#i still don’t know why he was there tbh

[heartcollectioncupcake]

I’m someone born in the late 90s who only found out homophobia was a thing in middle school (I grew up knowing two lesbian couples so in my head I didn’t see why anyone could have a problem with it, and tbh I still don’t). I read the HoO books as they were published.

When HoH was released I was 15, and while I hadn’t been expecting it, (at the time I didn’t know what queer coding was) it was like a lightbulb going off in my head of “oooooh this and that event makes sense now.”

Anyway, I always point to Nico when I talk about representation. Now that I’m older I understand more about (and have realized that I’m part of) the queer community and being closeted. Was it the best scene? No. But it worked without being a cliche.

And on top of it, it makes sense to me. That Nico, a kid who grew up in a time where homophobia ran rampant and being gay could be a death sentence, would avoid admitting he was gay, even to himself.

“Nico Di Angelo is a token gay! His coming out scene sucked!” babes I’m BEGGING you to remember 2013 gay characters were not allowed in children’s media.

Lemme say that again: In 2013, it was expected that gay characters would be censored in children’s mass media.

Remember Korra? How she and Asami had to settle for ambiguous handholding rather than a kiss? That was fully a year after House of Hades came out. Nickelodeon said No Gays, the Children™ can’t handle that. Too risky. And people said man that stinks, but that’s how these things go in 2014 America.

Gay marriage was literally still illegal in the vast majority of US states. As of October 8th, 2013 (House of Hades release date) Gay Marriage was only a thing in thirteen fucking states. California had only legalized it that year.

Gay people were still very much on the fringes of society. It was an acceptable political position on both sides of the aisle to be against the existence and equal rights of gay people.

Nico was legitimately a landmark character in queer representation. To my knowledge, there wasn’t before an openly gay main character in a bestselling ya/middle grade fantasy fiction series. It simply was not a thing. They didn’t exist. They weren’t allowed to exist.

I remember people crying. Finally. It was a watershed moment. Kids all across the world finally got someone who represented them. It was such a big fucking deal. And it was controversial!!! Not for the reasons it is today, but because people thought gay kids having representation was inappropriate.

Is Nico’s coming out a great scene? No, these days it leaves a lot to be desired. It’s not perfect by any stretch of the imagination and I’m sure Rick wishes he could change it. But the fact that’s the case is a wonderful reflection of how far we’ve come.

All of your gay heroes in children’s media have Nico Di Angelo to thank. It was important, and good. It deserves to be celebrated, even if we’ve progressed past it since.

[m4tthewmurd0ck]

i love you, i’m sorry

── hockey player!rafe x fem!singer!reader

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january 1 ~

liked by taylorswift and others…

yn.sings new year new me! jehdjssjfjajd jk anyways might release a song tomorrow idk tho

sarah.cam just did the presave link from your stories 😙 miss you so much!

↳ yn.sings ugh my baby i miss you!! thank you 💕

johnb let’s goooooo 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 and to think i’ve known you since you were asking for help putting your songs on cd’s so you could send them to record labels 😭

↳ yn.sings stop i will cry right now!!!!

jjmaybank that’s my girl! heard the song yesterday, fucking incredible. proud of you ❤️

↳ yn.sings thank you j ❤️❤️

↳ heywardpope wait why did HE get to hear the song 🤨

↳ jjmaybank what’s with the HE?

↳ kiecarrera yeah why did HE 🤨🤨🤨

↳ jjmaybank i have a simple answer, its obviously because she loves me more than both of you 🤷🏼‍♂️

↳ yn.sings stfu j you’re gonna get me in trouble jdenzjssndjdjs but really guys it’s because he asked me to send him whatever i’m releasing next. i don’t ever wanna just shove my music in your faces so i only send stuff if you ask

↳ jjmaybank no, it’s definitely what i said.

↳ sarah.cam baby idc, i want your music to punch me in the heart every single time.

↳ johnb same here tbh.

↳ yn.sings hehehe okay i’ll send it to you guys now!

user1 who are all of those people she’s replying to and why am i not one 😭😭😭

↳ yn.hq friends from back home. if you watch her stories, they always post when they’re together. well yn.sings does. her friends are all private accounts so idk about them. and before you ask, no her and jjmaybank are not dating. they’ve been best friends since they were 8.

↳ user1 ahh, gotcha. thanks!

