#just something i realized today

[roxynychus]

So wait, why do I still like Transformers so much?

Transformers: is a franchise about beings who are outsiders to society and don elaborate disguises to hide their true nature

Me: is queer and neurodivergent and spent a lot of my life trying to convince people I'm straight and neurotypical Hmmm truly a mystery

[guardian-angle22]

I say “no worries” a lot in response to people for someone who does, in fact, have numerous worries.

[catmask]

it is insane how normal i am medicated like. you mean this was an option the whole time. what

[puppyeared]

mmmkay

[slavhew]

you win. try again?

[crazy-ache]

It's very, very interesting to me....

Tower of Dawn (September 5, 2017) and A Court of War and Ruin (May 2, 2017) were released in the same year, only months apart. So I don't think it's far-fetched to believe that there was an overlap in writing, plotting, and planning these books. When you really think about it, you can see many parallels that likely influenced each other.

Specifically Chaol/Yrene and Elain/Lucien.

Both books bring to light:

A soft FMC that does not want to be a warrior or wield a sword

A MMC that is dealing with feelings of guilt and worthlessness

"The world needs more healers." / "I think the world needs more gardens. "

Yrene's healing is a form of light / Lucien's parentage to the Day Court HL

A MMC that has been dealing with issues behind the scenes, separate from the main cast, but that significant work is revealed at a later time

FMCs that are living in a place they call home but aren't truly home

FMCs that try to avoid/maintain distance from the MMC due to prejudices in their heart that are related to the MMC but not directly caused by them (Chaol's identity vs Lucien's bond)

Both encompass a love story that is filled with tension, healing, and growth from both the male and female

And what I also take away from this...

SJM surprised her readers with ToD. Chaol was not mentioned at all in Empire of Storms, but she had always planned to bring him back into the story.

Could this have influenced the way she wrote Elucien in ACOWAR? I think so. She has put their relationship/development on the back burner since that book. There are clear parallels between the two ships, and I wouldn't be surprised if Chaolrene foreshadows a similar path for Elucien.

In terms of what their book will be like....but also how their book will come to be...

Meaning that just because Elain/Lucien were largely missing from ACOSF/HOFAS, she is likely taking her inspiration from ToD (which she was writing when she was in peak Elucien mode in ACOWAR)...and has been intentionally planning the timing of their story.

And just like she did with Chaol/Yrene, she'll pull them back into the story when you least expect it. After everything with Nesta/Az/Crossover....I think this means in this next book.

[ahbogman]

“goodbye… for now.”

EdWin Week Day 1!!! - Bittersweet

@503week

[mamawasatesttube]

timcassie is so compelling to me. they were not into each other even a little bit. it was such a messy coping mechanism fuelled entirely by grief. they were making out with each other because they were both substituting each other for kon. cassie was far more aware she was doing this than tim was. unironically, dating a girl here is one of the gayest things tim has done

[heartorbit]

start remembering ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[stunie]

it’s so easy to forget that you can literally write whatever you want

[kyouka-supremacy]

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[cali]

darkraiiiiii

[browngurl99]

Y'ALL I think, when Miri said "squeez in closer" she was referring exclusively to Rei and Kazuki to get closer to each other. Previously both of them were on either side of Miri in family photos. Kazuki said "It's fine like this, right?" He said it because they have been taking family pictures like that all the time. This time Miri wanted the two of them to get closer to each other. And that's why she reminded that they're a family. She meant it as in "We're all a family, so yout two shouldn't be hesitant about being close to each other."

And I think the "Family?" was Referring to Kazuki and Rei's relationship. Because Miri only looked satisfied when Kazuki held Rei. Then she took the picture. Oh my god How did I not realize this? She was being a wingman for her dads on the behalf of the fans!

[kafhimes-wife]

Black Swan going through your memories when you two meet for the first time, coming out realizing how kind you are despite all you've been through and looking at you with sympathy as well as adoration.

Her telling you vaguely how the future holds so much for you while putting on a soft but genuine smile. Her inviting you to spend time with her on your fleeting journey in Penacony.

Maybe after everything you can still find happiness, you think. And you hope she can be part of it.

[agalychnisspranneusroseus]

Imagine you're Mr. Wu and your weird gay daughter runs away in tears after destroying some unespecified object while yelling about you ruining her life. Because you told her you'd be moving to another state. This is the last time you see your daughter in half a year, and when she comes back, she comes back... wrong. She's wearing a light leather armor, a fur-lined cape, and a green flower crown. She has two long scars, one alongside her spine and the other along her chest, the tissue around them covered in burn scars. Doctors say she shouldn't have survived. Doctors say she didn't. Yet she's right here, in front of you, hospital gown clinging to her small, fragile, trembling frame. She fidgets with her hands. Getting her to stay still has always been difficult, but now it seems impossible. She won't let go of her phone. She's always texting her two friends. When you take it away, she gets anxious. You always knew those damn phones cause kids to act weird, but your kid having a panic attack seems too extreme, even for her. Then again, she's always been odd. Nowadays, she wakes up crying and screaming almost every night, and you realize she's been stealing her phone from your bedside drawer every night to text her friends, returning it before you wake up. You catch her once and decide to give her that damn phone back. It's the only thing that calms her down, as if she were a baby with a pacifier. She spends her last weeks in LA clinging to her friends, having sleepovers and playing her weird board games with them. Everytime they drop her back at her house, there's an excessive amount of hugs and tears. But the moments when they call her, or when she leaves to meet with them, or when they show up at their door to pick her up... those are the only moments in which you see her happy. One of her friends, the rude and disobedient one, came back with a big scar on her face. She's been acting a lot nicer, though. The other one too. She acts a great deal more adult now. You doesn't know what happened or where your daughter went. She won't tell you. But you can tell this friendship is the only thing keeping her afloat right now. Maybe you know, deep down, that no one else would understand.

And then you decide to move anyway because fuck her amirite

[ladysophiebeckett]

ysblf + valentines