#its literally the worst thing you can do!!!!

[jackalopc]

i forgot to mention that, with the comparison to like say spider-man; i think there is a way for it to work. yes, batman has a no kill policy similar to spider-man (or any others), while dealing with the absolute worst rogues ever. but if anything, if written well (and like op says not by writers who clearly want him to kill); i think it only strengthens batman's character.

it's easy to have a no-kill stance, when the worst your average rogue does is rob banks, or participate in capitalism like its an extreme sport. because at no point would these supers just look at someone causing the worst traffic jam seen on a specific bridge in ten years and go 'yeah, they should die'. it's easy, to have a no-kill stance, when you're rarely (if ever) going to have it pushed back...

it's also potentially easier when you straight up have literal superpowers. if you can just disabled someone with webbing or pick them up like they weigh a feather after they've been shooting at you and they just bounce off your chest... yeah, you probably have an insanely high tolerance for fear of your own safety.

but batman? this bitch is tested every damn night!!! like almost all of his rogues are doing shit like driving people insane, killing people, et cetera just for fun half of the damn time. it would be easier, to have a kill-stance. of course it would, it would be easier for him to not give a shit and just end lives if he thought it would better serve the "greater good". but thats the thing, he knows that perpetuating violence wont solve the ultimate problems. just throwing more people into prison without solving the reasons that people are resorting to crime; doesn't prevent future crimes. it's not easy to a no-kill stance in gotham. batman is tested on it every night; and every night, he still chooses not to give into that.

I think Bruce's anti-murder philosophy would translate better if it wasn't portrayed by writers who obviously want him to kill someone lol

[honeytonedhottie]

honey's hot-girl guide to summer (2025 edition)⋆.ೃ࿔*:･🍦👙

how to have the best summer EVER from a certified hottie (me), all the little tips and tricks to look your best, have a great time and enjoy yourself this summer…💬🎀

THE PERFECT TAN ;

so as you guys can probably tell from my username i am a honey toned hottie, but during the summer i love to look a little more bronzy and glowy. and i've learned some things when it comes to getting a tan that comes out perfectly.

❤︎ salt water spray before tanning

ik this sounds crazy but LET ME TELL YOUUU. salt water reflects sunlight and removes oils -> making your skin more exposed to the UV rays -> you tan even more for a less amount of time. UR WELCOME. and ik it might sound crazy but literally just try it. dont forget to put ur SPF on first though

❤︎ stay moisturized

❤︎ tan in intervals, x amount of time per side

STAY BUSY ;

the worst feeling is when school rolls around and you realize that you've wasted the entire summer. DONT LET THAT BE YOU. look up "things going on in my area" and find something that you like, plan out things to do over the summer in a google doc with your girls (thats what i did this year) in fact, make it more fun by introducing a points system which we'll talk about more in the next section.

SUMMER POINTS SYSTEM ;

so the idea behind this is each task is worth x amount of points and we add up all the points that you made throughout the whole summer. the winner gets something off of their wishlist. everyone has access to the doc so its their own responsibility to make sure that they participate

if you want more info on the summer points system i'd love to share my doc with y'all so you guys could have a super fun summer too…💬🎀

LOOKING GOOD ALL SUMMER LONG ;

if you haven't read my summer beauty/glow up guide yet WHAT R U EVEN DOING? in there i go super in depth about summer beauty and how to look absolutely fabulous but i'll go over some of the basics in this post.

first we wanna be ACTIVE. going on walks everyday or working out 4-5 times a week. my go-to formula that hasn't failed me yet is a workout split of cardio, weight training and reformer pilates. the reformer pilates is like, once a week but weight training is more regularly.

glittery glowy skin. use body butters and nectars, lotions, and most IMPORTANTLY body glitter. we wanna shimmer and sparkle, especially if ur showing skin this summer, look like a shimmery mermaid. ash is not allowed under ANY circumstance.

