#plus photoshop is killing me

[fragilestorm]

ilithyia lleuad

moon elf || wizard + necromancer || noble || chaotic neutral

Tag list: @arrthurpendragon @eddysocs @stanshollaand @bravelittleflower @richitozier @hiddenqveendom @foxesandmagic @waterloou

[hollyoongs]

#LETENHYPENREST

I've being real quiet bc one, I need to re-write this bc it got so long and two, I needed to find the write words.

I'm beyond concerned for the boys. It’s heartbreaking to see ENHYPEN being pushed to their limits without a proper break. Jay had to sit out their recent Japan concerts due to the flu (plus the knee pain), and it’s not the first time we’ve seen the members struggling with their health this year. Ni-Ki, too, has been performing despite being visibly unwell. Watching them continue through exhaustion is just… painful. Heeseung, who loves to give his all in the perfomance, it's getting "lazy" allegations when it's him being so tired to the point that can't even jump properly in their choreos. Jake missing, the guys collective flu...

As much as we love the content, it’s time to admit that their schedule is simply too much. Back-to-back comebacks, tours that seem never-ending, and barely any time to breathe. Even they’ve expressed a desire to have a meal or sleep without cameras on them—simple things they’re missing out on because they’re always "on." It’s clear they need rest. Real rest.

What it fucks me up, is k-engenes. BOY THEY HAVE THE ENERGY TO SENT FUCKING TRUCKS FOR TAKING AWAY THE DANCERS IN THE "BITE ME" CHOREO BUT NOT TO SEND TRUCKS TELLING THEM TO MAKE ENHA REST.

If you're using your phone and aleeping in the fucking concert, do a faver and don't spend money one that, you have a home where you can do that. There are people that would kill foe your ticket.

Now, back to the main topic.

THIS SHIT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2023

This is a list of the thing that I remember them doing since 2023:

2023:

Fate World Tour announcement (June 2023)

Comeback with "DARK BLOOD" (May 2023)

Collaborations and special performances (KCON, festivals)

Endorsements and brand collaborations

Japan events

2024:

Continuation of Fate World Tour (2024)

Comeback with "MEMORABILIA" (May 2024)

Comeback with "ROMANCE UNTOLD" (July 2024)

Additional tour dates announced for October 2024

This company has been nothing but a pain in my ass since the very beginning, I will never forget how they photoshopped Jay's face in the trash, never. Also, they couldn't defend themselves with the only girl group they have. If you can even manage your first sources of fucking income, then why did you even decide to put a company in the first place? AND WHY IS HYBE ANDD BANG PD ALLOWING THIS!?

Oh yeah, they got money hungry. I forgot.

We don’t need more tour dates. We don’t need more comebacks right now. We need to see the boys healthy, happy, and well-rested. Engenes, I know we love seeing them, but we also have to stand together and demand that Belift Lab prioritizes their well-being. The fact that #LETENHYPENREST is trending speaks volumes. Let’s keep raising our voices for them because their health matters more than any performance. Let’s support them in getting the break they deserve 💔

tagging a few moots for this: @glitterjay @kwiwin @dollyyun @kissofhoon @taeghi @alvojake @intromortal @karinasbaby @heeslomll @yeonzzzn @sunkittie

[jeonscatalyst]

Hello i am new to fandom and while trying to catch up on content I found out about shipping and also found out that Taekook and Jikook are the biggest ships in BTS but didn't Taehyung have a girlfriend? I asked someone about it and was told that it was media play set up by the company to promote Jennie's new show. i sent an ask to a taekook blog about it but their answers made no sense to me so I wanted to get things from another perspective. Do you think it was media play?

Hi anon,

Taenni being media play or a PR relationship is one of the dumbest arguments I have ever heard from the cult and trust me, i’ve heard many.

One thing you need to know about taekookers is that they are gifted at blaming third parties when Tae or Jungkook do anything that debunks that nonexistent romance they are willing to kill for. Tae and Jk say they grew distant/awkward, the cult blames the company. Tae is seen on a romantic walk with his girlfriend in Paris, the company gets blamed. Jk says he doesn’t see Tae on his birthdays the company gets blamed. They have created a win-win situation for themselves where anytime taekook do or say anything that doesn’t go in line with what they want to believe they blame the company or Jimin but when taekook do or say something they like they carry on as if they didn’t juat claim that the company was trying to shove Jikook down people’s necks while trying to hide taekook.

Any taekooker who continues claiming that taennie was mediaplay or a PR relationship just doesn’t want to accept the truth. Listen, I would have understood where these people were coming from if we had never heard or seen anything about tae and Jennie yet jusy got hit with them strolling together in Paris but since 2021, we’ve been getting little bits of information about them.

It started with Tae “accidentally” following Jennie on Instagram. Then we got leaked intimate photos of them and while I do agree that some of those pictures might have been photoshopped, not all were. Those pictures of them in Jeju were real af unless someone wants to explain to me what magic Gurumi had to put Tae in a pair of pants we had never seen him in before and only saw him in months after those pics leaked? Or the scar on his leg, Jennie’s clothing or, or the fact that none of them ever denied those photos? Didn’t YG put out a statement threatening to sue gurumi for invasion of privacy which indirectly meant that the pictures were real? If those photos were photoshopped then why would they be trying to sue the hacker for invading Jennie’s privacy? Also why was Taehyung quiet? Tkkrs claim that Tae is a no nonsense kind of person and someone who likes to sue so how come he sat quiet about it?

The walk in Paris is the one that annoys me the most because Taekookers have done everything in their power to spin things around. Before Jennie posted those pics on her instagram which proved that it was her in Paris, tkkrs claimed they were cosplayers. After that, they claimed it was media play but I am yet to see anyone tell me what those two benefitted from the media play. All they both got was an insane amount of hate, especially Jennie plus kpop entertainment isn’t Hollywood. It isn’t kpop’s idols style to fake romantic relationships to drum up publicity because kpop idols habe always built parasocial relationships with their fans.

These companies are very aware that most of these fans imagine themselves with these idols and that is what keeps them fans of the idols. They are also very aware of ships in kpop and guess what the biggest ship in kpop is, TAEKOOK. Jenlisa is also the biggest ship in Blackpink so which companies are dumb enough to piss off these many people in the name of some publicity? This would be a very stupid thing to do and if they really wanted to so media play to gain the media’s attention why didn’t they use a bigger or more famous paparazzi? Why was it some unknown, local paparazzi from Paris who didn’t even capture the footage with his camera but instead gave us some microwave quality footage?

How do they explain the fact that tae’s and Jennie’s friends run in the same circles? There’s just so much that proves that taennie was/is a real relationship but trust taekookers to always find a way to make themselves more delusional.

Some of them are convinced that Tae couldn’t be dating Jennie because he didn’t defend her when his fans were hating on her so I wonder how they would look at him when we eventually get more decisive proof that he did date her? Besides, even if it was actually media play no one put a gun to his head and forced him to walk around holding hands with Jennie did they? He did it voluntarily and it would have been an agreement they both had so what kind of a person does that make him if he still sat down and let his fans tear that girl to shreds knowing that they had an agreement and both agreed to do it? They really don’t see how terrible their narratives make Tae look.

