#it's NOT ABOUT THAT

[essentialthyme]

people do The Crane Wives so dirty because they have songs about everything: toxic relationships, ancestry, love, loss, making mistakes, impostor syndrome, adoption, and so much more and not only do people make it all about romantic love (and choose the worst songs to do so lmao), but you have people PISSED at the obviously fucked up implications of these misplaced metaphors, but instead of taking it out on the people misinterpreting it, they take it out on THE LYRICS and I have to see a post with over a 100k notes saying "shut up" to one of the best lyrics from the band because it hurts their little ship, it's such a disservice

[blue-b-bro]

But you guys remember Ed wasn't abusing Izzy before e10, right? We talk about them being messed up, toxic and codependent, but they weren't abusive before and some posts sounds as if he was doing it all the time. Yes, the Kraken phase was fucked up and Izzy got it the worst, but it was their shared madness, they were spiraling together. It wouldn't go that far if they didn't care about each other that much (tragic irony my beloved)

[baejax-the-great]

The Iliad is not about Achilles' pride, nor is Achilles an antagonist or a villain in it, nor was he ever meant to be seen as such.

[inniave]

posting music is scary but i'm going to keep at it because otherwise i don't think i'll ever release anything at all and at some point i *do* want to actually put together a project For Realsies so i gotta get over my fear but damn this fears got hands 😭

[veryintricaterituals]

Do I think Nandermo is going canon tonight?

I hope so, but not really.

I just don't trust this show anymore, don't get me wrong, wwdits is my favorite show, I love it with all my heart, but after experiencing last year's not exactly queerbating but invalidation (those articles and interviews saying that we were reading too much into the relationship, that why won't we just let men be friends...) It wasn't queerbating, it wasn't.

But what it was, was making fun of queer fans in a very reminicent way, and I've been through this before, so many times, I've been a gay person in fandom for over 15 years, I've been hurt before, made fun of, and I just don't trust, I can't trust them.

I guess that even after all the positivity and representation we've had lately I still have to protect my heart. After being burnt so many times putting on my clown makeup gets harder and harder.

But I really hope they'll prove me wrong

[musette22]

I love that all of us are like yes this Chris character suits this Sebastian character and the fact it’s been happening for a few years at this point is amazing.

It's the best ❤️‍🔥 I was talking (yelling?) to @cable-knit-sweater just the other day, about how crazy and amazing it is that literally any version of Chris could go with any version of Sebastian, because somehow, they just work together. It's that insane chemistry of theirs, as well as something about the way they look which complements each other perfectly. I've probably also conditioned myself to some extent to see and believe this lol, but I also genuinely think there's just something about these two together that's special. And like you said, the fact that this fandom as a whole loves its Chris x Sebastian characters ships proves that!

Some pairings work extra well, of course. Stucky is the quintessential Chris/Seb ship - they're untouchable, that goes without saying. But there are also some great other pairings, like Ransom Drysdale & Charles Blackwood, Frank Adler (or Andy Barber) & TJ Hammond, Lucas Lee & Lance Tucker, Nick Vaughan & Josh Brummel, Lloyd Hansen & Nick Fowler, and Ari Levinson & Destroyer!Chris (or one of Sebastian's pretty boy characters, like Will Franklyn or Billy from Gone).

They all work really well together, and they all capture my interest and imagination, even though I very much consider myself a monoshipper. I'll never ship another pairing of theirs like I ship Stucky (or Chris and Seb themselves), but yeah, stick two characters played by these boys together, and something beautiful and captivating will happen every single time imo 💕

[lavenoon]

🌈is there a fic that you worked really fucking hard on that no one would ever know? maybe a scene/theme you struggled with?

💝what is a fic that got a different response than you were expecting?

💋when you leave comments on a fic, do you want to hear back from the writer?

I'll be nice and not include the compliment one here XD, but instead you are legally obligated to know that your writing is very immersive and I think you have good pacing, your scenes are fast when they need to be and slow when the mood of the moment calls for it <3

Same pattern as yesterday, had to wait until after a nap before I could get to these. Also hey, hey, hey - no fair, melting me when I'm vulnerable and forgot about the compliment lurking at the end of this again gfhdjs

🌈 is there a fic that you worked really fucking hard on that no one would ever know? maybe a scene/theme you struggled with?

