#sable talks about media

[sablegear0]

Okay I know there are a bunch of posts examining Suguru's "At least curse me a little before the end" and whatever it was that Satoru said to him but this isn't a take I've seen yet so here goes:

What if... "At least curse me a little" wasn't meant in the surface level sense of "at least say something cruel to me and prove I'm still your enemy." What if it wasn't meant in the sense of Suguru knowing what Rika was to Yuta and encouraging Satoru to make him stay in that way.

What if it was an admonishment. What if, yes, Suguru knew what Rika was to Yuta and expected Satoru's last words to curse him in that sense... but it didn't work. And Suguru could tell it didn't work.

Rika was bound to Yuta by their intense love for one another, by a raw, pure emotion. Maybe whatever Satoru said was an attempt to recreate that phenomenon. But nobody knows cursed spirits better than Suguru, and Suguru's last words are to gently admonish Satoru for failing to do so, because he could tell that it hadn't worked. If it was an "I love you" maybe it wasn't earnest enough; maybe the feelings were too old and tired and complicated. If it was a "we'll see each other again" maybe there was a note of dread to it rather than the genuine hope of a reunion. Whatever was said simply wasn't enough, somehow. The Strongest Sorcerer couldn't work up the pure untainted emotion to lay a curse on his old friend; out of either love or hate. And Suguru could tell.

And his response - after the surprise of whatever was said, was to laugh. Laugh at Satoru's final failed attempt to get him to stay. But gently, with a smile, like he always did. Because he was so well-versed with Satoru's dramatic bullshit. It caught him off guard, got him flustered a bit, but he wasn't wholly surprised it didn't work. "At least curse me a little. At least say something genuine enough to do that to me. But you couldn't, could you?"

Shortly after, Satoru calls love "the most twisted curse of all." And sure, we can guess why. It turns people into monsters, literal and figurative. But in this sense, there's another layer of meaning. He calls it a twisted curse, compared to everything else he's experienced, and he's expressing that contempt for it because it didn't work. Not for him. "Love is the most twisted curse" is a bitter admission of failure in this interpretation. We know Satoru isn't too fond of things that escape his control or influence (see: his contempt for jujutsu society regulations in the flashback arc, and his known dislike and distrust of the society admins in the present). He could neither break nor master that curse, so he derides it as twisted, and in doing so he implicitly forsakes ever invoking it again.

[obscure-entity]

i kind of want to find more media that uses (psuedo) synthesized voices. it is a bit difficult to find either songs or asmr (for a lack of better term?) that use it. and im not talking about celebrity AI voices im talking about the stereotypical computer/robot voice thats existed for decades

i had the same thought a few months ago but it came back up while i was exploring lauren bousfield's discography and its this timestamp in sable leathery wings that is a really good example of it. anyways do you guys know of more songs or other sorts of audio that utilize it

[demiboydemon]

Weird Animal Crossing Headcanons!

Tom Nook used to be married to Redd, now is dating KK Slider. He used to just have a crush on him, but after KK came to the island they got drunk on vacation juice and hooked up in the closed Able Sisters’ changing room, and other places after Sable caught them and kicked them out. The next morning, they talked about it and decided to take things slow. After meeting up every Saturday for a few months, they put labels on things. Timmy and Tommy who were so glad to see their Dad/Uncle happy, even though Tom Nook had to make up a sfw story about how they got together.

Redd is single, but still likes Tom Nook. He’s scornful and jealous that Tom has moved on. He always hopes that he will see him in his boat and want him back. It hasn’t worked yet, but he’s hoping if he keeps selling fake art, Tom will get mad enough to talk to him. Recently he came to tell Redd that he was welcome to sell his art on the regular part of the island as long as he didn’t claim the forgeries were real, but Redd told him to go fuck himself.

Blathers is married to Brewster. It was hard being long distance so Brewster decided to move to the island, too. Sometimes Blathers is self-conscious about how much he talks, but Brewster finds it adorable. Sometimes a family is a bird who talks too much and a bird who doesn’t talk enough.

Harvey, Harriet, Leif, and Pascal are in a polyamorous relationship with each other. Harvey and Harriet got together first, then they met Pascal and Leif. Harriet isn’t dating Pascal, but they are good friends. They’re currently a closed polycule.

Flick and CJ are dating. They were childhood best friends, then got together as teens. Now they live together in a 2 bedroom apartment. One of the bedrooms belongs to the bugs and fish. Flick doesn’t talk to his dad much, and people assume it’s because he’s homophobic. Really it’s because Nat loves eating bugs. Another example of politics destroying families 😔

Pelly moved on from Pete after she caught him pirating content from Phyllis’s Onlyfans. She’s now with a pelican named Pierre, who is a Boondoxian. Pierre is scared of Phyllis, as everyone should be.

Gracie is friends with benefits with Pavé and Resetti. She’s a dom and they’re into that.

