#if any of this is wrong or misinformed pls let me know

[lionheartedmusings]

oh boy, listen, the qsmp election should just be renamed the broken telephone event bc there's no way people are misrepresenting everyone's platform and to be fair character (and, a note, literally all of this is also about characters AT NO POINT DO I MEAN CCS i just get lazy typing the q! tbh) so much. maybe it's a language barrier thing, maybe it's difficulty in being the devil's advocate but it's wild to see in real time.

i watch bad religiously, try to watch as much of forever's pov i can live and what i can't i watch in vods, cellbit i catch when i can, baghera i do my best but french and me don't mix well in my head. this is coming from someone who is a native portuguese speaker and perfectly bilingual when it comes to english. i say this to illustrate that especially between the english and portuguese speakers, i'm not getting lost in buggy translations or difficulty undestanding.

do i disagree with insaneduo? yep, but that's a personal opinion. i also entirely understand not only their stance during the debates (do i enjoy it? not really, the tone — which is not aggressive, it's assertive — is anxiety inducing TO ME PERSONALLY and so i struggle) but also their platform. they're doing the best with what they've been given, and keeping your enemies close is the only thing in their opinion has truly shown any sort of result. using the federation's resources is an opportunity they can't pass up! they have great ideas, good implementation plans, and cellbit isn't even running so really, forever is doing the most as he should. i understand why he doesn't understand the anarchy route in this situation. yes, their platform has been misrepresented, but that's because ultimately what they showcase in public forums aka debates for all to see does come across as very assertive (which is what debates are for, asserting your stance) and at times a bit tunnel vision imo. listening to them properly out of the debates would do a lot to stop whatever circus has been going on.

now, i have seen an insane amount of people almost mischaracterising bad and baghera as a response to the misinterpretation of insaneduo, and that's not fair either. bad and baghera have spoken at length about their issues with presidency, how they don't want to centralise power, how they don't trust the federation and they definitely don't trust anyone who will be actively pulled around by them. are they all puppets? yes, but do you want to give power to someone who willingly or not is giving up their own strings? it's normal that they're reluctant or just blatantly refusing of that idea. they don't think insaneduo are power hungry dictators, they've in fact spoken multiple times talking about how they think BOTH cellbit and forever would be good presidents (bad specifically mentioned it even last night) but that the concern isn't them, it's the federation.

bad making a joke about helping foolish assassinate anyone other than baghera and gegg is… a joke. it's literally a silly goofy joke based on "my coalition vs everyone else" and the idea of political assassination. there's quite literally no need, and frankly imo a disservice to the relationship that bad and forever have to mischaracterise that. if i remember correctly, wasn't forever the one talking about how they should be killing each other bc it'd be fun? i might be wrong there, but i vividly remember that.

my point being, this election is ultimately an exercise in futility bc they're all fucked regardless, this isn't "giving someone power" it's the federation sticking a pacifier in their mouth for soothing and telling them they'll sleep better. it'll end terribly either way, and no character is safe. it's a ridiculous plotline but a wildly interesting one, BECAUSE it's doomed to fail and yet everyone's doing the song and dance.

enjoy the content. laugh. analyse the character dynamics, motivations and plans. don't go out of your way to mischaracterise and demonise any character bc that not only goes against everything the qsmp stands for, but it also sucks the fun out of it for you and everyone else. no one is after anyone, no one is isolating anyone to be mean to them, these people are friends playing characters who are friends. have fun! my god!

[myung-jaes]

hi! i just wanted to come on here again to encourage everyone to please please participate in the boycott against sm! this doesn’t just help in getting justice for seunghan, but also helps in addressing and advocating the fan parasocial relationships & bullying/mistreatment issues in the industry! please unfollow all official accounts on all platforms and avoid streaming any official content and music— here is a link of someone who made mp3 files of riize music for the boycott & for spotify users, there are podcasts with the boycotted music so that we won’t give any streams to sm! also please sign this petition if you haven’t already, and encourage other people to participate in the boycott as well!

as much as it may seem like sm had no intentions of bringing him back w the szn greetings announcement & removing him from under the riize list on their website, there is so so much progress being made with this boycott!:

- our efforts have reached many kpop stores internationally, all of which have decided to halt restocking riize merch! this also include subk which is huge considering that they have collaborated with sm artists before!

- constant trends between the hashtags on twt

- we’ve gotten the support of plenty of non-briize kpop fandoms & non-kpop fandoms (arianators, harries, swifties, beliebers, etc.)

- plenty of large influencers and creators on youtube and tiktok speaking on the situation! there is also the spread in recognition of the situation overall across social media with many videos (such as evidence of the bullying) going viral!

- we’ve reached the recognition of others in the industry, such as a tweet that was retweeted by leeteuk (an artist under sm) & a tweet by jae (former day6 member) talking about the situation!

- i believe pineapple manager also liked an ot7 post on insta?? but pls correct me if i’m wrong!

- drop of riize twt followers from 809k to 730k & riize insta from 4.2m to 3.9m

- the petition has over 260k signatures

- we’ve gotten many big and well-known news sources writing articles on the boycott and the bullying situation with seunghan as well as regarding sm and their treatment of their artists

- tons of korean news sources have released articles on the situation as well as the boycott and updates on it!

- the naver article that covered seunghan’s departure was taken down!

- recent events of ot7 k-briize joining the effort (lots of have tweeted about the hope they have for this!) and organizing a protest outside of sm on friday, the 18th!

- i believe there have also been accounts of people on twt seeing some knetz/ot6s attempting to delete evidence and/or admitting to what they did which shows that our efforts are reaching them! (PLEASE correct me if this is misinformation bc my sources are a few accts on twt!)

please let me know if i am missing any other points of progress and i will add it!

if you would like to continue to make a change beyond unfollowing official accounts:

- if you have twitter (x), please please continue to share the ongoing hashtags we have for seunghan, it is important that we don’t let them drop!

- ALSO!! do not engage with any official accounts regardless of what they post, it will defeat the purpose of the boycott!

- regarding ot6 comments, especially on wv, do NOT interact with them, ignore them! ignoring will help prevent any traction towards their comments, and help increase our efforts!

- helping with funding for ongoing fan projects! one that i’ve seen recently is the sunflowers for seunghan project! this tweet has all the info on it if you’re interested!

— MAJOR UPDATE on the flower project here pls click the link and help in any way!

- some other projects that i’ve heard of but will update more on are the airships (this link includes funding for day 2 of the flowers as well!) & there are ongoing trucks being sent that you can help support!

- there is also the protest happening on the 18th, so if you are or will be in korea during that time, please participate!

- emailing other big accounts that you may know, news sources, or those who write articles on this, or stores that still supply riize merch! (templates & links below):

— template for emailing stores who supply merch!

— template for emailing news sources!

— template for emailing journalists!

— template for other contacts within the media!

— there is also the kwangya project, here is the template!

— template for emailing sm ent!

- there are also tons of updates on the boycott on this account as well as their linktree which has so much info on what you can do for the boycott, such as plenty of email templates as i mentioned above, which i suggest everyone to look at!

again please let me know if there is anything i’m missing on any ongoing projects or updates!

[waddleonmywaywardducks]

HELLLLOOOOOOOOO

My name is chaos!! I am a 18 year old psychology student at my local community college, I live in a really small town in Texas and even have a band! I don't really do much except play Minecraft, go to shows, and do witchcraft!! And if you have any questions let me know in the ask box pls! But now I think that's enough about me lets get into what I actually do!!

