#i rambled a bit

[chasiufan]

quick lil silly thing inspired by this reblog of my previous post LOL

I like to think that they definitely tried already. 136649 being like I hate my fuckinnnn jobbbbbghhhb I want to kill mtself. And then Othello being the lame geeky nerd he is would be like omg I wonder what would happen fun experiment. Assisted suicide gone wrong cause they keep failing every time and each attempt gets more stupid. The Dumb ways to die song in the background…. It would be funny if some body scars from UT came from previous attempts

Another silly thought but present day undertaker knew that death scythes could kill (or at least severely injure) another reaper so like? Wat if he was like Othello use ur fugly sickle and dissect me open it will work this time trust (it didn’t)

Rip 136649, u would’ve loved owning a gun -_- luckily those weren’t invented yet during his active duty cause imagine Othello tryna shove his brain remains back in his head

[dust-jacket-analysis]

There's a lot of discourse going on over on TikTok right now regarding Booktok. And as an avid reader, Booktok watcher, and someone who has a deep love for analyzing the media I enjoy, I'd feel remis if I didn't get my thoughts out there.

I know these particular posts never got much engagement when I posted on my old account, but if I could please just have a bit of your time. This is all apart of a larger subject of which I'm extremely passionate on.

Four days ago Booktoker @bookishwithb aka, Celine, posted a video. In that video she talked about the rise of anti-intellectualism, specifically on booktok. She addresses the way books are "marketed" or presented on booktok, and also how that has an impact on the publishing industry.

Her main talking point was how a lot of books are being recommended based on what tropes are in them. More specifically, reduced based on those tropes. Her example being the Poppy War, by R.F Kuang.

She talked about how she's seen it marketed as a book with "a strong female main character." And how infuriating that was to her. She went on to explain how there was so much more to the book and how it was about war, and trauma, and how dark and deep and impactful it is. I highly recommend this video to anyone interested. Because while controversial it says a lot about the "tropeification" of media (which will probably be a post by me sometime in the future).

And as is the ways of the internet, this sparked something huge.

So many different creators responded to her video. Some agreeing, most disagreeing. There's been outrage, and healthy debate. But mainly (and most importantly) conversation. Everyone throwing their two cents in, people defending the right to read what you want how you want.

And since the original video went up, this conversation has taken on a life of it's own. It's now become about reading for fun Vs. reading for analysis.

Many argue that it doesn't matter why people read, or how. Just that they are. Others argue it's a sign of a bigger issue that readers no longer engage in the story's their reading.

I have my own opinions. I agree with both sides on certain things, and am overall enjoying the discussions. But, as always, I have things to say.

There are some books that, while entertaining and a fun read, have no substance per say. No analytical value. I think a lot of those three-hundred page medium spice romance books you find on a table at Barnes and Noble fall under this category.

Now, I really love reading those books. Their quick easy reads that keep me entertained. But, they really cannot be analyzed past surface level. Very much not a time to try and think critically.

Those are the books I read for escapism. When I just want to decompress and turn off my brain. Or make a long car ride pass by quickly. And that's okay. Yes? Because it's still reading. I am still gaining something from it. Physiological benefits, it's encouraging and strengthening my empathy. I am still (in some cases) increasing my Lexile, and keeping my brain working. Which is amazing.

Other times I read things with very high analytical value. Such as High Fantasy Novels with social commentary reflecting our world. Or Dystopia packed full with metaphor, allegory, and symbolism. Or even my most recent read for college: Brown Girl In The Ring, by Nalo Hopkinson. An amazing book commenting on the suburban sprawl, and urban decay. Sprinkled with magical realism regarding Afro-Caribbean culture, and even mentions of Romani practices such as Tarot.

These are books I read knowing I need to turn on the part of my brain that's very analytical. That enjoys breaking things down in that way. Storylines I have to engage with on an additional level, otherwise I miss the entire point of this story. It's not only important, but necessary.

So, yes. Reading is reading, now matter what. And any reading is better than no reading. And we should foster that mindset, especially amongst younger generations. But, that doesn't mean you should never engage critically with a book or show or movie you're consuming. Because some media requires that for a base level understanding. And saying that doesn't make me elitist. Or pretentious or judgmental or a snob. Because it's really just true.

I've seen a lot of creators bring up the literacy crisis in youth, specifically in my country (America). How many kids can't read at a level they should be in elementary schools. Even in Highschool. And that we really should all just be content there's an entire community at least reading at all. That we should encourage any and all reading.

