#just because people have taken the anonymity from them doesn't make it okay

[puppercupboard]

Apparently Unpopular Opinion but if you are using the members of the band behind the masks as what you think the ghouls look like in any way that cannot be seen with them in full uniform or in any way that they try to Hide when in full uniform you're just doing Demon Au RPF

[rosesradio]

The post you just reblogged made me wanna ask

If the seven were slashers (seprately)

What would be their motives?

hm, okay, this is interesting...pretty much just the dark!version of each character

jason is the easiest to me. he was born of the lust of zues & a mortal woman chasing fame & glory. he was raised by wolves & primed to be an errand boy, a tool for the gods with no feelings of his own. i could see a path of him being driven to madness, urging for revenge. he would resent his friends, who reluctantly follow the orders of the gods. he would resent them, yet want to protect them from a more violent death. when he delivers death to his friends, it's like he's delivering a gift: salvation, relief, and a silk-dressed pillow pressed gently to one's nose & lips.

leo is driven by jealousy. he stews in his insecurity, unable to help but notice what everyone else has. unable to help but notice what he is missing. he doesn't want to rise to the level of everyone else because he was never given the chance to. he had everything taken from him at every turn—so he would take everything from everyone else. tracking how death follows the son of hephaestus would drive the best detective over the edge; each incident & accident is different, each hand-crafted with desire to own the lives he takes.

annabeth, i've always said, would join luke if not for her loyality to percy & thalia. her hubris would be her downfall. she would believe herself to be more intelligent, more cunning than any serial killer that ever lived, constantly learning from their mistakes instead of making her own. she would ensure that she would not be a footnote in history, no matter which side whe would be on. her death method of choice is a slash to the throat with her dagger, though she also changes things up to avoid suspicion.

percy would be the victim of his own abilities. the sea does not like to be restrained, and the sea lives within every cell of percy's body. much like how he reveled in the darkness of seeing how much misery Misery could take, he would revel in the ways he could eliminate all of his problems. riptide, sure, but why bother? drowning and blood-bending are more fun. the ocean would hunger for more victims, more food for its inhabitants, as it muses in percy's mind that he was only ever meant to be a vessel.

frank knows of the fragility of life more than anyone. his extreme powers were "evened out" by his curse, the threat of fire to burn his life force weighing on him. he would become reckless with his strength, stirred on by the voices of ares & mars in his head. he would unintentionally be one of the most diverse killers of the seven—being his victim could mean anything from a poisonous bug sting to a dragon attack.

piper would be used to getting what she wanted. she learned long ago that life would be hard for her, so why not use her abilities to her advantage? there's a certain hollowness to her life—she's been charmspeaking people into loving her for so long, there's an absense of real love that can never be filled. when she kills, she's covering her tracks, reasoning with herself that it was best for everyone involved. if she can't have someone, and they don't want her...they're better off with a knife in the heart, matching how she feels.

hazel would tip the scales of life & death, as she's always done. her second life would be all about repaying debt to her brother, who brought her back as a consolation prize. she, like jason, would be used in service to the gods, always & forever. she would take on a vigilante role, calling the shots on her own for who deserves to live & die. by breaking the natural order, she would ensure her curse would never be broken, but no matter; she loves anonymously gifting pretty jewels to whoever she sees fit, some so small that her next victim can't even tell if it's been slipped in their pocket.

[minerwarfare-suzuya]

A Scam and A Spiteful Client?

Mobox87 is a scam. Why do I say this? Well if we go back to previous posts talking about Mobox87's prices on her OCs and her Patreon subscription. We can recap some stuff that has been nearly lost when this blog almost got taken down from false reports made.

Now before further discussion. I do wanna state that these are old posts I'm linking. Some of these are likely dated and might not hold up well since Mobox87 likely changed her prices as time went by, which I'll be going over those changes.

Anyways let's bring up-

OC adoption price scam:

I have to say during the time that has passed. Mobox87 has made a better approach in selling off her OCs with prices now and I think this was something she took a good understanding out of the criticism thrown at her.

But of course, I still think the biggest gripe is the characters being sold in designs that look alike... Though that's not my only issue about these OC adoption sales.

My biggest issue has to be OCs being sold twice and I've been catching on to that with Miles buying OCs. I think it should be stated that once you buy that OC you should get the character completely and not have to be sold just one variant. Every version of that character design should be sold to you.

Except one thing I want to clarify is that Mobox87 didn't charge Miles $200. Miles offered her that amount and begged for the OC to be sold to him.

Honestly, Mobox87 should've already given him the character design prior to the first purchase of Oliv but no she took the cash because "She really loves money" (Who doesn't? Lol).

Other than that I think the biggest elephant in the room is still Mi-

Her Patreon subscription overpriced:

Okay, this obviously remains unchanged and I think it'll remain like that. Her Patreon is basically dead and it is currently left with an unfinished comic. Plus, you can just subscribe or donate to her Kofi for $5 and that's a far more affordable option that offers more considering Mobox87's activity on Kofi.

Either way, making only 1 subscription tier $70 for access to a patreon that has very little posts and an unfinished comic isn't worth it. You would totally need a lot more locked posts or content shared to want to pay that amount.

So-

We've talked about the issues with Mobox87 being a scam and we kinda do see that there's been some changes regardless of how Miles spends his money carelessly. Despite one thing-

The Spiteful Client

Yeah, I shadow dropped a post on Miles and made it private for awhile for a certain reason until now. I just think it's time to be full on more open to the fact that no one really accepts Miles'apology at all. I don't need to fake the funk with anyone and it's better to be honest about it.

Miles has not changed at all and has gone out of his way to bully people in private through direct messages.

To put matters even worse. Apparently he has resorted to now buying Mobox87's OCs to spite others from buying them. He has not done this one person but with two people which ironically Mobox87 knows about this and has taken Miles side.

It's no darn secret that Mobox87 would keep supporting Miles'bad behavior because his money is what gets her to hustle online.

So, there's NO POINT in announcing on the Affinity blog that you're selling OCs when it's basically being treated as a bid and that you let Miles still get the upper hand in buying your whole stocks.

There's no fucken sale going on at all! It's clear that your only buyer is going to be Miles and I think it's better off that you're honest about it.

Anyways, I think until then. This will be the second to last time I'll mention Mobox87 in drama since I do wanna talk about her in a more important post because there are some things that thegoldfiles (Moboxcritique) blog doesn't really talk about.

Until then I'll catch y'all later on talking about Arion since there're far more important things to talk about.

