#if it was hella gross okay I'd understand

[enobariasteeth]

ppl in the fandom side of twitter im in were freaking out over a dark fic... calling ppl who read it disgusting... girl it wasn't even that bad

[hotheadrednecksimmer]

Summer Part Three - Struck by Love Legacy Challenge - Season 2, Episode 28

Later that day

Naomi: Sorry that we kicked him out, I explained everything to Suzu and she understands. I know you treated Hiro like he was your own son, but what he did was gross and if Leo hadn't come into the room ..

Maeve: Take a breath sweetie, I'm not mad. I can't believe he did that to you. What's important is that your safe and okay. If he treats his own family like that, there's no telling how he treats other people.

Naomi: Yeah, I agree. I feel bad for Suzu, I know that was her brother. If Kaito ever did something like that, I'd have hella mixed feelings.

Maeve: Well, I raised Kaito better than that, I'd also treat him like I did when he was a kid if I ever found out he acted like that.

Naomi: There's something else I wanted to talk to you about.

Maeve: What's up sweetie?

Naomi: How did you know you were ready to be a parent?

Maeve: Well, honestly, I wasn't ready. I love you, but you were a surprise, we didn't plan you out. Truthfully, I was really scared. When you're 19 and got pregnant by a man that you had only been dating for a couple months, everything was so uncertain. What I do know is that I did my best for you and Kaito and I think you guys turned out alright.

Naomi: When did you not feel so scared?

Maeve laughs: I was always scared, but I never showed you or Kaito that I was scared because I had to be the strong one. I don't think being scared ever really goes away, or the worry. I still worry about the both of you. Why you asking sweetie?

Naomi: Well, Leo brought up kids but I wasn't sure I was ready. What if I mess them up? What if they make the same mistakes I did? What if they turn out like me? I was awful to you and Star at one point, what if my child does the same to me?

Maeve: The fact that you are so worried about being a parent tells me that you are going to be a wonderful parent. I had those same thoughts, you turned out pretty great Nay, no matter the mistakes you made. No matter how you treated me and Star once upon a time. You are a wonderful person who cares about other people. You are going to be an absolutely wonderful mother. And in those cases of when you're child is so mad at you that they leave your home and don't speak to you, you love them anyways and you let them make their own mistakes. Some lessons they have to learn on their own.

Naomi feels tears welling up in her eyes: Thanks, mom. I wasn't going to ask so soon or even bring it up, but I think I'm late.

Maeve gasps: Have you taken a test?

Naomi: No, I've been scared too.

Maeve: Well, I'll go get one in town and you can take it here and we'll find out together. I know you're scared but you need to know so you can start treating your body like you're carrying a baby.

Naomi: You don't have to go to town, I brought one with me. I've been too scared to take it alone and I don't want to get Leo's hopes up or let him know that I'm scared. I don't want to let him down, he wants a child so bad.

Maeve: Well let's go take it, okay? I'll be with you every step.

Maeve and Naomi head towards Naomi and Leo's room at the vacation rental. Naomi takes the test and heads back out to the bedroom where Maeve is waiting.

The three minutes go by so slow, Naomi felt like years were going by before she got her answer.

Two bright pink lines showed on the test marking Naomi pregnant.

Naomi: I'm- I'm pregnant.

Maeve: Oh honey, this is great news!

Naomi: I'm so scared mom.

Maeve: It's okay, I'll be here, and Leo will be here.

Naomi: I gotta tell Leo the news.

Maeve: I know you're scared, but like I said. Everyone's scared. It's okay to be scared.

Naomi: Thanks mom.

Naomi left to go find Leo. Kaito let her know that Leo was taking care of Elle and putting her down for a nap upstairs. Naomi walked up the stairs and found Leo.

Leo: She's such a good baby and beautiful too.

Naomi: She sure is. The best baby.

Leo: Our babies will be just as beautiful and good as she is, I'm sure of it.

Naomi: Hopefully...

Leo: You okay my love?

Naomi: Yeah, I'm okay. I have something to tell you...

Leo smirks: You're leaving me for Hiro??

Naomi laughs: No, of course not!

Leo: Well, what's going on?

Naomi slightly smiles: I'm pregnant.

Leo gasps: Really?! You are?! When did you find out?

