#it may be deranged but i agree with everything said

[fayannah]

i’m so sorry for the poor unpaid intern that runs the ace attorney account on instagram

the comment section is fucking deranged

[pigeonxp]

ok now that bt is FINALLY bones, all i really have to say is fuck yall for real. there are some of yall that arent that bad, but the overwhelming majority of you guys are actually fucking awful. i have had twitter mutuals be harassed by yall, i have had friends harassed, ive seen people i dont even follow being called horrific things and insulting their appearances, and so so much more. one thing that really sticks out is the blatant misogyny that some of you guys present. the amount of men that have gone online and confidently called women bitches and sluts and whores and cunts and hoes is genuinely fucking deranged, and i hope you all know that. there have been bt stans in my replies and my inbox and in my business, telling me that IM in the wrong for stating my opinions on the weird ass shit theyve been doing, telling me that they "dont feel welcome" in this fandom, and that they feel like this fandom is toxic and etc etc etc etc I DONT CARE BRO. i have said it once and ill say it again and again. some of you guys are just not meant to be in fandom spaces. there are block buttons for a reason. you can block people and tags and literally everything under the sun but you continue to SEEK OUT shit that makes you mad or that you dont agree with just so you can hate on the OPs in their replies. you dont seem to understand that people can have opinions on what characters they like and what ships they enjoy, and that other people have the right to criticize them. i am NOT sorry and i will NOT apologize for how i may have reacted. i do NOT feel bad for you. we all told you that this wasnt going to last, the showeunner said it wasnt going to last. the ACTOR said it wasnt going to last. and instead of using critical thinking skills and media literacy training, you got tattoos for this ship, you spent hundreds of dollars on cameos from a nepo baby, and you spent days of your lives hating on and harassing people over a FICTIONAL TV SHOW. instead of being upset at LFJR for leading yall on, you attacked oliver stark for being "biphobic"??@?!?!??!!??!÷*×(!&×,@ for having an opinion on his own character, especially after he spent time becoming genuinely one of the biggest bisexual allies i have ever seen. after he told reporters that he was planning on playing buck as bi anyway, after he made post after post saying how excited he was for bucks storyline, and after he advocated for this character he loves so dearly. you jumped down his throat for no reason. i have absolutely no sympathy for you. i really do hope you follow lfjr back to SWAT and i truly hope he gets every single line and every single scene just to keep him off of my fucking screen. 🫶

[chibi-celesti]

Time for Your Tune Up(Skully J. Graves)

~TFYTU~

Skully still found this Halloween to be one for him and Jack to remember! Twelve mysterious individuals(and a cute cat mascot!) in outfits in homage of his dear hero, Jack Skellington, shook him down all the way to the marrow of his bones! He (minorly) forgave them for their ignorance of not knowing who Skellington-sama was. They were on thin ice.

The tour he gave them of Halloween Town was sublime. Their curiosity of knowing an elusive admirable king of Scares. An entrepreneur of fears. A God among the dead(take it down a notch, Scully)! He reveled in being their guide of this town he and many call home.

He was swept up in speaking about such history, he neglected to see that his entourage had slowed in their pace. Skully snapped his neck so quickly as he saw them talk amongst themselves. Slithering in the shadows he strained his ears, red eyes glimmering in excitement at what gossip he will hear.

“- need someone to stay with him.”

‘Him?’ Which him is it? Skully thought owlishly.

“He does look seconds away from vomiting his lungs out.”

Blood orange eyes beamed hearing that. ‘Oooooo! Sounds exciting!’

“Does he even have any on his person?”

‘Any what exactly?’ Curiosity will kill him(happily), Skully creeped behind the crowded boys and cat.

“I doubt it. And our magic isn't strong enough to craft into existence.”

“Craft what exactly?”

The NRC students, sans a few, jumped at the sudden sound of their host's voice. “EEKK!/ Why You-!”

He only laughed at the terror he bestowed them. “You should've seen your faces. They were filled with so much dread. I love it!”

“...” The others were not as amused as he was. And I’m sure most of them popped a blood vessel.

“Is there an issue, Skully-san?” Riddle asked, keeping his temper in check.

“I was wondering what your little tea party was all about. You suddenly stopped following me. I was getting lonely.” He cried.

“It's nothing to worry about, Skully-san.”

“You sure, Jamil-chan. You were all whispering about someone seconds away from vomiting their lungs out~”

“You were eavesdropping?!”

“You boys weren't subtle about your group huddle. Ghosts, the wind; even the Hills and spider infested catacombs and mausoleum have ears and listen to everything.”

“...”

“...”

“Our friend is a little lightheaded. He needs to take his medicine to fix it, but unfortunately neither he nor us have any extras on our persons.”

“I see, I see.” It was obvious to him which of these brats’ health wasn't doing too great. “Could it be your colorful friend, Yumei-chan?”

“How did-!” A bone decorated glove fixed his glasses, and then casually pointed to the boy in question sleeping on the ground by the fountain like a corpse. “And you're not quite subtle.”

The boy with the eyepatch-Leona-growled at him. ‘How cute,’ He thought.

“Y-yes. We're worried about him, and were thinking about finding a way to help him.” The smaller boy-Epel-confessed.

‘Is that so?’“Hmmm~. Perhaps I can be of assistance~”

“Say that again?”

“May I be of assistance to your friend? Surely there's something I can do to help.”

“I seriously doubt it. A deranged weeabo of your stature would react like any normie unused to this.”

“I concur.” Vil agreed with Idia.

“Come now, mina-san. Do you all really wish to argue, or do you want your friend to live?”

That was quick enough to stop their arguing. He couldn't help but laugh at their collective reluctance for his help. “Fine. But be quick about it!”

Malleus Draconia, who was a bit more protective over the ailing boy, stepped away so Skully could get closer. He gave a quick glance at the symptoms shown on Yumei’s face and body language. Grave’s deduction skills were spot on; another like he needed that particular geode to live. Good thing he came prepared.

He cleared his throat. “This will need a bit more of a special touch from me. I do apologize in advance, gentlemen.”

“Huh?” They all said.

Carefully the eccentric boy peeled away Yumei’s collar, exposing his Installer Port on his neck. He internally squealed at the sight, and leaned ever so close…

A small moan escaped from unconscious lips, as Yumei twisted and turned from the sensation on his most sensitive part of his body. His classmates’ jaws hit the floor witnessing Graves committing an adulterous act on their friend. ‘WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH PROVIDING AID TO HIM!?!?!?’ They all thought.

Despite the unconscious state he was in, the Reyvateil whined and clung to Skully as he kissed and licked at his Port shamelessly. Tears prickling his eyes all the while Skully was intimate with his neck.

If there was a time they wished they had their magic on them it would be now. The whole NRC group suffered the seven stages of shock, unyielding rage, and envy(except for Grim who was hiding in Tsunotarou's jacket, and Epel whose eyes were covered by Vil the moment it started). Even Trey and Jae, the most(somewhat) reserved boys were debating on either reprimanding Skully, or think of millions gruesome ways to beat him up.

The shaggy haired boy left Yumei’s neck with one last kiss, and casually pulled out a Life Extending Agent from his tailcoat pocket. He placed the Agent right on the Port and smiled, seeing the worried lines and wrinkles fade away leaving the bluenette in a state of peace.

Trey blinked his eyes many times trying to process what he just witnessed. “He…had one?”

“You…all this time, you had one?”

“WHAT BLASPHEMY IS THIS!?!?! HOW DID YOU PROCURE A DIQUILITY CRYSTAL, HUMAN?!”

“That, my friends, is a secret I'll take to my grave~” He grinned, drinking in the Night Raven students’ frustration.

Later, back home in Twisted Wonderland:

Yumei was rubbing at his neck carefully, minding the placement of his port. He couldn’t shake off this nagging sensation forming in his mind.

“Oi, Yumei. You ok?”

“I’m fine, Grim,” He petted his companion.

“Promise.”

“You keep rubbing at your neck. What gives?”

“I dunno. It’s like, someone touched it, but like…” He shook his head. “Nevermind. It’s nothing.”

“Nothing, my high end! Spill it to your boss!”

“No!”

“C’mon! Please?”

“No.”

“Please, with a tuna can on top~”

“NO! Last thing I want is to traumatize you again!” He donned his witch’s hat.

“I was not traumatized!” He turned his away in denial.

“Sure~” He picked up his furry friend. “Now, let’s go trick-or-treating!”

“Candy time~~~”

They stepped out of the decorated Ramshackle and ran into the festivities of Halloween in Twisted Wonderland, passing by many visitors who came by on campus. Almost bumping into a shaggy, black and white haired youth with orange eyes.

“Ah! So sorry. I was in a hurry and-”

Blood orange eyes and a small smile acquainted the duo. “It’s fine. Just be mindful of your surroundings~” He kissed the Reyvateil’s hand, and then Grim’s forehead, which earned him a complaint.

“Uh, yeah. Sorry again.” He bowed before taking off. The eyes of the odd stranger never left his form, even after he vanished into the crowd.

