#i welcome your opinions

[kenapiece-main]

Can you believe I'm having to make this meme even after successfully finishing up taxes and applying to job

[ddejavvu]

Just saw a TikTok complaining about ‘kitten’ as a pet name in fanfiction and while I do agree with/understand their discomfort on that one the comments were FULL of people mentioning all the other common pet names ?? Like honey babe baby sweetheart etc ?? Is your partner just supposed to call you by your name the whole time ????????

[talpup]

This might be a controversial opinion but...

Yami is not the Dad of the Black Bulls.

He's the crazy uncle that you sometime have fun stirring up trouble with, but are mostly embarrassed by and try to avoid under normal circumstances. Yet whenever you get into trouble, he's the one that you call way before you even think about calling your dad.

[hellamorte]

back on stage in my big clown leander shoes, a promised post. here's what i talked about previously: part i, part ii, part iii

let's go back to the last two points in part i (starting with 'now hear me out'): i replayed the whole scene and turns out i was wrong. here's why: 1) never write any theories at 5 am 2) never take things out of the context. sorry for misleading you, lemme make some amends:

if you choose the 'keep touching him' option, leander will notice how desperate and touchstarved mc is (he's constantly pausing before speaking: afraid of hurting anyone with his words or skillfully manipulating? i know it's the latter, but what if it's both? 👁), keeps eliciting information and, when his suspicions are confirmed, he puts his trusted weapon to use: flirting (empty flattery, as vere said). we all know he's lying and he's not infatuated with mc at all (his pulse was steady). BUT!!

power?? is that some kind of doublespeak because leander doesn't want to mention the curse and ruin the moment OR is it a slip, and the curse is not a curse but something that mc just cannot control (yet?)? 🤔

for now the 'level-headed' line in the context seems to be used just for building mc's trust, not for hinting that controlling the curse is difficult; same with "we match" — to stress that everything is okay, and leander's completely reliable, because hey! he and mc are alike! (i am squinting suspiciously here though, i still have a hunch he means so much more) however, that's yet to be seen how much truth leander actually reveals in his speech.

the question is: why does leander need mc to trust him with their life? he can control the curse, can he teach mc how to do that? or does he want to use them however he likes, feeding them lies and using mc's "curse" (or even mc) as a weapon? much to think about.jpg

[griem]

ijbol idk man releasing screenshots of very polarizing things said in a private discord server between friends in a public "callout" post is #the most #tumblrific thing ive ever seen LOL.

#opinion 😱 in tags

[thedogh0use]

Okay second ramble of the day.

TLDR: casual transmisogyny is a growing, unaddressed issue in our community.

I feel like transmisogyny needs to be spoken about more in the radqueer community, as a transfem myself.

Why do I say this?

Recently, there’s been a rise in radqueer activism, which is GREAT. I am all for that. I think it’s fantastic that so many people are in a position to speak openly IRL about radqueer topics.

But as a transfem… this is dangerous for me and I cannot participate. In my DMs recently on another platform, a fellow (TME) RQ tried to guilt trip me about hiding my transage identity and other RQ identities IRL. They weren’t trying to be malicious, but I think it stems from the fact that for us transfems… we’re always overlooked.

The amount of anti-transfem rhetoric that falls back on using ageweird folks as a scapegoat is alarming. Before I even realized I was RQ, I’d see posts online about how all transfems are “evil 🗺️s in disguise”, and mocking transfems by saying things like “well I guess now I can call myself transage just to date a kid, since a trans woman can call herself trans just to get into the women’s room”… and if I were to be open as a transfem who’s ALSO a transage (OtY) person, that could be genuinely physically dangerous for me based on this vile propaganda and where I live.

I know that steps need to be taken to fight back, but I can’t. This isn’t me denying my own strength, this is me saying it is physically, mentally, and financially UNSAFE for me to be open and fight “on the frontlines”, so to speak. I’m the kind of person people mean when they say “we need to fight for those who can’t fight for themselves”.

