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[empressgetou]

YOU'RE MINE, I'M YOURS

boyfriend senku x reader

hours after both of suika and y/n who went across to shore to the island where senku and the others were supposed to be. luckily for them ryusui managed to throw suika overboard who was cleaning the docks and y/n who was nearby the kid just in time for the petrification by a second.

y/n stayed behind the island to look for senku as suika went back to the ship to check up on the others and just as night the night falls ibarra and kirisame's group came checking up on the ship making the woman worried about the poor girl on her own in the ship.

"the lab!" echoed through the island.

i recognized that voice anywhere, kohaku! senku and the others must be near. as i look up on the side of the island there they were in a gather with a few people i don't recognized, i was about to ran up to them then i saw kohaku kissing senku...

KISSING SENKU??

i was never the type to be the "im jealous" girlfriend, even before the petrification my relationship with senku is actually great than the usual couples around. that's because he never gave me a reason to over something minor. sure, i may or may not have been a little jealous over the whole marriage thing that was set up with ruri back a few months but that was in the past and now i see this? boy you better have an explanation to this too or i might cut your–

i ran fast as i could to catch up, as i can already see the mobile lab who im assuming suika managed to drive through up to the mountains. as soon as the vehicle stopped they too have stopped their tracks and managed to spot me in my place.

"y/n! you're here! you weren't petrified?" gen asked surprisingly and his eyes went to the leek head whom im not naming.

"nahh ryusui managed to throw me into the ocean just in time with suika" i laughed a little remembering a few hours ago how pissed off i was thinking he has even the audacity to throw us like we're a rock or something but im glad ryusui did managed to save us.

"kekeke somehow i had a feeling you survived that thing though i never expected you'd be here on the island" senku already on my side and had a little smirk on. oh how i wanna punch that handsome face so bad right now.

i rolled my eyes, "course i did. m'not really and idiot ya know." i smirked back.

"good job, you two!" praised senku.

we managed to get out of the villagers hair and went to the underwater cave to hide in the meantime while we prepare in infiltrating the harem and well that includes getting kohaku ready for the act.

"the ingredients are simple!"

"honey, lemon and coconut?"

"ahhh you're making a conditioner?"

"that's ten billion points for you, my dearest!" senku pointed at me as if ive won the lottery.

"you mind leaving me some for my hair?"

and then here's amaryllis having the greatest idea i never would've thought i'd come up with. but men dressing as women? specially senku? i never thought i'd see the day.

"pftt"

"yeah, yeah laugh it while you can honey. you don't know what's coming next for ya." he said while having an obvious annoyed face.

gen however pulled it off but his height was a bit much for an average girl. then there's soyuz, yeah i dont even wanna explain how he looks. and then lastly ginro, well he passed, perfection i might add.

"well that's that. obviously we know who is coming to the harem" i said as i was about to go back to the mobile lab, kohaku spoke.

"we're not done yet y/n, you're next!" and managed to pull me to her side.

"waittt! im not–"

"no buts! come on, you're a candidate yourself if i say so myself plus we could totally infiltrate the harem without a problem if both of you and me work together inside."

"ughhh nooo i don't wanna. too much workkk"

kohaku and amaryllis managed to dress up y/n nicely and while doing so senku's eyes never left her figure and her hair specially. he realized that y/n never actually leave her hair down just like before the petrification maybe because they were always busy working back at the village it would be distracting having her long wavy hair in the way, he only saw her hair down whenever she'd take a bath by the river and whenever she would sleep beside him. amaryllis also put make up on y/n and it definitely just made her even more beautiful and vibrant much to senku's pleasure. he was falling all over again.

"looking good there", he complimented

"thanks. i thought you'd never notice", y/n sarcastically said.

"been a while since i've had make up on too. does it look weird?" she asked worriedly.

"nahh you're good. you're beautiful." he said almost whispering.

"alrightyyy y/n, you're coming with us right?", kohaku asked

"huh? but i'm not really needed there right? hehe", y/n tried to convince her friend.

before y/n and her group went to the harem selection she managed to get inside the mobile lab and talked to senku.

"so i was thinking since ya' know could be a few days or weeks before we'd succeed in the infiltration but i just wanna clarify something." fiddling her hands thinking maybe she just misunderstood what kohaku did to his boyfriend.

"yeah, got something to say before you leave me here all alone?" senku joked still doing his science work.

"i saw kohaku kissed you last night." and went silent, it made y/n think maybe she was stupid to even conclude at that idea.

"ah yeah she did"

"what! why?"

"easy tiger, that was unexpected for me as well, we have to get a distraction from the enemy. gen's fault he included me."

silence again.

"but i guess that made you uncomfortable huh?" she nodded still fiddling her fingers.

he saw this and went to holding her close.

"m'sorry if it made you feel bad, i take full responsibility of how you're feeling right now. tell you what i'll give gen an earful about that and maybe after this whole infiltration thing, we spend time more together after, hmm?" trying to apologize the woman.

"mmm, i see.."

"i understand i just want to know why it had to be done." she said faintly smiling.

"m'sorry if you understood that way. there's nothing going on. m'still yours forever and always" he tried to cheer up.

she then hugged him and he immediately reciprocated. silence engulfing them once again while enjoying the company of each other.

"i love you"

"me to honey. i love you so damn much. i'm yours. okay?" reassuring her and gently pushing his lips into her sweet candy flavored ones.

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"mmm, you're mine and i'm yours" she giggled.

[tpher]

hi!!! was wondering how you managed to create/set up the website you did for your ocs. im thinking of doing the same thing for easier navigation of mine, but am unsure of where to start

hiii

the site i used is called weebly! its free! with some limitations like (a few specific features, more storage, and the ability to turn the site into a store are limited to a paywall) but. i didnt need to use any of those. counting what i have up so far, i have 40+ pages on there for free

i learned how to use it pretty quickly by myself, so u could try that too or maybe save some time looking up tutorials on youtube

i should point out the formatting is very.. inherently minimalist? not a tonnn of room if u want to make a wacky fun-looking website. maybe look at neocities or even strawpage for that? me personally, i just wanted to store information abt my projects so i dont mind it one bit. if anything im drawn to it wayyy more bc its so easy to make and store info

here is where i suggest looking up tutorial vids first bc all of this will sound like gibberish im sure

this is more abt whats actually in the site rather than the look of it

i like to create navigation pages and then from there u click on the specific options. to make this, u gotta make ur characters page and then link it in this navigation page.

for example: my ocs page

(here u can also see on the side how/where ur pages are. very organized i like it)

having a drop down for the options instead is also available but i didnt wanna show all of them personally bc it would look too long lol

a HUGE tip i want to give is that when u decide how u want a specific page to look like, duplicate it, put placeholder information instead, and turn it into a ‘base’. that way, u save a lottt of time and make ur pages look coherent if thats what u want. then u just duplicate the base whenever u start up a new page

for example: my fic storage base looks like this

very simple, nothing crazy but i have it there easy.

meanwhile my character page base looks like this

a bit more elaborate, even a placeholder pic to not mess up the formatting and i can just replace it whenever i want. i based it on how wiki pages look bc ive always liked the layout of those :3

oh! and theres also a setting that lets u view how its looking on mobile. cool

idk what else to add uhh have fun!!!!!!!!!!!!

[italiansteebie]

As someone who is disabled, I am obsessed with the idea of Steve Harrington in a wheelchair or using mobility aids. Maybe hurt/comfort with Steve feeling stuck? like out in public people will treat him like a baby and dote on him like he cant do anything at all. Also established steddie?? ->

ignore me if u dont like this prompt hshs

excuse you, this was an amazing prompt and I love it.

and I am a sucker for projecting onto Steve, so lets go.

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Steve was always in pain nowadays.

In fact, it only got worse after the bats, and he figures the exertion after the fact didn't help. Before, he could always push through, hobble along and ice his aching joints when he got home.