[kcokaine]

I B A

Dude

[affectionately, btw pronounce if i may ask]

Your art it's soo good !!

Like i love it so much that i wish i could eat them cause they look as soft and plump as Marshmello.

The art style, the anatomy, the colors, the original design (from clothes to the hairstyle to the actual body design ex. Kojiro ), the entertaining backstories and the fact that they look "flexible" ------------->

--> like when they're moving or put in certain position,that it's not egyptian pharaoh statue , they do look soft and natural, which isn't something to be taken for granted , cause it's harder then many people think it is.

For example if you're a beginner artist trying to draw, you're subject moving you may, the first times, obtain the "it's moving/doing an action, but it looks static" effect (like it's posing, i know it sound stupid because it's a drawing). BUT in your art there's not this "effect", which make you're art even more appealing to the eye, yeah that's exactly what i wanted to say, like i could just have said ------

"I LOVE LOOKING AT YOUR DRAWINGS, BECAUSE IT'S SO SATISFYING" and it would have summed up everything. Well opsie

• Btw just one little critique about you're blog :

Lemme begin with the premise that I don't shame no one for they're sexual preferences and the things they enjoy doing in their intimate times, BUT DAMN why you're blog full with frustrated anonymous people with their butthole plugged with an 8 inch tentacles dildo.

Like okay maybe it's me, who doesn't find having a stick up their on ass appealing. But geez their mothers didn't love them , and shows, which is a shame cause they would have adored me.

To summon up this last part :

I find ridiculous and hilarious, people mad about you're art /blog in such a personal manners like chill man, you're rent is not going to increase if someone want to draw their oc in certain way and modified a canon story in another.

Good luck reading all of this , cause i wouldn't.

So much love

- Milfy

I forgot to respond to this cause it just had such impact on me that i didn' know what to say (i still dont know😭) but thank you SO MUCH!!! These kinds of things just keep me going man im so glad you enjoy my work this much. It will endlessly motivate me knowing there are people i inspire. Im sorry about the horny anons, its kind of weird when they make the sexual advances towards me personally, like gooning over my ocs okay but i dont appreciate direct things aimed to me. It flatters me but idk, kinda makes me feel uncofrtable Also thank you again!!!

[dark9896]

Spoken Magic [Head Canon]

Requested by Anonymous ✨

Speakers were once nomadic, it was very recently that they collectively settled within Hellsalem's Lot for the purpose of aiding the Caster who had called them from the corners of the globe. Every known Speaker family remains separate from the rest, save for times of crisis when they band together, offering their strongest magic wielders to the fight. Their stories, their mythos, even their magic is centuries old and only recently brought to a more public eye.

No form of "physical" Arcana can compare to a Speaker's magical abilities and everyone who needs to know does. Due to Caster relations with Libra, Speakers were quickly introduced to form a secretive trinity meant to keep Hellsalem's Lot safe. With the Casters acting as a public face for all three groups.

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You were still in training when your family traveled to the first permanent home you or anyone in your family had ever known. Being among the strongest of your clan it was inevitable for you to work alongside Libra. Which is how you met your current boyfriend...

Klaus

He is enraptured with the centuries of history you can recite from memory, more so with any folk tales and their modernizations/alterations through retelling

If there's something you can't (or won't) reveal about your family or culture as a whole, Klaus understands completely

He might still be curious, but you said no and that's the end of the conversation

Whatever kind of magic you perform, Klaus can get distracted because of how different it looks from a blood blade attack (though only for a second because middle of the battle)

He has offered to get things to write down, or at least record an audio log of your stories (something the elder Speakers are hesitant to do...)

At first thought you had to be much older than a human life span considering the way you spoke of events from years before you were born as if you were there (but that's just how Speakers recite history)

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Steven

He is fascinated by the old stories and depths of history you know, but the two of you have argued about specifics of dates and times

He won't try to pry too hard when you mention being unable to let a non Speaker know certain things, but sometimes he pushes a little too hard (mostly because its work related)

If you ever just start telling a story (and Steven isn't busy) then he'll be laying across your lap listening intently (and not about to sleep he promises... just resting his eyes... your voice is very soothing)

He is very taken back by how powerful even your supposed low tier spells are and forgets how much space to give you at all times (he can be very protective)

No, he doesn't like how often you use fire on his ice... no he won't admit that refreezing the ice makes it stronger or less resistant to cracking... he is a stubborn man

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Leo

Poor boy can see the runes floating out of your mouth when you cast spells and it freaks him out sometimes

"You... you look so normal that it's just weird to see that."

Will not admit that he forgets what you really are, but jumps whenever you start arguing with Zed or Steven for a historical inaccuracy

He falls asleep easily around you because history was never his strong suit, and he finds your voice soothing... but mostly the bad at history thing sadly, he can't deny it

Gets very concerned when you start arguing with anyone who wants to jot down a thing you say for records as it is not just rude, but also a taboo among your people (meaning you need to get permission from the elders, or at least the elder of your clan)

Though with the All Seeing Eyes, Leo does try to actually see what it is you're talking about given he should be able to

Sonic no like the magic person... froze his banana then roasted it too much. But sometimes is okay with magic person... until he slip on ice

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Zapp

Does way too much to avoid when you're about to go into "lecture mode", he doesn't want to sit around listening to a history lesson

Nor does he want to listen to your stories, he tunes out everything because it all sounds the same

Though he will stay right there if you start talking, just expect him to fall asleep to the sound of your voice

Also expect him to fight others on your behalf. Whether its someone trying to write down something against your will or someone trying to argue historical accuracy with you

The only real problem Zapp has with you is the fact that you're so powerful... he gets jealous easily and thinks he should be the powerhouse between you two

He is the fighter dang it! You're supposed to be the brains of the operation!

