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everyone is entitled to their own opinions lemme start off by saying that.
but I feel like this is more nuanced than a lot of people may think. I've briefly looked through the notes and it seems like some people aren't giving this enough thought. and that they’re a bit blinded by this black and white mentality.
I think it is totally possible for friends to not speak to one another for good chunks of time. whether or not they're struggling with mental illnesses. I think just about everyone is burnt out and surviving right now, so it can be difficult for anyone to reach out and be involved in another person's life when all their time and energy is being spent on ensuring their own well-being.
that being said, not all friendships are the same. you may think being able to go a long amount of time without being in each other's lives is a sign of maturity, of being an adult.
but I don't see that as an indication of maturity, i just think people have different boundaries and preferences when it comes to friendships/relationships.
you can't fault somebody for not tolerating this type of behavior, it's fair for them to feel some type of way and that doesn't make them immature or childish. Just because it wouldn't affect you if a friend went mia and then wanted back into your life, doesn't mean it wouldn't affect anyone.
I just think it depends on the context, for example I have 2 friends, both of which have mental illnesses and are employed. They've both gone weeks without reaching out or responding to me. And I don't fault them for it because I know they're incredibly busy and I've gone days and weeks without responding also.
But one of them lives on the other side of the country and the other lives in my neighborhood. I'm more understanding and empathetic towards my friend who lives further away. Not just because of the distance but because we've been friends for a little longer and because she's navigating motherhood.
Somehow though it's harder to feel the same way with my friend who lives close by. We've been friends since highschool and naturally after graduation life got busier and harder. She's told me more than once that she enjoys our friendship BECAUSE we're able to reconnect after not seeing each other in person for months. She's even called me and introduced me to other people as her best friend. But I don't feel the same way, I think a friendship is more than reaching out every couple of weeks/months. Friends experience life together, not recap their lives every other month. And during these routine recaps, she uses most of the time to rant at me about her problems. Problems I've heard a million times before and they mostly involve her toxic girlfriend.
Now this kind of friendship is draining and exhausting. While the dynamic between me and my long distance friend is much more pleasant and tolerable. She's been in my life since I was 13 and I'm grateful and amazed we've been in contact this whole time. Even though I've been more reserved lately in general I know she's someone I can go to and if she has the time she'll gladly lend me a listening ear.
To be fair though in regards to the friend I was complaining about, she is kind and has shown me more grace and understanding then I probably deserve. I did consider her to be my best friend once, but like op said adulthood is hard, people and circumstances change. The reason I'm still friends with her is because we do have fun together, we've shared a lot of great memories and she's done a lot for me. We're both loyal people to a fault. I do hope things between us get better and that life gets easier.
I think one of the kindest things you can do for people with various mental health struggles is just... let people back into your life after they've been absent for a while.
Making friends as an adult is so fucking hard already and isolating yourself from other people is a very common symptom of depression, anxiety, burnout, ocd, trauma, grief, etc. Which means that someone will do the hard work of recovery/healing and resurface back into a world where their previous friends have written them off because they stopped showing up.
So if you know someone where you're like "yeah we could have been better friends but they fell off the map a bit" and that person suddenly reaches out, or starts showing up to events even though you kind of forgot they were still in the group chat... well they may have been Going Through It and you don't actually have to punish them for their absence you can just be glad that they're back.
#so yeah not every friendship is the same#what works for you doesn't work for everyone#but yes if someone is reaching out after pulling away because they've been struggling give them a chance and try to be understanding#it's all about communication#which is something i think everyone should actively work on#myself included
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HCs of Sevika in Love ఌ
Congrats champ, you bagged a baddie!
**Reader is fem!
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It's not that Sevika has crazy high standards. Her wants in a partner are actually very straightforward; it's just that most people lack the base integrity and self-accountability to even catch her attention in the first place
I really don't think she'd ever fall for anyone from Piltover, there's just too many generations of trauma accompanied by a life lived under their foot for her to get past. She loves Zaun too much to ever love anything to do with Piltover
That said, she's attracted to the ideals she associates with the Undercity; perseverance, strength (doesn't have to mean physical), adaptability and loyalty. If you have her love, you most certainly earned it bae
For her, it's probably an "oh shit"/"oh no" type of singular moment, when she realizes she's fallen in love
Either you got hurt or in some position where her true feelings were forced out of her, OR it's during an achingly soft moment where it's clear how loyal/devoted you are to her, and only her.
Absolutely spends months denying herself. She will try to distance, reasoning that you're both better off without the notion of love walling you in.
Zaun is no place for that, she thinks. She recalls Felicia and her husband, dying together on that bridge while a twenty-something year-old Sevika, at the time, watched them fall.
The pain to know you couldn't save your loved one in your final moments (even worse to leave two young children behind). She couldn't imagine it. Didn't want to. Sevika knew that her road would end at a violent last stop, and she didn't want you anywhere near that. She thinks about having met you in a different place.
…But she can't fully hide how she feels about you, not ever. She may oftentimes be rough and ruthless, but even at her worst moment Sevika isn't a cold individual. She's too passionate about you, cares too deeply for where you are and how you are
So when you show up at her apartment to yell at her for being so cruel, for shutting you out of her heart instead of being a grown-ass woman and telling you what the fuck you did wrong, she lets you.
She lets you yell until you've tired yourself out, and then she pulls you into that embrace you missed so much. You hit her shoulder or her chest, weakly, because you love her like crazy and never wanna actually hurt her, and tell her to fuck off.
"I didn't wanna push you away, dumbass," she'll say to you, softly, as she presses a kiss to your ear, "You think I don't want you with me all the time? To tell you I love you and shit without it coming back to bite us in the ass? Of course I do. Of course I do. I just… I don't know how. But I'm gonna fuckin' learn, doll. I promise."
"You… you love me? Really?" "Doll, I don't even let Silco talk to me like that." "You asshole-!"
You're mad, but not really. How can you be? You two will make this work, she already gave you her word.
It's more likely for you to move in with her than vice versa. She lets you go ham on adding your personality to her living space, she doesn't have any strong preferences besides cleanliness
Always says I love you before she goes to work. Just in case. If you mess with her and don't say it back, she will get up in arms about it within two seconds of silence
"I could die, you know." "Babe, I'm just joking!" "Do you see me laughing??"
Obviously, lets her drama queen side show more. She's just all-around looser once she confesses.
She makes sure you know how different you are from others, how special you are. Even her posture is different the moment you're within arm's reach
Body language and physicality are Sevika's main fluency. When in love, you notice the way she angles her body protectively around yours in public, or how she always urges you to link your arm with hers when you walk.
You notice that she almost looks… smaller at home. You realize this is on purpose. She makes herself less intimidating when it's just you, lowering herself to your level and opening her posture to you
At home, she likes kneeling by your side when you're sitting on the couch, checking you over or pressing slow kisses to your hands.
Devoted, devoted, devoted. She never wants you to forget.
Every time you call her name, she always stops what she's doing to give you her attention.
"Sevi?" "Yes, baby?" Every time. It's grounding for you both, in a way
Her henchmen become your henchmen. They know better than to say no to your requests for their help. (Ran is down for antics with you regardless!!)
People all over the Undercity start to recognize you as "Sevika's woman". Not her "girl", you garner too much respect for that
You are the only person Sevika answers to besides Silco. Her close circle teases her that you turn her into a little lovestruck puppy
It's really only them who are even capable of teasing her about this, because her changes in behavior are so minute but so important
She puts out her cigarillos when you sit down with her. She always shifts you over to her left side (the side most capable of protecting you). Her eyes start scanning the room more frequently than before you'd arrived.
She figures out over time that she was wrong. When she holds you against her while you sleep, and you grab her hand half-consciously to press kisses to her wrist, she knows you don't make her weak
When you whisper that you love her against her neck while you sway in the kitchen, moving to whatever music vibrates from the depths of her beloved city, she knows you don't make her weak
When you pull her back together without fail, remind her that she is more than just a grunt in a revolution, a soldier that can be replaced, she knows you don't make her weak
There isn't anything she wouldn't do to get back to you. She has to live long enough to know what a good life in a liberated Zaun looks like with you
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Astrology Observations Pt. 9 🐳
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DISCLAIMER: These are just my personal observations and are meant for entertainment purposes only; it may not resonate with everyone due to the nuances of astrology. Please respect my work and avoid copying or stealing it. Enjoy reading!!
🐳 mercury-mc aspects and people perceiving you as a naturally funny and smart person, SUPER WITTY too. Also could be someone who is known to gossip around🤭😋!!
🐳 venus-uranus aspects in the natal makes the native attracted to people who are “different” from them, say they like people from different cultures from themselves, or different styles or there’s something different about the ppl they like! possibly because of the level of intrigue they bring🤨
🐳 merc-pluto aspects and lowkey (or highkey lmfao) having a superiority complex and thinking you’re better than others especially if you have fire signs in the chart too😭😂, don’t blame y’all tbh, y’all are THAT bitch fr💅🏼
🐳 I read somewhere that the placement of a tattoo is believed to activate the energy of that specific area. For instance, getting a tattoo on your arms, hands, or fingers is said to enhance communication. One example I can think of is Jungkook from BTS, his entire arm is covered in tattoos, which aligns with his role as a singer and could symbolize enhanced communication skills 🎤
🐳 wherever chiron is placed can show what you can do to heal on a deeper level, for instance chiron in the 8th and 12th house, please go deep into spirituality - practice meditation, mindfulness, tarot and another esoteric practices, you will genuinely feel healed.
🐳 whenever venus is in retrograde and you have the urge to reach out to an ex or you feel like starting a new relationship, DO.NOT. Venus retrograde is calling you to find what you need to work on internally and to NOT seek external validation. what you seek in someone else is what you need to work on yourself. Instead of seeking validation from a partner, seek that validation from yourself!!💗
🐳 pluto in the houses shows how and where we self destruct, for instance pluto in the 3rd house OVERTHINKING everything and ruining experiences for you, Pluto in the 5th house getting involved in unnecessary drama, pluto in the 10th house caring too much about how YOU are perceived and willing to step on others to get ahead in life
🐳 uranus in the 1st/3rd/5th/11th and 12th house gives immense creativity when it comes video editing or editing in general! most editors with fan accs probably have these placements 📱
🐳 you tend to get more involved in spirituality, like looking up tarot readings or going through astrology observations, when you have 8th or 12th house synastry with someone lmao. These overlays will have you looking up tarot readings or scrolling intently through Tumblr to learn more and more about this placement or overlay 😭😭😭 feral behaviour frrr
🐳 no cause I wanna talk about how 8th house synastry and missed opportunities are such a BIG thing. It's like when things are finally looking up for you both, something always seems to go wrong and stops you from getting together 💀
🐳 based on personal experience, the worst type of men I've encountered had four common placements, especially in their big 3 and these are taurus, gemini, virgo and scorpio. Me being a sag dom with a virgo dsc and a scorpio venus doesn’t help cause I keep attracting these placements when it comes to men💀💀💀. But fr tho I'm TRAUMATIZED by them😭😭. When I see any of these in a man’s big 3, I'M SPRINTING FAAAAR AWAY💀🚩we outta here
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@razorblade-skies asked me to explain my examples from the comments, and I didn’t wanna lose it in the little reply box on my phone
This will be HELLA spoilery, obvs.
And yes I’d loie to babble more about them |D
This is my list for people wanting more examples:
Momento-
Momento is a movie about a man who has no ability to make new memories who is trying to hunt down his wife’s killer through hints he has left himself. Throughout the movie we are shown and told realities he doesn’t know, but we don’t have the context for them, especially with unreliable narrators. When you realize that he accidentally killed his wife by giving her too much medication because of his memory issues, many earlier scenes are VERY different.
Perfect Blue-
Perfect Blue is about a Japanese Pop Idol who quits her singing job to become an actress.
there are a few possible, VERY different meanings to the same set of events. Depending on which one is real, you may be seeing one very different thing unfolding than what you think.
Steven Universe-
It has been a minute since I made this post and some of SU is not as fresh in my mind as when I made the OG comment BUT I believe I was talking about the identity of Pink Diamond. There are a lot of massive spoiler level hints before you have the context (especially about Gem culture” to understand.
6th sense-
“I see dead people.” Told to the dead person he is looking directly at.
There’s more but honestly…that’s pretty dang on the nose.
Devilman etc-
A guys weird ass bestie makes him a not-evil monster to fight evil monsters. His bestie is secretly Satan. This is shown a lot before you’re told but also nobody assumed that shit was on the table.
Even tho it’s called Devilman and maybe we should have.
A lot of the anime influenced by it I mentioned also plays with “The big, true enemy is in plain site and usually bragging about it.” vibe. Special mention to half of Clamp’s work.
Shout out to Evangelion, the classic fucked up robot Kaiju anime which may be like 50% “none of this makes sense until it all makes terrible sense” tbh
The Others-
The Others is about an Edwardian mother and her children, who both have a severe sensitivity to light, living alone (besides a three house workers) in a giant house the mom keeps locked tight in these intense layers to keep the light away. The father is away at war, and mom is clearly already at whits end when they start being haunted, the doors left open, etc
The whole movie has the vibe but particularly a scene where the father comes home and has a strange conversation with the mother before just…wandering away.
Turns out they are the ghosts. The father died in the war. He was coming to say good bye but couldn’t communicate with her because she was no where near accepting being dead.
Westworld (The TV show, I have not seen the old movie)-
A company opens a theme park where perfectly human robots act out western fantasies for rich guests.
