#imagine interacting with a living being who is genuinely happy to see you

[fangsandfeels]

Neil be like "you can't lose a pet and just be sad about it, this is NOT how it works, allow me to demonstrate-"

very amused that the voice direction for astarion’s reactions to scratch’s death just say “pretending not to be sad and failing” and neil newborn was like, “so he’s full-on sobbing through all of these, gotcha”

[tojisun]

a cute idea just popped in my head!! imagine other bikers give simon an upside down peace sign (meaning ride safe/keep both wheelson the fround hehe) when his s/o with him. and she just waves her hand to others <3 they're the cutest couple 🥹

i definitely need a biker boyfriend in my life, yeah... that was all and now im going!! have a great day/night bestie <33 ☀️🌙

IM SORRY FOR JUST REPLYING TO THIS RN BUT AHHHH OH MY GOD THAT IS SO ADORABLE IM GONNA CHOKE!! thank u sm for sharing this omg ^3^

this ones short n told from outsider’s pov teehee <33

biker!simon mlist / star divider by @/plutism

ajax’s head turns when he hears the short honk from logan, the other whirling past the speeding sedan to trail beside ajax’s bike. he watches as logan brings his hand up, two fingers jutted out, and makes a pointing motion somewhere in front.

ajax follows logan’s signal, sitting up on his bike to see past the hoods of the cars, before catching sight of the infamous ‘ghost rider’ – a funny name given that the bike doesn’t remotely look like the harley that was used in the film, but one that stuck anyways. it was dubbed by a fan after seeing ghost in his first ever rally and ghost, with his sleek black skull mask and extra flare, took upon the name with pride.

but that’s not what logan was pointing at, ajax’s sure, because perched behind ghost’s bulk is a smaller figure, one whom ajax remembers hearing about – ghost’s darling girl. the man’s other half even when they’re polars of each other; sun and moon, or however else the two are described.

ajax isn’t really sure who started the rumour that the two are opposites because last time they all met, simon and his girl were equally… grossly in love.

finishing each other’s sentences, actions matching up even when they’re not looking at each other, defending each other’s honours type of grossly in love.

simon pulling his girl’s chair towards him because – and ajax thanks the otherman’s tact – it would have been too much if he just plucked her from her seat and plopped her on his lap type of grossly in love.

but ajax understands why – you’re simply such a beautiful person.

ajax’s not a shy guy – he’s sure shyness naturally gets replaced the moment one begins trusting themselves with their lives as they take on a bike – but there he had been, stuttering when talking to you. you had asked him how he knew of ghost and ajax swears it was like he almost forgot anything about himself. even how to ride a bike.

but you were so genuine with your interest in getting to know him that he felt so relaxed being around you; stutters getting replaced by the sureness in his voice, previous embarrassment getting trampled and replaced with comfort. ajax left that night feeling like he’s just been adopted as your older brother, lack of blood relations be damned.

logan’s light honking snaps ajax from his thoughts again and he turns to his friend, sending him a nod, before the two are revving their bikes to catch up to ghost rider.

when the two are close, logan splits from ajax until they’re flanking ghost on either side. it’s ajax who presses his horn button to catch ghost’s attention.

it’s laughably endearing how both you and ghost whirl your heads to turn to ajax, and while ajax can’t see ghost’s expression he’s blessed to see the way your glare melts away the moment you make eye contact with him.

one of your arm untangles from ghost’s waist to offer ajax an excitable wave. ajax raises his hand and points two fingers to the ground – ride safe! – hoping that you understand what it means, let alone know that it means anything.

ajax��s eyes flit towards ghost’s head and even though the other man is all visored up, ajax sees him nod back before returning the gesture.

logan honks on the other side of the pair and ajax watches as the interaction was mimicked. you give logan a happy wave as well and logan, the bastard, replies with a flying kiss.

ajax laughs when ghost flips logan off.

OH HOW ADORABLE THIS CONCEPT IS IM ACTUALLY SCREAMING AND KICKING MY FEET!! hope u liked this <33

adding more characters in this fun lore teehee >:)

[davidtennantgenderenvy]

Addressing The Tinhatters: A Statement in Solidarity With @dtmsrpfcringe And Others

I've been active in this fandom for a little over a year, and in my time here I've kept my slate pretty clean. I try not to involve myself in drama and discourse, and when I see something I don't agree with online, most of the time I keep it to myself. I've been aware of the blogs I refer to in this post basically from the onset, but I've stayed quiet, partially to not come across as disrespecting others' opinions and preferences and partially to protect my peace and my own life as a creator. But what started as mostly harmless, if a bit unhinged and delusional, behavior, has turned on some fronts into unimaginable cruelty the likes of which I never imagined this fandom to be capable of. As someone who it seems people in this fandom have come to respect, I think it would be unfair and selfish for me to stay neutral any longer.

Fanfiction has been a genuinely transformative force in my life. It has helped me discover so much about my own relationships to love and desire, and I would never want to tell anyone that it is wrong for any ship to be that source of inspiration for them, including RPF. Nor do I think, as I've said, that it's inherently wrong to have speculative thoughts about David and Michael's sexualities. As someone who has been lucky enough to interact with David several times now, and probably will again, I choose not to do so myself in a public forum out of respect, but curiosity doesn't have to be invasive, and David and Michael being in loving partnerships with women certainly doesn't mean they can't be attracted to other genders too. There's nothing wrong with liking the idea of a relationship between David Tennant and Michael Sheen, or even, really, with believing they might have feelings for each other. If that's all you're doing, this post isn't about you. What I absolutely cannot excuse is the proliferation of hypocritical, nonsensical, and nasty rumors about the women in their lives.

Nothing Georgia Tennant or Anna Lundberg seems to do is ever good enough. Every expression of positivity is curated and phony, anything that could be perceived as negative vile and mean. I see these women attacked on a daily basis as partners, as mothers, as actresses. Georgia is simultaneously presenting a false ideal of a perfect, happy family for her own gains, while somehow at the same time being too irresponsible and incompetent to be a proper parent. Anna, a still young and up and coming actress herself, is expected to perform the ideal of an affectionate partner on social media, is perceived as unsupportive of Michael when she doesn't, when in reality she may simply be trying to make a name for herself in the industry without people solely associating her with the man she loves. Both of these women share in David and Michael's advocacy for marginalized communities, sometimes in different, more or less obvious ways. David and Michael are always brave and sincere, while Anna and Georgia's actions are always self serving and performative, though no evidence is ever given to indicate that the things they post or charities they support are any sort of cover or deflection. Nor are there ever any reasons given for their perceived lack of onscreen talent, other than that they're "boring" or don't have as many jobs as their husbands- never mind that both of them are in an extremely competitive industry and get perfectly respectable amounts of work, especially for mothers of young children. Worst of all, I've seen them accused of things as awful as child abuse and rape, all for the crime of simply being married to the wrong men. It's all so horribly gendered too, David and Michael often referred to as the "men" while Georgia and Anna are reduced to negative stereotypes of nagging, shallow gold diggers. As a fandom populated with so many queer people, many of whom, myself included, have found freedom from gender roles with Michael and David's characters' help, I thought we knew better.