And to that I say... yes, but no.

Because here's the thing. There is in the most literal sense, a literacy crisis. The kid's can't read. And it is absolutely devastating. As someone who grew up devouring books every week, reading three grades above my own, it's soul crushing. So I do think reading should be more pushed and encouraged. In school, in the home, everywhere. As much as possible and appropriate for children. Any and all.

But, there's also another literacy crisis. A Media literacy crisis.

Media literacy, the ability to critically analyze and engage with media, is at an all time low. According to a survey done by Media Literacy Now and, the Reboot Foundation, 42% of respondents were taught how to analyze media. Let that sink in. 42%. That's less than half the people who participated in the survey.

(More statistics generated by AI with the following prompt: Give me reliable statistics regarding media literacy in terms of books/reading:

A Survey done by the National Endowment for the Humanities states 65% of adults have low literary skills when it comes to reading comprehension, critical thinking, and expression.

Pew research conducted a survey with resulted in 57% America adults having read at least one book in the last year. With 26% American adults not having read any form of book in the past year. Including audio books.

The American Library Association has said that the average American only reads four books per year. And more developed countries only have average citizens at ten books a year.

An Survey done by Reading Partners has said that 1 and 4 children read at a below basic level by the end of 4th grade.)

And we see this sentiment echoes all over the internet. Constantly videos are made with people talking about how they were never taught Media literacy, and their should be a class all about just that (Which... I have thoughts on. Again, another post).

Even though you can (rightly) argue that this skill was taught. In English class. That's not the point. The point is that people cannot only not read, but most young adults and fully grown adults cannot read critically. Cannot, will not, and aren't.

And in some cases it's because they don't and still don't have the resources. But these statistics aren't just minorities, people in poverty. These surveys and statistics cover people from every walk of life. Poor, Rich, White, Black, Asian, Hispanic. Queer, Straight, Trans, Cis. All ethnicities, wealth brackets, identities. Every demographic. It's indictive of a larger issue.

So we should encourage reading for fun. Reading to read. Reading for escapism. Reading of every kind. But, to claim that there isn't an issue? To trample creators addressing these issues with insults? To claim it's them being pretentious, snobby, elitest, Privileged etc.? That's feeding the issue.

Recently my friend recommended me a video essay, which I unfortunately can't find (Will edit the title when I can).

But in that video, my friend told me that the creator says something... so insightful. She defines stupid as this: Not a lack of knowledge, but the unwillingness to accept new knowledge.

Which is just... such a perfect way to look at it.

You aren't "stupid" for not knowing how to think critically. For not having learned to analyze media, and for not having the resources to do so. But if you have the resources, have the ability to learn how, and you don't/refuse? That makes you stupid.

And by burying your head in the sand and claiming that there is no issue, by hiding behind pseudo offense and that claims of judgement, you're being stupid.

Don't be outraged that the creator of the video that started this all. Don't feel "called out" or judged. Don't put words in her mouth. She wasn't saying people cannot read for enjoyment. She was simply pointing out a larger issue.

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To end this very long and tedious post, I'd like to provide a couple of videos in order to help improve Media Literacy! Just some videos I've watched that I found helpful (Also if you just go on youtube and search up "how to analyze..." you'll find so much more)

Crash Course Media Literacy: A playlist series that breaks down media literacy and the history of media as a whole.

How to analyze a Book- 101: This video gives techniques on how to better understand what you're reading, and how to find the main themes and organize them. It gives tips and processes.

How to Read (and Understand) Hard Books: This video breaks down the three types of reading and even gives book recommendations that touch on that.

A beginner's guide to Critical Literary Analysis: This video is made by fellow tumblr user @bluemooniegif (One of us ✊One of us✊). A very good video for beginners. They literally opens the video telling the viewer you don't need any prior knowledge. They also has another video on her channel, which is just the next step up from this one! It's super great, and perfect if you're younger or have less of an understanding on any of this.

Diving into and developing media literacy skills takes effort. It's not a skill you can gain over night, and requires time. But, if you're willing to take that time, a whole new world opens up to you. And you begin to look at everything through a whole new light.

