thr air from harrassing on ANY side). Not saying it is a cult, not saying it applies to everyone that is a fan of bbsc. Hell, I enjoyed bbsc's art and followed for a time, as well as some of that friend group, but when things came to light, I set my boundaries by unfollowing and refusing to engage.

And that is one of the biggest points I will be making here, boundaries and not engaging, but we'll get to that.

GV does not stir the pot, not once have I seen that. And I'm sorry to those that get upset, speaking frankly about issues or sharing opinions about a character that you don't appreciate or agree with does not count as stirring the pot. It's her opinion. Hell, one of the people that I see as enabling the toxic petty behavior and defense of bbsc, I followed and loved content from. Until they starting sharing opinions and takes that just were NOT how I saw certain characters. Did I vague them saying that their takes upset me and villianizing them for it, exasperbating their takes as hate or harmful misconceptions just because i disagreed? No. I recognized that I'd either have to deal with the takes, or unfollow and re-curate my space. Which I was going to do, then GV made her post explaining the original drama with BBSC, not trying to stir drama, just clearing the air because of the toxic DMs on BOTH sides of this little fence of fandom. And so I just knew it was best to unfollow.

But then, that person I unfollowed, and I will only name once because I need to say that I can't respect how this person continues the demonizing/enabling rhetoric, a*ltocat. Not saying this person is horrid, I'm not trying to demonize either. But I've seen the ways A handles things, and it just seems to support this shitty cycle that has been coming in waves for years.

This is not right. Targeting a person, for nothing. Smearing them, for nothing. Passive aggressive disrespect to their work and effort in the community, for nothing. Telling someone they deserve negativity, for nothing. Because YOU can't handle TRUTH, and OPINION. I need people to grow up, and if you can't, back off. If you can't handle social media responsibly, you shouldn't be here. And to those supporting bbsc and A, I do no demonize them or you. I see, in them, childish and petty efforts, but they are not demons. They are people. And to those confused or supporting them, I just ask that you see the sort of energy they enable and don't really do anything to prevent, because they think it's okay, just because it's GV. It's not. See it, and break the cycle. Take control. Please, those aware of this drama, in the middle or at the edges, I just ask that you go forward and recognize and do what you can to prevent enabling this harassment campaign. Everyone is allowed their feelings, you are allowed to express yourself in your own space. But please, do not stand for this any longer, this petty smearing, this petty harassment and disrespect to GV. Please, where you can, encourage Curating Your Space. Encouraging Turning Away. Encouraging setting Boundaries. Encourage the fact that if you do not like someone, or what they put out, the best option is to Not Engage. Or else we reduce ourselves to the worst people.

Now, to the point. Boundaries. Not engaging.

It's that simple. Maybe some of you, like A, aren't meaning to produce this negative narrative, maybe you are, I don't know you guys so I won't assume intention. I've just observed what I've observed. I won't tell you what to do, just that I expected better from competent adults in this fandom. Even if the narrative and demonizing you try to lie and push about was correct, which it isn't, it's no excuse for what's been thrown on GV--people acting like this treatment is deserved, on a person just talking in their own space and saying things you dont vibe with. Truth and opinions, and some people want to attack for it and whichever one of you seems to push sneaky smear campaigns by sending anon's with absolute bull....

If you don't like someone? If you don't like what they have to say, what they make, what the hell ever? Unfollow. Block. Curate your space, and if there is a CHANCE! A chance that their content filters into your space? Making the actual choice, I'm sorry it forces you to put in effort, but make the CHOICE to not engage. It's that simple. And I don't understand why you people that have your issues with GV, no matter how baseless or righteous anyone thinks it is (I say the former), there is no point in this.

That's all I have to say, apart from again, please, just think before you act on your worst feelings. This world is hard enough, without people flooding each others escapes from reality, alright?

[futuregws]

I find it annoying when these instamodels want to play coy and dumb when they know they want to continue to stir the pot and have people speculating. I’m not even going to name the instamodel that I’m referring to, but saw what some people have been referring to and she says out loud about “how do people even know…” when clearly you keep hinting so that’s how people know or at least speculating.

I hate being that person trying to analyze a stranger but I have this feeling that Lando generally likes and wants to keep things quiet. When the girls start the hinting game I have a feeling he probably continues the relationship but deep down I wouldn’t be surprised if he has already decided this is just the “woman for now” and not “forever”. I have a feeling when he finally meets someone that doesn’t play the hinty games it might make for a genuine long term connection for him and essentially “passes his test”. He does seem like someone who cares about who is genuine and not just being used as he made a point about it during the red flag green flag game with Oscar.

