#if you see me self inserting no you don’t

[qoldenskies]

Begging for Donnie to break into witch town once he’s fully recovered and smack them with “I was literally fucking 14, what the hell, dude. I was 14. you sent a god to murder a child. What the hell. Who the fuck tells a god to murder a child, who FUCKING does that?”

Sure, murdering kitsune was. Wild. But honestly the council of heads might need to know about the entirely of witch town trying to MURDER a child for a mistake. Donnie literally apologized to all of their faces before they went apeshit on him for daring to be a man of science. He fucked up, he knows he fucked up, he apologized. He said he was sorry, he didn’t mean to fuck it up, and he got rid of the freak that was destroying their town when they couldn’t. He made up for his mistakes and they repay him by having him be murdered by his own family.

I feel like, if you do bring up the witches again, pull a logic on them. Twist their idea of justice on them. Clearly, if Donnie fucking up is grounds for his death, then it’s grounds for all of theirs. Clearly, they all want Donnie dead if they called him a TERRORIST. no one;s innocent.

“If it’s alright to kill a child for a mistake, then it must be fine to kill all of YOU for one, yeah? If one mistake means execution, then all of you are at the stake, and I have the burning torch. Choose your next words wisely.”

Like, come ON. I don’t think anyone even died during his episode, he didn’t even KNOW he would mess it up. It was an ACCIDENT. fucks sake, I want to nuke witchtown. Please let me nuke witchtown. Let Donnie get his ninpo and nuke witchtown, I BEG of you. Or at least beat the shit out of the mayor. Let him find the witch who did this and throw his brothers at them. Donnie needs revenge too. I don’t care if it’s him holding the entire town hostage and explaining the entire sequence of events and venting his insecurities to people who want him dead or him becoming what they claim he is, he NEEDS revenge. Give me the purple turtle doing a bonkers, please.

I love your work btw can you tell /silly

[insert photo of cc!leo with a speech bubble above it]

BGGHDJGHHG JOKES ASIDE i do not think,,, donnie has the kind of anger to do that, he's really more likely to turn any of his anger inward now. im sure if it was his old self or regarding anyone else he would be on a warpath, but as he is now i think he wouldnt be able to think much else other than "i deserved it for what i did" especially because in CL the little thoughts he DID have of witch town were mostly guilty and ashamed, outside of him actually having a conversation with april and reconciling with his anger towards mystic powers. i think him completely ignoring or pretending he forgot about the mistakes he made falls in line with this kind of thinking. if he has a choice they wouldnt know about ANY of the things he finds embarrassing, and i think he might even see the curse as FAIR. not in the way that it hurt his brothers, he's upset about that, but i think he would struggle to see it as the disproportionately horrible punishment that it actually is.

hilariously enough i think a lot of the people there who feel the worst about donnie would think the same way. despite vicious distrust of the whole family at this point i think they would be a LOT more understanding if they explained what the curse did to THEM, because donnie in their eyes is nothing but a criminal and a terrorist and it makes it really easy for them to strip him of his personhood. he escaped from jail pretty much the second he was arrested, in their eyes he might as well be on the loose! he caused so many issues for them, its just so easy to fearmonger

i am still not in support of burning the town to the ground because there's WAY too many innocent people there for that to be justifiable (and a lot of people arent close enough to the situation to KNOW all the specifics) but oooouhhhhh the hatred they all have for them is completely justifiable. if they wanna fuck around they WILL find out

leo is a biased party though i do not recommend you take his perspective as gospel. he represents an extreme that's actually pretty hypocritical, considering it falls into the same line of thinking some of them have with donnie. but i cant really blame him either, this is the most important person in the world to him and deep down he is loyal to a fault.

[waywardangel-wilds]

In MJ to what extent did Katniss think that if hijacked Peeta recovered she didn't deserve him and Peeta should move on from her? "Seeing me for what I am"

Katniss just thinks she’s an awful person who doesn’t deserve any kindness, it isn’t necessarily tied to Peeta. So, in this moment, what she meant was that he sees her for the awful creature she is and is finally treating her the way she deserves (like a raving lunatic bent on murdering her - mind you, she was not doing well mentally). It wasn’t about him recovering, it was about her own self hatred.