Dr Shrunk’s wife wanted to open up their marriage and he agreed, but now regrets it. He talked to Dr Shrunk (his wife) about his regrets and she told him she wanted a divorce. He is having a midlife crisis, and now the only reactions he can teach are ‘heartbreak,’ ‘hefty child support,’ and ‘look at my exotic tattoo.’ This is why he is absent in New Horizons, as Nintendo didn’t think these reactions would be profitable. (Geez, show the man some compassion.)

Ankha is taking a break from dating after someone leaked her nudes. She went on a coffee date with Wisp once, but he was too much of a scaredy-cat for her.

Don Resetti has a crush on Beppe at OK Motors. They don’t see each other much, but every time they do is magical. A scrapped part of New Horizons was the player setting them up on a date in exchange for bells, but Nintendo decided against it.

Reese and Cyrus are happy as ever, and are that couple you mute on social media because they make you feel bad about your own love life.

Franklin used to have a Tinder, but deleted it after he only got messages from vore roleplayers. Speed dating hasn’t worked out well for him, either.

Gillivarr has an unrequited crush on Celeste. Celeste is the unrequited crush of many, many people.

Wardell and Niko are in a committed relationship after working together for years. Digby and Lottie had to make amendments to the HHA rule book because they were sick of the PDA.

Lloid is well-endowed, but he still has a difficult time with dating because it’s made of clay, and no size in the world can make up for that.

[elitehanitje]

Everyone has the right to express their opinions, but I find it irritating AF when they do so condescendingly. Some people seem to have something negative to say every time they post. While they are entitled to their opinions, I've decided to mute them to avoid seeing their comments. I don't appreciate their constant negativity on every post (especially against AEW all the time).

People are creating GIFs of their favorite wrestlers to share with others and reblog them. We're sharing happiness! I'm on Twitter too, but of course, I block all of those toxic stans.

I've noticed that some dudes enjoy posting negative comments about Eddie Kingston, Willow Nightingale, Deonna Purrazzo, and JD Drake, criticizing their weight and suggesting that only wrestlers with a body like Hulk Hogan/Sable are athletes. I'm willing to bet that all of them could outrun everyone while these so-called fans struggle to catch their breath after lifting themselves off the toilet.

They also disguised their opinion by starting as "sympathetic" and then talked about a wrestler's finisher by saying things like, "I'm sorry, I know the wrestler has faced a lot of tragedy, but I think his finisher is stupid, and it's surprising that people still buy into it in the 21st century, let alone believe in it." And then added, "The finisher is weak and unrealistic. It couldn't possibly kill or even injure a human being, so it's not believable."

Hello, fella - do you wish to see a wrestler kill other wrestlers in the ring? Like a genuine murder? After reading the comment, I got the impression that they believe something is only valuable if it causes harm in real life.

Pro Wrestling is entertainment with characters who have unusual abilities like cursing, spewing black goo, and Peacock Power. Sadly, some fans take it too seriously and want to see harm done. This is NOT pure boxing, MMA/mixed martial arts competition, fellas. It is a form of sports + entertainment that involves predetermined outcomes, storytelling, and various character tropes. I don't understand why some fans dislike fun and wish the wrestlers to get hurt on purpose.

I seriously don't care if they said it on their own blogs. I care when people write long rants about a company they dislike on reblogs. It's not your post! Leave it! Also, asking others about how much they hate AEW to some AEW fans is pointless. The reason why they are doing it is because nobody is interacting with them. So they submit (anonymous) questions to bait the Tumblr fans.

"Oh - so you only want positive comments instead of criticism?" Uhhh, YES. I want good vibes on my blog. Also, DEATH THREATS to minority groups is not a criticism, you miscreants.

Nonetheless, I accept criticism about the companies or pro wrestling: the most valid criticism is the toxic environment behind the scenes. I will block these toxic stans who defend rapists whenever they defend sexual harassment, assault, rape, or even murder within the wrestling community.

Some people on social media believe that wrestlers deserve to die for having a finishing move they dislike or how "woke" the posts are. I saw some of the profiles of these "fans" - Yikes, big nope. What is it with those fans defending questionable individuals?

Please keep in mind that it is not okay to criticize someone for identifying as gender fluid or to deny someone the title of an athlete because they don't fit your personal physical preferences or even sexual preferences. If you hate AEW, it's your choice. Just stop invading our space and spout hate for the show you don't even watch. Let's block each other so we don't have to see each other.

I'm not saying people shouldn't reblog and say that they hate some of the characters - that's how fandom works sometimes, but holy shet, fellas. When those haters just hate for the sake of hate, it's time to avoid them.

[altariachey]

Pokemon swsh / Relationship head canons

Hop

♡ He had always been snug and lively when you were just friends, but when you both formed a romantic relationship, he’s come off as more shy because having a girlfriend is a completely new territory for him and he hasn’t quite got the hang of it yet.