One thing that I came to realize is that many of them know the truth. Deep down when they really think about it they know the truth but they want taekook to be real so bad that they fight what they know and continue to believe in the voices in their heads. Some of them are just here to fight with Jikookers so when they feel like they have enough points against the rival ship, they come back from their hiding places to fight and prove how real taekook is. I noticed that many taekookers on here went dormant and some even deleted their accounts around when Jimin and Jungkook enlisted together but when Tae posted those pics of himself and Jk in hawaii, they came back like they never left because they now had some material to fight jkkrs with. If something huge happens again in jikookers’ favor, they would disappear again and reappear again when they feel like they have enough amo. It’s just a useless cycle.

Anyways anon, this shipping thing is like an escape for some people. An escape from reality or the real world and it’s issues and some people who are normally very reasonable get sucked into it so much that they lose any sense of logic. Some people become so emotionally invested to the idea of two strangers having this perfect love story that they cannot bear to part with that belief so they choose to challenge and question the bitter reality instead of the sweet fantasy. I feel like that is where so many taekookers are at (some jikookers too)

Someone once told me that anyone who gets into shipping so much that they find themselves fighting against the truth and reality, only do that because there is some void in them that shipping fills and they cannot bear to part with the fantasy/lie because they don’t want to go feeling empty again and I couldn’t agree more.

[snovyda]

Why won't you answer any tells about the Azon Battalion and its reach within the Ukrainian Army? 🥺🥺🥺 afraid of your followers knowing your true beliefs? You fascist piece of shit.

I was dealing with some real life stuff, and I have to admit, your first two questions had me fooled into thinking that maybe they were asked in good faith, so I wanted to give a long and nuanced answer.

But I see you're a russian nazi supporter (LOL the levels of projecting you lot do by daring to call anyone else a fascist). And I also started my day with the sounds of missiles being intercepted nearby, so I'm really done. So short facts for you:

1. I have no faintest idea what "Azon battalion" is. If you want to have a gotcha on something, at least try to know what you are talking about.

2. If you meant "Azov battalion" (named after the Azov Sea, on the shores of which it was formed in the spring of 2014), then that one was doesn't exist, either, hasn't existed for about 9 years now. It was reorganised and regrouped multiple times, and many prominent members (some of whom were linked to right-wing groups) have left.

3. What is called "Azov" now is officially "12th assault brigade of the National Guard 'Azov'". It is operating in accordance to laws and, just like all the military, obeys the higher military command of the country and fulfills its tasks and orders. Their current command have spoken up multiple times about the condemnation of authoritarian fascist regimes (one of which they are actively fighting). It is also a BRIGADE, one of many, which is a few thousand people within the whole army of somewhere around a million. I haven't got the faintest idea what you are blabbering on about their "reach" or "influence" as if they are some sort of a "Hydra" spy network or even a political organization. Individually, there are all kinds of people in the army, of course, with all kinds of views, some good and some bad, but they are obliged to comply with laws and rules. You seem to have some cartoon level of thinking (plus a hefty amount of russian propaganda with its often photoshopped pictures and laughably stupid stories) on how a fucking army operates.

My views are very simple: I want the fascist invader to leave my country. I want to not be bombed or killed/raped/tortured/deported (all the things said fascist invader is doing here). I want the occupied territories, where the invaders are currently doing all those things, to be freed. I want to live in a free country with the human rights upheld. Currently the only thing that is defending me is the Ukrainian army. All of its brigades and battalions and regimens and what have you.

So from the bottom of my heart: go fuck yourself, you pro-nazi invader scum.

[eyesmadeofpearls]

Doom rant

Isabelle x doom guy is NOT canon. If you ship them fanonically, that's fine! But please stop taking one article you saw and running with it because its getting annoying for some of you non-doom fans to try and lecture me on what's "real".

First of all, Nintendo does not own the doom franchise. And second of all, Isabelle is three years old in human years. She's not going to drink jack Daniels she's literally a puppy, she's going to drink apple juice and cry when she gets a knee scrape. They're in two different universes and the picture of their marriage was uploaded to twitter by Bethesda, not the official doom account. Although Bethesda owns the rights, IT software still owns the game. The one where they hold hands is not official and is photoshopped. The official doom account on twitter tweeted things about it as a joke because new horizons and doom released on the same date making them friends. In fact, in smash bros doom guy is a costume for the mii gunner, he is not an actual playable character. If john Romero was still working on doom, i doubt he'd be okay with them getting "married". John Carmack himself said they're just friends. Not to mention that Isabelle is an anthropomorphic dog?? He wouldn't have cute tea parties with her and would probably try to kill her at first because she talks and she stands on two legs. If you've played the game then you know that animals can become corrupted and remnant souls. Also, despite his helmet being able to detect hell energy, we've already seen that some demons don't have any in them. He'd likely think she's either 1. a hallucination (doom 64, his hallucinations never went away) or 2. she's a zombified human in a football mascot costume. There is nothing in his universe that looks like her at all, and the whole point of his character is to be untrusting of literally everything. I mean for crying out loud he shut himself away from humanity for a time being when everything was temporarily over. If he ever dated anyone again, it would be a human. Also who's to say she wont just die? She doesn't have any special abilities, she's a dog with no weapons against demons. She wouldn't even be able to find him at first she'd be wandering around. And again, there are demons that look human enough but are truly vile. He wouldn't trust her for a long time. Besides, how would she even make a portal to his world if the only existing portal around is one to hell? He'd question if she's from hell herself.

He's a grown man who's been alive for eons without dating anyone. He can live a life alone and he literally chooses to be loyal to his wife and son, he doesn't need a plus one. He's always been loyal both to daisy and his wife. If he hasn't given up on daisy what makes you think he'd give up on his wife and kid? He even cut himself out of the picture he keeps on his desk in the newer game because he blames himself for their death. Its implied he was killing a demon boss for killing daisy while his wife and child were burning to death in a village during the first invasion. The khan maykr has unused lines where he mentions doom guys wife and child and doom guy picks up the picture, there was also supposed to be cut scenes about them but things were time sensitive. The picture being under his table is because he cant bare to look at them, not because he moved on. Its meant to be an easter egg and tear jerker, you're not supposed to look too hard into it.

(in the original 1993 version John Romero wanted to make a story but John carmack was rushing it because he wanted people to look at the game and be surprised by the coding and graphics. John carmack was the brains and john romero wanted story but the story was dropped.) It wasn't until doom eternal that Bethesda gave him a proper storyline while John Romero retired from working on the franchise. He then handed it over to john Carmack who decided with Microsoft that he would have a wife and son named Chloe and hunter. Daisy daisy still exists, it's just that your dead bunny isn't exactly a proper reason to go to hell and back (quite literally). Not to mention John Romero okayed this choice as well in an interview but i forget which one. In short you don't need to worry about the game being "different" or think that it ruins the game somehow. The whole "he's a virgin!!" thing was retconned 10 years ago bud. Consider how the bit might be fake because its only source is a potentially made up screenshot whose true source was never tracked down. I also wouldn't be surprised in John Romero added him having a wife and kid And to all the "maybe he's just john wick" commenters have you considered that the dog was a gift to john wick by his wife? Because there isn't a real reason to get that enraged over an animal unless its of course that. The plot has plot holes but i head canon that the bunny was his sons bunny and losing daisy was like losing apart of his son. I feel like wife and kid or not, daisy or not, he'd still fight because who wouldn't? Humans are dying, what else can you do?