I’m also appalled by the amount of RQ folks who throw around slurs they shouldn’t be saying without even realizing it. It’s not malicious, again, it’s simply because transfems get so overlooked. For example, this slur isn’t explicitly for us transfems, but I’m also intersex and it IS an intersex slur— hermaphrodite/“herm”. That is a slur. I have mixed opinions on the Japanese equivalent (“futa”/futanari), and I’m personally Chinese not Japanese, so I won’t be speaking on that.

Not to mention, i feel like us transfems always wind up being a scapegoat, or used as a “gotcha!” And then pushed to the side again instead of being consistently uplifted. People constantly compared the hatred of other transIDs to the hatred of transfems and compare antis to TERFs, which I agree with mostly. TERF rhetoric and the words of other types of exclus always wind up aligning, in my opinion.

My issue is that people feel comfortable mentioning my identity as a way to combat exclus and antis, but after that? Nothing.

[justirina]

“I can’t hear you~”

“Could you say that again?”

[indecisive-dizzy]

Alright the Gravity Falls brain rot is kicking in (aka I watched a 4hr video overanalyzing ATOTS <3 iykyk)

So have a loosely thought out concept of a hypothetical Welcome Home x Gravity Falls au with my "Hear me out!"s This is a long one, you've been warned <3

Wally - Dipper

Sally - Mabel

Julie - Stanley

Frank - Stanford

Eddie - Soos

Barnaby - Wendy

Poppy - Abuelita

Howdy - Gideon

Home - Bill???

Ok hear me out! (under the cut) Please ignore typos <3

Very quick clarification! For this au everyone is at least in their teens and I'm gonna add their ages as I elaborate. Ok? Ok!

Gonna Start with Poppy and Eddie. In this hypothetical au Poppy is Not Eddie's grandmother. Originally I thought of assigning Poppy the role of Lazy Susan but I wanted her to have a closer connection to the rest of the cast. And Abuelita fit the role well enough for me! She's just a sweet homebody who wants to knit and bake in peace. Eddie tells her all about work and Wally and Sally visit. <3

So Poppy and Eddie live together as Roommates/Family. Poppy took Eddie in as a teen (16ish) when she was in her early 20s (22-23?) He views her as a big sister. And she views him as a little brother. Anxiety siblings <3 (yes I hc Eddie has anxiety) Eddie started working for the shack soon after being taken under Poppy's wing. He's a tad forgetful and clumsy but is a very reliable handy man and a good friend! He's got a big heart and worries about Julie sometimes.

Currently, as in the time the au takes place, Eddie is 24 and Poppy is 30-31.

Julie and Frank would in fact make a Fantastic Mabel and Dipper. Tbh I think I've seen the comparison before. Which is exactly why I'm not doing it! They're not twins here but they are childhood friends and very close in age, Frank being slightly older. Currently, Julie is 57(?) and Frank is 58(?). (Ages aren't confirmed, all I know is I want them to be A Bit younger than the Stans. Currently this would put them in their late 20s at the time of the portal incident)

I feel like people sometimes forget that Frank is not against resorting to violence lol. Which is great for post portal Ford (and maybe Paranoia era Ford. bbg was not afraid to use that crossbow.) And Julie is a girl bossing business woman! She's scamming people selling breen to the tourists! Whatever that is! Tbh Big inspo for this decision is Relativity Falls, like I said these two make for great mystery twins.

So! Wally (15) as a teenage Dipper! It's just Wally but his curiosity is bumped to 100. Still the same lil guy but he's got a hyperfixation on the supernatural and cryptids. Maybe he hasn't quite figured out his style yet, maybe he's a bit more awkward, I dunno.

He kinda didn't want to spend his summer here but ends up enjoying himself as he makes friends and gets to over indulge his curiosity.

Sally (15) is Wally's adopted sister! By sheer coincidence they have the same birthday but Sally always points out that she's older because she was "born at sunrise!" She's very adventurous and is often the one leading their escapades. I imagine she meets this aus equivalent of Candy and Grenda at the local theater. Very much wants to be her own person, separating herself from the Adopted Twins thing. Not in a bad way! She loves Wally very much but wants people to see her as Sally! Not just "Wally's Sister."

Barnaby (22) is very laid back and so is Wendy. Yeah I don't actually have a lot to say? Um. He does the bare minimum work but is a good friend to Julie. He's real observant and can tell she's not always as bubbly as she seems But she's also his boss so he doesn't pry. Instead just offering a distraction or a rare bit of advice..

