#not in a /neg way i should absolutely specify

[skydigiblogs]

//lying in a crumpled up ball in an impact crater//

waugh... digimon savers... we have finished it again...

no more digimon savers to watch.

[crepes-suzette-373]

Not having "Emotions" 感情 or "Emotions" 情: Germa 66/Vinsmokes

Analysing the 3 Vinsmoke boys, because Oda-sensei should know that things like disgust or anger are also "emotions", and Ichiji/Niji/Yonji all have displayed "emotions". Negative ones, but emotions all the same. So there might be something else going on.

In the raw, there is actually a difference in the exact words that they say the boys don't/shouldn't have. I feel that this is might be important, because that's the way kanji is. The nuance of the word usage can be different depending on the context.

When the Germa scientists say that Sanji should not have "emotions", the word they use is「感情」, which does mean all emotions for the most part (including things like anger, joy, etc).

However, Sora says don't take their "heart" 心 away. When you say someone is heartless, it doesn't mean that they have no "emotions", but they have no "pity" or "compassion".

Reiju also says that what is removed from them is just「情」, not 「感情」. 情 is emotion, but also specifically have the connotation of empathy, sympathy and compassion.

The same word when she says she "still has it" in contrast to the boys:

And lastly, from Sanji himself, calling his brothers "monsters with no blood or tears" 血も涙もな���. This idiom means the same as "heartless" or "cold-blooded", meaning no mercy, no sympathy, no pity, no compassion. It does not mean "absolutely zero emotions", unless additional context specifies so.

My conclusion is that either Oda-sensei has been playing word games, or there's a slip-up in translation. The boys seems to actually do have emotions. What they don't have are empathy, sympathy, conscience, and fear. Just look at them casually throwing themselves off the roof, and laughing off their potential deaths.

The reason why they act so cruel might be because they have no innate conscience, so they just parrot and follow whatever Judge told them.

And, since Reiju said she was reprogrammed to always obey, I suspect there's a little bit of that in the other boys too. See Niji, freeze-stopping his kick mid-air because Judge says no:

(the force of it was so strong that Cossette, behind Sanji, was blown away)

What they do to Sanji is really horrible, but little kids brawl and beat up each other all the time. It's the adults who have to teach them "don't do that". Without anyone telling them no, and Judge even permitting it, of course Ichiji and the others act the way that they do.

I think there is the possibility that the boys might still have the ability to feel genuine affection inside them (since, you know, having affection for someone is honestly nothing to do with compassion or mercy). They just might not know what that feeling is, because they've never been taught to understand that.

There's Niji and Yonji being worried when Reiju and Judge were hit:

And the whole "Emotionless Excursion" cover story sideplot.

This is why I say Ichiji and Niji are acting like particularly evil tsundere dumbasses. For all their horrible comments, they're clearly capable of feeling concern. Ichiji less obviously so than Niji, but same difference.

We'll wait and see, I guess, what exactly is the extent of the 情 that is missing from those three.

[frvnkcastles]

hey i hope ur okay❤️ can you do Frank x Reader where she has an alcoholic and abusive father who has been in prison for two years and one day he is released and shows up at her house and she is very scared so Frank protects and comforts her

FIND MY PEACE OF MIND ➵ F. CASTLE

Summary: When your abusive father turns up on your doorstep, Frank takes care of it.

Warnings: Mentions of past abuse (not specified), alcoholism, hurt/comfort, feminine nicknames

Word count: 1.7k

Author’s note: I know what it’s like to have alcoholism in the family (parents especially) and how dire the consequences of it can be, so you have my absolute sympathy, anon! I’m sending you so much love, and I hope you’re doing alright <3 I added a little detail of Frank offering to make it a completely alcohol-free home because that’s something I’ve thought about a lot, I personally don’t drink at all because of my family and I don’t think I’d be able to share a space with someone who drinks regularly. We see Frank drink occasionally on the show but I don’t think it’s ever implied he has a problem? So I 100% feel like he’d give it up if you asked. Anyway, I hope you enjoy :)

Upon meeting Frank for the first time and subsequently learning he had been in prison, you were understandably sceptical about getting involved with him. You already had a man in your life who had deep-seated anger and hatred within him, manifesting in violent tendencies, and that had scarred you for life. So, you hesitated, and he had immediately seen the doubt and even fear on your face, and although he couldn’t explain why he wanted your approval so badly, he did.

”Hey, if you don’t wanna see me again, I ain’t gonna hold it against you. But you, uh… maybe you should read about me first. Judge for yourself”, he had suggested before parting ways with you, and you had promised to do just that. You had a napkin with his phone number scribbled on it, and against your first instinct, you didn’t throw it away. His words stuck with you, and when you got home that night, you searched up his name and were smacked in the face with a flood of news articles about him.

Most of them were negative, and you had quickly questioned why he would encourage you to read them. Journalists hadn’t hesitated to write horrendous things about him, but they had also dug up his past and spread it all over the internet for everyone to learn about. And it was those tidbits that soon opened your eyes to the enigma that was Frank Castle. He wasn’t a senseless killer and he wasn’t an abuser or a tormentor of innocent people — he was seeking justice for his brutally gunned down family and cleaning up the streets from evil.

You had been wary because of your past with your father, but the more you read about Frank, the easier it became to see that he was nothing like him. In fact, your father was a man who would sicken Frank, a man that Frank wouldn’t think twice about hurting, and that realization welcomed an odd feeling of safety into your heart.

You called Frank the next day, and it was the beginning of him always hanging around you. Before you knew it, your life had turned from bleak loneliness and anxiety about your father’s eventual return to endless kisses, late-night dates on the rooftop of your apartment building and sitting on your boyfriend’s lap while icing the newest bruise on the corner of his eyes. He was a whirlwind but in the best way, and you found yourself completely enamored with him.

He felt the same way, certainly not having expected falling in love with someone, and especially as hard as he had with you. He had tried so hard to stay guarded and deny himself the truth, but it had been impossible to resist you, and so, inevitably, he let his heart be in the driver’s seat for a change and admitted to himself that he adored you.

With your new relationship came opening up to each other about everything you had been through. You had already learned so much about Frank on the news that it felt like an invasion of his privacy, so you had asked him to tell you in his own words when he was ready, and in return, he was all ears when you shared the story about your father and his issues with alcohol. Frank had been more than understanding, immediately insisting that cutting out drinking entirely was something he was willing to do for you — whatever it took to create a safe environment for you. On top of that, he had assured you that he’d do his everything to keep you safe from everyone, but especially your father, and you fully trusted him to keep that promise.

Still, you didn’t expect that hypothetical situation would come to life. You were used to worrying about your father and the eventual time when he’d get out of prison, but when Frank began spending more and more time at your apartment, you lost track of that nervousness and it became an afterthought. You felt safe for the first time in years, but it all came crashing down on one otherwise regular Sunday.

There was a knock on your door and it caught both your and Frank’s attention in the kitchen where you were cooking dinner together. ”I’ll get it”, you smiled at him before he could jump at the opportunity, gently squeezing his arm before you left him with the chopped vegetables and headed for the front door.

