#lol would never describe myself as a leo stan

[seasaltmemories]

Why Leo is the Most Relatable Character in Arc V

Leo is an interesting villain partly because he doesn’t seem interesting at all.

We knew he was the “known” big bad of the series, even before Zarc and Ray were clear concepts there was the feeling he wasn’t the “real” enemy.  Academia had established itself as a credible opponent, but it was quite literally a machine that seemed to function on its own.  Leo was the “face” of it, but only in the way say the namesake of a business or university is.  They’re so thoroughly turned into a symbol, they as an individual don’t have any weight.

And the funny think about Leo, is that even before 126, he was humanized in way evil “emperor” type rarely aren’t.  He was Reiji’s father and left him and Himika.  As much as evil dads are overplayed in anime, that adds a weight there that rarely isn’t found.  While the anime rarely dives past implications when it tackles the concept of a broken Akaba home, shots like the ones of Himika tearing up Leo’s office and Reiji staring in horror are powerful.  Not to mention Reiji’s complicated feelings about him.  Aside from the original flashback, Reiji’s connection to Leo feels more told than shown.  People like Roger try and exploit the connection, yet there seems to be none.  That is until Reiji sees Leo face to face, and oh that unemotional distance is so harder to maintain.  From Leo trying to persuade Reiji to his side, to Reiji’s shifting to child-like pronouns as he feels himself made into a child again by Leo.

Even those these moments technically happened after 126, they’re all set up beforehand and in theory could have happened even if season 3 went differently.   And those alone aren’t what make Leo stand out to me.  It is the brilliant yet simple twist that Ray, the bracelet girl’s original form is not a powerful goddess or ancient being, but his daughter.  It is basic as basic comes to use a dead family member to turn someone evil. Yet it ties together A5 in a way few other details do.

For one, it heightens that already tense family drama.  Leo is not a man who didn’t love his family enough, but someone who loved it so much he chose one child over the other.  Add in Reira’s weird placement as a child of Leo who never met him until now, and hot damn you got a genuine soap opera.   But even if you aren’t invested in Keeping Up With the Akaba’s, it just makes Leo such a sad, yet misguided figure.  He has all the ingredients for a proper tragic hero.  Someone who at the top of his game, lost it all because of those very gifts.  And even when the world was literally destroyed and was ready to repent for his sins, he ends up losing his daughter and entire world even more.

The simplicity is what makes it so effective.  Within two episodes it is beyond easy to understand how Leo became the man he is today.  Yet after following our protagonists for so long, we can’t agree with him in any manner.  This new world may be only fourteen years old, but it is so full of life and people you were convinced for hundreds of episodes before to root for, it is crazy to switch to Leo’s side.  He can’t before more than a blind fool by now.

Until we the audience must suffer what he does.  Now it isn’t impossible to have liked the show until now but not been a huge fan of Yuzu, but it is impossible to act as if the show didn’t want you to love her.  She is so important to countless characters, from minor ones like Shuzo to our own protagonist, Yuya.  Even if you don’t like her, it is hard to ignore her importance to Sora, Yugo, Serena, and so many more.  And yet right after the climatic battle, we have to watch an ideal, peaceful world where she doesn’t exist.  And in that moment I couldn’t relate to Leo any more.

Because on paper everything is perfect and fine, yet we know something is missing, even if the characters can’t pinpoint what it is.  Hell some thought the dissonance was so great it had to be a dream world of sorts.  It didn’t matter if the world could function without her, bc we and the characters cared about Yuzu, and our world wasn’t the same anymore.

And what is fascinating is that after this Leo doesn’t appear as a vindictive figure insisting he was right.  He doesn’t even seek out the protagonists, just retires back to his quarters to reflect on the mess and try to fix what he can.  When Shun comes to him blazing with anger and blame, Leo doesn’t even have any pride to shallow.  There was no excuse to destroy a world that was fully real to everyone else, and he only ended up repeating his mistakes over again.  He can save the entity that left Reira, but there is no telling if it will be Ray, Yuzu, or a different girl entirely.  But he might as well try.

