#please feel free to discuss this with me if you have opposing views

[friendlyneighborhoodkinkshamer]

I saw a post that was really well written and thought out about how the sentiadrien theory is troublesome to op bc it cheapens the impact of a child who is being manipulated and controlled by making him less than human and it was poignant and I liked the sentiment but I didn't quite agree and I couldn't put into words WHY until just now so like

I like the idea that sentiadrien illustrates a parent having uninhibited control over a child as an unnatural and frightening thing. I definitely see how Adrien's lack of ability to disobey his father can rub people the wrong way but to me it highlights that internal struggle in SUCH a clear way. He knows what he wants and he intends to make choices for his own self interests but there is this strong invisible force that prevents the smallest step out of line. He cannot articulate why but he knows that something terrible will happen if he disagrees and even when he goes into a conversation prepared to assert himself his father pulls out the same tricks that always work and suddenly he's that same trapped child who has no hope and it's horrible! It's exhausting! He feels like it's his fault because he SHOULD be able to speak up but he just CAN'T!

And I know the logical conclusion of the show is going to be Adrien finally breaking free of that control and choosing himself and as someone who has recently acknowledged and started working through a relationship with a manipulative and controlling parent I know I'm gonna sob

[stardancerluv]

What the Emperor Wants

Part Five

Summary: Geta speaks with his brother. Reader speaks with a trusted servant.

Notes/Warnings: mentions of ownership, mentions of viewed gender (in Ancient Rome), discussion of intimacy, quote from the famous Virgil in is italics.

❤️s, comments, reblogs & feedback are welcome and appreciated!

Carcalla turned sharply, his eyes were slits as he looked at him. “How dare you?” He snarled.

Geta rose his eyebrows. “How dare I?”

“Yes. In front of what? Her? She is nothing.” Caracalla, cackled once again.

Geta closed what little distance was between them. “She is mine. She is my property. Eventually, I may or may not free her but still then, you dare lay another finger on her and you may learn to regret it.”

Caracalla’s eyes grew but then they narrowed again as a wet chuckle escaped his cruel mouth.

“Oh? Are you getting sentimental?” His lips curled. “Do you need to buy the ones you sleep with?”

“Silence your voice.”

Caracalla finally was silent.

He had better realize, he was in know mood for his games.

“I am having a dinner here tonight with some of those insufferable senators, you can stay or you can go out with your cohorts but don’t you dare cause another scene.”

“There of no concern for me brother. I will let you handle them.”

With a swish of his robes he left. Geta’s stomach churned. He had been so relaxed, so calm and now he saw red.

Going to one of the adjacent rooms, he went and sighed once in the cooler room. It helped to calm his thudding heart. Seeing one of the tellings of August going to Germania was laying on one of the tables from the last time he was there. He ran his fingers over the papyrus before unrolling more of it, letting his eyes drift over the words.

He’d call someone to read some poetry. He was in no mood for some of the long discussions those senators enjoyed having.

*******

Once back in your small room, you finally let the tears fall down your cheeks. You could never understand the sharp difference Geta and Caracalla. How they were borne from the same woman, always surprised you. You were reminded of the tales of Romulus and Remus, your mother spoke of. Though, you truly hoped that Geta and Caracalla would not end up like they did.

It was the one moment, you doubted that Geta could possibly lose in such an instance. May the mighty Jupiter keep him safe, you quietly prayed.

Carcalla was far more brutal, more blood thirsty then Geta from what you had heard and observed. You worried if things came to that, who would be the victor and what would happen to you. Now Geta protected you, but how long would that last. Was it possible that he’d discard you like an old, worn rug or put you down like a wounded animal that could not heal.

All these musings swirled around you as you sat there, still shaking after Caracalla pushed you across the atrium.

*******

Thy son in Italy shall wage vast war
and, quell its nations wild; his city-wall
and sacred laws shall be a mighty bond
about his gathered people.

“Yes! That is how is shall always be!” Geta held his goblet up high. “And my general, Marcus Acacius shall wield our finest steel and strike fear in all that oppose us!”

Cheers, sounds of agreement filled the room.

Relief had filled you as you watched the good humors and contentment in Geta, the earlier feelings of worry gone and long forgotten.

Marcus Acacius, bowed his head and smiled as he looked back up. “Thank you sire.”

You took, a sip from your own goblet and before once again resting your hands back into your lap. The poetry of the man known as Virgil and the savory food filled everyone. They were warmed and had a healthy flush of color in them. It was all this that brightened the room more then even the candles that were placed all around.

As you glanced up towards the inky heavens, even the stars were far more brilliant then recently. You were very pleased, to be sitting beside Geta through in all.

******

“Your presence had calmed and pleased Geta tonight. That may mean, he will come for you.” Aelia told you softly as she undid the ribbons that had held your hair in.

“Oh? Shall it hurt ?” A slice of worry cut through you.

“He is in good spirits. There may only be a temporary discomfort but if he wants to keep the good humors.”

Taking a comb, she began to slide it through your strands.

“He may make sure sure it is only for the initial moments. Just keep on breathing, do not bottle up your breaths.”

“Do we as women ever enjoy it or is that only a prospect of intimacy lay with the women who do these acts who charge ?”

You heard as Aelia inhaled. It made you happy pause and look at her. “What?”

The woman had pressed her lips together. “Thank you for acknowledging my woman hand. I am only seen as thus from my equals, you may or may not be aware but since our sire owns you personally, you are above me.”

You made a face. “No, I am not aware. I was just a girl who would serve and remain in the shadows.”

The woman gave a small smile. “Not anymore.”

She looked away before looking once again back at you.

“But yes, we can however that decision of that, is solely up to our sire. He may just want to expel his needs. I do not know.”

“Ok. Just like I had promised to him. I will follow his guidance.”

“That is truly the best.”

You felt as her fingers trembled as she continued to care for your hair.

******

The candles flickered as your door opened. You glanced over from where you sat.

It was one of Geta’s personal guard. “You are to come from me. Our sire, wishes you to come to his private quarters.

“Yes.” Was all you said.

Your footfalls and his echoed in the silent Domus. No other sounds could be heard. Such a contrast to the earlier festive and merriment. There had been liquid been been flowing into goblets and utensils and plants clanking on tables as food was ate and served.

******

The door creaked as he opened it. You walked in and flinched as it banged, behind you once it closed.

“There is the blossom of Rome, my blossom.”

Turning you watched as Geta strode in. A rich red, maroon of sorts were tied and flowed down from his waist. You had never seen his bare chested, his strength was very apparent. You had only seen that kind of strength reflected in the Gladiators that fought and battled in the arena.

“Evening, Geta. Thank you for your kind words.”

