#ill never be able to forget the interview

[bezzpez]

🗺🐐⭐️ for the motogp ask game

Thank u 4 de questions pookie

As I already answered all the questions I will give my second opinions on them >:)))

!!!!!!!! This post has very long tags b warned!!!!!!

🗺️ fav circuit (og answer Lusail+Philip Island)

I know it's 50/50 as to whether the race gets gapped and is boring but I do adore Aragon <33333 it held my fav 2020 rounds and ofc in 2022 Acosta won the M2 race there <3

🐐 GOAT rider (og answer; objectively Rossi but I think Stoner was a bit mental too)

Don't have a new answer but I want to say Jeremy Burgess [[a mechanic who worked w Wayne Gardner big man Doohan and ofc Rossi]] was a beast !!! I'm biased BC my dad absolutely adores him but I genuinely believe without him Rossi wouldn't have been as successful as he ended up being !

⭐ fav world champion (og answer; Mir)

My top fav riders are Mir n Acosta n they are both WDC's I could say loads about their titles but nothing actually worth reading so I shall talk about Mr F.Bag : F.Bag's title was so wonderful??? Breaking records and being the first non Japanese manufacturer rider to win a title in MotoGP for FIFTEEN (15!!!) Years????? Love to see it!!

Also not to sound like a loser on main but I do like listening to Omen by The Prodigy n think about everything Stoner+Pecco's titles !!

[hauntingblue]

Marineford part 3 - we should all kill ourselves

What does that haki have to do with having people drawn to him???

If sanji were here..... tell em girl

Oh my gooooooood...........

KILL YOURSELF NOW!!!!!!!

GARP WHEN I GET YOU GARP!!!!!! Garp saying there will be many things in life that you won't want to do.... this man is ruined by the marines.... he locked himself in a cage.... stop protecting old man

This fucking page jesus christ.... garp you are going to hell....

HIM JUST ACCEPTING IT HE IS SO DONE!!!! GARP!!!

Whitebeard getting shot again as luffy reaches ace I can't keep doing this....

DON'T MAKE ME SEE THIS WHEN I KNOW WHAT'S COMING YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO MEEE!!!! OH MY GOOOD I HATE THIS!!!!! What a good fucking Chapter (571) I'm killing myself tomorrow

Everybody is so happy why am i tearing up 😭😭 ITS PAGE TWOOOOOOOO

AAAAAAAARRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH I need to take a minute to recompose after every page someone please sedate me

Alright. its fine really

This is fine too. Nothing to see here of notice

Oh my fucking god....................

Can I be honest ace stopped to face akainu because he insulted his father (like he did when he was a child and people insulted roger which btw made him feel like he was insulted too) but then akainu starts talking about how they literally don't deserve a home bc they are pirates and that's insane. Ace was a pirate before he was born. The whole purpose of ace's journey (AND WHITEBEARD'S) has been finding a home and this man just called them both losers and scum for it. And this AFTER whitebeard sacrificed himself for ace which has been making him feel guilty ever since they all showed up. Imagine his state at the moment.

I just will never forget his face here I think. Like after all of this he plays dirty and goes for luffy. Akainu kill yourself now.

Like oh my god

So the two guys with swords can kill ace but sakazuki can't.... alright man sure 👍🏻

I'm sorry you didn't get to save me is insane. Is there anything as undoing as a little brother. Omg.

Oh my fucking God.

What can I even say. Fuck my life

The faces on his hat read left to right make it looks like a happy face becomes sad but LIKE THIS ON THE PANELS IT IS THE OPPOSITE and idk if that's just like western view of it and means fuck all but it means something to me now.

The flashback dialogue being "did you think I was dead" after he hits the ground is so insane like yes but no he isn't. He was right he is never going to die.

In a way turning back to face akainu is ace fighting for his existence. Yes he was a pirate before he was born and he deserves a home and to be loved and happy and at the end of the day that is it and he got it and he died with a smile. He died being loved and loving luffy and that's how I cope. Goodnight forever

The chapter is called voiceless rage.....

OH MY GOD

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TELL MEEEE!!!!! ODAAAAAAAAAA

"YOU'RE NOT HIM" *BOOM SOUND EFFECT* DEAD!! DEMOLISHED!! EXECUTED!!! This is insane... also him saying "when it's [the treasure] found..." DOES THAT MEAN ROGER DIDNT FIND IT??? or am I reaching... like roger was waiting for a man to do that... that man is luffy and he will find the one piece bc roger couldn't for some reason (maybe bc he was sick???) And that's why he says the one piece is real

[boiohboii]

The Spaniard's Wife (Carlos Sainz x wife!reader)

Inspired by @charles-eclair16 's fic

Carlos Sainz had a secret for the past 9 years, but when he forgot to take off the one thing that can reveal everything, everyone has questions

or

in which Carlos let's everyone know that the rumors, in fact, are true

masterlist

N.B: didn't turn out how I wanted but I've been rewriting it multiple times and I think this is the best option, hope you like it...WARNINGS: swear words a lot, not proof read, spelling mistakes and really bad photoshop tbh, if I missed anything please let me know!

Faceclaim: Emeraude Toubia

Liked by Charles_leclerc, danielricciardo, landonorris and 910,583 others

Carlossainz55: my wife and I have been friends for 20 years, we have been lovers for 13 of those years, engaged for 2 and married for 9. I have never been sure of much, but I am sure that I love her with my entire heart, I will always love her. I have known yn since before I could even dream of being an f1 driver, what happened in that one interview was disrespectful and just disgusting. No one has any right to speak any ill word of my wife, you don't know her and you never will, as long as she doesn't want you to. I will do everything for her, for her happiness, her comfort and for her ease of mind.

landonorris: tell yn I miss her!

Carlossainz55: leave her alone

landonorris: I'll tell her that you're rude to me

Carlossainz55: she's my wife!

landonorris: yeah yeah, you never let us forget it

username: yn been here since day 0 apparently, can't fight her now

username: YES!! CHILDHOOD FRIENDS TO LOVERS!

username: I want dts to make a reincarnation of their love story

username: we need a spinoff

username: yes! It'd be so cute

username: I can't imagine 16 year old carlos realising he is in love with his friend

username: she is every man's wet dream

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username: she looks so pretty wtf

username: she's looks like a doll

username: wish i looked like that at 20 years old

username: her dress is phenomenal

username: this screams money

username: 2 different cars for a wedding

username: the third slide, holy shit

username: I wouldn't be surprised if the last 2 pictures are carlos' or her house, like holy fuck

username: both scream rich

username: mum used to say rich people look it and I never gave it much thought until I saw carlos sainz and now his wife

username: did y'all see the picture that one twitter user took? Their outfits looked so fucking good

username: YES! I SAW IT! I could never afford a thread on either outfit!

username: did you guys see her hair! It looks so thick and healthy

username: fr!

username: I want a wedding like that!

username: I want a husband like that!

username: I want a wife like that!

username: I love how he is not in one single picture 💀😂

Liked by danielricciardo, landonorris, Pierregasly and 1,209,316 others

Carlossainz55: 10 years since i was able to call you wife, and I will never get tired of letting everyone know that. I am in love with you, forever and always.