↳ yn.sings oh god you’ve summoned him

↳ jjmaybank yeah we’re not dating because she rejected me ✊🏻😔

↳ yn.sings jackson im gonna kill you shdhdksndj

↳ jjmaybank first name and a threat, kinky 😛

↳ jjmaybank wait fuck i got the notification put me back on close friends hahdbdhd

itsmekelce snippet you sent sounds good! 🎧

↳ yn.sings thank you kelc!

↳ kiecarrera umm 🤨

taylorswift such a good song! you should probably, idk, perform it for like a lot of people 🤭

↳ yn.sings the fact that you know who i am is still insane even 2+ years later. thank you!! also, you’re right i totally should 🤭🤭🤭

↳ user2 wait!!!! what the fuck does this mean can a swiftie decode this secret message thanks

↳ user3 taylor’s rumored to be going on tour, but we don’t know when. maybe yn.sings is the opening act?

↳ user4 would taylor use her? she’s kind of already a big artist.

↳ user3 true but opening for taylor especially if it’s for the whole tour, would for sure be a huge step in her career.

↳ user5 i will kick a child out of the way to see that concert.

topperthornton heard you’ll be back in the obx soon

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[cum-a-calla]

I realized why I’m so damn horny…..I started my period 😭 bleeding like a bitch in heat, I need Roman or Benji to get me stoned and bend me in half to fill me up. I don’t even want kids but fuck do I need one of them to just cum in me multiple times throughout the day. They stay home with you and fuck you as they please. I just need them to manhandle me into position and distract me from the pain 🤡 (also many apologies for spamming you 🫣)

tbh you should actually keep spamming me, satan fuckin help me

i'm literally expecting my bleed today or tomorrow (i'm already a day late soooo i need it forcefucked out of my body actually)

Roman would not be kind. he'd be mean, hard, pounding you and sticking his fingers into you all day long. snapping at you when you're atill not fucking bleeding. or, conversely, when you finally are, he's annoyed every time you have a cramp or discomfort.

"god, you're really fuckin' taking time out of my day, you know that? needy fuckin' slut. can barely work while you look so goddamned miserable. c'mere - get the fuck over here. let's do this again. sit still, i'm only doing this so you can shut the fuck up. cumming helps cramps or some shit, right?"

and he just keeps fingering your cunt, rubbing your clit, going so far as to fuck you multiple times under the guise that he HAS to, like a chore. because your pain is annoying. it's not conducive to a productive work environment, don't you fucking know that? how is he supposed to do his job when you're having cramps and looking so fucking glum?

...

Benji, though... he's- fuck. he's in love. he notices blood on the sheets. he's immediately shrugging it off - "oh, fuck off, go get breakfast. wait - take my card. buy, like - go get some kinda... i dunno get some breakfast somewhere, takeout, whatever. go."

and when you come back he's all about it. smoking you out, rubbing your legs, your thighs, your tummy. making sure you eat, keeping you hydrated. ignoring his own hard dick the whole time until it feels right, and he's kissing all along your sore body, your tits, moaning between them. asking politely with his big, glazed puppy eyes before he dips his fingers under your pants to pet your red, slippery cunt. getting so excited he humps his hips into you, his cock aching.

laying a towel down so he can lean down and eat your pussy, blood and all. you're so shy. but he's so insistent, he's so fucking ready and desperate.

"please - c'mon, let me make you feel good, please. please."

petting his hair while he moans and licks and sucks and laps, sticking his fingers into you, curving them, moaning when you whine and cum. his lips red, facial hair slicked with your own blood. he looks like a fucking animal, but not in a predatory way. he looks like he's tasted something holy and precious and good, he's in love, god, his red-rimmed eyes may as well have cartoon hearts in the depths of those blown pupils. and he whines when he finally takes his cock out and begs to fuck your slick, pulsing pussy.

"can i - mmmh fuck can i please fuck you? yeah? wanna make you feel good. please." rutting against your thigh. "m-mommy, please? fuckin' - oh, god, please."

and he's not just gentle, he's thoughtful, fucking his cock deep, slow but not gentle. passionately. glancing down at his own slippery, red cock as it pounds in and out of your body. the way your aching tits bounce, your soft, gorgeous body underneath him. it's beautiful. it's gorgeous, religious, unbelievable. he can't last long, not like this, and once he's done shooting his cum in ropes up against your poor, sore cervix, he watches as he pulls out and turns your cunt just a little more pink, his spend mixing with all that blood. and god, if he keeps watching, he's gunna want to go again.

but first, a nap. this is gunna take all day.

[ll7esxs]

Bored so wanna describe cod ghosts characters stans! IN MY OPINION AND VISION!

Logan walker stans:

Funny asf.

