#i have more thoughts but i can't use coherency rn

[pocketramblr]

I always found it slightly awkward how media makes siblings or people who see each other as siblings call each other brother/sister all the time as in real life you almost never see people do that with their own siblings (maybe someone out there like that)

In the case of Arkham Shadows I see why they did though because Bruce quite literally tells Harvey he loves him and Harvey says it back. Can't have the audience think Batman is in love with the DA.

They had Bruce pay for his college, pay for his campaign, pay for his surgery, pay for his therapy and had Harvey have him as his best man at his wedding. Wow..... Sugar baby Harvey is real.....

The calling sibling title thing is less common in English than in some other languages for sure- me and a couple of my siblings do it on occasion, but it's for a bit then. More common is when I call one of my close family friends "my sister" or "my nephew" when talking about them to someone else because it's faster and easier to say that than to say "my friend who I've known since she was born and lived with for a few years and consider a little sister" or "child of a close family friend who considers me an aunt" to someone who doesn't know them. Which is a lot of words to say that if they wanted to fully sell me on the brothers thing they should have either had a different bit or should have referred to the other as "my brother" when talking to an unrelated character instead.

But "oh no we have to make Bruce not look gay" has been a problem DC has struggled with more than once for many decades and it basically never works so I guess at least they didn't try to solve it this time by having Bruce pick a lady love over Harvey or cutting the holding hands thing

Because I saw that scrapbook! I know Harvey has been Bruce's sugar baby since he was ten years old! But we can't have Bruce take Harvey's hand and call him the love of his life because ok technically that's Gotham but also because gay. And we can't have Bruce take Harvey's hand and call him his best friend because they're not ten anymore and somehow that seems gay also. So brothers it is, I guess. Even if I think my brothers would bite my finger if I ever tried to pay for everything for them on that scale, guess it's different at billionaire levels

[atomicsuperrobot]

Thots on a species swap AU, but more less with species that are still in the same vein as the original, and also half of the mane six + Spike get to stay the same:

Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and (possibly) Twilight Sparkle: unchanged

Rarity: Auroricorn, which is some fancy thing from G5 that I thought would be nice

Fluttershy: Flutterpony, like from G1. EZ

Pinkie Pie: Pearly Pony! both G1 and G3 had a gimmick like this, and I think there were even a precious few pearlized ponies from G4. basically she's still an Earth pony, but with Crystal ancestry.

(also the way I handle Crystal ponies is that literally any pony can be a crystal pony. most of the survivors in the capital (which is all that's left of the Empire proper after Sombra, everything else having been either destroyed, abandoned, or assimilated into their ally Equestria's kingdom in order to try to save what was left of the Empire's population from extinction) happen to be Earth ponies, but there were other kinds of pony, too. I handle "Night" ponies (aka bat ponies, which are night pegasi, + the others who have similar traits aside from lacking wings) the same way. Auroricorns are actually a hybridization of night and crystal ponies, from populations that were incidentally primarily unicorns. some non-unicorn aurora ponies probably exist, too, since that was the original pitch bible plan for G5; also they maybe live in a pocket dimension or secluded area of weird spatial properties somewhere in the north, since the former is how it is in G5 iirc. idk.)

Gilda is an extended part of the main cast, since the individual members of the mane six have their own friend groups. She still falls out with Rainbow Dash, but makes attempts to reconcile earlier than in canon. She's still kind of abrasive initially, but mellows out over a bit of time.

CMC are more or less the same (tho they're gonna get marks that make sense bc Fuck That), but they have additional members/extended friends and helpers. For example, Zigzag the zebra (Zecora is still a thing; Zigzag is probably being minded by her, but is not necessarily a straight-up apprentice, even if she picks things up here and there); Kingsley, who in G1 was a lion and here is considered a "sphinx" (which in my version of things is basically just a lion or other feline with wings; part of the larger group of "Pantherans", which seems to be a slightly unofficial name for winged big cats in G5; Lightning Bliss, who apparently exists, would also be one, but a different kind- trying to sort that one out actually); baby Leafy the calf, + the other pretty pals from G1 (who are also still friends with their baby pony counterparts); maybe Edgar the elephant? Creamsicle the giraffe (Zigzag's bestie, and probably also friends with Kingsley- a group), and maybe one or two of the puppies, kittens, and/or rabbits from those other animal sets that I forget the name of that are kind of related (Diamond Dogs, what canon calls "Abyssinians" but will probably have a species name in the AU rather than an assumed ethnicity since that's also a country in canon, and whatever I decide to call the bunnies).

basically I want to put as many species as possible into here. get everyone represented in some way.

[yourfavoritewitchbitch]

Hii, long time no see :3 can we get some of protective/ jealous/ possesive gator imagine? <3 i saw ur requests are open rn? <3

Here you go sweet girl! Thank you for your request. 😘 I hope you enjoy your filth!

One jealous/possessive/protective Gator coming up!

CW: No use of Y/N. Mean, mouthy Gator and a little pervy. Both are toxic. A smidge of degradation. Reader is called a bitch (not by Gator). Reader with a vagina. Semi-Public smut (we're in a restroom). Hair pulling. Spanking. Unprotected P in V. Creampie.

WC: 1.8K

You're so close to the edge that the steady stream of moans being dragged from your lips could no longer be contained, unable to form a coherent thought with the way his hips piston into yours.

Each slow drag of his thick cock against your velvety walls had you feeling every ridge and vein, driving you insane. He wasn’t gentle, plunging back in a little deeper each time.

His large hand tangles in your hair, pressing your face further against the mirror, as his other holds firm to your hip sure to leave finger shaped bruises in their wake.

“Ya’ think he could fuck ya’ like this?” He forces out in between hard, heavy thrusts, balls slapping your aching clit. “Think he could have ya’ cryin’ on his cock?”

“Probably got a fuckin’ needle dick.” He adds with a huff.

You mewl when he pulls your head back, fingers firmly locked into the roots of your hair, making your back arch, pushing your ass back against him.

“Can't talk now? I asked you a fuckin' question.” Tugging a little more harshly when you don't answer right away.

“Ahhhh! Gator! No!”

“No, what?” He grits out, cock still carving a path in and out of your soaked pussy.

“N—no one fucks me this good.” You moan out.

He gives you a momentary reprieve, letting your head fall back forward, untangling his fingers so he could hold both your hips steady as you cling onto the edge of the porcelain sink, hips starting to hurt with the way he had you pushed into the edge of the counter.

It was your fault really. You'd purposely flirted with the guy buying you drinks, knowing exactly the scenario you would find yourself in at this very moment.

Gator was furious when he had walked in, spotting you at the bar with some asshole who had the audacity to talk to you.

You weren't his. Not really. So, he shouldn't feel this level of rage. He wasn't your boyfriend, and in all honesty, you wouldn't even call each other friends but somehow you always ended up tangled together in some dingy broom closet or the front seat of his truck.

He was irritating and got under your skin like no one else could, but he was also the best lay you'd ever had, though you'd never tell him that to his face.

The guy you were talking to wasn't even that cute, but you knew exactly what you were doing.

“Oh, that is so funny!” You laughed, laying a hand to his forearm when the door swung open to reveal the young deputy coming in after a late night shift to blow off some steam.

His eyes trailed your legs, pants growing a little tighter with the way your dress hugged your curves.

“Fuckin' hell.” He muttered, walking to the bar with a shake of his head, ordering a beer a few stools down from your little display.

You saw him enter but pretended not to, leisurely sipping your drink and paying little attention to what Roger… no Reggie… was saying.

He was wearing that stupid green and white ball cap turned backwards, along with his usual khaki cargos and camo hoodie, sans his thigh holster.

