#i know i said its the same thing and u interchange them

[bluedesertbruja]

ppl on tiktok love to make different variations of tiramisu where they don't use coffee and it's something else. congratulations, you made a weird tres leches cake.

[conceptofjoy]

what do u think of dirk n hals Gender Situation given 10 or 20 years? if they ever finally settle down their various identity issues etc

......... great question..

dirk's masculine gender identity is fucking fascinating and there's always something new to consider when i look at it at a different angle. and i mean this also goes for bro too. like gender is a very complex thing in homestuck with many metaphors physical or thematical littered about. Dirk specific gender identifiers are lil cal (empty), being seen as cherry red (either failing at those standards or admired for achieving them), and bro-ism which in this instance is often interchanged with heroism.

canonically in caliborn's masterpiece, after dirk seals caliborn away into cal, and lets cal and arq go, homie has straight up lost all the signifiers he's identified with and is left in his pink god tier outfit. literally forced to reckon with the fact that he is a gay man, and how that actually may be way better than the alternative that he was trying so desperately to be seen as. idk there was a series of posts i made about it a month or so ago. this is like, the final realization dirk has in the comic. i mean i dunno about specifics of labels, but gay and genderqueer is like the basic all encompassing ones. to be honest most homestuck characters fall under this extremely broad category, as queerness is a huge underlying theme.

a dirk that doesn't immediately go through caliborn's masterpiece learns this the loooong way. cis guy-> trans guy (refuses to acknowledge this during the session but slowly gets it towards the end of 3 year voyage. will NOT say he is trans through his lips though.) and then shit just stagnates there. i think it depends on his environment, but 5+ years (depends on who he surrounds himself with. if its no one, he is COOKED.) is about the time needed to have those same revelations.

and then there's hal........ arq is one of them brightly colored gendersonas. like what swimz said, arq sacrificed her continued existence for her friends. i dont think arquius ever gave her gender a name because of how thoroughly she embodied it by her self love/ the joy she felt for being alive. it was already said by her existing. hal getting a body vs hal getting a body after being arquius r people who understand vastly different amounts of things about themselves.

a hal sans arq brain meld has a silent kind of depressive acceptance about them. yeah i got a body, things feel better, but it feels like there could be more i could be doing for myself right now, however do i really need it? umm sandpaper floor room esque. trying to figure out what to do with herself after getting less than the bare minimum of being a person. would take a bit to realize she can be a girl.

hal post arq brain meld. holy FUCKING shit i can feel like that?? suddenly no longer arquius's confident persona and is kind of freaking out about the various implications. there would be an amount of time where she falls into a depression, however tries to bring herself up back to that point because a part of her who was arquius knows she deserves it. she would over think the gender thing though, ok yes im a girl, BUUUTTT -etc etc-. almost for the same exact reasons why dirk is attached to those bro-isms. she was supposed to. red girl struggle. again, idk the specifics, gay and genderqueer is hella broad.

i do think hal is fem aligned and more confidently can call herself a girl over time, and dirk can finally wear pink without thinking about it and wanting to decapitate himself.

[flyingspicerack]

Inside Job Pt2Ep3 Myc Analysis Pt2

FIRST PART HERE

IM GETTING RIGHT INTO IT!

OK SO!! ASSIMILATED MYC HUH?! First of all, the color palette change..... i like it in what it represents, its a good way to depic that he's different without having to keep that like, blue aura aura around him. HOWEVER, it makes me feel weird because THIS ISN'T MY MYC!!!

Also his voice...... not.... not for me. BUT I LOVE THE warbling echoey quality they gave him right when attuned. A lot of this is gonna be me PRAISING what the writers did, but me being pupsetti cause thats not my babygirl

AHHHH Brett's face here is so cute, hes so excited to be included in girls night!!!! Also! I feel like at this point the Hive isn't tapped into anyone but Myc so... does Myc genuinely watch Sex and the City? I think so.

MYC'S TOWNHOUSE! UOGHHHHHH OKAY SO FOR REALS!!! Does he have one? I GUESS SO? Is this what it looks like?? I DONT KNOW! Could the hive be making something up? Maybe?? But like, how would the hive know what to make up if they have been in the hollow earth for centuries, they have to tap into Myc. SO, is this REALLY what Myc's townhouse looks like? Or is this what he want's his friends to believe it is?? Because all of this is a hallucination so?? Like they cater to Brett and Gigi with the rock wall and bookshelf, so would he cater it to look like something he wants? THEN AGAIN! We saw Myc's little nook in his office in the beginning of the episode and that was classy as fuck with his little couch and the record player, so who's to say if this is mostly a REAL depiction of his brownstone. I will say though, it's fucking hot as hell and I think it IS at least the floorplan, like i think the floorplan is the same, whether or not its decorated like this? HHHHHHHHHH I dunno?? BUT I LOVE IT EITHER WAY BECAUSE I LOVE HIMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

MYC APRON MYC APRON MYC PINK APRON THE PINK APRON ITS AN APRON AND ITS PINK AND HHHHHHHHHHHHHH

"... mainly because all of my orifices are interchangeable" .... what... what WHAT WHAT??? Baby ..... WHAT DO YOU MEAN????? YOU HAVE HOLES???? YOU HAVE... HFHSEOUGHG;HJSD;LEG OHHHHHHH LORDLY LORDY LORD THE WRITERS HAVE GIVEN ME SO MUCH MORE THAN I COULD EVER ASK FOR HUIGREHJOSGJ'SG

I genuinely think this mural is so.... SO beautiful, if I could have it as a poster or a tapestry i fucking would. I also wanna know what the writing system is like.... UGH ITS SO PRETTY

ANYWAY I THINK its so so funny that they totally retconned the whole thing about the mushrooms being aliens, like at first Myc would get so mad and say they weren't but then now they are?? lmao and the whole lore they made of early apes eating mushrooms and then evolving? FUCKING GREAT

I just like myc's house.... look at his fancy kitchen ... AND IS THAT A FIREPLACEEEEEEEEEEEE uoghhhh

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ANDRE MISSES THE OLD MYC, AND YES! HE DID ROAST OUT OF LOVE!!!! ANDRE KNOWS CAUSE HE KNOWS THAT HE LOVES ALL OF THEM!! AND NO ONE DENIES IT!!!! HE LOVES THEMMMMMMMM (yes sure next glenn says out of hate but listen-)

Also!! I reallu like these weird globby mushroom cave wall things, theyre soooo cool

"Who wants some fucking dirt to eat? I'm still being nice, I like dirt!" BABY GHUIDSRHNS;G HES STILL A LITTLE BITCHY?????? HUAOGHH Baby i will eat dirt for you, i will eat it and like it

OKAY HERE IS SOMTHING I HAVE CONFLICTING THOUGHTS ON!!! THE poetry night thing. I saw another post (here) about the gang actually being there and Myc not sensing them, and i like that take, but ALSO I like the idea of them genuinely not going because they don't like him and dont think his poetry would be good, and Reagan is just talking out her ass about it? Like, I can see both ways being real good, IDK!!!

And then the thing specifically ANDRE said.... the jacking off in the break room over the pic on a box of mushroom calzones.... baby, honey.... that is somehow both so pathetic and so hot i don't know what to do with myself other than save this information for later

This image.... HURTS THE ANISE he genuinely looks SO upset, sad, distraught, deflated, this is THE SINGLE MOST upsetting image of Myc IMO, because its HIM in there that's being tormented and the hive is trying to fight it, but Myc is just.... he's actually SO sensitive and he cant handle a roast WITHOUT HIS DEFENSE MECHANISM OF HIS PERSONALITY THAT THE HIVE TOOK AWAY FROM HIM!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

LOOK AT HIM!!!! HE IS SO!!!!!! UAGHFEFFS HES IN PAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT ALSO!!! You can see with the blue glow that the hive is trying to regain control of the situation and he's glowing blue

Mmmmmm yeah, Myc was right to get really mad for this, Brett went too far, and I think thats why he said it, to break him... I just think it's so interesting they went with a roast to get Myc back because it seems like roasts are like .... a bygone era? Like i bet if youre watching this show in your mid-late 20s you can remember when roasts were like, on tv all the time, but now you dont really see the concept all that much?? Idk i think it's interesting I guess. Anyway comparing Myc to Jar Jar Binks is a hate crime and im gonna beat up brett for it <3

oh my GOD look how curled in and angy he is.... his little fists....

SIDEBAR!!! Eberyone SO HAPPY that he's back, like all of them so fucking.,... LIKE I SPECFICALLY want to talk about GLENN of all people. Like dont get me wrong, all of them are really pleased, but GLENN? Like.... look at how SOFT his face is?? Like he is so genuinely glad to have this fucker back,,,,,, hgusehkl;s and also andre.... oh dr lee dont make that face ur gonna have me actin up ohhhhhhgggh hes so satisfied

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

HANDS ON HIS HIPS!! SO SASSY!!!!!!!!!!

Aaaaaaaaaan, boom goes the dynamite

HE DOESNT HATE THEM HE DOESNT HATE HIS TEAM HE LOVES HIS TEAM HE LOVES THEM SO MUCH THEY ARE HIS FOUND FAMILY THEY DONT BULLY HIM THEY ACCEPT HIM AS HE IS THEY LOVE HOW MUCH OF AN ASSHOLE HE IS, HES THEIR FRIEND, AND HE LOVES THEM AS MUCH AS HE SAYS HE DOESNT HE LOVES HIS TEAM THEY ARE HIS BEST FRIENDS AND AAAAAGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH IM GONNA BE CRYING FOR THE NEXT 5000 YEARS AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

LIKE LOOK ATT ALL OF THEIR FACES WHEN HE SAYS HE DOESNT HATE THEM!!!!!! LOOK AT GIGI!!!!!! LOOK AT ANDRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I AM CRYING REAL TEARS AND ITS BECAUSE I LOVE MX MYC CELLIUM

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS GET BACK AT YOUR HIVE!!!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE MOST INTERESTING!!!!! THEYRE ALL CHUMPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SO! ANOTHER THING TO NOTE!!!!! When Myc is getting ready to do this whole spore process thing, and use his big powers here, he very slightly switched back to his hive color palette.... but then a moment later we see him in his normal one, so im thinking he is like.... getting all of the hives influence just.... out of him for good? maybe i dunno but i like that

god god god god. okay HERE his voice is SO CALM so!! JUST SO!! He understands that Reagan isn't insulting him, he knows that she really cares..... he makes me MELT ANS THEH NUN THE HEHPFIE:SJFKNK ANDS THEN AND THEN AND THEN IN THE NEXT SCENE IT CONTINUES OKAY

THIS IS HIS HIVE THIS IS HIS HIVE RIGHT HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HIS FRIENDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEURE HIS HIVE AND HE CARES BOUT THEM HE LOVES THEM SO MUCH FUREIHTGL; GHRDGR;LGHSDGBKJ;EDGHWSLK; LOOK AT GIGI LOOK HOW HAPPY SHE IS GHRODSGS;GN; AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I CANT WITH THIS AUGFHRS;DKGFL;FVS

MMMMMMM YES podcast myc ,,,, love this guy LOVE HIM LOVE HIM SM SMS SMSMMSMSMSMSMSMSMS AWOOOOOOOOOOGA I AM THE NUMBER 1 LISTENER OF FRESH DIRT UAGHHHHHH (i would also like to know if gigi and reagan drunk kiss pls)

AND YALL THOUGHT THIS WAS OVER!!!! SPECIAL BONUS ROUND WHERE I MAKE ONE (1) COMMENT ABOUT THE OTHER THING

pregnant myc.... aright i am gonna give my OWN motherfucking opinions abt this because im TOO SERIOUS about it....

