#it was just under £100 jsyk

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[pokechbi]

I love your writing so much!! I was wondering if you could write about könig and ghost finding out that y/n is a couple years older than them! How would they react? If you’re not taking requests feel free to ignore this!!! Thank you!!

Hi ♡ Anon ♡ !!! Tysm !!! I'm so glad you love my writing. Thank you for the very unique idea !! I was so lost at how to even go about this at first but once i started i literally could not stop! So ty! Ya'll are bringing me out of my writers funk fr im so so grateful 💗

JSYK: I know zilch about military stuff so forgive me for any inaccuracies!

WC: 1.1K ♡

Enjoy 🎀

♡Konig & Ghost find out you're a few years older than them...♡

König

During the time that the KorTacs and T141 had joined forces, you had gotten pretty comfortable around the newcomers. Specifically one big, mountain of a man named König. He was a no-nonsense man when it came to his work, but aside from his duties he fared to be a pretty decent friend that you often hung around in your free time. You often asked him about his life in the military, learning many skills of the trade since he was a Colonel, and you had only managed to grow yourself to second lieutenant, the lowest commissioned officer rank.

While you were on the topic of years spent in the army, somehow your ages came into play and while he was still protective of revealing his exact age to anyone, he lead you on with the fact that he was in his mid-thirties. You were no priss, so talking about your age was something you didn't mind. When you revealed to him that you were a few years older than him over lunch, he paused, taking in your new revelation.

"You're older than me? How can that be? You look so...young" He trails off, stabbing at his lunch with his fork. You glanced at him, a surprised look on your face as you chuckled. He wasn't the kind of man to give out compliments very often, so it scratched a new itch hearing him use them on you. "Well thank you, that's very kind of you, König" She replied, her eyes darting from his eyes to the table.

"You carry yourself very well. Physically and emotionally, so I guess it's no surprise that you're older than some of us." He continues, his German accent thick on some words more than others. You smile at him as you blush slightly, waiting for him to finish chewing so he can continue speaking. "There's a quote, by the German novelist Franz Kafka. Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old." He clears his throat. "So...never stop seeing your beauty, I guess." He pauses after speaking, standing suddenly as he walks away from the table, striding towards the door before you could begin to reply.

You knew his social anxiety had caused him to distance himself from people sometimes, but you had no idea why he was still anxious near you after all the time you'd spent together. You were only just friends, right?...Right?

Simon "Ghost" Riley

Ghost was fond of you, unlike some of his other unit members of T141. He admired the way you carried yourself on the field, possessing a natural leadership instinct that he had worked endlessly, for years to attain. He envied you at times. He envied your ability to take risks without much thoughts of consequences, and you always trusted your gut. Which 100% of the time proved to be right. He knew it was some weird woman's instinct that always overpowered him. It sometimes embarrassed him when you outdid him mentally, standing your ground and showing him who's boss in front of his soldiers. While you were still under his command, he saw you as his right hand woman, always by his side to have his back when he needed you.

The team had just finished a debriefing for the new upcoming mission that you all were set to leave for in a few days time. You reeled at the information that was revealed, running your hands over your face in frustration. He sat by your side, trying to cheer you up with his sarcastic jokes and self-deprecative witticisms. Ignoring him, you shook your head as you flipped through the classified files once more.

"In all of my 37 years of living, I haven't come across a terrorist quite like him. Jesus." You sigh, standing to your feet as you begin to pace the room.

"Excuse me?" He stood suddenly, pacing over to you slowly. Your neck cranes as he approaches you, towering over you like a building. You hated when he did this. You placed a hand on his chest, trying to push him backwards. "Come on, Simon. Back up. You know I hate when you do that." You say frustrated, your hand meeting his hard chest as you swallow hard. He doesn't budge, staring down into your eyes as he bores a hole into your very soul.

"Never mind that." He disregards her demand, stepping closer to her. "You're...older than me? Since when?" He asks in disbelief.

You chuckle at him, the smile falling from your face as you realized that he wasn't making one of his stupid jokes. "Yeah... so? What's wrong with that?" You say, crossing your arms over your chest, causing your breasts to perk up the slightest bit. His eyes slyly graze over your covered cleavage under your tight black turtleneck, so quickly you wouldn't have caught it if you blinked. Realizing what he was staring at caused your stomach to flutter, your gaze shying away from his as you drop your arms to your sides. You were alone in the room now, the silence thickening the air between the two of you and making it hard to breathe.

"Uhh... No. Nothing's wrong with that, it's just..." He trails off, ending his sentence with a chuckle. "It's just that what, Simon?!" You press, raising your voice at him the slightest bit. Your blossoming friendship with him was on the line, and you gave him a stare that read: choose your next words carefully, boy.

"It's just that...It explains a lot. How you've always been so... confident. So right about everything. I get where that's all coming from now." He chuckles softly, rubbing a hand on the back of his neck, scratching under the hem of his balaclava. "Trust me, I like it more than you know." He finishes.

You smile at him slightly and nod your head, suddenly understanding why Simon had favored you all this time, the puzzle pieces all fitting together now. You realized that he liked the fact that you acted older than him. Your usual feminine maturity making him feel secured in his team. You made him feel confident in his actions, as long as he was by your side. There also might have been another reason he wasn't upset at all at this news, and that was because Simon "Ghost" Riley, had a thing for being controlled by a woman in power.

There was now a clear cut reason he'd tag along next to you in his free time more than usual, asking for your advice on career-altering and mission-making decisions. He trusted you, more than a friend, more than his soldier. He trusted you as his woman, even if you didn't know you were his yet.

˚ʚ♡ɞ˚

[cinnasalmon]

→ Zevlor NSFW Alphabet

Various NSFW relationship headcanons, one letter at a time! Very long. Even longer than the SFW one. Sorry not sorry

SFW Alphabet here !

CAUTION: There is some dom/sub and kink talk. Nothing graphic, but JSYK.

→ A = Aftercare (what they’re like after sex)

The doting just doesn't stop with this man. No matter how rough the sex was, how feral he was, how much of a different side of him he showed, he will revert back to his usual affectionate self.

He will make for damn sure his partner his taken care of before he even thinks of sleeping—no matter now tired he is. He cannot fully rest until his partner or lover is relaxed. Water, a bath, extra cushions, blankets, massaging oil, etc. at the ready. 

God forbid he does fall asleep before they do, the entire next day is dedicated entirely to them, 100%, even if they state several times they're fine and he's got nothing to worry about. Doesn't matter to him, in his mind he needs to make up for lack of being a good partner.

→ B = Body part (their favorite body part of theirs and also their partner’s)

His self-esteem has seen better days, so he probably doesn't have a favorite body part of his own. I think if he had to choose, maybe abs or legs: they gotta be toned as hell, even at his age. Good job, Zevlor. You earned it. 👏

Favorite body part of his partner's though? Is “everything” an answer? Body worship extraordinaire over here. Whatever body part his partner doesn't like of their own, he'll love on it extra. They don't even need to verbally state they're self-conscious about it; he takes notes, and he knows. Next time, he'll spend plenty of time leaving slow, loving kisses on it and caressing it with a heated touch.

→ C = Cum (anything to do with cum, basically)

Oh lordy this man has a lot of cum. Hah, maybe not as much as someone like Halsin, but the longer he goes without cumming the more cum his loads will have, obviously. But even otherwise, I still think he's got a fair bit. 