A few more giggles, and lingering touches had Gator seething in his seat, slamming his empty beer down and wiping his mouth with the back of his hand before standing up and heading your way.

Your back was still turned when you felt him brush up against you, Reggie still droning on about something, but your attention was already drawn elsewhere.

His head turned toward you and Reggie, face showing no emotion, as he leaned onto the sticky bar top.

“Ya’ think this is funny?” He asked.

“Excuse me?” Reggie perked up, as you eased your stool around, finally meeting Gator’s stoic gaze.

“M’not talkin’ to you, dipshit. M’talkin’ to her.” His eyes never left yours as he spoke.

Reggie scoffed but before he had a chance to say anything else you spoke up.

“Its pretty amusing.” You smirk over at him. His jaw suddenly had that tick that only happens when you know he's about to lose it.

He tilts his head and leans in close enough you can smell his axe body spray that he no doubt doused himself with after he got off work.

“Hey, babe, you know this guy?” Reggie asked, standing from his stool, making Gator stiffen before taking on his full height and squaring his shoulders, glaring over your head at the other man.

Oh shit. You decide to diffuse the tension before it got out of hand like last time and ruining the whole mood, quickly turning back to Reggie.

“Hey, thanks for the drinks. But I don't think I'm really feeling a connection here.” You speak sweetly, as he looks down at you with a pinched brow as you continue.

“I had fun and all—”

“Fuckin' bitch.” He states, face morphing into one of resignation, taking a step back as Gator steps forward, pressing into your back.

“What'd you just call her?” He spits, but you stay firmly planted between them. Reggie looks between the both of you for a moment, before taking another step back, deciding it wouldn't be worth the headache.

“Hey asshole!” Gator raises his voice, pushing into you further, fists clenched at his sides before you turn around to stop him, gripping the front of his hoodie.

“Don't… S’not worth it. Besides…” You shrug. “Kind of deserved it. Used him for drinks while waiting on your sorry ass to show.”

He grins at that.

“Damn. You are cold hearted.” He huffs with a small laugh, leaning down to whisper in your ear, lips grazing your skin as he speaks, sending a shiver down your spine.

“Ya’ wear that little slutty dress just f’me?” He asks, arrogance seeping back through, bringing his hands up to settle on your hips letting his eyes trail your figure.

“Seems like it has the desired effect.” You softly reply, palming at his bulge with a playful grin.

“Bathroom. Now.” His commanding tone leaves no room for protest. You hurriedly cross the bar with a dopey grin plastered across your face, Gator hot on your heels, smacking your ass for good measure.

He made quick work of locking the door and promptly pushing you against it, claiming your mouth in a fierce kiss, pulling your dress up and shoving your panties down your thighs, leading you to where you are now with his thick cock nestled inside your tight cunt, knowing exactly who you belonged to.

Your panting breaths fan out and fog up the mirror, face still pressed up against it when he pulls back, plunging back in so hard it knocks the wind from your lungs and nearly makes your legs give out.

“Fuck! Gator!” You moan out, hoarse and ragged.

“Ya’ like that whore?” He punctuates with another deep thrust, his tip hitting that sweet, spongy spot that has your eyes rolling back, ripping a near pornographic moan from you.

“Oh, there it is.” He muses, licking his lips and angling his hips to make sure he hits it again, leaving you breathless.

He tangles his hand back into your messy locks, pulling your head back, the sting making your groan as the tendons in your throat strain.

“Eyes open, sweetheart.” He commands, meeting his gaze through the mirror, his usually slicked back hair now in disarray, hanging down against his forehead. His eyes lock onto yours, hungry and lust filled.

“That's it. Want t’make sure you remember whose cock is poundin’ this pretty little pussy.” He says, with a salacious grin as your walls flutter around him, making his rhythm falter for a moment when your walls clench around him.

“Goddamn.” He breathes out, eyes trailing down to your ass. He rears back with an open hand administering a sharp smack to your cheek, making you cry out, your hips try to jolt forward but you're firmly pinned in place.

“Tell me who this pussy belongs to.” He demands, a whimper falling from your slack jaw.

“Tell me! Or I swear t’God I'll stop right now!” He repeats more forcefully, the grip on your hair growing tighter.

“Yours! It's yours Gator!” You finally relent, knowing full well he wouldn't let you cum unless you said it.

“Was that so hard?” He chuckles, releasing your hair, pulling you slightly away from the counter, sliding his hands down your stomach, past your mound, as deft, calloused fingers find your throbbing clit.

You find his wrist, holding him there, while he begins to draw tight circles against you, hurdling you toward release.

“That's it.” He says, drilling into you over and over. “Cum on my cock. Want t’feel how good I fuck ya’.

His filthy words and relentless pace have that insurmountable pressure building in your lower abdomen at a rapid pace. Hot white heat suddenly floods your core, licking up your spine as your cunt spasms around the entirety of his length, with a loud cry of his name. Your body slumps forward, as he stops his ministrations to hold your hips in place, chasing his own high as you continue to ride out yours.

Only a few more thrusts and he's following after you with a loud groan, painting your walls with his thick, heavy load.

“Fuck!” He hisses, holding you in place a few more seconds, hips stilling, cock twitching with the aftershock before pulling out slowly leaving your cunt a weeping mess, as a small whimper escapes you.

He steps back, stuffing himself back into his boxers and zips up his pants, allowing you to finally stand back up and look yourself over in the mirror.

You looked absolutely and thoroughly fucked with mascara running down your face, lipstick smeared across your cheek and hair sticking up in all directions.

“Jesus Christ.” You muttered, taking a paper towel and wetting it.

“You're welcome.” He chuckled behind you, watching you begin the tedious task of trying to make yourself look presentable.

“Oh, fuck you.”

“Already did that, sweetheart.” His reflection throwing you a wink, as he smoothed his hair back down.

You roll your eyes, mumbling a “whatever,” when you notice him bending over to pick up your panties from the floor, pocketing them.

“Hey! Perv!” Calling out and whirling around to face him.

His hand finds the doorknob, and with a shrug he smirks stating, “finders keepers,” before quickly slipping back out into the bar, leaving you there to gawk after him.

A few moments later you emerge, looking a little worse for wear, avoiding Reggie’s icy glare from the corner, making your way outside.

You would have been mortified to know, when he walked out, he proudly flipped Reggie the bird while holding up your panties, as if the entire bar hadn't heard you yet going at it like wild animals, firmly cementing his claim that you were off limits.

[mncxbe]

I believe Ur requests are open rn, so can I request bad men (pls include jouno I'm so down bad for him rn 😭) taking Ur V card? How would they act, etc yk?

Anyhow, Ur writing is beautiful and I wish you a good day/night 🤍

tysm anon^^ you're really sweet and yes ofc I can write for that. hope you like it♡♡

also the way I resisted including my fav dilfs I cannot. internal battle fr

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First time♡

𝑫𝒂𝒛𝒂𝒊, 𝑪𝒉𝒖𝒚𝒂, 𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒐, 𝑻𝒂��𝒉𝒊𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂 𝒙 𝒇𝒆𝒎!𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓

𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒓𝒆: smut♡/ itty bitty fluff

𝑫𝒂𝒛𝒂𝒊

bro does not go easy on you just because it's your first time

he will be gentle at first until you get used to his size and all but after that he'll edge and overstimulate you until you're a babbling mess under him♡

wants to be on top so he can see your pretty face

doesn't really care about the whole making the first time special. every time should be equally special^^ so don't expect anything too fancy

for aftercare you cuddle

"Shit baby. Look at you taking me so well" he praised, leaning in to place a chaste kiss on your tear stained cheeks.