While there are interesting mind games with the “who is robot who is human” angle, this happens a lot more with time shenanigans. About half way through the show you suddenly realize what you thought was all one time line (assumed naturally by viewers relying on the fact that a good chunk of the characters aren’t aging)
In fact it is several time lines over MANY years, and multiple “different” characters are actually the same guests coming different years and playing out different fantasies. the robots (the majority of the character’s) don’t age and have their memories regularly reset.
Including the love interest (coming his first time in his 20s and playing out a romance story) ALSO being the awful villian (visiting in his 60s, bored with the normal plots and now playing an evil run)
Bonus point: the Robots are literally programmed to this trope. If they see something that would break their illusion (a picture of a McDonald’s for example) they can’t process it. “It doesn’t look like anything to me.”
Arrival is also a good example. Alien ls come to Earth, and create a story line where time is fluid in ways we don’t realize at first.
oh i never know how to explain this properly but i looooooooooooooooove when a story just absolutely TELLS you something and it’s so obvious it goes right by you. like the equivalent of hiding in plain sight. i’m thinking in the original cut(?) of alien where they showed the full xenomorph, crouched and ready to pounce, but because we’ve never seen it before, we can’t tell what it is and interpret it as part of the spaceship. or it’s a detail that seems so out of place or wildly insane that you automatically ignore it and assume you misinterpreted until that exact detail comes back in a big way? (like when noah the raven boy flat out tells everyone he’s a ghost and they take it as a joke, so the reader does too) is there a tvtropes name for this i’m obsessed with it
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I think one of the reasons why kazuma is a polarising character in some circles is actually because tgaa early on does a great job making him into the exact kind of character he’s there to subvert.
like when you first meet him there are other characters in ace attorney he’s clearly meant to evoke. the mia fey. the gregory edgeworth. he stands by ryunosuke in his first trial, being the tutorial guide, looking cool and put together, always knowing what to do and say and is obviously just so much more experienced than ryunosuke. the fact he dies so early only reinforces this. like the characters in this archetype before him he’s destined to haunt the narrative. the gold standard our protagonist desperately wants to live up to but is now tragically distant from.
him coming back just… shatters all of that. we see him cold and distant, confused and scared. we find out he’s made certain decisions that are ethically dubious at best. you realise that he’s not a mia or a gregory at all in fact he’s more akin to a miles or a franziska, which coincides perfectly with him slipping into the prosecutor role. he’s not ryunosuke’s mentor, he’s his opposition. it’s supposed to be jarring.
but this is because the game wants you start thinking about him beyond that initial impression, and make you question whether he could have ever fit it to begin with.
kazuma is the exact same age as ryunosuke. they were classmates. they wear the same uniform. kazuma may appear to be more put together but their material conditions point to him being in the exact same stage of life as our protagonist who is unsure, inexperienced, and a little bit scatterbrained. the reality is they’re much closer to being equals than one being the veteran and the other a rookie. (in fact there are things ryunosuke excels at where kazuma doesn’t, ryunosuke is canonically a better public speaker than kazuma)
and yet at 23, both we and ryunosuke are under this impression that kazuma had it all figured out, that he could be a guiding light. but that’s not true, he is nowhere near ready for that responsibility. and the ultimate point is that’s okay!
the ending to kazuma’s story is acknowledging that he deserves the space to be able to find himself, to become the person he wants to be and that it’s okay that he isn’t that person yet.
and with all of these revelations his and ryunosuke’s dynamic and friendship is extremely different than it was at the start of the games, in fact it’s arguably completely new, but their friendship is ultimately stronger because of that because they’re finally able to engage as equals and see each other for who they truly are.
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Maestro of Your Heart: Pulling On Your Heartstrings 🎻
Watch me do a side chassé, a sweet plié Now we gon' be the maestro of your heart
When we’re in a romantic relationship, we sometimes wonder how we’re so affected by our partners, and of course, we wonder if we are also capable of pulling the strings in their hearts, wondering if they are comfortable and trust us enough to let us be the maestro of their hearts.
Close your eyes and meditate on this topic. Then, open your eyes to see which pile talks to you the most/draws you in the most. Once you’ve found your pile, scroll down to the respective parts to see what are the messages for you.
Pile 1 - Pile 2
Pile 3 - Pile 4
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Decks used: Crossing Star Tarot Deck (Major Arcana), Luna Cat Tarot Deck (Major Arcana), Linestrider Tarot Deck, Sweet Dreams Oracle Deck, Starcodes Astro Oracle Deck, self-made lyrics deck.
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One card to symbolise you: The Tower
You’re currently going through something, and this message is loud and clear. However, I’m not seeing much worries? The waves are huge but you’re taking the chance and surfing on it instead of swimming your way to land. I’d say that it’s because of a certain confidence that’s in you, where you’re secured enough that the storm will die and you’ll still be safe no matter what happens. You have heard, seen or any other forms of receiving messages from your guides and the Universe, that things will pass and you’ll still be safe. You have that faith, and you let that voice guide you through the chaos and broken promises that are happening around you. For some, you may not be the one falling from The Tower, but are the spectators as you’ve heard of the warning messages and heeded them, leaving the danger zone soonest. You may be looking at the others who are struggling right now and wonder how to help them, if you should be helping them. There can be quite a few different situations and circumstances, but either way, I do not feel much chaos or pain from this card. This card is more of a statement than a description.
One card to symbolise your person: The Hanged Man
Your person reminds me of a cat, inquisitive and curious. They won’t swat every single thing on the counter down, but will take it up, observe closely, and may accidentally break it. They may have a tendency to get into certain unexpected situations, but they are very well capable of getting themselves out of them too. They’re capable of looking at situations from various angles, but they just have a habit of accidentally saying something that sides with one of the conflicted parties. It just extends further and he just gets his hair tangled on all sides to make sure that things are “fair” (same amount of pros and cons for both sides). Yet, pairing the energy of Venus and Neptune, your person feels very… Aesthetically dreamy. No, not in physical appearance, but the general vibe of them. There’s a soft charismatic energy that they have, which makes you feel like you want to nurture them. They don’t quite need it tho, despite how they look. They’re capable of masking themselves softer than they are so that the people around them will lower their guards down easier.
1. What power do you have over your person? - Six of Swords
You do not put yourself into situations. You weigh, judge, contemplate the various issues that’s going on around you, and you’re capable of detaching yourself from things that can put you at a disadvantage. For example, you know that your neighbour needs help. You don’t mind helping it once or twice, but you also know that your neighbour will be leaving the house often and will continue to ask for your assistance constantly (based on past observations). With that in mind, you chose to not offer to help them out. You would think you’re just making a rational decision by weighing the pros and cons, but not your person. Your person would think that it’s natural to help those that are in need, and they can be upset over it. The main theme would be detachment and isolation, where you have the ability to just avoid the murky waters, or not step into the waters at all. You may also be able to get over certain emotional related issues quicker than your person. This will make your person feel bad that they’re still “trapped in the past pain” while you’ve already “moved on”. I put them in quotation marks cuz this would be their thoughts, but not what actually is.
2. What power does your person have over you? - Four of Pentacles
My first thought from seeing it is that your person may be frugal, financially or skill wise. Let’s say that you want to get a technician to fix something, they’ll be like “I know how to fix it” or “I know someone, lemme get them, they owe me one anyways”, and there’s a 50-50 chance where they’ll mess it up or not get the problem fixed on time. Your motto would be if money gets the thing done, you’ll spend the money. But not them. They’ll be fixing things, preparing home cooked food when you mentioned you’re in the mood for a buffet. You know that it’s not something to be blamed, that being frugal is helpful in the long run where you guys can save up more. However, there are just times where you want to splurge on yourself, where you want to see physical and material gifts. To you, it’s something that you can see and feel, it’s something of monetary value. There will be frustration here from time to time, and you’ll need to work on balancing emotionally and getting your point across.
3. What can be possibly toxic or problematic between you two? - Five of Wands
I would say that conflicts and/or arguments can be pretty frequent in your relationship. You guys are used to your own set of values and rules, finding the other person’s set of values questionable and not aligning with yours. This is definitely due to the different upbringings you both have (family and society play a role here, yes). Every disagreement can spark fights, but some can be debates. Fights happen because of anger and how much you want to be heard; while debates happen because you want to persuade the other person to see things from your point of view. No matter the reason, you need to understand that the main outcome from this is to arrive at a common ground, to understand what are the things or issues you two need to compromise and get used to.
4. How can you two transform/evolve together? - Page of Wands rx
You two need to… Grow up. You both will face failures, may it be with your personal projects, career, or even conflicts or feelings of dejection throughout the relationship. There will be moments where you both may feel that the relationship isn’t worth the struggle and anger. However, as you explore and dive into introspection, you will realise that both of you will continue to have issues with other partners as the root cause (family or childhood trauma) have not been resolved, allowing past patterns to repeat themselves. This would definitely be unpleasant news, but it’s not too scary where you’d pick flight over fight. By being more focused and decisive, as well as understanding your loving habits and expectations in a romantic relationship, you two will be able to grow stronger together. There are themes of renewal and loyalty here, where you two will learn to trust the right people, be loyal to the right people.
5. What can you two achieve together? - The Hermit
The Hermit is one of my favourite cards in this deck, where beautiful flowers grow and bloom from the wounds. It signifies that you two are still able to create new love, new beginnings, new passion from the wounds of your battles. Those battles, may they be with your family; with your past; with your loved ones, have transformed you into a better person, into a stronger person. You two have learnt to not leave the other person, to not let them feel even a speck of loneliness, as you have gone through that personal hell yourself. You two have gotten wiser, kinder, and more patient towards each other and towards yourself. It has been a long journey, but you will notice that the load gets lighter with every step taken as you cleanse yourself throughout the way.
6. The core values in this relationship: Justice rx, The Moon
Fairness is one of the main themes that you both will need to learn and implement in your daily lives. There is a tendency for you two to be biased towards each other, allowing them to overstep your boundaries. You may think that “they’re the love of my life, they can do whatever they want”, but it doesn’t work that way. Sometimes, your person will do something that reminds you of a past trauma. If you do not say or do something about it, your person may continue doing it in the future, and it would not be helpful for you as you slowly associate your person doing something new as hurting you. Setting healthy boundaries as you explore the options will help the relationship flourish. For some reason, I’m feeling that you two can be overwhelmed by the other person easily. The balance of emotion and solitude will be something practiced within the relationship as well. It’s not that you don’t trust them or you feel uncomfortable with them, but more of retreating into your bed and doing your favourite pastime activities to wound yourself down from the excitement of the date. You both know intuitively when it’s time for you to go back into your shell as you recharge and let yourself be prepared for better things to come tomorrow. (Most of you may be introverts, which is why solitude and alone-time is required.)
Overall energy: The Devil, Eight of Wands, Strength
There’s a daredevil vibe here, where you or your person are interested in trying a bunch of new things in life, thinking it would be a waste if you do not enjoy life. You guys may be travelling or are in travel, as there are energies of constant movement here. You do not worry about what’s going on, what will happen in the future, as you know that the Universe plans well for you, that everything happens according to the right timing. From what I’ve gotten in this reading, your main challenge will arrive when you meet your person, as you push each other to be better. All the best during then.
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One card to symbolise you: The World rx
The first thing I’m picking up here is that you have an impatient energy within you where you like starting projects even though your body is tired or you have unfinished projects currently. The cards were impatient and quite a few flew out, which I believe talks about the impulsivity and slightly annoyed energy you have towards yourself and everything around you. There’s a need for you to be able to control a certain aspect of your life, and you’re just… Unable to hold it firm in your hand. Change is often present, and it’s either things are changing around you or you’ve decided to be the catalyst of change. However, that change is external, as you’re still quite in your comfort zone where you are unwilling to move out. You can change people and/or some things, but those don’t apply to you. Some of you may have Earth placements or Saturn as one of your dominant planets.
One card to symbolise your person: The Empress rx
For some reason, I see this as… Your person’s someone who’s not very in tune with their emotional side. I need to emphasise that the word I’m using here is “in tune”. They’re someone who knows about their emotions and feelings towards things, issues and people. But, they’re unable to understand and work together with those emotions to reach an answer or a conclusion to reach an action goal. MBTI wise, it’s giving me the vibe of an inferior Fi function, where they’re unable (or to a certain extent, unwilling) to explore and express their emotions. There’s a lack of softness and gentleness they have towards themselves, but they’ll do their best to provide for you. I’m seeing some patterns of anxious attachment style, where they would want to do what’s good for you but are afraid that they’ll disappoint you, causing you discomfort as they’ve been debilitated in the past. With the gentle energy of the Empress, they’re working on it bit by bit.
1. What power do you have over your person? - Five of Wands rx
For some reason, I’d say that you have a certain stronghold over your words and actions that can affect your person. The first thought I had when I saw this card was “cold war”, where you two don’t speak to each other, or you just choose to shut down and not communicate your thoughts to your person. I’m not saying that you will do this, but if you ever subconsciously do this (shutting down, unwilling to communicate), the damage you’ll be delivering is going to be much stronger than you or your person expected. They may experience similar issues in the past and have handled it appropriately, but if it’s you, you’re able to mess it up real bad. However, if you use that energy and engage in active conflict and resolve them, you’ll be able to benefit the relationship as you understand each other better through conflict, removing the tension as you two work things out together. You need to know how impactful you are towards your person, and to not use it to hurt them. You can build them, and you can break them, and please, for the love of God, DO NOT be proud of it. Be cautious, be loving, be patient, and be gentle.
