#i want to STOP doind this

[master-dellamorte]

Goddd I am super anxious (almost avoidant) for a friendly meeting we planned like two months ago. This is insane

[guppy-with-amilkpopsicle]

(In a British accent)

HELLO GUPPY MY GOOD DUDE!!!!

As of writing this art block has me in a damn choke hold and I got no idea what to do so that is why I seek you out to give me an idea!

It can be as stupid or absurd as you would like or literally be ANYTHING!

(Idc I have been drawing South Park for like a 4 days straight I will draw anything else so I can stop drawing them)

As payment for your troubles have a panda on a unicycle

(Pls don’t feel any pressure to give me an idea if you just want to completely ignore this ask I totally understand have a good day dude)

(Ps if you do give me an idea you can put as many as you want like I said idc anything is welcome)

~ from dude bones the ghost16 💃🦖🦐🤹🪤🪆💛🌻

Greetings my beloved mutual,

I will be more than pleased to give you some drawing ideas!!!!

hmmmmmmmm

nudibranch!! (sea slug) <- they have occupied my brain and aren't letting it go theres literally one drawn on my arm

a character based off of the vibe of a song you like

Someone with ridiculously large and overly fancy earrings (the earrings are the entire personality)

Something where you can incorporate a lot of fun textures (idk i like doind this when i have no ideas, just fill blank spaces with circles and lines or whatever)

A very strange creechurr based off of 3 critters that you like (bonus points if they look nothing alike)

Yeah I can't think of anything else,,, i guess i could pose for a drawing /j

You don't have to use any of these if you don't want to, you could also try merging ideas or making your own thing out of it, jýou have complete creative freedom

Your man Guppy/Tobi

[crystalelemental]

Oh now that's interesting. 3* and 4* Field and Sprint candy is confirmed.

In general, I'm kinda stunned they'd even entertain the idea. When you look at the broad scope of the meta, field effects have been incredibly guarded, almost exclusively placed on limited pairs when we're not dealing with weather. This is a rather substantial change. We could see multiplicative field effects like Zones suddenly show up as part of the F2P meta. The same is true of Sprint; fast-ramping is the domain of limited pairs. More than likely, any F2P Sprint is going to get -1 cooldown or nothing, and instead focus on speed boosting. Which is still nice, mind. I think speed boosts are underrepresented in the meta and a pretty important option. Not everyone can just spam Free Moves Next, Adaman.

The real fun is...3*. 4* is expected, that's Lodge adjacent. But 3*? Those only happen in two scenarios: free story pairs with the first PML, and events like the NPC trainer classes they mysteriously stopped making. That's...honestly kind of exciting.

On the one hand, I loved the NPC trainer class additions. They were just little extras sprinkled into events, and I kinda loved the concept even if they never got to hard favorites among the trainer class designs (XY female ace trainer, my beloved). Seeing those come back would be ideal. These candy are going to be sparse, especially when contending with the other three types. New players will still need the main three, it's not like we'll get none of them. So getting event pairs that can be maxed out while the event is live is ideal; the candy is a backup, but not strictly necessary to use on them, to create a stockpile.

On the other hand, a new main story is going to pop up. Gacha won't just leave things without a main story. There will likely be a new OC rival/antagonist to face off against, and a whole thing going on. The Villain Arcs largely focused on powering up the free legendary pairs, but this new arc doesn't have anything to power up that isn't already receiving it. More than likely, it would be entirely new pairs, like in the PML arc. Some are calling for PML 2, I don't personally buy it. I played FEH, you can pick up and drop storylines whenever you want in gacha, but you have to keep potential threads open to jump back if needed. I think the announcement of PML 2 is just keeping options open, same as Giovanni hinting at another scheme. They aren't doind anything right away, but it's there if they need it later.

This opens up some options, which I hope we lean into. Man, we have got to fix the F2P situation for new regions. The only truly F2P pair in Galar is Hop. He's still the only fucking one. Not even a single BP pair to their name. This sucks, and there are a ton of missing characters from that region. A new arc with free story pairs would be a great chance to bring in options that otherwise aren't going to get anything, because they'd never sell as PokeFairs, and general pool spotlights are borderline dead. This would also solve for some of Paldea, which has approximately eighty gagillion characters running around; not all of them are PokeFair worthy. In fact, most of them aren't. Free pairs would be an easy way to add some options in.

On a personal level, my hopes for such additions would be:

Opal - I've accepted that she's not getting in otherwise, but Bede needs his mentor, he was completely alone in that Neo Champion event about connections and rivalries and it sucked. Bring in Opal.

Kabu - I'm just saying, he better have secondary Bug-type DPS. Like, actual secondary Bug type DPS. No pair in the game has that yet, let him be the first.

Katy - We're dying for Bug in this game. Good bug, I should specify.

Kofu - I don't like him, but this is definitely where he belongs.

Eri/Atticus - Look, you have to put in a few popular picks so people start playing for easy access, and these two are safe. Plus, free Fighting and Poison pairs, two of the types that most desperately need F2P options.

Chuck - We should also look backwards, at previous regions missing some people, and come together to agree that Chuck was never happening any other way. Just give him to me.

Cilan/Chili/Cress - It's what they deserve.

[teddybeartoji]

GUYS! STOP! MICKEY! MOJI?!? OMG THATS ADORABLE SJSKDKDKS BUT LIKE I’m SO CONFUSED WHATS WITH ALL THESE SELF SHIPS SUDDENLY EVERYONE’S DOIND THEM CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN?

HAHAHAHHAHAHA IT'S JUST A CUTE LITTLE TRENDDD<3333 it was a tag game at first but then everybody wanted to make seperate posts so they can yk add the moodboard to their masterlists and stuff properly!!!!!! i love it sooo much i think we should do these every month!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[space-blue]

OKAY sorry I made this confusing for you because I brought in the Bi vs. Lesbian thing.

Let me simplify :

Headcanons are not yours to police.

Headcanoning Vi is bi for whatever fan art or fic someone does is not an issue. It doesn't harm you, it doesn't harm Vi, and it doesn't change how she's depicted in the show or the game.

Heck I'm sure there's a fic out there where she's straight and nobody died because of it.

Headcanons are for fun. Headcanons are personal.

People make headcanons for their blorbos as they please. We're all in the sandpit together making sandcastles. Someone writing a fic about bi!Vi is not going to erase your Lesbian!Vi, especially because it is not the fan's responsibility to give representation.

AND fandom is where the rep for minorities DOES happen, most of the time.

Would you be just as vocal about someone having a headcanon about Vi being trans, or being aroace? Does it hurt you personally that someone headcanoned this to feel good about the character they love?

If it does, you have a problem, not the person minding their own business doind silly headcanons you don't enjoy.