@honey-eyed-munson @amethyst-serenade @screaming-blue-bagel @missonlypost @kitkat80 @blondie324 @alyisdead @hellomadamebutterfly @heartsforjosephquinn

[sapphosremains]

You've mentioned considering leaving Anglicanism. If you were to do so, would you rather be Orthodox or Roman Catholic, and what's the reasoning?

In short, I remain torn as always. This morning I read a post from a sister I follow who converted from Roman Catholicism to Anglicanism, where she talked about appreciating Anglicanism for its freedom to appreciate and incorporate aspects of other denominations, as we don't claim to be One True Church. This is probably the thing keeping me in Anglicanism right now - there are aspects of Orthodoxy that speak to me, and aspects of RC that speak to me, and I have the freedom to learn from both. However, the failing of this is the presumption that I should be allowed to pick and choose. This is the root of it - why I think I will probably convert in the end - I don't think it should be up to me.

The appeal of both Orthodoxy and RC is the nagging feeling that this Protestant idea of scripture being the highest authority, and that we ought to be free to interpret it as we please, cannot be right. As someone once put it - Jesus did not leave us a KJV and tell us to get on with it! Christ left us His disciples, His Church, and the keys to St Peter. I cannot be Protestant as I cannot reject sacred tradition. Furthermore, I accept that there is a reason why the Pope is the Pope and I am not. Firstly, he is a man! But he is highly educated, called by God, and the vicar of His Church. Why would I not respect his authority? I believe sacred scripture and sacred tradition must come hand in hand - each support the other. While I believe the Bible is inerrant and infallible, I know that I am not. Therefore I am bound to interpret it wrong (do not rely on your own insight etc etc). However, I have sacred tradition to guide me - knowledge passed down quite literally from God himself. Why would I ever abandon that?

Other more specific appeals are in things such as my belief in transubstantiation (not symbols!!!), the communion of God's people (intercession of saints), respect for and veneration of Mary, etc.

Now, the issue of Orthodox or RC. I think most likely RC. Above all else, I feel more called to RC. I think this is the most important part - all the reasoning I might go on to explain might just as easily be called picking and choosing a denomination by what appeals as far as my Anglicanism! The big one, of course, is filioque. I just agree with the RC perspective. The biblical evidence for the Spirit proceeding from the Son makes sense to me, and it seems cohesive. However, of course a lot of modern theologians suggest that it ought not be a cause of schism, as it is a matter of interpretation as opposed to doctrine, and there is little true difference in meaning, more a misunderstanding of each other's interpretations. How true this is, I am not theologically informed enough to say, but, as with many others, I do hope for reunification of the Church. Although the Orthodox presentation of the one form of divine revelation makes sense to me, I prefer the RC explanation of the two forms.

However, the pervasive issue I have which is preventing my conversion so far is the issues I take with some doctrines. And this feels a little more important as a convert. I have plenty of cradle RC friends, say, who support the idea of female priests, and believe homosexuality isn’t a sin etc, but I can’t help but feel I can’t take these same views as a convert, because I’ve chosen this denomination, if that makes sense? So I should accept it in its totality - no Protestant style quibbling of bits I don’t like. The same goes for the opposite - I’ve talked before about how fond I am of the Orthodox view of original sin, but continuing to hold a similar perception if I did convert to RC seems inappropriate. The same issues don’t apply while I stay Anglican. Firstly, we’re renowned for our flexibility - my priest only recently was discussing the freedom of Anglicans to choose any eucharistic interpretation they feel drawn to, between strict symbolism and complete transubstantiation. So, should I wish to say a Hail Mary (in fact, encouraged by my priest quite recently!) or pray my rosary, or appreciate the Orthodox view of original sin, I am quite welcome to. The second aspect of this is that I was raised Anglican - it’s my denomination, and I feel more entitled to mess with it! Anyway, that’s my main issue - any thoughts would be much appreciated!

Thank you for this question - it definitely made me consider a lot of things I hadn't before!

[n-odditty]

My Sonic Teams (1)

Hey, what do people think of odd team-ups like Blaze, Sticks, and, Bunnie [Sonic Heroes fan team-up]? I've always wanted honest feed back on these team combinations but never really got a good amount and would love to see the opinions on them! I have been having a hard time finding good amounts of feedback or places to have further discussions [I am a small acc so that's a given] but does anyone wanna give their honest thoughts?

Team Paramount: [Blaze, Sticks, Bunnie]

Tried to find good parallels to Team Primary[Team Sonic] with already existing characters . Sticks being more similar to Sonic and Blaze more similar to Tails, Bunnie being more mature and motherly as opposed to being more naive and brotherly like Knuckles, the gals set on specific goals rather than have danger come their way [Sonic's team usually has danger come their path and that's the next adventure their dealing with], Blaze met Sticks the same way Tails met Sonic and both girls met Bunnie when fighting Blaze's equivalent to Eggman.

I chose Sticks instead of keeping Marine because I think Sticks would fit better in Blaze's world instead of Sonic's. I also believe her personality would better bounce off someone like Blaze who is usually uptight and Sticks who is very free spirited and unhinged but also kinda uptight in her ways of viewing the world [or well, more paranoid than anything] but Sticks' overall kindhearted, blunt, and fearless personality is why Blaze loves her dearly and cherishes her as someone who saw her as a friend and not princess. Sticks' could care less about such titles so long as you aren't trying to suck her brains out for some weird science experiment. [I'd also like to add that Marine is very much still in the picture, just not in the main team dynamic. She's now Stick's adopted lil sister. How she came to raise her is similar to how Tails and Sonic met in the old Sonic The Hedgehog cartoons!]

Bunnie was roboticized by their version of Eggman and suffered a great deal of self-hatred thanks to it. While she doesn't regret doing what she did that led up to it, that being saving her smaller siblings, she hated how she was now essentially "a freak" and felt more alone than she did before the tragic event. How she overcame it was before meeting the other two, but they did help solidify her new found strength withing herself. Her family helped her overcome her loss, and facing her new life and reminded her that she still speaks, acts, fights, and loves like their Bunnie, and no change in her body removes such core aspects of herself. So when she ends up fighting side by side Blaze and Sticks, those reassurances couldn't be anymore evident. The girls help remind her of her strength and determination each time she feels any different, and so, their bond grew stronger and stronger.

So what do you guys think? Is it sound? I'd like to see how people think of some of the ideas I've come up with! ^^ If there are any oddities that people wanna ask about, please let me know! I also have an idea for who Blaze's Eggman would be but I wanna make that a separate post! Hopefully this catches your eye and that many of the things I've listed intrigue you enough to ask questions!

[nix-that-rad-lass]

Hello!

I’m trying something new here. I think others before me have done something like this, but I’d like to try it.

You can probably tell by my username that I am what most would call a radfem, some may say I’m a ‘terf’. Please don’t immediately stop at that word- all I ask is to be given a chance.