2. What power does your person have over you? - Eight of Wands
Weirdly, the first thing I’m feeling is that… Your person can be more comfortable on the financial side as they may be the main person who provides travel related assistance. They may work in fields that require them to travel a lot and hence, able to bring you along on their trips. Or with how frequent they’ve travelled, they have saved up a bunch of mileage points and can use them to bring you around. So let’s say, you guys got into an argument, they can very much easily cancel whatever trip they’ve been planning to bring you with. That kind of power. In which, it will also affect your mood and emotions, especially if you’ve made a bunch of plans and suddenly they’re all gone. However, I’m seeing that they’re a gentle person, so I don’t think they’ll be doing something like that. Still, that’s what they’re capable of providing, that’s their power over you.
3. What can be possibly toxic or problematic between you two? - Five of Pentacles rx
Financial views is something I’m picking up immediately. You two are probably prone to being career driven, which allows you two to be able to earn and contribute financially. However, how you two view money and use them can be different. For example, one of you would use it for trips (huge spending at once) and the other would use it for everyday life (fine dining once a week, or gatherings with friends often). This will bring upon disagreements and sometimes, even arguments, as you two have not properly talked things out and arrived at a middle point, where both sides compromise equally. There may also be a chance where one person earns more than the other, and the one with a lower income may feel imbalance and not know how to stand on equal grounds with the one who provides more, creating internal conflict and not resolving it. They may also end up more dependent and the codependency may worsen with time. It is very important for both sides to recognise this and to work together to resolve this crisis.
4. How can you two transform/evolve together? - Judgement rx
I’m seeing healing and growing, and then transforming bit by bit throughout the journey together. It’s a process that will take a long time, but you two are patient in it because you two know that results are guaranteed and it would be worth it. You two are very goal driven (or at least, one of you are, and the other is willing to go along with it). Instead of working on something that may or may not work, you two are more prone towards doing things that have a secured outcome, taking calculated risks. There’s quite some brain energy going on here, making me wonder if you guys are more earth or air dominant. With that in mind, you two decided that this relationship is worth investing, and hence, work towards it. You two are willing to work through them, opening up yourselves to inspiration, allowing inputs from others and growing together. This pile gives me the feeling that you guys will go for courses together and work through the hurt and pain. Something like couple counseling? Or going through some seminars to understand each other better. You guys are willing to put in the effort as you recognise the importance of communication (through the hard way, probably from your family).
5. What can you two achieve together? - Two of Wands
You two can go far, not just achievement, but also building your life far from your trauma, building something new together. You guys build something totally new, and may constantly come up with something new to keep the relationship fresh. This card gives me the feeling that you are looking at the future together as you have the (your) world in your hands. Whatever difficulties you’ve gone through in the past made you stand up, and this time, you’re not standing up alone. Your person will be there to pull you up, and you’ll be there to pull them up too. You guys don’t necessarily throw yourselves into challenges as they present themselves to you guys through shared decisions made. You guys also learn to accept the various downs that have resulted from the shared decisions, and learn to live with them by looking at them in a positive light. Something like learning from mistakes and knowing what’s not good for both of you. For example, you guys went for a buffet for a date night and realised that one has an allergy towards one particular food. Going for the buffet is a shared decision, the challenge faced would be going to the hospital due to an allergic reaction, looking at it differently would be you guys now know what should not be added onto the list of food. Instead of going “I’m sorry that this date ended up bad because of my allergy”, it would be “hey at least we know that we should not have this for our next date”.
6. The core values in this relationship: The Sun, The Magician rx
There’s a bright surge of energy here, where you two will feel childlike wonders and enthusiasm, learning more about them and yourself. It’s like… There’s a feeling of victory here, where you grow from your pain and reach the throne you’ve always aimed for. You guys focus on keeping the relationship young, if that makes sense. Instead of letting that romantic love turn into family love along time, you both make an effort in doing romantic gestures and continue to be in that zone of falling in love over and over again. You guys will be creative too, as you come up with new ideas of constantly learning about each other, from each other. I’m also seeing that your preference for certain things may change throughout the relationship. For example, you used to not like strawberry, but your person likes it, and you slowly learnt to enjoy it too. And… Hmmm… For some reason, you two may be a little too smart. I feel that you two may be Mercury dominant, or have Aquarius, Gemini or Virgo placements. There’s a lot of words and thoughts, instead of feelings and tears. You guys can be a little rigid at times, and I’d say, one of your main themes in this relationship is to learn how to work together to create something together (working for it or manifesting it with actual effort). There’s a lot that you need to work on, yourself especially, where you work with your dreams and your spirit’s energy to reach your highest good. You both will need to open yourselves to new possibilities and welcome new beginnings into your lives.
Overall energy: The Moon rx, Five of Cups rx, The Chariot rx
Some of you may be going through some difficulties at the moment, especially in terms of emotion regulation. You may be experiencing pain, or despair that cannot be immediately resolved. You may also be experiencing fears, especially fears of failure (failing your expectations towards yourself, returning into a state you thought you’ve finally grown out from, etc). Allow yourself to slow down as you tread on this path. Remember, every step you take is on a new path, no matter how familiar it looks. Allow yourself to fall, allow yourself to take some rest before you run again. Be kind to yourself, and you’ll be able to move from the old to the new easier. Help will come to you, be patient and accept it with an open heart.
Pile 3 🎷
One card to symbolise you: The Hierophant
My first thought from seeing this card is that you’re… More inclined to the traditional values of how you were brought up with. It may not be your family’s traditional values, or the society’s traditional values. It’s more of… A certain concept, I’d say. For example, marriage is supposed to be between two people (monogamous), and you may have difficulties in understanding and/or accepting the concept of polyamorous relationships. Another example could probably be you’re a huge advocate of home cooked food as outside food is all MSG and unhealthy, which is a value that’s pretty much found in Asian families (“We Have Food At Home” by Mom). These are just examples, but if you ask yourself deep, you do know that it’s talking about you, and you don’t really listen to other people who say otherwise.
One card to symbolise your person: Temperance
If anything, I’d say that your person is someone who’s very in tune with themselves. I would also say that they’re a person who constantly renews themselves and to make sure that their information is not outdated. They’re very welcoming to new details, but they also are rather selective, which is a plus point for anyone who sees things from a lot of aspects, making them a rather balanced and critical person. If it took you long for you to meet your person, it’s because they’ve been working on themselves to be at the right place to meet you. For some of you, your person may be your soulmate, where you’re comfortable enough to confide in them on various things.
1. What power do you have over your person? - The Tower rx
I’d say that you’ve gone through quite a lot of significant changes in your life, where you grow from your pain and challenges in life. But also, this can appear threatening to your person as you’re used to chaos in your life, and your person may not be so. Something that appears dangerous to them may be nothing to you, and how you react to it will make them feel belittled, as though you’re not from the same world. I would say that this also stems from the various family values you two have gotten and grew up with. There’s also themes of imprisonment, where your person may be used to keeping themselves in check so as to not create discord or discomfort, but you are more… “I couldn’t give a damn” kinda attitude, which may make them feel lesser than you. To them, their way of expressing affection is by sacrificing themself for your comfort. Let’s say, they’re more interested in watching movie A, but you prefer to watch movie B. They’ll watch the movie you want with you without you knowing their preference. However, you may be more towards the type of “You should’ve spoken up! Why not, you watch movie A, while I watch movie B by myself or with a friend”. To you, you think you’re resolving the conflict by “Watching what we both wanted”, but to them, they may see it as “you’re not willing to spend time with me” kinda thing, and they may feel that they’re unable to catch up with you in terms of the values in the relationship.
2. What power does your person have over you? - Page of Pentacles rx
Weirdly, I’m seeing this as your person may be younger than you, or may be less experienced than you in terms of career and finances (they may have gotten into their desired field of work later in their life). With this, it creates a disparity or conflict where you’ll need to compromise with them more. To you, you may feel that they’re more of a responsibility than of a lover. It’s like… You love them, that’s why you feel the need to compromise certain dreams of yours. For example, you’re aiming to go for an overseas trip together in June. However, they have a training session that they need to attend, and you chose to cancel the trip instead of going alone cuz “it feels off”. It’s not like they’re doing this on purpose, but sometimes, their presence may make you wonder if you’re doing enough for them or not. You may also feel a lack of worth when you stand by their side, as you notice their potential to flourish into a King/Queen, and you’re not sure if you’ll be equals during then.
3. What can be possibly toxic or problematic between you two? - Seven of Cups
The first thing I’m picking up here is that there’s a lot of daydreaming here. A lot of “what if”s and a lot of fantasy painting. It’s like… There’s an expectation of plans to fail and you guys can go “a lil bit of daydreaming isn’t bad”. The image I have in my head has two people sitting together on a bean bag (young energy), leaning into each other and discussing plans of wedding and fun activities to do, and then leaving that as plans and not doing anything about it. There may be a hint of leaving future things for a future you to handle kinda energy. Alternatively, the daydreaming may shadow faults and shortcomings. There’s a tendency to paint everything pink or look through them through rose tinted glasses. There are a lot of hints and issues there, but you tend to focus on the prettier items and ignore the more serious questions. It will take quite a lot of time and problems to happen for you to break the bubble and to recognise the issues at hand. The lack of action is highlighted here, as well as impulsivity of choosing flight over fight. This may also be due to the power or financial imbalance existing in the relationship.
4. How can you two transform/evolve together? - Nine of Pentacles
Surprisingly, I’m seeing you two grow individually. Like, you guys go through the life lessons together, but instead of growing together as a couple, you two grow individually, as your own person, and couple together. The best example I can think of is where one’s an accountant and the other’s a painter, where your knowledge is different, but you guys improve in whatever you’re doing and still enjoy cooking together. You guys work and support each other throughout the journey, helping the other person to invest and grow into the best version of yourself. You guys also learn to communicate more to assure the other person that they’re not being left behind, that all the effort right now is worth it in the future. There are a lot of future related themes in this card, may it be building the future together, having a common goal for the future together, or building a new self together. Individuality is very important for you guys, and I’m seeing less of a compromise for each other. For you guys, it’s 1(you) + 1(them) = 1(you) + 1(them) + 1(a future built together). Hopefully this makes sense.
5. What can you two achieve together? - Four of Wands
I’m seeing here that your life together will be very pleasant. You guys are capable of building a home together once you’ve gone through the challenges, learning more about the buttons of each other and knowing which to push at the right time. Honestly speaking, there’s less of a “trial and error” kinda vibe in this relationship, but more of “oiling the cogs” here. This card is giving me harmony and happiness, as well as a beginning together, may it be engagement, marriage, or partnership. There’s also some form of balance and groundedness here, so if you or your person was flighty or emotional, you will be more toned down and will be able to look at the earthly sense too.
6. The core values in this relationship: The Hanged Man rx, Wheel of Fortune rx
I’m hearing stubbornness here for the both of you. You two are used to your own ways, your own values as you two grew up together, which definitely lead to you two growing individually. You both have experienced stagnation and detachment in the relationship, and effort has been made for you two to evolve and find a comfortable point for each other. There’s a lot of things to evaluate and work together. Assessing the situation, understanding the phase of the relationship where you’re at would be beneficial. A lot of accepting is needed as you two understand that certain things cannot be compromised, where you two decide to do them differently. For example, one’s a vegetarian and one requires meat protein, and so, you guys choose to not settle for each other's diet by preparing different sets of cutleries and cooking utensils. Different fridges may be prepared too, but if it works, it works. You guys learn to challenge each other’s comfort zones as well as your own, oil the cogs as you find something that works for you both. The lessons are slowly learnt, and once you’ve gone through them, your relationship will prosper.
Overall energy: The Empress rx, Death rx, The Chariot rx
There’s a lack of gentleness going on. For some reason, it can be finance or love related, such as lack of self-love, worrying about financial issues, etc. Basically, anything that’s Venusian themed. There’s a period of change, a period of transition that you’re going through right now, and I’m seeing that you may be lost, not knowing which step to take. Do not push or rush yourself through things right now, as Destiny is realigning itself for you at the moment. Have faith that you’re the co-creator of your life and destiny, and that you will still be able to write your story however you want it. This may be a challenging period in your life, but things will work out as you pick yourself up, nourish yourself and prepare for the upcoming battles. This will be a solo battle, so make sure you’re kind to yourself, make yourself a warm meal (or warm meals) as you move yourself back into action.
Pile 4 🎤
One card to symbolise you: The High Priestess rx
I’d say that you’re someone who’s losing touch of your spiritual side. Not to put it in a bad way. It’s just a reminder that you should tune into spirituality from time to time. A bunch of things have been happening to you and around you, where it’s completely natural and equally important for you to focus on whatever that’s going on externally. However, take some time to perhaps pull a card or two if you do tarot, or meditate and listen to your higher self. Make spirituality a part of your daily life, let your hands feel the running water as you feel it taking away your tiredness and emotional impurities. Find the discomfort, acknowledge it, and let it be cleared out from your system.