SUMMER FASHION ;

think, bubble gum beach BUNNY. thats how i love to dress for the summer. halter tops and dresses, ruffle-layered skirts, denim shorts, cute bikinis. THINGS LIKE THAT. i also wear soft teals, pastels and of course pinks during the summer so thats the color palette. some essentials for the summery look are

hoop earrings (especially bamboo hoops)

a good pair of denim shorts

baby tees and halter tops

little ruffle skirts

wedges and platform pumps

bangles

bracelet and necklace stacks

MAKE SUMMER RULES ;

its always important to have a standard for yourself when it comes to anything at all so outline some summer rules for yourself. here are mine ->

🥥 no bed-rotting days/staying in bed all day

🌺 no putting urself in dangerous situations. BE SAFE.

🥥 stay hydrated and keep SPF on your skin

🌺 take LOTS and lots of photos

🥥 fruit salads + coconut water! my faves

[godricgryffinsnore]

Heyyyyyy Della!

I have a request, go on if you want.

Here it goes:

Y/n is a transfer student from any random country/magic school and her and Hermione are immediate friends because of shared traits.

The thing is- Harry and her have a 'I love you but I will pretend I hate you' relationship.

If you actually write it — I am goddamn excited.

Yours,

V ;༊

She Came in Like Thunder ♡ : A Harry Potter Fan Fiction.

pairing : Harry Potter x fem!reader

summary : A fiery transfer student shakes up Hogwarts, instantly bonding with Hermione and clashing with Harry in a whirlwind of witty insults, stolen glances, and unresolved tension. Amid snowy chaos, glittering banter, and accidental confessions, two love-struck idiots slowly realize that maybe “hate” was just their favorite disguise for love.

warnings : Light profanity, Mild magical mischief, Flirty insults / teasing, Excessive pining and fluff, Secondhand embarrassment from two idiots in love, Truth potion chaos, Mentions of blushing, kissing, and heart-thumping feelings. Please let me know if I missed any.

author's note : English is not my first language, so please forgive me for any grammatical errors or spelling errors. Re-blogging is completely fine with me, but please don't copy my work. I love you all. Enjoy <3.

della's note : I was giggling and laughing the entire time when I was plotting out this request. I hope you do enjoy it <3 AND THANK YOU FOR REQUESTING!!!

word count : 0.9k

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Hogwarts had seen its fair share of chaos: trolls in bathrooms, flying cars, Quidditch riots, and Fred and George Weasley’s existence in general. But it was woefully unprepared for you.

You arrived on a rainy Tuesday morning with wind in your coat and fire in your stride, eyes sharp as phoenix flame. A transfer from Castelobruxo, the Brazilian wizarding school nestled in the jungle—where students tamed magical beasts before breakfast and performed wandless magic with the grace of dancers.

You were thunder wrapped in charm.

Hermione Granger liked you immediately.

“She reads three books a week and corrects professors when they misquote theory,” she whispered in awe to Harry at breakfast. “We’re practically soulmates.”

Harry, whose spoon had been halfway to his mouth, dropped it and scowled.

“Brilliant,” he muttered. “Another overachiever. As if one wasn’t enough.”

Ron blinked. “Jealous much?”

“No,” Harry snapped too quickly. “She just… looks like she’d hex someone for sneezing too loudly.”

“She saved Neville from a rogue Bludger yesterday.”

“She also called me ‘Scarboy Supreme’ in the library.”

Hermione hummed. “Yes, but she smiled when she said it.”

And that was the problem.

Because every time you tossed a smug quip Harry’s way, you smiled like a secret. And Harry, poor boy, kept falling for it.

── .✦

You were infuriating.

You hummed while working, corrected his wand grip without asking, and once said, "Your disarming spell is cute. Like a kitten trying to roar."

You left feathers in his inkpot. Charmed his robes to sing Celestina Warbeck when he got too cocky. You always looked too amused, too untouched by his scowls.

And the worst part?