In my experience, there is a startling lack of communication and empathy between radical-leaning feminists and those who follow a more liberal-feminist train of thought, and especially people who are heavily involved in gender ideology.

I would like to have discussions, 1 on 1, with people who have opposing views, differing experiences, different identities, etc.

I believed in gender ideology when I was younger, but I never really truly understood it, and I ended up learning about radical feminist beliefs quite young and leaning into it.

At some point, I did go too far, and I did hold genuinely harmful beliefs.

I have been taking the time the last few years to deconstruct harmful beliefs and be a bit more open minded. I find an excellent way to do this is to talk to people who know more than I do, who are more experienced or have first hand experience with these topics than I do.

I am not going to debate you, i won’t argue with you, I’m not going to harass or insult or do anything to purposefully harm you.

All I ask is that, in interest of building bridges and improving connections between people of seemingly opposing views, you give me the opportunity to ask a few questions, tell me your story, tell me about your beliefs and identity and experiences.

I am genuinely curious, I genuinely want to learn. I can’t promise my mind will change, but I go into this not to change anyone’s mind, but to be empathetic and understanding to others, even- and especially- people I may disagree with.

Any conversation had will remain confidential, I won’t be posting any screenshots or quotes of anything that occurs unless it is genuinely despicable behavior that should be warned against. Essentially, just treat me like a human. You can be blunt or rude or condescending, I don’t mind, just don’t be threatening or depraved. But I know most people are better than given credit for, so I doubt this request is truly needed.

Someday I may write a post or essay or personal narrative regarding my experiences, changed views, etc. but I will NEVER compromise anyone’s privacy, I won’t share any direct quotes and especially not screenshots without explicit permission, and this is only in the event i end up writing anything regarding this- which is, frankly, unlikely.

I know this post is probably going to strike a few- or maybe many- nerves, and likely upset quite a few people on either side of the topics mentioned. But I don’t do this to get brownie points or popularity or power. I don’t do this for confirmation bias or to feel superior.

I do this only because I wish to understand more people, I want to build bonds, build bridges, I want to be the best version of myself I can be and also encourage others to achieve the same. And for me, part of that is understanding more people, and being kinder to more people.

We don’t have to be friends, but I hope you may give me the chance to at least be an ally.

Thank you for reading.

Please feel free to send a message. I’m not on here super often, but I’ll reply whenever I am.

I look forward to hearing from y’all!

[noxiatoxia]

Nox... please tell me you think that hitachiincest is canon after the events of the manga. That Hikaru and Kaoru do end up together/signs of it. Please ;;

UNFORTUNATELY i have not read the manga and have no intention of doing so. i think i discussed this in an ask eons ago but i am not very interested in the ouran manga as opposed to the anime since the manga is aiming for a slightly different audience (lets face it; the anime is a comedy while the manga is actually a shoujo/romance story) and i do not like romance stories one bit, so the ouran manga bored the hell out of me. plus i just enjoy the art and writing in the anime far more; it's by Bones who also did Death Note so they're pros at this whole anime adaptation game. (and there's no carriage in the manga. i have complicated feelings on the matter.)

that mini preamble aside while i don't know a whole lot about the manga i know the important bits + ending and all that. the only ship canon in the manga is haruhi/tamaki iirc but canon is my bitch. i always view most ships as "schrodinger's canon"; it being never addressed means it is as much canon as it is not canon. If there is no evidence for or against it then it can go either way. And 99% of the time in media when it comes to gay shipping (even straight shipping on occasion) they either A) didn't ever intend for the relationship to be read as gay so there is nothing that would confirm nor deny a relationship or B) they absolutely thought of it and decided to use plausible deniability so they could have their cake and eat it too (just enough hints that the shippers will go apeshit but not enough to make it be seen as "canon" by most viewers)

anyways. all of this is to say hikakao is pretty much as canon as it is not canon, it is literally just up to each individual reader because there is nothing pointing to or against them being together in the end. they very much fall into category two.

personally, you know me. i like to think they're together. in the manga hikaru's crush on haruhi is much more explicit than the anime (where i read it as not a crush but just friendship jealousy) but either way haruhi is taken by the end so hikaru has to get over it (rip hikaharu shippers. haruhi has two hands though i guess)

i can see hikaru/kaoru even if they didn't end up together traditionally or anything, they're clearly going to be each other's first priority for like, ever. i never read their bond as strictly romantic or platonic or familial bc tbh the way they were raised and the way they go about life together breaks many traditional boundaries that there's really no label attachable to it. like hikaru could get married but he's still sharing a bed with kaoru. it's just like that.

i've read several very good fics about post-manga hikakao, rediscovery and all that. (i also had one i was writing that i should finish...)

I think there's something very special about the idea of their bond post-manga. Hikakao in the beginning is very strained; they're always together because they have no other choice. they have no friends and nobody to rely on but each other. but by the end they have friends, they have found themselves as their own people, they are becoming independent and learning to separate little by little...and yet they find each other still the most important person to them. That now, they're together not because of necessity, but because they have and can be apart, and have been apart before, but have decided of their own free will that they still love each other. it's not longer a forced compulsion. they have grown and changed and decided, after experiencing so much new stuff in life, they still want to stick together because they love each other. I like that idea.

If you want manga evidence iirc they still live together by the end of it all and are doing their twincest shtick still unprompted out of highschool so !?? they are beyond saving.

[rowanresearches]

Hello and Welcome!

Hello! My name is Rowan. This is my blog dedicated to anthropological research on the alterhuman community. As this is intended to be a pinned introduction post, it will be a bit long. For that reason, most of the post is under a readmore, excepting the current surveys list.

Current alterhuman surveys:

None at this time. Soon!

A bit about me:

I am a cultural anthropologist and folklorist by training. I hold a master's degree in cultural anthropology.

I am the host of a plural system.

I have been a part of the alterhuman community since 2007, though I was inactive for several years. I identify as therian, otherkin, and otherkith.

A bit about my research:

I am only just beginning to research the alterhuman community from an academic perspective.

Because of the lack of consolidated data on the community, I am following the lead of several other researchers in running community surveys.

I am researching with an eye towards scholarly publication. My objective is to provide a resource for those both inside and outside the community who seek in good faith to understand us.

Who is welcome here:

The short answer is everyone. Because this blog was created for the express purpose of conducting research, I do not have any rules about who can or cannot follow or interact with this blog. I don't believe access to information should be gatekept and I believe that all folks who are part of a community should be seen.

There are, however, some things to know about me before you follow this blog.

I support all good faith alterhuman identities. This includes otherkin of all stripes, therians, nonhumans, transspecies folks, endels, fictionkin, factkin, otherhearts/otherkith, otherlinkers, and plural systems, as well as any others I've not listed. And there would always be others, no matter how long this list got.