I've been lucky enough to meet both David and Georgia now, and have witnessed firsthand the easy, joyful affection they have for each other when no one of consequence is watching, the way they giddily hold hands on the street and make each other laugh while tenderly looking into each other's eyes even and especially after sixteen years together. Georgia when I met her was incredibly kind, down to earth, and approachable, and my partner, who's met her several times more than I have, gushes about her constantly- how funny, authentic, and intelligent she is, and of course, how much she and David love each other, how they look out for each other and adore each other's flaws and quirks. David of course still gushes about Georgia every chance he gets in speeches and interviews, her strength and brilliance as well as her beauty, and Georgia, while maybe not always as effusive, shows her love for David in plenty of ways, the beautiful candid photos she takes of him, for instance. There's such a soft, painterly tenderness and fondness in them, for the man, not just the dazzling star everyone else gets to see. Her David, gentle, devoted, goofy, aging, melancholy, imperfectly perfect David. Where would we be without Georgia giving us these little glimpses of him? I suspect the same people who deride Georgia's social media presence as try-hard, cringeworthy, artificial, would feel a bit differently if one day they stopped coming.

I can't speak as clearly on behalf of Anna and Michael, but the accounts I've gotten of her and Michael's relationship from eyewitnesses have presented it as no less loving than David and Georgia's, albeit in slightly different ways. Even then, why should I have to? She doesn't owe me anything. I doubt anyone who's made the posts accusing Anna and Georgia of being nasty baby trappers has ever had children. There's no such thing as a perfect mother, and even one child is a massive task. It's normal to not be a shining ray of affection all the time, and Georgia I know more than makes up for it with her fierce love and support for her children in all of their endeavors. Georgia is also a diagnosed neurodivergent woman, and so many of the remarks I see directed at her are clearly discriminatory and often directed at women with her diagnoses. Everyone coos over how charming David is when he shows signs of being AuDHD, but the second his wife does too, she's careless and cold. And don't even get me started on when photos of Michael and David looking anything less than beatifically happy get interpreted as them being miserable due to their wives treating them so poorly. THEY'RE HUMAN BEINGS!!! NEUTRAL FACIAL EXPRESSIONS EXIST!!! WOULD YOU BE A SPARKLING RAY OF SUNSHINE IF YOUR DISNEYLAND RIDE GOT STUCK!!!

I say all this now not even because I think I have any hope of stopping the people in question, but because one of the main fighters on the front of the opposition, @dtmsrpfcringe, has been both a wonderful online friend to me and dealt with even worse abuse than that which gets hurled at Anna and Georgia on the daily. When my blog was briefly overrun by TERFs in light of the Tennant/Badenoch/Sunak drama, Tori was the first person to stand up for me, and as she recieves more vitriol in one day than I've ever experienced in my entire life online, I think I've taken far too long to do the same for her. This woman has dealt with doxing threats, attacks on her character, and most horrific of all, wishes of death upon her and her baby. No one would blame her for stopping, but she has remained steadfast in her mission to call bs where she sees it, and she shouldn't have to do it alone. Tori, I think you are so brave, and I am proud to stand in solidarity with you against the misinformation, meanness, and misogyny that threaten to corrupt this fandom we call home.

Even after all we've been through over the past couple of months, I still believe the Good Omens fandom and David and Michael's individual fandoms to be places of kindness, empathy, and inclusivity. Which is why such cruel behavior (because there's no other word for it) is utterly disappointing and baffling to me. You should be utterly ashamed of yourselves. You're the exact kinds of people David and Michael speak out against on a weekly basis, and I guarantee that if you engage in the kinds of behavior I've highlighted here, they would be disgusted with you. Or maybe they'd simply pity you, because your lives are so empty that you've decided the only way to fill them is to sacrifice the reputations and peace of innocent women on the altar of a relationship that in all likelihood takes place solely in your own heads.

And if you read all this and find you still ship David and Michael, which even I do sometimes, well, there's always polyamory.

I'm sleepy! good night and kindly fuck off! - Lauren

[eldritch-spouse]

Not the same anon from the last Patches ask but I can imagine this scenario:

When Patches was alive a woman who sold flowers fancied him, and he fancied her. She was gentle and lady-like and was around to greet him and ask how his day was. Being scared of women that he was, elected to run away from her or only said enough for less than a few sentences. She takes it as a sign that he's not interested when he's anything but. Next time he sees her there's a ring on her finger. She tells him her parents set up an arranged marriage because she was taking too long to find herself a husband. She says her fiancé is nice but he just wasn't her main choice (aka Patches/Fabio). Next time he sees his infatuation, she's on a date with a well to do man, both look as happy as can be. That was something that chewed him up when he was Fabio: knowing he could've had her. Fast forward to modern day. And he sees her, a carbon copy of his past infatuation. Not just in looks but in personality too, heck she's even selling flowers for a living, just like she did. The way she greets him and asks him about his day is like a warm blanket on his cold undead skin.

That's a good one, really.

I've always liked the interpretation of Patches just being awful with women as a living man. He had a pasty, almost sickly appearance and hardly interacted with others when he became an adult. Sure, maybe he had talent, but no one would elect to show him off at social gatherings, purely because he kept putting everyone off without meaning to and wanting to leave immediately when he sensed people were starting to look at him like a freak. Fábio could have become someone bitter and relentless because of this constant rejection, but the fetishes he developed from constant belittling by beautiful women sort of cut off the development (or at least manifestation) of more outwardly aggressive behaviors. He would act out so as to be caught and punished, mostly.

Indeed, someone who showed genuine, non-degrading interest in him during that time period would be heavily avoided at first. Because Fábio just doesn't know what to do with himself, he feels awkward and wrong. He wonders why you aren't kicking him or calling him gross when he stares at you for too long, wonders why you let him touch your hair. It's weird. But the infatuation is inevitable, yes. Shame Fábio is a little coward who did nothing to keep this woman in his life while he still breathed.

He's tried to get over this as an undead, to reflect on his own nature and try to rationalize that there's more to women than just pleasurable abuse, that they're people just like him and it's not as if all of them will see him as a parasite. Internalizing this is harder than it sounds for the dullahan. The nature of his new job has also brought out a tad more assertiveness in certain settings, which is probably what gives him the motivation to insist when he finds you. The woman he believes to he a reincarnation of his flowered beloved.

Problem is, this is the wrong type of motivation. He's insisting too much and too quickly, afraid that he's not being assertive enough and that he'll find you with a ring around your finger once again. He won't make the same mistake! But Patches will make many others, much worse ones.