You swung it open, and at the sight of your father, your face lost all vitality and your heart sank all the way down to the floor. ”There you are! At least you had the decency to open the door”, he slurred, clearly already intoxicated, and panic emerged in your chest. He had to have been only just released from prison, and here he was, already drunk and tracked you down.

”You’re not welcome here. Leave, okay?” you stuttered, far less demanding as you wanted to be, and the attempt made your father snort. He tried to step inside, but you quickly narrowed the doorway, not letting him invade your home. He reacted with a mean stare, calling you an ungrateful brat under his breath, and you tried your best to fight off tears.

”Sweetheart, who is it?” Frank called to you from the kitchen when you didn’t return, and with a shaky exhale, you realized you didn’t have to face your father alone. You had the city’s greatest weapon right there with you.

”It’s my father”, you declared loud enough for him to hear, and you instantly heard him drop the knife in his hands. Not more than two seconds later, Frank was stomping from the kitchen, fueled by his concern for you but his face twisted into something furious.

”And who’s this?” your father chortled, swaying back and forth in the hallway, barely able to stand up. Frank assessed the situation, and he swiftly understood that there was no talking sense into a drunk man. That was fine with him — he wasn’t really in the mood for polite conversation, anyway.

”Get the fuck outta here. This is your only warning”, Frank grunted, leaving nothing up to debate. He stood in front of you, shielding you from your father who was hardly impacted by Frank’s thinly veiled threat, and you quietly cried from the sheer terror.

”Hey, you can’t tell me—”, your father began, but Frank was having none of it. He shoved your father into the hallway and closed the door behind him, not wanting you to witness their bickering and get upset even more. You were scared for him, but realistically you knew that Frank could take care of himself, especially against someone absolutely wasted and delirious.

Frank dragged your father outside by his arm, his grip enough to leave bruises in the shape of angry fingers, and he wasn’t stopping despite the drunk man’s feeble protests. He was fuming, absolutely livid that your father had had the audacity to show up and put your life in shambles all over again, and he couldn’t stop thinking about all the abuse you had endured. The man under his grip deserved nothing but the worst, and he would have been honored to be the one to give it to him.

Once outside, Frank pushed your father forward, causing him to stumble down onto the pavement. ”You’re a pathetic asshole, y’know that? You don’t deserve someone like her. You don’t deserve to call yourself a father. And if you come here again, I’mma make sure you regret even thinkin’ about it”, Frank seethed, standing above your father menacingly. He didn’t get up or argue back, so Frank considered his job done for now — but he was going to stay true to his word if he’d ever show his face again. The only reason he hadn’t killed him yet was knowing that you struggled with the idea, and he didn’t want to hurt you by hurting him.

He made his way back inside where you were a trembling mess, and instantly softer, Frank closed the door behind him and pulled you into his arms. ”It’s aight, darlin’. He’s gone”, he soothed you, his heart breaking when you burst into sobs against his firm chest. He felt sickened by the thought of what you had suffered through. As a father himself, he could not imagine ever doing that to his children, and he couldn’t fathom how broken a person had to be to resort to abuse the way your father had. It was the lowest of the low in his opinion, and he was almost hoping your father would give him further excuse to royally beat him up.

”I was so scared”, you confessed through cries, and with an understanding nod, Frank kissed your forehead and caressed your hair. He didn’t consider himself to be an expert at giving comfort, but for you, he would always pull out all the stops.

”I know, baby. It’s over now. He ain’t comin’ back, I promise, I’ll make sure of it. He can’t hurt you no more”, he swore, swallowing down his rage before withdrawing from you enough to look down into your eyes. ”I’mma help you file for a restraining order, yeah? And if he still won’t listen, I’ll break his fucking legs”, he guaranteed, entirely serious, but it still got a little laugh out of you.

”I’d like to see that”, you pointed out, and with a small smile, Frank swiped his thumb across your cheek in a comforting motion.

”There’s my girl. Hey, I’ll always keep you safe, you know that, right?” he reminded you, and slowly, you gave him a nod to confirm you trusted him.

”Thank you, Frankie. I’d be lost without you”, you sighed, hugging him again, and he enveloped you into his strong arms while resting his chin on the top of your head.

”You know I feel the same way about you, sweetheart”, he whispered, always so grateful to have you in his life. He found you so utterly perfect and beautiful inside out, he couldn’t believe anyone would ever hurt you. And even though your father had done exactly that, you were still so strong and kind, something he didn’t think he always was himself.

He admired the hell out of you, and he was going to do whatever it took to help you keep your peace of mind.

[ask-shane]

Hi, I am the anon that said i send mean asks on purpose. I just wanted to make a clarification and a formal apology and then i will stop interacting with this blog.

I need to clarify that by mean asks i meant things like saying shane has no bitches, or that he uses 738283837 in 1 shampoo. I never sent any slurs or genuine insults to this blog, and on top of mean things i also send nice things. I should've specified that the asks I sent were teasing and not genuine mean things.

I sincerely apologize for saying what I said. I had no idea the extent of the awful things people sent you and the fact that I could make you feel like i intentionally try yo make you feel bad and ruin your day with slurs and insults litterally made me shiver and feel anxious in real life. I fully understand how what i sent was harmful and damaging to someone who has to deal with toxicity on a daily basis.

I feel a lot of shame for what I did, this blog is something i check daily because i love your writing and i Love this character. I don't need you to unblock me if its even possible, i just wanted to apologize and wish you well

hi anon, mod dawn speaking. i’m gonna be talking directly to this person so please feel free to skip this if you aren’t them

i just wanted to start by addressing a couple things. firstly, thank you for apologizing so sincerely and honestly. i can tell how genuine this is and i’m certain it was a very brave decision after i put you on the spot earlier. i’ve deleted the post replying to your ask out of respect for this situation.

and for that, i am extremely sorry. i’m speaking to you with recognition that there is a person who is going to be reading this. i should’ve been more aware that i was putting you on blast in front of a lot of people. even if you were on anonymous, i can’t imagine how anxiety-inducing it was to be reading my response when you actually meant to be playful/teasing.

another thing i need to clarify here was that i did not realize that you were not the one sending me death threats and slurs. i had received a barrage of messages at the same time and had wrongly assumed the others were coming from you as well. it all happened at once, and the context of you sending that ask was shockingly related to the vile ones i received. your asks were not at all on the same level of “bad” the ones you didn’t send were.

unfortunately i had no way of telling which ones belonged to you and which ones didn’t, so i decided to address them using your ask. i made the mistake of incorrectly conflating your ask with the others.

that out of the way, i am so sorry once again, and also very thankful you apologized. please know there’s absolutely no need to feel shame for this.

i want to make it clear now that teasing (and even being somewhat mean) asks on my blog are okay. it’s fun to be provocative! there’s an art to it that i can appreciate, especially here, where shane gets glazed a lot. it is really awful that my guard happened to be high when you sent this because of what another actually unacceptable anon did. you shouldn’t be lumped in with them and i am so sorry i couldn’t discern your intention. i should also use this as an opportunity to say you have a good heart. i love that you can be playful and i thought a lot of what you said was actually quite funny. i didn’t intend to make you feel anxious or responsible for what other people did, but regardless, i did so, and it wasn’t fair of me to do to you.

