#iconic-idiot-con

[ddarker-dreams]

After seeing your post about brainstorming for darling’s outfit in nexus, I ended up sketching some ideas. I love designing outfits/characters! Sadly I haven’t come around to completely reading the series, so I don’t know if the outfit would work for the region. Sorry ‘^^

Anyway I just wanted to share my sketches and say thanks for writing! Hope you have a wonderful day ^-^/

[psycadenza]

@novaragno : plotted starter .

this was E-80023 . the year 2083, bustling with ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY . holograms and entirely self-driving cars crowd the streets, windows of shops lighting up with ( targeted ) advertisements as people pass by . the air is THICK, leaving an uncomfortable scratch in the throat and an unpleasant aftertaste .

a figure feels a hand on his shoulder - pitch black hair, amber eyes, a put-together outfit . he turns to face who approached him, look of confusion and ANNOYANCE crossing his expression . certainly, he looked like Tristan, like the bearer of the psy/der name, but it WASN'T .

" you shouldn't be here . " a hand grabs the wrist of the girl who'd approached him . even his VOICE is identical to tristan's, save for the VENOMOUS tone .

there's an ichor that rises around the figure . BLACK as night, in parasitic tendrils that consume him until he's a monster with teeth, claws, and a deep growl emanating from nowhere . VEN0M .

unlike his counterpart - ( where WAS he ? ) - the figure didn't seem keen on being polite, on hesitating . with a vicious SCREECH, the free arm of the monster swipes up towards felicity without mercy .

this was E-80023 .

[st-el-la-luna]

Task Force 141 x Reader: Picture Day

NSFW 18+

When a guy keeps sending you unsolicited pictures, you impulsively reach out to your Task Force for help in an... Unconventional way.

→ harassment, non con receiving of nudes, asking for nudes, sending of nudes

You don't want to do this. Really, it's not ideal. It's rash, and impulsive and, oh, right, insanely fucking stupid.

But, you're a spiteful person at heart. And, well, this would be the perfect response...

So, you open the Task Force group chat, type up a message and press send before you can stop yourself.

CorvidCorporal: hey guys

CorvidCorporal: can I ask a favour?

You don't have to wait long for a reply.

Captain Price: What is it, Corporal?

Ghost: No

DontDropthe: you know where to find me 😉

Gazoline: everything okay?

You sigh, type up another message, worrying your lip between your teeth.

CorvidCorporal: it's nothing serious

CorvidCorporal: just... weird

Captain Price: What is it?

Gazoline: weird how?

You bury your face in your hands for a moment, considering if you're really about to do this. Your phone buzzes again, a notification from a different chat. You open it and holy shit, another one? Hell no. You're going through with this.

You head back to the Task Force group chat.

DontDropthe: weird is my specialty

You can't believe you're doing this.

You type and retype the message a couple of times before eventually just pressing send. You shut your phone off, face burning, not wanting to think about what you just did.

CorvidCorporal: I need a dick pic

The little markers on the bottom of the screen indicating people are typing vanish then start up again. Vanish. Start up again. Vanish.

Oh, you're fucked.

What the hell were you thinking?! These were your coworkers! Your superiors! Your boss!

You scramble to explain yourself.

CorvidCorporal: forget I said anything!

CorvidCorporal: it's just this guy keeps sending me them unsolicited from different accounts because I keep blocking his ass

CorvidCorporal: I figured the best way to get him to stop would be to send one back

CorvidCorporal: you know a real power move

CorvidCorporal: just really blindside em

CorvidCorporal: but well... I lack the parts and if I were just to go to google the guy could easily figure that shit out

CorvidCorporal: it was stupid and impulsive and I'm so sorry I asked

CorvidCorporal: please don't fire me I need this job

CorvidCorporal: guys?

The entire chat is dead. But their icons show that each and everyone of them is still active. Even Ghost.

You curse yourself internally and knock your head against the wall. You shut your phone off and toss it away. Too overwhelming. Too much. You can't... Why did you do that?!

You sit on the foot of your bunk and mourn your career, face in your hands. Dishonorable discharge no doubt in your future... You're such an idiot!

Your phone buzzes from across the room. You ignore it.

Except it buzzes again. And again. And again. And–

By the seventh text tone you go to pick it up, almost feeling sick from the nasty knot of anxiety and dread in your gut.

You open the group chat.

You close the group chat.

Holy shit.

DontDropthe: see attachment

DontDropthe: see attachment

DontDropthe: see attachment

Gazoline: jesus christ soap

Gazoline: see (2) attachments

DontDropthe: see (3) attachments

Fif– sixteen pictures. Two from Gaz and fourteen from Soap.

Holy shit.

Your phone goes off again.

Captain Price: Let me know if you need anything else, Corporal

Captain Price: see (3) attachments

What the fuck?

Soap has moved on to sending you pictures directly. You dismiss a call from him in a blind panic. He immediately sends a video.

You type into the group chat with shaking hands.

CorvidCorporal: thanks

Gazoline: anytime

DontDropthe: it's only fair if you send them back

DontDropthe: i understand if your shy

DontDropthe: my doors unlocked

Captain Price: *you're

In the end, you got more than enough material to choose from.