Some are upset that he didn’t get explicitly punished for the pain he caused, and that’s a valid feeling, but I prefer how he just kinda leaves the series in such an understated way.  While he is shown in the last episode to be hoping perhaps he’ll this world will become like the one he lost, it is clear to the rest of the cast he just doesn’t matter anymore.  All his glamour and power has been stripped away to highlight what he has always been: a sad grieving man.  And while there is still unfinished business to settle, putting Zarc to rest becomes obviously more important, bc for a few moments, we were Leo Akaba ourselves.  And if want to stop this cycle of pain, we finally have to take a step forward with courage.

[fansarewaiting]

space asks: the zodiac signs

sorry it took so long to answer this haha. i had to look up the zodiac signs lmaooo. thanks so much for asking so many!

Aquarius - what’s a topic you enjoy learning about?

i enjoy learning about philosophy/psychology. it always interests me how people’s brains work, and how that kind of relates to their thoughts about the world and deep thinking like that

Aries - what is something you enjoy doing?

i love reading, but also sleeping, but also tumblr.

Cancer - how do you want to be remembered?

for being worthy i guess, wow that’s sad lol, uhhh, for being kind let’s go with that

Capricornus - what’s a song lyric that you relate to?

i’ll get back to you on that, i’m not sure yet [insert song lyric here]

Gemini - do you have any siblings? how many?

i have one younger sister

Leo - if you could change the way any movie was made,

i would change all of the gross claymation movies to NOT be claymation cause fuck that, it’s horrifying and i hate it and i’m not sorry don’t @ me

Libra - if you could talk to your past self,

i would tell myself to keep doing you but try to understand math better and talk to more people even if i think they won’t like me

Pisces - describe someone you love without saying their name

i’m gonna describe two people because i love two people and what are rules?

first person: a darling girl from across the pond who i bonded early with here on tumblr about two boys that we love. i can message her any time and expect to hear back from her when she wakes up with the same level of enthusiasm to talk to me. we freak out over our beautiful boys and share about our lives. it’s so comforting to have a friend like that who loves you and cares about the happy and sad things in your life, even if you’ve never met her. she a babe too ;)

second person: my fuckin love, this girl is a little less far away but equally important in my heart. i met her on discord and while she is younger than me by a significant amount of years she can match me (read: beat me) in tbs and other stan thirst and honestly how could you have a friend better than that? she has the magic touch of being able to bring people together (i’m lookin at you babe squad) and share her creativity with us. she’s so generous with her time and compassion. if you ever need a queen, this girl is her. her writing talent makes you wanna cry sometimes, and i always want her to follow her dreams and do well for herself in life, because she deserves it

hey look it turned into a sappy post, thanks a lot victoria

Sagittarius - what do you do when you don’t feel well? what do you eat/drink?

i drink Emergen-C which is a vitamin C supplement to boost my immune system, and chicken noodle soup, or i just eat any form of chocolate available. otherwise i cuddle up and try to sleep. i am of the belief that sleep heals/solves everything. so far it’s worked for me with my feelings AND my health, so we’ll just keep doing that for now. it also helps to talk it out with someone if i’m feeling unwell emotionally. my mom is usually my go-to person.

Scorpius - if you had to pick someone to betray you,

of course, I would pick Teresa, who tf else could do it better?

Taurus - what makes you feel comfortable?

my fluffy blue patterned blanket, a full glass of water beside me, and a comfy spot on the couch or my bed. having my phone and/or my friends around me completes the picture perfectly.

Virgo - what do you value the most - artistic ability/creativity, musical ability, athletic ability, intellect, or work ethic?

I value intellect the most, but I hugely respect artistic ability/creativity as well. Intellect has the power for change behind it, but the other abilities have the reason for life. Work ethic can get everything done, but I have none so wish me luck. Aka, I’m answering this instead of working on my homework, rip.

Thanks so much for the asks @isthisenoughorcanwegohigher!

[min-inu]

I know this post is old but I still wanna help with the positivity. ❤ And a little appreciation post about my precious biases won't hurt (but this got really long though). I will just use the excuse that I'm a writer and I love writing, I need to express my love through words.