Charles_leclerc: simp

Carlossainz55: I don't know what that means

landonorris: ikr, it's laughable man @.Charles_leclerc

Charles_leclerc: don't pretend like you're not the same with your girl @.landonorris

username: damn charles really coming for everyone's neck today

username: bet charles is the biggest simp of them

username: he really making us feel lonely as hell huh

username: 10 fucking years, Holy shit!

username: no cause if I had yn by my side I too would be in fucking love

username: don't embarrass yourself, everyone knows you're in love without her by your side

username: I didn't ask to be attacked like that wtf

[yumeurl]

i was watching a bojack video(again...) and i think i can finally articulate why i dislike the interpretation that tom is a psychopath, or that he went insane because of the horcruxes

laying down the facts first. JKR mentions that he would be classified as a psychopath in a 2006 interview. then there's a specific quote in the book that addresses the insanity bit:

“Without his Horcruxes, Voldemort will be a mortal man with a maimed and diminished soul. Never forget, though, that while his soul may be damaged beyond repair, his brain and his magical power remain intact. It will take uncommon skill and power to kill a wizard like Voldemort, even without his Horcruxes.” - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 23 (Horcruxes)

while i believe the second part (as it's a basis on how voldemort acts along the series), i wholly disagree with the first. my whole reason is that people tend to see psychopathy not as ASPD or even NPD, they see it as a negative. JKR even shows it with her answer

Well, I believe that almost anyone can redeem themselves… However, in some cases, as we know from reality -- if a psychologist were ever able to get Voldemort in a room, pin him down and take his wand away, I think he would be classified as a psychopath. So there are people, for whom, whatever you're going to callit -- personality disorder or an illness -- for whom redemption is not possible. They're rare.

when people mention the character is a psychopath, it's a catch-all to every negative trait the character has. 'the character is like this because they're a psychopath', and while that's a simple explanation, it inadvertently absolves the character of what they did and their flaws. it's not something that voldemort chose to do anymore, it's something you can attribute to him being a psychopath. it traps him in a bubble: that all he would ever do is evil, because he's evil in the first place. it makes humans so simple rather than complicated individuals

i don't like the idea that the traits stemming from ASPD (lack of remorse, low empathy, manipulative tendencies) are already seen as negative; it's not. having low empathy didn't make tom go into murderous rampage, it was mixed with his environment and the circumstances he has. tom chose this path, and in the end he was too deep into it to surface back up

lit one of the characters that continuously defies this is harry himself. while not as extreme as voldemort, he is still a parallel to him; orphan, raised by people who think he's a freak, is literally so alone that for 11 years he had no friends. he is shown to have darker thoughts from time to time... but these thoughts usually never make it outside of his head or it fizzles out, because unlike voldemort he actually has a good support system during hogwarts

it's important that voldemort has agency to his actions, rather than attribute it to something he was just born with and will inevitably do in the future. it makes his actions weigh greater, it makes harry's continuous effort to make good choices weigh greater. and all in all, it makes voldemort a much more compelling and rounded villain

[moonshynecybin]

re: marc would not be a housewife MAYBE CONTROVERSIAL but idc everyone can have their own interpretations in rpf but ME PERSONALLY i can never get behind like. marc having kids *in the middle of his racing career* specifically. or when he’s older but still capable of fighting for the championship. like no he’s not making a sacrifice like that are you kidding me. insert that tweet mpreg fics forget abortion exists. like kill that thing patrick

FOR REAL ! i’m actually torn on of marc would wanna be pregnant period. like during his racing career absolutely not no fucking way. mabortion. while he’s INJURED? super long pt journey? not racing anyways? MAYBE. one of my most beloved little rosquez melodramas is ill- advised 2020 hookup that compounds everyone’s misery when marc pees on a stick and it’s positive. double whammy of his body not feeling like HIS anymore… all those interviews he gave in 2021 of trying to feel like the old marc…. but even THEN i’m not sure bc it might make his pt take even longer and i think he’d nix it for the sake of time…. he’s very aware that his career is short and could be ended at any moment ! diplopia really solidified that for him from a young age !!!! and then i think he’d just really hate being pregnant lol. like maybe this stems from me projecting cause the entire process seems CRAZY to me but. he likes to be able to DO things he loves being flexible he loves doing dangerous stuff he starts acting like an ANIMAL in a CAGE when he’s not allowed to ride and i think it’s just stone cold a miserable experience for him until he pops that baby out and is immediately obsessed with her. like he would love that baby soooo much i’m VERY sure he’d enjoy being a parent and having a little valemarc crazyass clone but. the havok pregnancy wreaks on your body not so much.

[drapernation]

Have you ever seen Jack smash his racket into an advertising board like today, to the point where he actually injured himself and started bleeding? And yelling “fuck” towards his box? I’ve been a fan of Jack since last fall, and I’ve honestly never seen him this angry or aggressive before. I found today really shocking.

To be honest, I’m less worried about his tennis and more concerned about where he’s at mentally. I’ve seen him break rackets before, but never like this—smashing a board and injuring himself in the process. Is something going on with him?

I read in his interview that he had tonsillitis, and maybe the poor physical condition combined with the frustration of getting broken service game in such a crucial moment pushed him over the edge. I really care about Jack, but since the clay season, I’ve noticed some signs—like yelling “wake up” during the match with Fokina, getting overly emotional after losing the first set in Madrid final, and smashing his racket on the court in Rome.

These moments are starting to make it hard to enjoy watching his matches... I didn’t see this side of him last year or even earlier this year. But since breaking into the top 10, it feels like something’s shifted in him.

What do you think?

He’s always had the racket smash in his locker. He’s said in interviews as a 13/14/15 year old that he’s always been angry on court. Have to say this is the first time I’ve seen him hurt himself in the process but I’m not too concerned. He knows he’s not allowed to smash the grass courts, so it’s the advertising boards, his chair, his own bags - whatever’s closest!

I think today was a big combination. Being ill, feeling ill, not playing his best all week, then playing a bit better but losing it at the last hurdle in a match he, rightly, believed he could win. It being Queens - a tournament he’s said he wants to win from the v early days. Also having played well all year and then not being able to find that level when you want it most must be incredibly frustrating. Plus it was a semi-final!

He’s also always been one to shout at himself on court. Previously when he starts with the c’mons it actually works and he does play better, but more recently he’s done it in the stressful moments over the flat ones and it can result in him pushing too hard on his first serve.

I think he’ll settle down with it in time. He’s got to this top ranking very quickly and it’ll be a lot to process and get used to. It’s a new pressure of being the favourite not the underdog, and shortly having a lot to defend points wise. It’s a big learning curve. But his team will help.

Also don’t forget that most of his team are ex-Murray camp and will be used to way worse in terms of abuse coming from the court during the matches. They won’t mind!

Jack’s a good guy. He knows what’s important. He’ll be alright. This is just one of those periods of change to navigate and learn through. Give him time and patience.

It’s what I’ve always said regarding his physicality. He’s put the work in there in record time. Now that’s solid he can work on other areas too.