Maybe. Maybe not quite it? But I remember being extra careful and so, SO anxious it wouldn't be good with the suggestive chapters of AU (Scratch an Itch, Domestic Bliss). It's just not something I have much experience writing, and I wasn't sure if me being flustered came from that lack of experience, the fear of falling short of what I wanted to convey, or because it was doing its job. Then the reviews came in and I figured oh yes, definitely did its job gfhdjs So it wasn't exactly a struggle, but definitely a lot more careful than I usually have to be, because my confidence was just lacking in terms of suggestive make out sessions. I'll probably still second guess that kind of stuff next time I write it, but yknow, baby steps!

💝 what is a fic that got a different response than you were expecting?

Definitely AU! Given that I currently have two fics up on my ao3 (and their spin offs), there's not really a lot of fic for me to talk about. But I very much thought that AU might get a liiittle more attention than my older one, which would have been easy because that one got. nearly nothing.

This^? This is nearly 10x the engagement in all stats compared to my baseline, which I did not expect, at all. That is flooring me any time I think about it, and I'm so so glad I started writing again for such an engaging fandom <3

💋 when you leave comments on a fic, do you want to hear back from the writer?

Well, I sure as hell wouldn't say no! It's a tad self-serving, because I always like the confirmation that someone enjoyed the comment I left them. But I also know that there is literally no reason someone wouldn't enjoy my comments, since I try to follow all etiquette (largely ignore typos, if I do point out mistakes it's always just a little "hey psst" if it's something I as an author would rather fix early on, sandwiched between very excited live reactions and most of the time, reminders for the author to take care of themself and a little thank you!). So it's not like I need the confirmation, but if there's theories or questions in the comment, I always love hearing back from the author! It's about the interaction after all! But life is busy, people are busy, or sometimes anxious, so there are absolutely never any hard feelings involved if something goes "unanswered" - in the end, I leave a comment to let the author know I enjoyed their work, not to turn it around and get a pat on the back for it!

[metaphoricallyrose]

Support group

[koobiie]

shoutout to everyone who wants to infodump but cant string together coherent thoughts to form sentences and instead just look at you like this

[muttmoxley]

sometimes im like "wow holy shit im being really fucking annoying. i should stop talking" and then i pull out my magic 8 ball and it says "youve always been annoying and your friends chose to talk you anyways. youll be fine" and im like wow thanks magic 8 ball. and then the ogre attacks me

[charlesoberonn]

It's gonna be such a funny mess when Donald Trump dies of a stroke on April 1st, 2024.

Naturally everybody will think it's fake because of the date only to lose their minds (both positively and negatively based on their opinion of trump) when realizing it's real

There will be massive celebrations in the streets and on social media and lots of predictable "don't speak ill of the dead" discourse about those celebrations

Weird evangelicals will pull some weird number trick talking about how Jesus was conceived on April 1st and that makes Trump a sort of messiah and people will make fun of that

The Republicans (after they're done with the faux-sadness and faux-outrage) will stomp over each other to be his successor but none of them will succeed. They'll tear each other apart and have no single nominee for the November elections.

There will be discourse about if Biden and the living former presidents should go to his funeral (they won't, he was a traitor insurrectionist)

The Ukraine-Russia War immediately goes in favor of Ukraine as morale in the Kremlin is reduced. China similarly backs off from its threats on Taiwan.

Ten thousand new memes are made, some sticking around for years to come.

Not a month later a bunch of unofficial biographies of Trump hit the bookshelves, many with new details about just how awful he was.

[cartoonsinthemorning]

Since you guys liked Marcille as Kermit that much, it seems fitting to thank you for my 12k milestone with MORE Kercille. And this time, Miss Falin is also here.

Thank you so much again everybody! MWAH 💗

[cordspaghetti]

really factual recounting with no embellishments whatsoever

[regina-cordium]

Guy just walked in with a shirt that said “I don’t question my wife’s choices because I’m one of them” and frankly I’m obsessed

[ladyshinga]