#like how long have i been on reddit??? since i was like 14 probably

[wewontbesleeping]

remember on reddit how mad people used to get when someone would call a funny image a "meme"? that is an IMAGE MACRO. not a MEME.

[welcometololaland]

Hi, how many WIPs are you currently working on? Would you like to tell more about it?

hello anon 💜 first up, i noticed you sent this to a few people and i just want to say thank you on behalf of everyone for getting behind writers and asking about their projects! that's really sweet of you and i know most people love talking about their writing so i'm sure you made a lot of people happy with this initiative :) using the anon function for good!

storytime but i have really been struggling with writing the last couple of months, mostly because i've been crazy busy with work (actually performing weirdly well but fuck capitalism) and social stuff. it's finally starting to quiet down - i think next weekend is the first weekend with free time since christmas, so i'm super keen to just...chill. maybe then i can actually work on writing!

as for wips...i have many but only a couple i'm actively working on right now.

Eurotrip (aka. When in Rome) - RWRB. i really wanted to finish this before may, but it's going super slow. I'm currently writing chapter 8 or 17, and my aim is to write at least 10 (but probably more like 14) chapters prior to posting. i'm really proud of myself for not giving up on this one because it's a mammoth and i started writing it in...2021 :/ but there's still a long way to go. i have art by @stardisnight to go with it, so that gives me precious motivation. also, the timeline of this fic vaguely resembles a lone star season right now so i need to work that out before i post.

Call Me (By My Name) - Lone Star. a co-write with @rmd-writes, it's just chugging along but as per usual we put no expectations on ourselves so there is no real timeline for completion.

10 Things I Hate About You AU (aka. Not Now But Soon) - Lone Star. i keep thinking about this and not writing it, but every now and then i get a strike of inspiration and go back and add to the doc. i actually DNF'd this ages ago, but i keep going back to it, so hopefully it gets done before the new season airs.

The Ring In 2.0 - Lone Star. calling this a wip because technically i have about 3k in the doc, but i swore myself off starting this before eurotrip is finished. i'm chomping at the bit though, the original ring-in was one of the easiest fics for me to write because it's so silly and fun and the chat with @dustratcentral is everything to me.

A Random Idea I Got From A Writing Prompt and I Pitched to @celeritas2997 - Lone Star. okay. hear me out. it could be short. 10k MAX. i have time for this. i promise. it's an austin au with a super stupid premise and i just. think. it. would. be. funny!!!! let me live. take me back to the ring in days where i didn't have any expectations of myself.

(other projects currently on the back-burner until inspiration rears her beautiful head again - product placement (tiktok 2.0 - LS), crossover, reddit au (LS), cause of action (TGM)).

thank you for asking 💜 and yeah, i take requests on any of these so tell me what you think everyone and don't hold back lmao

[strawberrystar7]

When the Miraculous fandom complains about Chloé’s redemption Arc

Have you guys noticed that everytime someone complains about Chloé and her redemption Arc they always bring Thomas Astruc and his immaturity up? It’s always the same pattern. People hating on Thomas Astruc, calling him “Asstruc” or saying he hates on a fictional character or saying how he holds a grudge over a childhood bully of his. Or they will say anything after Season 2 is not canon simply because they don’t like it. Some of these people are adults complaining about the immaturity of a grown man.

But what they never notice is that they’re being just as immature. Seriously they remind me of Lila Rossi holding a grudge against Ladybug for 9 months straight because Ladybug called Lila out for lying infront of Adrien. Yes it was uncalled for and Ladybug should have pulled Lila aside (granted Lila would have probably exploded even if Ladybug had talked to Lila in private because Lila is unhinged but whatever) but holding a grudge over something for such a long time to the point where you want them to die? Like… Lila literally asked Oni-Chan (akumatized Kagami) to kill Ladybug. I’ve seen people wishing Astruc would die. These people are literally just like Lila in that regard. Immature and holding grudges over a ridiculous amount of time. They’re like Lila holding a grudge against Thomas Astruc for not giving Chloé a redemption arc. Like come on. It’s been years since the redemption arc thing… can y’ll just stop? It’s annoying and won’t happen regardless of how much you complain about it.

It’s like watching toddlers fighting. If you want to complain about Thomas Astruc being immature, don’t be immature about it yourself. You’re just being a hypocrite.

The immaturity doesn’t just come in regards to Chloé’s redemption arc and Thomas Astruc tho. I’ve also seen it from other Miraculous fans regarding to topics that had nothing to do with Chloé. Like someone insulting me and calling me a 6 year old because I said Marinette and Adrien are in Middle School and 14 years old throughout Seasons 1 to 5 and not in High School or 16/17. And when I came with actual quotes from episodes they suddenly went silent. I mean I can be immature too but I usually apologize when I realize I’m being mean or something. But some fans take it to the extreme.

It’s the worst on Twitter, YouTube and Reddit actually. People like this probably exist on Tumblr too but the discussions I’ve had on Tumblr were rather civil, even when we had opposing opinions. Social Media platforms have become a hell hole regardless of the platform. People nowadays just want to fight.

[everythingbap]

Bang Yongguk Reddit AMA Part 1

A/N: translations may have inaccuracies. Part 2 here!

Hey guys! This is BANG YONGGUK, back again for another round of AMA with you 💪

I’m off to my world tour, BANG YONGGUK ‘III’ THE US TOUR 2024 very soon.

Ask me anything, and I’ll try my best to answer all of your questions!

Don’t forget to grab your tickets for our tour if you're in the US!

04/05 BROOKLYN🎟️ https://livemu.sc/4a0bdrG

04/07 LOUISVILLE🎟️ https://bit.ly/49TB9VU

04/09 CHICAGO🎟️ https://bit.ly/432IrV6

04/12 ORLANDO🎟️ https://bit.ly/48Di5Kx

04/14 DALLAS🎟️ https://livemu.sc/3wxC5AT

04/17 HOUSTON🎟️ https://bit.ly/3T6x2yS

04/19 PHOENIX🎟️ https://bit.ly/3TlTNQL

04/21 LAS VEGAS🎟️ https://bit.ly/4c2SmhG

04/23 SACRAMENTO🎟️ https://bit.ly/3TmZYnM

04/26 SAN DIEGO🎟️ https://bit.ly/431DPyE

04/28 LOS ANGELES🎟️ https://bit.ly/3V9LCZr

Meet & Greet🎟️ https://mmt.fans/bwkW

Also, stay tuned for my latest album, [3], releasing March 31st!

I’m always active on socials. Follow me to stay tuned for cool performances and more music!

Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/bangstergram/]

Twitter: [https://twitter.com/BAP_Bangyongguk]

Youtube: [https://www.youtube.com/@bangyg]

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BABY: Hi Yongguk! I've been a fan of you since you've been in B.A.P, and I have been supporting you ever since! Congratulations on having another world tour, I wish I could see you perform live one day though. I have a few questions though.

1- How fun was it to produce and create your upcoming album? 2- Do you have any advice for getting through the day when things are stressful? 3- Are there any songs from your career that you wish you could've went back and remade?

Thank you so much for being a part of my life and thank you for your hard work. I hope your upcoming world tour goes well!

BYG: 크레에이티브 디렉터로 다시 복귀할 수 있어서 이번 앨범은 과정은 힘들었지만 즐거웠던 것 같아요. 스트레스는 내가 무시하는 것 중 하나야. 가만히 명상해보자. 리메이크 가능하다면 내 첫 정규앨범 BANGYONGGUK을 리믹스해서 LP로 만들고 싶네. I think it was hard but fun to be back as creative director for this album. Stress is among the things I ignore. Let's try and meditate. If a remake were possible, I'd like to remix my first album BANGYONGGUK and make it into an LP.

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BABY: Hiiiii! Could you please sing Going Crazy or 4:AM at your tour? I know it’s difficult the second one, but how do you feel about it now?