☠️🌜☠️

I am a Hekate, aphrodite, dinoysus worshipper, and hermes enjoyer . Ive been worshipping Hekate for two years and Aphrodite for 8 months. I've been a helpol (Hellenic polytheist) for a about two years now as well. (Hekate really whipped me into shape LOL) but overall I've been a witch since I was 11

my practice mainly includes:

- deity worship

- herbal magic

- glamours

- baneful magic

- ritual work

- spell work

- divination

And so much more but those are the only ones I can name off the top of my head LOL

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And that's basically it! Thank you so much for reading and I hope that my blog offers some kind of safe place! I do plan on making posts on witchcraft soon! So with that said, please feel free to dm if I'm wrong about anything! I became a witch 8 years ago, and I've been exposed to all sorts of misinformation. I do not want that on my blog. Please feel free to leave it in my ask box! Thank you!

MY INFO/UPG DEITY POSTS

- Hekate master post

- Aphrodite master post

- dinoysus masterpost

MY WITCHCRAFT POSTS

- how to get back into your practice after burnout (completely upg post)

- how to work with ADHD in your practice instead of against it (advice post)

- broke witch tips

- shadow work

- helpol in modern times

CHAOS ASKS

- how to get started in witchcraft

- what the hell is wrong with wicca?!?

[acradelius]

Soldier with a transmasc s/o pls-

I need soldier comforting his partner over gender dysphoria and aggressively correcting people.

"I'll Make Sure That They Get It Right."

Fandom: Overwatch / Overwatch 2

Pairing: Soldier: 76 ("Jack Morrison") x Transmasc! Reader

Rating: Lime [🟢] - (Equivalent to PG-13)

Warnings/Mention Ofs: Transmasculine! Reader, Male Pronouns Used For Reader, Jack Isn't Necessarily Familiar With Transmasculinity - But He's Trying, Mentions Of Gender Dysphoria, Jack's Supportive Of Reader, Jack Accidentally Uses Wrong Pronouns, Jack Gets Agressive Whenever Correcting Others About Reader.

Word Count: 624 Words

Notes: Forgive me if any part of this, or even if all of it, happens to be incorrect or misinforming in any way, shape, or form. I'm not Trans myself, nor know of anyone who happens to be Trans, so I wrote this based on what I could find on the internet. Please let me know what I can do to correct it!

If you'd like to be tagged for all posts, certain fandom posts, or certain character posts then feel free to message me!

“Transmasculine?” Jack can't state that he's familiar with the exact word or its definition. He's definitely aware that there are other gender identities, gender expressions, or both, besides cisgender, but it's not exactly a topic that he keeps himself up-to-date with when it comes to the terminology and information. Ultimately, it takes (Y/N) sitting Jack down and explaining transmasculine for him to be able to wrap his mind around this new information. “It sounds quite.. simple.. to understand?” It still might take him some time to completely come to understand, as besides his partner explaining it to him Jack then takes it upon himself to do some more research on it, but he's trying! He's realizing that it's quite crucial that he's informed about this information, not only for the well-being of (Y/N), but for their success and well-being of their relationship as well.

While gender dysphoria is something else that’s also probably going to have to be explained to him, it’s definitely something that he could come up with ways to ease those thoughts that make (Y/N) upset at times, or even have days of being upset. Maybe trying on some of Jack’s clothes would help? Or even going and buying a wardrobe of clothes that would enhance (Y/N)’s masculine features? “Lookin’ handsome as always, love.” Are you needing assistance with chest binding perhaps? Don’t worry, Jack is definitely your guy. Well, it’ll probably take him a couple of times of hands-on experience before he manages to get the hang of it. “Which one would you prefer this time? Would you prefer the kinetic tape? Or just the actual binder?” He’s also on top of consistently asking if (Y/N)’s comfortable and if there’s any health concerns from using the binders. “Are you able to breathe well? Would you like me to tighten or loosen it? ..It’s not irritating your skin is it? If so, we could look into getting you some of this moisturizing cream that I typically use..” Jack would also be completely fine with (Y/N) using some of his products that have that masculine fragrance if that makes him feel better as well.

There happens to be some times that Jack accidentally slips up and accidentally uses the wrong pronouns when it comes to talking to (Y/N) or even talking about (Y/N) to someone else. If it happens, he’ll apologize and correct himself, also making sure that (Y/N) is okay and explain that it wasn’t his intention to accidentally misgender or misidentify him. His voice will be soft and reassuring, making sure to bring (Y/N) into his arms and hold them close to him. Yet, if it was someone else that was someone else that ends up misgendering (Y/N).. If it happens to be someone that’s unaware that (Y/N) is transmasculine, then Jack would loudly clear his throat, tilting his head as he narrows his eyes through his visor, speaking loudly enough for everyone to hear. “If you’re NOT AWARE, (Y/N) typically goes by HE/HIM pronouns, but it’s best to ask just in case (Y/N) has decided differently for the time being.” Yet, if the person happens to be aware and is just being an asshole by purposely misgendering and misidentifying (Y/N), then expect Jack to get aggressive, He won’t hesitate to become physical, getting a tight grip upon their arms and roughly slamming them up against the wall, glaring intensely. “If you don’t quit your shit, I will make sure that as long as you’re amongst the ranks of Overwatch, I WILL make your life an absolute hell. Therefore, consider this your only warning to respect (Y/N)’s identity and pronouns.”

[winter-spark]

I know that after those 2 small Madoka thoughts I had I said I'd stay in my lane but my film/media brain is like "hey hey hey remember that "cool" thought you had?" So. Even though Chikage is still not my lane, my film brain wants to discuss the neatness/niftyness/cleverness (idk which word I'm looking for) of Act 8 & the slight step further it could've been pushed, in reference to Act 5 of course. Besides if the Zafran princes are my lane(I'm kinda forcing myself on them actually, I'm probably not the best person to claim them but here we are), and Citron is both a Zafran Prince & in Spring Troupe and Chikage is in Spring Troupe, Chikage is my lane adjacent. Still though if I say something that makes you go "well actually" please ignore me. Let me have 0 notes due to being wrong about something, it's okay. Really.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Act 5 (Chikage's storyline) recap - Paragraph 1 Act 8 (Zafra storyline) "mini" recap -Paragraph 2 Cleverness - Paragraph 4 The Potential Push - Paragraphs 5-8 Conclusion - Paragraph 9 Too long, didn't read: I like the parallel between Chikage's abducting to destroy in Act 5, & rescuing to protect in Act 8. As a film major I feel the rescue coulda been used to move his relationships forward in a way had there been any (realistic) animosity/hesitance lingering.

So as we all may or may not (idk) know, in Act 5 Chikage infiltrates Mankai by being let in through the front door(he's undercover shush!) and sees how Mankai is one big happy family. Feeling betrayed by Hisoka/having some misinformation he decides to get his revenge: Hisoka entered then ruined his happy family (and abandoned him), so he would do the same to Hisoka. In this he comes up with a simple Preminger plan: Izumi, the center of Mankai, goes missing, Mankai disbands. (This plan would've worked best if he snatched up Sakuya alongwith Sakyo &/or Isuke too, just saying. Those four are the reason Mankai stands today. Fact. But also imagine them having to navigate the coleads, director, financer and manager mia, woulda been harder to pull off and come back from but Mankai woulda been a mess) So he kidnaps Izumi, Hisoka comes to save & reconcile, they all go home. Izumi lies for Chikage, Chikage later shares that he actually did abducted her(without reasoning as to why ehich leaves open a bit of skepticism but yada yada we get the point).

In Act 8, (let's see how quick I can give the setup), Guy comes and reveals Citron is next in line for the throne and that there are some others who support his brothers being next in line and of them there are extremists(every cause has some extremists am I right or am I right?), Citron knowing Chikage got the capabilities to make people disappear w/out a trace asks Chikage to help him dip for Zafra early w/out Guy (also remind me to write about Citron's "selfishness"(there's a different word I'm thinking of but this'll have to do) pls I have thoughts); Mankai first begrudgingly accepts this but then they're like "No! Who broke it?" and head down to Zafra to get an explanation from Citron 'cause "dude what the heck?" They make it just in time to find out about a plot to keep him from ascending to the throne and that he's been kidnapped. Here Chikage steps up to the plate to find and save Citron from being kidnapped.(Itaru goes too but we're not here to talk about how he was prepped to die to save his wife<3, gosh I love love). (Kinda lengthy but I can't help making side notes & jokes lol)

So now that I've said a whole lot of nothimg, let's discuss the cleverness and how it could've been pushed.