One card to symbolise your person: Temperance
My first thought when I see this card is that your person has a balanced air and earth and water energy here. It’s an energy that I’m very comfortable with, where they’re grounded and yet able to resonate with you in terms of emotions, and they’re smart and comfortable with who they are. This is a very assured person, knowing what they want and how to achieve it. For some reason, it feels like they enjoy cooking or making comfort food for the people they care for. Your person may also be your soulmate, and they’re pretty much educated with a lot of things, or they’ve been involved in various projects and activities and hence gaining the knowledge and experience of life. They may have a mysterious side to them as well 😎
1. What power do you have over your person? - Five of Wands
Similar to Pile 2, you have this card here to signify the power you have over your person. However, Pile 2 is more passive aggressive while yours is more… Actively aggressive. You do not think twice about your words and can be rather blunt with how you express yourself. For some reason, I’m seeing that it may be due to you having some sort of insecurity over yourself and the relationship, or you may have some inferiority complex where you do not see yourself worthy of this relationship. I need to emphasise a little that it’s not your words that’s the power you have over your person, but the mentality of you not thinking yourself highly (or as high as they see you) that can drive your person up the wall. It’s the chain reaction that will make your person feel powerless, not knowing how to help you and to show the world to you, that there are better things in life and that you’re worth so much in their hearts.
2. What power does your person have over you? - Page of Wands rx
Your person is very adamant in communication, if that makes sense. They are vocal and more structured in their speech, and will not stop the conversation there until you fully understand what they mean. This card feels… Not young. Your person has been through quite a number of things in their life and have learnt to communicate effectively, making sure that their needs are heard, and knowing what they need to do. For some reason, I’m also seeing charms? They may be quite charming, good with their words, fulfills the typical definition of success, and people may be drawn to them. That may also be the reason why you’re insecure, since they’re pretty charismatic themselves.
3. What can be possibly toxic or problematic between you two? - Page of Cups
For some reason, I’d say that you two can be fairly new or fresh in relationships, not having dated much before, or this can be your proper first love. There’s a tinge of inexperience here, something like a young love, where you two tend to experiment much on the various aspects of a romantic relationship. You two may be prone to doing fun activities a lot, hence, ending up not talking much about the practical aspects of a relationship, for example, marriage and responsibilities. This card talks about heightened intuition as well, where one or both of you may be relying only on intuition or gut feeling, and not communicate with each other more. Like… You should be discussing with your person when you’re making plans. Yet, you just decided to go with Plan C because your gut feeling tells you so. Even though they may be free during then, communication and discussion is still important so that they are heard.
4. How can you two transform/evolve together? - Four of Swords rx, The Hanged Man rx
I’m seeing that you two will be resting together first. You two have been fighting different personal battles, and when you’re done, you guys will be resting together as you recuperate. This pile kinda gives me the feeling of bonding through trauma. It’s through the pain and exhaustion that you learn better about yourself and your person, where you guys learn the importance of the balance of body, mind and soul. You both learn to let go of things that are not within your control, let go of things that are pulling you down. There are themes of releasing pain here, and also releasing guilt. Like,,, you’re holding onto a fault you’ve done years ago, and not letting yourself free from it, forever beating yourself up over That One Thing you’ve done when you were a teenager. The same may be for your person as well, and you two just learn to let the past remain in the past. You will need to expand your horizons, and let yourself try things you never had the chance to mess around with. Throughout this period of time, you both also learn about the tendency of being apathetic towards your own pain (you think that your pain is nothing; they think that their pain ain’t much worth mentioning). Detachment towards your emotions is a thing, making you stuck in the past. Your inner child is not healed, and this would be something you and your person will be working on, to find ways to heal yourselves, enjoying the world with its gifts for you. You’ll learn how to nurture the people around you, but starting from yourself. It’s like… Two wounded small animals hiding under a shade as they licked each other’s wounds. That, but things are promised to be better.
5. What can you two achieve together? - Strength rx, The Hanged Man rx
The Hanged Man rx extends towards this card, symbolising that by breaking past habits and treating yourself kindly, only then you’ll be able to grow stronger together. The topic and lessons about inner self will follow here as well, and may be a lifelong theme where you constantly need to nurture yourself and each other to flourish. The strength you both will gain will be inwards, where you are more gentle towards yourself, more forgiving of yourself, bandaging the wounds that your inner lion has caused. Your passion, desires and anger is the inner lion in you, and you’ll be learning to keep it in check once you understand them and accept them. Imagine going through the five stages of grief, and it ends with acceptance. That’s when you learn to live together with it as part of you. Remember that strength comes in gentleness too, and that to accept your vulnerability takes a lot of strength, energy and effort. I would also add that once you are at this stage, you’ll be able to combat self-inadequacy and doubt, learning to trust yourself and your partner. It’s a constant growing process, but you have each other to support and help throughout this journey. Together, your strength can be limitless.
6. The core values in this relationship: The Hanged Man rx, The Sun
The Hanged Man rx appeared again. I’d say that one of the core values in this relationship is to learn to open up and accept the emotions (the happy ones and the not so positive ones) you’ve been feeling. You or your person, or perhaps the both of you have had a difficult childhood growing up, where you guys have learnt to repress the various feelings for you to function. In this relationship, opportunities will open up via challenges (discussions, disagreements, compromises, failed plans, etc.), and you two will need to learn to release the pain and anger. From there, the relationship will continue to renew and become stronger, and you two will also be able to heal at your own pace. I’m seeing that one of you may have been working on it earlier than the other, and the one who’s more experienced in self-healing will be able to help the other. Followed by healing comes The Sun that’s hiding behind the rainy clouds. Another core value that I’m seeing here is that you two will learn to enjoy the small and big happiness in your life. Celebration is the theme here, where you two will learn about appreciation and gratitude, growing along the way to celebrate the small and big wins, achievements and building up self-worth along the way. I’m seeing you celebrating for them when they get a pay raise, and them throwing a celebration (or a romantic dinner/gesture) for you when you achieved your goal of maybe not self-deprecating for a whole month.
Overall energy: The Tower, Death rx, The Emperor
There are quite some strong energies here, both you and your person. You guys are still fighting personal battles and are at the significant stages of your lives, where a split decision can contribute to different outcomes. There’s an energy of autonomy here, where you’re fighting to gain back control over yourself, your identity, and you learn to break free from the cocoon that’s binding you. Things are difficult, values you believed in may start to break down, making you doubt if you’re even doing the right thing. Rest assured as you’ll be seeing messages and signs around you. Your guides and the Universe will be dropping you signs, and you’ll know you’re on the right path. Know that you’re beloved and guarded, take the chance and go for whatever it is you’re fighting for.
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Red one was a piece of shit movie.
I don't disagree with the OP's statements here, in that Seb and Chris are two different actors who approach their profession differently. Sebastian clearly thinks more about the craft of it, but I don't think Chris is choosing projects just for the paycheck. Let's examine what he's done since Endgame came out in 2019:
The Red Sea Diving Resort - I liked this movie. I know it was a little too white-saviory for some people's tastes, but I didn't mind it. It was interesting to me and felt balanced. It dealt with an interesting and at times heavy historical topic, so it's not like the story was boring or typical blockbuster fodder. And Evans was the only main character played by a big-name celeb. With those things combined, I don 't see how it it would've been a guaranteed success and therefore paycheck. I think it was a neat project to sign on for.
Knives Out - This movie was fantastic! It was an oddball genre-bender, but it had a lot of big stars in it and an outstanding screenplay. I can only praise Chris for jumping on this role, and I'd never claim that he chose this one for the money. It was just an excellent project to be involved in - and as a villain, no less! *see note in Gray Man
Defending Jacob - This was Chris' baby. He was excited to be an executive producer on it. This was a somber legal drama that, again, does not scream paycheck to me. It's likely the story and characters that drew Chris in. It gave him a chance to act in a more grounded, serious role. This was definitely not a paycheck project.
Buzz Lightyear - Come on. It's Disney. If somebody was gonna give Chris a chance to be the voice for the main character in a friggin' Disney animated movie, no way was he going to turn that down!
The Gray Man - This project had both 1. directors he's worked with and knows well, and 2. costars he's worked with and liked. And having that familiarity is enticing to all people, let alone people who struggle with anxiety as Chris does. But I believe Lloyd is the main reason Chris joined this project. Think about it: it's a dudebro spy action thriller. Not much is that unique about the plot itself, but I can definitely see Chris being excited to play the wacky nasty character of Lloyd. This was an excellent role for him to demonstrate that he is more than capable of playing the villain. I think this, along with his character of Ransom in Knives Out, was part of his attempt to ensure that he wasn't typecast for the rest of his life.
Ghosted - I haven't seen this one, so I can only go on what I've heard, which is that the movie isn't great. I thought it looked cute and fun, from the clips I've seen. But, going on the assumption that it was a bit of a dud, I think it's pretty obvious that having Ana de Armas as his costar was a big factor in him accepting the role. The impression that I get is that those two get along famously and work well together. I can totally see someone selling Chris on the genre shake-up of the man being the damsel in distress, and then Ana was the cherry on top. It probably sounded like a fun project to do with a friend.
Pain Hustlers - Again, this one deals with a heavy topic (the opiod Crisis) that is worth talking about. I don't see it as obvious blockbuster fodder. I haven't seen the movie, but it is certainly a role worth taking, given that the subject matter is so relevant. I also want to note that Chris is taking roles in projects put out by various streaming services. This one is through Netflix, others through Hulu, Apple TV, Disney, and Prime Video. He may be trying to build relationships with all of these distributors, to help him in his career endeavors/ambitions in the future. It's a valid motivation and a smart move--especially if he wants to open up more avenues for him possibly directing and/or producing in the future.
Deadpool and Wolverine - I doubt he needed to show up for more than a day to shoot his scenes for this. No brainer! It's funny, the pressure of being the leading man is off his shoulders, and he gets to do that hilarious monologue! What's not to love? If I could make a million dollars just by showing up for a day of work, I'd do a lot worse things than a curse-laden comedic cameo to earn that 🤑🤑🤑
Red One - I wanted to like this movie, because I love Chris and I love Dwayne Johnson. But let's be real: this movie sucked. I watched it yesterday night. Other than a few cute details, it really did not impress me at all, and at some points the plot (mostly when involving Kiernan Shipka) had me wanting to turn it off altogether. It was a bad script, and it didn't embrace the ridiculous elements in the right way. But I mean, this one should be obvious too: Chris loves Christmas. He's always wanted to be in a Christmas movie, and I can so see him dreaming of being in a film that becomes a solid member of the bundle of heartwarming Christmas movies that families re-watch every year, like Elf and The Santa Clause. Unfortunately, this wasn't one of them. Chris probably made the mistake of jumping on the first big-budget Christmas movie that came around on offer. He should've waited for something else.
Let's not forget that Chris is worth hundreds of millions of dollars: He could retire now, no problem, and raise a family in luxury with his wife and still die rich. I seriously don't think he's in it just for the paycheck. I think he's choosing roles in a variety of types of films - some of them easy, some of them not. I think sentimentality and the comfort of familiarity have gotten the better of him a time or two, but he hasn't been choosing tons of super shitty projects just for a big payout.
As to his return to Marvel, my first thought is that it could signal his desire to stay with something he knows and is comfortable around (genre, plot, filming setup, fellow actors, friends, directors, etc.). This is something you do see in people who struggle with anxiety, which we know Chris does. But on top of that, if the fan theory floating around that he's going to play a bad-guy shapeshifter in the form of Steve Rogers is correct, then maybe he thinks the role sounds fun.
And lastly, not to be mean, but Chris simply isn't as good of an actor as Sebastian is. I think that's pretty evident if you watch a few of their movies. You can see the qualitative difference, overall. Sebastian takes roles to learn something new. I'm not certain that Chris always does. He doesn't take the craft of acting as seriously as Seb does, he's less cerebral about it - and that's okay!
I think both Chris and Sebastian have done the most important thing, which is to find what work makes them happiest. They're both lucky enough to have found success in a notoriously difficult industry, and now each have the star power required to be able to pick and choose which roles they take on, rather than accepting anything they can get. I do understand OP's point about the actors being a big driving factor in what films get made, but if I had to pick a top five list of actors who sell out for 'blah' roles just for the money, Chris Evans would not be on that list. With this new "detective comedy film" Honey Don't! in the works - wherein Chris purportedly plays a cult leader - I have high hopes that another quirky mystery film might be on the horizon for Chris.
Time will tell!