[xclowniex]

I don’t know if it makes me a horrible person but I’m actually kind of glad seeing Yuval (feels very weird saying that seeing as my uncle is called יובל) getting ripped to shreds by his ‘supporters’. Like, not happy, but just sort of satisfied??? I had to unfollow him when I was still on tiktok because he was promoting ahistorical bullshit and demonising Israelis. It’s extra shitty because the first ever video he made on the conflict was actually fairly balanced and recognised Jewish self determination and being indigenous to the levant, and then he deleted it, apologised, and started erasing Jewish history because he thought he could bend to these people’s will. His account prides itself on being informed and factual and fair, and yet he pulls a stunt like that, and I can only imagine how much worse he’s gotten since I deleted tiktok

We all knew that this would happen. The harassers knew it would, at least in their subconscious. It was only him who didn’t. They’ve pushed him to the very edge because now the baseline for being like them is to view the Shoah as a couple thousand people dying for basically being Christians, and it’s made special because they were white, and now that he’s stepped out of line a little they are coming for him. Maybe it’ll snap him out of being an idiot who sells out his own people so that he can be seen as a good person instead of like, actually being a good person. But he’ll probably just try to curry their favour again and fail over and over and over. Idk. It’s a weirdly gratifying but also incredibly depressing thing to see that what you predicted was going to happen was exactly right

(and I know some idiots are going to try to twist this into saying ‘you think fundraising for Palestinians is evil!!!’ because the anons you get are absolutely deranged. That’s not my problem with him or his account, wanting to fundraise for families is great and, as long as they’re verifiably real, it’s a good way to directly help people without their aid being taken away and siphoned off by Hamas. My problem with him is that in an effort to be the token Good Jew tm he completely revises history, spreads propaganda and false info, and vilifies every point of Israel’s life as a state. Plus he can’t even pronounce his own name right lol)

100% with everything you said.

I don't think you are a bad person for having a sense of "I told you so" towards what he is experiencing. It sucks and no jew should experience antisemitism, however two things can be true at once.

Its only natural to feel almost a sense of vindication, a "see look, I told you all this was going to happen and none of you listened to me and now you're suffering too"

I also agree that he will likely bend to their favor. He has shown some backbone in regards to his apology video where he stood behind his original message but apologized if his wording was off and re-worded his statement. This is all my assumption as I am not in his head, but I feel like his backbone on this came from sheer disbelief that face eating leopards ate his face. We may see this end up as a turning point where he stops pandering, or he might continue to pander either out of wanting to be accepted or because of other commitments like Ayame. She might not want to continue to make content with him due to the backlash and boom there goes his biggest series + a potential relationship as I'm unsure if it's just for views or if they are genuinely interested in each other.

[discluded]

My Top 10 memorable 2022 MileApo moments 💚💛

In no particular order,

Mile defending Apo and telling him he's not weird. Mile Phakphum #1 apocolleague #1 Apo defender #1 Apo protector 😖

2. Whatever they put in the water that day at the XBlush shoot 🥴

3. The Moon Represents My Heart at KPWT Taipei (curse you one video per post Tumblr limit). The audible gasp and excitement from the audience when they realized what song it was!!!

4. MileApo at the Vogue Thailand Gala. Everything about them and how beautiful they were... Mile had just gotten out of COVID isolation #2 and now they had a Vogue spread and were mingling with the movers and shakers of the Thai ent industry. Also specifically these boyfriend soft launch selfies 😖

5. Paper Mile at the KPWT send off. This one was bittersweet and making the best of a bad situation... Apo was doing his best to have Mile be included but even Apo was not his usual sparkly self. The appearance of paper Mile per the request of quarantined Mile really put the smile back on his face.

6. Sharing dessert and water in the Red Sea Film Festival IGL

7. Apo taking this sexy photo of Mile in Phuket and immediately being exposed as the photographer. Thank you @ apovision for God's work and thank you @/may for exposing them.

8. Mile replying to this tweet. Yeah it's a tweet. Yeah he interacts with many fan tweets. But trust me, this is the one that made all of us deranged. It's the reason why I'm deranged now. I think about this all the time.

9. Mile and Apo kissing live at KPWT Bangkok. I'm just going to make peace with the fact that we're likely never gonna see another live kiss at a KPWT show again. But we got this one.

10. Holding up the pride flag together at KPWT Taipei. Wasn't Taipei beautiful!?! 😭 It was a beautiful moment for the entire cast and the audience, since it was Pride Week in Taipei 🌈

Bonus: 11. Meeting all of you 🥰💕 Yeah I'm sappy as heck, what are you gonna do about it.

If you've ever sent me an anon or liked or reblogged one of my posts or followed me or stalk my blog but don't have a Tumblr or written fic or drawn fanart or written meta or made gifs or made edits or trended for MileApo, thank you for making fandom a fun place. If you've learned anything new about yourself or the world or changed your perspective in life because of anything I reblogged, I'm glad something I said or did affected you 🥰

We often talk about about when being in fandom is annoying, but really, it's a community. If you've stayed, thanks for embracing respecting each other and loving KinnPorsche and loving Mile and Apo and the people in their lives (which includes all of us!)

Maybe the real MileApo was the friends we made along the way 🥹🥹🥹 (Mile would agree because he is equally sappy like me).

Many other beautiful memories I wanted to include... but I loved these so much. It was hard picking favorites, but I'm gonna 😤

Bonus runners up:

Looking like a royal couple at their first fan meet

KPWT Seoul date (are you going to give us the video or not BOC...)

Apo lifting Mile in the KPWT Taipei behind the scenes video

Mile discretely rubbing Apo's waist underneath his suit jacket at the D7 event 🤭🤭🤭

KPWT Taipei goodbye (x2)

(alright no more for real or else I'm gonna be here all day)

[blazehedgehog]

ICYMI: My Sonic Frontiers Criticism/Essay Is Out Now

So here's the last four months of my life come to fruition: the longest piece of edited criticism I've ever put on my Youtube channel, clocking in at just over an hour. For those of you that may be new around here, I am pretty against making long videos. I don't know if I overthink things too much or what, but it's rare for me to have much tolerance for feature-length reviews of things. They can wear me out just watching them, and it definitely wears me out to make them.

But sometimes you just have a lot to say. And I didn't even necessarily say everything I could have said here; there were things I would have added if not for the looming deadline proposed by the video sponsor. That's not a complaint -- sometimes you need someone else to tell you "be done by this date or else." Limitations foster creativity and toiling away at perfection can sometimes be just as toxic as crunch.

What I was trying to say is it's a big video, and it was hard keeping everything straight in my head because there was so much. One of those times where I was glad how I planned things out in advance, because sometimes the thoughts you had four months ago are not the same thoughts you have today, and the thoughts from four months ago were better.

It's already proving to be a bit of a divisive video, given I am going against the grain here. But I'm a big boy. I've spent time on the front lines of these sorts of things before. I know how to handle myself. I mean, half the reason I started my tumblr back in the day was pointing out some of the truly deranged takes I'd get in the replies to my Sonic 06 video.

Though I do worry. I'm getting a lot of people who are... politely declining to tell me what they think. More than a few "I don't agree with you, but I'm glad you released this video" that then never elaborate further. And that makes me feel bad? But why? Do I want to argue with my friends? Not particularly.

But more to the point, are people afraid to argue with me? Do I get too aggressive? I've picked up on a vibe, not just from friends, where people seem to go out of their way to avoid arguments with and/or around me. I mean I literally just said I started my Tumblr blog as a "get a load of this guy in my comments" spotlight (which, for the record, I don't do anymore). I don't want to be scary. But is it scary, or is it a strength? Or am I just imagining the whole thing? History says it's probably that last one, but it doesn't stop me from wondering. It's a lot to chew on.

At the end of the day, I do think parts of this script could have been better. I do kind of get a little mean at a couple points in ways I could have written around. A lot of people are bristling at the opening spiel, where I get more than a little "you people" about the Game Awards voting situation. There's another part later in the video where I also feature actual comments from a previous video and as I was editing it together I thought, "this sounds mean." But given I was less than 24 hours away from that deadline, I just had to roll with it (so I at least blurred the names and cropped the avatars out).

I'll end this post by quoting what I wrote on Patreon day before yesterday for the early access version of this video:

What a march this has been. I've worked on some videos that felt like they took forever, but nothing like this. This felt like the project that would never end. Some of that's because, after pushing myself so hard on the Sonic Adventure 2 video, I tried to be a little more casual with this one. I think I started the script around the end of April, a couple weeks after finishing the game on-stream. The idea was to avoid burnout.  And then the script grew, and grew, and grew, to be the longest script I've ever written. After doing voice over, I had three hours of material I had to cut down. I captured more than 60 hours of gameplay from more than 50 games. Thank goodness I took the time to stop and "storyboard" out this review like I did with the SA2 video. It actually proved to be extremely valuable here -- with a video this long, that takes so long to put together, it's hard to keep all of your ideas hot and ready in your head. Often I'd fall back to the storyboard and realize I planned something months ago that was way better than what I was doing in the moment.  And then in July, a sponsor came calling again. Suddenly I had a real deadline. The last four weeks have been a race to move this mountain of material into something resembling the shape of a video. The last couple days in particular have felt something like a miracle. A work ethic I hadn't tapped into in years suddenly roared to life as I locked down 20+ minutes of video in a matter of hours. It may have involved several actual panic attacks and me running on about four hours of sleep, but here we are. I was revising the script all the way up until a week ago. In retrospect, the sponsor segment probably leans a little too much on SAGE content, but by the time I realized that the train was barreling down the tracks too fast to stop. Thoughts for next time, I guess.

Patrons get a PDF of the script I used, including an unfinished earlier draft I abandoned where I think I was actually even meaner about it, if you can believe it. They also get a PDF of what my "storyboarding" process looks like (which is all just text).

I'll probably toss up a post for all the art I made for this video, too.

