#not really cuz i'm not that reactive a person

[probablyaseamonster]

I just had a prediction.

Aimsey and Guqqie's investigation will eventually end with someone (maybe the last pirate left) finally discovering that they were lovers after a long period of debate and denial.

If the discovery happens in a person's final moments, there will be one line. Something like "oh. they were in love."

(this might also tie in to Owen's comment in his intro where he mentioned that the trope "history hates lovers" applies to this world of pirates as well. Maybe if Owen's the one to figure this out (as a Heron no less) he will relate their story to his backstory)

Also I should probably say that I am now rooting for Olivesleepy. I barely followed Rats and I knew nothing about Olive before this but now I want them to be the one to avenge. Even if they die trying, I will be satisfied.

[goodolddumbbanana]

Ruin you two-faced little shit!!! Am I the only one who sees Ruin is acting right now? Does anyone see it too???

When he interacts with Nexus, he seems still in his polite annoying facade. But when he talks with Dark Sun, he immediately switches to UwU please don't hurt me 🥺🥺🥺 baby.

And the way he asks Dark Sun for one day off just to rest? Sus...

From what I see, He is trying to manipulate Dark Sun, trying to make Dark Sun feel pity for him. Because at the end of the episode, Dark Sun asks Nexus to treat Ruin better, really proving how annoying Dark Sun saw Nexus treated Ruin.

And the way he acts so much like Sun (proving his help for Nexus, leaving Nexus alone with amounts of supplies, acting both nonchalant and polite mixing with little anxious when interacting with people?

Dark Sun even still claims himself as Sun? And ask Ruin to call him Sun? (yes babygirl, you are Sun, you are still Sun!!), that means, he still has some levels of empathy for Ruin, someone just like him before, was treated badly by a Moon, or Nexus now.

(I love that he still thinks of Nexus as Moon. Like sure buddy, choose whatever name you like. You still is a piece of shit like before.)

And I love that Dark Sun still holds a little bit of morality compared to Nexus, the one who not only lost it, but also actively became worse on purpose.

And with Nexus.... Haizzz, I am lost at words.

That dude went from my favourite character to this.... Baby man. (I still love him though, I'm .... Trying to trust the progress but it is really hard here man!!!)

And he keeps telling himself he doesn't care about anything... I started to think what happened with Nexus may be related to Negative power, cuz Nexus has shown a lot of weird symptoms when he jumped in the portal before, like having headaches or error in his system when he first woke up...

I hope Nexus doesn't do the ' I am Monster Now' roleplay with Solar or ask him to join Nexus because it will be very cringe...

The idea that Nexus only thinks of Solar as his only brother makes me sick in the stomach. (Plz show don't go in the direction.... I prayed 2 months ago and I would prayed again.)

Guess they will meet soon. I honestly want to see how Sun and Nexus interact more than with Solar, seeing how even Sun's name comes out of Nexus'mouth makes Nexus sick in the stomach.

It really feels like for me Nexus is actively ignoring Sun. Like from doesn't want to say Sun's name, to the point rather analyze the code that makes Sun (hardcode, really hard) more than just kippnad Sun.

Like with Moon, he wants to pick a fight, to prove himself as superior (ironically he now really resembles Eclipse.)

With Earth, he shares a little bit of guilt for what he has caused, and throws it all away after that. He doesn't think Earth understands him, and With Lunar, he kinda hates him cuz Lunar really has not treated Nexus very well in the past.

But Sun... The name only says it out loud make him vomit? The only person that makes him that reactive is Moon...

I don't know... Maybe I am still attracted to Sun and Nexus brotherhood, that I still have hope that Nexus holds a little piece of love for Sun.

Maybe I am delulu.

Maybe the show will end up with Solar save Nexus...

But if that happens, I think I will puke

[mamawasatesttube]

Do you have thoughts on how kon would be as a big brother to Chris and Jon? I've read Chris and Jon's comics and I'm writing a thing with them but I want to have their big brother be part of their character/internal problem solving even if he doesn't (as of yet) appear. But I've only read yj and superboy is unfinished/on my tbr so I'm going to the Expert

(If you have any thoughts opinions on Kara's familial relationships you can include those as well)

OOH OOH YES DO I EVER!!!!!

every time i think about kon as a big brother i immediately think of sb94 annual #2, which opens on kon taking a kid flying for his birthday and joking about him being superboy jr., kind of like his little brother. then we move to cadmus, where it turns out the prototypical experiment #1 (whereas kon was #13) has awoken and escaped his containment pod. he fights kon briefly, believing himself to be/wanting to be the "real" superboy, but is injured and collapses in kon's arms afterwards. it turns out he's not stable outside the pod and is dying; despite kon's best efforts to get the cadmus doctors to save him, he only lasts another few minutes. i'm personally never ever getting over kon's face when it happens (right after they both find out their dna donor was paul westfield):

SO!! with that being established backstory: i think kon would be soooo excited to be a big brother. he'd talk a big game and want the kids to think he's cool, and of course, he's a mega dork (he'd try to get them both into wendy, and if they didn't like it, he'd be offended). but imo, he's also gonna be so protective of them right off the bat, in large part because of poor clone #1. he's got a lot of feelings about people he's gotta protect, and little siblings are sooo high on that list.

one thing is that i don't think kon really thinks of clark as his dad. of course, it depends on the point in the timeline where you're really introducing chris and jon (because like kon was dead by the point of last son introducing chris, and fitting jon into new earth is always a fun puzzle), but (to be clear this is to an extent my hc also) by the time he's living with the kents, kon no longer wants superman to be his dad. i do think he does at first ("i wish i had parents" in sb94 #85 paired with how reactive he is about shooting down superman being his dad in sb94 #94), but when he moves in with the kents that dies down pretty fast. but he'd way rather the kids call him their big brother than, like, their uncle. that's so uncool (haha see, 'cuz uncle sounds kind of like uncool--aw, whatever)!!! it makes him sound so OLD!!!! he's not an uncle!!!

so overall i think it's like. he's a fun-loving and protective figure. they probably think he's So cool for a while, then get a little older and go oh wait. that's a dorklord. i do think jon throws one hell of a tantrum the day he finds out he's never gonna get ttk even if he grows into all the other kryptonian powers, though.

(i also hc that chris can get some weird funky powers other than ttk, not ttk itself, bc its like... kon is THE ttk guy, and thats a metagene designed to emulate kryptonian powers, so it feels a little weird to take something that specific and give it to another character who doesn't have any of the narrative reasons to need it. someone who knows more abt editorial please do correct me if i'm wrong, but i'm pretty sure they only gave chris ttk because prior to infinite crisis, the nightwing in new krypton shown to be using ttk was supposed to be kon, and was changed last-minute into chris.)

so like, he'd be a figure they can count on, someone they regard as always in their corner if they yell for him. he'll take the heat if they get in trouble (he spoils them. lois however has a very uncanny ability to tell if kon's taking the blame for something they did). i think as they grow older they might be like ...why's kon our brother but he doesn't live with us? and doesn't call our parents mom and dad? because kon stays with the kents but just hangs out with them all the time, and he calls clark and lois "clark and lois", and understanding that their family isn't nuclear might be a learning curve for them.

as for kara, i'll try and keep it brief bc this is already long i'm so sorry sdkhj but i generally operate in the realm of postcrisis kara, aka linda lang. she's roughly the same age as kon and she's got a Lot of feelings re: new krypton and her own guilt and her duty to her family, as well as whether she as supergirl can really measure up to superman. i love her. i think she would Adore having baby cousins because they mean her family is growing, after all the people she's lost. that said i think it's very possible she's a little awkward with kids because she just doesn't have that much experience with them. but i think she'd teach them to draw, and she'd really earnestly try with both of them. she'd LOVE to teach them about krypton, too.