Though, he couldn't ignore it after his legs would only stay strong for about ask hour before they collapsed under him. He remembers the first day it happened. He'd been at the grocery store, picking up dinner for his date with Eddie. (It was fairly new, but it was strong). He'd felt a bit weak before leaving, but as always he pushed through, ignoring the dizziness and pain.

It had only gotten worse as he walked through the grocery store, and all of a sudden, he was on the ground, and the grocery store patrons were staring at him, whispering things about the Harrington name and image. The store manager ended up having to call Eddie to come help him.

"Oh, Stevie..." He sighed. He'd been bugging Steve about seeing a doctor for months in fact ever since he was healed himself, he'd been pestering Steve to go to Owens and explain to him what was going on. But he hadn't, and now here they were, Eddie helping Steve into a wheelchair in front of a crowd of Hawkins shoppers.

Steve had been covering his face, and Eddie could almost feel the shame he was experiencing. He wanted to tell their audience off, to go away, to mind their business. But he knew that would only make it worse. So he stayed quiet, and so did Steve.

"Are you okay?"

"I don't want to talk about it."

So they didn't.

And they didn't after Steve saw Owens.

And they didn't after Steve was fitted for a wheelchair.

They just... Didn't.

Until Steve had fallen again.

At Mike's house, with just the kids, who weren't strong enough to help him back into his chair, with no help from his wobbling legs. So they called Eddie, and hid in the basement after Steve had yelled at them to go away, hot tears of embarrassment rolling down his face.

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They were home now, and again, Steve was quiet. Eddie helped him get situated on the couch, legs still too wobbly to do it unassisted.

"Steve... Lets talk about it,"

Steves head snapped up, eyes shining, "You wanna talk about it? Fine! I'm fucking useless, my legs don't work and I can't fucking do anything by myself anymore! The kids barely look at me, Robs hasn't been able to hang out in weeks, and the rest of Hawkins thinks I'm a fucking charity case! Every time I leave the house it's like I'm a fucking zoo animal. I wish this had never fucking happened! I wish I wasn't-"

"Don't say that, Steve."

"It's true isn't it? Don't you hate having to come help me? God... I just- I'm so..." The sobs crawl their way out of his throat, and he can't stop them once they start.

"Steve..." Eddie rubs a comforting hand up and down Steve's back, pulling him closer to cradle him in his arms. Steve tucked his head into Eddie's neck, letting the tears roll freely down his face. "Steve, you have every right to feel that way but... I hope you know it's not true. The kids... It's just a different dynamic and I'm not supposed to tell you this but Robin has been working on a design of the back of your wheelchair, she wanted it to be a surprise and she was worried she spoil it." He hears Steve sniffle a sort of laugh. "And baby, you cared for me every single day for months while I was healing, what makes you think I hate helping you? I'm so glad I can finally make it up to you."

Steve lifts his head, looking Eddie in the eyes, "Really?"

"Really, Stevie."

He watches Steve smile, for what seemed like the first time since coming home from that doctors appointment. "Also, with all the extra arm work, your biceps look," He pauses to do a chefs kiss, "Fantastico! That's how you guys say it in Italy, right?" He smirks, and Steve bursts into a fit of giggles, tears drying on his cheeks as he shakes his head. "I love you, Eds."

They lean in for a soft kiss, it's slow and sweet, "I love you too, Steve."

[silenttrxxs]

Choi Brothers

- choi san! - choi jongho! x reader

(This is a work of fiction, to please the delulu side of every atiny, now this will have little anecdotes towards the series of The Vampire Diaries as this is the what the idea was based from and this may become chaptered… enjoy)

You’d think it’d be unusual for a world to be merged, the living and the spiritual, mythical whatever the hell you want to call it becoming one being under the same sky. But in this town it’s more than normal. Vampires being the main characters of this show… other beastly monsters or we humans call them… also co-existing.

So pan around now to the house on the hill. Far away from any civil beings, this is the chois home. From the outside it looks like an abandoned building, the vines and branches of the forest covering the home like a blanket. Personally they would do anything to mordernise the home itself to have the house show the decor they both like but there’s a kind of beauty of the ruggedness of the house. Now imagine you’re a camera panning into it through a big bay window.

This is where you meet them. The Chois. Known for being the only vampires in the town and the oldest of their time.

Now turn around… this is you.. walking up to the house, slowly, carefully.

How you got here is a complete nonsense, the last thing you knew was your old Toyota was left somewhere in the forest. You sighed deeply, the last hour of walking to find any resemblance of civilisation taking its toll, you lifted your hand up wiping the sweat from your forehead before knocking on the door hoping the residents inside would allow you to at least use the toilet and a mobile phone with service.

Inside the brothers… stopping what they were doing immediately and running to the door shoving and kicking each other on the way.

Now before we get to the part where you meet them let me introduce you to these two.

Firstly we have the eldest brother… the supposed heartthrob that everyone soooooo adores… Choi San.

Known for his handsomeness, charms and tough exterior that melds with the classic dad jokes that leave his mouth every five seconds. He was also known to be the only one out of the brothers to have a blood lust, the insatiable taste and need for blood be it human or animal he did not care as long as he was able to keep the thirst away.

Now, lets move onto the youngest, Choi Jongho.

He was known thoroughout the town to be the nice guy, the one that would rather talk amongst others rather than imitate a fight. But also known to throw the swiftest right hook that could kill a man in a second if provoked in the wrong way. He also was the only one out of the brothers that did not have a bloodlust he managed to escape this feeling after years of practice, the insatiable taste for human blood was something that he did not need. The ability to survive with the basic animal blood that he would hunt or ensure that San hunted to store in the chest freezer in the basement of the home.

Now that we have our introductions done let’s get back to the script huh?

San currently kicking and pulling jongho away from the door as they reach it.

“Don’t you fucking dare, your such an asshole san. What if its just the postman” Jongho shouts before throwing a vase at sans head.

“Ouch that hurt” san shouts rubbing his head before gripping the door handle and opening the door slowly.

A gasp leaving his body as he let his gaze fall onto you, his tongue darting out of his mouth to lick his lips as he let his gaze fall back up to your eyes.

“Hello..” he said before leaning against the doorframe.

“H-hi erm i.. i kind of broke down, about 50km back there in the forest this is the first house that I’ve seen in the past few hours and i really need to use the bathroom and … maybe a phone that has life in it and service… if that’s okay?” You breathe out as you look at him, something about his aura being a little unsettling but somewhat exciting to you.

“Sure, dont mind the mess we wasn’t expecting guests today.. although my brother was hoping his delivery of his new toy to arrive soon but it looks like its not coming…” san laughs before pushing the door open and ushering you inside.

You walk inside the house seemingly a lot more bigger on the inside rather than the outside. You glanced around taking in the decor of the home before looking around and landing your eyes on the man sitting on the couch.

“I guess this is the infamous brother of yours then huh?” You say before laughing and looking at them both.

“As much as id like to introduce myself right now i need to use the bathroom immediately so if you could be so kind to show me where it is id be best pleased” you say looking at them both with a pleading look.

San being the man he was quickly showing you to the toilet.

“Thank you I’ll be quick” you say before disappearing.

San walks back to the living room, sitting next to his brother, slapping his arm as he does so.

“She’s fucking beautiful isn’t she?” San says laughing and looking at jongho.

jongho lifting his head from the newspaper he was reading and rolling his eyes.

“Y-yeah she looks incredibly familiar though” jongho says his face contorting into a look of confusion and wonder.

“I was going to say that, she looks like whatshername… oh shit fuck” san says covering his mouth hoping the words would be swallowed into the back of his throat.

You had finished your business and slipped back into the living room, staying quiet as you stood watching the boys talking amongst themselves.

A cough escaping your throat, the boys lifting their head up in unison as they both stared at you.

“T-thank you erm… what’s your names, im y/n” you say before offering your hand out in front of them.

“Names san, Choi San” san says laughing and shaking your hand.

Jongho scoffing loudly before offering his hand and taking the soft skin of the back of your hand to his lips. “Jongho, nice to meet you”

You gasped at the actions from the boys and let out a giggle.