lastly, thank you for interacting with my blog. now that we’ve cleared things up, i want to personally say to you that it is more than okay to continue to interact with my blog. i can appreciate a presence like yours around here. i’ll figure out a way to make sure you’re able to continue interacting (if you’d like to, of course). i am so glad you enjoy my writing and my portrayal of the character and it is honestly heartbreaking to hear i may have spoiled this experience for you. i have no negative feelings toward you whatsoever— if anything, i respect your ability to communicate with me after this (even though i’m sure it would’ve been much easier to block me and try to forget this happened)

i hope you are reading this.. i wish you nothing but the best 🤍

- dawn

[funhouse-mirror-barbie]

Response to a reply that was originally on my post here. Reply below:

I appreciate your reply, and wanted to take a moment to respond—I wanted to reply here, because I don’t really like having long conversations on posts I make for a specific purpose. I also believe that your reply isn’t really relevant to the point of my post, and I deleted your original comments due to this, since this is an important topic, and I don’t want people to start arguing or discussion irrelevant things in the comments. So:

—First, thank you for explaining the context behind WHY some fans feel justified in their behavior. It is helpful to know, but in this case, the reasons people justify their behavior here really don’t matter. The entire point of my post was that if we are going to support all survivors, in ANY community, not just fandoms, we have to commit to it. We need to ACTUALLY respect ALL survivor’s opinions, even if we don’t agree with them.

I don’t think it was your intent to actually excuse the harassment, I’m assuming you just wanted to share your thoughts and let me know the explanation for why some people react so strongly. Again, I do appreciate the sentiment, but this is pretty irrelevant to the point of my post.

—Second, I’m not sure if you’re saying that *I* claimed or alleged the entirety of the Hazbin fandom was toxic, or if you meant it was something people say in general that’s inaccurate. Either way, I never intended to imply this was the case. If I did, I apologize--I could only find one instance where it looked like I may have generalized, and corrected it.

My assumption when writing the post though, was that most people would understand that I was not stating that *every single individual* in the Hazbin fandom is a toxic bully. I think that’s a pretty extreme conclusion to jump to. That said, I probably could have made my intent clearer—I did try to specify any individuals, regardless of their opinions or if they are a fan or critic, should not be harassing people.

That said, me pointing out toxic fans and critics within a fandom is not the same as “reinforcing negative stereotypes” about a group. To my knowledge there’s no like. “Stereotypical Hazbin Fan”. At least not that I’m aware of.

I don’t know what negative stereotype I’d be reinforcing by talking about this issue? Saying “this happened in X fandom” is not the same as saying “every member of X fandom did Y”.

I’ll check again, but I really don’t think I ever said at any point “the entire Hazbin fandom is like X” or “everyone who criticizes Hazbin is Y” or anything like that. I really don’t know where you got that from, not trying to be argumentative I’m mostly just confused.

Third—So, as I’ve made clear before, questioning and dismissing SA survivors, sending death threats, bullying and harassment is absolutely unacceptable behavior from ANYONE regardless of their personal justification. That was the entire point of my original post—that there has been a history of hypocrisy among many individuals in these spaces about what it means to support all survivors of sexual assault. The point is that we need to be better about respecting ALL survivor’s opinions on this stuff, regardless of our own opinions, and that hasn’t been happening.

In the case of the individuals you mentioned, if they actually have encouraged people to bully fans of the show like you alleged, yeah, that’s absolutely unacceptable too.

But, what you said previously, about only SOME of the fans being toxic applies to fans who are more critical as well. Just because there are fans who view some people as “bad faith critics” does not make it okay for them to harass and belittle anyone who happens to critique the show. Just because there are “toxic fans” in the fandom does not make it okay for any critic to harass or bully them for what they like.

I understand these parties may THINK they are justified in this behavior. But there is no justification I can possibly think of for harassing people who disagree with your opinion on a CARTOON.

Again, I really don’t think you were saying any of this was justified, and that you do understand that when people react this way to others it’s not okay.

I replied here to address what you said, since I wasn’t sure if I was misunderstanding you or your intentions, and wanted to talk about some of the points you brought up. Thank you again and I hope you have a good day.

Final note—I’m not tagging the person who commented this on my post because, while I don’t think anyone would harass them after how clear I’ve been about my feelings on bullying over this kind of thing, I don’t want to take that chance. It’s incredibly frustrating wanting to talk about how harassment of any kind from anyone in a fandom is wrong, and then having to worry about further harassment that comes from the conversation. Idk if that makes sense. Anyway, thank you for readings

[light-lanterne]

navigating across morbid accounts, i encountered the most harrowing of stories which i have now turned into a small fic concept for day 2 of @bylerween2023

tw // body horror, gore, disturbing imagery, illness and death - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - ☽ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - dear @foodiewithdahoodie, forgive me for tagging you unprompted but i believe you will find this as absolutely fascinating as it is disturbing.

in 1927, a man called ebenezer byers suffered a fall that left him with constant pain in his arm. advised by his physician, he then began taking a medication called radithor, a supposed endocrine system stimulant that helped ebenezer feel energised. healthier. no longer in any pain.

he took the radithor, often consuming multiple doses a day until —three years later and after 1400 doses— he noticed he could no longer feel any effects from the medication.

so he stopped, became ill and, eventually, died. over the course of a year and a half, ebenezer lost a ton of weight, had headaches, his teeth fell out, his lower jaw became so deformed it had to be removed so he could be fed. his bones began to disintegrate. his skull became riddled with holes.

he passed away in 1932 to what was then denominated "radiation poisoning" (later specified as various cancers), which he acquired from his high intake of radithor, a solution of radium in water manufactured by a college dropout who pretended to be a licensed doctor. unfortunately, this man would go on to die from cancer himself many years later, after creating several other radioactive products, never being punished or prosecuted for knowingly endangering people with his "cures".

and that is the tale of ebenezer byers.

,,,so, and because of the implication that the upside down is radioactive in some way,,,

byler au where the party —and will in particular— start spending more and more time in the upside down as they continue their fight against vecna. multiple years go past and will doesn't know if it's just him, but as time goes on, all the negative side effects the upside down used to have on him stop affecting him and, instead, the longer he's in there, the stronger and healthier he feels.

so he begins asking to go down there more often. joins any mission the party needs to get done. hangs out by the closest gate whenever the others decide he should stay in the rightside up instead. he becomes almost addicted to the way the toxic atmosphere makes him feel to the point that, when the group finally defeats vecna and manages to close the gate, he has to hide his sadness and disappointment from the others.

but he moves on, and life goes on and soon enough, things start feeling normal again.