💖Sarah
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dating sophia laforteza / 7th member edition
triggers: nsfw content under the cut
getting together
it was clear from the start that there was something between the two of you. it wasn't uncommon for megan to elbow you at practice because she caught you staring at sophia again, or for marquise to do the same to sophia for catching her staring at you
the two of you had very different personalities though, so you didn't click right away. she was more serious, a little strict, while you hit it off with megan instantly with how the two of you liked to joke around and have fun
it took a while for you two to really talk instead of just staring at each other during practice. but once the two of you did, she saw that you weren't just the goofball you seemed to be, and you truly did love what you were doing
the first time she really saw the person you were was when one of the girls fell during practice, and you were the first to her, checking on her and making sure she was okay, reassuring her that mistakes happen when she got embarrassed. after that, sophia made it a point to interact with you more
you two getting close surprised a lot of the other girls, but those closest to you two saw it coming from a mile away. you were just too attracted to each other to not get close eventually
as you got closer, you two became each other's rocks. you were the one she could go to when she just needed to vent, to scream, to get everything off her chest. she was the one you could go to when you felt like you weren't good enough to be in the competition, when you needed reassurance that you deserved to be there
it became a common sight for you two to be with each other. you practiced together, ate together, spent more time with each other than anyone else. at one point megan even joked you were replacing her
there were nights the two of you ended up in each other's beds, just laying together and talking about the future, about what would happen if one of you made it and the other didn't, how you'd stay in contact no matter what
things began to blur between the lines of platonic and romantic when your birthday came, and she had snuck you out of the dorm to go celebrate. the fact she was so willing to break the rules for you was enough to make your heart skip a beat
she may have had a little bit of a panic when she realized she was falling for you, but the other girls reassuring her that you definitely felt the same calmed her down a lot
when the competition finally started, neither of you realized how hard competing against each other would be. just knowing that there were seven spots, that one of you could get one while the other didn't, it was terrifying, and neither of you wanted to accept that outcome was possible
when the final lineup was announced, and you were both included, the first thing you two did was find each other. the hug you shared felt like coming home, and you wouldn't have let her go if not for the others wanting to hug you two as well
the seven of you went out to a fancy restaurant that night to celebrate, and that was really when things came to a head for you two. you held hands in the car, on the way in the restaurant, even at the table while you waited for your food. nobody said anything, but you already looked like a couple at that point
you had asked sophia if she liked her meal, and when she offered you a bite, you couldn't help but notice the way her eyes lingered on your lips. and you just couldn't help but lick your lips to see her reaction. her eyes darkening as they met yours wasn't something you expected, but it sent a shiver down your spine
sophia would say she kissed you first, you would say you kissed sophia first. neither of you really know, because the second you got back to the dorm, you were both headed towards sophia's room and just gravitated towards each other
that night, the two of you talked about how you felt and what you wanted, but it was in between kisses, because you just couldn't really help yourself now that you knew she wanted you back
sophia would say she asked you to be official, and you would say you asked sophia to be official. really, neither of you really asked, and instead just knew you were falling into place
dating sophia
its no secret that you're sophia's favorite. she won't admit it, you won't admit it, but the girls all tease you relentlessly about it
you can't be mad at their teasing though, because you tease sophia so much, and she lets you get away with it. you're always getting on her nerves somehow, and she's letting you because you're cute
because of the rules set into place, the two of you don't do much pda out in public beyond the occasional hug or hand hold, but when you're at home, sophia tends to cling to you. she's always touching you in some way, whether it's her legs thrown over yours as you watch tv, or her grabbing your hand to play with your fingers as you do things with the other girls
you share a room with lara and megan, but most nights you find yourself in sophia and yoonchae's room, cuddled up to sophia under the covers. if you aren't in her room, she's in yours, but megan takes blackmail pictures while yoonchae doesn't, so you go to her room by default
she loves to cook for you! she's learned how to make dishes of your culture, and you're always happy to be her taste tester. sometimes she'll feed you, and it's rare but she'll let you feed her sometimes too
you're the one who gets her to relax sometimes, when she's pushing herself too hard or spreading herself too thin. you just have to pull her close to you and tell her she's doing amazing, and she'll take a well earned break with you
she dotes on all of you, but you get special treatment. you get the most compliments, you get to choose movies most often on movie night, your snacks never run out in the pantry, you never get scolded if you forget to do your chores. manon and daniela are always the ones to call this out, and sophia just explains that you're "too cute to yell at"
your closets are a mix of each other's clothes. at this point, you're sure you've got half of her clothes and she's got half of yours. and nothing makes her happier than seeing you in one of her shirts or sweaters
it's very rare that you two ever truly disagree on something, let alone have a full blown argument. sure, you get on her nerves for fun, but you both know that's just how the two of you are, and you never cross any lines. the only time you can remember ever really arguing was when an ex of hers texted her to catch up and you felt insecure, which only made her feel like you didn't trust her. you didn't talk for three days, and only apologized to each other when the girls all left you two at the dorm to work things out
when they came home they were beyond relieved to see the two of you asleep on the couch, you curled up against her side
on your one year anniversary, she surprised you with promise rings, because she knew you couldn't get engaged yet, but she definitely had thought about it. neither of you ever take your rings off
eyecons are at least 98% sure you two have something going on. sophia just says your her best friend and you helped her through dream academy. you say you'll marry sophia one day, and eyecons always comment on how that makes her blush. they just don't know how serious you're being
nsfw
service top sophia
the two of you honestly can't keep your hands off each other
the girls have said that you tease her so much just to get her to snap and drag you to her room. and they weren't wrong
sophia is more of a giver than a receiver, but that doesn't stop you from making sure she feels good too
sometimes she does just want to feel good though, and you thrive off of seeing her laid out for you, letting you have her however you want
you're obsessed with her fingers, while she's obsessed with your mouth
she likes to leave marks where others can't see, she likes knowing you're all hers
neither of you knew that she liked being called mommy until it slipped out of your mouth
now all you have to do is whisper "mommy please" or "i need you mommy" in her ear to get what you want
she's a talker, even when she's not being touched. she'll be focusing on you and you'll hear her praising you under her breath
you've been walked in on so many times by the girls that they have a betting pool on where they will/won't find you
knowing that hasn't stopped either of you though
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I've been working on my own Transformers iteration for a little while now and came to a realization about Optimus. One of his most common backstories is being a data clerk in Iacon, a job that wouldn't require much driving (if any) and wouldn't need him to move heavy things often. Yet his alt-mode is always at least adjacent to a semi a vehicle that is made to travel long distances with heavy objects. He is quite literally built for travel yet is unable to do so freely. It got me thinking about how pre-war Optimus and Megatron may have more in common than they thought. So I decided to lean into that in my iteration.
Functionalism is still a thing but it's less based on your alt-mode and more based on the unique advantages your frame has. Data Collectors have naturally strong processors that are able to store and recall information faster than other frame types so they are kept indoors to record events that they get from other sources. War-frames are known as the lowest of the low so they are sent out to do menial tasks such as helping in the mines after an accident, being temporary guards, and so on. Their most common "job" however is being a gladiator in the gladiator pits.
Below the cut is how my Orion Pax and D-16's first conversation goes
Orion walked up to the the large silver War-frame without a hint of fear as his optics shined brighter than they had in lunar cycles. "Woah! That fight was incredible! I've never seen moves like that before and I've watched a ton of the ancient holovids on fighting," Orion exclaimed practically bouncing with barely contained excitement.
D-16 stared down at the red and blue mech. He appeared to be about the same age as him though he only came up to around the middle of his chassis. D-16 let a smirk take over his faceplate as he said "Thank you. You must be a Cultural Surveyor right? It's not often we see frames of your type around the gladiator pits. What brings you here to watch us hm?"
Truthfully D-16 was slightly worried. Cultural Surveyors hardly bothered with coming to the gladiator pits unless Sentinel Prime was there and they never visited the gladiators personally. That was unless they were spying on them. He had to stop himself from stiffening at that thought. Countless War-frames had made the mistake of venting their frustrations at the conditions they found themselves in around a Cultural Surveyor and were never seen again. He wondered distantly if word had somehow gotten out about his plans but before his thoughts could fester any more the smaller mech spoke.
"You’re welcome, but I'm not a Cultural Surveyor I'm just a simple Data Collector. Heh. Truth is I'm technically not even supposed to be here right now," Orion said as he rubbed the back of his helm with a nervous chuckle. He had barely managed to convince Jazz to cover for him while he snuck out, only being able to do so by promising the mech he would be able to play whatever music he wanted in their shared living quarters for the next few solar cycles. It was definitely worth it though.
This peaked D-16's interest. He had never met a mere Data Collector before though now that he looked at the mech he could see the slight differences between him and Cultural Surveyors. He seemed to have less bulk and was slightly smaller than any Cultural Surveyor he had ever seen. His optics, though still bright, lacked the typical sheen that indicated if they were recording something. D-16 let himself relax. This mech was simply a fan of fighting and had no ill intentions. His plan to liberate all War-frames was still safe so he decided to indulge the mech in some playful banter.
"You still haven't answered my question on what brings you here, Data Collector?"
Orion jumped slightly at the question and began to curl in on himself as he answered, "W-Well you see I just, uh, n-needed to get out of the Hall of Records. I spend so much t-time in there and well transforming isn't exactly allowed within the Hall, like at all. But I really needed to j-just get out and, you know, drive and I just c-couldn't wait until my next scheduled solar cycle off as it's not for another lunar cycle or two so I convinced Ja-a friend of mine to cover for me and once I started d-driving I just couldn't stop and then I-I ended up here so..."
D-16 felt his spark twist as the mech rambled on. The mech who seemingly had no fear as he walked up to the War-frame was now as skittish as a cyber-mouse and looked as if he might bolt if D-16 did so much as vent wrong. The more he talked the more dread started to pool in his tanks. 'He wasn't allowed to transform for lunar cycles on end?! That has to be terrible.' D-16 had heard the horror stories of Seekers going crazy if being kept from transforming and flying for too long and had always wondered if something like that existed for grounders as well. He had never been able to find out as War-frames needed to be able to transform constantly otherwise they wouldn't be able to bring out their weapons. 'Maybe he just has an alt that isn't well suited for driving.' Yeah that had to be it. After all War-frames were treated as the worst of the worst and yet they still kept their ability to transform at any moment.
"If you don't mind me asking what exactly is your alt-mode," D-16 asked making sure that it sounded as casual as possible. His question seemed to snap the smaller mech out of his spiral as he froze before turning his helm towards D-16.
"Uh I g-guess I could just, uh, s-show you it," Orion said before taking a step back to leave room for his transformation. He exvented harshly to try and stop his shaking before letting his instincts take control as he turned into his alt-mode.
'Oh Primus of all the alt-modes to have...' It was worse than D-16 could have imagined. The mech before him had an alt-mode D-16 had seen countless of. Any bot he had seen with this alt he heard talk relentlessly about how much they adored being able to drive freely carrying tons of things behind them from city to city rarely staying in one place too long unless they were with their family. He could hear it so vividly how they said that their family was the only thing that kept them from going insane from being in one place for so long. D-16's spark broke for the mech just before a thought struck him.
'If this is how they treat their spies how do they treat everyone else.' That sobered him up quick. He had never bothered to think about how any of the other frame types could have been abused under the Council's heel. How could he have when all he ever heard was how good they had it and how him and his frame type were the scum of Cybertron, but now? Looking at the mech in front of him was all the proof he needed. The Council needed to go and not just for his fellow War-frames but for all Cybertronians. They all needed to rise up together.
As Orion transformed back into root mode a arm was suddenly swung around him pulling him off the ground and close to the silver mech who said, "Tell you what how about you and me go have some energon and drive around the Gladiator pits some before you head back yeah? And if you manage to beat me I'll tell you a few secrets, but you have to swear you won't record anything or else I'm kicking you out got it?"
Orion looked at the mech with wide optics as a blush started to make its way across his faceplate. One of, if not the, greatest gladiators (definitely hottest) of all time was offering to get a drink and race with him, and he took him seriously! Oh Primus please don't let this be a dream! 'Sorry Jazz gonna be a lot later than I thought!'
"Uh y-yeah! Sure! I-I'd love-I mean like to! Um, what's your name by the way?"
A soft smile cracked through the taller mech's cool facade as he began walking off with Orion still held close, "You can call me Dee."
"Oh well I'm Orion! Nice to meet ya Dee!"
#transformers#maccadam#tf young sparks#optimus prime#orion pax#megatron#d 16#megop#d pax#transformers observation#transformers fan continuity#transformers young sparks#in which d realizes that he isn't the only oppressed frame type#the start of a beautiful relationship#hope nothing goes horribly wrong
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“sixty days, and we’ll see each other again here,” the cowboy muses in agreement, trying to sound cheerful and optimistic even as his heart begins to protest — SIXTY days! that’s an eternity! and a lot can happen in sixty days! but he refuses to dwell on it now, focusing on making some wonderful memories that will hopefully make the separation less painful. he puts on his playful demeanor once more, eyes slightly bloodshot and swollen but already lighting up. “lucy gray? lucy gray, where are you?” he pretends not to see her, glancing around and stifling a smile. their height difference will never not amuse him. she’s so petite that he feels like a giant next to her. “oh!” he eventually looks down, beaming because it’s impossible not to. “here you are, little dove! giddy up.” he crouches down as her slender arm coils around his neck, figuring it may be easier for her climb onto his back if he’s not standing straight. once she’s behind him, his calloused hands ready to take hold of her thighs, his own expression drops. just for a moment. life’s so unfair, he thinks to himself. but before he can tear up all over again, she laughing and calling him a sailor. he’s more than happy to play along, as most who never got to be actual children would be. it was fun to play house with her teddy bears and dolls last night and it’s fun to pretend they’re in a fairytale now.