It's only been half an hour since the two of you got in bed but your boyfriend had you cumming countless times already. Legs wrapped loosely around his waist, your glossy eyes rolled back in your skull as you pleaded him to stop.

But how could he stop when you were chanting his name like a prayer with each of his thrusts?

A heartfelt chuckle rolled past his lips as his thumb pressed on your aching clit, rubbing gentle circles on it.

"What was that bella? Want me to stop? Can't have that until you cum one more time. You can do it f'me yea?" he cooed, smiling down at you.

You only nodded in response, too fucked out to form a coherent thought. And so your sweet boyfriend kept rolling his hips against yours, reaching your sweetest spots until your high washed over you again; leaving you panting softly.

When he eventually pulled out, Dazai rolled to the side and slid his arms around you, pulling you flush against his frame. The sheets were damped by your sweat, cold against your skin.

"Was it good bella? Did you enjoy yourself?" he asked, nuzzling his head in the crook of your neck.

You sighed deeply, feeling your breath slowly return to its normal rhythm.

"If I liked it? God damn you Osamu it was amazing" you smiled, kissing his damp forehead. "I love you"

"I love you too baby" he whispered softly, smiling contently. Not long after you both fell asleep, relishing each other's embrace.

𝑪𝒉𝒖𝒚𝒂

he's so gentle and caring

puts his whole chuyussy into it; there will be scented candles, silky sheets and he probably buys you a fancy lingerie set

takes his time with you with foreplay and when you actually do it he's so tender. holds your hand. constantly asks if you're ok

he does not stop until you cum at least twice

"Good girl. You're taking me so well baby"

for aftercare you either take a warm bath together or share a glass of wine while you debrief the sex; what you like and dislike and what he should do different next time

overall an amazing experience

The sweet, syrupy scent of the candles placed on the nightstand lulled you into a blissed out state. Your gaze was hazy as you took in the imagine of your boyfriend underneath you, ruby coloured locks standing out against the pearly white sheets.

Chuya's thumb gently caressed yours as he gave your hand a reassuring squeeze.

"You feeling good princess?" he hummed, watercolour gaze carefully observing your expressions.

You rolled your hips against his at a steady pace, meeting his thrusts; and nodded, a sultry smile tugging at the corners of your lips.

At first your boyfriend wasn't too keen on letting you be on top. After all, it was your special night. Why would you have to work for it? But after coaxing two orgasms out of you he finally agreed and helped you straddle him before burying his cock deep inside you again.

As for now you were chasing your high again, manicured nails softly grazing the skin of his chest as you let your head fall back and mewled so sweetly for him.

"Chuu..." you began, struggling to keep your pace but failing miserably. Chuya's free hand came to rest on your hip, guiding your movements.

"That's it baby you can do it. Just a bit more ok?" he groaned and squeezed your hip.

After you both came and you stumbled off him, laying on the damp sheets beneath, Chuya let out a mellow laughter.

"You did so good baby. Did you enjoy yourself?"

"Yea, I did. And you?"

"Obviously" His fingers brushed a few stray strands of hair from your face; he couldn't help but smile when he saw the content expression on your face, a mask of pure bliss.

"How about we take a bath sweetheart? Sounds good?"

You only nodded in response, eyes shutting tight as you shifted closer to him. Your boyfriend rested his hand on your head, gently caressing your hair.

"Okay then. I'll go get the tub ready"

𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒐

just like Dazai he likes to overtsimulate you but he's a bit more gentle

the fact that he picks up on your reactions- hitched breaths and heartbeat- helps him adjust his pace

the perfect mix of praise and degradation sjsjjs

loves to hear you moan

any position is good for him. as long as you feel comfortable

for aftercare you just cuddle♡

Jouno could feel your heartbeat spike as he pushed himself deeper inside you. You were so sweet and warm; he was utterly entranced.

"Ah fuck Sai" you mewled, causing your boyfriend to shudder lightly, his strong arms threatening to give out. You made him so weak.

You've both been at it for a good while but Jouno showed no sign of stopping. And how could he when your walls were wrapping around him like a vise, milking him of all he's worth? The pretty pleas and mewls that rolled past your lips were like music for his ears, a sweet symphony just for him, that only added to the cocktail of pleasure.

But of course he couldn't let you see the effect you had on him, so he picked up the pace, causing your eyelids to flutter shut.

"What a pretty doll I have. I could swear this ain't your first time judging by how well you take this dick" he chuckled, relishing the feeling of your velvety walls fluttering around him. "Shit baby. You gonna cum again? You like it when I talk to you like that don't ya?"

"Y-yea" you babbled out, fingers sliding to the nape of his neck as you pulled him in for a sloppy kiss.

A small groan left Jouno's throat as you both reached your high, the tight knot in your abdomen snapping into a delicious pool of heat.

Your boyfriend gently rested his forehead against yours, mumbling sweet praises until you both regained your breaths.

After a few seconds he tried to roll to the side but you quickly wrapped your arms around his neck and pulled him back on top of you.

"Just stay like this for a bit. It feels nice" you hummed sleepily against his shoulder, earning a soft sigh from your partner.

"As you wish baby" he smiled, his lithe fingers finding your, loosely interlocking with them.

𝑻𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂

another gentle boy; when I tell you he's more nervous than you

Tachi really wants to make your first time special so he asks you 1000 times if you're sure you wanna do it

takes his time with foreplay and when you get to do it he takes it slow. maybe a bit too slow. he just doesn't wanna hurt you

but as soon as you tell him you're good he'll pick up the pace

please for the love of God praise him

he whimpers (sources: trust me bro)

for aftercare he brews you a cup of tea and you talk about how you felt

"But you sure you felt good right? Right??"

"You sure you're ready sweet thing?" asked your boyfriend with a concerned expression.

"Yea. I am, don't worry about it. I just need you so badly" you whispered in response and he nodded, slowly pushing himself inside you.

And oh you felt divine. Tachihara couldn't contain the loud groan that fell from his lips when he bottomed out and slowly started moving, rocking his hips against yours in a steady rhythm.

"You ok there pretty?" he asked, taking in your features; you looked so beautiful sprawled beneath him like this, silky hair a tangled mess from all the foreplay.

You bit your lip and nodded in response as you urged him to pick up the pace; and naturally he did.

Soon after you were both panting, His eyes were shut tight, mouth slightly agape as he whispered sweet nothings against the shell of your ear.

"You're so good f'me sweetie. You feel like heaven." he said in a sultry voice between sweet moans and whimpers and you swore you could've came just by the sight of his blissed out expression. Your boyfriend's hands worshipped every inch of your heated skin, fingertips slowly tracing down your body to rub little circles on your puffy clit.

"Baby wait wait I'm-" you attempted to protest but were cut off by his gentle touch.

"Shh sweet thing it's ok. Need ya to cum f'me like a good girl"

The moment he spoke those words a wave of pleasure washed over you, causing your thighs to squeeze his narrow waist.

Nails digging into the plush skin of your hips Tachihara let out a groan, thrusting a few more times before releasing his cum deep inside you.

"God that was..." he sighed, eyelids fluttering shut for a moment as he took a deep breath in. When he opened them again and saw the mess the two of you made, his cum dripping down your thighs as you desperately squeezed them together he got out of the bed and rushed to the bathroom to bring you a towel.

"Here you go babe. Lemme clean you up" he smiled gently, brushing the puffy material against your sensitive skin. "Was it good?"

"Of course it was babe" you replied, returning his smile "But I could use some sleep now"

"As you wish"

He slid back underneath the covers, arms wrapped tightly around your waist as he nuzzled his head against the nape of your neck.