It's fine to despise a headcanon. It's fine to think a headcanon doesn't align at all with canon. That's a common feature of headcanons... What is not fine is steamrolling on other fans and piss on their fun because they're playing with the characters in ways you don't like and don't approve of.

There are lots of takes I think are rancid in this fandom, and yet you don't see me telling others how to think about the characters, how to write them or how to draw them.

Because that would be toxic and negative, and we aren't here for it.

PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE POLICING HEADCANONS AT ALL.

HEADCANONING A CHARACTER AS BI OR STRAIGHT DOESN'T HURT ANYONE ANYWHERE.

THE SILLY STORIES PEOPLE MAKE IN THEIR MINDS CAN'T HURT YOU!!! THEY DON'T TAKE YOUR OFFICIAL REP AWAY FROM YOU.

The issue of Vi being "erased" by 5 poor people online depicting her as bi is not real. Please touch grass.

The only way to handle this is NOT to police but to BLOCK AND MOVE ON. Block the Bi!Vi people and FORGET THEY EXIST. Make POSITIVE CONTENT about your Lesbian!Vi and let other people live their lives.

Heck, block ME for daring to tell you to chill and stop being an online bully. You should curate your personal experience online so that it makes you and others happy. You don't have to be in each other's bubbles if your views of characters are upsetting you.

Live and Let Live! Let people have their fun. It is not our JOB to stick to the exact representation given to us in shows, even if that rep is the one you like and want.

Arcane isn't even out yet and I'm already seeing fan policing and toxic behaviour on twitter.

Someone has 10k likes for a mentally dissonant fandom police tweet.

Can we please all take a breath and remember the definition of headcanon?

This person says it's wrong to "headcanon" Vi as bi, because she's clearly a butch lesbian.

Beyond the obvious bi erasure of such brazen statements about a character who never explicitely voiced their sexual orientation, the DEFINITION of a headcanon is that it's the "canon" in "someone's head".

If you headcanon Vi as a butch lesbian, you are in the happy majority and should have better things to do with your life than police the 5 people on twitter who headcanon her as bi.

Other people's headcanons don't hurt you. They don't change the character itself nor do they have to forcefully change your perception of them. If you absolutely hate a headcanon, BLOCK the person who voices it. It's social media, not your church circle.

Please let the fans enjoy what they want and don't go and dogpile people for disagreeing with your interpretations.

Do you know how many aggressive posts I'd have to make against people who hate Silco if everybody behaved like this?

[mouseparade]

aughgahgh i NEED to consume some kinda media that has to do w some kinda futuristic dystopia nd homoerotic undertones i NEED it

[fleetingly-artistic]

If I stay up for long enough will my brain just shhhhhhh

[littlelioncub43]

OK... Don't come at me for this but,

Sub!bucky and Dom!reader indulging in mild cbt(c*ck and ba*l t*rt*re)

He wants it but is scared (maybe because he viewed some too harsh cbt on the net) so reader assures him that she won't hurt him. That he can stop any time. And doind some MILD cbt with him.

Sorry if this made you uncomfortable. you don't have to reply

My requests aren't open but I will acknowledge a hot thot when I see one 👀👀👀

Sub!Bucky is one that needs to be treated with extra love and care, someone to hold his hand while they dominate him. I can definitely see Bucky having a small pain kink. He explores it with you, and what makes him get off on it so hard is the fact that it's a safe environment, the trust—the love. He just adores it.

[mentalpolaroids]

GH | 35. Dance Break

GH 34  GH 36

It has been a weekI was staying with Rudy in his apartment and, so far, it has been great. Not that I expected anything other than that. There hasn't been much progress in our thing aside from kissing more often and having a harder time keeping our hands to ourselves and I think that could be because of the fact that we were alone and didn't have to worry about getting caught or being teased. I facetimed Maddie pretty much everyday, once in a while with Chase (mostly when he claimed Maddie's phone when she was talking to me) and even had Drew once or twice, not so distrectly, trying to update me on Chaselyn. I loved that they were still as chaotic as ever and couldn't wait to visit them. Rudy had some online interviews and also did some lives on Instagram with other cast members. Aside from editing some of my own pictures, I had nothing else to do in the meantime so I stayed in the background, either cleaning or reading one of the many books Rudy owned. Another day came by and Rudy was supposed to go live again with JD. I had to answer to some e-mails but decided to push that task to when Rudy was busy so I could be busy myself. "Aaaand we're live!" I didn't even noticed Rudy getting ready to start it so I immeadiatly got up from the couch with my laptop with the intention of going to "our" room so Rudy could be more comfortable by himself. To my surprise, he told me to stay, laughing at the fact that I thought I would be bothering him, claiming he didn't mind the company at all. It was cute and I felt better, so, after I finished my e-mails, I stood on my same spot, staring at him, appreciating the way he comunicated with his fans and even giving acting advice. I even heard him reading comments of peole asking about me, which resulted in him stealing glances at me, not bothering to hide his cheeky smile. He went to put some music on and, with his eyes on me, started dancing. I laughed quietly at the boy in front of me. "Ma'lady.", he extented his hand to me, asking me to dance with him. I shook my head, smiling nervously about the fact he wanted me to appear on the live. Not that it never happened before, but it wasn't just us. Being just us felt like officializing whatever we had and, it's not that I didn't want it, it's not that I didn't appreciate the love and support everybody showed towards our potential relationship, it was that I just wanted to be sure that what we had was something real, that we were both on the same page, before diving right in, no questions asked, and end up getting hurt, or worse, lose Rudy's friendship, which I valued over everything that has been going on between us. But something in the way he looked at me made me forget about that concern and just go with it. Like we usually did. I held his hand, adjusting my crop top and my sweatpants when he pulled me to my feet. "Dance break!", he shouted. At first we danced together, twirling around, making dips, pretending to dance a professional tango, laughing the entire time at how bad we were at it. I actually forgot about the phone showing it to thousands of people for a moment. Another song started playing, making us break apart so each one could do their own thing, their own dance-ish thing, just goofing around in front the phone camera. Still dancing, Rudy made his way to the phone to check the comments. Curious, I did the same, doing a weird walk towards him, making him laugh as he looked at me through the screen.

user they're fucking goals omg

user1 AHHHHHH IM SCREAMING THEYRE SO CUTE

jonathandavissofficial I have no idea who these people are

madelyncline GO BEST FRIENDS, GO BEST FRIENDS

user2 are they living together?

madisonbaileybabe Weeeerrrkkk

user3 just confirm youre dating alreadyyyy

"Hi friends!", I exclaimed, timidly, contrasted to my quirky attitude not even five seconds before, which made Rudy laugh. I bumped my hip into his as in telling him to shut up but it only made him laugh harder. "Hey JD, get in man.", Rudy said. I went around the kitchen table to the fridge to grab some water. Being the clumsy shit I am, I miscalculated when I should tilt the water bottle to take a sip and a bit of water ran down my chin, leaving a thin trail of water to run down my crop top. I cursed in a hushed tone and, hoping Rudy didn't just witness that, I took a glance at him, but the idiot was already looking at me, visibly holding back a laugh. I held a finger up signaling him to not even try to say anything as I tried to uselessly clean the water drops between my boobs. His eyes didn't leave mine though, well actually, my chest. "Stop staring stupid.", I whispered, now controlling my laugheter too. He just winked at me and turned his attention back to the live.