 ♡ He constantly seeks reassurance, as he always wants you to feel comfortable. For example, he kept asking you if you were okay when he placed his hand on your waist for the first time.

♡ He absolutely loves cuddling. He adores it when you hold him in your arms after a rough day, bonus points if you gently massage his hair.

♡ He’s hopeless at cooking and always insists that he’s fine and doesn’t need any help. Though he’s so disastrous that you have to jump in and help or else he’ll burn the tent down.

♡ He always greets you with a massive hug. Every time he sees you, he immediately jumps and squeezes you against his chest. He also likes to surprise you with hugs from behind as he loves to conjure a surprised reaction from you; he thinks it’s adorable.

♡ It’s no secret that he’s super talkative, but he knows when he needs to quiet down and restrain himself after you’ve had a tough day. His tone of voice becomes really soothing as he comforts you and bombards you with soft forehead kisses.

Bede

♡ As with Hop, Bede is almost a stranger to romance or just affection in general. He gets startled when you try to hug him but becomes more content as you both spend more time together.

♡ For his idea of a date, he usually invites you for midnight walks. He enjoys the tranquility of Galar without the constant bustle of people around and seems to savour every moment of the sable atmosphere with you by his side.

♡ On one of these dates, he gently grabbed your hand and intertwined it with his; which greatly took you by surprise as this is something he wouldn’t usually do. He was looking away as he did this, but didn’t let go.

♡ He sometimes kisses you very suddenly and randomly, but quickly looks away because he doesn’t want you to see how flustered he is.

♡ He likes it when you kiss his neck, as he holds you closer and becomes more comfortable with his hand placements.

♡ He’ll never admit it, but he loves it when you become affectionate with him. These feelings are fairly new to him, but no matter how much he tries to suppress them, he has to come to terms with how much he absolutely loves you.

Raihan

♡ Raihan knows how to make a girl happy, and always plasters you with hugs and kisses; vice versa.

♡ He always seems very comfortable with you, even at the very start of your relationship.

♡ He’s very into pda and takes pride in holding your hand in public to show you off to the whole of Galar. He always seems to ‘show you off’ when you’re around other people.

♡ He loves posting pictures of you both on social media and makes cute captions such as “my girlfriend is so beautiful” or “how lucky am I to be blessed with such an amazing person?”.

♡ He always greets you with a kiss in the most dramatic way possible; he’ll place one hand on your cheek and the other one on your waist as he kisses you. The kiss will last for about 20 seconds, which still isn’t long enough for him.

[elizabethlazuli]

Thoughts regarding/plot synopsis of Post-Self: Qoheleth

[This is just a copy of my ramblings on Discord so apologies if there's some missing context or whatever, I didn't feel like reformatting this for the five people following my Tumblr.]

Okay. So. I'm going to be completely honest, it is hard to know where to begin with this.

So, for a few months I've known about this four-book series called the Post-Self Cycle. I don't remember where I first heard about it, it was probably on Cohost back when I still used to use that site. And after a cursory scan of the series' overall themes, I decided that despite fascinating me, I didn't feel like it was the right time to actually dive into it. And in retrospect that was absolutely the right call.

It's very philosophically heavy, tackling topics regarding identity and the future which I already struggle with a lot in my personal life. But the knowledge of this series continued to live in my head rent-free between then and a few days ago when I felt I was ready to explore what Post-Self had to offer. I literally remember talking to Sable [my girlfriend] one day having a breakdown(?) regarding identity and my fear of ego death, and the thing I remember most about that moment was how I actually brought this series up to Sable at one point. Without ever even reading it. Like it revealed to me fears I've been harboring my whole life.

I don't really know if there was anything specific that caused me to feel I was mentally ready to start reading it, because I knew that once I did it would change me in some significant way. And it's really fucking funny on the surface to be feeling this way about some furry book series. I think there's something particularly uncanny about combining furry with deep philosophical themes. I felt similarly with Slime Time. It's been so far ingrained in me that furry is just some nerdy hobby that doesn't really matter at the end of the day, that when it's used as a vessel to expose very serious things that I'm trying to ignore, it almost feels like an invasion of a safe space.

I guess that's why Post-Self latched on to me so intensely after just simply learning about it. Because it's the starkest I've ever experienced that sort of uncanniness. It seemed almost scary. And it is rare for me to feel that way about fiction anymore. But, I don't know. I've been thinking a lot about transhumanism lately, especially after having personally adopted the label "alterhuman". And I guess that's why the time felt right to finally check out Post-Self and hear what it has to say. For the past few days, I've been reading the first book in the series, Qoheleth. This is where I'm running into difficulty figuring out how to even talk about this. Because this isn't like any piece of media I've consumed before.

[1/3]

[elegy-if]

What are the cast's hobbies and interests?

Felix: Music; she actually can play a couple instruments! He used to be in a band, but that didn't exactly work out for him. Mainly into playing the bass, but had a brief drum phase.