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Zed

He could sit for hours as long as you tell stories and recite history

There might be a few points he'll want to discuss or debate, but he won't stop you before you've finished saying anything (in case there's some context he's missing that you... or rather your ancestors knew about and passed to you)

As much as he wants to write down what you're saying, the fact that you can recite it verbatim repeatedly keeps him from pushing the issue too far

Though the things he is allowed to write down (or if you write something down for him) he cherishes it forever

Whenever you are using your magic, Zed is very careful to stay a good distance away... though he still gets distracted from time to time

Zed tries to learn magic from you, but that doesn't go over very well since he sometimes trills mid spell and everything goes colossally wrong (meaning you wind up cleaning the whole thing, though you keep trying to teach him since he's willing)

[ralseinumberonebiggestsupporter]

OKAY I'M MAKING AN INTRO POST

my main is @isitsafetodrinktherainwater32 so if you see it in your notes... THAT'S ME

hello my name is joe i'm a lesbian and i use any pronouns except he (YES EVEN NEOS) this is my utdr sideblog where i post my silly drawings and i scream about ralsei my favorite marshmallow man

i follow from there so um. Watch Out

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i've made a lot of deltarune aus lol but the ones i post about a lot are triscript, my lightner ralsei au and soap seam au!!!!!!!!! ^_^ i like making aus because i like putting characters in silly outfits. i made triscript because i wanted to try and make a deltaswap-style thing, lightner ralsei because i wanted an excuse to draw susie and ralsei being siblings and soap seam just popped into my brain one day. WOOHOO!!!

i also have a few deltarune ocs but i don't post about them that much... except for tenna because she's fun to draw xD

i have also made a 100% not serious parody of just dance called just dodge which is basically deltarune's story of undertale. it's cringe on purpose so i think you should definitely read it teehee heehee

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about tags:

#my art is anything related to art that i make (mostly drawings but there's also a few Other Things 0_0)

#epic slideshows 300 is for my cool epic videos that i post

#rb is my reblogs tag, self explanatory

#srb are self reblogs.. sometimes i reblog from myself

#welcome back to me screaming is the me being annoying tag. if you want to read my thoughts... it's there

#asks for answers to asks that i get

#req for drawing requests from my darling followers

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i reblog everything that i like (and is utdr related because. this is an utdr blog lol) and i try to say interesting things in the tags but i'm not that good at compliments lol... i'm trying

sometimes i don't reply to comments unless i'm sure that you know what my main blog is because i still can't comment from my sideblog. so it would just look like a random person entering a conversation LOL

reblogs are very appreciated ^_^ likes are good too but reblogs help spread my art, so if you think my drawings are good then consider reblogging them! maybe even write something in the tags if you're feeling fancy. no pressure though! i just like reading tags °_°

SPAM LIKERS / REBLOGGERS VERY WELCOME!!! I LIKE IT WHEN PEOPLE GO THROUGH MY BLOG AND THINK MY DRAWINGS ARE FUNNY ^_^

my askbox is always open and you can ask me anything (but please be normal lol) OR send me drawing requests!!!!! i will reply to everything unless it makes me uncomfortable

i don't have a dni, i think the block button is more effective LOL but if you have an empty blog i'm going to treat you like a bot and block you. PLEASE put on a profile picture it could be an ms paint drawing of an onion and write something like "im a new user!! im a lurker" in your bio so that i know you're human it doesn't have to be personal information!!!!! just act human!!!!!!! please!!!!!!

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also...

to all spamton fans, i have very bad news for you. if you've ever wanted to see spamton in my artstyle you must know...

i have taken an oath to never draw spamton. dig through the #spamton haters anonymous tag to find out why...

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THAT'S BASICALLY IT!!!!!!!!!!! HAVE FUN SCROLLING THROUGH MY exponentially worse content™

[behindthewox]

I don't know if Anon wanted, or expected, a detailed response and I wasn't sure it'd be the right thing to do but I got it drafted, so I might as well post it. I'm aware that my responses might look like self defence, deflecting and discrediting the accusations, but my intention is really just to explain my line of thought and provide some context.

None of this criticism is unfair, and I will take it into consideration. It's not fun to be criticised like this, but I do appreciate it (and if you want to dismiss that as "empty words", I won't stop you).

Maybe it's time for another shift in content, a new rule to avoid drama and try something else?

[NOTE: using small font to take up less space, in case you'd rather just scroll past it]

Hello there, Fish. I am going to make myself as short as I possibly can, because whenever I see unfairness, I speak up. (my note: me too, that's sort of the point of this blog) You made a post a few days ago saying that you deleted a post because it was aimed towards a specific person and that it could cause issues, so why are you continuing to do the exact same thing to others?

The post I deleted was unfair to begin with, and it criticised a personal choice (that affected no one, except upsetting one or two users) rather than the person's leadership and actions of authority. I also did not agree with the anon, but I make a practise of posting anons regardless of whether I agree with them or not and that is probably where I was careless and failed to consider the implications of that post in particular.

For example, don't you think that what have been written about the people of WoOFR has been hurtful to them? What makes it okay to literally target these people so very specifically and, in my opinion, in a very cruel way but not okay to target someone else? Some posts are not even about these people's positions or whatever, but literally about their personas. No, this does not have anything to do with WoOFR to begin with, but it was just taken as an example. Scrolling down on behindthewox, you can see this sort of behaviour repeatedly.

The posts about WoO FR are a very different thing. It's several individuals, seemingly independent of each other, sharing the same concerns and expressing that it is causing harm to the site users at large. Not only that, one of the claims could be a legal issue and even if it's not, it's still a very valid concern as users could come to harm. Assuming that the Mugs only communicate with the site leaders (I get the impression that's the rule) there are only so many ways to bring issues like this to their attention. Unless you know the Mug personally and can contact them directly, an anon submission to a public forum is probably your best option. I'm not the one who set up the system that way. I only provide (and moderate) the public forum that was missing. Yes, all of this could've been avoided if only there had been a forum to anonymously share your concerns without worrying about consequences, and knowing that your submissions will be read, taken seriously and acted upon.

It doesn't sit right with me at all. If you decide to censor certain content to "protect" or "help" others, why not do that to everyone? These are all people with feelings, insecurities and (probably) a lot of stress because of what is being written about them on the internet. Are person A's feelings more important than person B's?

Hi. I am a human: flawed, biased and imperfect. I try to be neutral and fair but sometimes I'm not, because I have opinions of my own. Sometimes I'm not, because I don't always give myself enough time to mull things over, analyse the situation and weigh my words and options carefully. I do that on purpose, though, it's all part of me picking a fight with my perfectionism and rejection sensitivity. It makes a mess (sorry) but it's good practise.

Is this the community we really want to be? I always thought World of X was about finding an escape from your real life for a bit. A way to make friends, do fun homework, solve riddles and anagrams, and do what we all love the most which is to create characters and live their lives for a moment instead of our own. That is not what WoX has become.