If Peeta had actually lost his romantic feelings for her and never went on to develop them at a deeper level, somehow moving on from everything (war trauma, torture trauma, hunger games trauma, etc.) to have a relationship with another person (which in my opinion is a big if for someone in that position), I don’t think she would think about it in the sense of him“seeing her for what she is.” I don’t think she would insert herself in that situation too much. The thing about Katniss and Peeta is that they actually, honest to god, love each other. And love is also about just wanting the other person to be happy. So yeah, she’d be privately upset about not being with him, but it would never be about how she’s awful and he finally found someone better. It would be about Peeta being happy. That’s all Katniss wants for him. She just wants him to be okay. That’s why she dreams about him in the meadow with children. There is an implication that she’d want those to be their children, but it would also make her happy if they weren’t, as long as he gets everything he wants out of life, even if it isn’t with her there. She just loves him.

[throwawayasoiafaccount]

None of these characters are my self-inserts—don’t project.

You need to learn how to present your point without using fallacious reasoning. Right off the bat you attempt to misrepresent my position and derail my argument.

And how much do you like red herrings cause wth is this?: Very interesting to see your essays on how Winterfell and the Red Keep should be reduced to their foundations and returned to the small folk whose backs they were built on?

???

Stop arguing in bad faith. Your appeals to emotion don’t work on me and don’t support your argument.

I think you’re trying to say, “If Lyanna ran off to Essos with Rhaegar and they gave up their titles, then everything would’ve been fine.” I’m here to tell you that’s a simplification if I’ve ever seen one, a ridiculous conclusion to draw, and it speaks volumes about your arrogance. You honestly believe you know what happened and that your version of events is true, when in reality, we readers know nothing. We don’t know why the characters decided to do x or y because we have no POV, no flashbacks—only memories and small snippets that never come close to revealing the full story.

If you want to engage in a meaningful discussion, you need to address the actual points I’ve made. Stick to the text and present coherent arguments based on what we actually know.

I think the way some portions of the fandom treat arranged marriage is very interesting because I have such a differing view on the topic that makes it impossible for me to find a middle ground with a good deal of people.

I understand that some people see arranged marriages in asoiaf as an equivalent to modern marriages, but, in my opinion, that’s a false equivalence.

Truthfully, I believe there’s a genuine double standard and a severely hypocritical attitude about the topic as well. I know for certain that people wouldn’t care if one or both parties of certain cases of arranged marriages “cheat,” and perhaps they would even cheer the characters on, but when it comes to x or y character this suddenly becomes the most grievous of sins. I realize that this is a bit of a blanket statement to make, so I want to clarify that I know the topic is more nuanced than what I’ve made it seem like. However, I believe that at the core of this stance lies a deeply rooted hypocrisy and double standard.

What am I talking about? Well I’m talking about some portions of the fandoms views on Rhaegar and Lyanna’s potential love story. Tbh this seems like the only thing I ever post about nowadays 🤦‍♀️

Anyways, if you specifically take issue with the “cheating” portion of Rhaelya’s relationship, then do you apply the same standards to all the other “cheaters”? No matter what? No matter who? No matter how that marriage was forced upon x or y character?

As for me, I only consider there to have been cheating in an arranged marriage if the characters were in love. Because at that point, the arranged marriage becomes an actual equivalent to a modern marriage.

Nedcat? If they had other partners then I’d call it cheating.

Doran and Mellario? If they had other partners while still together then I’d consider that to be cheating.

Dany and Hizdahr? That’s like the definition of a political marriage so no Dany is not cheating when she’s with Daario.

Cersei and Robert? Nope. Not cheating. I’m glad they both had other partners.

Rhaegar getting with Lyanna while married to Elia? Since I always attempt to be consistent, I’ll have to say I don’t consider that to be cheating :)

I think there are a few genuine grievances to have, and I do understand if you’re uncomfortable with the likely canon pairing, but these headcanons and fanonland shit takes are getting out of control. Y’all gotta stop acting like your personal interpretations of the text are actual canon. Please. Stop. Get some help. The whole ‘you can’t argue with me because somehow my interpretation is superior’ nonsense and the ‘this is the one true truth’ makes any discussion on the topic stale.