You were brilliant. Better than him in Charms. Equally sharp in Defense. Fast on a broom. And you laughed like the sun got caught in your throat.

Harry couldn’t stand it.

He also couldn’t look away.

── .✦

“She’s annoying.”

“You’re in love with her,” Hermione said simply, not looking up from Advanced Arithmancy.

Harry sputtered. “Excuse me?”

“Anyone with a functioning brain can see it,” she added, underlining a line. “You hate her like a Victorian poet hates the moon—loudly, obsessively, while penning love sonnets behind a curtain.”

Ron choked on his biscuit. “He what?”

“I do not write sonnets!”

“Please,” Hermione said dryly. “You literally wrote ‘Her eyes are like bottled lightning’ in the margins of your Transfiguration notes.”

Harry turned red.

“That was metaphorical!”

“Sure, Potter.”

── .✦

And then came the snowball incident.

It was the first snowfall of December. Students frolicked. Couples kissed under enchanted mistletoe. Hogwarts looked like a greeting card. And you were perched on a bench in the courtyard, scarf draped like you were posing for an autumn fashion catalogue.

Harry was watching you again.

He didn’t mean to. His eyes just gravitated toward you like they were bewitched.

You were reading—of course you were—and twirling your wand in that dangerous way that made boys stupid and girls swoon. He scowled.

You looked up.

Smirked.

And flicked your wand.

BAM—a snowball slapped him directly across the face.

Harry sputtered. You grinned.

“Oh dear,” you said sweetly. “Did I hit something important?”

He stomped over, red-cheeked, snow in his hair. “You are a menace.”

“And you are terrible at ducking.”

“You did that on purpose.”

“I know,” you said, too brightly. “Because I like seeing you flustered.”

Harry opened his mouth. Closed it. Considered his life choices.

And then, before he could talk himself out of it, he flung a snowball at you.

It missed.

You laughed.

God, that laugh.

Harry swore his heart was no longer his own.

── .✦

Later that evening…

“You’re smiling,” Hermione said, her eyes not leaving her book.

“No, I’m not.”

“Snow in your hair. Glitter on your robes. And you’re humming. Harry, be serious.”

Ron nodded solemnly. “Only two people make you this weird: Cho Chang and Butterbeer. And you don’t look sticky.”

Harry buried his face in his arms. “I hate her.”

“You love her.”

“Do not.”

“She called you pretty.”

“She called me a sentient broomstick.”

“She also asked you to walk her to the Owlery.”

Harry groaned. “She made me walk her to the Owlery. Said I had ‘stalker energy’ and might as well make myself useful.”

“And you went.”

“…Shut up.”

── .✦

Confession came by accident.

Well, by accident and a rogue Truth Charm gone wrong during Slughorn’s New Year’s Party.

“Tell us your deepest desire,” Seamus challenged Harry with a giggle, waving the glittering vial.

“Don’t drink that—” Hermione warned.

But it was too late.

Harry, flustered, dramatic, utterly cursed, downed the potion like an idiot.

“I’m in love with her,” he blurted.

The room froze.

“Merlin’s pants,” Ron whispered.

Harry looked horrified. “I mean, I hate her. Violently. With feelings. That live in my chest. Like traitors.”

You—standing nearby—blinked.

Then walked right up to him.

And kissed him.

It was soft. Hot. Terrifying.

Like finally touching fire you’ve stared at too long.

“God,” you whispered. “You’re so slow, Potter.”

“You knew?” he asked, dazed.

“I've been in love with you since you tripped over your shoelaces and called me a 'hex-hazard.'”

Harry smiled.

He was doomed.

He was delighted.

── .✦

The Aftermath

You still called him Scarface. He still charmed your books to hum. But now, there were stolen kisses in hidden alcoves, smirks behind held hands, and whispered “I love you” spoken like dares.

“I still hate you,” he said once, breathless, forehead against yours.

“I hate you more,” you replied, kissing him again.

And somehow, that meant forever.