“that reminds me… my ma used to read me this tale when i was little. it was ‘bout a mermaid and a prince, written by this danish author, but i don’t remember his name.” hans christian andersen. “it begins when a birthday celebration. the handsome prince is celebrating his birthday on a ship, dancing, feasting, all that stuff. but then an awfully vicious storm appears out of nowhere. it wrecks the ship. the mermaid saves this prince from drowning and falls in love with him, but unfortunately can’t be with him as they belong in two different worlds. she watches him from afar, but the prince doesn’t remember her when he regains consciousness, doesn’t know he’s alive thanks to her, so it makes the whole ordeal even more tragic. but she loves him so much that she’s willing to gain a human soul, become a human, just to be with him. in this tale, mermaids live longer than humans, they live up to 300 years, but then they turn to sea foam and simply cease existing. humans, on the other hand, live shorter lives on earth but have ethereal souls that carry on in heaven, right? and so she goes to this sea witch and asks for help. the witch tries tellin’ her that the mission’s doomed and she will never make the prince fall in love with her. but the little mermaid begs and pleads, and the witch eventually prepares a potion for her, one that will give her legs and in exchange for her voice. oh, i forgot to mention that, but the mermaid is a lot like you, lucy gray. she’s got the most beautiful voice in the world. and it’s a big sacrifice but she still drinks the potion and it does give her two human legs and the ability to dance as no human has ever danced before. in a way that mesmerizes everyone. however, the pain of losing her tail never leaves her and so she constantly feels as if she’s walking on sharp knives, and her feet bleed terribly. it’s such a heartbreakingly beautiful tale. you ever heard of it?” he wonders aloud, picking her up and slowly walking over to the little shore.
visage softened into a sympathetic look, rubbing his back until he's all cried out. it must all be a lot for him, what a weight he's carrying on his shoulders– and to all be so young. so he can cry for as long as he wants to, she'll soothe away all the tears, she thinks to herself. fingers gently brushing through dark curls with her other hand, index finger twirling dark waves around it. a boy too sweet to be so tortured, it makes her angry. "i'd never had a friend like you either, sweetheart. you're one of a kind." a special star, shining the brightest in a darkened sky full of stars twinkling but none shine like he does. "alright, i'll count it down then. sixty days and i'll meet you here. here will be perfect." their spot. "yes, it will." agreeing firmly as a small smile pulls at her lips when his nose bumping into hers tickles and little dove. like in poems, and through lord's prayer. she'll pray each night he stays safe through these dangerous terrains out by his lonesome, because until he returns, she'll be worried sick. the feeling of tender thumbs on her cheeks causing a warm swirl of butterflies fluttering through out her chest, wishing she could chase the feeling forever. no male's touch had ever been so kind and soft, she wasn't used to it and for that– it felt even more emotional. it nearly puts her in a trance until he stands, eyes peering up at his offered hand.
trusting he won't let her drown, hand places in his bigger one and she rises to her feet. standing at chest height in front of him. just a few steps over to reach the water again and arm gingerly curls around his neck once lucy gray gets behind him. a saddened look she was hiding on her face revealing itself once she's hidden behind him, little does he know– burning with an urge to kiss him too but biting her lip to keep from acting on it. she doesn't want to in fear of losing him, her emotions can't get attached to no one like that. "thanks, sailor. what a kind human you are for givin' a little ole mermaid like me a ride." lucy gray gently laughs, loving how her imagination gets to live in that childlike imaginative state of mind again because of him and willing to play.
#billysgirllol#PLS THIS IS SUCH AN EPIC LOVE STORY IM NEVER GETTING OVER IT!!!#and also the OG lil mermaid was published in europe in 1837 and became popular fast :') so his ma being irish definitely heard / read it#and the og story isnt cute like the disneys version I DID RESEARCH :')))) so :')))) bye#ALSO I HAD THIS IDEA i might dm you on insta regarding it but WHAT IF she doesnt come with him after this week? and then they do meet in#THEIR SPOT after those sixty days but THEN somethings wrong and something happens and they end up riding off into the sunset together?#*THINKING EMOJIS* JUST AN IDEA FJSDNKF
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Hello, loving you're rewrite of RBTI so far!! If I may ask, what was Turbo up to before he bumped into Ralph and Vanellope? Also, how did he run into those two? That must've been such a 'lovely' reunion, hehehe.
Thank you so much for liking my rewrite!!! That means the absolute world to me, and I LOVE the questions!!
Turbo was up to a.. LOT of stuff
His first go on the internet was quite literally a rabbit chase. BEV detects him as a virus due to the Cybug coding. Like stated previously(?) he can’t control it despite WANTING to.
((More under cut just since I feel like this is gonna be a LONG post!!))
Did I mention this entire AU is based off of ONE simple Ralph Breaks the Internet concept art spread?
In the back you can see while Ralph is looking for directions on the Darknet, there is a Turbo Torrent sign! So naturally it’s canon to this AU too :] we love a man who hates capitalism and promotes piracy. So in this rewrite he ends up becoming a menace to the Darknet, striking fear into most Netizens who inhabit or do business there. Thankfully they live in somewhat peace since Turbo leaves to do his own thing, but he’s got a decent business going on. Picking up on how to code was VERRRY beneficial to him even now, he has skills some can’t even dream of (while arcade coding is much different he managed to pick it up quick on the internet. Probably manipulated Knowsmore into it too)
This is 90% of what he was doing before Ralph and Vanellope accessed the internet. Their ‘reunion’ goes as follows, roughly via a shitty comic
((I haven’t come up with a plotline other than the wheel to sugar rush breaking. But that is VERY much probably subject to change until I think of something more creative. I don’t like it for multiple reasons, main one being it feels throw away since Sugar Rush in WIR was a two player console but for RBTI it was one player just so they could retcon and do the movie how they did 😒))
But! All that to say FOR NOW Spamely is still sending them on quests for money. Though instead of Shank and Slaughter Race (arguably my LEAST fav part of RBTI) there is now a ‘game hub’ with a multitude of games instead of just… one… game in the middle of the internet?? And there’s a rare upgrade in it people are willing to pay a LOT for!
Gotta give Turbo credit, he knows how to race! Though yeah he swipes it from Vanellope, places first, and garners the attention from Ralph who is probably gonna beat the filling out of him for real this time.
((Like always more questions appreciated!!! Helps me get out of art block actually and pushes me to try to draw stuff I normally wouldn’t!! :] I appreciate all of you who enjoy this rewrite SOOO much!!!))
#turbo wreck it ralph#wir#wreck it ralph#wreck it ralph turbo#turbo#turbo wir#turbotastic#turbotime#king candy#king candy wir#ralph breaks the internet#ralph wreck it ralph#vanellope wreck it ralph#wir vanellope#princess vanellope#vanellope von schweetz#rbti#rbti rewrite
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Nyoka Information & Class
(Gonna assume that’s a typo. Meme here.)
Class: Who is your twst OC's classmate(s)? How would you describe their relationship? Did they have different classmates in previous year and did they get along?
Nyoka is a third-year student in Class D. The only other cast member who is in that class is the Malleus Draconia. Their relationship is… classmates. Will interact a bit inside the classroom due to circumstance, but not so much outside of it.
Small talk may be exchanged if Malleus or Nyoka has something to say. Nyoka would never disrespect royalty, so he treats Malleus accordingly. Malleus treats Nyoka with courtesy as well, as he’s expected to.
They will be paired up often because the rest of the class fears Malleus on principle due to his reputation and overall presence, and Nyoka can carry an unapproachable aura too despite his docile behavior. He’s not scared of Malleus per se, just reasonably cautious. He certainly wouldn’t willingly venture to Diasomnia, though. I can imagine Malleus in his weird-fae-way teasing an invite every now and then if Nyoka ever asks a question (like, say about the loud reptile who keeps escorting Malleus to class every day). It’s probably a real offer laced in mild ironic humor, but it’s hard to tell. Besides, a Savanaclaw student waltzing into Diasomnia? Absolutely not.
I’d probably describe the relationship as amicable. Not unpleasant, but neither really go out of their way to hang out. They’re both kinda stiff and dignified, but Malleus has a cheekiness that Nyoka lacks, I think. Malleus can be kind of in his own world, and Nyoka is just going through the motions. Reptile solidarity 🤝 Sort of. Not friends though. It’s not a thought that crosses their systems.
It’s hard to say if Nyoka ever shared a class with anyone else in previous years because I don’t really know how NRC is structured in that regard. It’s possible, but I can’t be sure with certainty. I won’t rule it out, so I’ll put a pin in it. Might’ve crossed paths with Rook though in previous years, for sure.
Second answer as optional read under cut. Out of universe yapping.
Inspiration: Is your twst OC inspired by any villains? Concepts? Anything Disney-related?
YES! Primarily inspired by Ushari the Egyptian Cobra, secondary villain in season 2 of “The Lion Guard.” Visually, though, I focused more on the real species and some legends attributed to it.
So artistic liberties were clearly taken. Blud looks more like an Indian cobra. BUT! I will let it slide because red/purple hues are more visually eye catching for a cartoon snake than black (and in some lightning, looks gold), so I can kinda see the thought process there. I didn’t wanna nix that red/purple entirely so I just threw Ushari’s og color scheme and pattern into Nyoka’s eyes and eye makeup. That was my compromise. My little subliminal bell to ring.
I think the closest Disney-ish related concept that I also incorporated in subtext is something I can’t articulate too well.
Maybe it’ll be brought up in some future material.
HAHA SEE I ACTUALLY ANSWERED ONE OF THESE THINGS. TAKE THAT ME FROM MONTHS AGO WHO ALWAYS FAILED TO.
#cozy ask#twstposting#nyoka wadjet#IS THAT MALLEUS?!#my art#I DIDNT NEED TO DRAW ALLAT when theres walls of text
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Mouth washing character headcannons: :D
TW:MENTIONS OF ASSAULT AND NSFW
CURLY:
-has a CRIPPLING fear of letting people down.
-runs left and right and up and down, all over trying to please everyone.
-due to this, he gets burnt out fast.
-gives amazing advice to others, but (stereotypically) cannot follow the advice himself.
~”He said WHAT to you? You absolutely do not deserve that!”
~”Okay, yes. Jimmy did say that to me, but that’s different!”
-we all know Aussie Curly.😏
-i believe his accent would only be think and noticeable when showing a lot of emotion in his voice.
-he seems to be the pinnacle of health with all his weightlifting and snow sport hobbies!
-with that being said, I believe this man 100% lectures the other crew members about their health, eating habits, exercise regimens, ect…(yes, even Anya🙄)
-he does this out care! He’s not trying to be a stickler.
-100% smells of sweat and cheep yet fairly good smelling cologne. Working at Pony Express can’t afford you brand name things.

ANYA:
-Anya 100% enjoyes mint ice cream.
-also oddly specific, but I get the vibe that she’d enjoy peanuts but dislike peanut butter, claiming “it tastes totally different!”
-we already know she’s a try hard at board games, but don’t even get her started at team games like charades or Pictionary.
~”Daisuke HOW DID YOU GET HELICOPTER FROM THAT?! I WAS LITERALLY PRETENDING TO SWIM!!!”
-I also feel like she’s an Ambivert, it all just depends on the situation and who she’s around.
-also isn’t a huge fan of physical touch unless she’s close with the person. If she is, she’s constantly touching them in some way 24/7.
-a gentle hand on their shoulder, feet touching as they lay at opposite ends of the couch, holding hands.
-she just really loves her friends.
-a huge girls girl.
-bi, with a huge leaning towards women, to be precise.
-gets overwhelmed very easily.
-has a very distinct laugh, a laugh that when you hear it-it is funnier than the joke that was told.
-originally wanted to be an astronomer and stayed up late looking out her bedroom windows connecting the stars in new constellations.
-closest to Daisuke.
-smells good, like lavender and rosemary-very earthy but it’s faint and not pungent.
SWANSEA:
-finds lint in his bellybutton 24/7.
-would lay in his recliner at home and not like what was playing in tv, but would also be too lazy to get the remote and change it, subsequently falling asleep instead.
-It’s obvious that he’s not great at expressing his love, this is shown by his interactions with Daisuke. This extends to his family too.
-was never able to offer more than a loose arm around the shoulder of his daughters or wife and a “Cheer up, it could always be worse.”
-despite this, the gifts (very personal and thought out I may add) he comes home with for them prove his love to them.
-used to be incredibly fit.
-secretly thinks Curly is a pushover and dislikes him for how he lets Jimmy treat him.
~”Now a REAL man woulda socked him something good!”
~”Please, Swansea. I can’t go assaulting my own crew!” (Ironic)
-his daughters and/or wife would periodically wake up to him stomping through the house, coughing, burping, farting, pissing loudly…basically all the things dads do.
-would always only walk around in underwear and shirt. (Not in a weird way)
-daughters would be MORTIFIED when they had friends over and they see Swansea waking up from his midday nap walking past scratching his ass in nothing but a t-shirt and underwear.
-is one of those old fashioned dads who threatens his daughters boyfriends.
-absolutely LOVES asparagus.
-one time “accidentally” hit Jimmy in the nuts pretending to swat a bug away.
-also doesn’t smell bad: a little like tabaco (I believe he smokes) and alcohol, but also a lot like motor oil and old spice.
DAISUKE:
-also a huge girls girl!
-100% has nipple piercings and you CANNOT convince me otherwise.
-had an Emo phase in middle school.
-is incredibly lucky at only board games. Anything else? Absolutely the worst luck ever.
-was generally liked throughout his schools due to his easy going and goofy nature.
-his guilty pleasure is Southpark and huddles away on the ship to watch it on his game boy (somehow).
-has jailbroken all his phones only to need to buy new ones to AGAIN jail break those ones.
-has a speed run channel on YouTube where he is actually really good and holds several records.
-did gymnastics as a kid and is incredibly flexible.
-loves playing board games with Anya just to see her get pissed off.
-will sit in medbay yapping to her for hours on end, switching from topic to topic with really no direction.
-draws little characters of all the crew members and hides them on the ship. Anya and Curly thought it was endearing, Swansea would never admit it but he did too, and Jimmy did NOT like Yimpy.
-loves watching asmr, especially scalp and hair play and jumps at the opportunities where Anya offers to play with and/or do his hair.
-despite being goofy and easygoing, he’s not stupid. He had decent grades in high school and continues to in college and can be serious when need be.
-I head cannon him as a big brother, who absolutely adores his little sister.
-oh! She wants this? He’ll buy it! She wants to go here? He’ll come with! Someone’s picking on her? He’s already taking care of it. There’s nothing he wouldn’t do for her.
-this man smells of sweetener. He must’ve rolled in a pile of of it because he reeks of it.
JIMMY:
-100% has and still does jerk off to photos of Curly WHO SAID THAT?!
-had an okay childhood to a single father.
-has a tramp stamp curly convinced him to get when he (Jimmy) was drunk back in college.