I agree, WoX should be an escape from reality. But even so, where there are people involved there will inevitably be social issues and where there is a power structure or hierarchy there will be social issues connected to that. If handled correctly, the site should still be a positive place to escape from reality. But if it's not handled well, if there is abuse and conflict, there will be issues. Some site leaders are good at handling it, but being good at handling human flaws is not a requirement for being a site leader and as far as I'm aware, it's not something that is taught to site leaders either which leaves some of them unprepared to face the social aspects of leadership. Unprepared and likely to mess up, with a risk of making things worse and sometimes even escalating the situation.

I understand giving criticism, but this is not it. By doing it this way, it sets a negative tone to the word "criticism" and will only make it harder to deliver such feedback in the future, because this can literally traumatise people. Yes, this is the internet. We can hide behind being anons (yes, like I do right now). But the things that are being written is being written about someone who is, in the end, a real person. Not a character. Not something built from imagination. A real person.

Being called out for your mishandling of situations and lacking leadership is personal, but it also comes with the job of being a leader. If you don't meet the users' expectations and fail them repeatedly, you will be criticised for it. Whether site leaders are aware of it or not, they ultimately signed up for it.

I really, really hope none of the leaders follows this blog. Kudos to everyone who manages a site. I would never in a million years even consider doing so, and one of the many reasons for that is because of the disgusting environment that WoX is being poisoned with, and the way people decide to deal with their drama.

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[rp-academy]

roleplays make me very intimidated by the other people because i'm worried i'll do something they don't like or mess up the roleplay somehow. i'm also just very shy about even introducing my characters because even though cringe culture is dead i am still heavily anxious about if my OCs are too edgy to be taken somewhat seriously. how do i get over these worries?? do i just kind of rip off the bandage?? input/help greatly appreciated. thank you!!

Aw, honey. I feel you, seriously.

Here's the thing about it — Cringe culture is not truly dead. As much as we'd like it to be the case, our society still is and likely will always be critical of things that are harmless. God forbid someone does something that doesn't really affect anybody else in a negative way, you know?

Meet Phil. He's one of the OC muses I write over on @fledermuse and has been developed with the help of @pointdointy for the past several years. He is a character that I initially was VERY, VERY afraid of letting into the RPC, because I considered aspects of his character to be too uncomfortable and too overloaded with potentially triggering content.

He suffers from mild to moderate paranoid schizophrenia, which I used countless medical sources to research.

His childhood is riddled with abuse, neglect, and overall trauma, some of which I referenced from my own childhood experiences, while others referenced from medical/academic sources.

He bears a curse which, when he is too distressed / in the midst of panic, his mind responds to it by reverting to that of a dog's, making him act like a sort of foolish, friendly canine in a human's body.

He's one of my odder OCs, certainly, but to my following that's been with me for a while, he's a fan favorite. The problem lies not in if he's "edgy" or "weird", but the way that he is labeled and handled.

I think the most important things to remember are ReWind: Research and Warn. If your muse has a medical condition or trauma that you yourself do not have, you should research that condition to better understand it. Take accounts from those affected firsthand and listen to their experiences. Do not fall into incorrect stereotypes. Once you feel you have a respectable grasp of this content, you need to put an upfront label on your blog that tells others that this blog contains discussions/mentions of [x].

Some will be alright with it. Others will not. You may occasionally receive hate about the character. More often than not, those same people who are rude to you about your character will be hiding behind anon. Remember that this gives them a lot less merit. They find themselves protected by their ability to be anonymous and not take accountability for their words. If it is a legitimate concern brought up about your portrayal, question which aspects of it might be offensive and research again. Use your own judgment and listen to criticism, taking accountability where necessary.

As for actually revealing these characters, ripping off the bandage is a big part of the experience. You have to have the courage to put yourself out there at the risk of getting your feelings hurt. It is going to happen, and it is going to suck. There will always be people in the community who don't want to write with you, and that is okay. It is a part of being in the community, and I understand it can be very lonely when you first start out, but it truly does get better.

[stargazer-sims]

here comes the show

It may still be dark outside, but the ridiculously early hour hasn’t stopped Eden from getting up and putting himself together perfectly. He arrives at the airport looking like he's ready to pose for the cameras, because that's exactly what today is likely to have in store. He knows that if he and Haru actually do kiss goodbye in front of the crowd like they’ve talked about doing, all eyes will be on him.

He tells himself he should be more nervous, but he’s oddly composed. It’s like the feeling he gets before a competition, calm confidence interrupted only by the smallest flutters of anxiety and anticipation. Maybe he feels this way because he's used to putting himself on display. Figure skating is as much performance art as it is athletics, after all, and he's been doing it since he was a child. Perhaps he's been unknowingly preparing for his true moment of fame for most of his life.

He's thrilled and amazed when he thinks about it; the notion that destiny has brought him and Haru to this precise moment in time, guiding them without either of them ever having predicted it. If anyone had told him that he'd find himself in a relationship with someone as wildly famous as Abe Sakuharu, he would've laughed at them, loving the idea but not really believing it.

Yet, here they are.

He, Eden Seong, is dating a J-pop idol. Getting to know him as a person. Falling in love with him.

After today, there'll be no going back. If he kisses Haru in full view of friends, fans, airport staff and members of the media, thousands of people are going to know his name within seconds. Within the day, everyone who knows who Haru is will know who Eden is, too. No matter what happens between him and Haru in the future, he'll never be able to be entirely anonymous again.

I'm okay with that, he decides.

In fact, he's more than okay with it. There's a certain exhilaration in being recognized. He loves to hear the spectators clap and cheer for him when he skates, loves picking up an armful of tossed bouquets from the ice and waving to everyone on his way to the kiss-and-cry, loves standing arm in arm with Nikolai and talking to the reporters and getting his picture taken by the news photographers afterwards. He knows what's coming will be way more intense than any post-competition publicity, but he's looking forward to it.

And he's also looking forward to the moments when the cameras and spotlights are off, when they can shed the guises of figure skater and pop star and just be themselves, Eden and Haru, two boys exploring what it's like to be in a real relationship for the first time. The attention and and excitement will make those quiet times all the more precious, he thinks. He's already had a taste of the warmth and intimacy and genuine human connection they can have when they're alone, and he doesn't want to give that up any more than he wants to give up his chance to be famous.

Maybe we really can have it all.

He smiles as he makes his way toward the elevator that will take him up to the departures area. A lot of other people are moving in that direction as well, and he wonders how many of them are passengers, and how many of them are fans, here to catch a glimpse of the members of Sugar Valentine as they head out on the first leg of their world tour. Judging by the amount of pink and yellow being worn, he guesses a fair number of them are Valentines.