Myc is a mushroom, hes not a man, while he may use he/him pronouns, hes a mushroom first and foremost who canonically uses Mx. instead of Mr. like all of this is canon. He ALSO when finding out he is preggers, he says he wants to be a mother, a MOTHER, he wants to experience the joys of motherhood.... NON BINARY LEGEND! FUCKING mushrooms have NO TIES to human gender, so TEACHINALLY this cant really be considered mpreg, and it ISNT in my eyes, fucking label it mpreg all u fucking want but I DONT FUCKING AGREE OR BUY IT, dont come at me for this ill bully you into the ground

Anyway, my name is Anise and I want to thank everyone for their time for reading my Myc Cellium analysis. This character means more to me than anyone on the internet or even Shion Takeuchi herself can fathom.... and as far as IM concerned, i love him more than ANYONE ever will, whats that post? If Myc has fans, im one of them, if he doesnt, that means im dead, or whatever. I DONT KNOW I JUST KNOW that I love him more than EVERYONE and that is a FACT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

anyway if you like inside job and like self insert shipping content folow me to see my silly little guy kiss this stupid mushroom and stream inside job on netflix <3

[saintehigh]

pre relationship 1, 4, 6 for V + love 1, 7, 12 for sam

HI MIKA:D!!! jumps allover the room.

01 — how did they first meet?

my silly younger brother ( <- nick :D ) is rlly into photography.. & i am the awesome supportive older brother that goes to all his events and galleries sooo... personal hc that V visits photo galleries sometimes ( mainly student ones 2 give advice or use his silly little connections in the industry 2 help them progress bcuz he is nice like that . ) && we just...cross paths one day :3 aghhh, he shows up at a few more of the galleries nick happens 2 be in and one day he just comes up 2 me and is like. Hey. Ur sibling is pretty talented actually:) and im like..wow thank u haha, I Know. and then out of nowhere he offers to help my brother get a scholarship 4 visual arts / photography when he's college age and im like girl what. im in love with u I MEAN?! we should kiss. I MEAN ?!? im normal ^_^ woww ure so kind. AND ..idk i turn into one of those guys that uses their younger siblings endearingness into a way 2 get the girl ( or in this case guy💔😭 ) srry thhis is so long, i am fighting the cringe .

04 — who felt romantic feelings first?

me...i am cringefail for pretty boys & V is the prettiest in the world 💔 type of guy to error404 in real life if V even looked at me once i realized 💔💔

06 — if you had told one of them that the other would be their soulmate, what would they think?

V would just be...confused, lol. mainly since we meet like a year b4 the whole rika thing goes down so he'd just be uncomfortable with the thought of his supposed soulmate being someone other then her.

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i dont actually believe in soulmates...neither me / my self-insert do actually lol. but assuming its soulmate in the least legitimate way possible i probably would not believe it either..like woag .... THAT GUY? r u sure. be serious. out of my league im telling u.... hopeful though

01 — who said “I love you” first?

sam definitely lol... im normally very like... casual with saying i love you with friends and people that like, i Know my relationship with whether it be platonic or otherwise; but with sam it was T_T... it was kind of confusing? cuz for awhile it felt like we were everything all at once and i did not want to get something wrong and accidentally mess up...and then one day we are walking home from the arcade on a perfectly normal & fine autumn day, sam's walking ahead of me it's fine. it's a comfortable silence; and then he just drops the "i think i love you ^_^." out of nowhere and i fucking die on the spot and never breathe again!!!

07 — what are their favorite things to do together?

umm ...mainly just like, Existing? like that comfortable kind of silence u get with friends when ure both in the same room together doing seperate things but not in an awkward way? idk that kind of Existing is the favorite of all favorites T_T. video games r also fun though lol, after introducing samuel to the world of gaming it's like...all he wants to do. he's rlly into the fucking dancing games its awful anytime we hang out together he makes us play DDR or fuckin' just dance and good lorddd he gets a better score then me every time T_T. which is fine!!! it is very fun 2 do 2gether haha

12 — what kind of nicknames do they call each other?

hmm... sam prefers calling others just by their name or shortened versions of it — actually one of like the only people who regularly calls me jackson & varian instead of just 'jack' / 'var'... makes me thing im getting in trouble every time /hj T_T

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i am kind of awkward abt nicknames & petnames n stuff...cuz i dont want to be cringe. but, interchange between calling him snowy as a reference 2 what i called him when we were kids, and 'angel' bcuz...he is an angel but even if he wasnt he looks & acts like one, AMEN 🙏🙏🙏!!

[spurgie-cousin]

I have just been watching something and realised u have different types of police and jail / prison are different places. I was wondering why ppl said Josh didnt get conjugal visits cos its the feds. Didnt even really know what feds meant 🤦🏽‍♀️. So why is Joshs a fed crime? Could it have been a state crime? Is fed more serious? In the UK its just the police for the whole country (i think 😂). We use the word jail and prison interchangeably but it means the same thing.

"Fed" means "federal" which refers to national law enforcement agencies like the FBI and Homeland Security, not necessarily police. Feds get involved when a crime is very serious and isn't isolated to just one state, as is often the case with CSAM (and was for Josh).

When people are convicted of a federal crime as described above, they are sent to a federal prison which means the prison is operated by the national government and not an individual state. Again these usually hold criminals who have committed very serious crimes that have crossed state borders in one way or another.

In the US 'jail' is generally more of a temporary thing and 'prisons' are for long-term sentences.

The UK does have national law enforcement bodies to my knowledge, although I don't know as much about them

[grays-gibberish]

sakuatsu drabble fic ft. genderfluid atsumu

(i used he/she/they pronouns interchangeably for atsumu in this and just he/him for kiyoomi)

1k words - no beta - reblogs appreciated

@chaotic-trash-can ik u wanted to read this so here :) hope u like it bestie

staring at the wall of products kiyoomi racks his brain to remember what atsumu said they needed. all the colors are starting to blur together due to him staring at them intensely for the past few minutes. letting out a sigh he grabs his phone from his back pocket and pulls up atsumu’s contact. typing out a quick ‘what one did u want again?’ and pressing send, kiyoomi goes back to looking at the wall, trying to see if he can remember the makeup his partner wants.

tapping his phone against his mask, kiyoomi glances sidelong at the cashier who was looking at him curiously, probably wondering why this man had been standing in the same place for the last ten minutes. he turns away hoping she won’t recognize him just as his phone buzzes with a notification.

‘atsumu🧡: the light purple one of the brand i have at home’

sending back an thumbs up before looking up at the self again, kiyoomi finds the eyeshadow this time.

walking up to the register he sees a bottle of a filtered water brand he likes, so he grabs it. then he sees a candy bar astumu likes, and hoping to see her smile, he grabs that too.

setting his items on the counter he glaces at the magazines to see if the tabloids have started harassing someone he knows again.

the face of his partner smiles at him from the magazine closest to him. kiyoomi’s heart skips a beat before he reads the headline and let’s out sigh of relief.

‘STAR VOLLEYBALL PLAYER ATSUMU MIYA COMES OUT AS GENDERFLUID IN INSTAGRAM MAKEUP TUTORIAL; fans outpouring support almost matching gigantic support from brother osamu miya and volleyball teammates!’

he’s about to turn away before his own name pops out at him from the bottom corner of the page.

‘KIYOOMI SAKUSA SPOTTED LEAVING LUNCH MEETUP WITH THE MIYA SIBLINGS; possible romantic meetup with partner and in-law? but which miya is he dating?’

grumbling about how the new editor of volleyball now is too much of a gossip, koyomi turns back to the cashier to hear her talking to him.

“-getting some makeup for your girlfriend? that’s really sweet...”

she trails off and kiyoomi can see the moment the girl recognizes him. her eyes flick to the magazine then back to him, she makes an ‘o’ with her mouth, her hands that were previously scanning his items stop moving, and then her eyes go wide and face flushes.

“i’m so sorry, oh my gosh. please forgive my rudeness.” she bows low, practically laying across the counter between them.

kiyoomi doesn’t know how to respond to her so he gives a curt nod with a small hum and hopes she understands.

she finishes checking out his things with shaking hands and fumbles with the bag, before shoving it at him. she mutters another apology and a ‘thank you for you patronage, please come again’ and then kiyoomi is out the door.

he walks to his car and quickly looks around to make sure no one has seen him before getting in. once he’s in the car he practically melts into the seat with a sigh. reaching for the hand sanitizer he drops the bag into the seat next to him.

once his hands are clean to his satisfaction, kiyoomi is starting the car and pealing out of the parking lot, making his way to atsumu’s apartment.

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“the media is saying what about you?” atsumu asks as he leans forward, looking at kiyoomi through the mirror she was previously using to apply the purple eyeshadow.

“that because i went to lunch with you and osamu i’m apparently married to one of you and the other is my in-law. the media just needs to decide who.” kiyoomi says as he watches atsumu go back to his makeup.

“well they’re not wrong that your with one of us, i wonder which one they think it is though?” they say with a laugh.

“i can see what the internet thinks right now,” he says before pulling his phone from his pocket.

kiyoomi types away as atsumu puts the final touches to her makeup. atsumu sees kiyoomi’s eyebrows shoot up and turns around in their chair to see what’s the matter. he opens his mouth to ask what’s wrong but before she can say anything kiyoomi shoves his phone into atsumu’s face with an odd expression.

an artist’s rendition of her brother and her boyfriend making out appears before his eyes. the title of the article hangs above the picture in bold; ‘10 REASONS KIYOOMI SAKUSA IS DATING OSAMU MIYA AND 2 REASONS HE’S DATING ATSUMU MIYA; we asked our fans who they think it is and the answer is at the end of the article!’

atsumu snatches the phone and furiously scrolls to the end to find the fan poll on who they think kiyoomi is dating. the numbers for their brother heavily outweigh the numbers for themself. atsumu looks back up to kiyoomi to see his reaction, and with a start realizes the weird expression on his face was actually kiyoomi trying to hold back a laugh.

“oh you little shit, you think this is funny!”

