#jfc what even is this timeline

[abovethesmokestacks]

It has been a MORNING, and my watch fucking knows what's up:

"Stressed

Last 0:30 h"

YEAH, YOU WOULD BE TOO IF YOU WOKE UP TO KHAARIJA OF CHRISTMAS CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT AND HAD TO START PROCESSING THAT AT 6:45 IN THE GODDAMN MORNING

[asgardian--angels]

hoo boy the number of baaaad takes on twitter since that con o'neill interview came out lmao

[alipeeps]

Episode 30

I think I'll have to skip doing gifs for these last few commentaries, or it'll take me days to get through them all... 😭

Oh dang, Zhou Yichen's words are weighing on Li Lun.

Zhu Yan gave Li Lun the Truth Eye?!! 😭

What I don't get about this show is that they act like these two have been enemies for centuries.... but we know from the timeline it's been 8 years! They fell out and Li Lun was sealed 8 years ago just before the blood moon where Zhu Yan lost control.

"How long has it been since we played Go so peacefully?"

"I don't remember anymore"

IT'S BEEN EIGHT FUCKING YEARS!! 😂

It never had to be this way Li Lun, you're the one who made this a zero sum game.

How are his eyes so big?

Yeah but of those two friends, Li Lun, only one is a) a mass murderer, and b) actively choosing to possess and kill the other. When it comes down to a choice of who gets to inhabit one body - the original owner of the body, who is a literal child, has far greater rights to it than the one who stole the body and has killed lots of people.

The thing is... this is lovely and dramatic and all... but it's so unnecessary. All y'all idiots had to do was what I suggested at the end of episode 29 - tie that fucker up until Zhuo Yichen gets back with the sword and then sever his primordial spirit and free Xiao Bai. Why let Li Lun loose to start a fight that risks losing the opportunity to save Bai Jiu?

Also, can we please bear in mind that only recently Zhao Yuanzhou had his inner core damaged and a lot of his demon power consumed... and was warned it would not be a quick recovery.

Ah fuck... and Li Lun knows it. Wait up tho.. he's lost ALL his demon power? And is no different from a human? Is that true? And will he get it back?

Oh nice! Your opponent... is me!

But AGAIN... this is so fucking unnecessary! I mean yeah, badass fight scene and all... but you could have fucking resolved all this safely while Li Lun was unconscious.

Give it up for baby bro!!

Wait did baby bro like.. DIE, die? He's a puppet infused with Pei Siheng's spirit... I didn't think he could die?

Ahhh fuuuck and Wen Xiao is using the baize power (though without the token, it seems?) which could exacerbate her poisoning...

Zhuo Yichen would you please just fucking do whatever it is you need to do to remove Li Lun's primordial spirit, while he is fucking restrained!! Please! You're killing me here!

Great. So Wen Xiao injured herself for nothing because you didn't take advantage of the opportunity offered.

YING LEI!! NOOOOOOOO!!!

Well, this is going fucking great. 4 out of 5 of the team are now incapacitated in some way.

Don't you fucking do it. Don't do it. Not Ying Lei. Please...

Don't die don't die don't die don't die

JFC Bai Jiu will never recover if his body is used to kill Ying Lei...

Oh fuck he's crying... is... is Bai Jiu fighting back?!

DOITDOITDOITDOITDOITPLEASEFUCKINGSAVEHIM

Here you go, stick him in this piece of wood. 😂

Oh fuck not just any piece of wood... the root of Li Lun's pagoda tree... given to Zhu Yan centuries ago... 😭

So that was what Zhao Yuanzhou meant by a draw... a chance for Li Lun still to live. You didn't even give him chance to explain what he was offering Li Lun...

OH FUCK there was more to that "Promise me" that Zhou Yichen agreed to!!

Ying Lei won't let go of him. My heart!!

Oh don't you fucking have Ying Lei die on me now??!!

I don't like this close up of his face with a blurry lens. Don't fucking do this to me...

It was. You're best boy, Ying Lei. You always have been.

I hate this. Please don't let him die.

How can a half-god, half-demon mountain god die from such wounds?

How dare you fucking finally give him the validation he has always been seeking - and always deserved - only as he's dying?

This is killing me. He didn't need to die. And they are dragging it out soooo long. 😭😭😭😭😭

You bastards. You fucking bastards. I am NOT ok.

Xiao Jiu. Come back to us baby boy.

He's going to be devastated about YIng Lei. 😭😭

Oh dang, he wakes up and the first person he sees is his mum!!

I am actually genuinely fucking crying.

So has he lost his demonic power permanently?

So... there's 4.5 eps left to go. Wen Zongyu is dead. Li Lun is defeated. Bai Jiu is rescued.

What's going to be the plot for the next 4 episodes? It can't all be about Wen Xiao's poisoning...

Is shit about to go down with Chongwu camp/the results of Wen Zongyu's demon hybrid experiments?

Why is this show so determined to rip my heart out and stomp on it?

Zhuo Yichen is best big bro

My precious baby mountain god... 😭😭😭

Your girlfriend still needs you, Sijing. The polycule still needs you.

What the fuck was he going to say?!!

After this? After WHAT?!!

Why the fuck is he talking like he might no longer be around to protect Bai Jiu?

This has to have been a hell of a trip for Bai Jiu... he wakes up from being possessed by Li Lun to find:

Mum's back Ying Lei's dead Zhuo daren's a demon

THAT'S A VERY GOOD FUCKING QUESTION, BAI JIU!!!

Why the fuck does it feel like he is saying goodbye?! Is he... is he planning to absorb the poison from Wen Xiao?!!