Of course you've probably caught onto the cleverness yourself, a person who once abducted someone before a big event now is rescuing someone kidnapped before a big event. He is actively working in another person's best interest and to help sustain a family rather than aim to cause one to crumble out of his own desires of revenge. Of course, he vowed to protect the Mankai family at the end of Act 5, the parallel itself is still neat. And there's double the families he's sustaining in saving Citron here because not only is he saving a member Mankai/Spring Troupe's family but also of the Zafran royal family (why don't they have a last name >~<; that's so long winded), which allows a place for there to be a return after their punishment for suresies because if it had gone worse...

So now that that's been addressed how can this have been pushed further. Well. It could've been Chikage proving how much he's grown to care for and how much he means it when he says that he is devoted to protecting Mankai, which it kinda was in a bit of a less stated way. But also! While A3! is a clever series with compelling characters and storylines, there are some aspects that fall a little flat in the realism department at times, if they commited to being a bit more realistic w/ certain forgiveness storylines, this would've been a great moment for someone to feel more open to trusting Chikage. Like especially w/ him already being concerned about Mankai being upset with him for agreeing to & succeding to send off Citron. If it was like "man I'm still walking on eggshells a bit because even though people are nice to me and accept me they still don't fully trust/like me, I'm so not going to be increasing my score w/ any of them this way" and then him actively going to save and succeding in saving a cherished member of Mankai, with complete resolve and trying to keep everyone safe. That's something that could've really been something. Like not to say it wasn't anything or anything, just like it could have been a shift in the story. Like they love Chikage but do they trust him? They don't have much of choice. Obviously this can only be properly done with characters who would have animosity, coulda been there, and if it was something mentioned between the two points but yea.

(Reminder: my "lane" is the Zafran Princes so if I say anything inaccurate to any other character they're not my lane. (my current tag for them (tho I am considering changing it) is "Citron & his brothers" if you want to see anything I've said about them. (here's a good place to start, me thinks)(yea pretty shameless self promo but eh) I'm kinda dumb and know nothing tho so idk if any of it's at all good or something you'd agree w/ but I feel alright about the stuff I've said lol). I'm not a great writer or anything but I think if they had decided to take that route the best Spring Troupe options for that kinda dynamic woulda been Masumi or maybe Tsuzuru. (Had to choose Spring Troupe to go along with the setup that's already there, any other troupe and I might have to change big story details & that's not the goal here, the goal is elevating what's already there) Why these two? Well I'm less sold on Tsuzuru but I feel like he has more realistic and negative-leaning views sometimes, like he feels like a person who feels like he might stay cautious about a person who's done some shady things. Masumi other the hand is already a bit less of a people person, has he grown alot already yes, however, he is still someone who very much (haha kinda like Chikage) has a strong desire to protect those important to him and Chikage litterally abducted Izumi who was dire in Masumi being able to connect with more people and have those he wants to protect and do things for and she's at the top of that list of people. Sure she doesn't hold anything against Chikage but she's Izumi. She's a very caring and forgiving person. I could see someone like Masumi being a bit on gaurd and skeptical partly on her behalf.

I'm sure it'd be a little harder to pull off with what the situation was but I do think it's plausible & do-able. I mean, if I recall correctly, at this point most of Mankai are unaware why Chikage kidnapped Izumi in the first place(I think Hisoka, Izumi, and sorta the rest of Winter Troupe and Sakuya knew around the time it happened) so if one of them(not the ones I just specified) were somewhat weary of him it could make sense, I think reasoning is something that I can see being important to Masumi and Tsuzuru and that's something Chikage didn't divulge, so it feels like Chikage did it for "no reason". Though I do want to say I think if we took one if these routes reasoning would be important to them in different ways. Tsuzuru would be more mentally like but what was the reason tho, while Masumi would think less about that he didn't give his reasoning and compartmentalize it as no good reason as he had his chance to explain but didn't, which I wanted to bring up because because imagine with me if you please, Masumi accepting Chikage being around but lowkey not fully trusting him bcause he clearly had no good reason for abducting Izumi. Chikage plays vital role in rescuing Citron maybe he is okay to trust a bit more and maybe (flashfoward to Magician's Pure Love) Masumi can hear out what reason Chikage had for his actions, because maybe even if it was wrong and something he shouldn't have done, maybe he does have a reason. (See I'm tying things together)

My only hesitance really being the comparison of how important Izumi and Citron are to this character (because they're the ones in the situation not the weary character) but it simultaneously makes me want to hit floor it because they're equally important. Or something. Idk honestly. Just, i it was Masumi for this route I could see that being a nice reminder he cherishes his whole family. (I know Act 5 kinda already is that but I'm just throwing paint at the wall okay? This is only my lane adjacent.) I guess while I'm here let's discuss why not Izumi or Citron being the person for this to drive the relationship forward. Well. I think even if Izumi reasonably had a small fear of or discomfort with Chikage after Act 5 she would actively be workimg herself to getting over it. For it to be something to drive their relationship it would definitely have to be a thing between the two of them. Meanwhile, Citron literally trusted Chikage to keep his secret that he was leaving early and help him do so. I think they're in an okay place.

So yea, maybe this whole idea is dumb or too movie or something, Idk I have film major brain, but it's something I think about sometimes(not as much as I laid out here but the concept). Like obviously in part the rescue's probably partially there with something similar to that in mind but like instead it's to prove Chikage to the viewers rather than to Mankai, however I also think that it's okay in media to make characters have to work for people(read: other characters) to forgive and/or be comfortable around them. Like sure sure some people will forgive you pretty early on and water under the bridge and all that stuff. And some people won't mind being around you. But some people might be completely unaware as to how much they subconciously don't trust you. Some might be like okay we're cool but we're not cool. For some people all this depends on how well they feel they know/understand you and which actions they've seen to help determine your character to them, you know? And I like complicated/layered/complex dynamics and relationships, so I personally woulda found it neat to have something like that within the story. But who am I lol

[banghwa]

BP did something bad, right? Like something about being really offensive to a certain religion? (Don't remember the specifics, but I see a ton of people still really into them and it kind of makes me uncomfortable?)

ok so i’m probably not the best person to answer this bcs im not s.e asian or hindu but yes, in the hylt video there was a scene in which Lisa was sitting on a throne with her back facing a statue of the hindu god Ganesha on the floor and pushed to the side (yg have since removed the statue from the video but never put out a statement apologizing). It’s all very 😬😬😬 gross; it was embarrassingly and disturbingly out-of-touch/ignorant at best and extremely disrespectful and malicious at worst. I’ll admit, the whole thing made me really uncomfortable because it’s not the first time they’ve done something like that. Of course, at the end of the day whether or not you support bp is your choice and no one elses, but at the same time it’s not up to ppl who aren’t hindu to decide whether that was a dealbreaker/“cancel worthy”

[literallyjusttoa]

Some interesting differences between Greek and Roman myths (and other things) that I think would've been really cool to explore in HoO and ToA

Disclaimer: I am no scholar, and while I have tried my hardest to check my resources for accuracy, any sort of second-hand account of mythology has a chance of holding misinformation. I sadly do not have access to many primary sources, so this might not all be 100% accurate!! If you see something and you know it's wrong, pls let me know so I can fix it!

Anyways, onto the list! This is REALLY long, but the organization is gonna go like this.

Fact about the difference between Greek and Roman myths or worship.

