#or if I'm totally misreading or just idk something else?

[tell-me-your-vision]

YAY I figured out how to respond to you without tumblr eating it! Idk what's going on with tumblr rn but this was a last ditch effort to answer you without having to have a WHOLE ASS new post about it.

So, this is fandom-hoard. Sorry for all the trouble responding, and for the notification you probably got about me tagging you in a whole ass new post because I didn't want to ignore your response but the tumblr app is just kicking my ass rn. So, long story short.

I was super confused by your response and these tags

because your response was coming across as really hostile to me and I couldn't figure out what I had done to warrant that. I'd certainly never intended to be a killjoy or to be condescending to anyone. I was just really excited to recognize that panel and share the information I had on it. I know I was so curious the first time I saw that panel that I ended up spending like, idk at least an hour tracking down the comic and slogging through a gabillion ads to read the thing just so I could understand the context.

I was just excited to share the information I had with other people who might also be curious and save them from the same slog. It never occurred to me it could come across as being a killjoy or condescending, and I'm sorry it did. I truly thought I was doing the opposite. I thought we were all having fun.

Maybe we still are! Maybe I'm misreading your post as hostile when it was never intended that way? Maybe this is just a case of us misreading each other?

Dick, on the phone with Roy: I just think that Bruce actually hates me and doesn’t stand to be around me ever

Bruce, standing behind him wearing nightwing socks, nightwing cap, nightwing pants, “father to worlds best son” t-shirt, trying to hide a huge reprint of a picture of him and Dick he brought for Dicks new apartment behind his back:

[ariestrxsh]

what are some WEIRD kinks do u think chris has lol

Well, weird is subjective, but here are my thoughts on Chris' kinks:

So I'm like 99% sure that man likes being called daddy in a sexual setting. They've alluded to it a few times in videos. Lmao.

I also lowkey think Chris might have a bit of a pain kink. Like, I could see him really liking having his hair pulled or like being bitten or something like that, and I think he might also be into like inflicting pain on someone else (but only if they're into it).

I also get voyeur vibes from Chris. 🤷‍♀️ Idk I feel like there are a few comments he's made, and I can't remember what they were exactly, but they had me raising my eyebrows a bit and coming to that conclusion lmao.

I'm also convinced he has some kind of primal kink. The way he is always growling and lowkey being a little animalistic, it just makes too much sense lmao.

But idk I could totally be misreading things about his personality, and my thoughts on this are a little bias, bc I hope Chris is kinky. 🫦

[afniel]

Realizing that I went and wrote a bunch of intentionally aro relationships and my partner was like, "Idk, it seemed like normal relationships to me," and I was like, "I mean yeah it's not that different from ours, I guess, I was kind of going for 45° off from 'normal' romance," and they're like, "Okay, but ours is also pretty much like that," and I'm like, "Yeah, true," and now I'm like, damn hold up, are we both some kinda arospec and THIS is how we figure it out? Because I wrote a long-ass fic about intentionally queer-coded (among other things) robots? Life is weird, man.

Like I've been prone to extreme long-term crushes on a very few (mostly unattainable) people over the years, but I wouldn't have known what to do with them even if they worked out, and cough my ex was not even one of them. I just kind of assumed I was failing to feel a thing I was totally supposed to feel, there, and quite a lot of that relationship emotionally was me going, "Okay, I care like This, but I think I'm supposed to care like That? I'm pretty sure he cares That way. I'm not sure I do, but I mean, there's really only one way*, so maybe I'm just misreading this and actually I do care like That, I'm just bad at it."

*This was me being very incorrect, it turns out. There's all kinds of ways to love someone. It's a very inadequate and nonspecific word.

When I confessed my feelings (which I'd been sitting on for a year) to my partner, their reaction wasn't to be particularly romantic about it. In fact they told me they'd help me move to California if I wanted to. And after I got over my initial confusion of being kissed on the forehead (which is also not super romantic as a gesture and I couldn't decide how to even read that so I kinda skipped over even trying for a while), I was thinking, Awesome, that is a yes. They have promised to assist me with difficult stuff, and said nothing at all about emotions, because that's not a big deal anyway. The important thing is that I can rely on them and vice versa. Cool. We are basically together forever now. Which ended up being true. I just never moved out and now it's like 13 years later, go figure. But that's not what I think actually passes for reciprocating feelings for most people? Worked great for me though.

