#maybe if i told someone irl

[freakyandcool]

Me when the intrusive thoughts say that it's not worth it and I really should just hurt myself again because that's what every bone in my body is urging me to do but I persist because got damnit 464 days since last is too good of a day to end on

[project-sekai-facts]

Do you think An's mourning went too quick?

if we consider the amount of time between lutf and oyf (a few days), then maybe. first off, you gotta consider genre and storytelling here. vbs is very shounen-like, not that i really know anything about manga but they're basically always working towards the goal, most conflicts are resolved within the event, maybe with some things lingering afterwards but the main conflict (for lutf it was obviously the truth around nagi's death) is always mostly/completely resolved.

also in terms of event pacing, the next event had to be their arc ender (both lutf and oyf are very clearly rushed but the 2nd arc enders are an issue with like 2 other units as well so this is not a vbs exclusive problem). they didn't have the time to stretch out an's grief to more events, plus there was already the in-universe issue of taiga leaving for the US like 3 days after lutf. and yes, an did have let's study hard, but that was always going to be 1-A focused since they didn't have an event yet and needed it before there was no more 1-A.

however, there are multiple card stories and area conversations that show an grieving, and we get to see this in events like break down the wall and the ending of over rad squad to some degree. obviously less intense since time has passed, but there's still an obvious impression that she's mourning nagi. also this.

and as i said earlier, maybe. people grieve differently and for different amounts of time. people will also show it differently. a few days is a bit quick, but again you can put that down to the storytelling. in this kind of game that needs to tell its story quickly you don't have that kind of time. for the type of person an is and the age she is at, i think it was handled quite realistically. i do think it was rushed, but i don't think An would spend a very long time in a state of mourning. also lutf plays with the idea that she kind of already knew. she didn't know nagi was actually dead so she couldn't experience it fully, but there was always that slight sense of anger and denial at nagi having left without saying goodbye and never once talking to her for years. she was already grieving nagi, she just never once seriously thought about the situation.

[oceanwithouthermoon]

"fandom discourse isnt that serious" yeah duh but i feel like i should be allowed to talk about things like people being misogynistic or justifying abuse without being told im complaining too much or something, when these are such extremely prevalent issues in fandom 😭

[the-vibing-ghoul]

some people will be all about mental health awareness and leftist ideals of at least tolerating the mentally ill who show ''ugly'' symptoms until it's someone they know and ''care'' about having a bad day and acting like it in a way they don't find appealing

[museenkuss]

On the train a man asked me about the book I’m reading because it’s by his favourite author. I unfortunately hadn’t read that far yet (roughly 30 pages), PLUS I’d decided to make the main character a he/him lesbian in my head because the concept of this fictional man slightly annoyed me. Needless to say I didn’t tell him the last part, but apart from that it was a really nice moment of interactions between strangers. Nice to see we share space and time with other people.

[wildpeachfarm]

thank you anons for the kind words <3 while I have been composed here, behind the scenes I have not been able to eat or barely drink for the last 2 days and my mental health has been terrible.

Stuff like this generally just gives me anxiety to begin with so I figured I would not take it well physically once it became chaotic tbh

[blujayonthewing]

really validating and cathartic wrap up to Friends Hangin Out night tonight where we all stood around talking about how we're glad our one friend was able to leave her terrible boyfriend because he sucks shit and she deserves to be loved and respected and supported and happy

[butchlifeguard]

talking to myself is so fucked up when im hilarious. what if im getting a good grade in vocal stimming and no one hears

[starrynightarchive]

asking for advice : how to deal w people you like ( not exclusively romantic ) giving you the cold shoulder or being cold towards you in general but nice to everyone else

hello! you came to the right person- or not. because my answers are straightforward and not very convenient lol.

best way to deal with it is to confront them. seriously. just ask, "hey i feel like stuff has been off between us lately. did something happen?" and they'll tell you what's up 98% of the time. be straightforward and honest and tell them how it makes you feel. that's all. might be nerve-wracking, but trust me: that's the best way to go about it.

[scattered-winter]

horrifying self recognition through the other aside this has been an actually not terrible start to The Family Gathering tbh

[ziskandra]

i chime in with my own unfinished thought on the mvk & miles thing:

initially mvk brings in the boy with a (half-baked) plan for vengeance. he'll turn the boy into something his father would hate (mistake #1: gregory would be disappointed with miles' methodology used at worst, he could not possibly hate him) and then destroy him as a vengeance against the person who stuck him a wound that would never heal (mistake #2: if mvk had the bullet removed, it would heal most likely fairly well. a whole character study could be based on the fact that mvk decided to carry that pain along instead of get help).

thing is, miles was grateful, miles was bright, miles was a kid, and mvk was, for all the faults he had, a father. he is von karma of course, he can't just *not* go through with a plan he's made once he's said he'd do it, because if he did it would mean that his initial decision was a mistake and he can't make mistakes if he is perfect. so he postpones.

and then suddenly it's almost christmas 15 years later and the statue of limitation of the dl-6 is running out and if mvk si going to do the whole vengeance thing, if he really plans to completely destroy miles edgeworth with the "killed his own father" guilt, he has to do it NOW.