Reason why I think it would be interesting to explore in the riordanverse.

and so on and so forth. This is really just for me to document ideas I've had, but hopefully y'all get something out of it too, read at your own risk, I suppose.

The Romans believed that after the Titanomachia, Saturn (The roman name for Kronos) fled to Italy and took refuge with it's king. Saturn eventually shared the throne with this king, and their kingdom was known to be joyous and peaceful. Romans actually worshiped Saturn bc of this, and he had a temple at the foot of Capitoline Hill.

Imagine if Percy arrived at Camp Jupiter, and one of the first things he sees is a temple to the titan he just spent 5 years trying to defeat. Like, I know he has no memories at this point, but I'm sure it would make him at least a bit uneasy. I think this would do a lot to sell the greek/roman schism in HoO, bc that whole plot point never really hit with me. We keep being told the Greeks and Romans hate each other almost instinctively, but other than Octavian, we aren't really shown it. Also it always seems like the Romans hate the Greeks and the Greeks are just kind of offended that the Romans hate them. Having actual tangible reasons for our main Greek character to feel uncomfortable around New Rome would a lot to make this actually feel like an equal issue.

2. In Greek mythology, Zeus was thought to be powerful, but not a supreme force. He was still beholden to the strings of fate. On the other hand, Jupiter was seen as the lord of life and death, having complete power and control over the cycle of life. He was more powerful than fate, and never came down from Olympus, as Zeus was known to do often.

Again, a HUGE discrepancy that I wish the books explored. This just kind of goes with the underdevelopment of Jason in HoO, but how cool would it be if Jason had this understanding of Jupiter. Like, yeah, in canon Jason points out that Jupiter is stern and distant, but it never gets to all-powerful controller of life levels. Having Jason see his father's distance as right and just would make him an incredible contrast to Percy, who just spent the last 5 books trying to get gods to be more open with their kids. It would add so much to Jason's arc about being torn between Camp Jupiter and Camp Half-Blood. As a Roman and Praetor, Jason understands why his father never speaks with him, but as a kid, he wishes he could know the humanity of the Greek side of his father. (ofc in pjo Zeus sucks either way but Jason doesn't know that)

3.Juno was actually seen as much nicer and more matronly than Hera, and was said to watch over every woman from her birth until her death.

I just think this would do wonders for Hera's characterization in the riordanverse. Imagine if we got to see her actually help one of the girls on the Argo II as Juno, especially since she basically put EVERY SINGLE MALE CHARACTER on the Argo II personally, yet had nothing to do with he female characters??? Seriously, Hera was behind Leo, Frank, Jason, and Percy being a part of this quest, but as far as I can remember, she had nothing to do with Annabeth, Piper, or Hazel being there. What is up with that? It would've been so cool to see Juno watch over Hazel, or help Annabeth (Could lead to some awesome character development for both Hera and Annabeth), or even just give some advice to Piper. Seriously we were robbed.

4. This isn't really a difference, but there is actually a period in Rome where Apollo does not seem to have been worshiped at all, or at least not in any major capacity. One temple is noted to have been built for Apollo in 430 B.C.E., but we don't really see him again in any sort of public way until Augustus takes power hundreds of years later. Seeing as Apollo was one of, if not the most popular Greek deity, this is a rather large change. Of course, once Augustus brings him back to the limelight, worship of Apollo becomes hugely popular, with many emperors claiming his moniker to show their own divinity.

This could actually fill a big plot hole in the riordanverse. It makes no sense that Apollo has 6-7 Greek children as of the end of ToA, yet he has no roman kids at all? However, in this light we see Apollo as a god who never really connected with Rome, and was a bit of a late runner when it comes to Roman worship. If you look at it from a character standpoint, instead of a strictly historical or mythological view, it almost seems like Apollo was holding onto Greece. The Romans started taking Greek colonies in the 200's B.C.E, and have fully taken the area by 146 B.C.E.. In this time, and even before it, almost every Greek deity was co-opted into Roman worship. Apollo, however, stayed steadfastly Greek, until Augustus started to pray to him for victory in battle. (Fun fact: Augustus actually credited Apollo with his victory over Marc Anthony and Cleopatra in Actium) This whole thing makes it look like Apollo just didn't want to be Roman, or at least he didn't want to let go of Greece like the other gods were. And it seems like he didn't let go of Greece at all in the end, as there are very few notable differences between his Greek and Roman depictions. From this, I take two things. One, Apollo was probably never Roman, at least not in the way HoO depicts a god being Roman. This creates some interesting implications for how Apollo lived during Roman times, but that's a whole other thing. Two, because of this, Apollo might not be able to have a Roman demigod child. After all, the demigods at Camp Jupiter are classed as such for being born to specifically roman counterparts of gods. If Apollo has no such counterpart, he can't have the kids. Of course, this begs the question of Octavian, but I'll expand on that later.

5. When you look into it, the Roman god Diana is actually much closer to many characteristics of Hecate than she is the Greek portrayal of Artemis (though this is mainly because Artemis and Hecate were mixed together often, even in Greek times.) It is said that Diana has three forms: In the heavens she was Luna, the moon; on earth she was Diana, the goddess of the hunt; and in the underworld, she was Proserpine, a malevolent master of witchcraft.

Ok, ok I know this actually makes no sense in the context of HoO, but wouldn't it be so cool if Hazel worked with Diana instead of Hecate. I just think it would really expand the arc!! Seeing a different side of Artemis, one of the godesses we've probably saw the most of in the original series, would be so neat. Also, Diana as Proserpine having connections to both witchcraft and the underworld makes her a perfect fit. IDK IDK I just think it would be really cool. PLUS it would give Hazel and Frank a fun little parallel bc Frank would be inspired by Apollo while Hazel was trained by DIana. Vague sun and moon parallels my beloved.

6. The job of an Augur is actually much closer to the Greek's soothsayers than it is their oracles. While oracles are said to interpret the god's will, soothsayers and augurs see the future simply through simple acts of nature. The way in which augurs tell the future actually has a lot less to do with the gods than one might assume.

I just wish this fact was mentioned in HoO bc honestly it clears up so much for me. Also when it comes to Octavian, I think it makes more sense for him to be blessed by Apollo instead of descended from him (I know he says he's both in the book but shhh wait let me keep going for a sec) Soothsayers and Augurs were priests, directly picked by the gods to divine the future on their own. While oracles were basically the gods mouthpieces, Augurs would be allowed to divine their own interpretation of the future from what they saw in nature, all condoned by whatever god blessed them (probably Apollo). In this way, the whole "Apollo is turned mortal bc he supported Octavian" thing makes a lot more sense. In canon, we only get told through a throwaway line that Apollo was "totally swayed by Octavian's promises of power guys, trust me." It always just seemed so out of left field to me. If I were to take it in a new direction, I would lean much more into the fact that Octavian was an appointed priest of Apollo, who abused his supposed ability for prophecy to cause war. Apollo is now directly stated to be Octavian's willful benefactor, so of course he'd take the fall this. It would show Apollo's callousness. He doesn't care for Camp Jupiter as much he does Camp half-blood (see point 4) so he let the position of Augur become corrupt with little complaint. Also, if Octavian isn't Apollo's descendant, my whole "Apollo can't have a roman kid" theory is FOOLPROOF HAHAHAHAAHAHAHA

7. While both cultures had large religious festivals, Rome's were much more centralized and documented. This is mainly due to Rome being ruled by a single republic or emperor, as opposed to Greece's city-states.

This isn't changing anything in canon as much as wishing there was more of it. Man, I wish we could've seen more of the Roman festivals. We're always just told they happen, but I wanna know the specifics! These are huge religious events! Are the New Romans actually fully worshiping the gods these festivals celebrate? How do the Roman characters we have feel about the festivals? Does Jason miss them while on the Argo II? Do Hazel, Frank, and Jason try to put on a small celebration for the festivals that pass while they're sailing to Rome? Let these things be important dangit.

