#i remember meeting my great grandpa specifically I think

[boomerang109]

i am an incredibly sentimental person and lately i find myself remembering items i once had and wondering what happened to them and mourning them

[pain-is-too-tired]

I'm gonna be projecting a lot with this one but-

I wished Rick would've explored family dynamics/relationships more.

Specifically, about the dead.

There is a few times were Rick brushes on family that isn't just character's parents that are dead/ never really able to meet a character.

One in relation to characters we've met- Hazel and Bianca.

I seen some mention I believe idea of "mourning someone you never met" with Hazel. But I think it isn't just cause she struggles with feeling she's just a replacement to her.

I think would've been interesting see her grappling with the fact that she has a sister she'll never meet.

Bianca isn't just Nico's sister, though of course their connection is stronger blood wise, but she's also Hazel's.

A sister she never met. Who she knows died why she's in the underworld. I think would've been interesting to see her have moments where she wished she got to know her. Where she craves that bond.

And think could be even more interesting to pair that with the Sammy and Leo situation.

Leo likely grew up hearing a lot about his family, including Sammy. Maybe even his mother mentioning that he's sometimes like him.

I think would've been interesting if that was one the stories he clung to on the run. His aunt wanted nothing to do with him, his mom was gone, and high likely lot of his other family members were gone too before then.

Maybe he clung to those stories in a sense to feel he's still connected to his family?

Than he meets Hazel, who unlike Leo had much more time with Sammy. Who looks at him and see Sammy first.

I think that could've made interesting interactions. Either he even more so hangs out with her to hear about Sammy. Or maybe he has a tiny sense of resentment. That someone he hardly knows got to know Sammy more than just through stories.

Again, mourning someone you never met.

I think it actually was a missed opportunity. Hazel lives in the shadow of Bianca's death, why Leo lives in the shadow of Sammy's. Both grappling with that. That been part of how their friendship is intertwined. It isn't just one sided "you look like a guy I was close with/ might've dated" but also "You got to know someone in my family I grew up wishing for a connection to."

In a similar vain,I wish we got more of Percy thinking about his mortal family.

We learn about his grandparents and great uncle in the first book. That Sally's parents died in a plane crash. Yet despite that it doesn't really go much further other than Estelle being named after Sally's mom.

Percy's fear of flying, which we somewhat see in tlt, is mainly based on Zeus.

But think that at least his grandparents being in his thoughts as well would've made sense.

I think it would've been a cool comparison to have his feelings on his grandparents and great uncle, who he heard plenty about but never met, be clashed with his thoughts on his immortal family.

Jim and Estelle were kind and helpful couple,Sally was young when they died but likely still had some fond memories. And what she didn't know her uncle might've told her.

Percy already struggles between his mortal and immortal sides in his life. Usually represented with Rachel.

But imagine part of that being his crave to have known his mortal grandparents and great-uncle. To recognize that part of him.

He's Sally Jackson's son, Jim and Estelle Jackson's grandson. That's still apart of him.

Actually, given how the show seems to be focusing on family in terms of the gods, I think that would be interesting to explore that concept there.

We didn't get the mention of his grandparents in the first season (that I can remember at least). But there's room to explore it later on. I mean, Sally very much is not game for Percy calling Kronos grandpa. And if that is explored more than just a joke it be sweet to see a scene of her talking about her parents to him.

Heck, maybe a scene were Kronos/someone else brings up Kronos as Percy's grandfather and we get a call back to the "I'm Sally Jackson's son" with him going "I'm Jim and Estelle Jackson's grandson!" Instead.

Just- ugh 😭 weak for family dynamics like that. I think it's just something you don't see very much, but at least with me I have these kinda feeling of wanting a connection with lot of family I never got to meet. Especially when you're told you look like said person.

You hear stories and just...get this longing? I don't how to explain it hdgd

But yeah. Family dynamics my beloved.

[shitpostmontgomery]

Ancestral Tips for Obstructing Fascists

The progressive backlash to "It's always correct to punch a Nazi" watered down the fact that it is, actually, always correct to punch a Nazi. Now Nazis are emboldened and think that they're Winning(tm). We didn't punch hard enough in 2016 and now it's going to actively be dangerous to do so, thanks to the Fascists supporting the police in a bi-directional agreement.

So, here are some tips I got from my Grandpa on how to Gleefully Obstruct Fascists (GOF), Tips from a WW2 Vet (who was raised by a WW1 vet, and whose son fought in Cambodia to take down the Khmer Rouge. We got a lot of military history in this family but let's focus on the important stuff).

Take Care of Your Safety Remember how a lot of Trump voters smiled to your face, agreed with you, promised to vote for Democrats, and then straight-up lied because they privately voted how they wanted? Yeah, you need to stop being naive and try it yourself. Especially when your safety is at risk. If you're Queer, Pagan, Gay, Progressive, at work No You're Not. Yes sir, no sir, three bags full sir, the most helpful little idiot you can possibly be. There is a time and a place to feel safe but the public isn't your community, and being 'Out' doesn't mean being public. Public isn't safe anymore. It isn't safe anymore.

Don't Sell Out Your Comrades Just because you're pretending to go along with it, doesn't mean you get lazy and actually just go along with it. My ancestors who went behind enemy lines risked their lives, they didn't magically become Nazis and genociders while they were there. They kept helping while they were behind the lines; they supported their comrades, looked the other way instead of reporting to the 'authorities', and Obstructed.

Fascists are Sloppy, Even When They Look Slick Take a look at your local fascists. Do they know their history? Their Geography? Their Science? How things work under the hood? Of course not. You do. So when they ask you to grease the machine? Apply glue. 'Accidentally' lose paperwork that will get people deported. "Sorry sir, I didn't see it happen" when they try to get you to be a witness to something that shouldn't be a crime. "They were right here the whole time", and "They're with me, officer". Vote in the local elections, the council elections, the state elections, the senate elections. Attend everything, record everything, download and print everything that's important to you.

This is a Great Time to Be Autistic (Unless they go full Eugenicist, in which case you may have to mask for your safety. See point #1). For those who can't successfully GOF while behind enemy lines, be annoying. Lean fully into your desire to nitpick. Ask for specifics, and documentation, every time. Ask for the names of people approving things. Get the transcripts. Insist on full due process, and act offended if the fascists try to waive the process. If they want to change the process, insist on following the process required to change the process. Grind activities to a halt with consultation meetings, amendment meetings, board meetings, review meetings, 'just one more thing before we go', and inviting every man and his dog to those damn meetings so 'everyone has a say! :)'. You ALL know how infuriating it is when managers engage in groupthink and nothing actually gets done, so you know how to weaponise it. And if the approval meeting fails by even one vote, one error, one technicality, let it fall. Due process is due process. If they want to ruin your life make them goddamned work for it. Many of them won't.

Make it Expensive Inconvenience is also financial. They'll gut your healthcare, skyrocket your food and your rent, and generally make it hard to live, so feel free to return the favour. If you're a mechanic, it's your duty to only fix one thing at a time when their car is in the shop. If you're a grocery store worker, now is a great time to get their orders wrong. Misplace their chocolate bars, substitute their bread for tortillas every time. No shampoo, just bars of soap. If you know who your local Fascists are, you know who isn't getting the family and friends discount. Who doesn't get the extra portion of chips for free. Who no longer get your casseroles, who get charged to have a plumber visit their house but 'can't find the blockage', and whose electricians suddenly realize that a LOT of wiring needs to be replaced for safety reasons. Pull the fire alarm for the oil and gas company buildings, just casually. Waste their money, waste their time. If Fascists want community they should have earned it. We live in a society, and society is pissed.

Plan Your Workarounds Fascists like to screw everyone over, so you will be inconvenienced as well. Stock up on Plan B, medications, and masks. Get your hand sanitizer and disinfectant cleaning materials. Clear your devices of any tracking apps like the ones for your period, your health, your sleep, and your location. Memorize the names and numbers of attorneys who will help you if you get arrested. Find the organisations mobilizing to get people access to abortions and healthcare. Print hard copies of your voter registration, your identity documents, and union affiliations. Stash some cash for the possibility of banks going down, even temporarily. Leave sites like X and Facebook, and stop engaging with family/friends who you don't trust to keep you safe. They will rat you out, they will get you arrested, and they'll laugh about it. Prepare for natural disasters to hit your home, because you can't trust the government to save you. Get your tea candles, matches, and terracotta pots for arctic blasts, and get your USB-powered condenser air conditioner units with a high-capacity powerbank (solar powered, ideally) for heatwaves. You'll want high quality masks for poor air quality, bottled water, and a plan in place to evacuate. Find the sites that allow you to monitor conditions for yourself; the state probably won't tell you until it's too late.

Boycott Every time a boycott has been applied en masse, it's worked. Did you know that the term was based on the time it happened in Ireland? How Tumblr's stocks tanked so hard Yahoo was forced to sell, and it became useable again? How Starbucks desperately started donating money to Gaza in an effort to get customers to return? How Macdonald's is scrambling to lower prices to get people to come back? How fuel prices dipped every time there was a lockdown because if nobody buys gas, the gas producers panic? Find a way to work without gas. No more financial support to big corporations that funded this nightmare. No more Coca-cola products. No more Cadbury products. Avoid Unilever, shun Nestle, BP, Santos, you name it. Stop buying fast fashion. Block Shein, Temu, and all that trash from your devices. Stop supporting the celebrities who turned their backs on you. Merchandise is tacky, and so is rewarding people for throwing you to the wolves. I know it's a lot of work. I know it'll be hard, but surviving is the most important part right now. Survive, get through it, and make the Fascists so frustrated and demoralized that they give up. We are more tenacious than them. We are smarter than them. We are kinder than them. We can support each other through this and if they want a crumb of the love we possess for our neighbours they'll need to start pitching the fuck in.

[avida-heidia-5]

Wheeeeeeeeee thanks for the tag @magdacimy!!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

Who is your favourite driver?

Cute. Sexy. Mischievous. Clever. Kind-hearted. Generous. Selfless. Babygirliest of all babygirls. He’s the loveliest human being on the planet, really.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, thee one and only…

*drum roll*

Karun Chandhok!

Wait, no. Hang on. That can’t be right. Where have all my notes gone?

Ah, here they are! *ahem*

Ladies and gentlemen, my favourite F1 driver of all time isssssss…

*drum roll*

✨ Sebastian Vettel! ✨

Wooo, big surprise! Who could’ve seen that coming? I’m so predictable! 😂

Do you have other favourite drivers?