[ikamigami]

There's a bit of bitter irony in the fact that in a way, you could argue New Moon set himself up for a self-fulfilling prophecy, he believed he needed to be better than Old Moon, despite the fact that his family made it clear how much they cherish New Moon and how Moon doesn't need to surpass his old self, he's perfect as he is and they'll help him through his struggles, that he was already better than Old Moon simply by having healthy relationships with his siblings and being a decent person, he believed he needed to bring Solar back for everyone's happiness even though his family told him they wouldn't blame him if he couldn't, and one could argue HE really wanted Solar back and that is valid, but he again could turn to others for help, like why didn't he ask Monty to help him since despite Monty's dislike for Solar he'd help Moon because even if they weren't as tight as Old Moon and Monty were Monty would still care, and Puppet gave him many reasons as to why his plan would go wrong, king of which being his plan would put his family in peril from whatever it might create, the Astral's wrath, and/or the universe's heat-death being expedited, his family who he promised to protect and had done a great job of up to that point(minus Solar but he was a special case as Ruin tricked everyone save Eclipse…Who was literally made by Ruin) and who Old Moon demanded he protect And then he proceeded to sabotage all of it and end up fulfilling that fear that he's not better than Old Moon by breaking all those promises, putting everyone at risk, deeply hurting, betraying, and threatening his family and friends, and then trying to kill Earth, and by that point he already was planning on walking out of the family and may have been thinking he'll get replaced with Old Moon(thanks to Monty's brazen actions), which is ironic again because it was through his actions, and the manipulating hand of Dark Sun slowing Eclipse and showing up to rip out the chip that both allowed Old Moon to be revived separately and led to New Moon fulling giving into his derangement, he basically engineered this self-fulfilling prophecy where he did become as bad/worse than Old Moon and that inadvertently led to Old Moon's return, not to say it's entirely his fault due to Dark Sun and Ruin's involvement in engineering the situation to begin with, Ruin is the one ultimately to blame for Solar's death and Dark Sun stoked the flames, but New Moon still takes the lion's share for choosing a path he never needed to walk down Was thinking about this based on what Puppet said about "replacement", I personally do not think New Moon is replaced as its clear by what Earth and Sun say that New Moon still has a place in their hearts, that there's a part of them that still loves New Moon, they're just severely hurt and enraged by everything that happened, and both are still awkward around Old Moon, and again it needs to be pointed out New Moon's family never disowned him, he was the one who decided to walk out on them even before he tried killing Earth and immediately started attempting to call Dark Sun his new brother much to Dark Sun's chagrin, and some will say "that's because he misses having a family", which may be true, but the point is he had one, a very loving and supportive one that WAS helping him through the grief right up until he decided to "snap" At least that's one interpretation one could make

I actually agree with you, dear anon.

This is very well said and there isn't more that I could add to this.

I think that New Moon was main reason to why he.. ended up the way he did..

Also I think that Dark Sun only fuelled Moon's paranoia..

Ruin isn't that much to blame.. I mean I don't think that Solar's death is a main reason for why New Moon ended like that..

Cause we saw that New Moon was grieving normally.. in messy and hard way but it was still grieving..

Only after that vivid dream he started being more aggressive and murderous..

And I think that this is caused by Creator.. I am probably wrong but I just crave for more Creator's content.. after all the last thing he did was an attempt to kidnap Lunar.. and that's it..

He's the main villain so show us more of his genius! I think that he's underestimated in the fandom too much.. cause people don't consider him a threat.. and I'm like "No! Y'all falling into this trap! Showrunners want you to let your guard down regarding him! He's the worst!"

I'm vigilant! /nsrs /j

I'm really suspicious of him..

I even consider Dark Sun to be not that bad as Creator.. and I mean that I wouldn't be surprised if Dark Sun turned out to try to help..

Also worth pointing out.. Creator was the first one who wanted Solar dead.. imagine if he knew that he'll die and will be brought back.. I mean after all he offered Moon the deal..

I think that Creator is waiting for the opportunity.. and it'll present itself soon enough.. and all because others can't cooperate with each other.. smh /lh

But seriously.. why those characters who were able to see a part of future can't team up together? I think that if everyone decided to fight a common enemy - Creator - they'd be able to achieve something..

Creator is winning despite him being so egotistical to the point that he couldn't agree with himself because of incompetence of others.. of those who try to stop him.. or that's what I think..

But I agree with everything you said regarding New Moon! Well said, dear anon, well said 👏

[magxit]

I'm sorry, but I think this fandom assumes too much. We assume that if something positive about their relationship comes out in a media outlet that Tree uses , it is automatically from Tree. I'm just not 100% convinced that is the case. Maybe the May stuff came from Tree, but maybe it was just people talking or people making their own conclusions. Or maybe someone literally said....."we see an engagement in the near future for sure"....and the publication ran with it. Tabloids are full of as many half truths as they are lies, and it is a common thread throughout Taylor's life in the public to begin marriage rumors months after she's in a relationship. So, to act as if we KNOW those articles came directly from Tree is just not a guarantee for me. I do think marriage is on their agenda, but I also think they're going to keep that stuff very close to the chest. I think the denial just came now and not then from a place of being tired of the constant bullshit they endure from breakup rumors, fake relationship rumors, engagement rumors, family conflict rumors, distraction rumors, etc. I think it just came to a head, and this was a not so subtle way of telling people to back off and remind them that they do not know the ins and outs of this relationship. They aren't hiding, but they aren't sharing the intimate details of their lives either. And maybe by not denying everything back in May, they created a bigger monster. But let's not be delusional, tabloid gossip and fans play a huge part in creating these rumors. We know 75% of what we read is clickbait, and that clickbait is made for fans' engagement. And the truth is, it often starts from shit these gossip mongers read online or stuff that is sent to them from the most parasocial (and/or deranged) fans. We've witnessed it. We've told people to shut up before shit blows up and makes it to the media. Idk....before we decide Tree needs hung from a limb, maybe consider the articles didn't come directly or indirectly from her, but at the time, there was no pressing reason to address or deny them.

Yes, I agree with you but all I will say is all of the big blogs/twitter accounts were screaming that it was from Tree and that did help create this mess.

[teriyakichop]

You're seriously becoming unhinged. Reading your posts, even scanning through from the beginning when it all started shows a downward path and unraveling coming from you. In all seriousness, with no sarcasm or ill-will, get some help. You're putting on display someone in a downward spiral, holy fuck. It's not cute, you aren't getting any sort of clout or giving off any vibes other than: help me.

All seriousness? Ok. Let's be serious about this. Before I reply to you, I just want to say that the ONLY reason why I am replying to you is because you took the time to message me directly and speak to me like a human being, while also being stern. I can respect that. I don't know what your interpretation of what "unhinged" is, but I assure you that I am mentally stable, and sound. Do I get angry? Of course. It's human to get angry. But I don't stay angry. My anger rises and falls just like everyone else. What you're seeing from me is Exhaustion. I'm tired. I'm exhausted. Now, maintaining all of this while I am tired, THAT is unhealthy. I can definitely agree to that. Keep in mind also, that what you're seeing is a path of one person talking to a bunch of other people who are A, speaking about too many unnecessary subjects into the subject matter, B, twisting my words into statements that I never said, and C, demonizing me about a situation that they don't understand. People have the impression that I am not competent to handle the situation with Xyzis and the alleged pedophile accusations, while ALSO refusing to seek what it was that I've actually done in relation to the pedophile accusations. I am not a machine, and I am not sugar spice and everything nice. I understand that some people want me to be, but I'm not. At the same time, I'm fully capable of knowing right from wrong, justice from injustice. And I don't need anyone's opinions on whether or not I am "deranged" or "unhinged." All I asked was for people to approach me like a human being and ask questions, request information, things like that. INSTEAD, because Wyrmguard and other propaganda blogs SENSATIONALIZE situations and circumstances, people refuse to see the actual truth, and make their decision based on how hyped the situation has become. That's why I said, the fireworks happened, and the Wyrmguard people didn't see it. But it did happen, and the people that saw it, are VERY happy. Now I have people volunteering information to me to make even more fireworks, and some people want to make fireworks of their own.

This Pedophile situation caused an entire underground movement to form, and everyday I see people drawing their lines in the sand and picking a side. Hell, there are people who HATE me with a passion, and they're giving me information on the guilds with DNIs against my guild, just because they want the injustice to stop. This movement has been a long time coming, and the Pedophile accusations, and the demonizing of ME was the straw that broke the camel's back for A LOT of people. YOU may not see it, but behind the scenes, I've help a lot of people over the years. I funded hundreds of thousands of gold to struggling guilds. I've donated free WoW monthly gametime. I've arranged RP meet and greets in the most random of places and players enjoyed the RP events I've hosted. I geared myself for heroics just so that I can help other players get AotC achievements before the season ended. And I cannot even begin to tell you how many MOG runs I've done for players, especially where the weapon "Taeshalach" dropped for so many players, and even when it dropped for me, and even when I wanted it, I open trade and give it to someone else. I have a very solid and positive history with many players who are sick and tired of the Wyrmguard tumblr, SCA, SLP, Grand Alliance, Warcraft Conquest, and the other groups. And this pedophile situation, along with the accusation that I am "Defending" the accused pedophile, was the spark they needed to throw the gauntlet. Trust me. I'm not crazy, or deranged, or unhinged, or anything like that. I am a guild leader. And as a guild leader, I get attention from countless players. Those that love me, those that hate me, those that plot against me, those that want to plot with me...and it is all exhausting. Don't get me wrong. I can see from your perspective how things look, and how I appear to be deranged and unhinged. But again, keep in mind, there's only ONE of me, while there is a bunch of players speaking to me all at once, coming at me from different angles. I went on Wyrmguard and counted 11 posts about me alone in the week, 3 to 4 posts a day about me. I'm banned so I can't respond to all of that, and even if I wasn't banned, there's too many people to respond to. My perspective is WAY different from yours, and I just want you to keep that in mind. And for the last time, I'm mentally fine. Tired? yes. Exhausted? Absolutely. Unhinged and/or deranged? No. Now, with EVERYTHING I said, ask yourself this: Does Yuliyrel sound like an unhinged person, with a reply like this? I'd like to know your answer, as your answer will define everything. <3

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I watched Saltburn (2023)

I'm late to the party on this one, but all the better that the hype has died down a bit. But, if you are reading this, you may want to watch the movie first because I might spoil a bit for you.