Eden: They can knit! It's something they've been doing for quite a number of years. As a big fan of sweaters and vests (gotta stay looking distinguished at their job!) they tend to knit most of the ones they own! I can honestly see them being one of those youtubers who do "knit with me" videos and stuff -- they enjoy talking and rambling on about their day!

Sable: Sable writes in their spare time. They are not immune to writing fanfiction for whatever media they're currently watching, and they do sometimes publish works once in a blue moon. As they're pretty shy, most of their works are kept private.

Eris: Gardening, for nostalgia reasons :^) They keep a small little rooftop garden at their shitty little apartment and it's their pride and joy.

???: Erm... I don't know the exact word but mechanical work? Working on cars? Not necessarily a hobby they sought out on purpose, but one they found they enjoyed once they got the hang of it. Considering how insane they drive, they've got to keep their cars up and running.

[the-fiction-witch]

The last Inn P2

Media IRL X Fantasy (DnD Inspired)

Character Thomas Brodie Sangster (Elf)

Couple Thomas x Reader (Taven girl)

Rating Sad + Sweet

Concept Room at the Inn

I unloaded the last of the cargo I had been carrying even if I was getting harsh intense looks. But I finished up and took my silver getting back on my cart. Even though I had kept my hood up they all knew what I was and all where weary. I made sure to hurry out the little town unable to escape the harsh eyes of the townsfolk who had all come out to what me go pitchforks and swords on hand to threaten me in case I so much as straied from the allowed pathway I held my breath as you could hear a pin drop. They all wanted me gone as soon as possible and frankly I knew it would be a fate worse then death if I staid. As I headed out I saw a little girl In Front of her house with her family and she dropped her little ragdoll into the road and began to weep so I quickly stopped the cart before the wheels would run over it jumping down into the mud picking up the little doll giving it a brush and a clean before I crotched down to her level and offered her back her doll but her father pushed her behind him and her mother putting a knife to my neck

"Take another step I'll have your head."

I gulped but got up "I was just trying to help" I said but he snatched the doll from me

"We don't want your help go on Get!'

I climbed back on the cart and got out of there as quickly as I could but that didn't much help me as I travelled down the road and saw the sign I sighed it had been this the whole way and now would be the whole way back too just a hundred more places that would give me the same reaction. It was horrible my only way to avoid it to go over the east River and go the long way though the marshes but that would take weeks and it would be cold rainy and I'd come out of it caked in dirt but then it hit me I grabbed my bag from the cart and dug around until I grabbed it "yes!" I grabbed the blue crystal holding it tight as I whispered in the location dropping it and smashing it with my foot and when I looked up I was there just at the stables of the little Inn and it's water wheel. Immediately I felt at peace. I left my horse and cart in the sables as usual and headed inside finding it rather empty but that was usually for this early many of the chairs still up on the tables and she stood in her little grey dress sweeping humming her little tune

"We're closed till ten I'm afraid' she says not bothering to look up

"I know, just not really sure that applies to me" I chuckled pulling my hood down and she looked up

"Tommy!' she squealed dropping the broom and bolting across the inn jumping to hug me

"Y/n!" immediately I tightened my arms around her giving her a little spin

"I missed you"

"I missed you too" I told her

"Tea?"

"Only if your making"

"Of course come on" she smiled rushing to the back to make some tea, I felt so happy here so warm and cosy just being back here again. I always found my way back here planning trips and work around the idea that I'd always be coming back here, the inn was one of the few places outside of Hentalin and dracous that I could stay for as long as I needed without fear, it was always safe here for me y/n made sure of it, she was always so kind to me, sweet, understanding and forgiving something I found quite rare in people. She always spoke to me and made me breakfast in the mornings I'd stay in the inn. And as I had been visiting so much we formed a strong friendship. We'd sit in the inn and talk for hours long after the bar itself closed, I'd help her tidy up and she even showed me how to do a couple of drinks for when she gets busy I adored it here at the inn it just felt like home. We sat and talked about were I'd be, what I'd been up to and all the things we'd missed since I last saw her.

"What in earth were you doing going to poloin"

"I had Cargo I had to drop off. Guy paid me half a tone of silver to cart a bunk of desert fruits"

"Still you should know better then to go to poloin it's dangerous" she says filling my tea

"It was just in the outskirts, and I crystal travelled back so I wouldn't get in any trouble"

"Alright" she says "You know how I worry"

"I know, you don't have to worry about me"

"don't tell me what to worry about"

"Alright, sorry"

"It's fine" she smiled "So shall I make your normal room up?"