8. When the Greeks sculpted, they focused on the ideal form, with emphasis put on the athletic male figure. Because of this, the face of the figure was not specific to any individual, as it was not the focus. In contrast, the Romans put a heavy emphasis on the face. In Rome, you wanted your lineage to be known, so you had your face sculpted with intense detail. That way, sculptures of your face could be compared with sculptures of your forefathers, or your children.

Again, I wish we were shown more of a difference between Greeks and Romans than "Romans are strict and organized, Greeks like to have fun" They're two entirely different cultures!!! Imagine if we showed the Roman emphasis on lineage in someone other than Octavian. Have Jason be genuinely proud of the affluence being a son of Jupiter gives him, let that be a flaw of his, a point of contention on the Argo II. Show how family pride can be important in arcs like Frank's, where he learns how to accept the fact that he is Mars' son, and grow into that role. Put the emphasis of these arcs on the fact that they're struggling with the ROMAN idea of family lineage. Let being from New Rome be an real identity. I feel like the synopsis of this whole thing is that I wish the Romans had whole beliefs that were wildly different from the Greeks. They could value different things, interact with the gods in distinctly different ways. We always see the conflict of swords between the Greeks and Romans, but never the conflict of beliefs, and I think that kind of sucks. Also it makes NO SENSE THAT THE ROMANS HATE THE GREEKS ANYWAY! Ancient Romans fucking loved Ancient Greeks! They saw the Greeks as their ancestors, adapting all of their religion and art out of a genuine appreciation for the culture. If anyone should hate anyone, it should be the Greeks, bc the Greeks were the ones who GOT CONQUERED. But in HoO, all of the Greeks just seem mildly disgruntled by the idea of Romans. idk it doesn't make much sense to me.

If you got to the end, I hope you got something out of my rambles. I honestly still feel like I have more to say about this stuff, so if anyone has any questions or wants me to expand on anything lmk! If not tho, thank you for reading!

[whysojiminimnida]

No no.. I think I get it now. Why it's been blood bath on twitter since bts fandom has grown through the years. From what I see genuine Ot7 armies are rare. Probably 20 to 30 % are non shippers but still say stuff like "wish I could spin on namjyuns c0ck like a pottery all day but not in a sexuAL way you know what I'm sayin" it's true, trust me I got a screenshot of this sitting in my gallery (for serious moments lol). Anyways jokes apart It's hilarious on one hand and hypocrite on other.

Now coming towards the remaining 80% it's shippers category, supporters category, ot7 but have a fav duo category, ot7 but have fav trio category, ot7 but have a fav bias category, ot7 but not really a ot7 lol I'm a snake who hate a particular member because he's everything I'm jealous of category, lastly the solo stans who hide under the shipper masks (we all know those don't we) type of armies. Nothing wrong with anyone here, but these are the fandom parts which are loud and fighting with each other daily, right at this moment. You know that viral tweet? It goes like this:

"Twitter the only place where well articulated sentences still get misinterpreted.

You can say "I like pancakes and somebody will say "So you hate waffles?"

No bitch. Dats a whole new sentence. Wtf is you talkin about." Cr. @bravocoolee on twt

This whole ship wars without bts themselves not giving a F about it, debates on members sexualities without them being a part of the debate, spreading misinformation of "my friends aunts uncles husbands wife's nephews brothers sisters fathers mothers brother saw them with there binoculars trust me I'm not deluded it happened I know it's right I AM RIGHT I SAW IT NOT BY MY EYES BUT I SAW BY MY DUMB BRAIN WHO HAS TO PROVE I SAW BY MY EYES." This right here, this and many other reasons is why the fandom is turning insufferable day after day. It's hard to enjoy even a single fkin thing if it's not ot7 related.

I personally love jungcock and jimeans bond, and after a tiring day you log on twt to see some beautiful peaceful moments because they've such a beautiful chemistry it's dumb to ignore the elephant (jikook referred as elephants here pls understand) in the room, then suddenly you are scrolling through people fighting over one member specifically jungcock when the man's himself does whatever he wants, like this brother doesn't care if you ship him with taehung or Sockjin or Hoesuck or YinMungi or Namkock or Jimean. He doesn't care he's living his life however he wants with whoever he loves with doing new tattoos and posting stories on Instagram like the unbothered king he is. Nobody with a sane mind would do this, disrespecting any duos bond just for the sake to prove he loves him more than him. Like. That's not the point when you appreciate jicocks bond. Or any other as a matter of fact. (But let's be real, no ship gets more downplayed or hate than jungcock and jimeans, they're literally ignored in this fandom if not for few big accounts and jikookers themselves. Yes it's sad, but it's the truth we know)

Anyways..

Just wanted to rant here, because I'm sick of jicock getting hate and ignored and ot7nised in the army twt, the most loud duo is the most silently and badly treated duo in this fandom. The only thing I feel genuinely glad about is, no matter what wars happen here jungcock and jimean and all of the other bts members seems to be very happy and very close within each other. That's what matters at the end of the day.

All in all, these individual homophobic solo shippers/ fake ot7 straight fetishizers can keep fighting this battle of no rewards, brain damage, no jungcock recognition, until their another seasonal recurring fantasy end comes with another "So what" and "keep being jealous I'll keep holding jimeanie" and "I was with jungcock at 4 am."

Have a great day woman, I love your blog thanks for entertaining and sharing your thoughts. Hopefully this fandom will get better.

(I think we all know the answer: it's a no.)

-R

The only thing I feel like I need to add to this is a picture so how about these ones?

[livisart]

oh my god you guys, the new COPPA thing will NOT help children ffs

listen i care a lot about kids safety online, as someone who’s had. very bad experiences on the internet when i was younger, i get it ok. i get it.

but the whole new COPPA thing will not only hurt creators, but will also do more harm than good in helping to keep kids safe.

i see a lot of people painting the FTC as 100% reasonable and youtube as 100% at fault (or conversely, youtube as innocent martyrs and the FTC as evil), personally, i think both the FTC and youtube are at fault here. its reasonable for the FTC to be concerned, but theyre trying to implement laws abt things they dont know anything about, and meanwhile youtube is trying to “solve” this in the worst possible way.

yall are gonna be big mad at me for saying this but. children seeing personalized ads do not hurt them any more than they do adults. let me explain.

(note: before i say anything more i wanna get this out of the way: whether youtube collecting data for ads AT ALL, is bad is a discussion for another day, it’s NOT what we should be focusing on right now, so i will not bring it up in this post)

youtube obviously does not collect this data in the youtube kids app, cuz it’s explicitly made for kids. this is an issue regarding youtube main, specifically, kids under 13 using their parents accounts to watch videos (as a sidenote, the whole thing the FTC were concerned about seems to be youtube collecting data WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT, but parents allowing their kids to use youtube main sounds a lot like consent to me. honestly i might b wrong abt this but to me it seems like the easiest way for youtube to solve this problem would be to add smth in their tos abt the data collected and how letting any1 under 13 use the main site = consent to collecting their data, but i digress.)

this means that any information collected is NOT the kids information, but the parents, since the child is using their account. there is absolutely no way to tell if a child or an adult is using the account, hence why youtube is going after “”kids content”” and assuming EVERYONE who watches “”kids content”” is a child (remember that this doesnt only affect like peppa pig episodes and kids nursery rhymes and stuff, but ANY content that youtube n the FTCs vague rules consider ‘for kids’. with that in mind, hopefully i dont have to explain how stupid that is)

lemme repeat there is functionally ABSOLUTELY NO WAY to tell that a child is watching rather than an adult.

there’s also the fact that creators/users on youtube have absolutely no way of accessing the information collected, all we get is vague things like age range, gender, country. we do not get ANY information that’d let us see individual users data, let alone use it to contact them.