[ilikekidsshows]

Whats with Marinette stans get so defensive and say the opposite of what cause and effect with consequences of her actions

Like I'll see someone say "Adrian should break up with Marinette after he knows the truth" and a Marinette stan would say "she's already feeling guilty why can't that be enough for you people? She'll loss her memories and give up Guardianship isn't that enough 🤬" like that opposite of consequences for her actions I really don't get these fans

like Adrian has right to break up with his gf (I'm still surprised they're together in the first place it generally makes no sense to me they won't last a year)

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We’re just cruel and heartless for not considering Marinette's regret and her making herself upset as enough of a consequence for all of her actions. She suffers! She cries and throws up! She calls herself the worst ever and a villain! Clearly that means she's paid her penance like a good little Christian and anything more would just be punishing her needlessly.

No, but, I actually can't stress this enough that, against common ideas, a lot of offshoots of the Christian faith judge a person's morality not on their ability to be flawless and not sin but their ability to feel remorse and repent after having sinned. This, on its own, sounds like a good, nuanced take on morality because no human is flawless and incapable of hurting someone even a bit. However, in some variants of Christianity, “repentance” literally just means suffering in some way because you're not morally pure, and that suffering will make you morally pure. The most extreme version of this ideology is whipping yourself with a scourge called a discipline in literal self-flagellation.

Basically, a lot of cultures hold up a belief that you can pay for your misdeeds by suffering and that suffering means you’ve either done something to deserve it or are gathering good morality to get a stroke of good luck down the line. Most people are surprised when they learn you can get a chronic illness or become disabled without doing anything wrong, you're just born with a gene that leads to it. The crime, suffering and reward don't even have to directly correlate because this belief also includes a belief in some kind of cosmic scale that will measure out retribution and rewards accordingly.

“What does this have to do with Miraculous and Marinette?” you may ask and I’ll say that a lot of western media is culturally Christian, even as it doesn't preach Christianity to the viewer. This means a piece of media will model its morality on Christian concepts or will depict Christian holidays. Miraculous has two Christmas-themed episodes that revolve around Santa Claus, one of the most Christian things there is without going into actual doctrine. So, Miraculous the show can also maintain other kinds of culturally Christian ideas. The show itself treats Marinette making herself suffer as suitable penance for her actions. She is always instantly forgiven or vindicated when she verbally flagellates herself.

I can't know for sure that the Miraculous writers are Christian, but it's likely, and France, at least, is culturally Christian. Similarly, a lot of fans online are, at least, culturally Christian. This feeds into the discourse of what can be considered “just” consequences for Marinette. Those who think her feeling bad, her guilt and suffering, is enough of a consequence will see any take about how the other characters should reasonably react or how they should look after themselves, even if it means going against Marinette's wishes, as us wishing for Marinette to be punished, for the other characters to take revenge. To the people who think Marinette making herself feel bad means she has repented, Adrien breaking up with her to keep himself safe would be cruel, punishing her for a crime she already paid for with her tears of remorse.

The thing about actual relationships instead of mere ideology, however, is that Marinette feeling guilty doesn't help any of the people she's hurt, because that guilt will not stop her from doing it more. She's in absolute agony over her guilt for gaslighting Adrien, but she's still doing it, and will probably do it for the whole season at least. That doesn't help Adrien, who is being actively victimized at this very moment. It doesn't help the fact that he provably can't trust Marinette. Marinette feeling guilty doesn't fix that, because feeling guilty alone can't fix anything.

Taking accountability doesn't mean just feeling guilty or doing some penance. It means securing the safety and comfort of your victims, keeping them from further harm, not assuring yourself and others that you're still a good person because you feel bad enough for your moral failures. There is a reason “catholic guilt” isn’t used in a very complementary manner, because it doesn’t actually accomplish anything good by itself. The perpetrator feeling bad doesn’t do anything for their victims and no one who feels themselves irredeemable is going to try to improve.

