#i try first to summarize

[enden-k]

im wheezing, why he looking like that

[accirax]

(Whit did, in fact, gaf, but he wasn't about to let anyone know that.)

[lbhslefttiddie]

youve heard of sex flowers get ready for the flower that makes you into a celestial shoujo herione complete with particle effects you cannot turn the fuck off and creates a wifebeam so powerful it can incapacitate and maim and keeps making you burst into tears and fall on your ass which makes the wifebeam More Powerful and you also cannot turn this off either. and is also still, sort of, a sex flower

from one of my favorite fanfictions, Celestial Afterglow by elanor_pam, a fic that defies description in the best possible way

[cy-fi-theansweris42]

I've been thinking about the story of the Psychic 7 more and the world of Psychonauts, and I think part of the reason why it just stuck so intensely in my brain is because of the little glimpses we get of their past, and how towards the end of the game, after everything that's happened, the group is reunited. Yes, there's things to work out, things they have to talk about (primarily looking at you, Ford), but despite everything, they're all together again.

Let me explain. (Also, please keep in mind I haven't played the game in almost 2 years and I only recently started rereading things for the games, I could miss some details).

In the world of Psychonauts, the world is not kind to psychics.

We're told this right away in the beginning of the first game. When Raz is reciting the text from the pamphlet for the summer camp, he has these lines:

Raz: You were born with a special gift but the people around you treat it like a curse. Your mother is afraid of you and your father looks at you with shame in his eyes. Come to Whispering Rock psychic summer camp and you can show them all! Back home your powers make you a loner, an outcast, a circus freak, but in this dojo in this psychic dojo they make you a hero. 

As they show different campers in this scene, we know that these words hit home for them. They can all relate to the words Raz is reciting. Even by Raz's time, even after there's been a Psychic organization helping people for years, psychics aren't fully accepted.

To anyone that's ever felt othered, felt like they didn't belong somewhere, these words are relatable. We instantly relate to our main character, and potentially to the other psychic characters we meet. We know what their struggle is like.

Now like I said, this was in Raz's time. But back in the Psychic 7's time? There wasn't an organization like the Psychonauts. Back then there would have been even less reason for them to be accepted, so I think things were potentially even worse back then. There was far less known about how psychic powers worked since Otto and the others were the ones to do the research, and no doubt people were probably more afraid of psychics then.

However, despite living in a world that was even less accepting of psychics, the Psychic 7 still found each other. They still found each other, found others just like them, and they basically formed this little family.

Personally, what makes this hit even harder is the fact that none of them were exactly young when they all found each other, they were all adults and well into adulthood. They all had different backgrounds, different experiences. Lucy had already married and lost a husband, Bob had already lost both parents, Helmut was a struggling performer, Cassie escaped a dangerous environment, and more. They were all adults with different lives and came from different places, but they still found each other. Making friends as an adult is hard, but they still found each other and not only became friends, but became a little family.

And then, after Maligula, after losing Helmut, after being separated for so long, once they all see Lucy, they hug. They're back together again. They're not missing any members of their family again.

So that's what really makes it Hit Different for me. The fact that, despite the world they all lived in at the time, the Psychic 7 found and made their little family, and even after so much time and tragedy and separation, they came back together.

[downsteepy]

it is a singular few minutes after midnight but that means its the 7th and that means that me and ally have been dating for a year .!!!!!!

[yonpote]

honestly i put out that poll cuz ive been sitting here thinking "HOW DO I ASK ABOUT WHAT THE HELL THIS SHOW IS WITHOUT RECEIVING ANY SPOILERS"

knowing that more ppl say its structured like ii is good cuz i was gonna be like "someone send me a synopsis but dont tell me a single thing that happens" but okay okay i get it i got it its about the Theme okay i can live with this for another two months :)

[artgletic]

You absolutely without a doubt have one of my favorite Michaels I’ve ever seen!

The way you draw him reminds me a bit of both Freaky Fred from Courage the Cowardly Dog and Jervis Tetch from Batman the Animated Series, and I absolutely adore that!

You also have such a cool way of drawing his hair! The curls are so detailed and confounding and almost looks like a living thing- it’s such a cool effect!

AAAAA AAAAAA THANK YOU 💛💛💛💛💛 i had never heard of either of those characters until now but i did some reading!!

[the-jam-to-the-unicorn]

War Anniversary Press Conference

As always

it's not 1:1

quotes are marked

I paraphrase and summarize

I could get things wrong because too fast or I don't hear the translator or ...

(First few minutes are missing because of issues with my internet.)

Like everyone else in society, Ze says, he changed too. Got tougher.