but basically, kids information is NOT being gathered, youtube kids does not gather this information, and youtube main gathers the information of the PARENTS, not the kids. so basically, this is a non-issue, and going through with these new regulations to “solve” this non-issue is dumb and jsut hurts EVERYONE.

now, here’s why i believe this will actually do more harm than good:

videos marked as “kids content” will not have personalized ads, meaning their ad revenue will drop with anything from 60-90%

also videos with this marking will not have comments, not be added to any playlists, etc. basically they’ll have less visibility and have a harder time being discovered.

big corporations will find a way to deal with this but smaller kids content creators won’t. many ppl who made content for kids will be forced to quit, since it’s just not sustainable anymore, meaning there’ll be a decrease in quality content for kids to watch.

but it gets worse. since these new rules will also affect “child attractive content”, this will actually give creators incentive to create more mature content to avoid the dreaded “made for kids” checkbox. especially considering any violations of this extremely vague rule can result in a 42k fine PER VIDEO. no one wants that.

so to make sure youtube and the FTC will not consider their content “for kids”, many channels that were previously child friendly (though not directly aimed at children) will start deliberately making their content more mature to alienate kids.

so with actual kids content decreasing, and child friendly content being replaced by more mature content, there’ll be MUCH LESS quality stuff for kids to watch, possibly leading them to watch the new mature content instead, so kids are just gonna risk seeing more stuff that’s harmful to them (with the same personalized ads that were the god damn problem to begin with so like good job on not solving anything)

basically this change will harm creators AND kids and not really help anyone in the long run

now, again i think the FTC and youtube are both at fault here.

youtube because they suck and can’t come up with any better solution.

the FTC because they’re trying to pass laws they know zero about. (seriously. a youtuber n former lawyer went to DC to talk to them abt the new rules and it turns out the FTC are soooo misinformed abt this it aint even funny)

and i’m very tired of people with negative braincells acting like this change is going to help kids at all.

it’s also actually kind of dangerous that ppl are saying “go tell youtube to change things, not the FTC”, because youtube doesn’t listen to ppl.  i thought that much would be apparent by now. youtube does not care abt its userbase.

the FTC, however, does and is willing to take ppls comments til like december 9th so pls go send them a comment.

im not saying you shouldnt blame youtube at all, or ask them to change, but dont just ignore the FTC’s role in this pls.

[watsername]

eret said “people probably shouldn’t id as ace before puberty” and I can speak on behalf most aces and tell you we don’t really give a shit highkey we still trying to recover from the whole ace discourse thing

There is for sure an issue with holding lgbt+ ccs and ccs of color to higher standards so I guess for me personally someone would have to provide proof that any of ths stuff eret’s done has had malicious intent behind them you know?

Also I’m fairly certain eret’s apologized for the stuff he’s done wrong but idk

Sorry for the paragraph I have a lot of feelings

Thanks for giving me the full context w the whole situation,, I can understand why eret has this perspective (regarding SEXUAL attraction in prepubescent kids) but I’m also not educated enough on asexuality and aphobia to make a firm comment on the whole situation, as I’m not ace myself. I do agree that there is a lot of pressure for ppl within the lgbt community to have a perfect understanding of all sexualitites and the issues they face, but that’s not realistic so I agree that I think eret might have been misinformed rather than saying these things with malicious intent. Thank for sending in the paragraph tho it’s a good opportunity for me to realise what I can do to educate myself further, if I ever get anything wrong regarding asexuality pls don’t hesitate to let me know!!

[khaleesiofalicante]

Hi, I have a question for you, Queer Yoda (don’t even bother denying it 😉). Do you have any advice on how to deal with homophobes? Or rather someone who does not consider themselves as such, but who have some conservative views that can be harmful and who are not able to see that themselves. Do you think trying to educate them, even without willingness from them, could work or is it better to let it go and move on? I’m not looking for a definitive answer here, just another perspective.

I’ll be Baby Queer Yoda (He is cuter. Pls lemme have this).

In my experience, trying to educate or correct the ignorant opinion of an adult is quite difficult. Their perspectives and attitudes are fixed by this point and therefore explaining something simple as ‘respect people who for they are’ is quite pointless. They should know that by now. Which is why, I work or explain these things to younger people. They are interested in learning and hearing different perspectives. 

It is up to you whether you want to take up this fight or not. Like you said, sometime it is best to keep quiet and move on. But if you want to, you can always challenge them. In my personal life, I try to educate as much I can. But it’s important to understand that it only works, regardless of how clear your point is, if the person is willing to listen. Unfortunately not a lot of people are. So, if they are not willing, then I would recommend that you do not waste your energy on them. Talk to people who care and want to learn.

Having said that, it is also a long game. If that person’s opinion is important to you, then I say keep trying. For example, my mom was incredibly homophobic and thought gay people are criminals and pedophiles. But I didn’t blame her for her opinion because that’s the society and culture she grew up in. Her values were shaped by the things she saw and heard. So, it was important to me that she understood her perspective is wrong and she is misinformed. So, over the last four years, I have been educating - very slowly and carefully - about why she is wrong. And trust me, it is hard - especially when they are older and consider themselves to be more experienced and wiser than you are. 

But after these years, even though my mom is still not entirely okay with gay people, she is not the person used to be. She knows I have gay friends and treats them the same as my straight friends. She knows I am an LGBT activist, she talks to people about the work I do (as opposed to avoiding the subject). A couple of months ago, I told her how homosexuality is criminalised in many countries including our on. Then she told me that ‘people cannot be decriminalised for loving. That is ridiculous’. For me, this is amazing progress. I am proud of her and glad that I didn’t give up because it was too hard.

But I also want you to understand that you can’t change everyone’s mind or attitude towards this. Some people are just not worth your time. It is not good for your mental health to try and ‘fix’ these people.It is not your job to fix them. So, don’t feel guilty for not choosing to speak out. Just because we are burned by the mistakes of our ancestors, it doesn’t mean that we have a duty to fix them. It’s okay not to fight or speak out. It’s okay to fight quietly. It’s okay to fight for yourself.

If you do want to speak out, a small tip would be to challenge them scientifically - because facts cannot lie. For example, when people say ‘gays go to hell’ or ‘homsexuality is a sin’ asking them to prove it. Ask them to show where exactly it is in the bible or relevant religious scripture. It makes them realize that they in fact do not know where it is from. They realize they have been just basing their opinions on hearsay. 

When they say, ‘gay people are mentally challenged’ show them articles that show where homosexuality was proved to be NOT a mental illness more than 30 years ago. Show them articles of transgender people no longer being considered as mentally ill according to WHO. 

When they say ‘gay people can’t have children’ talk about adoption, surrogacy and how having children does not define a marriage or relationship. 

For those who are willing to listen, challenge them with your heart. For those who do not, challenge them with science. I hope this helps <3

D.