user ok tell me I wasnt the only one who saw the wink

user1 THE WINK bYE

user2 I want someone to looka at me the way Rudy looks at Kelly

user3 imagine getting winked at by Rudy Pankow im so jealous of Kelly rn

JD eventually joined the live, Rudy moved to the couch and I decided to stay in the kitchen. I was doind my own thing, once in a while Rudy moved the camera so I could appear when JD asked me a question or wanted to include me in a conversation. I interrupted Rudy and JD's current discussion by accidentally dropping a pan, making a loud, echoing sound when it hit the floor. Rudy's eyes widened at the sudden noise. "What the hell was that?", JD asked through the phone. "Kelly.", he asnwered, "What are you doing?", he turned to me. "Waffles." Rudy gasped in excitement getting up from the couch. "Yo Kelly's making me waffles!", he said to the phone. "Who said it was for you?" His excitement dropped and I couldn't contain my laugh for long. "Oh shoot!" "I'm kidding! You can have some!" He smiled again and I heard JD laugh. "Ship. Ship, ship, ship." "Shut up Pope.", Rudy said, fake mad, impersonating JJ.

They ended the live at the same time I finished removing the last waffles from the machine. I separated it into two plates and set them up on the kitchen table along with some toppings and fruits and cutted earlier. Rudy came to stand behind me as I cleaned the waffle machine, his arms wrapping around my waist from behind and his lips leaving kisses from my right shoulder to under ear. "Have I ever told how much I love you and your waffles?" "Hmm, no, not that I can remember.", I joked, cleaning my hands with a towel and turning my head to look at him. He kissed my nose and smiled. "Well I do love you. And your waffles."

[palettepainter]

Overworked

Wanted to do a quick story with Taiho since he’s the least developed of the Higari siblings. 

Taiho is the worry wort of the family, he does all the paperwork for the family business so that causes him to stress a lot. Thankfully big brother Higari is there to lend him a hand, and tell him when to go take a nap you dumb idiot

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Taiho murmed in his sleep at the unpleasant feeling of something hard and cold jabbing his cheek. 

He tired to turn away, rolling his head in the opposite direction, but that only got whoever was poking him to shake his shoulder. He grumbled and tried to shake them off with a roll of his shoulder

“Taiho. Tai. Wake up!”

Taiho finally stirred awake and, with effort, sat up at his desk, one hand brushing his fringe out of his eyes “Mmnnnrr?”

Higari, his older brother, stood at the end of his desk - and though his fringe hid most of his face, it was clear in his crossed arms and tone he wasn’t impressed with the state he found him in “You’ve been overworking again haven’t you?” He said while glancing towards the messy pile of paper on his brothers desk

Taiho blinked slowly, like a bear waking from winter “Whuzzah?” Taiho observed his desk for a long moment, looking at all the bills and paper forms scattered across it. He waved his hand “No no, I’m fine! Really, this doesn’t happen as often as think Higari”

Higari rose a bold brow and then pointed to Taiho’s face, where a piece of paper was stuck to his cheek “You’ve drooled all over your work”

Taiho hummed and then lifted a hand to his cheek. So he had - an old payment form from a car repair they’d done last week was glued to his face “Uh..” he sheepishly pulled it away, quickly placing it down onto his desk and trying to ignore Higari’s piercing stare

Higari sighed “Go to bed Taiho”

“Higari I’m fine, really“ Taiho attempted to bargain, but he should have know that Higari would not be deterred so easily. Higari rose his brow higher, and tapped his foot - Taiho gulped “S-Seriously, I’m fine!“ Clusmily, Taiho scrapped his arm over his desk in an attempt to shove all his paperwork to one side, but that only made him knock over a pen pot and then his half empty cup of tea, which had gone disgustingly cold hours ago. Higari watched as Taiho then scrambled to pick up the mug and pens “I just- We’re a little behind on paperwork, that’s all! I-I mean-” he did a rolling motion with his hand “With Chikara and Suru actually doind the repairs and Hono with his demolition job, a-and Ma takin’ care of the house-”

Higari sighed and shook his head “Alright, do me a favour” Higari held both of his arms out infront of him “Hold out your arms like this”

Taiho hesitated, sensing an ulterior motive “U-Uhm, I don’t really w-”

“Do it” Higari repeated strenly

Taiho made a noise of discomfort, looking almost embarrassed as he shyly raised his arms out like Higari had shown. His arms where shaky

Higari once again, sighed “You can’t keep workin’ Taiho ya need rest”

Instantly Taiho drew his arms back to him and turned in his chair away from Higari, who didn’t falter despite his brothers whinny, childish behaviour. “I’m fine” Taiho gritted, cheeks turning pink at the fretting “Theres just been more..paperowrk then usual this month” he tried to defuse the situation, shrug off the problem, his attempts where futile as - with stupid ease - Higari yanked Taiho’s chair away from the desk with one hand, drawing a startled yelp from his brother who’s hands grabbed onto the arms of his seat to prevent him from falling out 

“Yer a real stubborn piece a work ya know that?“ Higari said while making his way towards the desk, scooping up handfulls of the scattered forms and placing them into a pile. Taiho went to stand “Ah, Higari, you don’t have to-”

“Sit down, or I’ll make you“ Higari half warned, still cleaning up the paper.

Taiho knew better then to test Higari’s patience, and without a word, promptly sat his rump back into his chair, lips pressed together into a thin line

Higari turned to him briefly, then looked back to his mine field of a desk, one corner of his mouth turned up into a grin at how easy Taiho had been put back in his place. Once you could see the desk again and the paper and pens had been put back in their rightful places, Higari looked back to Taiho, who was slouching and rubbing his neck, looking guilty.

Higari’s tone was softer when he spoke “You know you can’t keep doin’ this to yourself right? Yer not gonna be able to help if you’re contantly burnin’ yourself out. Ya gotta remember to takes breaks every now and again”

“I know..“ Taiho replied quietly, looking far more interested in the floor “It’s just...I dunno“ he shrugged lazily, hands pulling back through his hair “Chikara and Suru are so busy with doing the actual repairin’ and such, and with Hono and his job I-..I-I’m the only one who can really do this stuff“ Higari, sensing Taiho had more to say, simply kept quite and offered Taiho the chance to continue. Which he did: “And if it’s not done, we don’t get the payment through or- o-or the right parts ordered, or the machine part delivered back to the right person! A-And- And then EVERYTHING becomes a mess!“ He threw his arms out for exaggeration, Higari leaned back to avoid getting smacked

“A-And...and...“ Taiho deflated, letting out a long sigh that ended in a groan, his hands cushioned against his face as he rubbed them over his fave, muffling another long groan.

