#kind of

[amiinkles]

The night we met

[itsthenerdwonder]

I've been giving so much blood sacrifices to demon rituals, I don't think I have enough in me for a full devil's sacrament. It's also made it hard to have the energy to dance naked under the full moon without feeling as wane as a crescent moon.

girl why the hell WEREN'T you at the devil's sacrament 👀 that's three sacraments in a row you've missed 👀 👀 👀

[riskhour]

they're cosplaying. i guess

[mytardisisparked]

Guys. Guys look. For Pete's sake just look. Oh my gosh-

[alchemistc]

Everything's so damn dark when the blindfold slips off that for a second she can't see a thing.

Don't panic. Don't scream. Don't hurt the baby.

Something groans at her feet and she startles straight into the pipe behind her head.

"'lo?" A voice asks, familiar enough to give her pause, and she wonders for a moment if this is a joke, if this is a trick, if this - "s'there?"

His words are slurred. A concussion, maybe, then. Great. Biggest man she knows and he's gonna be a useless pile of puke to her.

Don't panic, Maddie reminds herself, and then she starts giggling.

"Tommy?"

He groans an affirmative.

"Oh good. I feel a lot better about getting overpowered, now."

A hand grabs for her ankle and Maddie bites back a scream. It's Tommy's hand, big and warm and - fully unbound, which feels a little unfair. "Cunt drugged me," he says, then pauses. Squeezes her ankle. "Sorry for the language."

"No, it's, uh - I think it's warranted this time."

Maddie can't remember exactly how it'd happened to her. Had she been hit? Is she injured? She does a mental tally. Her lip feels swollen. Nose and eyes feel fine, though, so maybe she bit it? Neck, shoulders, all good. She's been bending her elbows and wrists just fine, she just doesn't have the leverage to do anything about the zip ties keeping her affixed to the probably pipe behind her. Hips, legs, knees. She wiggles her toes and in the darkness Tommy chuckles. "Everything accounted for?"

He must have done his own check while she was working through hers. She can hear him rustling around. "I'm still incredibly mad at you, but it's nice to hear your voice," she says, and Tommy goes still. "Tommy? All good?"

"...why are you mad at me?"

"Like you don't know?" Oh. Actually maybe she is more mad than she is glad. "You broke my brother's heart, idiot. I don't have any more room in my entire house for the coping mechanism he's come up with." She kicks, a little. Tommy grunts and shifts. "I hope that hit something painful and non-essential to our escape."

"He's - he'll be fine."

"What exactly is your definition of fine? Because it's been a few months and he's still bringing me baked goods on a bi-weekly basis."

"Bi-weekly like -."

"Do not get pedantic on me, Kinard. Two times a week. What's your status? Moving parts all still moving?"

"I think my balls have taken a vacation, but that's more a reflection on how terrifying you are than on this current situation."

Flippant. Sarcasm in the face of Maddie trying to get a full picture. Buck had called him funny and charming. Maddie's second kick doesn't land, but only because he's got a hand wrapped around her foot. "Once we're out of here, I'm gonna punch you in the face."

He hums. "For the balls comment, or the cunt thing?"

Maddie shrugs. Remembers that he can't see it. "Which part of 'broke my brother's heart' are you not getting?"

He sounds like he's moving gingerly. She can hear heavy bulky fabric rustle and she wonders if he's in three layers like usual. She could use something warm. "I - figured he'd be over it by now."

Maddie snorts. If she had to make a guess, Tommy glowers at the noise. "Dumbass."

And then it hits her. "The cunt? Skinny, brunette, pretty? Kind of...angular face?"

Tommy hums and takes her weight as she tries to kick again. "Sounds like her."

"Oh, Buck's gonna be pissed and embarrassed. She's rebound attempt number two."

Tommy's silent long enough that Maddie has to check in. He hums, and goes back to silence. "Rebound attempt?"

"If you hadn't noticed, we've actually been kidnapped, so maybe I can save your relationship afterwards?"

"I think she was trying to kill me," Tommy admits. "Otherwise why am I unbound in this shitty Saw knockoff?"

Maddie feels some extra pieces dropping into place. Oh, Buck is never gonna live this down actually.

"Can you overpower her if she comes in?"

"If she's not quick to try to drug me again. If I can figure out where the fucking door is. If -."

"A yes or no is fine. Pretty sure she's the Bay Butcher, if that helps you answer."

His pause is long. "...maybe," he says, and accepts the kick this time without block or protest.