,,,that is, until will starts feeling sick. weak. his skin begins to peel off. he wakes up every day with one more missing tooth and blood all over his mouth and under his nails. his hair falls out in chunks. his eyes, bloodshot, begin looking more and more deranged as he comes to understand what is happening to him and, perhaps more importantly, as he realises that there is nothing he can do to stop or change this anymore.

after all, it's not like he can open up a gate into the upside down once more, right ?

maybe. maybe not. he tried to hide it from everyone, but of course mike noticed and, loving as he is, mike offers to help, desperate to save will because he is not losing him after everything they've gone through.

thus begins a little game of mutual deception:

on one side, the perishing, almost-zombie-looking will accepts to look for a cure with sweet, naive, innocent mike, subtly trying to manipulate him into helping him open the gates once more because will needs the upside down. desperately. not to live but because he misses it and how it makes him feel.

and on the other hand, the always-determined mike, who's being so kind and loving and diligent in his search for a cure. who is absolutely fed up with humanity after how much pain the entire party had to go through because evil men who didn't care about any of their lives —specially will's.

mike, who is secretly working on a way to open a way back into the upside down because he doesn't care who lives or dies anymore as long as will —who's too kind to wish harm on anyone, hence why it's a secret— gets to survive.

- the end -

(below is a photo of ebenezer for reference. be aware, it is highly unsettling and saddening. also, i looked it up and apparently @henrysglock has a whole theory about the possible implications ebenezer byers' story might have on the stranger things plot. be sure to give it a read)

[fishnapple]

Hi! I had a quick question about tarot since I don’t really know much but, I’ve been asking about a career field that I’ve been dreaming of being in for a long time but isn’t possible right now which is acting, and I know it’s something I’d do everything to work towards, however, I’ve been told recently that the career field I want wasn’t something I’d find success in. My real question would be, since tarot relies on the current energy for a reading, would that mean I’d have to change something from my energy/life to find that success? Idk it’s been discouraging seeing people tell me it wouldn’t work out for me in the end 🥲. Thank you!

Hi, thank you for trusting me with your question.🐋

Since I don't know the details of your Tarot question and the message you got, I will assume a few things. Please feel free to clarify.

There are a few things you should consider, or make clear of before getting a Tarot reading. The more detailed context you give, the more precise the message will be. For example:

Your definition of success: is it being famous (what is the scope of recognition), getting numerous roles?, getting awarded?, being in a hit movie?, amass a certain amount of wealth? etc. In your Tarot message, was it specified in what area you won't find success in? Since each of us could have a different definition of success in mind, when getting a reading, what you think is successful might not resonate with what the reader thinks is successful, resulting in the mismatch of message. Like you could get a card denoting popularity but another denoting material lack. A reader who thinks having material abundance as success will find the answer for your question negative.

What kind of acting are you gearing towards? is it on stage? movie? series? sit-com? etc. Maybe you won't find success in a certain field but you will, in another.

How far into the future are you asking? 5 years? 10 years? 20 years? Same as above, you might not find success in the first few years but if you persevere, you will, in 5 or 10 year perhaps

Maybe instead of asking for a general future outcome, you could twitch your questions a little, like asking about the future of you financial status, the scope of your popularity, what kind of roles would you get, what obstacles are in the way, what hidden influences are there, what you can do to achieve your goals.

→ Make your future success a fact, a goal, that needs no questioning. Only question how you can get there.

But to answer your question more directly, "Since tarot relies on the current energy for a reading, would that mean I’d have to change something from my energy/life to find that success?"

That's quite true. The answer you got was a prediction about a future that could happen if you continue with what you're doing right now, without making any change. Like being in an auto mode.

But the moment you're aware of something, an information falls into your hand, then a new path is opened for you, you could actively choose that path and take new actions, make new choices, work on the current issues etc. I don't think a future prediction is absolute, "where there's a will, there's a way" is what I believe in. So the real question is, instead of "will you find success at acting", it's "what you can change to find success".

I hope my answer helped in some ways.

Have a nice day.🌼🎐

[raviposting]

So I’m not going to really comment on the parent arc for the Buckleys and Hans since that’s not over yet, but I do find the reactions in the show on Chimney working it out vs not really interesting!

Looking at Hen, Buck, and Eddie here (not Albert because I love him but I think we all recognize that his character motivations boil down to “whatever is most convenient for the writers” lmao).

Buck is someone who’s already actively decided that his parents aren’t the people that matter on his life. They’ve never cared, they aren’t going to, and he can keep them at arms length and be respectful because he doesn’t even really consider them as important people. And it’s in that where he might muse if Albert is right - the same way he wonders how their life would be different if Daniel were alive - but he ultimately meets Chim at his level. Yeah, maybe Albert is right, but yeah, maybe Chim is right. He’s overall fairly neutral, as someone who’s removed himself from that relationship but is still in contact.

Eddie outright says Albert might be right, that Jee needs her grandfather - and honestly I don’t think he’d so wholeheartedly agree to that last season. Eddie is all about what’s best for kids, absolutely, but we know that he’s already reconciled with his father. They’re both putting in the work and their relationship has improved, and Eddie takes that and goes hey, yeah, maybe Albert is right, because I would have said no a year ago but now this relationship has improved so much more. The difference there of course, is that both people are putting in effort, while as Chim points out, his dad came because of Albert’s suggestion, but this is about Eddie’s perspective.

And with Hen - she doesn’t tell Chim he’s right or wrong, but what I love is how she focuses on what’s best for him. It’s not about reconciling with his dad, the way she did with her mom, it’s about making sure there was nothing left unsaid the way she had with her father. She’s not saying make up with him, or tell him to fuck off forever - she’s not making that choice for Chimney, because whatever he wants to decide is his choice alone.

It’s also interesting how these also tie into them as parents - Buck is taking that semi-detached (note: not in a negative connotation) route for being a donor; he’s excited and happy to get the sonogram but specifies it’s Connor’s baby, not his. He’s Chris’s dad but he’s also never said it - it’s a very in between world for him and his response in kind is also in between. Eddie puts Christopher first, even above what makes himself happy like we saw in season 5, and he encourages Chim to do what’s best for Jee. Hen has had this struggle with Denny’s bio parents, and with Nia, where she can see the benefit of both - she’s experienced the struggles and the beauty with both her kids and their biological parents, and she doesn’t take a stance on which is better. Hen focuses it not on what Chimney should or shouldn’t do as a parent, but what he should do as the child, for his own healing and betterment.

It’s just very nifty to see - it’s something that originally took me aback for some characters like Eddie to say this, but makes so much more sense to me in hindsight with how these characters view things in accordance to their own relationships with their parents and their experiences as parents themselves.

[sighs-deeply-and-dreadfully]

❥ Hello, lovelies!!

This is just a quick little guideline on what/who I’ll write for, and my boundaries doing as such!

Please also note; this is prone to being updated! I will always keep a tab on when it was last updated at the bottom, so just peek at that every once n a while! Thank you!

Here’s the Masterlist of Everything I’ve Written!

-> ——— <-

❥ General Rules!

Please do not request NSFW! Simple as that. I don’t mind to write very, very mildly suggestive prompts— but it will be. very. very very tame. Like.. intense smooching at most LMAO

Please do not request anything morally iffy! By this, I mean; anything proshipper-esque, racism, transphobia, homophobia, xenophobia, requesting a character to be straight up abusive or toxic (.. looking at quite a few fandoms /hj), etc.!!

Please be patient when requesting! I am a slow writer, at times! I promise, I will get to you when I can!