BYG: 아마 감정적으로는 힘들겠지만 4:44를 부를수 있을 것 같아요. It's probably hard emotionally, but I think I could sing AM 4:44.

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BABY: 오빠 행복하세요? ❤️ Oppa, are you happy? ❤️

BYG:

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BABY: Hello Yongguk!! Who are your favorite artists at the moment? Do you have any recommendations?

And do you plan on doing a Latam tour?

BYG: 몇 년째 계획만 되고 있네. 나 언제 시작할 수 있을까? I've only been planning for years. When can I start?

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BABY: 꼭 해보고 싶었고 지금까지 해볼 수 없었던 일이 있을까용? Is there something you really wanted to do until now but couldn't?

BYG: 언제까지 가능할지 모르지만 아직까진 나는 항상 100% 노력했어요. I don't know how long something is possible, but so far I've always tried 100%.

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BABY: And you have great fingernails, how do you take care of them??? My nails are terrible 😭

BYG: 손톱을 사랑해주세요. Please love your fingernails.

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BABY: Hi! I've been a BABY since 2012 and I've loved listening to your solo music, I'm so excited for the new album!

What's your favorite part of touring? Is there anything that's hard about it?

BYG: 도시마다 색 다른 분위기를 느끼는 걸 좋아해요. 몸은 힘들지만 무대 위에서 여러분을 만날때 그걸 잊어버리는 것 같네요. I like feeling the different atmospheres of each city. It's tiring, but when I meet you all on stage, it seems I forget about that.

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BABY: hi yongguk!! i've been a fan of B.A.P since debut and i honestly think B.A.P in Melbourne (2016) was the best concert i've ever been to!! it was my first as well :)

i'd like to ask, are there any scents that u're attached to? i.e. hold sentimental value or something that just improves your mood 😊

good luck w ur tour !!

BYG: 응 나는 바디로션과 향수 냄새를 오랫동안 바꾸지 않았는데 이건 집착에 일부인가 봐. Yeah, I haven't changed the scent of my body lotion and perfume in a long time, but it must be part of an obsession.

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BABY: Hello Yongguk!

What song of yours do you find most difficult to perform? (Physically and/or emotionally).

I hope you have a great tour ♥️

BYG: AM 4:44

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BABY: Hi Yongguk, your music has helped me a lot through tough times. Thank you for being you and for sharing your lovely self with the world through your music! 💫❤️‍🔥

I just want to ask, what advice would you give to other aspiring artists and musicians?

BYG: 스스로에게 계속 도전하세요. 누군가의 조언 보다 스스로의 목소리에 귀 기울이세요. 예술은 A.I가 대체할 수 없을 거라고 생각해. 널 알아봐 줄 1명의 팬만 있다면 성공한 거야. 힘내고 사랑하자. Keep challening yourself. Listen to your own voice instead of someone else's advice. I don't think AI can replace art. If you have even just one fan who recognizes you, you're a success. Let's cheer up and love each other.

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BABY: What is your favourite Emoji you like best?

BYG:

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BABY: 미국에 가기전에 한국에서 마지막 식사로 뭐 먹을까여?ㅋㅋㅋ What should I eat for my last meal in Korea before I go to the U.S.? Hehe

BYG: 라면? Ramyeon?

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BABY: If you could be any animal for a day, what animal would you choose?

BYG:

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BABY: Yongguk! What’s your comfort tv show? <3

BYG: 날 위한 쇼는 내가 직접 만들어야할것 같아. 나 잘 알잖아요? I think I have to make a show for myself. You know me well, right?

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BABY: hello Yongguk!! i wish you the best for your tour! i was wondering if you had any future collabs planned 👀 ty!

BYG: 여름에 새로운 프로젝트를 기획하고 있네? I have plans for a new project in summer?

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BABY: Hi! Thank you for doing an AMA! Do you do anything special to take care of your voice while you tour?

BYG: 아마 투어가 시작되면 열심히 뜨거운 차를 마셔야 할꺼야. I should probably drink a lot of hot tea when my tour starts.

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BABY: What is something on your bucket list?

BYG: 여름에 알게 될 거예요. You'll find out in summer.

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BABY: What superpower would you love to have?

BYG: 시공간을 조종하고 싶네요. I want to manipulate time and space.

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BABY: yongguk, you’ve been my biggest inspiration for the longest time who is your inspiration in music or do you just go with your own vibe these days?

BYG: 최근에는 월드투어가 큰 영감을 줬던 것 같네요? I think the world tour has been a big inspiration lately?

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BABY: 안녕 방용국 오빠 ! Hello Bang Yongguk-oppa !

Do you have any plans in the future to film another documentary like "Something to Talk About?"

It would be interesting to see your progression as a person and as an artist since 2019!

감사합니다! 💚 Thank you! 💚

BYG: 새로운 다큐멘터리를 보게 된다면 아마 3-4년은 걸릴 거예요. I think it will probably take around 3-4 years to see a new documentary.

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BABY: Hello Yongguk! Excited for your tour. What's one song you always look forward to performing on stage?

BYG: 5번트랙 Track number 5

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BABY: Hello Yongguk! Are there any new genres of music you would like to try or have tried and really liked?

BYG: 이번 앨범 재미있었어. 나오면 꼭 들어봐요. This album was fun. Take listen right when it comes out.

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BABY: Hi, I hope you're doing well. I'm excited for your new album. You're an amazing artist who deserves the world. Also, I can't wait to see you in Sacramento <3. Thank you for touring.

Question: Which song is your favorite out of all the songs you've released?

I miss you 💚

BYG: 2 이후라면 이번 앨범이 될 것 같아요. If it's after 2, I think it'll be this album.

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BABY: Hi!!! What song are you excited to perform on your tour?

BYG: 새 앨범 모든 노래를 부를 예정이야. I'm going to sing all the songs from my new album.

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BABY: Hello greetings from Mexico. There is a small possibility of having a concert of yours this year in Latin America.

BYG: Movimiento는 라틴 아메리카 투어를 위해 작업한 곡 입니다. Movimiento is a song I worked on for Latin America.

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BABY: hiii, i'm really curious about what's your favorite moment while you're producing a new song or overall a new ep/album? i love you and i'm really excited bc '3' :)

BYG: 발매 직전! Right before the release!

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BABY: OHMYGOOOOOD?????? HELLO????

BYG:

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BABY: Hi Yongguk! Love you loads! How has making music and composing melodies changed since writing and composing for a group to being solo? Would you say it's harder?

BYG: 그룹보다 혼자 부르는 곡을 만드는 게 더 쉽네요. 생각보다 그룹 음악은 오랜 시간 그 노래를 부를 친구들을 위해 고민해야 할 시간이 필요하니까. It's easier to make songs I sing alone than with a group. I need to worry about the songs that my friends will sing for a long time.

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BABY: Can you recommend a “new ramen“ to try? (Not shin) 😄

BYG: 진 Jin

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BABY: There is EP 2, and now EP 3. Where is EP 1?

Is there anything to keep you motivated to work & be productive? 

BYG: 1은 제 자신을 의미합니다 1 means myself

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BABY: Hello Yongguk! I hope you are having a good day! Since you are Starting a new tour soon! I had some questions that i would love to ask you from last tour if its possible!

1- When you were in Lisbon, what did you liked the most? Would you go back if it was possible? 2- What is the most memorable memory of the "Colors of Bang" Tour?

BYG: 포르투갈 와인은 특별하다. 그리고 너희들 정말 열정적이었어. 다시 만나고 싶네요. Portuguese wine is special. And you all were very passionate. I want to meet you again.

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BABY: Hi Yongguk! Thank you for doing this AMA! My question for you is:

Do you have any regrets in your career? What would you change if you could start all over again?

I've been a fan of you and B.A.P since debut! Stay healthy and happy! Love you lots! 💚

BYG: 지금까지 해온 모든일들은 내 자신을 위한 특별한 순간들이였어요. 절대 후회하지 않아요. Everything I've done has been a special moment for myself. I never regret it.