I hope you're ready, Eden says silently to them. Because here comes the show.

[decayfromwithin]

Could I have a reality check? If that isn't okay, please disregard this message.

I worry I am starting to have the delusion that we are a lil spiritually/psychically connected, that we may be the same "souls" experiencing similar but different lives. A lot of the things you post I feel like I "get it", and maybe I project my own identity onto you.

This all sounds very narcissistic and egotistical 🤢 But it is comforting. I don't wish to be close, and I wouldn't want to cause you harm. I've followed you for like 6 years, and these thoughts have only been recent.

This doesn't seem right, does it? /Genuine

Im probably not the best person to ask for a "reality cheek" from since i belive reality is individual. But ill try answer this ask regardless.

I think im a very "spiritual" person, i do belive in connections between people that are deeper than "normal connections", and connections that are meant to be. But theres no way for me to know if we have any sort of connection because you are anonymous, i know nothing about you or who you are, or if we have talked before. I have discovered to have deeply spiritual connections to people before though. But thats alwaya been discovered in physical reality, not online. As its also a physical feeling.

I do not belive in souls at all. In my mind there is no way two people can be the same person. There is only me, in my current life. I wish it was different honestly, and i could hope for more. I cant allow myself the comfort of thinking i have or am more than what i currently have. (Unless we are talking about different dimensions , but we share one, and i can only exsist in one dimension at the same time. But all dimensions i exsist in are a part of me and my current reality, not separate and i could not interact with myself from another dimension, just gain consciousness of it and experience them Simultaneously)

Its very normal if you "get" my posts, and relate to me. But before you get delusional about me , maybe talk to me on a personal level first. Because im very complex in ways that cant be precived from just following me and seeing my online content... even if you feel yourself seen or reflected in 100% of what i post online, that would not mean you are me or even similar to me as a person, or that you even understand me in any degree as your preception of me could be horribly off/wrong.

And again, i dont show all of myself online. Im very carefull to keep my most personal information or even traits to myself or close ones to learn about. I also have DID, so this is just a small part me as an antire person in itself. Our life experiences that shape us are completely diffrent too.

If we do have similarities, if youre able to relate to me deeply, or feel we might have a connection, i think thats at most a great opportunity for friendship. Feel free to dm me, id love to talk. If not, thats fine too. If you are concerned youre getting attached to me in an unhealthy way, maybe just block me and walk away. Whatever you think is best.

I don't understand "dont wish to harm you". The only thing that would upset me is trying to claim you are me online or impersonate me. Id also be uncomfortable to me if you tried to copy my behavior, art or style in order to feel closer to me or being me. There is lovely wonder in accepting yourself as your own being and exploring your own self. Being you is the one thing you will always have that can never be lost or taken away. (Well.. only by de*th...) id say you are the most important being in your own life/reality. Just like i am to myself. And you should focus on that and enjoy it while you can.

Youre free to find comfort in me and my content though. I know a lot of people do relate to my posts and find it comforting and it makes me glad to hear. I want to bring comfort to people. Never pain, hurt, fear.

Wish u the best<3

[alastaircarstairsdefenselawyer]

I posted 425 times in 2022

73 posts created (17%)

352 posts reblogged (83%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

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I tagged 224 of my posts in 2022

Only 47% of my posts had no tags

#ask - 18 posts

#alastair carstairs - 14 posts

#the last hours - 9 posts

#tlh - 9 posts

#self reblog - 6 posts

#thomas lightwood - 6 posts

#aly!! - 5 posts

#thomastair - 5 posts

#anonymous - 5 posts

#toh spoilers - 4 posts

Longest Tag: 139 characters

#this post is thanks to the 2 presentations we did in my 2 person class today &somehow we picked the same exact theme for both presentations

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

judging by how many wips I have where alastair is gravely injured, you would think I hate him or want him to get hurt. the opposite is true, in fact. I want him to be taken care of. doted on, even. my man needs a break. he does so much and is constantly taken for granted. if this is what it takes for people to realize that he might not always be there, well...

58 notes - Posted May 25, 2022

#4

this is kind of a niche reference but I want a scene for cordelia like that scene in fhsy when adaine went into her sister's memories and saw all of the times that their parents were cruel to adaine and how her sister started to loathe herself for never saying anything. I want cordelia to look back on all of the times that elias treated her as a golden child, all of the times he berated alastair and praised her in the same breath, and feel guilty. I want her to regret never being able to protect him. I want her to feel angry that she was ever in that position in the first place. I want her to be able to accept that she was a child, and alastair was a child, and it's no one's fault except Elias'. I want her to realize that it was never her responsibility to protect Alastair and it was never Alastair's responsibility to protect her, but he did and she didn't and that's a guilt that she'll just need to learn to live with. I want her to realize that it's not too late and she can still repair her relationship with her brother. it might not be living in a bunk bed at the top of a wizard's tower but I need cordelia and alastair to be able to label what happened as abuse and heal from it together.

78 notes - Posted May 20, 2022

#3

sometimes I remember how alastairs sole advice to his sister in her marriage was "being treated badly by someone doesn't make you love them more" ...and yet there are still people who defend ch*rles 😪

86 notes - Posted April 3, 2022

#2

apparently it's now canon that the reason elias' death year is wrong on the family tree is because some bitch named esme hardcastle asked alastair when his father died and he was like "idk he's been dead to me since like 1894" and she said "okay bet"

93 notes - Posted July 18, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

the interaction between alastair and charles where charles tells him that barbara died and alastair asks if thomas is okay and charles goes "i thought you hated those fellows" and alastair simply says "no" despite saying to cordelia literally 15 minutes earlier "let's never talk to those terrible people ever again" is the alastair equivalent of lucie complaining that thomas wont let anyone see his tattoo and alastair saying "I'd like to see it" and thomas immediately rolling up his sleeve

309 notes - Posted March 3, 2022

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[unhingedwomandiaries]

I really need to stop getting sucked into these absolute bollocks Reddit dramas, but there I was, fully engulfed in some monumentally ridiculous "Am I The Asshole?" saga about a woman calling herself a "mama bear." Jesus wept. Who in the actual fuck uses that term unironically? It's like the female equivalent of those wankers who punctuate conversations by saying "as a man." Just say you're an overprotective parent and do one.