He tries to be as honest as possible when he talks / to everyone. But sometimes he can't talk about all the details.

Ze says very important new detail about France support is coming soon - but he wants Macron to announce it

Ze still hopes in Congress support because otherwise he can't understand in which world we live in in

he met with Congress members and they know all the details what they need and Ukraine hopes for a soon decision

there are security garanties for the money from the US

Ukraine must be supported today not till the end or the end will come soon

the Poland matter is an internal matter, a political power struggle

using Ukraine as a pressure on EU insitutions is not fair

it is important to mantain the alliance with Poland, Ze says

if they don't find a solution, Ukraine will protect it's business

Russian matter is strong / intense in several places

Ukraine has reduced their advantage but they still have advantage

Ukraine has to reach the point where they can conduct a CO, until that point they will still loose land

but it's more important to not loose (more) people

Ukraine needs to put pressure on the partner's on the already agreed packages so Ukraine gets stuff and can succeed against Russia

the US support is not about money, it's about weapons

Ukraine has the weapons they have and that's it - they need more weapons to continue

there are different types of weapons

if US doesn't deliver, sime weapons could be given to Ukraine from other countries but that's difficult because not all countries want to give their weapons

Europe is really shifting and changing to increase production (ammunition, artillery, defense), their attitude towards the war is changing and understanding that Russia / Putin / the war is also dangerous to them

they start to understand that Putin will continue is war

Ze says the problem is not the military sector not being ready, the problem is that the European socities are not ready for Putin to come to them and he hopes Putin will not come to them - hence why it's important for Ukraine to be strong and fight (and defeat Putin)

Ze says Ukraine lost about 31,000 soldiers in the war so far

Russia: 180,000 (total amount 500,000 - KIA, WIA)

they don't know for sure how many civilians have been killed by Russia because several places are still occupied and people have been deported

every partner believes that Ukraine will be in NATO in the future

US and Germany are the main ones who have a lot to do with the invitation to NATO

Ze sees no risks of Ukraine in NATO

Ze and Putin had an unofficial meeting during the Nomady meeting in December 2019

Ze explained Putin that the agreements would not work and it would not work how Putin imagined it, especially with the troops still present

they talked about the possible frozen conflict for 20 years

they also talked about the exchange

Ze doesn't remember all the details because it's so long ago, like from a different life

Taurus missiles are important

Ze is thankful for the strong German support / support from the Chancellor

the US still stands above Germany and Ze sees the problem in the US not in Germany

but Ze is optimistic that US will move their position and they will get results / what they need

Ukraine speaks about jets with partners and that's all he wants to say

if partners continue their support depends on a lot of things: diplomatic contact, upcoming election results, society, ...

Russia will try everything to underminde the support

Ukraine improving the production in droes

everything is about making Putin a poorer person because that's what Putin cares a lot about

if the frozen Russian money is transferred to Ukraine it will weaken Putin, Ze thinks

big oligarchs and big businesses will not be happy (Russian ones)

if Putin gets poorer (like with transfering the money) he will start calling everyone not just Ze to stop the war

Ze knows that Canada supports Ukraine

the new document with Canada will support and strength Ukraine until they're in NATO

Ukraine would be happy if Aserbaidschan would support Ukraine and Ze thinkgs they would because they support the sovereignty of Ukraine

Ukraine is working on the countries who don't support Ukraine to join them

Ze thinks this is not the weakest moment

February 24 was a shocking moment

the most difficult period was that the world started to forget that the war is still going on, not only because of the Middle East

neverthelss they feel the effect with less weapons

the first year was all about survival, the second about resilience

third year will be a difficult year (elections, fatigue, ...), full of challenges, it's a turning year

this year will define the format of the ending of this war

Ze doesn't understand why they spilt the grain - he understands it's about politics but still doesn't understand it

it's bad that Poland's actions (the spilled grain) is playing into Russian Propaganda and that shouldn't be

it's not happening on Ukraine territory so Poland has to / can stop it, not Ukraine

Ze is not telling the Polish gouvernemnt what to do, that's not his right, but in regards of relations it's not right what the people do at the border

the longer this war goes the bigger will be the casualities (civilian, military)

losing time means losing money which is frustrating

the longer the war the longer the horrors for the people

the longer the war the longer it's hard for the countries who support

Ukraine can not loose time

(Huge part is missing because the livestream was having massive problems and made it impossible to follow.)

