#my favourite thing of gymnastics so far!!!!!!!

[sunisalee2020]

Carlos Yulo (PHI) Wins his 2nd GOLD Medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Men's Vault

[kaylee68]

One of my favourite things to think about is the rest of the batfam all having their own ‘Brucie Wayne’ personas. So here’s me listing how I imagine the main family members would front to the public.

Dick

I think would be very similar to Bruce with the same air-headed personality. As far as the internets concerned he can’t spell orange and pretends not to know any of the 50 states let alone which one he lives in. He also uses the fact that he never officially finished college to his advantage. As a kid he was more eccentric and people just knew him as that little kid whose constantly high of sugar and lollipops. Not much changes when becomes an adult.

Of course like father like son and he is also extremely charismatic. His persona is a little more goofy than Bruce’s and he’s known as the Wayne’s resident gymnast, at least in the air. He’s made a habit of acting as though any and all fine motor skills come to an absolute stop the moment he isn’t doing some complex flip, or cartwheel. There are serval videos on YouTube of him tripping over air, spilling drinks over his shirt, and stumbling into several guests, only half of these were faked. He also has a reputation of being an absolutely insane drunk. He went viral on twitter for doing a triple backflip in the middle of a gala which resulted in a shattered punch bowl, several traumatised guests and a fake news report claiming he’d died which sent the city into a riot for the next 24 hours all because he was a little bit tipsy.

Jason

Jason was pretty young when he ‘died’. Before hand he was the happy go lucky kid. With stars in his eyes and more energy than a Chihuahua hiked up on red bull and pure, liquified blue raspberry. Of course you had the occasional leech who saw in some news report that he used to be a street kid which resulted in several rumours about his ‘horrid violent nature’ but all it took was actually meeting him for most to completely disregard this.

After his death he doesn’t hang around the rest of the family much. Especially not in public and out of masks. However there is the occasional day (once every millennia or so) where he’ll stroll up to whatever part or gala or social event the Wayne’s are hosting that day, with his foolproof, impenetrable disguise Tayson Jodd absolutely no relation to Brucies dead kid, nor the elusive red hood who has a hate account dedicated to his very existence.

His whole thing tends to be a regular upstanding member of society. He acts completely normal. This wasn’t always the case. He used to change it every time he went to the parties, either acting as some depressed, lonely rich guy or an alcoholic and on one particularly memorable occasion a closeted drag Queen. However one time he showed up without a persona pre made and ready to go and just decided to wing it.

However Tim Drakes insane paranoia meant he stayed up a good 3 weeks after that night just to make sure Jason wasn’t trying anything and when Red hood found out he found it absolutely hilarious and resolved to be as respectable as possible while also generating maximum suspicion for all other members of his family.

Stephanie Brown

Although not officially adopted by the Wayne’s most people have gotten used to seeing her just roll up with the Wayne’s and it didn’t take long for social media to realise that Brucie had emotionally adopted her, if not legally. At first Steph didn’t really understand the need for a persona. She was already fine with keeping her actual personality and not turning it off for the cameras.

It took seeing Jason, who was having an absolute blast with his public persona to open her mind to the range of possibilities and she spent a full 3 months crafting a personality from scratch (putting that psychology degree to good use).

She cycled through a couple. Rich party girl, serious career woman, ditzy idiot. But eventually she landed on scheming socialite. She saw some tabloids slandering her for being Tim’s ex and although the rest of the family was not happy she took it and ran with it. Landing herself in the circles of the most gossip loving, shit talking, hot woman she could find.

She makes sure she exudes villainy at all times and has been seen eyeing Timothy Drake from across the room, stroking a cat (though no one knew where she got it from) and sipping a martini. Although she doesn’t particularly like how cruel some of her companions are she finds no greater joy than passively aggressively remarking about how Donna is wearing the same heels she was 3 years ago and oh my is she running low on funds? She was born to instigate and takes every opportunity to do so.

Tim Drake

If Tim is known for anything then it’s his ability to appear as though everything has gone to his exact calculations on the outside while internally screaming and just completely winging whatever half brained plan comes to mind. But one forgets, he isn’t just a Wayne but a Drake. Son of Janet Drake at that.

As a kid he was very much a mamas boy and would replicate her cold calculating air to the best abilities of a 10 year old boy. As he grew up however he realised that he much preferred letting people underestimate him. So in the end he settled on the stoner.

It was pretty unexpected for most of his family. Bar Dick who embraced it with all the reverence of a chaotic older sibling. Of course Tim Drake being as meticulous as he is meant when he made this persona built it from the ground up. He gave himself a favourite drug, a fake dealer, and he methodically updates his account balance every week, taking out just enough that it looks like he’s been buying.

Not only does this have the added benefit of explaining the random times he’s passed out in the middle of a party or those random compilations of him on YouTube simply staring into the abyss for hours on end, but it also means he had to try way less than his siblings when it comes to presentation. If Dick or Bruce show up with even so much as a slightly ruffled collar the tabloids will go on for weeks about the mystery guy or girl they definitely slept with. But when Tim does it, they just laugh. He gets a pat on the head and a glass of water shoved into his hands and no one thinks anything more.

And if he can also use it as an excuse for a few extra minuets of sleep then whose going to stop him?

Cassandra Cain

Cass didn’t need to do much of anything. When she first arrived in Gotham she was small, quite and not very well versed in social customs so it was practically written in the stars that she’d become an instant fan favourite. However unlike most of her siblings most of her fans aren’t focused on her what she’s been doing, or with who, but rather on trying to spot her.

She’s some aloof, mysterious figure to them and she’s also become a bit of a where’s Waldo meme. News reporters will post overview shots of the huge hall the guest are occupying, the grounds of the manor, the well kept lawns, the roofs, and the internet will go crazy trying to find her. At first it was difficult but only because she kept to herself, you’d find her in a corner of the room, or hiding behind one of the taller guests but ever since she realised what was going on she’s been making a conscious effort to make it as difficult as possible.

Some of her hiding spots include: under the table, the roof, inside the fountain, disguised as Dick Grayson, a statue, on the chandelier, and somehow as one of the reporters, camera and all. It’s become a bit of a game to see who can find her first and she remains Gothams favourite Wayne.

Duke Thomas

Duke isn’t really sure what to make of this whole public persona thing. He finds hiding such a big part of himself a little strange, and doesn’t much enjoy the idea of putting on a mask for others. So he does what he does best and puts the rest of the Wayne’s to shame with his sound logic.

He’s just himself. And somehow manages to cause the biggest impact. The people aren’t used to rich people not being overly eccentric. This is Gotham after all! And Duke Thomas’ actual personality is not exactly something they were expecting.

This is the same man who raised an army of teenage armies in the absence of his hero. To call him impulsive would be an understatement. Also he very much enjoys ‘eating the rich’ so to speak. He used his powers to convince one particularly nasty man that he needed full psychiatric care by randomly disappearing whenever he was in their line of sight.

He hangs out with Dick a lot, but only so when the worst of the Gotham socialites approach he can make them feel as uncomfortable as possible by questioning their thoughts and feelings on the working class, living conditions and all the other stuff they usually couldn’t care less about which leaves them scrambling for an answer that won’t completely ruin their reputations. Although he’s been branded ‘the responsible one’ that’s only because he presents himself as such to reporters. Most of the people attending the galas live in fear of him ever approaching them.

Damian Wyane

Being the youngest meant that people already had expectations by the time Damian showed up. Although most had no idea where the kid came from that didn’t stop them from making assumptions, and the rumours circulating from before he was officially introduced range from a mini Bruce Wayne to raging alcoholic. And yes, these were published when reporters knew damn well he was 10 years old maximum.

When the public do finally see him for the first time it doesn’t take them long to craft a persona for him. Damian of course sees this whole thing as beneath him, he doesn’t understand why he would need to hide himself, he didn’t train with the league for years to just not show of his skills. Dick tries to get him to think of it like training, as though he were on an undercover mission. This works a little too well and now he takes it so incredibly seriously it’s hard for the others not to laugh.

He arrived, squeezed in between Brucie Wayne who was blowing kisses to the camera, Dick Grayson doing a handstand, Tim Drake who looked absolutely blitzed and Stephanie Brown who was manically rubbing her hands together. Cass nowhere to be found and Duke giving his classic sunny smile to the camera.

So of course people realise this kid must be the adult. There’s jokes about how Damian must be the one doing the Wayne’s taxes, about how he probably drives Bruce to work, and other such things. Which is only further cemented by the kid himself. But he also doesn’t talk much (Dick said if he had nothing nice to say he shouldn’t say anything), and a few (illegally taken) photos show him drawing, as well as his small army of pets and so people are torn between this kid who is clearly far too mature for his age and this cute baby of a child who likes fluffy animals and crayons.

Damian is disgusted by both sides, but there isn’t much he can do about it and resolves instead to fuck with everyone by leaning into it and alternating on a seemingly random basis between clueless child and grown adult in a 10 year olds body. It mostly ends up terrifying the rest of his family because occasionally Damian (who several of them watched kill a man) will come up smiling and demand to be placed on their shoulders, and other times the same kid (who found a cow a decided immediately he was a vegetarian) will be found sipping straight vodka and going on about the good old days with people 8x his age as though he were some drunken world war 2 veteran.

[ashthewaterghoul]

Need Your Heat - A Phantom/Ifrit One Shot

    It was probably only a matter of time before the inevitable happened, and Ifrit’s eyes snapped up to Phantom’s, before widening at the sight before him. He strutted over to Phantom with his usually confident swagger, a wild glint in his eyes and a wide smile on his mouth. “Hey, Bug. Enjoy the show? I’m certainly enjoying this one.” He said, panting, his sweat-slicked chest reflecting the sun gorgeously as his eyes dragged all over Phantom’s hand and core. Phantom nodded, “Uh-huh, so fucking hot… please, Frit. I- oh… I need you so bad.”

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Tags: Smut, transmasc Phantom, they/them Phantom, piv sex, knotting, breeding talk, Ifrit's tits, they both wear crop tops, they both love fucking each other so much

a/n: This is my first time fully writing smut. I'm going to go and crawl into a cave and hide. A big thank you to @bloodysyren for beta-ing and helping come up with the title :)

Phantom’s anatomy terms - tdick, dick, clit, cunt, folds, hole.

