#last paragraph especially!!!!

[esmes]

well, this is hands on my favorite addition anyone has ever made on a post of mine. beautiful analysis of the scene

watch it close. let it brew. wait.

[bulldog-butch]

“Anti-fatness, not fatness itself, fosters stigma against the desire and desirability of fat bodies.”

- “You Just Need to Lose Weight” and 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon

[solarwynd]

These people don't know the difference between being successful and being well promoted.

They love saying Jimin is being pushed by the company because they've convinced themselves that without that push, no member can succeed. They do that, of course, to reasure themselves that their favorite member is still popular, the only reason they didn't get all the impressive records is because they just didn't have the push necessary to get those records. Look at JK, he got the push and we all saw how that helped him achieve things.

So their rule is: If you didn't do well is because you weren't promoted. And if you did is because you were.

But where does Jimin fit into that? He had some crazy records, but had shit promotion (had sabotage instead). He breaks the rule, and they can't have that. Because if an artist CAN succeed, even without company support, as long as they AND their music is popular enough, then that implies the other members either aren't popular (a.k.a hyungline) or their popularity doesn't extend to their music (a.k.a Taehyung).

This is why they are even more pissed about Jimin than about JK. Normally that would make no sense since, even if you want to say Jimin is the second favorite of the company (he isn't), JK is still first, and with quite the gap, so Jimin shouldn't bother them more. But keeping what I said in mind, it suddenly makes sense. JK's success is easy to dismiss because we all saw Hybe do all they could to make sure he would do well, so it doesn't feel genuine. But Jimin? He didn't have any of that and they so desperately wish he did so they could just as easily dismiss HIS success.

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[misterxsamsa]

I'll have you know that not a day goes by where I don't think about this little vignette from questionsleep.com...

[intheholler]

Hi!

You were asking for warm feelings, so: When I was a kid, we visited the region, and the thing I remember most after woods like something out of Frost is the music. Not just Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn, but the smaller folk music and dance performances we saw between national parks. (I still can't figure out how to make my feet move like that, and not for lack of trying!) I've always wanted to do it again as an adult.

I'm not from Appalachia, but reading your recent posts, I feel the same way about my own home that frequently tries to set fire to itself politically (Texas), and I find it reassuring and validating to read about your deep love for where your roots are. It's an increasingly rare thing, and while the scarcity of people of our frame of mind makes me sad, I'm also all the more appreciative of reading posts like yours when they come across my dash.

Way too often, when we talk about deterioration or instability in our homelands, we're told "just move." People don't understand how our souls are tangled up in the tree roots, echoed in birdsong, that we're part of the mist on the backroads and the rush of bats out of a cave like fucking Dracula. It takes a degree of bravery to let yourself become part of a place, even more to choose to remain that way--especially if you're vocal about it. So, rambling as this is, it's all to say hang in there, because your love for your land is a rare and beautiful thing.

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[lucaanis]

you see, the problem with writing is that it's just so much easier to imagine everything in my head. it writes itself in there

[vole-mon-amour]

"I had a chance to live forever in the sun! To be FREE of the hunger that wracks me day and night. Whatever your fears, this is my life. It should have been my choice, and you should have trusted me to make it."

video

The continuous topic of "It's MY choose and you should let ME decide for myself", whether it's killing Cazador and convincing Astarion not to Ascend (where he sees reason and instead kills Cazador himself) or trying to break up with him as Durge for the fear of hurting/killing him. And, honestly? In general.

This is why I think Halsin would do absolutely anything in his power to give Astarion any needed advice, any possible comfort, but to never judge him, and never make the decision for him. Halsin would listen to him, help him, encourage him. He would give him alone time whenever Astarion truly needed it.

After being robbed of any possible choice(s) for two centuries, one of the important things is to trust Astarion in his ability to make his own decisions. And then enjoy what sprouts afterwards.

"Trust me, support me, and even if I fail, don't turn away from me, no matter how ugly it may get. Then you'll get to see the real me, and I will genuinely feel for you."

I love that the game keeps reminding the players of the topic.