The former humans pretend to be your own soldiers, why would he trust her?

[misshoneyimhome]

Hello lovely!! Hope you had a fab time at the game🥰

I have been thinking a lot about our lil slutty Willy interview and have some thoughts swirling…I love a good oblivious Will and that’s why it cracks me up that he said he’ll know when he finds someone worth spending time on! My thought is you and Will have decided not to label anything, started as friends then FWB, but now you’re towing the line of needing to have that what do we want conversion. Then Will does that interview in Sweden and with all the media you start believing that it is in fact a one sided thing plus he’s obviously coming back even more famous, the thought of him wanting you is laughable so you distance yourself - as he said himself, if he found someone he wanted to be with he would know. So Will gets back from the long roadie to your belongings removed from his apartment and it kills him to know you’re hurt by him and your presence in the flat gone, at the next game some of the other WAGs give it to him and it sparks some realization about his words and there’s some feelings he that need to be expressed so he doesn’t lose you so he immediately sets off to your place post game…

Oh bb, thank you, it was so amazing! I absolutely love it 🥰 omg, oblivious!Willy is one of my favourites - and your idea… absolutely mad for it! Let’s face it, Willy’s the most adorable manly man, but he might not always be the sharpest when it comes to feelings - especially his own (I of course have no idea, I don't know him, and this is obv all in my head) 😉 So, of course I had to write a piece, and I really hope you enjoy reading it, as much as I did writing it ❤️

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I Needed To Lose You To Love Me I William Nylander

William Andrew Michael Junior Nylander Altelius - the handsome Swedish lad with multiple names and an incredible talent for hockey.

There he was, flashing a massive grin on his stunning face while casually appearing on a Swedish talk show during the Global Series tour, where the team had been fortunate to play two NHL games in William's hometown: Stockholm.

You couldn't help but smile to yourself, hearing his laughter and noticing his effortlessly cool choice of attire: a white tank top that accentuated his toned torso and showcased his sculpted arms, almost resembling an ideal Ken doll. Oh, the audacity he had to look like that, you thought. If you hadn't had the privilege of touching and feeling his skin and physique, you'd think he was photoshopped.

Yet, despite the pleasant sight of the Swedish hockey star on TV, a tight knot formed in your stomach.

_

Several months back, you and William had transitioned your cherished friendship into something more.

It wasn't initially the plan, but amid the laughter, playful teasing, and banter that sometimes pushed boundaries, it was impossible to ignore the subtle flirtation and electric chemistry between you.

You both had a deep understanding of each other, and with your bond quickly evolving into a close relationship, it came as no shock when you eventually gave in to the enticing temptations and ended up spending a night together. One of many to follow.

And without a doubt, there were no regrets about it.

William wasn't just the most stunning and attractive man with his Greek god-like physique that you'd ever been intimate with; he was also the most attentive and considerate person during sex.

His primary goal was always to ensure your pleasure came first before his own – a non-negotiable rule. Rule number two: if he had the chance to make you reach several orgasms, he'd eagerly pursue it. And as for rule number three, no surface was off-limits for a passionate session. Though it all began in the bedroom, after a couple of months, nearly every available flat surface in both your homes had felt the touch of your skin. And the back seats of his car. Even one time, you almost did it at the rink, but strange noises had interrupted, and you’d decided it was too risky. And lastly, rule number four, arguably the most crucial – there was no room for shame.

Never once did William make you feel self-conscious about your body or anything else. He consistently praised your curvy figure, mentioning the elegance and strength of your legs, complimenting your soft skin, and offering sweet words about your captivating eyes and inviting lips. Even on your most challenging days, William had the knack for making you feel like the goddess he truly believed you were.

God, that Swede sure had a way with words.

But as much as you loved him for it, there was an equal measure of frustration building up within you.

What had started as a close-knit friendship with mind-blowing, no-strings-attached sex was beginning to stir up other emotions. Despite the mutual understanding that both of you had repeatedly mentioned – how comfortable it was to have a close relationship without defining it – you couldn't shake off what it had become.

You spent so much time together that your connection almost naturally transformed into something akin to a relationship. Yet, it never quite crossed that line.

Despite your unwavering support for him after every game, win or lose, staying over at his place several days a week, talking on the phone while he was on the road, the relationship between you seemed to stall, never progressing beyond its current state.

And one day, you realised you had to address the issue head-on.

Though you understood the risk involved – what if William didn't share the same thoughts? Yet, you also acknowledged that avoiding the topic wasn't the solution. You needed clarity about what this was between you and what aspirations, if any, you shared for its future.

You tried once to bring it up.

Softly and tentatively, you had asked, "Hey Willy, do you think maybe we should have a talk about this?"

"What talk?" he replied, clearly unaware of what you meant.

"You know, about where we're at and what we mean to each other?"

"I thought we agreed not to label anything?"

He gave you a puzzled look. There was no anger, annoyance, nor rejection in his expression. The thought just merely hadn't occurred to him.

Feeling disheartened, you withdrew your intentions.

"Oh... yeah, right. Forget I said anything."

And so, once again, you found yourself in emotional turmoil.

So tonight, watching the TV show was definitely emotionally draining.

Throughout this tour, you couldn't help but notice the immense attention William was receiving, and it became increasingly evident how much more famous he would become upon the team's return to Toronto.

Though, you'd always admired how effortlessly grounded and laid-back William remained, the nagging thought persisted that this newfound attention might alter things for him, and perhaps between the two of you.

The mere idea of confessing your deep feelings for him felt almost comical. How could he ever feel the same for you when he was who he was? With everyone competing for his attention, why would he choose you?

And as your mind grappled with its own conclusions, William's words tipped you over the edge when he was questioned about seeking a relationship.

"I'm not actively seeking one at the moment. I'm fully focused on the season ahead. It's a big year, and my attention is solely on that part. When the right person comes, it just happens and I’ll know; it's not something I'm stressing about."

‘When the right person comes.’

Right person.

Those words hit you hard, sinking your heart deep into your chest. You felt a sharp pang, your veins constricted, and your throat tightened.

In that very moment, it became painfully clear – you weren't the right person for him.

_

The Leafs had a fantastic run in Sweden during their Global tour, and naturally, you were ecstatic on their behalf.

However, after hearing William's remarks during the talk show, you made a decision to take a step back and give the both of you some space.

Besides, if he wanted more from your relationship, he would have shown it by now – right?

So, while the team was away on a roadie, you took the opportunity to gather all the items you'd left at his place over the time you spent together. Your clothes in the drawer, bathroom essentials, the line-up of shoes in the hallway – all your belongings.

You chose to create some distance, minimising contact to nearly nothing, allowing him to focus on hockey and whatever else he needed. Simultaneously, it gave you the opportunity to take care of your feelings and your own well-being.

However, your sudden lack of communication didn't escape notice, especially not when William walked into his condo and immediately sensed something was missing.

His bathroom now appeared empty without your items occupying space on the counter. The absence of laundry piled next to the bed, a discussion you'd previously had about who would take care of it, was noticeable. His fridge and snack cupboard stood empty since you hadn't restocked them.

In essence, every little hint of your presence was gone.

William immediately sensed that you were hurt. He knew you well enough to recognise that whenever you felt hurt, you tended to withdraw and focus on sorting through your thoughts.

However, he wasn't entirely certain what had caused it.