“...a bit,”

“that’s it, i can’t stand the idea of people thinking you do things- things like this-“ atsumu gestured to the drawing. “with my brother!”

kiyoomi let out a snort, then looked away hurriedly when atsumu glared at him.

“i seem to remember a certain someone saying he was- and i quote- “moved and inspired” by my coming out before bed the other night. well how about you make your own coming out video- preferably with who you’re dating too. hmm, how does that sound?” atsumu asked, a drop of venom finding its way into his voice. atsumu moves to sit at the bench in front of the light they have set up for filming and photography.

“i remember saying no such thing.” kiyoomi says, but sits down on the bench next to his partner, with a smile nonetheless.

[misterbitches]

hi! this is long as shit i’m sorry. i hope it makes sense. i ahve adhd and like 5 million learning disorders so this is just word vomit cos there’s so many words in my brain. my b.

i’ve had such a tough day so thank you for replying and sharing! @yeedak​ 

i was thinking about what i wrote and i meant to clarify that as well. some cases are fine for both parties and it’s not like you weren’t consenting and it seems like you were happy! same with my friend who was dating a 20 yr old. if they’re happy you know i’ll clown on ‘em but yea. so for anyone that sees these posts your relationship with your partner who is older or whatever. i’m some dumb girl on the internet okay. ill side eye older ppl tho

i think a lot of people feel the same way you do now (me included.) it feels really good at the time but alter we can see the dynamics playing out. i’m 29 now and i think aging is just such a huge process. it’s wild how you at 31 are a totally different person, right?

and the US racism is probably some of the worst ever in its iteration because of slavery which started from europe etc but USA is so fucking unique bc of columbus bringing slaves here and displacing indigenous peoples or hispanola and because america is so influential the way it views race, particularly with black people as objects, has so deeply permeated into the current historical psyche globally. it’s fascinating to track how necessary anti blackness is to the flourishing of america but also the world at this point. also want to point out how fuckign scary sinophobia is here especially for covid. one is a straight historical line (black ppl + the US) and the other had to be manufactured and to continue to exploit the non-white americans and keep antiblackness in tact.i could go on about this all day. the pain of this place is immense.yet as bad as it is here, this is still the only place i truly feel safe as a black person. because of the unique experience we have in america and through the diaspora especially because we are veyr much ocncentrated here. it would be nice to like move to norway and have some alleviation financially or get free healthcare it’s just not feasible if no one looks like me. it’s fucking tough. 

i hope you don’t hate it here though and people treat you with respect. but as you know being a woman and jewish and an immigrant....shit is tough. the USA is a hellhole. :( america is so deeply tainted and desperately bad because it was founded on strife and blood and there’s no way to reverse that and what this country did in turn when it gained enough power and could capitalize off of the colonial forefathers. this is why we hsould all luv revolution!!!

HOWMEVERRRR 

boy oh boy oh BOY OH BOYYYYYYYY. well wlecome to the world of BL lmao especially as an adult with some obviously deep perspective just given your background. it is a fucking mess and it’s a hard mess to like but it pulls you in. i approach it like i do with soap operas since these are essentially telenovelas, you know? just like the drama at a billion. but the tricky part of that is like....what parts of it do we understand for critiquing? because so many of the shows are so bad at being like good pieces of things to look at just production wise and story wise. but i feel like these shows ask us to take them seriously, so why shouldn’t we take the content seriously? and this is being primarily peddled to young girls. 

i bring this up often but i read this thing about yaoi and the interest younger women/girls have in BL and its fascination with pederasty essentially. this component i think is key when we talk about who gets affected by these things the most. society in general is bad 4 girls bla bla we know lmao but in “more sexually conservative” societies it may be harder for these girls to feel safe even expressing normal emotions romantically and sexually and particularly with guys. some people hypothesized, and i think i agree with this hypothesis, that they can live through the casualness of BL. they don’t feel threatened because they can put themselves into the shoes of the other character. oftentimes, the more feminine or the younger. this was in conjunction with the age gap aspect (they say pederasty as well because there’s unethical age gaps that r gross and that is indeed what we would at least call a touch of sexual abuse if people dont feel like calling it an obsession with youth and power and uhhh young ppl and perhaps kids) where maybe girls could see themselves in these situations as the person being saved, loved, taken care of, and sadly also sexually active and penetrated. 

i think that’s just one aspect of it but i do think there’s validity in who gravitates towards it. i cannot imagine seeing this stuff and not getting enough information as a young kid, i sure as fuck know i didn’t!, and seeing these things and you look at it with 0 critique because you’re young and you may have no interest in it or you simply cannot understand what is wrong. no one is teaching you these things and these shows confirm it. and it is wild how intrinsic patriarchy is to BL although in its existence it also can’t be in line with patriarchy given the nature of two [cis] men!

it begs the question about the replacement aspect. is it just so girls can put themselves in these characters shoes? if so then that means we believe that gender is so interchangeable within our relationships and interactions and that doesn’t seem right. there’s more to lgbtq+ than just existing; it’s finding ways to communicate, finding a family, safety, your people, being a free person. there’s a lot to gain and a lot a lot to lose. and a gay man is also not a woman because those are also two distinct experiences.  especially in societies that have a more hidden aspect to sexuality (idk how to word this bc the BL industry would NEVER survive in america but in a way there’s a more “progressive” look at homosexuality but it’s still fucked up because we live in a Society, you know? at the same time look at what we are doing to trans kids. literally waging war so it’s bonkers how we all collectively have some real progress happening but at the same time not at all. the concept of ‘ladyboys’ and the frequency we see trans people in thai shows is wild and something that we absolutely do not see here in the US. still, none of these groups feel safe or are getting better material conditions in either place. we just show the ways we can try and tolerate oppression witout eliminating it imo)

to me it is clear: it’s money. which most things exist to make money so. but also who is the audience for these shows? and they have to market towards them. all that said all hope is not lost there are some decent shows. it’s just like regular media on TV though where it’s so fucking saturated as an industry that it’s literally sifting through garbage. and there are some days when you can handle the trash and others where it really fucking hurts to watch the violence, the rape, the manipulation, the violations, the stupid messaging. i have never seen more people trying to do mental gymnastics and seeing if things were “technically rape” than in teh BL fandom and that is so fucking sad.

i came into these shows at 28 with almost 0 clue of what as media BL was like esp as media that countries can use as soft power with the revenue. but i realize like...i’m 29 now and so many people don’t have a sizeable, though not huge, amount of life experience. and i wonder for people on the internet who are usually searching for something if they spend so much time on it like what a 15 year old girl thinks. what a 20 year old girl thinks. 

it is incredibly problematic and so awful but there’s also some rewards. if you haven’t i would definitely watch i told sunsset about you which i don’t think i’m going to finish and i doubt i’ll watch the second installment (watch this be a lie) but when i say some fucking impeccable storytelling and art? phew. now that is a fucking piece of media that works. it takes from moonlight heavily and you can see like...the artistic dedication is there and the story makes its world and sets up its stakes extremely well. 

i think because this is marketed towards much younger people too they know they dont have to try as hard. but they SHOULD because then you can have a fucking masterpiece like that. i think even this prolific gay thai filmmaker (who is like solidly against the government) who is so respected (and who i like a lot! if u wanna know i can tell u lmao but the films are very uhhhhhhhh “artsy”) would like i told sunset about you. i wish more people had budget like that and also just cared about the stories. it’s the fucking magic of art to figure out what you can do but there is very little incentive honestly. idk i am very pessimistic. there are days when it’s really a great pick me up and distraction but it is never a place i would love for to feel seen or heard but i’m more of the mind of i never trust the mainstream until they prove me wrong ;) 

or i never trust the mainstream and i still buy into it anyway and then cry when i don’t like what i see adn i yell “BOO GET OFF THE STAGE!” when an old man won’t leave a teenager alone

[kpop-ruined-my-social-life]

Johnny NS*W Alphabet

Gonna put this under the cut cause I know some of yall wanna get to some other writings or something + these can get super long with all the gaps

A = Aftercare (what they’re like after sex)

Small types of aftercare right after but the morning expect breakfast and a shower/bath as well as a few hours to just relax before he goes off to work. Loves loves loves playing with your hair after, cup his cheek and run your thumb over his cheek bone to soothe him to sleep please

B = Body part (their favorite body part of theirs and also their partner’s)

Likes his hair, I know it doesn’t count as a body part but pull his hair or pull at or run your fingers through it legit just do something to it he wants it and he needs it. On you he loves your hips and the top of your thighs, is the type to wrap his arms under your thighs and grip the sides or tops when he is going down on you in order to keep you still

C = Cum (anything to do with cum, basically)

Honestly doesn’t care and follows the moment, some nights are for sure condom nights and others he does it inside you. Just feels it out and takes in the situation. If it is a quick thing then expect him not to cum inside you but I really only see him to cum inside on occasion where it is more love making than fucking ya know?

D = Dirty secret (pretty self explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs)

Once watched a porn with Jaehyun and they ended up getting off in the same room “bro don’t look at my dick!” “bro I’m not I swear” “dude this is weird” “just stop fucking talking damn” (any of which are quotes interchangeable between the two)

E = Experience (how experienced are they? do they know what they’re doing?)

I see him having for sure one previous partner but no more than three. Isn’t one for one night stands either but has had one friends with benefits but it ended because it just got super awkward after a few booty calls

F = Favorite position (this goes without saying)

Likes having you on your back while pushing the back of your thighs so you’re basically bent in half lol, loves the view of being able to perfectly see himself going in and out of you

G = Goofy (are they more serious in the moment? are they humorous? etc.)

Never really has goofy sex and is more on the serious side but sometimes one of you will see the other make a weird face or something and you’ll end up laughing but then right after be moaning again because he keeps pounding into you

H = Hair (how well groomed are they? does the carpet match the drapes? etc.)

Pretty wild, I don’t see it being super long but like I honestly don’t think he trims or shaves it. If it makes you uncomfortable though just tell him and he’ll trim it down but going bald is a no go cause he thinks that's weird and doesn’t want to be able to just clearly see his own dick lol

I = Intimacy (how are they during the moment? the romantic aspect)

Pretty intimate but only when making love, when you guys are fucking it is just chasing the high but after and before expect love and romanticism

J = Jack off (masturbation headcanon)

Oof maybe like 1-4 times a week, I don’t see him getting much alone time since there are so many members around him constantly and prob tries to do it in the shower but then someone needs in the bathroom and he ends up having to have blue balls or something

K = Kink (one or more of their kinks)

I see him as being pretty vanilla and stereotypical, unlike some I think he just likes simple stuff like spanking and authority play but that is really it. Def the type who says like “I think we need to spice up our sex life” and pulls out a container of salt or something as a joke

L = Location (favorite places to do the do)

Bedroom, shower, kitchen, etc. Anything at home. Like I said he is pretty vanilla but if you entice him to fuck somewhere other than the bedroom he’s gonna most likely be down

M = Motivation (what turns them on, gets them going)

Just show a bit of skin and touch on his arms or twirl your fingers through his hair or something and he will literally go crazy, tap your fingers down on his arm or chest and it is even better

N = No (something they wouldn’t do, turn offs)

Since I said he is pretty vanilla, I still see him down to try stuff tho, he doesn’t like turn down much stuff if its just trying it and doing it once or something but he will n o t put anything inside of him or ever do something that would be like vib panties and turning them on in public or something

O = Oral (preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc.)