Oh! There's a parallel with him and Wally and Wendy and Dipper. Except Wally just wants to be friends with Barnaby but doesn't quite know how to communicate that. Maybe he just kinda follows him around the shack hoping to figure out what to say?

Thinking their relationship is literally the recent quote from Clown's Q&A: "Barnaby meeting Wally felt like business as usual, and Wally meeting Barnaby felt like meeting the whole world." yeah that's it. Sums it up Perfectly <3 Wally thinks Barnaby is really cool and friendly. And he wants a friend who treats him like he's mature. Like he's 15, not 5. And Barnaby does that right out the gate. Calls him kid but obviously doesn't treat him like a small child.

Ahem. Capitalism. Howdy's (21) a filthy capitalist and wants the shack for Profit. I don't think he'd resort to literal breaking and entering to get the deed? Can't make Profit from jail if he gets caught. But he's definitely trying to buy the property off of Julie. Maybe we stray further from Gravity Falls canon and say he gets an early redemption bc I'm a sucker for this goof. It would be sometime after taking the shack (and losing it.) Oh but he does summon the Evil. Can't break the law if the law doesn't account for Interdimensional Demons!

On that note, Yes Howdy could be Stanley. But again. That's the easy way out! Also in my brain that would make,, idk Barnaby? Ford. And I couldn't do that.

Ok final (wh) character. Home. So I'm on the side of Home Isn't Evil/The Antagonist. He's just a guy (house)! A sassy fella! But someone's gotta be the Eldritch Horror and Unfortunately, Home,,, well he's a lil quirky!

But idk How to incorporate Home. They speak in onomatopoeias! They're a house! Is Home now a Vague 2D House Shaped Demon? Do the have Limbs? Wear a top hat? Do they talk now? Home speaking words feels cursed. But I genuinely don't what else to do? Maybe we suspend our disbelief and they still talk through banging shutters. Everyone just understands them bc Cartoon logic pffff maybe they have subtitles projected into your brain that only you can see idk lol.

So obviously there's Way more GF characters than there are WH characters. insert characters [(y/n)] aren't my thing for aus so that's a no go for me personally. I imagine the town is filled with characters we've heard of outside the neighbors (Ma Beagle of course lives in town.) Maybe some of Howdy's family is here who knows. And the rest would be randos or ocs I guess! Tho I don't believe Julie's siblings are in town.

Anywho this is all hypothetical and I made it up and retyped things as I went along. I wanted to ramble some nonsense so I did! If you read it, Awesome! You sure did that!

[streets-in-paradise]

I thought this was common courtesy, but apparently I will have to insist:

tsoa people, don't come to my troy fics with your cousins comments because next time you get deleted.

[babymetalverse]

totally not crying

[smalltimidbean]

About a month ago someone asked if there would be a clone based on the secrets, and I have - once again - overthought the idea and ended up with too many kgklfd

So have some concepts while I try to finalise them! They will be just one character, but I might recycle unused concepts later

[herefortheships]

The fact that Emilia Perez got 13 Oscar nominations while Beetlejuice 2 didn't get any is kinda insulting. Like I would have thought that at the very LEAST Danny Elfman's score would have gotten nominated. Or at least the costumes and visual effects! This is a movie using PRACTICAL effects in a very creative and visually gorgeous way in the age of CGI. The creativity alone that went into this film deserves all the recognition. Like, the score might not have won when they have a whole highly popular and wildly successful musical to compete with this year, but the visual effects! That deserved at least a nomination. Like, don't come at me.

For forever I've thought the Oscars are rigged and fake, but now I am convinced. lol

[om-is-ok]

Me to her: Vo dekho tumhe banane ke baad jo noor bach gaya tha use sab chaand kehte hai

[teafangirl]

Assets and Angels

Winter Solider x Supernatural

Summary : Hydra has people in high and low places literary, so they managed to hear about the Angels falling from Heaven thanks to Metatron using the already fallen Angel known as Castiel, Angel of Thursday. To them, making an army of brainwashed Angels sounded like a good idea, but they knew nothing about Angels, most didn't think they were real. So of course they sent Soldat to catch this Castiel, they didn't care whether he died or not. They also didn't know how strong the ones surrounding Castiel were! I am changing the marvel timeline a bit here.