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Seungcheol: How do I even start describing this man? He is so adorable. He has been my ultimate bias even before I began stanning SEVENTEEN. He has my heart and my unconditional love for him. He's a great leader even though he isn't confident in his abilities. He always takes care of the members, believes in them and supports them and I adore him for that and many other things. He has such a perfect personality. He's funny, he's cute, he's super handsome and sweet, he's boyfriend material. 🥺 I also love his zodiac sign which makes him competitive and motivated. My precious Leo boy. ♌ I also believe we would be compatible (I'm a Gemini). He said he liked girls who cook well and eat a lot. I'm good at both so he doesn't have to worry. 😂 I have this imagine about me always taking care of him and cooking for him and telling him just how much I appreciate him. 🥺 But after that I'd let him do something for me too because I know he just needs to take care of his loved ones. As the dad of the group, he probably feels this as something natural. I have a lot more things to say about him but I'm gonna stop here because I have 2 more people to write for. If somebody wants to read more about my endless love for Cheol, I can dm them, even though I don't think anybody would even read that post here lol. Also I hope he recovers soon. I miss him so much that when I saw he published a short video for the New Year I almost cried. 😭 I love Choi Seungcheol. I simply love everything about him, he's just perfect in my eyes. ❤

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Mingyu: So this one is going to show the love-hate relationship I have with him. Everyone says he's a puppy. Well, I THINK HE IS A TRUE DEMON INDEED. I hate him (which translated in my special language means I love him).

Okay but really Mingyu is too amazing for this planet. We don't deserve this giant puppy. 🐶 I love everything about him. Let's begin with his cute teeth (omg his smile is keeping me alive). I have similar teeth and I've always felt bad about it. But seeing Mingyu smiling while showing his teeth has made me feel confident and special. So I began to really smile for photos. After years of not smiling properly, now I accepted that fact about myself. And I didn't only accepted it - I even love it. I believe it makes me special just like Mingyu. I wanna thank him for making me confident. I have so many things I don't like myself but he made me more confident. Sorry, I just felt really emotional. 🥺 He helped me so much and I still love him hate him. ❤

Let's go back to the less emotional mood. I also love Mingyu's zodiac sign (I'm not that into astrology, I swear). My Aries boy is just a typical Aries. ♈ Also it’s funny how my zodiac sign is the most compatible with my two biases. 😂 I loved them before I knew that and now I just enjoy this fact.

I love Mingyu’s competitiveness and his natural leadership. He seems to be a reliable person who never lets people down when he promises something. He’s the best, really. I also adore his confidence (he always shamelessly says he's the best looking in SEVENTEEN 😂). He’s so tall that I'd look unrealistically short next to him (my height is the same as Jihoon's and seeing them next to each other is so cute 🥺). Okay I love Mingyu, I think everybody knows that already so I should stop writing now. 😂

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Wonwoo: I think my two main biases are Seungcheol and Mingyu but recently this man has been making me question my true feelings. I love Wonwoo. I feel some type of emotional connection to him. I love how he wears his glasses almost all the time (and he looks incredibly handsome). I wear glasses too so I understand him. I don't know if somebody believes in the MBTI but I have the same personality type as him (INFJ). I'm using that to explain my connection to him and the fact that I relate to Wonwoo so much.

He just has this aura around him, he seems so intelligent and somehow royal to me. As a writer I strongly appreciate his love for books. I have an imagine about him too: Wonwoo being my fan, number 1 reader, and always asking me when I will write a new chapter since he can’t wait to know what is going to happen. Also him inspiring me and motivating me when I have writer’s block (which sadly isn’t a rare thing to happen to me). 🥺❤

Wonwoo is actually my bias wrecker but I don’t know, I think there’s something more? I can’t really understand what spell he used to make me love him so much. Only love for my boy. ♋

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If somebody actually reads this and enjoys it, I could make a part 2, even though I think there won’t be anyone interested. 😂

hey i’m not doing well and i’d love to see some positivity here so could you please reblog this and tell in tags who is your svt bias(es) and what you love about them the most

[a-lbeit]

151 questions

sorry i’m trash and i like talking about myself

Who was the last person you held hands with? my aunt last night when she slipped me money lmfao

Are you outgoing or shy? shy but i’ve become much more outgoing than i used to be

Who are you looking forward to seeing? rozi and blake!!!!! i just wanna be back in california

Are you easy to get along with? i hope so; i like to think i’m pretty laid back

If you were drunk would the person you like take care of you? 100%

What kind of people are you attracted to? kind and genuine people

Do you think you’ll be in a relationship two months from now? i am always hoping for that