[ganondoodle]

Have you been assesed for adhd?

nope, though im pretty sure i got it ... or its something similar bc although also not officially diagnosed there is no way im not autistic OTL

the only things i have been .. 'diagnosed' with is anxiety and chronic depression, though both of which by a therapist that got arrested for fraud and harassment (hahaha .. ._.) and im not sure how much weight that can hold both bc of .. THAT and bc i honestly have no idea how much a therapist can do (its been many years since then too) and the only meds he ever offered me where like .. drugs ('herbs')

i have been thinking of asking our family doctor about it but im rather afraid of whatever process i gotta go through to get anything that might help since im sure its also not JUST adhd that causing all this (and ... im afraid it could impact how i am treated ... like if they know im autistic are they not gonna take me seriously anymore or stop me from making choices about myself.. welp theres the anxiety ndfjkgndfknvgfdk)

(and a new therapist is pretty impossible bc theres a really big problem of not enough therapists around ESPECIALLY where i live ... also fear bc of the previous one .. haha ._, )

[starry-bi-sky]

on a completely separate note; shizun luo binghe with a disciple shen yuan who fell into the abyss??? *thinks about LBH canonically stealing SQQ's corpse for 5 years* he'd hallucinate i think. like, like visual and audial hallucinations.

Keeps thinking he's seeing SQQ in the corner of his eyes, or wandering between the trees, amongst a group of disciples. Thinks he hears him calling for him, but its just the wind or another disciple.

Gets Xiu Ya reforged but patently fucking refuses to make a sword mound. Because his disciple Is Not Dead :))) There was No Body. He's Not Dead. And If You keep Insisting That He Is, He's Gonna Skewer You :). He's holding onto Xiu Ya so he can return his most favored disciple's sword when he returns. It's on his hip right next to Zheng Yang where it's supposed to be.

Also this motherfucker?? does not sleep btw. He has the image of SQQ, wide eyed and hysterical and standing at the mouth of the abyss burned into his fucking eyelids. Can't use the dreamscape to escape it either because he keeps trying to save him and either he does and it's an incredibly cruel trick to wake up to, or he doesn't and he gets his heart broken in several different pieces again.

There is no convincing this man that Shen Qingqiu is dead. Absolutely nothing at all. He is buried so deep in denial that moles would be jealous of how deep he is. He keeps making tea for two in the bamboo house only to remember that it's just him. SQQ's fans are hiding everywhere, little reminders of his presence. He goes to wake up SQQ on the mornings he sleeps in-- only to find the room empty.

[sapphicrot]

okay okay so i’m like, gonna rank them holistically, based off the story, campaign, and general amount i like them

1. HUNTER- Woooowwww who would have guessed? her story is connected to my two fav iterators, her campaign is INSANELY fun to me, and she’s PINK!!!!!! she’s just my fav all around. i’ve beaten her campaign more times than i can count, and i used to do score runs but ive kinda stopped because of work. i like how balanced her “gimmicks” are, she just runs slightly faster and is slightly stronger has a backspear, which is enough of an advantage to make it feel balanced, but not overly easy. character wise, analyzing the cultural differences between her and wild scugs is incredibly interesting to me, since she was raised by an iterator and likely has a different perspective when it comes to a lot of stuff. i love her soooo much and could rant for like 10 years about her but i will refrain

2. Watcher - dude this scug grabbed me by the brain and won’t let go. i won’t spoil just in case but its story is so fuckin good and could lead to some diabolically twisted headcanons and aus…

3. Rivulet - the campaign itself is fun (though pretty short bc of her speed), but the final broadcast? every single fucking time i read it i absolutely bawl my eyes out. the first time i finished it i had to fuckin go cry to my mom bc it made me so emotional. aside from that i love writing her because she’s very bouncy and energetic, and as hunter’s little sister, makes it her mission to mess with her. also i headcanon her voice sounds like pinkie pie’s.