Please, please please try your hardest to not request anything that enforces any sort of derogatory or negative stereotypes. Thank you! If this confuses you any, you are free to shoot me a Message or an Ask for clarification!

For sake of my own simple mind /lhj, I will not be writing OC x Canon! However, feel free to thinly veil your OC behind simple prompts (such as anxious, sassy, go-lucky, etc.!), I just get antsy with OCs in particular because I cannot write for a character that isn’t my own all too fast or accurately, like that!!

Expanding on 5., I will also likely not be writing Canon x Canon for a lot of fandoms! This does majorly depend, though, because there are a few Canon x Canon ships in certain fandoms I feel confident to write for! So feel free to shoot a request, anyways! If anything, I’ll note it for later ;]

-> ——— <-

❥ Requesting Guidelines!

When requesting, please try to be relatively in depth! Such as providing a prompt and then specific things you’d like to see expanded on that prompt (such as, example; flustering [character]. How they react to specific things, what would fluster them, etc etc)!

Please specify whether you’d like it to be in headcanon format, or a drabble! If you would like a drabble, please try to provide a clear plot and how you’d like it to go! If I am given a vague prompt, 9/10 it’ll simply be turned into Headcanons, so be specific, please!!

Please specify if you’d like a prompt to be platonic, romantic, or somewhere in between!! I don’t mind this decision being left up to me toooo much, but I still prefer it to be clarified if you have something in mind!! Please don’t be shy!

If you ever want to add a request onto a prompt or expand on the idea with me, you’re absolutely free to! Just make sure I can tell which one you’re talking about (I intend to give all of them titles, so that should help)! I absolutely live to discuss prompts further with people, and I absolutely do not mind writing a spin-off expanding more on whatever we discuss!! I find that delightfully fun :]

… SONG PROMPTS ARE VERY FUN. FEEL FREE TO GIVE ME SONG PROMPTS… /lh /nf

You are always free to merge multiple prompts into one! Feel free to go as in depth as you’d like!

You very very much are always allowed to add back up prompts into your request! They’re somewhat appreciated, and if possible— I’ll typically try to write out both prompts, depending on situation!! Haha!

-> ——— <-

❥ Who/What I Write For!

Welcome Home!

Wally Darling (Platonic or Romantic!)

… the other characters for WH I’m still trying to get a grasp on writing, but you are free to request anyways!! However, please note the rest will all have to be platonic for now until I get better! With that in mind, please request /nf !!There’s only one way to truly get better, after all; practice! Haha!

Oh, I’m also alright with writing Frank and Eddie (Canon x Canon) :]

I imagine I will likely broaden my horizons on fandoms/characters to write for in the future! You are always free to shoot me asking about a certain fandom or character at any time as well! But for now, it’s just Welcome Home :]

❥ Last updated; April 3rd, 2023

[lily-blue-blue-lily]

i made a poll about taylor swift. it slightly made my notes a living hell for a week. heres some info i gathered from it cos i figure some people might find it interesting!

(gonna put a keep reading thing cos this might get long!)

- the post got 36k votes and 7.5k notes and really made it round every possible opinion on taylor swift there could be

- it was a lot more negative than i was expecting. i accidentally found my way onto swiftie instagram a few months ago and now my instagram algorithm thinks thats all i wanna watch so i think maybe my perception of how many people are actually are a fan of her is a bit skewed?

- that being said, in general, people were actually very reasonable and had very nuanced opinions in the notes, which was a little surprising

- however, the people who really really dont like her have absolutely zero chill

- tumblr swifties are a lot better than instagram swifties

- i should have made some options on the poll which included being completely neutral/having no opinions on her as a person, thats my bad

- a lot of people think shes hot, regardless of their opinions on her or her music

- the main reasons, roughly in order, for people disliking her are:

1. her fans

2. the private jet thing

3. the matty healy thing

4. her having a white woman victim complex

5. her being a nepo baby (something i wasnt aware of before this poll)

6. her music being overplayed at peoples places of work (which is so valid, i cant listen to cardigan without wanting to die for this very reason!)

(there were other reasons people disliked her but these are main ones)

- a lot of people who said they didnt like her music did have one or two songs that they said were the exception. these are all the ones i saw specified:

- love story

- you belong with me

- innocent

- blank space

- look what you made me do

- bad blood

- the best day

- safe and sound

- no body no crime

- style

- anti-hero

- we are never ever getting back together

- tolerate it

- seven

- you're on your own kid

- long live

- never grow up

- also quite a lot of people said they disliked her music with the exception of one album. the albums i most saw specified for this were 1989, fearless and speak now.

- a lot of people, regardless of their overall opinion on her/her music dislike midnights

- a lot of people said they only liked her music up until red. alternatively, quite a lot people said they have only liked her music released since red.

- i learnt about gaylors (and kaylors) through this poll. i didnt really know that was a thing. it confuses me. (shoutout to the anon i got about it, i dont agree with you and dont really get it, but you were also one of the nicest people towards me on this poll so i very much appreciate that, thank you!)

- on that topic, everyone, regardless of their opinions on taylor, seems to be annoyed by gaylors. (except the gaylors themselves).

- i got frequently (and sometimes quite aggressively) accused of being a swiftie on this poll due to the range of options on it. im not actually a swiftie, im just bad at making polls! i have very complicated opinions on her that frequently change, which is the main reason i made the poll, i wont go into detail on my thoughts on her here (nor did i on the actual poll) but im happy to explain my thoughts fully if someone asks!

- finally, here are some tags that made me laugh!

and this tag, which might be the most baffing thing anyone has ever added to one of my posts:

theres probably more absolute gems hidden in the notes, but this poll got a lot of tags and replies and there was no way i could read everything!

thanks for reading and please dont take any of this too seriously, i made the poll due to my own curiosity and this post is just for anyone else interested!

[elenasunshinemagazine]

7 Ways to cope with criticism and get benefits

There are hardly any people who love criticism in their addresses. But this is a great opportunity for our growth and development, the main thing is to learn how to handle it correctly.

Traditionally, criticism is divided into constructive and non-constructive.

When we are criticized unconstructively, the form in which critical remarks are clothed comes to the fore. These are personal negative assessments, accusations, claims, and without arguments and specifics. The opponent generalizes the reason and inflates the essence of the problem to universal proportions: everything is bad, you have done nothing, nothing works, everything is wrong.

To cope with such criticism and benefit from it, we will analyze the source and cause of the attacks.

Method 1. Do not accept criticism from incompetent people and boors

We are sometimes criticized by people who are incompetent or simply ill-mannered. The goals are pursued very differently: to rise at our expense, to thwart evil, to blame, to shift responsibility to us, and to emotionally discharge. You should not accept such criticism.

Do not tolerate rudeness, insults, or provocations. You don't have to like everyone, especially illiterate boors and critics. It's better to just leave and not communicate. If it does not work out, then benefit from this situation: train a philosophical attitude to life, harden the psyche, and develop a healthy indifference to gratuitous accusations.