“Hey..“ it was Higari’s turn to talk as he reached forward to put a hand on Taiho’s shoulder. Taiho didn’t pull his face away from his hands, but did peak out to his brother through the gaps between his fingers “Don’t get yourself worked up over what if’s and maybes. You’re smarter then that, heck, you’re probably the smartest kid outta the family!“ Here did Taiho pull his face up from his hands, up close Higari could now see clearly the dark circles under his eyes and how his beard look more scruffier then usual “The town is pretty small, everybody more or less knows each other and their neighbours - has anyone ever gotten mad over a mistake before?“

“No..” Taiho answered, scratching his neck

“Then why would anyone start now? The communicty knows you, Chi and Suru are all runnin’ the business by yourselves, you guys are all good but yer still three people“ Taiho glanced to him and then looked away again, obviously still ashamed at getting so burried under his work load. Higari was unsure what to do, but had an idea pretty quickly “Sides, if anyone gives you trouble, I’ll give em something to really kick up a fuss about”

Worry suddenly overcame Taiho’s face, Higari couldn’t help but snicker “Please..d-don’t do that” Taiho said with a wave off his hand, unsure if Higari had been joking or not.

“Hey, you guys are still my little brother and sisters.“ Higari held a hand proudly to his chest “Only I get to yell at you“ 

“I’m not that little anyone“ Taiho joked lightly, the tiniest of smiles coming to his face as e gestured to, even sitting down, the height difference between the two. Higari gave a dry laugh, rolling his eyes playfully - the short jokes where an easy pick he thought, but he’d let his family and Ecto get away with them. 

“Har har, yeah yeah, you’re a goddamn beanpole“ At the drop of the silly nickname, Taiho let out a light chuckle, which Higari was hoping for “But that’s what big brothers do...and they also tell their little brothers to go sleep“

“Ah..I was kinda hoping you’d forgotten“ Taiho admitted, peering behind him towards the doorway and then back to his desk, hesitant to leave work unfinished. Higari peered back towards the pile of paperwork, compared to the world load he’d had and seen Ecto do, Taiho’s work load looked like a walk in the park. 

“Okay, look-“ Higari pulled Taiho from his chair with strength only Chikara could rival, hoisting Taiho to his feet as he pulled the chair back round to the desk “I’ll finish up your work, and you go and rest. I’ve done this kinda paperwork a hundred times over at UA, so just and goes and rest up for a few hours“

“W-What?“ Taiho blinked down at him “No no! That’s MY work, you don’t have to-“

“Tai, I really don’t mind“ Higari jumped up onto the set, already grabbing at a pen and the first piece of paper of the pile he’d made “You’d offer the same if our roles where reversed, and this way you don’t have to worry about working when you get up“

Taiho looked ready to argue back, so while popping the lid of his pen Higari used his ace card “Ooor I could tell Ma you’ve been over-workin’ again - your choice”

The smugness in Higari’s smirk was grossily obvious as Taiho seemed to freeze up at the mention of their mother. His mother would have his head if she found out he’d gotten in such a state over work, she’d probably ban him from being near a work desk for a week till he was well rested

“U-Uh- N-No no!“ Taiho cracked a nervous chuckle under the pressure “T-Theres no need to get Ma involved“

That’s what I thought, Higari thought, but chose not to voice it. Instead he jabbed a thumb over to the small office sofa “If ya want you can always snooze ‘ere, you ain’t even gotta leave the room if you’re that nervous too”

Taiho eyed the sofa, and then the hallway, before he shuffled over to the red furniture piece on the other side of the room. Taiho laid down, hands on his chest, feet slightly hanging over one arm with his head propped up with one pillow . “Are you SURE you’re okay to do it?” Taiho asked again, sitting up as if preparing to stand up again

“With the amounta paperwork I’ve gotta work through and send off at UA, this stuff I could do with an arm tied behind my back“ Higari finished over the first piece of paper, typed some things up onto the computer screen, then reached for another form “Now stop worryin’ you muttonhead. One nap won’t ki-“

Higari stopped mid sentence at the sound of light snoring

He looked over to the sofa with a hum, and then snickered. Taiho was fast asleep, mouth open in snores, one arm and leg drapped off the sofa with the other leg hanging off the armrest. His hair was sprawled like strings of hay over the cushion behind him, and a small string of drool dribbling from the corner of his mouth. Everyone now and then he’d mutter something incoherent in his sleep, or make a weird expression, but he was thoroughly and utterly fast asleep

With Taiho at last alseep, Higari turned back round to the paperwork

..after he took a very quick picture of course

[xer0phicstuffz]

Connor x Male reader // Discovered (part 1)

AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is in 2 larts and the next is smut so 🥵🥵 but also, requests are open!

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Connor sat idle in his office chair, staring at you in a less creepy way. Hank snaps his fingers to get the deviant's attention but to no avail. Gavin snorts at the lieutenant's attempts and smacks the RK800 in the head. Connor finally comes back into reality and addresses the foul action acted upon him. "Detective Reed, what was that for?" The stubbly detective scoffs and grins, points at the aged man in front of them. "He has been trying to get your attention, tin can." He remarks. Hank goances at Reed for awhile then turns to Connor. "You okay there, son? It looks like you've drowned in a pool full of (Y/N)." He teases. Connor squints as he tries to act cool. "What do you mean, lieutenant? I'm perfectly fine." He says. He isn't fine. If anything, he's probably the first android to sweat over something so little. Reed looks puzzled until he realizes what the lieutenant meant. "Ooohhh, you're fucking gay" he teases. "And for him?" He points at you who sits on his desk silently, doing his job peacefully. "Wow, a gay android. Everything IS possible."

"Didn't you read our report on those two tracis last year?" Hank asks, recalling the two tracis who have fallen in love with each other. Gavin shook his head no. Hank rolls his eyes but turns to Connor once more. "So... Are you gonna tell him? Or do we gotta do your work for ya?" Before Connor could reply, you approach them. "Who's doing who's work for them? I could do it if your reasoning behind it is valid." You say.

Gavin has always described you as a 'male Amy Santiago' because you're smart, hardworking, organized and really headstrong. After hearing that, Connor searches up Amy Santiago and found that she's a character in a police comedy show called 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' that stopped it productions in 20XX. Connor decided to watch every single episode and found that Amy is pretty much (Y/N). "No one's doind anyone's work here. It was a metaphor, (Y/N)." Hank says with a grin targeted at Connor. "Oh, ok." You say, as you scan everybody's faces and saw Connor's sweaty appearance. "Con, are you okay? Why are you sweati- Do androids even sweat?" You ask, concern fills your deep, silky voice. Connor could only nod yes. You look at him, clearly puzzled but left the subject alone.