[musicawizard]

just watched a clip of the final fifteen (GOs2) again by passing and ended up balling my eyes out. a literal year has passed and it still hits me as if i were seeing it for the first time - which is, in a way, incredible that it still evokes that level of reaction, but leaves me pondering once again with the concept of grief and how it continuously takes it’s hold on you.

no matter how many times i look at the scene - with different perspectives, interpretations, pov’s - it does not take away from the devastation of the situation, the emotions that we, the audience, experience alongside the characters, and the utter power and importance of storytelling (how our voices hold power, influence, and can make an impact)

It doesn’t take away the fact that we can’t change the course of the events, even if we wanted to (and believe me, all we want is for our favorite Angel and Demon to get their well-deserved happy ending); and we have to make peace with the fact that waiting is a part of the journey - both in ours (as the audience) and in the lens of their relationship. It could be argued that the concept of “Waiting” has been a 6000+ year foundational element to Crowley and Aziraphale’s relationship, even if we aren’t looking too deep into that aspect. Waiting for change, waiting for the day where they could truly be together, to choose one another without complications, without fear - you name it all.

And that in itself is also full of grief, isn’t it? The drive and impact of fear. That unknown territory, everything that can be missed and lost due to waiting? Everything that you risk losing, everything you do lose? The way our actions can be governed so by its influence, and we may not even be aware of it either.

and, as per usual, i cant help but think about how special Crowley and Aziraphale’s dynamic is, because it’s not just made up from one concrete thing/applicable fandom trope. it’s all so, well, ineffable (<3), and it really reminds me of how special it is to be impacted by characters and storylines like this.

There is so much love put into stories like this, and the fact that we can feel the collective grief because we are deeply impacted by it all - is pretty special

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the point of all this rambling? not quite sure myself, but

- grief is so intricate

- i want crowley and aziraphales happy ending so bad right now, but part of that waiting is also making peace with the fact that there is grief written in between the lines, and it’s something that just comes with the process

- im rambling so ok byee 🫡)

[marzimars]

PLEASE, I have to know more about the fanfic you won’t write, that art is incredible and I am intrigued. Why does Gio have black hair in some drawings? Is he a vampire? Are Haruno and Gio different people?? Why is this so good??

So sweet!! And tysm for the questions! I def feel like I’m a better artist than writer so i like to make detailed outlines for fics without any commitment. And I’m glad some of y’all are at least intrigued lol.

Anyways Haruno and Giorno are not different people even tho Fugo feels like they are. From his pov the often meek student is replaced by a bolder and charming blonde who recently joined the gang. It also doesn’t help that “Giorno” insists that he doesn’t know who Haruno is, but he eventually breaks after fugo continues to persist.

Giorno is irritated because he gets a second chance at life (at the cost of his humanity sure) but it seems all Fugo wants is the previous version of him who Giorno has declared as dead and gone. Giorno is now the person Haruno wished he could’ve been, someone with the power to change fate and make his dream a reality. So yeah he’s a vampire here cuz I’m a big fan of vampire gio in general, tho idk if he would know that for sure in this fic so I kinda keep it vague. Not completely human and not completely not human.

Tbh they both want the relationship they shared before but in different impossible ways. oh to be doomed by they narrative. Not completely tho, I don’t have it in me to make a bad end for them. :’)

[drowninginthoughts27]

11/8 Sun Cream Word Count: 854

(infidelity) @pandalilymicrofics

“Did you sleep with him?” Her voice comes out pained, hurt, exhausted even. “Huh, Pandora?” The roughness of it not unlike one of a woman who had be crying, sounding not unlike Pandora’s voice only hours prior. The utter desperation of it, stripped down to the bone, vulnerability at its best. The humility of it almost made Pandora break with her, but only almost, she was done letting herself break for the time being.

“Why does it matter, Lily?” She pressed, biting the inside of her cheek as she spoke and praying that Lily didn’t hear her mirrored pain on the other end of the line. She couldn’t have been more thankful that this conversation wasn’t happening face to face cause if it was Pandora is more than certain that she couldn’t have schooled her emotions as well as she was fighting so hard to do now. Not to mention how she would most definitely react upon seeing Lily so broken if just hearing the hurt in her voice alone distressed her so deeply.

Lily's voice comes through the line much harsher than the barely there whisper that it had been mere seconds before. Almost yelling as she says, “God dammit Pandora! Because it does matter. We matter, or at least we did. To me at least.”