Anyway I feel like I have accidentally learned something about myself, lol. I guess romance is okay I guess, like it's not repulsive, but seriously, it's WAY more satisfying to me to guess someone else's Quiplash answer because you know they know you would think it's fucking funny, and you do, and because you think it's funny and you're well aware they know your type of humor and you know theirs and that you wouldn't expect them to use "cum" as an answer because that's not usually how they roll, so of course that is the only answer they can possibly give, which is instantly evident to both of you with no conversation whatsoever on the topic. When you got just one brain cell and it's quantum entangled with their just one brain cell so you have a lot of null discussions where nobody has to say anything but it's fully understood anyway, that's The Dream, if you ask me. And like I don't really think that's romantic by the usual definition. You can have that with friends and family, too. But that is what it turns out I prioritize in relationships, which I'm starting to feel like isn't what the majority of people are here for?

TFW it's hard to tell because I've been assuming I'm totally alloromantic so everything I experience must be typical totally alloromantic stuff too, but I'm starting to think it isn't maybe? But how do I even tell, this is like being colorblind, lmao.

[kakashihasibs]

the character everyone gets wrong

sweaty soggy noodle man kakashi is who this is all going to be about so. I don't think everyone gets him wrong. a lot of people do but it's usually bc they're too horny to care lol

2. a compelling argument for why your fave would never top or bottom

have you seen him? have you felt his vibes? he is lazy by nature and recoils away from most physical contact that isn't necessary to do his job (and even he doesn't seem to enjoy it). there are like 7 total people he even lets see his face (while knowing it is his face) and most of them are dead by the time he is 13. hang out? sure. do nice domestic couple things? sounds lovely. get naked and fuck? so an enemy can kill him or a loved one while he's distracted? no. he probably has tried scheduling his shits and showers with gai so he's never actually vulnerable. he's also so ace.

Aubu kakashi: "Tenzō I need you to stand outside the bathroom while I shit." baby tenzō: on it boss (thinks this is completely normal bc he is also in anbu)

3. screenshot or description of the worst take you've seen on tumblr

uhhh that kakashi would not only have sex but would want you to call him daddy. that nearly 50 year kakashi who has never worn sunscreen in his life shouldn't actually look old/older. that a young looking kakashi is a health looking kakashi.

4. what was the last straw that made you finally block that annoying person?

lol that insinuation that looking young is healthy

5. worst discord server and why

i have never been in a discord server longer than a few days. idk.

6. which ship fans are the most annoying?

facebook dude bro fans whoops i misread this. i thought it just said fans. but shipping fans? idk kakairu is a notp for me but the fans aren't overly annoying? maybe the painfully ooc readerx shippers. I haven't seen many in a while tho so

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

Iruka lol but only when shipped with kakashi. annoying loud-mouth chunin. whatever dude.

8. common fandom opinion that everyone is wrong about

kakashi fucks and gai doesn't

9. worst part of canon

it's naruto man. everything after the land of waves arc lol

10. worst part of fanon

the bumbling husband and nagging wife characterizations from the kakairu fanon.

11. number of fandom-related words you've filtered

bruh lots idk lol

12. the unpopular character that you actually like and why more people should like them

tenzō T-T

13. worst blorboficiation

i'm pro blorbo. i am rotating these fictional men in my mind at all times.

14. that one thing you see in fics all the time

i don't know.

15. that one thing you see in fanart all the time

fangs v-v and scars.

16. you can't understand why so many people like this thing (characterization, trope, headcanon, etc)

people who love kakashi but don't give a shit about gai. those two are like a packaged deal in my mind. can't have one without the other. they are eternal rivals after all.

17. there should be more of this type of fic/art

sometimes i just really need a deep dive into kakashi's head. i love the character study type stuff.

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

younger gai and tenzō bumping into each other bc they're both watching kakashi stand at the memorial stone bc they're both worried.

19. you're mad/ashamed/horrified you actually kind of like...

there is nothing i am mad/ashamed/horrified about but if you're wondering yes i do enjoy the fanarts of kakashi in bondage. lol

20. part of canon you found tedious or boring

the flashbacks are out of control. my memory isn't great but it's not that fucking bad holy shit girl

21. part of canon you think is overhyped

idk i feel like the parts of fandom i interact with are pretty realistic about how good something in Naruto is

22. your favorite part of canon that everyone else ignores

Yaknow how Obito's dream that naruto sees is Obito is back in konoha and becoming hokage but Rin is still dead? like what does obito wish had changed? I think it's if Minato had recognized him. I think Obito was actually praying and hoping for Minato to realize who he was fighting. Obito had a seal on his heart. Minato could have saved him if Minato pulled his head out of his ass for more that 5 mins at a time.

23. ship you've unwillingly come around to

none. my kakashi stubbornness knows no bounds

24. topic that brings up the most rancid discourse

idk kakashi discourse is easy for me to ignore.

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

none. i love hatefulness drama and kakashi.