4. Spearmaster - their campaign is simultaneously super fun and also the literal fucking worst. combat is fun, getting the broadcasts is exciting, the story is really good. however. god hates this fucking rat so bad. i have more shelter failures as spearmaster than any other scug. getting all the broadcasts is fucking grueling, and takes me like 20 goddamn hours. outside of that i love making them this awkward freak of a slugcat that was raised by an awkward freak of an iterator who doesn’t know “how to slugcat”, yet somehow manages to still be charming due to being a complete failthing. i also headcanon they consider hunter to be their sibling which is very cute hehe

5. Artificer - her campaign is more fun than spearmaster’s to me, because i love killing and murder in this game and blowing through a scav toll and leaving no survivors is super rewarding considering scavs one-shot you. getting to hear pebbles’ side of things through having him read the pearls is super cool, and i love the silly fanon depiction of arti adopting him as her weird metal slugpup. the reason shes so far down is cuz if im being brutally honest, her story is compelling but could be better. i dont really like how it makes pebbles actively malicious towards the scavengers, it feels kinda out of character for him. id like it better if maybe he synced her citizen drone and told the player you could now access the city, leaving you to go explore and eventually find the scav king for yourself. however the final cutscene where your karma gets locked at 1 and you realize you’ve officially doomed yourself gives me chills

6. Monk - gameplay puts her this low on the totem pole, (i like murder, damn it) but she makes up for it because i like writing her. she is kind, yes, but also quite mature and doesn’t let herself be pushed around. this can manifest as stubbornness but that makes for good conflict (especially with hunter, who is equally as stubborn yet a lot less emotionally mature). she’s also deeply loyal and brave, and her willingness to throw herself into the unknown to save her sibling gives her a lot of depth. not to mention, she (canonically) brings moon neurons, and it’s implied that she’s the one who went and got moon’s cloak for her, which is an insanely treacherous journey for someone who isn’t rivulet, all to do something kind for moon! she’s a lot deeper than most give her credit for.

7. Survivor - the base lil guy! can’t knock it, but not the most interesting scug ever. also im insanely impatient especially after being spoiled with hunter’s walking speed and i cannot fuckin stand how slow she is. still, rain world would not be rain world without him, and he deserves credit where credit is due.

8. Enot - mmm. enot, enot, enot. I say he’s my second favorite scug, but thats more from a personality standpoint. i like making him into what is essentially a loony toon, kinda like harime nui from kill la kill. it makes reality its bitch and has fun while doing it. but since im also considering the campaign he has been banished to 8th place. surprisingly ive never finished enot’s campaign just bc it doesnt suuuper interest me, but recently ive found myself kinda wanting to try just for the challenge of it all.

9. Saint - okay i have a lot of opinions on this motherfucker. the campaign is an absolute bitch to get through. it is also completely off the rails, you literally get POWER OF KILL?? however i still loved it. the environmental storytelling? BREATHTAKING. going to the edge of the chimney canopy bridge and finding five pebbles gone is one of the top 5 Video Game Moments ever. Going through the collapsed ruins of pebbles’ structure, his fucking corpse, made my stomach feel sick. rubicon is also fucking awesome. however i like rivulet’s campaign as a better ending for the story overall and consider saint’s campaign as like, a bit of (fun) wish fulfillment that isn’t canon but still cool. also i headcanon that he’s an asshole LMAO

10. Gourmand - I KNOW IT’S A FUCKING SKILL ISSUE, OKAY?! but GOD this campaign SUUUUCKS. like yeah, let’s make the SLOWEST CHARACTER have to traverse from the easternmost point of the map (shoreline), ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE FUCKING MAP. meanwhile, the fucking “drop onto enemies” mechanic is cool but I CAN NEVER ACTUALLY AIM IT CORRECTLY, and usually land BESIDE my target and die, OR if you wanna try to use spears, good fuckin luck if you miss, cuz now you’re exhausted and do like, 30% of your regular damage! also im just gonna say it: outer expanse is genuinely one of my least favorite regions in the game. it’s WAY too long, and the color palette and spawns get old super fast. if they made it like, half as big i’d probably be fine with it, but god it is SO BORING to go through. also dare i say it but the threat theme sucks. on the bright side i do enjoy writing gourmand i just haven’t really had the opportunity to fully flesh out his character and stuff.