Why, yes I do! In no order in particular, I love Kimi Räikkönen, Charles Leclerc, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Mark Webber, Mika Häkkinen, Alex Albon, Ollie Bearman, Daniel Ricciardo, Oscar Piastri, Esteban Ocon, Giancarlo Fisichella, Esteban Gutiérrez, and Carlos Sainz Jr..

I haven’t watched any races from the classic era yet (By that, I mean the 50’s all the way up to the mid-90’s), so I can’t list any classic F1 drivers. There will be one out very soon though when I get around to it. 😉

Who is your least favourite driver?

Max V, Checo Pérez, Pierre Gasly, Felipe Massa, and Nelson Piquet are ones that spring to mind. Put simply, they’re all horrid people. Except Gasly (as far as I know), who I ultimately don’t care that much about.

Do you pull for drivers or do you like teams as well?

My heart will always go towards the drivers I love or drivers I want to see do well, no matter which team they drive for.

If you like teams which teams do you pull for?

We’re primarily a McLaren household, but we’re happy to support any team that happens to be at the top of the standings. The odd Ferrari. The odd Aston Martin. You know how it is.

How long have you been into F1?

Oooooh since around 2004-2005, I think. I don’t know the exact moment when it all started, but I vividly remember my interest in the sport reaching its peak when I watched the 2005 season live on the telly, specifically the Japanese GP when my boy Kimi Räikkönen started from dead last on the grid to overtaking Giancarlo Fisichella on the final lap to take 1st place. What a race that was! 😍😍😍 To this day, my love for F1 has never waned, even when there were some bad or tedious races here and there.

What got you into F1?

My parents! They introduced it to me when I was 4 or 5 years old.

Do you enjoy fic/rpf?

Uuuuhhhh…

*rapidly closes numerous AO3 tabs*

Noooooooo don’t be silly! As if I would ever read that stuff. Mm mmm. Not me. Heh heh.

How do you view new fans?

I’m a bit mixed. I’m torn between excitement and annoyance depending on where their interest in the sport stems from.

If you could take over as team principal for any team, who would it be and why?

I’d steal the Williams spreadsheet and make that team great again like it’s the 1990’s! I feel really bad for James Vowles and some of the drivers.

Are your friends and family into F1?

My parents, obviously! My sister has recently started watching it too. (She’s a huge Lando Norris fan and a McLaren supporter!) My grandparents on my dad’s side don’t watch it as much but they are known to watch it from time to time when nothing’s on. My grandpa on my mum’s side watches it on occasion but he would rather watch the rugby instead. 😂

My friends in real life don’t watch F1 sadly, so I can’t have any conversations about it. 😢 However, I have some lovely friends on Discord who watch and ramble on about F1. I love being around those people as I can talk freely and comfortably about things related to it with hardly any problems. I would really love to meet those people in real life too. 🥰🥰🥰

Are you open to talking to other fans/making friends?

HELL YEAH, I AM!!!! I’m always looking forward to making some friends with F1 fans.

Tagging @racingliners, @vroomjohnwatson, @kaossbells, @lottie1824, @zoomguanyu, @pumpkinnning, @wanderingblindly, @miss-malheur, @msmirrorball21, and whoever sees this that hasn’t been tagged but wants to do this. Feel free to ignore this post if you’ve done this already, that’s completely fine. 💙

[fourswords]

tell me ur thoughts on minish cap link plss. u have such good takes

oh my boy....i have so many of them. for starters i think his serious/angry demeanor is something he's had his whole short life. like do you know how there just seems to be a specific brand of children that are like little walking talking professional adults. i think he's been like that since the day he was born. i also think he lost his parents when he was too young to remember them (probably to a disease or smth that passed through hyrule town) and that's why it's just him and his grandpa and people tend to think that that's why he's so serious all the time but no. he's just like that. he doesn't even really care about not having parents outside of idly wondering what would be different if they were still there sometimes but i think he's one of those people who just has a sort of "if it's not something i can fix then there's really no use in thinking about it when i have other things i could be doing" mentality. he's got grandpa and that's always been enough for him.

since he and zelda canonically went to school together i really like to think it was one of those things where zelda basically just attached herself to him like a leech and refused to be shaken off because everyone but him was too intimidated by her princesses status to be her friend. and also because since grandpa smith and king daltus are good & old friends ("He and King Daltus are friends and enjoyed a pleasant rivalry as youths.") i think that she actually would have met smith before when he came to visit the castle (link didn't want to go because the thought of hanging around a castle while his grandpa hung out with his friend sounded boring) so she meets his grandkid and she's like "!!!!!! NEW FRIEND" and meanwhile link is just sitting there like. Get off my arm. What are you doing. which is so far removed from the "uhhh yes princess zelda no princess zelda bye princess zelda" treatment that she was getting that it just motivates her even more. and obviously eventually they do become great friends!

speaking of link and school though... in the game when you go to the school the teacher mentions that she hasn't seen link in a long time and that it was good that he came back which makes me think. okay either link is skipping school solely for the sake of this adventure, his grandpa is LETTING him skip school for some reason or another, or link is skipping school in general (maybe because of something like zelda getting pulled out to study more in-depth about princess things with her private tutors?) and grandpa decidedly Does Not know about it. and since link and smith live in south hyrule field instead of in hyrule town itself it may just be very easy for link TO skip school. either way i think it's hilarious. maybe he sneaks into the castle to visit zelda sometimes like how zelda sneaks out of hyrule castle to go visit him? that one sounds likely.

AND speaking of zelda sneaking out to drag him to the picori festival i think that this is something she continues to do for their whole lives. link is bound and determined to hole himself up and do nothing but work on swords sometimes when they're older (or he just forgets that he's a person who needs to Eat and Drink and whatnot) and zelda just kind of. kicks down the door like HEYYYYY YOU'RE COMING WITH ME TO GO LOOK AT THIS COOL ROCK I FOUND IN THE GARDENS <333 and link is like. couldn't you have just. brought it here? and zelda is like NO <333333333 and drags him there. like so

(the minish cap manga isn't something that i think really Adds anything to the story like the four swords adventures manga or the skyward sword prequel manga and as such i focus more on the game and its storyline instead, but it was nice to finally read through the manga and see So Many Of My Ideas For Link Reinforced. VINDICATION)

as for his adventure.... i really do think link took zelda getting turned into stone and him failing to do anything about it really really hard. especially since his grandpa told link before they left the house to look after her but mostly because she was his first and only friend and he failed her. his inner dialogue is so genuinely distraught when you (as the player) interacts with zelda-as-a-statue and it's genuinely so sad to see. like the equivalent of when ss link started crying when ss zelda sealed herself away to sleep for thousands of years. and tbh i think that's really when his angry-looking demeanor turned into more of an angry personality. or maybe not angry, per se, but definitely determined to a fault. i think he did all the game's sidequests but he always did so (at first at least) in kind of a rushed manner, y'know? and tbh i think ezlo kind of helped to slow him down a little bit despite the fact that ezlo was always the one to be urging him onwards—ezlo would be like "hurry up you lazy boy!" and link would get so irritated that he would slow down on purpose. like a sort of "WELL NOW THAT YOU TOLD ME TO SPEED UP I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT >:(" and it goes a long way for cooling his Rage levels down to just Grumpy levels.

meeting with the minish helps him out as well to act less like a Haggard Adult and more like the kid he is! they're all so warm to him that he literally can't find it in himself to deny them when they invite him in for a cup of berry juice or something. one thing i liked about the manga is that it had link help out with the restoration of the broken pieces of the picori blade into the white sword, and i'm absolutely integrating that into my mc link belief system. i also think that he nags melari and his disciples like crazy because he doesn't know whether or not he'll ever get the chance to ask them about things again. immediately after his adventure, without ezlo around, he can't shrink down to their size anymore BUT he can still see them even when he gets well past the age limit. he's not called the hero of the minish for nothing! and i love to think that eventually he figures out a spell to shrink on his own.

as for him and the four sword....i think one big thing about the four sword that not enough people take advantage of in writing about it is that it's an elemental sword. the master sword is a sword of the divine but the four sword is made from the pure essences of the earth and wind and fire and water and even the gods themselves know the power of the elements and all that they bring (did demise not call down lightning from a storm of water and wind to aid him in his battle, instead of using his own dark powers? did the golden goddesses not use water to flood hyrule to wipe out the darkness staining the land? was the power of the master sword not granted by the sacred fires?). so i like to think that when link finally brought together all four elements and the picori blade finally became The Four Sword it was something he could feel all the way down to the core of him—the earth under his feet, the wind in his lungs, water in his blood and a fire in his heart. it's how he was able to get to vaati so fast when the time limit part happened—the elements themselves were aiding him, in their own way. and i like to think that some part of him can still feel that same sort of guiding sway even after sealing vaati away and leaving the four sword behind—it's more distant, but he always knows the moment his fires reach the right temperatures to work with in the forge, and if he closes his eyes while walking on land or on the cloud tops or while swimming in the water he always somehow finds himself at his intended destination no matter what.

but also, and i've brought this up before a few times (and it's an idea that isn't set in stone for me, just something fun to think about), but i reallyyyyy think it'd be so fucking interesting if the four sword's splitting of its later wielders came not from any interference with its magic from vaati but from it reacting to a wish from mc link: that he didn't have to fight alone. no matter how brave or scrappy or angry he is, he's still just one very young kid against all these monsters (and VAATI, who was, at that point, very close to matching the strength of a god as a result of absorbing so much of the light force. he even transported link to a Special Place that went on seemingly forever for the final battle, just like demise did with ss link). i think there would be some tiny part of him that wished that someone was there to watch his back, no matter how capable he might have grown to be. maybe he looked at the identical, transparent copies of himself while fighting vaati and went "why do they always have to disappear the moment they get hit?! why can't they be solid like me and actually help me FIGHT?!" and the four sword heard that and was like "you got it little man 👍" and then because it's just made up of the elements and doesn't actually have any sort of conscious spirit like the master sword and fi it just. split the four-who-are-one and fs and fsa link's entire souls into four HAHA

back to thinking about him and zelda, i think that they would be kind of nervous at the next annual picori festival because of the way things went down the year prior, but once the festival goes off without a hitch this time they start to relax again. i also think they hold hands the whole festival but it's not because of what the surrounding townspeople are thinking ("ooooh they're such a cute pair <3 the sweet little princess and her stoic little hero <33") and more because it's a reminder to both of them that zelda is no longer a damn statue lmao. i think it was as bad on zelda's side as it was on link's side because zelda literally admits she was having visions of link during his adventure in both the game and the manga. she was conscious for that whole thing to some degree. i think she gets even MORE energetic (which didn't seem possible to people before) after the whole shebang just because she can move around again and i think that link puts up a LOT less of a fight when it comes to letting her drag him around places too. and he smiles more often after his adventure! to the great wonder of the townspeople and the great relief of his grandpa LMAO. and i think zelda starts nagging him about wanting to go climb the giant vines that touch the sky and meeting zeffa and visiting the wind tribe and so that's exactly what they go do. one of the greatest joys in life is chasing your best friend around on top of a cloud with the wind at your back!