(Shit. I guess there's no longer an option for Zhao Yuanzhou to do that cos his demon power is gone...)

Fuck me, that is exactly what he's planning, isn't it?

Oh and is Zhao Yuanzhou planning the same? (Sorry, demon daddy, Xiao Zhuo Daren already knows that's the only option).

Are they going to be fighting over who gets to sacrifice themselves to save her?

You're damn right she wouldn't let you.

FUUUUUUCK. This episode destroyed me. I am an emotional wreck.

[odinsblog]

Do not read this if you don’t want to hear straight talk.

Let’s get this straight up front: I am NOT a fan of Joe Biden. I don’t believe that he’s “the greatest most progressive president since FDR,” and I do not buy any of the other hype that DNC sycophants are selling. Biden has a lot of problems. On the border; and on immigration for Haitians and other non-white non-European immigrants; he fundamentally changed (for the worse) how and where asylum seekers can apply; he is absolutely positively deadass wrong on Israel, and he has even more issues than I’m willing to go into on this “short” post. A lot more.

That all said, I fucking hate Donald Trump and I do not want to see him in office again. Anything you can say about Biden you can say 100x worse about Trump. Everything gets worse with Trump. Everything.

If Democrats wanted another candidate, the 2020 primaries was the time for doing it. So now, less than four months before the election, we stick with the person who the DNC crammed down our throats when we very obviously had other viable options. It’s not only too late for changing horses midstream, but it’s just plain old stupid. Like the video said, what’s the fucking plan?

In contrast, look at how united Republicans are:

And all of those white nationalist, Christofascists are not only strongly united, they are all voting for Trump.

Meanwhile, Democrats are l i t e r a l l y out there using Trump’s biggest argument against Biden and arguing for a replacement as we approach the finish line. There is a reason the primaries are held so long before the general election - to give the public time to unite behind the candidate. Who is the public supposed to unite behind in less than 100 days? Because the Democrats can’t even agree on that all-important issue. Many DNC insiders don’t seem too keen on nominating a Black woman named Kamala Harris (and I’ve got issues with her too), but if not her, then who???

(SN: no, this isn’t the part where your favorite third or fourth party candidate with zero name recognition shows up and saves the day)

Not to mention, there’s a long ass list of legal challenges over who gets Biden’s war chest if he drops out now. Those challenges will not be resolved in 100 days.

So yeah, as far as I’m concerned the DNC didn’t listen to their base and stuck us with a clunker in 2020, and now they wanna get a new car? NO! What the hell happened to “be pragmatic”? What happened to “better than Trump”??

Look, I’ll wrap this up. I don’t like Biden very much. He IS too old and everyone knew he was too old in 2020, but right now, at this particular moment in time in this timeline, he’s what we got to beat Trump. And if Biden’s doctor pronounced him braindead and gave him five months to live, I’m exactly just petty enough to still vote for him anyway. My only motivation is to stop Trump, and if Biden is the last worst option for doing that, then so be it.

Finally, please try not to reblog this by adding, “Vote Blue”. That’s the annoyingly vapid rhetorical equivalent of saying, “shall not be infringed,” and it isn’t even an argument, it’s a slogan specifically tailored for people in your echo chamber who already agree with you — not something you would say if you wanted to convince people or to change their minds.

JFC, I can’t believe y’all really got me outchea actively advocating for Joe Biden.

[moociaoafterdark]

Get to work, Erebus, chop chop!

I just now that old man dementia Horus will still think his baby still there with erebus shape shifting and stuff but it's different story with sanguinius corrupted or not he know his baby so I don't think erebus will try it tho but at the same time that's his baby face

If Horus ever fight sanguinius like the original timeline Horus will be angry at him for not being on his side saying how our child need you and chaos gave our baby change to live again yada yada etc, sanguinius is angered by his baby tarnished memory by Horus and fight him the more harder

Or corrupted sanguinius that join in Horus every time his dementia work in sanguinius doesn't have the heart to tell him baby's dead 🥺 and play along with the delusion or sanguinius also gaslight himself thinking she still there but just playing around right now and not somewhere not breathing

"I just know that old man dementia Horus will still think his baby still there" ANON, WHO HURT YOU?? Jfc, poor Horus. This is legit even more of a good reason for Horus turning corrupted, because a desperate and grieving parent is not in a right headspace to resist Chaos, especially when it promises Horus his child back. Horus vs Sanguinius battle just got 10x worse, because they're not just fighting over the fate of the Imperium and humanity anymore, they are fighting over the memory of their dead child. Both think the other is a horrible parent, when in reality, they're both just crushed and destroyed by the death of the person they loved the most. Taking a "grief induced split up" to a whole new level. Corrupted Sanguinius, on the other hand, knowing better and still not having the heart to tell Horus, seeing him so happy after that day, is just... OHHH MAAAN. He hates Erebus for what he is doing, but he also can't get rid of him, in fear of what might happen to Horus when his "child" is gone again. Lastly, honorable mention goes to Erebus. Sure, he is a monster and FUCK EREBUS, but I wonder how he would feel at being treated so warmly by the Warmaster? Would he gloat in secret and laugh at how stupid and naive Horus is? Or would he get attached to the role, get a little bit too in character and grows dependent on the fatherly affections Horus gives him. He never experienced something like this before, so he is shocked when he finds out how... nice it feels to be loved by a father. Of course, Erebus is still sweating bullets when corrupted Sanguinius is around. If looks could kill, there wouldn't be atoms left from Erebus. This is the amount of hatred burrowed in Sanguinius' death glare.