For the love of Satan, MDNI

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    Phantom was a young spirit. Ever since the summoning portal spat them out in a heap of scars, every Ghoul seemed to have this innate instinct to nurture and protect them. They ever-so-slowly came from their shell and became the excitable little Bug whose energy was entirely infectious to everyone who came into contact with them.

    Maybe that’s why they got along with Ifrit so well?

    Ifrit was often referred to as a golden retriever thanks to his constant smile and high energy. He lived to be of service to other people and he relished in making others smile or laugh. So when Dewdrop was telling him one day about the new Quint that was seemingly more of a ball of pure energy and joy than him, Ifrit was naturally intrigued. And the two had been good friends ever since. But, like most Ghouls, they always casually hooked up, helping burn off the extra energy the rest of their respective packmates couldn’t.

    Today was no different for Phantom as they practically skipped through the halls and outside, the soft summer breeze feeling oh-so-lovely on their skin and blowing their lavender ankle-length skirt in the perfectly scenic way you’d see in a film. They were sporting one of Aurora’s crop tops too – a white and lilac checkered pattern to match their skirt. They wandered the grounds to try and shake whatever jitters wouldn’t let them sit still today and ended up on the perimeter walls of the Ministry’s grounds, walking toe-to-heel along the top of the stones.

    Soon they caught a familiar scent in the wind though. It was one of fireworks and sparklers mixed in with the burnt cinders of Fire magic. As Phantom looked into the tree line, they saw something that made their jaw drop and their eyes sparkle with excitement.

    Ifrit, practicing Fire magic, completely shirtless.

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    Phantom had scoffed when they’d first heard all the Ghouls and Ghoulettes clamouring over the Fire Ghoul’s chest, but the first time they saw it up close, they had to agree. Ifrit’s chest was one of Phantom’s favourite things to burrow their face into, or squeeze, or kiss, or any combination of the three.

    And Phantom found themself biting their bottom lip as they watched Ifrit practice. He was doing all sorts of tricks and gymnastics as he set sparks and flames around in particular arrays of his talents. It was practice for the upcoming Summer Solstice festivals in which Fire Ghouls honoured the Sun, and thanked Her for forging their element.

    And maybe Ifrit liked to showboat too.

    They watched his muscles ripple along his back and shoulders as he did flips and twists in the air, finding themself mesmerised by the fluid movement of his entire body. In particular, they focused on his hips as they snaked with fluidity and ease – a far cry from the wild pounding they were doing into Phantom just days ago.

    The memory of that made Phantom’s core throb and they pressed their thighs together as heat started to pool in their stomach. His wandering hands, his hot skin, his frantic pace that always made Phantom whine in ecstasy.

    Phantom could feel themselves getting wetter and feel their little tdick start to fill out under their skirt – not at all helped by a particularly strong gust of wind that ruffled Phantom’s skirt and hit right against their uncovered and aching need, making them lose a small whine at the sudden sensitivity of it all.

    Fangs still on their bottom lip, they gave a cursory look around and upon seeing no one close-by, they sat on the stone wall, feet dangling and parting their legs, whimpering a little as the uneven fabric of their garment rubbed against them as they made themself as comfortable as they could.

    Slowly, they lifted their skirt, putting themself on full display for an unknowing Ifrit. They brought their thumb and forefinger to their fattened clit and stroked at it, tipping their head back with a soft moan at the relief.

    It didn’t take them long to speed up their strokes and soon they were moaning and whimpering louder, rolling their hips into their hand as their own tail teased at their cunt.

    They kept their eyes on Ifrit the whole time, imagining that every curl of his wrist was another one of his red-hot fingers inside of them, and every roll of his hips was another glorious inch of his cock buried in them.

    It was probably only a matter of time before the inevitable happened, and Ifrit’s eyes snapped up to Phantom’s, before widening at the sight before him. He strutted over to Phantom with his usually confident swagger, a wild glint in his eyes and a wide smile on his mouth.

    “Hey, Bug. Enjoy the show? I’m certainly enjoying this one.” He said, panting, his sweat-slicked chest reflecting the sun gorgeously as his eyes dragged all over Phantom’s hand and core.

    Phantom nodded, “Uh-huh, so fucking hot… please, Frit. I- oh… I need you so bad.”

    Ifrit smiled as he walked closer, the wall thankfully being low enough that Phantom’s sopping need was right at his face-level. Phantom whimpered as he felt Ifrit’s hot breath against them. He batted their hand away and Phantom practically wailed as he latched his mouth on their clit. His hands were hooked around their thighs, bringing them closer against him as he ate them out like a man starved. Ifrit alternated between sucking their little dick and dipping his tongue inside them and purring against them at the taste.

    “Oh! Fuck, If. S’good!” Phantom whined, rolling their hips against their lover’s face the whole time, “F- fingers, please. Need- nghh! Need your fingers in me.”

    Ifrit, of course, obliged and inserted two of his digits into the slighter Ghoul, curling them up into Phantom’s g-spot that he learned long ago. His tongue flicked over their cute little tdick and rolled it around in his mouth before going back to sucking on it like he was trying to extract Phantom’s soul through the bundle of nerves.

    “Yes! Shit, right there. I’m so close, please, Iffie.” Phantom moaned, one hand buried in Ifrit’s fiery locks and holding him against them, as if the guitarist would want to be anywhere else in that moment.

    With Phantom already working themself up, it didn’t take too long for that familiar feeling to start growing in their core under the ministrations of Ifrit’s talented tongue and fingers.

     “Yes, yes, yes! Fuck! Oh, fuck yes.” Phantom chanted as they got closer and closer.

    Their breathing got heavier and their back arched more and more – the sunlight making the obscene sight so beautiful as Phantom came against Ifrit’s tongue and around his fingers.

    “Fuck, Ifrit! Mmmh, so good!” They moaned as Ifrit worked them through it, gradually slowing to a stop before slowly sliding his fingers from Phantom’s body.

    Phantom whimpered a little as they saw Ifrit’s chin drenched in their slick, and then dropped their eyes down to the very obvious tent in Ifrit’s sweatpants. The Fire Ghoul held Phantom’s eyes as he brought his fingers to his mouth, and made a show of licking them off with that sinfully talented tongue.

    On slightly shaky legs, Phantom hopped off the wall and stood before Ifrit. The Fire Ghoul instantly grabbed them by their hips, kissing them something fierce and backing them up against the wall. Phantom whimpered a little into Ifrit’s mouth as they felt his hardened cock press against where they were still oh so sensitive under their thin and breezy skirt. Their hands immediately went to right where they loved most, on Ifrit’s chest and squeezing the firm muscle as their thumbs rubbed over his nipples.

    “Nest?” Ifrit asked between kisses.

    Phantom could only nod in response.

    Ifrit grabbed his shirt and Phantom almost whined at seeing his immaculate pecs disappear but their already wide-blown eyes managed to widen even more when his top cut off just below his chest, and it was tight too.

    Ifrit chuckled as he saw Phantom’s facial expression at his burnt orange crop top.

    “It’s not just you that looks great in these.” He smiled, taking Phantom’s hand and dragging them through the Ministry, giggling and dodging Siblings before they got back to Ifrit’s room – only because it was closer and Ifrit needed to be inside of Phantom five fucking minutes ago.

    As soon as the door was shut, Phantom was pinned back against it yet again. One of Ifrit’s calloused palms cupped one side of Phantom’s face as his mouth dipped down to kiss along the other side of their neck.

    Phantom leaned their head over to give the Fire Ghoul more space to work, eyes fluttering shut with a soft moan as the deliciously warm sensation. Ifrit kissed and nipped all along the column of Phantom’s throat, nose nuzzling into their scent gland.

     “Fuck, Frit…” Phantom panted, running their hands along Ifrit’s waist band and dropping one hand at the front to cup his bulge.

     Ifrit shamelessly humped against it as he sucked on the skin, intent on leaving yet another mark to the growing collection all over Phantom.

    “That’ll piss Mountain off, I’m sure.” he said, detaching his mouth when he was satisfied with the dark bruise, laving over it with his tongue.

    Phantom giggled at that, light and airy against the scent of both their throbbing arousals overwhelming the room.

    “You know him, he’ll just breed me and give me five more.” Phantom smiled.

    Ifrit’s eyes darkened slightly, “Not if I get there first, baby bat.”

    Both of the fine strings they had on their desperation snapped and together they went for the hems of their crop tops. Ifrit grabbed Phantom by their ribs, thumbs tracing over their top surgery scars as he worked on another mark just next to the one he had given. Phantom’s hands pushed Ifrit’s sweatpants down and his erection instantly sprang free, and the Quint wrapped a hand around it, stroking firmly.

    “Just as bad as me.” Phantom commented on the lack of underwear as Ifrit groaned against their skin.

    Ifrit’s hands moved to push Phantom’s skirt down over their pert little butt and grinned when Phantom’s entire body broke out into goosebumps. He wrapped their thighs around his waist, picking them up and holding them by those lovely arsecheeks, kneading slightly as he carried them to the nest. Kissing them the whole way and keeping his mouth on theirs still as he lowered them onto their back, looming overtop of his little bug.

    Phantom rolled their hips up, weakly grinding against Ifrit’s harder-than-hard cock and trying to line up his tip with their hole.

    “Please, Frit. Need you in me.” They murmured against his lips, moaning softly when they managed to get his cock to part their folds and nudge against their clit with each little hump of their hips.

    “You gonna take my knot? Let me fill you up?” Ifrit said with a wicked grin.

    Phantom nodded vigorously. “Yes, I’ll be so good. I’ll take it all, please.” They whined as Ifrit’s cock bumped against their hole and so almost slipped in.

    “I know you’re gonna be good, baby. You always take me so well.” Ifrit said as he took himself in his own hand, giving a few obligatory strokes before lining himself up and sinking in so slowly into Phantom’s gorgeous heat.

    “Oh, Ifrit… Yes, so big!” Phantom moaned as they finally got that scorching hot cock inside of them. His length and girth making them feel full beyond full and stretched them so perfectly. They bit their lip and whined in anticipation of getting that equally scorching load pumped inside of them.