I and many other people (i don’t actually know if other people share this grievance with me but i’d bet a penny that at least one person does) are tired of having to constantly repeat that we do not know what went down before and during the rebellion. We do not know what situations the characters of that time period were in, and we do not know why they chose to do what they did.

Just now when I was scrolling on reddit I was reminded that we don’t even know what Robert’s true thoughts were about the murders of Elia and her children. Like bruh look how little we know. So stop it with the ‘this character did this because of this I just know and you must go along with my bs’

That was a word vomit, but yeahhh 👍

[camelots-daffodil]

OH NO my Morgana x Gwen angst fic has turned into a wlw escaping society to live in a little cottage happily ever after in the countryside to be in love story WHAT WILL I DO

[chickenchirps27]

Last night after reading a bit of the Book of Bill i went to sleep.

i had a dream that i had to team up with Bill Cipher to assassinate an angel.

I had to carve out its heart so that Bill would let me go.

I woke up very tired.

[nyxfaei]

Reminder to kill the part of you that cringes. Let people have fun. It’s not harming anyone. Breathe. Get a drink of water. It’ll be alright

[sableeira]

everyone has those authors that you would be so unhinged about if they were introduced in bsd right?

mine are: emily dickinson (it might be too late for her but I’m in denial), franz kafka, and any german author but especially goethe (c’mon asagiri give us the rest of the transcendents) and schiller. I’m not able to describe how unhinged I would be if any of them get introduced

[indigospyder]

You know, sometimes I’ll think “oh I really liked reading as a child but there weren’t any books that really molded my personality.”

And then I’ll look at a self insert character I’ve made and realize it’s literally a fucking reskin of Sydney Carton from A Tale of Two Cities.

[deathsmallcaps]

Ok I’m probably not the best person to say this, but I’ve been seeing a lot of (as of right now) accurate insults on how the CGI approach for the Live Action Little Mermaid movie, but please be mindful that you don’t take things too far, and *especially* don’t start going after Halle Bailey (Ariel’s actress) and to a lesser extent, Ariel the character.

Antiblackness is still an issue in a lot of fandom spaces, and it doesn’t just come out as using nasty slurs or stereotypes. It manifests as drawing Black characters lighter and/or with more white features, it comes out as removing Black partners from ships, and it starts out as plausibly deniable insults that get the door open to microaggressions and outright nasty comments.

I’m not saying that all discussion of the movie should be stalled, or even if it turns out to be an artistic failure, that it doesn’t merit discussion. I’m saying that you shouldn’t extend your vitriol to the characters and actors.

If you really feel the need to insult her, it might be worth a little introspection. Ask yourself, “Do I resent that they changed Ariel, or that they changed Ariel in this way?”. You’re not irredeemable if your personal answer isn’t kind. Just be more careful, try and observe how that sort of world view affects your behavior to others, and then course correct.

A lot of little kids would love to see another Black Princess. A lot of little kids would love to have a Black mermaid as a main character. Hell, a lot of adults would love those too. Black fantasy characters have long been excluded, transformed, killed, merely in the background, relegated to stereotypes, villainized and have hardly ever in the spotlight, especially in major productions.

Don’t make it harder for kids (and adults!) to see themselves on screen. Don’t ruin their wonder. So don’t make unkind comments. Keep it to yourself. Frankly, Halle looks beautiful, and I can’t wait to see the sparkles in her fans’ eyes as she swims across the screen.

[lovebugdotcom]

❤︎︎ Wibble ❤︎︎

☟︎ Doodles and more about them below ☟︎

✿ s/i designated for giving kisses since my other s/i has no mouth 😭. Also couldn’t resist giving her sharp teeth.

✿ copes with being trapped in a digital world by spending a lot of time sleeping and eating. Also pretends to have a cooking/blogging YouTube channel in order to help themself feel more connected to the outside world. (I don’t actually know of the circus has a kitchen in it •_•. I’m assuming it does, but if it doesn’t, she’s requested for C/aine to add one.)

✿ has been known to eat objects for funsies.

✿ passive aggressive with J/ax (unlike Fable). Once chewed a hole through his bedroom door. J/ax has been calling them “termite” ever since.

✿ they’re a bit elusive, often hidden away somewhere napping.