there has been evidence that Russia is using artillery and missiles from North Korea

there is nothing Ukraine can do besides help Ukraine

North Korea will continue to give weapons to Russia

Ukraine is not negotiating with partners on the use of their armys on Ukraine territory

strongest security guaranty would be Ukrain ein NATO

Ukraine will have a difficult time in the next few months because of the US

EU has shown their ability of leadership and support

Russia will prepare their CO at the beginning of summer / April if they can

Ukraine will be prepared for Russia

Ukraine will prepare their own planes

the US elections will show Ukraine what it will be after that

Ukraine prepares the first Peace Summit ad prepares the document about a just peace and the end of th war for Ukraine and everyone

what the end of the year looks like depends on a lot of factors

END

[sweet-beezus]

Thashyr

A wandering rogue with a love for alcohol and a bone to pick with authority. Not much else is known about them, but they are rumored to be pretty good with magic!

[homeless202]

EY & HJ stealing parallels

EY | HJ | Details

We’ve seen Eunyung get wrongfully accused of stealing twice:

The first time, his dad leaned down and directly told him to apologize, not even asking if he really did do it. When EY insisted he was innocent, his dad did not believe him. Instead, he shamed EY into apologizing for sth he didn’t do. His dad leaning down was a manipulation tactic.

The second time, HJ leaned down to ask him if he did it, EY said no, and HJ believed him no questions asked. Bc that's how his mom had reacted to him stealing. HJ leaning down was to show EY he wasn't alone and that he had someone who trusted and supported him.

(^^ HJ's reaction really surprised him compared to what his past experience with his dad looked like. EY didn't expect anyone to believe him, he's not used to that. Then guilt and dread kicked in when HJ said he trusted him bc he had intended to steal sth but ultimately didn't and held himself back ->)

When there was concrete proof EY didn’t do it, he even stood up for him. HJ asked the shop owner to apologize to EY the way his mom had asked for an apology for him when he was little.

But their reactions to said request were different: HJ thought his mom was really cool for standing up for him like that.

Whereas EY thought HJ asking for an apology was extremely embarrassing. He didn't even give the guy the chance to apologize before walking away (<- he probably felt he didn't deserve it bc he had almost stolen sth).

HJ did what he learned from his mom, and it almost worked. Unfortunately, EY isn’t used to basic human decency and apologies, so he rather removed himself from the situation to avoid another confrontation and further humiliation.

[gentlethorns]

girl i continue to underestimate just how little 2k words actually moves the plot along. i STILL haven't written that scene i'm excited about despite putting 2k words in every day since i started this chapter on like sunday

[5-htagonist]

i love art, im very grateful for adderall for gifting me with the executive function, ease of prioritization, and clearness of thought <3

[angrybatgaming]

Alright, let's try this again. (TUMBLR, DON'T EAT IT. IT'S NOT FOOD.)

[ocvelli]

There's a crossover fic where Luffy asks Sera to send him down after deciding that heaven has too many rules (he ends up just jumping down into hell after she refuses)

For some reason he wants Alastor to join his crew forgot why, gonna reread it now

Just wanna put Alastor (Hazbin Hotel) and Luffy (One Piece) in a jar and shake them. Just imaging these two chaotic aro ace in the same room brings me so much joy.

I feel like they would viscerally hate each other if they ever had to meet ahah :'D I drew them reacting to their flag instead! I haven't drawn Luffy in a hot minute damn I missed my boi

Now that I think about it, it's funny how similar yet completely different they are. Luffy's whole deal is about smiling, laughing and make people around him happy, while Alastor's whole deal is also about smiling, but he uses it for control, to hide his true emotions and make people around him uncomfortable/second guessing him all the the time.

Luffy is aroace, but still full of love for everyone, he cares so much and shows so much affection, while Alastor is aroace and mostly touch averse, takes a long time to get attached to people and shows very little affection (or maybe has his own definition of affection idk)

And they both have a weird moral code and hate people in power who uses it to exploit the weak?? Not to the same extend ofc but still, that's an interesting trait they share .

My two favourite aroaces I love them so much 💖

[littletrumpetcat]

learning some unfortunate realities tonight

[bucklikethedollar]

i think one of the things that annoys me the most about booktok is how the majority of them absolutely refuse to read anything other than boring mafia smut or thinly veiled reylo fanfiction. obviously everyone is gonna have their genre preferences, but to never venture outside of them?? this obviously includes their unilateral dismissal of classics, but they completely ignore the overwhelming majority of all books that exist on this fucking planet.

it’s one thing for me to say that i prefer horror and thriller books while also deeply loving antiwar novels and realistic sci-fi, these people say they like “spicy seggsy enemies to lovers only one bed” or whatever the fuck and just don’t even try to find out if they like anything else.