“Now i would like to see if possible i could get some charge in my phone or even make a phone call… I need to get my car out of the forest its got all my things in it” you explain twiddling your hands together as you spoke.

“How far did you say it was?” San asks grabbing his leather jacket and swinging it around and onto his body. The action alone sending an unknown shiver down your spine.

“About 50km i think I wasn’t really counting…” you explain.

“You can’t miss it it’s a red Toyota in the middle of the forest” you finish.

“Okay okay well you’re welcome to stay here with Jongho I’ll go grab it for you and tow it here.. its getting dark and we wouldn’t want you out there when night falls” San says smirking and showing a little of his fang; the glimmer of the light shining just enough for you to pay more attention to the action. “Don’t miss me too much darling” he says before winking at you and laughing.

You turn around to see jongho sat on the couch a laugh escaping his mouth.

“He’s the worst honestly, how he manages to pull girls and not a hamstring is beyond me” he says before patting the empty side of the couch, taking the offer you sit on the couch, you gaze taking in the house once more. “It’s truly beautiful in here, but kind of old dont you think” you say giggling a little.

“Y-yeah I’ve been wanting to decorate but i cant do it on my own and that thing is always out” jongho says sighing.

“Well i just want to thank you for letting me stay for the night not many people would be so kind” you say before looking at Jongho.

“Hey it’s alright the world’s a scary place especially for humans like you” jongho says laughing a little and locking his eyes with yours.

“I must say it’s rare to see someone with such beauty arrive in this beat up town” jongho says smiling sweetly.

“W-well thanks: you say a slight blush creeping up onto your cheeks as you turn to look away from him, his aura becoming overwhelmingly sweet before you could even blink the door swung open, the breeze filling the room. You looked in the doorway to see an out of breath San flying in and the door slamming behind him.

“Y-you are so lucky that you had your keys on you, i was about to set fire to the damn thing who the hell let you drive that thing anyway that looks like a tuna can too me” san laughs before sighing. “Shit i forgot to bring in your suitcase two seconds” san says before disappearing and reappearing with your suitcase almost immediately.

“Whoa that was quick”

“Yeah comes with the gift love” San says smiling, before sitting down on the couch next to you.

“Y-yeah what’s with the e-erm fangs and all that” you say giggling.

“Well clearly were vampires darling” san says laughing before glaring at jongho who is motioning behind you for him to shut his mouth.

“Oh yeah really… prove it” you say laughing and looking at them both.

“If im going to stay the night i might as well have some fun”

Looks like this is going to become a chaptered story, i will write as and when the urge hits. I hope you like it…

[bentosandbox]

Ambience Synesthesia tutorial blog

rambled this out because I didn't have inflight wifi otw home and the turbulence was too crazy to draw

Buying the ticket

erm so they only dropped the tickets like slightly less than a month before lol kinda insane

The concert tickets were sold on Damai so you need a CN number or know/pay someone with one who'd buy it for you which is what I did by recommendation (A tier 1280 + 400 'service fee' [apparently it would have been cheaper if they only helped you half way or something but i wasnt gonna risk running into a payment hiccup so]) Iirc they sold it in two batches but I don't remember the ratio split between first and second wave…

I got a ticket for 5/5's afternoon show (so the second last performance), I DID meet an oomf who said they managed to snag a ticket for themselves on their own (without a Professional Ticket Snatcher) so its not too impossible to attain on your own I think??? (I didn't get a CN number until like 2 days before I flew back home soo)

Professional Ticket what?? Uhhh apparently there's a whole industry/scene for this you look for listings on xianyu/taobao etc for people to buy on your behalf, you have to give them your real name and identification number (so for foreigners it'd be your passport number) for verification purposes during entry so yknow yea

getting there

You could cab directly to the venue but my friend signed us up for the free shuttle bus (they had freebies last year but not this time) and before we boarded they gave us like free water and bread (apparently free raincoats too on rainy days) which was nice of them but also insane because. the venue doesn't allow you to bring food/drinks in so a lot of people were leaving A LOT of unopened bottles near the gate and I saw a venue staff just throwing them all into the bin (HOPEFULLY JUST TO CARRY THEM AWAY IN ONE GO AND NOT FOR STRAIGHT DISPOSAL….) They drop you off near the venue but you don't go in directly, there's a 'Doctor break room' where most people are seated waiting to be ushered in batches into the venue, but also a lot of people standing around on one side of the room swapping/offering merch

merch swap

ive been told this is a very concert culture thing but i feel like its kind of different because a lot of these are so high quality ike…you could sell them at Artist Alleys but here they are just distributing for free if you have a E2 60 blorbo lmao or whatever (there seems to be a tiny…? minority that prints official art but most of them seem to be handdrawn/made)

i was too unprepared for this lol i did exchange some of my old stickers (missed out on a collapsal plastic fan bc my brain lagged when the guy asked me and i went to my auto 'sorry i dont have any merch' response' :( regretted this bc the room got a little hot from the amount of people in there and i was wearing like 3 layers with that fan on my mind)

from people watching a lot of trades are arranged beforehand on weibo/other sites unless you're willing to yell WHO WANTS TO TRADEEE/anyone wants freebies (a lot of people were also wearing 'Feel Free to Swap Merch/Ask for Freebies' tags) which i was definitely not brave enough to do lol… met up with an oomf i got to know from last dec when i attended an arknights only and they gave me some birbs and charms (bottom of post), there was someone who got a free LGD zine and charm from me bc i posted on wb that id give a free copy to anyone with a Mod 3 swire/swummer LMFAO

I had 2 more people to meet but, uhhh so I bought an esim for mobile data and it would intermittently lose signal here and there which was a little annoying when getting coffee but it just died entirely when i reached the venue and it was kind of Dire because i was waiting for one more friend who was coming over from the fes and i couldn't contact them lmao. told the friend i came with to go in first because I thought if my food got confiscated at least my oomf could see it beforehand LOL

waited outside in a light drizzle for an hour trying to trouble shoot my data to no avail and ended up borrowing a staff's wifi hotspot to get my entry qr code (I actually bought a second data roaming plan on my local sim but i quite stupidly did not check the country coverage and only learned later that night that 'Asia' doesn't cover China kuxiao) she was so nice i was (bow emoji) so sorry to trouble you im a stupid gaijin and she was like no its ok enjoy shanghai!! pien

spent a good 30min next to this board praying for data to no avail

the show

erm anyway because of that clownery above i more or less missed the first piece (the one w the goated hoho) but at least i wasnt the guy next to me who went for a bathroom break right before starset came up

The live singing this year was definitely an improvement I think… I can't really remember the setlist off the top of my head but I'm sure someone else has already listed it out, there were a couple of new pieces that weren't related to the concert groups like a Babel/Kazdel?? one sung in Latin, a Victoria…? one (in victorian ofc) also an Amiya (? just remembering by the visuals they used lol) one in Japanese

ohh yeah so almost every track would start with like a faction logo transitioning in from 3d to 2d which was cool but also amusing because it was honestly bringing quite the 'I will Make Your Company Logo Into 3D Fiverr' vibes

Since I missed the first piece idk if any of The Dreamer(s) got 3D models but The Pilgrim(s why are they all singular) had Kaltsit playing on that piano (there was also a replica of that piano on stage the white one complete with 'Arknights' text on it lmao) and Siege being cool running around in 3D (and ofc Eureka during her denpa number) it was very cool but man... its a pity the other characters in the group just get their live2d png during the beginning and effectively get sidelined lool compared to say Phenomenal Agents idk if i like this tradeoff but that eureka bit was so good sheesh #NOVAFIVE⭐ULTRALIVESWEEP

The other stuff was really great too looking at you Lone Trail medley…!!!!! I might be wrong but I... assume... you're encouraged to karaoke bc they always show the lyrics on screen… I couldn't even hear myself anyway but it was very fun singing songs you can't get on joysound/etc with a whole crowd going at it too (even if most of them would only sing 1-2 lines of the chorus)