Three from Price. Seven from Gaz. A whopping twenty nine from Soap.

You're still deciding on what picture to send (and on calming your racing heart and ignoring the growing heat between your thighs) when your phone goes off again.

Ghost: see attachment

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[1tsstargaze59]

Here's my next two emotions, Ennui and Sadness! I'm not working on them in any particular order, just random xD

I decided to reveal some HCs as I reveal their references ^^ Gonna do Anxiety and Fear again in this post since I didn't get to last time oop-

In honor of Ennui, I'm gonna write in French and translate ^^ (I'm French Canadian in nationality so I speak 3 languages B)

• Parle Français exclusivement! - Speaks french exclusively.

• Elle peux aussi parler l'anglais, mais elle choisit de ne pas le faire, sauf pour les anglicismes. - She can speak English as well, but chooses not to, only for slang.

• Grande rêveuse~ -  Daydreamer~

• Lunaire. - Moonchild.

• Elle est la petite soeur de Peur. - Fear's little sister.

• Elle aime décorée ses affaires, faire du bricolage, écouter de la musique et regarder des émissions de télé, mais elle est ben trop parresseuse, donc elle attend que ses copains faissent ses activités avec elle. - Likes decorating things, crafts, games, music and watching shows, but is faaaaar~ too lazy, will wait for her friends to do it with her.

• ✨️~Esthétique~✨️ (won't translate that one XD)

• "Lead" emotion.

• Nicknamed Dee by the other emotions.

• Bestie with Anxiety.

• Likes bubbles and baths (separately, but best together!)

• Loves to give hugs when things get sad, which is often XD

• Total sweetheart with a gritty past qvq

• Crush on Embarrassment and shows lots of PDA.

Now for these two idiots! /pos TW for Anxiety x Fear if you aren't into that-

Anxiety :

• Always has extra stationary on her.

• Friendly Rivalry with Joy.

• Besties with Sadness, actually she's second lead emotion!

• Cannot take hinds to safe her life XD (Fear be flirting with a brick wall I swear-)

• Loves Tea and energy drinks.

• Has a "conspiracy" board she keeps her intrusive thoughts on.

• Bi icon 🧡... bi-con 🤔

Fear :

• Nerd vibes.

• Has suspenders under his sweater vest.

• Finds comfort in physical touch and big clothes.

• Jumpscared every easily, but he's good at his job, I avoid things ik will scare me like the plague lmao

• HUGE crush on Anxiety, which he's nervous about, but isn't subtle about.

• Siblings with Ennui.

• Also Bi! 💜

That's all! ^^ Have a great day!

[ravenwilds]

Merthur fic recs for my @merlinbingo square H2 'enemies to lovers'

This is one of my favourite tropes and I have loved re-reading some of these fics while putting these recs together. My recs are all smutty, some very smutty, but I guess that's kinda what I love about this trope :))

World Enough and Time by alicephantomwise

Explicit; 19K; posted 2021; modern au

This is one of my very favourite Merlin fics. They are both expert assassins on opposite sides, with a slight age difference - the dynamic between them is so perfect and Arthur is so besotted with Merlin and the angst is so gorgeous. Can't recommend this enough. The summary and tags don't really sell it but it is so worth reading!

Arthur had had it all figured out. And then Merlin shot him in Beijing.

six months, four days by merelydovely

Explicit; 5.5K; posted 2021; modern with magic

This was gifted to me for the 2021 Glompfest and I love it so much! So much story and world building, great characterisation, very very hot! Merlin is a leader of the magical resistance tasked with seducing Arthur to enable one of their plans

“As long as it’s not my idiot brother,” says Morgana, making a face. “I dunno,” says Merlin, eyeing the headshot labeled 'Arthur Pendragon'. “Magic-hater or not, he’s quite fit.” The Resistance movement needs an in with a member of an elite anti-magic task force. Merlin ends up far more entangled than he'd planned.

Sweet Retribution by SPowell

Explicit; 30K; posted 2012; modern au; dub-con

The whole premise of this fic is non-con/dub-con - Arthur is contracted to Merlin by Uther in order to save his business. In that context the fic is actually very sweet overall (but not sweet at all in places) and both characters go on a huge emotional journey, especially Merlin, and the shift in how Merlin thinks about himself and Arthur over time is brilliantly written. Features a great Merlin and Will friendship too. It may be too dark for some and it doesn't have many tags so if you want to know more about it before trying it feel free to DM me

Merlin hates the wealthy. A perfect opportunity to purge himself of his feelings of helplessness against them comes in the form of the young Arthur Pendragon.

Excalibur Hotel and Casino by rubyjayne

Mature; 3.2K; posted 2021; modern au

The hottest kiss on AO3 - big claim I know but it lives up to it. Such excellent 1:1 vibes with Merlin being a little shit and Arthur full of arrogant swagger *fans self*

“You just coughed, deliberately.” The man clenches his jaw, a look of genuine irritation on his face, and Merlin can’t help but roll his eyes. “Admit it.”  “Bravo, jackass, you caught me,” Merlin deadpans, slightly pissed now. “No fooling you, huh?” The iconic 5x12 tavern scene, but Merlin meets Arthur at a casino in Las Vegas.