"if you don't mind"

"of course not, come on you can make the bed up"

[asexualbookbird]

Look what's back! I actually managed to read a fair amount this month, so I have something to wrap up for once. I also had a good month on socializing! I think, after eight (cannot believe I've lived here eight years what is time) years, I finally have local friends! We started an old school D&D group and I'm having a lot of fun so far! I also? Watched movies?? Who am I. Energy levels have tanked again, so maybe that has something to do with it lmao

BOOKS

The Serpent Sea by Martha Wells ⭐⭐⭐⭐

What Moves the Dead by T Kingfisher ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Sprrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuire ⭐⭐

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune ⭐⭐⭐⭐½

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik ⭐

Lost In The Moment And Found by Seanan McGuire ⭐⭐⭐⭐

OTHER MEDIA

Pokemon Unite

TAZ: Steeplechase

Bullet Train

Knives Out

Glass Onion

FOOD

chicken katsu curry

mushroom bok choy bao

blueberry muffins

snickerdoodles

grasshopper squares

scones (x3)

sable cookies

pho

matzo ball soup

I was very disappointed I didn't enjoy Ghost Roads, but I started the Middlegame audiobook as well so I got my Seanan fix this month with that plus newest Wayward Children. School Idol Festival is closing down for good at the end of March which is devastating since I've been playing since 2015, but maybe? Hopefully?? They're going to have a data transfer for the new game in April! I really hope the gameplay is at least similar, it's such a unique rhythm game!

Discovering I can make my favorite chicken katsu curry at home, for like 10$ has been life changing tbh. The curry blocks probably aren't the healthiest but WHO CARES IT'S DELICIOUS! I also successfully recreated the mushroom bao I had in NYC back in October! My bao shaping needs work, but the taste is there!

I actually have some crafts lined up for February (that I can't talk about) (I'm so behind on holiday gifts lolsob), so I'm excited to continue working on those! I have a small library stack to read, and I'd like to join the buddy read for The Unspoken Name. I've also finally reached the point where I can look into getting driving permit and license so I need to get my butt into gear for that. Scary.

Happy Palentine's Day! Don't forget to go get half priced candy!

[vio1315]

Man, idk how to express my thoughts lately

Thinking that maybe I just dislike art, but rather love artistry?

Not entirely sure but it's like

When I watch people discussing the sort of cinematography in a scene, or how the composition is indicating this or that

or hear people talk about consistent symbolism and all this

It's like

A thrill. It makes me want to make things.

But if I watch the actual scene or go through the media myself

I just do not care?

It is often that I torrent emotions and the like from others, so not sure if it's connected to that, but I'm not really sure why else it'd be that I can go through hundreds of pieces of art in various mediums and just

not care at all

And the things I do care about are generally considered mid at best from the majority of people

The thing that got me into kagepro was Mekakucity Actors which most people dislike

And it is kind of jank in a lot of places

Yet that was something I was passionate for. Yet I end up avoiding My Hero all this time, which must be something with polish?? Didn't really care for the modern Trigun.

The Rakugo anime? Yeah, hooked on that. Its target audience of 12 whole people. (It was a lot better done than MCA don't get me wrong)

One of my favorite pieces of media in general is Marble Hornets. A found footage yt series made on 0 budget and among people who mostly had limited acting experience at best

Favorite movie in recent times? Luca. Split like 50/50 on how people respond to that.

All the books I like are from like the 50's idk

Sable (the game) did something to me

Yet that was just a step above a walking sim depending on who you ask, and a bit buggy

Like

obviously I like some mainstream stuff too

mostly games

But there's a definite pattern. Just not sure what it means or how these two pieces of information fit together.

Like why is watching reviews so much more artistically motivating compared to actually engaging in media directly?

Heck my whole art inspo folder just about is full of things I don't care about anymore. I can't really find art I like anymore mostly, and even less so that I want to emulate

What exactly am I looking for with art that I struggle to find, but do find in analysis?

Not super sure

[sablegear0]

I was having a little think about Kenjaku's relationship with Mahito and I think I may have hit upon something...

We know Kenny hijacked Suguru's body shortly after Suguru's death on the Jujutsu Tech campus. Whatever Satoru did with his body after that is left ambiguous but we know it wasn't disposed of in the standard fashion (cremated) so Kenjaku was able to get access to it. Unless someone tried to find what was left of the arm Suguru lost in his fight with Yuta & Rika and patch it back onto him before he was left somewhere (let's assume buried or stacked in a cairn in the woods somewhere, left otherwise intact and relatively accessible), Kenny would have taken control of a body with a missing limb.

Following this, "Suguru Geto" returns to his congregation of curse users, bloody but unbowed, minus one arm and probably nursing an understandable grudge over his loss on the campus. It's roughly a year before the Shibuya plan is put into motion but Kenjaku has been planning for ages, and most of the pieces are already in place. He just wants a few more good cards in hand before he sets things in motion. I like to think actual Suguru knew of Jogo, Hanami, and Dagon, though he may not have encountered them directly or didn't know quite what to do with them yet. Given his status and technique, it's hard to imagine he wasn't aware of them unless they kept themselves well hidden until the year Kenjaku presumably approached them with a plan. The Mountain, Forest, and Ocean curses were good allies and good fuel for Kenjaku's borrowed technique, and he easily sold them on a modified version of Suguru's "annihilate all humans" plan.