A poor young man at Oxford befriends a rich student and soon becomes obsessive after being brought to the rich student's home.

A lot was said to me about this movie before viewing, all about how crazy it is. And, while there is definitely some crazy weird shit in here, it's certainly not the highlight of the movie.

"Saltburn" is a gorgeously shot and beautifully directed film, which sports a great cast, all of whom are giving great performances.From a technical standpoint, this is a delight to watch.

The writing is wonderful, the characters are deep enough to be interesting and the lead is a lovely and infatuating villain.

On top of all that, there are individual scenes here which are true bits of perfection. Especially the lunch scene after Oliver's birthday, and of course, that nude dance of triumph is possibly one of the best endings to a 21st century film. These scenes are not just technically well done, they are reminders of the heart of dark humor at the center of "Saltburn".

So many people compare this to "The Talented Mr. Ripley". While it does have similarities to that story, it's the comedy that really puts "Saltburn" in its own category. The film puts the audience in a place where we can revel in the villain's eventual success. Yes, the film has its darker, more disturbing moments, but these moments serve to create a sublimely deranged character who we do end up smiling with in the end. We might not agree with what Oliver has done, but there is a part of us thinking, with an excited smirk, "That cheeky bastard."

And, let's hear it for Barry Keoghan. In a film of great performances, he stands out (as he does in everything he's in.) You even have to wonder if "Saltburn" would work as well without him.

Is this a perfect film? No. Certainly, like a piece of cake, Saltburn is more sugar and fat than nutrition, but I'm not complaining. It's decadent and delicious and the conclusion is worth the interesting journey.

[johnnyrobish]

Trump Bursts Out in All-Caps Tirade After Notification He’s Target in Jan 6th Probe 

Former president Donald Trump took to his Truth Social account to announce (in all caps) that he received a letter from the Justice Department informing him that he is a target of the long-running investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.  Trump then accused Special Counsel Jack Smith of being “deranged” and labeled Attorney General Merrick Garland’s actions as “unethical,” claiming “Nothing like this has ever happened in our Country before, or even close.”  Rolling Stone reports the Special Counsel’s letter to Donald Trump related to Jan. 6 listed the federal statutes under which Trump is expected to be charged, including conspiracy, obstruction, and civil rights violations.  The letter mentions three federal statutes: Conspiracy to commit an offense or to defraud the United States; deprivation of rights under color of law; and tampering with a witness, victim, or informant.

Wow, all I can say is this Donald Trump fellow just keeps on “winning!”  Or was that “keeps on whining?”  That said, I do have to agree with him on one thing - that “Nothing like this has ever happened to our country before.”  I’d say, “Barbarians at the gate,” but, of course, the Barbarians were much more civilized than these MAGAs.  I mean, if this keeps up, the RNC may have to revise their rules to permit candidates with dozens of felonies pending to still be allowed to run for president.

Now, I could be wrong, but it appears like it may be finally dawning on the Orange Mussolini that he may be in some very serious legal jeopardy, and he seems a little stressed.  Perhaps some chamomile tea might help?  Mark my words - one of these days - we’ll turn on the news and hear something like, “Breaking news; White Bronco leaving Mar-a-Lago.”  Fat man walking?  I often wonder if he ever wishes he could just go back to the good old days of conning banks to get bogus loans.

Of course, Republicans are calling “foul play” and claiming Democrats are just charging Trump with multiple felonies because they know these charges will strengthen his appeal with primary voters, which will allow him to win the Republican primary - but will ultimately badly weaken him and the GOP during the general election.  Really?  Because if that’s the case, how about just not voting for someone under criminal indictment during the primaries?  Just a thought.

The funny thing is, isn’t it interesting how Trump only questions the DOJ’s motives?  He never really addresses the actual charges of which he has been accused.  Why, its almost as if he’s not being completely forthright about everything.  Then, in pure Trump fashion, he uses the entire situation to once again do more fundraising.  Well, no surprise there.  After all, the Trump motto has always been, “Ask not what your country can do for you.  Ask what your country can do for me.”

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lıllı Radcliffe Hotel: Calvetti/Holstein Suite - Late Night/Early Morning 12/25 ıllıllı

LUKE

It had definitely taken them quite a bit to get the babies to simmer down enough to even consider _starting_ their bedtime routines after the copious amounts of sugar they'd all had. But eventually, exhaustion won out and each set of parents was able to scoop up their respective gremlins to take back to their suites and get ready for bed.

Luke wasn't entirely certain, but she was pretty sure that most of the others probably didn't have as much trouble getting their kids to finally knock out as she and Keagan had with the twins. As she closed their bedroom door behind them, she let out a breath and whispered, "I don't think the others had to wait until nearly three a.m. to have some grown-up time."

KEAGAN

*Enough to keep them up till midnight*, they said. The twins proved that oh-so-wrong. "Was it because they got very excited with your gift on top of the cake they ate? Excited with good reason, of course." Keagan dropped herself on top of the bed. "By grown-up time, do you mean *sleep*?" She snorted, "We.. should get cleaned up ourselves and get some rest. God knows when the girls will wake up again." Honestly, she was tempted to just.. not. "Sky and Miles Holstein-Calvetti. They have a nice ring to them." She chuckled as she flipped over in order to look at the other.

LUKE

They were pretty sure that the stupid grin that immediately came over their face at the reminder of how well the girls reacted to their new names made her look borderline deranged, but she couldn't be bothered to care. The idea of having her own little family, and the knowledge that the girls had already been treated well -and would continue to do so- was something that Luke that only ever allowed themselves to remotely think about when they had been exceedingly young. The fact it was happening was mind-blowing. "I meant more like 'being able to breathe without running the risk of a hand being shoved in our mouths', because I don't really know if sleep is something that's been in my vocabulary for a while," she chuckled out in response.

At the mention of how well the new names sounded, her hand almost instinctively went to her jean's pocket. "Yeah," she agreed with a light chuckle, mentally debating if she should or shouldn't go forth, but ultimately deciding to commit and let the chips fall where they may.

"I admittedly had planned for that gift to be given to them a bit earlier in the night, so that there wouldn't be all this attention brought to it, but with everything that happened, plans went out the window," Luke began, hand still fidgeting in her pocket. "I did also plan for us to have been able to get a way from everything, even for a little bit, much earlier than now. Mainly because I know that you're not too keen on having your all of your personal business out there, _but_ I do feel that it's only fair that if the girls have new names, that- well, uh...well, that their mom get the option to _match_..." Luke trailed off as she pulled out what she'd been fidgeting with in her pocket. "I know that we've got things to sort out, but I also know that I'd rather spend the rest of my life doing that with you than giving up on what we've just gotten the chance to actually enjoy." Opening up the small cloth in her hand, she held it out to Keagan.

KEAGAN

Keagan chuckled, "It's mostly Sky I'm more wary of - she flails around way more than Miles does. Like, it's a hazard I'm sure to the point that I'm very thankful that we gave Erin, Tomi and her a really large bed. It'd be a sad day for Sky if she had to sleep separately." Maybe having her be extra enthusiastic today was a good thing? Would she too tired now to flail?

Not entirely sure where Luke was going with the way she was sort of rambling, Keagan sat up from the bed with her arms supporting her from behind. At first, she thought it was still about the girls, but then Luke mentioned something about *her* getting the to match.. the new names. Her brows scrunched together momentarily as she thought about the implications behind it but her questions was quickly answered right after that.

Her eyes grew widened the sight of the ring. That had her sitting upright. "Luke.." She whispered, "Is- Are you proposing?" While the topic of marriage did come up earlier today, she definitely didn't expect this. Her hand reached out and took the ring carefully.

LUKE

The question immediately prompted Luke to drop to her own knees so that she and Keagan were closer to eye level. The fact the mama wolf reached out to take the ring was somewhat reassuring, but if there was anything she'd learned in life, it was that there were surprises at every turn. "I know the last time you tried your hand at the whole marriage thing, it didn't quite go so well, and though I can't promise to be the perfect spouse, I can give you my word that I will always be _aiming to be_. Because, I don't know if anyone's told you before, but you deserve that and so much more and, if you'll allow me, I'd like the opportunity to be the one to give that to you."

Sitting back on her own legs so that she was looking up at the older woman, Luke gave a half smile as she said, "So, yeah. I guess to answer your question, I am asking _will you marry me_?"

KEAGAN

Her last marriage not going well was such an understatement that Keagan could help but give a light snort at that though she didn't say anything else as Luke continued. If anything, her eyes just softened once again as Luke promises to her. She would argue that Luke was already as perfect as they come but she had a feeling that her words won't be convincing enough for the other. Not the one who liked to cry in public but the Paladin's words and this situation altogether was just so overwhelming. In the best way.

Of all the things she ever hesitated about, this wouldn't be one of them. "Yeah..*Yes*." A chuckle caught in her throat from all the emotions before Keagan threw herself forward to wrap her arms around the neck of the taller woman. "I'll marry you."