[robustcornhusk]

curious if you have more Opinions on heel-to-toe drop. I've noticed that my ankle mobility is worse after wearing higher-drop shoes and this has me biased against them. but I also do not want to fuck up my everything

again, i'm speaking with all the authority of a 14-year-old who has tried weed like three times, and one of those times may have been oregano:

context: what's higher-drop for you? daily, running, or other athletic endeavors?

caveats/personal experience: i have usually worn 8mm drop shoes (or gone barefoot) for daily shit, 4mm-8mm for running. as far as i can tell, i'm not heelstriking even in the 8mm shoes (but people are notoriously bad at actually knowing what's going on there! possibly i heelstrike. too lazy to record it). i have fantastic ankle mobility in some directions (plantar flexion), and kinda meh in others (dorsiflexion), though not to the extent that it causes me a problem.

i have a bunch of injuries atm, but the pt i'm seeing thinks it looks like it's my hip mobility that's causing it (too much of it, uncontrolled).

some assorted considerations/thoughts/etc for high/low drop in running shoes in particular...

broadly speaking, with lower drops, forces on the foot and ankle get emphasized, and with higher drops, on the knees and hips. it's a spectrum. your everything is affected by every shoe. the forces have to go somewhere.

supposedly, when measured, the injury rate is more or less the same for all kinds of running shoes with respect to drop, it's just that people get injured in different places.

most current shoes are going to be 4mm-8mm. as i understand, just a few years ago, there were oodles at 12mm, but it's dwindled down, and now it's just like one brooks shoe and one mizuno? there's a few more at 10mm.

the current trend is high-stack shoes (let's say 30mm+), and high-stack doesn't play very nicely with high-drop (let's say 8mm+ but it's not a firm border). i'm not totally sure on the reason; it's to do with everything getting unstable when they're both high.

in the other direction, higher stack can encourage being fast, for (handwave) reasons?, so race-day & speed workout shoes sometimes stay up at 8mm. or 6mm. or whatever. track shoes have undefined stack but i guess if we tried to define it, it would be very, very high. (tbf track sprinters apparently have astoundingly high rates of injury-per-mile, but they put so much force into each of those miles.)

very very minimalist shoes (0-4mm drop, low stack like <15mm including the sock liner) exist. they can be kinda rough to run in. i used to run in them! i also ended up injured. they will work some foot muscles that get worked less in non-minimalist shoes, but to some degree it's kinda at the expense of getting better in a straightforward way at running. possibly the majority of these benefits can come from just walking in the minimalist shoes; also possibly the same/at least highly overlapping proprioceptive & and weird foot muscle benefits can come from trail running (uneven surfaces). on the bright side, they're fairly decent to lift in.

if you're running but only a little bit (pulled out of my ass: <<10 miles a week, <2 miles each, like as a warmup or whatever for something else), you can try whatever you want to try as long as it's comfortable. if you're running more than that, you can also do whatever you want, as long as it's comfortable, but probably fewer things will be comfortable.

"as long as it's comfortable" is really the important part there. like, this is the best, most-supported scientific shoe-picking-out process we have. if it's comfortable, then you're less likely to get injured (tendonitis etc).

idk if any of this was relevant or if i totally misread it. but. shoes! i can look up any of the relevant papers but i am being hassled atm by a cat.

[lord-squiggletits]

Do you like continuity cross MegOP? Like TFA Optimus x TFP Megatron and the sorts? (That's the most popular pair, it seems. Unlikely but I can see their point)

Not at all unless it's for a joke pairing, like IDW OP/IDW2 Megatron for both being jocks that like jumping off things or something.

I'm someone who very much feels that characters are a product of the world/story they're written within, so blending continuities or just ripping a character and putting them in another continuity makes it feel very disjointed imo.

Plus, one of my biggest MegOP pet peeves is the fact that the AO3 tag is proliferated with fics that are basically IDW Megatron/G1 or TFP or some vague continuity soup Optimus, because I hate IDW Optimus erasure.

Tangential hot take below the cut about a particular crossover MegOP pet peeve of mine, IDW Optimus, and the MOP fandom's treatment of him in general. If you don't like bitching, this is your disclaimer to not read.

Also. I really really hate how people will erase IDW Optimus and ship IDW Megatron with literally any other Optimus besides him, because for me it's incredibly boring and cowardly lmao.

Like, people can handle the fact that Megatron is a bad person (I mean honestly some people write him as if he has no flaws and doesn't need to apologize for anything, so maybe they can't handle Megatron being a bad person considering they refuse to acknowledge that he is/was idk) but they can't handle the idea of Optimus being morally gray? Megatron is allowed to be a complex pacifist-turned revolutionary-turned warlord-turned regretful Autobot, but Optimus has to be frozen in some G1/TFP mishmash where he's just an innocent librarian/dockworker whose main personality trait is being a nice dad completely erased of anything that makes him "problematic"?