[pulisicsgirl]

omg YES YES YES!!!

can we talk about mason who’s sooooo hopelessly in love with you, but you’re from completely different worlds & you just think he’s a player so you don’t believe him when he tries to woo you, and him genuinely being upset bc he wants to convince you that he’s not trying to play a game but you’re just in total denial about it!!

you always pull through when i need it 🤭🥰

ooh i loveeee this!!!!! maybe your best friend’s brother is one of his United teammates, so you’re not really involved in the football world, but you happen to cross paths on a night out with a big group!!!! everyone is having a great time, drinking, dancing, but the two of you somehow spend the entire night in a booth in a corner just talking and Mason feels like he’s falling oh so hopelessly and oh so fast it’s making his head spin

but having met and interacted with plenty of footballers through your best friend’s brother, you know they don’t exactly have a reputation for being committed and loyal, so when he asks at the end of the night when he’ll see you again, you just sort of brush him off by saying something like “you’re cute, but I’m not really looking for a fling right now” because you swore to yourself that you’d never date a footballer. and it catches Mason so off-guard that before he can come up with anything to say in return, you’d waved bye to him, spun on your heel and left, linked arm-in-arm with your bestie

but Mason can’t get you out of his head and he keeps asking after you at training over the following days, and when he realizes that you share an apartment with your bestie, he shows up on your doorstep because he’s been there with her brother before. he brings you the prettiest bouquet he can find, telling you that he can’t get you out of his head and he’s not looking for a fling either, but he really wants to get to know you better. you’re so dumbfounded by this gorgeous man, standing on your doorstep with pleading eyes as he nearly begs you to give him a chance, and you’re still resistant to the whole idea

but you give in just slightly, giving him your number and he spends the following week trying to prove to you that he’s serious about you, texting you each morning to wish you a good day, checking in to see how you are

and of course eventually you’d have to give in, after seeing how sweet and perfect he’s been. i can just imagine him jumping around his living room, doing a lil happy dance when you finally agree to go on a first date with him 🤭🤭

[reachexceedinggrasp]

I have a feeling you might relate to this or you might have even related this on your blog already, but I was just thinking of that Ghoul quotation water water everywhere and not a drop to drink

I think probably my favourite, maybe ever, quiet point of characterisation in a sort of villainous or Beast love interest is his or her having a poet's soul... whether that is conscious or unconscious romantic meditation. It's like Kylo musing to Rey when he says 'You have that look in your eyes. From the forest. When you called me a monster' I love that sort of wistful observation, especially because it evokes such potent imagery ('when we fought together in the forest and then you marked yourself on my face'). Or more literally something like Ghoul citing a line of literature, even when none around except for Lucy would know what he's referencing, it's for his own arrestment and amusement, this is how he sees/interacts with the world

I guess in that way, it reveals something new about their perspective on the world, even when they're somebody seemingly cut off from it - monstrous, othered, repellent, ugly - when they're able to articulate a certain beauty which other characters may not remark upon. It's sort of covetous in that sense, but I think it also sort of helps explain what might interest them about a Beauty, after all, there's something they long for and value (spiritual, aesthetic, existential beauty).

I thought you might be able to relate 🥰

Oh, totally. And with Cooper and Ben, specifically, which is a parallel I hadn't actually noticed until you've just pointed it out, we're being shown their sensitivity as characters. Not in the sense of being considerate, but that they're aware and alert to beauty and meaning in the world despite currently occupying a narrative role which might make us think they're simply destructive or nihilistic figures. And despite the cynicism they're both ostensibly espousing.

Cooper quotes or alludes to literature practically constantly relative to how little he speaks, always knowing people almost certainly won't understand him, and that's especially fascinating because he didn't make those kinds of references in the flashbacks. We could take this in a whole direction about how he created the Ghoul as a character to shield himself from the things he had to do to survive and is living within a meta-narrative deconstructing the reactionary anti-hero who overtook the white hat sheriff he used to play in his movies. The anti-hero he never wanted to be. He makes allusions because his life has become a story he's telling himself to stay sane. He's his own wry Dickensian narrator making asides to an imagined audience about dramatic irony and social commentary.

And an important part of his presentation to others before the war was painting himself as not sophisticated. Just a cowboy and then just a guy who plays a cowboy in the movies. He wants nothing to do with politics either in an interpersonal or broader sense, and disclaims any pretensions to being savvy despite being in a theoretically powerful position as a rich, well-connected major film star. I think he was genuinely naive, but I also think he often played dumb to avoid social conflict. He was complacent and his image helped him remain complacent. Obviously he was very willing to be confrontational when he saw wrong or injustice right in front of him (he goes after Bud Askins directly to his face about marines getting killed by shitty equipment, he challenges Moldaver when she calls him out), but pre-bombs he mostly uses his empathic perceptiveness and charisma to keep everyone around him happy.

In the wasteland we often see him doing the opposite and deliberately riling people up in order to gather information and assess or eliminate them as threats, but he's also only gotten better at disarming people when he wants to. As a handsome charming film star he pretended not to know anything, as a scary intimidating monster he pretends he knows everything.

What I'm wondering about as far as all this goes is whether Cooper always had a secret nerdy side and read all the classics as a teenager or perhaps while waiting between shots when he was working as a stuntman, or whether he wanted to fit in when he started to make it in Hollywood so tried to become cultured before realising that wasn't what anyone wanted from him. Or if he just spent 200 years alone and read anything he could find as a way to cling to his humanity. We know he was at least a bit intellectually curious before the war, because of his reading and retaining some article about studies on torture.

But YES, him quoting poetry and being so interested and insightful about Lucy, specifically is a huge part of how he's framed as a romantic figure. And he's already by far the most romantic figure in the show. If it were solely about his tragedy, you'd think they would emphasise the contrast between his pre-fallen and post-fallen state by stripping him of his heroic trappings, but they don't. He's actually more romantic post-'curse'.

It also gets me because he's an extremely smart, socially adept person who doesn't let others see him for who he really is both consciously and unconsciously on multiple levels and that layers of identity shit is my crack. He was a profoundly honest man who thought he was simple, but actually he was a glorious maze of contradiction and complexity waiting to happen who has now come into his own as a master manipulator.

[kings-highway]

trick or treat !

Aaaaa! Welcome my first knocker

We’ve never interacted so I don’t know anything about you or what you like BUT I do see you have the aromantic flag in your PFP so I’m going to throw my Aro-Kuroo headcanons at you, slightly in ficlet form because I did outline a one-shot based on this idea

Kuroo absolutely went through the “i feel equal attraction to both genders so i MUST be bisexual” phase for like, all of his teenage years, he probably wouldn’t figure it out until he was like 20-21. 

He LOVES romance, and had definitely accidentally burned a lot of bridges with girls/guys throughout his highschool years because I definitely imagine he couldn’t not understand why being in a relationship made him so unhappy, and he ended up being a little mean to his partners. Like he loved the idea of showering someone in gifts and compliments and going on dates and ride-or-dying a soulmate, but every time he started a relationship he experienced a kind of romance-repulsion (definitely is not a romance-favourable ace, can’t stand being in romantic situations) and ended up ghosting them, cutting them off, and ultimately they all broke up with him. 

He, for no reason, convinces himself he’s in love with Yaku because he KNOWS yaku doesn’t like him back and this is Safe (third year, 17-18 years old?)

Kenma absolutely knows he’s not in love with Yaku and questions this constantly. Kuroo uses it to do normal teenage gossip but it makes him really uncomfortable and he changes the topic quickly, so it basically turns into: Kuroo: “I think I’m in love with Yaku.” Kenma: “So, you want to marry him or something?” Kuroo: “WHAT no, ugh, what? I guess? I mean, I wouldn’t be in love with him if I didn’t want to marry him. So yeah. What about it? Whatever.” Kenma: “Well that’s a normal response.”