[yourheartinyourmouth]

gods i would kill to get this fucking job. actual grown up job two blocks from my house???? in a field that is actually RELEVANT TO MY DEGREE??? DOING RESEARCH???????

but i seriously, seriously doubt they will call me, or that i will even make it to the final interview. i’m so fucking neurodivergent and bad at interviewing, i don’t have any directly relevant experience aside from my degree, and just…..the class barriers to getting a “real” job are so high. how am i supposed to give concrete examples of work i have never done? what am i supposed to say when they ask “so tell me about a project you worked on” and it’s like…..well. i’ve never had the kind of job where employees are treated like adults and not stupid children.

my housemate makes 100k a year, works from home, and is chronically ill (but does not have any kind of accomodation plan in place) so he takes a LOT of sick time. but hey, nbd, he gets unlimited PTO. he is also able to take about five weeks of paid vacation almost every year, and his boss is always chill about all of it.

whereas the job i am about to start, that makes 40k a year, has a system where you are given “points” for calling out, every single time, even if you have accrued sick time. and if you get ten “points” in six months, they just fire you! and it’s like. gee. thanks for treating your employees with contempt.

the position i screened for today was a little bit apologetic about being mostly in person. the job i took has an employee handbook that just absolutely drips with barely-disguised middle class contempt for us, the disgusting and stupid working class yokels who are reading it. i can almost guarandamntee the handbook for people who work in their corporate office is very different.

i’m fucking sick of it. i’m sick of every job i have ever had treating me like i’m a stupid, illiterate subhuman who needs to be constantly micromanaged and watched and surveilled and punished when i step out of line (expect to be treated like an educated, competent adult, be sick more than once a year, demand fair pay, expect not to be treated like a Victorian street urchin) and forget my slavish obeisance to my betters who live upstairs.

i literally had to quit my last job because i just could not fucking take it anymore. husbeast still works there, and next week he’s getting dragged into an HR meeting about “taking too much time off” (read: getting sick constantly bc the whole office comes to work sick and refuses to mask or do anything to prevent the spread, being in the ER a few times, etc) like he’s a naughty child being brought into the principal’s office for truancy, with all the condescension of an adult speaking to a child.

it’s bullshit! i’m tired of jobs acting like this is the fucking Victorian age and i’m the below-stairs help.

[hoshinamylove]

HyunLuka: Ice skating

“Ice skating?” Hyuna spluttered out as she stared at Mizi in disbelief. “In this weather? Are you trying to get hypothermia?”

Mizi just giggled “It’s not that bad! Me, Sua, Ivan, Till and Luka are going tomorrow! You have to come” She flashed a bright smile her way before topping it off with a light chuckle

Ice skating huh? It didn’t seem too bad of an idea. Sure Hyuna has never been before but how hard could it be? Bonus, Luka was going aswell. Hyuna smirked at the idea of Luka falling face flat onto the ice and laughed to herself. 

“Alright I’ll come.”

*

So the day came. Hyuna and Ivan decided to meet up together and make their way to the rink together. Apparently Ivan’s had booked the whole rink for them for about 3 hours so they had a lot to time to spare.

“Look at you throwing your money around like that. Tch, tch, tch. What would your parents think” Hyuna teaser and twirled a strand of her hair. Ivan only scoffed in responses.

“They probably won’t even notice the difference” He replied confidently as he walked over and opened the door for Hyuna to go thought first.

“Rich ass.” She crossed her arms and rolled her eyes before stepping inside with Ivan following behind her. 

Walking in they had already spotted Sua talking to one of the staff members. She was smiling and laughing as the women handed her a pair of skates. Sua was about to turn back around until she spotted Hyuna and Ivan and gave them a little wave before walking over to them.

“Here you guys are! What took you so long? Everyone is already here.” 

She put her arms behind her back and tilted her head to the side waiting for a response.

“I woke up late.” The brunette responds blandly. “I forget we were going ice skating and didn’t set off an alarm.”

Sua only laughed and turned to Ivan who was scratching the back of his neck. “My farther interviewed me on where I was going.” Ivan replied bashfully. He always seemed shy or embarrassed to talk about his parents. It was still unknown to why.

“Well at least you made it! Come on everyone is in the locker rooms. Ill grab you both a pair of skates.” She chirped before running back to the women who was now sitting behind a counter and typing away on a computer.

Hyuna yelled out a thanks before grabbing Ivan’s wrist and dragging him to the locker rooms. Ivan let out a little yelp from being shoved along so suddenly, but followed along nothing less.

Hyuna threw the door open notifying everyone of hers and Ivan’s arrival. All heads turned to them. 

Hyuna tossed her bag onto one of the benches before being pulled into a hug. A flash of pink invaded her vision as she smiled.

“You made it! Took you awhile.” Mizi exclaimed in her usual cheery tone.

“Yeah sorry for the wait. Woke up a little later than planned” she scratched the back of her head as Luka walked up to them as well. 

“Hows Hyunwoo?” Luka asks with a subtle tilt to his head. Hyuna perks up at the name of her brother and grins. 

“He is doing well! He misses you though, you gotta visit some time soon” she added a little wink which caught Luka off guard but he didn’t let it show.

Luka let out a light and airy chuckle and walked back to his locker and started messing with some of the stuff in there.

The door opens again but this time it was less harsh from when Hyuna did. The angle herself, Sua emitted from the door holding three pairs of skates. She did look like she was struggling.

Mizi rushed over and took a few from here while also planting a kiss onto her forehead.

“Skates for Hyuna and Ivan!” Sua called out to them. Hyuna was busy observing Ivan who was peppering kisses onto a very flustered Till.

After receiving their skates. Everyone made their way out of the locker room and into the main area where the rink was placed. There were a few gasped from some people on about how big it was and a mutter from Till talking about how Ivan’s rich ass was able to afford this.

Mizi didn’t waste anytime in gliding onto the ice and dragging Sua along with her. They both wobbled a bit but steadied themself by holding onto the edge of the rink. A few laughs emitted from them and everyone else.

Hyuna was about to go on as well until someone stepped In front of her and kneeled down. She lowered her gaze to see a batch of blonde hair facing downwards. Luka was fixing the mess of laces on her skates.

“You’re gonna trip a fall. Not that I wouldn’t find it amusing but I’d rather not have to spend our day out at the hospital.” Luka laughed. It was a perfect laugh. So delicate. It was like honey being stirred into a warm cup of milk. It was a drug and Hyuna was abdicated.

“Alright pretty boy. Sure you don’t just want an excuse to get on your knees for me” she teases with a wink and stuck her tongue out a bit. Luka didn’t respond and stood up and turned away from her. There was the faintest tint of pink at the peak of his ears and Hyuna smirked, praising herself.

She looked over at the rink again and Sua and Mizi had moved down a bit further and Ivan was ushering Till to get onto the ice but he refused.

Eventually Ivan hauled Till onto there who yelled which alerted all the staff members. Luka had assured them that nothing was wrong before they all resumed back to what they were doing.

Till’s face was flushed red from embarrassment as Ivan laughed and held onto his forearms. Till was clinging onto Ivan for dear life. Even the smallest of movement had him letting out little yelps. 