His taste isn't too distinct; it's pretty run-of-the-mill. But he has quite a bit and it is thicky and sticky, so if his partner is one to swallow, get ready. And if they don't swallow, well get ready, too. He'll be cumming everywhere and if he cums on their face? They better have their eyes shut tight that's all I'm saying lmao

→ D = Dirty secret (pretty self explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs)

I've seen a couple of people mention a possible scent kink and I can't get it out of my mind. This man cannot get enough of his partner's smell; their pheromones drive him uh, fucking bonkers. Of course he enjoys it after a fresh wash, but when they're hot and sweaty? My goodness he's got a chub just from a whiff. And when their scent changes from becoming aroused? Insert boi-oing sound effect here ‘cause that's what's happening in them trousers.

Convince him to give some training, particularly outdoors for best effect, and watch as he becomes more… hands-on as time goes on. Wouldn't be hard to get him to tussle—a little play wrestling if you will—and he'll be tempted to fuck right there in the dirt. 

→ E = Experience (how experienced are they? do they know what they’re doing?)

For sure knows what he's doing. He's got experience under his belt (hehe), it's just… been a while is all. 

Back in his heyday, Hellriders were the local authority and sought after as partners and lovers, so no shortage there. I'm not fixed on one set of headcanons for Zevlor's young soldier days, so whether he had a hoe phase or was committed to one partner the whole time, I do think he's had experience nonetheless. (However, I have been toying around the idea of a virgin/celibate Zevlor, but that's a whole other can of worms not particularly relevant right now)

Plus, he's a romantic, so even if he doesn't have much experience, his intuition and drive will translate well in the bedroom.

→ F = Favorite position (this goes without saying)

OH LORD. Anything where he can see their face. He likes seeing just how good he makes someone feel, just from his touch (and/or words 👀). It doesn't matter if he's dom or sub or top or bottom or what-the-fuck-ever—he gets so much pleasure from seeing his partner unravel. He's cum solely from getting his lovers off before, so that's nothing new, either.

Missionary is a given, but he also enjoys lotus. If he's riled up, mating press and the like is also on the menu. If he wants to show off his high strength and his partner fits the bill, he'll stand up, hold them by their ass, and bounce them on that thang. 

→ G = Goofy (are they more serious in the moment? are they humorous? etc.)

I mean, he is pretty serious for the most part—he aims to please. But sometimes sex is weird! There's funny noises and cramps that happen sometimes. He's used to it, and he'll go with the flow. He just enjoys being intimate, no matter how awkward it can be. He may chuckle here and there, but he mainly feeds off of the energy of his lover. If they get embarrassed, he'll reassure them they shouldn't be ashamed of their own body and the weird noises it makes sometimes. 

And sometimes if a particularly contorting position spontaneously falls apart and they fall on top of each other, he'll make sure they're okay first and foremost, then have a laugh at the happenstance—it was worth a try!

→ H = Hair (how well groomed are they? does the carpet match the drapes? etc.)

This is quite influenced by my own bias/preferences as I'm borderline turned off by body hair, so please proceed with caution knowing that lmao

I personally don't see him as a hairy guy like, hardly at all. He keeps his face shaved (and has fairly dark stubble when it starts growing back) but otherwise his body hair is very fine and sparse. Mainly arms, legs, some hairs on his chest, a semblance of a happy trail, and a light bush that doesn't really grow enough to warrant much maintenance. 

Color-wise, very close to his sandy locks, perhaps a shade or two darker.

→ I = Intimacy (how are they during the moment? the romantic aspect)

Oh. My. Lord. He is a king and expert on intimacy; as I've stated numerous times before this man craves connection above all else. He is focused entirely on his partner and their pleasure, created and caused by himself. Sure he likes the little bit of ego boost from seeing his partner through to their climax just from his touch, but what matters most is they're safe and comfortable enough to be in such a headspace with him. 

→ J = Jack off (masturbation headcanon)

So, this really depends. Before Elturel fell, it wasn't too terribly often, maybe a couple of times a week. 

But I think after the exile, he'll be too stressed to take care of himself. Howeverrr… if he pines after and crushes on someone, he'll realize just how pent up he is. He'll still try to be a gentleman and not frantically get himself off to the thought of their naked body rubbing against his, but eventually he'll cave and have an immediate and immense sense of relief… and feel like a total pervert.

Being in an established relationship, he doesn't really feel the need unless he or his partner is away for a few days or more for whatever reason. He misses their companionship, so his hand will have to suffice until they can be together again.

→ K = Kink (one or more of their kinks)

The most obvious is breeding kink. This man has always wanted a family but never let himself have one due to the expectations and stress of being a Hellrider. But if his partner begs him to breed them, regardless if they can physically bear child or not, he's going to snap.

And like I mentioned before, scent kink. 

→ L = Location (favorite places to do the do)

Not into exhibitionism; he likes the intimacy of privacy. He doesn't have to worry about prying eyes or ears. So, anywhere that is secluded, ideally at home or a room at an inn, but if the situation calls for it, “secluded” is the keyword here 😉

→ M = Motivation (what turns them on, gets them going)

Ummmmmm anything his partner does (jk…ish). But for real, body worship, y'all: make him feel wanted, loved, noticed, etc. His self-image can be in the pits sometimes, so love on him plenty, dote on him often; show him he is worthy, he is enough, and let him steer the reins if he wants to take it further. 

If you want to go from 0 to 100, the base of his tail is extremely sensitive. He could be holding back with a steel resolve, but consider that the feral button. A gentle touch will become a pointy grip. A relieving sigh rolls into a hungry snarl. Godspeed.

And honest to god, I think he would probably get turned on if he saw his crush or partner do something heroic or good (without expecting anything in return). Killing some threatening hyenas or goblins, breaking up a fight… shit, even helping an old lady pick up her spilled groceries. Whatever they're doing, he's in pure awe, and will jump on those bones at the opportunity.

→ N = No (something they wouldn’t do, turn offs)

(CAUTION: degradation, pain, humilation, and mindbreak)

As a dom = degradation or pain kink is going to be very dicey. He's devastated just by seeing his partner hurt, but if it’s caused by him? Girl bye. Even times when he gets a little carried away and feral and draws some blood with his scratches or bites can wrack him with guilt, no matter how much his partner reassures him they enjoyed it both in the moment and afterwards. So anything beyond that would probably be a hard no from him, but he'll be willing to hear their reasoning behind it and see if a compromise can be reached.

As a sub = my first thought is humiliation kink like, bordering mindbreak. I think he can handle some embarrassment, but humiliation where it's teetering the edge of mindbreak would be a no-no zone. Obviously from the events of Act 2, he doesn't take well to any threats to his psyche, and I'd wager that would extend to kink as well. But he's got immense mental fortitude—so he can handle some heat, if you're picking up what I'm putting down. 

→ O = Oral (preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc.)

I'm a parrot when it comes to this but it's true—he is a man. of. service. And I'm not just talking in terms of a paladin.

He aims to please—especially his partner, like hello!!! Of course he loves receiving, but he wants to give more than he receives. That's his motto, baby. He gets pleasure from pleasing his partner, he could cum just from getting them off (and he has!)

And skill? Oh have no fear, he has experience, but it'll only take one, maybe two times before he knows his lover's sensitive points that sends shivers down their spine. He loves their taste, their arousal, just from his touch. He'll be an expert in his partner's body language in no time, he knows how to read them. They won't need to suggest or tell him to do anything.

→ P = Pace (are they fast and rough? slow and sensual? etc.)

Oh oh oh he loves to go slow and sensual by far ! He wants to see every single thrust he makes unto his partner reveal on their face. 