"By the way, (Y/N), I think Connor wants to tell you something." Reed says, wearing that signature shit eating grin. "Oh? What is it, Con?" You ask. Connor takes a deep inhumane breath and opens his mouth but couldn't make a single sound. The three of you stare at Connor in confusion. "Are you really okay, Con?" You ask him again. Before he could even nod, Hank butts in. "FOR FUCK'S SAKE! Connor likes you, go out with him, PLEASE!" He yells, grabbing the attention of every cop present in the precinct.You smile at the android before you. "Of course! When, where, what time?"

Connor smiles in relief and pure joy. He has finally got a date with you.

[jojobaimagines]

*breaths out* okk.. I really liked your kny headcanons. 💖💖💖 So, I would like to request sfw/nsfw headcanons for Rengoku and Uzui (+wives?) with an s/o that have difficulties with physical affection even if they carve for it (like, they want to hug Senjuro or Suma but they think it's weird so they discards it), it's just that they're not used to it. Pretty pretty thanks and sorry if it's too messy. ^^'

SFW!

Kyoujurou:

-Ohh it’s going to be kind of hard for him not to be overwhelmingly touchy with you, but he catches up fast on the fact that you have difficulties with physical stuff.

-He is very attentive and will usually start to pick up the little things that you do when you want a hug or a kiss, and he will softly ask for your permission before giving one to you!

-If you at one point tell him that you don’t mind him being affectionate with you without asking for your permission, then he will gladly do it! He holds your hand all the time, gives you random hugs and kisses you on the cheek during the day.

-On the other hand, if you ever feel uncomfortable, he will stop immediately and give you your space. He totally understands it!

-After a while it will actually become natural for you, so you may get so used to the affectinate stuff that you won’t be embarrassed of doind it anymore!

Uzui + wives:

-Uzui pretty much thinks that you are simply not an affectionate person when he sees how little you participate during cuddling and stuff. He is ok with that and doesn’t really mind it, everyone is different.

-The girls are the ones that tell Uzui that you most likely are embarrassed to be affectionate. ‘Tengen-sama, did you ever notice how they look at us when we cuddle?’ points Hinatsuru, and Uzui suddendly feels very stupid for not realizing sooner.

-Suma will be sooo happy to give you all the hugs! ‘Y/N! You can hug me whenever!’ Makio, while not being too affectionate herself, will like to give you little kisses and hold your hand.

-Group cuddles are a must. Uzui is a huge guy and has big, strong arms. Perfect for cuddling! There is enough room for the four of you to lay with and over him!

LEMON!

Kyoujurou:

-Let’s get one thing right: He is not going to do anything remotely sexual if he thinks that you are uncomfortable with that. So, if he sees you are not really being too touchy-feely, he believes that you are still not ready for sex, and that is ok! Sex isn’t a must to be with him.

-So you’ll have to be vocal about wanting to have sex. That, or taking the initiative yourself. If you do the last and he sees you struggling, he will gladly take the lead.

-He makes sure to kiss and caress every inch of your body. ‘Do you like it? When i touch you like this...’

-There isn’t a moment when the two of you aren’t skin-to-skin. It is probably in bed when you let all of your physical craves unleash, and he is more than happy to provide.

Uzui + wives:

-Like Kyoujurou, neither of them will push you to do anything. It is one day when they are kissing and things get heated when Uzui will ask you ‘Y/N, don’t you want to join us?’ and with a red face, you nod.

-Honestly, when it’s the five of you, it’s certainly a tangle of limbs, so you will always have someone tu hug and cling to. It’s quite overstimulating in a way.

-On days where you feel particularly shy, all of them will focus on you, which will make you blush and moan like crazy.

-Uzui will love the faces you make when he is pounding inside of you while Hinatsuru and Suma each one suck on your nipples and Makio kisses your mouth. You feel like the luckiest person alive.

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I’VE NEVER WRITTEN FOR A POLY RELATIONSHIP WITH SO MANY PEOPLE ASJDAJKSD I KNOW IT’S QUITE UNREALISTIC HOW I’VE WRITTEN IT, BUT I WANTED IT TO BE READER-FOCUSED.

-Lettuce

[hjh-ceilo-monster]

Hybrid Verse : Cellmate (JJK)

Author POV.

“He start it first!”

The sound of someone loudly appear in the thin air.There was an argument going on for awhile inside the police station.Two boys had fight somewhere and got caught by the police.One of them is Jeon Jungkook,the underground fighter that was really well known to have a fight once a week at least.

“He actually start it this time!”

“Shut up you fucker,you beat the shit of my member.”

“I didn’t,I didn’t even know your member!”

“Shut it you two!”

The police can’t bear both of them argue.They decide to put them into the jail both.Jungkook try to fight out of their grip but it’s no use.He is now end up in the cell.Sitting in this dark and smelly place isn’t his favourite thing but eventually it becomes a habit.He didn’t like to get into the fight but he couldn’t control his temper either.It managed to get hin out of control.

“Ugh I hate this.” He only curse with himself.He knows that it’s gonna a long night or a long week if he can’t call his ‘brother’.Speaking of a free call,here it comes...

“Get a call Jeon.” One of the police officer call him,always with the insulted voice.He just ignore that old man and get the phone to use it for a call.Picking the phone and push the familiar numbers.Keeping hold it near his ear until hear the voice from the other end.

“Hi hyung I-” “You pabo! again this time,I’m coming home to celebrate and you just got in a fight.Jeez!" His brother didn't let him finish his own sentence.

"That one start first hyung.I didn't do anything,I swear." Jungkook tell his beloved brother a story afterward.His brother seems to be too silent for awhile until he decide to talk again. "Right,ok.You are right this time.I'll get you out tonight."

The other end hang up.Jungkook settle down the phone back on the desk.The police drag him to the same old place;however,now it also occupy by someone as well.He try to see who is in there but that guy wear a hoodie.

"Hey,mate." It's a she(?),first note in his mind.How the hell she really looks like a boy.He didn't push anything further and take his seat on the floor."What's your charge?"He ask.

"Well I just love art so much that I paint the whole wall near my neighbor hood and boom.Here I am." She explain her story and he only nod.'She's graffiti creater.'The second note in his mind now.Why does that make he feel attack to this strange girl?

"How bout ya?"She ask and start facing him.He can't see her face clearly although he try."Get into a fight." "Hmmm well,not surprise.You seems to be the type." "The type?"

"Well a hottie with a bad reputation and all.You might as well an athlete,am I right?"He nod.That's really swept him off his floor.Who is this girl?He likes this attitude,straight forward and no fear."I'm a boxer."