Who from the opposite gender is on your mind? ,,,,,,blake 

Does talking about sex make you uncomfortable? with certain people, but not with my friends

Who was the last person you had a deep conversation with? probably rozi or maybe my dad lmfao

What does the most recent text that you sent say? "i think it’s pretty self explanatory” in reference to me saying i think i have a hemorrhoid LMFAO

What are your 5 favorite songs right now? -- “the greatest,” lana del rey -- “hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me, but i have it,” lana del rey --“after the storm,” mumford and sons --“leader of the landslide,” the lumineers --“darkness on the edge of town,” springsteen i’m just sad girl trash rn

Do you like it when people play with your hair? nah

Do you believe in luck and miracles? yes bc i’ve been so goddamn lucky to have met the people i’ve met 

What good thing happened this summer? i got to work at the bookstore and the deli and visit lauren and ciaran in new york and do some real nice hikes in the smokies and took a goddamn train across the country and got to know some real nice people thanks to my job at disneyland 

Would you kiss the last person you kissed again? yeah probably but i don’t really care either way

Do you think there is life on other planets? of course

Do you still talk to your first crush? lol i never even talked to him when i had a crush on him

Do you like bubble baths? i’m not really a bath person

Do you like your neighbors? yeah they’re okay i guess, don’t really know them that well

What are you bad habits? sometimes i be gettin into a funk; i’m bad at distinguishing the line between friendly and flirty; i’m not confrontational; i’m bad at eating well; i get embarrassed too easily

Where would you like to visit? egypt, western canada, montana, russia, argentina, morocco, other places

Do you have trust issues? doesn’t everyone?

Favorite part of your daily routine? don’t have much of a routine at the moment bc i have a broke ass ankle but eating and reading and checking my notifications in the morning lmfao

What part of your body are you most uncomfortable with? my stomach probably but i have issues with a lot of parts

What do you do when you wake up? lie in bed for like 2 hours on my phone

Do you wish your skin was lighter or darker? i’m fine with whatever

Who are you most comfortable around? probably lauren or rozi 

Have any of your exes told you they regret breaking up? lol i don’t have an ex

Do you ever want to get married? maybe

Is your hair long enough for a ponytail? yeah

Which celebrities would you have a threesome with? i dunno but oscar isaac is hot as fuck

Spell your name with your chin. no

Do you play sports? What sports? not right now lmfao but i played tennis for a long time

Would you rather live without TV or music? tv 

Have you ever liked someone and never told them? obviously lmfao

What do you say during awkward silences? nothing i just try to think of something to ask them

Describe your dream girl/guy. kind, genuine, taller than me, feminist, love of the environment, ambitious 

What are your favorite stores to shop in? forever 21 tbh and i guess maybe asos or h&m. also walmart LMFAO

What do you want to do after high school? well right now i wanna get my graduate degree while working at disneyland and then i wanna join the peace corps and then i wanna work for the nps

Do you believe everyone deserves a second chance? yeah probably

If you’re being extremely quiet, what does it mean? i don’t know what to say, i’m uncomfortable, or i’m jus chillin

Do you smile at strangers? nah not usually, maybe if we’re like in each other’s way or something

Trip to outer space or bottom of the ocean? neither goddamn

What makes you get out of bed in the morning? bathroom lol and i start to feel gross after lying in bed for a while

What are you paranoid about? being financially stable and about being vulnerable to people

Have you ever been high? nah

Have you ever been drunk? yeah

Have you done anything recently that you hope nobody finds out about?  not really 

What was the color of the last hoodie you wore? i haven’t worn a hoodie in a long ass time but probably grey 

Ever wished you were someone else? nah i just sometimes wish i looked different and had more money

One thing you wish you could change about yourself? stomach and broken ankle 

Favorite makeup brand? don’t have one bc i never wear makeup lol

Favorite store? what i listed earlier

Favorite blog? no thanks

Favorite color? don’t have one

Favorite food? burrito bowls from qdoba lmfao

Last thing you ate? chocolate

First thing you ate this morning? ham and cheese sammy and an apple

Ever won a competition? For what? probably at some point

Been suspended/expelled? For what? nah

Been arrested? For what? nah

Ever been in love? no

Tell us the story of your first kiss. my old coworker who lives in la now wanted to hook up so when i first flew into anaheim a couple months ago, he drove over to my airbnb and we were watching the office and the episode finished and i was like should we start another one and he was like yeah or i could kiss you. so we did. it was strange but nice i think. then we made out and had sex lmfao i really went 0 to 100 in one evening