And on the contrary, he loves it to be slow and sensual when he's on the receiving end, too. He wants to feel everything. 

Don't get me wrong, the also loves it rough both ways as well, but to feel the most connection with his lover/partner, slow and sensual is the way to go. Though sometimes he just wants to go hard and fast, feral as fuck, to breed and be bred. 

→ Q = Quickie (their opinions on quickies, how often, etc.)

As stated before, he likes his lovemaking like one cooks a stew—low and slow. He prefers to take his time, but boy howdy it would be mighty difficult for him to decline a quickie. More than capable of achieving it, especially if he's been teased beforehand. That way, by the time the clothes come off, he's already hard, baby! 

The best quickies are when he and/or his partner have somewhere to be soon, but they neeeeed to get it out now; he looks so good; they can't stop thinking about it; etc. until they're basically blocking the front door. He may huff and puff but secretly, he likes the game 😉

→ R = Risk (are they game to experiment? do they take risks? etc.)

Very open-minded, willing to try just about anything once. His partner's pleasure is his priority, so if they're super into something or want to experiment, he's all for it.

Not much of a risk taker nowadays, unless he knows it'll pay off (or if he thinks it's worth it). Many, many moons ago he would've been riskier, and every so often that side of him will come back out should the stars align. 

→ S = Stamina (how many rounds can they go for? how long do they last?)

It depends. He's still got lots of endurance in him, but the whole ‘aging’ thing is creeping up on him. He can go a few rounds, but his refractory period is a bit longer now than it was 20+ years ago. 

But, get him riled up enough, and through sheer force of lust he might even be ready again before his partner is. 

He likes to cum at least once before stickin’ it in—giving or receiving—because he will last longer that way. Not that he would cum instantly, but it has happened before (cough the first time he and his partner had sex together cough)

→ T = Toys (do they own toys? do they use them? on a partner or themselves?)

He may have a toy or two for penetrating himself, but largely he just gets himself off with his hand, especially after being exiled from Elturel. I don't think his toys were a priority to take with him. But hey, you never know. 

If his partner has a toy, he's willing to try it out if suggested to him, especially if the relationship is matured and could use some ‘newness’. He's very open-minded, especially if it's something his partner is already into.

→ U = Unfair (how much they like to tease)

He isn't naturally a tease unless he gets riled up. Then at that point, it's payback, i.e. if his partner rubs their ass up against his groin in public, then best believe he'll be taking notes and um…. ‘review’ them later in the bedroom. 

It wouldn't be impossible for him to tease, though, he likes the cat-and-mouse game and likes to switch it up sometimes. His payback for teasing him earlier would probably be when his partner is tending to household chores. Especially something like cooking, where they can't just walk away from a roux they've spent the past 15 minutes continuously stirring.

→ V = Volume (how loud they are, what sounds they make, etc.)

Not very loud, but he does make more noise the more turned on and (at times) feral he is. If his lover is very vocal and loud, they won't hear him very well. 

Makes a lot of grunts, growls, anything guttural and throaty, really. Including—if the other party can get him to speak it—Infernal. He'll mutter some Infernal curses every so often, but to actually speak it? He has to be in a specific headspace.

→ W = Wild card (a random headcanon for the character)

Following up from above, I like to headcanon the more Infernal he speaks, the more wild and unhinged he gets, and vice-versa. His “lizard brain” (fiendish brain?) tendencies come out and override his otherwise natural behaviors: goes hard and fast, chasing his own high, clawing, biting, tail thrashing around if it isn't already tightly coiled around a leg (or other body part 👀), etc. 

As a bonus I also have been thinking more of the headcanon that tieflings have succubus/incubus spittle (only when very aroused) and uh… yeah. Talk about a whole new layer of arousal and connection for our Hellrider. Hoo lordy /fans self

→ X = X-ray (let’s see what’s going on under those clothes)

He's in fantastic shape. Being a military commander is one thing, but in a cavalry? Where one has to wield a weapon, shield, and/or flag while on horseback? Lord have mercy. He won't be ripped to shreds or jacked as hell, but his muscles are firm and well-toned. 

In addition, lots of scars. Even if much of the city guard stayed within city limits where crime was low and they didn't have to do much of anything, Zevlor always preferred to be out in Elturgard and fighting threats head-on. Because of this, he's got his fair share of past battles decorating his skin. 

→ Y = Yearning (how high is their sex drive?)

So there's a whole lot of layers to that onion of a headcanon I don't want to get into here, but once he knows he has a partner or lover he can go to for sex, best believe he'll be taking them up on that. Pre- or post-exile, he'll have plenty of stress to let out. Sparring and training can only alleviate so much. 

But once he's in an established relationship, it's much more of a sharing-of-pleasure-and-uniting-as-one kind of thing. It means a lot to him to copulate with his partner. He strives for connection in all ways, and sex is certainly no exception.

→ Z = Zzz (how quickly they fall asleep afterwards)

I am so sorry you have to hear it from me but at his age? He's falling asleep immediately. Once he's had his fill (hehe), it's lights out quicker than you can say “That was amazing.” But! The more he's turned on, he'll go for more rounds obviously. Though once he's at his limit? Good night, see you in the morning. 

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If you made it this far congrats! Also I encourage you to fill out this alphabet too, for Zevlor or whoever!

[koiifiishy]

back with more eris doodlings :-) ! and more under the cut

i've decided that if he had a title like the named npcs, he'd be Eris The Defiant. also decided that if he were a npc LI with a toggable gender changer, he'd look pretty much the same as a girl just with a few cups up in the chest dept. lol - he's also still be trans, so you either get transmasc or transfemme eris, there is no cis option.

going off of this post for heights! (too lazy to draw an entirely new img - just scribbled over the height comparison models -w-) a full line up + eris amongst the taller LI's (...of whom he's already met / has interacted with in game thus far!). he's just one inch smaller than kylar haha, which im sure kylar would love. avery with eris though is LOL (stares at the other three on that height list......... that height diff... hes getting FOLDED. . .)

this chart is very messy so bear with me & the yellow i used is hard to read so ill type it out too!

Robin

mutual besties. they're basically brothers! except that robin left his confession note for eris and eris is uh.. willfully ignoring it,,, sorry robin he's not gonna take you up on that (yet lol)

img text: "if anything happens to robin (again) i'll kill everyone in this town and then myself"

Sydney

what is it about this unassuming churchboy that calls to eris... he doesnt know,, but sydney makes him happy 🥺!!

unintentionally uuuh reduing sydney's purity by being horny at him. theyre promised ok?! its fine right?!? especially bc of the fucking SLOW BURN they went through omg...

img text: "he makes this shit town bearable. BF" sydnet img text: "really adores and admires him. BF"

Kylar

um. well. your honor, he's just misunderstood..! eris kinda feeds into kylar's IssuesTM by not dissuading him. he just feels kinda sorry for him,,! this opinion Will change if/when kylar finally gets his greasy little paws on eris

he 100% realizes kylar is unhinged and the plushie gift was probs bugged somehow. still accepted it but like... he's hardly home anyway so w/e. still holds onto hope kylar can change(???)

img text: "haha. i'm in danger :^)" kylar's img text: "HAVE MY FUCKING BABIES" lol

Whitney

literally beat the shit out of each other every time they were in close proximity for like a month, until whitney's dominance meter dropped a lot. he confuses eris... does he like. have a crush and is acting like an elementary kid about it??? use your words damnit!

despite it all... doesnt hate him. eris feels like theyre probably a lot more similar than whitney's letting him (or anyone) see. sydney's mention of whitney having things going on to make him act like a little shit stuck with eris. . .

img text: "stop giving mixed messages whitney!"