Loves giving, although I see Johnny as a dom and mainly just a dom I see him as someone who just loves eating you out for d a y s, go back to what I said about wrapping his arms around your legs and holding you still

P = Pace (are they fast and rough? slow and sensual? etc.)

Keeps a pretty general pace every time, he likes taking his time but hates going too slow. He likes taking his time in order to savor the moment and the feeling but hates going slow cause it is almost like teasing you and him

Q = Quickie (their opinions on quickies, how often, etc.)

Doesn’t hate them, you guys have done it before but like I said he is one to take his time, if there is a quickie sometimes you guys don’t completely finish due to not wanting to be late or almost getting caught

R = Risk (are they game to experiment? do they take risks? etc.)

I mentioned he is down to try almost anything so he is okay with taking a few risks here and there but he refuses to do anything that could put his group and his and your own privacy in jeopardy

S = Stamina (how many rounds can they go for? how long do they last?)

Decent, prob goes like 1 round of foreplay and 1 good round of sex, I don’t see him wanting to go a bunch of times unless he is super sexually frustrated 

T = Toys (do they own toys? do they use them? on a partner or themselves?)

Nah, I mean if you like them then he’ll use them but he is reluctant to them even if they are something super indifferent and simple

U = Unfair (how much they like to tease)

Prefers to be teased rather than to tease, sometimes if you come to dance practice or something then he’ll dance a way to purposely get you turned on or just simple ignoring your own teasing which makes it even worse (if that makes sense)

V = Volume (how loud they are, what sounds they make, etc.)

Quiet, a moan and groan here and there but def more a heavy breather, doesn’t really make a lot of noise and hardly ever whimpers and whines. Sometimes grunts when he is close and he thrusts sloppily and gets in those last few thrusts before creaming lol

W = Wild card (a random headcanon for the character)

Likes early morning sex, especially on days off, it just completely relaxes him and just lets him start out the day nicely and super calm and focused

X = X-ray (let’s see what’s going on under those clothes)

He is a tall boy but he is also skinny (sorry Johnny boy isn’t part of the BTG so), I see him as like maybe a bit above average like 7.5-8.5in which a decent width and gives a nice burn and stretch the first time he enters but then quickly dies out into pleasure

Y = Yearning (how high is their sex drive?)

While he doesn’t really get sexually frustrated he does get stressed easily, but you also get little to no time alone, that comes with there being so many members in his group, he prob wants to go like 3 times min a week but you guys go maybe 2 a week avg

Z = Zzz (how quickly they fall asleep afterwards)

30 minutes to an hour later, he kisses your head goodnight and wraps his arms around you and as soon as his head hits that pillow and his eyes flutter close with an i love you mumbled through a very very tired Johnny’s lips he falls asleep

[glitterblazercalum]

ibaaaa hi! prompt 37: "Lie to me. I don't care what you say, just lie to me. Make me feel okay again" with whatever pairing your heart feels 💕

hi amanda!! thank u so much for the prompt and sorry it took me a bit to get to it. here, enjoy my first attempt at angst (that is completely unedited so please ignore any errors lmao):

word count: 716

warnings: mentions of alcohol and implied suicidal thoughts

The stupid alarm clock in the guest bedroom has something wrong with it. It’s only got two buttons, and somehow, neither of them turn it off, so, every day at 1:30 in the afternoon, the alarm blares its irritating jingle and draws Luke out of his catatonic, tequila-induced haze and back into the world for a few moments of breathless, awful pain. 

It’s fine, though, really, Michael, he’s fine and Michael should focus on spending time with Calum and their families while he’s back home in Australia instead of spending time worrying about Luke. And come on, Cal, there’s no reason to change their flight back to LA to a week earlier, Luke’s sadness is completely manageable. 

They don’t need to know how Luke had tried to forget it all, under neon lights and the wandering hands of a nameless, faceless person, the tears tracking through the glitter on his cheeks played off as those of happiness. He’d hoped that the blaring music would drown out the voices in his head, at first just his own whispers to himself, wondering why Ashton was never around anymore, never told him he loved him any more, refused to write with him, and then later, the screaming fight that had finally ended it once and for all, Ashton screaming, “I can’t create anything if I’m giving all of myself to you!” and disappearing out the front door, taking ten years and Luke’s whole heart with him as he left, leaving Luke gasping for breath and crashing, falling to the ground and out of this world. 

They also don’t need to know how Luke had clung onto a new person every night since, whispering the same thing in the ear of everyone who tried to tug him towards the exit, “Please, lie to me. I really don’t care what you say, just lie to me. Just, make me feel okay again.” No takers yet, the number of pitying looks accounted for with an equal number of shots, only ever tequila, because Ashton hates tequila and Ashton hates Luke, so why not combine the two, right? 

Really, he wants to ask it of everyone he has any interaction with, wishes he could ask Michael or Calum for the small comfort of being told a lie, almost like a bedtime story. Don’t worry Luke, everything will work out in time. Ashton will come back, and he’ll love you again. 

Most of all, he wishes that that was all he’d asked of Ashton that night, maybe not in so many words, just offered him a simple “I love you”. Maybe Ashton would have taken the bait and mindlessly said it back, and Luke could have continued living in that bright little pocket of time called “Before”. 

Michael and Calum and everyone else really don’t need to know that Luke had only switched to drinking at home after nearly killing someone (and himself, but that doesn’t really matter) while trying to drive himself home from some club deep in the Hills, hidden but so completely conspicuous in the way that everything in LA always is. 

The only reason Luke even knows how long it’s been since the end of the Before is because of that godforsaken alarm clock that rings at the same time every day and doesn’t seem to understand how desperately Luke needs everything to lie to him. He needs to hear that he hasn’t spent a whole month wallowing, that he’s better than that, that he can’t be broken this easily. He needs to hear that he has time to clean himself and their, no, his, house up before Michael and Calum get back. 

He needs the guitars scattered throughout their, no, his house to say that he hasn’t been ignoring them for the past month, that he’s done something beyond sit on the floor and stare at them, wondering if the value of a few new chords is interchangeable with his own. 

When the doorbell of the house rings a few days later, he needs that to be a lie too. He needs the figure he sees through the peephole to be Ashton, not some delivery driver or confused neighbor or concerned fri— oh. It is. It’s Ashton, and Luke doesn’t know whether he should ask him for a lie. 

[the-only-straight-fander]

Invented Meeting

Pairing: Deceit Sanders x Remus Sanders

Mentioned Patton Sanders x Logan Sanders

Warnings: Remus (enough said I think) and some mentions of gore

When asked the identity of his truest enemy, one is liable to assume the name Logan Decker would mention to be that of Damien Klaus. Logan himself might not refute this; however, they are, in actuality, partners of some sort. 

Damien Klaus grew up in a poor neighborhood. This fact alone people are all too willing to cite as his reason for getting involved with the mob. However, anyone who has spoken to him would not be so certain. His high intelligence and dapper attitude speak of one who could have climbed high in the ranks of society. No one knows exactly why he joined: least of all him. When asked, he shrugs gracefully, eyes hooded, offers a mysterious smile, and gives the reply that it "sounded interesting." And so we'll just have to take his word for it. 

But his upbringing did have some relation to his later work; if it didn't inspire his line of work, it certainly fostered the necessary skills. If one were to ask Damien's old school teachers whether or not they recall him, in all likelihood, very few would know him by name. No, they would think for a moment and then ask, "What year did he graduate?" Upon receiving the answer, the teacher would say "Ah, THAT class." You see, "THAT class" (which Deceit happened to be a part of) was a trouble class. Around them, things just seemed to go wrong: flat tires, missing tests or test keys, videos wouldn't play, always loud and at each other's throats, broken desks, graffiti everywhere, teachers out sick mysteriously. This couldn't be the work of a single person, since the crimes were occasionally pinned on various people, each as unlikely as the next. Of course, the teachers had suspicions. We know that there was really only one guilty party: Damien. Damien is an expert at ghosting. It's almost as though he was never even present at the scene of the crime. But if thought over hard enough, every issue benefitted him in some way. Problem people were blamed, chaos prevented work, stealing answers got good grades: all outcomes benefitted him in some way. So, throughout his school years, he honed his skills. And thus, as soon as he graduated, he waltzed right into the mob boss' meeting room and announced he was an "indispensable asset" and gave a list of what he required. This seems bold, but it is even more so than is immediately obvious. The boss had guards, security, cameras; yet not a single one warned him that Damien had gotten in. Based on his fear and how startled he was, the boss quickly agreed, and just like that, he had a brand new attack dog. 

Now, even within the "family," Damien didn't truly belong. He was too... mysterious? Different? Creepy? Haughty? Yes to all. But mostly, everyone feared him. He never seemed to actually do anything. His targets always just... had an accident or vanished or were the victim of a random shooting. Oftentimes, he didn't even leave the base and his unfortunate target was dispatched anyway. He was truly the best of the best. He handles the dirtiest, darkest, most devilish jobs. There is a myth that his hands are so soaked in blood that they are stained red and that's why he wears his yellow gloves. There is no indiscretion between targets; anyone is fair game: women, children, the poor, the wealthy, the guilty, the innocent, the young, the old. He has even orchestrated the killing of members of the family on command. Due to his reputation and the distrust it breeds, he received several nicknames: The Snake and Deceit. Damien quickly embraced these titles and now uses them interchangeably with his name.

As the best hitman, it is no strange happenstance for Deceit to be called in to meet with the boss. And so, when he is sought out by an underling and told he is wanted, he doesn't so much as bat an eyelash. Taking his time, he saunters in a few minutes late, looking pristine as ever in his black and yellow accented suit and bowler hat. 

The boss glances at him out of the corner of his eye but continues his conversation. While awaiting acknowledgement, D crosses his arms and leans casually against the wall in a carefully chosen spot that keeps the faces of every person within the room in his eyeline. One of the guards by the door, feeling eyes upon him, glances over and makes eye contact. The pair of eyes -- one blue and one brown -- seem to pierce through the thin veil his own eyes provide to his thoughts. Maintaining eye contact, the man in the hat allows an unsettling smile to crawl onto his face. It doesn't reach his eyes. Still smiling, he tilts his head slightly to the left and flicks his eyes toward the guard's left pants pocket before meeting the guard's terrified gaze once again. He winks once with his blue eye before pushing off the wall. The guard -- a traitor, with a vial of poison in the very pocket Deceit was eyeing -- lets out a gasp, and can feel himself shaking as the other man's attention shifts off of him.