My Significant Bother by Leandra

Explicit; 96K; posted 2021; modern royal au

I love all Leandra's fics and this one is a modern royalty au with such good snark and friction turning to feelings and affection between Merlin and Arthur - the fake boyfriends with benefits phase is so hot

Merlin's job as PR junior on the royal account isn't as glamorous as people believe: Most nights, he's saving Arthur, Duke of York and black sheep of the family, from possibly committing monarchy-shattering shenanigans... Roped into posing as Arthur's fake boyfriend, he's supposed to make Arthur's popularity levels rise with his steadfast and relatable presence and elevate him from scandalous rake to romantic figure...

This Is Not What I Came for (It's Better) by GeekLover

Explicit; 56K; posted 2016; modern sports au

An Olympics AU is perfect for enemies to lovers, right? In this one they are both gymnasts who do not like each other. Until they do ;-) Gaius is the unsung hero of this fic, trying to deal with them both

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Great Britain's men's gymnastics is ready to work together to win gold, except two members can't get along. When Merlin & Arthur get caught on camera fighting like idiots, Gaius comes up with a solution to knock some sense into them. Merlin and Arthur have to share a room and decide if what they have in common outweighs their major differences.

Just Can't Get Enough by Ravenwilds

Explicit; 1.7k; posted 2024; mob/mafia au

And a bonus self-rec - it's a hate sex mob/mafia AU and more enemies to fuck-buddies than enemies to lovers but I was happy with how it turned out

“There’s no need to be pissy. I’ll go if you want me to.” Arthur paused. “If that is what you really want.” “Yes, it's what I want,” Merlin spat back. “Or do you want my knee in your balls again?” “I want your face in my balls and you fucking want it there too, sweetheart,” Arthur replied.

[trekmupf]

a.k.a. Kirks evil twin needs a hug

Pro:

The Dog alien, iconic, beautiful

I know it was done to easily differenciate the two Kirks, but Kirks eyeliner slays

Bones everyday doctoring. Look I know in fic and memes people often say his bedside manner sucks, and with his friends it does yes because they're his friends and they're idiots, but his general doctor scenes are lovely

Kirk manhandling McCoy and McCoy sending Spock after him later

The way Kirk assures and takes care of Sulu / the landing party show more of his good qualities as a leader to his crew

Spocks heritage being talked about for the first time, interesting early ideas about him being stuck between both sides

The invention of the vulcan nerve pinch!

First proper „He's dead, Jim“ by McCoy!

Kirks halfs literally having to accept each other in a way in the end and hugging

Classic transporter malfunction

I like that they call evil Kirk the imposter - even though it's part of him everyone knows that he would never behave this way and that the "good" Kirk is closer to his real self

the general idea of splitting a person into opposing halves, even though the exact philosophy is muddled when analyzed deeper (yes, the message is a human being needs the good and bad, but – see cons)

Spocks speech about command underlines the kind of pressure Kirk is constantly under due to his position (something he handles well usually, and it gets adressed a few times thoughout tos)

Generally the dynamic between the trio and how trust works between them, especially in the transporter room in the end

love a classic „who is the real one“ duplicate situation

Con:

The entire violent scene between the imposter and Yeoman Rand is horrific and I personally find it to be longer than necessary to get the point across

also the way they treat her is too shitty for words. Even considering the production time it's bad, and I dislike all the scenes heavily

we're not gonna talk about Spock's last line. OOC. He would never.

The last third feels a bit streched

As said above, the split itself is very muddied philosophically and politically – I'd say is less good / evil and more base urges & survival instinct / higher developement, intelligence, which would make more sense as you do need both to function and one to control the other. Otherwise the message is you need „evil“ to function and thats just. No good.

also like. "sensitive" kirk does make decisions at the end and is also the brave one? it kinda undermines what they're trying to say

also the way it's presented goes a bit into the toxic masculinity philosophy that only a forceful / aggressive man can make proper decisions, when we know that's not at all true in Kirk (or the other men)

Sulu is us at @ every dog we encounter

Counter:

Kirk being shirtless (and posing in front of Spock with his little towel)

Transporter malfunction

A LOT of Kirk / Shatner Memes stem from this episode

Also the dog-alien is its own meme

Quote: "You're the captain of this ship. You haven't the right to be vulnerable in the eyes of the crew. You can't afford the luxury of being anything less than perfect. If you do, they lose faith and you lose command" - Spock

Moment: Kirk getting ready to beam down the reunite with himself and the almost silent conversations with his friends Summary: Interesting episode that raises a few questions about what makes a person who they are but can't fully answer them while giving further insight into the trios relationships as well as Kirks personality - beware the assault and treatment of the female character afterwards though.

Previous Episode - Next Episode - All TOS Reviews

[angrelysimpping]

Highlights of inky reading us midnight sun

"I think it's funnier if he's misogynistic" -ink, deciding to drop in eddy thinking shit like 'typical woman'

The extended explanation about wolf imprinting

Group consensus of Eddie running like James Sunderland from silent Hill 2

Deciding Eddie wouldn't get pegging. Carlisle gets pegged like, twice a month. Jasper gets pegged regurally, duh. Emit learns about it, passes out, comes back with a boner, begs Rose while picking out a pink, glittery strap for her

Our friend (who is not in Fandom or kink) shortening "no contact" to "no con" and everyone screaming

Ink calling Edward "dip nips"

Ink: "Like a stalker. A crazed stalker. A crazed vampire stalker."

