#i tried to say blehh

[fatratinatophat]

Idk why I keep editing the links on my iPad I could wait till I get home or just go on my laptop but I never bother charging it anymore so it’s probably dead tbh

[wishuroses]

.⠀ ݁ ⸜⸜ 𓂃 𓇼 avatar boys as romantic tropes.

✶ featuring: neteyam, aonung, lo’ak, spider, and rotxo.

✶ warnings: fluff, humor, crushes, pretty lengthy cus i got carried away, just boys being boys, lowercase intended!

✶ a/n: i remember seeing a trope post and thought it’d be fun to do! i also feel like i wrote too much but nonetheless happy reading :-)

〘 neteyam 〙⠀:⠀unrequited required first loves.

neteyam seems like the type of person to not really be looking for any kind of romantic relationship; he’s way too busy with trying to keep an eye on lo’ak and all that other olo’eyktan in training business he has. when you finally confess, he lets you down gently, “i hold you dear to my heart, but not in that way, i’m sorry.” “oh, no worries. friends?” “friends :)” you’re upset, obviously he wouldn’t think of you like that, he has too much on his plate to even think of a relationship, but you’re cool with being friends if it meant you still got to be near him. (truthfully when you confessed, he was wondering why his heart was palpating violently like it was about to jump out his chest and run away, and why the air felt hotter than usual.) after a while, neteyam realizes that he does, in fact, love you as much as you love him. neteyam felt so stupid, and he would do anything to prove that he’s loved you for the longest. “i was stupid to realize so late, that my heart has always belonged to you.”

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〘 aonung 〙⠀:⠀bullying you cause he wants you.

aonung reminds me of those elementary school boys who bully and tease the people they have a crush on, and i mean this in the nicest way possible. he realizes his feelings quick and comes to terms with it (sorta), but it takes this idiot so long to even say something about it that you’re genuinely convinced he just doesn’t like you. despite his nonchalant front, he’s definitely the first person to notice something different with you and starts touching. got a new hairdo? “oooh trying to impress someone? (please say me)” he’s twirling your lock around his finger with a smirk on his face. new set of top and loincloth? “you made these yourself? a 5 year old could do better! (please go out with me)” he’s tugging on the top, you swat his hand when he reaches for your cloth. you later on find out that he does have a thing for you, but you’d have to be the one to make the first move, sorry! this boy is too prideful, but don’t worry, it’s easy to make aonung crack, any type of affection from you would have this boy on his knees in mere seconds. “if you liked me you could’ve just told me.” “i don’t like you???” “nung we're literally holding hands?” “...ok and????”

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〘 lo’ak 〙⠀:⠀reckless loser who you would do anything for, something along the lines of blooming puppy love.

lo’ak is a very quiet character i haven’t quite gotten down yet, but he definitely has little to no idea about romance, nor does he really care about it–he’s just here to have fun and cause trouble. you, on the other hand, are completely smitten with him. you follow him wherever he asks you to go, even if you felt like it wasn’t a good idea–you knew he would never purposefully put you in danger, surely not. “your dad is going to beat the hell out of you if he finds us here” “not if i tell him you’re with me!” touché. he’s a man of little words, so physical affection is his go to, along with him dragging you places. you both definitely have a super secret hideout some place no one knows about. he calls you “bro” which you’re fine with but you only get confused when he does things like hold your hand (for such a long time too, you once counted 32 seconds in your head), so you’re just like–is he into me too or...? not to mention, tuk definitely tries to play matchmaker, despite lo’ak’s embarrassed protests. “tuk, shut up!” “blehh :P”

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〘 spider 〙⠀:⠀both pining but are too stupid and stubborn to realize, everyone sees it except the both of you.

you and spider have liked each other since you two started walking. everyone’s sick of you tiptoeing around each other’s feelings and it’s baffling how oblivious the both of you are. the subtle touches and lingering glances grew more and more, yet you still weren’t sure if spider liked you in that way–and vice versa. let lo’ak make some sort of comment about it, spider gets defensive immediately “bro! shut up!! i don’t like them like that!!!” “wooaaahh spider don’t pull out the 9!” get lost in each other’s eyes once and all of a sudden that means you two should kiss right then and there. somehow jake gets involved? “aren’t you two dating?” “what?!?!? no we aren’t!!!” damn y’all might as well be! despite the both of you getting pep talk from kiri and lo’ak, it takes ages for either of you to make the first move, but eventually one of you will break sooner or later. and you bet kiri and lo’ak made some sort of bet out of it.. loser does chores for a month.

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〘 rotxo 〙⠀:⠀best friends to lovers, slow burn.

you both are so in love with each other it makes aonung sick, he’s definitely the type of friend to fake gag when you two smile at each other “get a room you two!” (but don’t worry, he’s still rooting for the both of you, even if you’re both stupid). whenever something happens, whether it be good or bad, rotxo always goes to you, and you go to him! rotxo was definitely raised by his grandma, so you can imagine how sweet he really is–he even knows how to weave and weaved your clothes (managed to start courting you without even realizing he was actually courting you). both of you like each other but neither of you wanted something bad to happen to your already healthy friendship and make it awkward or something (which is an excuse–a very valid excuse– but still an excuse). “rotxo can i spend the night at yours? i miss your grandma!” “ah, sure, but do you ever miss me? :(” “of course, i love you too much not to!” bonus points if you hug him after. it takes the both of you a while to start dating, but when you do, you’re both inseparable.

[gabelesimp]

This is my apology for @riseofamoonycake

Babysitting! Apollo, Leonidas and baby reader!

You love to run around the place, giggling. You were Apollo's little sibling, and you loved trouble, either because you have a lot of Spartan energy, or that you love the miserable look on Ares' face-

"Leoooo!!" You jumped on him, and he laughed, catching you in his arms. "I thought Strawberry shortcake was watching you." "Nah! I wanna spend the day with you!" He sighed, and walked the opposite direction, before Apollo came running, and tried to tackle Leonidas down-

"OI?! ARE YOU CRAZY SHITHEAD?! THERE'S A KID ON ME!" "Let her go, she needs to take her medicine, She's sick, Leonidas." Apollo sighed, as you pouted. It was obvious that you were sick, you were coughing and had a runny nose-

"I'm noooot!!" "Yes, you are. Now take your medicine!"

"No!" "Yes!" That was on repeat, until you finally had no energy to say no, Apollo shoved a spoonful of orange flavored medicine in your mouth-

"blehh!! EWWW!!" "Oh please, you're so dramatic!" You stuck your tongue out towards him, as you hugged Leonidas. After Apollo's long ass speech about you needing to get better, you eventually fell asleep in Leonidas' arms. He yawned too, looking at you, He chuckled. "Oi, Shithead. Where's her room? She's sleeping." "Next to mine, on the left." "Wanna get a drink after this?" "..Sure, why not!"

[cool-lilfella]

Little birthday!!!