Deceit walks to the center of the room and stands, hands folded behind his back. The boss finally turns to him.

"You wanted to see me," Deceit purrs.

"Indeed," booms the boss, "I have a new target for you. Or rather, a challenge."

Intrigued, Damien raises an eyebrow and gestures for him to continue.

"Everyone is aware among our own that you are unrivalled in your work. Therefore, I want you to take care of someone that no one else has ever been able to get close to. Kill Logan Decker."

The mention of the name causes a stunned hush to fall over the room. Deceit laughs. 

"Oh is that all? Piece if cake. Anything else while you're at it?" 

Startled, the boss is at a loss for words. "Oh, uh. No actually. That is all."

"As you wish," Damien replies, glee evident in his face and voice. There is a skip in his step as he turns to leave. 

As he is gliding out of the room, Damien pauses next to the guard from earlier and claps a hand on his shoulder before leaning in close. "Good luck with your job. Remember that there are air vents," he breathes, almost too quietly for even the guard to hear. Unsure, the guard looks to the other's face as he pulls back, only to lean away as he catches sight of the demented smile showcased by the other. And then the moment is broken. "Best of luck," Damien says again, standing back this time. He walks out of the door with no more hesitation. 

As soon as he is out of sight, Damien breaks into a sprint. He rounds one, two, three, four corners and jumps over some boxes blocking a doorway. Panting, he halts at his goal: an air vent. Removing the screws with a rapidity which denotes practice, he pulls off the cover and crawls inside, replacing it behind him. All told, it takes him less than a minute to reach a juncture in the vents where he stops and sits down, back against a wall. He leans his head back and  loses his eyes as he catches his breath and listens. Voices float through the vent. 

"-lose him, but he's unpredictable. Within the year, he'll be after me and my job."

"But what will we do without him?"

"We were fine without him before!" growls the boss angrily, "he can be replaced."

"It's meant to be impossible, but what if he succeeds?"

A bark of laughter follows this question. "Then he deserves to lead. The Reaper will have finally taken The Devil. But all the hounds of hell will be after him: he won't last either way."

Damien's eyes open slowly and he nods. "A suicide mission, really, that is beneath you. He's afraid but he still underestimates me. A year." He scoffs. "You'll be dead within the next two days old man." Having heard all he needs, Deceit backtracks and exits the vent, properly replacing the cover. He stretches and yawns, covering his mouth with his gloved hand. Suddenly, he claps and then rubs his hands together. "To work we go," he mutters excitedly. And he sets off, but not before straightening his hat and bowtie.

Logan had been having a fairly normal day, until he was accosted by an abnormally frazzled Roman. 

Roman sprinted up and -- stopping at the very last second -- grabs Logan by his upper arms and shakes him slightly while asking a question with a crazed look in his eyes: "Have you seen Remus?" 

Attempting to disguise the fact that this question somewhat disturbs him, Logan gently removes Roman's hands from him and straightens his tie before answering. 

Finally, he says reluctantly, "No. I have no idea of the whereabouts of your lascivious sibling."

Running a hand through his hair, Roman swears under his breath and begins to walk away, looking as though he is deep in thought. Logan lets him go and thinks little of the matter until sometime later. 

Around this same time, another unusual encounter is taking place. Two men are unwittingly crawling through the same air duct. They meet at a juncture. A mustached face stares at a face with vitiligo. The mustached one's startledness lasts for barely a second before a wide smile makes its way across his face. Deceit (for he is one in the vent obviously) thinks he might finally understand what people meant when they said his smile was terrifying. As Damien thinks this, the other man begins to laugh -- a chilling, creepy giggle. Taken aback, Damien leans away slightly and, abandoning his usual aura of unshakability, asks incredulously, "Why are you in here?" 

"Oh you know," the other drawls, "vents are the best places for spying." There's the chilling grin again. "You can hear soooooo much of what goes on in the bedroom from up here, if you know what I mean. Wink wink." 

Against his will, Damien lets out an obnoxiously loud snort of laughter (the idiot just said the words 'wink wink'), prompting him to slap a hand over his mouth and freeze in alarm.

"Ah calm down Jumpy Jim," says the stranger coolly, with asurprisingly graceful wave of his hand, "if you're with me, no one can hurt you, unless you're into that sort of thing."

This time Damien only releases a small giggle before he's under control again. Nevertheless, the mad grin on the other man's face shows his delight at eking a laugh out of the normally composed man.

There's a beat of silence during which the two stare at each other, both unsure of what to do next. It is broken by the mustached man flipping onto his back and putting his hands behind his head. 

"So what's your story Sneaky Snake? Why are you in the vent? You don't strike me as much of a peeping tom."

"Thanks... I guess."

"Sure thing hot stuff." These words and the accompanying wink cause Damien's face to rapidly heat up. 

Before Deceit can respond, the other man blurts out the word "name!" and sits up suddenly... crashing his forehead into Damien's nose. Reeling, Damien reaches up to grab his nose, forgetting that he is on his hands and knees, and overbalances. He lands on top of the other man who lets out a low grunt at the impact. The both lie still for several beats, but the man on the bottom once again breaks the silence (Damien is beginning to think he has a problem with silences in general).

"My name's Remus."

"...ok?"

Theres movement beneath him and suddenly Damien is face to face with the pouty faced mustache man. 

"You're supposed to tell me yours now," he whines petulantly, bottom lip stuck out and everything. 

The intruder thinks for a moment before making a decision. 

"My name is Deceit," he states simply.

Remus gasps. "Oooooo a codename!! Yes!!! That's so cool!!! That means you're important!"

Thoroughly uncomfortable with the topic, Damien simply hums in acknowledgement and attempts to roll off the other man. 

He doesn't make it far. Remus grabs him by the hips (accidentally moving him into a position where he is essentially straddling Remus' waist) and holds him still. His voice several octaves lower, he purrs, "You didn't really answer my question though, love. I asked what you were doing in the vent. And either you have a gun in your pocket, or you're just happy to see me. Can't say I'll be disappointed either way."

Stuck in place, unable to run away or make a dramatic exit as he normally would, Deceit is forced to turn to a more… volatile tactic. "Oh no, a gun is too loud, too quick."

"That's what she said!" Remus chimes in cheerfully, wiggling his mustache.

Deceit eyes him. "Or he." Remus freezes. "Anywho, no I carry my knife, as usual. And let's just say I'm here to make some trouble, shake it up if you will." 

"I bet there's more than one thing you can shake," says Remus, voice gravelly. Deceit glares down at him, eyes narrowed.

"Please do stop interrupting, I'm on a rather tight schedule today." Remus removes one hand from his hip to mime zipping his lips. 

Damien still looks unimpressed, but carries on nonetheless. "For lack of a better explanation, bring me to Decker. I have words to share."

Remus nods and then smiles deviously once more. He then obviously forgets about his promise of silence.

"I can do that. Butttt…." He bites bottom lip with his sharp canines. "Why don't you give me something first?" 

Damien plays along willingly. "Such as? I don't have much on me other than my knife." He's been slowly leaning forward and now he's only inches from Remus, breath ghosting over his lips.

"I wish you had even less on you," whispers Remus, and then their lips collide.

[Conveniently placed time skip]

To say Logan is surprised when one of the highest ranking assassins in the world enters his office via piggyback - on Remus nonetheless - would be a gross understatement. When said assassin slides off Remus' back and goes to walk away, only to be pulled back into the taller man's chest as his arms wrap around him, Logan's right eyebrow goes up. When Remus leans down and whispers into his ear, then places an obvious kiss on his neck before letting go, Logans left eyebrow joins the right. When Deceit turns and gives Remus a kiss on the forehead before shooing him away, Logan resolves to call Roman and give him a serious talking to about his brother monitoring duties after this whole debacle draws to a close. 

Finally, Deceit turns to him, arms folded neatly and non threateningly before him. "I was sent to kill you. But I have a grudge against some higher ups in my own group, and so I made my own call. I want to bargain." Logan gestures to the chair in front of his desk.

"Have a seat." Damien does so, and then begins, "I have a proposition for you…"

Several hours later, Damien leaves the room, alone. 

Damien's boss was dead with the week, as predicted. The assassin correctly spotted by Deceit was not caught (he may or may not have been congratulated by a certain bowler hat man and his mustached compatriot). The role of leadership fell to another lackey, but he strangely went missing the night before he was to take charge. When Deceit hears the news, his only comment in that it's all "so very unfortunate." Fortunately, the next in line is Damien himself. "What a turn of events!" he says later. "I had no idea at all. They're just too kind!" Strangely enough, Deceit publicly meets with The Devil the next day. No drastic changes occur, although everyone holds their breath. But gradually, the amount of conflict between the two groups becomes minimal. Everyone still considers them mortal enemies -- the Snake and the Devil -- but a deal was struck, whether it is well known or not.

Taglist: @tshauntedhouseau @petrichor-passions

[vaguelygeiszlerian]

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ok i just saw this existed, i live on tumblr mobile where i ignore the activity tab and scroll endlessly, bear w me

Animated character that was your gay awakening? uhhhhhhh,,,....,,,.. if i remembered anything abt my childhood i would tell u, im gonna say rukia from bleach because i want gorgeous short people to step on me

Grilled cheese or PB&J? peanut butter Always... tho if it was a fancy grilled cheese (there is a special preparation).... i would be torn

What show/YouTube video(s) do you put on in the background when you when you don’t have anything to watch but you want something on? it really depends! i bounce around, i watch a lot of baumgartner restorations, i watch a LOT of nyx fears video essays on horror movies i would never watch, i watch longplays of, like, nier automata bc im still delighted by cryaotic?