eventually he outgrows the hat ezlo made for him and i think he gets so so so sad about it (not outwardly but. zelda and his grandpa can still tell) so zelda asks him if she can turn the hat into another article of clothing for him instead and he agrees. and she makes him another hat in its place that actually fits him now and he gets so happy about it.

i do think he also wears that roc's cape of his all the time too because thinks it looks super cool. not that you can tell because. again. he's still got the world's angriest resting face <3

[crossdressingdeath]

Loghain: Yes, what is it? Ah, you are Duncan's new Grey Warden, I assume. Tahel: I'm not a Grey Warden yet. Loghain: You impressed his majesty, nonetheless. He could not contain his excitement over your meeting. Loghain: Cailan's fascination with the Wardens goes beyond the ordinary. Are you aware his father brought your order back to Ferelden? Tahel: A fascination you don't share. Loghain: The Wardens are impressive, but not as relevant as Cailan thinks. Loghain: I hear you're from the Circle of Magi. The First Enchanter spoke highly of you—a great achievement, for one so young. Loghain: I don't suppose you'll be riding into the thick of battle with the rest of your fellows, will you? Tahel: I don't know. Loghain: If Cailan has his way, you will. Loghain: Now I must return to my task. Pray that our king proves amenable to wisdom, if you're the praying sort. Tahel: And if he doesn't? Loghain: Then simply pray.

Obsessed with this conversation. To start with you do get this meeting with Loghain under false pretenses; the guard assumes you have a message to pass on, and you don't correct him. But Loghain doesn't get angry at all! He doesn't even tell you to fuck off, he takes the time to speak to this young recruit on the eve of battle despite being extremely busy! Like, that does say something about him!

And then first off he recognizes you, which... okay, he probably heard about you from Cailan, but at the very least he did remember, assuming he didn't specifically ask Cailan what the new Warden recruit looked like. And he makes a point of telling you that you impressed the king. I don't know if that's unique to the "I'm not a Grey Warden yet" dialogue option, but using that option it really does feel like his attempt at offering some... comfort? Encouragement? Like, "You might not be a Grey Warden yet, but you've already impressed the king as a recruit".

Also he spoke to Irving? He spoke to Irving about Surana/Amell? First off when did that happen, but also either he specifically asked about them or Irving started talking about them completely unasked, and I'm not sure which is more fun. I love anything that suggests Irving gushes over Surana/Amell like a proud grandpa, but also the concept of Loghain specifically asking about them is also very good! ...Wait. Best option: Loghain asked about Irving's apprentices to be polite the last time they met for whatever reason and was subjected to an hours-long talk about Irving's special baby apprentice and Loghain has never forgotten. The First Enchanter spoke very highly of them. At length.

But also I love how he shares his concerns with this random recruit with zero hesitation? Cailan doesn't know what he's doing, he's not listening to his strategist, his obsession with the Grey Wardens has made him overconfident and the army is in deep shit if he doesn't start listening to reason, and Loghain just... tells the Warden about it. That seems like a lot of sensitive information to give a Grey Warden recruit! But he just does. I think he's just a little stressed out, which makes sense under the circumstances.

If memory serves this conversation comes up again at the Landsmeet, and Loghain mentions how at this time neither of them have any idea of what's going to happen, and... yeah, it's really true. This conversation is so much more in hindsight, knowing where things are going! I always wonder if some small part of Loghain is glad that the young recruit he spoke to the morning before the battle survived Ostagar, even if he is then attempting to kill them. He's clearly not too broken up about failing to kill them.

[dootznbootz]

Alright you know which character I am going to ask about HAHAHA. So - the man of many ways - and 1, 7, 21 and 25!

1.) Why do you like or dislike this character?

There are so many reasons I love this scrappy lil idiot. I've already talked about it but he's painfully human. He's a man who hates as deeply as he loves. And while yes, he's an asshole for so many reasons, (So SO many reasons) he also IS pretty nice in some parts even to strangers. He tries to give Amphinomus the chance to leave. And even then, before he left, everybody talked about how wonderful he was. (remember this guy was a "Mad King" right before he left) We KNOW he's a trickster and usually won't hesitate to swindle you but he still is very adamant about Xenia and I don't think all of his "kindness" is JUST for show and for "swindle".

He is a family man!!! He'd trade the world to see his son and wife!!!! 😭 And as someone has mentioned on here before he basically has no higher morals than wife and son and that's just...skldjfklds

I could go on and on about how much I love this silly man and his story. This is definitely a hyperfixation that won't leave! I'm actually kind of weird with him because I don't see him as "evil. evil man. (affectionate)" like I think other folks do. He sucks but idk, I think if I met him irl, I'd probably give him some logs from outside for him to make something with. I know damn well he'd probably steal my wallet and giggle about it later but idk. He's just...a Man.🥺 That's another thing. I think people forget that he is NOT a demigod compared to the other well-known heroes. Hermes is his great-grandpa and he's Athena's pet. that is NOTHING compared to being the CHILD of a god. And I'm a doofus who weirdly relates to him. I too go feral when people are mean to people I care about and/or are simply being an asshole. And I am also in love with Penelope!!! 🥰

7.) What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you like?

The fact that everyone calls him a "wet cat". It's so silly and specific but PERFECT and I love that. Also, one thing I find neat is that out of ALL the heroes? so many artists doodle him differently. It's like the very IDEA of him is "always changing" and not consistent. The only thing I've seen that's consistent is his hair usually being darker (but changes from red/brown/black depending on the artist), that he's strong, and that he has a "shit-eating grin". But usually the face is never consistent (square or narrow faced? Tall or short? Long or short hair? Is he more like a "weasel" or like a "ram" (as he's described in the Iliad.)

Honestly, there isn't much that I don't like when it comes to fandom! :D as long as it keeps his Love of wife and son (VERY IMPORTANT), his "scrappiness", and as long as he's still "morally gray" but not "evil". then I'm happy :D

21.) If you're a fic writer and have written for this character, what's your favorite thing to do when you're writing for this character? What's something you don't like?

SIMPING.

I'm a romantic bitch and as I said, I am basically in love with Penelope so this shit writes ITSELF. I am living and loving through both of these con artists.

This ties into simping but also how much he dotes on his loved ones. He loves his baby boy!!! He carries him whenever he can and practically everywhere he goes. "Yes, my baby is in the council meeting. He is actually more coherent than you, Leodes. Dear wife, can you rip this fool's self-esteem into shreds? I need to put Telemachus down for his nap." (history only partially exists when it's a timeless story >:D "Dads weren't that involved back then-" SHUSH YOUR MOUTH! /j ) I LOVE FLUFF!!! 😭 I also love banter and teasing. It's especially fun with Odysseus and Penelope as it usually ends up with them snuggling and giggling 🥹

I really hate writing "old-timey talk". ಥ‿ಥ As you can see, I am very fucking casual when I text/talk so this has been a STRUGGLE. Also just with how much research it is. I love it but yeah...anytime I start to write I realize I need to know what wildflowers are native to Greece and what time of year they bloom because Odysseus wants to get flowers for his wife >:( (While also trying to make sure his son doesn't eat them because he's teething and trying to shove everything into his mouth as babies do)

25.) What was your first impression of this character? How about now?

Oh, no... 😅 I won't lie. Basically, all my knowledge about Greek Mythology was from PJO for many years (I still have a soft spot for it but I know that it definitely takes creative liberties and is very incorrect with some myths. I knew back then it wasn't "the truth" but I didn't know HOW much.) And while I didn't "hate" Odysseus back then, I was very Meh about him. It's been a long time and I just remember the whole thing with PJO Calypso (funny enough, I hated her before I knew "the truth". She's quite mean to Leo and as he was basically my first "Blorbo" I hated her as a little enraged 13 year old. Little did I know...) Sometimes I want to reread the series again but I also know that while I love the demigod kids and the writing style, I don't know how I'll be now that I know the real myths. I really hate the whole "what a womanizing asshole" as he's ONLY an Asshole! He's an asshole for so many reasons but it makes me sad that people hate him for the one thing that he didn't do and that was deeply misinterpreted by many folks. It also pisses me off but I will hold my tongue and be nice

Bonus:

[wc-wild-rewrite]

Forest of Secrets reread! Honestly, i really like this one! Specifics will be at the end in the My Thoughts section but overall, 9/10

Too much weird abelistic pity though

Prolouge

Again, stretching the "bracken-colored" defintion here

Shoutout to Graypool for taking them in and keeping quiet for so long, must've been hard

Rip mosskit though

Chapter 1

3 days after the chapter 30 windclan fight

Its the gathering again, still leafbare

Atleast these two arent bickering again

Ah, exposition of the last book, we meet again

Windclan has lost an elder, wonder which one

Wow two expositions in one scene

Theres that very 2009 ... again

Oh, ive learnt it was actually 2003

Chapter 2

Again, very storyteller explanation from Ravenpaw, though it comes off far more intentional this time

Im glad Ravenpaw's doing alright

Deadfoot!!! My guy!! Love him

Chapter 3

Oh fuck sake not Spottedleaf again

This prophecy better make sense bc i do not remember water having anything to damn well do with this book

Chapter 4

Aww, bracken standing up for his mentor. He shouldnt, considering the training neglect, but its the thought that counts

I dont think im physically disabled enough to dictate the use of 'crippled' but :/

Yellowfang!!

Fireheart i dont think you get the right to feel bad about her injury when shes perfectly fine with her new path, can we have less pity please

"For Cinderpaw, crippled" again. Can we not.

See now Fireheart sees where Grey's coming from

Mistyfoot's aware of them, interesting

"Isnt she great" yeah, she is, i agree with you greystripe

Mistyfoot is shockingly calm about this. I can picture her as butch if she was anthro.

Chapter 5

Oh god, more exposition

Brackenpaw is not ginger, why is he described as ginger and not bracken colored!

Oh no they did the same for thornpaw

But that does mean they must be 6 moons by now

"For thunderclan, anyway" lmao

Polite to bring prey when meeting another clan, or elders specifically?