Mary Clare did Radiant (they had the lyrics scrolling on the sides very cool) and iirc the Throne group's song...? Radiant was so fun live

Starset did Monster > Telescope and when the latter ended they were like Bye! and we(?) started yelling ENCORE--awkwardly because idk how they do it here (I was half expecting it to be JP style 'an-call-roo' but a bunch of us just yelled en-core en-core here and there until they returned to perform Infected) speaking of yelling.. between every piece when they had to switch sets people would just yell memes or skill names (like Dage's) to pass the time or sth i barely caught half of whatever they were memeing about

did i forget to mention anything else uhhh originium rock turntable for Guide Ahead's boss theme/Dossoles Lobby and they had IS4 medley live throat singing very cool also the dancers they got for silbenherze's boss theme good stuff...

iirc after starset was like a behind the scenes video of how HG prepared for AS and a recorded lowlight video saying some stuff that i forgot LOL just some thank you message basically. 9.5/10 bc no missy/shu EP live

i just realised i forgot to display all the merch from the A tier ticket but w/e. light stick photo ft. merch swaps/gifts from friends and strangers 🥹 (the iffy lenticular card was literally dropped into my bag by an iffy coser (wearing the LT outfit..?!) while waiting for the cab LMAO)

[dextixer]

There is no point in discussing Ironwood/Atlas in the fandom. (2)

Some people might recognize this title from a thread a did over 2 months ago where i argued the reasons as to why there is no point in discussing Ironwood or Atlas in the RWBY FNDM, mostly because the people in the RWBY fandom are either lying about these two topics or have watched a different show. (LINK HERE)

What i decided is to make this into a "series" of threads over time, taking some stupid takes about Ironwood and just continuously debunking whatever bullshit i manage to oversee. This might get a bit repetitive for some, and i apologize for that, but as long as shit takes continue to be spewed i would like to at least push-back against some of them, at least for myself.

For those who want to see a different or a more in-depth topic, i will be making a thread next week about Prosthetics and Disabilities in RWBY, especially as to how they pertain to characters like Ironwood.

Anyways, onto the debunking part.

The good old "He brought robot soldiers to Vale" but this time with an extra punch of bringing Penny into the discussion.

So, as far as Ironwood bringing his soldiers into Vale, he brings them not as a show of power over Vale but rather to discourage the WF and Salems goons from interfering with the Vytal festival, he does partially use it as a PR stunt, introducing both the Paladins and the new generation of mechanized soldiers, but that is done to show off power against Grimm.

As far as the Penny part. The person whose opinion we are right now reading completely forgot that NOONE knew that Penny was a robot and NOONE was supposed to know she was. How the hell did that person forget such a detail is beyond me.

Penny was never used in the show to portray the replacability of people by anyone.Ironwood does not want to make Hunters "obsolete", what he wants is to make them not die against Grimm. Because Grimm are a never-ending threat on Remnant.

What Ironwood wants, and is set-up to want since the start is to protect human lives by instead using disposable robots.

The reason why his army had flaws is because of someone noone knew was alive at the time hacking the systems.And on the topic of Penny.

I never knew that a fan of RWBY would ever have a take where they imply that Penny having a mind of her own is a problem because that means that she isnt completely loyal to Ironwood but... Uh.... Yeah

Its quite funny how the part of the FNDM that loves to say that Ironwood loves absolute loyalty and thats why he wants a fully robotic force, for then a person from that part of the FNDM to then say that Penny having independant thought is bad.

Man, dont you just love when people just make shit up as they go? Ironwood has never used child soldiers.

Even the people we see in V8 are not "children". The students in the combat academies are of age of majority with Ruby being the exception due to being moved up to Beacon despite her age by Ozpin.

The students were also only mobilized when the literal queen of Darkness SALEM was RIGHT THERE at the doorstep of the city, you know, all hands on deck situation?

This entire diatribe is a full on headcanon nonsense paired with complete decontextualization of a scene from the show.

Once again, making shit up as they go. What compliance? With what? Where? This point does not even make logical sense. How is Ironwood to blame for the WF?

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Let this part of the thread to be an additional proof as to why it is useless to discuss Ironwood/Atlas with fans. In this very thread i showed someone taking canon out of their arse, decontextualizing scenes so that they would completely lose their meaning, and outright lying about the show.

What exactly is the point in engaging with these people? There is none. The best we can do is debunk their bullshit to anyone sane enough to listen.

Regardless, apologies if this is considered lower quality than most of my other work, i just want to have some smaller threads like this to debunk some complete and utter idiots.

Next week, more high quality work about disabilities and prosthetics in RWBY and their portrayal.

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

AITA for being upset at my mom?

🎵🎵 (to find it)

I know it's not a real big deal, but it's starting to get upsetting. English is not my first language and im on mobile sl sorry about that.

Okay, so my(20f) mother (F mid40s) suffer from long covid. Her symptoms consist of chronic fatigue, short breath, join pain and brain fog. (I still live home because im a college student, and finding an appartment in this market is hell)

We've been really supportive of her :

I drive most of the time, and my sister(16f) has her apprentice driver license, so she drives for mom when im at school; when we go to the mall and she need to take a break to breath, i always offer to go get her a wheelchair, or going to get the car, she sleeps a lot in the day so we don't make noise, i bought her loops earplug for sleeping, etc.

We're are used to it and my dad (mid40s too) work 12 hours a day to compensate for the money we're losing with mom on sickleave (where we live we have job insurance and etc): he starts at 5:30am to 6pm, and i usually only see him in the evening, so the only time we really are together as a family is during the evening meal.

There is where i could be the a-hole:

Since mom got long covid, it takes more time for her to respons us, and her memory isnt as good as it was (shes well known in her workplace, she a well respected manager who takes great care of her employees). It's just, almost every night, when me or my sister or even my dad are telling a something that happened in our day, she always cut us to say something, like :don't forget to put this in that, or just to say something she did that day over our own story, or asking me to bring her water in the middle of my sister's sentences (which she could have waited for after she was done).

So we, someone different each time, always tell her "X was speaking, you just cut them, and you do this often, please let them finish" and, well, when it happens everytime i am (or my sister) is trying to say something, it get upsetting. And she always uses the same reasons: "we're a family and we're cohabiting, sometime we talk over you but still listen to you" (no she doesn’t, i have to tell her a million times the same fucking thing and she always forget) or "you know my mind is a little slow right now, i'll forget if i don't say it" or she gets upset because we're annoyed by it.

But god forbid if you cut her! She'll raise her tone, and still doesn't get why we're upset.

Like, i get it, she got long covid and it's a bitch to deal with the way your cognitive capabilities slow down with the fatigue, but we've been extremely helpful (and im still gonna be, because she's my mother) and her allowing herself to lack respect towards us doesn't excuse her because she's ill. At least this is how i see it?

At this point i dont really know if i can feel upset? Like, she's my mom, and she's ill (and it's really depressing seeing her this put down by the symptoms i don't wish it to anyone) but im just so tired to have to restart the same sentence four or five time because she keep interrupting me

So, aita?

What are these acronyms?