You can't even argue "oh IDW OP sucks because he's a cop and cops are bad in real life" because 1. the story agrees with that and Optimus constantly faces the consequences of his pre-war alignment 2. people have no problem with the fact that Megatron was an imperialist technoist, and imperialism and racism are both bad in real life. And 3. if people had an issue with him being a cop, they could just write IDW OP's personality but give him a different job, except no one writes IDW OP's personality at all. For some reason people will excuse all of IDW Megatron's shitty behavior/beliefs away (or just pretend they're not canon) but viciously attack IDW Optimus's personality and the occupation he only had for like a fifth of his total life? It's really disappointing to see such favoritism and bad takes from MEGOP SHIPPERS who are the people you would expect to like BOTH Megatron and Optimus, but this fandom has an overwhelming amount of Megatron favoritism where people write him as having all the initiative and Optimus is just some oaf that doesn't understand why the war happened.

If people want an Optimus who's conscious of his role in perpetuating social inequality and contributing to the civil war, while still having relatable depression and having some moments of humor, IDW Optimus is literally right freaking here waiting for people to read his huge and interesting story.

Plus, half the people who bitch about IDW OP and say they hate him either haven't read the comics or completely misread/misrepresent what IDW OP actually does in the comics. If you want IDW OP to be "called out" or criticized then he gets called out and criticized all the fucking time. People just want OP to be a happy dad or a sadboi or an uwu twink and refuse to accept that since IDW is a darker story, Optimus needs to be dark and problematic along with it or else he doesn't fit within the context of his story.

This fandom's tendency to whitewash IDW Megatron while villainizing IDW Optimus is one of its most annoying qualities, and frankly I find it boring and childish lmao. Accept the fact that IDW Optimus is written like an actual person with flaws that can become ugly when he's put under the immense pressure of everything he's dealing with. Real people don't go through all the trauma and guilt IDW OP went through and remain perfect saints who are always nice and never snap out of anger/frustration. IDW Optimus is too interesting and cool for the people who just want unproblematic happy dad Optimus lmao.

And MegOP shippers shitting on IDW OP for things he didn't do or things that were understandable in context, while acting like Megatron did no wrong and should have everyone else apologize to him, is literally the reason why I don't read any MOP fics outside of my circle of friends/mutuals any more. It's just not worth reading fanfic when my favorite character is constantly erased and excluded from having stories written about him.

[throwing-roses-into-the-abyss]

hi this is rslashknits!! I misread your tags and now see you partially frogged already. sorry about suggesting that again!!

you mentioned a knitting cafe--imo this is what knitting community is for. if you know a trusted expert knitter who you don't mind handing your sweater to I might ask them if they think they can partial frog and fix and demonstrate for you. if your yarn is messed up from your attempted fix I think you can tie in some fresh yarn to replace your old ladders (with knots hidden inside?) but that's a lil scary haha, so I'd defer to an expert on it.

I say this because when I know I messed up and it isn't too many rows down I bring the piece to my mom, lol. and I always learn a lot like that!

if you like my little "I totally did that on purpose fix" where you cover it up and then copy the design across the sweater--if you have a computer program that can do it, I would try and edit the photo first to plan the placement and frequency of the lines and make sure I like it. especially cuz you definitely didn't plan something like that when you started and it's gonna be different visually from your original plan of that sweater. it will also help you decide if you hate the look right off the bat so you don't waste time.

honestly if it were me though I might just wear the mistake out n proud.

again good luck!!

ah no worries! I tend to put a lot of information in my tags but I know not everyone actually reads those, especially if the post gets shared around.

For a full explanation of what happened yesterday, just for context and because, idk, I want to share? :

so my first skein finally ran out and I was trying to join the second one, and I thought I'd knit both the old and the new strand together for a bit to like, strengthen it or something idk. But I accidentally used the wrong strand for a bit, so I dropped that one, picked up the other one, and went along, just to then notice that obviously there's a bit of a floater happening. Then I noticed the float getting looser, so I started pulling it to try and figure out where it was loosening from, but that snapped the yarn. Then I lowkey panicked because I was worried about it not being secure enough and my project falling apart on me so I tried to frog the two rows I'd knit with the new skein and very slowly and carefully put the needle back on, but while doing that I dropped some stitches and created some new ones and also put a lot of it back on the needle the wrong way. And also the next row also partially frogged but I just kind of. Added it to the current row. Then I knit the next row, which was a hassle because I put so much back on wrong. By the end of the row I did figure out how to fix that but, well. That was by the end of the row. And then of course also there were the massive tension issues and gaps where I dropped stitches and I cried.