It’s silent on the other end of the line thereafter, aside from Lily’s erratic breathing accompanied by the obvious sounds of her pacing around her apartment (an apartment that up until only a short while ago they had both called home) in a desperate attempt to expel some of her pent up energy despite the people living below her and their rather frequent noise complaints. But Pandora could just barely make out the last few words that she had said, the ones mumbled under her breath, if more to herself than anything, ‘To me at least.’ And all Pandora wants to do is shout back to her that they did matter, that they do matter, that what they had wasn’t one sided at all. That it was true and it was real and it was filled with so much more life and love than anything Pandora had ever experienced before.

But she doesn’t say this, she can’t bring herself to. She doesn’t say anything for that matter, despite how much courage she tries to muster up inside herself. And that’s all the answer Lily needs as she ends the call without even saying goodbye.

And that’s what hurts Pandora the most, not the anger, or the obvious pain in Lily’s voice, it’s the lack of a goodbye. That so deeply uncharacteristic act of Lily’s that makes Pandora truly realizes the severity the situation at hand. How hard the final nail on the coffin that now holds their relationship had just been driven in.

Lily had never left her with that little of a goodbye before. Never before had she not at minimum said a simple ‘I love you’, reassuring Pandora that she would be back, telling her how much she meant to her before either one of them headed out the door. No matter if it was the early hours of the morning when Pandora was barely conscious and Lily was running off for her morning swim at the beach just down the road, rambling on about how she can’t forget her sun cream again for the millionth time. Or in the evenings before Lily went out to the pub with her friends to celebrate whatever major sporting event was on tv as had been a long standing tradition for her. All to come back home to Pandora at the end of the night in her slightly tipsy state and snuggle up next to her, relaying all the stupid stuff she had watched go down throughout her evening out. Or even in the midst of their fighting when Lily needed to just go outside to clear her mind and get a breath of fresh air before they could have a more civilized conversation, even then she said goodbye.

But then again never before had they been in a situation such as this. And Pandora knows deep down inside of herself that she won’t get another chance of redemption after this. To spare their relationship anything more than grief and regret from this moment forward.

Despite how much she tries for it all not to feel real, not to feel so painstakingly true, it does. Not in the way that cold water sends a sharp burn or the breaking of a bone provides a sickening snap. Instead, in a true, gut wrenching way that sinks into every crevasse of her being, reminding her how fatal her mistake had been. Just how much it was bound to cost her.

At the end of it all she can’t help to think how destined she was for this to happen. How she never had been fit for that sort of love and adoration that Lily had given her so freely. She had to go and sabotage it for herself in some subconscious way. Because in the end it was no one else’s doing, all Pandora’s, and there’s nothing she can do to fix it now. It’s simply over.

[y313y]

I’m sleepy so have my two Amy Redesigns. Both taking place as she’s older? I’ve always favored Amy’s classic design; and wanted to incorporate it for the first thing. But uh art is hard. Second is a more recent attempt on how I felt she’d be more grown. SUPER HEAVILY INSPIRED BY BIOGILATES. Idk why I just feel like that brand suits her sm???? Oh long hair is just i felt like it suited her i can go more into depth but this is already so long…

[cassiesdaydreams]

💛⚠️SPOILER ALERT FOR FABLE SMP⚠️💛

Hello! I’m Cassie and I go through a lot of name crises! I was up at 1 am on my Snapchat stories picking each fable characters, including Fable and Isla’s Taylor Swift(The Tortured Poets Department)’s song! Some may not line up with the said characters or their arcs but this is just what I thought for each character. (I promise I’m just a fan and not a die hard swiftie.) As of 7/23/24 I have officially left the fable fandom to move on to other things, loved the time here.

As of now, i wont be supporting Taylor Swift. Thank you and goodnight

•Rae

In my ever so humble opinion, I thought Rae could have been the song Cassandra, all because “So *they* killed Cassandra first, cause she feared the worst” but if you remember in season 3, when Icarus threw the sculk bottle at Rae (I can’t remember the name of the episode) They could have killed him(Rae) and obviously Rae and Icarus being brothers and all, of course he’s gonna worry about him (Icarus). Really, the song Cassandra is about the Greek myth but like.. that’s irrelevant.

•Violet/Centross

When I started this I remembered how Centross was in the little “cell” under (I’ll say the name in which the season permits so s3 is Icarus and 1&2 is Sherbert) Sherbert’s house in season 2. As soon as I realized that, I said “Fresh Out The Slammer” because jail is also called a “slammer.” So “Fresh out the slammer, I know who my first call will be to.” In my mind I thought it meant “I’m out and i know where to go.” But it was one am and I didn’t get far with this one.