I mean I could be completely wrong and off base. Maybe he has no issues with these hinting clout chasers. I lean Lui was no saint. She definitely played the hinty game before he announced her as his sunshine lol.

It’s a dangerous game to be dating an instamodel when their whole thing is they need to continue to stay relevant by any means necessary to maintain that cash-flow. There is competition cropping up every second for them and I am starting to see why Charles never stays single for long and picks from a small pool of women. Imagine if he did what Lando did it would be exhausting the amount of women who would try to link themselves to him and try to profit off of speculation and rumors.

Lui and a some of the other ex-wags have shown that even after a breakup they can still continue their rise to success.

I'm gonna be honest I'm not sure who you are talking about, bc there's just way too many people that have been mentioned to me so could be any of them or maybe someone new, honestly I don't even know if I wanna find out lmao, but I'm gonna be honest I agree with some of the stuff you said but not with other stuff, let's say that this models do use the hinting thing to get attention, with what I've seen with all the girls mentioned to me, none or at least most of them haven't even met him or barely hang out so the fans are to blame to a certain extent bc they are the ones grabbing said hints and making it more than it is, I feel like most of the times it started as something innocent but that coincidentally fans saw some ridiculous connection to Lando so they went with it and then did it on purpose 🤷🏼‍♀️ and I also do believe that some people do take that "hinting game" a little too far bc sometimes all they need to do is have Lando follow them and then make a TikTok mentioning an experience with a random guy and all of a sudden it's the girl hinting at him, for example with that olivia girl and lily when it could be anyone at all but fans will only focus on Lando

[kawaiisimp]

I don't agree with you on somethings, but I'm not here to argue with you on that. I do however wanna stir the pot. I have unpopular takes on most of some characters that I would love to share. If y'all want a longer explanation of any of these let me know. I Also haven't played 1/2 of book 3 (MC and Azul were really annoying to me lmaoo), but I did watch others play the other books, chapters, etc. I don't have many Vignettes unlocked, but again I've seen other people sharing plots of them and watched some people even go through them on YouTube. I love all the characters, but they do have certain things that gives me the ick??? if I fixate on them.

I hate how oblivious Kalim is.

Epel and his toxic masculinity is not cute or whatever it's annoying and an over done troupe.

Vil is literally delusional.

Ace feels like the type of guy to only be your friend when it's convenient for him.

Sebek's hatred towards humans and idealization of malleus is actually really concerning and not a cute quirk to his personality.

Out of the twins, Floyd is not the worst one. He's actually more nice (imo) than Jade. Playful and rough? Yes! Jade however spikes HIS OWN BROTHER'S FOOD WITH MUSHROOMS THAT HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE! Jade is a weirdo and a freak that I would not trust at all. Floyd I could maybe. Jade absolutely not.

Trey was a terrible friend to Riddle. I know his mother separated the two when they were young, I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about how in NRC he didn't help Riddle.

Cater is a character that I really like, but his forced personality is so easy to see through and the fact people ignore this blantened cry for help makes me really dislike some characters.

I hate how some people in the fandom think Jamil is the actual devil for his overblot and treatment of Kalim, but feel like everyone else was justified and should get a pass because of their pasts. However I'm the opposite (sorta). Nobody deserves a pass, but Jamil felt he needed to do something dramatic to make Kalim understand his feelings. Everybody else was really dramatic and reacted before thinking or talking (Especially Vil and Azul).

Rook is one of the worst characters. He's unloyal, toxic, and likes harass people for his own entertainment.

Grim is not baby and is selfish. Him calling you a henchmen is not a joke. He means that shit.

The MC is the most fucking annoying "character". How are you this forgiving and stupid? Like really? Not even a hint of Anger? Come on man! No one even apologized to MC. How many injuries have they sustained? How many problems have they fixed? And they get nothing in return. Maybe I'm just a terrible person, but I would not let anyone treat me like that tbh. Also everything that happened could've been stopped and figured out if MC had brain cells.

hello friends i accidentally angered the twst fandom on twitter so i’ll do it here too but explain things more thoroughly

i haven’t read any of leona’s vignettes, i’ll admit that. i understand his background of being the second-born prince and that he knows he’ll never be king like his brother, however going into his overblot and afterwards, he always just seemed like a mopey character that just said “fuck it” rather than creating a spot for himself. we can’t all have everything we want but we can strive to do more with our lives than give up immediately.