Suddenly, all your regular interactions – snapping, texting, sharing Instagram reels, and worst of all, the phone calls – were missing. He hadn't heard from you in almost a week, and he started to worry.

Moreover, he deeply missed you.

It wasn't just the fun you shared; he missed his dear friend and the person he looked forward to seeing at his home. The one he always yearned for after every road trip, the person he longed to touch, kiss, and hold in his arms. You were the one he could open up to about anything, from the highs and lows of hockey to personal talks about his family.

However, you weren’t there.

Understanding your need to seek space when something troubled you, William also maintained his distance. He didn't want to disrupt your need for peace and solitude, yet his thoughts were consumed by the question; what had happened during the tour to prompt your current behaviour?

In fact, he thought about it for the following days, until the next home game against the Panthers.

The game itself ended on a high note with a 2-1 victory, and William had a stellar performance, scoring a goal and adding an assist.

However, despite the positive outcome, his thoughts were elsewhere. You were still absent, not there to cheer alongside the wives and girlfriends as you typically would.

After the game, he still found himself unable to comprehend your behaviour, and as the players exited the locker room to meet their partners just outside, Stephanie couldn't help but notice the distant look in William's gaze.

However, when she asked him about the situation, he was utterly clueless, prompting her to let out a light chuckle.

"You really don't know, do you?” Stephanie offered him a friendly smile.

"What do you mean?" William remained completely unaware.

"She likes you, you dumbass,” Tessa chimed in with a laugh.

"What?"

"Yeah, she's totally into you... can't you see that?" Stephanie explained.

"No... I mean, maybe - I don't know..." William was bewildered.

Sure, you had mentioned something about discussing your relationship, but hadn't you both agreed a long time ago not to label anything? Or had things evolved without either of you realising it?

"Come on, man, she's crazy about you - and let's be real, you're head over heels for her too," Mitch chuckled in agreement.

"But then why distance hersself like this? She's been avoiding me for days…" William questioned, genuinely puzzled.

"Well, maybe it has something to do with what you said on that Swedish talk show - that you weren't seeking a relationship and that if you had met the right person, you'd already know," Stephanie explained, her tone hinting at the underlying issue.

The gears in William's mind were spinning rapidly.

"So, what she heard was…" Tessa tried to drop yet another hint.

"…that I wasn't interested in her because… I would already know," William breathed out heavily.

How could he have been so oblivious?

All this time, you had had feelings for him, wanting more from your relationship, and he hadn't picked up on it.

Moreover, by saying those things, he had inadvertently pushed you away, which explained your recent distance.

It all started to make sense.

William could feel his heart pounding as he dwelled on thoughts of you. He realised just how much he missed you and how deeply he longed to have you close to him. No, he simply couldn't afford to lose you like this. And he knew he had to do something.

"Fuck..." he muttered under his breath before hastily gathering his belongings and practically storming out of the arena.

_

Across the city, you had watched the game alone at home, still grappling with your heartache. And to lift your spirits, you pampered yourself with an indulgent at-home spa and self-care day.

While relaxing on your sofa with your favourite snacks and drinks, you attempted to distract yourself by watching your favourite comedy TV show. However, just as the episode was hitting its peak, it was abruptly interrupted by insistent knocking at your front door.

Despite not feeling up to seeing anyone at that moment, curiosity got the better of you, and with each successive knock, you reluctantly dragged yourself up from the sofa and walked steadily towards the door.

Swinging it open, your eyes widened in surprise as you found William standing there, slightly leaning against the door frame with one arm.

There was a moment of pausing between you, with you being taken aback by his unexpected appearance and William grappling to find the right words.

This was his moment to express his true feelings, to keep you from slipping away. However, before he could gather his thoughts, you broke the silence.

"Willy, what are you doing here?" Your voice quivered slightly, tears welling up in the corners of your eyes, as you struggled to contain your emotions.

William's expression portrayed nothing but sincerity and concern, his eyes showing genuine worry as he gently parted his lips to respond.

"I... I can't lose you," he whispered almost inaudibly.

"Willy..."

Interrupting you, he took a step closer, gently cupping your cheeks with his large hands as he drew nearer, your breaths mingling despite the difference in height.

He stood there, pulling you close, your gazes locking in a deep blue ocean.

"I'm sorry, I fucked up – I... I want you. I want us to be more than just friends."

"But you said –"

"I know what I said – but I was an idiot... I was too blind to see that you were right here, in front of me... y/n, you're everything I've ever wanted."

Initially hesitant to trust his words, as he continued to hold you tightly, showing no indication to let go, you began to believe in the sincerity behind his words.

Your eyes darted around, seeking any signs of dishonesty, but as they remained locked onto his, you found no trace of falsehood.

William was speaking the truth from his heart, and you wholeheartedly believed him.

In that moment, the only thing left to do was to lean up, meeting him halfway. Closing the distance between you, you connected your lips in a heartfelt moment filled with love.

[mikuni14]

Dead Friend Forever - Ep 9

(I wanted to eat a cake when the episode started and I ended up sitting through the entire first scene holding it in front of my open mouth like a 🤡, it was so embarrassing when I caught myself doing it. Yep, DFF everybody! I was so invested that I couldn't watch and chew at the same time)

This is the 9th episode of this series that I rated 🔟, this series is really something else. There are still 3 episodes left, the series is devoting more and more time to what is happening in the present time and I'm starting to worry whether... 3 episodes is too much? Won't the endings get dragged? Will it stick the landing? My anxiety is 📈.

I love how this series is run, how natural it flows, how it jumps smoothly in "time and space" without being chaotic and incomprehensible. The narration, editing, pacing are 10/10. (But unlike the plot, my thoughts are very chaotic, as seen below lol)

It's amazing how everything that happens can be described as the butterfly effect. How Top's stupid smashing of the camera set off a chain of events that ended in the destruction of the entire family and a heartbreaking tragedy. I like how sharply focused Tan is (I'll just call him Tan, I'm lazy), how he's fully willing to sacrifice EVERYTHING, how he makes sure that Phee doesn't desecrate Non's memory with a new relationship.. It seems to me that Tan doesn't tell Phee everything because 1) someone stretched the wire that killed Deng 🤔 2) he doesn't seem particularly concerned about Por being dead 🙂

I like how in Phee's relationship with Jin, Tan makes Phee feel guilty, treating him as Non's boyfriend and how Phee does it to himself too. I once heard someone say in regards to romantic relationships, that it is impossible for new feelings to be born without the death of old ones. And this is another thing I love about DFF: they show the complexity of human feelings, including something as complicated as the fading of an old love and the emergence of a new one, the feeling of guilt associated with it, the feeling of having to hold on to the flame of memory and feelings towards the old love that has not ended normally, that could have been hurt, that could have been a victim, so these feelings are somehow "obligatory" for that old love, plus a sense of guilt and agony, because there is a probability that the new love could have once hurt the old love…

We can also say that the series explained why it all took 3 years. As predicted, it turns out that they couldn't get anything out of the boys, who usually just cut off their conversations and left. Then they all finished school, Phee and Tan had no results (because they're also, only boys, Tan couldn't do anything on his own, and Phee, well, he was distracted) and they simply went away to their studies, maybe different universities and the catalysts that accelerated the events now were: 1) the traumatic death of Tan's parents, which left him with nothing to lose, he probably also went a little crazy 2) Jin leaving the country 3) a unique opportunity of gathering everyone in one place

What I also really like is the realistic approach to the tiring, old trope that lying to loved ones "for their good" or for some "secret mission" that is supposed to bring happiness to everyone actually ends badly - unlike some series I have watched recently 🙄 DFF approached it realistically and clearly showed that people lied to by their loved ones, suffer a lot and feel betrayed to the point of not wanting to continue contact with someone who "wanted only good for them."