[fictionfixations]

playing this game for the first time

IM GOING TO THROW IT CRASHED ON ME WHILE I WAS MAKING A PROFILE i KNEW I SHOULDVE SAVED 😭(I STARED AT THE SAVE BUTTON LIKE 'should i save just in case? nahh i dont need to save until im done' and then it kicked me out)

i dont think of myself as a person good at designing stuff

but i was really liking what i made it looked so pretty hjfiouweshjdWQIUAsk

it doesnt even mean that much to me im just gonna feel really depressed for awhile cause like wtf man 😭

this is the farthest i got last time i kind of hate it. the quality of stuff i do always degrades the more i repeat it so hhhhhhhhhhh it feels really nitpicky but something about the images behind the classroom just dont look right

it keeps saying connection error when trying to save

im pointing a fan directly at it cause my phone is a fucking heater hoping it fixes 😭

im gonna close and reopen the game this sucks (not the game im just getting tired of all the live2d games i play being laggy as fuck or having connection issues, its not just this game that hates me 💀) idk if the twitter button works i havent pressed it cause i tend to lag so much more the moment i click out of a game and then re-enter without closing it and re-opening

tbh i dont know anything about this. i think theres a good story (kinda depressing(???)) but i havent heard much about it

one of the first things i saw about this game tbh was the customizing a profile and i got my mind blown cause it looked so pretty i kept getting pjsk in my recommended and idk something about tatsu...???? forgor rest of name. blonde guy. where apparently in the movie he switched to a pirate outfit???? im. so confused

i feel like im being sabotaged cause im trying to play a song and then it lags and i miss and im dfaiuhdwushdajw

WHY do you do this to me 😭

i need a fan because when it overheats its literally unplayable (its not even that its hot its that it starts lagging like hell) so im just having cold air blasted into my eyes which is kinda distracting :'D

its fun though i like like the interface?? its really smooth its a little confusing with note placement but im. getting used to it

im sad i have to actually play with a fan because i really like rhythm games i wanna get into it but it keeps lagging

why do all the good games (that i wanna play) have to be on mobile and prone to crashing/lagging 😭

tbh im getting into it now that im used to it crashing its like. tears of themis. which also crashes often and lags me. which sucks cause i really enjoy the story. but then id be going through this important bit and almost finish it and then it crashes and then keeps crashing while im speeding through it trying to complete it 💀 (cough cough the trial bits suck because i keep having to re-present evidence and im just like do i look like i remember what the answer is LET ME THROUGH)

its kinda because of that that i cant play it in super long bursts though so im just gonna be here procrastinating from it for months because i dont feel like continuing to crash trying to do shit. play again. crash. stop playing.

sigh. sometimes i hate that i get more invested in stories in games by actually playing the game. because sometimes my devices dont want me to play and makes me lag like hell sadge

anyway my favorites rn are nightcord at 25:00(?) w/ the miku from that ver theres another like band rhythm game i play except the 3d models make me lag so much more. this game is much more manageable. ..like osmetimes it lags so much i literally lose all my life but like. at least i can play ?????

anyway uh ill try to play more. like. i play a lot of games but ive been neglecting the story so ive been trying to speed through them (while actually reading but like bingeing through as much story as i can before it stops me or i give up)

okay i think i can play songs now without lagging except teh moment i think about how its not lagging it starts lagging 💀 (another time is when i started singing along it started lagging. i just have bad timing man.)

i can.. kind of play expert songs. (except when i cant) except its.really overwhelming and i stop being able to read the map to where i just default to see note = tap so its ilke im kinda spamming in a sense??? and praying it works out also my brain sometimes stutters so i fuck up. this prob isnt like anything revolutionary but with flick notes if therse one flick note and at the same time a note thats not a flick note and i get confused i just act as if both are flick notes cause its not like you get penalized for flicking a non-flick note

the 3d music videos are cute

i only got a new outfit for.. person me no remember name of purple haired girl

i think you can set it to have characters who are actually singing the song but i like staring at the characters i have cause i put my favorites on the team + like my only 4 star rn?? also like kaito is there i think (im bad at names but hes one of the vocaloids is he not) because i wanted to go with like the dark sorta empty vibe

but so its so weird when a model is singing but its so clearly not the right voice lmfao

i feel like itd be fun to learn the choreography especially for like cosplay stuff??

id like the music videos more if i could play the songs while watching them without lagging really badly 😭

NOO PLEASEE DONT LAG DURING THE VIRTUAL SHOW 🙏

i crashed 😭

song: plays few notes immediately crashes

hhh i know the song but i cant remember the name

tfw your glowsticks feel like a windscreen wiper

also i just realized your view moves if you move your phone. thats cool but i cant do that because my battery drains stupidly fast if its not being charged all the time i am not joking

i dont really have an attachment to these characters yet so i cant understand how it might feel to someone really invested but this is cool 👍

oh it ended

i missed the first song unfortunately :(

i think theres another one happening in like. ..30 minutes? an hour?? shrug. idk if its the same one or something else

i know this post kinda makes it seem like im having a bad time but im having a fun time its just that when something bad happens i have more to say

anyway i like this a lot more than the other band rhythm game i play. like i mean i had a lot over there and there are some songs i really like that arent on here but i.. also wasnt reading the story for that game either i was literally just playing it because rhythm game thats it 😭 i only went through the story to skip through it cause it gave me like the stuff to pull for the gacha so um

im gonna try to pay attention this time 👍👍👍

also auto is a blessing i will never not praise auto in a game (except when it plays bad but tbh if it works then it doesnt matter. not a shade towards this game but towards hsr cause sometimes it ults on a single enemy with low health that could be killed with just basic atk. and then next wave and that ult wouldve been so useful 😭)

off topic but idk why but 3d music videos dont lag when its playing the song on auto. except when i take a screenshot wtf

or maybe its just that it lags when the phone starts heating up. which tracks. wish i could play this on pc. wonder how itd work if it did cause buttons you press are what??? (honestly i can only play 4 note songs on pc anything else my mind blanks) but it still wouldve been cool and deffo less laggy

[ittoslefttoenail]

How the Tables Turn

( sorry abt the lack of "read more" i'm on mobile, it's my first smut so hope u like it :D )

sub masochistic brat Kaveh, overstim, degradation with some praise, spanking, dacryphilia, femdom she/her reader, sharing apartments with both him and alhaitham ♡ strap can be read as cock

It's no surprise Kaveh is a biiig brat, always trying to outpower his mistress, as his deepest desire is to be thrown around like a ragdoll, and that's the easiest way to get it.

He, however, wasn't expecting it to be this rough today.

He's been pissing you off ALL DAY. teasing you during work, messing up on purpose whenever u asked him to do something, trying to get the control in general. You really had to teach him a lesson.

"Let's go home now, I think we are done for today" speaking innocently, you pull out your keys.

"As u wish, my lady" he says with that wicked, stupid grin.

Once the door locks behind u both, already aware of what was gonna happen, he pretends to be surprised as u pin him against the wall and start the scolding.

"What the FUCK did u think u were doing?! this was a important meeting, not a appropriate moment at all for u to sneak under my desk like a desperate bitch! I could've lost my job if they noticed us"

"I'm sorryyy~"

"You don't mean it."

The tent under his pants getting bigger by each second, how couldn't he be excited? the woman he fell for, the one he would gladly die for, getting clearly aroused by his actions but still trying to hide it! He thought it was really hot.

Usually you would deny his orgasm, which he was quite used to despite failing to hold it every single time, but this time u just wanted to destroy his smug little face and see him cry.

He kissed u eagerly, taking off his shirt while you guided him to the bedroom. You hold his wrist tightly as he was about to touch the last buttom.

"Let me do this instead."

He looked beautiful from this view, staring at your breasts like a pervert once you bent down to reveal his slightly toned abs, his blonde hair falling on his shoulders like silk.

Suddenly, you pull off his belt to use it as a makeshift handcuff. He struggles against it and u search on ur vanity for some...stuff

"Hey babe, what's going on???" he asked, trying to hide how nervous he is.

"Don't you try and get any answer from me, just take it like the needy brat you are."

"AH-"

In the blink of an eye you pull down his pants and shoves down the fleshlight with no lube at all, in a fast and unexpected pace.

Kaveh growls and whimpers, begging for u to slow down, and the only thing he got from it was a good slap and a red mark on his ass

"You wanted it so bad all day after all, do u think i'll pity you at this point?"

Oh, these words got to him, the both shame and pleasure he gets from being talked down to like that is the biggest turn on, his filthy fantasies clouding his mind.

You align your double sided strap to his entrance, not taking your hands off the fleshlight abusing his cock, not even for a second.

He throws his head back and cries out from this new form of stimulation both of you never tried until tonight.

"What a-about- Alhaitham???!" he manages to babble through his anxious, shallow breath.

"Oh? you're afraid he might catch us? dont worry, I know u would like that."

"Of course I wouldn't. D-don't be stupid!"