•Athena

I said that Athena was “I Can Do It With A Broken Heart” because of one line. “Im a real tough kid, I can handle my sh*t, they said babe you gotta fake it till you make it and I did.” It’s. So. Season. One. Coated. Sherb gaslighting Athena coded.

•Ven

I said Ven was “So High School” because Wet birds frfr. In the wise words of my cousin “Truth, Dare, Spin Bottles, you know how to stab Fable and I know Aristotle.” Of course, season 3, Icarus stabs Fable at the end, and Ven’s a writer (his elytra is book wings and that’s so cool)

•Icarus

Icarus is just “The Alchemy” because 1.) They’re an alchemist and 2.) Him and Ven. This song is just wetbirds coated “Cause the sign on your heart said it’s still reserved for me honestly who are we to fight the alchemy?” Also this kind of connects me to season one at the end of corruption because of “What if I told you I’m back?” And the resets by “This happens once every few lifetimes” representing when Fable would rip a page out to save them from death. Need I say more?

•Wolf

Listen when I was putting this together, my cousin never watched Fable but she said “Fortnight” for Wolf and I thought oh damn, this could be real coated honestly but like honestly “I love you it’s ruining my life” is kinda coated to me

•Ocie

Ocie is just straight up “The Albatross” because this girl is just like “Cross your thoughtless heart, only liquor anoints you, she’s the albatross, she is here to destroy you.” With Ocie being able to control the ocean, she could be the one “here to destroy you” the “terrible danger” the “death you chose.”

•Momboo

Okay so yall remember season one when she went to the prison to try and help Sherbert become uncorrupted? Yeah they just said “I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) and I don’t have a lot more to say about this.

Another thing about Momboo is that she can connect to Ocie cause sisters supremacy. But, there’s a line in The Albatross that says “Wise men once said one bad seed kills the garden” and it’s just so neat to me

•Fable

Fable I hate you a lot guys this is the worst dad like ever. He’s “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” because he definitely is. First he kills his siblings and literally doesn’t care for his stepson like please we get it icarus is biological and you don’t like Rae cause Enderian is a part of him but like for real. Then you try and KILL YOUR OWN KID??? like please. Give him the worst dad who ever lived award.

•Isla

Aw look it’s mother!! I highly believe that if she could she would name her kids “Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus” but she wanted to remember her dad, for Rae. And Fable definitely named Icarus, but I can’t help but headcanon it

•Haley

Everytime I think of Haley, I only have season one to turn to for instances. I always think of the way she was a traveler, and how she left her home to find somewhere new. So I always think of “So Long, London” not meaning a lover/person like the song is talking about, but talking about the place she loved.

•Arisanna

I thought long and hard about what could be a thing about Arisanna, and I came up with Clara Bow, showing that she is the reflection of Soraza “you look like Clara Bow in this light, remarkable.” And how Soraza looks like who came before her, and who came before said other.

•Will

I was trying to figure out Will and I said “thanK you aIMee” because it’s like Will saying f^ck you to Fable for hurting his homeland. Hurting his culture and messing it up. Once again, it was like 1:30 here and I just was going through the stages of tired.

•Addie

I said Addie was “The Bolter” because she was reclusive but I also didn’t know much about her. She has a very pretty character design even though I don’t like spiders. (also the bolter is just a good song)

•Aax

is just “How Did It End?” Coated to me and honestly I have no reason for it. I honestly have no reason for a bit of this but maybe how did it end? was for him and Theo? I know we don’t know a lot about him so I’m headcanoning that. But I’m not sure haha

•Caspian

I think I said “The Prophecy” for Caspian because of him being trapped in the end prison and also looking for someone who he loved. Especially for the line “Please I’ve been on my knees, change the prophecy” being in jail being the prophecy, “…don’t want money, just someone who wants my company” meaning he wants someone who knows they’d want him around.

•Ulysses

I said “Peter” because I think when it comes to medical things, he’s the leader. So “forgive me Peter, my lost fearless leader” but honestly this song just makes me ramble on and on and on to be honest so I’ll stop the drabble about “Peter” here haha

•Jamie

For Jamie I said “Robin” because obviously, Jamie is a bear (and I find that cool actually no one knows) also the lines that say “You got the dragonflies above your bed, you have a favorite spot on the swing set, you have no room in your dreams for regrets” just makes me think of childhood innocence between him and Easton.