(in my defence, my brain is already always kinda like this but it's been way worse the past month, I'm definitely not fully "here" and I was already waiting for a big mistake to happen, things were going too smoothly)

Someone else (@pixelhilma) suggested to kind of pull at the stitches to create new tension and then tying the resulting yarn loop into a knot which I might also try? Knitting cafe isn't until friday unfortunately, though I might drop by the yarn store where it's held to ask for advice.

I think tbh I'm more worried about having made a super weird mistake that will cause my project to fall apart at some point. like aesthetically it sucks but I can just wear a blazer over it or hide it with some embroidery like you suggested in your post, but idk if I accidentally made it unstable.

You're so lucky you can just ask your mom! I'm highkey jealous lmao.

[barfok]

I’m not sure if sending this will help at the moment (though I have been meaning to for a while) but at least in my own little opinion, your writing is totally magnetic. I don’t even like fanfiction, for a myriad reasons, but I find myself immediately drawn into and invested in the pieces you write. I feel like your work is really on a magnificent level that is genuinely transformative, and that’s why I love it so much.

I want to say that you, more so than Todd or K*rkbride or that Schick guy from ESO or anyone else, make the world and history and cultures of TES feel real to me. But more than that, your attention to detail, to world-building, to pay-off from climactic moments, to writing realistic relationships of all kinds… it may still technically “just” be the Elder Scrolls, but these aspects more than stand on their own as a reflection of the skill and dedication you’ve put into your craft. Seeing familiar characters and events and worlds given due justice is a bonus of course, but it is not the only thing that defines your work, and at this point I am more than convinced to read anything you write.

I know I said I don’t like fanfiction but I have, aiming for a similarly transformative work, written it before. So I do have a lot of painful empathy for the situation of pouring blood sweat and tears into something that is inexorably tied to an existing media, especially that relatively few people will read. It really really sucks and it can feel so pointless and exhausting and frustrating. Deciding that all writing is practise helped a bit… taking apart the pieces of existing fantasy worlds and finding out how to improve them has taught me a lot about world-building and writing. I hope it has for you to.

Even if you feel it hasn’t… idk I’m not demanding that you agree with all this because I know it’s really hard to see or accept compliments on creative works when feeling down about them. But I felt I needed to send this anyway. I know am just one stranger on the internet but as someone who has followed Iliah and Karnalta and Egg of Time and your other work for a few years now, I just wanted to say thank you for sharing them. Your work is wonderful and inspiring and wholly unique and I hope you continue to write in whatever way makes you happiest

i'm ngl i misread the first line as "your writing is totally misogynistic" and thought that i was about to be attacked. oh my god

that said, this is an incredibly kind comment, and i really appreciate it-- thank you so much for taking the time to send it. as you obviously understand, writing derivative work feels like a completely thankless task at some points, so any and all feedback is extremely appreciated. even someone saying, "hey, i read that!" is like a godsend

i do justify all of this as writing practice and to be fair it has paid off in non-fanfic related writing (i've actually won a couple of competitions with original short stories i've written, and my academic writing is the only part of my academic career that's consistently complimented). i also justify it by the sheer fact that... i'm autistic, this is the topic i happen to be fixated on, and indulging that fixation releases a nice concoction of brain chemicals simply by virtue of how my brain is constructed. a lot of my frustration with myself is that i happen to be fixated on this, but this is an agony i've had since like 2018 so i don't foresee it changing any time soon. oh well.

i'm really glad you enjoy my work despite it being fucking, elder scrolls fanfiction. i just really do not have the words to say how much this message means to me, thank you a thousand times.

[spaceorphanssecondbreakfastclub]

SO's Bookclub: The Maid

Title: The Maid Author: Nita Prose Genre: Mystery

Goodreads Summary:

Molly Gray is not like everyone else. She struggles with social skills and misreads the intentions of others. Her gran used to interpret the world for her, codifying it into simple rules that Molly could live by.

Since Gran died a few months ago, twenty-five-year-old Molly has been navigating life's complexities all by herself. No matter—she throws herself with gusto into her work as a hotel maid. Her unique character, along with her obsessive love of cleaning and proper etiquette, make her an ideal fit for the job. She delights in donning her crisp uniform each morning, stocking her cart with miniature soaps and bottles, and returning guest rooms at the Regency Grand Hotel to a state of perfection.

But Molly's orderly life is upended the day she enters the suite of the infamous and wealthy Charles Black, only to find it in a state of disarray and Mr. Black himself dead in his bed. Before she knows what's happening, Molly's unusual demeanor has the police targeting her as their lead suspect. She quickly finds herself caught in a web of deception, one she has no idea how to untangle. Fortunately for Molly, friends she never knew she had unite with her in a search for clues to what really happened to Mr. Black—but will they be able to find the real killer before it's too late?