"Interesting,nice to meet you..." "Jungkook,Jeon Jungkook." She nod before offer her hand. "Y/N,Song Y/N"

He get to talk with you for awhile. He didn't notice the time at all so do you. They chit chat from night till dawn. Both of you get to know each other really well that you become best friend in that nick of time."Jeon Jungkook,guardian arrive."

"Seems like I need to go,how about you?" He ask before get out of the cell.You didn't answer him anything,but only tell him to see you at the tunnel.He bid you a good bye before leave the room for real.

Weeks later

Jungkook POV.

I'm practicing for tonight.I have a new match again and this time's gonna be tough.Sweat's running down my whole body,making me see the view in front blurry.I think I need to rest a bit.

"Aye kangaroo,need a fresh air for a bit." One of my friend shout from a far.If you need answer,then yes I am a kangaroo hybrid indeed.I pack up my stuff and put them into the locker.Cleaning myself up before going out of the club.

'Tunnel is usually where I am.' I remember her voice clearly.I start jogging toward that track without any hesitation.We didn't meet one another after that night.I hope I can meet her today,maybe invite her to watch my match and wait?Why do I act like aiddle school try to ask someone out?

"Didn't expect I'll have a visitor." That's when I realize I arrive my destination.I look at the graffiti on the wall.They all unique and represent something dark.It's such a contrast with her but who am I to judge.

"I just want to get some fresh air and might invite you to my match today."I try to be confident, underline that word.She only nod her head and humming like it's a yes,at least.She continue spraying the wall with some black and yellow the stop.

"So you're inviting me to your underground match?"She ask and turn her head toward me.Gosh!I actually see her full face today and hell lord my heart.This is it,I want this girl."Well you don't want to you can di-"

"I'm not gonna ditch a hottie that try to ask me out on a first date by bringing me toward his match,am I?"My face start turning into crimson red,might as well hotter than the sun.She's such a tease.Here I am,acting like I never ask someone out before although I didn't mean it at first.

"Come with me then."I gesture her to follow.She pack the sprays back into the sport bag and jog to me.We depart from the tunnel to my club.

"You sure are a kangaroo hybrid."She watch me practice for a few hours before the match.Her eyes peirce toward my direction.I keep up my coolness and act like didn't see it."Yeah we have to go,match is going to start."

Y/N POV.

First of all,I get to know this boy out of nowhere which is cool.Becoming his best friend is alright,but being his date now?I think it's going to fast;however,maybe he didn't think as a date.I just try to be cool and trade him when I actually act like a stalker and know him for 2 months already without his acknowledge.

I'm in the front row.His friend provide me a seat to watch him fight.I didn't expect people in here will be kind,not with their buff look.

The bell start so does the fight.Jungkook try his best to read the opponent move.He didn't try to attack him directly in the first round.He avoid the guy attacks well although some of it he doesn't expect and get hit.

"Break!" The guy one the stage step off to his side while Jungkook come to us.His friend hands him a towel."Cool down bro,this gonna be easy for you."His friend encourage him.

"Yeah,need to see his defense for a few minute before start my attack in the next round."Jungkook gulp down the water and wipe his face."Cheer for me."He smirk and I flutter.Who the hell is this and where is my shy bubbly boy?

He run to the stage.My face still heat up with embarrassment.His friend only smirk and chuckle leave his throat."So you're actually that girl." "What do you mean by that girl?"I ask.

"After the night he went into jail.He couldn't stop talking about how much his desire meeting you again.That boy is head over heal to you,ya'know."So that boy likes me,me?We only know each other for like not even a month and he likes me?

"He's shy as hell so you better to make a move yourself,my suggestion."He wink before the bell start.The second round then start in no time.Jungkook avoid the moves again for a few minutes like his plan.Ending his time limit,he start attacking the opponent.Every move from him is very sharp and fast.I can see clearly why his friend is so sure of him winning the game.

"k.o." Jungkook finally win and the crowd start roaring.He drift into a child mode again.Running to me and prepare to hug like I'm his mom waiting proudly for a son like him."No clean up first."I point at him as a sign to stop this hype boy.He pout and nod.

"Now it's your game bro,better to be win."He pat his friend's shoulder before both of us bid him a good bye.Jungkook leads both of us back to the locker room.

All of sudden,he stop his track.I then stop and ask."What's wro-" I don't get a chance to finish when he push me to the locker.He stare into my eyes,lean closer and closer.This boy is trying to give me a heart attack?Stop it,Jeon fucking Jungkook.

"I'm sorry."He seems to get himself back.I turn the face to the other side to hide the redness.He cough and walk away into the room.My heart's still beating like crazy.

Author POV.

They going out on a date like what Jungkook promise.The incident that happened make both of them feel something different yet same as the same time.One panic but realize already fall in love.The other is curious but really love the moment.

"Where are we going again?" You ask him.You are so sure that there isn't any place where will still open around this time.He only bring you to a bike."Not a good idea but wanna give you a ride."

"Ohhh now you try to make dirty pun,aren't you?"His face lit up red.You only laugh and put the helmets on."Well actually that'sy second thought but if you want then yes."He whisper to me before start his bike.Now that's what got me off guard.

Next day

Both of you walk around the street like always.Today you have a plan to visit somewhere and you want him to go as well.Talking some random stuff on the way. Jungkook start to act strange."Anything wrong?"

"I sense someone follow us."He speak quietly.We try to act normal but the guy follow us like shadow.We get into the corner of some buildings.When the guy follow up,Jungkook jump out and attack.

"Not a good choice,little boy."After that 5 other guys follow up and attack as well.Jungkook try his best to fight but they are too much.You look for a chance and join him.

Knocking down one of the guy,you then turn into their target instead of him."Pabo,what are you doind.?" "Shut up and fight,I'm trying to help Pabo." You both fight until a good citizen run into the situation and call the police.

"You again...."One of the police speak but Jungkook ignore him completely.You walk inside with him."Also have the new dog this time."He prepare to punch that guy however,you reply."And who you call 'the dog' Mr.Choi?"

You look up and the police shock.He then cough and sit back down."I'm sorry,miss song."Now is the point where Jungkook confuse."I'll bring you Mr.Song."

The old man in the uniform walk into the room.He seems to be in higher rank than anyone else."What with you this time,neice?"'Wait?So you are the neice of this guy.'He thought.

"Those guy*point at group of people*try to follow us.That's why."He nod and ask the gang that both of you had a fight awhile ago. "But he *point at Jungkook*beat my member."

"So it's you guys again?I've already told your leader a hundredth time that I didn't do it.I don't even know what he look like."Jungkook exclaim loudly with frustrating voice."It must be you,the guy in the black hood."

"What's his name then,tell me?" "Taewon,sound familiar?" "Ah I know now, you're a group with that bastard."You sudden reply make everyone confuse."Arrest him." You tell your uncle.