"To be caught by your dear friend while getting pegged by your goddess, sounds nice right? you're such a slut, Kaveh. Disgusting, really."

His face is bright red and sweaty, the worst part is that you're not wrong. With your other hand u proceeded to pinch his nipples, he brings his tied arm up to bite down on it to avoid screaming at your flaming touch, as much as he wanted to scream your name, the fear of being caught still got him shaking.

The knot on his stomach got tighter, unleashing his orgasm without warning, thinking he would be punished for cumming without permission he trembles.

"Don't worry, you will get to cum more than u want or deserve to." slapping him once again, it's a quite cute view. His tongue lolling out and his eyes watering as your cock hits the right spot over and over, his cute dick all soaked, you can't help but want to ruin him.

"Please, no more-"

"Aww, cmon baby, u can do one or two more for me yeah? don't you wanna be a good boy for mommy?"

His thoughts start going blank from the sudden sweetness in your voice.

"Nghh..good boy...g-good boy good boy"

His back arches once again, you're in for a good and long night ♡

[lesbixch]

a few things abt volksen:

-so volksen is basically a liberal. im using liberal as a shorthand (largely in the us american context) for someone who might believe in some kind of reform of the government but ultimately lives in material comfort and stability which makes her absolutely resistant to change. also im not implying she has particular beliefs when i say liberal, just her class position and resistance to change. u could call her middle class - she has upper mobility to some extent. anyway the point is her most significant belief so far is: “im scared of change because it disrupts the stability of the life i have, despite the fact that this stability is only made possible thru systemic violence. i can ignore the violence when it does not impact me”

-when she is introduced in 394, volksen is set apart from the friend group in various ways. i wrote abt it here, but in summary both by panel design and inner thoughts or lack thereof, volksen is differentiated from the rest of tserriednichs friends who want him to change. those friends explicitly take lower positions in the army so they can maintain whatever thoughts of friendship they have without duty to the prince/state getting in the way. volksen doesnt do that…

-ergo even on an individual level volksen does not really believe in change, or at the very least does not try to change other ppl nor the system they all live in. she does not have the same monologue about changing tserriednich and she does not take the actions the others have taken to “remain” as his friend (whether those actions actually work… well lmfao they have not managed to get thru to tserriednich yet)

-morena also does not believe in change. specifically, morena believes that an individual can choose their own fate - i am my own subject - but that systems or states such as kakin can never change, therefore they must be destroyed. implicit in that is a hypocrisy that if the systems created by humans cannot change, then humans themselves cannot change - and yet morena is an example of choosing our own destinies, which includes changing ourselves and the systems we live in.

i wrote more abt that here so i wont rewrite things LOL, but basically morena is written w togashis …liberal (here meaning reformist but anti communist anti anarchist) sensibilities

-i think this is kind of a point of agreement between volksen and morena even if they do not acknowledge it. morena wants to enact her own destiny but sees the only way to do that thru destruction. volksen is resigned to climbing slowly up the ranks until shes comfortable. but systemically they both believe kakin cannot change - volksen doesnt want it to, whereas morena is cynical and traumatized enough to give up on change or revolution.

-i think that volksens rejection of morena is so blunt and in ur face that i have to believe that she is going to change how she sees morena and her goals later on. i think it is an astounding amount of hypocrisy and egoism to hear that morena is trafficked by the government/royal family/ whatever and still be like well that sucks but change is soooo scary 😭😭😭 either togashi is truly abysmal at writing this or hes going to make volksen change her mind and become reform oriented instead. i can see this by some form of interaction w tserriednich (him killing her friend theta and her realizing she has no choice but to try to change the royal family/government/system/ whatever 🥴) or something along those lines. ofc bc togashi is anti communist/ anti anarchist in his writing i dont see any actual revolution - dismantling capital and the state - happening or anything. im just saying that hxh, as a series vested in breaking cycles, also shies away from Actually breaking cycles and tends to go for “reform which changes things but not really”. the breaking cycles themes work on an individual level for characters like killua leaving his abusive family, but not so much for his ~political critique~. like im not expecting leftist literature here but i DO think that volksen must change her way of thinking, and in doing so she can possibly also change morenas way of thinking. i think positing these two characters w different positions in life and in ideology together in this card game is very meaningful . they both have to change eo… Here’s How Toxic Yuri Can Still Win

[banghwa]

i saw 'hybe respect jimin' trending and i was ready to roll my eyes bc you know how armies arez but apparently in the seom has a new storyline where jimin's character is upset that he's not good enough and that he's bringing the group down. mind you, i think it's shitty to monetize someone's insecurities from two american presidents ago, especially when that period also had that person struggling with an ed and fainting because of how hard they pushed themselves. but also, suga's character tells him that if he has time to mope, he has time to practice, and that if he doesn't improve they'll leave him behind??? what??? suga has been nothing but supportive to his members, especially jimin, always said how much he loved jimin's voice and jimin himself said suga's encouragement sparked his ambition and desire to be a bts member.

i hate to speculate because we truly don't know anything but it's bizarre how these low-key hostile situations keep happening to jimin. from the face rollout, hybe not doing anything to support the first korean soloist to debut at #1 of the hot 100, scolding him for wanting two more music videos... i know he's a grown man and even has stocks in this company but there's def something weird going on behind the scenes. i'm flabbergasted that they would approve something so tactless about two bts members.

oh now thats just. sorry that in the seom thing is insanely gross and exploitative. thats not something that belongs in a fucking mobile app game idc. this is what i mean when i talk annoyingly and endlessly about BTS The Brand (tm) bcs like. atp they are not fucking people to hybe/bighit at all everything theyve done and felt and talked about becomes part of the brand . and i dont think ppl realize that they dont need bts' permission to do this shit either. i dont even know what to say thats so fucking gross. i cant say anything abt jimins' specific treatment especially since honestly the more i think about it these weird management issues these days seems to come back to the bizarre brandification of bts . on one hand im not surprised bcs hybe's MO these days seems just to be "make bts into characters -> sell the cliche -> use this to encourage dangerous fan behaviour -> profit" and like. this in the seom thing seems part of that. hybe dont care at all about protecting bts/any of their idols. neither do most entertainment companies but you'd think the people who built this company would get a little leniency.....i get why they would do this. because its juicy and it victimizes bts (and specifically one of the most popular members) in a way that is profitable, that feeds a narrative that is profitable, that can be used to justify certain fan behaviour that hybe encourages, etc. but its so gross that it honestly makes me feel sick. they better get rid of that shit so fast on god i need jimin to draft that lawsuit NOW

[agandar]

finished side order. compiling my thoughts and impressions on it but not going too in depth, maybe later when the experience has settled a little

spoiler warning just in case

overall, i enjoyed playing through it. i did go through it all with every palette, including Eight's. the different weapons were fun, and im impressed how they managed to make it so that all of them are not only viable but fun - i was dreading the brush and sniper, but i even ended up enjoying them, which was pleasantly surprising.

some of the kits were frustrating, but they could be swapped out, so that's... fine, i guess. as well, some of them have biases towards chips that don't feel helpful or useful at all - the splatana's luck and drone bias was devastating - but you can turn off the bias so i guess thats also just. fine. but i wish we could just choose the bias we want. there are some builds i want to experiment with, but im gonna have to end up rerolling the floor for ages with that, which is irritating. i also wish there was a function to remove chips - maybe just a recycler or something at vending machines, it just gives a handful of membucks or something. there isnt really a lot of ways in terms of directing where you want your build to go and i wish we had just a tad more for that.