P.S.: The way he lights up when you tell him that you'll find a way to let him walk in the sun. The way he mentions it in the quote. How much he wants to bask in the sunlight. 🥺 Oh, Halsin would find a way for sure. Who else if not a druid. 💚

(How about a special potion that allows him walk in the sun, but protects him from being burned? How about a spell like mage armor, from head to toe—he doesn't feel it, but it protects him from the sun nonetheless? How about a special cloak and gloves from a super thin and light fabric that reflects the sunlight and feels good on Astarion's the skin and even feels like the second skin to him—that comfortable? How about—)

[that-spider-fan-over-there]

Actually guys let me ramble (read: shout over text) a bit more before I sleep (because I am hyped but it's 2AM-)

BNHA 422 spoilers ahead!

THAT IS MY FAVORITE MAIN CHARACTER RIGHT THERE HE IS THE MOTHER FRICKING MOMENT

HIS FRIENDS? SUPPORTING HIM WHATEVER IT BRINGS. CRIMINALS? PSSH, THEY'RE HIS ALLIES NOW. NON-BELIEVERS? THEY'RE ALL CHEERING ON HIM NOW. THE WORLD? HE'S CONQUERED THEIR HEARTS LOOK AT RODY AND MELISSA. THE SYMBOL OF PEACE? DECLARED THAT'S HIS HERO. HIS MOTHER? SHE'S 100% SO PROUD OF HER KID.

THIS KID IS THE EMBODIMENT OF "FALL EIGHT TIMES, GET UP NINE"- THAT'S THE SYMBOL OF HOPE RIGHT THERE- WHO CARES ABOUT THE QUIRKLESS ENDING OR NOT LOOK AT HIM GO!

THAT IS THE TRUE CRYSTALIZATION OF EVERYONE'S HOPES-

MIDORIYA IZUKU IS THE WORLD'S GREATEST HERO AND HE'S GOING PLUS FUCKING ULTRA!

... Oh yeah also I know who we were expecting but psst he'll be back I promise Horikoshi-san is saving his favourite boy for later yes he's too relevant to not show up think of him as the here's own surprise trump card later- this is Izuku's moment right now let's focus on that for a bit this is his Rising chapter the moment the narrative has been building up since the title of Chapter 1, the other little guy will be back soon-

[igtfbaef]

I can't believe that The Return of the King ends with Sam returning, saying "Well, I'm back". Isn't it a bit on the nose Tolkien, ending the Return of the King with the king proclaiming his return?

[eddis-not-eeddis]

...why is boredom considered an attractive quality in the romance genre again?

[gingerpeachtea]

🦀🦀🦀

15 sentences!!!!

Satine was lying on Christian’s bed, seated up against tattered pillows thin with use; she might have minded, if the smell of his shampoo and her perfume weren’t lingering so sweetly. She could recall their early days, before Christian had gotten properly settled, when all that clung was dust. Or, the bitter stench of absinthe, when the same could be said of his breath—when the green-cheapened poetry of his mouth swallowed the copper twinge in her own. A small mercy she'd held tight in her bloodstained fist. Paris backstreets shone among the red L’amour sign beyond Christian’s apartment, a mere glimmer peeking through the reflections cast on the window: Christian’s backside, lit warm by the bedside lamp while he excitedly leafed through the pieces he’d workshopped with Toulouse. He was always working on something new, jumping from project to project, passion to passion; a constant balancing act of his overactive imagination atop the cusp of fresh creation. He came home from each session with Toulouse more than eager to share his day’s musings with Satine. After all, try as he might, Toulouse was never too successful in pacing Christian, keeping him stoking one creative flame at a time instead of just dousing every concept in gasoline and tossing in a reckless match. No, it seemed Santiago and Satine were the lucky few capable of reining him in from careening wildly between ideas at the drop of a hat. (Nini had successfully shot down an idea of his once, though, after being forced to overhear him describe it to Satine in their dressing room between acts. She’d been a bit harsh about it, but he appreciated her honesty.)

i think this is more than 15 whatevs tho ily

(make me write!!!)