This is strictly SFW

Its my birthday time! Birthdays are extra agere centered for me because of how important it was during my childhood, everything birthday related is very nostalgic for me. So here's how i celebrated! (Long post warning)

First, we went out to the city. Of course we had to eat lunch at my favorite "restaurant", Ikea x3 I went there all the time as a kid! I ate the classic yummy meatballs and this chocolate cake that turned out to be made of very yucky strong dark chocolate. Blehh. It hurt my stomach >:( But I won't let a small mistake like that ruin my day! Next we went shopping!!

My mom bought me this pop it ball and sheep plush I wanted! My mom says the sheep plush is actually supposed to be a door stop buut I pretend its just a weighted plushie! xD

Then we bought my favorite gift. These lego sets! We went to a lego store to get it, a store filled with just lego!! I've never felt more at home hehe!!! The first set is a 3 in 1, so theres 3 different builds you can make from the same blocks! Isn't that cool??!

Taa-Daa!!! Here is how the first builed looks finished :D

Lastly we bought some candy and then went home, this day was super fun! But since I only have a specific amount of energy a day, we continued to celebrate the next!

The next day I was awakened by chocolate and singing. Oh and more gifts too! I've had a really hard year so my mom really tried to spoiled me, I love her <3

We ate this super yummy Oreo cake! (which i of course forgot to take a picture of x(( ) it was so creamy an tasted sooo good mmmm

Anyway more stuffed animals!!!! A big green robot, a gigantic big pink-orange dog and a weighted puppy! They're so cute :3 and the puppys super soft and its weight is so comforting!

Now some toys I got!; Some baby toy that I don't know the name of, it's really nice!! Perfect for my baby needs x3 I also got a bunch of toys I've been wanting from my sister!

We ended the day by eating cookies and chocolate and watching melodifestivalen! which was disappointing as always but its tradition xD

(extra info: i got some books and clothes too but they didn't fit with this being a agere post. also most of the stuff i got was thrifted! which i definitely recommend doing when buying gifts, or buying anything really. its not the amount of money you spend on a gift that says something, its the gift itself <3)

[jaidens]

And What Would You Do Baby, If You Only Knew

pairing [s] : two-bit mathews x trans!Soc!male!reader

warning [s] : | mentions of homophobia | fighting | kissing | secret relationship | I made the reader I guess jock? | blehh he's so silly | probably a little ooc.. dunno

a/n [s] : requests are open!!

Two-Bit Mathews has been explained to always put his two bits in a conversation, and the wise cracker of the Greaser gangs. However, when he met you, he's sure you ate him up and threw his brains and voice-box out of the window. You're sitting at the lunch table, chewing on whatever school food was made that day, with your jockey friends. He was warned about that group by Johnny and Ponyboy, how they always tried to take down Greasers that roamed the school.

However, Johnny mentioned how you were in his English and Chemistry class, and how you defended him a couple times after one of your “friends” picked on Johnny. People could've sworn all of the mischief and constant seek for danger left his eyes that day. Now, it was filled with adoration and wanting to find out about the boy he fell in love with that day.

Two-Bit immediately begins his venture of messing with you. Your friends stuck up for you, ending up with some bruised lips and eyes out of school grounds. However, on those particularly hard days, you stayed back with Keith and picked him up for running back to your friends. God, did that send him further back into the constant need to feel his hands on his face again.

Finally, he caught you alone, sitting away from people at the drive in theater. Two-Bit rubs his hands together and walks over to you, flipping up his leather jacket up further his neck: you're not sure how, but he figures out how to. He slides in the seat next to you, but you keep your eyes on the beach movie in front of you. “What are you doing around here? Where are you little Soc-y friends huh?” You turn your head at his words, and can't help but feel a little cheesy as him. He's puckering his lips out and smiling at you.

“They’re drinking and stuff. I actually wanna get home tonight.” You mumbled, head sitting on your fist as your attention falls back to the movie. Two-Bit slides back closer into you, arm wrapping around your shoulder and his hand rests. “Oh yeah? Need a ride home then? I can walk you.” You turn your head to look at him, with his hair greased enough to let a car slide on top and his eyes staring into yours. “Nah, I'm fine. I can just walk.” The Letterman jacket you're wearing suddenly feels too warm for the night and you pull it off.

Two-Bit is still there, arm wrapped around you. “You can’t walk round’ here.. lemme walk you home.” Two-Bit is almost begging to you, and he sits his head in your lap to look at you. You can't help but feel your cheeks warm at the sight of him. He smells like smoke and beer, but for some reason, it pulls you in deeper. “C’mon baby. I don't bite..” That's the sentence that started everything, that started the endless secret nights of holding and everything that you always needed and what you dreamed of.

You had to keep everything on the down low, your parents especially could not find out about Two-Bit and yours relationship. So, it ended with sneaking around past doors and out of windows, or holding hands under tables and interlocked pinkies. You couldn't lie and say the adrenaline rush wasn't absolutely amazing, after the constant things happening with the same business conversations or what football team won that week.

Two-Bit made your life ten times better than usual, but always incidentally, people find out about everything.

Two-Bit decided to take you out to a picnic and you were absolutely so excited. You wore your best Madra and jeans and you did your hair the way you knew Two-Bit liked it. He picked you up at your front door, and he and your father had a conversation. Two-Bit said he was giving you a ride to a football meeting, and surprisingly, your dad believed him. It was surprising to you for the fact that Keith was successfully able to lie to your parents.

Keith takes your arm and starts walking with you. His hands are in his jacket and he's talking about school and the gang. “I missed hanging out with you. Ever since the rumble everything's been so tight. The guys, man, they wont let me even look at a Greaser without getting my ass kicked.” Two-Bit straightens up and his arm wraps around your waist. “I know, Dally almost ripped my head off a couple days ago cause of it. I went out to see you, and man, was he mad.” You smile at the thought of Two trying to see you when he knows the circumstances between Greasers and Socs.

“I wish we could tell people, y'know. I wanna be able to do stuff with you in school.” Two-Bit nods and slips his pinky into yours. “Me too.” Two-Bit responds, gently cradling your hand in his and giving it a small kiss. “You’re the best thing that's ever been mine, and one day, I swear everyone will know.” That gives you a sense of relaxation as you lay your head on Two-Bit’s shoulder.

The moment is sweet and gentle, and you stare between your feet on the ground or the stars that collide against the dark sky. That was one of your favorite nights with Two-Bit, no matter how many more you shared, that night will always be etched in your memory forever. The way he held you and the way he told you that everyone would know.

The next day at school, it hurt to not hold him or even speak to him. Two-Bit didn't care however, and would still continue to talk to you and be around you at all times. It worried you and if the chance your friends found out, you would be torn apart quicker than you could even yell. Whenever Two-Bit tried to walk you home, you didn't even realize one of your friends had been traveling far behind and you decided to hold Keith's hand in yours and let him give you a soft kiss against your cheek.