Me: are u ad libbing?

Ink, wheezing: no

"Oh good luck, idiot" - now iconic quote from the character Jessica

"Shout out Jasper. He'd be such a cool character if he wasn't a cannon confederate solder. Yeah, Twilight lore is...yeah." - Ink

[symphonybracket]

YouTube Links: Tchaikovsky 4, Dvořák 9

Comments:

Tchaikovsky 4

Idk there's an explanation in my head but I jsut realy like how it soudns

I love the regal opening with the horns!! The second movement's sad and gentle theme starting in the oboe is just straight up edible... I think I've listened to the second movement of Tchaik 4 maybe more than any other movement of any symphony. MWAH! And then the third movement scherzo with pizzicato abound is SO FUN!!! And finally you round all of that off with a beautiful finale. My favorite Tchaikovsky symphony by far!!!

More propaganda for Tchaik 4: it's a representation of friendship. This piece was written in the worst year of his life, when he was married to his beard and it was torturing him, but his biggest solace during that time was his best friend Nadya. This was the first piece he truly dedicated to her (and she didn't usually allow dedications but she let him because she cared about him so much) and he also saw this piece as a sign of recovery. The fact that he dedicated this piece "to my best friend" really sells it tbh. It's so personal and intimate and playful and I love it.

Dvořák 9

I know it's gonna get nominated a hundred times, but I have listened to it four times in a row in the past week so I gotta mention it. Exquisite bliss from first to last note.

it slays <3

When I heard the first movement for the first time, I was GRINNING LIKE AN IDIOT because of how much I loved it. LIKE THIS IS SO YUMMY (link opens to the timestamp)

it's got everything. the interplay between minor and major. themes from the early movements that come back in the finale. the most iconic english horn solo in all of classical music. dvorak wrote it while traveling across the US and was directly inspired not only by his native czech/bohemian soundscapes but the musical languages he heard from black and native americans. there's a tuba part but it only plays for like five measures. fantastic orchestrations, making full use of all the different colors of the orchestra. the start of the finale sounds kinda like jaws. it is physically impossible for me to feel upset while i'm listening to it it's the first symphony i ever played in orchestra and i'm so normal about it that i want to get that EH solo tattooed on my art and also i wrote a paper about it for a university music history class and i got an A on it so it should definitely win the bracket or i'll cry

[dhr-ao3]

Silvered gold

Silvered gold https://ift.tt/yDiXpSb by Rosewood12 Voldemort's return made everyone scared, especially Hermione Granger, who lives in fear after a battle, and Draco Malfoy, who is tasked with murder. Silvered gold is a slow burn set in year 6 and continues during wartime. Words: 974, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con Categories: F/M Characters: Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Blaise Zabini, Theodore Nott, Luna Lovegood, Astoria Greengrass Relationships: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy Additional Tags: Possessive Draco Malfoy, BAMF Hermione Granger, Childhood Trauma, Simp Draco Malfoy, Idiots in Love, Hermione Granger Has a Praise Kink, Ron Weasley Bashing, Secret Relationship, Hogwarts Forbidden Forest, who did this to you?, Morally Grey Draco Malfoy, Protective Draco Malfoy, harry and hermione are pretty much siblings at this point, Theo and blaise are an iconic duo, Minor Luna Lovegood/Blaise Zabini, hermione granger needs to rest, Hermione Granger is Bad at Feelings, Draco Malfoy is Bad at Feelings, Hogwarts Prefect Hermione Granger, Sectumsempra Scene | Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter's Duel in the Bathroom, Sex in the Hogwarts Prefects' Bathroom, Slow Burn, Oblivious Hermione Granger, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Matchmaker Crookshanks (Harry Potter), Why Did I Write This?, i hate dumbledoor, Wartime, Hogwarts Sixth Year, Implied/Referenced Torture, Aftermath of Torture, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Author Is Sleep Deprived via AO3 works tagged 'Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy' https://ift.tt/pcjxuQ1 July 02, 2024 at 11:49PM

[whathehe11-writes]

As a francophone I enjoy checking out the French dubs of different shows. And my latest obsession (Hazbin hotel) has a really good French dub.

That said, I came to the realization that if the dub was quebecois french it would be elevated (or at least used quebecois swearing).

Now hear me out.

due to the history of the Catholic Church in Quebec and the control they had over the population ppl swear using church words.

The more common ones are osti, calice, tabarnak, chrisse, saint ciboire, sacrement, viarge, sacrifice (and more)

You can mix and match them up together and get real creative for some fun ways to cuss someone out. (Add french swears from France or English swears for some extra spice)

You can use them as verbs, nouns, and, adjectives.