"You were amazing darling. I'm so happy I got to be your first" he hummed, sending warm tingles down your spine.

What did you ever do to deserve someone as sweet as him?

[lsunstreakerl]

having unadulterated brainrot on fmf rn so please pardon these ramblings of a design-obsessed madman 🫣🫣

so many mentions of cloaks..... they're such good character design traits because they're very plot relevant and great motifs for the characters snsjsk they define the respective nations and personalities of our two mains sooozz

(ignore my attempt at kingdomifying the mv logo for house of verstappen purposes)

House of verhoeven, warmer of the two right so linen and thin cotton is the way to go for them for most of the year. single drape cloaks because air flow and they can afford it, i wanted to make their cloak designs particularly well draped to showcase how they have or at least for a while have had more relaxed circumstances compared to the north side while also have it be a single long drape of cloak to show that they're on edge. nothing they can afford to fuss over, but they have time. from a worldbuilding pov, their winters r still warmer compared to the north side, it's still a cotton and linen blend but a fuller coverage drape. + thicker undershirt !

House of verstappen, far far colder. i thought they'd prbly have the tradition of layering rather than draping. a motif for how they r far more focused on practicality and diligence than whimsy, they don't have time. verhoeven had clasps that twisted and turned the fabric, verstappen has clasps that click together as fast as possible, practical. a sense of paranoia, it's enhanced by the cold cold cold. fur-lined over cloaks, they end at the waist unlike the knee/ankle length of verhoeven, due to the main fight style of the northern people being reliant on speed. a cloak at the bottom of their feet would be a hindrance. the under-cloak serves as a way to cut the cold on the bottom half of the body cus the thicker cloak can't, it's still early to move around in so cotton.

the verhoeven colours go from a summery blue to a muted one in the winter, due to there being more resources during the summer and people can work more without risk of disease. the verstappen colours stay the same year round. dark under cloak bc darker = warmer and orange cloak for patriotism. flow vs stagnancy.

i also thought it'd be interesting to point out how the verstappen under-cloaks have raised collars, and then a final guard with the thick fur that obscures the figure in terms of silhouettes. the verhoeven ones are relaxed around the neck and loosely hangs off the figure.

these were done wayyy too late at night so not ideal looking but the point is to showcase how the sharper angular face of a young max is guarded by the fur and high collars. the verhoeven cloak hangs off his back. relaxed.

anyway yeahh it's like 3 am and i have an exam tmrw and im sososo happy for max kells and their baby lily !! but i needed to Yao about character designnn mwah hopefully this makes some sort of coherent sense and I'm srry if i overstepped any boundaries xx

HI WOW YES!! first off— never apologize for art!!! never apologize for creating and for sharing because I LOVE when you guys do that <3 when you decide that my silly little words are worth your actual time and effort to go and create things!! art, pottery, music playlists— all of that is so incredible and it absolutely blows my mind every single time. always share it with me because I love seeing it and all of you are so talented 😭🫶

secondly— yap begets yap, so. buckle in. cloak realness!! you get it!!! they're so... I use them narratively a lot, because A) they are cool, and B) they're good for storytelling. I adore the way you designed them, and your little notes and explanations are so so cool. do you have a design background???

the collar on the house verhoeven cloak is mwah. the buttons on the side, the flowey drapiness of it all— absolutely encapsulates the lighter, warmer climate and attitudes. these are people who aren't as focused on raw survival. they can afford to think about the design and the colors!

I especially like the idea of the shorter cloaks and layering further north. not only is it warmer, but it also offers more protection in a fight! it would be easier for a weapon to get caught in the house verhoeven cloak, and then tangle and pull, compared to house verstappen where it's more likely to just slice through.

they're always alert further north. it's cold year round, and they don't have the time or the want to spend the effort to dye their things— and it would make them stand out more than they'd like. your consideration about the faster fighting style up north was really really impressive. I don't think I state anywhere that they're faster than everyone else, just that they're fast— but they have a style that relies on footwork and reaction speed. they're always moving, and their fighting style lends itself to that, a constant flow of movement so they're not wasting any energy. (because when it's that cold and your resources are scarce, energy is a currency.)

tiny max hiding in the hood under the fur I am so endeared. the skrunkly of all time, honestly. rico having his moment off to the side— real.

anyways that's more yap than you probably wanted but I am genuinely STUNNED about this, so never ever apologize for it ever again thank you mwah. I would actually be v interested in seeing your thoughts on the leathers as well, if you ever felt so inclined.

art is inspiring <3 I just write stuff for the hell of it, but every time someone reads it and feels inspired to create is just amazing. the casual talent so many of you have is a little bit ridiculous and I love you all 🤍

[allmightskitten]

Wano is so fucking good holy shit guys I love all the DRAMA. yes GIVE ME all this period piece drama omgg orochi is such a little rat and I'm THRIVING on all the mess. just reached act 3 and honestly, maybe it's because I have the time to binge it these days, it doesn't even feel that long XD The pacing this arc is great (for the most part, anyway!) and that does make watching it a breeze but as an added bonus, like–

- Luffy is so pretty in this arc idk what they fed him (that post-WCI sanji cooking must be on another level)

- Zoro is GORGEOUS. the animators appear to have drawn him with one hand if you know what I mean

- I love Kin'emon. I'm officially a Kin stan. He's such a fun character, the best mix of absurd and serious, and I love him even more having seen the flashback of how he met Oden

- I love Oden...he's so stupid...adore the trope when a young prince/king etc. is immature as hell or just wants freedom and his retainers have to fucking babysit him

- LITTLE SHANKS AND BUGGY 😭😭🥹🥹🥹 OHHH...

- as a massive whore for Doflamingo I have to mention the appreciation I have for the story constantly name dropping and giving us glimpses of this man. fantastic. haunting the narrative from his prison cell.

- I hate and love Kaido at the same time. He is terrible and I'm rooting on his downfall, yes, but I can't ignore that he's just. Funny as shit

- finally getting to see Big Mom actually FIGHT was a treat

- Everyone is so stupid holy fuck I love them dearly, this arc is so carried by the supporting cast and they're all such a delight

I have more intelligent thoughts but not the coherency to voice them rn so I will stop but case in point: SHAME ON YOU TO EVERYONE WHO TOLD ME WANO IS TOO LONG AND I'D GIVE UP!!! I LIKE THAT WANO IS LONG BECAUSE I WANT TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH THESE CHARACTERS 🤬

[eebeebackup]

More Coherent Thoughts on if I Have to Totally Restart My Shit

hi its eebee tumblr deleted my blog

So I've been looking around Reddit and what not, and...I'm not hopeful that my account will be restored tbh. Which sucks balls, especially considering I MADE THE BACK-UP and it didn't automatically download. Like...even if they don't wanna put my blog back up, can I have my back-up please? It wasn't saved on Wayback Machine either, so...everything else I've written might just be lost media. Oh well. But anyway, I have ideas.

As many of you know, I take the very professional and big brain method of 'fuck it we ball' when I write. When I wrote Tali/Ronan's stories, I never thought they'd take place in the same world, but honestly I think there's a lot of really fun ideas to be had there. I talked a lot about my world in my main project, and setting those stories there (which I decided like, half way through. oops) has helped me with a lot of other worldbuilding. I'd love to eventually use those characters and setting for almost an Era 2 of my main project, if that makes sense.

If anyone happens to have a copy of my posts/stories, please please send them to me! I'd love to re-upload them! Lessons...have been learned. I didn't have them anywhere else, and I can't find them on any archive.