Or

What if Soldat was saved by Team Free Will, not Cap.

Warnings : mentions of torture, swearing, Cas being a badass, Soldat remembering, Marvel timeline gets changed and so does some of the story. May add more warnings later!

A/N: Strap in, this will be a doozy. I might do more chapters, who knows. (i am working on chapter two!) In this, there are some specific events from Supernatural you need to know. Castiel has his powers. This is really a mix of seasons, if you don't mind. Oh, and as for Bucky, this is set a long while before Caption America Winter Solider. I don't have an exact year this takes place, so just beer with me. Lastly, Crowley is alive in this one and is the king of hell him and Jack will come into the story later! Enjoy

PS: I don’t own marvel or supernatural, so rights go to their respective owners! the pictures are from the web! apologies for any spelling mistakes!

—-----------

Chapter one - 2011 February 22ed at 9:30 pm —- Mission report

They once said Hydra had eyes everywhere, however no one thought they looked into the supernatural, they had been contacted when Hitler had been reborn that was before the one known as Dean Winchester sent him back to his grave. They were more they curious, they had even lost one of the older assets to him and his brother. Some of their operatives had kept an eye on him, only for him to disappear, apparently to a place called Purgatory it was recorded he wasn't the only one who disappeared from their radar. They had also been keeping a louse eye on Castiel, who was apparently an Angel. As for Deans brother, there were rumors he had powers that he could use if he drank enough demon blood, it was all a little too hard to believe for some operatives, soon both the missing targets came back on their radar, and they turned to the frozen capsule at the back of the room.

The glass was foggy, you could make out the body that was inside, its metal arm was still at its side. It looked almost peaceful, someone pressed a button and the capsule opened, Cold blue eyes opened and gave death stares to the guards that were in the room along with the doctors. Its hair was a wet frozen black mess, the man looked like no one had fed him good in a long time. He probably didn't remember the last time he had a burger and fries. Nor did he know his real name, his legs took one robotic step out of the capsule he had been placed in for how long, he didn't know. He wore a straight jacket of sorts, it was tight, restricting his body, the mask on his face restricted his breathing and speech. His eyes bore a look of pain, and constant fear.

“Soldat”

One of the doctors called him, he looked at the man. His eyes bore a death stare which was telling of how much pain he was in. he didn't know why, he knew disobeying was futile, but he couldn't help himself from running at the doctor, grabbing his throat in his metal hand, a move that spoke of how much they had hurt him. Without hesitation, he squeezed the mans neck, but then he heard another man yell something at him.

“Longing”

He turned his gaze to the one that had just spoken, casting a death stare at them. But that didn't seem to stop them.

“Rusted, Seventeen,”

He felt something clouding his mind, he felt his grip on the doctor throat loseen, as he put his human hand to his head. The pain was excruciating and didn't stop. It felt like he was being pushed from the controls of his own body, his own mind too.

“Daybreak, Furnace, Nine,”

His knees buckled in pain, the pain got so much worse. It ran throughout his body, he felt like his legs were stone, he couldn't control them, then it was his torso. Tears flowed from under the mask, he was still human, they couldn't stop him from crying in pain.

“Homecoming, One,”

He tried to move his arms, but it was useless, it was hopeless, his mind had been shattered more times to many. He couldn't feel himself anymore, and as the last word was said.

“Fight Car”

Everything went break. His eyes went pure cold, like they could freeze a person in fear. The now asset was told to sand, and it did, its moves were emotionless, cold they could make anyone shiver. They said it was the Deadliest assassin, and he was, he had killed many under the brainwashing Hydra put him through. There was never an end to the pain for him, One of the generals who had walked into the room just as the asset was activated handed him a mission file. Soldat held the folder in his hands, it was light, thick.

“Project Angel and Winchester”

Soldat ran his hand overt the top of the file and opened it up. The first page had an image of a mugshot, the mugshot was of a dirty blonde haired green-eyed man, looked to be in his 20 or older. Below read the name

“Dean Winchester

Family: Mary and John Winchester, deceased. Brother Samuel Winchester. Alive.