Examples : déchrisse (fuck off), osti de con (idiot), osti d’calice de tabarnak (string of expletives), je m’en calice (I don’t give a fuck), va t’en calicer (screw/fuck off), t’es fucké (you’re fucked), tu m’ fait chier (you annoy me/you make me shit), etc…

You gotta admit a show that’s set in hell having characters swear using church words is iconic

[isekaid-bitches-tournament]

Kim Dokja propaganda in the form of all the submissions people submitted to a different tournament because they're good and I'm lazy:

He is simultaneously the hottest and the most average person out there. He is just a guy. He is otherworldly. He is a sexual icon. Man has not seen any action since he was born. He has daddy issues. Mommy issues. Financial issues even. He is fighting a constant Sisyphean battle against the universe, which is also him. So. yknow.

He's bisexual. He's died 13 times. He's a criminal mastermind. He's an idiot. He's been in love with a fictional character for a third of his life. He refuses to acknowledge that he's been in love with a fictional character for a third of his life. He constantly pisses off the fictional character he's been in love with for a third of his life on purpose. He's got three kids. Everyone is in love with him. He doesn't think he's worthy of love. He WILL kill himself to escape any situation where emotional intelligence is involved. He's god. He's just some guy. He's killed multiple other gods. He's the beginning. He's the end. Several mythological beings simpHe's bisexual. He's died 13 times. He's a criminal mastermind. He's an idiot. He's been in love with a fiction character for a third of his life. He refuses to acknowledge that he's been in love with a fiction character for a third of his life. Everyone is in love with him. He doesn't think he's worthy of love. He WILL kill himself to escape any situation where emotional intelligence is involved. He's god. He's just some guy. Multiple mythological beings simp for him. And lastly, he's my poor little meow meow.

he sees everyone around him as characters in a story so it’d be rlly funny to see him in this competition

WILL SOLO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOUR ASSES RAAAAHHHHHH KIM DOKJA TOO REAL

The character he kinned came to life and tried to kill him. He became a father of two. No wait three. He adopted two children and had one technically biological one. Also he is the reason the apocalypse happened.

I love him, i am him, he is part of a very meta story, i cry everytimd i remember him, you are not understanding

Because.

hes such a bastard and everyone wants to kill him but he never stays dead. getting into the meta he starts out as the reader but then comes to realize that the people he meets arent just characters, theyre people too. by virtue of inserting himself into the story, he becomes a character too, for readers like us

he’s such a guy he’s died over ten times jesus copyright claimed him for coming back to life his companions are traumatized he’s in constant denial so much going on in one guy plus i think itd be really funny for him to win

He's extremely relatable but it is hard to describe anything that happens in his life after the apocalypse without sounding like I'm on an acid trip. He's a reader. He's a fan. He is famous. He is infamous. He is a false prophet. He's a con artist. He has an unlucky smile. He is a pacifist. He is a murderer. He is uninterested in romance. He has a Life and Death companion. His coat matches his companion's coat. He is ugly. He is irresistible. He has generic MC face. He is an identity thief. He is an attempted child murderer. He is a chunni. He has the gayest little monologues. He is brunette. He is blonde. He is a savior. He is a martyr. He is lonely. He is loved.

He's a loser, he’s a fangirl, he looks stupid (and is canonically ugly), he’s been turned into a squid, his BFFL is a dumpling, he’s been ridden like a surf board, and he’s adopted two kids and has died in front of them multiple times

I'm really just bandwagoning here but hes such a guy. He kills someone in the first few chapters. Hes a kinnie. He dies like 7 times. He has so many problems and also hes a bitch

Yea

He is just a normal guy, he is the god of this world, he is a reader, he is an unreliable narrator, he love his kids, he is an absent parent, he is a polycule with two of his companions, he doesn't think he is worth of any type of love, his love language is self-sacrifice, he has died like 8 times, he loves all the characters of his favorite novel, he saw himself in one of the characters so when the novel became reality first thing he did was kill him, he read a very long and very boring story for 13 years to survive, he sacrificed his happy ending for the happy ending of all of his companions, he is just 51% of himself, he is trapped in a loop with his polycule for eternety, he has sleep deprivation, he is dreaming of the story he loves so much for eternety (again), he loved a story so hard that it became reality, his conpanions loves him so much that one of them condemned the whole world for him to keep being alive, he wants to live in a big house with all of his companions, he is a demon king, he is an archangel, he is Sung Wukon, he is the ugliest king, he has a literal wall that keeps him separated from the world, he can't accept he's loved, i am him.

He keeps dying

he loved Characters so much he literally became one

love that you included "yea" and "because."

[semprelibera]

the idiot on that post who doesn't know about cacio e pepe, white pizza, and countless other dishes...

but you know what's funny. they just sound mad europeans managed to also make iconic use of 'their' ingredients. well do better yourself then !

I KNOW like, my point was that what the world considers iconic “Italian” dishes are actually Italian-American or Italian-inspired American (heavy in tomato sauce), while to us Italians, as well as people who are familiar with real Italian cuisine, the dishes which we’d consider iconic are actually older than the Columbian exchange or only use “Old World” ingredients...