I've been playing with the idea of restarting Tali's story here, as now I know a lot more lore stuff I want to implement with his dad and his friends, but it'd be a lot different. If I did want to eventually publish something with those guys, I do not own the rights to League of Legends. Crazy, right? But I wanted him to have something just as dorky to bring reader into; I've honestly been thinking maybe marching band, and having reader either be in band with him or she knows him from one of his classes. I'm a slut for STEM/Arts major pairs, so maybe it'd still be something like that? Or reader only knows him from his own programming classes, and doesn't know anything about music. I have a few ideas.

As for Ronan, all of his subplots were super messy, and I have a lot of ideas in general on how to change the start of his story as well as an overarching plot.

If I don't get my blog back, I kind of want to format this blog as if it were an otome game. Like, a certain collection of stories all exist in the same universe, and you can read them simultaneously or all at once. I don't want Taleisin's story to be as dramatic/gorey as Ronan's, but they'd have hints to each other through their connecting links (Callon/Alex). I also have a lot of lore I've planned about their whole family, Ronan's ex-wife, and other things too.

As for my other stories (Rennyn, Eldrin, Cyron) outside of that universe, I'd probably rewrite those too and follow the same otome game style format, only they'd be in a separate timeline.

I also plan on restarting Taleisin's dad's story/Widow's Hellfire since that one I do have saved on a Google Doc. I may reformat it a bit because tbh, I thought since I was posting it on tumblr it needed to have porn right away for anyone to want to read it, and now I'm not sure if that's the case.

So yeah! I'm not letting this bring me down. Rewriting things will suck, but...maybe it's a new opportunity. I'm open to suggestions; I've also played with the idea of Taleisin accidentally getting involved in mafia stuff, but again, keeping it to side stories so his main story isn't too dark.

I'm so glad some of y'all found me again. It really warms my heart seeing familiar faces!! Hopefully I'll get my blog back, but...if not, there's a plan. im being such a cool chill guy abt this rn

ALSO I WANNA LEARN HOW TO MAKE MY POSTS HAVE THE COOL OMBRE TEXT AND MAKE THINGS PRETTIER UNRELATED BUT YEA

[notsodailycake]

I'm having thoughts about "Httyd: The Hidden World" and how incredibly disappointed I feel about it, and how I hate that.

Specifically, how I hate the fact I can't simply enjoy it. I feel envious every time I see someone praise the movie and show genuine love for it, meanwhile I sit here looking at it with utter disappointment and finding it hard to think it as canon.

And I tried to enjoy it, I really did.

I only watched it much recently, not when it came out, with not much memory of the 2 previous movies, and yet I sat there confused and in utter shock of the plot. I can't just sit here and ignore all the worldbuilding it broke, all the morals they fought for in the previous movies that got completely thrown out of the window. And this isn't even including the series (which I am now also watching bc I never got the chance to finish them), the more episodes I watched, the more the 3rd movie just became worse to me with how many things it just threw away.

But again, without the series, it still just doesn't sit right with me.

And I'm not gonna go on a rant about why, bc I think that deserves to be it's own post, or else this one would be way too long for me to type out coherently, I dont wanna focus on that rn (feel free to ask tho I guess).

I watched it with my dad, who was the one who introduced httyd to me (or well, it was one of the random movies that came out at the time that he had us watch since he knew me and my sis liked animated stuff), and he has no recollection of the older movies, and even HE felt put off by it. It just felt so....empty?

Idk

People can enjoy it, I dont wanna take that away from them, but it just sucks. I hate how this movie is the canon for it, how I'll have to sit here and accept that this is how it ended, (imma ignore the future series thank u very much), that not everyone will agree with me that this movie isn't canon and that we can move past it, which they shouldn't, people deserve to have their own opinions ofc. But that I, out of my own stupid will and stubbornness of not being able to move past it, will just sit here in this deep and dark hole of disappointment and no matter how much I claw my fingers on it's walls I wont ever escape to the top of the light.

There are stuff I genuinely enjoy about this movie tho, how they introduced hiccstrid kids, the cute chemistry between them and the lovely flashbacks between Hiccup and his dad. There were some moments I genuinely luaghed at and still do. But it's all attached to a bigger and broken plotline with such disappointing conclusions (take a sip every time I say disappointing).

And yes, there is the "ignore canon choose fanon" line, in which I do follow alot. But here, for some reason, I have such a hard time doing so :(

So yeah, I hate that I can't enjoy the 3rd movie. I hate that I live in constant disappointment for it and there wont be anything I can do about it bc that's how it is, how it ended, the canon.

I'm not here for an argument tho. If you like the movie, than great! Go enjoy it! I'm not stopping you, I'm not trying to invalidate that and sorry if I did come off that way. I personally just have alot of gripes with it and feel kinda alone about it

Just block and move on if this bothers you, I dont wanna upset anyone with this, just need a let out of my frustrations

[broareweabouttoviberightnow]

watchin tex pt 2!!!

startin off strong. n lemme say this. fuck their dad frl. tex ilysm. he's such a kid. "Mason ur not givin him any reason to stay by bein mad!" tex. hon. ily. that's your dad. he shouldn't need a reason to stay. u should be his reason hon.

ur always mad at me so let's just hear it now🙄 ohhh if their dad has one hater it's me. if their dad has no haters I'm dead.

THEIR DAD HASNT EVEN BEEN DOIN THE RODEO. HES JUST BEEN. DICKIN AROUND. ohhh mason is a much stronger man than me. if he had said that to my face I would have KILLED his ass.

tex man. he just misses his horse. man. he gives him a lil kiss n everythin. damn. all this boy does it take loss after loss.

"Right Gentleman?" "GENTLEMAN??"

the look. on masons face. when tex says he hates him. hmmm. ough.

so. uh. masons number is 40 for the basketball team right? n I was thinkin huh. I know that has some symbolism somewhere. n I checked real quick. "the number 40 signifies a period of transformation, testing, or preparation, often representing a significant change or new beginning, like a period of waiting or trial before a new phase in life begins" huh. ough. ouch. hmm.

tex, literally in the scene before: man I hate u. I've never hated anyone in my life this much. tex, the second his brother gets hurt: oh shit I gotta go check on him. yeah bud u hate that guy. uh huh

c'mon theyre not gonna catch us! he says. as he loudly cackles n acts out what is about to happen. in plain view of the teacher.

johnny n tex poutin so hard. man they're just kids. lookin at each other woefully when they're told they won't be in the same classes next year. man. they're just kids man.

hes my brother even if he's not your son. ough. aough. my stomach flipped. that's. OK. uhhh. aough.

watchin the movie n havin to come to terms fully with how fuckin STUPID lem is. never LIKED the guy but jesus. 'I know this situation is about to be dangerous. n I think. I would be a good idea to take my old friends kid brother with me. as back up. shame he doesn't look meaner :/" good lord

theyre always drivin cars right up the middle of the road. Just straight over the lines. stressin me out.

somethin about how the dealer looks a lot like Mason. I can't make my brain work rn but there's somethin there.

somethin about how tex holds the gun. it's so juvenile. it's so reminiscent of how he's definitely seen characters in movies hold guns. he's playin a part. he's tryin to step into a role he ain't meant for.

this is a nonsense thought but ough both Dallas n Texas shot n bleedin callin from payphones for help. aough

the way he twists the cord up in his fingers. Jamie? yeah I don't know my own phone number :( do u know my number :( are u drunk?? no :( I just got shot :(

aww no he's got blood all over his cowboy boots :(

the long shot of him sittin on the curb?? ough. he's so small. man. he's just a kid. goddamn.

hey mace man. I don't hate you. I don't hate you man. OH. OK. WELL. I'm SICK

dog. when I get my hands on their dad? it's over for him. can't be any more coherent then that. it is OVER for him.

is this where they keep the bodies? n then Johnny poppin up AOUGH!! HEY!! they're KIDS man AOUGH!!

jesus. tex fillin out the application for Mason? cool. cool cool cool. I'm gonna be sick to my stomach. oh my god. I'm gonna be ill.