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BABY: Will come to Canada? Please, please come to Toronto!!!!!

BYG: 내 계획 중에 캐나다도 다시 방문해야 할 곳이에요. Canada is one of the places I need to plan to visit again.

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BABY: i have such a strong memory of the day “no mercy” came out & watching the MV at university. i also went straight from my college graduation to go see B.A.P in concert😂 thank you for bringing me so many great memories over the years! i hope you’re doing well🙂

is there any song that when you listen, reminds you of a specific time in your life - good or bad?

BYG: 요즘 봄이 오니까 Carnival 앨범 생각 많이 나네요 These days with spring coming, I think about our album Carnival a lot

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BABY: 이번 앨범이 내 최애앨범 될 것 같음…😍 I think this album will be my favorite...😍

BYG: 음악적으로 나도 그런 것 같아. Musically speaking, I would agree.

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BABY: Hi king💚👑~~ As a Tunisian🇹🇳 Baby, I want to ask if you consider adding "North Africa" to your world tour list in the future! And yes love you and good luck for "3" I can't wait for it 🥹💚🔥

BYG: 모로코는 내 촬영지 후보 중 하나였어. 공연으로 북아프리카는 꼭 방문해보고 싶네요. Morocco was one of the candidates for a shooting site. I really want to visit North Africa for a performance.

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BABY: I remember you once asked us if we prefer "The old BANG YONGGUK" or "Today's BANG YONGGUK". Does this have something to do with your comeback? Maybe a change of your music style ? What was your inspiration this time?

BYG: 내가 싫어하던 것들을 이번 앨범에 다 해본 것 같아. I think for this album I tried out everything I used to dislike.

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BABY: Hi Yongguk! I’ve been a fan for quite a few years now, I hope everything is well with you and I wish you luck on your tour 🫶🏻

My question is, what is one song that is on repeat for you right now?

BYG: 새 앨범 노래들인데 가사가 잘 안 외워지네. 가사를 내가 쓰더라도 그건 다른 문제네요. When it's songs from a new album, the lyrics won't get in [my head] well. If I write the lyrics myself, it's a different matter.

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BABY: How do you decide who to feature in your songs?

BYG: 그들의 음악을 오랫동안 듣고 어울리는 새 곡을 만들기 위해 노력하는 것 같아요. I think I listen to their music for a long time and try to make a song that fits them.

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BABY: How did you feel when you were filming for NUMB? I'm afraid of heights. Seeing you near the edge of the cliff scared me 😅 I think NUMB will be my favorite ❤️

BYG: 그곳은 numb라는 노래를 위한 최적의 장소였어. That place was the best location for the song numb.

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BABY: How many songs from BYG III album will you be singing for the tour?

BYG: 모두 All of them

[colleybri]

Answer the questions and tag 5 Fanfic Authors

Tagged by @mosylufanfic :)

1. How did you get into writing fanfiction?

I’m relatively unusual here, I think, in that whilst I’ve been writing it since my teens I have had a good twenty year break up until a few months ago. Years ago, I just started writing it for my own pleasure - certainly no internet or easy ways to share it back then. More recently, I can attribute my return to one thing and one thing only: my love of the series Andor. An obsession that came out of nowhere in September 2023 when I watched it for the first time and it resonated with me in a way nothing has come close to in quite some time. After several months of writing various analyses of it I felt the urge to get creative.

2. How many fandoms have you written in?

Not many - most recently, Andor - obviously - and with the obvious overlap of Rogue One. Going back: I started out on E.T. (early teens then so that will date me accordingly :) ) - moving on to Aliens, The Silence of the Lambs and The X Files. Some novels then too: Narnia and Clive Barker, notably.

3. How many years have you been writing fanfiction?

As above, really. I’m in my mid 50s now - which I imagine makes me one of the older ones here. I dabbled most recently in the late 90s, with The Phantom Menace slashfics that were hugely popular back then - one of my friends was a superb writer (her stories were considerably better than the film itself ) and absolutely churned them out on whatever forums were around. They were a wholly new thing to me and I hadn’t even seen the film, but I dabbled a bit anyway :)

4. Do you read or write more fanfiction?

I write more at the moment, but I’m gradually trying to catch up with the reading. I missed Andor when it was first released and therefore the glut of fics from that time. But I’m getting to know the writers I really like and rediscover my own interests, genre speaking, along the way.

5. What is one way you’ve improved as a writer?

It’s really hard to compare as I haven’t got much left hanging around from my earlier years, but I would say that with several decades of teaching Lit under my belt now I do care a lot more about characterisation than I ever used to. It used to be all about the plot. I’m finding myself very drawn to subtext-heavy dialogue, internal monologues, drabbles and even poetry - the last being something I never thought I’d touch with a barge pole. I’m not saying I’m any good, just that I enjoy the challenge. That’s the main thing, in fact. These days I’m happy to embrace a challenge rather than shy from it. 

6. What’s the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project?

That would be what human flesh tastes like. For a Silence of the Lambs fic, obviously. The answer is apparently “pork crossed with beef” so I guess a genuine ragu lasagne would scratch that particular itch if anyone’s curious. 

7. What’s your favorite type of comment to receive on your work?

At the moment, as I’m pretty much starting from scratch and trying to find readers, absolutely anything. Probably excluding ‘don’t give up the day job’. 

8. What’s the most fringe trope/topic you write about?

Probably the cannibalism thing. Though that’s no doubt more mainstream nowadays…. I haven’t even looked at all the Hannibal (tv series) fics out there. 

9. What is the hardest type of story for you to write?

Anything long - the longest thing I ever completed was a 250 page novel but I was 14 at the time and haven’t come close since. Haven’t the stamina these days. Same with reading – I prefer one shots.

10. What is the easiest type?

Missing scenes or scene commentaries - not so much easy as such but probably my favourite forms, so they come relatively easily once I really put my mind to them. I find analytical essays the easiest of all, if I know the text well, but that’s no doubt a teacher-thing. I’ve made myself a regular feature on the Reddit Andor sub, probably to the chagrin of some :)

11. Where do you do your writing? What platform? When?

Looking at other answers to this one, I’m a bit perplexed. I have an elderly iMac and write on that. Hell, I used to do everything in long hand. Thank God I learned to touch-type. I guess I use Googledocs when forced to use my laptop. I’m fortunate to be semi-retired, so I generally find the time.

12. What is something you’ve been too nervous/intimidated to write, but would love to write one day?

Something longer, I guess. Hard to tell. I was and am intimidated by Smutfics, but had a go at a challenge recently and was quite pleased with the result. Not something I’ll be writing often though - not the main event, anyway. Love the buildups, and there’s some really great erotica out there, but I do get pretty stuck using the same vocabulary if I’m not careful. I’ve done a few humorous variations and quite liked those too. I’m British, lived in Bath for many years so like to imagine Austen’s ironic take on sex scenes quite a bit. 

13. What made you choose your username?

Nothing very deep - it’s to do with where I live. I’m a keen birder and Colley is an old West Country (England) word for a blackbird. 

Apologies in advance for tagging you - I’m sure some or all of you have been ‘done’ already! I don’t know a huge range of writers yet and I’m new to Tumblr and Discord. Absolute social media dinosaur as I am. 

Tagging @beladonna02, @ceruleanphoenix7, @faceofpoe, @jake-and-amy-are-married, @vadercat

[suffarustuffaru]

hey so not too long ago, i saw a post from rz twitter that said that during the first loop where subaru meets otto, when subaru met the witch cultists and were chanting something to subaru before they left, that these cultists left because some outsider (who's therefore an enemy to their witch and its prophecy) was nearby. And the tweet said how that "nearby outsider" was actually otto who stayed behind because he was worried that subaru, (whom he met only as a customer in that loop and otto had already fulfilled his job) would succumb to danger. And despite frufoo's warnings, it's heavily implied that otto had in fact died in that loop waiting for subaru to come back. And the replies were saying that it's common knowledge?