At some point, your friend sped up and slammed his hand on Two-Bit’s shoulder and slammed him onto the ground. You yelled out Two-Bit’s name as your “friend” threw a punch against Keith's face. You pulled Two-Bit away from the fight and told him to go away. Your friend is standing there, holding his fist, and he's huffing in breaths. “What the fuck was that?” You asked and your friend looked up at you. “The Greasers need to get away, always being in your business, man. We're buds, we gotta protect each other.”

You stared at him like he was speaking a different language. “So, your thought to protect me, someone who is fully capable of getting someone away, is to throw them on the ground?” However you're sure your friend is more confused than you are and grumbles before walking away. “Man, sorry, I just lost it. But, don't tell anyone, I'm with Two-Bit. We're.. dating.” That makes your friend stop walking and turn to look at you. “Aw shit man. I'm sorry too, I should've let you handle it if anything was happening. So.. you're like gay?” The word almost burns, but you know he's just trying to figure it out. You nod at him and he gives you a soft smile.

“I won't tell anyone, your secrets are safe with me.” You smile at your friend after he reassures you. You hug him and he smacks your back. “See you at football practice next week.” Now, it was time to find wherever your boyfriend had ran off too. Eventually, you find Two-Bit, he's wiping the blood off of his nose and you can see him angrily rubbing tears off his face. “Two, hey honey.” You sit down next to him and pull his hands away from his face.

“Dickhead hit me right in the nose.” He huffs out and he lets you hold his handkerchief to his nose. You frown at him and give him a tight hug and he tenses up. “He apologized. It's just... we're all protective of each other. Just like how you are with Johnny.” You pull away from the hug and Two-Bit has a soft smile on his face. “I just, I really wish we could be more open,”

You sigh and give Two-Bit a soft kiss on his forehead. “I know, soon.” He hugs you once more and lays on your shoulder. “Thanks for fighting him.” You laugh with Two-Bit as he runs his thumb over your knuckles. “Always, I would fight everyone for you, I’ve done it before.”

[ @itzwilby ]

[mangledscrimp]

PART 2 of DIABOLICAL YURI AU POSTING!!

This is also a general lore tldr miracle mask spoils & Azran Legacy stuff

fyi, this part may have triggering topics like homophobia, suicide, and gory descriptions(near the end)…blehh

PART 1 OF THE DY POSTING!!

Randall had quite the smile when she was interested on things, a bit creepy if you’ll ask angela, but they still love her even with such a smirk, definitely from her father.

The woman in question!

This is Maria or Rosa..Ascot..RANDALL’S MAMA!!

Haha..I really can’t decide on which name to choose so I’d love to hear feedback regarding names for her. also as seen in the image, both her and Randall have one large canine tooth.

She’s rich, she’s old, and loves to control. Speaking of controlling, that’s definitely how I’d describe her parenting. With Randall, she’s always talking about Randall’s looks regarding her facial hair. She hates it since it reminds her of Izan. Making her shave on a regular basis. Whenever he,Izan, comes up in conversation, she’ll try to ignore it and get frustrated. Calling him a deadbeat father or a failure to the ascot name.

A few years after Izan’s disappearance, Randall turned 17. In her teens, RM (Randy Mom), pressured her about liking people of the same gender and told her it was distasteful and shameful to the ascot name. She also had planned arranged marriages for when Randall turned 18. Not good at all!! This led to Randall getting stressed out and depressed.

Her actions led Randall to an emotional outburst with Hershel, slapping her when she tried to comfort her about what she saw on her body, and running away into the labyrinth with the mask in hand. With its crack, she broke it with too much pressure and now only has the upper half in her possession. This eventually leads to her fall in a pit of cicadas shells…(There is more to this haha..and a whole interaction…BUT WE MUST CONTINUE!! )

a time skip of 17 years-

Randall is living in the labyrinth with her cicada family!! She takes food from villages nearby the labyrinth in her cloak made of vines. Tho this backfired on fateful night.

(I’ll make a better version of this some day HAHHA)

HERE THEY ARE!! DIABOLICAL YURI AU DESCOLE!!

(Any pronouns, also haha please don’t say anything weird…she does not..swing that way..or has romantic feelings in general)

This is diabolical Yuri au descole!! She’s ruthless with her methods of getting information out of others.

She had been interested in finding Randall after reading a copy of Izan’s journal

(this doodle is kinda dookie but whateva)

After finding out Randall’s location, he tracks her down in one of the villages she’s taking crops from. In the process, a chase erupts through the forest as Randall tries to make it back to the labyrinth. She trips on a branch and Descole takes the opportunity to trap her with her net gun.

(Part gets gory here)

After Randall’s refusal to talk and trying to squirm away like a snake, Descole thinks Randall should look the part. Reaching into her belt pockets for her cautery tool, making Randall feel a burning sensation on her tongue, splitting and separating it, just like a snake.

how it looks ⬇️

Let’s take a break from that with a shitpost doodle comic of Descole and Raymond..haha…

Part 3 coming soon!!!

[xo-adeline]

Hihi congrats on the milestone (again) wanted to join in on this since yesterday but kept forgetting until now BUT i finally got my brain to get around to it! Can I get a matchup for either bllk or bsd?

My pronouns are she/her but I rlly don’t mind any, and my preferred name (online at least) is dor/doro/dorcie/whatever variant of dor someone comes up with. I don’t mind any character tbh! Anyone BUT shidou bc i hate that ugly FREAK😠!!!!!

My likes are all over the place… i’ve been enjoying thrifting a lot recently, especially w my friends. I also like record stores and second-hand book stores (i think they smell good). Uhhh i’ve been obsessed with the legend of zelda and splatoon since i was like… 7? Very dear franchises to me. I love reading and writing (duh) and also online shopping! Also i love walks. Long walks, short walks, idcidc if i can walk somewhere I’m happy. I have a sweet tooth but recently i’ve been enjoying rlly bitter things?? Black coffee is surprisingly enjoyable?? But i still love sweet stuff especially cherry or strawberry flavors yum. Also coffee smells so good…

Dislikes BLEHH. i hate annoying people i hate close-minded people and i have a great dislike towards people who over consume. Snakes are nasty EW WHY ARE THEY SO SLITHERY WHY DO THEY MIVE LIKE THAT i hate snakes… ew. I’m also insomniac so i don’t like that… also tiktok influencers more than half of them suck booty and irk me

Hobbies.. writing ofc, painting occasionally, idk if the gym counts but. I love the gym. !! My personality is ENTP and i’ve been told im a dun person to be around or talk to. A few of my friends call me an orange cat??? If that counts as a personality trait. I’m lazy sometimes but other times i’m doing like 20 things at once on a whim cause why not

Love language (giving) : acts of service 100% i love doing things for my friends and when im in a relationship. Quality time is up there too! Physical touch is 50/50 tho it really depends on my mood.