Review:

I had been really looking forward to reading this one. It sells itself as being a locked room mystery with a 'Clue' like feel to it. And yup - I am totally here for a zany, crazy mystery that goes in some bonkers directions.

This book... is not like Clue. It's not really that good of a mystery, if I'm being honest. It's much more of a character study? And while that's okay, and I don't think it's a bad book, I was disappointed that I wasn't getting what I was being sold.

The whole schtick is that Molly the Maid who works for a hotel is an the autism spectrum. I didn't mind her characterization (even if it might have benefited the author to address the whole autism thing directly rather than skirt around it). Molly's social awkwardness is really unlike anything I've read in most of these kinds of books. And even if it was cringey at times (and oof - it was) I get that this book was really set up to be a study in Molly kind of dealing with her relationship with the world and how she fits into it. And that's not wholly a bad thing.

I just wish there had been more to the mystery!

Anyone who is familiar with reading mysteries can probably figure out who the murderer is relatively quickly. There aren't that many characters in the book, and only a few who stand out as real possible suspects. It becomes more of the why -- and how is Molly going to figure it out. Which, idk, made me lose interest pretty quickly.

You can tell that the author was inspired by Clue in that half the characters have last names that relate to colors. So - why not go all the way? Why not do more with the character names than kind of give half the cast some colorful names without any real meaning to it?

I guess my disappointment with the book is more about wanting more of a mystery novel and less of a character study. It's the author's debut novel - and kind of felt like one.

But the writing is relatively solid. Molly was a good character, and the rest of the supporting characters were at least decently drawn. The hotel makes for an interesting set piece. The pacing was fine - if sluggish and predictable at times.

Rating: 3.5 stars. Definitely not a terrible book, but I really wanted more from something sold as a thrilling mystery novel.

[gorgynei]

If you’re breaking out the C3spiracy board… do you think Ludinus is actually an elf with some like fucky way of drastically outliving his life expectancy (I looked up 5e elves and it’s like 750 years but Calamity started like 1000 years ago-ish? but maybe it’s related to Predathos and his “life’s work”?) or is he actually secretly Something Else?

oooohh i misread this at first and didnt realize you're implying ludinus could actually be an alien... now THATS interesting. he could have extended his life by experimenting with dunamis, but woah. he could be a total alien that just looks like an elf, or maybe predathos (or a reilora? idk) somehow fused with or enhanced his soul/body to last muuch longer than a normal elf?

i'm not sure how viable "ludinus is actually an alien" is just logistics wise (keeping up glamours is Hard and he has extremely mortal ideals and motives) but its certainly interesting.... much to think about.

[idontwanttospoiltheparty]

I am that anon (sorry about the notifs scare, I didn't think about that). I think you're 100% right that Paul felt that way about John. Like, I think his enjoyment of John's ability to put down people that annoyed Paul was a key building block in their relationship. I guess I felt like pointing out the misreading was important because I don't think he's really talking about John in that particular quote. He's defending himself. He's saying if John didn't think he was worth working with then John never would have worked with him. The point of a lot of MYFN seems to be about countering criticism, and I think this is a big one for Paul both when he makes the case to himself and when he makes it to the public. If John really hadn't liked him/respected him, then they wouldn't have worked together. Because John didn't suffer fools. So I think that quote is a lot more about how their relationship is perceived (both by the Paul of the early 90s and by the public) than about their actual relationship

Oh I actually 100% agree that's the main point of that passage, I was actually just kind of riffing off a tangential point because "Paul Needs To Prove To The World And Himself That John Liked Him" – while fascinating and heartbreaking – at this point feels like a... Sort of bedrock of his personality to me? As in, I kind of just assumed that was a given and became interested in a sort of side point, but I get why that was misunderstood. With a lot of these MYFN quotes I'm actually semi responding to OP aka @mydaroga's tags, which in this case already pointed that out so I kind of wanted "my own thing" ....?

IDK if this is just making me sound weird lmao but yes I totally agree with you, Paul's wording just made me think of something else as well.

[dragonballwish]

So why is it so popular for people to post the idea 18 would ever cheat on Krillin? She's never so much as hinted she's attracted to anyone else, and even when a rich heartthrob was hitting on her she just told him to get bent and beat him up. I just don't get how people misread her character so badly.

honestly i think its less that theyre misreading her character and more that they just literally haven't watched the show either at all or like since they were 12 and now they're 40 🤷 because idk how else its possible that they think she would do any of the gross shit they have her doing with master roshi or otherwise...