Questions: Photo of Non and Keng - they are in the clothes from their kidnapping, so the photo must have been taken then and only now given to the press/corrupt police to mislead, or it is photoshopped. Anyway, these are not new photos, and Keng looks safe and sound, the photo is taken from the back and he doesn't look like someone after a car accident. How did Tan get into school? After all, a student has some papers from the previous school, no one suddenly appears at a school and starts going there??? The series shows Tan under the influence of his psychedelic drug, with him having blurry visions and acting obviously drugged. However, when they are in the house and also under the influence of drugs, they act quite normal and only have clear visions, and surprisingly everyone has similar visions (except Jin, who also sees Keng). But apart from that, no psychedelia, strange colors or blurred image. And why would White also have a vision of the masked killer?

Finally, two comments: The sex scene - my jaw dropped, I didn't expect it, I didn't expect them to go all the way. This scene (as well as the entire series so far) shows how incredibly compatible and harmonious Phee and Jin are. (Now there are no more excuses that a decent sex scene can't be done in other BL series lol) I'm vibrating seeing how Tan is happy with what's happening even with Por's death. This is real, pure hatred, I hope they won't fuck it up and Tan won't "convert to goodness, love and brotherhood" and become "good" and "forgiving" and "a better person than them". I like how the show shows action and reaction and sticks to it. The entire logical progression of events is shown, from that stupid camera through Non's fall, the tragic deaths of Non and Tan's parents, ending with Tan standing with a smile over the chaos unfolding before his eyes. And yes. Including the fatalities. I'm vibrating.

My favorite moment, no surprise 😍

Forgive the quality of the photo, but Ta has such a great body, muscular, but in a natural, casual style 😍

[inklore]

i know i say this every time i reach a milestone, hell anytime i get a new follower that isn't a blank blog or bot, but i can't believe you guys are still here! still supporting me! still putting up with my chaos! i mean it each time i get all sappy about how grateful i am for each and every one of you and how i lucked out with you beautiful souls occupying this space with me. if i could send you all a little cupcake and a forehead kiss i would <3.

but since i can't do that let's have a little celebration instead!

like the flyer above states this celebration will focus solely on graphics and ya girl putting that photoshop to work and brushing off some of my old graphic and creative skills.

★ THE RULES.

you do not have to be following me to send something in unless something is specifically labeled 'mutuals only' then, unless we are mutuals, you cannot send anything from that section.

you can send in as many requests from whatever section as you want, there is no limit. but please refrain from sending requests for animated projects.

this celebration does not have an end date so unless the above image says 'closed' then send things in whenever you wish!

blank blogs and ageless blogs as well as minors please refrain from sending things in, respectfully.

do not steal or claim any of the graphics i make as your own.

�� MUTUALS ONLY.

moodboards...i'll make you a personalized moodboard / aesthetic. ➥ a 'your vibe' moodboard aka i'll go off of the vibes and aesthetics you give off to me or a character + trope + scenario moodboard

gif requests...i'll make a gifset of whatever character you ask for. ➥ can be a certain scene, from a certain movie, what have you. but please note the list of characters + movies from the actors down below are more likely to give me the most inspo to make something from. but please feel free to ask me for someone not on the list because chances are i'll do it unless i truly dislike the actor or character.

ship edit...i'll make a little edit of a character i ship you with. ➥ i may include some extra things in the graphic because i can't just be simple with things, so you can give me a small list of your favs, your vibes, your likes, and dislikes, if you so wish.

✩ FREE FOR ALL.

movie recovers...i'll make you a movie poster. ➥ this goes for tv shows + some artists + character posters as well.

book + movie recs...ask me to rec some things. ➥ 'your favorite movies' + 'movies you suggest people who like [insert something here] watch' + 'underrated shows' + 'books with this vibe' + 'songs that remind you of this character' are all requests that are applicable plus so so much more, please be as creative and detailed as you wish.

banners...request a banner for whatever you wish to use it for. ➥ these are not personal which means anyone can use them not just you. can be for navigations, masterlists, etc. gifs are not applicable.

headers...just like the above but for mobile headers. ➥ same rules apply as the above section. shows, movies + characters, vibes + aesthetics all applicable.

dividers...i'll make you a set of fancy dividers. ➥ again these are not personal and for everyone to use and enjoy.

magazine designs...i'll make a little magazine-esk outtake for a movie, show, or character.

personal favorites...ask me my favorite anything and i'll make a cute little something to showcase it.

♥︎ CHARACTERS, SHOWS, MOVIES, ACTORS APPLICABLE. ➥ actors + their characters: adam driver, pedro pascal, oscar isaac, jodie comer, will poulter, aaron taylor johnson, thomas doherty, tgm cast but no tc. ➥ movies: scream franchise, any spooky movie, john wick, twilight. ➥ shows: killing eve, hemlock grove. ➥ etc characters: finnick odair, bruce wayne (except affleck and bale).

this list is only for the gif requests so disregard it for everything else or use it as inspo for your requests if you want. also please note that the gifs will be posted on either three of my gif accounts.

here you can find my graphics board on pinterest of past graphics i have made over the years + some inspo if you need it for requesting.

[pixelatedbugs]

just completed neutral route! big huge spoilery ramble below summary: definitely recommend playing neutral route because holy shit wow. plus you get some new dialogue and stuff from other characters which is cool

I thought Martlet picking up the determination syringe was an aborted genocide only thing but she had it and i was only level 7...she throws it away of course but it still kinda shocked me. She was already ready to kill Clover if they did anymore violence, even if she changed her mind in the end. And then Flowey just kills her-

Really interesting to me that when Flowey doesn't intervene clover just stays with Toriel. I feel like Clover had a hard life on the surface (based off of Star's couch bringing "unpleasant memories", mainly) I feel like deep down, they wanted comfort. They came down the mountain to find the 5 missing humans but they forgot about that in exchange for Toriel's comfort. A home. They're just a kid. man..

The boss..fuck. I knew it got scary because I accidentally spoiled myself on a few things but wow I was not ready. it really emphasizes the fact that Flowey has complete (not counting the player) control over what happens to clover. Speaking of that, that one scene at the end where Flowey looks directly at the screen..wonder if he realized that him and clover aren't the only ones here. T- DON'T DO THAT CREEPY LAUGH sorry was typing this while watching the credits anyway..