it's a rushed thing, it's something mvk doesn't relaly want to do anymore, but he has to pick between destroying his own son or admitting to a mistake, that is destroying his own sense of self.

so here. my theory is that he was incredibly grateful that he got caught in the end, though he'd never admit that to anyone, least of all to himself.

please just imagine me pressing my hands to my cheeks and softly going yes, yes, yes, oh my god your BRAIN. please tell me you've written stuff utilising these headcanons? i wish to Subscribe to the newsletter 👀👀

[carbonateddelusion]

guess who's going to PRIDE bitches

[pumpkinland]

I'm only saying this because no one is awake so no one will see it but if anyone ever wonders why it's taking forever for me to watch Supernatural it's because I relate too much to Dean and it's actually kind of (very) painful to see myself in the things I see in him. And before you think "ah that can't be right youre way too self absorbed and judgemental" I just want you to think about this:

-what you know about me is the funny thoughts I have and the things that stress me out so badly that I have to shout them into the void so I can stop thinking about them and go back to normal

-what you don't know about me is how I am in real life... And how I am in real life is actually very painfully similar to Dean

-like, literally, think about this for a second... The things I say on my blog... Do you think I talk about these things in real life? I have to know someone for like.. Literal years before I open up to them at all. About anything. Even just having a bad day. Like I straight up will not admit irl to people that im having a bad day unless I know them really really well and I know that they will let me out of their sight afterwards so I don't have to be embarrassed about being vulnerable

Anyway. My point was I see a lot of myself in Dean and it's like as much as I love him it also makes me feel really embarrassed to see my faults in him because it's like things I know I have issues with and I want to change but it's so so so so hard

[crewfu]

Wait Steve is signing with an agency? Finally! Did he say which agency + do you have timestamps for when he talked abt it?

Yes! He didn’t say which one but an agency just means he’s getting management who will facilitate sponsorship opportunities for him and all that so I don’t think it matters too much which one.

approximate timestamp 49 mins and 3 seconds into the vod “Trying to stream EVERY DAY of 2023 (6/365 complete)”

[anotherpapercut]

It’s literally amazing that you almost never practice what you preach. Like I only know of you through people but you’re just..a complete hypocrite lmao.

so I turned off anon fucking foreeever ago when I was getting rape threats and now when people want to send me anonymous messages they have to go through the trouble of making a whole ass new blog or, if they've already been blocked, a whole ass account. when it's that, which I think it often is based on the similarity of the messages, I always wonder, did these people use a 2nd email that they have for such occasions? or did they have to make a new email as well? because akdnksnejdb that would be like extra pathetic

either way it's just literally impossible to be bothered by anything y'all say when you're like so obsessed with me (or just the idea of me as a person for you to blame whatever you want on) that you took the time out of your one and only life on earth to do this instead of idk spending time with someone you love? just cause..... idk you're clearly scared of something lol. it's just so funny but also sad? uhhhhh please get help lmfao

[butchdomesticwhore]

why is it so hard to recognize that all this info about bills and such is something you can acquire via googling and making phone calls to people who work in these departments and--yes!--asking them questions on what your best next step is? how does making this about systemic oppression help you or anyone else complete practical, adult tasks? when you point at a paper bill from a medical institution and declare it fundamentally classist, does the bill magically crumple into the dust, the issue dealt with and over because you aptly named the systemic issue at play? no!

do you get angry at mechanics when they tell you they have an idea regarding how your car could be fixed, also? how does that help you? what have you learned from deciding to be angry as opposed to using the information dealt to you? perhaps you should not be told by cashiers either about when the sales happen or how items are put on clearance lest their Insider Knowledge tell you something you don't know and--gasp--come from a place of privilege.

the point of my info and OP's is practical use. "if you have this problem, [x] might solve it." privilege or no, how the info is acquired doesn't matter as much as whether or not it's accurate and helps people. and despite your daftness, i very much hope any of this info helps YOU. or if not you, then someone you know. or someone completely random, i don't give a damn.

Ok so my kid had an ear infection, right? As kids often do.

The doctor scraped out a bit of earwax to have a better look inside.

I was sent a bill for $200 PER EAR for this 5 second procedure which I did not give permission for them to do.

That was key- they did not ASK me if they could do this "procedure". And, as I OWN a medical practice (it's me. The medical practice is me, sitting in my house on video calls) I knew to call them when this bill came in to be like "You did not obtain informed consent for this procedure, and it was not en emergency procedure. You had full ability to gain my consent and didn't. I'm not paying."

And the massive hospital who owned the bill said "yuh-huh you do have to pay."

And I said "I own a practice. I know these laws. I do not owe you money for this."

And they conducted an "internal review" and SURPRISE! Decided I totally owed them money and they had never done anything wrong ever.

And so I called my state's Attorney General office, and explained the situation because, as I mentioned, I know the law. The AG got in touch within a couple days to say they were taking the case and would send the massive hospital conglomerate a knock it off, guys letter.

Lo and Behold, today I have a letter where said hospital graciously has agreed to forfeit the payment.

"How not to get screwed over by companies" should be part of civics class.

Know your rights and know who to call when they're infringed on. This whole process cost me $0 and honestly less effort than I would have expected.

May this knowledge find its way to someone else who can use it.