[madmadmilk]

ok parting thoughts before i got to bed–– 

it’s really easy to say that “i don’t care about my sexuality” because the /end result/ of my love & sexuality is not condemned. it’s easy to be like, “oh i’m straight but i don’t care.” right??

i guess the only thing that “deviates” from the norm is being in an interracial relationship, and the expression of sex (through lenses of tradition). but it’s all so normal to me that i forget that to some, it’s not. like i can feel my boyfriend’s family look at me with side eyes sometimes, or i can feel the cultural disconnect. and like there’s nothing wrong with most of that but, it doesn’t come as naturally to other people? i guess?

idk i don’t think i’m better than anyone else, i’m still a learning and growing human, but yeah. i don’t find myself paying attention to those “differences” as much now that i’m older. 

in elementary school, i went to a private catholic school, but i didn’t even know that being filipino meant anything until public school, lol i wa slike, “oh yeah we just have different hair and skin color. that’s it.” and then in middle school i was totally ignorant and didn’t understand much about anything, so i said all the stupid shit. :( then in high school, i started to notice more things cos all my friends came out to me and then i became a diversity trainer and like saw my ignorant middle-school-self in a lot of first-years i had to teach. it was like :o wow, you have not seen what the world is and can be yet. also they all thought i was a lesbian haha and i see a lot of those kids around still and they remember me c: then in college i moved out of the usual (asian) cliques i would have been in, and totally just lived like who tf cares what u are, i enjoy u so i enjoy you. and now i’m like the same, but i’m around A LOT more straight people..... and my eye twiches like every ten seconds cos i’m so scared of what people will say next???? not really about my relationship but about like,.... race and sexuality and the president in general lmao. i’m glad i’m growing and that i know myself a lot better know but oof it is HARD to find people who think the same way u do

idk what i’m really saying anymore but phew i’m glad i have surrounded myself with like-minded people and that i KNOW i’m not on the wrong side of this. idk that’s kinda pretentious to but, you know what i mean. the takeaway of this all is that i encourage many of u to be as open-minded and thoughtful as you can be when you meet people who are different than u. their differences don’t make them any more or less of a person than u do, unless they decide to discriminate because of those things. literally i can’t deal with that–– most cases i walk away or show it on my face :^) i am a v patient person but i will bite u if u try to demean the lgbtq+ community, feminism or pocs

ya, but i’m no authority over it all forreal. if u see me spread misinformation or say something dumb pls let me know. i don’t need any more cringey flashbacks to suffer through in a few years thanks

be mindful, be kind, and stay safe! :)

[chimbbles]

enemies-turned-lovers!haechan

A/N: another attempt ladies and gentlemen, once again, it's shitty and my ask is open for more shitty writings! or if you wanna be friends come hit me up pls I don't bite :( anyways, I hope you like it~ 💌

it's not that big of a deal really

it was truly an accident, but it turned into a crazy myth

and you hate him for it

it all started with someone's rooftop party

birthday boy lee donghyuck decided to throw himself a pool party, on a rooftop

everyone's invited, except for mark because he's lame

just kidding

but are we?

anyways, hell everyone in your college is invited

haechan, his nickname, is pretty popular around school

not the jock kind of popular, he just.....knows a lot of people, and they know people, and it's a typical college party

where you bring a plus one and one plus one and suddenly the party equals a school prom or something

there's even a theme smh johnny the party planner

so you're friends with mark, and he's determined to show off to haechan that he's friends with that chemistry major genius he admires so much

totally didn't invite you just to get back at him nope

anyways, it's mean but you've never heard of haechan before, despite his seemingly large following on instagram

you didn't even know you guys attended the same college

it's not that you're a total homebody and never goes out to parties, you're just....not interested in their parties

and that's strike one, when you laughed in his face when he introduced himself as the "most popular guy in school"

in your defense, you thought it was self-depreciating humour

hyuck in return, wasn't as amused as you were, maybe in private he could've taken it better, but you just snorted at him in front of like, half of his friend circle

he's not pissed, he's just ashamed?

because he talks about you so much renjun literally can't take it anymore

it's like, he knows so much about you, your birthday and cafes you like(from your social media)

heck he even knows who's the bitch you're referring to in your subtweet

it's veronica from chem class 3

but also, you don't even know he exists

fast forward and skipping through his slight, maybe a bit bigger heartache,

he's lying down and just chilling on a hammock, away from you because his ego needs to take a break from that hit

he'd by the pool with the dreamies, half of them, renjun, jaemin and jeno in the pool and jisung and chenle next to him sharing a hammock

this is what was meant by an accident, you just wanted to get to the fruit bar, when ten, this lanky dude bumps into you from nowhere, and by accident

you bump into haechan

splash splash

his balance isn't the only thing he lost when he fell face flat into the pool

apparently chenle's laugh grabbed everyone's attention, and when the one and one is put together, hyuck became the school's laughing stock for a month

his glare at your dumbfounded state was anything but forgiving

that wasn't even the end of things

this sounds like it's made up, because no one can have such bad luck, ever, in one single day

but there goes hyuck, breaking beliefs left and right

you approached him and tried to apologise for basically ruining his day

he didn't actually know what to do, because he honestly wasn't mad at you, he was mad at the situation

you can throw him into the pool 3000 times and he'd say I love you 3000

yes, he might have a minor crush on you

but he's also super embarrassed, this was supposed to be his big day, and you're here

he wants to show you the best side of him

but that doesn't translate well onto his face

he......doesn't even know what he looked like at that moment, he was just stunned

but you must've thought he was growing mad because you further apologized, and your hand motions grew more frantic

and there you go, ssstrrriiiikke three

it was by accident

but you knocked over his refreshment, yes, the one he was trying to calm himself down with from the embarrassment

it could've been worse right, the glass could've hit someone

and you should've hoped so, because then they wouldn't be sober to call the police and have the party cancelled

this, including the series of embarrassing events that happened at haechan's party became the talk of the whole campus

and more than anything you dreaded it

it painted you in a bad light, and was giving you more attention than you ever fancied

what you didn't know was how much it bugged haechan too

he's been trying to get the dreamies to shut up about it, but even if he did, the whole school was chattering about you

he thought he would've gotten the short end of the stick, seeing how he was the laughing matter at his own party

but the jokes quickly turned sour when someone started the speculation of why it happened

and it sounded crazy to him

because why would there be a why? it was an accident, and yes maybe he did feel his face get a bit red and his blood level rise

but you explained that it was complete accidents, there was no malicious intention, or intention of any kind

idiots on campus starting saying that you had a crush on haechan, but you wanted to stand out, so you did all those things on purpose to get him to notice you

it's a total lie, and hyuck has to debunk it before it gets to everyone, but he doesn't know how

this time, it was he who accidentally started something up, and it went a little like this:

"hey haechan do they like you?"

"what? no it's a myth"

he said that, in the spur of a moment, because you liking him back would be a myth only he wishes would be true

but guess which idiots got the wrong idea? the geniuses of spreading misinformation

and said misinformation spread like wild fire, deeming you a bad omen, and especially to haechan

it dealt more damage to your reputation than to you mentality

because if you were a bad omen, the first person you would be cursing is yourself, for bringing all this shit upon yourself

but also, to haechan, because you found out weeks later that he actually said it himself

you can't be more annoyed

you clearly explained to him how it all happened and that it was an accident

you even went to testify with him to prove it was an accident

how could he, knowing all this, sit still and accuse you of being a bad omen??? a bad luck charm????

not to sound dramatic, but he basically ruined your campus life, even the newcomers know of your story

back to hyuck

he's panicking, almost everyday when he has to pass by your class

he feels so guilty even though he basically didn't do anything wrong

he tried to hush down the rumours and even told some people off who were just shittalking you in the hall

like, what does you wearing that sweater have anything to do with this???

he's lost like a puppy, he wishes he had the courage to just walk up to you and come clean, and he has tried!! but he chickens out every time

and after that one time you shot him a vicious glare at the cafeteria, it was clear he wasn't high on your favourite's list and he just lose hope in trying to make amends with you

and that brings us back to present day, where it has been three months since the incident, and a new batch of freshman have flooded the school

hyuck wasn't feeling like having lunch today so he opts for a walk around the campus park, where he spots you and he's bout to run away again

when he hears some bigshot chicks calling you names

yes, still calling people names in college smh

he can't take this behaviour, because you're right there, without earshot

and he just knows they're being mean to get on your nerves

so there goes lee donghyuck, stomping over to the girls and telling them off

"oh, you wanna call people names now? well I have a lot of suggestions for you, mainly inspired by you,"

you can hear everything, because the argument got pretty ugly from there, and everyone just got excused into the counsellor room, where they're told to not be childish and have petty little fights on the school campus bla bla blah

and you know, because you silently followed after them and stood outside to eavesdrop

what else were you supposed to do when haechan, who supposedly started this whole nonsense up was defending you?