•Easton

I seen Easton as “I Hate It Here” with everything that went on between Sherbert and Momboo (Season 3, glitched death) so they would be like “I hate it here so I will go to secret gardens in my mind” which is honestly coated and I can’t pinpoint why.

•Galahad

I see Galahad as “Florida!!!” And I don’t know why. I kinda just see them as someone who wants to escape from their troubles. They want to get away but not in the sense Easton wants to. He’s tired of the fighting. They’re tired of Fable and the wars.

•Seven

Seven is just “My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys” because he’s a robot and as I see it, better off powered down permanently and broken down.

•The Whole Fable Cast

Honestly, this has been such an rollercoaster for me with figuring everything out about quixian and lore after missing a stream or two after being at an amusement park. Thank you for the best 3 years! Because every story has a manuscript, the song for the whole cast is “The Manuscript.”

Now all thats left is the manuscript, one last souvenir from my trip to your shores. Now and then we reread the manuscript, but the story isn’t ours anymore

The manuscript could be the vods by the way.

[little-pup-pip]

12: what’s some good advice you want to share?

Hmm, I see a lot of people worried about not doing things 'right', and I don't like it! There's no wrong thing to enjoy, or an incorrect way to play, or talk, or look, none of it is wrong!! If there's any advice I have, it's to let your regression be yours!!

[aceofstars0]

Basil with my left hand vs right hand lol

As a side note, I sometimes have to remind myself what it's like to be a beginner by switching my hands. I was teaching my friend how to crochet a few days ago and whenever I do that I realize that I can't just tell them to tighten their yarn because they don't know how to do that yet, they really don't know what it means. So I go home and I crochet (or in this case draw) with my opposite hand because whenever I use my left hand, I suddenly forget anything I ever learned about that skill and it shows me what the beginner is going through.

[volturiprincess]

this may be an stupid question but why do vampires purr like cats

like for example when they hug their mates

I had a fellow mutual receive the same question (I am assuming your the same person, no judgement💙, all questions are welcomed, no question is considered "stupid").

But to answer your question I think vampires purr mostly when they are content and at peace with there mate. I read somewhere that they only purr for their mate, also there not exactly human either, there considered a "monster", so like any creature they make unhuman noises. I think its adorable they can purr.

[sapphosdickandballs]

Have you ever cried while watching a movie?

Have you ever listened to kpop? (I'm actually really curious about this one)

Would you rather never be able to go out during the day or never be able to go out at night?

Would you rather be a vampire or a witch?

I cried while watching so many movies. Cried during titanic cried during steel magnolias (FUCK that movie that made me bawl like a baby) cried while watching coco. I am a crybaby fr

Have I listened to kpop. Yes I’ve listened to kpop I love kpop. I like Twice especially, New Jeans (Cookie is the best song ever), TxT (Tomorrow x Together) BABI. Loona for sure, and not all of itzy’s songs but Cheshire is really good. Not a big fan of male kpop groups (tho male kpop stars are on another level of attractive it’s insane) I don’t really like BTS or Stray Kids. Those are the only two I’ve listened to tho, or at least those are the names I remember.

Never be able to go out at night after 7 pm I never leave my house anyway except sometimes to go get food. I’m tiredddd

Hrmmmm. Probably a witch. I really wouldn’t wanna be immortal. And I want magic. And I really find vampires hot but I wouldn’t wanna be one honestly I like garlic too much

[skylarsblue]

I haven’t written for him yet, but I have been toying with an Arthur Morgan idea. And I like to have “tropes” for dynamics when I write.

For example; Michael & Y/N’s dynamic in SOAF&K/SOACC is greedy and hungry. Y/N desires to be so engrained in Michael’s being that she’s housed in his ribs and warmed by his blood. To take him over from the inside. While Michael is starving, aching for sweetness in a shade of red to seep between his teeth and linger in his mouth, to be full of something that won’t leave. To her, he is a tangy and bitter fruit to pull apart and devour. To him, she is a warm cut of meat, still bleeding and tough, which pulls at his primal need to relinquish hunger and forces him to sink his teeth in like an animal, even if the meal he’s having is keeping him alive. Constantly eating and constantly providing a meal. Ouroboros, if I were to simplify it.