    Ifrit threw his head back with a long groan as he bottomed out inside of the little Quint. Their belly was skinny enough that he could see a small bump where his cock lay nestled inside. He ran his hand over it, pressing down lightly and grinning when Phantom squirmed in pleasure.

    “Move, please.” Phantom whimpered as they desperately rolled their hips against Ifrit, hands pawing along the V of his abs.

    He gripped at their hips and started pulling back, nearly all the way out, before sinking back in slowly, both of them relishing in the sinful drag of Ifrit’s cock against Phantom’s walls.

    “Oh, fuck yes!” Phantom moaned, feet planted firmly on the bed, spread nice and wide for their lover.

    Ifrit watched Phantom’s face carefully as he started to speed up, more and more until they were at their usual level of wild, high-energy fucking. The only sounds in the room were the loud slaps of their skin meeting, and both of their panting broken by moans.

    Once Ifrit was going as fast as he could, his knot near half-inflated, and hitting against Phantom’s rim with every thrust - both of them sweat-slicked after stopping and changing positions a few times and landing where they are now, with Phantom in a mating press and Ifrit babbling nonsense about breeding them full.

    “Gonna carry my pups, take my whole litter. Gonna look so beautiful swe- ah… swelling with them.”

    Phantom could only nod and whimper along, the one tiny part of their mind that was still coherent thanked their testosterone for long having stopped their periods and making them unable to get pregnant, because they loved taking Ifrit’s loads as much as they could.

    “Cl- close.” Phantom whimpered, as they felt that heat bloom in their core once more, staring at Ifrit with their jaw agape as they snuck on hand down to rub at their engorged clit, crying out at the sensitivity.

    “Me too, baby.” Ifrit said, his knot fully inflated as he tried to grind his hips down with every thrust to start working it in.

    “N- need it, Iffie. Pl- oh fuck!... Please.” Phantom moaned, walls squeezing Ifrit’s cock like a vice as they were about to tumble off that ledge.

    Ifrit started to feel his balls draw up tight, and he angled his hips to make sure he was hitting Phantom’s sweet spot with each brutal thrust. And he assumed he got it considering how Phantom’s back arched.

    “Fuck, fuck, fuck…!” Phantom chanted.

    “Fuck, Phant, I’m gonna cum.” Ifrit moaned.

    “Cum in me, pl- please. ‘m so close.” Phantom whined.

    “Oh, fuck… how could I not, baby? F- feels so fucking good…”

    Ifrit only took a few more thrusts before he locked his knot into Phantom and spilled deep into their body with a shout of the Quint’s name.

    Phantom’s entire body seemed to go as tight as a bowstring, toes curling and fingers flying against their tdick as they came, practically screaming as they clamped down on Ifrit’s knot and felt him flood them with his hot load.

    “Frit! Fuck!” Phantom cried out as they came down, slowing their fingers to a stop and flopping down against the mattress.

    Ifrit ground his knot in as deep as he could as they both came down, working them both through the aftershocks before gently releasing Phantom’s legs from where they were draped over his shoulders, using his Fire element to heat up his hands and help with any soreness Phantom had.

    “Did so fucking good, baby. Always so perfect.” Ifrit said, followed by gentle kisses.

    Phantom trilled at the praise before they started purring, basking in all the warmth they felt inside and out.

    “Gonna move us so we can snuggle, okay?” Ifrit said and Phantom nodded. He moved them both so they were lying properly in the nest facing each other, one of Phantom’s legs hooked over Ifrit’s hip as they waited for his knot to go down. They both hissed a little at the sensitivity of everything as they moved but soon settled back down.

    Ifrit warmed himself up and Phantom was at the perfect height to bury their face in Ifrit’s chest.

    They said something, but it was very muffled and Ifrit pulled back slightly.

    “What was that, little Bug?” He asked.

    “I said: Mm, tits.” Phantom repeated with a giggle before putting their face right back against it, purring loud and constant in contentment.

    These two always knew how to burn off that extra energy with each other. Maybe that’s why they got along so well.

Testosterone isn't birth control but you're not here for medical accuracy so- One shot master post can be found here

[hardworkandguts]

Ranma ½

らんま½

(Anime)

Genre by Rumiko Takahashi

Era: 2020s

Rating: A

Plot: Somewhere in the 1980s, Soun Tendo awaits the arrival of his old friend Genma Saotome, who's coming with his son Ranma to marry one of his daughters, ensuring the continuation of his Anything Goes dojo. Unknown to him, they had a... mishap (or two) while training in China, and appear at their home as a panda and a pink-haired girl who had been wrecking havoc in Nerima.

Length: 12 episodes (second season confirmed)

Thoughts: In my mind, remakes have to do two things: remember people why they liked something without making them to go into the dangerous waters of nostalgia, or also reminding them of things that didn't age well over time like pacing, some character traits that went out of fashion, going off-model because the episode has to be aired tomorrow and there's still eight minutes left to animate, or those general “yikes, the past” moments. Urusei Yatsura was brilliant in that aspect, where it got many of the high points of the story in a modern, top quality production. I've mentioned before that the original adaptation of Ranma½ felt completely worn out by the final third, and after a strong start it dropped two ranks as too many annoying characters took the stage and all around low quality filler episodes became the norm. 

So, what we get in 2024 is this modern production that looks gorgeous, and while certainly didn't have the room to bog itself down, did what was expected - remembering me of the show when I *started* watching it, not the "this guy again?" (hits 2x on episode so that it only takes 10 minutes to watch it and animation looks better) episodes at the end. True it covers the same part of the story I really enjoyed - the martial arts gymnastics and ice dancing arcs that defined so well what kind of show this is are here, so is everyone's favourite door improviser Shampoo - and the original would be rated pretty similarly, and the challenge is if it keeps up the form on the long run, but so far it's looking good and modern length constraints will probably help. Also great to have so many of the returning voice cast, too. Unfortunately, I feel Kodachi's ojousama laugh needed to be more unhinged. As one of my favourite gremlins on the show (par with Shampoo) you really need to push that girl has as much money as she has issues.

Once again, while it certainly won't have 50 episodes to throw away (ha ha ha), and the problem with the original certainly wasn't on this end of the story - we're still in "you can watch the original" territory - I hope it gets enough to continue to tell the story without falling off a cliff.

Recommended to: Fans of the original and of constant kung-fu treachery, but generally everyone.

Plus:

It looks incredible, from the care with scenarios to the characters design

A lot of the original cast is back

Worth repeating, it reminds you why it was great.

Minus:

Would have preferred this in 24 episode chunks.

[cup-of-hot-worm-milk]

HEARTBREAK HIGH SEASON 2 REVIEW

Likes, dislikes, and some general thoughts.

TL;DR spoiler free review: I give this season a 6.5/10. It’s not bad but compared to the previous season, it certainly felt like a downgrade. Some of the editing choices felt poor, a few characters that had felt layered and realistic had lost their substance,  a couple of interesting plot beats and character arcs were either rushed or solved with very little satisfaction and pay off, and I can’t help but feel a lot of the drama had become far too unrealistic by the end of the season. I had some fun watching the teenage hijinks, and there are stand out scenes/storylines that had me invested from start to finish, but overall I can’t say that this season lived up to its predecessor or my expectations.

Longer rant under the cut! SPOILERS AHEAD!

I’ll start with what I liked and enjoyed (in no particular order):

Cash owns my heart now and forever. Season one had already solidified him as my favourite character, and watching him go through his asexual journey, trying to navigate his relationship with Darren while setting boundaries was… Ugh, so fucking good. I’ve had my own share of relationship anxiety, fearing that because I had no interest in sexual activities that I would be hurting my future partner. Dusty’s whole talk with Cash felt so reminiscent of things people would say to me when I tried to talk to them about my own sexuality. I was so ecstatic when Cash told him to fuck off, because no, asexuals are not robbing their partners of anything. Our sexuality and boundaries in relationships are not problematic or abusive; no person should ever feel like their worth in a relationship is based on whether or not they have sex with their partner. Anyone who says otherwise can fuck right off. I was crying during Cash’s talk with his Nan. 10/10 best storyline.

Quinni not masking was so cathartic. Neurotypicals really don’t understand the stress and mental gymnastics we have to go through every fucking day just so we fit in. It’s so fucking hard and watching her be herself fully was just amazing. Slay honestly.

BI MALAKAI BI MALAKAI BI MALAKAI

All of the Australian pop culture references. So good. Chinese succulent meal. The reference to Scomo shitting himself at the McDonalds. Cash not registering to vote and his friends getting mad at him even though our voting is so shit and never taken seriously (I along with several people I know have written shit on our ballots and have never gotten in trouble ever). THE NUTBUSH. Woodsy’s little jab at Pavlova being from Aotearoa (New Zealand) and not Australia. Ugh, so good. Finally, references I understand /hj.

Amerie and Harper being best friends… Their protectiveness for each other… My heart.

The class camp made me so nostalgic. Can’t speak for every Aussie, but my camp did have the boys sneaking in beer. Although, we all got too scared so we all just had a sip before pouring it all out before we could get caught. We didn’t even get buzzed, lol. Also, the class getting high on shrooms together, oml. 

Malakai and Amerie… Ugh, those two… So messy and complicated and I love them.

Props to HBH finally making an authentic (albeit toxic) love triangle. Only took a while but we got one.

Woodsy helping Harper with driving lessons… My heart.

Quinni being so hyperfixated that she survived her snakebite. She’s just like me fr. I also loved the editing changing when it was her perspective. This is her world and we’re just living in it.

Idk his name but whoever played Chook was genuinely terrifying. 10/10, I wanted to smash his face in every time he came on screen. Truly phenomenal acting.

Actually, I’ll give a round of applause to the entire cast. All of them did stella jobs.

And now… the dislikes (again, no particular order):

Spider’s arc. I know some people like him, but as someone who went to school with, and got bullied by dickheads like him, I could not get behind his whole redemption storyline. I really didn’t like how they blamed his misogyny and arrogance on his toxic mother - it felt like they were saying that men are only sexist assholes because feminists obsess over profiling them all as rapists and abusers which is so fucked on so many levels. It just felt like they were given excuses for his behaviour and how it isn’t really his fault, it’s because of his mothers abuse and I am so fucking over that theme. Abuse does not justify shitty behaviours from ANYONE. It can apply context, sure, but I am not going to excuse someone for being a fuckwit just because they have a shitty homelife. I was abused! I had hurt people around me to cope! That doesn’t make it okay! 