[the-s1lly-corner]

Random Eyeless Jack and S/o thing

This was originally going to be a whole headcannon post detailing about how Jack uses music to keep a handle on his mental state due to his silly curse but I kinda got embarrassed midway through writing it so

To the drafts it goes, where it shall never see the light of day ever again

But I still wanted to do something with the idea, so, I'm using the cute idea I had for him and S/o

Give him music from his favorite bands; CDs, cassettes, and of course something to play it on! Jack will absolutely melt

Basic idea for the drafted idea is that memories and music are known to have some sort of connection; with music helping parts of the brain reactivate or someshit. Music also prompts the production of certain chemicals in the brain; like dopamine or oxytocin! Smells are also a huge thing for memories! These two things are really important to Jack, since he wants to hold on to his old human life for as long as he can. On top of that he, before the cult shit happened, listened to music to unwind and help with stress.

As a little bonus hc building off the smell thing, he likes hoarding things that smell like you. Makes him feel nice n fuzzy with the added bonus of keeping him grounded

Well he'll melt if you get him any gift, but that's asides the point

Music is more personal to him, you know

Music is almost always playing in his cabin

Music tends to become more prominent in the cabin when his curse flares up and makes him all... hungry and feral

Got an angst idea on that coming up^^

You guys both have a song you associate with each other, and at least half a dozen you both just. Dance to. Doesnt even have to full on proper dancing; hes content with holding you and swaying

Bonus if you sing! Sing for him and hes wrapped around your finger

NOOOOOO cuz imagine doing a little karaoke night and you both sing together and and and

SOBS

He can't sing for shit but he'll be more than happy to sing with you

Anywahs back to a singing S/o, he's smitten as soon as the first words of the song

If he had eyes you'd see the amount of love in them

Oh please please hum for him while you're cuddling he'll love you forever

Enjoy this fluff while its here because next post is gonna be angst/srs

[tombfreak]

if someone (me) wants to write (or roleplay) a character with Antisocial Personality Disorder, how do you think they should do it? What are questions that can be asked about the character in order to develop or flesh them out more (like, "how does your character act in blah blah situation")? And do you have any books/excerpts/short stories that have a character with ASPD that you can recommend? Your blog and many others' blog really helped me in understanding how ASPD works, which ends up in me being able to develop this character more. However, I'm still not sure how to actually really write in this character's perspective, mainly because I still want to understand the littler details. I really just don't want to accidentally write something that ends up not being true lol IG if it helps, my character w/ ASPD is very apathetic and he believes that showing emotions is weakness, so he always has a poker face.

Holy fuck I completely forgot I had this blog LMAOO My bad. Anyways.

First off, as a writer, I always try to avoid giving my characters any labels of a disorder especially a personality disorder, cuz it feels cheap. Its easy to just throw a label on them and call it a day, but its harder to write them in a way where they would be diagnosed with ASPD yknow?

Like for example, you can say a character has anxiety, and boom, theres a new trait. But are you able to show this in your character without using the word "anxiety"? With ASPD, or any personality disorder, you need to be able to show this characters habits and mindsets and behaviours without having to use the label "ASPD".

I think the best representation of a character with ASPD I have seen in Dr. House from House MD. I was absolutely amazed by how much I could relate and how accurate it was to how I experience, and have seen others act, with ASPD. And the best part is that they don't even say he has ASPD until way later in the show, but that doesn't change a single thing about how he has acted up until that point.

The main thing about cluster B personality disorders is that there is a maladaptive and dysfunctional way of thinking and acting ingrained into this person. And the way they view things and behave actively causes them issues in their relationships, social settings, work, etc. It differs wildly for everyone though, but the one thing that is pretty much the same for everyone with ASPD is that their core fear is being controlled, and they value self-preservation above everything else. It's them against the world, and they are constantly grasping for power, control, and social dominance in order to protect themselves.

So some questions you can ask about your character is:

1. How do they experience empathy and remorse? ASPD is known to be a disregard for others and rules that actively causes issues in their life. In what ways do they disregard others feelings/rights, and do they feel bad about this? If they do feel remorse, what overrides this to make them keep acting in anti-social ways?

2. ASPD is a disorder. It causes a lot of issues in a persons life, especially with the law, authority, and hurting peoples feelings. In what ways does your character suffer from their behaviour and ways they think/view the world?

3. How do they view the world? What do they value the most? What are they willing to do to protect themselves, and how do they respond to perceived threats? ASPD is known for reactive aggression, where they will respond with hostility at a perceived threat (even if there wasn't actually one, they often take ambiguous remarks as hostility)

4. ASPD symptoms must have also been present in childhood (symptoms of conduct disorder shown before the age of 15). What was your character like as a kid? What caused them to act out? Who were the primary influences in their development, and how did that influence who they are today/how they think?

Remember that people with ASPD are often rude, harsh, callous, insensitive, and lack a proper moral code. They may act hostile towards anything that feels like control, especially being told what to do, or having rules to follow, including social norms like morality, political correctness, manners, and empathy. They often look out for themselves before they even think about looking out for others, and they are willing to do anything and put anyone down or manipulate a situation to protect themselves.

People with ASPD are often good at making excuses for themselves and avoid punishment for their actions, or completely disregard consequences and repeat their mistakes over and over again. This is partially due to a mindset of "you can't tell me what to do/you can't control me/fuck you". There is a lot of defiance.

And of course please remember that ASPD is a spectrum, and there are mild to extreme cases, and it presents differently in everyone. The main thing is that it causes distress and dysfunction in the persons relationships and life because of their disregard for rules and others. And that they fear being controlled, and value self-preservation.

And while people with ASPD are usually insensitive assholes (love ya), we also are people. We are human beings, not problems. We are human beings, not pricks. So make sure to write your character with hobbies and interests and redeemable traits and with positive qualities as well. Dont have their entire character written revolving around the idea of ASPD. People are complex, and there is much more to someone than their disordered behaviour/mindsets.

Also what you said about your character being very apathetic, you could tie that in to a lack of care/disregard for others which Im sure you were already planning on doing. But also remember that ASPD isn't just a quiet, apathetic, emotionless robot disorder. In reality, ASPD is pretty loud. Its angry, and destructive, and aggressive. Cluster B PDs are classified as emotionally unstable and erratic, and ASPD is no different. So make sure you remember that while he may not care about others, apathy/lacking empathy isn't a criteria for ASPD (though its heavily correlated). Check out the DSM-5 criteria and make sure your character qualifies. Also, you don't get diagnosed with ASPD just cuz you think antisocial thoughts. You get diagnosed cuz of the way you behave and interact with others/the world, and the problems that causes you. Most people with ASPD will be diagnosed through the legal system. So make sure you show the antisocial tendencies of your character, as I mentioned before with separating them from the label.

I hope this helped a bit, mb for the late ass response LMAO Good luck

[lunicho]

hi bunny! it’s me again 🍑 anon.. i wanted to give longer time between messages but i was remember that seongbin and seongmo have their own soundcloud accs where they have posted solo music (predebut?) and it’s soo good.. of course i’m especially obsessed with seongbin’s.. 82major has their own soundcloud account too u might already know all of this but when i was there listening to illegal and some of seongbin’s stuff i found they released a song called “noona”?? 😭😭 anyways… also at work.. 🤭 thinking about himbo seongbin and listening to his songs and thinking about (and pls forgive me if ur not into this.. and i’m also not going to articulate it well at all) but seongbin being intimidated by his gf being strong and smart and wanting to be more dominant in the relationship but when he does have to ask her for help he’s so shy and meek about it and says silly teasing things to try to keep the upper hand.. forgive me for not being able to elaborate any further and also i think i was expecting to go in a more toxic!seongbin direction with this thought but.. i’m so sorry for this rambling but my main point was that if u haven’t checked out his and seongmo’s soundclouds u def should!! (and if u have i wanna know what u think cuz their style is sooooooo😵‍💫)