Hyuna huffed out a laugh before clutching onto Luka’s wrist and jumping onto the ice resulting in her almost toppling over. 

Luka was already laughing as he gracefully stepped on with a little spin to his movements aswell. Hyuna scoffed, that show off.

“Alright pretty boy. We get it you’re good!” She rolled her eyes pretending not to be impressed as she carefully made her way to the edge of the rink to grab onto something. She turned back to face the other male who had a piss taking smirk plastered onto his face. 

“Don’t know how to skate?” He laughed and Hyuna couldn’t help but flush a little.

“I can. I’m just- WOAH!” She screamed out in surprise as Luka hauled her forward. He had one hand on her waist and the other interwined with hers. 

“Ill guide you.” He looked up at her, a reminder that there was a clear height difference between the two. Hyuna presented a small grin as she looked down at the shorter male

Those thoughts quickly left her head as soon as they had came because Luka started moving and gliding side to side with Hyuna who was trying to not trip over her own feet. She tightened her grip on Luka’s hand and shoulder then tried to steady herself.

Looking around the rink. Sua looked like she was teaching Mizi simple movements. Like how to move forwards and backwards. Also how to stop. While Ivan was holding both of Tills hands as he skated backwards. Of course Ivan was good at this stuff. 

Hyuna whipped her head towards Luka after a sudden harsh movement which almost caused them to fall backwards if it weren’t for luka stabilising them.

“Bastard! What was that for huh?” She groaned and lightly hit his chest. Or well that seemed lightly to her. Luka buckled backwards, letting go of Hyuna and clutching onto his chest. She had knocked the air out of him.

She glided her feet forward just a bit to get closer to Luka to inspect him. “Shit sorry. Dewey and Issac keep telling me to stop doing that..” she sulked but lowered her head a bit to get a better look at Luka’s face which was red.

He brushed it off snd straightened himself. “Don’t worry about it. Lets just continue.” He offers her a soft and heart warming smile which Hyuna only grins at before taking his hand.

The two skate around for a bit. Occasionally bumping into the others.

Luka had eventually let go of Hyuna as she was able to move on her own. He was staring at her face and how concentrated it was. However he hadn’t noticed the slightly bump in the ice which caused him to trip backwards only for Hyuna to lunge forward and wrap her arms around Luka’s waist to stop him from toppling over. 

Before Luka could say anything Hyuna spun them around and moved her hands to the small of his back, twisted his shoulders then dipped him.

Hyuna looked down at him with a smirk that spoke everything. Luka was absolutely ruined because of this women.

“I though I was the one leading this session” he coughed trying to cover up how flustered he was but failed quite miserably. Hyuna straightened herself and placed her hand onto Luka’s waist and the other intertwined with his fingers.

“I prefer to be in charge” she gave him another wink and oh god was he far gone

Luka only winked back as he was being led by Hyuna. The movements were a bit less gentle and elegant from when Luka was leading but it was impressive for someone who had just started skating a few minutes ago. Just another reason why Luka was so ruined for her.

[thecoffeelorian]

The Anomaly Series, Chapter 5: The Mothers' Touch (Jod Na Nawood x Reader)

A/N: If you’re looking for this show’s “Justice Ending” where the folks in Wim’s neighborhood mace the eff out of the invading pirate horde, knock them out to death like a scene from Jordan Peele’s “Us”, and then let their respective pet dogs and cats feast upon the remains…I’m afraid that this is not the fanfic you’re looking for.

Rather, this is all about the AU that I’ve unofficially dubbed “The Anomalyverse”, one in which a certain Captain has something a bit closer to a kriffing conscience; another thing a bit further away from a (self-) destructive love of riches; and a whole shipload of connecting the dots/having fun with headcanons in between.

Specifically, headcanons such as a distant link to Qui-Gonn Jinn; a destroyed planet; a dead mother; an absent father; and possibly even an ancestral tie to Tak Rennod, for example...so, if there's anybody left out there who also wants to follow these clues to a drastically different conclusion, I would certainly be glad to have you.

As for anybody wondering just where the heck Jod is during the last few chapters...well, he’ll certainly return in Chapter 6. For now, however, I have to build up everything else in order to reach the good parts...so please, stay tuned if you're able! ;)

Chapter Title: The Mothers' Touch

Genre: Drama/Romance.

Extra Tags: Slow Burn; Obvious Canon Divergence; This Is Just An Experiment; Don't Try This At Home; Into The Anomalyverse.

Word Count: 1,514 words.

AO3: Click Here!

Master List: Click Here!

CW: There will be mentions of trespassing, traveling without documents, a character vomiting, references to violence and child endangerment, a second character losing an arm, and a secondary plotline of interviewing child witnesses to a crime...so from this moment forward, reader discretion is advised.

Special Notes: As I have no clue how to even begin to breach the topic of child abuse...let's just do the safe thing and label this as 'Spoilers up to Episode 4'.

As for the planet of Argann, I deliberately recycled it from an old Bad Batch story series rather than using Lanupa as a location. Ya know...because this is my turn in the creativity sandbox, or whatever. ;D

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@hey-x-jude @papa-poutine @lulalovez @robin-hyperfixates @badbatchposts and anybody else who ISN'T ready to stop asking questions about what little we know of this character.

Midday, At Attin.

It’s almost been one rotation since the landing, and the Intensive Care Ward is the next stop on your list so that you can get a little bit more work done before lunchtime arrives. On this same day, however, no thanks to a somewhat unwelcome push for information from the local press...you’ve got to wade your way through them before you can travel anywhere.

Best. Day. EVER.

Of course, they don’t think twice about pelting you with questions as their blasted flashbulbs go off. What is the current condition of the children, where are they now, did they bring any illnesses in with them. Who was the man traveling with them, where is he now, did he bring in any illegal weapons, was he holding them for ransom. In fact, they get so kriffing loud that it’s almost enough to make you want to bend forward and release what’s left of your breakfast all over their fine leather shoes.

Maybe you should do just that, if only to teach the nerfherders a lesson that they will NEVER forget.

Luckily for you, though—if not also for the shoes—Madam Undersecretary’s helping you duck into a waiting hovercar a few minutes later, thus providing you a moment of peace from those pesky reporters. They’ll just have to listen to the sounds of their own voices for a time, and see if they can guess anything by hearsay alone.

As for you and your boss, it should be a relatively short trip as the worst of the morning traffic cleared up about an hour ago, thus significantly lowering the chances of any traffic jams as well as speeder accidents.

A welcome occurrence, to be sure…especially when you remember exactly who it is you’re off to question.

Nevertheless, even if it’s just for a few minutes, your thoughts also shift back to him and how, if at all, he might be adjusting to this new planet. Is he dealing with a harsh difference of time zones right now, for example? What about weather, or gravity, or for all that you know, staying in a place where not everyone’s so eager to cut his throat? You can only imagine what thoughts he might be wrestling with at this moment, even if it’s just because you can’t read his mind and figure it out for yourself.

You can’t exactly fret too much about this, though, because the next thing you know, the doors of At Attin General are rolling into view and you’ve got to put your Work Face back on. Remember, you’re here to get some definitive answers, not lose yourself in a fit of T-Drama sentimentality.