Also… People like Spider are more likely to be misogynistic because of a sexist environment - not because of crazed misandrists believing all men are rapists. I think it would've been much more believable if instead, Spider hadn’t had a father or a close male role model to grow up with and became very insecure about his perception of masculinity and manliness, so he used society and social media as learning tools to form his personality and unfortunately internalised a lot of misogyny.

The conclusion of Spider’s redemption also felt way too rushed. He only stops joining Voss because the man slipped up while ranting and because he got slapped in the face. In season one, it really looked like they were going to explore how Spider’s insecurities around vulnerability and masculinity made him put up a front to shield himself. During his relationship with Missy, some points almost felt like they were going to full dive into exploring it but then they backed out, or they wouldn’t let the scenes room to breathe before rushing into the solution. I would’ve liked it more if Spider had time to really grapple with his worldviews and how hurtful he was being, and working on distancing himself from sexist ideals. It would’ve felt a lot more authentic imo.

And I really was not on board with Missy x Spider. I don’t know, it didn’t feel like an authentic attraction, just more like the writers somehow needed someone to jumpstart Spider’s redemption journey while also providing a convenient romantic love interest. Maybe it could have worked if they two were given more time to develop an understanding companionship and Missy wasn’t into him while he was still a fucking dickhead? Maybe they could’ve had the whole rival's sexual tension thing work if it was given way more focus instead of just “Boy see Girl doing something sexy and fall in love”? I don’t know, romance and sexual interest isn’t really my expertise, so maybe it’s just a me thing.

Rowan’s whole character was a huge miss for me, holy shit. It’s 2024, STOP MAKING MENTAL ILLNESS A FUCKING VILLAINOUS TRAIT. I don’t even know what the fuck his mental illness was supposed to be. I work in youth counseling and psychology, and none of his symptoms feel authentic. Was it psychosis?? Was he supposed to have borderline personality disorder??? Untreated PTSD with severe hallucination and dissociation symptoms??? Type 1 bipolar going through a severe mania episode?? FUCKING WHAT DID HE EVEN HAVE??? For a show that handled autism so beautifully in these seasons, they dropped the ball so horribly with Rowan. Bad character, bad execution, bad storyline, bad everything. Do your fucking research on mental disorders instead of just writing “obsessive and crazy” hbh writers, fucking hell.

Also, why did he need to have this whole dumb past connection with Amerie? Why did Amerie suddenly have a backstory of being a major cunt and bully? Why was none of her shitty behaviour talked about in season one? You’d think when her classmates were ostracizing her for the sex wall and getting everyone involuntarily sent to SLT’s, they would’ve brought up this shit. Spider and Harper had their personal reasons to dislike her but no one else brought up anything. Why not just have it that in the earlier episodes, Bird Psycho was spreading baseless rumours and misinformation? Then have people divided on whether or not they would believe Amerie when she went to disprove them? You can even have others making shit up to add to the situation for more drama.

Sasha and Zoe… Oof, bad execution all around for those two.

Sasha… Oof. Thought her storyline was going to deal with her hypocrisy around activism and being a sjw invested in identity politics. Maybe some exploration on how applying moralism to activism is never a good thing EVER and that you shouldn’t care about oppression just because it makes you look like a better person - you should care about it because oppression is fucking disgusting and needs to be eradicated. Should’ve known they would’ve just made her into a bad joke. Pouring one out for the missed opportunity.

I really thought that Zoe’s character was going to explore sexual insecurities and how everyone has a different approach to sex. Examining the difference between sexual pleasure and sexual intimacy. Maybe even some discussion on how it’s okay to have sex simply just to explore your own preferences and likes, and how no one - especially women  - should ever be slut-shamed for liking sex. But nope, she was a really bad celibacy joke and a plot point for Darren. Yikes.

Speaking of Darren, my fashionable child, look how they massacred you. What was their whole deal with Quinni this season? Did they suddenly forget about her autism? Did they suddenly stop caring about her difficulties with masking? Season 1 Darren “You’re my too much” would NEVER have fucking told Quinni that the world couldn’t play be her rules. Season 1 Quinni panicking in the bathroom at a party? Oh, no, Amerie don’t touch her, that’s not how we help Quinni. We help Quinni by providing a quiet and safe space and reminding her that she is in charge of what we do next. Season 1 Quinni becoming non-verbal due to a meltdown because Sasha was being bigoted? Nope, Sasha you don’t get to talk to Quinni, no one forces Quinni to talk, she will do it when she is ready. Wtf happened Darren? It really just felt like the writers were trying to make drama between them both and decided to butcher Darren’s character to do so. Just… oof. Very bad.

Harper’s trauma being forgotten about or developed after two episodes… What. Nothing about her relationship with her dad, nothing about her relationship with using sex as a coping mechanic, nothing about her PTSD, absolutely fucking NOTHING. Why? She just felt like she was there for other characters to develop off of.

Also, Ant and Harper felt really rushed. I would’ve liked it way more if Ant actually went and befriended some girls before he got into a relationship with Harper, or even if the both of them became friends before they developed a romantic relationship but they really weren’t given room to breathe.

Also also, Ant accomplished nothing?? I don’t remember one significant thing he did this season that gave more insight into his character or that wasn’t just to uplift other character’s developments. It sucks because last season alluded to some religious trauma that I thought we were going to get to explore more. He needs so much more substance than just “haha, funny guy” imo.

Missy and Malakai deserved more to their stories than just relationship drama. Where was their Indigenous culture? Where was Malakai’s ‘gone my country’ story element that helped him last season? We rarely ever get Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander actors able to show their culture even in Australian media, so last season when they brought it up I was so happy but now… No mention of it? Nothing? I loved their friendship and their scenes together but God, I wish they happened more outside of their romantic relationships.

Amerie’s pregnancy storyline felt super rushed. Really wish it had more time to breathe, and to stress the importance of contraception and abortion rights. It all began and ended within one episode… Really felt like it deserved just a little bit more time, y’know? Especially in this day and age. It kind of just felt like last minute drama. Maybe more will come out of it because Amerie told Quinni? I hope the fuck not though because I really do not want Quinni’s character slaughtered.

Cash… Showing Chook… Where he lived… Cash is not fucking stupid. What the fuck was that. Making drama for the sake of elevating the story I guess.

Harper’s and Amerie’s dumb fight in the last episode that was really there so Rowan could have a mental breakdown. Yikes.

Wasn’t a big fan of some of the music choices. Few great songs, few iconic songs (Untouched by the Veronicas my beloved), but overall some pretty dodgy choices. I like BLACKPINK, don’t get me wrong, but they’re not that popular in Australia? And The Cranberries are amazing but again, not really an Australian favourite? Idk, just felt like they were picking from the Top 500 Charts.

Okay, the whole fire thing was really fucking stupid. In 2019-2020, NSW had massive out-of-control bushfires that ravaged the country. We have incredibly intense fire-safety because out country is so fucking flammable. Our sprinklers don’t run on electricity - the heat melts the protective plug on the sprinkler, and then water is released from where it’s stored in the pipes. We have fire blankets and extinguishers. The school would’ve been doused. And by the way, there is no such thing as only two teachers chaperoning formal. Not for 25< kids. And the cohort teachers would’ve been invited to go anyways?? And if a crazed man with fire did appear out on the oval, the students would’ve legally had to evacuate to another safe place. Cops and the firefighters would’ve been called immediately. All of the last episode was just such unbelievable bullshit, oml.

“Oh but the school is really sketchy” Idgaf, that whole fire thing was so stupid.

The afl over nrl holy shit. Like, as a queenslander, that shit really fucking hurt to see, I am so sorry sydney goers.

Alright some general thoughts:

Much of the drama in this season just didn’t feel authentic. Most characters were forced to make stupid or unrealistic choices so that drama could happen rather than just allowing the plot to naturally allow for intriguing stories to unfold. I felt like this season was forcing everyone to be involved in something tremendous at every single point, only then to become overwhelmed with how to finish or solve the issues so it was quickly given a bandaid or ignored in favour of moving onto something else.

The first season had the main issues of separating Amerie from her classmates, of people trying to navigate relationships with all the messiness of being a teenager, and of dealing with things that you don’t know how to solve. Characters were given time to be emotional, to make mistakes but not be villainized for them. Scenes and problems were given room to breathe, there was time for all of the story beats to develop and come together.

This season felt more akin to something I’d see in Riverdale or Pretty Little Liars. Over dramatised problems and a mystery that involved pretty shitty characterisation to pull off.

I still like Heartbreak High, and if there is a third season, I’ll definitely give it a watch, but overall, I’m not very enthusiastic about season 2.

One other thing is more related to the backlash I’ve seen from two of the main characters, Malakai and Missy. Some people are infuriated that these two bisexuals have ended the season in a straight-passing relationship and… Okay. I’m not going to sugarcoat any of this; stop being biphobic cunts. You complaining about these two characters ending up with an opposite-sex partner is biphobic. Bisexuals aren’t limited to only ever being in same-sex relationships, fuck off.

Okay, now I’m done.

[crimson-chaser]

Not SOZED, but its coming soon

im just putting this here because those "td headcanons" or "totaldramahcs" dont really respond to most of my asks, and you normally reply to all of the asks ive sent so far

this is what i think Mike and the alters room would look like in headspace

Mikes is just a replica of his irl room, the one we see in his audition tape. but the rewards that he got due to Svetlana and the framed pictures that were ( implied ) to be taken by Manitoba are changed into posters of his favourite music singers, actors, etc. But he does have some school awards that he still has in his room from like old school spellings bees or winning in sports day all by himself without the help of the alters ( not chester, hed break his hip on the long jump )

Svetlana is minimalistic but massive, biggest bedroom in the house, probably because she also has bars she can swing on and mats she can do her gymnastic stuff on. One of her walls is also just filled of rewards that she earned in real life but manifested ( I hope I worded that right ) into headspace for her room.