jesus christ that got really long. oops. thanks for the tag and thanks for letting me yap!

actually i'm curious now to see everyone's slugcat rankings

mine is

hunter

arti

monk

watcher

enot

rivulet

spearmaster

saint

survivor

gourmand

ITS NOT THAT I DONT LIKE SURVIVOR OR GOURMAND i just like the others more yknow? there has to be a bottom to every list and they just lack some things that the others have. i still love them all :3

saint used to be my #2 below arti but idk that was a while ago. hunter and arti are always flip flopping between 1 and 2 and same with monk and watcher for 3 and 4

[piplupcola]

I don't have a lot of confidence in my art, but Roosterteeth and Achievement Hunter was one of the few things back in the day that got me to sit down & draw. I'm still really honored to be one of their guest artist for their 18th anniversary. You weren't always the best Roosterteeth, but thanks for inspiring this shy artist to keep drawing.

[oneluckydragon]

Started writing a fic back in early October and had to abandon it for a while due to IRL situations. But I've started working on it again little by little, and I am so excited to eventually share it with my mutuals and followers. I hope you guys enjoy it (I am trying my best to get it done)!

TBH my only motivation anymore is thinking about my friends having a good time reading it when it's finally posted (I love all of you very much). I cannot wait for all of these ideas to be fleshed-out on paper at last.

Over 16,000 words and I am nowhere near satisfied yet. I feel like I can write WAY more. Stay tuned!

[scandalaciousintentions]

I have been gone a very long time. Like, not just from the fandom while I figure things out, but from Tumblr as a whole for unrelated reasons. And today, what do I find on my dashboard? Only the thing I think about night and day.

So. To the essay, right? Because we all know it's coming.

Basically, I agree (to an extent, see below). Lupin would absolutely have killed Sirius over sending him to be kissed. And it is 100% moral. Look how much more humane I am. How much more human I am.

It's a scoring point too. Not just against Sirius, whose primary fears regarding Lupin's loyalties (and please, take me to the firing squad if this is not canon because I have been using this for literal years) stemmed from his status as a werewolf, but also against lycanthropy and Lupin's relationship to it.

A sheep in wolf's clothing if you will. Not harmless, but good, right, fair. Governed by a moral sense of justice and not outright insatiable lust for the worst kind of revenge.

However.

And it's a throw-away line, so this is a very petty point, but I love chatting about it, so... Is it, in fact, a question of seeing Sirius and Peter differently? Yes.

And, I'll stop myself here, this is all speculative and massively relies on not just the text itself and further information released on Pottermore something like 10+ years ago, but ultimately my own interpretations of these men and their relationships. And I am not so blinded that I cannot spot my own headcanon when it rears its ugly head. That said though...

Prior to that evening, Lupin has not sought revenge. Sirius is out there. He's in the castle itself, deliberately choosing full moons for his moonlit flits. Why? Well, we later know it's to keep Lupin safe from further speculation regarding his loyalties, but as far as Lupin is concerned, the reason for this can only be avoidance - fear. He does not seek to capitalise on this and though Harry wouldn't be aware of it and therefore we wouldn't see it, from everything we know about Lupin in the text, seeking Sirius out to murder him doesn't sit right. And if the glove don't fit, you must acquit.

Anyway.

Sirius would very probably have been a concern for Lupin for many years. This is the man who was more than willing to throw him to the dogs for cheap thrills. The pain of losing James is, in the most bitter and unpleasant moments, likely mitigated by some relief that this betrayal of confidence and brotherhood was a universal experience.

Like drizzle and flu, this is a fact of life. This is just who Sirius is. A self-serving survivalist with no regard for the pain and the injustice left in his wake.