Location ; Kansas specific location, a motel.”

Asset was told the motels location and that it was to find this Winchester and make him tell or bring this Angel name Castiel to asset, then to bring them both back to base. The asset didn't ask any questions, just got on his motorcycle and went. They thought he could do this on his own, so they didn't send men with him. The wind blew through his hair as The Winter Solider rode, soon arriving a few blocks from the motel. He noted the Impala that was parked out front and waited.

—--------------------------------------------------------------

The Winchester brothers had just finished a case and were winding down in their motel room. Sam was looking at his computer and Dean had the TV, after only a few minutes his sumech rumbled. He had eaten a few hours ago, but Dean was always the foodie of the duo, more so if he was eating pie. The model room the boys were staying in was nothing special, they planned to head back to the men of letters bunker in the morning.

“Hay Sammy, I am going to go get some food, want your usual rabbits food?”

Dean said as he walked towards the door, he was dressed in a black tea shirt with a red and black flannel. Sam was wearing a gray patterned button down shirt. Both boys sport blue jeans and combat shoes. San nods to his brother's question. He returns to his computer after Dean leaves the room. Only a few minutes later a loud crack can be heard from outside and Sam quickly stands and grabs his gun from his side.

“DEAN”

Sam getting frantic calls for his brother, ready to run outside and save him. However, the door opens and a sweaty looking Dean darts inside and locks the door. He looks pale, bleeding a little, breathing heavily Sam takes a step closer to him but after locking the door, and without saying anything, Dean runs to the beds and grabs the weapons they stashed under them in case something happens.

“Dean, what happened?”

Sam called again, as he watched his brother steady himself. Dean was about to speak when the door was ripped off its henges, revealing a figure he wore all back, it looked like he was wearing a straight jacket. His hair was black, shoulder height and clearly full of tangles. It looked like an assassin, or terminator, with its metal arm and the mask over its mouth and nose. Sam moved to where Dean was and threw salt at it hoping it was some Demon, but the salt did nothing, it also didn't look like any Angel.

“W…What do you want?”

Sam was able to spit out as it came closer it actually made him shiver, Dean was aiming a gun at it, but it didn't stop at the sight of the gun, it came closer, Sam watched Dean pull the trigger and fire an eray of bullets at it, but as soon as it held its metal arm up the bullets were blocked, and it came closer.

“What the Fuck. Is this thing some killing machine?

Sam looked at his brother, who was tumbling with the gun magazines, trying to pull out some silver bullets. Dean and Sam were backed up against a wall, and it was coming closer. Both their breaths hitched as they felt fear. That was until the figure finally spoke. A low, spine shivering voice came from behind the mask, a voice full of pain.

“Soon your brother will be dead, after extensive torture, interrogation, and your Angel will belong to Hydra!”

Sam could feel Dean tense, and he tensed himself, they knew nothing about this organization, but if they wanted his brother and Cas it was for something bad. Just as it came even closer, a gruff, serious voice sounded from behind it.

“I don't think so, assbutt, you'll be coming with us, sergeant!”

Soldat turned sound and the last thing he saw was a tan trench coat, then everything went white, and he felt sleepy as he fell to the floor unconscious.

Sam and Dean both let out a sigh of relief as Castiel stood there, in front of the assassin's unconscious body. Cas quickly came over to Dean and used his Angel magic to heal him, then he looked at Sam who nodded, indicating he was ok.

“Thanks for the save, Cas, so who is this guy?”

Cas looked at Dean as he spoke, then thought for a second.

“We should get back to the bunker, and put the assassin in the dungeon, my angel magic will wear off soon, we don't need him calling reinforcements.”

The boys nodded, they definitely didn’t need to deal with more of these assassins or whoever Hydra was. Cas helped pile the unconscious assassin into the trunk of the Impala. The Angel then slid into the back seat While Sam grabbed the rest of their stuff and slid into the passenger seat, he looked over at the driver's seat which had a broken window. Soon enough, Dean slid into that seat. Sam couldn't blame his brother for looking tense after the event that had just transpired. Dean said a few mumbled words to his car before turning the key and starting up the engine. Dean drove the car out of the parking lot.