i say floyd is annoying ✨lovingly✨ because i love the octavinelle dynamic (it would prolly be the dorm i’d be sorted into). however i just don’t like touch. not one bit. touch is so bad it sucks and i hate it. unlike kalim, i don’t think floyd would respect that boundary with me and would instead test it and that idea alone makes me kinda uncomfy with him (i love jade tho).

i get that vil is a celebrity and his public appearance is everything, but as someone that doesn’t exactly fit the beauty standards set by society, i think all he’d do is make me feel bad for who i am. i really hate how he forces epel to make changes to his personality and speech to fit vil’s standard of beauty. if it was just taming the aggression a bit, it would be fine, but it goes beyond that to the point where epel has to hold back who he is (and i’m also from a small farm town and i’d hate that)

rook is a genuinely terrifying character to me. i really don’t understand how we justify the stalking behavior. i’ve been stalked before and it’s terrifying to live through. his presence alone puts me into fight or flight mode.

idia reminds me of my roommate. they’re actually nearly the same person. my roommate gives me so much ick it’s not even funny (im stuck on the lease until it ends so no getting out of it yet). my discord kitten opinion is mostly just satire (but i wouldn’t doubt it if he had them).

malleus is an overrated character. for the time being. i think he definitely has some adorable character traits (his lab coat vignette just makes me smile). i am refusing spoilers for chapter 7 and any events that haven’t been released on eng server, so maybe my opinions of him can change. for the time being though, a lot of fan media has portrayed him as clingy and possessive, maybe even a hint stalkish, and i don’t mess with that. jealousy has never been attractive to me, especially after going through a very toxic and possessive relationship.

however my opinions are still controversial. this has made me realize i should prolly read some of the vignettes i’ve just skipped through because i might be missing some character moments.

still love heartslabyul and scarabia tho they’re perfect

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Home [Anakin x Reader]

Word Count: 2000+

Summary: You're on the desolate planet of Dagobah, and things are a far less than exciting. However, someone crashing close to your home changes everything.

Requested on Wattpad.com at StarkWars084

You were whittling away at a stubborn piece of wood when you saw a ship of some sort fall from the sky not far away. You jumped up from the small chair you had made and examined the smoke trail in awe. Nothing exciting ever happened on this disgusting swamp planet and you absolutely had to go to the crash sight.

Smiling to yourself, you climbed down your tree house and headed off in the direction of the crashed, mysterious object. Wading through the thick mud was easy and you started walking a ways off, but stopped suddenly. You reached toward your back only to grasp empty air-- you'd left your weapon at home. You were furious with yourself for forgetting such an important tool. The planet you were on was nowhere shy of dangerous creatures. Looking over at a large stick on the ground, you decided it would have to do. You grasped it tightly and continued on until you found a broken ship submerged in quick sand. If anyone was alive in there, they certainly weren't now. It was a shame too. You were hoping to find someone (You didn't care who) to make life more interesting. You would have settled for anything in fact.

The sand prevented you from investigating closer, but it was just as amazing from where you were. Sure you had seen ships before, but that was a long time ago, before you came here. The ship was swallowed up quickly by the hungry sand and you strained to see the last bit of the tail disappear. You were about to leave when you noticed footprints leading off from where the plain had been. A sound from behind you made you jump, and you spun around with your makeshift weapon in hand. A man with shoulder-length dark hair and clothes caked in sand stood there. His eyes were kind and calm despite the large stick only inches from his face.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you," he stated. Even if it wasn't his intention, he had scared you a great deal, and you found yourself unable to lower the stick. He slowly raised his hands and started pushing the weapon down, and you let him since you couldn't do it yourself.

"Who are you?" You asked him once you had found your voice.

"It's alright, I'm Anakin Skywalker. I'm a Jedi, and I can help you off this planet," he answered. "I could take you as far as Coruscant, if you like."

You bit your tongue and changed your mind. I'm not okay with anything! you decided, I wanted anything but a Jedi. The Jedi were the people you had tried to escape in coming here. You had thought you wanted to be one at one time, but they had rejected you when you had failed their ridiculous trials. Now there was one here, though you had chosen to live on one of the most remote planets you could find. You were angry with him though you knew it was not him alone that had denied you the position.