Chester definietly has one of those old man rooms, no need to explain, just search up stereotypical elderly man bedroom and youll get what i mean.

Vitos room is nothing special really, personally I see his room as the same room as Billys room from Stranger Things. I think Vito wouldve watched Stranger Things with Anne Maria when it was first trending and he doesnt like Billy at all, but he though his room was cool.

Also personally, I think Mal and Manitoba would share a room. I have no idea why, I just like the "roomates being polar opposites" trate ( not. a. ship. I see Mal and Manitoba as father-son ) For the shared room I think theyd have a bunk bed, but the bottom bunk is too smal for Manitoba but so is the top bunk ( Mal joked about Manitoba being too heavy to hold the top bunk, they all took it seriously (( addition, i think Manitoba is super fucking tall, like 6-7 foot atleast )) )

for singular room, just give Mal a more modern version of Ravens room from Teen Titans Go and give Manitoba Jasmines room but more plain.

- SOZED anon, Louie

I could defo see this, i like this head canon! :3

[toomanythoughtsandstuff]

Hellooooo!! Introduction post!!

I made a fresh tumblr account, because I was a lurker for years (I know, I know, arrest me, criminal) and began to grow uncomfortable with that.

Anyway, tumblr ettiquette, whats that? But actually I don't know everything, so remind me kindly if I do things wrong. I've been in fandom spaces since I was a tiny little teenager, but tumblr always seemed a bit intimidating (I don't know HTML), but now I am here for more than just sims custom content.

So let's get started with the main part of this post, me! I am a talker when I'm comfortable, which you might be able to guess, so I am putting the main part under a cut off.

So: Name: Arlo Age: 19 (it feels like I've been 19 for ages, while 18 was about two months long) Pronouns: he/him or they/them Hobbies: too many, a selection of them here: Crochet, Knitting, Fiber Arts Any crafts I can get my hands on Reading, when I'm not currently chronically online I play marimbaphone, took a break, but now I am at it again, althought I am not very good Picking up new hobbies and discarding them after a week Coaching (I volunteer in childrens sports classes, with children 3 y/o and up, and I lead rhythmic gymnastics courses for kids and teens in secondary education at the school I used to be at) Love to practice some RG myself, but I sadly don't really have the space or functioning body for that Interests: equally too many, most of them fandoms, again a selection: BBC Merlin Percy Jackson Video Games Minecraft Hermitcraft and when I manage to find time: the life series, as well as some Solo Projects of some of the Hermits I watch Good Omens technically, but I have not interacted much with it, since the stuff about the author came out, still kind of on the fence if I will watch "season" 3, because so many people worked on that and it's not just his, but at the same time he was a co-creator In a similar vein: Dead Boy Detectives I'm a fan of fans and fandom as I like to say, meaning I am fascinated about not a singular fandom, although that would also be true, but instead I am fascinated how fandom evolves, fandom etiquette, fandom terms, everything in that vein. Fanlore is basically my favourite website. Somehow I am in the 9-1-1 fandom without ever having watched the show. I don't have any way to access it currently, and buying the whole show is a bit too expensive imo. But TikTok somehow managed to rope me into the show and considering I only ever saw clips, I know too much from fan edits and fanfiction. I have no idea if people think you should watch the source material to be in a fandom, so I say I am fandom-adjacent with 9-1-1. Other than that, I am a queer + trans man-adjacent person so queer rights are obviously important for me. I'm disabled, so once again disability rights are also important to me, generally I try my best to respect and support minorities and their rights. In terms of disabilities: my collction includes being autistic, ADHD, and most likely some physical undiagnosed disability, we suspect POTS, but go try and get my GP to listen to my symptoms, good luck. I have a long history with mental illness, starting at about 12 years old, but for probaly the first time in years I believe I might at some point be able to handle it and I am approaching 1.5 years hospital free.

I live in my beautiful little apartment, one house away from my parents, who help me financially, which I am very grateful for and want to repay them for one day. I would love to work in the film industry one day, most likely as an editor, which I imagine would be the most forgiving in terms of disabilities, but it will be hard due to said disabilities. For now I am still a student in general education from home.

I am german, so my english is not perfect, but I have a lot of english speaking friends. While we are at it, if Germans see this post AND have read this far: Go Vote, this is an important election, and please consider minorities and their safety when you use your vote! What will I post here: no idea, I just know that I like the way tumblr is structured, although intimidating, it seems like a relieve from other social media plattforms. I will try to learn a bit of HTML so I can make my blog look good, and there will be me being a nerd on here. Maybe I'll just update on my current hyperfixations and impulsive project starts.

This was a long one, I am a talker as mentioned in the beginning. If you want to be friends or silently repost post that you think are good/funny, I welcome every potential new friend. Also tell my anything you think is interesting!!

Goodbye for now

[ohbo-ohno]

took a few minutes to compose myself because thinking of gaz makes me lose my common sense😵😵😵😵

someone else mentioned in a previous ask that gaz uses pleasure as punishment to the point where you pass out and that stuck with me on a personal level because i am deathly afraid of physical pain. as much as i love being ghoap's darling kitten, i don't think I'd survive very long in their care if I'm being honest���� so gaz is my safest and favourite bet.

which brings me to this;

if gaz uses pleasure as punishment for bad behaviour, does that also work for good behaviour too?

I'm so down bad for this man, considering the mental gymnastics he uses to keep his bunny in check (don't think I don't know about the carrot thing👀), I imagine she's less likely to act out of turn, compared to ghoap's kitten. so she gets rewarded more often than not🥴🥴🥴🥴

-🪐

belonging to ghost & soap or even price is an intense and difficult thing, your safest bet for a life with minimal pain is 100% kyle. he'd probably fuck with your head the most though, or at least as much as ghost

i think pleasure as punishment is gaz using your pleasure for himself, and pleasure for reward is you getting to actually enjoy the pleasure

so for punishment - gaz will make you feel so good it loops around to being excruciating. he'll eat you out for hours, nipping at your clit with sharp teeth and sucking so hard you feel like you'll lose every drop of liquid inside you. he'll shove a vibrator into your pussy as he fucks you so you're stretched nice and wide, and so he can enjoy the vibrations too. he says don't you like being stretched, bun? cmon, that doesn't feel good? feels good for me, and i can feel you clenching down so good and tight for me. don't lie, sweetheart, it'll only make your punishment longer.

he'll make you come over and over and over and over again because you squeeze his dick soooo nicely when you do. makes you squirt because he likes the way your body tries to force him out. he'll fuck your cervix, hold a heavy hand on your belly to emphasize your stomach bulge and make him feel even larger inside of you. he'll use your tits as stress balls, pluck your nipples and squeeze your breasts as he fucks into you. he'll leave so many hickies, you're more bruise than unbruised. he'll fuck your unconscious body a few times before setting you in your burrow with a few water bottles

but for reward, he's far nicer. he gives you breaks in between orgasms, strokes you to completion in the soft way he knows you enjoy. a soft tongue at your cunt, light pressure on your clit and two curling fingers inside your hole. slow, intimate sex with his forehead pressed against yours, deep and loving kisses against your mouth, slow strokes of his tongue over nipples. he coaxes every drop of pleasure from your body, takes breaks between more overwhelming climaxes to massage your legs, your shoulders, your back. endless praise, endless pets, endless kisses. he'll give you anything you beg for, give it to you at the pace you want.

[keo-k]

sometimes i think i wasnt an injury-prone child and then i realise im gaslighting myself

tw: fair descriptions of injury?? if you dont like blood uhh dont read <3 this is just me reminiscing on being a child who thinks they cannot feel. pain. sorry if its incoherent im very sick and life feels like a fever dream and i did not sleep last night! this is so diary-entry-core TLDR i had a lot of random injuries and a few medical mysteries.

i keep looking at the middle of my chest like "man where the fuck did i get this scar from" and then i remember this one childhood day where i was filled with hubris and slid down a chain in a playground and my skin tore from under my shirt and i started bleeding terribly ill also occasionally look at the permanent callouses on my hands and remember running down a hill at full speed, followed by rolling down a hill at full speed, crashing into rocky concrete, looking down at my hands and being utterly terrified because they're entirely covered in blood???? its all red??????? also spinning on the biggest rock in the rock garden in front of my house after a friend's birthday party blowing bubbles when i lose my footing and land chin-first into the sharpest rock there, getting blood all over my favourite party dress and having to go to the ER for 6 hours and getting, not stitches, but glue. yeowie. i scratched most of the scar off somehow, just tearing the skin off my face because i didnt like the texture. its still kind of there if you look at the right angle. being in gymnastics class, doing beat swings on the high bars, thinking "whey my hands hurt im gonna drop and get some chalk (for some reason. its not like i was slipping i was just yeowch)", dropping down, looking at my hands and LO AND BEHOLD three inches of the skin beneath my ring finger on both hands is sticking up stupid vertical ! i couldnt use my hands too good for the next two weeks, also the skin sticking up WAS NOT DEAD so i couldnt trim it without feeling excruciating pain. like cutting your ear off :( not really a "when i was younger" thing, still valid now, but i have hyper mobility so im stupid flexible. especially in my ankles! like i cant do sports without wearing ankle braces on both legs. even that cannot save me sometimes, i still die. anyway my mum thought i was a piece of shit and was faking my ankle injuries bc the limping would last like. a whole month wowie! then we realised i just have bad joint. also i can hit the splits anywhere without stretching, i can walk on the literal sides of my ankles (not like. the sides of my feet no no no. go even further beyond.), i can fold my fingers backwards into silly lookin curls without any pain and keep them there no issue, and i have gotten many MANY greenstick fractures even after my bones developed a lot because my bones soft and refuse to break like a normal persons. like my basketball coach will bend my leg back to test how far it goes and i wont feel any pain and he'll say like. "oh thats waaaay too far back to be safe." and ill laugh because it can go WAY further back! and i hate it !