Love language (receiving) : quality time fs i love quality time its so dear to me

Idk how i’d describe my appearance tbh? I’m pretty tall, like 5’7 and a half? I think? Last time i went to the doctor thats what i got😭 mid length dark brown hair and hazel eyes, also an athletic build cause i’m rlly active. I think my aesthetic is somewhere between vintage and grunge? I’m kinda basic sometimes too it depends on the day, yknow?

Sorry for writing an essay 😔

I think you'd go well with...

Kunigami Rensuke!

-> Off the bat, you two probably met at the gym or when you both were out walking! After that he started finding times to talk to you before he eventually asked you out! -> The cutest little gym dates every once in a while, along with taking walks and going to little nearby bookstores and even thrifting places, once he learns you like that stuff, he's be so happy to accompany you really anywhere! -> Understands about your dislike for close minded people, and luckily as long as there isn't anything wrong with what you're doing then he's totally there to support you in whatever you do! -> Tries to help you in any way possible with your insomnia, even staying up with you if it helps in any way, even if he normally tries to get 8 hours. He doesn't wanna just leave you awake, especially if he can help in some way -> Loves having conversations with you, especially since you have those traits of being social and a fun person to be around, and when he sees you trying to do a bunch of stuff at once he'll always try to help you out. He just doesn't want you to get too overwhelmed with doing to much -> Doesn't quite understand why you like doing things for him at first, but once he realizes that it's how you show your love it's really heartwarming to him, and he might ask you to get him stuff more times on purpose just because, and with the 50/50 on touch, he gets it. He doesn't constantly like being touched either but whenever you wanna hug or just to cuddle together he'll never say no!

I think you’d go well with…

Chuuya Nakahara!

-> Loves taking you out on shopping dates whenever he's not busy. Bookstore? Sure, he could always also use a new book. Old record store? Who doesn't like music. Even just walking around while window shopping is so much better with you around. Though you might have to take Elise with you every so often! -> He'll end up going with you to the gym every once in a while, he doesn't always have the time but when he does it's not a bad thing to do. Though sometimes he'll just kinda watch and do barley anything, normally it's because he's still kinda sore or beat up from a past mission -> Your personality types work out pretty well, you being an ENTP and him as a ESTP, showing that you have pretty similar thoughts and feelings about things which makes it a little easier to understand each other! There may be a couple things you disagree on but he'll at least try to understand your side and hopes you do the same with him -> Also has a dislike for closed minded people, so he's always willing to complain or listen to you when you come across one, and he totally gets it and will get pissed off, even if he wasn't there -> Actually really likes that your love language is acts of service, it not only helps him when he needs something but also the fact that it takes a lot of stress off him if he has you helping him! Of course he'll never take it for granted and he always reminds you to take a break, and he'll help you whenever he can as well. Also in the same boat with being a 50/50 on physical affection, it's nice every once in a while but especially with his job he can't always be around to hug and do things like that. But he makes up for it by trying to be around as much as he can when he is around!

[thatlaylachick]

☆ a fractured fairytale post 🧚‍♀️ ✨️ ☆

Well, today was an awful day.

First off I was starving and mama made us all some of her famous porridge. I tried to dig in but mama said it needed to sit for a bit first and that maybe we should take a walk.

Blehh.

So she convinced Daddy to take a walk - she says he hasn't lost his winter weight yet, whatever that means.

Well we took a nice walk and I have to admit that even I enjoyed myself.

I found some neat rocks and we even saw some tracks of "something dangerous" Daddy said.

Well that kind of scared me a little so I begged and begged to get back home so I could eat my porridge.

Daddy liked that idea a lot so we started to head home.

When we got there those dangerous tracks led right into our door!

I was scared stiff!

Daddy went in first then mama and me.

You wouldn't believe it!

Someone was inside and it even broke my little chair!

And my PORRIDGE was gone! Mama said I could have Daddy's though. I don't think he was too happy about that but he was too busy figuring out what had happened, to care.

Then we saw that our beds were all messed up BUT - that's not the worst part - the THING was actually still in my bed!

It was a...

HUMAN.

The human which mama called a "little girl" saw us and ran away so fast it made our heads spin!

It looked scared as the dickens! I threw one of my new rocks at it as it was escaping which makes me sad because it was one of my cool new rocks!

I was real scared for a minute but then I got mad again about the chair and the porridge. And the rock.

Well, I ate Daddy's porridge so I felt better, now he's out back fixing my chair.

Mama's calling all her sisters to tell them to be on the lookout for some gross human "little girl." Ugh!

I knew we should've just eaten the porridge when it was hot.

Daddy agrees.

[florashifting]

I feel like this might be a vent but not rlly idk like I just feel a little out of it so i wouldn't know

I feel like I'm at one of my lowest fucking points and I don't feel right like idk a way to describe how I'm feeling I just do not feel OK whatsoever I actually feel worse that awful like this might just be one of the worst nights of my fucking life but it's not even a big fucking deal cause whatever but like my thoughts are like everywhere rn and my throat feels foggy idk if that makes sense but that's the only word I can thing of to describe my anxiety cause my throat feels like it's breathing in foggy air and my stomach is full of butterflies except its not the sweet kind its the kind that are invading your insides and stuffing your organs so yeah blah blah blah. I mean this doesn't feel like a big deal to me cause I deal with this like every other night/week and it's just become kind of a casual thing although it's not casual cause I wanna scratch at myself and stick my hand down my throat and pull out the fog but whatever it's rlly not a big deal I feel like I've said that A LOT I also feel like this the longest post I've made that's not related to shifting or writing n stuff but whatever um so ok I think I'm gonna try to go to bed or whatever lol and Im also kinda shaking and on the verge of tears but whatever I'll probably feel happy asf in the morning so imma go to bed lol. And I'm also kinda like super angry lmao but I'm going to bed I fr mean it lol i suddenly can't think straight like I just tried to say something but then I just like blehh ok ok I'm going to bed I mean it.... or I'm gonna watch little women again

[arc852]

blehh i hope this isn't too much for a request as a prompt ? idk I'm just mashing neat tropes together

mouse hybrid tommy avian wilbur soulmate au ? maybe just like a short reveal ?? aaa

 I love this prompt! This also made me realize I don’t think I’ve ever written a soulmate au before? This was fun to write though! I hope you enjoy!

 Warnings: Fear of death, fear of being eaten, being trapped

 Word Count: 1152

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 Tommy banged against the thick plastic of the box he found himself in. He even tried to claw his way out but the trap held firm. It made sense though, after all, it was a mouse trap.

 Tommy collapsed onto the ground as the exhaustion from trying to escape for the last hour came at him at full force. When he caught his breath, he brought his knees to his chest, his tail coming to curl around one of his legs. Tommy didn’t want to accept it, but he was completely and utterly trapped.

 He knew he should have left as soon as he heard the owner of the house mention a pest problem. Actually, no, he should have left the second he realized the owner of the home was an avian hybrid. But Tommy had been too desperate for shelter and so he stayed despite his instincts. It wasn’t like he had anywhere else to go.