"I dunno he ain't much of a father." "Well you ain't either n you've been tryin longer" OUGH THESE BOYS

OH. yeah. oh. uhhh. OK. umm. well. final scene no that's cool. that's good. umm. made me a lil sick to my stomach. it's rough where ur goin/ it's rough where ur stayin. but I'll make it. OH. yeah. uh. I gotta go sit in a dark room. for a bit. uhh. yeah. ok.

[verittean]

buncha unorganised rambling mostly about (finally) starting tangled the series

i've been in a bit of a fairytale mood lately what with rewatching cinderellas castle , tangled , stardust , and princess bride multiple times lately and i fiiinnnnaallllyyyy decided to give tangled the series a shot and i have not really noticed the past 6 hours flying by oh my god i love it so much what

first of all the ART STYLE IS SO i love it oh my god and i really like how in places it's got the artstyle of that one style in the credits of the movie i really like that

tangled is such a good choice to expand upon its world and characters liiiiike i've been thinking about like rapunzel and eugene's pasts and how they'll affect their new lives - a girl who's been away from society and a man who's been a criminal their whole lives i just .... uuughhhh i can't help but think like ? what it must've been like the first few days . especially like regarding rapunzel's name like there's no way that's what her parents called her and gothel kept it right and yeah there was like the whole keeping her birthday the same as the lost princess' but i just have a feeling that wasn't what they called her originally . and that's what gothel named her . and she's been going by it her whole life so to go by anything else would be weird at this point . kinda like kfp 3 where po's birth name was lotus but in this case it kinda sucks bc that's what her kidnapper named her and that's just ... there's gotta be some angst in there somewhere

speaking of names i really like how insistent eugene is to go by his original name now instead of his chosen name where he was a thief - it's so interesting to me bc while that's not who he is anymore and it's kinda shameful to him to remember his life as a criminal the name flynn rider had so much significance to him it was hope where he had none but he doesn't need it anymore bc now he can be happy as his truest self he found with rapunzel's help it's a reminder like . sure he saved her . but she also saved him . shrek forever after type shit ok i am normal i just keep thinking about how like . that one line where rapunzel is like ' i like eugene fitzherbert more than flynn rider' and he's like "well you'd be the first" and the like real menaing behind that sentiment . ok moving on

im only at like episode 15 rn im so curious about so much like .... yknow the kinda mystery behind 'howd she get her hair back' 'what are these black rocks' 'what really happened that day' etc ok real answer is recognisability and merch but i am now wondering the like . what did she feel getting that hair back . i feel like that would've been very conflicting . bc on one hand it's sort of a reminder why she had it so long in the first place and her short brown hair is like ... i feel wpuld also be kinda conflicting bc of what it means why it looked that way . her freedom . one one hand it would be kinda nice i think especially the brown bc that's essentially her true hair colour and the golden hair is a reminder of the magic inside her and how it was abused but also the memory of the events that transpired to make that freedom happen and what came before it - i am very tired and none of this is as coherent as i'd like it to be i'm just kinda writing down thoughts as i go and not spending much time thinking them comepletlt through like i'm not even gonna correct that spelling there i've already spent way too long on writing my pure mostly unfiltered thoughts in the first place and thinking of i'm sure this entire post could greatly use some punctuation but anyways moving on

seeing the tower the exact same way it was left is just like . ok it kinda reminds me of n's room in bw2 specifically you could also say maybe just his entire castle in general but i think especially that room + i could also list a whole bunch of comparisons between rapunzel and n but i won't ... for now i'm sure someone's already done it tho like it makes absolute sense why it still looks the same why would anyone have gone back and cleaned it up . or gone back at all . i am a little confused why there was like a pocket knife on the floor bc like eugene cut rapunzel's hair with a mirror shard didn't he and gothel's knife was more 🗡️ yknow oh well doesn't matter ANYWAY seeing the tower with all those reminders of what happened when it was abandoned just ..... yeah kinda gives me the same feelings n's room and also the destroyed castle do moving on

love what it's expanding on i kinda got sidetracked when i first mentioned this but i think tangled was a great choice to do a series like this on ... can't exactly name all the reasons why i can't think properly to do that rn and i don't want to fine-tune this whole rambling rambling is not meant for being proper to read through it's scrambled and incoherent pure raw thought i don't feel like spending hours on this ok but anyways i am loving all these new characters and expanding on everyone and the worldbuilding and the everything i'm excited okay and given how in love with this i am already i think that's a sign i should stop putting off all these shows and whatnot i keep saying i'll watch someday bht never do i don't know why i just am terrible at watching tv shows . i either finish them in one sitting or i never ever watch it . once finished rewatching all of atla in an entire one sitting but it's been several years since i started tlok i just finished season 2 like a year or two ago and i seriously doubt i'll finish it anytime soon and i've been saying since the day it started coming out i'd watch the ducktales reboot i haven't seen a single episode yet despite hearing it's really good i just suck </3 i tried watching wander over yonder once but gave up since i coudlnt find it anyways that's enough of that

i wonder whether or not i should tag this ...... eh fuck it why the hell not

[mellowdisko]

Obsessed with your legion worldbuilding. Chefs kiss. This might be the first of many questions. Do you think there any underground countercultural movements?

Obviously they couldn't be too prominent because the Legion as they exist in New Vegas requires a lot of stability - Literally the strongest argument you are given in game for why they should rule is because they bring the most order and stability of the four factions - but surely, particularly in Flagstaff, there's at least one group of rebellious youths, maybe just enough to count on one hand, that are sharing contraband and blaspheming the name of of their God(s), right?

Like I don't think there'd be something in the scale of, say, the Railroad in Fallout 4, but maybe closer to the Tunnel Snakes (also thinking about this in terms of Queerness in the Legion. Obviously a lot would be unsaid or more likely repressed but queer people don't stop existing because a fascist is in power. We've always been here and we aren't stopping)

i'm glad you're enjoying the legionposting ! AND HOLY SHIT, you can't believe how much I appreciate this ask !!! honestly, I have not thought about any countercultural movements within the legion but you're giving me ideas. it's a very very interesting premise, i would absolutely be delighted to hear your takes on it if you have any :D

i should probably think about this more but heres the things I have in mind rn:

i can say that it's reasonable enough to assume some sort of opposition to the legion would exist. arizona is a huge place with a big population. the small group of counterculturists would be the youth: the soldiers, the workers, those who have grown up under the state’s fascism and are tired of it. they latch onto half-remembered radical philosophies of the old world, smuggled histories of past movements and bastardized versions of dead ideologies. they lack a coherent plan but have righteous anger and a strong desire for change.

and like you said the heart of the underground would be flagstaff, as the capital city is the centre of trade making people much more likely to interact with those coming from west.

the "punks" i have in mind are bigger than an amateur gang, hiding in shadows yet also prone to reckless acts of defiance because most youth-driven movements are. they meet in abandoned ruins of the outer city or at the back rooms of workshops. the underground existing outside flagstaff is mostly in the military, those radical members sneaking out from their posts and holding meetings at night in caverns or storage rooms.

the underground's communication relies on classical means: passwords and coded language. maybe they twist latin phrases from state propaganda into slogans of their own. they use smuggled books from the west and word-of-mouth to spread their ideas. overall, their tactics are naive and unorganised—a small group scribbling anti-state graffiti, distributing handwritten pamphlets, and giving out secret speeches.

they are cool but are they successful?

absolutely not.

the majority of the population is too broken by militarism, too scared or too devout to the state religion. most see stability more preferable to change. some might even betray the movement, leading to crackdowns.

and, the state infiltrates the underground; the frumentarii—they pose as sympathizers, intellectuals wanting to join the movement, passionate young men ready to fight for change *cough vulpes inculta cough* they feed false information, create paranoia, driving the people into desperation. the frumentarii don't just crush the rebels—they take on their mask, live with them eat and sleep in the same barracks, fight alongside the movement for months. and then they manipulate, crack the cause from the inside.

the members who are caught face brutal interrogation, some break under torture and name names, then eventually all get crucified. their bodies are left as warnings at towns square or at the entrance of military camps.

the ones that are still free grow too paranoid, executing their own in fear of spies. as crackdowns increase, the underground fractures. false accusations by the frumentarii fly. people kill each other. the movement tears itself apart.

but maybe, maybe some part of it survives.