I support systems of all origins. The brain is incredibly complex and it is not my place to tell anyone else what is happening in their own head. Besides which, not all plural folks even believe their systems to be psychological in origin. It is not my place to gatekeep their experiences. This blog is therefore endo and willo safe.

I will block those who target the alterhuman community. If you are here looking for beings to harass or attack, I will block you for my own safety and the safety of the communities I work with.

This blog is largely apolitical. While I as an individual do have very strongly held political views, I do not believe my personal politics should impact my research. (This point is why I'm not running this from my personal Tumblr.)

That said, I am opposed to ideologies that promote harm. This would include the typical things like racism, sexism, transphobia, and antisemitism, but also things such as being pro-contact for nonconsensual paraphilias. This is not an exhaustive list. I am also, for the same reason, against harassment. Harassing me or anyone else on this blog is a surefire way to get yourself blocked.

Ways to interact:

Surveys! I will be running surveys on the community. If you are over the age of majority for your country (18, if you're in the US), I strongly encourage you to participate in those. Feel free to share them, too! Here on Tumblr as well as on other sites.

Questions. I welcome these. And unlike surveys, the results of which are intended to eventually be synthesized into published articles, there is not an age requirement for this. If you have a question about an alterhuman topic, please feel free to ask. I will do my best to either answer it or suggest where to find the information you're looking for. I am also more than happy to answer questions about anthropology and folklore. The problem there may be getting me to shut up, as these are topics I love discussing. And you're welcome to ask me questions about my own alterhuman identities or non-alterhuman research. Please do understand, though, that I may decline to answer these types of questions if I feel they may pose a threat to my safety.

Reblogging. Yes, please do. We are, after all, on the rebageling website. (Why yes, I do miss the xkit extension that turned everything into bread. Hi, I've been here since the dawn of time.)

Comments. I welcome comments on my posts. However, I do reserve the right to remove hateful or threatening comments.

You've finally reached the bottom of the post! Thank you for taking the time to read all of that! I hope to hear from you!

[bloomin-plume]

Hello! Welcome to my Masterpost!

You can call me Blossom or Kat, I'm 25+ and I'm always lookin' for writing buddies! So feel free to like this post or DM me if you're interested!

thanks for checkin' it out either way, if you do!

⤹ ˚₊‧ I hope you have a wonderful day `*:;,·♡.°

𝕋𝕚𝕞𝕖 ℤ𝕠𝕟𝕖 :

→ Hawaii Standard Time

→ My schedule is admittedly unpredictable except for Tuesdays 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm and Saturday and Sunday 9:00 am -12:00 pm, I will not be around at those hours.

ℝ𝕠𝕝𝕖𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕪 ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕤 :

→ I prefer to have a server on discord so we can talk about our sillies all we want in designated channels, and also have the option to have more than one rp going on at once if we are so inclined {I am usually so inclined}

→ 1x1 {Im not opposed to group rps if they're small, I just get a little overwhelmed sometimes}

→ I love to do fandom based roleplays but I also LOVE to do fandom-less roleplays :)

→ Oc x Oc {Its not often that I will rp a canon character (if it happens I prefer oc x cc and I almost always will want to double up)}

→ BxG {Its just what I'm most comfortable writing as far as romance, I'm sorry if that bothers you. In any other genre I will do any gender pairing}

→ Semi-Literate to Literate writing lengths {and always in 3rd person point of view}

(Im willing to try novella but I'm still learning how to maintain that length long term, I'm willing to try if you'd like though!)

→ Please talk to me outside of our roleplay, I can't vibe with the "just writing no friending" situation 🥲

{I need to discuss the sillies or I will perish}

→ I don't need a heads up before you vanish but it is extremely appreciated when possible

𝕋𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕘𝕖𝕣𝕤 :

→ Detailed bedroom scenes

𝕆𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 𝕋𝕠 ℕ𝕠𝕥𝕖 :

-I can deal with a little touchy feely stuff, but anything too in depth is outta the question for me, sorry 😔

→ I'm not a fan of supernatural/magic themes

-Magical girl type stuff and mermaids and fairies are like passable, but for the most part it makes me uncomfy, I'm open to discussing more in depth my likes and dislikes though, I like fantasy settings and plots

→ I may feel inclined to draw our OCs, and I might ask before hand, but sometimes I end up mindlessly doodling familiar faces so if you're not a fan of that

𝔽𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕠𝕞𝕤 :

well

I don't think I'm the right person for you 😂

→ I have a lot of characters who speak languages I don't speak (mainly Japanese and Spanish, I know some but I'm not fluent yet) so I apologize in advance for any bad translations 😂😭🙏

→ I talk a lot lol

and I usually tend to send messages even when I'm fairly certain you are busy or not around so if I'm talking too much or sending too many messages let me know please-

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💔 𝙸'𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝙾𝙲𝚜 𝚞𝚗𝚜𝚞𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕𝚢

* 𝙸 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚛𝚘𝚕𝚎𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚢 𝚊 𝚌𝚊𝚗𝚘𝚗 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝙵𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚘𝚖

+ 𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚖𝚢 𝚏𝚊𝚟𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙸 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚁𝙿 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚊𝚢

<> 𝙾𝚌𝚌𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚑𝚢𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚒𝚡𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝙸 𝚍𝚘 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚘𝚖

(don't let this one dissuade you from asking to rp it, its on the list for a reason lol)

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{They are in alphabetical order}

→ Adventure Time ❤️<>

→ Avatar ❤️

→ Avatar: The Last Airbender ❤️*

→ DC ❤️*

→ Encanto ❤️*+

→ Haikyuu ❤️*<>

→ Inuyasha 🤷‍♀️*

→ Jujutsu Kaisen 💬

→ The Legend of Zelda 💬*

→ Miraculous Ladybug ❤️*<>

→ My Hero Academia ❤️*

→ One Piece ❤️

→ Ouran Highschool Host Club ❤️*

→ Over The Garden Wall 🤷‍♀️*

→ Overwatch ❤️*

→ Spiderverse ❤️*+

→ Studio Ghibli 💬*

→ Tokyo Mew Mew ❤️*

{ There are other fandoms I’m in, I just can’t remember anymore haha}

*List of Characters I play*

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𝙴𝚖𝚘𝚓𝚒 𝙺𝚎𝚢 ;

>:) 𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗

:) 𝙸'𝚖 𝚏𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚕𝚢 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚏𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗

:') 𝙸 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚙 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖, 𝙸'𝚖 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚏𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝

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Avatar: The Last Airbender

Sokka :')

Toph :)

Zuko :)

DC

Garfield Logan >:)

Jaime Reyes :)

Harley Quinn :)

Dick Greyson :)

Wally West >:)

Barry Allen :)

Encanto

Bruno Madrigal >:)

Camilo Madrigal >:)

Pepa Madrigal :)

Alma Madrigal :)