"Well, I'm very glad you've found a way to get home," you said, trying to maintain a steady voice. "You can do so alone. I wish you luck." With that, you spun around and headed back to the home you had made. Sloshing footsteps and swinging branches told you that he was stumbling right behind.

"Hold on!" He called after you. You were nearly running, and you would've kept going, but this was the only social interaction you would get for who knew how long. You rolled your eyes and slowed so he could catch up. "It's dangerous out here alone," he warned.

You slowly turned around and rolled your eyes. "Is it?" you scoffed and took in a deep breath while you tried to get your thoughts together. "Listen, I do appreciate the offer, but I have no interest in heading back to anywhere the Jedi Council is."

"What do you mean back?" he questioned. "You mean you've been there before?"

You glared at him. "Do the Jedi now find things easy to forget?" you felt yourself shaking and tried desperately to stand completely still. You're not mad at him, you told yourself. You knew you shouldn't be mad at all, but it grew more difficult the more he spoke.

"I'm sorry, I don't know what you're talking about," Anakin apologized. "But at least let me take you to a safer, more populated planet." You almost laughed now.

Gesturing to land around, you responded, "Even if I wanted to leave, how would we?" Anakin looked around.

"I'd find a way," He insisted. You knew there was really nothing he could do, but you liked his determination.

Still, you weren't sold on the idea of returning. "Well," you started hesitantly. "If you're going to find a way back, you'll need a place to stay." You gestured for him to follow you. He was surprisingly good at navigating through the mud. He knew exactly where to step and where not to. You guessed it was the Force showing him the way. It had for you, too, before you memorized the land. When you got to the lake that was not far from your tree house, you made Anakin scrub off all the sand off his arms and neck.

When you made it back to your home you showed Anakin the way up the tree. "You built this?" He asked you once he was at the top.

You nodded proudly. "It took me a while, but it finally came together." You ran your hand across the railing you had put up. You were rather proud of your work and had a right to be. It was sturdy and homely which was perfect for where you lived. "You could probably stay just outside my kitchen for now. Tomorrow I'll have to make a proper bed for you."

Anakin nodded to show he understood then looked questioningly at you. "If I'm going to stay here, I need to know your name."

You had completely forgotten to introduce yourself! You scolded yourself inwardly. "Y/N," you told him.

He smiled "Thank you for offering your home to me, Y/N" You knew he was just being polite. He wouldn't have the comfort of a bed like the one you had made, and you couldn't make one now. You didn't have the items you would need, and it was getting too dark to gather any.

"I recommend you don't leave the house until dawn," you suggested. "The creatures here love the dark."

"I wont," he assured you. Even though he was a Jedi, you knew you couldn't leave him to figure that out on his own.

You would help him the best you could. You didn't hate him. In fact, you found it hard to dislike him. But it was impossible to ignore his title: Jedi. Just thinking the name made you shudder.  You wished him a good night, and Anakin took his robe off and lay down on one of your pillows. He pulled the robe over himself to stay warm and you went to your moss bed. It was actually a nice, comfortable bed that took you a while to complete. You looked over at Anakin who was still awake, staring up at the sky, and your stomach twisted. He wanted to go home, but you couldn't help him do that. The best you could do was make sure he didn't freeze, starve, or get killed by ravenous animals, so that's what you would do. You would keep him alive until he could get back home.

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You woke up earlier than usual and dressed quickly. You decided to go hunting in hopes of finding some meat to balance out the root stew you would make. As you slipped the cotton shirt over your head, you realized that you didn't have any extra clothes for Anakin to change into, and his clothes were still covered in mud that had dried over. Surely, it wasn't a comfortable way to live. You walked over to Anakin who was fidgeting and stirring in his sleep. You would have to make him a change of clothes as soon as possible.

You grabbed your spear and knife and climbed down the tree easily. You wanted to do this quickly so you could start working on the other projects Anakin's arrival had made for you. You waited at some rocks near the lake with your knife in hand. Nudj, you knew, were lizard-like creatures that stayed around this area. You had only killed a few before, but they weren't bad. When a brave nudj climbed the rocks you quickly threw your knife and pierced it's skin. It thrashed for a second before falling still. You knew the alarm it let out would warn the others and keep you from getting anymore from there. You retrieved the knife and nudj and headed to a different patch of rocks. You repeated this pattern four more times until you had three of the lizards to take back. You jogged back to the tree and climbed up. Anakin was awake.

"Good morning," you called to him. His face was pale and there were beads of sweat on his forehead. "Are you okay?"