The fight itself was AWESOME. Super creative, the sections where you have to avoid Flowey's vines like Undyne's spears was amazing. The attacks were...creepy as hell Flowey with Humanoid Eyes will stay in my mind for a while. And that's a compliment, the horror factor was nailed here. The battle box lines too. "Clover wants to cry but they don't have eyes" wow! fun! jesus christ. The intermission(?) between the phases. All the other final bosses showed memories of the characters, so it makes sense Flowey would also get those! I'm...not entirely sure what most of it was about besides the part where Asriel first awakens as Flowey ("mom..? dad..?") but holy shit the mountain of dead Floweys was horrifying. Every single reset...damn. Its more likely that Flowey was created a bit before frisk fell, not clover, at least in undertale canon. But still, it really puts into perspective just how many times he died, over and over and over. Plus I'm inserting UTY into my headcanon anyway at this point lmao. oh yeah and then we're in Snowdin! yay it's Martlet! she's speaking slightly weird but I'm sure nothing bad will happen Uh Oh

The second phase is just, really, really good. I didn't expect anything to match Photoshop Flowey but this? Pretty much does it perfectly. i love the different artstyles for every different phase rather than theming around the different souls too. The clay one got me very close to becoming the joker fuck that one

I'm wondering what would've happened if i exited the game at some point, maybe ill redo it later. But yeah, awesome boss, awesome route, definitely go play it yourself. You can just kill like 1 monster and you'll get it i think. ignore the fact that i killed way more than one monster i needed the health ok

[writerpeach]

When Wonyoung posted these pics, it's been exactly one year since you posted "Out of Bounds".

Either it's purely a coincidence or someone wants to have fun like leader like maknae ;)

"Oppa you promised!"

"What?"

"You'll fuck me like how you fucked Eunbi unnie"

"I know you want me," she purrs. "You can have me, right here, right now."

"I thought you're more of an indoor person, plus there are bugs outside. You hateeee bugs."

"Stop talking about bugs! Talk about killing the mood."

You earned a little pout from her, showing disapproval even though you're pointing out something that's true. You notice that slight smirk after the pout as she slowly removes her right strap.

Seems like nothing is stopping this princess from getting her way 😉

(P.S I'm giggling at the inconsistency and low-quality Photoshop skills of Wonyoung (or staff) who tried to edit out the plastic chairs behind her LOL)

"Oppa come on, there's nobody around and walking through these woods is so boring."

"Wony, we're here to enjoy the outdoors. Isn't it pretty?"

"No, I hate it. It's hot, and the only thing pretty here is me. Aren't you go to tie me up like Eunbi unnie? Or does Oppa like her more than me? Hmph."

"Wony—"

"Oppa, why do you think I wore this skimpy little shirt that shows off all the parts you love? Because I wanted to go on a hike? Ugh, no. If I wanted to walk, I'd go to a gym, where there's music, and air-conditioning."

"Spoiled little brat."

"Come over here and punish me then. Tie me up, oppa. Or should I start calling you daddy?"

(I didn't even notice the plastic chairs until they were mentioned lmao, I was too busy staring at that tight little body and those delicious pits)

[izvmimi]

i always think about the time kashi used to erase faces off of her four man plus her commission we spent good money for whenever she got mad at them like imagine

you pay for four men and three are photoshopped out cuz she’s in a bad mood

what killed me is she did it well too, it was like they were never there

hard earned cash. gone!

[julieverne]

Maura got dressed and went to the bar by herself; Jane didn't see her until later. Until it was too late. She knew Maura was stacked but seeing it all like that - in a gay hookup bar - was a lot.

But Maura seemed comfortable, and the bartender and bouncer were on the ball when it came to women touching the bar staff. But there was an extra flounce, an extra flourish to her walk when she came by Jane's table to retrieve the evidence they'd been seeking. Maybe it was just Maura feeling useful on a case, maybe it was all the eyes glued to her chest - Jane had only just noticed that Maura was a) wearing suspenders and b) they were very visible below her skirt, and she was straight and she'd been here two hours - or maybe it was because she knew how uncomfortable Jane felt. Not because she was in a gay bar, and not because she was interviewing potential suspects that were also kind of her dates. Jane was uncomfortable because all of these women were clearly attracted to her, and she wasn't attracted to any of them. Which was a good thing - one of them was a murderer.

It was like Maura could feel Jane's eyes on her, always looking back when Jane glanced over. The amount of people staring at her, and she knew when it was Jane - Jane couldn't even hide out in a crowd.

Plus, back at the precinct, people were going to talk. About butch Rizzoli having lesbian dates - she'd be lucky if her face wasn't Photoshopped onto some porn. She didn't want the same to happen to Maura, although she suspected there was some kind of pool going about who in the station was going to seduce her first. If anyone other than Frankie and Frost knew Jane had stayed at Maura's that one time when Hoyt was out, the rumours would have been flying around so she thought they were safe.

Another woman talking about her feelings. Jane smiled politely. And then, last night, Maura had joined Jane in the bedroom with their wine, adjourning to the one queen bed and falling asleep next to her. But when Jane woke, the lamps were off. Maura had woken in the night and made the room more comfortable for them both before climbing back onto the bed with Jane. It had been a conscious choice from Maura to stay. It made her feel some kind of way she couldn't identify. Like the first time Jo had fallen asleep on her lap. Like something soft and sweet had happened. If anyone found out, they wouldn't understand. They'd assume there'd been something sexual about it. And sure, grown women didn't always have sleepovers, but it had only been twice, and it had been so late - nearly ten at night - Maura probably would have had to stay anyway, and Jane's couch was no good for that. The last thing Jane needed was a cranky, sore ME on her case.

Another date - the girl with the Celtics tickets. Jane's smile felt less forced when they talked sports. She hoped this one hadn't killed their victim - she was someone Jane could see herself hanging out with outside work - if she ever found time to hangout with someone outside work. When she passed Jane her number, Jane didn't hand it off until Maura forcibly took it, her jaw set firmly.

Jane wondered then, for a moment. Maura, now she knew her better, couldn't lie. She could evade, as seen with Jorge. She hadn't told the full truth. She hadn't come out and said she wasn't attracted to Jane when Jane had asked the first time Maura had slept beside her. She hadn't answered the question at all. Which meant she was being evasive. And last night she'd asked a hypothetical question, and Jane knew Maura hated hypotheticals. What kind of women we'd like, if we liked women. It was the 'if' she found herself thinking about. Jane looked over to the bar; Maura was being oggled with every apparent sign of enjoying it, tossing her hair as she laughed, showing all her teeth. Maura liked to feel attractive so this field trip was a field day for her. Meanwhile Jane felt as much like a piece of meat as she did when Hoyt looked at her.

There were more dates, and Jane paid attention to all of them, not seeing anything amiss - although she certainly wasn't an expert at dating women, she was used to finding stories that didn't fit, alibis that were stretched too thin. The music wound down and the lights came up, and she sighed thankfully and got to her feet as the club started to empty. She stood at the bar until it was empty, Frost and Korsak coming out.

"Very enlightening," Frost said. "If she wasn't gay, I'd ask out the one with the Celtics tickets myself."

"Yeah, she was nice," Jane mused, looking over at the evidence Maura had bagged. "Can you get that loaded? I need to get this mike off." Jane headed for the back room for a little privacy; she didn't like clubs at the best of times, which these hadn't been. Maura slipped in behind her.

"I might need some help," Maura said, her voice high and a little upset as she came into the room, closing the door behind her.

"Yeah, anything. Whatcha need?"

"My... shirt. The tension on the knot behind my neck has increased since I did it up." Jane used all of her willpower not to look down. She'd been caught out once that night already. Who could blame her, with those things right next to her face. They were especially magnificent tonight. Jane shrugged and turned Maura away from her, brushing Maura's hair away from her neck to look at the knot.