First of all, is that true? I can see how one would come to the conclusion that the cultists left because otto, an outsider, was nearby. But i haven't seen proof of the implication that otto died from that loop. Secondly, with this perhaps being true, does that confirm that any loop in which otto was nearby and subaru is in danger, that otto risked his life for him? Some ppl say "but the whale incident!" But like you said way earlier, otto came back to him after pushing him off, and it's implied that he died trying to save subaru. There's no loop i can recall otto leaving him to the dust, even when he doesn't know who subaru is. And thirdly, Otto get some self-preservation skills, you barely knew the guy and already risk your life for him. What the fuck.

HAH anon your ask intrigued me so much i immediately went to the anime to try and confirm this. and bc the anime is the closest bit of info i got wjdndn i dont have arc 3 ln or access to arc 3 wn (i do not understand japanese either, sadly) but!! while the anime doesnt explicitly confirm otto died in that first loop his character debuted in, i think its definitely a possibility that he died to the witch cult there. (if anyone knows the lore on this for sure though feel free to add?? yeah)

also regarding about whether this is common knowledge or not—id argue its kind of not, at least in certain circles, bc im gonna be completely real i had to double check the anime to see how well i remembered it bc its 1. been a while since i’ve watched season 1 in full and 2. when i was looking at it on my first watch i was focused more so on what the hell was happening to subaru, rem, emilia camp rather than otto, who at the time seems like just some random guy who wont appear ever again. but also maybe im a little too used to people misinterpreting rezero over on reddit ajfbdnd bc some people STILL completely forget that otto went back after pushing subaru off the wagon. and some people still forget ottos died for subaru even though its super obvious in arc 4?? so i dont think ottos involvement with subaru across loops is really common knowledge? or at the very least its not common for Certain portions of the rezero fandom bc i see ottos whole fixation on subaru gets glossed over at times. but i do genuinely think moments like the first loop with otto are probably easy to sort of miss if youre not paying attention. but also again i might be a little bit brainwashed by rezero redditors misreading things bc the amount of people that forget otto went back for subaru in the white whale loop made me doubt my own memory of that scene to the point where i rewatched it in the anime just to be sure wkdndnd. i dont really see any english rezero people talk about this loop in particular too unless theyre referring to you know, rem arlam and emilia camp dying. but anyway moving on for now…

alright!! lets go over this scene i suppose. the anime doesnt go into like. Specifics, like how the tweets you mention do anon, but it does have some interesting stuff.

in the anime, the first loop with otto happens in episode 14 to about the beginning of 15, but the focus is of course more so on subaru, rem, arlam, etc, bc rem left for the mansion and subarus trying to get there quickly so he pays otto to do that. otto takes the time to warn him before they even set off, not only for his own sake but also for subarus:

but you know, bc ottos desperate for money bc hes in debt, he takes up the job. but once otto and subaru actually get to the road leading up to arlam and the mansion, otto stops bc frufoo’s frightened and shes warning them of danger—

but subaru being subaru jumps off anyway and leaves. he says this quickly before he goes:

otto replies by trying to call out to him desperately as he runs away:

your point about ottos self preservation is super interesting anon because otto DOES have self preservation skills. he almost kind of prides himself on it, sometimes—as a merchant, especially from a merchant family, hes been raised to treasure it. to go for things that work in his favor. especially with his bad luck fucking him over too. and he can be slightly morally ambiguous at times, so he is Very aware of self preservation and staying out of trouble. but at the same time, leaving behind innocents does kind of weigh on him bc. well hes still human. that and the further into rezero you get, the more clear it is that ottos self preservation skills just get thrown out the window the moment he sees subaru. like otto takes a significant amount of time on screen to complain about danger or trouble hes found himself in, or go on and on about how the moment he sees danger, hes just gonna turn around and run—but its just COMPLETE AND TOTAL BULLSHIT SOMETIMES. he has plenty of chances Every Time to turn around and run and the moment subaru enters the picture, he doesnt take it. the only exception to this was him leaving subaru in greed if, but thats because he saw that subaru didnt give a shit about him and even then. he made that choice FOR subaru’s sake too, bc he recognizes that greed if subaru is just gonna micromanage everything and deal with it on his own. otto knows he’d just be another burden to subaru, so he leaves to lessen the load.

main route otto though? yeah youre absolutely right his self preservation is way beyond dead at this point. his self preservation is absolutely gone when it comes to subaru. this first loop is an example of it—while of course ottos you know treating subaru like a stranger bc thats what they are, he goes out of his way to warn subaru repeatedly. at first it looks like its mostly just for his own benefit bc hes Also in danger here, but then he says that he cant just accept taking subarus money and items. he talked about how hed accept subarus payment just a few minutes before this?? and we know in retrospect that he desperately NEEDS money bc hes in debt??? and subarus giving him an out right now to just leave and not look back but he still hesitates and frantically tries calling after subaru??? he has EVERYTHING to gain from just taking the money and subarus things and just leaving, but we dont actually see him leave on screen.

and then right after this, we cut to subaru running to arlam. of course, the witch cult stops him, and in the anime, all they do is circle him, then bow (to foreshadow how the witch cult + petelgeuse think that hes one of them, im assuming), and then they disappear without saying a single word.

its interesting to note though that when they leave, they run towards the direction subaru just came from. which is where otto was.

and then subaru keeps continuing on to arlam and the mansion where he finds out that the witch cult Basically wiped everyone out there. episode 15 continues this loop and then quickly ends it bc subaru is having a mental breakdown finding everyones corpses and then he promptly proceeds to die to puck (iirc?) inside the mansion. and thats all the details the anime gives about the ending of this loop. so no clear hint like the white whale loop that otto Died from this, but i think the implication is definitely there if you choose to read into it. (again, im not sure if the ln adds more details to this or not, but iirc the anime doesnt touch on this much.)

its strange that the witch cultists that find subaru just. up and leave in the direction where we Know otto likely is, bc 1. the cultists move Fast and 2. only a couple minutes passed at most, so its likely that otto is Still There, even if he did start trying to leave. even then though, i think its in character for him to still be there and try to wait for subaru. or, at the very least, otto waited there debating with himself on whether he should just leave or not. waiting there satisfies both his self preservation and the guilt he’d feel if he just abandoned subaru—he doesnt go any further to minimize the danger to himself and frufoo, but he doesnt completely leave just in case subaru comes back or if otto decides to move forward and check on subaru or something. but then we see subaru find everyone at arlam and the mansion dead, and we the audience know the surviving witch cultists left in the opposite direction (where otto is) after killing everyone at arlam, so—i think theres a connection there. as in: yeah. if otto was still there, hes probably dead.

additionally, of course later in arc 3 we see that otto gets captured by the witch cult. this time he was captured bc the witch cult caught him hurrying to get to another location for its job offer, so the witch cult captured him to interrogate him on what exactly he was doing iirc?? so in that sense yeah he was caught by the witch cult for being an outsider getting into witch cult territory while they were in the middle of doing shit (and he likely wouldve been killed if ricardo and the others hadnt rescued him) o.O

but yeah thats all the animes got regarding the first loop (aka ottos official debut into the main story as well)!!!