BONUS: ME BEING A MEDICAL MYSTERY WOOOOO up to age 8 i would have these ... seizures? all throughout the night. i would shake super aggressively and it wouldnt wake me up. my mum filmed it one night when she finally caught it on video (she would stay up HOURS ON END trying to catch it. wild). the shaking would start like a twitching at my fingers and would travel to my hand, to my arm, to the rest of my body and youd think i got fucking electrocuted. anyway she showed it to doctors and they brought me in immediately to scan my brain for fuck knows what and they didnt. find anything? like my brain activity was completely normal. they didnt let me out of hopital for a week cus theyre like "THIS ISNT NORMAL SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS KID" but. womp womp. we never found out. i dont shake anymore but i do shmove a lot. like, a lot a lot. and im always tired and im capable of falling asleep standing up. and have minor chronic fatigue. also i had a bullseye-type thingy on my thigh that really, REALLY looked like a tick bite! i was in immense amounts of pain and couldnt properly walk. there was a dot in the middle, and this surrounding ring of red would expand and shrink overtime. very reasonable to think of it as a tick bite. anyway my parents carried me out to the car in the middle of the night so we could go to sick kids. they measured how much the ring would expand by (i dont remeber number. it was beeg.) and then they sent me to the ER out of the concern that i would get lyme disease. they tested me or something idk i was unconcious and. IT WASNT A TICK BITE! you may be asking "so what was it, mr gorgeous fish?" um. well heres why this is in the 'medical mystery' section. they never found out. it went away a day later and we were just like "ah. okay." so. whoops. when i was a toddler they put me in an mri thing where they uh. strapped me down because toddlers usually freak out and damage the mri thingy? anyway. was in there for two hours. and i did not freak out. at all. i was asleep for one of the hours, but the second one i just laid there very awake and very still and the doctors thought i had brain. damage. i didnt! yay ! i also have many chronic illness now. weeeee i probably missed a lot of my stories here but anyway. heres me being silly

[gaymer-hag-stan]

Rating the Tekken 8 cast that's been revealed so far.

Not how they fare on a competitive scale, just them as characters, how they look, how they play, what they are like personality-wise, for fun.

Nina Williams - 10 / 10 - Nina is my all time favourite fighting game character and second favourite video game character overall after Lara Croft. While I like the upper part of her new costume, the lower half looks weird. The fringes on her dress look extremely tacky and the fact that she has ankle bracelets on BOTH legs does too. I'm also a bit worried about the fact that she's wearing a dress and did her hair short like... These are Anna's trademarks. This better not mean that she's out of the game! Her tweaked gameplay is tons of fun and her Lara Croft dual pistols are a very welcome addition too!

Jun Kazama - 9.4 / 10 - The return or a legend! Very happy to have her back after all this time. I'm still very mad they made her look younger than her fucking son, but I'm also still thinking she's not actually alive and that's she's a spirit or something. We'll see. Otherwise the costume looks nice, but is overall inferior to both her Tekken 2 and Tekken Tag 2 looks. Her gameplay is cool as fuck though.

Ling Xiaoyu - 9.3 / 10 - Xiao got a nice redesign overall. Still fits her character and I think she even looks and sounds a bit more confident and less childish now which is definitely a big improvement. Her hits during gameplay even feel more powerful too. She's all grown up!

Jin Kazama - 9.3 / 10 - Jin looks a lot less emo this time around and much more determined. His overall gameplay still feels familiar and the addition of his devil moves finally being part of his core gameplay is a nice touch.

Lili - 8.8 / 10 - Namco has been STRUGGLING with Lili's face but, most of all, her fucking her for a while now but I think this is the closest they ever got to making it look normal lmao. Lili's rich whiny bitch personality has been a hit for me since day one and I feel like her french voice actress is getting more and more comfortable with the role as I feel like this is her best work as Lili so far. Her gymnastics and dancing also fit the new Tekken 8 gameplay perfectly.

Hwoarang - 8.7 / 10 - Hwoarang's new look ages him up a lot I feel like which is weird because he's supposed to be in his 20s still. Still a big improvement over previous looks I might say. So far nothing came close to his Tekken 3 taekwondo gi for me but this is a close second. I'm glad they dropped the one eye blind thing but at the same time what the fuck is up with continuity at this point. Did he get his ass blown up in Tekken 7 or not?? His moves feel like he has reached and even surpassed his master's level so this is another case of seeing characters grow up through gameplay itself.

Asuka Kazama - 8.7 / 10 - I was a big fan of Asuka back in her Tekken 5 days but her gradual "cuteification" when she clearly had a more "streetwise, punk kid" vibe in Tekken 5 has annoyed me and it still continues in this game. Her voice actress is even playing her lines cuter this time. Her one-sided rivalry with Lili has also damaged her characterization as she is literally relegated to Lili's play toy and her own goals have been set aside long ago. Their rivalry only works on Lili's favour as a character and Namco constantly pushing the teenage girl rivalry as the main female rivalry when Nina and Anna are literally right. there. has gone stale since Tekken Tag 2. It feels like I trashed on her a lot but I do still like Asuka, I'm just not happy with the design and story choices being made since after her debut and at this point I like what Asuka used to be before Lili and not what she's ended up being nowadays.

King - 8.6 / 10 - I haven't played King in ages but King is King you know? He's a staple and I'm always just happy to have him around even if I never pick him up at all lol.

Lars Alexandersson - 7.4 / 10 - Lars has always just been kind of... There for me, but not in the sense that King is there. King is King but Lars is, unfortunately, just Lars... At least he looks kinda hotter this time.

Claudio Serafino - 6.0 / 10 - When I first saw Claudio in Tekken 7, while it was still in its arcade phase, I felt like I was gonna like him but he eventually ended up doing absolutely nothing for me? He's extremely middle of the road for me, I neither like nor hate him, he's, like Lars, just there.

Leroy Smith - 5.0 / 10 - I kinda like his concept but he's ultimately very meh. I also don't see how or why he's still around with Heihachi dead. Admittedly, I haven't checked his profile because I don't really care for him, but if they found a new motive to keep him and his annoying drooling dog around but couldn't be bothered to do the same for Christie in Tekken 7 then I have honestly nothing more to say.

Kazuya Mishima - 4.9 / 10 - If Jin doesn't kill him in this chapter I'll be very disappointed.

Marshall Law - 3.9 / 10 - I used to play a little bit with him back in 5 but I haven't touched him in a while and it looks like it will stay that way... His redesign is absolutely disgusting. Sorry to all my roidheads out there but he looks ridiculous!

Paul Phoenix - 2.0 / 10 - Paul was supposed to be Kazuya's rival, who I dislike as well, but he used to be the series mascot so Paul being essentially the Ken to Kazuya's Ryu was, in theory, a good spot to hold. But Paul has over the years regressed to nothing more than a joke character, which is extremely weird because he's one of the very few characters who has been in every game and this is how he looks now... Wow...

Bryan Fury - 2.0 / 10 - Bryan is annoying. Yes he's been a mainstay since his debut but ehh. His maniac laugh was kinda iconic but the rerecording they've been using since Tekken 6 was underwhelming and now it has become even more irrelevant I think. Ultimately I'd rather Bruce was the resident kickboxer. I don't care for him much either but he looks cooler.

Jack-8 - 1.9 / 10 - With all the money Jane makes from G-Corporation she still can't buy a fashion sense because Jack looks more ridiculous each generation.

So that's it. Remember to not take it too personally if I don't like your fave.

[sizzleissues]

I liked the movie - it was enjoyable, I like seeing cinematic fanfiction of my favourite guys. The animation was gorgeous, the songs were bops, the lighting was a stand out and it had subtleties to the story and art that can be analysed. Saying that, was it great? No.

The plot was a bit jumbled so now allow me to fix it in some small ways because I don’t know how to shut up.

The Opening of the movie works well. It establishes Marinette as far too anxious to stand up for herself. She is a character who at this point doesn’t see herself as worthy of anything more. She sings her song about ‘what if I was confident, what would I do’ but she doesn’t make a move to be confident after it, she doesn’t believe she can be at the moment.

I’d have Alya already be her friend but Marinette doesn’t realise it (Again she’s anxious and feels worthless). Maybe a line like ‘You don’t have to stick up for me anymore, Alya, we’re no longer project partners.’ And Alya rebuffs her saying ‘Girl, you’re my full time project. I’m sticking with you.”

(This goes on - continues below cut to save your dash)

She bumps in Chlo�� again and runs away, like in the movie, and finds Adrien in the library. The only thing I’d change in that interaction is Adrien pulls her away from some falling books rather than helps her stand afterward. Adrien is then demonstrating his kindness and his heroic qualities. Marinette develops her crush. I like the fact the book that Marinette holds in the movie has a cat on it, foreshadowing as you call it, Adrien’s role, so a fallen book would be shown to have cat on it as Adrien puts them away. He asks offhandly is she’s alright, Marinette buffers, getting out word soup and he leaves. Noting her strangeness like in the movie.

Marinette getting her miraculous works already so it’s just Adrien’s I’d change. I’d have him be at the theatre still, notice the strange light and a cat stuck in a bucket. Once he helps it out, he see’s the ring. Again, he’s kind and curious so he helps the cat. He’s already got his saviour moment earlier but this helps further it.

Ladynoir’s first fight works already and the denial stuff later so our next change comes at the fair. Instead of deciding to be Ladybug again, Marinette runs at first from danger but see’s her father in trouble (or Alya and Nino) has her song and saves him. He’s like ‘You are so brave - like my daughter. Is she alright?’ Ladybug’s like ‘Anyone is brave with a mask, random citizen I do not know. Your daughter is safe, trust me’ and leaves him somewhere safely. Cue second Ladynoir fight which again works.

We montage and I’m not smart enough to figure out an alternative to it that isn’t just more movie run time. I’d have moments of Marinette helping her friends like when she talks to Adrien about his mom interspersed through the Ladynoir bonding. Her succeeding at gymnastics and her classes is one way the movie demonstrates how she’s growing in confidence but I think just one moment of her with Alya, talking like friends at a crossing and she saves her from oncoming traffic or something like that. She’s more than just more confident as Marinette now, she’s heroic and capable in her everyday life.

Pretty much everything up to the final battle works for me, that’s where I’d make some bigger changes while keeping the ending. Theme and character arc talk first though.