LUKE

As paradoxic as it seemed, Luke had spent her time leading up to this preparing for what she would do in the event of 'no'. Even though it was the lesser likely of the two answers, it was still a possibility and, with the girls now involved as both of their children, it just made sense for her to think of what options would be available in the event of things going not great...That being said, it did mean that an answer of 'yes' completely left her brain going 'brrrp' as she attempted to process it.

Luke found herself unable to respond until she had Keagan already wrapped around her. "Sorry," she chuckled as wrapped her own arms around Keagan's middle, "I'm not used to things actually playing out in my favor twice in a row. But I can't say I have any complaints."

KEAGAN

She wondered what the twins' reactions will be once they find out about this. Hopefully they will be as ecstatic about this as they were finding out about the name change. Shifting enough to allow her hand to come in between them, Keagan head up the ring. "Will you put this on me?" She looked down at the ring, "It's a beautiful ring by the way. Did you choose that by yourself?" Now she was wondering if anyone knew about the proposal. "This also means that you'll have Calvetti in your name too. Would you look at that?"

LUKE

"My hope from the moment I learned that you were pregnant, has always been to provide the tiny new life coming into this world an entirely different, and much better experience than I myself ever had. It pained me to see the twins have to endure the only family they'd ever known, torn apart but, I can only hope that this will help to provide something tangible for them to see their family is healing and becoming what it has always been meant to be," she whispered, safe in the knowledge that, between Keagan's hearing and their close proximity, this would be enough to be heard.

Taking the ring gingerly from Keagan, Luke smiled and said, "I'm glad you think so. Considering I did in fact choose it myself, it would be a shot to my ego if you found it gaudy or too simple." She chuckled at the remark. "Yes, and it only took us from the day Lyra dragged a six year-old weird kid to her house, until now," placing the ring on Keagan's left ring finger, "Would you look at that, indeed."

KEAGAN

"Well.. It was my fault for putting the twins in that situation in the first place - just wished I had fixed my mistake sooner if I weren't such a coward." She shrugged, "I'm so glad that the girls have you in their lives. Anyone can tell just how much they look up to you... And now they get to officially call you *mom*." She smiled, agreeing that this really was becoming how it had meant to be. "Fated, is that what this would be?" She teased.

"I love it. Why green? Out of curiosity." It did come as a surprise. Perhaps she was used to seeing the regular diamonds as engagement rings. As 'simple' as Luke might have thought, Keagan did love it - most of it was because it was Luke's choice and knowing her, there would be a lot of thought put into it. "It might've been the only good thing Lyra did all these years."

LUKE

"If _fated_ is what this is, then there's not much good in kicking ourselves for what's been done because in the end, they were all necessary stepping stones right up to this very moment," Luke replied, her tone a touch more serious as she aimed to reassure the older woman that past was prologue. "We have an entire future to look forward too now, and hopefully, one where we can find something other than mom for the girls to call me, because I can already foresee that getting _very_ confusing," she laughed lightly.

"Emerald is the twins' birthstone, and considering how they came to be, I couldn't think of anything -as corny as this is going to sound- that would symbolize my love for you more than that," Luke shared, looking a little sheepish as she explained. "The four diamonds that surround the emerald represent our family, one for each of us." There was a small chortle of laughter at Keagan's comment, "I can't say I can find many other things to add to the list, except maybe having introduced me to her siblings..."

KEAGAN

She shifted her weight so that she could sit next to Luke with her legs draped over the other's. "Okay, okay.. I'll stop." She chuckled, leaning up to kiss Luke again - this time on the cheek. "Maybe they'll call you mommy but you also never hear the end of it from Lyra." She was also curious to what the twins would come up with to call Luke. "...OR they just want us to simply guess from context all the time. That sounds like something they might do."

As if her heart just couldn't melt more than it already had. "Oh Luke, I love this so much." How lucky was she to have Luke in her life? She looked down at the ring, sniffling just a little with how touched she was. "God, I don't know what you mean but you're already pretty perfect." She muttered before wrapping both her arms around Luke's neck again so she could hide her face into the taller woman's neck. "Don't tell her that. She'll believe she was the matchmaker."

LUKE

As Keagan shifted her position, Luke automatically adjusted her hold. It wasn't really a conscious thought, so much as just another thing on the list of reasons they worked so well. Even before Luke's Paladin powers allowed her to sense Keagan's emotions, the two of them just _worked_. "I think as long as _you_ don't call me mommy, Lyra may eventually let it go...maybe...actually, no, you're right. They should pick something else." She raised an eyebrow as she listened to the alternative. "Miles might do it on purpose, but I'm sure Sky will just do it because she forgot there's two of us now," she laughed.

In that moment, Luke was just grateful that Keagan didn't have a clear look at her face, because based on how warm it was, Luke could only assume it was as red as her hair. "No such thing as perfect," she said lowly, "But I think we're both lucky enough to have found someone whose perfect _for us_. Two puzzle pieces may not have a single smooth edge, and yet still fit perfectly with one another. I'd like to think that's us." At the mention of Lyra thinking herself a matchmaker, Luke just scoffed. "Bold of you to assume she's not going to immediately claim the title regardless."

KEAGAN

"If it's one thing we've learned over the years of knowing my sister... is that there is very little that can stop her from doing anything she wants." A small sigh before admitting the next statement, "I guess it does run in the family though." Oh, the differences between her daughters just made them ever so endearing. It was fascinating just how different the two of them were - as if all the braincells went to one of them.

"See, this is why you're the song writer and I'm not. Always have a way with words that I can never imagine." She leaned back enough to kiss along the jawline before resting against Luke's shoulder. "We should tell the twins in the morning." One, she didn't want her daughters to learn it from someone else, and two, Sky's going to sulk if she didn't know before everyone else.

LUKE

Luke nodded lazily in agreement, thinking back to not a few hours back when Liv was saying the same thing. She stopped mid-nod though at the following admission, an impish smirk forming on her face as she said, "Well...I know the girls have always known what they wanted and have put in the effort to now have it, are you saying they got that from _you_?" The question was bait, because admitting to that would also be admitting that she shared her own sister's traits, if to a lesser degree.

The paladin appreciated the kiss for the show of affection, but also because it meant that Keagan was too busy to notice how her face was once again flush in embarrassment at the compliment given. "Well, I would say that I'm the song writer because it's always been easier to express the right words, when I know they'll be wrapped up in a blanket of melodies and rhythms. If anything, I think the fact that I can manage the right words in conversation with you, speaks more to the sense incredible sense of security that you've always been able to provide. It's not exactly something I got much of anywhere else before meeting you, and it's one of the many things that I will always be grateful to you for," Luke said in a soft tone before placing a soft kiss to the top of Keagan's head as it rested on her good shoulder.

She laughed lightly and said, "It's not like they're not likely to notice the ring as soon as we go in to change them when they wake up. If at any point we doubted they kept their grown brains, they've made it very clear by now the only thing infantilized about them is their body."

KEAGAN

"I'm sure that they got it from the *both* of us." The Calvettis were not the only ones known to be impulsive - one could argue that Luke was just as impulsive as they are even if they haven't seen it from Rikke yet. "A lot of influence came from Lyra directly because we couldn't stop her from playing with the twins." She was sure that even when Keagan was out of town, nobody allowed Lyra to be alone with the twins. Ever. Lyra was enough being the infamous hurrnado.

She closed her eyes as she relaxed against her *fiancee*. Was sleep finally getting to her? It was very late (or early depending who you ask). "You flatter me." She smiled, "Two puzzle pieces that fit nicely together, as you say. Perhaps it really was meant to be - regardless if the trigger was Lyra or not." In some universe, perhaps Keagan did not interact with her sister's friends. Despite being part of the supernatural world, the wolf was not that superstitious when it came to things such as whether or not the stars aligned.

"Miles would notice.. I bet you that Sky would be too groggy to notice unless Miles tells her.. or until she has her breakfast.. or when one of her girlfriends is nearby. That kid concerns me sometimes."

LUKE

Luke could only laugh, because of course that would be the response. "I'm sure they get different aspects from each of us, that tends to be how the whole nurture and nature thing works." She'd leave at that though, no need to poke the sleeping wolf by going into detail about _what_ traits they got from _which_ parent... "Lucky for us, the twins gotten to a point where they keep their distance from Lyra all on their own...or well, as much as they can. We do all live in the same house now. Which, I would never admit this directly to Lyra's face either, is honestly something I'd never get the joy of and I'm glad the girls have a house full of loved ones to call home."

Luke smiled and said, "I speak only the truth, and call it as I see it. If you consider it flattery, maybe it's because I should say thank you more often." The idea that their meeting was meant to be, would've been something for Luke to laugh at years before, but somehow now seemed like an undeniable truth. "There's been so mean reasons and points in our lives that would have made it very easy for us to never be together, and yet here we are. We managed to make two wonderful little humans as well. I just can't bring myself to think that they weren't meant to exist in some way, so regardless of Lyra, we'd have met. I feel it in my bones."

Luke hummed in response and just said, "You're forgetting that rings are shiny, and likely to catch her attention for that reason alone. I'd be far more concerned for her if she didn't have so many people constantly looking out for her."

KEAGAN

Keagan chuckled, knowing that the kids were already quite a good mix of the two of them as if people hadn't already been pointing them out. "To think that even Nix came to live with us now. We used to only see her every few summers when her family visited. Too bad JJ is still allergic to this pace." Not that she could blame him. This town had as many cons as there were pros. "Not to mention we've got Tomi, Erin and Callie too now." There was never a dull moment in this household.