Anyway, this self-proclaimed ursine mentalist is losing her mind because her mother-in-law wants to take her 9-year-old daughter on a Disney cruise. Okay, not mental yet. I used to sleep over at my grandma's house all the time and she never trafficked me on the sodding child labor black market. Then this bird drops this brain-vomit: Some random 20-year-old cousin is also attending this "girls trip" for reasons unspecified. Her working theories seem to be: A) He's obsessed with Disney B) Mother-in-law is paying him to assist with her dementia or C) He just wants a free vacation. The possibility that doesn't seem to be crossing her mind? The lad just wants to eat unlimited soft serve and watch fireworks over Disney's military-industrial complex. When I was 20, that would've sounded like absolute paradise.

This mom is utterly convinced the cousin is going to molest her kid while grandma is having a Boomer Moment brought on by too many lunchtime margaritas. As if her mere presence on this cruise is going to prevent any generational perviness from occurring. She'll probably spend the whole trip sizing up the relatives for "elevated brow arches" before drunkenly drowning in the pool while chasing her fallen sunglasses. Although to be fair, I guess paying attention to head movements on a Disney cruise is more entertaining than whatever actual entertainment they have booked.

Her husband is playing the typical "My mom cried, so now I have to appease her" card that some men shamelessly deploy anytime mommy sheds a tear. Meanwhile, the Reddit peanut gallery is lighting their torches, claiming this unseen cousin is "obviously a predator" and that "all men are danger!" Absolute mental gymnastics from people who haven't left their house since the Patriot Act was signed into law and made COVID masks legally permissible evening attire.

The truth is, we all make assumptions about people's intentions based on no evidence, because assuming the worst prevents us from confronting our own prejudices and personal shortcomings as terribly insecure beings. This mom definitely seems to have made up her mind already, so she's really just looking for external validation from the internet amen corner that she has now regrettably turned to. You can't put that genie back in the bottle, love.

In her update, she claims she'll be joining the cruise after all because it's "blown out of hand" and she regrets ever agreeing to it. But we all know the real reason - she wants to be there to vest the cousin for irregularities in blinking patterns and pupillary deviations. In 50 years, when our robot overlords have taken over, they'll look back at these semi-anonymous Chicken Little debates on internet messageboards and finally realize why human beings chose to be so miserable and paranoid. We're a species hard-wired for doomsaying and witch-hunting, making puppets dance on tiny crucifixes in our minds. At least the robots will provide some much-needed context about why we invented moral panics where none existed.

Absolute bellends, the lot of them.

[seewetter]

"bioessentialism requires prescription by the accused bioessentialist; it requires that your imagined bioessentialist (me) decide post-hoc that certain biological claims about a person determine whether they can be transfeminine or not. if transfemininity was just a set of expressions, forms of behaviour and labelling, a particular aura or whatever, it would be indefensible to gatekeep people from it based on assignment. but that's not what transfemininity is."

What is the role of the word "just" in the last sentence?

Wouldn't it make more sense to re-word that sentence?:

"if transfemininity prescribed or exclusively offered expressions or behaviours, referred to an aura or vibe or labelled people in order to reinforce a connection between biology and social norms, it would be..."

Otherwise it sounds like expressions, behaviours and labelling and "auras" are somehow gatekept but that's okay, since there's more to transfemininity than that...and I don't think that takeaway is intended.

"transfeminine isn't just a particular appearance or set of labels—"

But is transfeminine actually in any way working to draw that connection at all?

Wouldn't it be fair to say that transfeminine is a makeshift /emergency solution. It doesn't describe how anybody should behave, nor how anybody must behave, nor does it in any way classify behaviours for the purpose of drawing social lines between groups of people.

Instead, the word "transfeminine" is intended to convey how someone is targetted: an Islamophobe targets not just Muslims but also people who appear Muslim, such as Sikhs. Similarly, a transmisogynist doesn't just target trans women, but also non-binary people who are sufficiently like trans women, which often involves the discriminating offender to use biological essentialism to pick their target and thus exempts people who are not considered (by the transphobe) sufficiently like trans women ...based on their understanding of biological criteria.

When someone examines "transfeminine person" as a label, from the outside, they might be mistaken in thinking that the label is meant as a permanent distinction between people who are referred to by the label (who likely share some biological characteristics) and the broad outgroup of "tme people" who, it should be pointed out, are much less likely to share any gendered biological characteristics.

But just as resistance movements of indigenous people lumped together very disparate cultures under the very essentialist "Indian" labels that colonizers placed upon them -- and thus, for example under Tecumseh, might have gotten close to a resistance movement had history not taken a less pleasant turn... so too can the very essentialist "transfeminine" label have plenty of liberating use. In a sense, it isn't an essentialist label at all, but a label of convenience built to create the right kind of awareness for problems faced uniquely by those people it refers to.

As long as we can clarify the sense in which we are referring to trans women or transfeminine people, we are not excluding other people from the use of those labels etc.

I don't find the anonymous asker's example all that bad. Many TERFs (especially in the 1970s, but occasionally even today) were sincere in their pursuit of feminist politics and did not understand how "men" could be involved. They did this because they conceived of women as a political development and thus had to further their feminist project by excluding any intruders in these feminist music festivals, music studios, get-togethers, bars, rallies, self-help groups, and other such events, locations, and so on.

I find this type of conversation to be a little bit like ships passing in the night or people talking past each other. Each side embarks on a specific definitional terrain with the intention of using these politically developed definitions for liberational purposes. Then each side encounters a moment of impasse, where the definition that they need to achieve liberation encounters limitations (the anon asker is clearly skeptical about using "transfeminine" for people who are grouped bioessentially and prev's response indicates skepticism about a more open definition that might obscure the violence faced by transfeminine people through transmisogyny).

But obviously as long as you clarify in what sense a person is which thing, the problem disappears: every person can (in the name of being open with labels) lay claim to labels like transfeminine and trans woman IF it is clear from the outset that the default way in which we need to use these terms in the world today (on account of the actual genocide going on and how transmisogyny and conversations about "male bathroom predators" and "male crossdressers" and "men in women's sports" and Drag Queens and sometimes simply trans women such as in the phrase "trans woman stripper" etc. plays a crucial justifying role in it) is tied to a form of discrimination that parts of the trans community are exempt from on account of how the genocide-intending political forces are framing their own actions biologically.