The unexpected bonus was Mahito, who came into being during that interim year. The Humanoid curse was young but cunning, and came with a very unexpected power. By manipulating the soul of a living being, Mahito could freely alter its physiology. Naturally an easy test of this utility would have been talking Mahito into growing the missing arm back on Kenny's borrowed body, which I'm sure Mahito was more than happy to do to prove himself to his new powerful allies.

Now this is where things get interesting. Because Kenny's vessel is Suguru Geto's body, did Mahito manipulate Suguru Geto's soul to grow that arm back? My guess is yes, because of a brief little instance during the Shibuya incident where Kenjaku loses control of his vessel. When he reveals himself to taunt Satoru Gojo, which arm snaps up to to try choke him? The right one. Probably Suguru's dominant hand, sure, but also the one he lost in his fight with Yuta & Rika. The one Mahito had to grow back by tapping into that body's soul.

Now I'm not saying the whole of what remains of the real Suguru is stashed away in that arm. But I am saying that when Mahito touched the real Suguru's soul with his technique and got it moving, he woke it up a bit, just enough for it to know it was still there. I know a common interpretation of this little event is that protecting Satoru was as natural as muscle-memory for Suguru, and the motion was basically automatic. But what if when Satoru spoke to Kenjaku in Shibuya, Suguru's soul was the part that was awake enough to listen, to try to resist, to prove it was still in there.

So for all you wonderful fix-it fic writers, there's a new angle for you if you hadn't considered it. From speaking with Nanami and Yuji, Satoru must be aware of what Mahito is capable of. Perhaps Mahito's technique could be the key to recovering the real Suguru from within that stolen body...

[readingforsanity]

Layla | Colleen Hoover | Published 2020

When Leeds meets Layla, he's convinced he'll spend the rest of his life with her - until an unexpected attack leaves Layla fighting for her life. After weeks in the hospital, Laya recovers physically, but the emotional and mental scarring has altered the woman Leeds fell in love with. In order to put their relationship back on track, Leeds whisks Layla away to the B&B where they first met. Once they arrive, Layla's behavior takes a bizarre turn. And that's just one of many inexplicable occurrences.

Feeling distance from Layla, Leeds soon finds solance in Willow - another guest of the B&B with whom he forms a connection through their shared concerns. As his curiosity for Willow grows, his decision to help her find answers puts him in direct conflict with Layla's well-being. Leeds soon realizes he has to make a choice because he can't help both of them. But if he makes the wrong choice, it could be detrimental for all of them.

While playing a wedding as a bassist in a band, Leeds Gabriel meets the eccentric and gorgeous Layla, the sister of the bride. The two of them have an instant connection, Leeds attracted to Layla's curiosities.

The two of them are hot and heavy from the beginning, until one day, Leeds posts a photo of Layla to his social media. The two of them immediately move into together, and a previous girlfriend, Sable, is non-too-happy about it. Angered still by their break up, Sable arrives at their apartment and shoots Layla first in the head, before turning the gun on Leeds.

Months pass and Layla makes a miraculous recovery, though she is now dealing with anxiety and panic attacks, picking at her incision on her scalp until it bleeds and has a loss of appetite in addition to memory loss. In an attempt to reconnect with her, the two of them are going back to the B&B where they first met.

But immediately upon returning to the place they fell in love, something strange begins to happen. And this strange thing is an entity that calls herself Willow. Willow doesn't have any memories of her time as a human, nor does she know if she was even a human before. But she is alone, and means no harm to either Layla or Leeds. However, Leeds suddenly finds himself falling out of love with Layla and falling in love with Willow.

Willow has the ability to enter into Layla's body, and though they look the exact same, he finds himself more attracted to Willow in Layla's body than he is to Layla. All throughout his encounters with Willow, he is determined to help her figure out what is happening to her or what has happened to her. But, their interactions while using Layla's body is taking its toll on Layla, who is perpetually exhausted after Willow takes over her body.

Finding someone to help him through an online forum, this man shows up and explains that he isn't human like Leeds and Layla, but exactly like Willow, and has to enter a body in order to talk with them outside of the use of technology. This man, dubbed "Randall", explains that at the time of the shooting, Layla and Sable both died at the same time, as Leeds took the gun and shot Layla in a fit of rage. When their bodies died, their souls left their bodies at the same time, and when Layla's was revived, Sable's soul entered her body and Layla's actually moved into this other realm, returning to the B&B because it was where she was happiest.

Willow has been Layla this entire time, and explains the memory loss and personality changes Leeds found in Layla after her recovery. But, this strange man tells them that there hasn't been anything found that allows the right soul to enter into the correct body. But Layla knows that the two of them can't continue to keep Sable (in Layla's body) hostage against her own will, because eventually questions will be asked.