He constantly fantasizes about falling in love with someone, and definitely has a lot of angst about coming to terms with the aromanticism. I imagine he started to feel this after meeting Karasuno / Daichi, where maybe Daichi was genuinely flirting with him, and Kenma pointed it out and Kuroo immediately panicked and realized he didn’t want Daichi to flirt with him because that would mean Kuroo would end up burning that bridge like he did his earlier girl/boyfriends. Like he’d LOVE to be able to pursue this potentially genuine connection and person that actually likes who he is but he just knows, deep down, that it’s not what he wants. Makes him VERY angst his last few months of high school. Is somehow still jealous when Daichi starts a relationship with someone else. Is also jealous when Yaku starts a relationship with someone else. 

Kenma comes out as gay and Kuroo PANICS thinking Kenma is in love with him

Kuroo lives in fear of Kenma being in love with him

Despite the fact that Kenma might be in love with him, he also understands Kuroo’s identity 100% and supports it. And, to be honest, he kind of likes getting to be Kuroo’s top priority without having to engage in all the romantic stuff (he’s not aromantic, he just doesn’t like obligation or fancy dates)

They settled into a very comfortable QPR, though they never really have a conversation about it, Kuroo is just happy to be in a comfortable, consistent long-term relationship (non-romantically) and Kenma really does love Kuroo (in all the ways that actually matter) but does not feel the need to get married or do anything like that to prove it.)

I also think Kuroo might be asexual in this as well but I just straight up forgot to think about it

ANYWAY happy Halloween!!! I hope you enjoy aro-Kuroo as much as I do <3

[transmasczeroone]

On coming out as trans:

I live in a very middle-class, Christian, conservative area, so I was bracing myself for the worst when I decided to come out publically to my co-workers and customers. (I work in a restaurant/bar that attracts a particular demographic: Imagine middle-aged ladies coming to brunch, older men coming for a pint after work, families bringing their children and dogs, most of them white, wealthy, and cishet. For context, I'm also 5 ft 4, and pre-everything, with a gender neutral name that leans towards the girly side, at least in my country.)

The first co-worker I came out to was a low-level supervisor, a gay cis guy in his 20s. He was a bit confused at first, had to ask a lot of questions to understand exactly what was changing, but ever since then he has been unconditionally supportive. He volunteered to tell the other managers that I'm trans, so I didn't need to go through the stress of that conversation multiple times.

The rest of the managers/supervisors (all cishet) at some point or another said that I can go to them if customers or other staff bother me (which hasn't happened at all), and all get my pronouns right most of the time, and are quick to correct themselves when they don't. They even go out of their way to use affirming language - one of my co-workers realised one day that that were no women on shift at the time, turned to me and said something about it being a boys' club and included me in that category. They celebrate my small wins, and the big ones, everything from "nice haircut!" to "ohmygod you're going on testosterone soon?? I'm so happy for you!!"

One of the managers - a cishet woman in her 50s, and the one I expected to have the worst reaction - asked a lot of questions to better understand me and offered to introduce me to her friend, who is also a trans man. This is a big deal to me, because I don't know any other trans men in my area. According to my co-workers, she's better at getting my pronouns right than almost anyone else.

Another cishet guy I work with is in his 60s had to ask what my he/him badge meant when he first saw it, and now he always makes a point of getting my pronouns right, especially in front of other people who she/her me based on my appearance or who need a reminder.

The male customers I serve on the bar tend to ask what the badge means (although some prefer to stare at it in confusion and not comment at all). My usual response is, "It's to remind people that I'm not a girl, since a lot of people think I am," which omits a huge chunk of the truth, but isn't a lie. I've never had a bad response, though.

When I explain, they often say, "Wow, I never would have guessed you were a man" (ouch, dysphoria) and apologise genuinely and quite profusely for calling me "she" or "sweetheart" or whatever earlier in the interaction. They're eager to assure me that they meant no disrespect. Some even notice the badge and apologise without having to ask what it means. Nobody contradicts me, nobody is sarcastic or thinks I'm joking, and nobody has ever said anything transphobic to me or asked invasive questions. Some get confused and sort of gloss over my explanation, but nobody has been hateful. Sometimes they seem to accept me as a cis guy, other times they're clearly aware that I'm trans, but it doesn't affect their response either way.

The worst thing I've encountered is customers who see the he/him badge, blatantly ignore it, and then misgender me throughout the interaction. Not ideal, of course, but far better than what I was expecting.

This entire experience has reminded me of a time I read in a comment somewhere that transphobes are a very vocal minority, that transphobia feels like it's ramping up recently because transphobes know they're losing the war and are screaming in a desperate attempt to be taken seriously. They're scared that all their fearmongering and hatred is, in fact, getting them nowhere. Maybe there's some truth to that.

As I said before, I live in a conservative, middle-class area, and there are no queer bars, bookshops, etc. for miles and miles, but there are at least 3 churches within a 15 minute walk of my house. And in the 5 months I've been out publically, the worst transphobia I've faced from a co-worker or stranger is just them not using my pronouns until corrected.

I'm not saying don't be careful when you come out. I'm not saying that things always go well. Sometimes they go awfully, and I've had my own bad experiences.

What I am saying is that my faith in cis people has been restored to quite an astonishing degree, that sometimes people can surprise you in wonderful ways, that there are people out there willing to accept and respect us, and sometimes you find them where you least expect them.

[earl-grey-teacake]

omg hello! your brain is truly so big for this idea… george coaching logan lives rent free in my mind at all times and their minimal interactions bring me life fr 🥺🥺 now.. very important question.. WHO adopted logan first? alex as his current teammate or george as his long-time mentor? i also have this insane image in my mind of george making a powerpoint titled “7 step plan on how to win oscar’s heart / why he’s definitely in love with you don’t be stupid / we need to talk about your (lack) or self esteem” . yea there are three topics but alex has sighed deeply and provided snacks to keep them going. and also the idea of carlando adopting oscar?? it’s a very strange dynamic bc lando is so excitable he’s def not a parent figure and oscar and carlos are still squinting suspiciously at each others for sure. maybe the three of them are using their combined 8 brain cells to come up with a game plan for wooing logan? and they’re just sitting their arguing over flower symbolism and lando and carlos genuinely almost break up over how worked up they both get. i know this ask got out of control but bestie.. your mind is so large and i am obsessedddd w this idea

Hello! Thank you so much! Very happy to hear that the ideas my brain makes up in the middle of the night are appreciated!🥰

To answer your question, Alex adopted Logan first. I see George keeping his distance, close but still professional. Alex, as both an eldest sibling and having gone through 2021, is very sympathetic to Logan. He sees the spiraling, he understands being alone as your parents are dealing with their own issues, and he knows what it feels like to be left behind while the friends you joined F1 with go on ahead. When Logan stops answering his texts and James brings up his worries, Alex is at Logan’s door telling him to pack up and come over to his place. George starts off in a “I’m here to help but mainly because Alex wants to do this and I love Alex” and quickly becomes “i am onboard with helping you, here is a list of therapists I have complied, please pick one.”

George is absolutely making PowerPoints. It starts off with “No one on the grid or your team hates you + with proof from the group chat” to “Your lack of self-esteem is alarming and we are all a bit worried” before becoming “Oscar is in love with you + photographic evidence.” George’s love language is PowerPoints. When he was getting Alex that Williams seat, I imagined him cornering people with a laptop in hand and a PowerPoint titled “Alex Albon’s Achievements: Why he is a perfect fit for Williams”. Alex is ordering take out and providing commentary on the slides, and questioning where certain photos came from.