Avery

the most cut and dry of them: it's just a transactional sugar relationship. except the part about the elk/fox bullshit? hello?? mr avery??? WHAT WAS THAT AVERY--?????

eris really doesnt trust avery,,, but he pays him a LOT & eris has two whole debts to pay off;; avery is only allowed to hit it from the back. . . (thanks temple for not counting that as sex ig lol!)

im iffy on the designs ive drawn for them too, i mostly have been going off of what i see the general fandom draws! theres a lot of really nice designs :> im being mindful not to fully copy anyone tho.

i also went insane and made eris a playlist - it has a lot of metal/loud songs jsyk! remains of us was specifically put on the playlist for sydney 🥹 just recently had my first run in with the ivory wraith too =D AH. TRAUMAS OBTAINED!!! very much eris' top trauma event so far!! he's resilient... so he's on the road to recovery but boy was that RUFF. robin and sydney came in super clutch with comforting him tho :")

one last thing for you all:

eris core lol

[dxrkshippers]

your anons arent on rn btw! (idk if it’s intentional or not but jsyk)

anyways! gimme some togadabi headcanons since youre on a kick rn! id like to know all your thoughts about them!

ITS NOT INTENTIONAL IM SORRY SILLY 💔💔 Forgor to turn it on when I made the new acc.

Toga and Dabi have an incredbly strange pseudo-siblings dynamic. Their both incredibly unstable and so to is their dynamic- One day Toga could be all sweet on Dabi and he’ll be semi tolerant of it.

The next day, though, they could be insulting eachother over the League’s bar, eventually devolving into them both purposely bringing up each others triggers, like their challenging each other until one of them admits defeat- until Toga walks out pouting or Dabi storms out leaving singe marks in his wake.

Nsfw stuff under cut cause I’m a freak

Additionally like I said in this post I think that Toga, as a vulnerable, insecure, and very cute high school girl is a very big target for the especially morally depraved in the League. Toga gets used for sex in exchange for praise. Toga doesn’t mind as long as she gets called cute and pretty and good.

At the beginning Dabi genuinely didn’t give a fuck- I mean, aside from thinking all the people using her were disgusting he really didn’t care. They were villains, he guessed. That was until him and Toga started getting closer- he realized that if Toga died he might actually be kinda sad, and so when he saw Toga walk out of a male villains room he went in after and beat the shit out of him. Spit on him and told him not to do that shit again.

If Toga and Dabi were to end up having sex their first time would be hatefucking 100%… They push eachothers buttons too hard and suddenly Dabi’s mouth is againt hers and she’s giggling into the kiss

and- I cannot stress this enough- it gets messy. Knifeplay and temperature play are just the start of it, if the both of them didn’t know first aide they would probably die from blood loss and they’d both be into it.

That being said the aftercare is surprisingly sweet actually. Sewing up/stapling each other’s wounds and treating burns.

I think they would both have specific permanent wounds they would keep on eachother as a form of marking though. Toga left a heart-shaped scar on Dabi’s back that she redoes every time it fades more than she wants. Dabi left a nasty hand- shaped burn mark on Toga’s waist…

tldr they are insanebpd4insanebpd

[my-wayward-son]

Trans truths #6

What’s up with social passing, anyway?

Passing is largely defined as the condition or point has come when a passerby would see you, and, based on features, will assume you are male.

Yes, it’s all social and institutional mysoginy, which is bullshit and needs to be noticed and worked on, whether through bills or laws or pride or protests… But, in the same way,I’ve addressed concepts such as “the silhouette,”most public spaces and those who occupy them. In a single glance, people tend to read one’s gender presentations and and they automatically allocate you to the basic (if outdated) categories of XX or XY. It’s just the sad truth.

Again, this is all highly opinionated, I know, but I’ve lived in 2 different cities over the past 10 years, and I’ve met my fair share of oblivious/unkind/unwanted attention. Let’s just say that a lot of people still living under rocks, and a good handful of professionals (usually nurses) who have received inclusivity training and wear a badge or pin identifying themselves as LGBT friendly have not received updated information or training beyond the basics. Much of the presented literature not current. People may insist on calling you a previous. Often it is unintentional, but it hits the point home: training is basic, doesn’t not ebb and flow with evolving lingo, name or using your preferred pronouns. Many folks (especially medical professionals) is from backlogged DVM, late -90s era pamphlets and news articles (such as those disseminated from PFLAG,) and legal specifications that read “do not do/say xxx, or you will be immediately fired for breaking that the pesky laws drawn up with Title IV”. That pertains to things like providing service (like in restaurants, barber shops, caregivers in the hospital, etc. ) and abolishing police and personal related to whom is allowed to be in public space.(park, theater, median in the freeway…whatevs.) And, jsyk, you can report mistreatment and advocate for yourself—usually by first stating your problem to the lead nurse/boss /manager/etc). Bring up possible Title IV infraction a little longer down the road. Most of the time the business, hospital, etc, will find someone somewhere to translate respectful speech for the …backward, I guess?

When you’re in a situation where you are speaking to someone such as a receptionist in a medical office, be prepared for hiccups. One of the best ways to get started and easily establish the who, how, and when is by using honorifics. Yes, it’s a bit (ok, a lot) scary to initiate conversations with strangers, but here’s the logic: in clinical, business, and academic situations, greeting the person with an honorific (like “Good morning, sir,”), allows them to feel good about themselves and want to be equally kind, which leads to a higher opportunity of the interaction going well. In my experience, the receptionist will usually use a non-gendered name for me, like “Sweetie.” In this case, the other person is perceiving you as young, and their mind has glammed on to that, rather placing you as XX or XY’) I’ve also had several instances where I”ve been called “bud,” which I find entertaining ok, since this indicates the person (usually a male person, for some reason) is reading you as both young and male. Past honorifics and greetings, depending highly on the situation, you’ll become a name and a pronoun (as the receptionist speaks to the MA, etc.). Try not to interrupt, but when it’s your talking term, here are the phrases that can keep you from feeling quashed under a past identity. Saying “My name is (masc name), although in the record it might be under (femme name).” is a great place to start. Usually your conversation partner will get with it. If they either don’t respond or continue to misgender you, jump back into the conversation at any pause point and say something like “My pronouns are he/him/his.” Or “I use they/them pronouns.” or whatever the case may be. Almost 100% of the time, the other speaking partners are misinformed, and they don’t have a problem with switching to correct terms. There’s usually no need to state that you’re trans (that’s really not anyone’s business—you don’t need to be blatant in the waiting room, even if you’re there to see the doctor who prescribes you T.) If you still feel comfortable talking to the receptionist or whoever, consider asking for your preferred name and pronouns to be added to your chart. Most of them have forms with space given for that info. If they don’t seem to be able to do it right away, I can 100% assure you that the program they use to keep personal information and/or the physical printed forms can be edited by an administrator of the system. ( Years of SharePoint training not yet gone to seed.)

[kohakhearts]

ik people are following me for gifsets again but i am actually a writer above all else LMAO and i love meta posting. likkeee 6 years ago i was a relatively popular gif-maker in the h//p fandom on this site and i actually deactivated bc i had too many followers and then i started getting interested in other things etc but im older now and my stance is basically like - this is my blog and im the only one who gets to choose what i post here, regardless of how many people follow me and for what reason. i dont post ship/character hate and i do unfollow and block other people who do because frankly i find it pointlessly and stupidly negative both as someone who used to do it and as someone who has been driven out of a fandom because one of my favourite characters was so widely hated (years ago. i don’t think i care enough anymore for this to happen again lol). i do love chatting about stuff other people love and that i love though, so don’t be shy :)

[honeyblockm]

Hi! My name is Yen! [pronouns: he/it/any] Sometimes i am also other names in other reaches of the internet.