[phneltwrites]

for the directors cut fanfic thing you reblogged - do you have anything you'd like to share about lbob? Loved learning little extra things from replies to comments on that one but can't think of a very specific scene or chapter rn :)

Or take this as a free space to share on another fic if you'd prefer - love your other stories too!

oho. the problem is i have TOO MANY lbob thoughts. The way I write - and the way my brain works is that it's just doing too much at all times. The bit in 'you made your mind up' where Wilhelm is like free associating the arctic monkeys to the original poem the song is based on to the japanese concept of tsukumogami and then being like 'I'd be Simon's keyboard' is what my brain is doing at all times and is also basically what the text is trying to do at all times and im valiantly trying to beat out the 17 layers of references and metaphors that I have going on. That is why it's so critical I pick the metaphor set each character is going to use in their narration so at least there's some coherency in their monologue. I sometimes joke about fractals and it's not fully fractals but the fic is definitely an overfull box with a barely contained lid. Don't wanna bore you haha

mm so I guess maybe one fun thing is you might know I cut a lot out of lbob, about 25k, and one of the things is that I was going to do another payoff on the poetry stuff, which was this long-running motif. I put the poetry in because I needed them to have something to talk about over text to keep the conversation going. So I brought in this idea of Wilhelm getting into poems as part of his 'learn to express feelings' homework, and sharing that with Simon. And then I had to read a fuckton of Swedish poetry to try and get the right vibes. Shoutout to my friend E and their disdain for Boye in translation (apparently it's less sentimental in the original Swedish).

Once I'd decided that poetry would be a topic of conversation that I could rely on, I knew I was going to hit with the Karin Boye poem on Wille's wall. After that, I technically didn't need any more poetry but maybe I read too much Tolkein or too much Borges as a child and I love to nest a theme all the way down.

So I was also going to bring this other Boye in and never got to so here have some more poetry.

"I want to meet..."

Armed, erect and and closed in armour forth I came - but of terror was the mail-coat cast, and of shame.

I want to drop my weapons, sword and shield. All that hard hostility made me cold.

I have seen the dry seeds grow at last. I have seen the bright green spread out fast.

Mightier than iron is life's tenderness, driven forth from the earth's heart without defence.

The spring dawns in winter’s regions. where I froze. I want to meet life’s powers weaponless.

-Karin Boye

Right? Because it's about both of them having trust and openness and Wilhelm in particular putting down this constant calculus of what he can give and trade in his position. "I want to meet life's powers weaponless."

[brynnsasha191]

https://www.tumblr.com/baldwinhearts/753792475477557248/if-what-im-going-to-say-upsets-you-please-block?source=share

what the fuck did i just read?

I'm almost angry at you because I had to read that in order to respond to you, anon. I honestly have the same question as you, what the fuck did I just read?

I think it's funny how they mention that Alicent represents so many types of abuse and how Alicent suffered marital rape when Alicent literally enabled her son to abuse and rape servants, and most likely made sure that Helaena suffer marital rape. Yes, Alicent is the reason Helaena and Aegon are married. No, Aegon is not a good husband.

"Mostly he just ignores you, unless he's drunk" Okay so maybe Helaena consented but that doesn't change the fact that Hel was completely neglected until her husband drank and drank and was probably not gentle. Despite the retconning, I remember all.

TG can call Rhaenyra all the names they want until they're blue in the face, it will never be true. They claimed that Rhaenyra slept with a man who didn't want it, I'm sorry but I laughed. Rhaenyra sleeping with Cole was completely consensual, and completely not Nyra's fault. She was drunk, very drunk, if he truly didn't want it then he should've told her NO and taken her back to her room. Regret isn't the same as never wanting it in the first place. Cole clearly never learned that you shouldn't sleep with someone drunk while you're sober. Even Fabian says Cole completely consented.

People act like Rhaenyra slept around SO MUCH. Nyra has slept with four people in her entire life. And she had a good reason for sleeping with someone else during her marriage to Laenor, she needed to provide heirs to TWO great houses. For the last time, her sons are not bastards, they were accepted by Laenor as his sons, as Corlys and Viserys' grandson's by all those men. They are legitimate because Laenor and Corlys say they are. Stay mad, they aren't bastards.

Yes, Rhaenyra feels entitled to the throne because it's hers. She is Viserys named heir, his first child. Aegon being his first son means nothing because she's his heir. I won't get into the great council rn but rest assured that it matters.

Alicent sleeping with Cole could be considered empowering but only because Alicent had deluded herself and her stans into thinking she's suffered more than anyone on earth and this is her way to freedom. Other than that, it's entirely hypocritical. Alicent is using Cole as her whore, telling him "it can't happen again" and then taking him away from his post and into her bed which led to the death of Jaehaerys. "But they have a connection 🥹" yes so did Cole and Nyra, they believed they really cared about each other. Also TG would make the argument that Alicent was a dutiful wife for years. But that doesn't change that Alicent slept with Cole OUTSIDE OF MARRIAGE which is what she hated Rhaenyra for in S1. That's the definition of hypocrisy.

I truly don't understand why Nyra having sex is horrible of her but Alicent having sex is empowering. Nyra was trapped by her father who just wanted to marry her off without a thought for her wishes, she was trying to fight for her claim when no one thought she deserved or was capable of it. So she had sex with someone she had feels for and she's a slut. Okay whatever.

Alicent is not the saint TG thinks she is. She's the most delusional narcissists in this show. Rhaenyra is not close to an entitled brat and Rhaenyra has suffered a whole hell of a lot more than Alicent. And since it was offered, I immediately blocked this person. I was too tired and angry to make this coherent but whatever

[sos717]

https://www.tumblr.com/blommp717/756224378237222912/ever-felt-like-your-life-is-never-gonna-change-no?source=share hope this isn't too similar to the ask above but what you wrote resonated with me sooo much and i feel so understood so i thought i'd send you one too🤭 have you ever had any moments where you just couldn't let go of the ego? for example, where i live it's super hot rn and everything's making me angry. humid weather where you literally can't breathe, constantly sweating even when i'm doing nothing, the heat literally taking away my ability to form a coherent thought, etc. etc. during moments like these, i just can't help but think i'm the ego, sad/upset/pissed about how everything sucks. i just can't observe under these conditions. i can't even finish this ask without getting irritated. how do i return to self when the ego is undergoing such terrible(??) conditions?