I see Carlando adopting Oscar not in a parental way, but more in a “I have more life experience so let me tell you why ghosting your friend and crush is a bad idea”. They absolutely brainstorm ways to woo Logan but they keep failing because Logan thinks Oscar is doing this to apologize for not talking to him for a month/forgetting his birthday and Oscar is slowly going insane because nothing works and in every interaction Logan looks sadder and sadder. Carlos and Lando are definitely getting worked up because it was never this hard when they got together .

Your idea with the flower language is genius, can I write that in the fic? I am thinking of a scene like

“No, Lando we cannot put yellow roses in the arrangement. They mean decrease of love, that’s an awful flower to include.”

“How about orange lilies? There aren’t exactly a ton of papaya or orange flowers to choose from.”

“No! Orange lilies mean hatred. We should be starting simple like pink roses and baby breaths.”

“Those options are basic. They don’t have personality to them. It looks like Oscar just went to a supermarket and picked it up. How is anyone supposed to feel special receiving a standard supermarket bouquet?”

“I wouldn’t know Lando. You never got me flowers before so I don’t know how I would feel receiving a supermarket bouquet?”

This ask was super fun to answer! Thank you so much for sending it❤️ I am also obsessed with it and am drafting outlines to write it. Please feel free to send more asks. I really love answering them.

[if-lost-please-return-to-maliksi]

ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES - PT.1

Disclaimer: I do not own Maliksi, or Makisig (the Tamawo bros). Full Credit goes to HC - @ask-emilz-de-philz. Please check out their blog for amazing art and the wonderful world of Planet Puto.. All involved characters are adults. This might or might not be a self insert, please don't come for me.

PT.2 (ANGST Version) here.

PT.2 (FLUFF Version) here.

Makisig has an eerily human-like demeanor despite being a Tamawo, he talks and sometimes act with a sense of concern and empathy that you can definitely mistake him for a human if not for his golden hands and tongue, and the undeniable strength and looming presence he usually hides behind his gentle smile.

Maliksi on the otherhand, despite being shorter, and looking a lot younger than Makisig is much prone to showing his inhuman side. His usual expression is a glare, looking down in disgust to those binibinis following him and his Kuya around.

Unlike his kuya Makisig, Maliksi does not have any considerable grasp of how humans process emotions, he barely has grasp on how to process his own. He definitely lives up to his name with how fast his mood changes. A smile tugging on his lips, and a glimpse of genuine happiness only happens whenever he's around his Kuya, however, there is one emotion that comes easy for him- rage.

Rage that he carried inside him for decades

Rage that consumed him, the night he found his brother, lifeless from the hands of the humans he loved and protected.

Rage that kept burning on his soul... because how dare this puny creatures of flesh have the audacity to lay their filthy hands on his only family.

Maliksi's resentment towards humans grow deeper whenever he sees his Kuya interact with the binibinis because how can someone who undergone such pain and violence be so gentle and caring? His brother makes it look easy- smiling at them, comforting them, making them fall inlove.

Why can't he do the same?

Why can't he forgive them?

The first time Maliksi saw you in the woods, you tried using a fallen branch of Santol tree to try fight him off but immediately chucked it to the ground and squealed when a salagubang fell into your hand. It took all of his self control not to pick up the insect and throw it at you since his Kuya Makisig is watching.

You spent time with the two brothers at the Lost City, along with some other binibinis. The two only has 2 simple rules - no roaming around unsupervised by any of them, and no talking to other tamawos.

It is not a secret that the two are very different from the other tamawos- well, atleast Makisig is, and Maliksi is willing to do anything to keep his brother happy, even setting aside his distaste for humans and following his brother's virtues, keeping it as his own. Under their care, you and the other binibinis have the free will to decide for your fate.

Every single thing is discussed by Makisig, making sure all of you knew what you were getting yourselves into. Those who changed their minds about staying are allowed to return to their old lives, with their memory of the brothers and Biringan City erased.

You were sure to fall inlove with Makisig- he is the older brother, the sensible one, he is sweet and caring, yet you found yourself being drawn to his younger brother, Maliksi.

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"Tsk. Why do you want to stroll today of all the days?" Maliksi rolled his eyes as he walks with you. The Lost City of Biringan is truly magnificent-  a bustling metropolis that has everything, from towering skyscrapers to the sleekest automobiles. Its inhabitants enjoy a level of convenience and luxury unlike anything we can imagine, with technology that far surpasses anything currently available in our own world.

Maliksi is still quietly mumbling to himself while you are just so absorbed with everything you were seeing that you didn't noticed how you were now following a complete stranger who took a turn into a sketchy alley- the establishments started getting fewer until you reached a dead end, the stranger you have mistakenly followed is now nowhere in sight.

Meanwhile, Maliksi just noticed that he has lost you. "Oh shit, Y/n got out of my sight. Kuya will be mad, mad if I don't return with her in one piece." he said in gritted teeth as he started looking for you.

When Maliksi found you, you were a snotty, sobbing mess, hugging your own knees for comfort like a lost toddler. He was angry at your stupidity, getting lost in such a foreign city with possible dangers, yet he can't deny how...cute your current state is. He pulled you to stand on your feet before wiping your tears with the sleeves of his shirt since he doesn't carry around a handkerchief like his Kuya.

"Come on, stop crying. I found you." He grinned, trying not to laugh at how much you're crying, not wanting you to feel bad further.

That's it. You were a lost cause. You have found yourself slowly falling inlove with the wrong brother- the one who would absolutely not understand your feelings, you are definitely stupid on that part.

Maliksi is not nice at all, he is oftentimes rude and whenever you ask questions, he answers sarcastically. He is often caught in some serious banter with the other ladies, only calming down once his brother steps in. You also took note of how childish he is- eating only sweets and playing video games whenever his brother is too busy tending to the ladies' needs, yet you seem to also notice how he deeply loves his brother and how he looks up to him and genuinely supports his beliefs and moral values.

Days have passed and you found yourself stealing him glances, making his favorite kutsinta, in pretense that it's actually for Makisig, yet putting it somewhere Maliksi would see first so he'll get to eat and enjoy it. Whenever Makisig spends time with you like he does with the other binibinis, you end up telling him that you'd like to play videogames so he'll end up also spending time with Maliksi, wanting to secretly see his smiles.

You never told anyone about your feelings, nor do you plan to because you knew that it is one sided. You were content with secretly making Maliksi happy without anything in return- that is enough.

The thing is, Maliksi actually noticed those small favors you were doing for him. He was definitely annoyed at first- he's a tamawo, what would he possibly gain from a human like you, afterall, humans are all the same in his eyes- just creatures driven by flesh and lust who will trample anything for their own desires...yet when he realized how you were letting him spend more time with his Kuya Makisig, he couldn't deny that it made him happy.

He doesn't understand your reasoning or thoughts at all. Why would you be doing him favors when you're not asking for anything. In his eyes, you are one weird, yet fascinating human.

He started gradually showing hints of appreciation- gleefuly eating the kutsinta you made where you can see him, looking forward to Makisig spending time with you because he knows that you'll choose an activity that will let him hangout with his brother, and although he wouldn't say it out loud, he's thankful for what you do.