This is how you find yourself standing in the borders of No-Man’s-Land, the two Queens of this territory having accepted the Undersecretary’s request for a meeting hours ahead of time. Both Maree and Garree rise to meet you with the usual offers fitting local hospitality, some tea from the hospital kitchen, a few sweets, and did you have trouble getting here? As the two official guests in this room, it’s almost a rite of protection, and for this, you’re quick to accept the tea but decline the food.

Business practices, after all, were always meant to be conducted on a somewhat fast track.

As for the Princess of this realm, it’s not long at all before the focus is on her again, as both herself and her life monitor are well within reach, and she won’t be going on any more surprise adventures for a while. Today, K.B. has the look of someone who’s been startled one time too many, the lasting anxiety of whatever took place far away from here evident in her body language, even if you can’t see it in her eyes.

Perhaps it’s just as well, though, because if she’s actually one of four witnesses to a crime rather than a mere runaway ship…somebody has to get her to speak up.

“Hey, kiddo…how are you feeling?”

Fara breaks the ice with a check upon the girl’s welfare, a surefire way to loosen up whatever tension there might have been in this room before your arrival.

“Shaky,” K.B. confesses in a whisper, and wastes no time leaning into Maree for some extra comfort. She’ll definitely get everything she needs as of yesterday, though it’s not yet clear when she’ll be discharged.

“I know. You’re going to be okay, though, we’re all here now.”

“Fern’s not…”

In the meantime, she's glancing over your shoulder like any other worried girl, no doubt hoping to get a glimpse of her bestie. You'd most likely do the same if it were you sitting in that bed, though certainly for a few familiar faces of your own.

“...Is she safe? Is she all right?”

“She's in my office, catching up on some schoolwork—”

“—They tried to take her away!”

The admission goes off like a firecracker in this otherwise quiet chamber, and it doesn't fail in making all four of you jolt at once.

“ 'They'? Who's they?”

“The weirdos who tried to take our ship!”

Weirdos. A childish term, but a plural one at that—and a sign that you might soon be getting somewhere.

“What weirdos, K.B.?”

Your datapad is out and primed a short while afterward as well, all the better to record all of the juicy details that Fern may have forgotten to mention—and, given that this witness already has a talent for recalling things a bit better than most folks her age, you’ve got a feeling that you’re on the edge of a breakthrough.

“I counted six of them at the time—I think they were part of Jodwick's old crew—and then they took Fern as a hostage.”

'Jodwick'...? You didn't expect that as a possible name for your stranger, but you also suppose that almost anything is a possibility for a case like this. Just to keep yourself from getting too distracted, though, you've still got to focus better on your notes.

“I see...that must have been very scary for you.”

There's still a bit of corroboration to pursue here, after all, and for that you've got to start hearing a similar story from K.B. in order to better believe Fern's...or if not, to start sniffing after what really took place.

“It was. All we wanted to do was get some coordinates and then take off, and—and they barged in.”

Maree’s stealing a look with Fara now, something you can’t exactly decipher because it’s so quick that you almost miss it. You’ll just have to ask her about this later, though, because you’re far from being finished here.

“Understandable, understandable...now, where exactly was this?”

“Just above Tak Rennod's vault. I—I think the planet was called Argann.”

A potentially dangerous treasure vault and an unfamiliar planet? Oh, but how this poor girl must have gone through it—

“—And you said that these other...people took Fern hostage?”

“They did.”

“How did she escape them?”

K.B. has to stop and think for a moment, a small pause for everyone else in this room during which the arrival of the tea becomes a welcome distraction—yet when she speaks up again, all four of you are certainly paying attention until the end.

“I think—no, I know—that the shadow of a lady appeared.”

“A shadow?”

“I think so. She was dark, dark all over with no eyes or mouth, none of that. Almost like she was made out of it, or something."

“ ‘Made out of shadows, no facial features’...okay. Keep going.”

“Okay, so then—so the lady put her hands together like she was holding something, or gripping it, I don't know—and then she spins around real fast, brings her hands down, and then—”

All four of you give a collective jump.

“The guy holding Fern loses his arm, he falls to the ground and starts howling, she runs back to us, and the next thing we know—”

You jolt in your seat a second time as there's a small, shrill beeping sound letting itself be heard somewhere in the center of the room. Your first instinct, if not also the only real one, is to go straight to K.B.'s side and make good use of that emergency call button. Her augs could easily be acting up again, after all, and for that reason alone, you're sure that no time should be wasted here.

To everyone's surprise, though? K.B.'s waving you off in seconds, her focus landing on the Undersecretary instead.

“It's not me, I’m fine,” she insists, pointing to something around Fara's wrist. “That’s what’s making all the noise.”

Sure enough, before any one of you can start asking questions or else look just as confused as you feel...the beeping is followed by an automated message, and only then do you find yourself feeling as though you're the one going cold.

“Attention. Attention. Security breach at the holding cells; please send back-up immediately.

I repeat, security breach at the holding cells; please send back-up immediately...”

[ilovemagicbeans]

guys im going to an interview about a volunteer position at my public library and im so nervous. i have exactly 1 hour and 7 minutes as of writing this and i am forgetting everything about myself.

she said that she wants to talk about my interests/skills to know where i would be a good fit but im struggling to remember what i like or what im good at, what am i supposed to say???

is it obvious that ive never done an interview before? because i havent but i really need this to go well so that i can get all my volunteer hours for high school if i want to graduate

like i know more opportunities will arise and all that but this is the best one since i live withing walking distance of the library and its during march break so i would be able to go every day and finish my hours easy peasy

sorry for the rant but im really nervous, ill let yall know how it goes after the interview

[merge-conflict]

✒️ writer interview tag

tagged by @luvwich 😼 and definitely didn't forget about this for almost a week

When did you start writing?

I think I was writing self-insert naruto fanfiction when I was 12 lol. After high school I stopped writing for about ten years, and finally picked it up again in 2020 when I was unemployed.

Are there different themes or genres you enjoy reading than what you write?

I don't think so- I mostly read SFF but everything I read that I like ends up thrown into my writing in some way or another. I've been wanting to expand into maybe not other themes/genres but other forms of writing? Games writing has a lot of interesting things like handling branching paths & worldbuilding/contextual/found note stuff that I think I would enjoy but I'm not quite there yet.

Is there a writer you want to emulate or get compared to often?

No one has ever compared me to writers that I'm aware of and there's no one that I specifically emulate. However after writing a fair amount and then re-reading some of my favored books I can see where I've picked up bits of style. Recently I noticed some stuff from Gillian Flynn and Ann Leckie that I realize I do in my writing as well. I guess for me it's less emulating or channeling a writer than wanting to use one of their tools that I admire, if that makes sense?

Can you tell me a bit about your writing space?

I don't have a writing space per se. When I was really ill I wrote in bed, sometimes I write in my home office. Sometimes I'm standing, sitting, laying down. Most often I have a little lap desk and I'll be in the living room on the couch, either on my laptop or writing on paper.

What's your most effective way to muster up a muse?

Annoyingly if I'm not already plagued by something then resting for a while usually brings on a muse. If I'm healthy and emotionally stable then there's usually something scratching at the back of my head that is inspiring me to write. If not, well- then I'm probably not going to get much done or be able to summon a muse.