“There's no loop i can recall otto leaving him to the dust, even when he doesn't know who subaru is." also anon youre so right for saying this bc. yeah i cant recall any loops either bc every time otto is there near subaru. hes risking his life for subaru. hes so incredibly ride or die that its concerning. it kind of boggles my mind that some people overfixate on how he pushed subaru out of the wagon in the white whale loop and YEAH that was fucked up, but not only does he feel bad and die trying to go back for subaru later, but when you watch that scene in the anime and think about it from ottos perspective. yeah some guy you just fucking met is yelling at you about how you apparently forgot about some person youve never heard of in your life, hes yelling at you to go back and TOWARDS THE WHITE WHALE when all youre trying to do is save both of your asses, he starts trying to wrestle with you while youre both being hunted down by the whale, and then he starts rambling to himself about how maybe its his fault the white whale is chasing after both of you while you keep hearing the white whales deranged thoughts in your head the whole time bc of your dp??? its a miracle otto didnt push subaru out of that damn wagon sooner and its a miracle otto even decided to go back for subaru after all that T^TT any person in ottos shoes would be RUSHING to push subaru out of that wagon.

but like. once you think about it - yeah Every Time in the main route that ottos been near subaru and theyve gotten into danger? otto actively puts himself at risk for subarus sake. and he doesnt always die or get hurt for it, but we know that he ALWAYS goes out of his way to help subaru. hes been like this since his debut in arc 3, practically, regardless of whether or not he actually died there. bc he still Lingered around and tried to warn subaru not to leave.

so what im saying is that so much of ottos screentime is spent helping subaru in some way.

[lady-lycany]

I hate how NNN is basically no fap culture how it’s a sin to jerk off and whatnot, if you’ve seen that twitter post circling around on how it originated on no fap Reddit which is super incel culture ish, but I also have massive problems with both being horny all the time and jerking off all the time… I probably do it 6 times a day at this point and half of it is just out of boredom to feel something… I tried and lasted almost one day but then decided to have “one last one” but then kept moving it by a day… until I gave up and actually also even bought a new sex toy yesterday because my old one is starting to break and am getting it tomorrow 👍 for me it’s also about self control and it looks like I have zero when it comes to being horny lol

I wake up, almost immediately do it; then during the evening, then right after I shower, then as I’m in bed on my phone about to go to sleep, then right before I sleep… it’s a problem and I can’t help it. Also watch a ton of porn but have tried to limit it in the past… probably gonna do that again since that’s the main issue really but problem is I probably have adhd or at least have random intrusive thoughts 24/7 so my mind just completely wanders every single time, even including sex, my head starts playing a freaking random song or gets random thoughts while I have sex…

I’ve mentioned it a few times very privately before but I’m not really able to talk to my friends about this so I’m glad I can at least say it here

Even though I'm very open when it comes to this topic, I definitely understand and relate that you can't really talk to most people about this topic. I'm glad that my best friend and I are pretty fcked up in the same way. Honestly, it barely passes a week where I don't do it at all, and especially in the last 6 months it became a lot more (not masturbation itself, but my mind was dirty, as soon as I woke up, until I went to bed. And now, where I ignore this topic in the daytime and distract myself, I have very weird dreams that include dirty stuff lol). I also have been at a point a while ago, where I tried to gain distance to all this because of religious blabla but I developed such a "fuck it" mindset, that I really don't care about it anymore. I don't have a partner, I never did, I'm almost 24, and while others in my age fuck around I just imagine scenarios or watch porn and do it myself. I mean... why not? It just shouldn't take over my whole fcking personality (as it did in the last couple of weeks lol) So I think this break is really important for my brain to reset. If you do it about 6 times a day, while watching porn, you may or may not also know the struggle that eventually normal "dirty" isn't dirty enough anymore. At least I can say about me that I already saw a lot of weird n wrong stuff, talking about all directions, and right know, I at least have a main kink again, that isn't completely morally questionable lmao. Last year, I also tried to do the full nnn but only managed to stay strong for 14 days. I really wanna do the whole month this time, but the week before my period I lose any self control when it comes to this 😂 So yea... We'll see how far I come this time...

What I've noticed in the last months is, having a dirty mind and imagining stuff is so much more fun to me than actual masturbation. Because if it's over, it's over, u know? But if you don't do it, your mind stays all day long in this hyped up mindset and I have lots of giggles and yea... And the right music for the imagination is like the cherry on top 😆🤌

[ohmuqueen]

I'm looking for a historical romance book I read in 2006 or a bit earlier

It was suggested I try posting in a couple reddit communities and I did (r/tipofmytongue and r/whatsthatbook), but I want to post about this book here just in case someone knows what I'm talking about.

This book could have been published the year 2006 or in the years prior. I don't think it would've been published before 1991 (most romance books I came across at that time were relatively recent in publication, so I'm betting on it being published between 1999-2006).

This historical romance took place in 18th or 19th century England. The plot was unique for a historical romance - the heroine/female lead was already married to an abusive man. The hero/male lead was a different man than her husband.

I remember a specific scene with the husband and the FL where the husband made the FL hold rose stems with her bare hands, injuring her hands with the rose thorns. Later, as was proper at this historical period in England, she wore gloves, which hid the wounds, and I think the ML noticed she kept her gloves on when she shouldn't have. Later he probably discovered how her husband had abused her.

I can't be certain but I think the husband died toward the end of the story, allowing the FL to be with the ML and they got an HEA. I also think toward the end of the story the FL was kidnapped, and there was a dramatic confrontation in Roman baths. But I can't be 100% certain of that last detail, since I read this story so long ago. I don't remember what the cover may have looked like, unfortunately.

This is one of the earliest romances I must've read as a teenager - I couldn't have been more than 14 or 15 when I read it, and I didn't keep all the books I read back then. Often my mom and I would take books we'd read to a used book store that had a great exchange rate for books, and I wasn't conscientious about recording books I liked back then, probably because I just read so much and didn't think far ahead. I'd love to find this book! I remember enjoying it and these few details have always stuck in my mind, but I had no idea how to search for it.

[blortch]

Hi it's me again

I didn't plan on replying but then I saw you wrote several paragraphs in response and then so did I and then my phone crashed so here's a shorter version. (future me here: it was not shorter, it was longer and maybe a little more frustrated because I've been working for the last 14 hours on what was supposed to be my day off and I'm tired and I hope it doesn't come off mean spirited.)

I never made any assumptions about how much you watch them and I have no feelings about how you use Tumblr. I don't follow you and we don't know each other, but I hope your year at school goes well.

It comes off like you don't like them anymore because a lot of your criticisms aren't well thought out. They sometimes involve things they've been doing for literally over a decade (the long jokes thing, they did it in BOTW 21 and again way back in 2012 in a HITB) and if anything I think they're just continuing to do what they love doing and they don't care what anyone else thinks about it.

I don't have a problem with your criticisms inherently and I'm glad you feel like the community here is chill, but I also think it's fine if people like me disagree with you without you putting a bunch of words in my mouth. My one sentence about how it comes off like you don't like them didn't *really* warrant three paragraphs made up of stuff I never said nor implied.

The problem I *do* have with your criticisms is they come off as parasocial fan theories a lot and I feel like I'm reading YouTube comments where yet another person has done numerology theorycrafting on why they think THIS is the last RLM video for REAL THIS TIME. Or Reddit dreaming up that Jim and Colin aren't friends because they aren't constantly standing in the same room with each other.

I really think the Zoomers thing is *not serious* and it just makes Mike laugh. They've almost always had an adversarial relationship with their audience and I think he's fully aware that Gen Z is part of it.

And I never said you didn't care. I think you probably care too much. And that is informed by your regular habit of making assumptions about their personal lives (is Colin wearing a hat so important? He's done it before. Sometimes he wears hats. Sometimes he doesn't.) and their emotional and mental states and how that reflects in their videos. You may have issues with fandoms who treat their figures like idols, but you have a tenancy to represent the other side of that coin. I think that's unfair to the RLM crew when they are very clear about *not wanting* people to speculate about their personal lives.

Long jokes can get old, long jokes can be forced or done wrong, or at least be done wrong more frequently, there are Mike-tangents I tolerate better than others, the latest ones I have a hard time in finding them interesting. And this doesn't affect how i feel about the ones I liked and still like of theirs.

Your theory that Mike's Zoomer talk is just another version of earlier jabs he's made at fans since forever I think makes sense.

I think you have a point that although I try to discourage too much speculation about their personal lives, the second step I do after criticizing their choices in what they present publicly in their channel is to look for motive which certainly falls into speculating about their personal selves.