Isabela Madrigal :)

Haikyuu

Tsukishima Kei >:)

Tadashi Yamaguchi :)

Asashi Azumane :)

Kenma Kozume >:)

Inuyasha

Inuyasha >:)

The Legend of Zelda

Link :')

Ravio :')

Miraculous Ladybug

Chat Noir/Adrien Agreste >:)

My Hero Academia

Katsuki Bakugo :)

Fumikage Tokoyami :)

Hanta Sero :')

Ouran Highschool Host Club

Tamaki Suoh :)

Kyouya Ootori :')

Mitsukuni Haninozuka >:)

Over The Garden Wall

Wirt >:)

Overwatch

Angela Ziegler >:)

Hana Song :)

Hanzo Shimada :')

Spiderverse

Hobie Brown >:)

Miguel O'Hara :)

Peter B. Parker :')

Studio Ghibli

Howl Pendragon >:)

Jiro Horikoshi >:)

Tokyo Mew Mew

Ichigo Momomiya :)

Minto Aizawa >:)

Lettuce Midorikawa :)

Quiche :)

Pai :')

Tart :')

Feel free to request other characters as well, if I can play them I will try haha

As I said before, I'm extremely partial to playing OCs so any canon character I write is liable to be at least a little out of character if not more than a little lol, but I will try my best :)

Slowly I'll likely post my HCs for each character !

[shinwhoohoo]

Is the discussion of the opposite opinion allowed here?

I'm sorry to bother you.I'm sorry to say that I find your views very biased rather than objective. But I think this is your place. If you want fans who are as angry with Jinyoung and Baro as you are, I don't want to disturb you. I want to respect your way of venting your feelings.

I've been thinking about this issues for five years, constantly thinking about various details, and finally came to a conclusion in my mind recently. I just think about this issue from the perspective of normal human nature in a way that is completely detached from emotion. I think your conclusions are too hasty. Your analysis is based on the perspective of completely believing that the three members are very kind, very holy, and have no selfish desires at all. And I think of the five as ordinary mortals, without fan filters

I hope you don't misunderstand that I am here to criticize you specifically. In fact, compared to the five members, I pay more attention to the feelings of fans, because I am also a fan, so I can empathize with them. I spent a lot of time thinking to solve the confusion in my mind.If you are interested in hearing different opinions, please let me know. I'll be back. If you are not interested, I will also fully respect your place, will not disturb again. Thank you for reading.

**English is not my native language. I hope you don't find it too hard to read.

#B1A4 # Jinyoung #CNU #Sandeul #Baro #Gongchan #OT5 #OT3 #WM #BB #RBW #all of them are just normal people

My blog has always been a place for people to share how they feel about the group, the fandom, whatever. Plenty of people have come here expressing opposing opinions. But I don't need you coming here to give your opinions on me. You claim you are not here to criticize me, but your tone and word choices seem to do exactly that.

You say I find the three members 'very holy'... if I'm to take you at face value, you are implying that I find A3 to be perfect angels in other words, with no faults. I have never said this. Of course they aren't perfect. None of us are-- that's an obvious statement. And I have also made it clear countless times how I will always support Jinyoung and Baro as they move forward in their careers. Maybe you chose to ignore that.

But I mean, sure, feel free to give your opinions about the boys here. And if you want to comment on anything I specifically have written, go ahead. I just ask you accurately quote me, or better yet, include a link to what post of mine you are referring to. Because everything I have written also needs to be taken in the context of when it was written, what had just happened, who I was responding to, etc. Nothing is that black and white.

But I'll also be perfectly honest-- I'm very much over the whole Baro and Jinyoung vs. CNU, Sandeul and Gongchan talk. It's been five years now. Almost the same amount of time that they spent together lol. At this point, there's nothing new I can offer to discuss about it that I haven't already said in countless other asks over the last 5 years. But if you want this to be a spot to share your thoughts, that's fine.

[total-shipper]

i think that insinuating that people who disagree with your interaction with the hp franchise agree with sending death threats is a tad unfair. there are people who go to extremes from all sides, and to lump them all together to prove your point would make as much sense as me saying that you engaging in harry potter means you personally agree with violent transphobia

i get that hearing that the person behind one of your favourite franchises is rough and youd rather seperate the art from the artist. hp was the first thing i got really into and it shaped my childhood in a way that nothing else did. it was there for me when nobody else was. i read the books countless times and i have pretty much every fact about the world memorised. hearing what jkr was saying sucked

but im a trans person in the uk, so it's not just a case of seeing some bad takes on twitter. the causes she donates to, the rhetoric that she spreads, impacts me personally. it impacts thousands and thousands of people like me personally

and yeah, making a hp au doesnt directly give her money. but it can very easily appear as a show of support, whether you say you personally disagree or not. and if you dont care that terfs will see your account and think you're one of them, then fine. if you don't care that a majority of trans folk won't fully trust you because of that, that's your call. i mean that genuinely, not passive aggressive or anything. you can do what you want.

but while you can do what you want, please don't act like the people who disgree with your actions are being irrational or inflammatory. just because it doesnt seem like a big deal to you doesnt mean it isnt huge deal to others.

i hope this didnt come off as an attack! i just wanted to try and clarify the perspective of the anons you've recieved recently, and feel free to dm me if you'd like to discuss anything

Thank you for your reply and thank you above all for not using anonymity to express your opinion.

So I perfectly understand that many people find me having to say because everyone can have a different opinion from mine, everyone has the right to think what they want without falling into vulgarity or offenses, that's obvious.

People who disagree with me don't consider them stupid on the contrary I am happy to discuss opposing opinions so that we can have a civil conversation, what I hate is when some people take only a part of my speech to not understand all the rest just because they only want to understand what they want.

I'm not an egocentric Harry Potter fan because I'm the first to say that part of the Harry Potter fandom is extremely toxic, perhaps one of the most toxic of all fandoms, but not all of us are like that.

I understand being angry with Rowling who started saying obscenities and bullshit about the trans community and I'm sorry it made you suffer I can't even imagine how you felt, but is it necessary to blame people who want what they love?

I understand your point of view perfectly but you understand mine too, right now I feel accused of something that I don't think in the slightest and that I have never thought of in my life because I've never broken anyone's balls, everyone has the right to do and be what they wants but they must not in turn become a persecutor of others.

I didn't see your comment as a threat and I hope you don't see mine as a message of aggression either.

This is my most honest opinion I respect yours, but mine will remain this that I explained.

[drsorrell]

Fri. 9.29.23

Activity: Discuss Blanda & Boyd in groups, then as a class

BLANDA

Blanda claims that there is a difference between “hateful, racist people” vs. those “who actually believe in an opposing viewpoint of a complicated issue, and do so for genuine, considered reasons” (382). His solutions involve "empathy" (383), and he urges us to seek out our opposite" (384) by entertaining "the very real possibility that we might be wrong" (Blanda 384).