But that’s not how I’d see a character like Arthur, personally. Excluding all his hesitance and self doubt, I can’t imagine his kind of love as selfish. I’m not entirely sure if I’ve pinned it down, but so far, what I’ve gathered in a sense of warmth. A kind of affection that is raw but in a natural way. Not like skinning an animal raw, but bare. Skin warmed by the sun and grown from the earth. And soft spoken sentiments said in private, the wind and sky for a witness. Not out of shame but because to see him so bare is a privilege he’s wary to hand out, and scared to do again. But aching for. The kind of ache that can only be described as hurt, even without physical pain. Like an invisible lead pulling on his soul toward something softer, something more gentle than the life he has, even if he doesn’t think he deserves it. And the desperation to provide an environment for that softness to remain and grow. He’s used to bitter black coffee, and maybe there’s comfort in familiarity, but there’s a healing in something sweet, special for him.

This went on for way too long and I am dissociated, so writing is hard to keep coherent. Cause I am not- here- all the way. But I hope this gets some kind of point across.

[saytrrose]

mineral master give us a mineral fact

The softest mineral on Earth is talc, a silicate mineral that’s used in many products such as makeup cosmetics and baby powder. People also often put talc in food items like packaged rice, chewing gum to even manufactured pill tablets.

I think the reason people put talc in so much is because it’s an anti-caking agent that keeps other ingredients from clumping together during production. It’s perfectly fine adding to food and such as far as I’m aware but as someone who has.. licked a sample of talc as a dare… yuck..

It’s actually pretty hazardous on its own, you can get poisoned. But not to worry! There is such thing as talc purification before they put it in consumable items.

[fallenwhumpee]

Apperantly, if you gave your whumpee enough coffee, your whumpee just wouldn't be sleeping that night. Not because the coffee would keep them awake. No. They would feel miserable and sleepy, but they wouldn't be able to close their tired eyes or stop the shakiness that took over their body every once in a while, tensing randomly as they sit/lay down. There would be a subtle ache just between their brows that would ease little when pressed, but it would come back again and again until whumpee could think of nothing else. Their heartbeat would be loud enough to echo in their mind. And if they drank too much, they would actually start to think if they had drank poison instead of coffee.

[galaxycunt]

#17, #20, and #21 for the Pride OC ask! <3

-rory

17. Do you share identity with any of your ocs? Which ones?

-non binary bisexual ysari the bard lmao but in the kinda person that feels like a lameo bc Im like hmm all these ocs could be bi why not but don’t do f/f lmao but i wrote some ideas of it

20. Have your ocs helped you in self discovery? How?

So I had Rachel my fnv oc who’s a lesbian and my durge who’s also a lesbian and I’m like hmmm I like the kissing I see on my tv n in my head writing this all down a lot better

I’m still in the wait am I lesbian does it matter should it matter lemme just kiss shadowheart a bunch to make sure phase lol

21. Free ramble card wee

I wish the girl companions in fallout wasn’t girl who sucks, where are me lucky charms, and born sexy yesterday like what the hell 😭😭 I also haven’t done much f/f or queer writings bc I’m like content brained bc I write a few things no one likes it and then I’m like ok I see but I do enjoy writing shuggy but I really should just write my Mara/Ellie fic bc the whole GUESS WHAT MOM N DAD THIS IS MY GF!!! Would be funnier

It’s like I feel guilty writing straight pairings bc I want that sweet sweet validation I’m a good writer n ppl read that more lmao but I wanna write my shadowheart fics n see if I keep writing I’m like wow I am very gay sorry husband lol

[kisakis-boyfriend]

[Transcription: Are you just kinda over what’s on this blog rn, or has something else in particular shifted your attention? Just curious about where your current interests are at. End transcription]

Honestly a few other things have shifted my attention. Mainly a couple Persona games (one of which will release in February, and I will definitely focus on that once it's out!).

I've spent some time playing a game that I wasn't able to finish last year, simultaneously taking a break from writing after the holidays, and it has been really nice to revisit that.

I'm usually extremely busy and I only ever had a few hours to write every day, but now it's even more limited than that. Not forcing myself to write within the 2 hours of free time that I have has been a blessing. I just spend it playing a game or cleaning, maybe reading soon.

I still love writing, I just can't force myself to do so when my brain is obsessed with something else 😅