i actually didn't know about their soundclouds! i'm like never the most caught up person when it comes to groups and like their content and stuff so this is actually very new information to me! i need to go and listen to their songs on there fs cuz i just knoww it's all so good. also seongbin with the noona song?? 😭 seongbin milf hunter i see i see 😭

i think im catching ur drift here i think i think.. so like seongbin tries to maintain the upper hand with you because he's not ready to let go and submit, he tries so hard to be all cocky with you but it doesn't really work. but he gets so needy and has to come to u for help and when u do help him out u treat him like a little princess, doting on him, praising him, calling him all kinds of cutesy names and stuff like that and it just fucks with him a little cuz he's like "why is this not working" like he makes so many slick comments, trying so hard to affect you more than ur affecting him but it doesn't work and he really just ends up sounding so pathetic :(

i could see him being the type to try and act like things aren't affecting him but he's so hyper aware of where your hands are on his body, your fingertips light a fire on his skin and he's just so jumpy and reactive and kinda super sensitive. i feel like he'd be quite vocal as well, letting out grunts and shaky moans but he'd try to keep that all in but u can tell by the way his cock keeps twitching that he's so turned on and he's going so crazy here 😭 also toxic seongbin 👀 im listening im listening (if u have more thoughts ofc)

also i will definitely have to listen to their soundclouds and i'll let yk when i do!!

[thetetratan]

(welcome to the cartilage)

(the place in between multiverses)

(this is a post essentially explaining all of the TETRATAN's lore soooo)

(also anything in parentheses isn't in char)

(but everything else is)

(sooooooo)

(read this post if you want to know about the TETRATAN's lore)

(Or go in blind and see if you can piece together anything)

(that may be more fun)

(idk it's up to you)

(but this post did take more than two days to write)

(so I would appreciate it if you did read it all)

(this story starts a long long time ago, like every damn story. But I'm talking like REALLLLLY long time ago. Like HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF YEARS AGO. This story takes place in a kingdom, and by now you already have deja Vu from the stories you were told as a kid. But this kingdom wasnt any normal kingdom, because it was an ENTIRE OMNIVERSE. At this moment in time, the only inhabitants of this omniverse were all the different types of Titans, omniversal beings that held time most power out of any species, ever. Besides the other types of Titans, of course. There are four types of Titans. Normal Titans, who can use Titan magic, or xylves, but can be hurt by anything. Then there are Supertitans and HYPERTITANS. Both being able to use xylve magic, and only being hurt by said xylves. HYPERTITANS, being stronger than Supertitans, had their entire names capitalized, even in speech! And finally there was the most powerful Titans, the TETRATANS, who not only had two extra tentacles for legs, but also were incredibly rare and unique. The TETRATANS were actually around the same power as the HYPERTITANS, but the difference comes from a different item, the TETRA CRYSTAL, which gives incredible power to any who wield it. Any being could receive a major power boost in all areas with this crystal, but the titan types, especially the TETRATANS, were extra reactive to the crystal. These TETRATANS were few and far between though, so the ones that did exist were basically worshipped by everything, including lesser Titans. (Also this may be a good time to note that cannibalism was morally acceptable at this time, in fact it was a regular occurrence, because Titans of all variations besides regular Titans feed solely off of deceased xylve matter, and Titans were not just using xylves, they were made of it, so going to war with other Titans was a good idea cuz death of people meant food ok now back to the main story oh wait we only now just finished the background info oh shit this is a lot of lore) So one of these worshipped TETRATANS was named ECHO (@21ducky don't you dare even think about it) and ECHO was kinda a tyrant (just like @21ducky) and no one really liked him but they still worshipped him because they would immediately die if they stood against him.)

(or would they?)

(see, there was this one person, who wasn't any type of Titan, but was at the moment pretending to be a Supertitan. His name was DISCORD. You may be asking, why is HIS name capitalized? I thought only HYPERTITANS and above get that treatment! Well, you would be correct. DISCORD gets the capital name treatment even thought he technically isn't a Titan at all. This is because he became a person with equivalent power to a TETRATAN. DISCORD found a material that, when used in a process that involves the TETRA CRYSTAL, can become a new material that mimics parchment paper. But everything written in it will come true. So he used his newfound power to become as strong as ECHO, and he eventually won. He sealed ECHO in the first dimension to stay for all eternity. But ECHO will be important later...)

(meanwhile, DISCORD starts to fake being a TETRATAN cuz even thought he has the power of a TETRATAN and the cool TETRA CRYSTAL thing, he technically isn't. But the other Titans don't know that they'll just worship him anyway. DISCORD goes med with power trying to make sure no other TETRATAN tries to become another tyrant, and becomes a tyrant himself. So that worked well for him, didn't it? He settles in the Citadels, which house the HYPERTITANS and live in the one in the middle, which houses the TETRA CRYSTAL. So yeah a pretty overpowered location. He starts using that material from before that gave him power (don't have a name for it yet) and writes things assuring that he stays in power, buuuuuut in his rush to make sure no other TETRATAN can come to power, he made the thing wrong (L) so THIS paper does absolutely nothing besides serve as paper. But he doesn't know that, so he keeps writing and writing, and starts writing these in rhyming poems and plays them off as prophecies (even though they won't even come true lol). The HYPERTITANS dub him as a prophet, and dub his living space as the Prophet's Castle. Eventually has a plan to get more power. But don't worry about that plan because he DIES.)

(So after their leader and idol DIES, the HYPERTITANS all go to war against each other.)

(The HYPERTITANS have been broken up into a few clans. Being in a clan was advantageous because they were going to war with other HYPERTITANS all the time. They also unanimously decided to keep it a secret that DISCORD died from the other Titan types. Just because THEY wanted to be the ones to get to the Prophet's Castle. See, most HYPERTITAN wars were fought between two clans, just for the sake of food. But there was another motive to this war. Remember the TETRA CRYSTAL? Yeah, that was kept with DISCORD in the Prophet's Castle so if any clan got into the Prophet's Castle, DISCORD would have INSANE powers over the other HYPERTITANS. So each clan was trying to get to the Prophet's Castle, to get that sweet sweet extra power for themselves. Eventually one clan got to the Prophet's Castle and used the TETRA CRYSTAL's power to defend themselves and stay in control. There, the leader of that tribe had his second son. (His other son left to the land of the Supertitans as a representative of his clan to establish trade offers) This new baby HYPERTITAN was actually really special, because he wasn't a HYPERTITAN. He was a TETRATAN. (Remember TETRATANS are just HYPERTITANS with a stronger connection to the TETRA CRYSTAL) So considering that the new baby was part of a species that was worshipped in the past and when in proximity to the TETRA CRYSTAL are by FAR the strongest beings in the omniverse, the HYPERTITANS decided to raise him as their own and try to use his power against their enemies. But Titans in general age much slower than humans. Like, MUCH slower. It depends on what Titan that person is, but for HYPERTITANS AND TETRATANS, it's around one TETRATAN year (or HYPERTITAN year) for every one BILLION human years. So the HYPERTITANS will have to wait a while before having this powerhouse. The HYPERTITAN clan tried to keep it a secret from the other clans, but eventually word got out, and all the HYPERTITAN clans had a new target. To either kidnap or kill the infant TETRATAN. (And if it isn't clear yet, this infant is THE TETRATAN. The one who runs this blog.) Eventually, one of the outside HYPERTITAN clans were able to infiltrate the Prophet's Castle and kidnap the TETRATAN. But not before his oven clan noticed. In the midst of the battle that ensued, the TETRATAN did one thing, that changed everything. He started to cry. Now, this may not seem like so much, but this is a TETRATAN, LITERALLY ADJACENT TO THE TETRA CRYSTAL. Also, no one was expecting a massive blast to come from the baby being kidnapped, so when it came, no one was ready. Everyone was all so not ready, in fact, that they ALL DIED. So yeah, nice going there TETRATAN. And when I say they all died, I mean EVERY HYPERTITAN, AND MANY TITANS were affected. The Titans don't even live in the area! The Supertitans live even further, but even they could feel it, although no one got hurt. This big boom was also strong enough to SHATTER THE TETRA CRYSTAL. The TETRA CRYSTAL broke into many TETRA SHARDS, each giving whoever wields one an AMAZING boost of power, but not NEARLY as amazing as the full TETRA CRYSTAL.)