 That was the problem with being a mouse hybrid or any hybrid that wasn’t considered ‘normal’ size. There was always a good chance that the bigger hybrids would see them as pests or-or even food, if their hybrid natures ended up being that of predator and prey. Sure, the smaller hybrids lived in colonies, hidden away from any bigger hybrids but if you were ever exiled from a colony, then there was really nowhere else for you to go.

 Of course, Tommy had been exiled and had no choice but to act like an actual mouse. Living in the walls of a bigger hybrid’s house and scavenging in order to survive.

 And now he was here. Trapped and most likely going to be eaten when the avian hybrid gets home.

 Tears formed and fell and he buried his head in his knees, quietly sobbing at his fate.

 A tingling sensation on his arm caused him to pause, however. He lifted his head and looked down at his arm. Hey, how are you doing? Was written across it, having just appeared.

 His soulmate.

 Tommy’s breath hitched when he realized he would never get to meet them. Never get to actually know their name. Of course, he never really counted on meeting them. Sure, they could be another tiny hybrid but there was also a chance they were a big one and based on things his soulmate brought up, it was more likely he was big.

 But even still, Tommy had hoped deep down they could still meet. That his soulmate wouldn’t care he was a mouse hybrid. That he would be seen as a person instead of a pest.

 But now that hope was gone. Because Tommy was going to die.

 Tommy reached into his pocket and brought out a marker. Or, well, the very tip of one, fashioned in a way that it wouldn’t get his hands dirty with the color red. He took a deep breath and began to write.

 Not good, big man. I…I think this is it for me.

 What? What do you mean by that?

 Tommy hesitated on the next bit, but knew he had to tell his soulmate. It was now or never.

 I’m a mouse hybrid. I got exiled from my colony. I decided to live in a big hybrid’s home and they decided to set up mouse traps. I got caught in one.

 Tommy quickly wiped his tears away so they wouldn’t smudge his writing. He looked down at the feeling of more writing appearing.

 What? I mean, that’s…that doesn’t mean you’re going to die. The hybrid could let you go, not all big hybrid’s see tiny ones as pests. I don’t.

 That was confirmation then, that his soulmate was a big hybrid. Tommy smiled, at least happy to know that his soulmate didn’t think less of him now that he knew.

 I appreciate that big man. But the owner of the house is an avian hybrid. And, well, I’m a mouse hybrid. It’s pretty obvious what’s going to happen to me.

 Wait…did you say an avian hybrid?

 Yeah.

 Tommy waited a few minutes, expecting his soulmate to say something else but there was nothing. Maybe he was finally realizing how screwed Tommy was.

 Tommy was just about to write out his last goodbye to a soulmate he would never meet when he heard the door to the house open. He tensed, dropping his marker in fear. The owner was home.

 He heard footsteps and Tommy curled back in on himself, hoping the owner would give him a little bit more time, that he wouldn’t check the trap right away.

 That didn’t happen though.

 The footsteps only grew louder and he heard the creak of the pantry door open. There was a pause and then Tommy’s prison was being lifted. It was very quickly put down again though.

 “Please…” He thought he heard the avian whisper. He didn’t have time to think about what the avian could have meant by that though because slowly the trap was starting to be opened. Tommy once again buried his face into his knees and shut his eyes tight.

 The box was fully open, he could tell from the amount of light behind his eyes. And then a gasp came from the avian and Tommy’s heart skipped a beat.

 “Hey, it’s okay…” The avian, his tone soft. Tommy’s heart felt like it was going to explode but he forced himself to look up and meet the avian’s eyes.

 Just like his tone, his eyes were soft, nothing like the hungry look Tommy was expecting. Tommy didn’t want to trust it but a feeling deep inside him made him second guess his own instincts. 

 “I can’t believe all this time…” The avian started to say, trailing off a bit. But that only made Tommy more confused.

 “What…What the f*** are you talking about?” Tommy spat out, still unsure of where all this was going. 

 The avian smiled and for some reason, Tommy didn’t feel threatened by it. “Well…I was just out talking to my soulmate when they mentioned they had gotten trapped. In a mouse trap set by an avian hybrid.”

 Tommy’s eyes widened more and more as the avian talked. “Wait…”

 The avian lifted up his arm, and plain as day Tommy could see his handwriting in bright red letters. “My name is Wilbur.” The avian said and then he looked sheepish. “Sorry about the mouse trap.”

 Wilbur. His soulmate’s name was Wilbur and he was a big hybrid. An avian hybrid. And he didn’t see Tommy as a pest. Tommy smiled back at his soulmate.

 “Yeah, well, you’re going to pay for that later.” He said, ideas already forming in his mind. “My name is Tommy.”

 They were two hybrids from completely different walks of life. Hybrids of two species who, in the wild, were predator and prey. But somehow, Tommy knew this would work out. He just had a feeling.

[sneezemonster15]

I can’t imagine that Sasuke went to bed with Sakura on his own. If we even can call this bed because in reality they did it in the woods or sth like that because Sakura doesn’t respect herself, her giving birth at Orochimaru says a lot blehh. Sakura must have guilt tripped him into having sex. He never wanted her hugs, touches anything only when he couldn’t control himself e.g. the curse or being injured but even then he would say let go etc. He never kissed her, never so him willingly going to bed with her is not possible. She must have persuaded him into this and it was a quick act. She had advantage because it was his trip to get rid of his sins (he tried to kill her and he let her die many times). Also Naruto was married during that time so I think he agreed also because of that but it was never his decision, it was Sakura who cried rivers to make him do it. What’s your opinion?

Hi anon.

I have talked about it here.

Honestly, now, I am not even sure if they had sex. I find it very suspicious that Sakura chasing Sasuke would be enough to make him submit to her. It's totally possible for her to have manipulated or tricked him. It's in her character. But I don't know, something is fishy. Sasuke is quite aware of her manipulative tendencies. He isn't dumb enough to fall into her traps.

Okay, so Sakura chased Sasuke and Karin says that they all traveled together. Now why would be Karin traveling with them when she works for Oro? But she did and apparently that's when Karin and Sakura became friends. I am sure that's where Sakura got the photo that she placed with her own in that photo frame at her house. From Karin, because Sasuke couldn't have been carrying it. The only memento he considers important enough to carry is the hitaiate Naruto gave him. But then why were they traveling together? The reason for this travel is not specified by Karin. Sasuke does say he wants to travel to sort some stuff out in chapter 699, but in that case, why would he be traveling with Karin, Oro's employee? If he refused to take Sakura on his redemption journey, why would he take Karin? Doesn't make sense.

It gives me the impression that he was performing some kind of mission for Konoha at the time perhaps, since Oro became Konoha's subject after the war and he is an asset. We do see him reach out to Oro quite confidently in Gaiden when Shin abducts Sakura. So there is some indication that he is comfortable enough to do that, given once he murdered Oro. Perhaps Sasuke and Karin (on behalf of Oro), were carrying out some mission or research or something, which is when Sakura starts to chase Sasuke.