.... jk we all know they just think shes hot and that krillin's not, and so they get her with anyone else because they think its totally impossible that a hot woman would ever love someone for something as silly as "being a good person" or "having a kind personality" or anything else that krillin has going for him . i fucking guess. fuck them

I'm saying it now and ill say it everywhere: hating krillin is actually a symptom of misogyny

[egg-emperor]

I mean this in the nicest way but the way you talk about your ideas/opinions comes off as like... Really patronizing. Your opinions themselves? Not a problem. You make great points. Your perspective is valid. I actually agree with a lot of your opinions. But like, there's just this aura of passive-aggressiveness in your words when you talk about the Eggman/Sage stuff that kinda sounds insulting to people who think differently, probably turns them away.

Idk man, I know it ain't my place to give you advice but I don't want you to dig yourself a hole you can't get out of.

I really don't know how else to express myself. I'm honest and bold as I can be with all my opinions and thoughts, so people only get to see my most authentic self through it. I'm aware that pretty much all my options tend to be the unpopular ones but I can't feel or talk about it differently because I don't know how. And just because I'm bold with it and firm in my beliefs doesn't mean that I feel some sort of superiority. That's for Eggman to feel lol

Sometimes I might sound passive aggressive because I do have anger problems but making general posts about how I feel stops me from lashing out at anyone, so I consider it helpful to me personally. Plus it is my own blog and space on the internet where I have that freedom. And the most I'm ever like that are to people that have been rude to me. Whenever I'm doing it in a post alone, it's also because someone has done it to me for it to be like that in the first place.

The only people I would ever want to feel insulted in any circumstance are people that are rude and insulting to me first, I have no hard feelings towards people that just leave me be but I also don't want to pretend I don't feel a certain way about something generally on my blog. I just do what I like to see in others, I like to see honesty and people's true thoughts on things positive or negative and be as bold and passionate about it as they feel but I suppose that kind of person isn't something everyone likes.

And at this point I've just said "fuck it" and started saying what I want even more anyway because people have already turned away just for having these feelings in the first place, no matter how I express it. I've been mostly ignored and avoided by people I actually talked to almost all month and it hurt and I can't get out of it for as long as I just feel this way at all. So I already have that feeling and I'm kind of just accepting it now. Made my bed and I'll lie in it and I might as well have fun while expressing my thoughts on it

So if you think it seems worse lately like I'm more angry or something, I'm just at that point where I've given up and figured I might as well express myself the way I want to since everyone I talked to left already and I'm really alone already and that was before I hardly even started posting about this. But honestly I haven't felt super angry about it for a while, I've been more chill about it so there probably are posts where it wasn't my intention to sound mad because I was probably totally calm but I know my boldness and strength in my beliefs can be misread at times.

And I'm just in a depressed state of mind where I feel I've got nothing to lose. It feels like my favorite thing has been potentially ruined for me after years of enjoyment, people have turned their backs and left me, and I'm also completely hopeless about the future right now for other reasons. So that energy might come through my posts as well but these negative feelings don't come from people who feel differently to me unless they insult and harass me or suddenly avoid and leave me instead of telling me why.

[cassianandfenrysaremyboyos]

I'm really loving KotC but idk about these visions Emilia's having that she thinks are memories?? and therefore is questioning her entire life and what she knows is real. And if she turns out to have amnesia/to not be who she thinks she is/is cursed and the entire 18 years of her life that she knows, isn't fully real/isn't her real past and she's actually been to hell before, and Wrath and everyone else in hell knows who she really is and isn't telling her?? (like how does Gluttony know she can ride, when she doesn't even know she can ride!?) I'm gonna be kinda annoyed. Because I really, generally, don't like that trope. Like I adore this series and I'm loving this book so much!! So I trust where the story is gonna go with Emilia's character but I would just prefer Emilia to be who she is!! And not turn out to be some cursed amnesiac or something like that. But we'll see I guess. I could be totally misreading things but there's definitely something more going on

[powered-if]

Hey dear author! Idk if I’ve sent something to you before, so I apologize if you aren’t a fan of repeats! I love your story idea and your characters! I feel like they’re all in desperate need for a hug and head pats! My MC is more than ready to provide all the love!

I had a RO ask for you if that’s ok! If it’s spoilers or you do not want to answer, I’m more than fine with that!

In the deep crushing stage, how would the RO’s act if MC surprised them by taking them to a secret quiet area in nature they use for peace, and gave them a lap pillow (all of this is done with consent). During the lap pillow, the MC strokes the RO’s hair as to help lull the RO’s to relax and rest.

I really am excited for more of this story! I hope you’re well! Thank you in advance!