Layla remains inside of her body when her sister comes for a visit, and has come up with a new plan. Layla believes that if the two of them can kill her body, Layla's soul can make its way back inside of her, but they would only have 5 minutes to revive her. When Layla leaves her body, and Sable returns, Leeds drowns her, and Sable fights back, not thinking of the potential evidence that shows that he was guilty of drowning her.

With Aspen's help, Leeds begins his attempt to revive her and an ambulance takes her away. Aspen is certain that Leeds attempted to drown her sister and can't figure out why, but when a doctor comes and asks for Leeds because Layla is asking for him, the two of them are officially reunited, Layla saying something only the two of them would know.

In the end, they leave the B&B and buy a new construction home in Montana, where the two of them begin to live their lives.

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Nyx here I finally got an idea on how Zephyr will know about Lyric's parents lol

I guess the way Zephyr figured out Lyric's parents was like

Zephyr was doing he's regular delivery and he gets dragged by Sable (again) like the usual

but Lyric is like talking to Sam and Cassiopeia

When Sable drags Zephyr into the group I guess Lyric's parents slipped and the friend group was unfazed about it. While Zephyr was like 'who's her parents again?'

So he asks Lyric about her parents as he sits down right next to the other Ocs. Something like 'Hey Lyric? who's your parents? I think you never told me'. And Lyric just dropped the BOMB.

Like 'Oh the Radio and Media demon' in the calmest tone like she just talked about her day.

Zephyr's immediate reaction was he's wings flaring up smacking the Ocs next to him. And Zephyr's Singular Eye was wide with shock and he was speechless like 'your joking right?'

Zephyr apologizes to the Ocs he smacked with he's wings before he says something to Lyric like 'The Radio and Media demon? Your not joking?' with the most flabbergasted tone and expression as he's wings just laid there still flared up

Then add to injury she decided to introduce him to her parents since they never met.

He's basically dragged by he's hand by the Ocs to Alastor the closet one. As Lyric and Sable excitedly introduce him to Alastor.

While the Sam and Cassiopeia watch from the back acting like cheerleader support lol.

Bro was sweating bullets and he's trying so hard to not just curl into himself and stay like that in he's wing cocoon. He never tried so hard to stop he's wings to move that he's basically vibrating.

Like he's tall big appearance does not help at all he's basically looking down at Alastor.

He's trying so hard to act calm but it's really obvious he's extremely overwhelmed to be near the Radio demon in the flesh. As Alastor glared daggers at him.

You can continue what happens next lol I run out of ideas :3

I love that Lyric just drops the bomb on unsuspecting victims I think Sable is like her little sidekick to dropping the bombs too lol

I can just imagine the face Alastor is making as he just stares at Zephyr. I imagine Lyric is all cuddly and just holding Alastor and trying to annoy him just to prove to Zephyr she isn't lying.

How would Zephyr feel about meeting Vox after meeting Alastor? I imagine he wouldn't be as scared since Vox is nicer and less likely to try and eat him, but Vox can also fry him

[batarddusoleil]

Still absolutely wild to me that sable's entire friend group can be so into ideological purity that they turn on someone basically on a dime and fully ostracize them (and even tell total strangers online not to interact with that person?) When like. The entire time I knew them, sable had a p much constant habit of picking at people they didn't like for any reason and looking for every excuse to get them kicked from groups, even if they'd been there much longer than sable themself had

Also the time that sable. Y'know. Straight up denied that someone had been getting abused by their mother just bc they thought the person was personally annoying & the person had complained once about not wanting to go to chemo appts w their mom (bc their mom would verbally and emotionally abuse them the entire time) lol lmao

Idk I'm not saying you can't draw a hard line and curate your social media experience or even the people u wanna be around but. Like. Idk it's just exhausting being ready and able to snap on people at a moments notice. It's like straight up cop behavior, literally policing the friend group over what people are allowed to fuckin post or write or think about complex topics on their own fuckin accounts, and feeling like ur under constant scrutiny, that at any moment these same people ur joking around with could turn on you next bc you disagreed abt something or made a joke in poor taste. No grace. No hesitation. You either grovel for forgiveness, or you get cut off. And those who continue interacting with you afterwards will be Monitored, bc you are Tainted, Consorting With The Enemy but not in so many words.

Idk man. I'm fuckin tired of binarist thinking, of a lack of nuance, of turning on people bc they're kind of annoying or they're into yaoi or they're cringe or whatthefuckever. I'm tired of being judgemental of the people around me.

Im not telling anybody to drop them or cut them off or whatever bc demanding ideological purity from anybody is inherently fucked up, but like. Take what they say with a grain of salt. Fuckin ask yourself from time to time, when it comes to interpersonal conflicts, "is this really worth it?"