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"I wish to return home." You softly said in front of the two brothers. Makisig was surprised, his mouth opening to say something but he briefly closes it before agreeing, no questions asked, even though he is quite disappointed since he's seen how his brother has been happier and less angry with you around.

Maliksi on the otherhand is now frowning. "Why? What's wrong with staying here?! I thought you like it here..." He sounded like a child close to throwing a tantrum- just like how he is when you first arrived and all he knows is his annoyance with humans.

"Well...I-"

"Just don't go expecting us to help you when you get lured back by other tamawos in the future!" He huffed before walking away, slamming the door behind him.

You bitterly smiled at his reaction, knowing that he won't understand it even if you explain it to him. This is the least you can do for yourself. You're still young...once you return home, you won't remember him, not his golden eyes, not the cute mole on his cheeks you always dream of kissing, not his adorable smile whenever he eats sweets...and maybe, just maybe you'll find someone who can understand your feeling back at home. Maybe you'll fall inlove again, with someone who can be yours in this lifetime...That's all you could hope for.

(May part 2, kalma mga beshie.) Art by: @ask-emilz-de-philz, that's their OC, Maliksi the Tamawo. Please support them <3

[mrs-monaghan]

Shaz, i am so happy right now and you have no idea how much! Not just because we were finally able to see Jk on Live after such a long time but because of how genuinely happy he looked! I haven’t seen him this happy and radiant in a while! I remember watching his Lives around February and March and thinking he was going through something! All the drunken Lives, falling asleep on Live, getting visibly emotional on Live, asking Army to always he happy, Shaz Jk was NOT ok! And I understand that he was probably also having a hard time adjusting to all the changes and he was probably missing the group all together but in hindsight, what was most difficult for him was probably being away from Jimin for so long! I don’t think many people have actually taken the time to sit and think about just how glued to eo those two used to be! This was probably the first time since debut that he had to be apart from Jimin for so long!

We all know Jimin is a workaholic and that man will literally spend days on end to perfect his craft if he has to! He told us he worked on his album for 10 months and while working on his album, he mostly stayed with his producers! Now imagine Jk who for years, has been so used to being around Jimin almost all the time, spending his nights with him and basically just having him around whenever he needed or wanted him! Imagine him having to adjust to not spending the night with Jimin or drinking with Jimin when he wants to and just being in Jimin’s presence! This is something he had been used to for more than 10 YEARS.

Say what you want, call me delulu but Jk missed Jimin like CRAZY! You know how i can tell? Compare this Live today with all his previous Lives since February and tell me you don’t see a HUGE difference! Jk is glowing, he looks happy, he looks healthy, he looks well rested and most importantly, he looks well FED (if you know what i mean)😏😉. Being with someone you love really does something to you!

Now for all those people running around like headless chickens claiming Jk and JM broke up or hate eo and don’t interact in real life, do u see how stupid y’all look? Jk spent a better part of this break hanging out with Tae and his friends but he always looked so sad and lonely and kinda miserable (no offense to Tae and his friends) but there are certain things that not just anybody can give u! Jk certainly loves his friend Tae and enjoys hanging out with and spending time with him but even all that couldn’t take away that sadness he felt when Jimin wasn’t available! There are certain things only Jimin can give him you know😏. The company is different, the hugs are different, the cuddles are different, the quality time is different! It’s just different and NO ONE can fill the void but Jimin!

Anyways, i’ll stop ranting now! I just felt very emotional after watching Jk’s live and seeing how happy and healthy he looked! Man, love really does things some people might never understand.❤️

Damn anon

Wow. This.. All of this. Anon summarised perfectly.

[11queensupreme11]

I have an idea of ​​what Percy and Loki's relationship might be/start 💚💀💚

just imagine that Loki is, even in his mythology, considered a cruel and unreliable God, he is certainly not very loved by the other gods, people fear or despise him for his humor and cruel pranks (Thor and Odin don't count)

nothing Interesting has happened for a long time and so he is the first to meet Poseidon's newly created daughter, she is a beautiful, adorable and CHAOTIC little girl

naturally he wants to build a non-consensual friendship with her to enjoy and watch all the confusion and chaos she accidentally causes just by breathing

but during this friendship he falls in love, how could he not when he has an adorable little girl looking at him with such admiration? little Percy laughs at his pranks, she is interested and enjoys hearing about his stories and adventures when was the last time someone looked at him with so much affection?When was the last time someone was so genuinely happy to see him?

We know he is loved by his uncle (Odin) and cousin/brother (Thor) but they are so stoic and serious that I doubt Loki feels fully included in the family dynamic

So when he finds someone he loves as intensely and genuinely as Percy does he can't help but feel drawn like a moth hovering around a flame, a delicate flame that can be snuffed out at any moment, whether by the mortality of aging or by some another threat

he wants to protect her, he wants to keep that fragile butterfly safe trapped between his fingers to protect her tie her to him to prevent her fragile heart from being hurt by the world to prevent her from loving another, avoid her looking away from him

gods love intensely obsessively, he is only worried since she is so naive manipulation, so delicate so weak, any careless touch can stain her tanned skin with purple and black bruises, any touch can tear those small, colorful wings with ease

gods don't love like humans they don't know how to differentiate love and obsession when you live so long the lines of what is good and evil get blurred feeling alone the desire to protect imprison the loved one is normal

The love of the gods tends to end in horrible tragedies sadness, Percy is just a beauty who doesn't know how the world works the horrible things the gods do in the name of love he's just protecting her all he wants in return is her love all he wants in return is her love her tears, moans, sweat, blood and sighs

he can't wait to have her in his arms holding her so tightly that their bodies will merge to the point where no one will be able to know where Percy begins and where Loki ends.

sorry for such a long comment, this ended up turning into a monologue, I just got carried away since I love your fanfic so much 😅🥰😅

this was so beautifully written bro omg 🤩🤩🤩🤩

I WANT TO RESPOND PROPERLY SOOOO BAD, TO TELL YOU IF YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THEIR DYNAMIC OR NOT, BUT I CAN'T CUZ OF SPOILERS!!!

all i can say is that i absolutely cannot wait until you read more about percy and loki's interactions 🤩

[soapsinthebox]

character ask um sona thouughffs perhappps 😁do soba. Sona :)

Greets Gekko!! and of course, im always happy to talk about my cancelled aunt, she is my pfp after all

Favorite thing about them

Oooh this one is hard... "Favorite" is a little too wide of a definition for this, so ill narrow it down to what hits the hardest for me, and that is most definitely, the "flawed mother" angle they were going for her.

Sona isnt perfect, as much as she wants to claim otherwise, she believes in ideologies that actively put Frisks friends in danger time and time again, and as shown, is even willing to act on them in the imperfect routes, but they still love and see the good in her, because thats what theyve grown up with their whole life, and for someone who has a mom in a pretty similar situation, that hit so fucking hard for me.

Sona... they could never make me hate you Sona...

Least favorite thing about them

I dont really understand the hair motif they were going for, it feels unnecessary, out of place, and compared to all the other powers she could have had in the concept art (Doll powers, omega form, ect) just feels... idk, boring to me? i just feel there was so much more potential for her.

Favorite line

"If you dont have determination, you have to fake it!" lives rent free in my mind. its the perfect way to show off one of her main ideologies, In Sonas mind, theres just simply no thing called weakness or imperfections, and anything that is lacking can be fixed right up like a doll, who cares if itll never be as genuine as the flawed and complex human being that they used to be?