Hey, thank you for the ask! ❤️ I don't think you have, and if you by repeats mean several asks from the same person (?) I absolutely do not have a problem with it (on the contrary, I love seeing people come by again :))

I squealed when I saw this! Thank you so much, you're super sweet 🥺🥺🥺 I am doing fairly well, it could be better but it's absolutely fine haha

About the actual ask... it could be slightly spoilery, but it's really cute so I'm just going to answer with their thoughts instead of how they act :)

Daniel: God, she's so beautiful... stop it.

Ilide: I love him— that's it, I'm doomed.

Indigo: This is a totally normal friend thing. Friends do this. Do they? Should I tell them about— I'm misreading this, am I not? But what if—

Simon: Oh. Oh.

Jake: Don't fidget. Nice and easy— breathe in... breathe out. Oh, but she looks really pretty from here...

Rosie: I don't do this with people. What is happening to me?

Nathan: I wouldn't let anyone else do this... huh. I'm in deep.

Charlie: Relax. This is relaxing— stop thinking. Why do I want to kiss them so badly?

Kateline: I could stay here forever.

[colour-outside-the-liness]

Oh you're fine really! Don't worry about talking too much, I don't think you'll see anyone here complaining about that haha. Yeah your roommates boyfriend being a virgo definitely means something hahaha they're totally party poopers 😂

Ah I see, astrology tries to explain that too y'know, the shadow side of star signs and how they manifest in people but I feel that's kinda unfair and it puts the blame on something else rather the actual person who hurt you. And it's completely understandable you put your guard up with water signs and you're not the only one.

Omg that's so cool! Are you excited to be a god mother? Tell her to hold on till the 20th of January so the baby will be an aquarius and not a capricorn! 😂

I absolutely love a good saggitarius x gemini bond, damn I wish I wasn't such a mess when I was living in Canada. Canadian roommate and I could've become friends at least. One time I told her she looked pretty when she was about to go out to a party and she was like all cute and said thank you and was blushing haha. And then next time we bumped into each other she tried to ask me out to go watch that Elton John movie with her but I had work that day and had a crazy schedule at the time so we never got to hang out much. And then the cherry on the cake was when she was talking about her new schedule for uni and how it would match mine finally and just casually said "you and I will be waking up together next semester" and I was just like 😦🥵🥴 *gay panic* uuuh okaaay and nervous laughed then just carried on with the conversation. She even had a cheeky grin on her face when she said that but I was like naaah I completly misread that, English's not my 1st language so... I must've interpetred that wrong. HAHAHA idk man I'm really clueless with this stuff.

Ah well I'm glad a lot of that made sense to you. And I'm happy to help. So your rising and venus are in gemini, what's the 3rd planet you have in gemini? I think we’ve already covered your taurus sun and moon. And then you probably have uranus and neptune in capricorn and scorpio in pluto bc that's a generation thing or did I totally miss the mark?

What do people call you here? I'm kinda new but haven't seen people referring to you by name before. Can I call you Colour? It's kinda cool name, what do you think? 😆 I'm Libby btw or astrology anon haha don't really use my account on here just really like your AUs and got here bc you mentioned on your fic notes you did updates and discussions on your Tumblr.

Haha that's okay then as long as no one complains about it I'm fine!! Yeah he's such a party pooper so if that's a virgo trait it fits him perfectly haha Yeah I hate when people try and blame their sign for the shitty things they do when in reality sometimes people just to shitty things and she definitely did a lot of shitty things. Yeah I definitely have my guard up around them now but I am trying to fix that and not focus too much on people's signs I can't wait to be a god mother honestly I am so excited and so happy that they trust me in that way and think I'll be a good option!! The baby would be very late if she held on that long but I will tell her for you haha 😂 Awwh you guys could've been so good together it's a shame it didn't happen but I always so everything happens for a reason whether we figure out what that reason is or not!! Nah I don't think you're clueless I wouldn't have known how to take that anyway and English is my first language but I would've gone into a gay panic too haha I have had experiences like that where I haven't known what to do and I have just been a mess!! I think she was definitely flirting with you though!! Yeah rising and Venus are Gemini... so is Mercury Yes, Uranus and Neptune are in fact Capricorn so good guess there And Scorpio is Pluto and Jupiter so I have a lot of repeats with my chart but I am fine with it haha I really don't know what these things mean though People here call me a lot of things and honestly I am fine with all of them, I get called Colour/ Colours, I get called Smut Queen, I've been called Real Life Dani and Ms Clayton before... but you can really call me anything you like though!! Hello Libby- Astronomy Anon it's nice to meet you!! Thank you for saying you like my AUs that really means a lot to me!! And yeah this Tumblr is for updates of my fics or for people to send me prompts or just about anything they want really I'm fine with anything haha this blog is just full and random stuff at this point and I love it!! Thank you for finding me on Tumblr and for sending me all this stuff about astronomy I think it's really fun and interesting!! ☺️