"This is tight, you know my hands aren't great. Can you... uh... ease the tension a little?" Jane was tall enough to see what it looked like when Maura lifted the straps at the front, hoisting all sorts of interesting things. Jane swallowed and kept working on the knot, aware of the warm smooth softness of the nape of Maura's neck as she worked, aware of the view she was having to work very hard to avoid. "Got it," Jane said finally.

"And the stays?" Maura asked.

"The what?"

"The laces down the back. Would you be able to undo those as well?"

"Oh, sure," Jane said, pushing Maura's hair out of the way again as she reached for the knot. That one was also difficult, Jane's fingers fumbling against Maura's vertebrae and shoulder blades. Finally she managed to get it undone, and Maura heaved a sigh of relief, releasing the parts of herself she'd been keeping contained as the stays loosened. Maura turned and tugged at stays, loosening them enough so she could pull the corset top off. Jane swallowed and tried to look away; she was trying to retrieve her mike, that's why she was back here. But Maura was shameless - and looking at her, she had nothing to be ashamed about.

And then the door opened, and Maura made no effort to cover herself so Jane leaped into action using what she had at hand - both of her hands, actually - to cover two of the more vital parts of Maura that needed to be covered.

Detective Lacey from the surveillance unit was holding her hand out for Jane's wire.

"On your own time, if you don't mind ladies," she smirked.

Jane's hands were a little full, so Maura kindly removed Jane's microphone and the wire beneath her shirt. Maura handed it over as though it was completely normal to have Jane being her own human bra.

"Have a good night, ladies," Lacey said, giving Jane a wink as she walked out. Jane was frozen, wanting to pull away but not wanting it be exposed to Maura's... torso again.

"Does my nudity bother you?" Maura asked, tilting her head to the side, a curious smile on her face. Jane knew, with mounting dread, that her hands had been on Maura for too long now, that she needed to remove them, she could feel something hard pressing against one of her scars but the rest was impossibly soft and Jane had her own but they didn't feel this good and Maura was looking at her softly still as though she expected an answer and Jane nodded.

"Oh," Maura sounded disappointed. Jane shrugged as well as she could. "Well, if I cover your hands with mine, you can have your hands back and I can get dressed." Jane nodded and Maura's hands covered hers, using more pressure than Jane had been and now there was a compression factor and Jane thought she was going to pass out. At least Maura didn't look upset, just faintly amused and pleased with herself. "Jane, breathe," Maura reminded her. Jane nodded and gasped in a raspy breath, finally pulling her hands away from what she would have assumed was the holy grail. She stretched her hands three times to get the blood moving again.

"Where's your shirt," Jane asked, looking around. "They're going to want to pack up the rest of the equipment."

"Oh, I wore this here, I thought I'd wear it home but it was digging in too much. You did offer me your jacket earlier," Maura said hopefully.

"You are not going anywhere dressed like that," Jane growled, taking her jacket off and handing it over. It had no buttons, no zipper. Jane poked her head out, found the bar owner and got a box of lost and found. A lot of underwear. A lot, a lot of underwear

"Who loses their panties at a bar?" Jane asked, choosing to refrain from digging through the box. She sighed and pulled off her overshirt, handing it to Maura, who happily put it on.

"Not lost so much as abandoned," Maura noted, handing Jane her jacket back. She'd looked good in the corset, but she looked good in Jane's shirt too. Jane opened the door to the back room.

"Oh. Oh, ew, is that why so many of them asked if I needed to go to the bathroom?" Jane asked as Frost came in.

"You took your time," Frost said. "The team is going to pack up, you can head back to the office for analysis if you like, Doctor Isles."

"Nah, first we're getting her some pants, and then we're going to the lab," Jane grumbled.

"Are you jealous because more women hit on me?" Maura pulled out her handbag and started counting. "I got...sixteen, seventeen phone numbers, Jane. How many did you get?"

"Twelve," Jane grumbled. "But I wasn't in scaffolding."

"How many are you going to call back?" Frost asked. He shrugged off the glare Jane gave him. "Celtics front row tickets are Celtics front row tickets, I'm just saying."

"We'll meet you back at the office in half an hour. Got to get her some pants."

"What did take so long?"

"Oh, you know Maura. She's a handful." Maura rolled her eyes.

"Jane," Maura admonished as they went out to Jane's car, to head back to Jane's apartment where Maura could divest herself of her stockings and suspenders. "I think we both know I'm two handfuls," she added coyly, Jane's chuckle loud in the still night air.

[gorgosim]

Sims Tag <3

tagged by: @citruswhim Ty bb ily 😘

1. What’s your favourite sims death? Okay so I looked at a video of all the deaths and there are SO many I had no idea about?? My sims never die of anything but old age, but getting killed by a rabbit is fucking hilarious to me

2. Alpha CC or Maxis Match? Maxis Match! I used to use alpha, but it just looked very out of place for me and I switched many years ago.

3. Do you cheat when your sims gain weight? Absolutely not. For me, I like to play the sims as realistic as possible and make my sims as realistic as possible (while still having the goofiness of the sims of course) and none of my sims that I create and/or play with are made to fit a specific standard. All of my sims are beautiful in their own unique way 🥰

4. Do you use move objects? I only use move objects

5. Favorite mod? Woohoo Wellness and Pregnancy Overhaul - It adds so much realism and I adore every aspect of this mod

6. First expansion/game/stuff pack you got? I honestly don't remember, but if I had to guess it was most likely Get to Work when it released

7. Do you pronounce “live mode” like aLIVE or LIVing? LIVing

8. Who’s your favorite sim that you’ve made? Most of my sims are born into a legacy so I don't create them, but the most recent sim I made who is definitely my most favorite in a long time is Jay Stone: (he's still not completely done as I can't sit in cas very long but here he is)

9. Have you made a simself? Yes but years ago. I look completely now, I also am just not one to play with my simself

10. What sim traits do you give yourself? Geek, Gloomy, Creative, (and if I could add an extra 2) Romantic and Music Lover

11. Which is your favorite EA hair color? Black, so unique I know

12. Favorite EA hair? Probably the laundry day hair with the clip, it's just very nice to me idk why lmao

13. Favorite life stage?  Probably just young adult since I relate with that stage the most, plus almost everything in the game caters to that stage anyways

14. Are you a builder or are you in it for the gameplay? Both! I love both building and playing

15. Are you a CC creator? Nope

16. Do you have any simblr friends/a sim squad? Yes, y'all know who you are 😘

17. What’s your favorite game? (1, 2, 3, or 4)  3!

18. Do you have any sims merch? Yes! I have a plumbob on my lanyard that I got from Etsy

19. Do you have a YouTube for sims? I do but there is nothing on it!

20. How has your “sim style” changed throughout your years of playing?  Dramatically, my sims now I feel are a lot more unique and realistic.

21. What’s your Origin ID? Divlly

22. Who’s your favorite CC creator?  EvellSims

23. How long have you had a simblr? Since January 10th, 2018. So 5 years!

24. How do you edit your pictures? Photoshop

25. What expansion/game/stuff pack do you want next? I have the packs that I want that actually exist. BUT, I will forever beg for a Punk Pack

25. What expansion/game/stuff pack is your favorite so far? My personal favorite is the Paranormal stuff pack. It fits a specific niche, but it adds a whole new lot type, cas + BB items AND new gameplay. It's the most "bang for you buck" pack imo

I'll tag // @kissalopa @cantseemtohide @cyazurai @akitasimblr @hause-of-pancakes @theageofsims (As always, don't do it if you don't wanna)

[andoqin]

Sooo I've been watching Till the end of the Moon... and I'm at episode 11 where they've just entered the dragons dream and I know this bit of the show is a bit uhhh divisive so I'm pausing here to gather my first impressions before I can take my time and binge through that bit.