Our running themes at the moment are still ‘stronger together’ from the unchanged Ladynoir bits and ‘don’t let fear stop you’ as Marinette’s lesson to learn. There’s also the other message I see the movie attempted with Marinette still not feeling as confident without the mask. That’s why I have the line above, to try to strengthen it before it’s brought up in the finale. Also maybe add in something after Adrien rejects her that ‘No one would reject Ladybug but everyone rejects Marinette’ as she mopes about it. Adrien and Gabriel’s lessons are a lot to do with love. Adrien opens up through loving Ladybug and Gabriel succumbs to a toxic love to his wife at the cost of his son. His resolution would still be realising in a physical way, not just mentally, he’s hurting Adrien with his fruitless pursuit.

We have our third act break up kinda with the finale fight. They aren't working together to be stronger together. Chat Noir goes off to fight Hawkmoth, leaving behind Ladybug. The fight results in the Eiffel's Towers destruction - but from something Hawkmoth does, not Chat Noir. Ladybug is trapped by debris, Hawkmoth approaching and Chat realises the error of his way. He saves her by discovering his cataclysm to free her and they have an exchange like this while it happens. Ladybug, "You came back, I thought you were mad at me?" And Chat Noir "I can never be mad at you. It's like what you said, were stronger together. Even if we can't be together together. I will always save you. Cataclysm" or something like that.

They fight together against Hawkmoth but he's stronger. She fails and her miraculous is stolen. With that added power Chat Noir doesn't stand a chance. It's looking like they'll lose, Chat Noir near unconsciousness in Hawkmoth's grasp and Marinette tossed to the side. Marinette is defeated as she believes she’s nothing without the mask and she doesn’t even have the security of the earrings anymore. She looks around at a destroyed Paris, seeing what it used to be and the people she knows are possibly hurt or gone.

At the point Marinette as herself has saved Master Fu’s life, bettered her friends lives and demostrated courage as her civilian form, she just hasn’t realised it yet. I think the film attempted this parallel as her saving of Chat Noir by grabbing him mirrored her saving of Master Fu. But I think more can be done to hammer it home.

She turns from seeing the destroyed Paris to seeing Chat Noir in trouble, his transformation deteriorating. Like how she as to act as Ladybug to save her father (or Alya and Nino.) and act as Marinette to save Master Fu, she acts as someone between both her timid old self and her confident alter ego to save Chat Noir. She drags him away, getting the ‘don’t touch him’ line there instead.

Hawkmoth has no reason to recognise Marinette but as she drags Chat Noir away, his transformation fails. Hawkmoth sees its his son lying there unconscious and realises the error of his ways. Seeing this as a private moment, Marinette scuttles away with the discarded butterfly. Adrien completes his arc by opening his heart back up to his father who’d pulled away, forgiving him for the harm he’s done. Something in their exchange that Marinette can still hear sparks an idea in her. Love.

As she hands back the butterfly miraculous to Master Fu, she asks if he’d known who Hawkmoth was when choosing Adrien. Master Fu says somethings can never be known, that the miraculous work in mysterious ways and maybe that’s why Adrien was the perfect candidate. Their familial love was what was needed, that more than just Hawkmoth was defeated today. A broken family was healed. She then asks what about Paris and Master Fu reminds her of her miraculous’s main power. Creation.

Putting this together with her realisation that love heals, she discovers the cure.

The ending would go the same except I WOULDN’T CUT BEFORE THE KISS. I’d also add as Marinette pulls up to the ball she’s watching a video press conference and while we can’t hear what’s being said, it’s Gabriel speaking with ‘public apology for wrongdoings, fines to go to charity as a tagline’. Realistically since Marinette had fixed the damage to Paris and Gabriel is rich, a slap on the wrist is all he’d get.

There are issues with my take most likely but writing this has also helped me better understand the movie and appreciate it more. You could also completely rework the movie from the ground up but I wanted to make it stick to what they were going for with things I’d think would held the messages of love, stronger together and conquering fear being more clear.

Anything I didn’t mention that happens in the film is something to keep so read this with the understand those scenes still happen. These are just changes to certain bits. Also I’d take out Plagg farting and use that time to further Adrien’s loneliness, detachment for his father and also how he starts to move past his pain and open up to Ladybug, Marinette and even Nino. (That’s something I forgot to mention.) He’d talk to Plagg about this stuff and Plagg would act similarly to his show counterpart, being aloof and cheese obsessed but giving Adrien the ear to finally vent things to and a way to show he is feeling more open.

Anyways I want to say again I love the movie as a fan, but I can see its issues. The show has the advantage of being able to run for long enough that its patches of confusing writing can be corrected later. The movie had to get it right first try. I do like what they did with the character’s, but again I said it somewhere else; They’re different interpretations of the base concept of Parisian heroes that both the show and movie stem from. One isn’t necessarily better than the other or render the other pointless. And I’m not here to discuss that debate.

[gay-impressionist]

QUESTIONS FOR 15 FRIENDS

ARE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?

Nope. All my three names are just names that my parents liked

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?

Honestly no idea lol. But somewhere in the last week or two probably. Maybe when I read about the death of that non-binary 16yo. I remember that made me cry.

DO YOU HAVE KIDS?

No, and don't want any.

WHAT SPORTS DO YOU PLAY/HAVE YOU PLAYED?

I haven't exercised in a very long time lol. But I swam, did gymnastics and judo in primary school. After that, I only played sports for school.

DO YOU USE SARCASM?

Depends on the context ? With my family, definitely. But outside of that, people don't always recognize it so I tend not to use it as much. Maybe more now that I work with people who like sarcasm lol

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?

Their "regard", aka the look in their eyes for lack of a better traduction. It shows personalities a lot I'd say.

Also their hair, smile and general vibe/style.

WHAT’S YOUR EYE COLOUR?

Blue. Grey-blue if you want to get specific.

SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?

Happy endings 😌 I'm not into stuff that scares me, it's not a feeling I like to experience on purpose. I have enough of it with my anxiety lol.

ANY TALENTS?

No lol. I'm good at a lot of stuff, but I don't have any talent per se.

WHERE WERE YOU BORN?

Paris ! (12ème arrondissement rpz)

WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES?

Listening to music, reading, watching movies/tv shows, japanese bookbinding, seeing my friends, travelling, going on tumblr, taking photos...

DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?

Nope. I used to have a goldfish named Coco because that's all my parents would allowed us to have (I wanted a bunny) though.

HOW TALL ARE YOU?

1m69

FAVOURITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL?

History ! And sociology

DREAM JOB?

I kinda have it? Lol. My dream job is to work for a big public administration, in HR and/or in the field of diversity/equality/discriminations, where I can work on a variety of subjects, as interdisciplinary as possible, with some activity monitoring and some projects. And that's my current job haha. I'd like to be more on a macro level though, whereas I do a lot of micro rn.

But tbh, what's most important for me is to work with people you like to work with. You can cope with a job that's mostly uninteresting and ungratifying if your coworkers and boss are cool. And so far, it's mostly been the case for me. My current coworkers are mostly meh and annoying, but never mean or whatever, and I get on like a house on fire with my boss and her deputy, and that's enough for me.

Tagging @jupiterianvampire @c-optimistic @zbdragons @nimouette @profiterole-reads

[chainsawmascara]

TAG GAME TAG GAME TAG GAME TAG GAME, man, i missed these. @hotnerdywizard got me on this. Let's fucking GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

1. Are you named after anyone?

I was named after an actor! Quite a famous one. I won't name him, of course, but i love his work. Renaming myself was a bit of an accident. Someone had to take up the mantle of Prince, as a very short and flamboyant singer, it fits despite the lack of intention.

2. When was the last time you cried?

Excellent question! I was listening to a song about two weeks ago, it came out of nowhere. Spent about half the track crying with not an inkling as to why. I suppose i was overdue, no?

3. Do you have kids?

I do! A little mischief muffin of a young man. Very snuggly, shockingly bright, biggest smile I've ever seen. I adore him. I'd set the world on fire for him.

4. What sports do you play/have you played?

Cross country! I was Scouted for my refusal to play team sports when i could run laps and get three miles in (this did not prevent the necessity of dodging when dodgeball was the sport - whoopth). I played short stop for a while. Basketball at home, scorekeeping for my first job when i didn't make the team. I was a gymnast for years! Damn good at it, too. One of these days, I'll reteach myself to backflip. Eventually. At some point. Does extreme inline skating count? I was big on that.

5. Do you use sarcasm?

No, I've never been sarcastic in my life. (That was sarcasm.)

6. What’s the first thing you notice about people?

You can tell a lot about a person by their shoes. I stand by that. General aesthetic, their vibe. The emotion they're hiding in their eyes.

7. What’s your eye colour?

Somewhere between green and yellow depending on the light.

8. Scary movies or happy endings?

There's a little of both in any story.

9. Any talents?

Talent can only bring one so far. It's the skills we hone from them. I have quite a number tucked in my back pocket. We haven't the time for the list. Well, we DO, it's more I'll Sound Like An Asshole if i give that laundry list. I may sound like one anyway. Folks tend to view a confident person as arrogant.

10. Where were you born?

Good old Providence. I never leave this city for long, it has my heart. Not to mention that one time i had to drink from a fountain downtown, there's a fountain down city with a superstition to it. Should one drink from it, they never truly leave. I'll die in this city, I'll die happily.

11. What are your hobbies?

Writing - poetry, journaling, journalism. Singing. Running when I'm able. Catching any concert I can. Art of many kinds. Perhaps I'll indulge that today. Reading. Philosophy. Designing. Stand up comedy and spoken word, I'm overdue a return to stage. Gaming. Body surfing and swimming. Rockhounding! Deciphering grave markers. Traveling, with any excuse, often with no notice to anyone until maybe a day prior. There are others, surely, that escape my mind at present. I do Many Things.

12. Do you have any pets?

My beloved bearded dragon, Babs. I'd set the world on fire for him, too.

13. How tall are you?

5 feet of fucking fury and an extra inch of insufferable pretention.

14. Favourite subject in school?

Neuroscience and literature - existentialist and gothic horror to be precise. I was a neuroscience TA, in fact!

15. Dream job?

A dream is what you want to do but still haven't pursued. I've done my dream jobs, I'm still doing most of them. I've always maintained I'd never have a normal job. So far, I've made good on that. If any of you catch me at an office job, kill the imposter on sight.