the chips themselves im also a bit mixed on. some chips feel like they do nothing, while others feel like one or two completely flips things. and some you need the full set to notice, but getting the full set is a pain, and by the time you have it it's barely useful anymore. some chips i also question whyre they're there - ink attack size never felt necessary (though that could totally be me - i want to eventually max all the chips so maybe i'll change my mind after putting it through it's paces) and the fact that the splatana's charge is a chip felt questionable, too. then there's the fact that there are SO MANY chips for damage that are all separated - rush damage, near damage, far damage, bomb damage, sound damage, and then the nine chips of regular damage. just... why are there so many? im not entirely bothered by it, near and far damage is neat in how it can change your playstyle, but. that just feels like too much

also not entirely happy with how the pearl drone is a little useless unless you have a bunch of chip upgrades + hacks for her, i understand not wanting to flood the selection pool with drone chips, but it still irks me a little

stage designs were fine, was a bit worried how well the 'complete x objective' mission style would mesh with a roguelike but it ended up fine. i also like the difficulty levels, you could choose how much risk you want based on how confident you are in your build and be rewarded or just play it safe to get that clear. some level designs were absolutely egregious though (looking at you, sisyphus) they don't feel challenging in a rewarding way, they just feel bad.

speaking of just bad, i really did not like the danger levels. at first i thought it was a fun little modifier, but over time my feelings on them really just soured. i liked the concept but hated it in practice - "danger" could be anything from no item drops, which is negligible, to not being able to use a primary mobility mechanic, which is awful. taking a danger level never added any extra difficulty in a way that was fun, but in a way that made it hard just because.

which, i think that's my problem with side order - things dont get more difficult in a way thats fun, they get more difficult just because. it doesnt feel more rewarding to beat it in hard mode because it just isnt fun anymore.

side order is fun, i beat it, im planning on playing it more, but it still just left me wanting some more. i dont want to say it feels shallow, but i wish there was just a touch more to really finish it up. because it is good, i do like it, but that's it. it's just... good. but i wish it could be pushed just a bit further to be great.

anyway im done rambling now, maybe i'll come back in a week and look at this and be like "actually, that's all wrong" but who knows. most of my gripes were minor but all together it just weighed my experience just enough. the story was fine, kinda irked that marina went "oh if i use cucumber phones as a terminal anyone could get pulled in against their will" and followed that up with "oh better warn the phone company" instead of. just making a dedicated terminal?? like that feels like a huge oversight but ok whatever. love acht love their extra dev log letters about marina glad they're joining the off the hook found family and wish we got more of them other than i push the elevator button. also agent 4 too what happened with them. what do you mean they were supposed to be head of security where are you. are you there. hello

[softness-and-shattering]

Im not looking to pick a fight here I just want to express something.

I see a lot of posts with a declaration like "this is for physically disabled people only, dont make this about mental health, neurodivergents dont interact". And it just doesnt sit well with me.

It could be that Im not seeing what this is a reaction to.

Bodies and brains arent separate. Our bodyminds are one big set of feedback loops.

Firstly brains are physical organs. We dont know exactly how to see thoughts on a scanner but theyre somehow made of neurons and electricity and brain stuff. Maybe even brain stuff that we cant currently detect or measure. But it is physical because what else could it be? We're made out of meat.

Second. Trauma is stored in the body. Anxiety partly is stored in muscle tension. Mental illness and neurodivergence manifests physically. In headaches and stimming and tension and bad sleep, fatigue, impaired executive function, skin picking and handwashing and fine motor skills and likely many other things I dont have as much knowledge of.

And physical disabilities affect the mind too. Frustration, anger, helplessness, distress, pain, loneliness, fatigue, brain fog. Trauma. Likely other things I have less knowledge of.

And yes some disabilities are more accepted and/or accommodated. We all have different experiences and I think we like to think other people have it easier, if only I was disabled this other way Id have my needs better fulfilled.

And in some cases theres truth to it. We all have different experiences and no one should talk over anyone else about their own lives.

And, we all live in an ableist society that isnt set up for us and we all struggle in different ways to different degrees. We're also not all that different.

Like if one person is talking about how they cant go to the shops because they dont have the mobility necessary, and someone with agoraphobia chimes in and says I also hate that I cant go shopping, congratulations you have something in common to talk about. The source of your difficulties and what would allow you to negate or manage those barriers are very different, but you have the same struggle.

[pirakeet]

So I think there might be another layer to why Adam & Donna are so pissed off atm

“our original plan with the company we started after Neopets was to make a new virtual world that had moved with the times. Free to play, web and mobile, with built in chat and a more solid fantasy story behind it. That is what we would have wanted to do had we stayed at Neopets. Whether that would have been spinning off a new property using some of the main characters or something completely different I am not sure.”  - Donna,  May 25, 2014.

[Source: Jellyneo.com’s highlights of Donna’s Reddit AMA] Does that sound a little bit like World of Neopia potentially pitched 18 years ago, or is that me reaching?

To be clear, I am in no way trying to justify their behaviour. I just stumbled upon this comment after realising I’d incorrectly stated that they ‘’sold Neopets’”. Full quote under the cut

“Pittielynn: Hi Donna! Thanks for this!

My question is, what do you think of the way Neopets has changed since you sold it? How different is it from what you thought it might become, or if you hadn't sold it (What might you have done differently)? I suppose that's technically three questions... Hope you don't mind! :)

Donna: No probs, at the moment I am replying on my tablet so excuse me if I type gibberish or post mid answer. Honestly, I don't think that Neopets moved with the times. There haven't been any major changes (aside from messing up the navigation, the neopet style update and the mall). When we created Neopets believe it or not, it was cutting edge.

There are so many technological advances that have come along since 1999 and the site hasnt really embraced any if them.

When we left back in 2005 I gave the GM of Neopets a very long wish list of things that Adam and I had wanted to do, but hadnt managed to get round to and how to implement the changes. I dont think they even read it as none of that stuff materialised.

our original plan with the company we started after Neopets was to make a new virtual world that had moved with the times. Free to play, web and mobile, with built in chat and a more solid fantasy story behind it. That is what we would have wanted to do had we stayed at Neopets. Whether that would have been spinning off a new property using some of the main characters or something completely different I am not sure.

sorry for the long answer” [Jellyneo] [Reddit AMA] [Jellyneo Webhosting Donate]

[sparksnevadas]

Oh my god I’m so normal about this chapter Sparks I am soooooooooooo normal. Incredibly normal. Oh my god. Look at me I’m so normal. The way you used the flashbacks to slip back and forth between them talking about their plan and what really happened was SO good it’s one of my favorite things in writing. AUGH.

And also just. KERALIS! DOC! AUGH. Their powers are so COOL and I love them so much. You got their voices so well. Keralis is such a Guy. The SHADOWS are so COOL augh. And the METAL form Doc augh yes yes yes. They are so. You got em in one.

Also I have to say it again, so sorry, but why is Scar holding Doc hot what did you put in the water dearest SparksNevadas.

And then Mumbo and Grian having to remember to use their code names over their real names is so. The way Grian almost slips up. The way him and Mumbo work to get back to Scar but Mumbo is more worried about Grian in the moment. They make me WEAK. GOD.

Keralis calling Grian chicken nugget is absolutely sending me. Fyi. Oh my god that’s so funny. I love your keralis so much. And Doc being Ducky I just. Keralisisms give me life and you write them SO well.

And the way everyone goes back to their weird semi-friendly but only sort of rivalry they have when Grian passes out is so interesting to me. The dynamic is everything. The fact that Doc is more worried about the party being ruined than anything. AUGH.

Scar calling Doc ‘Doctor Hothead’ is ALSO hilarious im. Head in hands its just so funny.  Especially considering he’s trying to negotiate an alliance I think it really speaks to Scar’s charm as a person that he gets away with that nickname in this scene tbh. I just. It’s so cool to see Scar be so in control and then to lose that control when Keralis revealed that little scrap of paper. THEY’RE BROTHERS. AUGH. CUB. AUGH. AND THE FACT THAT RENS THERE TOO WHAT IF I JUST FLOATED DOWN A RIVER AUUUUUUUUGH! AND MUMBO DOESN’T GET WHY THE BROTHER THING IS SUCH A BIG DEAL AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUGH WHAT IF I SCREAMED!!!! ITS!!!! THE WAY YOU WRITE IT IS SO GOOD I LOVE IT SO MUCH

The description of Scar’s office is fascinating too – it paints such a picture of him as a character. How he has all the stuff about him and mayor but then he has those two honest photos of cub on the wall its. He’s painting a certain picture of himself but then also like, displaying this honest relationship he has w cub as his brother im. AUGH. AGONY.