✿ I think it would be funny if Wibble was asleep somewhere throughout the entirety of the pilot episode. P/omni and Wibble had no idea the other existed until they ran into each other in the middle of the night. (Pomni looking for a way to escape and Wibble waking up for a midnight snack)

[vibbybee]

I love causing emotional turmoil :3

[gingerwerk]

Can’t believe I never wrote a bit in the flowers and tattoos au about the squad going out on Veterans Day with the intention of getting every free meal that the city of Boston could offer

In my heart I just Know it would’ve been a very special bonding moment for bill and snaf because they are such shameless cheapskates and would accidentally end up spending the whole day together/competing to see who can get more free shit

[peapodsinspace]

[Image ID: a comment that reads: “it’s crazy how a post will be like “listen u need to get over yourself” and then someone replies like “absolutely! (addition that makes it obvious that they are the exact target demographic of the post and need to get over themself)”” /End ID.]

The stigma of self-inserts is so harmful to the creative process. Relax. Admit it. Everything you make is derivative of yourself, always, no exceptions. You can turn the mirror into tinier and tinier shards or you can make it as big as you want to reflect as much as you want. At the end of the day it's always going to show you inside of it. Pretending otherwise is stupid.

[gwandas]

sashisu isn’t real but itafushikugi is. you agree

[siroldfashionloverboy]

FUCK a fictional significant other,

any of yall got a fictional EX you divorced 4747474646456732 times?

[honey-tongued-devil]

[Arcane preference]reacting to their s/o calling them husband/wife for the first time

I’ve finished the first chapter of the long fic about Universe 7 (Anytime it rains). As soon as my second beta reader gives me the okay, I’ll post it. While I wait, I’ve written the first headcanon (out of three I’m definitely planning to write and post in the next few days) and picked up the drawing of Steb I’d left unfinished. I’m slow, as usual, but English isn’t my first language, and I’m juggling a lot of things at once. Enjoy!

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Jayce:

-This man is planning to put a ring on your finger as soon as possible, okay? -Between the academy, public appearances, and both theoretical and practical studies, there isn’t a single moment when he’s really in the right mindset to bring up the topic -The worst part is that, deep down, he’s terrified of putting pressure on you -That’s why, the first time he hears you refer to him as “my husband” during a gala with noble families, he almost chokes -He has to gather all his strength not to grab the interlocutor by the shoulders and ask if they also heard you say that word -He’ll try to keep his composure, maybe responding to your remark with, “Yes, exactly. Her husband really did say/do/design that.”

Viktor:

-It’s not a thought he’s ever really entertained; it never crossed his mind -Part of it is that science is his priority, and part of it is that marriage doesn’t seem like something meant for people like him, -The first time you call him “your husband”, that thought suddenly becomes real in his head, and he can’t help but lean against a wall and wait for the other person to leave -“So, I’m your husband now, huh? Mmm… I don’t mind, a bit pretentious, though…” he jokes, making you roll your eyes -Now, more than ever, he has no idea what to do. He’ll give you a bronze ring from a machine he’s building -“Until I can get one worthy of you.”

Ekko:

-Yes -That’s it -The end -Okay, seriously. The idea of being certain that something will last forever is probably his greatest wish -The first time you call him your husband, he doesn’t see it coming -“Wait, you’re married?” -“I was talking about you, Ekko.” -The moment you say it, he points to his chest, you see his lip tremble slightly, and his eyes grow shinier -He won’t stop talking about it for a week, and at least once a day, he’ll ask if you still want to marry him, if you’re sure, if you love him -No rings before S2; the promise is made by drawing something for each other on your masks and clothes -After S2, he still can’t afford a ring, but now that life is more stable, he can start thinking about a more traditional gift, like a piece of jewelry

Vander:

-This man is ravenous for any family role you might offer him—fiancé, father, husband. Anything goes -The first time you call him “husband”, he plays it cool but will seize the first opportunity to return the favor by telling a customer you’re married -As soon as he can, he’ll squeeze your hand, even under the counter -The idea of being married and having a complete family is everything he’s ever wanted -He won’t stop calling you “my beautiful wife/husband” from that moment on.