I mean, if I had to say what the most iconic (as in the ones that everyone knows and can find outside of their region) dishes which do not contain American ingredients are, I’d say:

Ferratelle, castagnole, focaccia, piadina, arancini/e, Sicilian cassata, Sicilian cannoli, crostoli/frappe/chiacchere/cenci/galani/lattughe*, Neapolitan pastiera, carbonara, gricia, cacio e e pepe, fegato alla veneziana, castagnaccio, panforte, seadas, cornetto, basil pesto, maritozzo, torrone, zeppole, Maraschino cherries, bruschetta, struffoli, granita, gelato, erbazzone, porchetta, cotognata, frutta di Martorana, nacatole, torta della nonna, taralli/tarallini/tarallucci, grissini, savoiardi/pistokkeddos, ciambelline al vino, farinata, fregula, risotto alla milanese, pizza bianca, tortellini in brodo, crostata, babà, baicoli, budino di riso, ciambellone, biscotti del Lagaccio, cantucci, cotoletta alla milanese, biancomangiare, panettone, gubana, canestrelli, brasato al Barolo, brigidini, pasta con le sarde, canederli, ravioli ricotta e spinaci, pere al vino, cannoncino, pane carasau and guttiau, casatiello, gnocchi alla bava, chnéffléné, coda d’aragosta, bomba/bombolone, crema fritta, tigella/crescentina, delizia al limone, frìtołe, gelo di melone, krumiri, mandorlato, malfatti, meringa, necci, saltimbocca alla romana, mostaccioli, pasta di mandorle, ribollita, panelle, pasta e ceci/fagioli/lenticchie/fave, pasticciotto, polenta, risotto alla marinara, torta pasqualina, frisella, focaccia di Recco, agnolotti, gnocco fritto, sbrisolona, zabajone, vitello tonnato, passatelli in brodo, mozzarella in carrozza, amaretti, ciambella, brioscia, plenty of pizze including the original Marinara which is way better than the one people call Marinara today...

*No campanilismi here 🇮🇹

While I’d say that the most iconic Italian dishes which do contain American ingredients are:

Gnocchi di patate, graffa, crocchè (potato); pizza Margherita, pizza alla marinara, pappa al pomodoro, lasagne alla bolognese, lasagne alla napoletana, parmigiana di melanzane, insalata caprese, sfincione, timballo, sun-dried tomatoes, caponata (tomato); tortelli di zucca, gnocchi di zucca (pumpkin); ‘nduja, pasta all’arrabbiata (hot chilies); tiramisù, gianduja, baci di dama, salame di cioccolato, cuneesi al rhum, zuppa inglese, setteveli, zuccotto, Modica chocolate (cocoa); corn polenta, pan meino (maize); pandoro, panna cotta (vanilla); peperonata (bell peppers); zucchine alla scapece, pasta alla nerano (courgettes).

So yes, while the Columbian exchange did influence Italian cuisine, either by leading to the evolution of pre-existing dishes (EG.: pangiallo was invented over 2000 years ago and nowadays it’s not uncommon to see people add dark chocolate to the recipe; the original pizza alla marinara did not contain tomato sauce and was made with anchovies, capers, garlic, black Gaeta olives, oregano and olive oil - all of which are very Mediterranean ingredients) or to the creation of new ones, but claiming that New World ingredients-based dishes are all there is to Italian cuisine, or that its most iconic dishes are made with them is factually wrong and the reason why this stereotype exists in the first place is due to Italian-American culture/US stereotypes of Italy and Italians being passed off as authentic Italian and its spread outside of the US is a direct result of US cultural imperialism.

I also find it ironic how they all conveniently ignore that Asian, African and other European cuisines outside of Italy’s also use American ingredients... I have yet to see someone claim that shahi paneer is not Indian or that paprikás csirke is not Hungarian while I have seen plenty of Americans claim that pizza Margherita (which they believe is the only kind of pizza there is) is actually American just because tomatoes are not native to Italy.

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Casually slides down your chimney

Your secret santa has returned!! Thank you so much for those answers to the would rather game! I'm notoriously bad at them, too, so I'm happy with the rambling, especially becuase if gave me a chance to learn more about you!

Honestly I think we had the exact same answers for the bonus questions! I'm a hardback fan all the way 🥰 And my go to in the morning is a coffee, but I love nothing more than my afternoon english breakfast with a bit of milk and honey. I think I need to try that masala chai wiith cardamom and sugar though, that's sound delicious!! And Team Rosalie is a perfect answer 🤌

When it comes to your gift, what I'm hearing from your answers is that you'd like a smutty multichapter feysand fic that's set in canon driven and driven by romance with LOTS of angst 👀 hehehe that sounds delicious and I think I already have an idea brewing in this ole Cauldron.

My questions for you now are...

What are your favorite romance tropes?

What are your top 5 favorite Feysand moments?

If you could change anything about the acotar series, what would it be?

What's your favorite song(s) at the moment? Which ones remind you most of Feysand?

Hello!!!! You have returned!!!! And this time I can answer before going to work lmao! edit: no actually I wrote for so long that I had to go to work before I finished and am posting this on my break 😂

And same answers?!?!?!! ITS FATE! And I'm so glad to know another English Breakfast lover!!! Truly a wonderful tea😌 also all the talk of masala chai made me crave some enough to go make a pot! I have had smh a fresh mug next to me and I didn't add too much sugar this time! and i have more dishes added to the never-vanishing pile but I have cleaned up the spills on the counter its f i n e

One thing about me is that I have a favorite pot that I always use for hot drinks and soups because it's the only one without a lip and so also the only one where I can consistently pour from it and not spill what I've just made.... but that one was already dirty :/

Also the gift already sounds so beautiful! Perfect 💯 10/10 I am READY to bawl my eyes out! (have you noticed yet I use... a LOT of exclamation marks?😅)

and for the questions!