Are you hungry right now? nah

Do you like your Tumblr friends more than your real friends? i don’t know people on tumblr unless i know them in real life

Facebook or Twitter? facebook

Twitter or Tumblr? tumblr

Are you watching tv right now? nah

Names of your best friends? i have several, among which are probably lauren, rozi, melissa, brandon, ben, katie, nicole, estevan, and potentially blake

Craving something? What? california

What color are your towels? orange ish i think

How many pillows do you sleep with? one but my ankle is also on one

Do you sleep with stuffed animals? lmfao right now yes

How many stuffed animals do you think you have? i have so many from my childhood, but probably like 15 in my room

Favorite animal? koala

What color is your underwear? skin colored lmfao

Chocolate or vanilla? swirl

Favorite ice cream flavor? probably neapolitan or like ben and jerry’s half baked

What color shirt are you wearing? blue american university library t shirt

What color pants? black shorts

Favorite tv show? probably new amsterdam and superstore and brooklyn nine nine

Favorite movie? inside llewyn davis and the descendants probably

Mean Girls or Mean Girls 2? honestly i don’t like mean girls

Mean Girls or 21 Jump Street? 21 jump street

Favorite character from Mean Girls? no

Favorite character from Finding Nemo? i don’t care

First person you talked to today? my mom 

Last person you talked to today? rozi by text, father in person 

Name a person you hate. me bitch

Name a person you love. lauren!

Is there anyone you want to punch in the face right now? nah

In a fight with someone? nah

How many pairs of sweatpants do you have? none

How many sweaters/hoodies do you have? probably like 4 sweaters and 2 hoodies

Last movie you watched? echo in the canyon

Favorite actress? probably frances mcdormand

Favorite actor? oscar isaac

Do you tan a lot? yeah

Have any pets? a cat

How are you feeling? forlorn about california literally all the time

Do you type fast? kind of 

Do you regret anything from your past? not doing enough in the month i was in california before i broke my ankle!!!! i’ll be back tho

Can you spell well? yeah

Do you miss anyone from your past? of course!

Ever been to a bonfire party? probably

Ever broken someone’s heart? nah

Have you ever been on a horse? yeah

What should you be doing? nothin, i’m chillin, tryna heal as soon as i can

Is something irritating you right now? my inability to walk

Have you ever liked someone so much it hurt? mmm i don’t think so

Do you have trust issues? i still have trust issues since the last time this was asked, yes

Who was the last person you cried in front of? lol i teared up in front of rozi, lyndsay, and britt, but i CRIED in front of blake lmfao. oh wait i was cryin on the plane but i don’t think anyone was really looking at me

What was your childhood nickname? idk i don’t think i had one

Have you ever been out of your province/state? hell yeah

Do you play the Wii? i used to but i haven’t for years

Are you listening to music right now? yeah i’m listening to my new year’s eve playlist from 2 years ago lmfao

Do you like chicken noodle soup? ya

Do you like Chinese food? i’m very specific about it

Favorite book? probably wild 

Are you afraid of the dark? yeah

Are you mean? not usually

Is cheating ever okay? no

Can you keep white shoes clean? for a minute

Do you believe in love at first sight? no

Do you believe in true love? i think so

Are you currently bored? no

What makes you happy? my friends and being financially stable 

Would you change your name? probably not

What your zodiac sign? leo

Do you like subway? yum i stan a good steak and pepper jack on italian herbs and cheese

Your best friend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do? feel flattered

Who’s the last person you had a deep conversation with? redundant

Favorite lyrics right now? "i miss long beach and i miss you” and “it will steal your innocence but it will not steal your substance”

Can you count to one million? no

Dumbest lie you ever told? i don’t know, i’ve told a lot

Do you sleep with your doors open or closed? closed

How tall are you? i always say 5′3″

Curly or straight hair? wavy

Brunette or blonde? brunette

Summer or winter? winter

Night or day? depends on my mood

Favorite month? december and also maybe september

Are you a vegetarian? lol no

Dark, milk, or white chocolate? milk

Tea or coffee? coffee

Was today a good day? it was okay. i talked to rozi for like an hour and a half on the phone so that was nice

Mars or Snickers? snickers

What’s your favorite quote? i have a lot but i’ve always loved “what is that feeling when you're driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? -- it's the too-huge world vaulting us, and it's good-by. but we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies.”