(Just a quick announcement before I get into it, I created my own tag as #blommp717 so I don’t spam the other tags all the time 😭😭)

Well I think you’ll be very pleased to know that you’re already “doing” it perfectly. Like I said in my newer posts, if nonduality is the true nature of existence, then what goal is there to achieve to be even more enlightened? Even when questioning to find something, that’s just the idea that there’s more to find. You don’t need to make yourself feel good when you don’t, I’m never going to be like those bloggers 😭😭. I hate sweaty heat so I get what your saying, a month ago when I was in India seeing my family, if I wasn’t in a room with AC girl I would freak and literally not function. Even then I knew I didn’t need to do anything. I also want you guys to stop giving into this ego b.s, It’s just another name we give to something we don’t like and pretend it’s some kind of being that resides with us. You don’t have to escape anything, understand that you are complete and whole as your are right now because you are all there is. If you want a “change” in experience, trust me when I say you don’t have to feel good about what you think, you don’t need to believe what you think, and you don’t need to worry about anything but what you like. I stopped caring about feeling it real and all that random stuff a while ago and it feels so freeing.

A feeling is just a feeling, not a fact, it can’t tell you a thought, it’s just a sensation of the body, don’t take it as a statement, or an indicator.

I truly hope this helped you in some way 🫶🤭☀️ take care friend, don’t feel afraid to ask more questions if you want to!

[youmakethelight]

Sleep deprived thoughts about Carol. When I have slept, I might reread this and try to make it more coherent.

Carol's survivor's guilt is going to be so interesting in TBOC. I've just watched The Grove in my rewatch and there's a scene where she talks about Sophia. And in it, she says that Sophia didn't survive bc she didn't have a mean bone in her body. Combined with the accumulation of events that make Carol feel utterly shit about herself (e.g. the banishment, the kill count list), it gives a heartbreaking insight into how she views herself. She's frequently praised for being a "badass" and how she does what needs to be done to survive, so what does that say to her about the reason she survives?

Also, when Sophia was originally missing, she thought it was her fault for praying for her abusive husband to die. So, again, the fucked up way that would all feed into her psyche to have her thinking things are her fault. Skskksks

I can't believe we're so lucky to have melissa mcbride. She's thought so deeply about this character, and now she's going to give us a whole show where she works through it all in depth. And we get to watch her insane acting talent.

I've already seen 2x01 but I'm so excited to watch it again and process more fully Carol's scenes. Idec about caryl rn. I'm just so excited for Carol's story. It's going to be SO good.

[astridthevalkyrie]

U want lds thoughts? I gotchu 🫡

I really like all 3 boys, but I'm leaning Zayne bc he's just so husband coded. He's the only one I could see a long-term relationship w. I love Xavier and Rafayel, but I just can't picture them as husbands or dads (at least w my MC/myself). I also desperately need them to interact in game and in the main story, there's just sm potential for chaos and funnies.

I honestly dk what will happen next. Obviously, MC is gonna want to investigate Onichynus and her heart, but idk how that story will unfold or how they'll tie in the stories w each li and their separate myths/reincarnation bit. (Also, the fact that the myths happen in the future doesn't make sense to me yet, so I hope they plan to really flesh that out and not give us questionable writing like most mobile otomes do). Idk how I feel abt Sylus (and possibly Caleb) becoming lis, ig I'll have to see what they're like and if they appeal to me at all, bc so far we haven't had enough Caleb content for me to actually get attached (I was also convinced he was MCs brother so idt I'll ever be able to see him romantically 😭).

I hope we'll get to see more of the side characters and what MCs life is like outside of just the three guys, but I honestly doubt it lmao (more for me to hc abt ig lol).

I have more but this is already rambly and idk how to be coherent rn. This game is giving me brainworms and I'm def thinking abt it too hard. Oh, well. I don't consume media, media consumes me.

i'm telling you it's xavier boyfriend zayne husband and rafayel sneaky link. that's exactly the look and vibe they give off.

i think as of right now zayne is the most popular, at least on ao3 him/mc is the most popular ship. which is just to be expected when you have a levi ackerman coded character LOL. like you said, he's a husband. he just is. he's a doctor and he's successful and he cares for the mc so deeply it just makes sense. i started the game for him because. i mean he looks like THAT. he acts like THAT. he has ice powers and you get to melt the ice in his heart and make him love you i adore that shit see my pinned post for the kind of romance i write you could make a zayne x reader set in the aot universe and it would be my fic. and dooooooon't get me started on dawnbreaker zayne. DON'T GET ME STARTED i gasped during the anecdote when the truth about the kid comes out. he dreams about his past life what the fuck bro what the fuck.

surprisingly, though, while i do love him, he's probably the one i've had the least amount of thoughts about (that's still clearly a lot of thoughts so that's not saying much). i think it's partly because my gacha favors xavier and rafayel a lot more and right now i pretty much am just heavily thinking about whichever guy i consumed the content for last.

xavier and rafayel have me obsessed. i thought xavier would be completely meh because zen from mysme was meh for me. but um. he was not meh. my levi hawks pattern has told me that i love a man who was forced into fighting because of the stupid goodness in his heart and manipulative outside forces. and even though that's not exactly what's going on with xav, he does have that vibe. his is the only myth i've watched in full and i'm just. they should have been able to go to uluru together. the scene where they're both lying on the ground i have watched it so many times. i love love love the royalty x captain of the guards trope so much. the fact that they both serve in both roles is insane. i've read the anecdote about her first life on philos too there's a fucking part in there that talks about how he shares his EARBUDS with you?????? end me.

and rafayel is beautiful. like he's actually beautiful. his english voice actor makes him sound so fucking bisexual + the bi wife energy whenever you're with him is just. UGH. the game is hilarious whenever he's on screen and obviously with the way the main story has ended for now he's the most intriguing. and while you can feel the pining energy from all three of them, his is just. lowkey the most pathetic. and i eat it up. bro started TEACHING AT HER COLLEGE just for the chance to see her. i like that he's not possessive per se but he is very whiny and attention seeking the sassy man syndrome is real. i need to unlock his myth but i'm not patient so i may very likely just watch it on youtube. i need to see hunter rafayel. i need to see him right now.

the main story is genuinely fascinating. i was a little bit bored up until the explosion happened and it really kicked in. bc suddenly it's not just 3 guys and you doing your best, but you actively investigating and them helping you. like i said i don't have raf's myth and i haven't finished zayne's yet (need more fucking upgrades to his card) so i don't have the full story but at least what i'm getting right now is okay. they're all from the past or future. they all remember?? xavier and rafayel definitely do. zayne knows something about grandma who seems kinda shady to me. i've seen the caleb=sylus or at least caleb lives theories. i saw someone say the man at the end isn't sylus though? and his english va is the same as caleb's but in other languages it's someone else. idk.

idk about the others but xavier's myth being in the future makes sense. i'm pretty sure the timeline goes: in our current timeline, earth is about to go bye-bye and become inhabitable bc of wanderers -> survivors go to philos -> xavier and a new mc are both born -> she dies bc of something in her heart and is reborn bc she's the only one who's truly immortal (everyone else on philos lives forever naturally but can still be killed i think??) -> new lightseeker mc and xavier are meant to become guard and prince respectively but philos is dying -> to save mc from being sacrificed again and again xavier decides to go back in time to find another way where he after at least like 200 years meets current timeline mc

i know what you mean about not being able to see caleb as a love interest. the first time i saw him i genuinely thought they had no need to make my brother this hot what the fuck. and then i realized he was just her childhood friend and i went

and then he blew up 😭

i neeeeeed to see the love interests interact. i mean mc barely thinks about the others whenever she's with one but i really hope in the next arc we actually see them meeting each other. beefing or working together or whatever, i need to know (i may also have already started a fic about what's gonna happen next bc i'm mentally ill). xavier has a tracker on her so he should be able to find her and zayne kinda disappeared off the face of the earth but i want them all back. i want interaction. i want it so bad.