Blanda group. Discuss and take a few notes in the assigned Schoology discussion forum, and then we will all talk. Feel free to focus on one or two if people have a lot to say.

When was this written?

What do you think of his distinction in the first quote? Where is the line (for you guys)?

How about his solutions? Are they workable? What would you recommend?

Do you agree that our society has fallen apart, as Blanda describes? How so? Or, if you don't, why do you think viewpoints like Blanda's are so commonly discussed?

BOYD

Boyd argues that just being exposed to different viewpoints than our own isn’t enough. What works is “knowing and trusting people whose worldview differs from our own” (395). She emphasizes "a strong social fabric that bridges ties across differences," (398), "a diverse and highly connected social fabric" (395).

Boyd group. Discuss and take a few notes in the assigned Schoology discussion forum, and then we will all talk. Feel free to focus on one or two if people have a lot to say.

When was this written?

What do you think of Boyd's discussion of the causes of this state of "self-segregation"? (Also, what are they?)

How about her solutions? Are they workable? What would you recommend?

Do you agree that our society has fallen apart, as Boyd describes? How so? Or, if you don't, why do you think viewpoints like Blanda's are so commonly discussed?

Easier full-screen view of both Overall Class Discussion

Homework

Read Ch. 6 (82-95) + complete Ch. 6 Tutorial.

Read Coryell (397-407), Alexander  (408-427), and McWhorter (428-432) PLEASE REMIND ME TO PUT THE MCWHORTER EXTRA-CREDIT, IF I FORGET :)

Complete InQuizitive: “Fused (Run-on) Sentences”

[lord-of-simons-ghost]

ALRIGHTY FELLOW LADIES, GENTS, AND EVERYTHING INBETWEEN

*drumroll please*

🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

The final band au ships areeee : Jalph, Rogermon, Muram (credit to Todd for this ship y'all), and other small background ships!!

Don't like these? You're in luck! I will be dabbing in a little bit of Jack/Roger and Ralph/Simon as well, but they won't be the main focus of the story line.

Now, for the fun facts/fluff to keep everyone interested as I start to work on the story!!

Jalph

-Ralph was the first to strike up conversation when they first met and it reminded that way for most of their interactions.

-Jack likes to listen to Ralph talk about random topics (their things are stars and football ⚽️)

- Jack keeps his hair long because Ralph likes to play with his curls

-Jack is VERY much a hopeless romantic and apologies after fights with music and/or flowers

-Ralph was the first to make a move after Jack came out to him during one of their rehearsals

-They notice each other's habits and pick up on routines

-The two have opposing views and get into debates but will always cool down with a bowl of ice cream and The Breakfast Club

Rogermon

-The two are both extremely introverted until it's just the two of them

- Sun and moon duo (do I need to say more)

- Simon confides in Roger a lot and they often spend their time together discussing their lives. It may not work for others but it works for them!

-Roger really really really really loves watching Simon play the drums

- Simon's moms are the only adults Roger can confide in without feeling like he's walking on eggshells

-Painting dates

-Roger has a soft spot for Simon's critters and garden and spends lots of time in his plant room

Muram

- Sam plays piano concertos/serenades for Maurice after he told Sam that his mother played piano and he missed the peices she used to play

- Maurice's smile seems to be contagious and always manages to make Sam smile

-Maurice would drag Sam along to rehearsals and the first time Sam heard the music they made he wouldn't stop talking about it for the rest of the week (he was very impressed)

-Very cheesy teen relationship

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All of the characters are *mainly* still closeted and the relationships are not well known (since its the 80s). These are just basic ideas as I figure out how to work these out!!

Thank you to all whom participated in the vote <3

Also, feel free to give me ideas in my asks, reblogs, or comments!! Everyone is also welcome to make fanart/fics if they want at any point throughout the au!!! Just keep it appropriate :)))

I NEED HELP!!!!! WHICH SET OF SHIPS WOULD YOU YOU (yes you) RATHER SEE IN THE BAND AU?!?!?!?!?!?

Edit: I forgot to clarify that these are just like the main central ships, and other ships WILL BE INCLUDED!!

[jgoddesstarot]

Pick-A-Pile: What Will Your 1st/Next Date Be Like With Your Future Spouse?

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🔮Disclaimer: This reading is for entertainment purposes only. Tarot readings are based upon my intuitive interpretation of the cards and about possibilities based on your current energy. Energy is forever changing and nothing is set in stone. Always remember, you have your own free will to make whatever decision you feel is best.

🔮How I read: I use a mix of tarot cards, oracle cards, along with my intuitive abilities of claircognizance, clairaudience, and clairsentience.

🔮How this works: Close your eyes and take deep breaths, pick the pile you are most drawn to. If you aren’t drawn to any pile then that’s okay, these messages aren’t for you.

🌟 Pile 1

All right my Pile 1's, you and your future spouse (fs) are either younger in age or adventurous in spirit! I see your 1st or next date doing something really fun like:

racing cars on a professional racetrack,

going indoor skydiving or bungee jumping or,

doing something else that's a bit thrill seeking and adventurous

The interesting thing about this dynamic is the masculine will be the one to execute on fun ideas that the feminine comes up with!

I sense someone in this relationship also loves rollercoasters at theme parks. There's never a dull date for you and your fs and this will continue throughout your marriage🥰

🌟 Pile 2

Pile 2, you and your future spouse (fs) are very stylish, very fashionable, and very busy people. I'm getting downtown L.A. or downtown London vibes. I see your 1st or next date being at some type of lounge...think coffee shop but all grown up and couture.

It could be a wine bar or oxygen bar but drinks will definitely be served and food might be eaten. This may even be a date that's strictly cocktails.

I sense that both of you are very cultured, well versed in current events, and likely highly educated. The discussions will be lively and positive even if you and your fs have opposing views about something.

I see that you both have a great deal of respect and appreciation for one another's level of intelligence.

🌟 Pile 3

Pile 3, you are my nature lovers, vegans and animal rescuers. I see your 1st or next date with your future spouse (fs) being somewhere in nature You two probably started out as friends or even acquaintances that meant in a social interest group i.e. volunteer group cleaning up a local beach.

I see you and your fs being freer spirits as compared to the other piles but I also see you too being the group that moves the slowest and stays in the friendship phase the longest. This has nothing to do with fear this has everything to do with loving your lifestyle and the freedom of it.

Once you and your fs realize how compatible and complimentary you are together, the relationship will move forward at a very comfortable pace for both of you.

🌟 I hope this reading resonated with you! Please reblog & let me (and others know) what pile or piles resonated with you!🌟

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[the-last-kenobi]

*kciks down door* ReQuEsTs?!??! uh, 18. “Is it all right if I hug you?” with Obi-wan and character of your choice (please, this boy needs a hug so bad)

Hugs!!!! What an excellent ask.