↳ this is a sideblog, I follow and interact from @spiritunwilling

↳ ao3: cryptofhoney

↳ my DSMP playlists

↳ loosely what I may or may not be working on currently

↳ DSMP Fic Chronology Spreadsheet

↳ I don't rlly tag consistently for anything so like, be forewarned.

↳ art I draw is tagged with #my art; writing I do is tagged #my writing; all asks are tagged #asks; and I almost never keep up with it but non-reblogs/original posts for a time were placed under #yens

↳ lore main! Assume everything I talk about is about the characters unless otherwise specified

↳ be decent. Be kind. For the love of god don't victim blame or harass people

↳ for clarity: I don't support cc!Dream or cc!Wilbur and am not comfortable engaging with blogs about either content creator, both directly and through my work. I don't go through the blogs of everyone that interacts with me bc I have a life but I will block if it comes to my attention. Don't rlly believe in the efficacy of dni statements so this is not one. But yeah jsyk

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here are some of the things i have made:

Silver Dollar: President Schlatt is dead, murdered. It's up to you to find his killer.

A murder mystery game created in Twine, set during the Manberg era. Chapter 1 out of 4 has been posted.

Journeying Into the Center of the Earth to Retrieve Your Dead Ex-Boyfriend: Quackity goes to Hell.

Post Canon-Divergence c!Quacknap AU where Quackity does the classic Descent into the Underworld to Save a Loved One™

BED [DIS]ASSEMBLY: A STURDY BED FRAME WITH SOFT, PROFILE EDGES AND HIGH LEGS. A CLASSIC SHAPE THAT WILL LAST FOR MANY YEARS. THIS CLASSIC BED FRAME WILL LOOK GREAT WITH YOUR CHOICE OF TEXTILES AND BEDROOM FURNITURE.

c!Sapnap-centric creative writing piece, in the format of an edited IKEA manual

KILL YOUR PAST SELF: YOU WILL KNOW WHEN THE TIME HAS COME

c!Quackity-centric infographic(?) about ego death and metaphorically killing your previous iteration because it can no longer sustain itself. Or you.

WE ALL THINK YOU'RE A GRAND GIRL: NIHACHU Well they’re gone now I guess you all saw it. Schlatt chased them out not in this great clashing of blades and war they just had to run

c!Niki-centric oneshot, about her arc during the Manberg-Pogtopia war. Based on the style and themes of Anne Carson's Antigonick.

with the measure that you used / so shall it be measured to you: Sapnap, post-Dream.

Post-canon fic where Sapnap kills Dream and keeps on living. Written in the format of several interviews with SMP newspapers over 2-3 decades.

The Death Poem: What is known about dying on the server.

A poem for every canon death on the server (in some cases of group deaths they are combined, like FCR.)

Carthage may rise again someday

collection of what should be all of the dsmp poems I've written, most of which are also posted here. There's poems about everyone from Philza to Wilbur to Fundy to Wilbur again to Quackity to Wilbur again! to Sapnap to Quackity-

before we cut to Alexandria: Between you is a desk and, an hour later, a wall, and your brother- let’s call him your brother, because you do not have to like your brothers, but you have to have them. And he is here, your brother.

c!cabinetduo (Manberg era) poem that warrants its own post. Might be the longest poem I've ever written and I have no idea how that happened even. Also on ao3.

you don't have to love it: Turning heel; or, deciding not to die.

c!Quackity-centric professional wrestling au. Kind of a character study. Kind of a love letter to how compelling getting beat up and beating people up can be ^_^ and also kayfabe and heel turns and losing

12x100s: the loneliest people in the whole wide world - Fundy and Quackity; where the high wires drop (where the fat crows fly) - Sam and Ponk

12x100s are a format by Lewis Attilio. Series' of twelve 100-word snapshots. Pretty great for character studies. The fics aren't related to one another, they're just both 12x100s.

Left Pining for Transience: Quackity Snowfall is a perfect machine, capable of assisting Senator Schlatt however he needs. Theirs is a relationship of mutual benefit--he helps Schlatt stay in power and Schlatt keeps him out of the grasp of the omnipresent megacorporation REDSTONE. Quackity has nothing else to turn to, no reason to stray from his position until he meets Karl, a rogue neural net touting what appears to be sentience.

c!Karlnapity cyberpunk AU where Karl lives inside Quackity's head. Written in two months for AUFEST 2023. It is my first go at a completed longfic. I wish it could be better but that's okay. We're learning.

Various AU series: The Paltry Few-Harbinger AU (supernatural/monster hunting); no don't tell me the odds (blaseball);

I have other standalone fics that take place in alternate universes, but these are the ones that actually have multiple works in the series.

november 16

webweave about fallen cities and dreams that could only be a whisper.

your death and mine

c!sandduo webweave about the act of killing your son.

WE ARE NOT TRAITORS BUT THE LIGHTS GO OUT

c!dreamnap webweave about loving your best friend, who is, in some sense or another, dead.

LONGING BECOMES ITS OWN OBJECT

c!karlnapity webweave about an absence and tidal wave of love both.

CUT ME DOWN WHERE THE WATER MEETS THE SEA

c!Fundy webweave about fathers

Relief Pitcher: so send me up, so sound the alarm

Niche but I love this so it makes the list. c!Quackity webweave based on the song Relief Pitcher by the Garages.

but once upon it / the yellow bonnet

This is a drawing of karlnapity getting married and tbh it fucks. That's all.

Bad Blood

@/anonymous-dentist wrote a comic that I illustrated for @/dsmpherozine! It's about vigilante!Karl breaking into Las Nevadas.

other art of mine that I think is cool: Kiss of Judas - Eretbur; Independence or Death - L'Manberg zine; DEICIDE - Dreamnap; Karlnapity sleeping sketch; more karlnapity; c!Quackity magdalen with the smoking flame study; slasher wedding concept; karlnapity become triangle; Honq cozies; you guessed it it's more karlnapity; 3 guys 1 bed - Kinoko; Karlnapity painting based off a poem; Devil and Fallen Angel - Tinarose;

Poster redraws: communist gay eggpire, SUPPORT UNIONS FOOLISH GAMERS SAYS TO SUPPORT UNIONS

hey man sometimes the urge overtakes me

Various comics: dream & divinity; skephalo & healing; tntduo & mutual destruction; devil town chapter 11 by hooray; sapnap and homemaking; tommyinnit & persevering; karlnapity & a complete list of fears; ponk & a broken relationship; wilbur & the final control room; awesamdude & the warden; fundy & routine; karl & love

like 5 of these are lyric comics and 3 are specifically using songs from the mountain goats. good lord

[maxfieldparrishes]

would it be harsh of me to ask for a bunch of,,like,,unposted ethanessa headcanons or something like that?? i miss the serotonin ur fics would give me ugh

not harsh of you at all! my executive functioning just sucks dong and i'm a horrible procrastinator when it comes to answering asks

so... unposted ethanessa headcanons... hmm... not really sure how much i've left unposted but!!! i will do this for you, and also for them because they are a Forever Ship