(Killing wasn't the only thing that this blast did, though. It also created the ENTIRE OMNIVERSE. The one EVERY UNIVERSE AND MULTIVERSE THAT HOUSES A NON-TITAN SPECIES IS IN. And, if it isn't clear enough yet, this baby crying was the cause of the BIG BANG.(The one they were in before is now called the ruins, cuz that blast destroyed most of it, and this new one is called the Omniverse, as uncreative as that is. There are other omniverses, but none besides these two are important to this story.) So now with the creation of non-Titan beings, and a massive blast coming from the HYPERTITAN area, there was a lot that caught the eyes of the surviving Titans. Including a certain HYPERTITAN off establishing trade offers in the SUPERTITAN lands. THE TETRATAN'S BROTHER!!!!!! DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUN!!!!!!!!)

(The TETRATAN's brother, understandably panicked by the big boom boom, rushes back home immediately and sees what has come of the ENTIRE HYPERTITAN SPECIES. And he notices the only survivor is a baby. He quickly figures out that the baby caused the big boom (somehow) and, having just lost his entire family (well not his ENTIRE family cuz the baby is his brother but he doesn't know that) the TETRATAN'S brother decides to yeet the TETRATAN into the omniverse he just created to live there cuz he doesn't want a baby (child neglect be like). The TETRATAN lands on a deserted island inhabitated solely by octopi (squids and octopi evolved from the HYPERTITANS). So at least he has food.)

(many years later ooooooooo)

(time skip a FEW billion years, the TETRATAN has self-taught himself a lot of magic. He need to do this to survive, because his brother, after living for a few billion years in solitude, has reconsidered his old choice to send the TETRATAN off into the omniverse, and is now trying to kill him. You know you else is trying to kill the TETRATAN? MY MO-)

(You know who else is trying to kill the TETRATAN? DISCORD!!! Remember him? Yeah, turns out his death was staged and he was waiting for the next TETRATAN to come along because he wanted to make sure no new tyrant like ECHO would rise to power, so he decided killing the only other being powerful enough to do so would stop that from happening. Also everyone thinks DISCORD is a TETRATAN, but technically he's not. He still says he is though. The TETRATAN doesn't really know much about his past, because everything blew up, and the only people who DO know anything much about his past are trying to kill him. (This is actually why he goes by the name of his species, the TETRATAN, instead of his real name. He doesn't know his name. He can't read or speak in Titan language so he can't figure it out himself, either.) All three of them are trying to collect as many TETRA SHARDS as possible to become more powerful than the others, and it is chaotic. DISCORD is also the only one out of the three who doesn't know how to teleport. And the TETRATAN messes around with the inhabitants of the omniverse he created when he's bored, and lives in the seventh dimension, aka the void.)

(WE GOT THROUGH THE LORE)

(@myconidwitch how's that for lore)

[enrichmentformaverick]

Hey I'm looking to get a cane corso in the next couple of years. I'm a pretty small person but I work at a dog daycare with plenty of large dog breeds so i don't think size is a major concern for me. I love obedience training, joring sports, outdoor adventures, and I'm looking for a gaurd dog who doesn't react excessively (like some gsds, mals, and dobies I've met). I'd love to hear about you're experience with Vino and any other corsos you've met before. Do you experience any negative stigma? Are they as crazy as many "loaded gun" dog owners say they are (like with malinois)? How big is Vino and how strong is she? Is she quick to learn? Does a dog like that require more work than other working gaurd dogs other than because of size? I hope I'm not too interrogative 😅 thanks!

Hey thanks for the ask! It sounds like a Corso might be a perfect fit for you! Corsi are like many big working breeds where the breeder you get your dog from makes all the difference. You can get a Corso who is all of your worst fears and more, or you can get one like Vino who improves the lives of everyone she meets forever. I’m only exaggerating a little

For sure there is some negative stigma just like with any large dog breed. Mostly though I get people asking what she is. I get many more negative reactions about my German shepherd Maverick.

Corsi in my experience are not hyped up dogs, much more steady and consistent than a mal or a dutchie or even a working line shepherd. They have a lot in common with Doberman but in my experience are less prone to reactivity and anxiety. But again that can totally depend on your individual dog.

Vino is 90lbs and is a little small, but not by much. People think corsi should be as large as possible but the bigger they are the less they can work. Also the people interested in making them crazy huge usually don’t care about other more important things like health, temperament, etc. She is crazy strong and super muscular, but she uses her strength to work with me not against me, which I was careful to do on purpose. Also it helps that she has Maverick to wrestle with, cuz they are so close in size she can really put her whole body into it.

Vino is crazy smart and picks up stuff super quick. It constantly surprises me, the first time I give her a reward for something she is like “okay cool I’ll do that thing all the time now no problem”. She learns quick and it sticks around in her brain. I’ve never worked with another dog who is so good at both the learning and the applying. She is an amazing sport dog and training partner.

I don’t think Corsi are crazy different from other similar breeds. They care very much about being your partner/teammate. They want to be involved in your life. Setting appropriate boundaries with behavior and with their body is important, especially when they are a puppy, but that’s true of all big dogs. Remember that they are usually dog neutral and or same sex aggressive, so don’t get one expecting it to be a doggy daycare dog. And socialize with that in mind, neutral experiences around other dogs are super important.

I could talk about Cane Corso and my dogs all day long, feel free to ask more questions or dm me. Also I know a lot of amazing breeders so if you want to tell me where ish you live I may be able to recommend someone

Thanks for the ask! Here is a silly baby pic

[mod2amaryllis]

mod, I come to you asking earnestly as a now second-time giant breed owner, with intent to do it sooooo good this time. in your expertise as a vet tech, what are some of the most helpful things I can train my soon-to-be-person-sized-dog to do

takes your beautiful hand so softly. holds your face. wrexie......my pal wrexie, i. i will. let me, let me try and think of, it's. i-its simple you just, gotta,

man i have little sporty dogs hang on. switching into "tech working with a big dog hoping they know to [blank] mode"

ok ummmmmm don't let them jump!!!!!!! cut it off as a pubby! I'm a total enabler with jumping because i love a dog hug, but ppl sized dogs just caaaant they can't!!!!! joanie is a too-heavy jumper and what helped her hold it back was teaching jump as a trick. like no she can't initiate jump, that'll be ignored, but once that command comes it's free reign fun time!

i think prioritize leash manners from GO. like moment you get them, leash them at home every now n then, make leash games, see if they work better with a collar or harness. start before they're stronger than any human lol

intense socializing. the hard thing about big beautiful people sized dogs, you need to do everything you normally have to do for puppies, but like. you REALLY gotta be on it. because they get to the point where they can be a liability. the most dangerous dogs are big unsocialized stress cases. like I'm thinking of examples right now and yeah the times i was most scared was with giant reactive dogs. there's a particular german shepherd and saint bernard that i still get jitters remembering hoo!

overall i really don't have anything specific. it's the same as any puppy, except I'm gripping your shoulders very very hard and saying you have to go hard. big dogs leave u no choice you have try harrrd. here's what I'll say to you buddy to buddy: spare no expense while they're young. i wish I'd invested in more training for Joanie when she was a puppy, i held off cuz it was expensive, but in retrospect the expense would've been waaaaay worth the benefits. like obviously it's not always possible but do as much as you can when they're still small.

also you'll do great wrexie i belieb

[ravenousnightwind]

One of the hardest things is knowing if I'm getting better or not. Like for I guess it's been more than seven years now really, and I realized that I have a lot of problems that stop me from being able to do normal things.