Everytime she thought about the reason behind why the twins even existed in the first place just brought a smile to her face. What stronger proof of how they felt about one another than the miracle babies? "I don't even want to imagine a world without you or the twins in it. That sounds awfully depressing." She sighed "Can't imagine a world where none of you even existed either.. " She shook her head as she opened her eyes. "But either way.. be prepared to have Lyra bring it up for the next... couple of years. That girl holds these sort of things way longer than one would an actual grudge."

Keagan loved the idea that their family was growing in all sorts of ways. "I'm glad that both twins have the support system they have... and that Sky's girlfriends have the patience that they have because let's be honest.. Sky really took a lot of Lyra's traits whether we want to admit it or not."

LUKE

"I'm not gonna lie, I've been tempted to ask Nix what it was about this last visit that's managed to keep her around, but I get the sense that if I did, her response might just be to pack up and take the first flight out that same day," Luke mused aloud. The witch struck her as someone, who much like Keagan, preferred to keep things to herself...maybe that's why both cousins worked for the same place. "JJ's been wanting to leave this place since Steven...I think everything that happened after was just the extra push he needed to do it and not look back." Luke herself had considered leaving this place after high school but, well, things happened.

"You know, I haven't heard anyone making fun of the cabin-mcmansion recently, so I guess my forethought of having a place for people to stay has been seen for the genius it is." Sighing at the mere thought of the world Keagan described, Luke let out a small groan. "A world where you and the twins don't exist just isn't one of my multi-verses. It's impossible. If you don't exist, the girls don't either, and considering the three of you are the only reason I'm around now? Nope, not even with all the magic in the known _and_ unknown universe could that be created." There was nothing but a tone of resolution to her voice as she spoke, certain that this was an undeniable truth. Like gravity.

"The one that does not like it the most, is Sky herself," Luke pointed out. "But I'm glad that Callie came to stay with us as well. That kid has taken to understanding and adjusting to Miles like very few others have before. I even think I saw Miles smile at her in dormouse form."

KEAGAN

"I... think it'd be a wise choice not to ask. I would like to think it's for everything that happened, and now the twins being babies. But who knows..." She shrugged, not wanting to say aloud that Rikke may have a hand in the decision. "We could say the same about Lyra, but I think she just wants to know everyone's business before leaving - everyone as in the whole town." Keagan understood the need to leave this place too, but at the same time, this was still home to her.. and all her friends she grew up with were still here. It made sense to come back here eventually.

"Those who make fun of it aren't the ones living in it. I'm pretty sure Brax still calls this a mansion. Maybe he's jealous... and lonely? He's literally alone there with Col, who's probably at the hospital more often than not. Keagan didn't want to think about a world that didn't have any of them either - the thought alone was just too depressing to keep on this topic. Her eyes landed on the ring again, which only brought another smile to her face. ".... I can't believe we're engaged." She certainly didn't feel like this during her first engagement.

"Callie. She's a good kid. When do you think Miles will realize that Callie has a crush on her? Thankfully she's nothing like her cousin - To think Aleja and Blake are now in charge of her."

LUKE

"Fair. I know how to mind my own business...some might say too well, but it's worked out so far," Luke replied. Some might say she's oblivious, but if that meant she was involved in as little drama as possible, she'd take it. "A lot could be said about Lyra...but yes, her need to be well-informed seems to be keeping her attention in town, and honestly, I think you're mom is enjoying the nice long break. Can't blame her," she teased.

Luke sighed at the idea of Brax being lonely in his own home. "It's disheartening to think about, but we can't really say he hasn't been the architect of his own situation. If you decide to live your life as if you never plan to be a one-person person, then..." Luke trailed off, figuring her point was made. At Keagan's remark, Luke couldn't help but quip back, "We almost weren't, at least not as of yet."

She thought about the question and immediately said, "When Callie either outright tells her. After everything that happened with Callie's cousin, Miles has reverted quite a bit on the romance front. Though, I'm pretty sure the feelings are mutual. I don't think kid would volunteer to carry Callie around with her in her animal form otherwise."

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Fall Into Place

: Cyno x Reader short fic

Or, the scholar everyone thinks is deranged for being able to stand the General Mahamatra, despite being reprimanded by him several times already.

"Someone said they spotted the General Mahamatra on campus!"

"What? Cyno's here?" Your casualness and curious tone had the scholars looking at you with obvious bewilderment. Staring at you like you're an undiscovered Aranara.

"You know, it's still baffling how you're... 'close' to the General after everything that's happened." One of your friends finally spoke up as you started gathering your materials, the thought making you snicker from undisclosed memories.

"He's not that bad if you don't do anything bad." They had a retort ready on the tip of their tongues. "'sides, he's just doing his job, right?"

Not wanting to elaborate and hoping to catch up, you lugged your bag over your shoulder and said quick goodbyes, bounding out of the House of Daena with a new goal in mind.

It's not like their suspicions/bewilderment aren't uncalled for, after all the things you've been through with the Matra, your Vahumana friends are starting to suspect you may have been cuckoo from the stress of researching.

But as they are wrong with reading your character, so are they to him.

Really, he wasn't all that bad.

"What have I done wrong?"

A pause. "Your paper."

A blink. Another. And another. Cyno watched as your head shot up from shamefully looking at your lap to stare at him in disbelief, wide-eyed not in fear but in the incredulous emotion you felt upon hearing his words.

He was about to explain the joke after he had felt himself accomplished on making you less aversive - but a muffled snort had made him speechless this time.

There you were sitting across him in the Matra office, covering your face to hide your snorts and wheezes. Cyno now had disbelief clearly written on his face.

"Sorry, sorry." But you didn't have to be, his expertise in judgment knew your reaction was genuine. "You just caught me off-guard, General."

"I'm glad you're loosening up then." There you see the first rare sight of a smirking Cyno, more proud than condescending as he crosses his arms at his achievement. "I know there's more that you want to say, I suggest you not to hold your peace if you think it will do you good on your judgment."

At the resumption of the topic at hand, the ever attentive General watched as your expression turned to that of annoyance. It wasn't out of anger or resentment whatsoever, specifically not towards him either. He knew there was something else at play here in the way you held back your tongue when you wanted it to run.

And now, perhaps with the lighter mood, you'd be more willing to share the details he isn't privy to.

"I just think that this is unfair." You gesture around the office that only held you two, continuing before he could misinterpret. "Why am I the only one apprehended when it's the committee who agreed to my bribery?"

He closed his mouth. To this you continue.

"Clearly, if they had refused such a simple bribe, the crime wouldn't have been a thing, right?" The review committee shouldn't be accepting bribes in the first place. "In all honesty, I wasn't even serious about it. I didn't think they would accept in the first place since it was clearly a joke."

"What exactly was the bribe?" Cyno sits up straighter upon meeting your deadpanned stare, a lingering pause that made him tense in curiousity.

"That I'd cook them some of Mondstadt's mushroom skewers."

A blink. Another. And another. If not for the exasperation in your voice, he would have thought it was a lie - but somehow that made it even more funnier, and now it was you patting yourself on the back for making the General laugh.

"I think -" he wipes a stray tear as he finally caught his breathe. "I think you have been scammed."

"I think so too." Humming to himself, you watched as he pulled out a set of stamps and ink from under the table. "I'm positive they knew the Matra would be able to catch on with how horrible my research is, so they tried to at least gain something from the endeavor."

"I can see the appeal, Mondstadt's delicacies are quite enjoyable." Stamping the paper with a CASE CLOSED, his red eye caught on to how you perked up at his words. The implications you immediately caught on to. Smart. "You must make some mean skewers, but in research writing..."

Your gaze lifts from looking at the paper to his awaiting look, pausing again for the dramatic effect. "It seems you have mushroom for improvement."

The case was easily swept aside without further need for punishment due to how light it was. The review committee had a stern talking to and you focused on a new work.

Cyno had to praise your resilience to bounce back to the groove of things. But you explained that the loss of the half-cooked research wasn't that bad, after all, you only made that under the pressure of passing one.

You've also reasoned that the horrible quality was mostly due to how you dislike the research topic to begin with (but it was the only manuscript they approved).

When Cyno didn't buy it, you made it your mission to prove him wrong by making your next one a success.

Even if you were practically shoving your passed thesis on his face to goad him, he couldn't help the tiny smile creeping to his lips. Both from your achievement and how you're open with him.

The next time you'd seen the General under work-related conditions was on the highest point of Sumeru.

There were reports of illegal climbing and gliding on the Divine Tree but the culprit had yet to be reprimanded. Somehow he had an inkling of who it could be, and as such, he climbed his way up the branches as quietly as possible.

And as he suspected, your back profile greets him as you focused on adjusting the wind glider on your person, looking out at the far horizon of Sumeru.

"This is highly dangerous territory, you know," his firm hand grasps your forearm as you almost slip from the scare. "Especially at night time."

"Cyno?" At the feeling of your hand on his, the General retracts his hand and stands next to you, also looking at where he assumed you were gazing at. From this distance, there isn't really anything he can pinpoint. "Lemme guess, they sent you up here. That doesn't really make sense."

This isn't Matra work, after all.

"Why are you up here?" It wasn't styled like an interrogation but more out of curiosity.

"Well," just from that start alone, he already deciphered that your words would be a lie. "I wanted to see if I can reach Vanarana from here."

That was such an absurd plan and an absurd lie that even Cyno had to look at you with obvious apprehension on his face, his gaze you were too tired to make eye contact with to solidify your lie.