More generally, I think it can even be said that I do try a bit too hard in finding motive behind people's actions, I did so for your ask and I do so for RLMstuff because I see it as part of the whole game. I've seen certain behavior before so I connect the dots from there and assume RLM are doing of the sort, or I project stuff of mine onto them. I think this subjectivity of course comes with my claims and I've said before that because of it I don't like treating my own opinion as anything like "objective", "the absolute best" or even reasonable to make. I try to use language that hints towards this but probably more often than not I omit the "to me personally it came off like... [example:] Mike's just an asshole". and instead say the easily misunderstood shorter version "I think Mike's an asshole" or even "Mike's an asshole."

A lot of the times it's for the sake of discussion. There's nothing much I could say about an anon ask about a theory concerning Colin's hat that I never would've considered otherwise so I make up whatever on the spot to keep up the conversation.

You're explaining to me how you made an observation that I read too much into, where I assumed that you wrote me an ask in the vein of "why are you doing this when you could just. not". But like I just explained I took the ask as an excuse for me to just blab about. I apologize if it felt to you like I was putting words in your mouth but anon asks aren't conversations, I see them more as the template of a post because I approach them with the knowledge that there's no way for me to know who you are or what your intentions are with certainty, so any claim I make in response is inevitably going to be full of assumptions or not be the specific answer you wanted.

Anyway, I hope you get your well-deserved rest, 14 hours of work sound horrible

[meushell]

Character Survey

Found this survey on Reddit, and I felt like filling it out with Per’sus and Einar.

1.   When they tap their fingers do they use the pads of their fingers or their nails?

Nails are too short to be tapped.

2. What textures can they absolutely not stand?

Hm. Probably denim. If they ever wore denim.

3. How long can they go without showering before they feel gross?

Probably two days max for Per’sus. A few days for Einar. Imagine just how gross they must have felt when they were prisoners for several months?

4. Do they leave clothes on the floor or a chair?

A chair, but only if Einar is about to have sex. Otherwise, he’ll put them in a hamper.

5. Do they sleep with the bedroom door open or closed?

They don’t have doors.

6. Which do they prefer: 3am or 3pm?

3 pm. They are generally asleep at 3 am.

7. If they suddenly woke up with animal ears and tails what animal would they be?

I feel like there is something I am not getting with this question, but cat. I think Per’sus would be amused to have a host with a tail.

8. If they could only eat one thing for 20 days straight what would it be?

That depends. If I say pie, can it different types of pie? Anyway, probably ration bars that would give them all their notional needs. If they had to pick one flavor, it would probably be some type of fruit.

9. Are they the type to re-read a book?

Per’sus - Yes. Einar - Less likely.

10. Would they want to know the exact date and time of their death?

Einar would just want to know if Per’sus will outlive him. Per’sus would probably want to know.

11. What's their favourite mythological creature?

They would probably like the gargoyles from Gargoyles.

12. If they had to listen to one song on repeat 100+ times what would it be?

For Per’sus, something like the Song of Seikilos, which is from the first century. For Einar, probably Viking music with drums and vocals.

13. Do they believe in an afterlife?

Yes. Per’sus plans to reunite with his hosts after death. Einar wonders how that will work.

14. When they get tired do their eyelids twitch?

Hm. Probably not.

15. What are their favourite textures?

Definitely leather. And water for Per’sus. Is that a texture? 😂 

16. Do they crack their joints?

No.

17. Would they eat/drink something too hot or wait for it to cool?

They would wait, but Einar might rush it if they have a busy schedule. Then he would expect Per’sus to heal his burned mouth.

18. Are they the type to adopt strays? (Animals or people)

That can’t really happen in their lifestyle. A version of them adopted a puppy though, a cute little pug.

19. Do they get work done straight away or wait until the last moment?

That’s the first thing they do every morning. They don’t even eat first.

20. How do they bathe/shower? Long or short? Hot or cold?

Technically both on the same time. How long they take depends on how busy they are. Definitely hot. They may go swimming after or just relax in the bath.

21. Are they the type to daydream?

Not really.

22. Do they work best in a messy space or a neat space?

Neat and organized. Not a single thing is out of place.

23. Do they keep any personal photos?

Not really, but they can access the photos whenever they want.

24. Do they indulge in anything?

For the most part, no, not since they were betrayed by their brother/husband. That just sort of broke them in a way that they’ll never truly recover from.

However, they have been enjoying life more.

25. Would they do the exact opposite of what someone says just to spite them?

Einar might.

26. If they're alone and hear a noise would they go and investigate?

They have bodyguards for that, but yes, they would investigate a possible threat.

27. If they're lost what is the first thing they would do?

Keep calm and figure things out.

28. What is that one dream that makes no sense but is absolutely terrifying?

Being alone, unblended. For Per’sus, not having a host would be terrifying. For Einar, he would rather die than live without Per’sus.

29. What is the stupidest thing they've ever done just because someone said they couldn't?

Stubborn adolescent Per’sus did get himself knocked into the lake. For Einar… I don’t know, but did keep running over the table tops when he was eight.

30. Are they stoic or melodramatic about being injured?

Stoic. Einar just waits for Per’sus to heal him up.

[inwintersolitude]

- April 7th 2025 -

Do you have a favourite sibling? I only have one sibling.

Apple or Android? When it comes to cell phones, I prefer Android. I like Apple computers, though. I've always preferred MacOS over Windows. I like Linux too, but I wouldn't want to use it on my main computer. I have it installed on just my gaming computer.

What colour is the blanket/quilt on your bed? Navy blue.

Any languages you want to learn? I would love to learn Japanese, but it seems really difficult. And I'm not naturally good at learning new languages to begin with.

Is maths easy or hard? Easy. I've always had a natural talent for it.

Do you play basketball? Nope.

Ever prank called someone? No.

Ever tried carrot juice? Yep. I like it, but I prefer it as part of a carrot/ginger/turmeric juice blend.

What's an unusual/weird food combo you like? I don't think that any of the food combos I like are that weird.

Favourite milkshake flavour? Strawberry, or vanilla bean.

Favourite type of milk? 2 percent or whole.

Would you rather wear a suit or dress? A suit.

Best year of your life? Hmm. Probably 2010 or 2011.

How loud do you like your music in the car? Not loud at all. I have hyperacusis, loud noises give me inner ear nerve pain.

Prefer to write or read? Read.

Favourite apps? Relay for Reddit, YouTube, FlightRadar24.

Did/does your favourite teacher wear glasses? I never really had a favorite teacher. I liked almost all of them, but none stood out as my absolute favorite teacher.

How do you like your eggs, if you like them at all? Poached, or over-easy.

Ever seen snow? Countless times. I just saw snow a few hours ago (despite it being April lol).

Ever gone sledding? Yes, I went sledding almost every winter when I was growing up. There's a national park near my childhood home and one of the hiking trails there has a meadow with a huge hill that's great for sledding.

Favourite holiday? Christmas or Thanksgiving.

Is your hair long? No.

Do/did you play an instrument? I did. I played piano from age 5 til 10, flute from 10 til 18, and piccolo from 14 til 18. Oh and I also briefly played the violin when I was 9, but my parents let me quit because the school's orchestra teacher was mean.

Do you have a nintendo switch? Yep.

Ever skipped class? Only in college, and only in the classes where it didn't really matter if I occasionally skipped. I skipped a few lectures in my Air Transportation Systems class because the professor put all the material online, and all of the tests were open-book. And I also sometimes skipped my aerospace senior seminar because it was mostly bullshit.

Ever skipped a whole school day? No.

What is a fruit you refuse to eat? There isn't any fruit that I dislike.

Would you rather gain weight or lose weight? Lose weight, but not much.

Would you rather gain height or lose height? I'd rather gain height, but no more than 2 inches.