Naomi: Less than five minutes ago. I had to come tell you as soon as I found out. Oh, also, my mom already knows.

Leo: I don't care, I'm so excited! We're going to have a baby!

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[catgirldirk]

Your middle school throwback playlist is my first-year university throwback playlist, every single song. Very different brand of nostalgia but very effective. I really don't think I'd want to deal with my middle school playlist: Three Days Grace and bad memories. A '03 baby!! I missed the homestuck era by a couple years (I remember the older kids talking about it and I Did Not Understand), but how did you end up getting into it? If I can ask :p

oh im glad the playlist was good for you!! but also u just outed urself as a musical nerd smh :/// the playlist is actually unfinished, i also listened to a lot of emo music (three days grace, pierce the veil, black veil brides, mcr, etc...) because of this girl i liked as well as, like, fallout boy, misterwives, lily allen, a BUNCH of miscellaneous songs, and ofc like anime ops/eds and steven universe songs

as for how i got into homestuck? well, way back in middle school, around when i was 11/12, when hs was, like, in its prime, i heard a whole lot about it and saw it EVERYWHERE because, like, i used wattpad a lot and i was in the hetalia fandom (gross, i know) and ofc there was a lot of overlap with the two fandoms, so i often got messages like oh you should check out homestuck blah blah blah and eventually i was like fiiine okay ill watch it (i thought it was an anime, LMAO). but like i couldnt figure out how it worked, AT. ALL. because like i didnt have a computer so i was on my shitty little kindle fire tryna read it but the format was all wrong and it was hella difficult to read on mobile and i didnt really Get It so i just stopped trying!

cut to around 2017-2018, im 14, im dating a really nice person, you know the works. i dont know why but i was like hey, lets read homestuck! and by this time like homestuck obv had its own website so it was much easier to read on mobile, because i STILL did not have a laptop, but for some reason i STILL did not end up getting into it. i dont talk to my ex anymore but i think they got into it, or at least read it? but to be fair at the time i was going through a really rough time with my parents and foster care, so its not like i really had a whole lot of patience to really read it

now we lead into around august 2018. i am now 15 at this point, and im out of foster care, my life is as stable as its gonna get, im nose deep into fmab, you get the point. so like i start talking to finn @liquidstar (shoutout 2 u) and theyre telling me SO MUCH about homestuck and we played a couple games where they took the signs off the trolls’ sprites and i had to guess who was which, and they explained some aspects of homestuck to me and all of this just.. really piqued my interest! finn told me a whole lot about hs and really if they hadnt done that i likely wouldve never gotten into homestuck. so like i started reading homestuck around that time (i wish i had gotten the date, agh) and the rest is history!

i actually havent even finished homestuck cos, man, im busy as fuck and im a slow reader when it comes to hs but i really wanna try finishing before 4/13 so we’ll see!

[arodrwho]

mmm thoughts. on davenport:

the way (parts of) fandom & fic talk abt him in the space between tsc and the day of story and song is.......gross

like

feels-ableist kinda gross

like

it's never just "he lost literally all his memories & family & life's work/self-perceived purpose & that suck s", it's always like "he became a shell of himself, he lost himself, became a shadow of the man he was, so trapped in his own head," etc. etc. and it's uhhhhhhh uncomfortable

like, for sure, losing basically all ur memories is tantamount to losing fuckin. ur entire sense of self cos [dr who voice] a man is the sum of his memories, & all that, & OBviously that's terrible & unfortunate & not an ideal or fun way to live?

but that's not what so many ppl focus on, they mainly focus on the communication thing, that i've seen, as a way of like, encompassing everything at once?

and losing the ability to communicate for so long when u previously had it can b pretty scary i'm sure

but like

it isn't inherently tragic?