This clarity is already present between women's and transgender issues: feminists can talk about abortion without excluding or erasing transmasculine people...and here too, the word transmasculine is used in a way that can be misunderstood as exclusionary. But it isn't, because it simply matters that you clarify how you use the word. I know a trans person who identifies both as a trans woman and a trans man and uses any/all pronouns. I think they are allowed to do that. I also think that in specific situations it matters whether they are an intended victim of transmisogyny or not. Does that make sense? I'm not depriving other people of the freedom to identify however they want, I just ask that they don't confuse people in an emergency situation. If someone is offering a resource for people in immediate danger of bioessentialist violence, the people who should make use of that resource are the people in immediate danger of that violence and it's not discrimination to ask others to refrain from using these limited resources.

Could we say that rejecting afab transfemininity is a form of bioessentialism because this rejection is based the sex assigned at birth of this category ? Isn't this like rejecting amab people from womanhood for the same reason ?

this only makes sense if you believe that "transfemininity" was a freely-made, vibes-based gender category with no prior anchor in the world. bioessentialism requires prescription by the accused bioessentialist; it requires that your imagined bioessentialist (me) decide post-hoc that certain biological claims about a person determine whether they can be transfeminine or not. if transfemininity was just a set of expressions, forms of behaviour and labelling, a particular aura or whatever, it would be indefensible to gatekeep people from it based on assignment. but that's not what transfemininity is.

transfemininity as a term developed to describe a category of gendered subjectivity in response to transmisogyny. the transfeminine isn't just a particular appearance or set of labels—transfemininity is anchored to the way transmisogyny shapes the subject-formation of those people who are subjected to it. like being a trans woman, being transfeminine is a politicized positionality determined thru cisnormativity and its reflex, transmisogyny. and the logic of transmisogyny operates precisely thru birth assignment.

here is a second clarification: birth assignment is not a biological fact about someone. birth assignment itself is a bioessentialist social action done to someone in the maintenance of hegemonic sexgender. the corrective machinery of gender then sets its normative expectations in accordance with ASAB, and metes out its punishment likewise. and transmisogyny is the specific genre of punishment reserved for those who have betrayed the expectations of being coercively assigned male at birth: the class of failed men who become an underclass of failed women because they cannot even perform the kinds of reproductive labour expected of women "proper". the transfeminine is a subject formed in response to this experience: a gendered category that coagulated against the stream of transmisogyny. it was not an invention ex nihilo, but political development.

so when I reject "afab transfemininity", I am not engaging in prescription. I am just describing transmisogyny, and deducing what must therefore be true of transfemininity. to call this bioessentialist would be a category mistake. take it up with the instruments of transmisogyny. the bioessentialism sits much deeper than a trans lesbian saying no—and your comparison to transmisogyny itself rejecting trans womanhood is, to be honest, absurd.

[byemizumikahago]

Is it possible for the victims who received explicit material from mizumi while underaged to file a police report or take legal action? If so, I strongly suggest it.

I got this question a while ago, and I've been thinking about it ever since. I thought about how to respond, but I never could think of the right way to say this. I knew if I said something too positive that, if the eventual outcome wasn't as good as I promised it'd be, it would've gotten people's hopes up for no reason, and just causes more hurt than good.

On the flipside, however, I knew that if I said something too negative, it would probably just make a lot of people pretty depressed. And it'd probably discourage people from ever trying to take action, or make things better, because "what's the point if it's just gonna be a fruitless effort in the end?"

I thought about just not answering this ask for a while, but I also thought that I should answer, because this brings up an important conversation topic about online predators and how shitty our real world laws are at protecting victims/preventing online crimes from targeting minors.

So, even though this is gonna be a hard pill to swallow, it's important to be realistic and talk about these issues properly, instead of just sweeping the implications this ask actually has under the rug.

So, my answer to, "Can the victims who received explicit material from mizumi while underaged file a police report or take legal action?" is...

No.

Okay, well, technically, yes, the victim can PHYSICALLY go to the police and report it, but my point is that, even if they did, that doesn't mean it'll fix everything. If anything, depending on the context, it could make everything worse. Or (since that scenario I presented is kind of an extreme, and again, don't wanna be too negative), if the victim brought this to the police, the case would most likely be dismissed on the spot. There are also a number of other factors for why taking this online issue to real life wouldn't help, is that;

1: From the few conversations I've had with the victim, their main, primary concern is maintaining anonymity. They seem to just want to put this whole situation behind them, and focus on healing from this experience. They gave me permission to talk about what mizumi did to them, but requested to be completely anonymous.

If this case was ever taken to court, like, actual court, with a Judge and a Jury and lawyers and the public, the victim's anonymity would disappear. Their face would be seen by everyone, and whatever sense of security they had would be gone. Everyone, like their friends, family, classmates, and random people on the street would know them as "that online grooming victim". The label will stick with them wherever they go, and it'll be all anyone can ever see them as.

Also, if mizumi was sent a notice stating that she had to appear in court as the defendant (either in person or by video call), the victim's personal info, like their full name, will be on that notice. And I don't think I need to go into depth on how terribly that'd go.

2: There's the issue of cross-country laws affecting the ability of this report to be taken seriously. Mizumi and the victim both live in different countries, and both have different age of consent laws, and both ALSO have a ton of holes/loopholes that can be exploited, or have to be closely looked into with a magnifying glass to read between the lines. Your local police officer-receptionist, who is working long hours on their depressing job and is constantly tired, isn't gonna bother to investigate the laws of a different country to determine whether this case is suitable for court or not. They're just gonna say "Ah, it's a different country, the culture is different there, the laws are different there, get over yourself kid, and stop wasting my time with this bs"

3: This incident happened a year ago, back in January of 2022. It is nearly the end of 2023, so it's been a little while since this incident took place. To anyone with a brain, you'd be thinking "Okay, sure, it happened nearly 2 years ago now, but that time-gap doesn't mean anything! It should still be looked at in court! The perpetrator has gotten off scot-free for two years, that means the time to act is now, before it's too late!" And I would 100% agree with you, but unfortunately, the people-in-power, who decide what should be taken to court and what shouldn't, do think that this time-gap means something.

In a post from Rainn.org, they state that, statistically, out of every 1,000 sexual assault cases, 975 of the perpetrators will walk free. And, while researching, I came across the Statute of Limitations; it states that there's a time limit to report a sex crime, and it's appliable to most places in the US. It comes from the belief that the sooner you don't report, the less evidence there will be, so there's no point in reporting at all after the fact.

Also, to add onto the un-likelyhood of this report ever being taken as a serious case, the examples I showed you were all from IRL cases of sexual assault. This incident took place online, where there is less physical evidence of the crime taking place. This video series is from the youtuber Illymation, who was a victim of an adult online predator sending sexually charged messages to her when she was a minor, herself. At one point, she talks about her experience with bringing this issue to the police, and how her case was not at all considered seriously before being tossed out. This is just one example from one person about how the justice system screwed them over. But go onto someplace like AskReddit, and you'll find HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of people sharing their experiences just like this.