Are there any recurring themes in your writing? Do they surprise you?

Oh boy, yeah. Lots of transgender and identity adjacent stuff. Learning to live with what you have and maybe even like it. Being horny at inopportune times. Characters being forced to consider what they want and maybe even ask for it to turn their lives around. How life is so goddamn weird and messy and beautiful. None of it is surprising in general but I do sometimes get blindsided in editing by how yet again I've managed to hit the same theme (but it feels good!)

What is your reason for writing?

If I don't get the words and the stories out of me I get sick.

Is there any specific comment or type of comment you find particularly motivating?

People telling me they want to read more is always really motivating! I also get extremely chuffed if someone says they've had a similar idea to what I had or had read a character the same way- it's like knowing that someone else wants to see the story play out and I need to keep writing it.

How do you want to be thought about by your readers?

I'm just a silly little guy who is also handsome and perfect (and humble).

What do you feel is your greatest strength as a writer?

I work really hard on balance in writing, and I feel like I do a pretty good job with that one a strategic and tactical level. Things like allowing some time to breathe, and then having moments where things are chaos. Or the tone of a chapter- putting a little laughter in grief, or a some sadness in joy to enhance the flavor. :3

How do you feel about your own writing?

I'm so glad I started writing again, and I'm so glad I never gave in to the early desire to delete everything I didn't like. Mostly how I feel is that it's so much fun, and it's satisfying to write, and I feel like I'm learning on the go. I reread my stuff a lot because it's for *me* and I love it even with its flaws. I made that!

When you write, are you influenced by what others might enjoy reading, or do you write purely for yourself, or a mix of both?

I write mostly for myself, although obviously like everyone else I also want everyone else to enjoy it (mostly in the sense that since I like it I think everyone else should too lol). But I realize that's not practical and that's okay too- like I said, I reread my own stuff and enjoy it so while I'm of course always looking for ways to collab or share with others it's really me following my heart.

Not tagging because I'm late to the game and I'm not sure who's already been asked or played. But as always an open tag to anyone who wants to play :3 tag me back so I can read your interview!

[ca-suffit]

How do you rationalize the violence of the characters on this show? Imo, it's easier when it's self defense or when they're just killing to feed, specially the latter since most are just extras and we don't get to know or be attached to those characters. But there are more complicated cases, including physical and psychological abuse and literally everybody has been the abused and the abuser at some point. Not to/with each other, but definitely other people. There is power imbalance in all of the dynamics. Some may forget that since they keep jumping through timelines where things are perfectly okay or they're closer to making amends and making up. And also because the actors are friends and have chemistry on screen (speaking about the whole cast, not any duo in particular). But technically all main characters have abused each other. Nobody is "safe". So, where to draw the line? Psychological abuse? Physical abuse? The severity of the action (like continuously torturing someone who can't respond or match your strength is definitely worse than one punch, for example)? The frequency of the action, like, as long as it happened once it's okay? When a character is still redeemable/forgivable giving the fact they are immortals, so, in theory, they have eternity to better themselves and see if they can make it work? Or should they all be narratively punished (end up alone, suffering, locked up, dead etc)? What are your thoughts? Btw, I'm genuinely asking. I've become obsessed with this show recently and I haven't been able to talk about it with a lot of people, but I have these questions in my mind. Personally, the more I think about it, the less I know, tbh. It's part of why I love the show and I'm asking, btw. I want to see if I reach some conclusion lol. P.S. I understand if you can't/don't want to answer and I'm sorry this got too long. And if you do answer, feel free to make it long as well if you want, even if you want to make comparisons, add interviews etc. I love reading people's takes hehe. Anywa, thanks!

I don't try to rationalize it tbh. I think that's a goal of the show and the original books as well. What are u supposed to do if u have to "endure" each other forever? What still holds meaning if ur all immortal, how do u have relationships, hobbies, not get bored? Especially when everyone is born from trauma and sometimes that trauma was yesterday and sometimes it was 1000 years ago or 5000 years ago from a society u don't understand at all. How do u bring together so many ppl like that and not erupt on each other?

Trauma and mental illness and whatever else is not always pretty. Violent reactions to things are common and, at least in a society where punitive justice is the norm, we get used to putting these things in these boxes. "u did this bad thing so now ur going to jail / hell." The eternal question of the VC books is where do vampires belong, anyway? Where do they go when they die and for what reasons? Anne Rice never gives a v clear answer on this and it's not just bcuz she wasn't a good writer, the point rly is to just ask the questions. We don't have these answers as humans now, we can't confirm or deny if there's an afterlife and whether these things we do matter for a "soul" or not. We create social rules for many reasons but even those are not actually built on the back of "justice" the way ppl are made to think they are.

I don't think these stories are asking u to find a true "good" or "bad" character or characters. I think we're just meant to watch their choices and reflect on them, reflect on our reactions to them. The fandom's desire for Louis to have done something to "deserve" the drop is all about racism and nothing else. They blame Claudia for "manipulating" Louis into killing Lestat bcuz a black girl is never allowed to be a victim either. She's not even a girl to them anyway, adultification of black girls is another angle they use all the time ("she doesn't look 14 to me!"). They'll say look what Louis did to goad Lestat into fighting him more but they'll never say look what Lestat did to hurt Claudia and push her to that point, as someone who was acting as her parent for most of their lives together. That's always "ooc Lestat." What's happening on screen is a rorschach test for us as the audience and as individuals.

Like I wrote, I don't believe in punitive justice, so I don't think long term these stories are going to focus on that much. The trial was a sham to begin with and Lestat was never "rly" dead or meant to be gone forever. They're going to hurt each other and isolate each other in different ways, but if the show wants to focus on any real character growth, it needs to focus on ways the characters can learn to understand each other instead of banishing / killing each other. Relationships take real work like this too. Anne Rice could never write any of this but I'm hoping the show does. Seeing Lestat have awareness of the pain he caused Louis and the reasons he did it fr was a step in the direction I was hoping the show would go. The big question *is* how does a relationship recover from that? For immortals? How will it make others feel too, particularly Armand, if Louis and Lestat get back together? Will Armand reflect on his own abuse too? They all have a lot in common and they all want to be loved. If that's brought out into the open and treated with kindness and understanding, then the desire to maim and kill each other will greatly diminish tbh. Everything these vampires do to each other originates from a place of personal pain, feeling unlovable. "love is a monster" is one of the taglines for a reason.

[jovenshires]

*Disclaimer: I'm brainrotting so hard I'm sorry. Feel free to ignore/don't answer this if you don't want to, I don't mean to dictate the way your AU should be

So... I came up with little lyrics for each song lol. They're very much sad boy era and they don't rhyme sometimes, but I like to think that these songs are just a way for them to let it all out, since they'll probably never share them with anybody.

Best Interviewer Now that the silence engulfs me And I'd kill for a single word Please talk all you want, I'll just listen I'm the best interviewer in the world

Birthday Card It's still sitting in my window Sometimes I can hear it tell me So many stories from the past I know there's no one here But I feel like I'm the one being watched

Quota of Self-Importance Did I make you feel less? Did I treat you poorly?

