#or squeamish or anything

[krarka]

Hey you! Recommend a horror movie to me please? 👉👈

[utilitycaster]

I don't have anything smart to say about this as this is something I think I need to investigate and ruminate upon for a while, but I think most fandoms really do not handle stories about power - especially when protagonists are actively seeking it - well. It's a problem even in fandoms for stories that are explicitly about it (there are some fantastic Succession takes but also some deeply brain dead ones; I'm finding interesting discussion about The Ravening War to be drowned out by some truly idiotic shipping/blorbo-centric fanon; I am not in the GoT or ASoIaF fandoms but I've heard stories; it's an ongoing CR fandom issue). I think some of it is that a power struggle inherently rules out a lot of relationship headcanons and certainly kills fluff as a canon-compliant possibility. I think the other thing is, and I hate to bring this up constantly but it really is the most illustrative example, but the "Suvi without the imperialism" problem. I think people get so obsessed with narratives confirming their existing political/moral beliefs and latching on to the character who is Good and Correct that they forget that a lot of stories are about people who do complicated things and are tied into messy and problematic power structures, and how they respond. The story of the utopian commune is not actually a story unless it's secretly a dystopian commune. And that's not even getting to the idea of power as an abstract concept is neutral, and what you do with it is what's important. Anyway, as someone who loves stories about hierarchies and social structures and high fantasy chosen one narratives (which are, fundamentally, about being The Most Powerful) and the conflicts they engender this is very irritating because it just feels the fandom ignores 90% of the story as an unfortunate inconvenience.

[aurorangen]

Renee chose some thrillers to watch and it cheered her up 😁

Transcript:

Bryce: Shouldn't you be getting ready for your big prom night? Renee: I don't want to go anymore. Bryce: What happened? You were looking forward to it.

Renee: People. People happened. Nothing goes well for me with anyone… Bryce: Come here [tries to cheer her up] Forget about everything, I’ll be your plus one instead-

Renee: Thanks Dad, but I don't want to go anymore. It won't be the same. Bryce: Tell you what. Let's have a movie night together, watch a film with me instead. Renee: [a smile appears on her face] Yeah, I'd much rather do that.

[Watching something gory and Bryce is retching]

Bryce: [halfway through another movie] Your birthday is coming up, do you want to do anything special? Renee: I'm not really in the mood to celebrate it…

[eru-iru]

makoto seeing a bug flying near him and he uses ryoji as a shield then tells him to make it go away as far from him as possible he doesn't want to see it or touch it thank you

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

for some reason im really feeling the Queer Euphoria in this chilis tonight, specifically: being so ambiguous its hilarious. there is No label to describe my orientation/gender. like yeah i use nonbinary bc technically it fits but also bc the flag Fucks. if asked, my only correct answer would be "Wildcard, Motherfucker!"

[breadedsinner]

I was told I probably could not handle Haunting of Hill House... I wonder if I could handle the book.

[turnipoddity]

I see you're on a saw marathon, so I have a question: does the gore not bother you? I'm in the process of watching the movies, and although I love the aesthetic and the characters, I find myself stopping every two seconds because every moan of pain is too real for me. Do you just..... not feel that way? Are you not disturbed by it?

Absolutely no offense in that question, I'm just mind blown that it's not like this for every person on earth (quite expectedly)

I’ve never been squeamish since i was a child, idk why (as long as it’s fictional). I love slasher/gore horror for the intensitiy most of the part. I was also introduced to this genre by dad and my older cousins at a very young age (disturbing tbh), so i think i’m just numb by now 💀💀

[tremendouskoalachild]

guess who just had to tap out after 20 minutes of (watching) The Substance

[orcelito]

Ok also so I got my eyebrow and nose piercings back in... march, I think? I was supposed to go back in to get the bars changed out some time ago but I never did. Largely bc my eyebrow piercing has Not been healing smoothly (keep accidently banging it and getting it caught on things so it doesn't wanna heal) but I think the long bar has been actively hindering my healing (making it easier to get caught on things) so I decided to change it out Myself. Bought some new smaller jewelry online and it got here today and

I'm not generally squeamish when it comes to my own body. Like pain, blood, whatever. Don't rly care.

That, though... that took some effort.

But I did it! Smaller jewelry to hopefully make healing a little smoother from here on out. I also got some new jewelry for my nose stud that'll get here tomorrow. That one at least won't be a huge deal, since the nose piercing has healed so much more smoothly, thankfully.

(Preemptive warning for Gross Details in the tags. Lol)

[dont-f-with-moogles]

Nightmare

Nightmare Characters: Levi x Hange  Word Count: 749 words Canon universe

Because I haven't posted any writing on here in a while. This is for @this-is-krikkit and anyone else having a shitty day - have a free Levihan cuddle.

Inspired by the Smartpass story.

...

The titan lifted its monstrous head, gazing down with eyes like giant, polished orbs. Its stare was devoid of comprehension; empathy; reason. Humanity. It was simply registering the details before it; the small figure standing with their arm outstretched. Any second now, it would lunge. 

