#im thinking about this so much

[kingofpeacows]

This would be the worst for both of their situations.

[tasty-littl-snack]

They are soulmates and no one can’t convince me otherwise.

Whenever I think of the "This is a dessert and most of these cakes are sweet but some have wasabi in it" and Ryan and Shane are the only ones out of the whole group who end up with the spicy ones I am convinced they really have some soulmate stuff going on.

Even if you think about it, the fact that they met and started working together because they happened to sit next to each other is one of these meet cutes that most romcoms start off.

And then you get deeper and learn of the popcorn lore how before they knew each other and still lived in different parts of the country they tried to game the system to gain more popcorn and thought this was some innovative things because nobody else in their group did this. Like imagine going "hey did you know of this hack I used to do" "Yeah I did the exact same thing".

Sometimes fate works in mysterious ways and it's to bring two people together who were "destined to be..." (actual words from an audio commentary of mystery files).

All the hypothetical scenarios they come up with the other is always there... like how they were like "if you weren't doing what you're doing what would you be" and then they were like "theatre" and still meet... I think that's some soulmate stuff as well.

You think "oh Shane wouldn't haunt Ryan if he were to die" and you think "that's because he's a skeptic" but then he's like "when you try to resurrect us don't bring popcorn because it could bring back either me or Ryan". And that's an implication of "We'd both be dead together and our souls intertwined so if you try to bring back one the other will appear" as if their souls are connected and there are many other timelines where they also meet and are important to each other....

Also the whole bit about ghoul boys having a bond that lasts forever that's unbreakable, and how it can't be undone. Them taking an oath... what's that about (all things they said at one point)

All these things happened to them for real I'm not really exaggerating when I bring these up. So yes I also think they are soulmates and meant to be etc etc.

There's so many coincidences that made them meet each other and it all worked out in the end and now they also choose this life (to work together every day and also spend free time together? They have to like each other very much I think.) How they are always looking forward to the tour (spending even more time together than they already do???). I think that's what soulmates are in whatever way you want to interpret it but this is the closest to life partners you'll get.

[universalsatan]

was on the way to pick up my adderall, saw by chance that strange way of life was playing in half an hour at the art theater a block away from my house. impulsively ran back after in my jean jacket by myself like it’s the 80s to grab a ticket, some popcorn and a coke. literally the best thing that couldve happened, that movie was Made for me

[hinamie]

morning glory

[divorcetual]

I am actually so serious I think it really messes with a childs creativity and joy to tell them to never make a mary sue OC. Like that unbridaled form of joy where you make a self insert OC who super cool and everyone loves them and they have every superpower in the world SHOULD be something a kid makes, it nourishes their ability to create things for fun and not be stifled by "oh but what if my character is too overpowered and cringey...". whatever

[1alchemistart]

dont got much to offer for The Holiday but have these sillies!

happy valentines day :D

[collgeruledzebra]

the thing about trying to recommend fiction podcasts to someone who isn't familiar with them is that not only are so so many genres represented but also the level of production can fall anywhere from "basically an audiobook" to "major motion picture minus the pictures"

[inkskinned]

the thing is that they're so fascinated by sex, they love sex, they can't imagine a world without sex - they need sex to sell things, they need sex to be part of their personality, they need sex to prove their power - but they hate sex. they are disgusted by it.

sex is the only thing that holds their attention, and it is also the thing that can never be discussed directly.

you can't tell a child the normal names for parts of their body, that's sexual in nature, because the body isn't a body, it's a vessel of sex. it doesn't matter that it's been proven in studies (over and over) that kids need to know the names of their genitals; that they internalize sexual shame at a very young age and know it's 'dirty' to have a body; that it overwhelmingly protects children for them to have the correct words to communicate with. what matters is that they're sexual organs. what matters is that it freaks them out to think about kids having body parts - which only exist in the context of sex.

it's gross to talk about a period or how to check for cancer in a testicle or breast. that is nasty, illicit. there will be no pain meds for harsh medical procedures, just because they feature a cervix.