Chapter 6

Oo, badass grandma

Bluestar getting awfully defensive there

I like the 'thistles and thorns' as a swear

Chapter 7

Haha brokentail's being bullied by kits, serves the bastard right

Even darkstripe finds it funny

Ok damn why is fireheart so mad about this

For once i agree with darkstripe, kits werent doing anything wrong

Oof the kittypet explanation is like explaining hes adopted

"A helpless cat like blind brokentail" thats still a kit-murdering dictator, my guy

"Anxious that cloudkit may have hurt the injured cinderpaw" ok jesus fucking christ shes nearly a grown cat a kitten isnt gonna hurt her can we stop the coddling

Chapter 8

They know the term rubbish

Aww, cloud being a little teacher to ash and fern, thats cute. Cloudtail med cat au sounds interesting

Hm, brackenpaw catching a bird that nearly flew away with a jump. Foreshadowing?

Taking ol' tyranny grandpa out for a walk, eh darkstripe?

Chapter 9

I like dappletail, shes so nice

Is tigerclaw already meeting up with bloodclan? Or the remainders of brokenstar's rogues?

Princess my beloved your so enthusiastic

Chapter 10

Completely unnecessary chapter cut, but ok

Goldenflower is expecting, and already decently along, seemingly

Chapter 11

Uh oh, flooded river

I gotta admit, tigerclaw's a good deputy when hes not being evil

Greystripe has river-based trauma

Chapter 12

Crookedstar is not as soft of a leader as i thought he was

I dont like leopardfur or blackclaw

Loving graypool tho

Yeah its breaking the code but technically the code says about not letting kits die and starvation is a cause of death so theres arguments to be made their still within code

Chapter 13

I like this clan mingling, its nice

Stonefur seems like a cool guy, i like him

Oh greystripe

Chapter 14

Oh cloudkit, your tracking skills are impressive but you gotta keep that mouth shut, buddy

Chapter 15

Longtail swaggered towards him

I really like the arc 1 elders, their so fun

I like that we get to see tigerclaw being nice for a minute, even though hes definitely conspiring

Chapter 16

Almost been another moon

Tigerclaw's either really good at acting or he didnt actually expect it to break, maybe he realised fireheart's death would look too suspicious?

Chapter 17

Longtail saves the day

God i love yellowfang and her adopted kits

Wow, even tigerclaw approves of her being the medicine cat

Chapter 18

Time for the gathering, 3 days have passed

Chapter 19

I dont like Nightstar

Good job, Brackenpaw!

Chapter 20

Deadfoot nooo

Yay, morningflower!

Dont drag fireheart into this

Ok, yeah, bluestar kin reveal, but can we focus on Yellowfang saying "adopted clan?" Thats adorable

Chapter 21

Hell yeah, Brackenfur! I love him so much

Oh, poor greystripe, silverstream's death scene hurts to read

And cinderpaw! Poor girl did her best

I like how tigerclaw is just utterly shocked, he didnt see this coming

Chapter 22

Ah, goldenflower had her kits! Welcome, bramble and tawny

Speckletail shut up, wheres mistlekit?

Good to see Goldenflower's had a change of heart

Aww cinderpaw noo

Interesting that tigerclaw respects medicine cats so much

God i love yellowfang so much

Ah, theres the kin reveal

Chapter 23

God, bluestar's explanation is chilling, i can feel her suffering

Oh, great, sandstorm's back to hating them

Chapter 24

Two days since silverstream's death

Ah, willowpelt's expecting. And theres that ol' whitestorm discourse

In cloud's defense, has anyone actually told him the code?

I think Cloudpaw has been adopted by the elders

Chapter 25

Princess!!! And cloudpaw's growing on me, i think i like him

Chapter 26

Always love more cinderpelt and yellowfang content

Half moon ceremony, yay

Cinderpaw gave a joyful wiggle!!!

I love cinderpaw so much, but someone get this girl in therapy

Fireheart can we stop the pity when shes clearly very happy

Ah, heres tigerclaw's big traitor moment

Chapter 27

Brokenstar you coniving mangy bastard

Yeah, go Thornpaw!

Tigerstar giving his evil monologue there, love that for him

Chapter 28

Pin the bastard!

Oh no, bluestar, you good?

And whats this! Riverclan with a steel chair!

Au where tigerclaw just fuckin bleeds out while being pinned

Darkstripe and Longtail stay, smart move, you two

Ok, good, dustpelt's not a complete asshole, then

Chapter 29

Au where brokentail joins thunderclan

Also yikes his death was dark

Im pretty sure thats not how yewberries kill, though

How do you scratch your tounge?

Spottedleaf really said do not be afraid, ok biblically accurate angel cat

"Oh spottedleaf" wheres that "we're really in it now' meme

Chapter 30

Whitestorm being great as always

I like the crowfood being used as an omen

Aww, goldenflower considering them as her own

Ough, poor fireheart (and greystripe)

My thoughts

9/10, definitely much better than the second one. Too much abelistic pity, though, so a point removed. I don't have any complaints for this book aside from that, really. Spottedleaf was mildly less prevelant this time, which is good. Tigerclaw's evil reveal and exit were cool, and silverstream's death hurt me way more than i thought it would. Overall, good.

[yesyourstalker]

Neta: alright small meeting....so I talked with Candie and we're going to have a sale. Anyone who buys 15 dollars worth of jewelry can get a piercing for free. Doesn't matter the location. Tongue, navel, ears, anything so remind customers about that promotion?............. Also I know this is going to be very annoying but I'm going to be absent.. again....You'll see me but just not as much. It's not for personal reasons it's for........ work reasons. I not sure-

Warabi: I'm also not going to be here. It's a family business kinda thing.

Neta:................ Shit......*sigh* okay so the store is going to be run by mhai. I trust you to keep things in order.

Mahi: That's your first mistake

Neta: watch it..... I know you will and my fiance will be here to help while I'm out! You guys already know ikkan so no need for introductions. Please be nice to him. He's everything to me [kisskisskisskiss]

Ikkan:hehehehe..... Neta stop.....hehe...hi everyone

Neta:mahi and Candi you guys will show him around the store get him adjusted to everything while we're out....he knows the basics and my job as well... So it won't be hard........*clap* great...... Warabi... Step into my office for a second

Warabi: ok

Neta: what's the family business thing??

Warabi: why don't you tell me about your little work thing?

Neta: I asked first

Warabi: fine. I think you already know........... My grandpa's wants me do some stupid mission to get some zap fishes....... He thinks these power outages are a great opportunity for me "to continue family legacy ." Whatever that means.

Neta: well I have to do the same thing........well it's kind of confidential but my old superior called me up, told me that your gramps needed a new power source specifically for the underground. They want something smaller than a great zapfish. Maybe like an eel or something....... *Sigh*.......... I have to go with a Splatoon to get one.

Warabi: Oh so suddenly Octarian society can get their own power source? What was stopping us before? Why did we have to steal it?

Neta: It's complicated.... It's mostly money related and people and power related.......but now we have the inkling military to help us..... I think we're just called the military at this point.

Warabi: Wait... So if you're going to get this stupid eel why do I need to go on a mission to get little zapfish!? That seems like a waste of time!

Neta: we need a temporary power source and I guess those little ones is the best we got. You don't know how hard it is to get a fish that big? they live in freshwater, you know cephalopods and freshwater do not mix....*sigh*........ it's probably gonna be a fucking month just for training and planning.... Cod..... Just be lucky you get to have an easy job..... Mr. Octavio's grandson

Warabi: shut up!! Think you can go with me on the mission?

Neta: to get tiny zapfishs? Just go to the canyons and just get them. They're everywhere! scattered, Left from the turf war.

Warabi: please! You have more experience than me!

Neta:....*sigh*..... Ok.......... Tomorrow morning meet me at my apartment. Pack your weapon and your uniform nothing else.... I'll take you to headquarters and we'll do the mission.

Warabi: yay!!

Neta: you tell no one! Not even mahi!

Warabi: yes! My first mission.......... this actually might be fun!

Neta: yep..........so fun..................... Let's get back to work.

Mahi: so considering you're marrying Neta does that mean you're also our boss?

Ikkan: I...I think-

Neta: ok! Everyone we have a busy day today and even a busier day tomorrow.........*sigh*...... Warabi and I are going to be late tomorrow

Mahi: ok...... What's going on?

Warabi: it's octo stuff. You wouldn't understand

Mahi: bet

Ikkan: you ok babe

Neta: when I went on missions it was life or death when he goes 'it might be fuuuun'... Cod they coddled the fuck out of him... He just pisses me off sometimes

Ikkan: remember what your therapist said....... Deep breaths and reflect. What are you actually mad at.

Neta:...*huff*......... I'm mad that I live through multiple traumatic events without a stable support system and other shit Yeah, yeah........... It's still not fair

Ikkan: I know...[kiss].......Please. Just be safe during your missions.... I don't know what I'll do if something happens.

Neta: I'll be fine babe it's not the first time I''ve done something like this.... it's only 2 months [kiss]

Mahi: No way you're going on a mission?! I thought you said you didn't want to be in the military!

Warabi: I'm not it's just something I'm doing for my grandpa.

Neta: WHAT DID I JUST SAY?!!

Warabi: oh you were serious. Oops

Neta: *huff*

Ikkan: deep breaths....

Neta: mmmmmm... Thanks for doing this.....I hope this isn't affecting your classes.

Ikkan: it's not....... These classes are going to be taken online and there's only three lectures I'll be fine... I might stay a while. [Kiss]

[The next day]

Neta: ok so your mission slip says that you need......... To get at least 20 zap fishes send them up to power the bunkers. All right, that doesn't sound so bad

Warabi:20!!! It's going to take allllll day!! I thought we were going to get like five or six. How do we even get them?

Neta: 20 is not that many. It's pretty easy to get. They're scattered everywhere in the canyons. Past soldiers used to make it an optical to get. Mostly traps......made it harder for the enemy to steal.

Warabi: so We have to go through an obstacle course that sounds dumb......

Neta: Yeah well it was a different time back then......... take your weapon.............. ..... See that glowy thing up there? On top of that, ledge. That's a zap first. We need to find a way up there.

Warabi: ok so what do we do.

Neta: hmmm..... Shoot your ink on that wall right there, climb up and Squid roll onto the side and then you'll be up

Warabi: ........... ...... ok ......... Let me just...... load my weapon and do- shit! One sec

Neta: .......*sigh*.... do you want me to do it?

Warabi: yes please.