[dyenasaur]

Maybe I've been watching too much Good Omens but this is ABSOLTELY a musing from Azeraphale to an extremely-interested-but-pretending-to-be-in-pain-instead Crowley.

Probably over scones and whatever passes for a demonic mimosa.

Weird when you first start paying attention to animal noises and realize they don't actually sound like the words we use

[facts-i-just-made-up]

What happens if I eat this thing I found on the road?

Aside from the effects of five pounds of orange rubber on your digestive system, people might not notice the pothole it was warning of.

[flowersforvax]

He's dead but he's not. He's dead but he sends a raven every day. How is she supposed to move on, knowing he's watching?

She can't move on, thinking he is trapped in service to the Matron. She can't move on as long as she doesn't accept that it's his choice every single day.

To be Death's champion you have to believe in death. Total acceptance. Death is part of life.

He made his choice. To protect those he loves, to save the world. He made a choice and he's sticking to it. And he's not going back on his word on this. Not even for his sister, not even for Keyleth. Except-

"Don't you even dare" Except he did. He broke the rules, saving Keyleth. Only to get trapped in a marble

I kind of get how that would be a hard pill to swallow for her. He'll break the rules to save her, but not to live with her.

[kiwisandpearls]

I know this is probably the weirdest post ever and probably very common knowledge but it’s ok to wrong about things. You’re not some super stupid or media illiterate person for misinterpreting things. And misinterpreting something doesn’t inherently mean your doing so in bad faith.

[bulletsandbracelets]

These are one of those things with a really interesting (and decidedly mixed) history!

But importantly, especially today it seems; squatter’s rights have also been used, time and time again, to organize, advocate for, and to pressure the government into providing affordable housing. At least in the US.

There are pretty heavy restrictions (in the US) on when squatters rights apply and don’t apply and those restrictions vary by state. Looking them up pretty well clarifies, at least to me, what these rights were meant to provide. They aren’t intended to make theft legal and they don’t actually do that.

[earthquakebi]

[mellosdrawings]

The Doppelgänger & the Mirror

It's been a hot minute since I last drew my OCs so here they are with some details.

Maybe some day I'll detail the story a bit. We'll see. Anyway, here's the whole family!

[calware]

fanart that i did for the fic devaluated by breezefulskies ^^ i highly suggest you all read it, especially if you are a fan of body horror. this one is pretty simple, i plan on doing some more in the future because there are a lot of really good scenes :)

[paperbodiesamongthestars]

Ok, I’m back because I slept on it and it turns out I have More Opinions.

Ultimately, this is all going to be fine. Even if canon continues to do…whatever they’ve got going on, this is what fandom does/is for! And in just the last two weeks, this fandom has done an incredible job of making the breakup make sense, or aligning it with previous character beats, or giving it real emotional resonance, or fixing it, or making it worse (the angst has been delicious!), or doing all of that while getting one or both of those men pregnant! It’s been an incredible ride, and I’m excited to see where it goes over the hiatus.

I guess where I’m going to be stuck for a minute is on Tim’s incredible willingness to tell on himself. I haven’t trusted this man since BtVS, but still! Imagine putting a piece of media out into the world, and then getting up in front of God and everybody to say “haha, no, that part of it wasn’t supposed to be interesting, actually.” Cannot relate!

I also cannot imagine that this state of affairs is, uhhhhh, particularly sustainable? I know Tim thinks that you can’t have actual character growth on a procedural, but as a seasoned procedural-enjoyer, I strongly disagree! It is indeed possible—even preferable!—to have a monster/mystery/emergency of the week and ALSO let your characters evolve. Otherwise you end up here, rehashing storylines from previous seasons and watching characters stagger in circles seeking growth they will never be allowed to find. And as a viewer, that is profoundly unsatisfying.

It is genuinely wild to me that Tim’s response to…everything is to give an interview where he confidently asserts that we were always supposed to take the rationale for the breakup at face value. Tommy correctly intuited that Buck was not actually ready to move in, and does not, in fact, know what he wants because he’s “still figuring himself out.” There is no further nuance. Don’t worry about it.

Like, congrats, my guy! That’s the worst option! It is the least narratively interesting! It is also a pretty gross read on bisexuality! This character is 33 years old! Apparently Buck is going to be “figuring himself out” until the series finale, probably, which is nice because it means I don’t have to care? But from a storytelling perspective, it’s insane. It does not make any sense and it does not compel me. White dudes can just say and do whatever, huh?

I am just—what? And how? And also why?

[mcmepy]