Method 2. Separate the form from the content

Sometimes people do not know how to criticize correctly and effectively, that is, reasonable comments are clothed in the form of claims, negative personal assessments, and emotional attacks. To benefit from such a situation, it is important for us to learn to ignore the form and pay attention to the essence, to cope with emotions, and to translate accusations from a claim into a constructive one. Specify exactly what the problem is, what exactly you did wrong, and what is bad and wrong. If the criticism is justified, recognize its content, not its form. Focus on finding a solution.

The use of such criticism is to train emotional stability and develop the ability to separate the main thing from the secondary.

Constructive criticism contains comments on the substance, in a friendly form, without going to the person. It stimulates personal and professional growth and development and focuses on solving, not on the problem and finding the culprit.

Method 3. Accept criticism with dignity

If the criticism is good and constructive, accept it with gratitude and use it wisely. If it is not constructive or does not suit you for some other reasons, do not be indignant and shower the critic with abuse. Be polite, stay calm, tell the critic who has already tuned in to the negative "Thank you, I will take this into account", and continue to move forward. You absolutely should not get upset and annoyed because of other people's words, allowing them to poison the rest of your day.

Remember – you are the champion and always have been, so keep winning!

Method 4. Focus on the solution and conclusions, not on the problem

If the criticism is fair, accept it and admit mistakes, and focus on correcting them. When you solve the problem, analyze the situation, answer yourself what could be improved or changed, what you have learned, and how and where else you can use it.

The essence of critical comments refers to our knowledge and skills, behavior, or attitude toward people or situations. If we have written a report incompletely, illiterate, and with errors, then we lack knowledge in this area and the skills to analyze and structure information. And we conclude that it is necessary to learn more and acquire the necessary competencies. If we are criticized for passing the report at the last second or breaking the deadline, it is important for us to master the techniques of time management and change the usual behavior strategies.

The problem is that we had to take into account the opinions of all the team members, and we didn't listen to anyone and did everything in our own way. Then we should learn to appreciate and take into account the contribution of everyone and change the attitude towards colleagues and teamwork.

Thus, the benefit of constructive criticism is the opportunity to see weaknesses, and blind spots, and grow professionally and personally.

Method 5. Cope with emotional reactions.

If everything is fine with your self-esteem, then you will not pay attention to the boor or you will instantly forget about him. If you are offended by this, perhaps you should work on your self-esteem and your own emotional stability. Attacks in your address should be perceived as training situations.

But sometimes we are even offended by comments on the case, expressed in the most friendly and polite form. No one insults us, accuses or humiliates us, but in a calm manner, they show us what is wrong and how it would be better to do it. Why do we still get offended or upset?

This is where our inner critic comes into play, the most severe and ruthless of all critics in the world. We wind ourselves up stronger than any boor or strict boss. You screwed up! Shame on you! You can't even do such an elementary thing, let alone something serious! You are worthless, you are a loser! And so on, and so on. If you are familiar with such internal dialogues, you react emotionally to any criticism in any form, and most likely, you strive to avoid it.

The reasons for such destructive dialogues are low self-esteem and excessive demands on yourself. You doubt yourself and at the same time strive to be perfect. You connect your own assessment of yourself, a unique, multifaceted personality, with the results of one particular case, situation, or act. Therefore, even the slightest remark hits you very painfully.

Everyone makes mistakes. Just admit it. Everything means everything, including you. Allow yourself to make mistakes sometimes, accept it simply as a human quality, and do not go into personality with yourself. The next time someone makes a critical remark to you, do not give your inner critic freedom. Stop. I am a human being and I have the right to make mistakes. And now I will take into account what I am told, and focus on solving the problem, and not on empty self-flagellation.

Another situation is that we have too good an opinion of ourselves, so we take any criticism with hostility. In this case, we look for reasons outside and blame anyone, but not ourselves. I did everything right, it was the secretary who messed up everything. I'm a professional, I know better, it's not for you to teach me. However, this is only the reverse side of the same self-doubt.

By increasing your self-esteem and learning to take criticism calmly, you will become more confident in yourself and achieve your goals easier.

Method 6. Translate knowledge into action

Regardless of whether you managed to ignore baseless criticism see a mistake and find a solution, determine a growth zone, or cope with a destructive emotional reaction, it is important to consolidate the experience gained. Answer yourself, what helped you in this situation? In what other situations will you use this approach? How can you prevent such mistakes from happening again?

How will you work out the growth zones? How will you cope with emotions? Come up with three simple steps that will help transform new knowledge and experience into useful habits for dealing with criticism. And start acting right now. Then any criticism will benefit you.

Method 7.  Develop the ability to respond to criticism

Often people feel confused when they encounter it. They don't know how to answer, that's why they are so afraid of other people's ratings. But you can thank a person for the right comments. And if they are wrong, or unfair, answer specifically, or clearly, do not try to justify yourself or defend yourself.

Sometimes the factor of liking or disliking also matters. Therefore, it is important to agree with yourself and understand that even if you do something outstanding, and very valuable, do it with talent, from the heart, there will still be someone who will not like it. The one who will condemn, devalue, and criticize. This happens because some people tend to believe that they know how to live, think, express, or not express themselves.

Tolerance to criticism, the ability to perceive it, cope with it, and distinguish constructive criticism from toxic criticism are very important skills for life. At a time when one person takes constructive comments, finds valuable moments in them, and uses them for his own good, the other will be offended and feel hurt.

https://elenasunshinemagazine.com/mental-health/7-ways-to-cope-with-criticism-and-get-benefits/

[fleurdemaes]

A letter I wrote, feelings I shared, and ultimately, a friendship I killed.

Hi,

This seems so silly to write considering you’ve already figured it out, I’m sure, but here it is anyways.

I'm terrified to write this, as you very well know, mainly because I've been here before and it didn’t end well. To put it plainly– I’m afraid I've gone and fallen in love with you. And I should specify its not at all sexual, only just bordering on something more than platonic. I don’t even fully understand it myself, but it’s there nevertheless.

I’ve only ever really loved in the dark, and I’m afraid that’s what hurts the most because I think sometimes, I might like to love you in the light. But it's just not something I can see having any sort of actualization, and I don't know how to take that love into the palms of my waiting hands and tell it it’s okay. Let it know it’s alright to be, burn, and die peacefully. Give it the space to do all three. It's difficult to conceptualize what should be this beautiful, expansive thing, living in only the darkness I’ve allotted it. I don’t want to have to squash butterflies before they can even take their first flight, or have to tamper down the affection I so often want to share. It feels a bit like dying, I imagine. And it’s even worse, having the understanding that being in the dark too long can twist my delicately wrapped love into something ugly, like resentment or anger. It makes me afraid of the person it’ll turn me into. I never want to be the type of person to cause others pain in trying to handle my own. I feel as if I already have, and I’m so sorry.

I should mention there’s grief here as well, tightly intertwined with all the little butterflies and bursts of joy that come with loving someone. Not at all surprising, but felt so viscerally. And I don’t know how to handle that any better than I do the love bit. Some days, when the love gets too loud, it just hurts, like pressing on a bruise. And the grief just spills out. You’ll catch me on those days, and ask me what’s wrong, but I couldn’t explain why I felt the way I did, or maybe I just wasn’t ready. Either way, I’m deeply sorry for the lack of explanation and the brush-off replies that I’m sure made you feel negatively.