Post brain rot memes (hmu logan stans😔).

Probably relate to Logan’s quiet yet loyal nature a little too much.

Defend logan, like they will argue with anyone who disrespect logan.

Yapp and speak what is in their mind even if means fighting society.

"I can fix him"

Sucker for brotherhood The Hesh & Logan sibling dynamic is their favorite thing ever.

Hesh walker stans:

Golden Retriever Boyfriend Seekers, They love an extroverted, funny, protective guy.

Either have big brother or wanna a big brother like hesh

Biggest delulu minders (after keegan stans ofc)

Talkactive

They love to banter and never shut up.

They love the strong sibling bond between him and Logan, and will defend it with their life.

Some of em Will argue he’s the better Walker brother.

"He doesn't deserve this"

Some of em think elias not caring abt him

Keegan russ stans:

A cold, careless man barely speak they're obsessed.

“He’s So Babygirl” A grown ass man.

Love Keegan for his mask, quiet voice, and intimidating aura, but also think he’s secretly soft.

Love that Keegan is a stealth expert and probably smells like gunpowder and pine.

Hear his voice lines at 3 AM.

Put him in mw2 timeline what im playing lol

They would let Keegan ruin their life, no hesitation.

Think he is a green card.

Elias walker stans:

DILF Appreciators– You know why they’re here (and it’s not just because he’s a good leader).

No shame in loving a rugged, experienced leader with dad energy.

Admire Elias for being a great father, a skilled soldier, and a natural leader.

Yeah yeah they will defend anyone says otherwise.

Surprisingly they have no problems with rorke.

Want a whole game or DLC about young Elias and early Ghosts.

Love the fact that he raised two men to be ghosts.

Gabriel rorke stans:

The villians lovers ofc.

I Never understood them tbh

Half of them think elias is already wrong let go of him and half of them liking the fact that he is a vendetta character

Not even sorry about him kidanpped logan.

Also half of them like elias.

Love his accent, and the way he talk.

Think he deserves better.

Thomas merrick:

Love Merrick because he gives off strict but protective vibes.

Enjoys characters who take charge and don’t tolerate nonsense.

50% because of his voice.

They love leadership roles and high respect characters.

Less unhinged, but still down bad.

Kick stans:

There aren’t many of them

Love Kick because he’s tactical, no-nonsense, and cool under pressure.

Loves Underrated Characters – Enjoys the fact that Kick is in the background but still awesome.

Organized people idk.

The "Why Does No One Talk About Him?" Crew – They feel personally responsible for making sure Kick gets love.

“The main guys are cool, but this guy? Criminally underrated.”

Probably Read the Campaign Novelization – Just to find extra Kick content.

Ajax stans:

They are less than kick stans

Still mad that Ajax didn’t get enough screen time.

Love the characters who deserved more but got done dirty.

Have read or written fics where Ajax survives and thrives.

They are also keegan stans?

Riley stans:

The goats.

period.

[lssugaluv]

Ushijima W. x Chubby fem. Reader. <3

• Ushijima head cannons.

• High school characters/high school setting!

(Thinking of continuing this as these two dating as adults!)

Contains: fluff, embarrassment (from y/n’s side). Ushijima’s POV of you. <3

- A lot of Ushijima’s friends were in shock when they realized that he has a crush on you. He is not a man of many words, but they thought his type would be very different.

- Ushijima fell for how sweet and shy you are. He also absolutely loves your chubby cheeks. He loves to see you laugh because he can see your adorable dimples.

- It did take about 1 month for you to even notice Ushijima. You would never ever think he would want to even be around you.

- Ushijima thought at first that you hated him tbh. You tend to always avoid him.

- Ushijima had to speak to his bestie Tendo about you. It was when Tendo gave him advice to actually confront you.

- Ushijima waits for you after school, knowing he will be late to practice. He didn’t mind tho, he wanted to just speak to you.

- You see him and try to rush away. He finally calls out to your name and has you stop your tracks. “Do I scare you?” He says as you are a hot red mess. “No!” You tend to shout out.

- Ushijima asks for you to wait for him after practice is over to walk you to your home. You agree and you meet him by the front of the school’s entrance.

- You two walk together in complete silence. When he finally opens his mouth to say something, you stop, clenching your fists in frustration. “Are you walking me home because you feel bad for me?” He looks at you wide eyed, a bit confused and shocked. “No Y/N.. I-“ you cut him off. “Is it to make fun of me bec-“ he cuts you off and grabs your right hand.