(3 hours later)

Neta: Warabi This is ridiculous. I've done most of this mission. You haven't gotten a single zapfish! This mission is easy, 14-year-old could do this. I should know.

Warabi: I inked up one of the walls, two actually.

Neta:.....*sigh*..... We have 19 zapfish. You're getting this last 1

Warabi: fine! Since you're going to complain!.........hm?...uhh?

Neta: sink through the grates

Warabi: I know!! Shut up!...... Just give me a second....got it

Neta: great! now we can go home and I can take the stupid uniform off.......cod... I hope this ink comes out

Warabi: I like the uniform..... Hey we're matching

Neta: I can't even look at myself.....

Warabi: what! You look good though. I like the color and the uniform looks really flattering....... very form fitting......

Neta:........................

Warabi: oh come on Neta. Look I get it I didn't do much but it's because I don't have that much experience. I suck at being a soldier...... but I'll try if we do this again I'll prove that I am made for this

Neta: Warabi...............*sigh* ........ It's a privileged that you didn't have to do this........... This job wasn't kust catching zapfish. Small ones or great ones......... it violence, it's conflict........It's fighting just for your right to exist...... .... it's kill or be killed......... It's going out everyday knowing that you're going to die or someone that you've grown to love deeply dies and there's nothing you can do about it......*sniff* .....You have no time to process what happened. No time to mourn......

Warabi:...............

Neta:Or you kill someone.... You could never forget their face the look of fear and defeat it stays with you......*crying*.........it haunts you!.......... feel so helpless........*crying* no matter the outcome you're ruining someone's life,There's or your own! Over stupid land!......You're so lucky you had a choice to choose a different path in life. I'm happy for you....... But I envy you at the same time! I see you and your life, your family and I......I-I just get angry!...... angry at myself, at my life....... At my people....... you don't get how blessed you are.......*Crying*

Warabi:........................I guess I don't........... . Neta I'm sorry-

Neta: *inhale*.........* exhale*......... it doesn't matter......*sniff*.....What happened, happened. It's behind me now......... I'm healing from it.I'm growing from it. ...*sigh*.......... it's ok.Let's go home......... I told my superior that you got most of the zapfish..............

Warabi................ Ok

Neta:....*sniff*........ I'm sorry.... that happens sometimes..... Don't worry about it..... forget this happened.......... I'm hungry... Let's go I'll buy us some ramen or something?

Warabi:.......... Neta......................................... yeah I could eat something

Neta: great!........it's fine..... I'm fine..... that didn't just happen-uh

Warabi:[hug]........................ I'll pay for the food.... maybe we can do something after...

Neta:........... Yeah... Ok..... Maybe we can skip work today.....[hug]

(Epilogue)

Mahi: hey you're back! how was it?

Warabi:.........Fine...... I got food

Mahi: nice!.......... So was it fun! Or is it a secret?

Warabi: ................ ......... Yeah

Mahi: ok

(Later at night)

Mahi: ....*sleep*....

Warabi:....... Hey Mahi

Mahi: hmhmh.. yeah

Warabi:....... Am I ungrateful.....

Mahi:.... No..... I don't think so?..... Did Neta yell at you because if so we know where he lives-

Warabi: no he didn't........ it's just

Mahi: what? What happened?

Warabi: octo stuff......hmm... can I sleep here tonight?

Mahi: ..*yawn*........*pat*...*Pat*.....

Warabi: thanks.............. does Neta talk about the military.....

Mahi: he tries to avoid it............ night.......*Sleep*

Warabi: ok.................... this pillow smells like mizole's cheap ink gel

Mahi:shut up

Mahi was crafted by @fish-at-fish-fish-resort

[madraleen]

Attack on Titan - Hajime Isayama Vol.22-25: A "Herein I Start To Lose My Mind" Commentary

-oh dina killed mama yeager?! er. that's. huh. how life works out

-what are you talking about, they're not the transformers, you literally INJECT THEM WITH TITAN SPINAL FLUID TO TURN THEM INTO TITANS AND THEN CALL THEM MONSTERS YOU MORON!?

-HE NAMED EREN AFTER THE OWL

-GODDAMN MANGA EXTRA SPECIAL POWERS AND THEIR GODDAMN TIME LIMITS, THIRTEEN YEARS FFS ARGH I HATE YOU

-if we time-jump to eren's weakening body when his time's up i'll kick something

-"I'm sorry. I can't hate anything anymore."

-so much juicy info, i cannot take it all in and i desperately want more

-sensei, did you specifically have levi say that eren is fifteen only because he looks seventy in the next panel?

-so wait, we're essentially at war with another nation that we didn't even know existed until a few days ago

-so fight genocide with genocide is the the marley logic

-...for real? that's a thing owl actually said, 'mikasa, armin and the others' or is eren confused?

-i'm sorry, but “i'll pick a fight with anything and everything that moves if it offends my sensibilities” eren is and will always be the best eren

-it's nice seeing eren empower armin, like armin's done so many times for eren

-who is this being eaten by dogs?

-this is the first time eren's not being transparent. i mean, he's not very good at it, but still

-okay, we're now about a year later from the first attack. i think.

-eren's hair is longer :)

-EEEEEE WE'RE SEEING THE OCEANNN

-WE'RE *IN* THE OCEAN!

-i have loved this story and the characters so much that i'm constantly worried that somewhere along the way i'll get disappointed

-HISTORY TEACHER ERWIN

-i was like, why is levi not a PE teacher or sth, but no, janitor's right, he's always cleaning up everyone's messes

-I WANT TO READ ATTACK ON SCHOOL CASTES!

-what four years? what is fort slava? where are we? is this a random concurrent war?

-I VOTE FALCO FOR OUR NEXT WARRIOR! YOUR NEXT WARRIOR. wait. whose side am i on again

-hilarious. marley persecutes the eldians for being the titan bloodline, while at the same time saying "the power of the titans is absolute" as it keeps them in their military. hilarious. (i am not laughing.)

-reiner with the facial hair, alright alright i see you

-this is disgusting. these are literal human-titan bombs. how dare you, marley

-it's weird to see that even zeke succumbs to the marleyans as an eldian

-paradis be like I'M THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE I EAT YOUR SHIPS FOR BREAKFAST

-"a force of flying freaks"?!?! WATCH YOUR MOUTH, ROYAL BOY!

-OH! galliard has ymir's titan? rip ymir.

-gabi is so entertaining

-eyyy, the reiner fam!

-oh we're touching on soldiers' ptsd, i see i see

-mannn... this "we're the good eldians, it's the island eldians that are the devils" rhetoric...

-reiner has aged fifty years in this family dinner

-i'm loving the marleyan chapters. a welcome respite, a welcome change of pov

-DON'T CALL OUT SASHA LIKE THAT REINER YOU JERK

-come now, that's jean slander

-marley has gone to war with everyone at some point, goddamn

-man, with all this info i wish i could go back and reread everything with reiner's pov in mind and catch all the little nuances. i mean, i CAN go back and read it, but you get what i'm saying.

-did eren actually look that bloodthirsty or is it reiner's pov, i can't remember anymore

-EEEEEEE REINER IS KILLING HIMSELF WHAT. wait. what about the armor titan?! he didn't do it, okay, but what was the plan here?!

-HOLD UP HOLD UP IS THAT EREN?! ARE THEY INFILTRATING MARLEY?! DON'T LEAVE ME HANGING LIKE THAT

-is this grandpa yeager is eren meeting the fam

-hahaha reiner paying for the kids at the festival

-okay but that facial hair on eren? not working for him, no offense baby. on reiner? great, fantastic, good choice. on eren? bring the shaving cream

-WHAT WILL TYBUR ANNOUNCE JUST SAY IT, GODDAMN!

-yes, right, it's eren yeager that single-handedly opposes fritz's peaceful world, FUCK YOU

-OH OKAY EREN IS STILL ON FIGHTING MODE THANK GOD I WAS WORRYING HE'D MAKE HIMSELF A SACRIFICIAL LAMB

-no wait i'm scared i'm not convinced, how is this helping paradis, this is making things worse

-if eren turns himself into a sacrificial lamb for any reason, like sacrifice himself in a 'kill your bad guy to have peace' way, i'm actually gonna be angry. FIGHT! that's what we've always said. FIGHT!

-(i can't wait to see the paradis' people pov, this has been all so distancing)

-i think it's knowing that "the end was divisive" that's destroyed me. when i started the manga, it was a fact, something to go 'haha' about. now that i'm invested, i'm like BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WHAT IF I DON'T LIKE THE ENDING? WHAT IF IT SULLIES EVERYTHING THAT CAME BEFORE?

-i am in peak obsession, that's it, i've peaked.

-bon appetit eren. enjoy that tybur i guess

-in this endless cycle of violence gabi can be marley's eren, you know. she WILL destroy you if you get her mad

-ah udo getting crushed by the mob... that's the worst

-do we want this, do we want to fight war hammer, i don't understand the plan 

-EEE PARADIS WHOOSH WHOOSHING

-eren please go home. i don't know what this is about yet, but mikasa is right

-ah yes, hi jean. i see the true mark of boys growing up is long hair and facial hair

-OH this wasn't a plan-plan, it was eren! PLEASE GIMME POV PLEASE, eren, bb, what are you doing. eren bb mikasa's still saving your ass, eren talk to us

-and hello sasha, i see the true mark for girls growing up is cutting their hair shorter

-CONNIE SHORT HAIR AND NO FACIAL HAIR HE'S THE MVP HE'S THE HERO WE NEED

-LMFAO GALLIARD BOOKED IT at the thought of levi

-C'EST LEVI MY HEART MY LOVE MY ANGEL MY PRIDE AND JOY MY TREASURE MY-

-what are we doing here guys why are we here :'( EREN WHAT DID YOU DO

-i don't know, eren, at this point... chomp man chomp! *FACEPALM*

-levi my love you are so beautiful.

-everyone: uniforms. levi: A CAPE

-please, please spare me from this hell i just want to read attack on school castes please

[bookwyrminspiration]

I have done a quick search in my ebook editions of the Keeper books, and the scene where Fitz mentions Fallon is in chapter 27 of Neverseen.

The context is that they are going to Exile after they meet Coiffe, and Keefe asks Sophie how old the tree (Methuselah) is, and she says it’s 4700 years old. Fitz replies,”“That might be older than Bronte. But not older than Fallon Vacker, our great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather. He’s one of the three founding members of the Council, and served for about a thousand years, before he fell in love with my great-great-great-great—”

I hope this helps? It’s also in the second section of the chapter.