In expressing my feelings, I really just hope to share a part of myself with you and to try and be honest about what I am experiencing internally. It is not, in any way, my intention to cause you discomfort. I say all of this with the hope that it doesn't solidify more walls between us, but any boundaries you wish to set will be met with absolute respect. You owe me nothing. And I don’t fear the polite rejection I’m anticipating. I only fear the loss of you in the wake of this confession.

Love, always, in whatever capacity

[theoryofarson]

7. what character did you begin to hate not because of canon but because how how the fandom acts about them? 18. it's absolutely criminal that the fandom has been sleeping on… 25. common fandom complaint that you're sick of hearing

(should I specify fandom? let's say KP)

hi bestie thanks for the prompts!!!!

7. what character did you begin to hate not because of canon but because how how the fandom acts about them?

Big - I don't hate him, but I feel like I'm NOT on the same page as a big chunk of the fandom with respect to him. When watching the show, I vaguely disliked him, but didn't care much about him one way or the other. Even when he sacrificed himself, I was like "ok" lol. I didn't think the show did a great job of building him up as a sympathetic character. But I've noticed people in fandom having REALLY strong feelings about him, so it just kind of...baffles me? Whenever I see people post about him, I get a feeling like, "Wow, you're crying over HIM? Again? Really? Him????" 😂

18. it's absolutely criminal that the fandom has been sleeping on…

KP is such a big fandom that I don't think any characters are really being slept on (though I could always do with more Tankhun meta and fics).

Looking to other fandoms, I think Por from My School President deserves 600% more love!!!!!! He's the sweetest boy alive!!! Where does all that optimism come from, and what does it cost him to keep it going?!?!?!?!

25. common fandom complaint that you're sick of hearing

All the discussion of BoC drama, whether we're getting a second season of KP, etc..... I'm tired😭😭 what will be, will be

thanks again for playing!!! I hope I wasn't too negative in these (even though that's the whole point 😂)

[myfictionaldreams]

hi! i’m that asshole anon :/

at the time i really was just very upset about the fics! theres so many people who don't care to grow and change, or dont care if it “glamourizes” that behavior. it was for sure a knee jerk reaction. i definitely should have chosen my words better and could've for sure been kinder. I do want to say that while the dynamics weren't good your writing is FANTASTIC!!! ive seen you on ao3 and your work is sincerely really good.

i'm sorry that my (rude) message made you feel bad, i think you are an amazing writer and I appreciate you coming back with a nicer response than I would've. I really do feel bad.

your smut is done really well, and i’m hiding behind the anon wall because at first it was just bc i have a *tiny* following. but now its because i’m so very ashamed at my behavior. i do agree that that was shitty and I don’t deserve any kindness or good will.

i can see that you’re a growing writer and I do understand how much those kind of comments can be. again you are a good writer. i think maybe reading those felt like such a shock and I should’ve handled it better, maybe come to you in private with respect and after cooling down. i only wrote that to you because I wasn’t seeing disclaimers for the ones that i was talking about (on ao3)

i sincerely apologize, I hope that I didn’t make you feel bad or discourage you in any way. I was far too harsh and I understand that we are all human and none of us are perfect. I wanted to explain my feelings, but not excuse my actions. i wish i had a time machine. and i appreciate you as a writer, and when the time comes I hope you can forgive me <3

Hi! firstly sorry for taking a few days to respond my personal life has been very hectic & also needed to think about what/how to say my response.

Right, firstly i really really appreciate you returning and apologising and understanding that way that you worded the message was wrong etc and it’s clear from this message you do feel bad and understand that it was wrong so I do want to thank you for that.

However, I really do want to emphasis how difficult these negative/hateful messages make writers feel. This message or any other hate messages I will always remember, particularly when its feedback for things that aren’t intentinal (such as the bdsm dynamic you referred too). Sometimes writing doesn’t always come across how I wanted to in my mind and doesnt mean that it is written with malicious intent. Furthermore, there are ALWAYS warnings on my writing that I do feel like people just half read and don’t fully take into account. Yes, I could have labelled it further to specify that the reader enjoyed to be punished therefore there was pre-agreed consent but as I said, it was one of my very first fanfics so had a lot to learn still.

Again, I really do appreciate your response because every time I reply to a hateful anon, they never come back and I feel like it wasn’t worth the response in the first place so I’m very happy that you’ve actually read my explanation etc and giving me another chance.

Just for future though, for you or ANYONE going to send a message, always do it with kindness and education in mind. It’s hard to see that you have mentioned that you have enjoyed my other work so you know my writing style and still felt that one fic was glamourising something so negative you felt the need to send me a hurtful and patronising message instead of taking a moment to think ‘oh i like the other fics, this one is a bit different maybe i should message just to clarify’ - instead of what was sent in the first place and just assuming that I’m willing to write abusive fics.

But anyway, all is forgiven because I really hate negativity, I hope you are also doing ok, I do believe you are sorry and regret sending the message so everything is absolutely fine, lessons are learnt on both end of this interaction. Sending peace and love ღღ

[jasdiary]

HI JAS- OK- CURIOSITY-

HOW WOULD YOUR OC FEEL ABT JIYOON AND UiO? :D

HI UiO!!! THIS GAME ME THE CHANCE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT JIYOON AND UiO SO TY😈😈😈

U didn’t specify which oc so i hope u don’t mind i went a lil crazy bonkers 😭 There was one oc that would have perfect for Jiyoon and UiO interactions but i haven’t done anything w her yet so to be continued HAJSJSNS

feb edit: I decided to restart this bcs i wanted to write Maria’s thoughts on Jiyoon and UiO i am so sorry this has been sitting in my drafts it’s DUSTY

Maria & Jiyoon : Two hot women two hot women t- um anyways :) These two would get along weirdly well. Like…in the way that no one expected them to be friends. Even though Maria’s close friends with Vil, she’s gonna let Jiyoon curse him out because she thinks it’s hilarious. Maria absolutely loves when Jiyoon creates paper origamis, she thinks they’re so cute!! They’re the type of friends who can be in the same room doing different things but sit in comfortable silence. Maria very desperately wants to play and style Jiyoon’s hair, it’s too long and pretty for her to leave alone HSJSHSJ

Maria & UiO : Maria fucking LOVES UiO. She finds her to be such a joy. They’re partners in crime, mostly messing around with people and then running away. When they have to run, Maria just picks up UiO and zooms. Maria likes to hear UiO play the piano every now and then, she cheers her on when she plays twinkle twinkle little star <3 If these two are seen together and they aren’t smiling…you should probably run. Maria has her bad days, but UiO makes those days a little better, finding her attraction to negative emotions a bit humorous. Maria’s a head patter, and UiO receives all the head pats :)

[isaacathom]

ds9 time, s2e14 and e15

welcome to, what, the second of three obrien eps? in a row? my guys having the time of his life (negative)

now based on premise i will specifically have a bad time but lets see how we go.

why'd the camera start so fucking close to his face. why you gotta be like that. 'set the record state about the last 52 hours' OH IN MEDIAS RES???? OH IN MEDIAS RES????? well shit. fuck. hell yeah? hell yeah. this is gonna be an interesting one then.

now the thing is. it sucks that it has to start with keiko. bc as i keep hammering. the two of them get so few opportunities to just, be a couple? without a plot problem? even if it makes sense that keiko acting weird would be obrien's first 'wait. what?' moment

i like that, at this early stage, keiko is the only one being EXTREMELY suspicious, while everyone else seems to be like. plausibly off. the engineering crews early, but they're on siskos orders, and sisko seems as genial as ever. the only bit that sounded off was when he said he was talking to keiko about jake's grades, but obrien buys it completely, and even then it doesnt sound that far off.