And man, man man man Luo Yunxi is fucking killing it in this role huh? Don't think I've seen him go this hard in something before, granted I don't think any previous role has allowed him to be this multifaceted.

Unloved husband, exiled prince (and disney princess)

Turned king (and kinslayer)

To possible destroyer of all realms...?

Truly we love to see a man who can do it all. I can already tell that while they're allowing him to be somewhat evil, they're gonna tone him down which is gonna make me sad. Guess we'll always have Mortal Arc TTJ though, so that's something.

I've liked seeing Susu be conflicted about killing him, because he has not done anything majorly bad (offing his shitty bro was honestly objectively a Good Thing and I cackled at the way he did it) and maybe there is a chance to change course somewhat for him, but I wish the writing was more consistent at times when it comes to her.

I'm not feeling the mega chemistry, yet, but I'm delighting in every scene where she makes him do his little smirky-smirk because she is the one thing that he planned on and used and now she's completely deviated from what he knew about her and every act of kindness she does for him knocks him down even if he can't admit it to himself yet.

Further I wish they had allocated the CGI resources better, for example, I'm completely fine with sabertooth kitty, but why do TTJs fireball attacks look like something *I* could have done in Photoshop and it's an effect we see so often so it became kinda glaring to me.

On a more positive note I am very much into Huli Jiejie and her possible romance with Goody2shoes bro, but i've already been spoiled on their ending so i'm just gonna enjoy the flirting while it lasts.

Bingchang and her blank bore of a man can disappear off the face of the universe now, god I already dislike Bingchang so much already and I wouldn't even be unsympathetic to her plight? She's the unloved concubine daughter who gets abused by her legitimate sister and finally gets the chance to marry her bf who actually seems to understand her plight, but it goes somewhat sideways. Otoh, idk girl he's a fucking prince and you're the daughter of a concubine. You being the main wife was highly fucking unlikely no matter how much he promised you. Plus her persecution complex and her refusal to let go of the idiot ball make watching her akin to watching someone purposefully steering their car into a tree in slow motion and yet somehow blaming it on some non-existent hurdle on the road.

Anyway. So far so good, otoh I've already started rereading the novel bc now I have fantastic visual aid and mmmmm I wish they could have let Tantai Jin be truly Tantai Jin (and likewise Susu be Susu) but alas c-ent (and censors) nowadays does not have the balls to do that.

[revginapond]

AI isn't the problem you think it is...

I wrote this about AI in a friend's comments, but I want to post this here, too (slightly edited):

Well, to quote Ani DiFranco: "Every tool is a weapon if you hold it right."

A lot of these same [anti-AI] arguments were said about Photoshop: that it'll ruin photography, or that people will make ads/portraits/pictures that are fake, etc. That did happen for a time (and still does, to be fair), but now, Photoshop is standard tool in photography (although, there are still uptight idiots who complain that Photoshop manipulated photos aren't "real photography" but that stems from the US mindset that all art has to be competition, which is a rant for another time).

A lot of this kind of panic was also said about the internet and sites like Wikipedia. "Oh, the internet can't be used for *real* work!" And yet, here we are, with people making their livings on the internet.

AI is the next step. It's what we saw in Star Trek and wish we had. Artificial Intelligence does exist, it's already here, and it's real (which makes the take that it's not real very sus in the first place). However, it's only as good as those who teach/own it. AI is a tool, and it can be a game changer, but it still needs human input. AI can write or make pictures about things (accurate or not), BUT it's our input it needs to work. Plus, as [another commenter] says in their comment, AIs analyses data and creates something from that data. It's a much more complicated program than people realize.

Will there be plagairism with AI? Yes. It will make that faster and easier, but the technology isn't the problem. It's us. The people who use it. And that's not a new thing. We've been copying, plagairising, and stealing each other's works for millenia. This is a just a new tool being used by humans as humans do.

I don't think AI can replace human art. Not entirely. There will always be a place for human derived art. Photoshop ended up that way. It didn't kill photography, it made a way for photographers to be more creative. I think AI will be the same, and there will come a time where we wonder what we ever did without it.

ETA: I know people will argue with me about my take, but honestly, the genie's out of the bottle. Society will, eventually, adapt.

[lordarsonizzzzt]

YESSS DUDE Iceberg and Kondraki not being on good terms is so funny to me— they hardly do anything about it though because Iceberg will just. Skip the argument and go straight to violence.

Kondraki calls him a glorified secretary and Iceberg throws a chair at him. Draven and Julian have to have tri-monthly “please don’t kill my dad” conversations, and in all of them, Julian points out how Kondraki always starts it, and by going in for the kill at the start of the argument, he’s actually preventing them from saying more shit. So instead of an argument lasting a few minutes and making a massive scene, it lasts like thirty seconds. Konny says something, Julian smacks him, they move on.

The only time Julian got really pissed at Kondraki was when the two of them and a few other doctors were having lunch together. Julian said something a little snide, and Kondraki said;

“I’m not taking this shit from someone who spends his day kneeling under a desk. Why the fuck did they even hire you?”

Everyone braces for Julian to skip over to physical violence. Instead, Julian calmly takes in a breath, then exhales.

“You know what? I’m done. I’m done! I’m not taking that kind of disrespect from a washed-up photographer whose only personality trait is being a dick to people and self loathing. I try really hard to tolerate you and keep our fights short because I like your son, but turns out that’s because he’s nothing like you, you dried up cat turd smelling son of a bitch, you snaggle-toothed butterfly-humping ketchup packet ass motherfucker, looking like you just crawled out from under a bridge— you’re calling me dumb? Saying I fucking spend all my day under a desk? Nah, I spend my day doing your paperwork, Clef’s paperwork, Bright’s paperwork, and the paperwork half these motherfuckers are too lazy to do themselves, and I still get my shit done! You think I don’t deserve my job? You think I’m under qualified? I’m a doctor of chemistry— I bet the only element you know is Lithium. I could run circles around you and your arthritic knees you decrepit little vulture. And didn’t you get your dick stuck in a water bottle? At your big age? Your fucking Jurassic age? Holy shit. When you die, I’m pulling up to your funeral as your ex-wife’s plus one and shitting on your grave. I’m done. Fuck.”

And Julian storms off, leaving Kondraki and the others to wonder what the fuck just happened. Gears, meanwhile, is pretty sure he’s feeling either admiration, love, or heartburn

-Brainworm anon

HES HAD ENOUGH YOUR HONOUR !!! HE IS INNOCENT !!!!

I mean they are both pretty violent already- that can't go too well, Kondraki likes provoking, Iceberg is easily provoked.

I can literally see these two having screaming matches in the middle of some rooms and everyone just,,, passing around them, with fear of not getting into the fight. If someone asks what happened this time you bet your ass is something like 'Iceberg somehow, found pictures of Kondraki's ex-wife and he photoshoped himself into them, then left them at Kondraki's desk'