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!!! That is super helpful thank you so much! Super jealous of everyone who has e-books and can just search up specific moments on a whim. I've got 100% physical copies and am stuck doing it the old fashion way of just memorize exactly where everything is in relation to each other and manually find the quote every single time.

If you ever see me citing something, there is like a 97% chance that in order to cite it, I legit just paged through the books to find it. And happened to know them well enough to make that an efficient way of finding them.

Fun fact, I don't actually need to cite the great-great-great grandpa part, I just knew that came right before another part I wanted to reference.

I thought it was Everblaze or Neverseen, but then the more I thought about it the less I was certain until I lost all sense of it. Mistakenly thought it was part of the Neverseen plague council address, then thought it was part of an Everblaze announcement, then started looking in Lodestar and went no wait Keefe's there, it can't be this book (though I misattributed Dex's line to him). It only devolved further until I couldn't even remember which page it was on or whether it was paperback or hardcover! I'd thought it was lower left of a paperback, but then I started thinking lower right of a hardcover, and then I had no idea anymore.

Anyway, my point is this was very useful so thank you so much!! your ebook is rather useful!

[magewriter]

I'd lived a good life. Not perfect, but I always tried to do my best to be the sort of person who could be termed 'good'. I mean, there were a few fights. I punched a handful of neonazi assholes and a couple of homophobes here and there. I rarely went to church as an adult, having had my fill of THAT as a child, but I figured that if 'God' was everywhere then being in a specific building or not shouldn't actually matter.

I never thought much of it, if being kind or fair or understanding or loving would earn me entrance to whatever 'Heaven' turned out to be. I figured if being an average good person wasn't enough to satisfy some nebulous, all-powerful being then they most likely weren't worth worshiping.

I died surrounded by friends and family. Doesn't really matter how I died, how old I was or wasn't. By that time, I was ready to go. I had lived my life and was ready for whatever was next no matter what it was.

This I did not expect.

There were gates, but they were old and tarnished. They no longer hung straight, parts were missing, and one was laying on the ground half buried in torn ground and weeds. No one was guarding them.

Glancing around, everything had that same decayed rough look of a warzone. It was similar to pictures I'd seen in history books of the aftermath of a bombing or natural disaster.

"Hello?" I called out. It echoed, although there was nothing around that would have caused that effect.

No one answered.

Well then.

I had never been brave for my sake. Never believed in testing myself or others for rewards. I had never seen the point.

What I had been, however, was curious.

So I stepped through the broken gate.

Nothing happened, which was both anticlimactic and a little disappointing.

Everything beyond the gate looked similar to the gate: destruction overgrown with the passage of time.

"Hello?" I called out again. "Is there anyone here?" I paused, thinking it over. "Grandpa?"

Loved ones who had passed on before you were meant to meet you upon arrival, weren't they? My parents were both still alive, as were my partner and siblings. My Grandpa (who died when I was a teenager and taught me so much that I used throughout my life) was the one person I was looking forward to seeing again.

No one came to my call.

Maybe this was Hell after all.

Which was odd, because I had never minded being alone. Being surrounded by masses of people had always bothered me, so that would have been a worse punishment than whatever this was.

Of course, if the old adage "As above, so below" had any truth to it...well, it would explain a great deal.

I explored further and only found more of the same. It must have been grand and full of all kinds of beauty at some point. I thought I might have seen a few other people, maybe a few animals, but nothing, and no one ever approached me.

Eventually, I returned to the gates. Or a pair of gates, at least. I had no idea how large this place was.

If I was going to spend the rest of eternity here, I had to do something about this place. The gates seemed the best place to begin.

It took a long time and barely any time at all. Perhaps they weren't pearly, but then I was working with things I knew. Wood. Metal. Stone.

They opened and closed. I could lock them if I choose to. I left them open in invitation as I moved on to my next project.

I was dead, so hunger, thirst, and tiredness were not things I had to worry about. Even so, I took breaks because that was simply a good work ethic to have. I hummed half-remembered songs to myself to fill the silence and spoke for days about books I'd read while alive and things I had seen. I talked to myself about the people who had filled my life, wondering how they were doing and if they were okay.

Soon, I had a little home built. After that, I worked on cleaning up other places. There were gardens, pathways, and plenty of material to rebuild other buildings. Nothing grand or extravagant. I only knew the basics, after all.

Basics were enough, apparently.

Animals appeared first. Small ones, like bees and ants. Then I spotted some squirrels and rabbits, followed by dogs and cats. I would swear (to what, I had no idea as it appeared to be no god or angels left) I saw larger, wild animals but as they never approached me I left them well alone. Perhaps they would have done nothing to me in this place, but why chance it by aggravating them?

Then people began to arrive.

Children first, which saddened me. Their lives had been so short, and many of them appeared to be scared of me as I was an adult. That saddened me even more.

So I built them a place to play. Told them stories. Sang them songs (which often made them laugh because my singing voice is terrible). Taught them things the way my Grandpa and parents and co-workers and older friends had taught me. I assured them that nothing and no one could or would harm them in this place. I made sure they were safe.

Elderly people appeared next. Some looked so surprised to find such a place as if they had been lost for so long they weren't certain if they had actually found something or were merely imagining it.

"Are you an angel?" One asked me as she took a seat beside a flowering lilac bush.

"No ma'am," I told her, "just someone who cares." I pointed to a small gathering of kids who had formed up a little family of their own. "They enjoy tending this little garden. Maybe you can tell them something new about the plants here."

I noticed that her skirt had dirt stains near the knees.

"I would like that. I do love plants." She smiled at me and then turned to the children as I beckoned them over.

I left them there, all of them talking excitedly about the lilacs and some little flower one of the younger ones had found.

"Are you God?" One little boy asked me, eyes wide in awe as he took me in from behind his father's legs. They were the first to arrive together in such a pairing.

"No," I told him, kneeling down so I was on his level. "I'm just someone who cares. Would you like to explore the playground?"

He nodded. "Can I Daddy?"

His father looked relieved and smiled gently at the little boy. "Yea, we can go to the playground."

I wondered at the tears in the man's eyes as he watched his little boy play with the other kids. I didn't ask.

"Grandma!" A young woman shouted, blowing right past me as she ran to hug one of the older ladies that had formed up a crafting group of sorts.

"Shelly!" The older woman shouted with equal joy as she stood to embrace her granddaughter. "Oh love, you're so beautiful. I knew you would be." She turned to her friends. "Everyone, I would like to introduce you to my granddaughter Shelly."

Shelly looked pleased with this as she settled in with the group. I wondered about that but again didn't ask.

I wasn't the only one building things now. Others helped as they arrived. Things began to appear as we needed or wanted them.

I watched as people reunited with family and friends, pets that had passed on. I watched as they created new families and friendships of all kinds.

It was wonderful watching it all come together, seeing what all my hard work had begun. When new people arrived, both old lost souls and newly dead ( I had no idea how I knew the difference, I simply did), they were taken in.

"Rough work," came a voice I hadn't heard in forever, "could use a little oil on the hinges."

I turned, feeling tears in my eyes. "Grandpa!"

"Hey sprout," he gave me one of his rare hugs, "I see you finally grew into those long limbs of yours."

I laughed. "Yea, I did." He still had his 'Santa Beard', all white and poofy. "Wanna help me fix the gate?"

I had discovered several gates, all in the same state as the one I had originally walked through. I repaired each one the best I could, leaving them open in invitation.

"O'course; doesn't need much. You did a good job." He patted my first gate. "Show me what we've got to work with."

I don't know if we'll ever find and repair all of the broken pieces of this afterlife, or find all of the lost souls. Or if they'll find us.

But all anything ever needed was someone who cared.

And that was the best place to start.

When I died I always expected to see the pearly gates. But I never expected to see them in such ruinous conditions, as if they’d been abandoned for centuries.

[stargazing-imagines]

A&A Rewrite : 1x04 - Zaliens and Cloudwatchers

Description : It halloween time in Miami and Austin tries to get Ally into the sprit of Halloween by attending the horror movie film festival , meanwhile your trip to california with your boyfriend has been cut due to different circumstances

Warnings : Mentions of cheating,

It was Halloween season and Y/n was excited, Ally on the other hand wasn't a big fan of Halloween.

The two girls were working at sonic boom once again, You walked down from the practice room with two costumes in your hand as you wanted Ally’s help and decision with the Halloween costume

"Do you think I should be a deer? Or a unicorn?"

"Why would you want to be a unicorn?" Asked ally as she chuckled while writing in her songbook for new song ideas for Austin.

"Well for one they are cute and you get to wear these cute little unicorn ears," you said as you smiled holding up a unicorn headband, Ally Gagged

"How can you like Halloween?" asked Ally “All it is people scaring people and it gets the kids terrified.”

"You only hate it because you can't tell a scary story," you said as you crossed your arms

"I can be scary," said Ally

"I hate to be a mean sister but you don't have a scary streak," you said uncrossing your arms "but I'll let it slide so? Unicorn or deer?"

Ally thought for a moment before saying

"Deer," said Ally as she continued working

"Great," you said as you walked away but when she did Ally stopped her

"Why do you need a costume?" asked Ally, Melody sighed

"you know that girl Brooke?"

"The one that bossed you around when we were visiting Grandma and Grandpa in California in Eighth Grade? yeah I remember her," said Ally "and I specifically said stay away from her,"

"Ally I'll only be gone for one night," you said "besides her friend Angelica will be there,"

"Yeah I know the airhead blonde but what are you going to do when you get caught doing something your not supposed to do?"

"Ally... don’t worry about me I'll be fine,"

Before Ally could speak Austin walked in with Dez,

"Hey Ally I listened to your song," said Austin

"And what did you think?" Asked ally as she ran up to Austin "good right?"

"Yeah you could say that," said Austin as he faked a smile before looking at Dez and You

“Great, Y/n we'll talk about the party later I need to set up a webcast for Austin to perform his song," After ally said that she walked away into the practice room, meanwhile Austin came near you

"I hate it!" Said Austin "Y/n you have to help me come up with an excuse to not perform the song,"

"I wish I could but I need to meet pack for my halloween trip to California with Damien,”

"Wait I thought you and Damien broke up?" asked Austin Confused

"We did were just friends," you said "but don't worry everything will work out,"

After you said that you walked walked out of sonic boom

______

"Hey ally, austin I thought cloud watching wasn't your thing?" you asked as you were sipping on a drink that she got as she was taking a break from packing

"It's not but your sister dragged me here," deadpanned Austin

"Cloud watching can be fun," said Ally "right guys?" Everyone in the cloud watchers group cheered as Ally smile

"See,"

"Ally you do realize there's only 6 of you? Right," you asked, Ally sighed

"Wait... I have something fun..."