[stuck-in-the-ghost-zone]

HIII THABK U FOR THE TRIVIA AND ASHE SONG before i take forever 2 answer those or forget here is a blank ticket to please please talk about prime defenders and their AWFUL emotional literacy and processing skills i would literally love to read that essay so much ive also been thinking about it incessantly. big eyes staring up at u.png. ok ok peace out GOODNIGHT !!!! <33

i lied actually im not going to bed im judt thinking about this ans listening to St. John on a loop now. hello catkiss.gif i forgot how youve filled me with so much joy. that cat is so fuckign cute

anyway. hi :) prime defenders huh. this is gonna be less of an essay and more of a sleepy ramble but ohhh i have so many thoughts. they all process things so differently and none of them are good at it they all need therapy so bad. ms.g where is the hero therapy why didnt you build that into w.a.t.c.h ma'am

vyncent is probably the best at actually processing things out of all of them, he just internalizes everything to the point where he wont talk about it unless hes pushed past the breaking point. vyncent is actually very.. emotionally intelligent? i want to say mature but that feels like im singling him out because hes the oldest. i just feel like because he grew up on Fauna and had to be in basically survival mode in a world full of monsters trying to kill you.. that makes a person grow up quicker than they should. i think vyncent had a good childhood and for the most part his parents took good care of him but just.. living in that world doesnt seem like it leaves room for a whole lot of expressing emotions. vyncent is good at quick analysis of a situation, but unless a problem directly interferes with the current goal he doesnt externalize it to everyone else. but bottling up his feelings and emotions just builds up pressure over time until something like the lich makes him blow up and let it all out at once, usually in a dramatic monologue format bc condi is really good at those god damn it. also they played off the fact that vyncent said all of that to the lich and then missed his attack as a funny thing but i like to think of it as. he got too overwhelmed w his emotions and lashed out too soon it made his fighting messy. vyncent is so angry and honestly after what hes been through he deserves to be !!!!

william wisp. my boy. god hes just like me fr so much so that it physically hurts sometimes. anyway. i always think back to the scene where theyre all in the cabin talking about themselves/sharing backstories and william keeps desperately trying not to talk about himself. the fact that hes so ashamed of his powers he hides wisp form every time. two of his powers are LITERALLY a) turning invisible and b) turning intangible, usually as an excuse to leave whatever situation hes in ("accidentally" falling through the floor at opportune moments in season 1) . theres. a thing that happens at the end of episode 13/beginning of epidode 14 that youre really close to and i wont spoil yet but god it has to do with this so extremely much please come back to my inbox when you get there. youll know what it is trust me. um. yeah. so anyway. i think a lot of this comes from a place of. he doesnt want anyone to be scared of him. williams not stupid hes incredibly smart and insightful he knows his powers are objectively SCARY. hes scared of himself constantly, he doesnt want anyone else to feel that way about him, so he shifts focus whenever those aspects of himself are brought up because if someone were to think about it for any amount of time theyd realize the truth that hes scary and dangerous to be around (<< william logic. hey remember how one of the reasons he originally left deadwood was because the monsters there were attracted to the wisps and therefore Him so he left to keep his friends/family out of danger)

i think a lot about williams death and the immediate aftermath, i dont know how much you actually know and how much of this comes later but . how does he go home after waking up from that. his parents know about his powers, so they MUST know what happened. what do you think he told them when he god home muddy and dirty and broken and probably bloody after being missing for. god knows how long. how does he look his mother in the eyes and tell her her little boy is dead. but hes also not because hes standing right in front of her. how the fuck do you think he felt the first time he went into wisp form and saw his body laying there !!! of course he wouldnt want to talk about that!!!! youre gonna have to pry william wisps emotions from his cold dead hands !!!!!!!

dakota's response to the ashe situation was to run away in the woods and do nothing but train for 10 months. he didnt think about it for 10 months. i dont even have a whole lot to say about dakota other than like. stunned silence whenever his inability to process trauma is brought up because grizzly does such an incredible job at being like "you ask dakota how hes doing and his face is just blank" << paraphrased actual quote from an episode i cannot remember which one. either 11 or 12 ?