Favorite Romance tropes? ooooh thats a tough one because a lot depend on the genre! If I'm reading fantasy then enemies-to-lovers is amazing, but especially so if it's one-sided! Like Jude and Cardan - he was in love with her and she hated his guts so much she thought he must hate her in return! Or Feysand in the first book, now that I think about it lmao. Other favorites include classics such as only one bed (or horse if its a road-trip romance), soulmates/fated mates, forced proximity, and hidden identity! If its more contemporary though, I lean toward fake dating, rivals-to-lovers (technically a branch on enemies to lovers but eh), and mutual pining/idiots-to-lovers. One trope though that i don't really like??? Is actually the love triangle. Because I WILL start shipping all three of them together rather than choose. (Or the back-and-forth starts to annoy me. Depends on how it's being written.) speaking of that if you like sci-fi books i would recommend Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao, that's got a canon polyamorous relationship!

Favorite Feysand moments - Calanmai obviously, that scene is iconic for a reason and i get emotional if I think about it too long while remembering chapter 54, there you are. I've been looking for you I also adore Feyre throwing her shoe at Rhys after he dares her to do it again, Feyre taunting Rhys while in the Summer Court only to immediately get jealous that he does the same thing, both CoN scenes, and the scene with the bone carver when feyre admits she would have turned the knife on herself and Rhys is devastated by it. what can I say I love angst hahaha😂

Honestly I don't like that Rhys twists Feyre's arm for the bargain. Like... dude. I know you were playing a part but really? Also i wish nesta was a carynthian - the writer in me understands that her character development and journey needed for her to stand her ground instead of reaching the summit, and arc-wise it was a fufilling end, but the valkyrie lover in me is like... why couldn't nesta reach the top too? also cassian not saying ily to nes in her book?????😡🤬 do better cass.

Favorite songs at the moment are "So Hot that it Hurts" and "Conversations with the Dashboard" by Voilà (they are so underrated I need more people to listen to them), "Electric Touch," "You're On Your Own, Kid," "Castles Crumbling," "Willow," "Ivy," "Dress," and "New Year's Day" by Taylor, "Last of the Real Ones" by FOB, and "Da Selby" Parts 1 and 2 by Hozier. Feysand wise is probably New Years Day (I did title my amnesia fic with this song so I kinda have to pick it lol 😂 ) and Dress (but dress is also perfect for Emorie so👀). Voilà also has a perfect feysand song with "Figure You Out" - it just screams rhys to me in the beginning of acomaf saying "Really? Tamlin? You picked Tamlin? He gave you red paint and thought it would make you happy and you still think he’s the man for you?” Also "Hurt for Me," "Where's My Love," and "Better" by SYML destroyed me with the Feysand feels to the point that I immediately added them to my playlist! 😭

I think that’s it, what songs do you like though??? I’m always looking for new music 😅

Make sure you’re drinking enough water and getting sleep!!! 🥰 See you next time!!!!!! byeeeeeee!!! 👋🏼

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WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN INTERACTING WITH MY BLOG - Customizable Edition

BASICS !

Name / Alias: Kelpy, though you may also know me as Newt or Ven!

Pronouns: they/them, though I'll also accept she/her since I'm not out among family

Blog type: single muse | Multi-muse | non selective | semi selective | selective | mutuals only | private | other

Type of muses: canon | OCs | both| other (specify)

GENERALITIES !

Triggers people MUST tag: Dolls, specifically porcelain and BJD. Lifelike dolls as well; toys like barbie are fine.

Interest tracker / checker: I have it and it’s mandatory | I have it, it’s not mandatory but I’m more likely to follow back / interact with the people who fill it | I have one and I prefer it if people fill it in | I have it but it’s up to people whether to fill it or not | I don’t have one | other (specify)

Reblog karma: I practice it | I practice it sometimes | I don’t practice it | I always reblog memes from the source | indifferent | other (specify)

Rule passwords: I have one and it’s mandatory | I have one and it’s optional | I don’t have one | I send passwords | don’t sent passwords

3-5 ESSENTIAL RULES PEOPLE HAVE TO RESPECT

I have no sleep schedule, please don't try to match my reply speed bc I reply immediately a lot of the time and do not expect people to do the same.

Mutuals mean mutuals only.

I'm small and anxious so I tend not to reach out first a lot of the time; I promise I don't bite though so you should definitely just kick in my inbox and forcibly befriend me. I promise I'll be happy about it.

Sometimes I'm like a rat terrier with a rat about subjects; if you're tired of hearing about it just tell me to shut up lmao. autism means I don't always recognize the cues and need to be told straight up that I'm doing a thing

I'm just a small seaweed, please be gentle

3-5 IMPORTANT PET PEEVES TO KEEP IN MIND

Despite my best attempts, I promise I'm not stupid. Please don't treat me like a child; lmao I had an ex friend treat me like I was an idiotic 5 year old at a con once bc we got separated and never have I wanted to punch someone so badly. Don't condescend to me. If you do chances are I'll go silent and you'll never hear from me again.