AND THEN THE SCARIAN KISS. The way it happened. The way Grian just basically said fuck it and went for it im. THEY. AUGH. AGONY BUT LIKE GOOD AGONY. Clawing at the walls of my enclosure I have waited so long and I need everyone to know that SPARKS MANAGED NOT TO LET IT SLIP OUT AT ALL. THEY KEPT THAT COMPLETELY A SURPRISE. THAT’S SO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD. AAAAAUGH ITS SO SWEET AND SOFT AND I CAN JUST SEE IT IN MY MINDS EYE AND IT. ITS EVERYTHING IVE HOPED FOR FROM THE MOMENT I STARTED READING GIHASM. AUGGGGH. IM IN LOVE WITH THIS CH GOOD CH!!!!

oh my god belle this is a whole essay and a half, dude,,, (<3)

you dont need to be normal about the chapter. please be abnormal with me,,

that little experimental flashback and such was decided very last minute! i thought it was too soon to reveal ren last chapter where it was supposed to go, and honestly, good decision methinks. :) I liked having doc be just a big metal guy. thought about giving him a redstone power like others but i think its neat if his whole arm was partially constructed by his own power. a metal mobility aid :) I DIDNT THINK THAT IT WAS--- I AM SPRAYING YOU WITH WATER!!!

they love each other SO much. i like making all the characters feel human so i give them little quirks and slip ups-- something im so worried about myself doing irl that i barely speak lmao. of course its hard to switch to a new name when you still use the old name in private. and of course, mumbo isnt usually on the scene for fights, and he's never really seen grian fight too much, so he doesnt really get it that grians bleeding and continuing to fight. im rambling, anyways--

the thing about keralis is that he says the weirdest things. even trying to write him, he'd still manage to say weirder things in videos. he's such a Guy

Doc immediately calls a time out basically. he sighs and lets them wash off grians wings, and then keralis leads them to his office where hes been stewing about his bruised pride. he's a silly wet cat

who knew such a big persona could be brought down with a piece of paper smaller than a finger?

he loves his brother. if theres anything you should knoow about scar, is that cub is his pride. i mean. he got the city to fund a statue of them, of course he loves him. he loves cub so so so much for what theyve been through. he cant wait to annoy him over board game night and never complain about his cooking ever again.

I WANTED IT TO BE A SURPRISE!!! :D i kept telling everyone they were going to come kill me after the chapter (mostly, yknow, about the cub thing) but in the back of my head i was just >:3c and wait until you get to that last scene, my pretties

i mean, ash @polyamquackity was live reacting to me in the dms and i KNEW exactly when they got to it because he just texted

which was exactly the reaction i wanted everyone to have :) Got a lot less dts (/friendly) than i was expecting though!

[catdemontraphouse]

Note: referenced a post by @thedarkestcrow several times which I think is a really interesting one. Can’t seem to paste in the link🤨🙄 it was an ask answer about Sebastian’s contract

Hey also if anyone can tell me how to do “read more”on mobile… please tell me 😂🤦‍♀️

Just some character uh, idk analysis/hypothesis??

The more I think about it, the more I reckon Sebastian’s problem is that he has an unfortunate mother hen syndrome which he either isn’t fully aware of OR, more likely, is aware of but actively tries to deny. This is of course going off the assumption there is no governing body for demons like there is for reapers since we’ve never seen anything like that? And that Sebastian’s contract is something he made up for himself with no actual consequences outside his own judgement.

Sebastian goes above and beyond to critique and perfect the conduct of other people who are under his authority. His contract (which I won’t even get into atm lol) only states the following stipulations as far as I recall:

Yet he goes out of his way to not just keep OCiel alive but to rear him as he sees fit. He tries to feed him balanced meals and regulate his sugar intake, he demands the child brush his teeth well, instructs him diligently in various academic subjects etc.

Some of this you could argue is for the sake of the mission, i.e. making OCiel as versatile and cultured as possible in order to maintain social connections necessary for revenge. But I kind of have to wonder, is it even necessary? Like is that degree of adhering to societal expectations really required to reach the end goal? I mean maybe I’m wrong here but I feel like there’s other cheaper, quicker ways they could investigate who’s behind the cult than making alliances with other nobility and whatnot. 🤷‍♀️ Sebastian seems to spend more time teaching OCiel dancing or Latin than bloodily interrogating suspicious people who might be connected to the cult.

Same could be said for how Sebastian treats the servants. He praises them when they manage to or at least make good efforts at upholding high standards of etiquette and efficiency in their roles as housekeepers, even though he knows that isn’t really what they’re useful for. They were hired to be bodyguards in essence. I get that they want housekeepers around to make it look “normal” so people won’t question the Phantomhive household but I just find Sebastian’s dedication to molding them into proper servants a little more intense than is probably necessary? Could be he is just tired of doing everything alone but also this guy built a wholeass mansion in a night alone with magic. He could magically clean the whole house alone if he really wanted to, probably? Or maybe he’s running low on MP from not eating lol. Idk I’m just saying he seems to almost enjoy being a teacher even if his students piss him off.

He tells Will he’s “tired of messily sampling every dish available to him” and how that’s his reason for basically starving himself. I guess it would be like… idk a farmer raising a single giant pumpkin and waiting to eat that instead of growing lots of crops and eating regularly? An obsession with cultivation at the expense of well-being.

At one point the reaper says this about Sebastian compared to other demons:

This suggest you don’t *need* to make a contract to eat a soul, which would mean Sebastian’s suffering is self-inflicted. Because he’s obsessed with rearing and tending to things.

He says he enjoys “playing butler” and what that behavior translates to in Sebastian’s day-to-day life is essentially being a care giver. He enjoys raising and caring for things weaker than himself.

We see a similar behavior when it comes to cats. The main difference here I think is that cats dont seem to be considered demon food as far as we can tell. He doesn’t ever try to write off or hide his love of cats. Keep that in mind for later.

He also mentions that there are pets in his world but he basically indicates that he finds them ugly and unappealing. So having affection for other beings doesn’t seem to be an unusual thing for his species per say? It’s just what they find cute is very different from Sebastian.

There is no discussion of the demonic world other than this, Sebastian never returns there or mentions having friends or something akin to family there etc. He never spends time with other demons in the manga canon even though this panel kind of implies they have some sort of world or society? He seems oddly divorced from his own kind, doesn’t he? Or is that just me that thinks so idk

I think ultimately Sebastian finds what is, for his own kind, considered probably ugly and stupid livestock somehow endearing and cannot really cope with that. He is probably considered weird or creepy by members of his own species, and while he’s aptly aware of that he can’t help but be amused by humans and want to impress them. He doesn’t just fulfill the contract he goes out of his way to do it in a fashion that makes humans go “oh wow.” It’s not for the sake of impressing other demons!! They’re not watching. He doesn’t associate with other demons, ever. Only reapers, who I might add were once human dunno if that matters tho. He wants humans to *like him* he goes out of his way to charm humans that will do nothing for him except satiate his own ego and attention span.

But he eats them to survive. And also as a demon, he isn’t supposed to grow attached to humans. So he’s battling with this cognitive dissonance constantly, I theorize. Like he kills and eats people but at the same time, he likes raising them like pets? He loves teaching them things and is proud when he cultivates a human that really stands out among other humans. I have reason to believe he is an outcast in his own society and part of him is pained by that? Idk it’s all speculation but I’m fuckin autistic and stuff so I have to write essays about it.

I can’t find the damn video but there was this one VA live reading of a hypothetical scene where OCiel is dead after Sebastian ate him and he’s still going thru the motions of celebrating the kids birthday like… WTF? This man ate his pet and realized it was a mistake major wtf moment

Sebastian is like one of those Karens that breeds exotic cats and gets competitive at CFA shows…my human is a prime specimen give me an award