“Cas make sure that Assassin doesn't pop out of the trunk while we are driving, and make sure we arnt being fallowed!”

Cas nodded to Deans request, Dean glanced over to the broken window, the memory of what happened when he was going to go get food still fresh in his head. He didn't even hear the assassin coming up to the window, the only thing he heard was the back door opening and closing.

A few moments earlier!

Dean had decided to go out to get him and Sam dinner, a burger for himself and rabbit food for Sam. Sam liked his salads, Dean didn't care much for them. Once he left the motel room, the hair on the back of his neck stood up, as if he felt someone watching him. He looked around for a moment but saw nothing, he decided he was probably imaging things and got in the Impala.

“Hay baby, you ready for a ride?”

He got no answer from the car, not that he expected one. He ran his hands over the sterling wheel, then took out his keys and took a moment to find the correct one. Once he did, he took a look in the review mirror and smiled. His smile broke however when he noticed two cold blue eyes staring back at him in the mirror from the backseat the eyes were cold, deadly, full of pain, and they were locked on him as if they were having a staring contest with his green eyes. He took a deep breath thinking maybe it was just Cas, but Case's blue eyes were not cold, they were warm, pleasant to look at. Plus, where was his signature “Hello Dean” he hadent announced himself which met these blue eyes were definitely not from his Angel Castiel. He then remembered he had heard the back door open and close, but he must've been too busy with baby to notice. Dean slowly reached for his gun, he kept his eyes on the review mirror, watching the back seat. Whoever this was, it was making him tremble, his gut told him to duck and get out of the car as soon as possible. Dean decided to listen to his gut, he slowly opened his car door he was somehow able to slide out of the car just as the person threw a punch with its metal arm instead of hitting him it hit the window and Dean scrambled away from the broken glass and ran to the motel to meet up with Sam.

—---------

“Dean?”

Dean was brought back to the present by Cas who was sitting in the back seat. In the same spot that assassin was in. he reminded himself that it was just his Angel back there, not a cold eyed assassin. Sam looked over from where he was looking out the window and looked at Dean.

“Dean?”

His brother repeated the question Cas had already asked. He knew they could tell he was tense, and he could tell Sam was too.

‘I'm peachy”

He managed to say and smile at his brother and his Angel. Cas then put a firm hand on Deans shoulder as the car neared the bunker.

“If the assassin tries to hurt you or Sam again, I won't hesitate to kill it!”

Sam and Dean both smiled, but they knew they needed the assassin alive for now.

“However, I believe the sergeant won't be any harm to us”

Cas smiled and Dean gave him a confused look as he parked the car outside the bunker. It was a place that was ment to keep things and people hidden, so Hydra wouldn't be finding their Asset any time soon!

To be continued….. 🌹

[beanghostprincess]

Rhaenicent is a ship that has been discussed by actors, show runners, it’s visible in the script, they’re together on every art. The story revolves around them in the way you can’t separate them. They think about one another, even if they are aparat they’re connected. Lots of potential

Shuggy is ship between one character who is as neutral to the other as it gets. Its history was a gag for 90% of the story and it got small content from again only the obsessive guy. No one cares for them that much, they are not discussed even as a friends anywhere, they’re one of the least popular ship for shanks. Potential? Crocbug and mishanks has more and they’re not even that in the text

Don’t compare actual valid wlw ship to fans being delusional about brothers

Have you tried minding your own business instead of being rude on the internet to someone who's just comparing ship dynamics? 💀 I'm not even going to discuss this because your tone is madly disrespectful, but even if it wasn't, sending this to someone who clearly enjoys both ships just because you don't like one of them is straight-up mean.

[biowaresucks]

Finished Veilguard!

I have really complicated feelings about the game overall. I finished in 55 hours and did not enjoy the first 20 and only started to like it around the 30 hour mark, but the last 25% of the game, especially the ending, was mostly awesome. There are a lot of things I think the game did poorly, and some things I think it did excellently. I am very happy with the ending I got but not enough so that I can forget how unenjoyable the first half of the game was for me. I may write a more detailed review with a breakdown of what specifically I did or did not like later, but it would be very spoilery. I'm unsure at this point if I'll play again.