When was the last time you ate cotton candy? It's been a very, very long time. I think it's nasty.

Are both your eyes the same colour? They're both the same two colors. The outer parts of my irises are green, and the inner parts are brown.

Do you prefer to carry a backpack or a purse? Purses are okay if they're crossbody purses.

Do you like glittery things? No.

Ever watched a play in the theatre? Yes.

Are you naturally blonde? Not anymore. I had naturally blonde hair when I was a kid, but it gradually darkened over my teen years and it's been light golden brown ever since.

Do you have a pet rabbit? Nope.

Do you have a pet fish? Nope.

Do you have a pet cat? Nope.

Do you have a pet chicken? Nope. But I sometimes call my budgie a silly little chicken, funky chicken, chicken nugget, etc. Lol.

Best thing that's happened today? I made grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup for dinner, and it was delicious.

Opinion on brussel sprouts? I really like Brussels sprouts.

What colour is your country's flag? My country as I knew it doesn't exist anymore, in my eyes. It's been taken over by fascists via a bureaucratic coup.

Are you studying any languages? No, not currently.

How many followers do you have on instagram? 71.

How about twitter? Like 10?

Are you brave? I kind of have to be, to face these chronic medical problems.

How much would I have to pay you to get you to do karaoke? I can't be bribed into doing things that I don't want to do.

Would you rather watch a movie from home or at the movies? At home. It's more comfortable, you don't have to be around other people, plus you can have whatever foods/drinks you choose. Also, movie theaters tend to be too loud.

Last time you went ice skating? I went ice skating with friends for my 10th birthday party. And I have a very vague memory of going to the university's skating rink with some friends when I was in my freshman year of college, but I can't remember if I rented skates or if I just chilled in the lounge area.

Have you cheated on a test? I don't call it cheating, I call it using all available resources. Lmao. But there were a few times where I wrote answers/tips on my fingernails in pencil. Easy to read, but still easy to quickly wipe off if need be.

Painting or drawing? I don't do either. I like to look at paintings more than drawings, though.

Art or science? I am very, very passionate about science. I appreciate art, but I am not as interested in it as I am science.

Dancing or singing? Eh. I'm not into either one.

History or geography? I can't decide. I love both. I'm a bit more knowledgeable in geography, though.

Favourite season? Autumn.

Do you watch Supernatural? My husband and I binge-watched it in 2020-2021 when he was on paid leave due to covid. It took us like 6-7 months to get through it all. I think the first 5 seasons were really good, but it got increasingly tedious to watch after that.

If you could change your eye colour would you? I think they'd look neat if they were slightly lighter, more like a light hazel and green.

What colour would you change it to? ^

What is your religion? None. I'm an atheist.

Are both your ears pierced? Yep.

[prynnehesters]

ppl on reddit are talking about how they think the tank is not rigged and i dont agree. i 100% feel like the queens are told what lever to pull. i feel like if lydia didn't win the lipsync, she would've been saved bcuz she's rupaul's favorite. i feel like they wanted to keep arrietty for her potential storyline. ultimately, i think they should've extended it 1-2 more episodes but like...the chocolate bar twist in s14 went on too long smh. they kept those chocolate bars for 10 episodes. during that, there were 4 episodes where nobody went home. like half the cast was like "it's chocolate" and they had to overcompensate and eliminate 2 ppl at the end right before top 5 and then they had a top 5 finale. season 15 however, cast too many ppl and shortened their screen time, so that screwed with everything and how well we knew the people...plus they split the snatch game into 2 groups which was wild/too much. i didn't watch s16 but they apparently had a better balance on things + the only twist there was immunity potions and that one felt not rigged cuz sapphira used hers because her nerves got to her and plane used hers to make herself appear nicer

w the dunk tank, i feel like if acacia lost, she probably would've gone home bcuz she's ultimately kind of whatever to the judges. she has been consistently "safe" since and i feel like she'll be let go during a dance challenge or something. or there'll be some acacia vs sam star thing (although i dont think that's the story line). hormona made herself more of an ideal of keeping w her "i was handpicked by rupaul" narrative

i think w the dunk tank, they are making us think it's not rigged by making it go so early and saving a queen who the judges are not in love with

anyways, next week is a ball/design challenge. what i think:

TOP

Lydia

Arrietty

Crystal (they've been building her up for a bit)

SAFE:

Acacia (unless she does something REALLY bad they're putting her here)

Sam (might be in the top...but idk i think she'll ultimately be happy to be safe)

Lexi (adverts are misleading, I think she'll be fine)

Susie (giving her story line a break)

Onya (ditto)

Jewels (she potentially could be high, switch w Crystal...but she's honestly fun in untucked so idk...)

LOW:

Kori (they're gonna get on her about using the same silhouette or something)

Lana (i feel like she's not gonna do well based on untucked and her being delusional or whatever)

Hormona (same as Kori bcuz looking back at her outfits, a lot of them are the same shaped dress)

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last ones in BTM and TOP im not fully sure about but i feel like they do not really care about Acacia or Kori. Crystal also kind of feels just there.

i feel like Jewels is gonna make it to like top 6 w no wins. I think Sam or Onya will probably have the most wins in the end. Susie maybe will get another win? Idk. Im guessing like 9 more competitive episodes?

my guess (w 14 eps)

sam- 3 wins

onya- 2 wins

susie- 2 wins

lexi- 2 wins

whoever is the LSA- 1 win

Also like, i kind of hate how early they put the ball. i think they should save it for like, top 8 maybe? 12 people x 3 outfits per person = 36 outfits. i think a lot of the more iconic challenges need fewer people

ball should be around 5-10 people

snatch game i'd say 8-10 people

musical you can do any time depending on parts

ditto w acting

girl groups has to be specific #, either 15, 12, 9, 8 or 6

song writing i'd say that's for top 4-5

makeover challenge is either midpoint or right before penultimate episode. it'd be interesting to see it earlier in the season (like maybe top 10)

idk...that's ultimately what i have

[sleepingnova]

Tony Stark's First Time on Reddit

Summary: Tony’s taste is, has been described as, and will probably for the rest of his life be personalized as “eccentric”. He doesn’t pay a whole lot of attention to it, mainly because it’s somewhat true.

He’d argue that the word would depend on what you’re describing about him. His house and his behavior? Sure. His fashion taste? Not really, he thinks it’s standard.

The public is used to seeing him always in a suit and tie 24/7, so that’s a toss-up. His music taste is the real kicker. A lot of people think he’s stuck and perfectly happy with his taste of Queen, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, and what have you. A lot of his new and currently evolving music taste comes from Peter and Harley, but he’ll never ever admit those words into the air.

As of October 28th, 2024, Tyler, the Creator’s newest album ‘CHROMAKOPIA’ dropped. For the first week, it was all Peter could talk about; it made him roll his eyes every single time the conversation was mentioned. He couldn’t believe his eyes when an hour after the album dropped, Harley’s caller ID popped up on his phone. He was going to ask why he wasn’t in class or how come it’s been so long since he’s visited or called when Harley went on a rant about the album. For the first time in his life, Tony had no idea what the hell they were talking about, mainly because of that ridiculous southern accent Harley grew into.

Once Harley calmed down, he slowed down and explained everything and practically ordered Tony to listen to the entire album and not to call back until he did. He put a faux hand over his chest because who is this seventeen-year-old kid telling him what to do? He didn’t call back. Instead, he bought plane tickets, sent them to Harley, and told him about Peter, claiming that he knew someone who would “love to go yap for yap” with him. (He cringed as his thumbs typed the words ‘yap for yap’, but he thought it was pretty funny).