I guess we'll never know I guess I'll never know I bet you could answer these questions If only I dared to pose them to you

Nostalgia I find myself looking back At all those memories we made They're like little bread crumbs That lead me back to you again

Magnifying Glass 'Cause the Sun is shining bright today It's time to take out the glass And when we're done doing our magic We will burn this to the ground (This last rhyme is a direct reference to the song with the same name)

Compartmentalize I look around my mind, all I see are cabinet files They keep notes on everything I see It is funny though, you would think I'd be able to remember more And to forget what I wish I could

Where Are You Where are you? I ask myself (where are you?) It's a stupid question, too (and i know, i know) I'm well aware of where you are But it only matters where you're not (right here, right here

The President It's like a table with a short leg Uneven, unstable, useless I can find nothing to brace it And so like that it stays

I can't worry about that now 'Cause the clock still keeps ticking I have to take control now There's a new President in office

Bummer I keep on writing regardless Doesn't matter if it sucks What I am supposed to do otherwise? I'm just Ian from Smosh

Hope you enjoyed :D

THIS IS EVERYTHING TO ME i literally. LOVE people writing lyrics for these songs (i cannot write lyrics for Anything which is ironic bc i write poetry), and especially these that you came up with yourself??? incredible, 10/10. once again i am SO honored that you took the time out of your day to write all this and THESE ARE SO GOOD. magnifying glass... NOSTALGIA.... THE PRESIDENT AND BUMMER. im feeling ill. i adore this and you 10/10 tysm <3333

[nipahnan]

realistically , how is it like living in japan ? i am a POC so our experiences would definitely be different .. but are you fluent in the language ? how is everyday life for you ? do you have a job there or remote work overseas in the US ? sorry for all the questions !! i'm hoping to move to japan myself eventually . ♡

Aaah I’m so happy to finally get a question, I’ve been waiting to be able to ramble about myself on here thehe :) This is gonna be a long one, so I’m sorry in advance, but I want to try and be as transparent as possible!♡

I don’t live in Tokyo, yet I have a bunch of friends who live there and who talk about their experiences very openly, so I’ll also talk about things they went through and that they observed. In general people of course need to make sure not to romanticize a country. Japan is a country like any other and a lot of people forget that. I’ve been interested in Japan since I was around 11 years old and I came to Japan knowing about it’s good and bad sides because I did research about it for years. So coming here with very realistic expectations and not thinking I’m gonna live in a fairytale, I’d say it’s great so far! :)

Of course I’ve only been here for 1 year now, but it’s definitely so much better than living in Germany. It just suits my lifestyle and general personal behavior so much better. I never felt connected to people in Germany with the way they behave and so I’m having it way easier here. I definitely aim to obtain permanent residence status one day because I really believe that I want to enjoy my life here. I definitely feel like foreigners who move to Tokyo have it so much easier than people who move somewhere else in Japan, because there’s so much more English writing or people who try and speak English since it’s full of tourists too, so it’s easier to navigate without learning any Japanese. When I first landed in Japan I literally only spoke English and I was kinda shocked since I didn’t expect that at all tbh. I actually know a few people who have lived in Japan for years without learning any Japanese and it kinda baffles me sometimes lol. I definitely recommend coming here with at least some basic Japanese and then trying to gradually learn more, that’s how I did it and it’s been working very well. Im not fluent at all yet, but im able to have conversations and I’m learning every day and that’s what counts :)

I also know a lot of people who realized how fake Tokyo can be and decide to move away from it quickly because of them getting mental problems or their mental problems worsening, considering how awful mental help in Japan is. They’re feeling very lonely, overworked, and even get bullied. It definitely depends on the workplace of course. But as long as you make sure to make genuine friendships and realize that Japanese people can be extremely blunt and that their behavior is overall quite different, you’ll have no problem with them. There’s a lot of rules and there’s no way you’re always able to remember them, so I wouldn’t worry too much about it. Definitely try and act according to how they act and you will be welcomed with open arms I’d say :)

I currently don’t have a job because I got hit with a very hard illness right after 3 months of living here which resulted in me almost dying that I’m still recovering from. So I didn’t have time to work with how many times I was in the hospital, yet I’m having an interview soon and I’ll hopefully be able to start work in the next month if everything works out :)

I have a spouse visa after finally marrying my partner that I’ve been with for 4 years, so that made immigrating here way easier for me of course and I definitely realize that I was very lucky to get here that way. I only had to wait 15 minutes and immediately had my visa, meanwhile a lot of people say how long they had to wait because they had a different visa and of course because the Tokyo immigration is so much fuller than the one in Nagoya.

Everyday life is very chill, it’s very quiet so as a person who is very easily irritated and overwhelmed by loud noises it’s so much better for my mental health. yet again I don’t live in Tokyo and in a very tiny town (13.11 km² big lmao) so I have to drive to Nagoya for some of the „fun“ parts.

Now for some of the VERY annoying parts.

Stares. People stare at you ALL the time. Even tho I’m white, they love staring at me like I’m some alien because I have blonde hair and stick out like a sore thumb here in my city where there’s such a tiny amount of foreigners(basically 0 lol) I’ve noticed that people usually say that old people are kind of rude to them and how nice young people are, yet for me it’s the complete opposite at times. Old people, especially old women, love randomly talking to me and are generally very nice to me. There’s this older lady who works at my local family mart and she is sooo nice to me, always giving me compliments and everything, she is so cute♡ Meanwhile young people love staring and making fun of me because they often think I don’t understand them. I get comments like „she looks cute but she’s kinda fat.“ „do you think she even understands Japanese?“ and they giggle all the time. Sometimes they also take pictures of me in the train and it feels very rude. As someone who never stood out in her hometown and always trying her best to not get any attention, it definitely hurts to suddenly hear comments like that and basically feeling like a zoo animal at times. Yet I knew this would happen so I was prepared for it and I know I just shouldn’t care about comments like that. Now idk how bad it is in Tokyo but I can imagine it’s not as awful since it’s way more diverse? Yet you still hear stories about how this also happens very often to POC and sometimes even white foreigners who just happen to have a different type of style. So it’s definitely something to keep in mind.

Also about the topic of getting called fat. Japanese people LOVE to call you fat in your face. As soon as you’re over 50kg no matter your height they will probably consider you fat. One time I had to state my weight at the hospital for a scan and the lady literally yelled „…kg???“ and then proceeded to giggle to her male coworker. Considering that coming from the hospital staff, it was definitely shocking. Especially since I was literally about to die that day? I was so shocked and felt so bad considering I gained 10kg during that time only due to steroid medication which I literally had no control over. So I’d definitely say it’s another thing to be prepared for.

Their clothing style is also pretty different from the west, you’ll see a lot of long skirts and blouses or sweaters. Tight fitting clothes or clothes showing of a lot of skin aren’t as common here and it definitely makes you stick out. One time I was wearing a tank top under a jacket and didn’t close the jacket all the way while going to get takeout and some school boys sitting at the table loudly made a comment about how giant my boobs are and didn’t stop staring and it made me insanely uncomfortable to which I immediately just closed my jacket. Most uncomfortable encounter I’ve ever had and made me stop wearing shirts that show cleavage lol.