(jsyk these will be AU because i'm obsessed with the idea of them in the present day having a happy life and family together... also i'll be drawing on conversations i've had with @curioussubjects about the HML (happy modern life) AU) so here goes!!! under a cut because it got Long lol

ethanessa settles in either the pnw or maine, likely the pnw because there's some space for ethan during his time of the month but it's still relatively close to major cities (depends on your definition of close, tbf) (also i gotta represent my og turf! pnw represent!)

they have three kids - charles, claire, and celia. they are all thick as thieves which makes ethanessa sweat somewhat because of the potential of organized sibling chaos and shenanigans, but they adore their parents so they take it easy on them. mostly.

ethan is such a loving dad i can't even begin to describe him because i get too emotional!!! same with mom!vanessa... like they're not perfect people and they'd absolutely make mistakes as parents but their hearts are always in the right place!!! im crying omg

out of the three, claire and celia are both werewolves like ethan. this means that during every full moon there are 3 annoyed lycanthropes in the house and/or on the property--although now that ethan is older and more experienced with the shifting he's better able to control the urges, and he's made it a point to teach claire and celia how to better cope with the change while they're still young. claire will sometimes have supervised freedom while transformed; celia does not like transforming, does not trust herself, and will not leave the basement, even if calm/rational and if given the opportunity

charles is the most like van. magic shit. spooky ghosts. seances. freaky spellbooks. rituals that are Beyond Intricate. claire can deal with low-level shit, but anything above her pay grade (which is like... minimum wage) is sent to charles. charles is a nerd who loves lit theory and reads it for fun, philosophy and history, anthropology/sociology... academia in general; he wants to be a professor and publish incomprehensible papers when he grows up. also likes knitting to unwind, courtesy of ethan. would absolutely be bullied and stuffed into a locker if he wasn't so nice, cute, and friendly... closest out of the 3 kids to aunt cat, the sometimes-resident Cool Aunt

claire is the Social Butterfly of the three. she's the resident social (media) expert, keeps up-to-date on trends, tons of twitter/insta/snapchat/etc followers. absolutely has a hydroflask with stickers on it and an iced coffee obsession. chaotic middle child energy. super smart and cunning and protective of her family, absolutely the type to get into poli-sci for the activism, which she eventually does. loves cats even though they don't love her, animals in general, the environment, and being bisexual; does NOT love being a werewolf. she loves both her parents but would probably admit to being closer to ethan (is 100% a daddy's girl) probably the only member of the family who actually enjoys organized sports (was on the soccer team) once punched a guy who repeatedly sexually harassed her in the face, broke his nose, and was sent to the principal's office for it. ethanessa were proud <3

celia is the Artist in Residence of the clan. an absolute madwoman in the best way, she lives to create, is creating constantly, and is a fucking superstar bohemian who will one day go down in history and end up in museums. she works in a variety of mediums--painting (watercolors, oils, etc), ink drawings, sketches, clay--and always has something up her sleeve or on the backburner. gives off a vibe of being somewhat disconnected from reality, but she's very astute and observant. 100% the quietest and least social of the three kids, but also the kindest and most open-minded. can go through manic phases that result in an increased creative output but can also crash super hard, is on mood stabilizers and a diet high in omega-3s to help; the lycanthropy does not help AT ALL. 100% goes to school in paint-covered clothes, paints sets for the drama dept, has no social media at all but claire reps her sister's art on her own accounts and charles does too. has baby privilege; everyone loves her the most, including addy, the pet goat.

(they're all so supportive of each other i'm so!!!)

even though ethanessa are each other's primary partners, they are also both in a polyamorous relationship with catriona (and she with them) an anthropology professor, and the kids' Cool Aunt Cat

cat is literally a cat--she comes and goes as she pleases, she loves the kids like they're her own, she loves van to death and ethan only slightly less. far too self-directed and independent to ever be a dog, even if she is one of the most loyal and loving people ever

she's not always there bc she has her own apartment and her own life, but she spends a ton of time with the family when she can and wants to

the kids have all known her since they were born, grew up being somewhat co-parented by her, and idolize her completely, charles especially

brings yarn back from her travels so the fam (except for vanessa, who, bless her heart, SUCKS at knitting) can knit sweaters for addy (and sometimes scarves for van if the yarn is REALLY nice)

non-traditional family structures!!!

cat is the one who introduced charles to Theory and also tea. she gave him some hegel and zizek to read as a joke while he drank his genmaicha but he was absolutely enamored; told ethanessa later after he gave them all a lecture about lacan and the mirror stage at dinner: "i have created a monster. i am so sorry."

they don't have cats, but they do have dogs and a pygmy goat named adelaide, or addy for short

addy is the undisputed queen of the household and every single one of them would bend over backwards to make that goat happy

celia is addy's favorite person, because she's always on the floor doing Art, and doesn't mind it when addy climbs on her

addy has more instagram followers than charles and claire combined, because all 3 kids + ethan knit her sweaters and post pictures of her in them online. they have a schedule for it and everything, and the hype surrounding this tiny-ass goat is i n s a n e

ethanessa don't really use social media except to monitor the kids and keep in touch with fam because while they are not necessarily old they are also Old, if that makes sense

ethan goes deep into the forest during his transformations and usually it's uneventful... until the one time vanessa doesn't go with him, which becomes the one time he saves some lost hikers from a cougar and becomes a local legend as the town's Resident Cryptid

(this is a source of never-ending hilarity in the ives-chandler household. ethan is voted "hottest cryptid in the pnw" three years running and van gets it for him on a coffee mug. there is a close-up picture of his absolutely unimpressed face when he's presented with it on the polaroid wall and it is one of van's most treasured photos)

there's a well-intentioned running joke/bit in the town where they all playful accuse each other of being the HCITW (Hot Cryptid In The Woods). ethan almost got outed one day and left the grocery store sweating BUCKETS after one of the hikers he saved turned out to be the cashier in his checkout line, who said that he could have sworn he'd seen ethan somewhere before (ethan: "i just have one of those faces i guess???")

one girl in claire's class is absolutely CONVINCED it's ethan and she's absolutely right, but after claire takes her home one day to work on a project she's like "nah claire your dad couldn't possibly be a werewolf cryptid man he's way too chill and dorky" (claire: "don't tell anyone but that's the weed. at least the chill part is weed. he's just a dork naturally")

ethan is offended despite himself; van and charles have to leave the house to go walk in the woods because they're laughing so hard; celia is unbothered and only emerges from her room to change her paint water. claire thinks that she might one day marry this girl.

(they aren't married but they are still dating!)

none of this isn't to say they don't have bad days. sometimes charles hyperfocuses on things that aren't real--ghosts of people and the ghost in the book and drifts away from reality. sometimes claire is too angry for her own damn good and, when the full moon hits, becomes more of a wolf than either her father or her sister. the period of time before celia's mental health issues were nailed down and treated was hard on everyone. sometimes ethan and vanessa run out of patience with each other. sometimes they all have moods where they just don't want to talk. they're all in step with each other anyway, and sometimes you just don't want to fucking talk.

but all in all... it's a solid family. the state of being alive, in and of itself, is far too messy to ever be perfect, but their life now is better than either van or ethan could have dreamed (especially considering their own childhoods...) there's so much love in there that all of them don't know where or how they can store it all. there is so much love that no one is hungry and there is love left over for those who might need a little more. it's open hearts and warm arms and a hand to hold in the darkness. it's fucking awesome. it's the best.

[literaticat]

Hi, I'm so sorry if this is a repeat Q, i did search I swear.

I'm in the process of writing book 1 of an epic high fantasy series and planning on pursuing traditional publishing for that when it's ready.