He nodded. "Yes, I'm fine." You looked him over worriedly. Treating disease was not something you could cram into today. Deciding to leave him be, you started preparing a stew from roots herbs and the nudj you caught earlier. Anakin came up to you and watched for a little bit.

You turned to him while the stew cooked. "Have you figured out how you'll be getting back?" you questioned.

He shook his head. "No, I haven't, but I'll find a way," he answered confidently. Surely he knew he wouldn't be able to. The only thing that flew on the planet were the bogwings, and you didn't want to mess with them.

"I'll have to make you a change of clothes," you told him. "I'll do that after we eat." You turned back to the food and stirred it.

"Thank you," Anakin said. You pointed to a small pot you had sitting by.

"If you're going to stay here though," you announced. "You'll have to help and boil some of that water."

He smiled and took the full pot to a small fire you had going.

After you and Anakin had finished eating, you walked over to a bin where you kept thread and fabric. You hadn't expected to use it really so you were happy you found a use for it. You sent Anakin to wash the dishes, but it didn't keep him busy for long. He came to where you were working.

"Tell me about the time you were with the Jedi council," he requested.

You stiffened. Of course, he would be curious, but you didn't want to talk about it. You just wanted him to have a magical solution to leave and do so. You hesitated, trying to play out the conversation in your head.

"When I was younger," you started. "All I wanted to be was a Jedi. I looked up to them and my parents did too." A lump formed in your throat. "They noticed me, finally, and I trained for a long time until I became a Padawan. I wasn't long after that my parents were killed. I couldn't preform as well as they wanted me to. I could only think about them, hoping they would come back. It devastated me, and at times, I even felt resentment--hatred. You know that's not acceptable for Jedi." You inhaled deeply and wiped a tear from your cheek with your fingertips. "They expelled me, and I left. I was angry with the council." You gritted your teeth. "I was angry with Master Yoda."

Anakin looked puzzled. "Master Yoda is very wise," he defended. "I'm sure he had a good reason."

You wiped your face and looked at him reasonably. "Master Yoda has it all wrong," you argued. "There has never once been a Jedi who has kept to the code completely. Our emotions make us human, and those that embrace that are the ones he wants to get rid of. He can't turn us into his mindless, emotionless robots to fight his battles for him."

Anakin was silent. The whole time you were talking your hands were working on the outfit for him.

"But never mind," you attempted a smile. "I finished your outfit." You turned around while Anakin switched his clothes. When he was finished you turned back to see your work. You laughed out loud. The clothes looked absolutely ridiculous. They were baggy and blended into each other making it look like one piece.

"Well, it's a start," he teased, smiling. "At least now I'm not covered in sand from head to toe."

You made a note to yourself to practice your seamstress skills later.

You had just finished the bed for Anakin when the sun sank behind the trees. He slept on it well the first night, but he grew restless from nightmares that not even the most comfortable of beds could fix. You often had to sit by his bed with a cold cloth to calm him. He told you they were of his mother. He had to watch her die over and over again every night and it made him miserable. You did the best you could, but that wasn't much. There were nights when he would wake up suddenly, and you would have to speak quietly and soothingly to him until he could fall asleep again. At first it bothered you, but it troubled you more now.

Anakin had stayed with you for two weeks before a ship landed right next to the lake where you were gathering water one day. You dropped the bucket and ran to the ship. The door opened and a light-haired, bearded man emerged confidently. His eyes were tired but that didn't change how he acted.

"Hello there!" he called to you. "Allow me to introduce myself: I'm Obi-Wan Kenobi. Could you give me a hand with something?" Stunned you nodded and beckoned him forward. "I'm sorry about landing here without permission. I didn't think this planet was populated. I'll leave soon, but I seem to have lost something and I need help finding it," he explained.

"What did you loose?" you asked him, though you could already guess. Obi-Wan looked at you warily.

"His name is Anakin Skywalker."

You froze. When Anakin arrived, the thought that he might have someone looking for him hadn't even occurred to you. He was back at the tree house preparing food for the both of you. You weren't sure if you should get him or not. As if he heard his name called Anakin came running up from behind you.

Obi-Wan perked up. "Anakin!" He called cheerfully. "I'm glad you're alive, Anakin. You had us all worried." Despite the fact that this man had brought Anakin a way home, he didn't look all that happy.

"You shouldn't have come for me, Master." Anakin said. "You could've saved supplies and time going on without me."

"Anakin don't talk like that," Obi-Wan commanded. "You are my friend, and I will not leave you like that."