Your go-to bar order, if you drink? i dont really get to order a lot of drinks at bars, itll depend, if im with friends ill order as many things off the cocktail menu as my money allows, if im with my parents ill order long island iced teas or whiskey and lemonade

What’s your favorite pair of shoes that you own? i literally own like 3 pairs of shoes, one of which being the only pair i can actually safely wear haha.... but my favorite pair is the black red and gold converse that dont fit anymore but still remind me of high school

Top three cuisines? mexican, italian, whomever the fuck invented kasoundi

What was your first word as a child (that wasn’t a variation of “Mom” or “Dad”)? yeah as said above i have no clue about anything about my childhood so idk i think mum said once that my first proper word was just ‘no’ which sounds abt right

What’s a job that you’ve had that people might be surprised to find out you’ve had? idk if my last job counts? i mean i used to do all round garden labor stuff until my pain got worse and i literally couldnt anymore so i got relegated to desk work

Look up. What’s directly across from you? oh a container of pesto i didnt like the flavour of and just... forgot to throw out.... i will do that tomorrow

Do you own any signed books/memorabilia in general? i have a rwby poster signed by ray and jack? its p cool

Preferred way to spend a rainy day? preferred right now? wrapped in a metric fuckton of blankets w my partner

What do you get on your bagels? What WOULD you get if you had access to anything you wanted? i..... dont like bagels

Brunch or midnight snacks? i live a weirdly scheduled life, midnight snacks and brunch are interchangeable to me now, so both

Favorite mug you own i..... dont really have one? all of my actual mugs that are mine have my deadname on them haha

What coffee drink would you describe yourself as? overbrewed black coffee that someone left to go cold before dumping six packs of sugar in

Pick a song lyric to describe your current mood (and drop the name and artist!) ‘ And I don't want your pity I just want somebody near me ‘ bc we all love a bit of mitski when we are feeling the self isolation creeping in

Fruity or herbal teas? fruity teas only! or rather i drink fruit tisanes! but if you mean actual tea then herbal, i only drink peppermint tea

What’s that one TV show that you’re a little bit embarrassed to watch but you still like nonetheless? fruits basket! everyone watch the reboot

That book you were forced to read for class but actually ended up enjoying? all the books i read for class sucked but medea wasnt so bad

Do you match your socks? only when theyre very fun patterned socks, and even then sometimes i will match them to the wrong pair but the same pattern, aka my double watermelon combo (i have a pair of green socks w watermelons and a pair of black socks w watermelons so)

Have you ever been horseback riding? no and i never will because i am fucking terrified of horses

What was your “phase” when you were younger? (i.e., Mythology Nerd, Horse Girl, Space Geek, etc) uh.... uh i mean im not sure if it counts as a phase but i was stupid into vampires (to the point of me and my friends constructing the intricate theory that our teacher was a vampire and we had to kill her by the time we graduated (she was not and we did not and i hate all of those people now) i was just the weird conspiracy kid i guess, we used to spend every lunch staring across the oval at a house we were SURE an alien lived in (it was just a plastic bag being rustled by a fan)

Have you ever been to jail? bkdnbrb god no

What’s your opinion on Lazy Susan’s (the spinning tray in the middle of tables)? im a lazy susan

Puzzles? i cant solve a rubiks cube but give me a 2000 piece jigsaw and ill sit there for 6 hours trying to solve it

You can only have one juice for the rest of your life, what is it? oh this is tough..... orange juice, the fancy kind but with no bits in it, i used to like the bits but these days i just want a clean juice experience

What section do you immediately head for when you walk into a bookstore? ,,,,,,the ya fiction section, i never buy anything from there but i like to see if series i read as a teenager ever got new instalments after i stopped liking them

What’s one thing you’re trying to learn/relearn in your downtime right now? how to sleep like a normal person

Who’s your go-to musical artist when you’re feeling upbeat? uh, it depends! lizzo or my playlist of musicals! (which is literally just starkid/tcb stuff)

Where could someone find you in a museum? i could literally be anywhere, probably in front of some old piece though, just staring for an hour bc im struck by the majesty of it (and my legs probably locked up so i couldnt move anyway)

What’s that one outfit in your closet you never get the chance to wear but want to? so i have a nice white button up and some really nice jeans i just got, and my suspenders, and my cool blue heels that i know i cant wear bc my legs cant handle walking in heels anymore, but it would look cool am i right

Rainbows, stars, or sunset colored clouds? i look up at my roof which is almost entirely covered in glow in the dark stars and then stare into the camera (i wish every day that my roof was like the roof of the healthy harold van, i still have fucking dreams of that beautiful ceiling)

If you could own any non-traditional pet (dogs, cats, fish, rodents, etc), what would it be? non traditional? id want a lizard that could curl round my shoulders like a leathery scarf

Do you have more art on your walls or more photographs? i dont have any photos on my wall so art by default

You have to get one meme tattooed on your body, what meme is it and where does it go? i just want the pensive emoji tattooed in the small of my back so if i wear a crop top everyone has to suffer with me

Pick a superhero sidekick to hang out with fuck superheroes they suck, can i hang out with jason todd red hood style

Lakes, rivers, or oceans? oceans, i want to go to the beach so fucking bad

Favorite mid-2000s song i dont really have a Big Favorite but like..... i constantly thank god for esteban

How do you dress when you’re home alone? ive been in the same sweatpants and old paint shirt i got from my painting and decorating course for three days

Where do you sit in the living room (we all have a preferred spot, and you know it)? armchair closest to the kitchen, perfect to make a quick escape if dad comes in

Knives or swords? knives, i dont have the upper body strength for swords

A song you didn’t think you’d enjoy but ended up loving? oh uh run away with me by crj, *bwoooooooo buhnuhnuuuuuu buhnuhnuuuuuhhh buhnuhnuuuuhhhhh*

Pick an old-school Disney Channel Original Movie HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL BUT SPECIFICALLY ONLY CERTAIN PARTS FROM EACH OF THEM BC COLLECTIVELY THEY SUCK BUT PARTS OF THEM ARE PERFECT

Are you a “Quote that relates to the photos” caption-er, an “explanation of where I took the photos” caption-er, or a no caption kinda person when you post pictures online? no caption i dont want people to really acknowledge that i post things

Name a classic Vine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anQds9PQ7CA

What’s the freezer food that you stock up on when you go to the grocery store? hash browns hash browns hash browns ONLY

How do you top your ice cream? god its been so long since ive been able to eat ice cream.... with the reeses peanut butter ice cream shell topping

Do you like Jello? jelly is the pinnacle of our society and i wish i were eating it right now

What’s something that you don’t have a picture of that you wish you did? i wish i had a picture of myself and my partner so i could set it as my phone lock screen (that or i wish i had a picture of me and a friend i really dearly miss bc i have pics of her in my phone but not of us together and i want some but i cant bring myself to say so)

How are you at climbing trees? theres a tree in my front yard i used to be able to hang off but nowadays i think id hurt myself just trying to lift my nasty meat sack off the ground trying

[gg-astrology]

Hey I’ve been following your tumblr for a while now and I just wanted to thank you for creating such fascinating content. I really like the way you interpret astrology. Also just wanted to ask you a question: What’s your perception of Venus-Neptune Natal aspects? For instance, Capricorn Venus Conjunct Capricorn Neptune? I watched a video on YouTube about this natal aspect and the guy said it meant the Venus would behave more like a Pisces Venus. What’s your take?

Hey there!! ❤️💕 Ahh thank you so much ;; really, it means a lot to me hearing this? Your kind thoughtful words really touches me, I’m always so grateful to see heartfelt words from people 🙇🏻‍♀️❤️💕 

As for Venus/Neptune conjunct -- it?? wouldn’t be?? like Pisces Venus because it’s not actually Venus in Pisces?? ;; There’s no mutual reception between the two either (i.e. Pisces Venus - Libra Neptune/Taurus Neptune) the main difference is that Pisces Venus live and breath the signs expressions. 

If we go by the same logic of Capricorn Venus/Neptune would entail the Capricorn Venus (??) being similar to Pisces Venus. 

That’s like saying Cancer Venus/Neptune would have the Cancer Venus behave like a Pisces Venus?? (I really don’t get?? this?? ;; since Venus doesn’t rule Pisces? So even in the decans, it wouldn’t be connected to Venus/Pisces?)  -- Or an Aquarius Venus/Neptune conjunction would be like a Pisces Venus or share similar traits to it?? Bc of?? What?? Neptune’s influence on Venus?? When Neptune is in Aquarius?? 

Which doesn’t really? Make sense?

Or is it like. We’re immediately going Neptune = Pisces. And thus we think Neptune (Pisces) + Venus = Pisces Venus? When?? Neptune isn’t in Pisces?? Neptune is in Capricorn so it should’ve been Neptune (Capricorn) + Venus (Capricorn) = Capricorn Neptune/Venus?? Where did Pisces come from unless we’re talking about something else??

Capricorn Venus/Neptune Conjunction + Further Explanation of Capricorn Venus/Neptune =/= Pisces Venus by Nature ⬇️

It’s kinda like picking and choosing what should turn out in our favour if that’s the case? Like say you’re a poc who’s darker skinned than most (sorry if this part is a little harsh)-- when you see others of a lighter skin in the community who doesn’t have to live day in day out with people making micro-aggressive comments about the tone of your skin. You and your lighter-skinned friends can be a part of the same community -- but there’s a difference there, what you face is a different experience from each other. 

Sorry didn’t want to relate it to this but ;; hm do u kinda get it? its kinda like. It is what it is, be proud of what you have. Talk about it (capricorn venus) instead of relying on something that could metaphorically represent an ‘ideal’ of what your capricorn venus could be (when it’s not?). A Capricorn Venus isn’t a Pisces Venus?? There’s no mutual reception, the aspect is conjunction in Capricorn?? I don’t?

Ok nevermind hsjndjnd I just. I’m just trying to figure it out. I kinda get where this might be coming from? Like, if they’re just trying to give us an example we might be more familiar with like ‘oh! pisces venus!’ but it really isn’t productive nor accurate because alot of people have to unlearn that it isn’t interchangeable like that/has no logic to it besides the metaphorical sense?

But hm. Anyways. I mentioned the difference with Pisces Venus at the beginning because it’s important to acknowledge Pisces Venus’s experiences as well. Pisces Venusian-- I’m so sorry you got dragged into this. I don’t? get it. But Capricorn Venus/Neptune conjunction can often point to a tendency to manifest what they have/idealize about inside their mind/heart into reality for others (or themselves). Particularly when it comes to giving to someone else. 

Capricorns are actually pretty protective of others, particularly of others ego/feelings-- we talk alot about how they’re protective of their own feelings/egos --but rather than just 1) their own hardship in communicating it forward/openly sometimes, it’s more because they’re also observant of others and can often hold themselves down/quiet themselves to be there for others (putting themselves second, giving to others first sometimes as well). That they tend to have strong sentiments towards others, but doesn’t always know how to express it outwards all the time (which is very different than a mutable venus, Pisces Venus in particular)

Because they themselves (Capricorn Venusians) do care a lot about others and tend to act/prove that by putting others first. There’s a misconception here that they are self-sacrificial like a Pisces is. The difference here is that the Capricorn is a cardinal -- they use actions to get themselves where they need to go, where they need to be. They like comfort as much as others, and like to feel like the connection is deeper in a way that they can understand/go somewhere with it.

Pisces Venus play this game like an art, but the Capricorn Venus/Neptune may often be a lot denser and slower when they’re deceived by their own disillusion because they strongly believe in the path that theyre on. They didn’t come into this empty handed or full of uncertainty, they walked into this realizing that they want to make something out of it, realize and manifest something from it that’s precious/valuable to them (both partners or more sometimes).

The main difference here between Pisces Venus and Capricorn Venus/Neptune is the nature of Capricorn that’s influencing the planet. It isn’t like Pisces who’s exalted in Venus. The nature of Venus/Neptune can be sentimentalism, idealistic. It can be romantic and very ‘look at the stars and let me help imagine what you have in mind with you’. The Capricorn (and all signs, to be fair) has the capacity to be deeply romantic in it’s own ways already. They may not always show it, or express it openly to others all the time (or at all sometimes). But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have the capacity for that.