So if we assume that it was a mission of some sort, what would that be about? Oro is known to experiment with genetics, that's what the whole Shin debacle is about.

Don't you find it suspicious that Kishi chose to write Gaiden's narrative about how genetics is not the determinant to someone's right to humanity? When Shin talks about the utilitarian purposes and the dispensable element of his clones, Sakura gets all huffed up and righteously angry and says this.

"The relationship between the parent and child is more than the passing of genes." Hmmm. Is that so?

I find Gaiden so layered and brimming with implicit information. Like I said, Kishi was trying to relay information about things that didn't make sense about the ending through Gaiden.

So why choose to tell this story this way, which was outwardly written to establish Sarada's sob story and background, when Kishi is doing so many other things in it, even defeating the purpose of the centre of Sarada's sob story? The need for a happy family. Is there a parallel? Looks like it. Because eventually, Naruto says the same thing.

That connections are more than about blood relations. So what is Kishi trying to say here? That it doesn't matter whether the relationship is based on blood, or if it's a result of a scientific experiment or motivation, the humanity of it still doesn't get cancelled. That's why he basically adopts all the little Shins. Relationships are completely about what you make of them.

Why choose to tell this story that factors genetics so heavily in the narrative, while creating a new villian, reintroducing Oro who is otherwise pretty much irrelevant in Boruto, but has already been established as a genius level scientist and pioneer of genetics in Naruto universe? And why choose to tell this story in this manner where he deliberately creates doubt about the legitimacy of Sasuke and Sakura's relationship to the point where even Sarada's conception is questioned upon? The whole adultery theme. This whole thing is just so fishy.

So what does that mean? Did Sasuke really have sex with Sakura? I find it very hard to believe. He is so much stronger than her that Sakura forcing herself on him just doesn't gel, he has been able to spurn her advances and romantic offerings every single time before. Even after the war, without feeling guilty about it. He has also attacked her in response to her doing it first. So if forced in such a situation, he wouldn't step back from causing her physical and mental harm. That is already established.

Why would Kishi make Sarada look like Karin and not Sakura? If genetic experimentation was involved in her conception, Oro could have tampered with some stuff here and there to make it happen.

So it all boils down to this:

1) Sarada does not know anything much about her father.

2) Sakura doesn't either.

3) There's no proof if she is actually married to Sasuke and she doesn't wear a ring when other Konoha wives do.

4) No wedding picture either.

5) Sakura is so nervous about answering Sarada's questions about Sasuke since she doesn't know anything herself (like whether he wears glasses, such an innocuous and basic thing..), and it would figure, because I don't think Sarada would be pleased with getting to know that she was a test tube baby, if she was.

6) Their marriage looks like a sham. And their interaction with each other is so wooden as if to keep appearances.

7) They have never kissed. Kishi implies this Twice. Twice. Why? If they had sex, it would be natural to assume that they kissed, no? So why imply it twice that they didn't?

8) Sasuke doesn't live with them. Or visit them. Or keep in touch. Not even to know about his own daughter's life. He doesn't even recognise her face. And for the most part, except the end, dismisses Sarada's emotional queries.

9) We already know that he doesn't feel emotionally about Sakura at all.

10) Sasuke says outright that the reason why they are connected is because Sarada exists. So Sarada is the only point of connection between Sakura and Sasuke. Which is true.

11) Kishi deliberately cuts off Sasuke's line where he is going to explain to Sarada about his absence with Shin's attack.

12) The whole issue of the umbilical cord. It is supposed to be symbolic of mother and child's spiritual and physical connection. It's traditional. It's sacred. But Sakura doesn't have it. Karin does. If Sarada indeed was an experiment, then it would make sense that Karin would keep it, given she is the one who often carries out or helps carry out Oro's experiments.

13) If Karin and Sakura are such good friends, why doesn't Sarada know about Karin?

14) Sakura looks so nervous when Sasuke is about to tell Sarada about their connection. It would make sense for her to be nervous if she thought Sasuke would tell the truth. Perhaps that's why she didn't tell Sarada about Karin? If Karin cares enough to send Sarada new pair of glasses, it must mean she has some emotional connection to Sarada.

15) And finally, Sarada was born at Oro's hideout.

All of this leads me to believe that Sasuke did not have sex with Sakura. And we know that Kishi doesn't do shit without a purpose, he almost always has an ulterior motive when it comes to Sasuke and Naruto's bond since the entire seven hundred chapters of Naruto and Shippuden are about a gay love story in SHOUNEN which was written implicitly, with a whole lot of nuances and red herrings and clever narrative tools that actively encourages the reader to read between the lines.

What's stopping him to do similar stuff here?it would only be in his character. Heh. Why deliberately write such shady shit to imply Sasuke and Sakura are not together? And that Sasuke cheated on Sakura? Nefarious. And then finally he makes Sasuke look like this with his family.

Turned away from Sakura, like always. And looking like he would rather eat tree bark than whatever is in front of him. Notice that they look like a couple that is trying to keep a facade for the child. Sakura looks nervous but conciliatory, like she is trying really hard to keep appearances, while Sasuke isn't even trying, he looks proper depressed. But Sarada looks chatty and pleased. Because all she ever wanted was her family to be together. So Sasuke is fulfilling her wishes. For her sake, not Sakura's.

My reading? Sarada is the result of a genetic experiment. Sakura perhaps is the mother. Sasuke is definitely the father, because of sharingan. And something about Karin is mixed in it. I don't know what, Oro is crazy and talented enough to do it. All I know is that those three were traveling together and it was not during Sasuke's redemption journey. Why did they perform this experiment, I don't know. Maybe Sakura asked for it. And Sasuke gave it to her, perhaps out of guilt? Or as long as she would keep away from him? If she has a child to take care of, she wouldn't be able to chase Sasuke. Hehe.

Would Sakura take whatever scrap Sasuke throws at her? Like whatever she can get, as long as she gets to call him her husband, even if in name only, and cover her house with Uchiha fan when even Sasuke doesn't wear it anymore?

Obvioabsofuckinglutely.

[starryevermore]

🥃 “I can braid your hair for you- I mean, only if you want.” with peter parker please <3

spidey powers ✧ peter parker

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request: 🥃 “I can braid your hair for you- I mean, only if you want.” with peter parker please <3 - annab-nana

pairing: peter parker x fem!reader

word count: 497

warnings?: fluff, pet name (baby), not proofread

“Ugh, I fucking hate this,” you groaned, throwing a bobby pin down on the sink counter. You started pulling the small elastic ties from your hair, tossing them in the garbage because they were too stretched out to be used again. After all, you’d already tried redoing this hairstyle at least five times now with the same elastics. 

Peter poked his head into the bathroom, eyebrows knit together in concern. “Everything okay, baby?” he asked. 

“No. My hair’s being stupid and won’t cooperate,” you pouted. 