Obi-Wan looked at you. "I thank you for any help you have given my young apprentice. You will be paid in whatever currency you find acceptable." He turned back to Anakin. "Let's go, Anakin. Master Yoda will be happy to know you're alright."

Your heart sank. Anakin had found a way to leave after all. This is what you wanted. You reminded yourself. Once he's gone, life will be normal again. Boring and normal. You didn't want him to go now, but what could you do? It was Anakin's decision, and he was already following his master. You stood there waiting for the ship to take off, but it never did. In fact the door opened once again and both of them walked out.

"Is everything okay?" You questioned with a small glimmer of hope that the ship might not start. Anakin was looking much happier now and Obi-Wan more upset.

"It appears," Obi-Wan spoke first. "That Anakin will be staying with you," he explained.

You looked at Anakin who was next to you now.

"Are you serious?" you asked quietly, though your heart was beating rapidly.

He looked up at Obi-Wan. "Thank you for your training, Master," he said respectfully. Obi-Wan nodded blankly.

"I don't know what I'll tell the council," he said almost talking to himself.

Anakin smiled. "I'm sure you'll think of something," he assured. Obi-Wan looked up and smiled.

"Yes, well, I'll still have to pay you, Y/N," he said. "I'll go and get whatever supplies you'll need." He looked at Anakin again and laughed. "And good heavens hopefully some proper clothes." You both laughed merrily. You felt wonderful and couldn't stop smiling.

Obi-Wan left and Anakin hugged you tightly.

"You're really staying," you whispered.

He chuckled. "Yes, I am." He pulled away and looked into your eyes. "You were right, Y/N. I shouldn't try to push any emotions aside anymore." He rested his hand on your cheek. "I love you, Y/N." He grabbed your hand. "Let's go home."

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I can see what you're saying; from the blk side of it there's just as much frustration too.

People were comparing the visibility that BLM got to SAH (and other movements and problems too; this definitely wasn't just SAH) while ignoring the fact the BLM was around for nearly a decade before 2020 (with many, many protests under it's belt) and the fact that it was the riots the drew people's attention. Hell, rappers have been talking about police brutality in music pretty consistently since the 90s (and before that too) and sportsmen too. But, with activism the more visibility it gets the more it puts the blk community and people in danger.

In a previous protest (years ago about a blk man who got shot; don't even remember which one) there were blk activists speaking out and I remember seeing comments asking people to keep a careful eye on them in case they die under 'sudden circumstances' (after the Civil Rights Movement all major activists were murdered over time; the FBI admitted later it was involved in some way with all of their deaths and the blk community was severely targeted for 'stirring the pot' so to speak). So there's lots of fear and trauma there I think other PoC don't really realize when it comes to activism for the blk community.

Activism is kinda seen like a life or death kind of thing; something you do if you have the strength. So when people from other movements demand or attempt to guilt trip BLM and the Blk community (because out of all the movements and protests only BLM was explicitly targeted) for more attention for their movements while simultaneously recognizing many of their own community haven't even been speaking out and putting work into it while also having anti-blackness in there too and scorning BLM for it's visibility.....well, it tends to piss a lot of Blk people off tbh. Especially since so many tagged all this under BLM which means it was under the tag meant for the Blk community.

Also, don't get discouraged about the vitriol and hate comments. BLM tag got them too (that'll happen any time anyone speaks up anyway). As a matter of fact I think it might be the same person/people. Because Blk bloggers got nearly the same comments.

-Same anon from before.

This really puts a lot in perspective, I wanna really thank you for your patient explanation! There's so much history behind not just the movements but also the people themseves that I and a lot of other peopel black, asian, white etc really dont know about each other but also ourselves? The "Stop Asian Hate" tag had a lot of history on racism against asians and how it's perpetuated everywhere in society that I never knew about. I followed the blm tag (and the movement itself too ofc) but i'd only seen the pure racist reaction from white people but I realise when other people start demanding your activism for their own shit that gets real bored real soon.

There is so much history and so many frustrations in general between different minority groups that it's really not as easy as saying "we should all work together" and it makes it easier for racists and white dickheads to come and disrupt everything we're working toward making us dump all our frustrations on each other.

You really made me understand that blck side of the story a lot more, it doesnt make other poc demanding blck activism for their own purposes or the negativity on a tag specifically for asians perpetuated by other poc or white people okay but this does make it somehow easier to not get as discouraged as I was before.