also because im thinking about him im including ashe in this. we didnt get to see a whole lot of his canon reactions to extreme emotional situations so a lot of this is just coming from My Mind but ashe seems like hed be the type to repress a lot of his emotions too. being alone in your house/in your room for extended periods of time will do that to a guy. i think he feels a lot of things and will probably very openly cry/scream/get angry when hes alone but as soon as he knows another person is there he can immediately flip the switch to turn it all off like nothing happened. very much a deadpan "im fine." if someone asks how hes doing, even if hes got like. the remainder of tear tracks down his face. cannot physically express his emotions in the presence of someone else

[uncanny-tranny]

Do you believe in transandrophobia

I mean, I talk at length about being a trans man and the intersections of my trans manhood and interacting in a world which often doesn't want people like me to exist, so even if I don't really call my experiences that, maybe you might? I generally support people calling their experiences with oppression how they see it, which is why some trans men say they experience misogyny and some don't. Neither are "more correct" because we almost all experience transphobia, misogyny, and everything else slightly differently.

At the end of the day, trans liberation must happen with all of us no matter what their experience is. I've seen so much "discourse" surrounding terms like these when at the end of the day, we're still being oppressed no matter what we call our experiences. I think it's okay for people to label their experiences as they see fit, but I don't think that's the end-all-be-all. I guess my sole focal point is trans liberation before debating about what terms we have to use.

I always find asks like this to be very odd, mostly because I don't know what the context behind this is or why it's asked. If you want a more direct answer to my political or philosophical views, I really would at least like more details as to what inspired questions like these so I can clarify, expand, or discuss specific points.

[b-plot-butch]

finally got a version of this ficlet that i liked! i’ll do another round of edits before i post it to ao3 but, for now, here it is :)

Deep in the Dreaming, a raven mourns another raven.

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A beeswax candle. A brass candle holder carved in the shape of a tree. A sprig of fragrant jasmine. This is what Lucienne lays on the small round table in her chambers.

Once they’re arranged precisely so, Lucienne lights the candle and takes a seat. She’s careful, but the rasp of chair legs against the floorboards still makes her flinch. She watches the curl of smoke as the delicate scent of the beeswax settles deep into her lungs.

“Jessamy,” she starts, the exhalation of air from her mouth sending the flame flickering. And then Lucienne doesn’t know what to say next.

Frustration seizes Lucienne, easier to confront, easier to sink talons into than the anguish turning her body into an ocean: Lucienne has lost so many people in her immortal life, and yet sometimes her hands still do not know how to hold the shape of her grief. How can her shoulders still buckle under its weight? How can her bones, having had so much time to grow steely against pain, still betray her so bitterly?

Jessamy had children in her first life, Lucienne remembers. Three of them. With her bright eyes and ferocious spirit.

You were not the last people to love your mother, Lucienne tries to tell their far-flung ghosts. She knew Jessamy for centuries and it still was not enough. You were not the last people to lose her.

Lucienne has gotten along well with each of Morpheus’s ravens, has considered all of them to be competent successors to the role she herself used to fulfill. But she loved Jessamy. Jessamy was no mere amicable compatriot; she was a friend, confidant, someone Lucienne would choose for her flock every day until the stars blinked out and the moon fell from the sky.

But it was Jessamy who fell before the moon did.

Lucienne feels a sharp pang of self-reproach. Doesn’t Jessamy deserve more than a dignified grief, sterile sorrow? Even if Lucienne learned how to shore herself up against loss over the years, would that truly have been better? They all deserve more than that, the countless people Lucienne has loved and lost while her ever-beating heart continued on. Jessamy is worth every twist of the knife, every ocean waded through on shaking legs.

Lucienne looks up at the shifting cosmos swirling across her bedroom ceiling. “The sky has taken you home,” she whispers, voice cracking. “May you be well in its embrace. Fly safe, dear friend, and fly strong.”

Tears burn like novas, streaking down her cheeks, and splatter onto the smooth dark wood of the table.

No matter what form Lucienne wears, some part of her will always have wings. Somewhere, in another universe, in a kinder timeline, she is flying beside Jessamy.

In this one, Lucienne weeps for her friend.

[heedra]

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[duncebento]

https://www.tumblr.com/iamoutofideas/748154923809636352?source=share Another dogwhistle from iamoutofideas.

anon how do you feel about trans women