And this will be a learning opportunity. Teenage Lupin has been duped, but the man? The man will be suggesting Sirius is the spy every gosh-darn day because he's certainly acting like one. Every moment we see him in the text, Lupin is a strategist, a reader of both people and rooms. And he's generally a bloody good one.

Yes, yes, Scandalacious Intentions, do get to the point, dear.

Lupin would see a lot of himself in Peter. Lupin likely thinks the world sees him as they see Peter. And this is what gives Peter his place in the group - Remus Lupin's compassion, his pity for the social pariah. (And I in no way believe Peter doesn't very quickly earn his spot or pull his weight, like, have you met me?, but we have his initiation from the horse's mouth.)

And Peter has died a hero. To even doubt the established version of events for a second would be a disgrace to his memory. Peter Pettigrew, Defender of the Damned.

And lo! Here he stands, the liar who has pulled Lupin's own wool over his eyes. And that is the fundamental difference in the Shack. One man has behaved in exactly the way he was expected to. He has used his self-serving survivalist skills to attempt to spare his dearest friend and it has massively backfired. The other has succeeded where Lupin thinks he fails every day. Peter has hidden his true nature, so successfully that he has hidden in plain sight, gilded his own name in the process.

Remus Lupin has been mourning his friends for thirteen years. Suddenly, the world has started to spin in the opposite direction. He's had quite some time to acclimatise to meeting Sirius in the dark and killing him quietly, but Peter would be something else entirely.

I laughed at the OP, I agreed with the addition, but I have to say that I think there is a difference and we'll never know exactly what it was to have been, but I think it comes down to method.

After all this time, Sirius is business; Peter would be personal.

Remus, about sirius in poa: well, see he did some awful things but also human rights apply always. Rip harry but sirius should not get his soul taken away from him, he needs that! Also idk how he did any of the things he did, but I'm pretty sure voldemort was a huge fan of his and they were best friends and sirius learnt so much intense magic from him!!

Remus, about Peter, just a little later: let's kill this bitch-ass rat. Rip harry but some people just deserve to die and if people see it all the better! let's fucking goo

[smoshingatut]

I'm kinda tired of dungeon meshi fans blatantly misinterpreting Kabru's goals, motivations, and character so they can ship him with Laios...like obviously it's awesome if you enjoy Laikabu but can you nooot twist Kabru's intentions for involving himself with the guy who constantly triggers his monster trauma and pisses him off so bad he gets brain damage so that he turns into "the guy who wants to suck Laios's dick" as his entire character? I've even seen people cut off Kabru's words to make it seem like he is admiring Laios because it would disrupt that narrative

[bonetrousledbones]

saw some fanart that reminded me so very strongly of the mishap au that it had me reminiscing over it like a long lost lover. the one that got away..................

[strawberry-cowmilk]

oh no somebody I do not want to know about my online presence might have found this account luckily I didn't find anything suspicious in my follower list but oh my god

[simptasia]

being in the DS9 fandom, you'll discover there are so many ways for people to be wrong about julian bashir

[lizardywizardy]

I slept on this drama, but imagine being the kind of person who looks at a story where two middle-aged men genuinely and canonically fall in love, and instead voting for the story you made up in your head about a guy who canonically abandons his lifelong best friend to deal with nearly a century of accumulated trauma alone so that he can go undo the entire life of a woman he kissed one time.

[lazaruspiss]

so many people just hear "dick was a cop" and go "eww im gonna pretend i didnt see that" and like. if its just bc you cant handle the subject matter thats one thing, but often times its just. performative. especially because the actually storyline is so much about dick trying (and as far as ive gotten to reading so far, failing) to make a change in the system and be a "good cop". it's an extremely heavy but genuinely very interesting storyline. dick does find other "good cops", but they're very much the minority and usually keep their heads down, because cops are bastards and will ruin the lives of "fellow officers" who try and do things right. they try to frame dick for murder at one point and everything.