In the meantime, I'm also working on some indie books under a penname. They're a vastly different genre and style - not to put too fine a point on it, but they're heavy on the smut. Although I'm proud of them, I dont want them associated with my (hopefully) trad pub work and want to keep the two sides of my writing career 100% separate. I have a supportive family that will want to read anything I put out, so I keep these spicy indie projects secret.

In my mind, this is the same thing as having a secret OnlyFans side hustle to pay the bills while applying to professional white-collar jobs. Will a future agent see it the same way? I'll be disclosing my previous work, but will it hurt my chances of being able to publish as a debut author in the fantasy space? And how realistic is it to expect to keep the two sides completely distinct and unknown to each other?

Thanks so much for your input, this is weighing on me.

I really would not let this weigh on you.

It's fine if your indie published books under a pen name are your "day job" (or, if you like, your OnlyFans lol) -- there's no reason for them to conflict with your trad published book if you don't promote them as yourself and you don't out yourself. There are published authors who have indie pen names or who write fan fiction or whatever, and never talk about them under their real name and don't let the streams cross, I'm sure it's doable. (Just like there are probably teachers who have an OnlyFans and don't talk about it with the parents at school!)

There may come a time when actually you realize that it WOULD be OK to cross streams -- or where you are busy enough and making enough money at your trad publishing where continuing to do the indie side doesn't make sense anymore and you retire that pen name.

You should disclose to your agent; they can help you keep it secret but it would be #awkward if they found out by surprise! And they need to know things that might interfere with your schedule or anything else (just like we would need to know if your demanding day job would make you unavailable at times or would make certain due dates impossible). But no need to make a big thing out of it. "JSYK, I have a side-hustle writing erotica under a pen name but I have no intention of ever disclosing this or letting it interfere with my traditional publishing projects." (They might even be able to help you sell foreign or audio rights and things like that for those projects if they are doing well! Or they might want nothing to do with them - but whatever, IMO they aren't going to be mad about it or anything).

IT won't interfere with your debuting as a Trad Published Fantasy Writer. When you publish that book, it WILL be your debut (trad published fantasy novel).

[iwillgetridofyourangerforyou]

Am I allowed to ask who your favourite mob psycho character is?

Of course! 

My ask box is OPEN. 

Plus I have side blogs for my favorite animes. Yes. I love talking about the things I like. I don’t have a side blog specifically for MP100 (yet) so this is a perfectly appropriate place to ask that question anon. :) Also, JSYK I haven’t read any of the mangas yet, I’ve only seen the anime.

This is actually a pretty tricky question though because Mob Psycho 100 is one of the few and rare animes that is FULL of characters I absolutely adore. So I’ll give you a list of my top 5 in rough order where my most favorites are at the top: 

1. Shigeo Kageyama 

Duh. This boy is beautiful. He has such a good pure heart. If you don’t like Mob, I don’t like you. 

2. Katzuya Serizawa 

*relateableTM* As a person who has ended up following people who aren’t as kind as they initially seemed. As a person who has a variety of anxiety problems including degrees of social anxiety but as someone who just wants to be a decent person and solid friendships. I Loved seeing Serizawa’s character. 

3. Ritsu Kageyama 

Another relatable character for me because of the inferiority complex, angstTM, he’s actually really good at things but he doesn’t think he’s good enough. He’s a good kid. 

4. Arataka Reigen (aka Internet S*x symbol) 

He’s a sweet sweet disaster. Some of his disaster-ness is highly relatable as well (but I don’t have the benefit of his charisma lol). Sometimes I wish he was a bit different, but he’s genuinely a good guy and he is such a believable character. Especially with his uncomfortable complexity. 

5. The Whole Body Improvement Club (But especially Musashi Goda)

Musashi Goda seems to be the beating heart of the body improvement club. He’s so encouraging and kind. He has great ethics and he sticks to them. I am so glad he accepted Shigeo and Onigawara into their ranks. He’s the embodiment of the perfect giant mother hen taking all the lost baby chicks under his wing and nurturing them until they get big and strong too. Every time he’s on the screen I smile a little. He’s such a pure soul. 

[mycroftrh]

jsyk the creator of the term neurodivergent absolutely included people with just depression or just anxiety in it. Those are mental illness and fall under the term neurodivergent. sherlocksflataffect is the name of the person's tumblr and the post number is 121295972384

mmm

(Here’s a link to the post for easy access purposes: https://sherlocksflataffect.tumblr.com/post/121295972384/psa-from-the-actual-coiner-of-neurodivergent )

So.  I have mixed thoughts about this and I’m not sure what action to take?

“Neurodiversity” as a term massively predates SFA’s creation of “neurodivergent” (neurodiversity was coined in 1997) and it extremely specifically referred to neurodevelopmental disorders and was then expanded a bit over the last more-than-two-decades.

When I first encountered the term “neurodivergent” like a decade ago, it was indeed often used as a more general term than “neurodiversity/neurodiverse” - that was the primary distinction, was “neurodiversity” is in reference to a much narrower group of people than the umbrella “neurodivergent”.

However, if you look at current sources, they’ll say the distinction is that “neurodiverse” refers to a group - ie, a group is neurodiverse if it includes people with multiple neurotypes - whereas “neurodivergent” can refer to an individual.  That may not be how the coiner intended it, but that’s what the current most commonly accepted meaning is.  I can’t actually find a single source with the sort of “reputability” that would like, let it be cited on Wikipedia, that uses the original definition.  They all use it as “the individual-person adjective form of neurodiversity”.

Which then brings us to the existential question of - 

“Can someone ‘own’ a word?  Does coming up with a word mean you have the right to decide what happens to it after you put it out in the world?  Is it okay for words to shift meanings over time?”

The answer to the third question is of course in general “yes”, but the point then arises that there was a need for the original word.  It was a hole in the language.  Unfortunately, part of the reason the meaning shifted is that its current meaning was also a vaccuum-abhorred-by-nature.

Now, as to the arguments in the post as to why it’s Bad for people to use “neurodivergent” with the more narrow definition, they... don’t really apply here.  “If you don’t want to be associated with Those People, then YOU are the one who needs another word.”  ...I’m one of Those People.  I’m bipolar.  With psychotic symptoms, no less.  (Plus like.  Every anxiety disorder known to man.)  I’m not excluding anyone because I don’t want to be associated with them, that would mean not being associated with myself!

In terms of the sorta implication in the post that “exclusion is always bad”, I would say that’s not what’s going on here.  What’s going on here is that it’s useful to have different terms to describe different experiences.  Asexual people are absolutely 100% queer, but that doesn’t mean we should get rid of the word asexual!  You can be included in a larger group and still want a word to describe your own unique experiences as a subset of that group.

With that said, you do still need that umbrella term.  The existence of the word “asexual” is not exclusionary, but that doesn’t mean that “queer” isn’t a necessary word also.  So I’m totally down with “neurodivergence” being a wide umbrella term.  ...That just leaves us back with the problem that the shifting of meaning of “neurodivergent” was trying to solve, which is we still don’t have a word for an individual with an unusual neurotype.

(The word I use personally for the original meaning of “neurodivergence” is actually “brainweird”.  I use “brainweird tag” on my blog as the high-level tag for absolutely any post to do with brains working funny, whether it’s mental illness, neurodevelopmental stuff, glioblastoma effects, whatever.  But while I’m personally very happy with that term I don’t know that other people would all be chill with me using it for them.  Or like.  Necessarily understand what I meant by it.)