- “I would never do that to you. I like you Y/N.” He is staring at you and uses a very firm voice. You’re in complete shock.

- “Why? Why would you like someone like me Ushijima-San?” His body moves and pulls you in for a hug. You are so in shock that you stand completely still as his hugs your warm body.

- Ushijima isn’t a guy who goes for looks. He loves your personality. The way you are so intelligent in class, the way you can ramble on and on about K-Drama’s with your friends. He loves your curvy body, he loves how you have a tummy and thicker legs compared to all the other girls.. of course he wouldn’t say that tho.

- As he continues to hug you, not loosening his hold, he says “Please don’t disrespect yourself like that. I like you how you are. I like for who you are. Let me get to know you better.”

- A quiet “yes” is all he hears from you. He is actually shocked you agreed. “I thought you hated me.” He says as he pulls away. You smile shyly, “I don’t. I think you’re pretty cool yourself.”

- Ushijima plans a date to the movies. He gets you a corn dog and popcorn and drinks. You two enjoy the movie and then plan another hang out. Next thing you know, you developed feelings for him.

- You confess your feelings to him a month later. He was a very happy camper.

- Ushijima asks you out one day after school. “Would you like to be my girlfriend?” You didn’t say anything until you said this, “I don’t want to embarrass you. I know being with me can ruin your reputation.”

- Ushijima grabs both your hands having your full attention. “I like you y/n. I don’t care what anyone else thinks. You will be my girlfriend, and I enjoy every thing we do together. Please give me the privilege to be your boyfriend.”

- You shyly agree to his request and earns a kiss on the cheek. You made him a very adorable blushing mess.

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• First time writing a chubby reader head canon.

• I can see Ushijima like chubby readers <3

• Yes, I’m a chubby girl myself 🤭

[verstappenclerc]

[turtleblogatlast]

One of the biggest things that makes me see Leo as trans is absolutely the size of his carapace in comparison to his brothers’.

And I’m not talking about height! I’m specifically looking at his shell here, because when you compare him to the others, particularly Donnie who is nearly the same height as Leo, it’s very clear that Leo’s carapace is much longer in proportion to the rest of his body.

Like - standing side by side, even though Donnie is shorter his carapace ends noticeably higher up than Leo’s does. And I like this not only because it really helps push the idea that Leo could very likely be trans (or intersex!), but it’s also just a fun design difference between them.

(It also lends way to future scenarios of Donnie eventually getting taller than Leo, but sitting down still has Leo being the taller one haha.)

[quibbs126]

Okay, so I think I have some more ideas for that Transformers au, since that was all my brain let me think about during the second half of my shift

It’s mostly just about Megatron and also the Decepticon cause

Okay so first off, I think if I want to make things the way I do, I’m gonna say that the Decepticons are genuinely fighting for equality for Cybertronians, while the Autobots are fighting to maintain the status quo. It’s not necessarily to say all Autobots want inequality, and some are fighting in hopes to build a better future through more peaceful means, but a lot of them don’t really recognize that the system is or was that bad. And there are still bad Decepticons, either those just wanting to cause mayhem or are just looking for a way to better their own status, but a large portion are fighting for change in Cybertronian government

Part of what makes the Autobots the generally dominant force in this conflict is that they’ve got a lot of propaganda going for them and against the Decepticons, including that being why they’re called “Decepticons”. Not everything said about the Decepticons is untrue, they are willing to do less than savory things to achieve their goals if necessary, but the idea that the Decepticons are evil deceivers is largely propaganda

I think in my head, I want the war to be portrayed as an actual civil war and revolution. When we hear about them in history, yeah there seems to be a relatively obvious good and bad looking back, like with the American Revolution and the Patriots and Loyalists, but in the moment, when they happened, neither side was entirely good or bad, and there’s reasons as to why people stuck to one side or the other, because they were people, not entities with a singular shared ideal

The French Revolution might be a more accurate comparison to the Cybertronian civil war, but also I grew up in America so the AR is my big frame of reference and I don’t know much about the FR other than it being semi inspired by the American one and having a lot of execution. But you get what I’m saying regardless

But also if we want the idea of the Decepticons being “evil”, well you gotta probably add some propaganda to explain why that’s how they’re depicted

Optimus is someone who just wants peace and is genuinely a good person, but he was also raised on Autobot propaganda and was never in a position in life where he would have particularly suffered the system (though he probably did still have hardships, I just don’t know what). Throughout this story he learns to see the truth of the matter more