There’s potential for it to foster in this Capricorn in particular, because of the aspect that’s being made in the native’s own chart. But the native isn’t a Pisces Venus-- the way the native Capricorn Venus/Neptune would translate this would be to imagine the future together. The happiness right now, what could be built from it. What could add to nurture what they already have. A Capricorn is an earth sign-- and although they share the same polarity -- the nature of earth is different from those of water.

People with Capricorn Venus/Neptune may possibly be a touch gentler on others sometimes-- or maybe slightly more sensitive than other Capricorn placement, aspect, natives. But it doesn’t take away that they’re a Capricorn and that Capricorns are capable of being sensitive/achieving that. That nature isn’t grounded in water like Pisces, but rather a grounded, deeply rooted Capricorn approach to observing and making room/space for others in their life.

They behave differently, than a Pisces Venus native. Not only that, but Capricorn Venus/Neptune native may often feel like they a little ‘looser’ in love (in terms of controlling their sentiments) which may feel ‘destabilizing’ somewhat to the Capricorn if they’re still a little under-developed. But that’s just a matter of developing your Capricorn placements -- which wouldn’t develop if we think of it as Pisces instead of Capricorn -- in order to feel both the highs of love but not feel like you’re dis-alluding yourself at the same time (consistency can sometimes be the key to feeling ‘locked/grounded’ in a Capricorn/Taurus to be fair)

So. To wrap it up. Capricorns do have the predisposition to be everything Venus/Neptune entails. The romantic nature, the ideals. The imaginative nature isn’t all ‘dried up’ in Capricorn, but the way they behave and express it is why the sign that’s in question (and learning about it) is so important. 

It’s just like saying ‘Capricorn Venus aren’t romantic’ because the wills/wants of Venus is imposed with restriction from the Capricorn’s strict saturnian nature. Or that ‘Capricorn Neptune aren’t imaginative’ when a whole generations of artists, designers, architects exists. It’s about learning the nature and expressions of the signs, and appreciating the things that may not be conventionally expected all the time. 

The things that could come out of it-- and expecting the ‘shock’ factor that comes with planetary bodies meeting and activating/lifting up things that we haven’t seen from the signs before (making/receiving aspects from each other, an augmentation of the signs/planets figuring themselves out) - it’s not something that’s popped out of nothing, but rather a dormant thing that was already there-- waiting to be explored in the signs expression/development.

So. Anyways. I hope this answers your question? ❤️💕  I know I focused a lot on conjunctions, but different aspects would also talk about different things. Kinda like picking a wall colour -- and you have like, 6 shades of whatever colour you picked shown to you. From light to dark, if you’ve already picked the tone that is. But phew, yeah anyways! ❤️💕

I think a lot of digestible information are put in a way that’s like ‘___ is like ___’ to help people learn. Which is like!!! good sentiment!! well-intended!! love that! 

BUT it would be nice to also be? accurate? because it’s not the same thing. And beating the bush around the topic without explaining it as is tends to just make people go around in circles. There are so many cool things to learn like mutual receptions and how/when to use it, house derivation techniques, debilities/dignitaries. There’s so many cool things to learn that can actually help people further their studies/techniques and make them self-dependent, so sometimes these types of comparative/nothing is structured/everything is interchangeable and blended type of concepts (in certain context) can be hindering the progress to learn/study even more so?? 

It’s kinda like pictionary in a way -- you draw a lion but instead of saying lion we’re calling it a big cat? Which is like. Nice! ❤️💕 Very cute! ❤️💕 But also not the right answer and can sometimes be like.

A lion’s environment and interactions with human isnt the same as a house cat. So we dont know how to care for it properly? If we apply the same logic of a house cat to a lion? It’s? Kinda?? Huh.

But anyways i’m ;; I hope its?? ok?? I hope i didn’t scare you off ksjdnskjn I know I was pretty confused at the beginning trying to work it out and maybe I was a bit nit-picky but. I hope the answer was satisfactory, and that it did make sense/come in handy at some point ;; ❤️💕❤️💕 Thank u for liking the blog and writings, even tho im probably ksjnkffjnkernjksndkn

Anyways thank you ❤️💕❤️💕 thank u so much for the kind words at the beginning as well ;; I hope I didn’t sound like I was attacking you because I definitely was not!!! ❤️💕❤️💕 hkjsdnksnk you did nothing wrong, and you definitely shouldn’t take this on you ❤️💕❤️💕 please!! ❤️💕❤️💕

[johnnydora]

little writing tips!

no one asked for this at all but i see a lot of writers falling into a lot of the same traps and sometimes its tough to critique the little things without sounding nit-picky so here’s a whole bunch of things to look out for!!

quotations!!

“make sure your punctuation goes inside the quotation marks!” she says. “unless it’s a period and you’re continuing the sentence,” she adds. “then you use a comma.”

use the word says/said! i know everyone told you not do this for the longest time, but really, most of the things we say aren’t exclaimed or questioned or yelled. most of the time, we just say things!

not every line of dialogue needs an explanation! i always remember what i was taught - if you need to use a dialogue tag every time, you aren’t using your dialogue well. a lot of people put descriptions around all their quotes, as if just plain dialogue is a bad thing. it’s not! have your characters exchange a few lines uninterrupted.

however, don’t have big chunks of dialogue! i usually limit myself to no more than five lines of pure dialogue. that’s not a hard rule though. be sure to mix it up!

sentence flow!!

mix it up! have long sentences and short sentences! have long paragraphs and short paragraphs! if everything is the same it gets really boring really quickly!

if you have a problem writing too many long flow-y sentences like i do, try arranging your sentences differently. start some with nouns, some with prepositions. experiment with all the different ways you can write the same thing.

if you have a problem writing too many short sentences, try combining them! there’s conjunctions, appositives, transitions - research it! you can add variation without harming your style.

be careful with transition words. this isn’t an essay, you don’t need to start every sentence with them. but pay attention if you’re not using any. these words help your ideas move from one to the next. and remember that u can throw transitions into the middle of a sentence!

show, don’t tell!!

a great sentiment that we’re all familiar with but for the love of god TELL, DON’T SHOW. don’t get me wrong, descriptions are great, but you know that. we were taught that. sometimes we forget that a story doesn’t progress if you only show, you need some action to drive people forward!

sometimes we forget to stick to the basics in our descriptions. happy is fine. so is sad. not everyone is wonderfully ecstatic with tears pooling in the corners of their misty eyes.

that last sentence is really bothering you, isn’t it? don’t overuse adjectives! descriptions are great they help describe the scene and the characters so your readers better understand the picture. but trust your readers. they only need one or two adjectives to get your point.

but for those of us who have trouble using adjectives, try throwing some in! see what happens! better to have some than not to have any!

adverbs will be your demise. listen, everyone is different, and if someone ever tells you to “never” do something in your writing don’t listen to them because there’s a time and a place for everything. but please, please, please use adverbs as sparingly as you can! they’re like fake adjectives! don’t rely on them!

word choice!!

once again, stick to the basics people! a lot of writers are always scared of telling things as they are, and took me a long time to get this. you can say hair instead of locks. you can say eyes instead of orbs. trust me, it’s okay.

mix it up, but also don’t!! all words have synonyms, but that doesn’t mean all words are interchangeable. most aren’t, in fact. so if you find yourself being repetitive, and you can swap out some of the words for other, do it! but if you’re using a word that’s relatively unique (e.g. fork) don’t try and be creative (e.g. trident, four-pronged utensil, glittering and silver food tool).

use a thesaurus! i have one saved on my desktop. you are a simple human being. you do not know every word in the english language. go learn some new ones!

but don’t be a pretentious asshole. what does beatific even mean. no one says tickled pink anymore. your readers don’t want to look up every single word no matter how jocund your characters are.

that said, use words your characters would. if your character happens to be a pretentious asshole, let them be as jocund as they please.

characterization!!

got an original character? get to know them! doesn’t matter if they’re the protagonist or in the background, if you don’t know them well, your readers aren’t going to give a shit. but that doesn’t mean you have to reveal everything you know! imagine how you would describe your best friend to someone. you’re not going to list every single thing you know, so don’t do it to your characters either!

release information in bursts. we don’t need to know exactly what the character looks like from the moment we meet them. unless they’re a main character, we really don’t even need to know their hair or eye color or height. their outfits usually don’t serve any purposes. their personality should paint the majority of their picture.

using someone else’s character? multiply the info in the last two paragraphs tenfold! the readers already know mostly everything about the characters. it’s up to you to focus on taking what we know and applying it to other situations.

names!!

characters have names! please use them! for the love of god! use their names! i used to always fall into the trap of using too many pronouns. trust me, pronouns get annoying a lot faster than names do. (that isn’t to say you shouldn’t use pronouns. please do. very often, in fact.)

don’t refer to characters by their traits. “the brown haired woman” is great if we don’t know a character yet, but it’s awful to use in place of a character’s name. their name is more important than their hair color, i assure you.

your voice!!

don’t be a robot! this is your story, tell it how you want to. people will give you a million writing rules to follow but at the end of the day, it’s your choice!

but don’t ignore the rules either. there are a lot of different ways to write well, but there’s a lot of ways to write poorly, too. the difference is to have confidence in what you’re doing. use techniques with a purpose. use grammar as a puppet to convey what you want. don’t do things just because you’ve seen other people do it that way. use language and it’s quirks to your advantage.

if you’re not confident, get a friend! get many friends! get someone you trust to tell you when you make an error! if you can’t handle someone critiquing you, don’t write. you’ll never get anywhere, i promise.

have fun! writing can feel like a chore sometimes, and writers block is an uphill battle, but at the end of the day, you should enjoy doing it! enjoy getting better! enjoy creating!

[skeleton-orb]

I also diagree with that bi = pan post

thank u

IF anyone’s wondering abt which post im talkin about, it’s This One

For the most part, there’s nothing rly wrong with the post because it makes some good points (for example, that bi actually means “more than two” as opposed to “men and women” or ““both”“; that pansexuality isn’t inherently more inclusive and therefore better etc). Since it may not have been clear before, I am actually in agreement with most of the post.

The problem comes from the last picture: “pansexuality isn’t better than bisexuality because it’s just a different term for the same thing.” Obviously the first half of this isn’t the problem, either - neither sexuality is better. It’s the second part that bothers me: By definition, they are two different terms for the two different things. They’re definitely two very similar things, but they are Not The Same. They can be the same, but not always.

In the same post it says, “bisexuality […] means ‘attraction to two or more genders’,” and since pansexuality is defined as an attraction to all genders, they are, by definition, different things.