I thought that maybe..it wasn't always there, but it has been. But with the excitement of moving to a new place, and then the denial of grief from my dad's Death, caused a lot of issues when it all caught up with me and the adrenaline faded away.

Once I got my diagnosis for autism and adhd, I started to feel more like myself than before, though that process had already began since being treated with anti-depressants. Especially since I realized it wasn't bad to be who I am.

There's days I have that are very subpar. Better than most days. Most days I can't do anything. Even take care of myself. But then I'd have days where I could do a lot in a limited fashion. Halfway chores you might say. Then there are days like today where I feel generally great but with only a few limitations. My goal is to essentially cope with all of my issues so that I can be a functional person. Maybe some day get a job. But I've come to the realization that my understanding of my problems runs merely on the surface of what's there.

Growing up in the 90s, we didn't have all the therapy and information we do now about autism, adhd, depression, and anxiety. So I was treated really unfairly by a lot of people, people who were supposed to help me. But despite this huge setback, I feel like I'm adapting well enough. I just have to reach a point of stability and understanding of all my issues and how they interconnect.

I think maybe it might also be the change of seasons essentially reactivating my ability to function. Cuz the sun is like kinda important for you. I've been coasting for a while, but I seriously hope that today's feelings mean that I can do more and feel better than I have in the past and lead to better coping mechanisms and better understanding of myself.

[lacrimosathedark]

I genuinely didn't have a real intention to further elaborate on this half-joke post, but @suzaojou decided to comment and I see you all over just spoiling peoples' fun so I will elaborate further.

"No, Alastor would treat FemLucifer like he treats the other short angel who doesn't like him, Vaggie. Antagonistic and condescending as much as possible with no regard to her personal space. Lucifer isn't gonna treat FemAlastor like Lilith, it's gonna make it worse cuz she would say that she sees Charlie like her own and that implies trying to take the spot of Charlie's maternal figure from Lilith."

As of meeting Lucifer, Alastor was not aware Vaggie was an angel, and therefore it would have no bearing on his perspective. Additionally, while snarky and sassy, he is gentlemanly with Vaggie in all but the Pilot, which has uncertain canonicity (which YOU should personally know as in the past you've insisted Lucifer couldn't possibly know any Overlords despite in said Pilot being with them on Extermination Day). He mocks her no more than he mocks Charlie, refers to her as well as "my dear", is willing to take on a task that is silly, inconvenient, and "less fun" than he would have liked (specifically the Egg Boiz). He doesn't openly hate her nor is he particularly cruel to her, whereas look at him interacting with literally any man.

I was mostly joking in regards to Lucifer and fem!Alastor because I find the surface similarities between Alastor and Lilith amusing, especially the ones that fandom has latched on to Lucifer being attracted to, like Lilith's strength, determination, grace, and height.

But regardless, Lucifer's reaction wouldn't be worse, just different. Had Alastor been taking a more motherly role, he would likely be hurt but not as personally affronted. Alastor can only take a parental role because those spaces were "available" (not really how it works but I'm simplifying because feelings are reactive not thoughtful) and Lucifer has no right to contest Alastor for a motherly role because that's Lilith's space and she is gone and that's between her and Charlie. The reminder would be upsetting, just as any other reminder of her, but not necessarily have him up in arms. Alastor taking a fatherly role is directly stepping on Lucifer's toes, which gets under his skin because he wants a close relationship with Charlie and that's HIS spot. He's spurred by jealousy and wounded pride. And he is Pride Incarnate. He's gonna be more pissy about that. So, yes, I still think he would be less antagonistic to a fem!Alastor.

"Which would make Lucifer more antagonistic toward the Sinner woman who dares to think she could take over any position from the Queen of Hell."

fem!Alastor would not be playing for the position of the Queen of Hell if she was being antagonistic towards Lucifer. She would be doing ostensibly the exact same thing as canon Alastor, just while being a woman. Alastor may want Lucifer's position as King, idk, but that's never what he is challenging, only Lucifer's position as a paternal figure. In that way, fem!Alastor wouldn't be trying to take what is naturally the Queen's role, unless she flirted with him, which I wasn't thinking about as part of the scenario. Do you think Lucifer is gonna throw a fit about Rosie? Because I genuinely don't.

"Alastor doesn't like people way more powerful than him and Lucifer is rightly annoyed that someone he just met called him short."

Zestial is more powerful than him and he's cordial with him. Vox's power in comparison is hard to gauge, but Alastor "almost beat" Vox which implies Vox is stronger, and Alastor still pushes his buttons, but not because he's powerful, because he's a whiny little bitch and they have a history. Viv has said Alastor likes people who are similar to him, but not too similar. Alastor and Lucifer have a lot in common (as do Alastor and Vox), but there's other factors that make Lucifer easy to get under Alastor's skin.

Alastor has been stated to be a "mama's boy" and has a level of respect for women that he doesn't have for men. He has known Lucifer to be an absent father, which already puts him in not-good standing in Alastor's eyes. He also is immediately the center of attention, and Alastor is an attention whore. And finally, Lucifer doesn't know him and basically dismisses him on his own turf. Those are much bigger factors to trigger Alastor's irritation than someone being more powerful. CHARLIE is more powerful, and he has more respect for her than any man, but she is still a child to be guided to his whims and not a threat or irritant.

As someone who has been called short my whole fucking life and is anxious, self-conscious, and vindictive, being called short is gonna make me roll my eyes, not automatically hate someone. And if I'd been hearing it for centuries instead of decades, it'd mean even less. Cool, you stated a fact, can we move on? That didn't set Lucifer off and isn't going to be the tipping point of disliking Alastor.

Now, to end this off, you are a huge hypocrite and need to learn to let people enjoy things.

Usually I wouldn't argue with or shame people for what they ship, but I see you so consistently arguing with Radioapple shippers that maybe it's warranted if only so you get some perspective.

I went to your page before writing this and one of the most recent reblogs is Lucifer and Husk smooching. WOW talk about no canon evidence. They haven't even interacted beyond a greeting, and there's, y'know, Huskerdust. Nothing inherently wrong with shipping them, but yknow. Hypocrisy. And with Lucifer still stuck on Lilith (which for the record I personally note in many of my Radioapple posts) why would he date Husk? I don't see it.

And I scrolled a bit and saw

Oh look, a ship that I don't like! But I don't immediately see the post. Maybe that's because I HAVE THE TAG BLOCKED SO I DON'T SEE IT AND LEAVE PEOPLE WHO LIKE IT ALONE. Maybe give that a try.

And honestly, if you wanna talk about people who would never be together because of hate, it's staring you in the face. Adam is THE toxic-masculine heteronormative dudebro. Man probably doesn't wash his ass cuz he thinks it'll make him gay. And Lucifer? Stole BOTH OF HIS WIVES. Whether you think he actually fucked Eve or not is irrelevant because he still, intentionally or otherwise, turned her against him with the apple, and then joked about fucking her to his face. But you think those two would be a good match? Please.

There is nothing inherently wrong with shipping Lucifer with Husk or Adam, but there's also nothing wrong with people shipping him with Alastor. People are allowed to enjoy things and have fun with them. And you are fully capable of just blocking tags so you don't have to see what you don't want to. No one is making you look at anything. Curate your own experience to the best of your ability.

This is a fandom for a show about redeeming Sinners. You should be able to understand that people are different and complex and nuanced and something not being to your taste doesn't make it bad, and that's okay. I'm mildly sex-repulsed and Angel Dust often makes me uncomfy. That doesn't mean he or his profession is bad or that he's a bad character, just that sometimes he's not for me. And that's okay. I don't have to always like what he says for him to be a good character or for others to enjoy him in all his raunchy glory.