"its not doctors i have a problem with [in unison] its you julian" i love you two so much

ohp there we go, there's the sign sisko's lying.

oh he keeps being sneaky babyyyyy i love that for him

keiko really is an awful liar and thats kind of sweet, in its own way

the fact that bashir going 'hows the sex life' is setup is absolute fucking chaos to me. i dont even know if bashir knows shit. i have no idea what my boy knows. i know keiko, sisko, and kira know SOMETHING, i dont know if Bashir knows (i assume he does? or at least enough to not question an order to take as long as possible with the physical)

see im sitting here going Is That Shit Poisoned. Is That Shit Fucked. How Fucked Is This. How in danger am i, the nausea bitch, in this situation. okay obrien agrees with me, hell yeah bro

the CLOSE UPS. THE TEEEEENSIIIIIOOOOOOON. gah fuck.

the montage of him listening to the logs, i adore it

man just shows up, hits a button, walks off, because literally noone will question why the fuck hes in the bridge

oh hey odo IS in this episode. exceptional. was worried for a minute. but hes not in the framing sequence runabout so ? but he seems on side so.

quark's just like? bro i was trying to make friendly conversation. the fuck are you on about.

ohp odos not on side anymore ohohohooooOOOOOO AND THERES SISKO WITH THE STEEL CHAIRRRRR i mean uh

MY MANS GOT A STUN GRENADE AND A GUN YES

YES

THE TIGER IS FREE

ooh i like that, thats a cute trick. love my tech man.

everybody? like every everybody? then again i guess like, sisko pre-emptively coulda told rollman, just like obrien said he might do to odo.

they've specified this coffee type way too many times. whats up with that. should i be aware of something re: the coffee. i dont watch regularly enough to remember obriens coffee order.

man the compute-

WHY THE FUCK ARE THERE TWO OF THEM? WHY ARE THERE TWO OF THEM? OOOOOOOH so it was OBRIEN that was off, thats cute! thats so cute!

oh i really like that actually. thats a really cute twist. i love that. OOOHHH THAT RULES. THAT RULES. I LOVE THAT.

genuinely really good. i like that a lot. the coffee thing was definitely something though, right, like 100%.

s2e15 time, lets go, its obrien again. 3/3 on obriens.

this convos real sweet! i love learning about obrien.

oh hell yea. bow time.

tech mans about to learn a valuable lesson in 'there is tech thats isn't electric'

that actress, alixus? she looks extremely familiar. joseph also looks familiar but in a way i can chalk to being like, generic nice older man. im gonna check both of these though. nope, nevermind, dont know her. BUT JOSEPH IS THE VOICE OF PUFFIN FROM SWAN PRINCESS????? WHAT THE FUCK. WHAT THE FUVK? what the fuck.

i know its early days but this episode is not doing anything for me at this stage.

oh that one woman really wants to leave huh

okay so the plot is gonna be that this woman is gonna try and force them to stay, isn't it.

oh yea im bang on thats 100% what this plots gonna be. she's pulling some shit tm. either she's the reason the EM fails or she sabotaged the original ship. or maybe theres a twist here. who knows. the vibes arent great.

yeah cult vibes. cult vibes. like, im not strictly saying shes wrong. sometimes people do need to be off their phones (i say, blogging my entire experience of shows and books and movies). but like. ? somehow i dont think the SciFi Show is going to be coming down especially sympathetic.

'primitive' yikes

something about the fact alixus immediately went to calling them Miles and Ben feels significant

she's giving cult energy lads. like, she has a point, that in the absence of electrical technology reliance on herbal remedy is medicine, does save lives, but to prevent a tech guy from trying to do his tech shit? like you can do two things at once. you can have people scour the forest for fungi and you can let the bastard play with his computers for a bit. just get him to help you like, cook or smth. give him a basic chore so he still 'pulls his weight'. you can compromise to let him try until he's satisfied himself that he's done everything he can. you can hardly except obrien and sisko to snap to the pastoral lifestyle in 2 seconds when you've had 10 years and were also clearly on that Vibe long before.

'the ship is travelling at warp 2' at. warp 2? it was in synchronous orbit? synchronous orbit is impulse, is my usual understanding. and that certainly wouldn't send it hurtling off, it shouldn't fucking slingshot out. unless duonetic does shit? i feel like obrien would've said if it did. im gonna read full malice into alixus now, her or joseph, someones pulling shit.

obrien reminiscing about keiko is really sweet.

oh yeah normal behaviour chuck the cunt in a metal box small enough to give me grief, excellent fucking shit, for fucks sake. what the fuck. torture??? torture??? bro. bro.

for a woman in deep on political theory you think she'd know about deterrence theory and shit. about how like... harsh punishment for crime does not necessarily deter crime if the need is severe enough, which is why the correct method of combatting crime is to address the reasons why is it does (in this instance, more fairly apportion your limited supply of fucking candles)

fellas, im gonna say it, sisko is an attractive man. im just putting it out there.

its sort of neat that alixus only has the idea to do this, SPECIFICALLY to sisko, BECAUSE sisko had previously made a point of mentioning that obrien was married, not him. thats sort of a neat bit. cause she mightve tried it on obrien, who wouldve just gone haha no im married please leave, but no. sisko, because she knows he isnt married. if he'd answered about womens fashion that might've even dissuaded her from the idea altogether.

oh hey siskos making the same point as me. exceptional. so the episode is just being blunt, then.

'core identity' cult behaviour! cult behaviour!

'of course all you have to do is ask' gross

i love this kira and dax bit, this is cute

'they continue to reject us' it took yall years and youre pissy about a week. eat shit. fuck off. i hate you

hey man id really recommend not wearing those like 3 layers when you go into the cook box

this ep is so blunt man.

i do really like this conversation with Miles and Joseph where Joseph knows exactly what Miles is trying to do. i think its really neat. its such a cute little bit. 'i can do it so it wont hurt at all' giving Joseph an out. so good.

i cant believe i was right on BOTH counts, fuck me running.

i like that the guy who was previously in the box is the one who gets sisko water, cute.

and then just two kids stare at a box, okay??? i hated that. i did not like that at all.

i didnt like that. cannot explain it. i guess my bit is that the episode doesnt do enough to convince me that she DID build a community, and not just a cult or something (which, i guess definitionally that is a community, but, yknow??) like. i just. no? i feel like i mightve been kinder if one or more of the people had chosen to leave, to see the truth and to make an informed choice, but instead joseph just speaks for everybody and thats it. not enough done to establish to me that she was right. eugh.

thats me for the night but like. aya. land of contrasts