Also there’s of course a lot of sexual harassment here, especially in Tokyo. There’s literally guys just staring at 🌽 that you can see in the reflection of the train window (I even saw that in person one time, absolutely insane) or just straight up jerkin off. They literally have posters at my train stations telling women to pay attention to their skirts because there could be someone taking pictures of your panties. So if you intend to wear short skirts you always have to wear shorts under it if you don’t want some pervert to take a panty shot of you. At this point they even have hidden cameras in their shoes which is just insane to me…

Overall, don’t believe most things those tiktok or YouTube videos from tourists tell you. They often times don’t have any knowledge about Japan or how it is to live here, often give misinformation or are just straight up romanticizing this country to the max. All my friends and me even absolutely hate these travel vloggers at this point because of how much bs they’re saying :,)

To sum it up: if you have enough knowledge about the country and the people, prepare yourself as much as possible and realize that it’s very different from what you’re probably used to, and most of all, that it’s just another country that you’ll be living in, you’ll definitely love it here! :)

I definitely could tell even more because I had so many crazy encounters already and so many cool places to talk about, but I think I’ve been talking long enough now :D

Hope my ramble was a bit helpful for you（╹◡╹）♡

[princevontwix]

what i wanted to put was too long for tags so I'm just gonna vent here

i really feel this. my parents have been encouraging me to get my masters, when I'm almost done with my bachelors. and the major i have isn't offered anymore so idk what would happen. I've also chickened out on going to the career center to get started on literally anything. i haven't taken any internships at all, done any mock interviews, and have no concrete idea on the career i want with my major.

im gravely worried that once i graduate i wont be able to do the job well, esp since I've repeatedly dumped out whatever I've learned from previous classes, which i HATE. as such, I'm nervous that when something I'm expected to have known about comes up during a crucial moment(s) at my job, ill be left smooth-brained, feel utterly incompetent, or worse.

if i do try and get a masters degree, i feel like id be delaying the inevitable. I'm also just not completely confident in being able to manage my own life by myself. it doesn't help that i haven't truly made friends in uni, just people I'm familiar with for one semester and that's it. Middle and high school were easier to get friends bc i was in the same "class of" as everyone else. but in uni, you're sharing classes with people of different years so you don't really get a chance to be familiar with them. i feel like that's also my fault though; I've been forgetful of people's names unless i see them on a regular basis outside of just classes (only two professors i can say arent the case). and those classmates who give me their numbers for future contact, i just never do. i feel overwhelmed by work and by then, id have fast forgotten anything about them to make conversation of.

im scared that ill be incompetent in my future career, that i might only have a few select irl friends at best or only my online friends (which there's no guarantee that ill ever meet any of them in person and strengthen that bond. AND that this last year in uni will be my last retreat to my shell before it completely shatters and I'm thrusted into the real world. there's also this internal pressure on me for being the first in my family to graduate uni (my older siblings have graduated high school).

My older siblings have been living at home for years, which, nothing wrong with that. but i don't want to end up living that same lifestyle. I want to prove to my family that their efforts weren't for naught. but at the same time, i feel like i don't know what to do when the future comes and ill have no insurance for whatever happens. I'm already dreading the days when my parents pass away and what might happen with my siblings when it does. the absolute last thing i want is to end up homeless and with nothing to show for myself.

Earth, our home, is dying to corporate greed and we're massacring each other, hate in our veins. And if i cant make a dent in any of that, then what was the point? what were my efforts for?

And yet...i want to be selfish and create for myself (no matter how cringe it is) and spend time with my online friends. I want to stay in my comfort zone of being in my dorm for the week and home at the weekends. i want to have those long summers where i don't have to worry to much about what to do and just enjoy myself.

How can I ever possibly balance my practical life with my personal life? My work and social lives?

Perhaps i've never truly grown up, and the unforgiving march of time is a reminder that i need to do something with my life and grow the fuck up. Perhaps it doesn't matter what i do as link rot will snuff out my creations and my second death will follow my first death fairly quickly.

Or maybe i really am just overthinking everything. Maybe 10 years or more from the future, I'll come back to this post and laugh at my naivety and how much i was overthinking. If such a possibility exists, maybe it's narcissistic for me to want this, but i would greatly welcome my future self hugging me, telling me that everything turned out well. that I'm living a life my family and friends would be proud of.

that despite the mountainous amount of work my job requires, i managed to make time to tend to my own projects completely unrelated to my profession. maybe in that possible future, my fanstory Rejuvenation has finally been completed, and i have the improved skills to bring my vision out for my art and fanfics (cringe, i know). perhaps in that future, i don't feel any of the loneliness i feel right now.

i just want some assurance that everything will turn out well. right now, my last year in uni is my temporary shelter against all these worries. but once i graduate? it's the point of no return.

I'm deathly afraid of the future and what might not be. i may bide my time and play games, draw, or just chat with friends. but the clock will keep ticking and if i don't play catch-up, I'm as good as dead. i just hope that I'm still eligible to reach Heaven by then.

but for now, i have some schoolwork shit i need to do. procrastination is a poison, one that might cost me everything.

“I don’t know what my goals are, no. Thanks for asking.”

[avatar-legends-confessionblog]

Let's not pretend you can't be critical of information to the point of redundancy. Believe or not you should be able to figure out for yourself when to raise flags during a discussion or else you risk hindering or even detracting from the conversation. For example you're not gonna raise flags about vaccines in a class about health and illness. You'd risk looking purposefully ignorant. For that same reason choosing to raise flags about what a writer candidly said years ago and given the way the information has made its rounds in the fandom since then your ask was unnecessary. Not only have you managed to stay out of the loop for this long you also compared what the statement to zks fabricating fake interviews, spreading misinformation about events that never happened in the show, and lying about a list of so many other things relating to the atla. Needles to say the jump gave me pause and that's all I have to say about this topic. Have a good day.

This isn't raising red flags on a topic while in a class to learn about said topic. This is raising red flags in a market known for false advertising. You cannot look me in the eye and tell me this fandom doesn't have a severe problem with the phrase "the writer's said-"

Trying to make me feel bad about not having dived into what a random writer said about a random ship I sometimes forget exists isn't actually contributing to your argument. 1. That's incredibly niche information, actually, and the fact that you think this is something that most people know is more an indicator of how long you've been in this specific subject. Most fans of atla know very little of what any of the show writers have said, much less the comic writers. 2. Let's say that IS something most people learn pretty quickly, that doesn't matter. To someone who doesn't know (for example, someone new to the fandom) someone saying "the comic writer said maiko gets back together after three years" and the next guy saying "one of the show writers said sukka is going to break up in the future" are the exact same levels of believability. 3. Trying to shame people about not knowing some random shit a comic writer said in the fandom of a kids show is weird in general tbqh.

The point still stands. Any statement in this fandom that starts with "the writer's said-" shouldn't be believed unless sourced. That is the only point I have been making. You can either care enough to look for the source yourself, or discard the information as 'this could or could not be true, doesn't matter, I'm not doing anything with it'.

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