Genuinely, I hope you learn from this. But if I get one more comment from you about how bad and wrong Radioapple is, you are going to be blocked.

Concept I find funny: the only reason Alastor and Lucifer aren't besties (or something else) is because neither of them is fem-presenting.

I don't mean this as in like they're homophobic, you cannot convince me Lucifer is straight and I feel like on the whole Alastor doesn't care.

But like

Alastor has this Thing about men. There is exactly one man in the show that he has spoken with and not antagonized and that's Zestial (for whatever reason). His interactions with Husk and Pen and Vox and Lucifer have him finding and really digging into their deepest insecurities. He is brutal.

And Lucifer, of course, sees this snarky cocky son of a bitch getting right up close to his daughter, where he could easily take advantage of her. Of course his defenses are going to shoot up.

But if Lucifer presented as a woman, Alastor would probably still pick a fight, but he'd be a bit more genial about it. More double meanings than how in-your-face he was. Might even show her more respect and be more willing to acknowledge Lucifer as more powerful. Because he is a gentleman to every woman he comes across, the worst he does being glaring at Carmilla for denying him attention.

And Lucifer with fem!Alastor, well...just look at Lilith. Need I say more? (I can and will say more if need be)

So just like...imagine these two somehow being confronted with the fact that the biggest reason they don't like each other is just their first impression's biases.

[clotpolesonly]

hey :) i just wanted to say i saw your tags about engagement on a discord server and i'm really sorry to hear you've been feeling that way. it sucks so much to feel like you're doing something wrong no matter what you do, but i just wanted to say that i'm sure it's not your fault. for one thing, people will always complain, and if you talk more than someone, you're not taking talking space from them – anyone who implies that is just being critical for no reason, there's enough space for everyone on a server. plus, you're starting conversations, you're actually making room for people to join conversations, so they have absolutely no leg to stand on. it must be so frustrating to encourage activity and not get anything back, but that's not on you. you're doing a good thing, trying to keep a community alive. sometimes they just die down or activity declines and it's nobody's fault, and nothing anyone can do about it. you're doing great <3 i hope the anxiety calms down soon <3

thanks 🥺 i think part of this is a general distress from being a person with more staying power with most. by which i mean, when i pick a fandom, i STICK with it for a really long time, and most of my friends.......don't. so many of my friends have moved on to other fandoms that i have no interest in, and they no longer have an interest in the fandom(s) that i'm interested in. i'm really bad at maintaining friendships when we no longer have that common interest, and i'm also not great at making new friends apparently, so i've just kind of ended up without anyone to really talk to about it. i've got like 1 and a few halves fandom friends now 😅

so for the communities i've relied on for years to also start falling apart and fading away is really distressing. and the idea that, in trying to make it better and keep it going, i'm also somehow driving people away?? that kicked off one of the biggest emotional meltdowns i've ever experienced, not gonna lie. i started crying immediately and didn't stop for over an hour.

and i feel bad cuz i know i can't blame anyone else for losing interest or moving on, and i can't ask or expect them to try and force themselves to stay engaged with a fandom they don't care for anymore just because i'm lonely and can't move on to anything else. compounded by the fact that, frankly, i don't like the overall fandom nearly as much as i used to either, lol. being in it is anxiety-inducing in its own right, but no other fandom has managed to catch my eye (that has content to sustain me), so i have no alternative community or social safety net either.

it's just a catch-22 of an emotional clusterfuck. all this combining with significant irl stressors, the general world-wide Everything Is Going To Shit environment, and burnout from trying to make myself be productive because i MISS being productive and engaged and enthusiastic about things when i just can't anymore. so i'm constantly on edge and super reactive.

sorry to vent all this at you, aldkfhkhgh 😬😂 you're very kind and i appreciate the heck out of you. i am taking some deep breaths and getting a snack. ♥♥♥

[2n2n]

What do you dislike about Kou?

Disclaimer to start I do try to write my Thinking Posts with a neutral tone best as I can, and I TRY!!! to read events without a bias, but like, you know, I've got my own tastes and, I can't like everything equally. I hope you can find my feelings very funny. I'll finally lean wholeheartedly into my own petty and shallow personal tastes to drag Kou for you, anon. While we both understand he has an important place in this manga's design and will help take us places we need to go narratively..... ! He is... the vinegar in the recipe for me, the thing I know is essential, but that I do not like to consume or smell.

Ah it's as trivial as a sort of genre dislike. Kou really does fit the archetype of a stereotypical shounen protagonist, both in looks, personality, and character backstory/history. His demeanor of being very stupid, yelling reactively all of the time, pointing his weapon and standing on a pillar to declare something, swearing revenge (quickly and meaninglessly), and making epic promises (also quickly and meaninglessly), and his general life's goal of Become Strong And Prove I Can Do It, is like…. I'd just be reading a standard Jump Shounen if I wanted this character, you know? Yawn, yawn....

….. on top of it all he's just boring in terms of ah, not being extreme in any particular capacity-- he isn't as lonesome or troubled as Hanako, or even Mitsuba, he just has normal friends (extremely tedious to deal with such tertiary castmembers who mean nothing to the narrative at large). His life isn't beset by abuse and obligation like Teru, or Hanako. And maybe we're so full-up on those types anyway, we don't need more, so we do need Kou to balance out the cast.... but by gosh, so little going on. I can't pretend to be invested.... in some high school boy with a modest inferiority complex as a result of his cool epic brother. I guess inferiority complexes from dudes with cooler/stronger brothers in general do not interest me... I like Hanako's ego problem more looool ♥

Basically when he's center-stage I feel like I'm flung into a different manga, and a really rote one, at that. Guy going to swing his sword or stick around and promise to save everyone and talk about wanting to be strong and maybe cry about his dead mom, which is also boringly contrite, and I'm allowed to say that, 'cuz I lost my dad at a young age, and we were extremely close my whole childhood, so when this sort of event is ultimately used as The Sad Thing that happened to someone I get to feel like it's underwhelming. I've been there and I've also been at the 2,490,384,903,843 things using Dead Parent as Sad Event, I'm as Over It as anyone can get.

His lack of perception towards other's situations is also something difficult to respect in practice. He's so effectively manipulated-- even moreso than Nene, really-- which is very funny/fine, but then it's a little hard to care when he opens his mouth to have a 'take' on anything, 'cuz his perspective is almost always going to be the most shallow among what we have. He's sortof our barometer for the lowest possible threshold of observation, our benchmark if you will for "where we're starting with our understanding of any topic", but that makes him frustrating. SOMETIMES!!! He has a salient take, and I'll GIVE HIM THAT, I respect his Picture Perfect observations about kaii being quick to give up. I hope his brain expands. I feel like it's one step forward and another back, he's good for PP, then I'm asleep for all his level 1 feelings during the Sumire/Hakubo arc .......

… it's impossible to even find his relationship to Teru beautiful, to me, because his lack of perception and gullibility applies there in spades-- Kou has had no idea Teru is utterly miserable and slogging painfully at his duty, that Teru's personality front is a fake. He doesn't really know Teru's real self or motivations at all, and Teru doesn't even have to be an expert manipulator to pull that wool over his eyes. Kou is just quick to believe a clean/easy narrative and not look deeper into things by nature (obviously that's going to change ASAP)-- I mean-- that's exactly how and why Natsuhiko can charm him in 2 seconds, too. Comparatively, Nene catches on to Natsuhiko being 'off' really quickly…. When it comes to Tsukasa, I want to clamp Kou's mouth shut before he can even start.... I hope both Hanako and Mitsuba can come to Tsukasa's defense, some day....I think Kou is exactly the sort of person Hanako Doesn't Want to Hear It from, wrt a take on Tsukasa, or his situation with Tsukasa. The pinnacle of a moral high ground guy thinking its right or wrong to do this or that...... your mundane moral compass....