[ms-m-astrologer]

Transiting Venus enters retrograde zone

Timeline

Friday, January 10, 09:59 UTC - transiting Venus’ greatest eastern elongation, 7°35’ Pisces

Tuesday, January 28, 20:22 UTC - transiting Venus enters retrograde zone, 24°37’ Pisces

Tuesday, February 4, 07:57 UTC - transiting Venus enters Aries

Sunday, March 2, 00:36 UTC - transiting Venus stations retrograde, 10°50’ Aries

Sunday, March 23, 01:07 UTC - Sun-Venus inferior conjunction, 2°39’ Aries

Thursday, March 27, 08:41 UTC - transiting Venus retrogrades back into Pisces

Sunday, April 13, 01:02 UTC - transiting Venus stations direct, 24°37’ Pisces

Wednesday, April 30, 17:16 UTC - transiting Venus re-enters Aries

Friday, May 16, 06:04 UTC - transiting Venus exits retrograde zone, 10°50’ Aries

Sunday, June 1, 07:34 UTC - transiting Venus’ greatest western elongation, 25°14’ Aries

*+=+*+=+*+=+*

Let me warn everyone right now - this is probably the only stand-alone post I’ll make about Venus Rx in 2025. What I plan to do instead is write more about each step in my weekly forecasts. So if it’s important to you, screenshot that timeline and write the dates down in your planner!

Astrologically, the timing and placement of this particular Rx Zone just boggle my mind. Here is Venus moving back and forth over late Pisces/early Aries - as the Lunar Nodes move from early Aries/Libra to late Pisces/Virgo - as Saturn and Neptune begin their year-long transition from Pisces to Aries - and as transiting Mercury gets in on the action, having its Rx Zone cover exactly the same Zodiacal ground beginning the day before Venus stations retrograde.

JFC.

Anyway, during Venus retrograde times, we are meant to reflect upon our sense of self-worth and our relationships. Can’t have one without the other...? It’s comparable to the stories of the Mesopotamian goddess Inanna descending to the Underworld (most likely woven around Venus’ Rx cycles) - Inanna ends up stripping herself (or being stripped) of all her outer accoutrements, in order to be reborn.

Some general warnings about this time period, based on Venus’ areas:

Arts - without fail, every time Venus has an RZ, I get an idea for some grandiose, complicated project for knitting or crocheting. And without fail, every time this grand project ends up abandoned. It’s okay to continue working on the art projects you already have going, but hold off on starting anything new.

Beauty - how many impulsive, disastrous makeovers have occurred during Venus Rx, I wonder? DO NOT CHOP OFF ALL YOUR HAIR. Instead, consider ways to revamp your wardrobe and image. Consider, but don’t act until Venus is direct again.

Love - traditionally, this is a time when past lovers reenter our lives. Equally traditional is the end result, namely, asking ourselves in horror, “What was I thinking?” Some love karma may not be quite as paid off as we presumed. It’s a good time to search out what it was we were supposed to learn from the experience.

Money - get-rich quick schemes based off our own gullibility. Throwing money away on whatever is our escapist vehicle of choice - booze, drugs, food, TV, gaming, the list goes on and on.

Look to the house(s) in your birth chart, which contain the sliver of Zodiac between 24° Pisces and 10° Aries, to see where the action will be. Natal 2nd House? Pay attention to your budget! Natal 7th House? Beware those returning past partners!

And since Venus Rx is cyclical, think back eight years to February-May 2017 - Feb-May 2009 - even Feb-May 2001 - and review what happened then. (These RZs are in my natal 5th House, and sure enough, I was exclusively concerned with my kids and their drama during those times.)

We have a week of Venus/Pisces before she moves on to Aries - a week of wistful daydreaming. Take note of what seems to pop up; you’ll revisit it during the next few months. Something wonderful you don’t want to let go - something wonderful you don’t dare believe could be meant for you.

There is also a spectacular set up between February 1-3, when Venus, Neptune, and the North Node all are conjunct in very late Pisces - joined on Saturday the 1st by the Moon attaining her Crescent phase, and all of them semi-square the Aquarius Sun. What Pisces-type quality are you lacking, or maybe have too much of, that holds you back?

[bithcisweartogod]

thoughts on ep 4 (ramblings, random and devoid of logic)

it really looks as if liu xiao actually has just this one ability of hearing people’s heartbeats, since that’s the only way he got the idea that lu guang’s suspicious into his mind; (though i still think he’s hiding more, WAY MORE)

also never EVER trust that man when he says he wants to be your “friend” he’ll rope you into his “hunter and prey” bullshit; kinda interesting that liu xiao and xia fei seem to work together without vein, like they’re doing their own thing. i originally thought that vein was the one who got xia fei this “side gig” but no. it was liu xiao all the way; something connects both of them to the bahati fire. it took place ten years ago, liu xiao and xia fei would be around 10, they couldn’t possibly be the ones responsible for it, right? so why are they so interested? are we dealing with little arsonists? or are they just covering up for someone? also the guy in the bar, how come he’s in this story? someone deliberately set fire to this language school but the reason for it can’t really be just “well i wanted to open a bar there🥰” like what;

even though lu guang just said one little phrase in english i giggled and replayed it several times HE SOUNDS GOOD he also def understands more english than cheng xiaoshi because he clearly knew what vein actually said; also just how bad is lu guang’s overall state if he got such a high temperature and FAINTED from all this shit…;;; apart from that BOOM we’ve established that now we’re watching a third attempt and maybe yeah, maybe his time traveling adventures were the thing that disturbed the timeline OR maybe someone is also trying to intervene. (upd OMG NO MY STUPIDD BRAIN lg said its the third time that events are ALTERED not the third ATTEMPT jfc) not sure who. the most obvious pick would be liu xiao but is he really?? idk. why is lu guang so set on getting everything on the right track? does he want to leave all the past the same so that the situation when vein attacks them is the same so lu guang would know for sure how to save cheng xiaoshi? and i still have no idea how qiao ling and captain xiao become vein’s targets as well (esp xiao li it just seems so random?? qiao ling could be explained since she’s close to cheng xiaoshi and lu guang and vein could kill her as a punishment to them, but captain xiao?? the main trio hasn’t even worked with him yet?)