It felt silly, the way tears were pricking at your eyes. But, you wanted to look nice. You and Peter rarely went out anymore, trying to save up money to buy a place of your own. But you’d gotten a big promotion, and Peter wanted to treat you to a nice dinner at a restaurant Mr. Stark had recommended. So, you wanted to dress up. But your hair refused to do anything you wanted it to.

“I’m sorry, baby,” Peter said. “Could I—I mean—I can braid your hair for you—I mean, only if you want—”

“…Well, I suppose spiders are good at that whole weaving thing, so you might just be able to come up with a decent-looking braid,” you teased. 

“I’m not that kind of spider!” Peter laughed. He stepped out for a moment, returning with a chair so you could sit while he braided your hair. “I don’t even produce my own webs.”

“Yeah, why is that?” you asked, taking your seat in the chair, watching in the mirror as Peter stepped behind you, sectioning off your hair with a rat tail comb. “Didn’t you say one of the Peters from a different universe made his own webs? And there was, like, a little hole in his wrist they shot out of?”

“Blehh, don’t remind me of that,” Peter shuddered. “Great guy, he was, but that web stuff…Gives me nightmares.”

“I’m just curious, how can you be Spider-Man when the only real spider part of you is you’re sticky?”

“I have a spidey-sense!”

“Yeah, but is that an actual spider thing? Or just a different superpower that you’ve decided is a spider-related power because you chose the moniker Spider-Man?” You paused for a moment. “Though…If you, and the other Peter, really had spider powers, wouldn’t your webs come out of your butt? Have you tried that? Maybe you can produce your own webs but—”

“I’m not going to test that!” 

The two of you went back and forth about Peter’s powers until your hair was finished. 

“You know what? I think I was right on the spider-weaving-thing,” you said, admiring the way your hair looked. “Thank you, baby.”

“You’re welcome,” he said, leaning down to kiss you. “You look gorgeous.”

“All I have done right now is hair and makeup,” you laughed. “I haven’t even got dressed!”

“And yet, you’re still the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen.” 

join my sleepover!

[captnjacksparrow]

I can’t imagine that Sasuke went to bed with Sakura on his own. If we even can call this bed because in reality they did it in the woods or sth like that because Sakura doesn’t respect herself, her giving birth at Orochimaru says a lot blehh. Sakura must have guilt tripped him into having sex. He never wanted her hugs, touches anything only when he couldn’t control himself e.g. the curse or being injured but even then he would say let go etc. He never kissed her, never so him willingly going to bed with her is not possible. She must have persuaded him into this and it was a quick act. She had advantage because it was his trip to get rid of his sins (he tried to kill her and he let her die many times). Also Naruto was married during that time so I think he agreed also because of that but it was never his decision, it was Sakura who cried rivers to make him do it.

LOL. Okay. There was this Japanese reader who got extremely furious at SS (after the release of Gaiden's 10th Chapter) and commented that...

"Sakura chased Sasuke because she was on her Estrus Cycle... Sasuke impregnated the first woman who got in his way and be done with it... No wonder they did a Shotgun Wedding. What kind of message this crazy author wanted to say through this ugly couple?"

I never bother to give any deep thought about anything that happened after Chapter 699... Like why it happened, how it happened, What could've happened, how it might happen. Because I know the reason. If I research any further, then it would just make me unneccessarily angry and frustrated.

If the Author planned an ending for almost a decade where he wanted to make Sasuke and Naruto to reconcile with each other by making Madara and Hashirama's hand joing together... Then It shows how little he cared about the so-called canon ships.

So, of course... Sasuke had sex with Sakura because SP wanted babies from popular hetero couples... Just like how Hinata guilt tripped Naruto in the Last.... Sakura guilt tripped Sasuke in his Atonement Journey. As for how she guilt tripped him??? I just don't want to think about that unpleasant headcanon and torture myself more.

[literupture]

lol i really be playing Greedfall like “this kinda sucks. but it’s good. but it sucks ass. but it’s fine” over and over again 

and then suddenly i realize i’ve spent 10 hours of my day only playing it. aa

i just want!! more!!! Dragon Age!!!!! 😭

like it really is just slightly worse dragon age but with colonialism.... (which it thankfully does not glorify as far as i can tell)

but the romances need MORE. I need more dialogue from my companions. there’s no party banter!!!!! sometimes during quests i’ll be expecting a companion to say something since the topic of the quest is somewhat relevant to them and they just look around while my character talks. other times a character will deliver but it is so sporadic. Vasco is practically quiet during every side quest but i refuse to swap him out. companions in general need more depth to ‘em. ugh

at the same time i want to give this game a pass and even support it a lil more than it might deserve purely bc there’s no other games like this!! like, why?? if you want more dragon age you go play mass effect and if you’ve done all that then your options are the other bioware games which are just jade empire and star wars ig

jade empire i’ll get to eventually but i really wanted a medieval fantasy-ish setting

and i really don’t care for star wars at all so blehh

do people just not really like this genre?? why haven’t any indie devs tried their hand at bioware-style rpgs? like not even a passion project, or a kickstarter, or just some kind of attempt

it’s kinda depressing bc it’s one of my favorite types of viddy james but nowadays everything is a goddamn metroidvania soulslike roguelike deckbuilder

uggghhhh

EDIT: I changed my mind. i love this game despite its flaws

(actually the above sentiments still apply but if anyone goes back to look at this post just know that i do love greedfall now)

[lakesbian]

ryan for the ask thingy

favorite thing about them: not 2 say "they're well written :)" for every single character but. man i just really love how he's written. he's so nuanced and human feeling. if i had to pick a trait, it's that he legitimately tried to power-of-love his way into a cross-country unplanned journey with min-gi. he rlly is just confident that as long as he's got min-gi he'll be okay, huh. he loves min-gi That Desperately, huh.

least favorite thing about them: mmm i dislike how in the last few episodes he and min-gi are more talking At each other than to each other. he airs out a lot of his personal issues but it feels like there's very little actual resolution..? i get that the docent situation was supposed to mirror the way ryan had left min-gi behind in the past, but it felt slightly hamfisted to me, and "aw it's okay i know you didn't actually want to leave me to die :)" didn't feel like sufficient resolution for the problems they'd actually been having.

favorite line: not quite a line, but any of the time he hums/makes little noises. "if you were awake, you could have...[imitates stylophone]"

brOTP: there are. way too few characters in infinity train for the brotp/otp/notp questions. kez i fuckin guess.

OTP: do i even have to say it? they got assigned soulmate at train

nOTP: his ex gfs or whatever

random headcanon: [reaches into my headcanon bag] he liked ranch on fries before it was cool, he's adept at cute post-it note doodles, he calls min-gi stupid cheesy petnames like "hotshot," and he likes carrying min-gi's synth case for him to show off

unpopular opinion: i am not a biyan akagi fan myself i think it's narratively implied he's specifically gay and has struggled w/ forcing himself to act attracted to women

song i associate with them: i have a massive messy playlist but the first ones that come to mind are the hungry years by neil sedaka, misunderstanding by genesis, hot child in the city (extended remix) by nick gilder, and xanadu by olivia newton-john

favorite picture of them: blehh!