but they will put out an ad of you scantily-clad. you will sell their cars for them, because you have abs, a body. you will drip sex. you will ooze it, like a goo. like you were put on this planet to secrete wealth into their open palms.

they will hit you with that same palm. it will be disgusting that you like leather or leashes, but they will put their movie characters in leather and latex. it will be wrong of you to want sexual freedom, but they will mark their success in the number of people they bed.

they will crow that it's inappropriate for children so there will be no lessons on how to properly apply a condom, even to teens. it's teaching them the wrong things. no lessons on the diversity of sexual organ growth, none on how to obtain consent properly, none on how to recognize when you feel unsafe in your body. if you are a teenager, you have probably already been sexualized at some point in your life. you will have seen someone also-your-age who is splashed across a tv screen or a magazine or married to someone three times your age. you will watch people pull their hair into pigtails so they look like you. so that they can be sexy because of youth. one of the most common pornography searches involves newly-18 young women. girls. the words "barely legal," a hiss of glass sand over your skin.

barely legal. there are bills in place that will not allow people to feel safe in their own bodies. there are people working so hard to punish any person for having sex in a way that isn't god-fearing and submissive. heteronormative. the sex has to be at their feet, on your knees, your eyes wet. when was the first time you saw another person crying in pornography and thought - okay but for real. she looks super unhappy. later, when you are unhappy, you will close your eyes and ignore the feeling and act the role you have been taught to keep playing. they will punish the sex workers, remove the places they can practice their trade safely. they will then make casual jokes about how they sexually harass their nanny.

and they love sex but they hate that you're having sex. you need to have their ornamental, perfunctory, dispassionate sex. so you can't kiss your girlfriend in the bible belt because it is gross to have sex with someone of the same gender. so you can't get your tubes tied in new england because you might change your mind. so you can't admit you were sexually assaulted because real men don't get hurt, you should be grateful. you cannot handle your own body, you cannot handle the risks involved, let other people decide that for you. you aren't ready yet.

but they need you to have sex because you need to have kids. at 15, you are old enough to parent. you are not old enough to hear the word fuck too many times on television.

they are horrified by sex and they never stop talking about it, thinking about it, making everything unnecessarily preverted. the saying - a thief thinks everyone steals. they stand up at their podiums and they look out at the crowd and they sign a bill into place that makes sexwork even more unsafe and they stand up and smile and sign a bill that makes gender-affirming care illegal and they get up and they shrug their shoulders and write don't say gay and they get up, and they make the world about sex, but this horrible, plastic vision of it that they have. this wretched, emotionless thing that holds so much weight it's staggering. they put their whole spine behind it and they push and they say it's normal!

this horrible world they live in. disgusted and also obsessed.

[watchingwisteria]

listen there really was just something about how in the book, snow’s 3-page descent from hesitant lover boy to deluded mfer happens entirely in his mind. lucy gray gives him no indication whatsoever that she suspects him, that she’s going to leave or betray him. he’s just sitting quietly in the cabin waiting for her to return when that seed of calculated suspicion, which he has needed to survive the capitol, takes a hold of him and chokes the life out of any goodness left inside him. it really drives home your terror as a reader that “oh my god did he kill her? did she escape? what happened to her? why would he even think that?” in a way that when the movie had to adjust for visualization it lost some of that holy shit this guy has lost it emphasis.

[haunted-xander]

Well, I guess you didn't have much of a choice either

[idolomantises]

Man is it just me or are a lot of TV shows nowadays are written to have big emotional episodes in scenes with very little build up.

[pixlatedvampire]

It’s best to introduce your Hag slowly through the door first to not scare the others

[puppyeared]

Bridge to turnabout doodles

[hinamie]

"I'll show you every day that choosing to live was worth it"

some of my favourite scenes from @hijinks-n-lowjinks' fic things i would miss from the other side . this fic tore my heart out fr but like in a good way and i wanted to pay it homage the only way i know how <3

[fernsnailz]

some good future metal/neo pages i did while waiting at the mechanic yesterday

[ceniwen]

Cyno sq was so cute he is so loved