Meanwhile, back to Megatron, the person I meant to be talking about

Okay so I’m thinking that he’s from a colony or city that was at the bottom rung of Cybertronian society, though I haven’t decided particularly what his job was. It might have been a miner and/or gladiator (I’m debating gladiator to have that be a reason he’s high up in rank), but maybe I should do something else

But anyways, I haven’t worked out the kinks in his backstory, but his birthplace was under control of the Autobots, and he became emboldened by the ideals of the Decepticons and their leader (who at this point I might just make Galvatron), and ended up leading an uprising alongside his fellow bots to overthrow the corrupt leadership in their home, and being successful in this attempt. The Autobots were planning to launch a counterattack to reclaim the area, but the Decepticons caught wind of the uprising and managed to get there first, leading to the place becoming Decepticon territory and being under their protection

While not everyone involved decided to join the Decepticon rebellion afterwards, plenty being content to just have their freedom, Megatron decided to join with them afterwards, wanting to bring their cause to even more places amongst the galaxy

Megatron was a powerful bot, and one with a lot of guts and courage, and he has some skill in leading other bots, which led to him becoming a Decepticon commander. He’s also extremely loyal to those who’ve earned his respect

However his main flaw is that he is deeply emotional, and as such has a tendency to let his emotions overtake his logic and common sense, and that’s when he tends to fail and make the wrong decisions. This tends to particularly be a problem because his main emotion is anger

This is exactly why Starscream ends up getting assigned to Megatron as his second in command; Starscream may not be the most upstanding bot, but he’s very shrewd and very flexible with his circumstances, always looking for a way to come out on top, not letting grudges and emotions get in the way of things. Couple that with his extensive military experience and he was considered a good fit for Megatron, with the idea the two could even each other out

Speaking of Starscream, I’m flirting with the idea he may have at one point been an Autobot, but eventually switched sides alongside his squadron, but that’s neither here nor there

Anyways back to Megatron, he tends to judge people based on their character and direct actions rather than their skills and accomplishments. It’s not to say he can’t work with someone who’s highly skilled but an asshole, he just won’t like them

You’d think this means he’d be able to make peace with the Autobot squadron relatively quickly, but he has a deep hatred for Autobots (probably backstory related but again I don’t know the specifics) that tends to override that idea of judging by their character. Over time he also learns to let this hatred of the Autobots go, particularly because of Optimus as he sees the bot is genuinely good and wants to do what’s right

Also with that, I’m thinking he and Optimus have no prior connection, only meeting now at the time of the story. They probably knew of each other, but had no prior personal relationship

So basically they get enemies to lovers instead of the divorce arc. Well I mean, I’m not sure if they end up together, maybe one or both of them have other people they date. But you get what I mean

And yeah, I think that’s about it. I should probably go do homework now in all honesty

[kaseyskat]

combining this speech with the fact that hero’s been doing her own thing for years and that sparrows been very firmly forcing lark to stand down when we know he wants to train normal too and i think you’ll find that sparrow is still not as bad of a parent as y’all think he is

[habibisagi]

me and the lowkey yandere (symbiote) spiderman isagi fic i wanna write 😞

[fluffypotatey]

I wonder if there’s a part of Eurylochus that resents Polites

[kaiba-cave]

You can tell that a lot of the BG3 fandom is young because they call characters like Astarion and Gale “old men” when neither of them look over like, 35.

Gale has grey hairs and complains about bad knees but so do I and I’m only 31 stop saying that’s old. 😭😭

[theytry]

people claiming that samantha myers was added to woobify nathan when he can a.) literally break her ribs, b.) more often than not, lose her as a potential friend / girlfriend and c.) will always lose her anyway makes the take seem so bizarre. i actually think samantha proves that nathan always had intensive, violent issues before jefferson came along and sharpened those skills. i think she proves without a doubt that nathan’s actions aren’t entirely to blame on jefferson, but rather his untreated mental illness + the toxic environment he has always been stuck in. like. i do not see how she woobifies him?

[girlfailurefelix]

i’m so glad we’ve started to open up to the possibility that the MCI is pre-CC bite cuz i’ve been thinking this for a while (yeah kid can be traumatized by his brother being a dick, but still) and while i know no one likes to 1:1 everything, it was really solidified as a concept for me w vanessa’s thing in the movie considering i’m pretty sure the MCI kids are CC’s age so that would be a very intriguing parallel. like william doesn’t need a “good” motive, he can just be awful.

[coredrill]

oh also headsup to everyone that i will be TRYING to see if i can’t catch the new bravern ep earlier than i usually do tomorrow so y’know. beware the Posts

[surayazayad]

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