So, yeah. Filing a police report about this mizumi incident not only has a statistically low chance of actually leading somewhere, but may actually put the victim in more danger than not.

So, what does this mean? Is there no point in trying to stop these types of things from happening? Will justice never be served? Will mizumi walk away scott-free, with no consequences, ready and willing to pull something like this again?

Well, personally, I don't think it has to end as depressingly as that. In fact, I don't think it should EVER end like that. I think there's still a way to both not take this to court and have an innocent person doxxed, but ALSO make sure mizumi never has the power to exploit another minor again.

Have you heard of the author, VelvateCarnage, of the infamous danganronpa fanfic "Lavender"? Well, he was exposed as being a creep who sent sexual messages to minors, and basically EVERYONE in the fandom knows this. When he was exposed, he deleted all of his social media accounts, and ran away with his tail between his legs. Since then, a group of have been working together to compile all the evidence of his grooming, and multiple screenshots have circulated, showing his true nature.

Now, everyone in the dr fandom knows what a monster he is, and are now on high alert, so whenever he tries to sneak his way back into the fandom, people immediately notice, and chase him out. This ensures that he can't come back to a space with lots of minors, and create even more victims.

I don't see why the same can't happen for mizumi. I think, that if more people knew about what mizumi did, we could ALL work together to kick her out, and make sure she never comes back.

What I'm proposing isn't the most perfect, best, ideal situation. After all, the best place for a child groomer to be is behind bars, but since we, as individuals, don't have a lot of power to change the system, the best we can do is work with what we've got, and come together to stop more incidents like this from happening.

I might write up a post on what exact things fans can do to help, and stop mizumi from creating more victims, so I'll work on that. But for now, thank you for the ask, throwawaycomplique, you raised a very interesting question; one that really made me realize and reconsider what this blog should be about; not just calling out mizumi's behaviour, but actually putting a stop to it, altogether.

[panlight]

Anonymous please! I've been thinking that maybe the CUllens would be doing more good in the world by killing rapists and murderers and pedophiles like Edward did for awhile. not killing humans personally is nice i guess but they could be doing more yknow?

They certainly could, and as you said, Edward did this for awhile (although SM says he wasn't trying to be some protector of humanity or anything, he was just desperate for blood and was making a compromise that killing THESE people wasn't bad and justified it by saying it might even be a net-good to get them off the street). I think that would be a much different story than the one SM actually wanted to tell, which was all about love and marriage and family.

The other thing I think of is that I think, personality-wise, it makes sense for some of them more than others. Like for Carlisle it makes more sense to me that he choses to 'help' by being a doctor. He wants to help humans directly. He talks about in BD how gratifying it is to help Seth because he heals so quickly he can actually see the results right away. That's his vibe. He's not the type to help by murdering bad humans and thus indirectly helping the future victims. He doesn't want to kill anyone. Not bad humans. Not James. Not the Volturi. Just not his deal. He did help get a rapist off the street in MS, but he did it without killing. But Edward and Rosalie HAVE killed bad humans and saved the future lives those human monsters may have taken.

Some people help by being doctors, other people help by killing rapists and murderers! We're all different and that's okay!

It would be a much darker story, though, dealing with different themes. At the end of the day Twilight is a pretty light romance. It's not trying to be dark and gritty and only tip-toes into horror occasionally (and sometimes by accident). It's about eternal love and eternal family and the point is Edward and Bella staring at each other blissfully in a meadow forever, not using their dark vampiric gifts to rid the world of human monsters. That COULD be a cool story, but it's clearly not the one SM envisioned for this group of characters. There's sparkles and a meadow and a tropical island and a fairy tale cottage. She wants them to have superhero powers but not superhero responsibility because that takes away from the fantasy of just being young and in love forever. She doesn't want them to like, have to do stuff.

[kendrene]

Ohhhh i love trope mash-ups! the more tropes the merrier! Soooo...Supercorp - Baby fic + Blind date fic, for maximum awkward first date lol.

Ohh okay. Hear me out.

Alex and Sam are exes that stayed friends even after they moved on. They both have a problem. Alex's is named Kara and Sam's is named Lena. Both have sworn they will never date again - Kara because of her failed relationship with Mon-El. Lena because she's tired of being taken advantage of for her last name. Lena did want a kid though, so she went and got an anonymous donor and has a baby that's a few months old.

Lena is stressed, juggling work and the baby and even though she's happy to be a mother she is also repressing the fact that she underestimated how hard it'd be to do it all alone. Of course she can, of course a lot of other people are single parents and they're good parents it'd just be nice to have someone that'll take turns getting up when the baby cries at night. She doesn't admit she'd maybe possibly want to be in love, she's stopped believing in love, it's all very practical. (Right)

Kara is just pretty miserable and heartbroken and drowns her aching heart in work but it doesn't help.

Alex and Sam decide to set them up (Kelly tries to explain how badly it can backfire and is the general voice of reason, not that they listen much)

Kara and Lena agree to meet if only so that the others will stop bothering them. Lena tells Sam that she's nervous and can she bring a plus one. Sam of course offers to go with, but Lena is like no, I want to bring someone who didn't help set this whole thing in motion and can be more objective than you. She mentions Jess.

Sam is like okay, I'll watch the baby then and Lena is like no I've got it covered. I'll text you after the date bye. Secretly she plans to bring the baby in order to "scare" Kara away. You know, single mom and all that.

She has not factored in Kara "Sunshine" Danvers, who's been miserable for months but perks up the second she lays eyes on the baby and starts to make goofy faces to make them laugh and buys/wins a plushie for them (plus one for Lena because why make one Luthor happy when you can make two) and by the end of the night Lena is falling, and oh no, I'm falling in love pls help.

Lena panics to Sam who very smugly tells her that's the point.

She holds the front door ajar, watching Kara's battered pick-up truck disappear past a bend in the road, cheek still tingling from the ghost-touch of her lips, and only lets the door slide shut completely when Caragh grows fussy in her arms.

"I'm falling in love, I think." she texts to Sam once she's put her daughter to bed. "You're welcome."

It amuses me that Caragh is pronounced Kara and Lena only finds Kara's name out on their date because Sam refused to tell her anything beyond, you should totally go out with my ex's sister.