When was the last time he had seen you this close? Despite the scarce lighting filtering through the leaves above and branches below, he could see the darkness under your eyes. The furrow of your eyebrows too deep for something as leisurely as gliding, the tension in your jaw and shoulders too tight for the calming caress of the Sumeru night winds.

He's heard that you've been working on your research after becoming a Dastur and so he made sure not to disturb you when you looked busy. Which was all the time now.

Perhaps, he thought as he looked forward once more, this gliding sessions were your unorthodox way of destressing.

"Who do you think is the slowest glider in Sumeru?" Snapping out of your daze, you tilt your head to level your gaze with Cyno.

"Who?" It was styled and paused the same way he did when telling a joke so you thought none of it.

But when he flashed a smirk at you, you were taken aback when he jumped of the branch and deployed his own wind glider (which you didn't even see he had equipped), waving at you. "You are."

And then it clicked in your mind. With an offended (but fake) gasp, you did a running jump and followed suit, spreading your arms in hopes to overtake him. "How dare you!" You followed with a laugh upon seeing his determination to race you, a smug grin evident even from a far angle.

That night you learned that it was impossible to reach Vanarana from the Divine Tree.

And the next day, Cyno reported to the Akademiya empty-handed, the culprit unseen. He then went on to scold them for even wasting his time for such a 'useless ordinance' and that there were no rules in the cardinal sin that was violated.

While leniency has been offered to your nightly outings, Cyno started suggesting for safer stress-reducing alternatives. Have you heard of TCG before? Ah, no matter, he'll gladly start from scratch.

"General Mahamatra!"

The two Matras conversing turned to your approaching form, waving your arm excitedly to catch their attention more. While the subordinate didn't look too pleased with the interruption, his annoyance was slightly dispelled at the sight of the General waving back.

"Still maintaining that cover up? I told you -"

"Cyno." You corrected with a weary sigh, him looking rather pleased. "I heard you were here. Ah, sorry if I interrupted something important! I was too excited!"

The Matra would have been more irritated about the disturbance if not for the fact that someone, a researcher, just admitted that they were looking forward to meet the General.

As well as the reprimanding look his superior gave him upon reading his next move.

"Nabil, we can continue the conversation later."

"Y-Yes, General." And that was his cue to leave.

It was easy to fall into step with the General as you two conversed about everything that had happened since you last saw each other. While he had more interesting stories than you, he'd always listen attentively when it comes to your progress, whether it be about your curiousities or your deck-building.

"Is it safe to research about the natural behaviors Rishboland Tigers in their natural habitats?"

"If you are asking about whether it is safe to conduct such experiments without risk of being expelled, then it would be so long as the animals are unharmed. In terms of the dangers however, it would be best to consult Tighnari about such affairs."

"Thank you!"

While it was no easy feat to be this close to the General, at the very least, there are perks to it such as confirming the research topics of your friends for their safety from the Matra.

Even if it seemed so unbelievable to the other scholars, it was always refreshing to see Cyno be preoccupied from staring down the students everytime he was there.

Unbeknownst to them, even with his eyes following you closely, he was still ever so vigilant to notice the little things.

Perhaps the right word should be... merciful.

Just whipped this outta my ass so I can post during my birthday, take it and let me rest

[esther-dot]

Know what I’ve seen lately? General (non-stan, non-ship) fans being shy about admitting they’ve read sensible Jonsa metas. They’ll “warn” their audience before they admit they got info from a Jonsa meta. I think they’re afraid of being attacked for agreeing with anything that could point to Jonsa.

This is what antis’ constant complaining has led to. It’s free advertising when they complain, because not everyone who reads their posts is also an anti.

The first time I heard of Jonsa, I was on Reddit, and in so many words, they said it was the worst possible ship with the worst shippers who were ruining the show, the books, and slandering D@ny with unfounded reasons. I’d never even encountered someone who shipped Jon/Sansa. It was B0atbaby preachers who advertised it to me, in such a “so bad it might be good” kind of way that I couldn’t help but seek it out from morbid curiosity. 🤣

May this be a lesson to us all about the dangers of morbid curiosity! 😂

That’s so funny that all their outrage has introduced people to Jonsa! I stick to Sansa fans and Jonsas because the rest of the fandom kinda horrifies me, so I really didn’t know what goes on beyond our circle. I understand why the average fan would be afraid to admit to reading Jonsa metas. The fandom is incredibly hateful of anything remotely Jonsa affiliated. While I’m sympathetic to that anxiety, I do have issues with the BNFs who apparently have entertained the idea or even think it will happen but never spoke up before. Catering to the hate is how we got to such a toxic place in the fandom and one of them just saying “actually, this meta has merit” could have changed everything. I will never forget this one GoT YouTuber who tweeted that we should be stoned in the streets. That’s how normalized hating on Jonsas was. She didn’t even feel the need to send a nasty anon. She just tweeted it out, knowing the climate of the fandom would permit it.

So it’s amusing but also tiring to know that fans will enjoy content by Jonsas, they might even believe Jonsa theories, but they’re too afraid to offer support to the people who work so hard to put it out there. Because of that, there’s not only targeted harassment but widespread derision of anything now perceived as a Jonsa theory. Even other Sansa fans call us deranged for thinking Sansa will go North and that she will be queen although these are longstanding theories with a lot to justify them—they don’t necessarily have anything to do with shipping!

But this fandom is a truly weird place and will never make sense. No one thinks twice about supporting people who genuinely want Sansa to end up with a grown man (whether it’s the man who married her to take her birthright or the one who wanted to rape her), but heaven forbid you interact with anything written by a Jonsa.

I’m glad you chanced it and have enjoyed the metas written by Jonsas though, anon. So many intelligent and hilarious people in this fandom. 💗

[gralunaisland]

At what point in the series did you come to the conclusion gruvia was unforgivable as a pairing? To me it was the stupid scarf episode that was supposed to show gruvia in a more serious light but all it showed was that when it comes to juvia so called love, grays feelings, history, and trauma is irrelevant bc her “love” will fix him. Not only that but erza basically told him it has been years, move on and apologize to the person that has no respect for your grief. Ugh

Short Analysis of The Horrific "413 Days" Chapter

That's a great question! Thank you for asking!

Honestly, as unsurprising as it may be, I'd say it was unforgivable at the same moment that I first hated the pairing, which, as I said in a recent ask, was Gray's and juvia's first interaction at Phantom Lord.

Because, at that point, I didn't just dislike her. I hated her. I think it was plenty unforgivable for her to misread and misunderstand everything he did at the level of insanity and then to try to kill him and Lucy, 2 people she didn't know whatsoever, based off of feelings she conjured up in her own mind.

I mean, shouldn't that be the biggest of red flags? To legit be a dangerously and clinically crazy person who is literally fine with actual murder based off of her own delusions? I wouldn't and don't forgive her for that or what she's done to Gray and to so many other people.

There is SO much to unpack from even just their first interaction, and all of it equaled unforgivable for me. (And of course, throughout the course of the show, every action she did just piled on top.) I'll go into it a lil bit, and then go onto the rest of what you said.

It's one thing to accidentally misunderstand someone's words, (because I know I do that a lot on Tumblr because reading is hard ok) but it's definitely another for the meaning of his words to go in one ear and have a completely different meaning on its way out the other, which the manga panel shows us explicitly. Gray's words of "I won't hand [Lucy] over even if I die" turns into "love love love love... a rival in love!!!!" and proceeds to say "Lucy cannot be allowed to live"; she's literally ready to kill someone just because she read waaaay too far into the words spoken by a loyal friend and guildmate.

And that's not even the only instance where she misunderstood him in that scene alone. she mistakes his kindness at saving her life as love, then him saying they could fight more got turned into sex somehow. Those are all just off the top of my head; I really don't want to go rewatch that scene tbh.

In a real scenario, if that happened to you, where a person was doing mental gymnastics just to reinterpret your words to mean something you weren't thinking at all, wouldn't most people be freaked and not want to be in a relationship with them? Wouldn't you want the person you're dating to actually listen to you and hear the words you're saying and understand what you mean? The absolutely negative communication going on in gr///via makes it horrifically toxic, and we knew this since their first meeting.

Sorry not sorry, she's legit insane, and she shouldn't be allowed to walk around freely harassing anyone she chooses. It's also unforgivable for Mashima to force Gray, a traumatized person with a history of hardships and tragic loss with women in his life, into a relationship with an actually dangerously-deranged, mentally-ill, toxic af individual who isn't ever stopped from doing whatever she wants.

(That is not to say mentally ill people can't or shouldn't find love of course. It's the way juvia is, where she leaves no room in her mind for anyone but juvia and juvia's wants, that makes her the type of person who's too crazy to find actual love, because yes, some people just shouldn't be in relationships until they do self-reflection and better themselves.)

I completely agree with you though, Anon, that the 413 Days episode was one of THE lowest moments juvia has, and believe me when I say, though I'm sure you already know, that literally almost every one of juvia's moments are low. (And I also agree about Erza. She was being an actual b*tch this episode and was literally goading juvia on. As if juvia needs help being the disgusting, toxic person she is! Erza is literally pushing a neurotic psychopath onto Gray, and I hate her in these moments for it. Definitely takes my respect and liking of her down so many pegs.)

juvia showed she really didn't actually care about Gray's feelings and trauma in that episode.

"B-but she apologized for being insensitive! And she cried when she thought about how she might've hurt Gray!", a Pro might protest.

I have easy answers for those points.

A, she said sorry, yes, but then immediately went back to being her creepy, crazy, insensitive self by trying to give him a nigh naked body pillow of her as "an apology", with a face that's completely unapologetic and uncaring. If she was really sorry for being insensitive, then she wouldn't be insensitive by pretending like all is well and going back to her bothering of Gray.