-also weight lifts with Curly.
-has UNNECESSARILY hairy feet. Like, all over him is hairy, but his feet are just big bushes.
-actually fairly agile.
-is obviously a Brony (duh). Curly needed to borrow his laptop one time in high school and…never again.
-his best class in high school was art! Can do fairly decent sketches and enjoys it a lot.
-really, really likes newports.
-snores loudly. To the point it will wake up people on the ship and they’ll come complaining to him. He obviously doesn’t give a shit.
-ran a Reddit account back in high school posting r/im14andthisisdeep.
-regularly tried to steal or drive away Curly’s girlfriends in high school and college, claiming he knew what was best for Curly and they were taking advantage of him.
-takes a little less care of himself than the other members, so he smells a little worse. As an aroma of musk and sweat, along with Curly’s cologne because he can’t be bothered to buy his own. (sharing is caring, right?)
BIPPIE!! I MADE MY FIRST POST ON HERE! :D
#grant curly#jimmy mouthwashing#swansea mouthwashing#daisuke mouthwashing#anya mouthwashing#mouthwashing#headcanon#im trying#first post#captain curly#curly mouthwashing#gulp#tulpar#opinion#i do not ship them#ESPECIALLY CURLY AND JIMMY#please send asks
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All Yours
"I'm going to fucking ruin you." / "I won't apologize for marking you up, everyone should know you're taken." / "I don't want anyone else. No one can make me feel like you do."
@somethingvicked tagging you because I accidentally deleted the original ask 😬 just wanted to say thanks for the request and a big, fat SORRY for taking so long. i was scrolling through my drafts the other day and saw this was like a year old and the shame managed to motivate me enough to finish this. Ooops again and I hope you enjoy!! Comments, likes, and reblogs are always cherished 💖
Eddie Munson x F! Reader
AN: 18+ only!!!!!!, car sex, partially-clothed sex, piv, semi-public, titty worship, humping, dacryphilia, unwarranted jealousy, porn with a little plot, eddie's self-depricating at the beginning but he fucks like a god, very possesive! eddie, multiple orgasms, one (1) mention of pregnancy but it's off-hand and mostly unrelated to the sex, unprotected sex, I took the spirit of the prompts more than the literal wording, this is very different for me and maybe rushed? idk you tell me 🙃
Eddie always jokes that you're his second love.
His van—with its stained upholstery, rattling frame and the battery on its last leg—was here first, he says. And despite everything previously mentioned, he treats that car like his baby.
So when he slams his door hard enough to rattle the glass in the window, it wouldn’t take a genius to know something is up.
Eddie sits silently in the half-light, gripping at the steering wheel with both hands and gnawing at his bottom lip until the skin turns white.
"Everything okay?"
He won't even look at you when he shoves the key in the ignition.
"Sure," Eddie says, but there's a bite to his voice, quiet over the roaring grind of the starter, "why wouldn't it be?"
The car does start—despite his abuse to the engine—and you prop your feet up on the dash, raising your brows as he tears out onto the empty street.
"Ohhh-kay. Is this about—"
You don't even get a chance to take a guess.
"It's not about Steve."
Eddie spits Steve's name at the window and the passing trees, their leaves blurring into inky smudges. You watch his jaw tick, eyes flashing from the road to the rear-view mirror, but never to you.
His resolve falters with the press of your hand against his on the gearshift.
"Really? ‘Cause I was going to ask if this was about Patrick Swayze?”
The speedometer ticks up for a quick beat, and then drops, and Eddie squirms in his seat.
He steers off to the right, and the van shakes as the tires bump off the smooth pavement to the gravel edge of the road, little twigs snapping off on the trees outside against the fading paint.
"Fuck," Eddie grumbles, quiet, like he's having a conversation with himself. His fingers catch in his curls when he takes the other hand from the steering wheel. It's dark out here, away from the street lights, but you still catch the shine glazing his lower lashes, the way he blinks to keep any tears from pooling there.
"I mean, it's no big deal," you tell him, petting over his knuckles with your thumb, "I just wish you would have said something."
You're not sure what lies were spread to make sure the goofy little pre-teens didn't show up for movie night and try to break down Steve's door. You just knew that—for once—everybody piled on the couch in the living room was of legal age.
It seemed like an exciting prospect when the night started, but everything was pretty much the same: just more beer, and fewer voices shouting about whatever movie you were gonna watch.
Nancy and Robin were a united front when they pulled out Dirty Dancing, and you joined them, mostly to annoy Steve when he pretended he wasn't interested.
Eddie grumbled about the choice, arm slung around your shoulder, but he came around, eventually. Nobody can resist the allure of Johnny Castle.
However many beers you had may have been one too many, though, because as soon as the credits started rolling, Steve had yanked you from Eddie's grasp and onto your feet as Nancy and Robin were cheering jump jump jump and you ran, stumbling into Steve's arms with a surprisingly powerful leap. Then you were floating, high above the living room with a bird's eye view of the crushed beer cans and Hostess wrappers littered over the carpet for one glorious second.
Until you landed in a giggling heap with Steve groaning beneath you, the room shaking with laughter to the point of tears, until Robin threatened to pee her pants.
Now that you've sobered up a little, you recognize that Eddie hadn't been laughing along.
He lets his head fall back against the headrest, eyes big as saucers, pathetic like a little dog who's about to get yelled at for pissing on the couch, and he twists the hand that's resting beneath yours until your fingers intertwine, gives you a squeeze—a move you recognize as an apology before he's got the words for what he's feeling.
"You know I'm not interested in Steve, right?" you ask, squeezing back.
Eddie nods, but his eyes tell a different story. He carries this thing with him—a kind of self-conscious bewilderment each time you reach for him in a crowd, press your lips to his, call him your boyfriend when there are people around to hear it.
It's kind of funny how much it doesn't make sense to you, how you assumed that, deep down, Eddie knew that you loved him, but also how badly you wanted him. That it wasn't some kind of fluke or coincidence or apathy that kept you here.
Eddie's breath catches in his chest, like he's trying not to cry, and you know you were wrong. You're not doing nearly good enough a job at making Eddie feel half as loved as he is.
You slip your hand from his, resting it just above his knee—an innocent start for your more illicit plans—scooting in your chair until you're almost nose to nose, lower your voice into a whisper.
"I'm serious, honey. You've got nothing to worry about."
Your plan is working already. Eddie swallows hard enough you can see his adam's apple jump in his throat, and his gaze keeps flickering from your eyes to the hand you've got on his thigh, climbing higher with each soothing stroke.
"Yeah, I-I know, baby, it's just—" his breath hitches, but he's fighting to get the words out, wet lips parting with a heavy breath as your fingers travel higher, thumb in the crease between his thigh and his crotch, "it's Steve Harrington."
His voice jumps an octave on Steve’s name, and your quiet laughter comes out in little breaths.
“I don't want to talk about Steve Harrington."
Your words hit his mouth in a puff of hot air, and Eddie gasps into the kiss that follows, moaning a little when your palm meets the zipper of his jeans and his swelling cock beneath. The tip of his nose digs into your cheek, one of his big hands finding your waist, trying to pull you closer, or as close as he can with the center console in the way.
"God, baby. Need you- need you so bad," he huffs, but you’re already breaking from the kiss, lifting your hips from the seat as you crawl into the space between Eddie’s warm chest and the steering wheel.
“Then you can have me,” you tell him, settling your weight in his lap, grasping around for the lever that’ll give you a little extra space. The seat rattles back until it stops with a heavy clunk, and Eddie has to dig his teeth into his bottom lip to keep quiet when your body lurches into his.
He won’t meet your eyes, looking out the blackened windows, checking the car like somebody’s gonna pop out from the back seat.
“What? Uh, I mean—like, here?”
You take Eddie’s face in both your hands, relishing the scratch of the sparse stubble peppering his jaw. Out of habit, his hands come to rest on your thighs, and you hum in approval.
“Whenever–“ you whisper, shifting your hips back just to bring them forward again, the crotch of your jeans meeting the bulge in his, rattling the chains hooked to his belt loops. Eddie’s neck goes taut, head pressed back against the seat.
“Wherever– “ you place your lips at the delicate skin he’s revealed, just brushing along the column of his throat. When you meet his eyes again, Eddie’s pupils are blown wide.
“And however you want me, Eddie. I’m all yours.”
“You’re all mine,” he repeats back to you, and his hands echo the sentiment, his confidence growing as he moves around to grip at your ass cheeks, pulling you more fully against him until he can grind up on you, his lips at your neck now, planting messy kisses at the edge of your throat that have you digging your fingers into his hair just to keep him there.
Your boyfriend's got a big dick—fucking hung like a horse, although he doesn't seem to know it, and he's already throbbing and heavy in his jeans, bucking his hips into you like he's trying to get you pregnant before he’s even inside you.
"Eddie," you sigh his name, just to admire the feeling of it, and he lets out a groan that has you dripping, the damp fabric of your panties sticking to your cunt and dragging over your clit with each shift of his hips.
"Yeah, baby?" he asks, and you hardly notice his hands at the zipper on your jacket, trailing it down, down, down until he can slip it from your shoulders, gripping at your tits through your tank top.
"You feel so—fuck," he's cut you off mid-sentence, pulling the neckline of your top down until your breasts are free, nipples already pebbling in the cool air. Eddie pinches one of them in between two fingers, the metal of his rings biting at the other until you gasp.
"Yeah?" he repeats, harder this time, the word mumbled into your tits. Eddie's smothering himself, licking and kissing and teething his way as he moves to replace one of his hands with his mouth over the dark, stiff peak.
He sucks the bud between his lips, glides his tongue over the sensitive skin there. The sound of your moans fills the car, and suddenly the pressure of his cock isn't enough when there's so much fabric between you. You can't pull away, though, not with how his free arm has circled your waist, forcing the sway of your hips.
"Eddie," you call out again, but he just grunts, onto the other breast now, fucking devouring you in a way only he can.
He's not stopping, teeth scraping at your skin and his lips pursed, sucking the life out of you while his other hand pinches and flicks the other stiff bud, still damp with his spit.
It's almost frightening how close he's gotten you, and just from this—the movement of his hips and his worshiping mouth.
"Eddie."
There must be something different in the way you say it this time, because he listens, finally, snaking his hand down between your bodies, slipping the button on your jeans and shoving his fingers inside until they reach the apex of your aching cunt. Your vision goes foggy, on the verge of tears from the relief of something solid pressed right up against your clit.
And his mouth doesn't stray from your tits, single-minded in a way only somebody like Eddie could be, sucking at your nipples until they both shine.
His fingers curl, perfect, sitting right where you need them as you grind and grind and grind your hips, brain turning to jelly with the way he's making you feel.
You feel Eddie's teeth bite a perfect circle on the inside of your breast, and that's what pulls you under.
You're practically screaming, and Eddie still won't stop, letting you ride out the perfect feeling of him, maybe hoping you'll remember this moment the next time Steve sees you. Just the idea of meeting up with your friends again after this has you flushing so deep you think you might combust right here.
The sparks fade slowly, your pussy still shaking and empty, wet enough you're sure you've soaked Eddie's fingers and he finally relents, his plump, pink lips tracing your collar bones, stopping at the edge of your jaw. He takes the delicate skin their between his teeth and sucks, hard.
That jolts you from your stupor. You press his head back, one hand on his forehead so you can make him look you in the eyes.
"Hey—that's gonna bruise."
You're scolding has no effect; Eddie's on a different plane now, cocky from making you cum so easily and still a little peeved from earlier, pressing past your hold on him until he can reattach himself to your neck.
"Not sorry," he tells you, marking you up between staccato shifts of his hips, "wanna make sure everybody knows you're mine."
It's impenetrable logic—you couldn't argue with him if you wanted to, and you really, really don't want to when he makes his way to your mouth, kissing you, his tongue against yours and his hot, heavy breaths, one hand balled in the fabric of your tank top at the middle of your back.
"Turn around," he tells you, guiding you into compliance with his hands at your waist, and it makes you dizzy, feeling like you'd end up on the ceiling if Eddie didn't keep his grip on you, pulling you tight against him until your back meets his chest.
It’s like he's touching you everywhere, hands on your hips and your tits and pushing your hair up off your neck—looking for more skin that he hasn't painted yet—so you're not prepared when the chair falls back, left breathless and unmoored, staring at the stained upholstery on the roof of Eddie's van.
"You good?" Eddie asks in response to the gasp you let out, urging your hips into the air as he tugs your jeans and your underwear down around your thighs.
You just nod, too desperate for any explanation, to say anything at all. Eddie's turned you stupid, has you whining into his neck when you lean your head back on his shoulder, looking up at his jaw with wild, tear-filled eyes.
"Gonna ruin you for anybody else, sweetheart," he tells you over the sound of his jangling belt, his hot cock pressed against your back. "Gonna make sure you never leave me."
You nod, fucking rabid when he shifts and you can finally feel the fat tip of his dick at your entrance, smearing the first taste of his cum over your lips.
"Nobody else, Eddie," you promise him, "just you."
Eddie takes his cock in his hand, teasing it over your pussy, nudging it against your clit until you jump in his arms. He grips tighter at your waist, holding you just under your tits to keep you still.
"Promise?" he asks.
The tears that slip down your cheeks and onto his neck must be answer enough, because Eddie slides inside you, just the tip, and the relief at even this small feeling of fullness has you crying out.
Eddie's thrusts are methodical and relentless, slow at first, but they build quickly, his hips slamming into you, his grunts from exertion and from pleasure low in your ear. And you're moaning, too, like putty against him, totally enraptured as you watch the muscles in his jaw flex, beads of sweat collecting at his hairline.