I think what I’m going to do in this specific case is just edit the original post to try to avoid the problem entirely by rewording so that I can use “neurodiverse/neurodiversity” instead of “neurodivergent”, but like!  That doesn’t solve the problem in general!

(Note: a similar thing has actually happened to the word “transgender”, which I would argue is the direct cause of a lot of modern inter-community debates.  A decade ago, someone with physical dysphoria who wanted to physically transition was “transsexual”.  “Transgender” was a massively wide umbrella term for people who didn’t fit into the strict gender binary system.  It not only included transsexual people and people who didn’t identify with their birth gender but didn’t have physical dysphoria, it even included some people who DID identify with their birth gender!  “Transgender”, as it was used up until less than a decade ago, included, eg, people who cross-dress and extremely butch cis lesbians.  But then we decided “transsexual” was a bad word and stopped using it, which then resulted in a shift of the meaning of “transgender” because “transsexual” was actually filling an important linguistic role it turns out, and that... caused all sorts of problems.  But annnnnyway.)

[lothcatlovesysalamiri]

Here’s another thing I love about the right

“Stem cell research is wRONG!”

“oH SHIT i have covid pls may i have the stem cell drug?”

sry but it’s true 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃

Controversial shit under the cut.

If you’re going to be against stem cell research and abortions, then don’t take a drug to save your life or be okay with your loved ones taking a drug to save their lives that was developed using stem cell research, and also, don’t seek abortions and then shame the nurses and doctors helping you about how “wrong” they are.

Also:

I had to laugh today when I saw that the protesters who have been standing in front of Planned Parenthood for the past few weeks weren’t there tonight because it was pouring rain. What, you believe in The Flood and you’re so passionate about your cause that you’re co-opting the Black Lives Matter movement into your “All Unborn Lives Matter” slogan (don’t get me started), but you’re not THAT passionate that you’re not willing to stand out in the rain to protest? Hmm??? The whole “Defund Planned Parenthood” movement pisses me the fuck off (and jsyk, I’m not a fan of the “defund the police” stuff, either. Neither thing makes sense). First off, they get barely any money from the government. Second, in my example, the location being picketed doesn’t even do abortions, lol. Third, oh, defund women’s health? Okay. Criminalize women for being women, eh? Cool, let’s take things back a hundred years. Awesome. Just what Trump wants! But no, BY ALL MEANS let’s support Lysol abortions.

I’ll stop there. Because there’s just way too much more to rant about. One of the things that disturbs me so deeply about pro-life is that -- while I agree ON THE SURFACE IN AN IDEAL WORLD -- people who are 100% “no-exceptions” pro-life only care about THOSE lives, and not the mother’s life. Not, say.......MY life, if we want to get personal about it. If I were to become pregnant, I would be high risk. I could become very sick. I could die. The baby could die. So I should just...what? Practice abstinence in my holy marriage? Wasn’t sex created by God? Should I just never be intimate with my spouse again (which, by the way, is damaging for marriages) because of fear of conception?

Well, I guess if I die, that’s just “God’s Will,” right? It’s better, more ethical, more Christian, for my young child to grow up without a mother than for a toxic, unwanted, deadly pregnancy to be terminated. RIGHT??? Right. So if we’re thinking through this logically, if God wants me to become pregnant via birth control failure, and I am forced to have a child that kills me, or it dies, or we both die...how is that God’s Will? Why create a life just to have it die? Oh, right, right, “God works in mysterious ways” and “We can never understand God” and “The human body failed” or “Science failed” or “Medicine failed” or “HUMANS failed” or ANY NUMBER OF THINGS FAILED BESIDES GOD. Is my life worth so little? (Oh, and while you’re at it, why don’t you look up original loss and see the damage it does to children.)

BTW, FWIW, the human body self-aborts embryos all the time. So I guess LOTS of women are natural baby-killers, eh?

#iguessididn’tjuststopthere

[youngsterhammy]

rly hate everyone’s bullshit over wanting to go outside and risk themselves and everyone else and be a further additional burden to the already overcapacity healthcare system

like for fucks sake i want a haircut too and i want to go out and go to my favorite restaurants and coffee shops but there are just some things more important than that and it’s doing my part in not spreading the virus further!! 

god the privilege and entitlement i keep seeing from (usually) white americans is infuriating th

jsyk here in the philippines, we’re under lockdown and the government is utilizing the police and the military to stop people from breaking quarantine. thousands of people have been apprehended and charged. some have died in the hands of the police

people are going hungry because people dont have work so they dont get paid and nearly 2 months into lockdown, the government still isn’t done distributing aid to people 

cash aid from the government ranges from only 100 USD to 160 USD.

we are suffering from the hottest summers we’ve had yet with a heat index of 45 degrees celcius (113 in fahrenheit) and most people dont even have air conditioning and live in cramped areas!!!!!!!!! and cannot leave their houses!!!!! when they do to get fresh air, there are threats of arrest! resisting might get you killed! 

BUT SURE KAREN. WHINE ABOUT HOW YOU CANT GET A HAIRCUT. 

[syrupsoup]

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[agoddamn]

Edelgard and Petra's C-support was a complete missed opportunity in my opinion. It /could've/ been about culture shock, Brigid-Empire relations, or even "hey, you're actually a hostage, jsyk" (which I think was in a support with... Hubert?) but instead it was "You can't shoot two birds with one arrow --" "I WILL SHOOT FIFTY BIRDS WITH ONE ARROW! A HUNDRED BIRDS WITH ONE ARROW! I WILL *BE* THE ARROW!" "okay, that sounds about right (: " (1/2)

(2/3 oops) Like, Fódlan is supposed to be super xenophobic, which is a good idea, but then it's only brought up with Duscur and Almyra and never even touched on with Brigid, which makes that plot point in the other routes feel weaker. Also, it gets even worse for me when Edelgard is proven right in the B-support with Petra going "Hey look, I caught two pheasants with one arrow, like you said (:" like. Bruh. I like the concept of BEagles but the execution is... lacking.

(3/3 for reals now) Speaking of Petra actually, I like her as a character but I find her way of speaking flat-out awful because it's painfully obvious the localisation team either did not know any ESL speakers or wasn't allowed to portray them realistically. "Breaking the ice" isn't responded to with "Oh, a figure of speech? What does it mean?" but taking it 100% literally like she's Spock or something. The actress' idea of an Irish accent would've tied it thematically to the real world at least

You know, it probably says something not-good than when you wrote “Fodlan is supposed to be super xenophobic” I sat back and said “wait, it is?”. I mean, you’re not wrong, but all of the major characters are so open to new cultures and such (barring Ingrid, which she gets over anyway) that I never considered xenophobic to be a major characteristic of Fodlan overall. I just mentally categorized it under “average medival-esque racism/fear of unknown” because it’s all kinda just off to the side.

Petra feels like Athena with Flora’s backstory to me. Flora suffered from her backstory being underexplored in-story, and Petra suffers from getting a lot of gimmick comedy with her speech.

I’ve heard some people say that the grammar mistakes that Petra makes--conjugations and such--are realistic to ESL speakers but yeah, the lack of even the slightest accent is pretty glaring.

It’s a real missed opportunity because culture shock situations can be pretty fun. I worked with a guy from Jamaica for a couple years and we were always finding new language idiosyncrasies, from vocabulary (he didn’t realize that floor and ground have slightly different definitions so he’d say things like “the ground of the sink”) to slang (he said to me once “oh, you’re fat!” in a complimentary sense--as in curvy/stacked--and after I was done sputtering I warned him that if he said that to any other American woman he might end up dead).