Theres also the iconic "I only take the souls of children if they disobey me!" line, which i like for a lot less complex reasons. just, out of context funny lmao.

BrOTP

The possible relationships she can have with Dalv, and her relations to integrity are both very intriguing to me.

Like, for Dalv theres this whole thing with them that they are both flawed individuals who ran away from their problems in the past, but ended up with completely different outcomes (Dalv was ripped away from society, while Sona actively got herself involved in it) but also like?? for something fluffier, i like to imagine that Dalv is good with kids, and the idea of him running an orphanage with Sona is really cute to me.

And integrity... oughh, its seen both in the no romance endings and the perfect sans route of kc that Sona really cared for integrity (their ending having the most lore, only second to Justice because...well, uty reference, her giving them flowers in that one cg), So the idea of her in a uty scenario (cough cough kcy cough cough) finding out about what they did and their fate is a REALLY interesting angle to consider for me. so many thoughts, oh so many of them.

And then last but certainly not least, theres her and Chara which i feel like i dont talk about NEARLY enough but since this section is getting long, ill just end this off on that kc shouldve had more Sona and Chara interactions.

OTP

... Its Sonaroba, is anyone surprised.

Theyre so interesting and mentally ill and evil i need to put them in a snowglobe and shake them as hard as i can. Like, you have two woman who were both wronged by the world in some capacity, and when proven wrong, are so tunnel visioned that they basically just beg for death. only that one is past that arc and has learned to grow, while the other, despite having the chance time and time again, hasnt. They're two sides of the same coin, they're two different outcomes of the same person they're they're they're-

My incoherent ramblings aside, i also really enjoy Sonanny, they're the doomed old woman yuri ever and i refuse to take any criticism /j like, theres a reason Nanny is the only adult not controlled by Sona right? IM GOING INSANE-

nOTP

... Im actually at a loss for what to put here lol. I mean, i guess theres Sona and Sans, but its just so stupidly evil and toxic that i kinda just, thrive in it now

I guess her and Starlo?? but theyre not compatible anyway so i dont really get why people would even ship it to begin with.

Random headcanon

The hat she has in the concept art right?? i imagine she actually still has that hat somewhere, and wears it on special occasions like anniversaries and birthdays. its just so cute i cant help myself rahhh-

Unpopular opinion

Im actually not that familiar with what the major idea around Sona is since i only really hang out in niche spaces, maybe i should hang around Andrews community more-

But since "Sona isnt just some random racist mom and her character goes so much deeper than that" isn't really a fun answer, im gonna say that i think we (and by we i mean like, the twelve people in the kissy cutie community) Really dont explore her Mexican origins enough. theres so many fun things you can do with it like the original game does-

Song i associate with them

The main two songs i associate with her are Suburbia by Will wood and the tape worms, and ruler of everything by tally hall.

Suburbia in particular feels like her trying to fit herself and eveyone into a "generic" standard, and the ar-15 part in particular feels like Chara speaking to her like "cultures not your friend" and "Culture is more afraid of you then you are of itself", making it a duet between the Siblings?? ouggh can you see the vision.

And ruler of everything... oh ruler of everything my beloved, everything about it fits Sona so well for me, especially the chorus?? Ayaygdgyduhhuh

I actually was story boarding a ruler of everything Sona animatic, i lost interest since school started, so heres the rough beatboards

Favorite picture of them

The little full body Xan cut out lives in my mind rent free, like look at her guys shes so full of bliss and whimsy

Thanks for the ask!! sorry this got a little long lol, i am a yapper at heart

[tavshortfortavern]

Companions react to Tav impulse kissing Zevlor/Rolan/Dammon

Related to my prev post abt the tiefling trio: Prev Astarion

Wont let you live it down.

Caught on eventually to you pining for the tiefling. You were subtle but the groups has gotten close enough to notice.

Will torture them with questions. Are they finally going to sweep him of his feet? Confess their cute little crush if they return? Did you stammer after you kissed them?

If your the kind of person who seems so level headed and disciplined, it gets worse. Finally, a little fun! He thought you'd never get that stick out of your ass.

Makes comments on whoever you kissed. Even if you didn't ask. Heck you never asked for any of this

If you're dating him then you probably already discussed being poly and he's planning ways to mess with your new love, not out of hate but wants to see what's got you smitten

If you're not but he's pining, will be jealous and hiding it. You might notice his comments being a little sharper or backhanded

Karlach

Is cheering you on fr

If its Dammon? Number. One. Hype. Man

Her two favorite people who's done everything they could for her condition? Getting together?? Is already thinking of the beer she'll toast during the wedding

Whatever doubts you've got she's there to support you. And bat them away with praise

If its the case that you were hesitant because you think Dammon has a thing for her, she reassures you she's already happy with Shadowheart or Wyll or any of the other companions and its no big deal. Feelings change and she has no doubt you're all he's thinking about now

Is just so damn happy for you and any of those tieflings. Now she's more fired up to win this fight so you can get back and get together with them

Watch out. She's definitely playing wingman from now on

Gale

Will congratulate you for mustering up the courage for such a bold move and console your emberassment. He knows how it feels to fumble social interactions

Reassures you that the tiefling in question would be lucky to have you

The worse is a rejection and you could move on from that. He doubts that would happen though.

He suspects you've left a mess of whoever you kissed and they'll want you to return even more so

If he's pining, sadness tinges his words but he would want you to be happy. You of all people.

Shadowheart

Teases you for it. How dramatic. A kiss before rushing into battle? The bards are going to love this

Your pining didn't go unnoticed to her. It was amusing to watch their steadfast leader go all soft for a crush

Also comments on whoever you kissed. The tiefling leader. So you like them strong and capable? Rolan. Him? He's worse than Gale ("Hey!") Dammon. Nice and stable has you whipped huh?

Overall roots for you. She's confident they'll return your feelings and probably ask for another kiss.

If not then she'll pour a glass of wine for both of you and you can waste away your feelings in each other's company

Wyll

Also happy for you

It's been a hard journey so far. Some romance can't hurt. If anything it'll make you fight stronger. Knowing there's someome else waiting for you to come back

A romantic at heart, tells you they definitely would return your feelings. Even if they don't, its not wrong to go for things you genuinely love, especially when we're not sure if tomorrow would arrive

Imagining the wedding too. Wonders if he could get best man position. Might have to fight Karlach for it tho

Might also wingman for you. Less obnoxious than a certain barbarian.

Laezel

Wonders why you're so emberassed

You're a capable leader and a powerful opponent. Why would they reject your advances?

Claims you should be more assertive. What's with this shyness, this hesitency. Your not like this in battle how is this any different. If anything you should state your desires boldy and proudly to them. Then of course, engage in battle to initiate desire

Obviously she won't have the most conventional courting advice but also says you shouldn't be too brudened by this

Your worth isn't tied to them. Win this battle, be victorious and your group can celebrate living another day

[evanpeterswifeyyy]

Welcome back to my Ted Talk! Today’s episode we’re discussing roleplay accounts and boundaries!

I didn't know roleplay accounts of real people were a thing until I came across one, and I have some thoughts. This is going to be very directed specifically to the people who own those accounts or people who interact with them, PLEASE. HEAR ME OUT BEFORE YOU ATTACK ME OR WHATEVER.