Took me forever to pick a character though. I came this close to writing multiple hugs throughout the years but it would’ve been very long...

It’s still long. Whoops.

Note: I skipped the actual sentence and instead went for ✨vibes only✨

(From this various prompts list.)

_

Obi-Wan is twenty-three standard years old, very nearly twenty-four.

It is a delightful stage of life. (It’s awful.)

He’s growing in independence, so close to Knighthood he can almost taste it. (Is he? Nobody seems to have a clear opinion.)

He’s receiving more and more solo assignments, and on his missions with Master Jinn, the older Jedi makes an effort to at least await the Padawan’s input before making a decision, sometimes even deferring to Obi-Wan’s word. (Only in public, though, is there a sense of equality. Behind the scenes, Obi-Wan is still very much the learner.)

He longs to be free. (He doesn’t want to be alone.)

The confusing clash of thoughts and emotions is, in and of itself, a creator of more clashing emotions, all resulting in a bundle of self-doubt that crouches near his heart, like a greedy bird, picking away at his strength and certainty when he most needs it.

Doesn’t your doubt show you that you’re truly not ready? the pestering creature asks.

Doesn’t your longing for freedom prove you don’t deserve it? it says, tapping against the veins of ice and fear that lie right against the heat of his heart.

Doesn’t your need to be reassured tell you that you’re too hesitant, too weak to be alone?

His desire to fly is wrong. His desire to be sheltered, even more so.

Both together, coexisting in his heart and mind, could quite possibly mean the one thing he had been dreading for over a decade now, the thing older Jedi, real Jedi, had put into words and addressed to his face when he was only twelve, only eleven, only ten.

You are too emotional, they said.

You are overeager, they said.

You are not destined to be a Jedi, Qui-Gon had told him. I will not train you.

He had, in the end, and Obi-Wan has been wondering in the depths of his heart for all these years of it had not been a dreadful mistake. As much as the Force sings in his ears Jedi, Jedi, Jedi, endure, Jedi, Jedi, it felt like everything he touched, everything tangible, argues back failure, weak, selfish, foolish, unwanted, not fit.

Obi-Wan is twenty-three, almost twenty-four, and he is years into adulthood and light years away from proving that he’s capable of handling it.

When will he be Knighted?

Nobody seems to be expecting it from him.

Do they know, he wonders, have they known since the beginning that I am doomed to fail? Has this all been a gracious attempt, a thank you for my actions on Bandomeer, and they have drawn this out and out and out as long as they can?

How much longer can this go on?

Still, there are moments when he is at peace, when Obi-Wan is sure. When he meditates, when he accomplishes something new, when he walks away from an assignment feeling unashamed when he translates his memories into a tidy mission report.

When he has one of his long talks with Master Yoda, or Master Windu, who despite their revered status have taken to talking to him more like a friend than a child, outside of the Council chambers.

When he remembers the Force whispering inside, Jedi Jedi Jedi Jedi, endure, Jedi...

And then, on one of the missions assigned to both himself and his Master - still the overwhelming majority of his assignments - he and Qui-Gon are separated during a violent uprising.

There are bodies in the streets and buildings are aflame; children weep over the bodies of their parents and parents cradle the bodies of their children and scream as if the sound is their only companion left in the world. The standing government has a point, the rebellion has a point, the civilians caught in the crossfire don’t say which point they agree with because they’re too busy screaming and perishing, and Qui-Gon is simply gone.

Obi-Wan, faced with the threat of further bloodshed right here and right now even as the air is still clogged with ash and flame and as another body topples from a rooftop in front of his feet, raises his hand in surrender and calmly proposes a truce, offering himself as a legal hostage against the government that brought the Jedi here.

Obi-Wan is led away with his hands bound behind his back and his lightsaber taken away, and though his face is calm, the furrow between is brow speaks of his inner turmoil, which sounds like tapping against the cracks in his heart and Qui-Gon, where is Master Qui-Gon, I don’t know what I’m doing, if I fail more people will die, if I fail it will be my fault, is this taking charge or stepping aside, am I a leader or a victim?

He spends not days, not weeks, but three standard months as a hostage. He spends a terrible amount of time sitting in a cell and pondering his uselessness, the gravity of his foolishness, but every time someone opens the door and escorts him out to hold parley with the leaders of the rebellion and the ministry of the planet, he holds his head high, tempers his fear, and speaks to them with all he has.

Which is honesty. Humility.

You don’t know what to do, he says. Neither do I.

We all know we must do something. No matter how much blood you spill and how much earth you scorch you will eventually come back here to this table to have this same discussion until either both of you are broken beyond belief or one of you has been crushed, and half your planet’s voice stolen away. And you will have sacrificed two of the Republic’s Jedi along the way, a black mark against whichever victor is left standing.

Or, he says, we choose to pass over the violence and talk here and now, and choose this again and again and again. You have already had your fighting. Your people are already hoping for negotiation.

Are you here for their sakes or to kill them for show?

He does not use these exact words.

He sews them into his brief speeches, hammers in the point sharply when he must, weaves the common thread over and over again.

He knows they fight while he is locked away.

But he believes, from the growing respect in the eyes of these people who hold him both by his and against his will, that he is making a difference. He must be.

And Obi-Wan is twenty-three, very very nearly twenty-four, when he finally walks free to witness the signing of a treaty like this planet has never had before, to witness the formation of a new government, and he discovers not ashes and mass graves when he sees daylight for the first time in three months — but instead, a city and a planet marred only by scattered battlefields, and marked more clearly by the way its people have fought to keep it clean, to keep it safe.

Children race through the streets, unafraid, because they have had real shelter during the war. It has not entered their homes since that first terrible day.

Neighbors from opposing sides of this fight and friends who staked no claim in this war mingle freely. Their smiles are a little hesitant, but they are there.

The dead are all honored equally.

It is leaps and bounds, it is a civilization that propelled itself through years of struggle in three months, and Obi-Wan is awed by them.

He knows it cannot be this way everywhere.

He knows that there will be wars where no one wants to surrender, or where one side will be so certain of their point of view that they would rather raise hell than cease, and he knows there will be people who resist them.

But today it is real.

Obi-Wan looks at his pale and clammy hands, the marks around his wrists where he was so often bound, and feels the way his limbs shake from months of too little sunlight, not quite enough food, and more than his share of fear and doubt and self-recrimination.

As he smiles for a camera that will record this moment forever, he glimpses Qui-Gon amongst the crowd.

Someone explains to him, when he asks, that his Master had been injured during the uprising and spent the first three weeks of Obi-Wan’s captivity in convalescence. The remaining time, he has spent on the sidelines, forced there by his Padawan’s actions. With Obi-Wan a willing hostage, playing negotiator and leverage both, Qui-Gon had no role except to mingle with the people, offer them comfort and aid.