just how weird lu guang’s behavior must seem to cheng xiaoshi like your friend slaps the hand of the person who saved you away, runs away without saying anything and drags you with him, passes out, then next morning says he’s fine, then calls you saying HE WON’T MAKE IT 😭😭

also uhm. is the guy who cheng xiaoshi dived into…alive? or did he accidentally change the past?…and bless cheng xiaoshi’s heart he trusts people so easily like he CAUGHT the reaction that xia fei and the bar manager had to him mentioning cheng weimin yet as soon as they say that they don’t know who that is he’s like oh :( okay :(

[mvrdermeharder]

Jfc okay i have to yap abt this series bc it makes me fucking insane and now i’m unable to rest

Because wow. LG really went back in time with full intention to kill Vein, and it’s foreshadowed very nicely:

As i was watching ep2 for the first time, this scene immediately stood out to me bc of the color of the threads… and the fact that right after this scene we get the after-credits of Vein walking around is no coincidence.

Mm so. Something something about how threads are a common metaphor for a human’s life, and cutting them results in their death… and they are an ancient metaphor for fate and destiny as well (for example, the Moirai in greek mythology)

Soo isn’t it quite fascinating that Vein’s design incorporates A LOT of red lines and threads, not to mention that he has his hair threaded in a neat red braid too…

And what’s even more interesting: in some of the official art his hair turns grey/black at the end of the braid… Which is not the case in any of the Bridon arc episodes btw. His hair is fully red in the original timeline, in Xia Fei’s memories, in the op and ed, and even at his death.

So now that he’s revived by whichever means, I assume his hair’ll be grey at the ends from now on, symbolizing how the thread of his life and destiny was unjustifiably cut short.

But ig we’ll have to wait and see… or maybe i’m entirely wrong, who knows lol

I might be reaching w all of this, OR it might’ve been pointed out by someone else already. I’m genuinely unaware and clueless bc i’m extremely new to this show… as in i’ve only just finished binging all 3 seasons this very day.

So yeahh, i haven’t read any theories yet, i’m not even sure that i understand every established fact correctly, so i’m definitely planning on rewatching all 3 seasons to note down all the details and… just the plot in general😭😭

Bc holy shit this series is so fucking complicated, i feel like it’s tearing my brain apart into the tiniest of pieces and then throwing them in boiling water to marinate… like omfg, i swear couldn’t put a single coherent thought together while binging the episodes lmaooo

[lowkeyrobin]

could you just do some Wyatt oleff hcs abt him being reader's bf? famous uni pleasee

okay yeah sure, I can do that! ; very excited to have a wyatt request lol ; thanks for requesting, hope you enjoy!

WYATT OLEFF ; dating shenanigans

summary ; dating stuff w wyatt

warnings ; language

word count ; 403

masterlist

jfc there's sooo many edits

theyre adorable tho

you both love being stupid and funny

you share a playlist of just meme/unserious songs for the bit

you have a comedy yt channel where you act out dumb shit and talk about funny things / look at old files/notes of yours that are awfully horrendous

you both love taking hikes in the fall

it's so hozier core (take this lightly hozier stans I'm one of you)

Deadpool is on the TV 24/7

your Instagrams are just mountains of pics of each other lmfao

and you're always hyping up each other's projects, whether ur working together or not

you met on the set of IT and were just friends for a while

what I'd give to go back to IT prime omfg

then you, him, and sophia moved to ianowt (it wasn't canceled just for this bit so welcome to another timeline)

you played stans love interest in the weird love square thing

lemme tell u those editors can WORKKKK

after the first season you guys lowkey started dating

after you confirmed ur relationship, ppl started shipping stan (uris) and ur character in it a lot more

they were always around but even more now since u made it canon for shits and giggles

you were the first to confess

he's oblivious tbh

after the first season of ianowt ended, you had to just get it off yr chest cause you couldn't function anymore u just needed an answer

you took him to a bakery he'd never been to, got food, and drove around for a while and took in the scenery

you stopped at a park and hung out before you just asked him

and he said yes 🙏🙏

he's not big on pda like a 3/10

he'll hold ur hand and stuff but that's it

he's not all that jealous either, like a 1/10

he couldn't care less

unless he needs to step in when someone's being weird

just ask for an autograph don't be freaky 😭

but there's a soft blanket of trust covering your relationship, there's nthn to worry about

and finally some songs to fit the vibe

into your eyes ; secret wonder

sunlight ; hozier

would that i ; hozier

home ; good neighbors

dreams ; fleetwood mac

silver springs ; fleetwood mac

somewhere in my heart ; aztec camera

poison ; bell biv devoe

cloudbusting ; kate bush

[epitomereally]

H/D Erised 2023 fic claim: True Love Gave To Me for @bicholsdrarrysideblog

It’s the first of December, and all Draco wants to do is make Christmas lovely for Scorpius. But then Harry Potter shows up, asking him to save the world, and it turns out they’ve almost saved the world a couple of times before. One-hundred and forty-four times, to be exact. Or: what happens after the time loop?