so you wait outside until they're done and you call out his name, relishing a bit in the way his whole body halts to an abrupt stop at the sound of your voice

you guys go somewhere more private, and not in front of the counsellor's office because dude no one's trying to get in there again

and you deadpan him for an explanation, because-

"yes, it's what you deserve, I know,"

"well then why did you spread lies about me??"

his eyes goes wide when he's accused, head shaking and promises he never intended to

"it's an accident, I swear. someone just asked if you liked me and I thought, what the hell? that would be a dream to like, like even if someone told me I would say it's a myth because why would you like me back, you know? like I like you but it's impossib-"

"literally shut up for a second,"

you don't mean to sound like that, but he's babbling a lot and you can't get the point, and when you ask him to repeat, his face flushes a bright pink

"I like you, and someone said you like me, and I think it's a myth, and I said it, and this happened. I'm sorry. the end."

taken aback is an understatement

but you literally walk a few steps away from him, just to clear out your mind and think

because this whole time you thought he hated you for embarrassing him at his how party when in fact he explains

that he's just embarrassed to see you because you saw him being embarrassing and that he feels guilty?

it takes you a while, but eventually, you guys sit down properly and talk it out

and you quickly find out why he's so popular, because he's a joy to hangout with, skip the parts where he mercilessly roasts you

you two grow closer by each day, spending free times together and haechan or hyuck, as he lets you call him, even walks you to your classes

the whole campus is dumbfounded, because not only is haechan walking perfectly find beside you, he's smiling and not in pain, even when he has his arms around your shoulder

it takes him a month to finally confess(because he's still a chicken), but you guys finally get together and the whole school's mind is blown

and every rumour about you is debunked immediately, and you guys are deemed the school's next power couple

"what a turn of events huh, my lucky charm?"

masterlist ask

[akitarusx]

just a psa for universes: [tl;dr at the end]

Please stop spreading articles from websites such as allkpop. They make their articles in order to gain clicks and traffic to their website, and are using a terrible situation to get what they want and need. Some of the stuff that has been spread like wildfire, such as the ticket cancellations for UNIBIRTHDAY, is extremely incorrect and is having to be proven wrong by other fans. This information is hurting a lot of you, and it’s making you worry more. Which, is completely fair. It gets to me too. The best way to avoid any misinformation or miscommunication is to rely on the fandom only such as our translators and other reliable sources such as CUBE/PTG/HYUNA. 

Another thing to note, I’ve seen a lot of people interacting with kfans angrily. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve said my fair share of crap privately and have even publicly subtweeted without specifically saying who, but I’m asking people to try and avoid direct interaction with them. Being angry at them, cussing them out, or doing whatever else we’ve been doing is only going to fan the flames and make this harder on Pentagon. Their feelings and mental health matter just as much as ours. It has to be hard on them to see their fans torn apart like this. I’m not saying don’t be mad, heck, I’m really mad myself, but they’re only taking our anger and using it against us. Of course, I don’t agree with other fans, and never will about this situation and find the whole thing to be childish, but interacting with them in this way is only riling them up further. Let’s try to just interact positively with other fans that we do agree with, Pentagon’s social media such as fancafe and twitter, and participate in fun fan projects that other people are coming up with. Jinho, Hongseok, and Yanan all currently have upcoming schedules or ongoing shows/musicals. They could use our good energy. And be sure to especially send Hyojong our good vibes. He’s the one who will need it the most.

To the fans who are hurt, scared, and most of all worried about all of this: do not feel bad if you have to step away. Your mental health is important. And when something that used to be your happy place no longer brings you happiness, it is time to let it go for the time being. Your love will likely come back, your happiness will too. Don’t doubt that things will be okay. Everything will come back to us in the end, and everything will work out. Take care of yourselves. Thank you.

And remember, 1=10 and 10=1. Tentagon forever.

tl;dr: basically please stop spreading stuff from sites like allkpop they know nothing, trust our fandom only and cube, try to avoid direct interaction w/ kfans bc the more we do the angrier they’re getting, ptg’s feelings and mental health matter just as much as yours so pls step away if you’re feeling overwhelmed or sad - take care of yourself. thank you

[gokukazoo]

Sometimes I'll see things happening in the world and randomly remember that I studied Sociology for 4 years and that I actually have the mental framework to scientifically approach social issues instead of just making memes about them, so let's do this.

I need the world to know that big, widespread problems are almost never the result of individual poor choices, but of systemic issues that need to be addressed, and no amount of individual action will do much of anything unless the problem is addressed at a systemic level. This isn't just theory either, there is extensive data on almost any societal ill you can think of, from poverty to crime rates to drug addiction, that signifies that these issues largely begin and end at the systemic level. It's why blaming the individual is not only crass, but broadly useless. It's why I can never subscribe to political ideologies that brush aside these issues as individual failings.

And it's why I wish more people would apply this reasoning to the pandemic as well. I see so much individual blame, and don't get me wrong, I'm guilty of that mindset sometimes, too. But something this big doesn't get solved at the individual level. Understand, individual actions still matter. Your choosing to wear a mask in the checkout line might mean the cashier doesn't catch anything from you. But there's no guarantee they won't catch something from the 100 or so other people they ring up that day. (Obviously still wear a mask when you're going through checkout pls)

If one person is choosing not to get vaccinated, you have an individual problem. If one town is choosing not to get vaccinated, you have a community problem. If half the country is unvaccinated, you have a systemic problem.

Is it lack of information/misinformation? Is it lack of resources? (i.e. being able to get time off without risking income?) Is it lack of trust? (If so, what has caused that lack of trust?)

Vaccination. Masking. Distancing. Quaratining. Why do people do the things they do and not do the things they don't? When was the last time you made a decision that was totally unaffected by a hundred other things, big or small?

Most people do not make decisions in a vacuum. We are subject to the conditions of the world around us. The stupidest people you know still make decisions based on evidence and reasoning, even if it's flawed. The smartest people you know can still be limited in their decisions by their material conditions.

We live in a society.

[lovestruckvoltageconfessions]

Not a confession!! Okay so maybe you or one of your followers could reply and help me because I’m lost and confused but where the heck are people getting their info from?? I’ve seen people posting abour how there’s a route coming for that guy from Atlas’ s2 like it’s fact and that a full pirate game is coming like it’s fact and lately the Evander route thing being fact but I can’t find any info on any of this? Is it just people passing speculation off as fact? I am so lost pls help

Alright my dear so let’s tackle this misinformation.

First let me say that a lot of this speculation comes from what some fans want combined with what Lovestruck has said during their Q&As on twitter. So if you want to see where some of this info is coming from check Lovestruck’s twitter.

The guy from Atlas S2 (Tyrian Aquila is his name) and Evander Sol do not have routes and as of yet are not confirmed to be getting routes. However I believe it was confirmed during a Q&A that Starship Promise is getting at least another route, so fans who want a route for Tyrian or Evander I’m sure are theorizing that one of them will be getting a route.

When asked specifically about a Tyrian route the producers responded with a thinking face emoji. So that’s not a confirmation but I’m sure some fans took it that way.

As far as a pirate series goes I haven’t heard a thing about that. Lovestruck recently sent out that survey to vote on/help pick the theme of the next series and not a single theme option in the survey involved pirates. But I do know a lot of fans who would like a pirate themed series so again it’s likely just other fans theorizing about getting a pirate series.

Also related to pirates: Joaquin did recently get put back on the update schedule and he is a pirate but that’s as close to an official pirate themed story on Lovestruck.

If any of my information here is wrong feel free to correct me!! Otherwise I hope this helped clear some things up for you anon :)