Something Obi-Wan knows his Master loved, but — he had still stolen his Master’s role.

He had thrown himself into a stupid, foolish situation, and how many times had Qui-Gon teased him about playing damsel in distress? And here he has gone and surrendered of his own accord. What would Qui-Gon have done if Obi-Wan had led them all to ruin?

Obi-Wan slowly loses his confidence, his relief, his silver tongue, as the press and the people recede, and he and his Master walk to a room that has been prepared for both of them, as honored guests by this new government.

Qui-Gon says nothing to him.

They walk in silence for twelve minutes.

And then, as soon as the door has shut behind them, Obi-Wan finds himself pulled into a fierce embrace, one of his Master’s hands buried in his hair, Qui-Gon’s chin resting atop his head.

Obi-Wan hesitates.

Does his Master think him a child?

Perhaps Qui-Gon senses his thoughts, because the man pulls away briefly, still holding his Padawan by the shoulders, as if unwilling to let him go completely, else he vanish like smoke.

“Padawan,” Qui-Gon says, and his voice is loud and strong and brimming with warmth that washes over Obi-Wan like sunlight, like water, like an embrace. “Well done, my Padawan.”

And then he is pulled again into Qui-Gon’s comforting arms, and Obi-Wan breathes in and gives in, folding against his teacher like a child, and if a few tears stain Qui-Gon’s robes or drop into Obi-Wan’s hair, neither of them speaks of it.

Obi-Wan lets his Master hold him, lets go of fear and pride and doubt, and finds that he is safe.

~

[thestarseersystem]

Ah. I was totally off base on what this was about. Sorry. I personally don't mind syscourse neutral people, so there's no worries about me on that. Also, I felt on this applying to multiple things as well, hence why I was unsure.

This exact thing is what actually turned me from syscourse neutral to anti-endo. I felt I had to live my life on a pedestal, and if I wasn't perfect, I was going to be pushed off into a category and everyone would see me as the bad guy. I split a persecutor because of the trauma that piled up over this discourse. And she was so angry at the world, and at the people who made this an argument in the first place. Our views shifted because of her. She holds a lot of our trauma about online discourse and feeling like you can't please everyone.

That's why I'm more so a system anarchist, now, people can't tell us what to do or how to live our life. Its our choice and our decision and our views. I implore anyone else to take that term for themselves and decide that other people can't force you to do anything. You are allowed to be free from other people's labels. Even if my own views happen to be that I hate origin labels and the term "plurality", its not my job to tell you how to exist.

I think that people just need to learn that systemhood, like everything else, is not a monolith. We should all have our space in the community, but they deserve to be separate spaces. If we try to take over and destroy someone else's space, of course there will be conflict.

And I have conflicting thoughts all the time, especially about stuff like this, its super obvious that one system will be a different person from the next system. As much as I understand where people are coming from, in terms of unifying all systems, it's just unrealistic that we can all come to an agreement. Especially since that we all have our internal conflicts, I bet most systems can't come to a complete agreement a lot of the time. Compromise? maybe. Unanimous agreement? definitely not.

We are definitely all scared and all traumatized. But just like how some traumatized people are hypersexual and some are sex repulsed, there will be some opposing experiences. Nothing is ever going to change that.

We might as well just take care of ourselves and log off. I don't think some of these are as bad as systematic ableism, as a lot of singlets don't think systems even exist, let alone how they were created. So we might as well just take a step back from it all and say fuck it. Who cares what type of system you are. Some of our goals are healing, some of our goals are acceptance. But we can continue to live life free, knowing that people can't control you, regardless of your actions.

Like if I name alters names people don't like, or I use terms for them that people aren't okay with, or I say things about myself that people find bad, or I express unpalatable symptoms like homicidal thoughts, or i discuss younger alters experiencing hypersexuality, etc. Like who cares, I still exist outside of the internet, I exist outside of people's perceptions and moral boundaries and rules. I exist regardless of how people treat things. And I implore everyone to adopt that ideology towards themselves and others.

You are right, people are stupid and frustrating. But also, I disagree with some things. It's okay to say fuck it and do whatever you want. We should all be more civil towards each other. That's why I block A LOT of people so they don't have the misfortune of seeing things that they're not okay with. Within this community, me blocking people that I disagree with is my way of saying "I don't like your opinion, and you probably don't like mine, how about we just never interact again." And that degree of separation is okay.

We do have responsibilities as a community, and we also have responsibilities about ourselves, so we don't just experience grave consequences. I think people being worried about how systems are being shown is important, but I think we gotta worry about ourselves a lil more. So I agree, lets be more wise, without dragging ourselves through the mud.

If you start to think that everyone is out there to harm you and / or community you are in - you are forcing yourself into harmful rhetoric and no one is harming you but Yourself.

[hologramcowboy]

I'm sorry if i offended you, it wasn't my intention, i was just trying to be nice, i assumed you were a fan of Jensen, but clearly that's not the case. I wanted to initiate a bit of a discussion about the prequel, but clearly you're not open to it.

I just want to say i'm glad that i decided to check out the prequel myself instead of listening to your clearly biased opinion.

At least now i know you're a liar, through every hole of your body. ✌️Peace

This is your previous message https://hologramcowboy.tumblr.com/post/699366459770568704/youre-being-unfair-to-jensen-by-talking-his-show

Thank you for confirming you sent a troll ask looking to gaslight people. Offended? In what Universe could someone like you offend me? You're only offending yourself by stooping to harassment in Jensen's name no less.

As for discussions on the prequel, those are always ongoing openly here and people's thoughts about should be free not policed by you.

That last comment is disgusting in every way and it's also harassment so I would suggest you weigh your words carefully. I gave you a voice by posting your clearly troll ask and people responded to it. Except you cannot take opposing views so you reacted immaturely.

No one is stopping you from enjoying the prequel or anything else for that matter so grow up and stop trying to force your views on others and most of all please stop speaking in Jensen's name, if he wants to speak he will do so, he is a grown man and is is utterly creepy you bully and harass people on his name. You call yourself a Jensen fan? Well that's endlessly sad then because I feel sorry for Jensen for attracting such closed minded, hateful stans.

My opinion comes from years and years of training something you clearly do not have so please spare me the Jensen obsessed fan lectures about how I am not a fan. On this blog no one worships him blindly because we know he's a human being. By the way, you are correct, I don't fit the definition of a fan because I am part of the same industry so I don't view things from the same perspective you do and I never will. Learn to accept that people can come from a very different background and have very different perspectives. Despite my experience and background, I don't go on TW fan blogs to complain about the show because people are free to enjoy it of they like it despite it being a dud, so what are you doing on an anti TW blog?