My dear friend tagged most of the folks i would've! It's up to you, @yolo-swaginz and @kuzupekos , should you find yourselves up to the task.

[lowcosmic]

heyhii aha I'm kinda gonna be exposing myself a lot here for how much of a horrible person I actually am but, I think I do relate to 💫 anon's feelings, life can get boring if there's absolutely nothing all that interesting to do, I don't have any specific coping methods on it that I'm aware of.. although before I got pulled out of public skl, I used to act like someone I'm not but because of people's first impressions were always based on my face, everyone I've met only ever had a crush on me for it and became somewhat obsessive sometimes and in actuality I can also be a rather apathetically cruel person. I'd play into the role of a pretty/nice girl everyone assumed me to be just for fun, for years I constantly lie to people for my own personal fun, they hold onto that impression and that's what made it easy for me to manipulate a person although I don't think I have yet to cause actual harm from it so far since they never seen through me, I would do the same thing over and over everytime we moved skls, it was all the same but it wasn't repetitive probably because of different peers and the way I adjust my act to still be fun for me to play into, now that I'm not dealing with social learning I can't do that anymore, and that's only one of my own methods to keep myself entertained despite it being rather disgusting to keep fooling around with people and/or their feelings for fun. I'm prone to boredom, I've realized that over the years, sometimes the days I feel quite depressed and bored which does urge me to do something about it and even my brother notices when I get like that in which, he's rather quick on taking action, he would just invite me to adventure out for simple sightseeing because he knows I can't get enough of sceneries despite having seen it many times before 😭 I can't really give out direct advice afterall it was just a rant, not an ask for advice, but hopefully it gives you a rough idea on what you can do..

people I've met were naturally attached to me from the start, so even if I pushed them away they would constantly keep trying or they would still try to keep in touch with me somehow. despite pretending to be an outgoing friendly person, being around people I don't feel close to drains me, which results in me isolating myself or moving on from them. personally I am aware of the people that care and love me but with how unsympathetic or apathetic I am, I just can't reciprocate every single one of those people. so I can't say too much about online/offline friends.

although as for character fixations, I really enjoy nagito and kokichi's character, recently I suddenly gained a bigger fixation on kokichi, I think it was because I related to his characteristics on a certain level. even if I absolutely adore nagito there was a time where his content just stopped in which I would indulge myself in my old character fixations, such as momiji from fruit basket lol, I've always liked his character since I was younger as well and suddenly going back on it felt refreshing in a way. moving back to before, mm I have a lot of hobbies ranging from a lot of subjects, languages, music/art, sports. I hate drawing but sometimes when I have nothing to do or can't go out I try to go back into drawing, I practiced singing, piano, violin or ukulele to pass a bit of time until i get bored of it again, or I'd hone my language skills to keep in touch with my knowledge and sometimes I would do singular sports practice or just to have fun, like gymnastics or playing volleyball n wtv with my brother, there's a lot of things in the world to see and do, I go out on walks when I feel like it just to see the sky and clouds or go to my favourite cafe that I frequently visited when I didn't go back into old habits from depression. so then after the daytime, I would see the stars and moon when I can, the sky is always an amazing sight to behold even after I noticed I kept seeing the same stars every night. there's definitely some things I could never get bored of, I can't say for certain that this could be applied for everybody but I do hope so, whenever I felt bored I would kinda start self destructing over it most likely because I didn't feel like doing anything productive in the moment and I'd still contradict myself by wanting to go out or do something, anything. I'm just putting it out there in case you guys relate in some way, and also because I don't mind it since opening topics up sometimes helps me understand how I want to take action or it let's me understand myself, since I've felt like a chaotically complex person. my feelings on this aren't just something that popped up recently but rather I do feel pained by boredom almost everyday..when I'm bored, I get all sorts of emotions from it, like sadness, self hatred and even nostalgia of my life..or another thing I did was eat when I was bored and rewatched some old anime..at the same time I wouldn't even take my own word for this since personally I don't believe in my own feelings, because of how much I've pretended to be sad over things in front of people and I could only ever confirm I'm actually hungry when i can physically feel my own organs in pain despite it being rather unhealthy. but anywhas sometimes I use those feelings to get myself going to get up and try to do something so idek but it's possible to still use those wandering emotions to your advantage, to pull yourself together and find something to do or see. hopefully this won't last too long as it'll feel unbearable. this was longer than I thought 🥲 (but I try to give out my personal experience to show I can at least understand to an extent, so the one suffering can believe me when I say I feel like I relate)

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DID NOT READ THIS THRU DUE TO LIMITED TIME , BUT HERE U GO

( will read later js hafta get this out )

[berisims]

TAGGED: 15 QUESTIONS

Got tagged by @alpine-lapine and after running a poll on who I should make this about, it turns out ✨Morgyn✨ won with 50% of the votes. Not my OC, but people seem to like them, so I shall deliver!

Questions & answers under the cut:

Are you named after anyone?

No idea. My mother never bothered to tell me.

When was the last time you cried?

I'm not sure. I haven't shed a tear in a long while. Though if I had to guess, I'd say the time I was told about Tess' disappearence probably being tied to her potential death was the last time I truly cried.

Do you have kids?

Not at the moment. Though Minerva keeps telling me how she has visions of me holding two curly haired children who look suspiciously like me and...an acquaintance. I'm still trying to wrap my head around that.

Do you use sarcasm?

Oh I live for sarcasm. To be fair, I think it's a Sage thing. *Snicker* Yeah, I'd say it comes with the job.

What’s the first thing you notice about people?

Their eyes. Not in the superficial "you've pretty eyes" manner, but in the "I now know your every secret" kinda way. You can learn so much about a person just by looking them in the eyes. You can find out if they're excited, scared, maybe intimidated by your presence. Some are subtle and others not so much. It's quite interesting, honestly. And telling of a person. Which is why I often use sunglasses when going out... Yes, even at nightime...I do the eye reading thing, not them.

What’s your eye colour?

Green, unfortunately. Most people think it's a lovely color, but to me it only serves as a reminder that I actually have a father who never bothered to make an appearance in my life. I'd much rather have my mother's brown even if our relationship is rocky.

Scary movies or happy endings?

I find happy endings to be cliché and far too boring these days. Bring in the horror. I'm all for it. I just won't guarantee it'll do a good job of scaring me.

Any special talents?

I can light things on fire and put them out with a simple flick of my wrist, but I suppose this so called "talent" is exclusive to spellcasters alone. If we're talking regular human talents then I'd probably say...acting. My fellow sages can attest to that.

Where were you born?

It's a blur, honestly. I know my mother was originally from Glimmerbrook and that I was raised in Windenburg up until I decided to run away at the age of 16, but I'm unsure if I was actually born there. I always had the idea that we simply moved shortly after my birth as a means to chase after my bastard father. But again, this is not something that I know for certain.

What are your hobbies?

There are a ton of things I enjoy doing, none of which I consider to be a hobby aside from reading, maybe. I don't have that much free time away from the Magic Realm, anyways. Simeon has been trying to get me into gardening though, but I don't think it's for me. After all, it's not like I can grow plants out of thin air like he can. He's the expert in Practical Magic, not me...and I wouldn't be caught dead digging through dirt and soil with my own bare hands.

Have you any pets?

I do. A 2 year old Dobermann. His name is Asmodeus. 

What sports do you play/ have played?

I'm honestly not that much of a sports person anymore, but I used to do gymnastics as a kid. And it's fortunate that I did, because all that trained flexibility still comes in handy sometimes. *L. Faba snorts in the distance* L. take your mind out of the gutter, that's not what I meant.

How tall are you?

Around 5'7.

Favourite subject in school?

My memories of school are brief and muddled, but I remember I used to love biology. And physics. The irony of it all baffles me to this day.

Dream job?

I've never given it much thought, especially after dropping out before I could even finish high school. Years later, the..."oportunity" to become a Sage made itself known and I took it. It wasn't like I had much of a choice in the matter, with me being the one apprentice Tess left before she went missing. I was obviously still in training when that happened, but the Realm desperately needed a new Sage of Untamed Magic and so I had to rise up to the occasion and take the position for myself. At first, I was resentful and felt that becoming a sage was the equivalent of becoming a prisoner of the Realm. But I soon realized this wasn't the case and eventually grew to love what I currently do. There is so much more to being a Sage than just holding the Magic Realm in place. Today I can confidently say that this is, in fact, my dream job.

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None of you has to do this if you're not feeling up to it, but just in case you are, I'm tagging @starlightthing , @trappedwell , @samssims and @edyavtostopom . The original template is in english, but if any of you feels more comfortable doing this in a different language, then go for it! Your blog, your rules!

[littlespoonevan]

thank you @dearestdiaz for tagging me!! 💖💖

are you named after anyone? i don’t think so!! 

when was the last time you cried? uhhh january i think????

do you have kids? nope! but hopefully one day 🥰

do you use sarcasm a lot? lmfao yes, it’s built into irish genetics i fear

what’s the first thing you notice about people? their manner, i guess?? like if they’re friendly or not???

what’s your eye colour? bluey-green

scary movies or happy endings? happy endings ❤️

any special talents? i’m double jointed but idk how special that is

what are your hobbies? writing, reading, baking, dedicating my life to tv shows....the usual lmao

have any pets? no pets!

what sports do you play/have played? i used to do gymnastics and i love running

how tall are you? 5′2″

favorite subject in school? english

dream job? writer for a tv show but a writer/baker combo would also slap (though tbf my current job was my dream job for my entire life so i really can’t complain)

first ship? joe jonas and demi lovato askjdfh camp rock had me down bAD

three ships? buddie, nick x jess, david x patrick

last (or current) song? last song i listened to was howl by florence + the machine but current favourite song is grow by sigrid

last movie? rocketman i think

currently reading? the lincoln highway by amor towles

currently watching? i’m rewatching 911 atm and currently up as far as buck begins!!

currently consuming? nothing right now but my dinner should be ready soon!!

currently craving? i would not be opposed to garlic bread at this particular moment in time (or at any time)

tagging: @mellaithwen @fcntasmas @buckleys-diaz @buckactuallys @seacoloredeyes @capseycartwright @fraddit @finduilasclln if you want to 🥰🌸