-You said it first; you can’t take it back. Now you have to get married

Silco (old man):

-This man’s only sin is loving too much, but I’ll save that reflection for another post -Having no ties other than his illegitimate daughter doesn’t make him someone who’s particularly keen on formalities -The first time you call him “your husband” is in front of Sevika, and he slowly turns to look at you, while she slowly turns to look at him -“Did I... miss something?” Sevika asks, but he doesn’t reply, still perplexed, before glancing at her and saying, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” -He’s relieved but doesn’t show it. He can’t afford to just yet -As soon as he confirms you were serious, your name will be flamboyantly forgotten—he’ll constantly refer to you as “my wife/husband”

Silco (young):

-The man who survives on love -The first time you call him your husband is in front of Vander, and while Vander bursts out laughing, Silco chokes on his drink -“Are you serious?” He’s so happy that his pale iris are completely swallowed by his dilated pupils -He grabs a pen and draws a ring around your finger -To his credit, he works in a mine, so it’s hard to do better than that, but it becomes the goal that keeps him going -Completely focused on family, the future, and anything that sees the two of you together and happy

Steb:

-The first time you call him your husband is at a dinner among enforcer families, and being mute doesn’t stop him from stealing the spotlight -He whips around, blinking slowly with only his third eyelid in a gesture of confusion -When he’s 100% sure he understood what you said, his eyes widen, the small membranes under his eyes flutter madly, and even the barely visible gills near his jaw gasp for a moment -Someone says, “I didn’t know you were married,” and he immediately nods enthusiastically, not giving you time to take it back -Within 48 hours, he’ll have the ring ready

Jinx:

-The first time you call her “your wife”, she freezes -“What did you just call me?” -She’s used to being a little sister, a big sister, a daughter—she’d never thought she could be a wife. Family ties aren’t chosen, but the idea that someone would want her in their life so much they’d marry her feels incredible -“You want to marry me? Really? Why?” -She bursts into tears, and it’ll take at least 24 hours of cuddling in bed to calm her down -After that, she’ll run to her father to announce that she’s now a married woman

Vi:

-She might not be Silco and/or Vander’s blood daughter, but she’s inherited their deep desire for family -From her family’s tragic fate to Vander’s, she’s always seen family as the ultimate aspiration -When you call her “your wife” for the first time, she doesn’t notice right away, but a full minute later, she whirls around to look at you, as if to ask for confirmation -“Say it again.” -“...You need to buy bread?” -“No, all of it.” -“My wife needs to go buy bread.” -“Again.”

-"My... wife?"

-"Again"

Caitlyn:

-Has she thought about it? Yes -Was she planning to act on it? Not exactly -Caitlyn struggles with emotions and feelings, which is why she hesitates and takes her time -But when you first call her “your wife”, her brain completely shuts off—she just stares at you, unable to hear a single word being said -If you or someone else asks her a question, she’ll snap out of it and respond, -“My wife/husband said everything.” Even if it makes no sense as an answer, making you laugh and leaving the other person baffled

Mel:

-Not a single flicker of surprise—the first time you call her “your wife”, she remains completely composed -“So, I’m your wife?” she asks as soon as you’re in private, approaching you like a feline. You can almost hear the purr in her voice -She’s amused but also intrigued by whatever game you’re playing -The idea of marriage is complicated for her—on one hand, it feels like it would limit her freedom to act, while on the other, unresolved family issues seem to devour her at the mere thought of starting a new cycle -She’ll tell you to go ahead, to get married, but she’ll also ask for time -In the meantime, though, she’ll start using the term “husband/wife” with you—she likes the way it rolls off her tongue

Sevika:

-Between the work she does, the environment she lives in, and all the interesting circumstances of her life, marriage has never been on her radar -Not to mention that in Zaun, it’s not exactly a common practice—people just move in together and build families when they can, without much fuss over formalities or bureaucracy -The first time it happens, she’s playing cards with the other goons, and you casually ask if “your wife is winning” -Her first reaction isn’t even hers—it’s the others’. Dustin, the blond goon with the lazy eye, almost starts crying, embarrassing her -Don’t worry, she’ll make you pay for it at home -She won’t ask to formalize anything, but in true Zaunite fashion, she’ll consider you married, plain and simple