Strangely, Hange was unafraid. Their arm was held steady; palm empty. Even as the titan swung its jaw open wide, inviting Hange to a view of its enormous teeth, they remained unshaken in their resolve. It was just as unsurprising when a human voice emerged from the giant’s mouth.

"They don't taste good…"

“Mmm?” Hange returned politely, cocking their head to the side. They clasped both hands behind their back. “What doesn’t? Tell me.”

Suddenly the titan uttered an ear-splitting howl. It gripped the sides of its head, thrusting fingers as thick as tree stumps beneath its eyelids. It prised the thin flesh away as though attempting to tear its skin from its face. 

“Please… help me, Hange!”

Hange jolted awake. It took a moment for their eyes to adjust to the gloom. There was their disordered pile of books upon the bedside table; only the names on the spines were too blurred to read, should Hange have needed to do so. The bedsheet had become tangled around one of their legs, leaving the other cold and exposed. The corner of yet another book was digging into their shin. There came a movement beneath them; an arm shifting then withdrawing from their side.

“You okay?” Levi’s voice; still thick with sleep. They felt him turn onto his back. Hange reached towards the bedside table and knocked their glasses to the floor with a clatter.

“Fuck.” Their arm was trembling now, unlike in their dream. “That- that fucked me up…”

A pale shaft of moonlight fell across them. Hange turned to see Levi drawing back the heavy drape which clung to the window. 

“Thanks.” Hange retrieved their fallen glasses and pushed them up the bridge of their nose. They sat upright; knuckles blanched as they clutched the mattress, feet digging into the floorboards beneath. There came a creak of wooden slats as Levi knelt on the bed behind them.

“What happened in this one?”

Recurring nightmares were, unfortunately, one of an endless list of occupational hazards faced by those in the Scout Regiment. It was often the result of witnessing too many abnormal things. In fact, most considered it abnormal not to be affected in such a way.

“There was a titan. It was trying to talk to me… It… it said…” Hange gripped their head, much like the titan had done in their nightmare. “It told me that they didn’t taste good.” Their hands balled into fists, pressing their eyes with the effort of remembering. As much as they tried to cling to the memory, the details of the dream poured through their fingers like sand.

“It asked me to help them.” Hange’s throat was tight. “Wh-what do you think that means?”

Levi folded an arm around them and they sank against him, their back pressed to his chest. Levi’s chin rested on their shoulder.

“Levi… what if they don’t want to do it?”

“Huh?”

“...what if they don’t want to eat people?”

Both stared at the door, under which a narrow strip of light filtered. The absurdity of Hange’s statement, and the silence which followed it, settled over the room.

“I don’t know…” Levi spoke quietly. “That’s a question only you can answer.”

It was as though the burden of that unanswered proposal settled upon them in tangible form. Hange’s shoulders sank, their body curving against his.

“Tomorrow, I’ll…”

“You need to get some rest.” Levi’s tone was firm but without his usual acerbity. He held them to him tightly. 

“I’ve got you.”

Hange’s eyes closed. Gently, he brought them down with him so that Hange’s back remained against his front. He stroked their scattered hair away from the pillow and tenderly kissed the back of their neck. Hange made a small sound and shifted beside him. Levi reached across them, gently lifting their glasses from their face. He hesitated; the table was just out of reach. He lowered his arm, wrapping it around Hange’s waist; their glasses clutched in his hand. Levi buried his face in their warm skin, feeling their breaths come slower as exhaustion overcame them.

But even though he closed his eyes and allowed his own breathing to fall in rhythm with theirs, Levi knew he would not sleep.

…

Part 2: Dream

[lorelaiislatte]

Your Kacy head canons. The one about glasses…. I know @littlesolo has one in her Drabbles collection…. And maybe @westerngayfairytales ? But we need more of it! Love all your ideas and fics tho!

def will be working kate reading glasses in (probably to med fic bc it Fits) - tbf either of them with glasses are unfairly attractive & i’m glad it’s an existing headcanon!!!!

[richkidcityfriends]

i want to read everything at once. which of course means i read nothing. obviously.

[objecthusbandry]

gotta love my ask box sometimes /silly

[anotherpapercut]

I have never seen and have very little interest in seeing Saw but it's my favorite horror movie because fans of it are so funny. I LOVE seeing posts about saw. love seeing what new situations y'all think that guy should put people in

[red-hemlock]

🦚 Last moment you felt proud? Or, any moment you have!

Mun Questions n' Stuff! @eclipscius

(My dad and I live together. About two years back our toilet suddenly stopped working, and neither me nor my dad really had the money to shell-out for a new one or for a plumber to come look at it and probably still tell us we need to buy a new one anyway... I mean if we had to we were going to do it, but he'd had a surgery done and I had to help him out with it, so it was one of those awful 'life hitting the fan' kinds of moments.

ANYWAY, I just decided on a whim to try and see if there was something that COULD be done about it on our end, and thought I found the answer. So, armed with Googled knowledge on toilet anatomy, a Youtube tutorial, a crap-ton of bleach and a coat hanger, I proceeded to try and fix our problem; and ended-up doing it!

The darn thing's still working great to this day too haha, so thanks Google and Youtube! x'D;;;;;)

[pissfaggit]

enough to drive a man insane if I'm being honest with you guys