He keeps hitting this spot inside you, has you full to the brim, and you're so wet you half-wonder if your pussy juice is soaking into the seat.
It feels like the van is rocking with the force of his thrusts, steam collecting around the edges of the windows from your shared breaths. It’s obscene how in to this you are, how loud it sounds, the wet squelch of your poor cunt echoing around the interior of his van.
"You're gonna cum for me, baby," he tells you, "wanna feel you squeezing my cock."
Four of his fingers meet at the top of your thighs, rubbing steady circles over your clit. You think you might be screaming.
Eddie has you cumming like you're being raptured, twitching in his lap, tits bouncing as he fucks into you, deeper than before until your vision blacks out and you can't see or feel or think of anything but perfect Eddie Munson and his perfect fucking cock.
It's dark when you come to. Maybe he fucked you blind.
Your vision returns, though, just in time. Eddie's chest heaves beneath you, and he pulls out with a grunt, his cum and yours dripping down your thighs in a sight so lurid it's got you flushing down to your neck.
That's definitely going to stain the upholstery.
Eddie doesn't seem to care, stroking his heavy hands over your thighs, pulling your clothes back into place—gentle where they had been rough, his mouth dotting soft kisses against the back of your spine.
Eddie shifts you around in his lap, let's his big eyes find yours. Your fingers twine with his, and he laughs a little when you kiss at his knuckles.
"You know," Eddie says, cheeks pink and a stupid smile on his face, "now that I think about it, Dirty Dancing might be my new favorite movie. I mean, who doesn’t love Patrick Swayze?"
#eddie munson x reader#eddie munson x you#eddie munson smut#eddie munson x female reader#eddie munson fanfic#stranger things fanfic#my writing
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the faces I reflect
💋 through my exploration of beauty, identity, and the art of reflection, i have turned the mirror inward—toward myself and those who echo my features in the public eye. guided by curiosity and a quiet reverence for fate, i have gathered the names of celebrities i resemble, whether through shared essence or striking similarity, as observed by others. while surface comparisons may appear coincidental, there lies an undercurrent of astrological nuance. birth charts, after all, weave their own stories—sometimes mirroring others through planetary dominances, shared inclinations, or complementary placements. in this brief analysis, i examine not only these surface parallels but also the deeper connections between us.
to preface, i have an ashlesha ascendant that conjuncts my ashlesha jupiter in the first house, magha moon sitting in the second house, mula sun in the sixth house, conjuncting my uttara ashada mercury. it’s also worth mentioning that my vishakha venus and vishakha mars in the fourth house aspect my ascendant. these aspects i feel, and through third party chart anaylsis, make up the largest part of my appearance.
while i lean more towards tropical astrology, i’ve noticed that when it comes to appearance, vedic astrology tends to be much more accurate and often aligns with synchronicities that make sense to me. i’m by no means a professional in either vedic or tropical astrology—these are simply my personal observations based on my own chart. i’ve found joy in exploring both systems individually and together, appreciating the insights and patterns each one can reveal. this is just something i’ve noticed and thought would be interesting to share. the placements mentioned for these celebrities are based on information available on the internet. while birth times and chart details can vary in accuracy, they provide an interesting foundation for observation and comparison. as with any astrological analysis, these placements are shared with curiosity and a lighthearted approach rather than absolute certainty.
💋 china anne mcclain (magha sun, ashlesha venus, magha rahu)
the first and most frequent mention is china anne mcclain—a comparison i’ve heard so often it feels woven into my reflection. between her and lisa bonet, these names have followed me the most, to the point where even my photos app seems convinced her pictures are mine. the resemblance feels uncanny, and while some of our features differ in size, there’s an undeniable thread of similarity that people often say could make us sisters. astrologically, it doesn’t surprise me; there’s a shared energy in the planetary influences that shape us, particularly those ruled by ketuvian and mercurial influences.
as i look back at older media featuring china anne mcclain, i can’t help but see glimpses of my younger self reflected in her—almost as though looking into a mirror. it’s a surreal experience, like rediscovering parts of myself through her image, and at times, it truly feels like a sight to behold.
being compared to someone as stunning as china always feels like an honor, especially since we’re both in the acting industry—a shared path that makes the connection feel even more significant. the more i’ve acknowledged the resemblance, the more i’ve found myself looking to her for inspiration, particularly when it comes to style. it’s as though seeing her is like seeing a version of myself in a different light, and i often find pieces she wears that i imagine would suit me just as well. it’s a quiet connection, both familiar and affirming, and i can’t help but admire her even more for it.
💋 lisa bonet (magha jupiter, i suspect ashlesha ascendant)
another very frequent mention, rivaling china anne mcclain in frequency, is lisa bonet. i’ve been told for years that i resemble her, to the point of being called more her twin than her own daughter, regardless of my hairstyle, and while i used to attribute it to our similar fair-toned complexions, i’ve come to see more of my features reflected in hers over time. people have described it as a certain nostalgic beauty—an essence that seems to linger in both of us—and i can’t help but feel deeply honored to be compared to her. lisa’s beauty has always felt timeless, and being placed in such company feels almost surreal.
out of everyone i’ve been likened to, she is the one i sometimes see most clearly in myself. while i still find a strong resemblance to chyna anne mcclain, especially in essence, complexion-wise i naturally lean more toward lisa. growing up, i always thought she was the epitome of “cool”—effortless, magnetic, and the very definition of an it girl. it’s no surprise i’ve found myself subtly emulating her style and demeanor, as she represents a kind of quiet confidence i’ve always admired.
surprisingly, lisa and i share only a similar ascendant (even though on most sights it says her ascendant is in punarvasu, i feel it is in ashlesha), which has made me reconsider the significance of my own ascendant. for so long, i’ve placed greater weight on my moon nakshatra, overlooking how powerful this placement truly is. as an honorable mention, her sun falls in my ketu nakshatra and her moon in my rahu nakshatra, adding a fascinating mercurial influence to her chart. perhaps it’s these unseen threads—subtle yet undeniable—that make the resemblance feel so natural, a connection that extends beyond what meets the eye.
💋 tessa thompson (magha moon)
another celebrity i’ve been compared to—though very slightly more sparingly and quite recently—is tessa thompson, who is absolutely stunning. i’ve admired her work for years, so hearing this comparison, especially for the first time while getting my hair done one day, felt both unexpected and flattering. when i mentioned it to my mom, she immediately agreed, saying she could definitely see it, despite the differences in our bone structure. admittedly, i hadn’t noticed it much at first, but now, when i look at her, there’s a resemblance i can’t deny.
tessa and i also share a ketuvian moon, which aligns with a pattern i’ve noticed: the people i resemble most often share an ascendant or moon placement with me. there’s something fascinating about that subtle astrological link, as if it explains why these comparisons surface so naturally. what i find even more comforting, though, is that many of the celebrities i’ve been told i look like are actresses. as an aspiring actress myself, there’s a certain reassurance in knowing i’m in such good company—or, at the very least, that i could be someone’s doppelgänger on screen.
honorable mentions :
pinkpanthersss (ashwini venus) now, i’ll be honest—this is one comparison i don’t really see at all, and even my mom doesn’t see it. yet, my older sister and a few people on the internet have pointed it out, so it’s a mention worth including. surprisingly, we don’t share any exact placements, though we do have a few ketuvian-ruled nakshatras in common, which may lend a subtle energetic similarity. while there isn’t much astrological linkage between us beyond that, i’ve still been told on occasion that i resemble her. it’s not as frequent as some of the other comparisons, but it happens enough to have caught my attention. even if i don’t see it myself, it’s fascinating how others perceive similarities that sometimes go beyond what we’re able to recognize.
doja cat (vishakha venus, sun, & ascendant) a comparison i’ve received sparingly but often enough to take note. while we don’t share any exact placements within the same nakshatra, there are subtle connections between our charts. her mars aligns with the nakshatra of my sun, and her sun, ascendant, and venus nakshatras mirror my venus nakshatra, which aspects my ascendant. i’ve been told that, from certain angles, i resemble her—enough that i could pass as a stunt double or doppelgänger of some sort. at first, i thought these comparisons were tied to our lighter complexions, but over time, people have specified that i resemble a younger version of her. though i hadn’t seen it myself initially, hearing it repeatedly has made me pause and reflect. it’s a comparison i now find worth mentioning, as it’s been brought up enough times to leave an impression.
halle berry : (magha moon, ashlesha venus) a name that has followed me through passing comments at work, shared observations from coworkers, and the casual assessments of strangers. admittedly, i don’t see the resemblance myself, yet the repetition of it has made me pause. sometimes, beauty can be more than what is plainly visible; it can exist in essence, in the intangible, in a certain way one carries themselves that draws a familiar reflection.
💋 perhaps there are unseen threads that tether us, subtle overlaps in energy or expression that extend beyond what the mirror shows. halle’s presence has long been synonymous with a kind of poised magnetism—graceful yet undeniably powerful. it is a quality that cannot be distilled into features alone, as though it is whispered into existence by something greater. while i remain uncertain of the likeness, there is a quiet acknowledgment that others have seen it—a connection, however faint, written into the nuances of energy and expression that we carry.
💋 in reflecting on these comparisons, i can’t help but feel honored to be in the company of such beautiful, talented women. it’s fascinating to see how astrology connects us in ways we don’t always expect—through subtle threads, shared energies, and placements that reveal themselves quietly but meaningfully. every part of the chart holds significance, from the aspects we value most to those we might overlook—loose connections, harsh angles, or seemingly minor placements all contribute to shaping who we are. in my one face, there are a million—the faces of others reflected through shared features, the essence of similarities, and the faces of my ancestors carried through me. it’s a reminder of how interconnected we all are, not just through appearance but through the energies we hold and the worlds we observe around us. beauty, after all, is in the eye of the beholder, and i am so grateful to be seen and compared in such great company.
until next time, continue observing xoxo
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In my experience in the US, Christian ignorance of Christian History is the norm, not the exception, so I'd find the number of blank stares to be absolutely normal.
I'm not a scholar of religion, but it is a long term special interest.
Most US Christians, in my anecdotal experience, seem to feel less drive than Jews to study their faith/heritage/history. Perhaps this is because Christianity (especially protestant forms) prioritizes faith over all other things (sola fide), where Judaism de-emphasizes faith to an extent that seems to disturb many Christians when they grasp it. For some Christians, faith is the badge which gives them, they feel, the authority to speak on God's behalf.
So if a Christian feels confident in their faith, they may feel secure and confident in their position even without much knowledge or insight.
Perhaps the reason it feels abnormal to you when Christians seem to know little about their own history is because (in my anecdotal experience) Jews are less likely to speak confidently about religious matters they have not thoroughly studied. Even on the occasions I've spoken with Rabbis who have spent decades studying daily, I still perceived a great deal of humility and healthy self-doubt, and infrequent certainty. Confident pronouncements are not Jewish. Nuance, qualifying, acknowledging ambiguity, allowing for difference of opinion, welcoming disagreement...that's Jewish.
One of the reasons I started to study the Christian Bible and Christian History was so that when I was approached with Christian-flavored antisemitism, I could shut it down very quickly with greater knowledge of the speaker's religion and texts. This started in middle school.
Kid: Why did the Jews kill Jesus?
Me: They didn't. Have you read your Bible?
Kid: No, really...why did the Jews kill their King? Jesus was king of the Jews...
Me: They didn't, the Romans killed Jesus. And Jesus wasn't king of anyone. That was a cruel taunt used to mock and humiliate Jesus after beating him. Read the Book of Matthew. Bring your Bible to school tomorrow and I'll show you.
Studying Christian History and Christian Thought has been an enduring hobby for decades now.
On a couple occasions, I've been fortunate to befriend Christian clergy. A few years ago, I was trying again to find something to appreciate about the Apostle Paul, and in my frustration I texted a Methodist congregational leader with a masters in divinity from a very reputable institution. I griped to him about Paul. I complained about how often Paul contradicted Jesus and contradicted himself, how he seemed to invent a religion based on his own Jesus fanfic and then sell it to the Romans. How, I asked, do Christians reconcile this and swallow it?! How can I appreciate this dishonest, inconsistent charlatan? How was he different from the con artist Joseph Smith? Is Paul not the father of Western antisemitism?
My friend the Methodist minister wasn't the least bit offended. He told me that he struggled with the VERY SAME ISSUES and then he thanked me for bringing these questions to him because his congregants to whom these issues might occur would never have a conversation with their pastor about these issues for fear of revealing to their pastor that their faith was not perfect. He noted (before I could) that the space to ask questions and have doubts is something he admired about Jewish thought.
We had a great conversation which resolved absolutely nothing, but left me feeling like I understood maybe just a little better, a little more about Paul's role in the early church and how Christians wrestle with his failings. Maybe that's the most Jewish way to learn about Christianity.
I'm looking forward to talking with my 14yo about the links between the Protestant Reformation, Nationalism, Jewish Emancipation, and the Haskala. Many parts of Jewish History can't be understood thoroughly without a solid understanding of Christian History.
Christian History is fascinating and I really enjoying teaching Christians about it.
Niche complaint but I would appreciate it if US Christians (cultural or religious) could get their shit together and learn something about the history of Christianity.
The number of utterly blank stares I get when I mention Oriental Orthodox Christianity is really not normal.
I am a Jew! I should not be teaching you about the Great Schism of 1054. I should not be explaining the Council of Chalcedon to you. How has no one more qualified seen fit to educate you??
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