and it def doesn't make him any less of a full person? which like

the words commonly used to describe him & what the voidfish did to him seem an awful lot like they're implying he is? which is bullshit

and in particular that whole, trapped-in-his-head spiel, it feels like that gross fearmongering "trapped in their own world" bullshit allistics like to whine about, which makes it Super Uncomfortable & therefore Double Bullshit

like

for sure davenport got a real tough break there, i'm not disputing that, but like

not for the reasons ppl keep saying

and also just in general, like, davenport's uhhhh pretty clearly coded as Disabled(TM) thru the balance arc and i would argue there's some coding in tsc too, like, i'd need a relisten to map it all out in fine detail but like trust me It's There (the stars thing & his level of devotion to his job & crew all come to mind jus off the top of my head)

and since it's there & so much A Thing it's jus kinda like. y'all. can u not stop & think abt how ur discussing him, w/this context in mind, maybe, perhaps, ? like. think abt what ur saying & how ur saying it & what implications it carries, just, y'know, maybe. possibly. for like, 1 whole second

and probably there's been discussion of this already, god knows i'm 83 million years late to this party & all, just, in like every fic heavily featuring him that i've read so far (and every post too, though i'll admit that's hella fewer), this's been the general attitude and i'm just

ew, y'all

anyway basically in conclusion i can understand calling what h appened to davenport memorywise tragic, but uh. his general existence? as like, a disabled semiverbal person? no

(god, esp. since there's always such contrast drawn between his intelligence Before & supposed tragic lack thereof After, like y'alllllll can u not)

(also i read sth that called him "simple" & "empty" today from others' perspectives with like, that nt tongue-clucking sympathy, and the narrative didn't criticize it and it was overall...uncomfy....)

and just, like, i know i've said in conclusion already but listen there's a lot to complain about here i could prolly go on & maybe will

just like. okay. someone else who lost Huge portions of his life, alright, a comparison

taako. ppl talk abt how the hugeass missing bits of his life are super sad and unfair and etc., yeah? & the focus is generally on the lost connection and the loneliness and possible shifts in self-perception

but (so far) i've not heard anyone talk abt davenport's lost connections, or any shifts in his sense of identity, or how unfulfilled he might have felt without without memory of his life's work, or anything like that

bc instead all the focus is on how v tragic it is that he can usually only say his name, w/out any apparent thought to the implications of this except, like, "oh he must trapped in his head, unable to connect or maybe comprehend anything ever bc so much is gone & he Can't Communicate"

which like

if y'all can think deep wrt taako, why not also davenport

anyway i'm not being as coherent or airtight argumentative as i could rn but in my defense it's 4am rn currently, so imma leave this & go to bed

night y'all

[fishfingersandjellybabies]

Well Damian did redefine what it means to be Robin. Robin used to be just defined as Batman's lighter half. Now Robin is a lot more independent and Damian is making the Robin his own (before it was something to grow out of). You know I'm glad Snyder and Tyrion and Priest aren't writing Damian. Only Tomasi and Seeley get Damian's character and relationships. I'd rather one of my favorites be well written then assassinated. I'm still salty over Percy's characterization of Damian in Teen Titans.

Mmm I don’t know if I completely agree with your assessment. Damian arguably counted as Dick’s ‘lighter half’ when he was his partner, ie - being Damian’s guardian kept him from losing himself in the grief and rage of losing Bruce/the family being shattered. (Damian as Bruce’s partner I’d probably agree with you more, though.)

Not to mention, Tim was awfully independent as Robin himself? I mean. He was the first Robin to have a solo series. Also started his own teenage hero team, etc etc.

(Another) Anonymous said:Hey I'm perfectly fine with Tyrion not writing Damian. Damian's one of my favorite characters and I don't need to see him character assassinated in more titles (like he is in Teen Titans). We all know James writes a horrible Tim (not as bad as Lobdell did but he's still a flat arrogant sue). Cass and Clayface are the only ones I've seen him write really well. Damian can just stick with the writers who like and understand him (someone needs to rescue him from Percy though).

And I mean, yeah I’m glad those dirtbags aren’t writing Damian either, even the small times JT4 wrote Damian it wasn’t very good. Snyder was...okay. I just wish it wasn’t that they weren’t writing him because they disliked him/favoritism of other characters. I wish they weren’t writing him because he didn’t fit the story, not because they were avoiding him for bullshit reasons, if that makes sense. 

Oh yeah, and that made me mad too haha. For all JT4 ~loves and breathes!~ timberly drake, he just writes such a garbage one??? Like he does Timbo such a disservice with his writing, it’s hella gross and I hate that too. 

Seeley as a writer is still growing on me, but honestly if it’s not Tomasi or Gleason involved in Damian’s writing/portrayal, then I’m 400% wary from the start. Gleason and Tomasi are Damian’s REAL DADS and no one can tell me otherwise haha.