Acting like I owe you my time! I'm always willing to interact and yell w/ people, I promise! I'm really excited to interact with people at all times, but more than once I've had other muses both IC and OOC act like I/my muse owed them all of my time and energy and that always ends in a block. 

Please be legible posts lmao. I have bad eyesight, don't make it worse.

2-5 THINGS THAT WILL LEAD TO INSTANT (SOFT)BLOCKING

Lack of respect. Treating me like I'm an idiot/child, or not respecting my time.

Not actually giving me equal effort. I absolutely do not expect anyone to match my length and definitely not my reply speed lmao but if I give you a couple paras, please don't slap down one line and call it good. UNLESS you can give me enough to work with in said line for a reply. (Legit once had someone reply to a ten para starter with two lines and MAN did that kill a muse.)

Harassing me/friends over people they're RPing with or ships we have. If someone is genuinely dangerous that's one thing, then sure lemme know privately but showing up on anon or posting vagues about it doesn't get you the result you think it does.

2-5 THINGS THAT LEAD ME TO UNFOLLOW / SOFTBLOCK A MUTUAL / SOMEONE I INTERACT WITH

Yoinking my icons/other stuff. Unless otherwise specified, I make everything myself. I've had icons drawn specifically for me by friends as a bday gift stolen more than once in other fandoms, and it's annoying.

Forceshipping. I promise, I'm super easy to ship with; I see two characters interact once and my brain's already going "hey what if they kiss tho" within three posts if they have the chemistry for it so if you're interested then just say so! Forcing it when I/the muse clearly aren't interested tho, no pls.

Not tagging things, or being an asshole about people politely requesting you tag a trigger for them. Your blog so if you don't wanna tag triggers alright, but don't be a dick about saying no. 

2-5 REASON YOU DON’T FOLLOW (BACK) SOMEONE

I don’t know your muse, our styles wouldn’t click, or I’m not a fan of a lot of the content you post. I like to keep my dash clean with people I know and those I can see myself writing with.

I know you from before and you’re someone I haven’t had good interactions with. I've been in many fandoms on tumblr in the last decade or so in the RP comm, and surprise I do in fact recognize distinct rp styles; if you're known for being a predator or anything in another fandom, there's a high chance I know and I've been there to watch it happen. I know who you are, you aren't fooling me with a new blog and a new alias.

I didn’t see you follow; tumblr's bad at doing it's job so I may not have noticed. Or I did, but you're a personal with an RP sideblog and didn't post anywhere where your RP blog is so I don't know there's an RP blog to follow.

tagged by: @pseudomonacarriea tagging: theft!

[inkdemon-whore]

New follower with a climber icon reminded me castle or nations exist, and apparently ppl are still drawing fan art for em and posting them to tumblr????

Like I saw that shit at the hight of homestuck, this is how old that shit is, and I've completely forgotten that I liked those two run down fair idiots. I might have draw art of climber even (on paper and probably lost to time, if not just fucked for being pencil led)

Gonna add CoN/Law of talos/theotheronethatidontrememberthenameofsorry to my fandom list later probably

[ao3feed-tf2ships]

Loss and Luck

read it on the AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/49372951 by Really_Globophobic "They were losing. It was clear to everyone - RED and BLU - that those donning the scarlet clothing that was so iconic (around those parts, at least) of those listed under the name of Mr Redmond Mann were heading to a difficult and humiliating defeat. Why this was happening was more of a mystery, but it didn’t matter. The point is that the payload was gradually rolling towards its target, egged on by the vast majority of the BLU team, and there seemed to be nothing - despite their very best efforts - that the REDs could do." Following a tricky day on the field, Scout visits who he expects to be a disappointed, frustrated Sniper. His boyfriend, though, is always full of surprises. Words: 14817, Chapters: 3/3, Language: English Series: Part 1 of Team Fortress 2 but horny

Fandoms: Team Fortress 2

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Scout (Team Fortress 2), Sniper (Team Fortress 2), Spy (Team Fortress 2), Engineer (Team Fortress 2)

Relationships: Scout/Sniper (Team Fortress 2), RED Scout/RED Sniper (Team Fortress 2), Heavy/Medic (Team Fortress 2)

Additional Tags: Heavy/Medic is only theorised, Established Relationship, NSFW, Fluff, Smut, Fluff and Smut, Porn With Plot, Not much plot but enough, these bitches gay, good for them good for them, Very slight elements of con-non-con, elements of body worship, Idiots in Love, Sex in Sniper's campervan, Gay Sex, Oral Sex, Blow Jobs, Hand Jobs, Anal Fingering, Anal Sex, Orgasm Delay/Denial, Kissing, Boys Kissing, Swearing, (I mean come on Sniper is Aussie and Scout is Scout), day after, Spy is a dick, I love him, Scout POV in chapter one, Sniper POV in chapter two, Post-Coital Cuddling, I'm British (jumpscare)

read it on the AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/49372951