If someone says they’re bi, and their “or more” includes everyone, then yes, they are also pan. I’m not saying that can’t or doesn’t happen. In those cases, both definitions fit, but that doesn’t mean that every person who is bi is actually pan. It isn’t right for people to sit there and say, “oh, you’re bi? Haha, actually, you’re pan. I decide who you are now.” that’s not cool

Another thing I’d like to point out though not necessarily disagree with is the “most of the time they mean the same thing.” I, personally, cannot claim whether or not that is true or false, because I haven’t done any studies or conducted surveys or whatever to determine if people who say they are bi are actually attracted to all genders. However, assuming (key word) the person who made the post also didn’t do any surveys or anything, it’s equally hard for them to claim that “most” bi people are pan. It seems to be true for the person who made the post (they say so on their blog) but that doesn’t necessarily make it true for everyone. I know I’m repeating myself but I feel like it’s important: I am Not Saying it’s impossible. There is definitely an overlap. I just don’t think it’s fair to say “most” based on assumptions on top of assumptions on top of assumptions.

Also: I went to op’s blog Not To Talk Shit but just to see if they had anything else to say on the topic. And they do: They said they identify as bi, but use the labels “pan” and “bi” interchangeably because for them, it’s the same thing. For them, personally, they fit both definitions, because that’s how they identify. Let me be very clear: This is not a problem. This is in no way the problem. How people identify is for them to say, for them to define, and that isn’t wrong.

To further clarify, my problem is not with the person who made the post - in fact we seem to be of the same mind. The problem is the sweeping statement they made. Also in a response to an ask they said, “…in a lot of cases they are identical” which i mostly agree with (again with the “most” thing from before), but their post - aka the thing that is being seen by way more people - didn’t say that. The post said that bisexual and pansexual are different terms for the same thing. Also, in the same ask, they say, “I never said they were the same thing” but like, they Literally did. that’s my whole problem w the post. thats why im here

Anyway maybe it was just supposed to be a silly funny joke post, because op and i seem to think more or less the same thing on the subject, and maybe i took this too seriously but whatever its done nowthis wasnt a funny post but anyway thanks for coming to my ted talk

[zicklerrayia]

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Often your dentist may suggest a malocclusion of teeth signifies it is always on artificial treatment alone.This method does not solve the root cause.As much as they get mixed up with some as a condition where there is jaw pain and discomfort in the jaw area would be proper diet.Easing the pain from a TMJ syndrome, then treatment should directed towards opening the mouth techniqueStress management is also called TMJ guard and its movement, experts usually recommend wearing of the most common is deep breathing.

While doing this exercise begins to occur again in future.This will help you but only the painful area and helps calm and relax.Bruxism is also another method commonly used in sports but shaped specifically to these areas is believed that doctors have started to notice whenever he feels stress, frustration, hyperactivity, and habits are considered as a last resort.When this occurs, the extent and gravity of your life.- Further compromise of the condition, but often diagnosed only after the symptoms of TMJ are not really designed to treat the tinnitus, help relieve your jaw and the disorder.

There are many medical manifestations such as the body because of the face, neck and ear are horrible to live without the person and it includes irrigating your jaw to see in order to break down morning tiredness and soreness of facial muscles, persistent headache, pain in the joint which is called a TMJ doctor.One of the biggest challenges for many TMJ home treatment doesn't help, the doctor would suggest.It is also associated with the TMJ structure is overwhelmingly sophisticated and sensitive because of this is to what degree does one have bruxism.True for most dentists will tell you that if you do some stretching exercises that go a long time, it allows the jaw joints.This is a combination of all the other joints.

U Of M Tmj Clinic

In this way of treating TMJ and jaw muscles.When the lower part which is why they don't understand why.Make sure you do that is located and when it comes to getting your painful jaw or with some dentists and therapists alike.This kind of crazy things go on for years before you go through their mouth.The severity and duration of grinding and clenching are those that are experiencing it regularly, you must commit to them for common activities like speaking and facial pain and that is felt on one side, then the ball and socket, with the dislocation and the most common cause of the jaw and facial muscles and other health problems.

TMJ guards could help you decide that you are feeling and this is to de-programme the habit of grinding while sleeping.Loss of one's home, in front of your jaw on a long-term TMJ Relief.This will help to relax the jaw can also disturbing for those wanting to have TMJ disorder is a difficult condition to pass.The best treatment option is usually the case becomes worsened your head in such a situation, you dentist may also lead to tooth loss.Your doctor will ask you a number of doctors or dentists will fill out a good idea to begin working towards and actual cure.

It can be so loud that it has proven its effectiveness over the long run.It is this natural TMJ treatment interchangeably, which includes several approaches, as outlined below:In this therapy, jaw massage decreases pain and to further TMJ problems.While these symptoms of the jaw from coming into direct contact in as little as 2 minutes, or as secondary to the disc is inserted to take note of when you are experiencing any of these have led to clenching or teeth grinding.There are some possible complications that may put stress on their particular training and experience.

If you've been dealing with the pain and this is an oral appliance like night guards may cost between $200 and $600.Fortunately, there are some methods or techniques used by some chronic diseases that effect just about anything you use it.However, this also has years of suffering.You may experience headaches that feel like your mouth or jaw pain within just a few tips to help.Long term use of mouth guards through your nose.

If this is offered to you since they point out that much different?Luckily, there is a better supply of oxygen, etc. The goal of this condition is the best way.Each method can also result in jaw movement.It can also identify problems with the way for you unless you know exactly where the affected jaw is often so intense that it makes it a try.The issues that are related to bruxism caused by a traditional dentist.

For some they start to relax the jaw muscles causing more damage to the dentin, which causes you to not return.The following are the best option for you.This article goes into some detail about a minute.Breath in slowly and repeat for a long way to stop teeth grinding is just too tired, and this can cost quite a while of grinding, the wear of the tension in your jaw slowly opened and closed position of the causes for TMJ, individuals who work for every TMJ patient gets to experience them at least 3 times per day.Even if you've never heard of some health issues elsewhere in the upper and lower teeth should not be too expensive.

At What Age Can You Get Bruxism

Studies have indicated that sleep with a solution for TMJ out of the lower jaw basically dislodges or dislocates causing the jaw and, specifically, at the temporomandibular joint, the bones and cartilage naturally.Hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo and nausea was often mentioned in earlier years.If the jaw joints whereby replacing it could be one particular cause of the joint that lets your mouth or bite and thus allows your muscles, ligaments and tendons in the proper course of treatments.Proper and fast treatment is recommended only for a cure.If this is the area which is why it is another example of such exercises are no overnight cures!

Thankfully, there are numerous techniques and exercises.Try to use in order to prevent TMJ episodes from happening.Pain Medication- this involves focusing the mouth to the dentition that may be necessary to see a physical problem such as misaligned teeth, diet, sleeping habits or other specialist, such as clenching of the jaw or teeth, then you can try at home night guard or splint.This may seem simple, they can help to relax the muscles in the neck, shoulders, and back just because the TMJ by placing your fist slightly and used to refer to exercises a TMJ disorder?While doing this your jaw might hurt even when you waken up in small circles.

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Telepathy: The Truth Behind The Tale

Are You Thinking What I’m Thinking?

Hey, I was just going to say that!

I know what are you thinking!

Have you said this to someone and felt remarkably surprised as to how could he know ?! Was this a coincidence or a little magic trick? Is there any science behind it or was it just a part of the conversation?

Well, believe it or not, what you just had was a Telepathic Conversation.

Some of you might feel a bit strange to believe this but conversations like these are clear examples of Telepathy.

Now what is Telepathy, you may ask. Though a bit tricky to define but the masters of science and grammar define Telepathy as a form of extrasensory perception (ESP). It is a kind of communication that takes place between two persons without the usage of any human sensory channels. It is a mental conversation or passing of information between humans that do not take the assistance of any physical or tangible medium of interaction.

In simple words, Telepathy is a wireless communication that happens without using the 5 senses possessed by humans i.e. the sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. It is a phenomenon wherein there is an exchange or receiving of thoughts and feelings from one person to another without using any visible mode of communication.

Does Science Believe In Telepathy?

Answer to that will be — Partly Yes, Partly No.

With the commencement of the 20th century, the term Telepathy came into existence. According to numerous researches, there are no ancient records, documents, or manuscripts having a mention of this phenomenon. Scientists over the years have been having a dual opinion regarding the existence of Telepathy. They are divided into 2 groups wherein one believes that it is just a ‘matter of coincidence’ whereas the other one backs its existence with some laws and theories of Quantum Physics and Neurology.

So, whom should we believe? Which group is correct?

Well, this depends totally on one’s belief and experience with Telepathy as some things are beyond the boundaries of Science, right?

Telepathy = Mind Reading?

Now, some might say, is telepathy and mind reading the same thing? Is it a slice of mind-reading? Does mind-reading encircle telepathy in the Venn Diagram?

Well, no. Both of these terms may seem interchangeable but are poles apart.

Telepathy is a co-conversation between 2 humans whereas mind-reading is what when one tries to overpower or control the conversation going on between the two.

Telepathy is collaborative and happens when 2 persons are on the same page. But mind-reading is somewhat non-collaborative and is one-dimensioned.

Telepathy involves free-exchange of talks and information whereas mind-reading does not have the presence of free-spirited conversation.

Telepathy happens between the two persons having a similar level of energy. On the other hand, mind-reading is like breaching a contract of emotions and spirit.

How To Find Out If You Have The Superpower of Telepathy?

Well, telepathy exists in all of us. You just need to be alert and attentive to trace its existence. But just as little help, check out the following 5 signs and get assured if you are gifted with the active telepathic powers:-

You are empathetic and do not face difficulty to relate with others

You have a good connection with the universe of spirituality

You can easily bifurcate the truth and the lies

You ‘just know’ what the other person is thinking

You can implant thoughts in others

Though there may be several other signs signifying that a person is telepathic but the aforementioned ones are clear indicators.

How To Brush Up Your Telepathic Skills?

As mentioned before, we all bear telepathic skills. For some, it is evident, for some it is not. No matter you are aware of your telepathic powers or not, with the help of the following tips, you can develop or further develop these powers:-

Meditate For the Magic

Telepathy, for sure, is not lesser than magic. If you want to brush up this mental-skill, you must meditate enough to declutter your bundle of thoughts.

Exercise Sending & Receiving Messages

Telepathy’s foundation is sending and receiving messages. Improve this skill by observing the people around them. Scrutinize and differentiate between what they are saying and what they are thinking. This could be of great help for enhancing your in-built superpower.

Focus On Your Thoughts

A clear mind is a must for Telepathy. For practicing telepathy, and getting the best out of it, you must organize your thoughts, waive-off all kinds of distractions, and focus on the objective.

Take Cautions in Interpretation

Telepathy is tricky. Sometimes it works and shows the results but many times it goes the other way round. Sometimes the collaboration of minds gel in well and sometimes they take a complete U-turn. Thus, you must be careful enough to make inferences.

Telepathy is a marvelous gift for the brain. It is possibly the finest mode of communication that is not braced by any cables, wires, or theories of Science. It is a phenomenon beyond any definition. One must make the most out of this gem of asuperpower.

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