"Austin not now, nothing is more fun then cloud watching,"

"You sure about that?" Asked Austin as he turned ally around "I'm taking you girls to the horror movie film festival."

"Ugh I hate horror movies," whined Ally "there so scary,"

"Ally there supposed to be scary," you said "and as thrilling as that sounds I can't, I'm going with Damien to a Halloween party in California,"

"What are you and Damien dressing up as? Salt and pepper?" Asked Dez as walked over to the gang

"No for your information we’re going as Peter Pan and Wendy Darling,” you said holding up your Wendy Costume

Silence

"what it’s a good book," you said

"Wow your more pathetic then ally," said Dez as he shook his head

"You never have a Filter do you?" you asked with an annoyed expression

"not really," smiled Dez

"That's what I thought, well see you later," Said Melody as she walked away

"Wow that cloud looks like bunny," said Dez as he was stirring up his Smoothie

"I know right," said Ally

“That's not a bunny," said austin as he walked away

______

It was Halloween and austin and Ally were at the horror movie convention, meanwhile you and Damien were with them due to brook getting grounded.

"This is giving me the creeps," said Damien, "how do you like this stuff?"

"Because... also it's better then your costume," said Austin

"Boys let not fight,” you said “besides this might be fun,"

"Ugh why did I have to wear this?" Whined Ally "I look ridiculous,"

"Not as ridiculous as Austin," pointed Y/n as Austin was dressed as a swamp creature

"Hey what's wrong with my costume?" Asked Austin

"Everything," You said all while looking at him

"Y/n I'm going home, want to come?" Asked Damien

you looked at ally who gave her the 'don't leave me alone' while Austin gave her the smirk that read 'stay you won't regret it'

"Actually you go ahead I'm staying," you said as you smiled "but I'll stop by later,"

"Whatever," said Damien as he walked away when he did you turned around

"Let's get this night started,"

After you said that trish and Dez came up to the trio in a weirdly dressed costume of a zombie

"What are you two?" Asked Y/n as she pointed to Dez and Trish

"We're Zailens... from the zailens movies," said trish "what are you?"

"I'm Wendy from Peter Pan,”

"Yeah but don't you need a Peter Pan for that?" Asked Dez as he did his usual thinking face, You rolled her eyes

"On second thought I'm leaving have fun," said Y/n “Damien wait!”

______

It was the next day and you was walking out from the storage room, you stopped dead in your tracks as you saw Ally holding a duck.

"Ally why do you have pickles the duck?" You asked as you pointed to the duck

"Oh I'm sending her to the animal shelter, apparently there turning that old pond into a parking lot,"

"Wait your... thinking spot? Why?"

"There building a office,"

"Oh... well what made you change your mind? I thought you liked pickles,"

"I do it's just... now that I have austin I don't need pickles anymore," Said Ally

"Awe that's sweet Ally," said austin as he stepped behind You

"How much did you hear that?" Asked ally

"Oh I only heard the last part, thank for picking me over a duck,"

"Yeah yeah this is creepy can we get going now? The instruments aren't going to hang themselves,"

"Sure," smiled ally

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Austin and Ally Rewrite Masterlist

[idontblushsrry]

Love Language|| Jujutsu Kaisen

“I wanna be fluent in your love language. Learning your love language.” 

A/N: If you didn’t guess from the tagline this is inspired by the song love language by Kehlani. I’ll probably do more of these with different shows and what not because why not. If I missed anyone lmk and I can make a part 2. Also please tag spoilers appropriately esp for manga readers, that being said spoilers for the prequel? manga on Yuuta’s part.

Characters: Itadori, Fushiguro, Kugisaki, Maki, Inumaki, Okkotsu, Gojo, Nanami, Sukuna

Warnings: said it b4 but spoiler warnings in general but esp on Yuuji, Yuuta, and Maki’s parts

Plot synopsis: The 5 love languages; physical affection, quality time, words of affirmation, gift giving and acts of service, and how each jujutsu kaisen character shows their love and affection for you. Ft. a gender neutral reader!

Word count: 2352

Itadori Yuuji

Love Language: Quality time and physical affection

Ok listen-

So for physical affection, Yuuji’s just that kind of person

He is all about giving to you

He’s holding hands with you if you’re ever walking anywhere, and if you’re not a hand holder pls pls pls let him hold your pinky he likes the reassurance

No but seriously he loves to hold you like yall could be walking in completely opposite directions and he’ll try to find some way to hold onto you until the very last second

And even then he’s all ‘:( babe imy’

‘Yuuji we just talked 2 minutes ago’

Another way he shows his love is through quality time

I think for him this is the biggest thing overall, esp as a jujutsu sorcerer bcus you never know yk but also because you’re important to him

Like remember how he literally went to occult club so that he could get out of school in time to go visit his grandpa...ye :(

He also loves finding dumb touristy things to do with you while in Tokyo or anywhere yall go together on a mission 

If you get together before he died and came back then that time he had to spend away from you literally killed him

Like my mans was goin THROUGH it

He almost considered spoiling Gojo’s secret

When he sees you again, he’s not gonna let go for like a solid day

Fushiguro Megumi

Love Language: acts of service and words of affirmation

This boy loves you so much

He loves to tell you all the things he loves about you when you’re alone

But he’s a little awkward with his words sometimes, hence where acts of service come in

He’ll immediately offer to hold your things, run to help you train or study, and if you’re cold? He’s fully prepared to never see his jacket again

Also he can’t cook but he’s fully prepared to suffer hearing Sukuna and suffering through Yuuji’s antics if it means he can learn how to make your favorite food

He also will surprise you by making you a playlist of all the songs that you’ve had stuck in your head and sends it to you randomly out of the blue one day like ‘thought you might like this’

However the best of both worlds is when he leaves you little notes throughout the day or sends you texts asking if you need anything or just encouraging you to keep going 

Negl he’s lowkey the president of the Y/N support club bcus-

You need anything? It’s yours

Cravings? Sad? Angry? What do you need bby, I’ve got it for you

Also he’s totally the type to be like you need help fuckin this person up? 

Also before yall started dating, Fushiguro was a mess

He was constantly asking to spar with you and go on missions, basically anything he could do to be near you  

End of the day, Fushiguro loves you and makes sure you know it whether it’s through his actions or his words

Kugisaki Nobara

Love Language: physical affection

So, she’s not the best with words, she tries but like someone help her bcus she is LOST

Like when she had a crush on you she was like “c’mere dumbass i wanna give you a hug”

In fact, she still is like “c’mere” but now you are dating :)

She loves you though and at first she doesn’t really know how to show it 

But one day you both come home from training and you just look at each other like ‘yeah today sucks’ and yall both just held each other for the rest of the day 

After that, she decided that she wants to do that with you but like always

She’s holding your hand, kissing your cheek when you go shopping, etc. etc.

She really loves to cling to you because she always has this fear that maybe one day you’ll get killed or just disappear so she figures might as well hold onto you for as long as we’ve got

After missions, she’s running up to you and if you aren’t prepared for the tackle, you’re probably gonna fall

On dates too, like if you guys have to meet up for a date, she’s tackling you

On the subject of dates...

She doesn’t mind PDA, and while she might hold your hand or arm so that you don’t get separated

She also doesn’t mind wiping food off your face and eating it, only to then kiss the spot on your face the food was previously at

She will split her shopping load between the two of you, however she will be slightly pouty if she’s carrying more than you (she then cheers up when she realizes she can do more shopping to “balance” the two of you)

In private she’s very cuddly and kissy which honestly isn’t that bad until it gets hot

At which point she’ll just say turn on the ac or convince you to walk around in a tank top (or something like it) so that she can continue holding you

Tbh she prefers the big spoon, but if she’s ever upset you let her be the little spoon >:(

All in all a very loving girlfriend who tries her best to show how much she loves you by glomping you at any given moment. 

Zenin Maki

Love language: acts of service and quality time

So you’re telling me that Maki wouldn’t immediately go out of her way to make sure her and her s/o can spend as much time together as possible?????

Like she’s super observant (which can cause her to be a bit harsh, see Yuuta) but she can always tell what’s bothering you

So if you’re upset that you haven’t been spending enough time together due to her being out on missions or otherwise busy she’s immediately running to finish her stuff and spend time with you.

((She’s very sorry, but on the bright side she brought your favorites!))

Maki is also an acts of service type

This mostly ties in with her kind of direct action way of thinking

She thinks she’s slick but you can always see her sneaking around to do small things like grabbing your laundry for you and folding it

She’s very much like if you love someone, you gotta prove it

Overall, dates with her are very intimate and personal to the two of you

Like she’ll take you to a frog pond you landed in during a fight once

Or you’ll take her to a street fair that serves this exclusive food that Maki mentioned wanting to try 

However, Maki shows her love through quality time and acts of service and while she does receive love from these to a degree, she is very much a words of affirmation gal

She’s not insecure in her day to day life but she has her moments, everyone does

Sometimes, she’ll feel like shit and a failure and all she wants is for you to say that she’s doing amazing and that she’s a great girlfriend.

Inumaki Toge

Love language: Physical affection

Because of his curse, he can’t exactly express how he feels about you through words

He does text you frequently throughout the day (I’ll have to do a hc abt that someday)

But he’d prefer not to be on his phone to communicate if you’re right in front of him

So he does the next best thing and just smothers you in physical affection

He loves kissing you the most

Like he could spend hours just kissing you if you let him (please let him)

But in public, he gets if you’re not a big fan of pda he’s willing to tone it down as long as he gets kisses later in private

He’d still prefer it if you held his hand or linked pinkies maintaining touch in some way

Also, unrelated, but it means so much to him if you try to understand his sushi language

He knows realistically the foundation of any relationship is communication so already he’s at a disadvantage because of his curse 

But if he sees you like take notes after he says something or start to need him to text you to translate, his heart is swelling

Like ‘omg this person loves me enough to learn a whole new language <333′

Another tangent but before you were together he was struggling so muchhhh

Like how does one express their feelings for someone without words?

If you’re Inumaki, you buy some flowers and text said person to meet you at a cafe

It took an embarrassingly long time for you to realize it was a date, but once you did, you ever so gently linked pinkies with Toge

Okkotsu Yuuta

Love language: words. of. affirmation. 