For a few days, he didn’t listen to the album just out of spite for the consistent hype from Peter. Finally, in order to will himself to join society and be a part of the discussion, he decided to throw it on while he was working on a project for the R+D dept. He ended up not leaving the lab for three days and not getting any work done at all. He hyper fixated on every single lyric and each possible meaning for each one of the 14 songs. By the end of the third day, he had memorized each and every song, having made some sort of connection to each song when Rhodey had come down and dragged him out to spend some much-needed physical interaction with his wife and daughter. He keeps forgetting he has one of those and that she’s a 4-year-old who definitely needs his attention, not a functioning teenager like Peter. Not that it makes the thought any better, but Peter has May and he’s well..Spider-Man.

He saw Harley the following weekend and played dumb. Harley, picking up on it, made the two of them sit in the lab with him and listen to the entire album, front to back, both boys dropping their “nonchalance” just to geek out about how good the album was. Without wanting to sound like a dork, Tony gave an award-winning level of coolness, giving the album its kudos and moving on. Not wanting to give away how much the album actually hit him when he digested it, he chose not to say anything about it. Instead, he did the unthinkable: he actually downloaded reddit (he had to quadruple check no one was around, and his brightness was down all the way) and made an anonymous account just to post his thoughts about it.

I posted the rest on my ao3 right here <3

[mathematical-cheese]

🍁 - When did you first realize you were queer?

🔥 - How has the way you think about yourself changed since you realized you were queer?

💛 - Who or what made you realize you were queer?

☀️ - Is there anyone who helped you accept that you were queer? If so, who?

🌱 - How would your younger self act if your current self told them they were queer?

🍀 - What thoughts or emotions that didn’t make sense to your past self make sense now that you know you’re queer?

🫐 - Are there ways you wish you could present yourself differently, but can’t?

🔮 - What Was the Moment you Realized you were Queer?

🍁 - I was 13/14 and I was doing some research about queer stuff to be a better ally and came across a bunch of acespec terminology and resonated a lot with demisexual then

🔥 - I don't much changed back then but much more changed when I am nonbinary and aro because both realisations have helped me realise I don't have to be what people expect me to be, I can just be and do things that make me happy :))

💛 - So genderwise it was learning how to be a better ally to my nonbinary friend that made me go "oh wait this sounds like me". As for being aro, I was questioning for weeks but then joked to a friend that I'd rather go on a date with the Schrödinger equation than a person and then I was like, damn I'm aro hahah

🌱 Relieved probably. Like, I was often bullied as a child (autism innit /lh) but it would have been nice to know that there are people out there who are also seen as weird and embrace it. It's the reason my queerness is tied to my autism

🍀 - A big one is "I don't really feel like I fit in with boys or girls but I guess I'm a boy because im definitely not a girl ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯".

🫐 - I'd really like to try some make up. If you've ever seen some of the picrews I make I will sometimes have cool/cute make up on but alas I know fuckall about make up and I can't experiment because that would probably involve coming out to my parents (again. They forgot the first time)

🔮 - I guess that's kinda answered in the first question but the first time I properly embraced it was when I joined some queer communities on Reddit not long after the pandemic started.

Thanks for the ask!!

[anthonybitch666]

“Fan since 2007 here. People have always hated Lynz just because she was with Gerard and they were jealous or frerard shippers. I haven't kept up with the band drama but I guess more recently she has been "cancelled" for defending her pedofile bandmate.. and I also read that MSI has made songs with the N word in them. I haven't looked into that to confirm or deny that. 

People also said she was the one behind a tumblr blog that was ripping on Mikey for divorcing Alicia but I don't think there's any evidence of this. I try to take everything with a grain of salt as all of these accusations could be totally made up by jealous fans. But I do believe that if someone repeatedly has bad things said about them, there is probably some ounce of truth mixed in there. I don't know enough about her to make an opinion tbh. 

But the shit I'm seeing on twitter is really pissing me off. These so called "fans" are pissed that Gerard wore a shirt with her name on it on her birthday. They're asking people to boo whenever he mentions Lynz and whenever he plays Summertime. As someone who has been waiting to see this band live for like 15 years, this enrages me. We finally get our favourite band back and they want us to boo them? Just because one of the guys is married to someone with some controversy? Do they seriously think that because his teenage fans are booing him, he's going to divorce her? We have zero idea of how their marriage is. We have no idea how she really is as a person. She's not only his wife, but the mother of his child. They've been married for 14/15 years... probably longer than some of these fans have been alive. The fact they think they get to voice their opinion on his marriage at all is so entitled and gross to me.”

⚠️!!THIS IS NOT MY POST ON REDDIT OR MY RESPONSE TO THE POST!!⚠️

The question on Reddit was published by Everything MCR

And the comment that I copied (because it was too long to take a screenshot of) was published by asdfghjklasdfghjkkl

[cyraniadebergerac]

Another random Sonic Movie Thought

Of course, it could only be an utter coincidence. Still, it seems that there has to be something intentional about giving the Polish last name of Wachowski when Dr. Ivo (meant to be backwards Ovi for egg, but could also could be seen as a variation of Ivan, the nearby Russian version of John) Robotnik's last name already has it's origins from Poland, since the name is literally the polish word for worker while also having 'Robot' within it (similar to how mechanicals use to be the term for common workmen as in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream).

At the very least, it helps contrast them more. Whoever were Robotnik's birth parents, they would seem to have wanted to maintain a tight grip on their heritage while Tom Wachowski's family has either been around long enough that they don't consider themselves different from other Americans, they don't struggle too hard with holding onto the past, or his parents were newly immigrated and didn't want Tom to stand out anymore than he did with the last name (how many would bet that no one ever would bully Ton over a last name like Wachowski?). In the end, definitely helps the Robetnik's uniqueness vs. Tom's 'mediocrity' dynamic.

But what if it was also a subtle hint to some other connection? We know that if Shadow's being brought back, most likely that'll also mean Dr. Gerald Robotnik and his granddaughter Maria will be back in the picture. Gerald's connection with Ivo is direct, also being his grandfather. But the connection with Maria has more wiggle room. Usually, he's her cousin. In this universe though, he grew up an orphan, a lot like is simplied with Tails. It could also potentially be the case in other Eggman versions, but it's not been explicitly there in the cases I know, so we'll say that the orphan origin is unique here. Meaning there's a reason for him being an orphan, potentially related to how the status quo has changed.

Other fans on reddit estimated that he's probably around 48-50 years old at least. If that's the case, there's a good chance for him to be Maria's little brother this time around, born shortly before or right after her death, which was then followed shortly afterwards by his parents' deaths and his grandfather's death so that he only knew himself as an orphan. That in and of itself would be an interesting connection for Robotnik to find out about and seems highly likely. But what if we took this idea a step further?

Gerald and Maria basically spent their last years on the ARK in the games. If the same holds true in the movies, then that leaves baby Eggman in an interesting position. Maria's parents don't seem to figure into things at all, meaning they're likely out of the picture for one reason or another. An infant also typically is not supposed to be out in space. Gerald would already be pushing things to have Maria up there, even if Commander Walters ends up also to have been up there during that time. Eggman though would need someone to actually raise him. And who better than an older sibling, for the sake of the theory, a sister between 14-16 when everything goes down. Who then gets separated from Ivo in the aftermath as part of the coverup in case the two siblings work together to expose everything. She tries to find her brother, likely after aging out of the system. Ends up meeting Mr. Wachowski, potentially bonding over a shared heritage, falling in love, marrying, then having Tom Wachowski. Who then may or may not have traces of Maria in how he looks that could cause Shadow pause when confronting him.

Too crazy a theory? Or potentially possible? At the very least, it could be hilarious for Robotnik turn out to be Tom's biological uncle and/or for Shadow to start inexplicably doing all he can to make sure Tom in particular doesn't die while still trying to destroy the rest of the world. Perhaps Tom or his mother would be the one's helping Shadow gain back what he really promised Maria instead of vengeance.

At the very least, it'd tie into the theme of family.

(Then there could also be the utterly tragic scene of Tom's mother being ecstatic to finally see her little brother again, only for Eggman to push her back, yelling about if she'd wanted him she should have been there. He didn't need any family. Especially not family like her.)