[kingjasnah]

actually. actually let’s talk about diversity in fantasy let’s give that a go. im mad and im gonna be that way for a while

don’t want to read all this? fair. tldr: fantasy writers who rely not only on the medieval europe model but also hide behind historical accuracy in 2020 (fuck it, from ‘95 onwards) are lazy and unimaginative and should be held accountable no matter how many white 20 year old dudes jerk off to whatever power fantasy is embedded in the plot. so lets chat about that lads. (slightly) drunk rant under the cut

now prelim shit: we know fantasy is used both as escapism and as a way to deal with various traumas via magical metaphor. staples of the genre. even if jk rowling busted out the laziest and at times offensive metaphor for ww2 and racism ive ever seen, she still adhered to time and true tropes. whatever.

so why have we, in this post game of thrones era, become insanely obsessed with realism? i can hear sixty 20-something year old men crying at me rn like oh ohh oh its based off the war of roses oh wahh all medieval fantasy fiction is based off england and the crusades anyway so women should get raped and people of color should be demonized its not racism its xenophobia and also gay people dont exist and disabled people are systematically killed off and if we stretch the magic fixes mental illness thing a LITTLE further we have straight up eugenics.

we all know where the england but myth thing came from. now the thing about tolkien is that while i will always absolutely love lotr, looking at the LAZY state of fantasy? damn i kinda wish he hadn’t revolutionized the genre. the bitch was still racist. he still didnt give a shit abt women (eowyn was just a vehicle to show how much he fucking hated macbeth anyone holding jrrt up as a feminist icon for that needs to sit the fuck down and explain to me why i can count the woman speaking roles in lotr, a story with a name and fleshed out backstory for every minor character, on one hand but thats! another post). he had something to say abt class with sam i’ll give him that but he is still 100% NOT what we need to hold our standards to in 2020. 

i dont want to talk about old school fantasy, like 80s early 90s cause theres literally no point. its sexist, racist, ableist for sure, this we know. david eddings (not even that old school tbh) can rise from the grave and explain himself to me personally and i still wont forgive him for ehlana. 

so let’s talk historical accuracy. quick question. who the FUCK gives a shit? WHO is this elusive got fan who’s out here like blehh actually??? this method of iron production is TOTALLY anachronistic of the time. ummm these vegetables in this fictional world were NOT native to english soil so how are they here? cause i know this is the classic argument but ive never actually met someone who cared about the lack of dysentery as much as they care abt the women getting raped on screen/page. 

god forbid you have to worldbuild for a second god forbid you can’t rely on the idea of fantasy readers already have in their head god forbid you have an original idea god forbid you spend more than two seconds thinking about ur setting (oh i should mention i dont....really blame GoT for its setting cause of how long ago it was og written but trust me i sure as hell blame grrm for writing a 13 yr old giving ‘consent’ to sex with a grown man within the first couple of chapters) 

If we accept the basic premise of fantasy as escapism, and i AM drunk so i will NOT be finding fuckin. quotes and shit for this but come on tolkien said it himself and as much as i’ll drag him he crafted the simplest and most powerful fantasy metaphors on the board rn. But if we know its escapism. If we know. then who is it escapism for? certainly not for me, the gay brown woman who busted through all of GoT in 10th grade. 

modern fantasy lit used as an excuse for that white male power fantasy is literally disgusting. calling historical accuracy is so fucking dumb ESPECIALLY cause we, as ppl in the 21st  century, KNOW women have been consistently written out of the story. poc ppl, gay and trans ppl, anyone with a god forbid disability has been WRITTEN out of history as we know it, INCLUDING the fucking war of the roses so HOW can we hold up testimony we know is flawed to support our FICTIONAL. STORY. just to??? support the white power fantasy?? literally noah fence but if you are a white guy who felt really empowered by every time jim butcher described a woman tell me: how do you think that’ll hold up in classic HisToRiCaL fantasy. you think thats a fucking noble pursuit? or are you grima wormtongue out here. 

(side note: jim butcher stop writing challenge i dont need to know abt every woman on page’s nipples. anyone who hides behind subgenre like that? ‘ohhh its a noir story thats why hes sexualizing everyone’ shut the fuck up an author isnt possessed by a fuckin muse and compelled to bust out 500k they have agency and they have choice and they MADE the choice to reserve said will for none of their female characters)

which brings me to point 2: target audience and BOY is the alcohol hitting me rn but WHO is this for? this isnt the fucking 80s we know poc and other marginalized folk read fantasy FOR the escapism. on god ive had a cosmere focused blog for nearly three years and. im just gonna say it im interacted with A LOT of yall and ive managed to talk to VERY few white straight ppl as compared to everyone else. 

like....who deserves to see the metaphor on homophobia or racism. joanne rowling? the bitch who literally tried to sell us happy slaves and the disgusting aids metaphor and the worst case of antisemitic stereotypes i ever saw in an nyt bestseller? yall think that was for US? or was it for the white guilt crowd. 

literally white people can find any book about them that they can relate to. but hmmm maybe theres a reason gay women care so much about stormlight archive’s jasnah kholin, a brown woman who’s heavily coded as wlw. or kaladin, the FIRST fantasy protag ive ever seen with clinical depression. hmm i wonder why a bunch of millennials are vibing all of a sudden. im not saying sanderson is perfect--but its the best ive seen from a white author tbh

maybe theres a reason a lot of poc vibe with a literary way to express trauma, and maybe thats why i specifically get so pissed when its not done well. theres a REASON books about outcasts pushing through and claiming their own lives are popular with people who arent white and straight and able bodied. Junot Diaz had a point. maybe lets STOP catering to those assholes who think theyre joseph campbell’s wet dream personified. ive lost respect SO many authors who are objectively talented. pat rothfuss can write so beautifully that ive cried to bits of name of the wind but literally i will never pick that series up again (not just because of the felurian. women in general tbh. mostly the felurian ngl) cause 1) i personally KNEW men whod jerk off to that shit and 2) there was no need for it there was no plot reason for ANY of that shit 

so like obviously thers an issue with authors of color specifically not getting recognized for fantasy and genre work but on god??????? im still mostly mad at the legions of white authors churning out the same medieval england chosen one books year after fucking year. have an original thought maybe. also im sorry that you as an author lack the basic empathy needed to examine the way that women? or any group of people that youre explicitly writing about see the world and would specifically see YOUR made up world. 

yes your fantasy should be diverse, but more than that it should be kind. if you as a writer cant respect groups of people who deserve it....what the hell are you doing in a genre that traditionally is about finding ways to express injustice through metaphor? tolkien’s hero was sam. fantasy was NEVER about the privileged. yall know who you are so stop acting so fucking entitled. peace out.