BICHOL, I had the absolute best time writing this fic for you. I spent about five million years trolling your bookmarks (which are hilarious & you have the best taste jfc), and lovedlovedloved pining Harry + doesn’t-believe-he-deserves-good-things Draco. Add in Scorpius and just a pinch of a plot and voila: this fic was born! Thank you so much again for pinch-hitting for Erised this year ♡

This fic took a gaggle of Christmas elves, angels, ghouls, and Krampus to drag over the finish line—@citrusses and @mallstars for their incredible alpha work, and @queenie-jinny and @sleepstxtic for pushing me to fix my tenses, catching all my typos, and generally betaing this fic on a timeline that I cannot even comprehend for myself. All of you are so so so appreciated.

a little Christmas snippet ♡

It’s only as he’s pounding on the door, Scorpius holding his hand in his most darling emerald wool cloak, that Draco begins to question his actions.

It’s too late though. Harry Potter answers it.

“Draco?” He’s still in pyjamas, red and covered in tiny fluttering Snitches. They look like childrens’ pyjamas magically sized up, with how Potter’s knobbly ankles show. “How’d you get past the Fidelius?”

Draco waggles his fingers, and says, “Loop magic?” Then he immediately remembers how absolutely idiotic Pansy looks when she does that and drops his hands to his side, lickety-split.

“Hi, Potter!” Scorpius waves.

Potter’s face lights up instantly, and the gnawing ache grows inside Draco. It’s just—how can anyone just wear their feelings on their face like that? It’s not fair: not fair to Draco, not fair to Scorpius, not fair to Potter. Not fair to Draco’s heart—144 days sounds like an eternity, but it doesn’t feel like enough for Potter to—for whatever Potter’s feeling, right there on his face, for the world to see. For Draco to see.

But Draco knows he made the right choice as soon as Potter squats onto his knees and starts chattering to Scorpius. Scorpius is unusually gregarious with Potter, and Draco wonders if perhaps the finger-waggly loop magic may actually have something to do with it—the easy way Scorpius takes Potter’s hand when it took him ages to warm up to Blaise when he’d returned from abroad. Or maybe it’s just Potter: his palpable warmth, the way he acts genuinely interested in what Scorpius has to say, how his smile lights up his whole face and his eyes say I could love you; let me love you.

for those who care: fonts are aquiline two and alegraya. painting is by bruno liljefors, vintervita trädtoppar med orrar

[louisisalarrie]

None of your guys theories make sense, no celebrity was ever forced to have a fake child, why would they go that far esp considering that Larry was extremely popular? It’s not normal to be this obsessed with a child, even using his height as some kind of proof. Just accept Louis had sex with a woman that wasn’t you and move on jfc.

Ooo boy we really are back! Just a couple of reaaaallyyyy simple notes to your love letter to me:

1. Have a look at the timelines, resources, masterposts, etc. and tell me that’s not fishy at least

2. Larry was popular with fans but being gay in the music industry isn’t. Their entire demographic was young women who will engage more if they think one of the boys will fall in love with them. That’s marketing 101

3. The only people obsessed with a child are the folks screaming and crying and running update accounts and begging for content of that minor - we literally would rather not see him at all regardless of what we believe in because he’s literally a young kid and has been plastered online for 9 years now - which, to add, isn’t it a little weird? If we refer back to marketing 101 just above, it’s very strange indeed hmmm

4. Louis’ a babe, 150%, but he swings for the other team and i acknowledged that in about 2011. Plus, im a Niall girl and I ain’t out here hating on his gf, so your theory is flawed yet again.

Have a nice day!

[oflorelei]

Gonna be honest gang, I don't see the appeal behind Daemon Blackfyre x Daenerys Targaryen. Like this isn't a hate or anything but I just don't fuck with the whole "started a war because he was denied her", like am I suppose to feel bad? I like Daemon but like, I ain't gonna blame Daeron if that was the truth (which I doubt, given the timeline). Like respectfully Daeron had to deal with his own father indirectly causing rumors about illegitimate and also watch his father pass BLACKFYRE to Daemon. Yeah sorry, but the intent is clear in Aegon's actions, so even if Daemon magically decides that years after him being married, with multiple children (especially sons), and years after Daenerys being married he suddenly starts a rebellion because of that- I just lose respect for the guy? 🧍 Like for me personally there are always the political reasons that are deeper, more meaningful and also more influencal then tragic love (which is also why I don't believe the assumption that Rhaegar caused the rebellion). That is just my belief but jfc I would lose A LOT of respect for daemon if he would have done that, like you got to be daddy's favorite, blackfyre, an older legitimate brother who cared enough to pay the dowry for a bride with immaculate political strings, sons, admiration but you want more?

IDK, I honestly think at most it was a crush if even true at all, I think it just erases the political aspect of the discord that was rampant in the seven Kingdoms at that time because, believe it or not, there are people and houses and politics outside the Targaryens. Ship what y'all want tho this ain't a hate post cuz they are actually close in age and Daemon only is a bit weird (dor fathering way too many kids in a short time on Rohanne).