He’s literally so sensitive please tell him you love him regularly

In return he’ll be sure to tell you how much he loves you too

He knows that he can’t really be there for you as much as he’d like but he likes to let you know that he’s thinking of you

Doesn’t matter the time, if you call, he’s answering

If he doesn’t he’ll cry he’ll immediately call you back and is apologizing for missing your call

You assure him it’s no big deal but the man has his volume turned all the way up and changed your ringtone to one specific for you by the time you’ve even said hey

Aside from that, he really is sensitive

He’s been through a lot especially with Rika as well as growing up alone and bullied 

So for him, it’s everything to hear that you like having him around and don’t think he’s too much or anything like that

Of course, he gets better with time, trusting you and having the confidence in himself to not need constant assurance

That being said, if you ever just whisper in his ear, “I love you, Yuuta.”

That’s not your boyfriend, that’s a puddle of love on the floor

(Maki, Panda, and Inumaki had a field day when they saw him, Fushiguro now questions if Yuuta really is a respectable 2nd year.)

Gojo Satoru

Love language: gift giving and quality time

So Gojo doesn’t exactly get to spend a ton of time

Between missions, him beefing with higher ups, and you and him playing parent the baby sorcerers yall don’t exactly get time to go out much

In which case Gojo tends to default to two options:

He’ll either go the extra mile to try and spend time with you 

Whether that be an at home date where he tries and fails to surprise you with a home cooked meal

Or a date out at a restaurant or cafe (which you tend to visit after his home cooking efforts)

OR he’ll bring you various souvenirs from his missions

He loves to spoil you, and if he could he’d probably bring you back a whole store’s worth of stuff

But alas, airport security regulations

Anyways, he loves to spoil you especially if he can spoil you with sweets because it benefits him in two ways 

He treasures all the time you spend together, and he does try to overcompensate for his absence with gifts

Despite your assurances, it’s kind of a guilty pleasure at this point (just let him, trying to argue just goads him on further)

He doesn’t only buy you small things, he enjoys buying you outfits

And he especially likes seeing you in them 

Kento Nanami

Love Language: acts of service

Y’all remember the episode where he killed that curse that was bothering that baker lady?? Yea that

He’s literally such an acts of service boyfriend it’s not even funny

Before you got together, he would memorize your coffee order and bring you a cup pretty much everyday like clockwork

Now that you’re togehter, he wakes up before you so h=that when you wake up there’s the smell of coffee throughout the house

When you come out of you’re shared bedroom and he’s just scrooling through his phone like “mornin’”

Of course you already made the bed and ironed his clothes because relationships are give and take

And then when you leave for your jobs in the morning, he kisses you and holds the door open for you

He’ll draw a bath for you if he gets home before you, if you let him join or not is up to you

Also, if you ever get sick, he’s actually the best

Like he isn’t the best cook but he can heat up soup and tea

He’ll run to the store while you’re asleep and when you wake up, there’s like a whole tray of food in front of you and he’s like ‘it’s important to eat and drink so your body can heal’

And when you inevitably fall asleep after eating and taking medicine at his insistence, he tucks you in and clears away the dishes, exiting with little more than a kiss to your head

Ryoumen Sukuna

Love Language: gift giving and acts of service

So like Sukuna never says he loves you...ever

But he does notice if someone or something’s making you uncomfortable, and if so, said entity’s head will be presented to you later that day

You also just so happen to be the only person he can tolerate being around him for longer than 20 seconds

He also loves to give you jewelry, he likes seeing you adorned in something from him

He also isn’t gonna just handle all your problems for you, he will push you to become stronger by training with you 

He’ll also expect this energy to be reciprocated, as long as you’re pushing yourself to be better, he’s content with that

(He wants to see you grow because he’s scared that if he ever gets caught lackin one day you’ll end up dead)

He’ll never tell you or admit it, but Sukuna truly does care for you and hold you in a regard that he doesn’t have for others

So be grateful jkjk

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The Rengoku Legacy

Kyojuro has absolutely no issue with people confusing him for Shinjuro. Hairo saying he knew him when he didn’t pissed him off because he doesn’t associate with demons, but strangers? No issue at all. Fuku’s grandmother confused him with Shinjuro and Kyojuro had no problem with that, but it made him so happy to realize he was saving someone his father had saved that he immediately turned around and the way he corrects her is so sweet and kind, “That must’ve been my father. I’m following in my father’s footsteps, slaying demons. I’m honored to have protected you just as he did.” Kyojuro did not correct her to get praise for himself, he wanted to give proper focus, attention and appreciation to Shinjuro. But this moment brings up something interesting about the Rengoku family and Kyojuro in particular.

The Rengoku family is the Demon Slayer Corp poster boy. They whole-heartedly represent the core ideals of Demon Slaying which is protecting people, harmony between Corp members etc and they’re a human staple in the Demon Slayer Corp. No one meets the Ubayashiki family except people in the Corp, but for the past 1,000+ years (Rengokus were killing demons before the Corp was formed), a whole lot of people meet the Rengokus because all of their husbands and sons have been running around killing demons through these generations.

Getting mistaken as dad or grandpa or great-grandpa is probably very normal for the Rengoku men, especially since Hashira apparently have specified areas they aren’t allowed to work outside of. Can people in their neighborhood tell them apart and know the differences? Sure, but once they’re further out, until they get current Flame Hashira’s full name they’re going to think that’s the same one they met and that is such a fun immortalization that the Rengokus probably don’t even think about. The only time any of them get mad is Kyojuro when Hairo is saying he knows him and Kyojuro corrects him vehemently, that they’ve never met and that’s strictly because Kyojuro refuses to let his family be slandered. But if you’re not a demon? It’s all good, doesn’t matter.

And yet, in spite of that fact of those many years of doing this work. Kyojuro as an individual is what gets remembered strongest in Demon Slayer, he creates something stronger than anything the Rengoku family legacy ever hoped to because of people’s interactions and experiences with him. Kyojuro as himself, resonates so strongly with Tanjiro, Inosuke and his fellow Hashira that when someone says “Rengoku” their thoughts immediately go “Kyojuro” even though most of the Hashira knew Shinjuro and worked with him. And when they hear his surname or see something related to him, they all think of very specific interactions or instances with him.

I also love how Kyojuro never uses his family name abusively, he doesn’t flaunt it, or use it to get something he wants, etc. He only ever uses it to give members of his family praise and to build a connection to the people around him, to help people feel at ease by assuring them that yeah, the Rengoku they’re thinking of, that’s a relative, and he’s in the same business and he knows what he’s doing. He never even brings it up unless someone else does first.

He also doesn’t treat the legacy as anything glamorously special, it’s just an actual fact and Kyojuro treats it as one. When Kyojuro talks about the types of Breathing and the Hashira he just says “A Hashira of Flame and of Water, have always existed”. And then he doesn’t say anything else about its history or his family. Unless you bring up the surname or the family, nobody else brings it up. Shinjuro and Kyojuro never bring it up, and Senjuro only brings it up to help give Tanjiro an understanding of his situation.  And its because the members of the Rengoku family are focused on doing good and protecting people. They don’t care what they get for saving people if they get anything, they don’t care if you know their name or remember them. They are so invested in helping people that their personal identity is completely irrelevant to them in regards to the people they save. I’m not trying to say that the other Demon Slayers aren’t also like this, because most of them are. But its just so refreshing and wholesome that the most well-known family in the Corp next to the Ubuyashiki family is so pure-hearted and selfless that instead of getting offended by being confused for someone else in their family they just let it go easily or use it to show appreciation to that family member and it’s so sweet.

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A couple questions on Se/Si and Te

1) Is it true that Se users tend to not have good memories or give importance to the past? I've been seeing not only typology bloggers but self proclaimed SP types say they have a very poor recollection of the past, even very recent one. They say that's why SPs have a hard time learning from their mistakes and end up repeating them, because either they don't remember what happened or "It could be different this time!".

It's more of an individual trait than a collective one; SPs have a very objective memory of the past ("this happened" -- the facts -- vs, "this is the impression I took away from what happened" -- which is Si). But an SP told me that he deals with each situation as new, every person as new, there's no instant comparison to "how is this similar to X" so that ties into them potentially not learning from their mistakes; it doesn't occur to them to compare A to X. But I would take it a step further and suggest that not learning from something or assuming it can be different this time comes with more optimistic, avoidant Enneagram cores -- like a 9 who doesn't acknowledge problems or a 7 who is ignoring warning signs in favor of optimism and re-framing (or who doesn't slow down and learn from their mistakes/failures, but rewrites them into successes in their mind).

I know this tends to be true for ENxPs, but people have defined Si as simply "memory" or "the past" for so long that I'm weary to just take their word for it this time.

Si is hard to describe, so most people don't even try -- it boils down to sensory impressions of value to the person collecting them. Yes, it means memories for the past, but it's not just any memory, it's a memory that somehow had an impression or seemed important to the Si user -- like the scent of grandma's pie which to them is a symbol of Thanksgiving (important to me). Or the way the rain sounds on the roof (makes me peaceful). Or remembering specific things from the lens of "me" rather than the whole story (that time I sat at grandpa's feet and watched the flames in the fireplace, and it was special to me, vs. the fact that the kitchen caught on fire). It's the collection of details and memories that are treasured by "me" (the Si user) and therefore deemed of personal value. Subjectivity.

As an ISTJ is true I have a great detailed long term memory (though my recent one varies depending on the subject), and that like my mom said recently "A thing only has to happen once for you to call it a lesson". I want to know if that's genuinely a thing I can associate with Si. 

It is, but it also ties in with your Fi -- you find it important to learn from your mistakes, therefore you record what happens. It's true that ISTJs learn from their mistakes (it would be irrational not to), but it's not true that all of them have a great, detailed long-term memory, because not all of them are attentive/paying attention to their lives. 9-core and 9-winged ISJs can be forgetful, easily distracted, and not retain information of no personal interest to them. That is the crux of it -- the Si captures and remembers WHAT IT CARES ABOUT (not everything at random), so SJs are banks of information about their interests and experiences of personal significance, but may not retain information beyond that (if interested in trains, they may remember the train at the museum very clearly, but not what else happened that day; and that's kind of a metaphor for their life -- they pick out what's important to me/of interest to me, and focus on that).

2) Is it due to Te or Si that I like having external requirements for things? I mean deadlines, page counts, formatting rules etc? I noticed this is a difference between me and most of my colleagues, they hate, sometimes even resent having to meet standards, I on the other hand don't mind it at all. In fact I think it's pretty neat, if I know what's expect of me and what's considered correct than it makes producing quality content so much easier.

That's Te! Finding a tool to make completion easier within an established framework or to fit an external criteria. :)