Do you believe in ghosts? probably

Get the closest book next to you, open it to page 42--what’s the first line on that page? the first complete sentence is “he was not sickly or weak but he did not lift very well; he rode horses badly and detested them” from east of eden

[anarcho-vampirism]

tag game / get to know me

tagged by: @the-golden-onion​ literally like an entire week ago ahh!! i need to check my notifications on desktop more often because i totally miss stuff all the time. thank you!!

rules: answer 21 questions and then tag 21 however many people you’d like who you want to know better.

nickname: my high school friends call me guma sometimes! i don’t really have any on here though i’m pretty quiet lol

sign: i’m a leo and that’s kind of the extent of my knowledge about astrology :o

height: 5′9 and i’d be taller if i could choose that

last movie i saw: incredible, it’s not twilight, i saw the second half of trainspotting 2 the other night. i have not seen the first half so it didn’t make a lot of sense but my roommate was watching it when i got home and we joined in

last thing i googled: “hiking boots too narrow” because i think the ones i bought are, and i need to sell them and buy different ones.. but that’s a lot of work and i was kind of hoping the internet would tell me it’s fine even though i know it isn’t. gotta wear boots that fit!

favorite musician: i’m rly into built to spill right now but i am a longtime car seat headrest stan also (i’ve seen them live like a half a dozen times and when they’re good they’re Like Really Good)

song stuck in my head: never be mine by angel olsen. i just got money by pink floyd outta my head finally after someone drove by my work just absolutely blasting it last week so i don’t even mind

other blogs: i have 2 that i like actively use, my main @oldwordz and this twilight blog. i also have a neglected minecraft sideblog @moshcraft, a dead car seat headrest sideblog, a dead aesthetic sideblog, a dead 90s/music sideblog, a couple of unused urls and a couple of one off joke blogs

do i get asks: not normally! but i’ve gotten a bunch in the last like 2 days that all mention eggs because i reblogged a post saying people should put weird shit in my askbox and somebody followed through lol

blogs following: im following 413 blogs (Ha Ha That’s The Homestuck Number)

amount of sleep: i sleep so much i’m a sleepy baby like 9 hours or i feel BAD

lucky number: 11

what i’m wearing: one of my millions of black tshirts n green bottoms

dream job: i kinda hate the idea of a dream job, being employed for a wage sucks lol! that doesn’t mean that i hate work though i’d like to have the freedom to do a variety of whatever needs doing in my community when we decide it needs doing (vs when someone decides to pay me to do it, ie. when they will benefit most)

dream trip: for a long time i really wanted to go to europe and i’d still love that but now i think the idea of a long backpacking trip has captured my imagination, even though i have a lot of training to do before i’d feel prepared for a long trip. and even though that sort of trip is actually fairly close to home, living in bc. for now i’m contenting myself with planning short camping trips and day hikes :))

favorite food: good bread, pears, white flesh peaches, orange coconut soup mmmmmm

play any instruments: i grew up taking piano lessons but i’m shit at it and now i play guitar and i’m shit at it, but guitar is way more fun because there’s no baggage about doing it wrong and making mistakes and it’s used more in the music i listen to anyways. i also grew up singing in choir which i loved and still do sometimes!

languages: english and a little french. the french education in the public school system here totally sucks though lmao

random fact: i’ve been getting into wicca lately.

describe yourself as aesthetic things: the moon, the ocean, burning candles and wet sand. pudding and pastel yarn on a pile of picked daisies. when it’s raining in spring and everyone has their hood up, so you can’t see their faces and everyone looks interchangeable.

tagging: i’m so bad at this part because i don’t really chat that much on here and i always feel like i’m bugging people, plus i’m like a week late and i know everybody has already done this lmao but if we’re mutuals (i follow from my main @oldwordz) please feel free to consider yourself tagged!!