…………..I admittedly also don't understand his expression of emotions towards Mitsuba. Mitsuba is someone with genuine tragedy in his own life-- not only a dead parent (Mitsuba's father is dead), but actual chronic loneliness and isolation, and some sort of personality problem that makes him utterly unlikable and beyond vulnerability. For Kou to shout insults at Mitsuba (even if it's in some sort of tsundere way……..) and be resistant to complimenting him or just being directly kind, I, it feels sort of egregious to me. Nene is nice to Mitsuba and is rewarded by Mitsuba's genuine friendship and concern, he is quite fond of her and wants to help her whenever he can. I find Mitsuba's feelings towards Nene, as his first friend after Tsukasa's reforming, who doesn't question his realness, to be very sweet!! I wish Kou would either fully lean into the nice puppyboy routine like he does with Nene (the SIMP trait is his best quality there), or I don't know, fully lean into being shitty-- being both excessively complimentary and obliging to Nene, and rude and belligerent to Mitsuba, it's the least of all things--it's frustrating. I don't even know why he's so shitty to Mitsuba. I know Mitsuba is shitty, but he has an excuse, he's a socially incapable person who can't change it even if he wants to...... Why does Kou just call him names and grab his face? Don't get me wrong, I love negging, I'm down for Hanako's shitty rudeboy routine of insulting Nene's ankles and calling Tsukasa and Nene dummy, buuuuuut that's also his entire emotionally stunted and arrested personality, which ties into all of his issues with emotional attachment and expression! It ties into his lack of friends during his living life, it ties into almost all the mysteries hating him, it ties into Hanako hating himself! So "I get it" and I'm pleased with Nene and Tsukasa's ability to stick it out and look past it, to see the vulnerability hiding under that. But WHYYYY is Kou shitty to Mitsuba? He's nice to his two goons Yookoo and Tookoo or whatever, he's polite as a general rule towards others, opposite to Hanako he's obliging towards honorifics. Mitsuba has a problem with rudeness, but whaaat does being rude back DO???? Nene's personality pleasantly contrasts Hanako's, she's a girl prone to crying, humble, emotionally raw.... I wouldn't like it if Hanako and Nene were going back and forth with gritted-teeth insults for the other. That just isn't the sort of romance I like ... or understand ..... I don't understand why Kou is willing to die for Mitsuba but isn't just his SIMP or something .... I would rather he be on his knees or something!! HE ISN'T.... OH WELL ......

Basicallyyyy, Kou has a long way to go in every direction, and he feels like he's starting from a negative position ffffar behind everyone else, and I'm typically sortof exhausted by it. Hanako and Nene and Tsukasa and Mitsuba have more unconventional narratives and unconventional worldviews/perceptions, so it's very exciting to watch them tackle a problem, or consider a new angle…. Kou feels like, narratively, he's there to BE the 'basic' guy having the 'basic' take, just for sheet contrast. TO ME!!!! Nobody has to agree, I think I'm legit biased against him.

... BUT SOMEONE HAS TO BE LOL, HE CAN'T BE EVERYONE'S PRECIOUS GOODBOY... !! lol....

Aesthetically he's also the least of everyone here…. the Minamoto clan have an effective design, being the only blondes/redheads with green/blue eyes, and that threads very well with them being electricity users…. it's a good device for making you immediately go, "Oh! This character must be a Minamoto!" the second you see them, even if they're new. BUT…. but…….. that also gives him suuch a Bleach or Naruto sort of aesthetic flavor. This isn't really an aesthetic common in AidaIro's other works either, so I…. don't get the impression even they find it particularly sexy, insomuch as Teru is meant to be visually an ikeman (with all those signifiers and design tropes) and Kou is meant to be visually a shounen hero. Teru however satisfyingly dismantles that 'first impression' by being completely insane, and that 'heel-turn' feeling is exhilarating and feels like it justifies the initial impression's basicness. Whereas Kou has never really surprised me, or done anything to subvert the tropes he's perhaps designed off of.

…. but I think Kou just has a longer way to go! I'm sure he's GOING TO BE MEANT to subvert these tropes as much as Teru subverts his. Really every character's 'first impression' gets spun on its head, Hanako and Tsukasa do that, too. Picture Perfect is an arc we suddenly have Tsukasa hoping Nene can escape, while Hanako is trying to shackle her in a dungeon. I know... it's all going to change....

Kou has a few traits that intrigue me that point to something bubbling under the surface-- like uh-- for some reason what he likes best about Nene is actually the sound of her screaming. . That's a thing he's revealed, and only to Akane. His habit of manhandling Mitsuba, just grabbing him by the jaw, is more in-line with what romantic partners do in this manga, so I appreciate him contributing to the vibes. In the Ghost Hotel AU, Kou even gets in on the hard vore tip, and is biting and shredding Mitsuba's limbs for his meals, and Mitsuba appropriately calls him a psycho in that AU. So that gives me a kind of hope that Kou could join the pantheon of crazy people in this manga with crazy desires towards beloveds. At the moment he's like The One Normal Guy and I'm like, BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. WHO is reading murderer suicidal sexual harassment toilet ghost manga for a normal shounen hero boy who believes in a strict moral code of good and bad???? I've read dozens of shounens, in all my years, Kou is a dime a dozen, as he presently is. I trust AidaIro and I knoooow they can and will make an interesting story from his bones..... but uhm.... even when it happens... he will be.... so ugly </3 the whole time............ </3..............

[weabooweedwitch]

have you ever heard of reactive abuse? cuz it sounds like thats what your dealing with. you are reacting to a shitty situation in ways you have experienced in the past. that's not a reflection of who you are as a person, its a defense mechanism that you can overcome.

get something to drink, eat if you are able, shower if you feel safe doing so, rest, and forgive yourself. you are just trying to protect yourself, it may be in ways inappropriate for the situation, but again thats not a reflection of you.

trauma changes us yes, but it is never the sum of who we are.

At this point IM the abuser. I just constantly say such shitty horrible things to my mother you can't even imagine because I tell myself if I make her hate me she won't be as upset when I die. I completely stopped talking to my sister for the same reason even though she's been begging my mother for me to talk to her. When I get mad at work I sit and think of the most awful things possible I can say to a customer. I obsess over things making me upset. I'm a violent person. I'm bitter. Every time I try to sit and write "my final thoughts" or, you know, some kind of note that they'll find next to me when im..... you know..., it just comes out so. hateful and ugly. And I realize there was never any goodness inside of me.

I was gonna do it tonight, you know. I say out in my garage with my bottle of pills and I sat there and I. I made a bed out of things in the garage to lie down and die in. And I looked at that bed and cried and cried and cried until I had a headache. I was psyching myself up "do it do it do it do it do it"

And then I think "oh, but, my coworker will get in trouble if I don't cover their shift" and I feel so guilty for that. And then I tell myself, tomorrow

Am I putting it off because I don't want to do it or because I'm afraid of the pain? I just know I'm scared. I'm scared I'll overdose and won't die and I'll be left in some sort of really fucked up state for the rest of life

I just

I dont know what to do. I'm trapped. I'm trapped

[ooops-i-arted]

(No spoilers here since I'm sure you haven't watched Ch14 att of this ask) But what did you think of S2E6 from a child development/Din's Dad skill's perspective?

One of the most interesting things to me is that we’re starting to get hints that Grogu is more developed than previously indicated, possibly more like a preschooler than a toddler.  It’s been mentioned that he’s been “trained” (although we don’t know what that entails yet*) and Gideon, interestingly, talks directly to Grogu like a person who is capable of understanding him.  The only other people who have really done this are Din (his caretaker) and Ahsoka (who is able to communicate with him via the Force).  Does Gideon know something we don’t about Grogu/his species/his development?  Or was he just desperate to monologue at someone and Grogu was his only available victim?