"You're my neice,yes.Telling me to arrest someone,no." "Then I need you to open the CCTV record around weeks ago two blocks aways from here.They were trying to rape a girl.I just drawn something and heard her voice so being a good neice for you,I helped."

"I'm not believing you this time." Your uncle speak but your action is faster.You already reach the pc in that room and type something.The video record show to everyone."There the evidence so arrest them."

Your uncle only sigh and do as what you told.Before that you walk toward them with Jungkook."Allow me." You punch the guy one last time and let the officers settle them in jail.

"Jungkookssi you're dead th- oh what happened?"Junghyun,Jungkook's brother,enter the scene."It's not my fault this time." "Yeah,lucky for this boy."Mr.choi speak and Jungkook give him a death glare.

"If you speak anything out one more time,I gonna punch you."Jungkook warn him and mr.choi reply."Not afraid of you,little boy." "Perhaps,you wanna quit the job?" You ask and that man gulp.Jungkook smile in his victory.

"You better to stop your attitude,Y/n." "And you better listen to your neice,uncle.Your employees sometimes didn't work well.Better changing him and put me in instead.I'll go now,bye old man." You bid a last good bye before Three of you leave.

"Thank you miss,you really help my brother." Junghyun bow toward you and chant a thank you for a lot of time."Not a big deal,he's my boyfriend after all." Jungkook eye's widen and Junghyun try to process everything.

"You,me....boyfriend?"He ask with sutter voice."Yeah wanna be my boyfriend?"You ask out of the blue.

"Maybe,you need to make up with me.You put into the jail last time, remember?"He smirk and you nod."Then let me take you on the second date and you answer me,deal?"

"It's a deal,cellmate."

[lire-casander]

Trope au: 15 and 61

15. Criminal AU + 61. Love Confession 

Alex Manes has taken upon his family legacy, and he’s curently sitting at his desk at the agency headquarters stacking up papers and growing as bored as one can get while only doind desk duty. Ever since he came back to work after the incident, everyone has been too weird around him, and his father wouldn’t allow him to go on the field anymore. Alex wanted back into the action, but it seems he isn’t fit for that after losing part of his right leg. So, he spends his days perusing through old cases and folders trying to help some.

He stumbles upon files dated last around four months before, about heists and kidnappings taking part in the upper side of a small town in the middle of nowhere, New Mexico. When he researches further, he can see a pattern, and he tells his father, who weirdly enough allows him to go to Roswell, New Mexico, to investigate. Alex has the inkling that it may be because his father thinks there’s nothing worth or risky in this case. Upon his arrival, the rental car breaks down in the middle of a deserted road, and he’s picked up by local mechanic Michael Guerin, who looks like a god sent down to Earth with his curls and his wild eyes, and Alex can’t stop himself from feeling attraction toward this stranger. Somehow - and it’s strange because Alex doesn’t make friends easily - Michael Guerin helps him mingle in the narrow society of Roswell, New Mexico, and he finds himself befriend local bar owner Maria DeLuca, biomedical engineer Liz Ortecho and her boyfriend Max Evans, who happens to be a Sheriff Deputy and Michael’s brother. There’s also Isobel Evans and her husband Kyle Valenti (and why hasn’t she taken his name, remains a mystery to Alex), and as time goes by Alex feels himself falling for Michael within each dinner out with the group, each night drinking at the Wild Pony, each stroll down  the park.

But his work is lacking. There hasn’t been a single heist while he’s been down here, and it’s irking him. Sometime around his third month of staying in the cabin outside town that he’s rented from Kyle’s mother, Noah Bracken’s house gets broken into and ravaged. Alex goes for investigating purposes, and finds the criminal’s signature: a card with a strange symbol made of lines and circles, like a beacon, like a treasure map. The criminal has taken only money from the safe, and a couple of days later there’s a huge donation to the Roswell Orphan Home Group, for the exact amount that Noah Bracken said that had been stolen. Alex begins to think he’s facing a Robin Hood wannabe, but he still needs to catch them.

Michael kisses him some weeks after that, cowboy hat tilted to the side and hands soft despite the callouses, and Alex feels his soul roar. They go on a few dates, and all of a sudden Alex is thinking about staying in Roswell way fater he closes the case, for which his father hasn’t been asking for updates. It should warn Alex about how unimportant this is to his father, but he couldn’t care less. He’s about to tell Michael that he loves him, for real, forever, the kind of love that’s cosmic.

And then he finds some papers in Michael’s Airstream after a passionate night, just as he’s saying I love you like there’s no tomorrow, and maybe there isn’t, because Michael’s got a sheet with doodles on top of his makeshift desk, and the symbol Alex found in the card in Noah Bracken’s house. He wants to confront Michael about it, but he doesn’t want to believe it’s true. Alex remains silent for some days, until he manages to catch a glimpse of Max’s back and he sees the same symbol tattooed there. He doesn’t need to be smart to understand that Isobel might have the same symbol etched somewhere in her life.

He has to face them about it.

He has to.

When he does, there’s so much more that he finds out - a whole conspiracy to overthrow corruption, robbery and donations, code names (Cowboy, Princess, Lord, Doc, Psychic, Latina, all so so original he wants to shake them) and aliens. 

Alex wants to break up with Michael. He wants to arrest them all. He wants to go back to the safety net of his desk back at the agency headquarters, but he remembers that his father’s seemed so happy to not have to deal with him on a daily basis, and after all no one seems to be bothered by some Robin Hood stealing from the rich and corrupt to give it to the poor and lonely. After a few weeks not knowing what to do with his life, he wakes up one morning and realizes that he’s never felt more at home than in Michael’s arms, surrounded by his friends. In Roswell.

He asks for his code name to be Overwatch.

[whumpbby]

I can very much imagine omega Jason taking one look at bb!Dick and laying down the law with Bruce. “B this kid can’t become Robin till he’s 13 that’s the age I started.” “Dear Justice League I am now starting a Union for Sidekicks & Dependents for the sake of posterity. It will include sickdays, health coverage, and full support of education.” Only question is who is around Jason’s age? Kyle Rayner? Donna Troy? Who?

I think that Jason is the oldest sidekick. I want to keep Dick's Titans with Dick and so on, because Jay would be a totally different person if he had them. So, say, when Jason was a Robin, the whole market was a newish idea - Bruce jsut about started Batman, JL was barely fresh, etc. So there wasn't any sidekicks apart from him that went out at night - he was a solo act with Bruce, so because eof that and because he as an omega, older heroes were looking at Bruce like he lost his mind a bit and never quite knew what to do with Jason - they were protecrice of him but when he was abrasive and "I can do it!" they didn't know how to react. Here is this tiny little person in thighs doind backflips behind the Batman wtf.

By the time Dick was Robin, the whole idea of a sidekick was growing legs, because it worked and Jay was very good and so they allowed Titans to be formed while Jason was preparing to take on his adult persona.