I might do a deep dive trying to analyze it at some point, maybe after a "How to view historical sources" lol

[empressofmankind]

Things I enjoyed about writing my Crocodile/female!OC smut, in no particular order:

If you had to imagine the walking, talking embodiment of all Buggy's insecurities (imo), I feel like you'd get Sir Crocodile, and that's pretty much how I went into writing him. I set out to absolutely maximize Buggy's: "Oh no, her ex is (insert self-deprecating qualifier) than me". You know, tall(er), confident, masculine, accomplished, infamous, intimidating, actually scary, redundantly rich, pretty conventionally attractive and the scar just adds to the sex appeal. He has a voice like that, and no doubt a way with women? He's even near perfected his control over his devil fruit powers! Absolutely aces the whole Bounty Hunting business thing. Rolls in and out the Grand Line like it's his backyard. He's even better at being Disney-levels of evil! Complete with a better villain laugh. How dare. How dare he absolutely nail most of everything Bugs covets? Poor Buggy. The fact that his girlfriend is technically still married to the jackass is just an extra kick in the gut while he's down, tbh. Basically, if Bugs were a piniata, this is currently my stick of choice to go at him with. I just keep finding new aspects for Bugs to be insecure about and it doesn't matter how often Shivs tells him not to worry about it.

As you know, I wrote the whole thing first in three sits, ignoring most of the limb logistics. And then I went in and revoked hand privileges. That sucked? But it was also kind of fun to then try and either make it work with one hand and/or integrate his hook. Some of the instances actually got far better with it: neck pulling, ahoy! is a big one, hitching up clothing for a close second, but also being casually threatening for no apparent reason (and then for a really apparent reason, omg). Croc seems to lean towards preferring to use his hand, and sometimes he misses having two of them for this and I tried to show that. I mean, I get it - hands have tactile sensation. Plus, we wouldn't want to kill her. Not at this point in the timeline.

God tier banter, if I may say so myself. I specifically enjoy writing (sexual) banter, but I feel like I've outdone myself here. Their beats are also pretty even-handed and so well attuned to eachother, like this isn't their first verbal rodeo, this is the end stage mega evolution of years of practise.

The way Shivs walked into her ex's office with the intention of manipulating him with sex, but did so while explicitly and recognisably wearing her current boyfriend's clothes. Balls of steel, this girl. But, she knew who she was confronting. If he turned out at all amenable to her scheme, he'd want her out of these rags stat. And that was five free steps in the direction she was meaning to go. In addition, I am a firm believer of him being a high-key closeted bisexual and we all know what they say when boys excessively pick on you. All it takes is squinting just right and imagining her with a different hair colour, and that just made me chortle. I am probably the whole target audience for this, but yolo.

The way his pet name use corresponds to his emotional headspace, apparently. I wasn't doing this intentionally, but I noticed during editing. He says 'doll' a lot (a grand total of 14 times, jfc), uses it the way guys tend to use 'babe'. I felt doll suited him, perhaps because I strongly associate it with Noir films, older Bond & Mafia movies, and crime bosses in general. Showing my age there, maybe. Then he also uses 'sweetheart' quite a few times (9 iirc), and I am pretty sure he does so in an endearing manner. Lowering those emotional walls a teeny tiny bit as fondness seeps through. And then, like, once or twice, he uses 'honey'. And, again, I feel like he uses it in an older manner, the way stereotypically a husband fondly refers to his wife. It feels intimate. Like he briefly forgets all of this is dust? I think about that a lot.

Did you notice how she doesn't use any terms of endearment? I did wonder if she had any, but I felt like she wouldn't use them. Not at this point. Not any more. She loves Bugs. She did slip up once though, did you notice? She is the queen of mildly awkward nicknames.

It may not seem so at first pass, and it's certainly not super obvious, but it seems to me like he's trying pretty hard to put Shivs' relationship goals bar somewhere on the roof. He wants nothing and no one to be able to even remotely compare to him, especially not the clown. So he throws everything at this that he can? Which, arguably, is mostly material because that's in his nature and fundamentally how he interacts with and relates to the world and people around him. But you saw how fast he was to gtfo that couch the minute she alluded to any part of this being cheap (Mediocre? Sub-standard? Blasé?). Does he genuinely not want to cheapen the whole thing? Or can he just not stand the idea of her thinking this whole thing is cheap? Or both? I suppose these aren't mutually exclusive.

I like that she can make him laugh, and vice versa. They've got really solid chemistry, dammit.

Two people that just really enjoy smoking. Like, they are Smokers with a capital S. That's a whole relationship dynamic unto itself. I am really pleased with how I managed to actively integrate it into their shenanigans. It was a lot of fun and something unique to them.

The way he just repeatedly fails at trying to engage her in a little girl dynamic. Was that a thing in the past? They had (and have) a fairly notable age difference (7-8 years, give or take). And he takes it so well when she just, doesn't play along or only does so for like five entire seconds, or blatantly wields it against him. Poor guy. Just spank her already, I know you want to.

The way Shivs goes from being mildly nervous and quite determined to: 'Oh fuck, I'd forgotten how good this actually used to be'. Like, been there, done that, didn't end well. But man, it's a mood.

Press F in the chat for the fact that she only had one orgasm in this whole thing, and it barely took the edge off. Jerk knew what he was doing. It's a power play, of course.

Sneaking in background information and then doing absolutely nothing with it. Like the comment he makes regarding both their facial scars. But also every time either of them alludes to their past relationship but doesn't actually tell us anything.

Mihawk is a wine aunt. Even Crocodile seems to think so. I am sorry, I don't make the rules.

The part where he just happens to have things on hand that she either likes (i.e. that specific brand of cigarillo's his company makes) or that fit her way too precisely (i.e. that outrageously swaggy negligee). This dude is not OK. My man, if you still know your ex' dress sizes this well after several years, you need to do some introspection. And maybe see a therapist.