*Very curious what this “training” consists of.  It’s honestly borderline age-inappropriate to have formal lessons like you usually think of having at school at such a young age; children learn through play.  Meditation I can see, especially as a self-soothing or calm down tool that would be vital for children that can potentially kill you with their mind, but I wonder what else Grogu was taught at the Temple.  Maybe we’ll get more clarification when we find out exactly what he was trying to do at the seeing stone.

Anyway wasn’t that opening cockpit scene the cutest???  What a far cry from their first few scenes, where Din wouldn’t let the baby play with the orb or the buttons.  They’ve really gotten so close and comfortable with each other; no wonder Grogu doesn’t want to leave his daddy!  (Also Din has leveled up that Dad Voice; contrast “give me the ball” with “you stay right here, you stay, don’t move.”)  Also I loved Din narrating everything he was doing and thinking.  I model for my students like this all the time.  Din seems to have realized the importance of explaining things to the kid and even craves the connection and communication.  I really felt like while Din doesn’t want to give Grogu up at all, he would rather do what he believes is best for his child, rather than selfishly keep him, but he doesn’t want Grogu to feel abandoned or that Din doesn’t care about him.  So even though he’s not good at explaining that, he tries.  And Grogu in turn seems reluctant to do Jedi Stuff, knowing it will lead to Leaving Dad, but still does it anyway because Din wants him to, and kids want to please adults they care about.  Anything for that sweet, sweet positive reinforcement and praise (which Din gives).

Also maybe it’s just me, but something about the way Din said “I can’t train you” just gave me the vibe that maybe he’d thought about it?  Desperately Space Googled anything on the Holonet about How To Train Your Weird Green Magic Kid to see if maybe he could do it and find a way to keep him AND give Grogu the best education possible?  But ended up still resolving that he was gonna do what was truly best for the kid, even if it wasn’t what Din wanted for himself.  Cuz HE LOVES HIS SON SO MUCH.  Many Dad Points gained.

I also loved that Din does not know a single gotdamned thing about the Jedi, but STILL tries to help his son be The Best Jedi Ever by attempting to find a switch or something to help him do Whatever Jedi Stuff He Is Supposed To Be Doing, continuing his trend of being a proud coach from the sidelines for his boy.

Also this is 100% true to life, my students can confirm, one of them does this CONSTANTLY: Din:  okay I need you to do the thing Grogu: *does not do the thing, delays as long as possible* Din:  okay nevermind don’t do the thing it’s time to go on to the next thing Grogu: *immediately does what he was asked*

Which again is “defiance to regain control of the situation” behavior.  I mentioned that last time and I think it’s the same deal - Grogu feels out of control of what’s going on in his life, but it’s safe to act out with Din because he knows Din will not harm him.  So he does as opposed to shutting down.

But of course then he gets kidnapped, which has to be completely and utterly terrifying.  He’s been safe for a while now, with a caretaker who looks after him and makes all the bad and scary things go away.  The last thing he saw, he was safe with Dad.  But then he opens his eyes and there are bad scary droids all around who snatch him up and take him away from Dad!  Of course he is absolutely terrified!

We don’t see what happens between that and him in the cell.  But I’m guessing nothing good.  He’s back with things he associates with fear, violence, and death - stormtroopers and cold Imperial equipment - and he’s all alone.  Even if all that happens is getting dragged to his cell, that has to be overwhelmingly scary even for an adult, let alone a little one who isn’t emotionally mature enough to handle all that fear.

We also don’t know what started the violence we see at the end.  Grogu has not initiated violence onscreen so far; although it’s up to interpretation, even choking Cara was reactive imo (we see him looking scared before he does it, so I’ve always seen that scene as him misunderstanding and thinking Din was in danger).  Personally I’m inclined to think Gideon ordered the troopers to antagonize Grogu to see what he was capable of and to tire him out, but that’s pure speculation at this point.

Either way, this is the most violent we have seen Grogu so far.  Every other instance of Force use is purely practical, aimed to solve the problem at hand.  Mudhorn? Stop it from beating Dad.  Fireball? Push it away from my friends.  Greef’s injured?  Fix it up.  Even choking Cara is arguably just done to stop the “fight” Grogu perceives happening rather than make her suffer.  But these stormtroopers are being thrown, choked, tormented.  It’s not about keeping them away from him or protecting himself, it’s about hurting them.  So to slide over into Force commentary, imo that’s his first potential Dark Side slippage.  Because he’s acting out of fear and anger, not a desire to protect or solve a problem.

And as a general rule, kids don’t go instinctively for true violence.  They may hit and bite and stuff, but it’s a reactive thing to stop something they don’t like rather than truly wanting to hurt the other person.  So Grogu being that intentionally violent?  That’s bad, and not just from a Jedi perspective.  I worked with a very violent student a few years ago and that particular case was because of trauma/abuse in their past.  In Grogu’s case that’s possible, but I also think that for a long time he’s been normalizing violence.  I’m guessing he saw plenty even before Din got him, if he’s a Temple refugee (and has presumably received training about connecting to other Jedi) he possibly felt the death of thousands of other Jedi deeply through the Force, and ever since we’ve known him he has been exposed to LOTS of violence.  Even if Grogu is in his own mind/started out only trying to defend himself, he knows “the person I admire most in the entire galaxy would kill the fuck out of these guys, and then I would be safe, so maybe I should try that too.”  So not very good for Grogu’s psyche at all.  (Oh and on top of all of that, he presumably saw Gideon before, knows this man almost killed his daddy, and is now threatening him.  So a Scary Cherry on the Sundae of Fear.)

There’s a lot to chew on here and we’ll have to see where it goes - personally I hope Grogu can keep himself on the Light Side but I suspect he’s in grave danger right now, not just physically but emotionally and mentally as well.  And even if he gets out, the trauma would realistically have a lasting affect on him.  Din, hurry your butt up and get yourself more Dad Points!

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what do you think tim's mbti is? from what i've seen so far the general fandom consensus seems to be that he's an INTP, and i'm curious about your opinion cause i've seen ENTJ around too and that's. different. but if you're not into mbti that's okay! i just thought i'd ask :)

(Okay so I accidentally messed up and posted the ask without an answer, but I went back to give it one. I’m going off of 90s Robin Tim since it’s what my blog is about, and I don’t think Red Robin is that good, nor a lot of stuff since the 00s cuz they tried to make him something he’s not a lot after then.)

He’s mostly introverted. He isn’t one to go out in big groups, and typically stays with a few friends. More of a little get together guy than a party when he does hang with friends. He’s normally keeping to himself. Which makes sense. He is Robin, and most of his childhood he was seemingly distant from his parents after a while and stayed at boarding schools.

I’d also say he’s very intuitive, trying to always learn new skills that he can use to accomplish being a crimefighter more as well as using his already learned skills like computer hacking.

Feeling or thinking though I have trouble with, because in-general he tries to be a thinker, but he’s also shown times were he’ll let his feelings get ahead of his thinking. If left alone he’ll do his best to be a thinker because he knows that’s what he should do, and what Batman would want I also imagination, but in the elements so to speak he tends to react based on how he feels. Sometimes doing things without even thinking, not even  thinking about what he says sometimes. So I think he’s a feeler at heart, but one who tries to be a thinker.

Another thing he is, is a judger vs prospecting, because he tries to do things very accordingly when ever possible. When he’s not in a reactive place he likes plans (even if he doesn’t always get the hang), and tries to get a sense of order. He’s good at adapting though, and I think that’s what keeps him alive. But for this one I don’t know as I don’t understand it as much, what I can tell, I can imagine an argument for both.

When I tried taking a test while using the mindset of his character I got INFJ. though I do think it makes sense to also call him INtJ seeing how he tries to be, and usually ends up thinking. His natural gut reaction he suppresses to be that is feeling though.

Also I don’t understand J or P stuff that well to really say.

So there’s my best guesses at what his personality type is, and I hope I didn’t butcher this because I did try to do research for you on MBtI stuff lol