I understand roleplaying as fictional characters, but stealing someone's REAL identity as a celebrity and pretending to be THEM....guys cmon….

I genuinely don’t care what identity issues you have or why you want to do it, or if it brings you comfort. You don't need to do that, and it's extremely creepy. Imagine if some random person online started roleplaying as you and making you say and believe things you don't and attaching your actual face with it. You'd feel rightfully creeped out l'd assume?

Celebrities are people. Just like you. I don’t know how many fucking times that needs to be said before people understand. They aren’t AI, they aren’t robots. They are sentient, they have thoughts, they laugh, they cry, they love, they feel, they hurt, they think. They breathe and walk and talk every second you do. They don’t disappear from the world everytime you don’t see them. They’re constantly living and doing something.

If you want to roleplay as a celebrity, use one of their roles as an actor, or their celebrity persona. Don't roleplay as them. As their actual person and being. Don’t act like you know how they would respond or react to something. Even if you’re trying to make other fans of them happy, it’s just wrong. It’s unnecessary and borderline obsessive to an unhealthy amount.

And if you interact with roleplay accounts like that for real, you're also weird. Don't encourage that.

This discussion keeps reminding me so much of Chappell Roan and how we finally have a celebrity speaking out about boundaries. I can tell you right now, I am not the only person who feels this way about it. I can assure you 99% of the celebrities you are cosplaying as are most likely going to be creeped out and uncomfortable if they find out you’ve been impersonating them for fun.

So for the love of god, please stop treating celebrities like toys or characters. They. Are. Real.

[darklinsblog]

See A Future | Sandman Imagine

Summary: Morpheus sees his lover interacting with his nephew and can’t help but imagine a future with her.

Pairing: Morpheus x Royalty!Reader

Requested: Yes

Author’s note: I liked this request but I wanted to add a little something else so I made the reader a Duchess!

You had always lived your life in a golden bubble… at least that’s how you like to call it. Nevertheless, you were always aware of others around you; the way they lived their lives, their happiness, their sadness, their worries.

And although you could not understand other people’s struggles due to your position of privilege, you knew you had every possible resource to help those who needed it.

Your heart was kind and full of love, your humanity impacted those around you in many ways, especially when talking of the only daughter of Duke James Scott.

Being the youngest with eight older, much more erratic, brothers was not easy and you needed time alone to not lose your sanity with all boys around. So while your brothers took care of the financial and lawful issues, you took a stand for the more humanitarian aspects of the realm, fund raising, improvement of the town’s economy, that sort of thing.

Truly, non of the superficial aspects of your obligations as duchess were of any Interest of yours, you hated the hypocrisy, the pretending, the pompous need to brag for status while others fought for a mere loaf of bread.

The only thing you appreciated of your privilege was the choice you consciously made to not be married until you found someone worthy.

It was something you had agreed upon with your family, after all your brothers had a good grasp upon political aspects, there was no need to trade your hand in marriage for your privileges to be ensured.

Years passed and as you reached the age of 20 you became more and more wanted from men, who truly did not understand why you weren’t wed or betrothed already.

You became what they lured for as they could not possess you.

That was until Morpheus came into the picture.

He had been visiting the Waking World somewhat regularly for years now, and you hadn’t met him face to face until you both visited the same orphanage and it was as if something clicked between you.

“Is there anything I can help you with?” You asked the handsome stranger.

“Not at the moment, I am simply offering help if it’s needed, of course” he said

That sparked your interest, you would see men as polished as him at wealthy parties, not orphanages or places that needed it.

For months you kept encountering each other, and with every meeting you grew more and more fond to one another, it didn’t take long for Morpheus to start courting you.

“Thinking about your lover boy?” Your brother Martin whispered in your ear, startling you and getting you out of your own head

“Lord Mighty! Martin!” You exclaimed hitting his head softly as he chuckled, making you grin “He is no boy, he truly is a man, a gentleman. Couldn’t say the same for you”

“Oh gosh you are so in love it is actually sickening, yuck!” He kept on teasing you. But jokes aside, everyone in your family was more than happy to see you finally surrender to love, to experience, to the uncertainty that comes with.

Truthfully, Morpheus wasn’t the first man to court you, but he was the first to succeed and in the blink of an eye you were finally engaged.

Your family loved your fiancé, although they didn’t knew much of him, they knew he was wealthy (which meant he would take good care of you), educated and a genuine gentleman.

Today almost as usual you were dining together, somewhat quietly, you noticed a few glances here and there, which meant your family was planning something.

“So, when are you planning to conceive?” Your mother suddenly dropped the baby bomb on you, making your eyes go wide open.

“Mother!” You hissed at her recklessness while she dismissed you “We have yet to get married and you’re already talking of conception?”

Morpheus held your hand in his beneath the table, soothing you. He knew that talking of children had always made you nervous, as you felt an obvious pressure that of course, your brothers did not have.

Being the only woman in the family meant you were exposed to a different pressure than your brothers were, always held to a more stringent standard.

That was why, Morpheus did not touch the subject with you as he would like, in all honesty, he was dying to be a father, to have a family, no matter if it was big or small, but he did not want to add to the pressure you were already opposed to.

“I must confess that is my fault” Morpheus spoke, breaking the awkwardness of the moment, suddenly all eyes were on him. As the family now was waiting for a more elaborate answer

“How so?” Your father asked

“I have convinced Y/N it is best for us to wait before we talk of children. I apologize you weren’t informed of our choice, but I intend to enjoy our married life before we bring another life into the world”

…and just like that, there was silence.

Your family was speechless at the answer they received, how could they even debate such argument? So, for the rest of the night; the subject was left at a rest, making you feel like you could breathe again

“Thank you, my dear” you whispered in his ear, grateful as he kept your peace, your fiancé simply kissed the palm of your hand, in a loving manner.

Today, you were visiting your brother Atheus in his home, as his lovely wife had given birth to their first born a few weeks ago and it was the first time you and Morpheus would see him.

When you reached their chamber, your sister-in-law Euphemia was humming to her newborn softly, as you and Morpheus entered quietly appreciating the wholesomeness of the view of a mother and their son.

Finally, Euphemia looked up and smiled at the both of you, you took a few steps closer, while Morpheus stayed behind, observing.

Gently, you took the baby from his mother’s arms and inspected his features, immersing yourself in the beauty of the small human you were now holding.

The little one cuddled up in your arms, finding comfort in your warmth, Morpheus was staring deeply at the scene, letting himself be drowned in the beauty of it all, his heartbeats increased, feeling some sort of heat install in his chest.

Of course you had talked about your future countless of times, you were building the rest of your life, but with the image before him, was like having it all, right there.

Even if it was just a second or two, it was then that he truly saw you as mother of his future children, a queen of The Dreaming, all that he envisioned for himself, his kingdom, even the balance of both worlds itself.

While he loved the glimpse of all that you would have, he could not see the time to have it all be real, to spend a lifetime with such selfless and caring yet, strong woman as yourself.

But he knew that in order for that future to exist he would have to be honest of his origins, show his heart, all that he could offer but also the obligations that would come along with that.

Yet, he felt as ready as ever.

Because all the doubts had vanished, he was truly prepared to show himself to you as he was.

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