The infamous fancy panties were originally a gift from him, and she evidently kept them these past years? I am not sure what makes me frown deeper: the fact that she still has them, or the fact that he immediately recognised them. I don't think she was necessarily wearing them on purpose? She does really like them and wears them often. RIP those undies. I think she's way more upset about losing them than she lets on. I wonder if she'll accept new one(s)? I suspect she may, something about gift horses. Maybe he figures? Maybe that's the point. A renewal of something. A visual reminder of the casual control he can exert over her when he wants to. It may seem insignificant (she will definitely not overthink it), but underwear is very private and intimate. He's staking a claim even without particularly saying so. But I am sure every other man in the room will figure that one out. (Counting on Mihawk to say it out loud in that bored drawl of his. The Bisexuals Straights Are At It Again.) Doubly so if they're particularly prone to feeling insecure. Poor Bugs. Just take this one lying down, you silly clown. She wants them because she thinks you'll like them and she knows neither of you can gdamn afford anything remotely like it.

Did you notice she isn't truly naked at any point? Partially undressed, yes. A little exposed, also. But not naked. Meanwhile, he's stomping around in his bare ass half the fic. I like how he gave her something nice to wear and then didn't take it off.

At this point, I feel like he gets pants problems the minute she calls him 'sir', no matter the context. Some things just get sexy tainted forever, and there's no going back, lmao.

The unnecessarily expensive details. I had so much fun with those? The layout and details of his office and bedroom, for one. Both their smokes are implied to be well out of Shivs paygrade. Any brands come to mind? Or take the wine, for example. Can you guess which one I am referencing? And the lace - I am from a traditional lace-making area. Handmade lace was and is hella expensive. Don't even start about lace featuring custom tailored designs. There was absolutely no need to throw this much Beli at the nearest wall. But he did it anyway, because he does it all the time.

The way he keeps verbally reminding her of how different things used to be. For the better, in his opinion, of course. Like, are we casually trading favours here, or are you trying something?

On that count, did you notice how often Shivs is actually thinking about Buggy in this? At no point is he far from her thoughts, it seems.

I didn't set out with this mindset, but based on how the whole thing came out - I think Crocodile might miss her (or the idea of her) ? At any rate, I don't think he's OK. You stupid dick. You self-marooned on this island of misery and now it's too late. No changies, no takebacksies.

I came up with the title post-fact. Maybe it's his thoughts, not hers?

[amethystfairy1]

Hi there! Just wanted to pop in and say that I absolutely loved your Call Me Hetalia series on ffnet as a kid (cough 12 years old jfc cough). I read it when I was still extremely new to the fandom (I had to google what the Nordics and East Asian personifications looked like!) and I'm so unbelievably fond of that series for introducing me to most of the side characters besides the G8. I absolutely loved your worldbuilding, from how the school was set up to the codenames and even Rome and Carthage's backstory!

Long appreciative rambling aside, it's amazing to stumble upon your tumblr after all this time, and even more amazing that you write for mcyt now! I'll definitely have to check them out some time!❤️❤️❤️

Oh my STARS

It’s been sooooooo long since I heard that name…Call us Hetalia!!! YES! Oh what a time we had with those stories, I’m so glad you enjoyed them so much, thank you! Those stories were my first real stab at writing an extended timeline the way I tend to do for most of work now! My MCYT series actually have a lot in common with that early work of mine!

I’m still on my “Someone has a big secret oh wait actually everyone has a big secret that we’re all collectively keeping” bullshit don’t worry 😆 thank you so much for coming by! I’m so happy to stumbled over me in the wilds of tumblr!!! I do hope you enjoy my MCYT stories if you ever check them out!!! 💖

[johnslittlespoon]

HI I'M ALIVE i swear this is a pattern at this point, i post a new fic/chapter and disappear for a phat day (or two) lmaoo i literally get The Fear and i have to avoid notifs/comments for a bit <33

that being said, wept reading the comments on TAS, i'm so so thankful y'all are vibing with it because i was NERVOUS about posting my first ever modern au and i wanted to make sure it still felt true to the characters but everyone's been so unbelievably kind i'm so wahhahhhh :')) i appreciate the sweet words SO so much, it's so reassuring and so motivating <33

so motivating actually that i'm already halfway done ch2... whoops? litch rally buzzing with how excited i am to write, i don't think i've ever experienced this which sounds strange but like. okay hold i can already tell i'm gonna go on a tangent so let me cut myself off with a read more lmaoo

idk, does anyone else ever sometimes feel like even though obviously we all write fic for enjoyment because we do it for free, sometimes it feels like a chore? not in the sense that i feel obligated to write, but just that even though i feel passionately about what i want to write, it's just hard to get my brain into gear (adhd aside) even when i really want to. i'm just thinking out loudddd now but my concerta just kicked in so it's inevitable LOL word vomit and thought processing is apparently a necessary part of my writing process smh

writing yad(iym) has honestly been so helpful with this because one of the biggest things that i struggle with when writing is that i have a super vivid imagination and can picture exactly what i want to portray/convey, but sometimes i don't know how to get there, but with the dog coded fic i have the timeline of the actual show to follow, so it takes a lot of pressure off in that sense! it's sorta like filling in the gaps because i have something base level to work with.

but 99% of the time when writing, i don't have that, so i end up avoiding my docs often because i feel stuck in terms of progressing the storyline, and my writing process drags on so longgg. i'm finding too now that i'm writing my first (and second oops) actual long fic that oneshots are actually more difficult for me to finish for some reason despite most of mine being shorter than a singular chapter in my fics, which is funny because i was so terrified of commitment starting a chaptered fic but i've ended up being more consistent.