So, like, Jay didn't have many hero friends his age because they weren't there, so he mostly knew the adults and later on Dicks friends saw him as this legendary persona who got them the foot in the door so they were kinda starstruck. Like, omg Dick Robin is your brother?? :0 he's so hot!!! And Dick was, stop it, yuk! :0 But because Jay was always more dry humoured and less approachable than Dick, they were intimidated.

As for the managerie of older men then yes, Jason was an omega and that was hard to hide, and the villains used that against him whenever they could. Slade, of course, moved to Dick once he entered the picture, because Jason was too damn cubical from the age of 9 and he wasn't a good training material Dick would be;] Jay instantly called Slade on his shit and wasn't playing ball.

As for the ages, say, Jay starts when he's 10-11 because Bruce found him at 9-10. When he's 15 11-12yo Dick appears and Jason let's go of Robin at 16 to focus on school and working out his adult persona, then he dies at 18, just a few months after Tim figured Bruce out, etc. Hope that makes sense:0

[flying-elliska]

Hello, how are you? I really like you blog, but I have notice that you are spreding a lot of misinformation about amazonia and the fire. Please don't take it the wrong way, it's a lit bit frustrating seeing so many people outside Brasil doind this, but I know it's not your fault. I'm from Brasil and our espacial research institute already said that most of the fire is from the part of amazonia that is in Bolivia, the "black cloud" in São Paulo is NOT from the fire, and even that (01/0?)

we are in the fire season, the number of fires is actually lower than most years (again, in the Brasil amazonia), also our president is very dumb and says a lot of shit, but there is no far right conspiracy to burn down florests. A lot pictures used about the “fire” are from different fires in different PLACES from different YEARS. I don’t understand why people are sprending so many lies about the whole thing, everyone seems to be wanting to get a pet on the head for caring and (02/0?)

don’t even bother to check the infos and photos. Again I love your blog, I’m sorry if I sound rude it’s just so frustrating because now everyone think that Brasil is a horrible place where we set fire to our florests and let them burn, or that we have a evil govern that want to destroi the nature. The president is an idiot, but he is not the whole govern. Yeah, anyway sorry - Leticia

Hey Leticia, thank you for taking the time to tell me this. Sorry it took me some time to respond but I wanted to do it properly. 

First of all, as a disclaimer I really don’t think Tumblr should be anybody’s main source of info, more of a springboard to get curious about things. When it comes about politics i often reblog stuff a little impulsively without always checking, which isn’t ideal I guess, but I tended to do this in a very ‘to read later’ sort of way and now that i have more followers it does have a different impact. So I should probably be more careful and reblog those posts to read later on my sideblog. And also when something like that happens and is spread on social media very fast, it’s not always obvious what is actually happening and what is disinformation. So it’s easy to reblog something that turns out to be fake later. I’m not sure that means we should always stop from sharing anything just in case (but be more clear about the uncertainty). But I am sorry for the sloppiness.

I also understand it must be frustrating to see the global media depict your country a certain way. Global attention is fickle, unpredictable and often hypocritical, when suddenly everyone cares about a subject and doesn’t about something very similar, for instance, such as the huge forest fires also happening in Russia. And western countries (one in which live) do have a bad habit of being sanctimonious about other countries’ problems without adressing their own. 

That said I think there is a huge difference between a country and its government and their actions ; i think any government should be amply criticized no matter where they’re from, and it’s not in my politics to refrain from doing so. Horrible things happen in most countries on Earth ; that does not mean that the country as a whole is a horrible place. If people think so, they really should learn some nuance. 

I went to look at the posts I reblogged ; several were made by Brazilians themselves, whose perspective is potentially valuable. I took down those that contained info that turned out to be false. That said I think it’s still very important to listen to Indigenous people regarding the matter, since it’s pretty much their lives and homes that are threatened and they are on the front line. According to Al-Jazeera, global companies who have an interest in deforestation also have some responsibility to carry ; this is an issue with many causes and complexities. 

I went to do more research into the matter and here is what I got from it. Deforestation is ongoing in most of Amazonia, not just Brasil, driven by phenomenon as diverse as growing beef demand in China, illegal mining in Peru or the peace process in Colombia. Although wildfires often happen during this season, according to the Brazilian newspaper El Pais, 

“ Brazil is experiencing the biggest wave of fire in the last five years, according to the National Institute for Space Research (INPE). The institute’s Burn Program, linked to the Ministry of Science and Technology, registered 71,497 outbreaks between January 1 and August 18 this year. The number is 82% higher than the same period last year, when 39,194 fire outbreaks were recorded. The last big wave is 2016, with 66,622 outbreaks of burns between those dates.” 

President Bolsonaro ran on a platform of climate change denialism and removing protections from Indigenous territories so they can be ‘opened up’ to development, making them vulnerable to illegal fires, logging and land grabbing. He refused to consider the INPE numbers as accurate, fired the director and accused NGOs of setting fires. According to another Brazilian newspaper, farmers in the Para region organized a “day of fire” of illegal burning to show the president they were ready to work, followed by a spike in fires, although fires were burning before and some could have been accidents. The smoke in São Paulo seems to have come from fires in the state of Rondônia and Bolivia both. 

The reason why certain events go viral and others don’t is a complicated matter. It’s always a mix of circumstance, context, happenstance, and misinformation is often involved. In this case, I personally think the Amazon is such a strong symbol in the minds of people around the world, the images of  São Paulo were spectacular, and there has just been a global escalation of climate catastrophes. Some people definitely do it for clout, but I think it’s very normal to care about the state of our planet, and the Amazon is a vital carbon stock. Plus a far-right president who seems to function on a Trump-like pattern of denying science when it doesn’t suit him, dismissing climate change and being closely allied with agricultural lobbies. The rise of the authoritarian far right around the world is not a ‘conspiracy’ ; it’s an observable fact. There is a pattern of climate change denialism here. Dismissing it as simply idiocy seems dangerously naïve to me and ignores the wide dynamics at play. I’m not running a political blog so I’m not going into detail about that, but I did study political science and conflict resolution, and this is something that has been happening for years but has gotten so much worse recently. So, even if I think it’s important to be more scrupulous with facts when it comes to raising awareness, I think awareness in general is not a bad thing. Motivating people politically is complicated, especially today where so much seems to be going wrong throughout the world, so I can’t think we can dismiss this just because there was some misinformation going on. 

I do think this post pretty much sums it up - it’s not as apocalyptic as social media made it seem, but the whole situation is still deeply concerning. The blog Hope for the Planet seems a good ressource in general ; the media has a tendency of being very alarmist in order to motivate people and it’s not always the best approach since it tends to make people feel depressed, powerless and not to take any action. So yes, having a balanced picture is very important. 

I don’t really want to get into a huge debate about this but I wanted to take the time to answer correctly. I want to thank you for bringing this to my attention and i will be more cautious in the future.