If she actually did any sort of actual reflecting on her actions or soul searching due to remorse over bothering Gray, then she would know that he's completely uncomfortable and creeped out by this, and that giving him a lewd, completely inappropriate body pillow (not that you can't do it for your significant other, y'all; it's just inappropriate because Gray clearly doesn't want it, and therefore this is gross, stalkerish behavior) would be a terribly rude idea for a gift.

And if she were truly genuine, then she should know that she should feel guilty all the time when she's being her usual creepy self, and not just guilty because she was being her usual creepy self on a sad day. Doesn't that just show us that she's at least a little self-aware? That she's not being thoughtful by acting the way she does? If she actually thought she was always being a kind, caring, loving person by doing her usual juvia antics to Gray, then why would she feel bad about it just because it's a sad day for Gray? If she were truly never bothering him and was being just kind, then that wouldn't bother Gray despite it being Ur's death day. she does say "it was such an unpleasant day and yet... juvia was treating it like a joyous anniversary", so maybe in her muddled brain she thought Gray was only upset because she was celebrating their love on the day of Ur's passing, but I feel like there is more to unpack from this. If she thought he truly loved her, I feel like she wouldn't feel bad for wanting to celebrate that day and would find him rude for putting something else above her in importance. Idk. Y'all tell me what you think, I just thought of it rn, and I'm processing it.

Even the little author's note isn't taking anything seriously, and it seems to be just as in denial as juvia and some of her fans are. "They cry, they laugh! Even today, juvia's got nothing but Gray on her mind!" Literally no one is laughing at her. Even Erza, the die-hard gr///via fan apparently, is sweat-dropping uncomfortably in the corner. Plus, juvia has Gray on her mind, but she really doesn't have Gray on her mind. I've said it a million times, but juvia is only thinking about her love for Gray, not for Gray and what's good for him.

Also! Notice how Gray's sweat-dropping and not the slightest bit blushing or in love with this woman. This is juvia's true nature, y'all, and he clearly hates it. It's only in her quieter moments that Gray thinks he loves her, but is clearly gaslit and manipulated so much so he assumes her very, very rare serious moments portray her true self no matter what she's doing in 100yq apparently.

I'm sorry, you can't be selfish and manic and obsessive and creepy and gross and rude and self-serving 99% of the time and be forgiven for that elusive 1% when you're not being those things. Not if you're an individual with healthy relationships with women and are able to see the toxicity that juvia perpetuates, which, by the way, Gray is not thanks to his trauma.

I even checked the episode version of 413 Days (oh the things I do for this blog; even just skipping through it is absolute horrific), and it's even worse than the manga version. (People might protest that the anime isn't completely canon, but they cannot tell me every single gr///via stan has only read the manga.)

In the anime, she says the body pillow is "also in commemoration of our 414th day anniversary, so you know, it would be pretty rude not to take it!", showing she's learned nothing, TO WHICH GRAY LEGIT REPLIES "Seriously, that thing is creepy, take it back!!", to which juvia stupidly replies "Then what kind of present do you want me to give you?" while continuing to shove it in his face, as if she can't comprehend that he doesn't want it, and yet her words show otherwise.

Then of course Erza says some stupid-*ss thing like "Never a calm moment, never a dull one either though. Thing's are just the way I like them" as if she can't see Gray being bullied and harassed in front of her face. Eugh, Erza is a disappointment when it comes to gr///via as usual. Then guess what juvia says? "That's right! If you get bored, then you just need to try harder! Hehehe!"

Oh goodness. How are there so many people who find that ok?? That's a "cutesy" way of saying, "Screw consent! Even if i'm just bored and have nothing to do, i'll just amuse myself by harassing someone!" Ew. Just absolutely ew.

Anyway, she's actually guilt-tripping and gaslighting Gray into taking the body pillow despite knowing the difficulties he went through just the day before with him rejecting her gift and all. It was a completely unnecessary and cruel callback to that yesterday, actually. Just shows more of her manipulative side.

B, (yes, there's a B, I took so long y'all might've forgotten there was an A haha), yes, she cried, but she seemed more preoccupied with figuring out how to repair their relationship, how to not lose Gray's nonexistent affection, instead of sympathizing with his grief and feeling for him. "i really... had no idea... what should juvia do?" she's still thinking about herself. Even when Erza says "I don't think Gray was bothered too much by your gesture", and juvia replies "jUVIA IS BOTHERED BY IT! ON SUCH AN IMPORTANT DAY TO GRAY-SAMA, jUVIA.."

Clearly, it's still all about juvia. she's focusing solely on how bad she feels, and she's wallowing in self-pity and self-loathing by denying Erza's part in setting juiva up to bother Gray on that day seen when Erza says "I'm sorry for putting you upt to it", and juvia says "No... this is juvia's fault". That's not being gracious, that's wanting everything to be about herself. At that point, it's straight up denial (which, let's face it, isn't anything new with juvia lockser) to pretend like the red-head didn't tell juvia her plan to spend the day in bliss "wasn't good enough" and was the one who gave her the plan to give Gray a gift in the first place.

You can't tell me this lady doesn't like to focus on herself. This was just one example, and another terrible one was the infamous Silver's-grave-scene where she again disregards Gray's grief by focusing on her own guilt. Seems like it's a recurring theme, now, doesn't it??

Anyway, back to what you said, Anon, the fact that Erza was telling juvia that Gray should basically just suck it up, and that it was his fault for continuing to mourn Ur's death, shown when she says "how important each and every day is... depends on how important you feel it is to you", is just absolutely despicable. I'm tired with Mashima writing Erza this way. I feel like the real one wouldn't defend juvia over Gray, especially when juvia's wholeheartedly in the wrong. Nonetheless, it makes me hate Erza in these moments.

All in all, thank you for your ask and your thought-provoking points! Thank you for waiting for my reply!

[itsclydebitches]

Kinda feel that the Commentary trying to sweep Harriet trying to bomb Mantle under the rug is probably one of the noticeably worse parts of the Commentary.

Like, you have to be pretty damn deranged to bomb an entire city of civilians (unless it’s Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but that’s a whole ‘nother topic). That’s not something you can brush aside with the ‘trauma’ card, it’s genuinely psychotic, and a complete loss of heart and mind. Doubly so when you have literally no reason to do it besides, “Boss said so.” I mean, Ironwood being serious in his bomb threat is what got Winter and Marrow to turn on him.

Harriet getting a “she’s not bad, just twaumatized ~uwu~” use feels really annoying. Probably because I am utterly sick of Fandom Metas constantly talking about Trauma characters may or-may-not have.

What really stands out to me—both in terms of what RT wrote/has said as well as the fandom's response to both—is that Harriet is, in that moment, exactly the kind of person they want the rest of the cast to be:

Clover tries to peacefully arrest Qrow because he trusts Ironwood, has no other information to go on, fully expects to find out this was all a big misunderstanding, but also knows he’s fighting a war where many presumed allies are revealed to be Salem agents, all of this during a time when he just heard Salem is on her way: “He’s just a bootlicker mindlessly following orders.”

The Ace Ops are part of a long scene where they catalogue precisely how bad a state they’re in which includes having just fought a major battle they’re exhausted from, they’ve lost their first line of defense at the Kingdom’s border, the heat is out, Salem is minutes away, and they don’t believe they have time to evacuate anyone else. This leads to them agreeing with Ironwood that they should save who they can along with trying to keep the Relics and a Maiden safe: “They’re just a bunch of bootlickers mindlessly following orders.” (A perspective that's very reinforced by Yang’s line to Blake while fighting Elm and Vine.)

Ren begins to trust and believe in a leader that everyone else on his team is also assisting and fighting alongside, he’s struggling with an intense fear of what’s to come, he wants to try and prepare for these challenges but the others brush that desire off, admits that he’s struggling to explain everything he’s feeling right now which results in Nora forcing a kiss on him to ‘fix’ things, finally shares his numerous problems with their recent choices and his teammates respond by yelling at him, ignoring him, and telling him he’s a bad partner/friend, and if we take the comics as canon all of this is colored by him seeing some of his dead father in Ironwood: “Can’t believe Ren spent so long being a bootlicker mindlessly following orders. Thank god he finally got with the program.”

Meanwhile:

Harriet ACTUALLY mindlessly follows orders. She ACTUALLY has no logical, understandable, or justifiable reason to drop a bomb on Mantle after everything else Ironwood has done and after Penny has clearly escaped, rendering the threat itself useless. Harriet is, for the first time in the Atlas arc, 100% trying to follow orders without any critical thought of her own, without even a minuscule understandable reason, making her the exact thing the writing of RWBY and the fandom has called everyone else associated with Ironwood for two volumes: “Poor Harriet. She’s so traumatized. It’s not good, obviously, but still totally understandable why she’d try to go that far. She just needed Vine and Elm to remind her of the Power of Friendship so she can instantly get over the trauma of losing Clover, the man we never saw her having any romantic interest in.”

Honestly, I’m just endlessly scratching my head over when morals do and do not apply in this show. Clover was murdered days before the bomb threat was even a thought in Ironwood’s head, but we’re meant to believe he absolutely would have gone through with it. Meanwhile, Harriet is actually alive, actually there, actually doing everything in her power to drop the bomb, but we’re meant to believe she’s just struggling with some generic “trauma” and needs a “We care about you” to remind her that taking out an entire city is a bad thing. She gets instant forgiveness that the dead guy who didn't try to do this thing, didn't even know this thing was an option, isn't allowed. How does that make any sense?