anyway point is, i adore writing yad(iym) and it's been the most fun experience i've had fic writing, but now that i've sorted out the world building aspects for tough and sweet, everything is just flowing and instead of having to sit myself down at my desk and kinda just force myself into the zone, i cannot drag myself out of my docs?? and i've never had that happen but i'm definitely trying to take advantage of it while it lasts and get as much written as possible!

i think it also helps that it's so lighthearted compared to the angst of yadiym (tho i've got some angst planned for tas too lol sry) so i don't have to think as much about the weight behind certain dialogue, or carefully plan out the progression of the relationship dynamic the way the time period/setting of yadiym requires. it's a nice breather from the constraints of the mota–verse (as much as it's still my favourite thing to read/write with these boys), but i also enjoy getting to sink back into that doc when i want something deeper than the little biker boys.

i'm still very much working away on yadiym tho to be clear!! i was scared to start tas before i finished it in case i hyperfixated on tas and my updates got slow on yadiym, but it's genuinely helped me find a balance because i'm always working on one if i'm not working on the other <3 i'm about half done ch6 too for yadiym (how many times can i type that in one post jfc), i'm just at an internal emotions heavy part which i Hate. writing lmaooo give me dialogue or smut and i can type away for hrs but introspection?? internal conflict? hell

ok that's all my fic related rambling thank uuuu/apologies if u sat thru all of that LOL lmk if your writing process/mindset is similar or not bc i'm always curious about how other people's brains work with this stuff!! also how does one get over feeling obnoxious about rambling on their own acc like. this is my acc. i could post 100 times a day if i wanted. i need to Relax good god

[peachym00]

Stream of 4 minutes consciousness…

*sighs deeply like an old man weathered by life*

I’ve been through three different VPNs and three different countries on VIU to try and watch the uncut version of 4Minutes ep 2 and jfc I have finally succeeded

the effort I have gone to just so I can legally watch the series is honestly embarrassing (and I am fully unashamed about it lmao)

spoilers below for another post of my stupid thoughts while watching ep2…

?????? Who is this hooded figure??????? Who is BEATING someone to DEATH may I ask?????????

I rly wonder who this woman is???? And who her dead son is?????? Does it have something to do with Tonkla????? WHO KNOWS NOT ME

Tyme is so straight faced and serious in doctor mode

Ah GREAT MY BABY I will defend him with my life I’ve decided that rn

lol at the nurses gossiping abt tymes love life

Is that Greats friend arguing with his girlfriend??????

Great sitting in class all cute and distressed about his little seeing into the future problem

Ohh Dome…I fear you witnessed something you shouldn’t have

Title what the fuck have you done with your girlfriend?????? God he’s such a creepy dude

Omfg Great WHY ARE YOU FRIENDS WITH SUCH A FREAK

I love that all Great cares about is that someone might file a missing persons report about titles girlfriend even though his friend is a LITERAL KIDNAPPER

omfg Dome in the BOOT?????

GOOD BOY GREAT DON’T HELP UR FRIEND MURDER DOME

OMFG?????????????????????????

Oh the 4 mins thing is happening

NO DONT HURT GREAT MY BABY

Oohhhhh Tyme does boxing

Okay domes in the hospital and great has somehow hurt his head

PAHAHAHAH Tyme checking himself out in the mirror so he can go and treat the patient he has a crush on

omfg this interaction is so awkwardly tension filled AND I OOP

TYME STEPPING INTO GREATS LEGS LIKE THAT AND MAKING HIM PANIC THIS IS ROMANTIC COMEDY GOLD

Greats like: FUCK this is the beautiful man I’ve been having SEX VISIONS ABOUT

omg Tyme subtly flirting with Great as he treats his wound is killing me

PAHAHAHAH YEAH GREAT YOU STARE AT THAT WAIST … Tyme is a v sexy doctor I have to say

🥹…the way he held greats chin

you have good memory YEAH THATS BC HE FANCIES YOU GREAT jfc Tyme is so flirty I would fold so easily if he were my doctor

Idk if you should be asking people that Great it makes you sound crazy bby

Okay whose body have the police found?????TONKLAS BROTHER??????? poor bby😭😭😭😭 but WHO is Tonklas brother??

Again Greats outfit choices are impeccable

OMFG TITLE YOU ARE A PSYCHO why are you literally fighting Great?!?? Omfg don’t kill him Title

WHERE DID TYME COME FROM??????????? okay there must be two different timelines playing I don’t know how else that would happen

AWWWW TYME YOU WERE WORRIED

YEAH GREAT YOU TAKE THE SEXY MANS NUMBER

oh and we’re back at that weird gambling den that Korn has been so graciously given

Oh poor Tonkla😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Korn you have no idea you just hung up on your grieving lover😭 ugh this is messy😭

I feel like having a violin player in that tiny office is so unnecessary lmao

Ooohhhhhh Korn you really are in some deep shit aren’t you

Why is Korn in Fahs BEDROOM?? what is going on here? WHY ARE YOU NAKED????? Are you lovers?? Is this an agreement?????? Friends with benefits???? ….the slurp

Tonkla the nice policeman is checking on you bc he thinks you’re pretty!!!!!

OMG TYME????? YOURE THE ONE WHO PUT A MOLE IN KORNS GAMBLING DEN????????

but FOR WHY?????????????

Jesus that was another amazing episode