Also if ur still in that group obviously this goes without saying but. Don't. For the love of God fucking don't show them this post lol. I don't care enough anymore to get lectured or dm'd about how posting this was hurtful or whatever. If anybody in their group wants to talk privately abt this shit, sure, my dms are always open, but like. If sable wants to use this as evidence that I'm like a horrible person or I hate them and I'm out to get them or whatever then that's none of my fuckin business, I'm literally just some guy on the internet posting on my personal blog about my experiences with someone I used to be friends with and eventually drifted away from. What material harm can this cause? What consequences? Who cares? I'm not even @'ing them. I don't even have a following lmao none of this matters!!! Genuinely I just wanted to get it all off my fuckin chest bc it's been rankling for a while

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There’s some vague conglomeration of context for this but honestly it wouldn’t help

[huhustuff]

an imagine where the reader is a famous music artist and her and JJ have been interacting on social media teasing a collab. when they finally get to perform together, they hit it off pretty good and maybe some smut to end it off? I dont know haha, I hope you can do something with this :)

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𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜-𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗___𝙆𝙨𝙞 𝙭 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧

Thank you for requesting and being so kind with helping me sweetheart <33!!

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When your manager introduced you to the idea of doing a collab with KSI you only had a brief idea of who he was. You knew he had won some boxing matches some time ago and that he had started his career from YouTube, as you related to the last one your manadger thought that the collab would be a good idea.

"He wants to make song with you and i think it's a good idea. You'll get lots of new audience from the collab, also people would love to see two people who came from youtube and made it big in the music industry do a song together" your manager, Zach explained while toying with a black ink pen in his hands.

"Okay, sure" you nodded and received a content smile from the man across the dark oak table.

Even though JJ had suggested the collab in the first place the two of you never met on real life before the filming of the music video for the song. Mostly because of yours and his busy schedules clashing.

During that time you decided to learn more about him. You watched a few of his youtube videos and were suprised by his comical humor, but also his personality. After getting a little more familiar with him you were even quite sad that you didn't get to spend some time with him in the recording studio.

The upcoming collab was often teased by the both of you. From tweets to moment in youtube videos. So when the public announcement the fans were extremely happy to get the collab they had looked forward to for quite a while.

"Today is the day that we'll be filming the new music video so i had to wake up extra early today" you held up your vlogging camera, voice still a little tired. You always loved filming music videos. It was just so exiting, from the extravagant outfits to the movie-like sets, you loved it all.

As one of the assistants lead you past all the expensive equipment that had been rented for the shoot, the exitment of finally meeting the rapper was starting to bubble in your chest. You saw him from a far and realized that you weren't the only one who had been waken up too early. JJ's face reflected the same tiredness that you had felt since you woke up.

"Oh hey, it's so nice to finally be able to meet you" JJ smiled and put his hand out for you to shake. "Same here" you mirrored the smile and shook his hand. A moment of silence occurred and you senses that he was somehow tense. 'Was he nervous?' You questioned yourself after quickly analyzing his body language.

You were just about to break the silence when your manadger interrupted you: "Here you are! I've been looking for you Y/N! We're behind schedule. Now hurry up, you need to get your makeup done as soon as possible". The man rambled and drugged you away to the hands of your makeup artists.

"I was in the middle of a conversation Zach" you whined as the man sat you down in sable black chair. "Sorry, but like I said, we're behind schedule. You'll get to talk to him after you finish here". And with that Zach left you to the hands of the makeup artists.

The first scene was located in a makeshift abandoned mental hospital and included the both of you. "I'm sorry for leaving like that before" you started the conversations again. "Nah, it's cool." After saying that JJ's mouth went dry. It was weird, him and you knew each other, but also didn't at all. And to be honest he was nervous, especially since he had no idea what to say.

"I really liked your singing parts in the song" he said with a subtle smile. "Thanks, your rap parts were good too. To be honest I was quite surprised when you wanted to collab with me" you chuckled. JJ's mind hadn't even fully processed the compliment yet when he asked in suprise, "Really?". As a response you nodded and let out a light "Yeah".

"Well i thought you had a nice voice and i was impressed by all the genres that you explore with your music" the man explained, slowly getting more used to your presence and breaking out of his shell.

"Thank you again. Umm, well that's why i love producing this much. I can always play around with different sounds and always create something new" you spoke as JJ grinned at the passion in your voice.

"Well, it's sad that you couldn't take much part of the production of this song then" pursed his lips and you shrugged. "I'm glad to be apart of the song with even just my vocals".

"Yeah, I respect your music a lot though. I always try to avoid staying in the same lines with my music, because i don't wanna just stick to the same font for a every song. But you take that to a different level and pull it off very well too" JJ rambled while the crew in the background was getting ready to start filming the first scene of the day.

"Enough of chit chat now, we're going to start with the first scene" the director screamed as his assistant handed him his black coffee. JJ and you giggled as your conversation had been interrupted once again.

"And we're interrupted once again" you laughed. "Yeah, but would you...Want have a meal after the shoot maybe" JJ requested and bit his lip in the moment of uncertainty. "Like a dinner?" you questioned. "I mean yeah, if you'd like to" he continued, grin getting a little cockier.

"I'd love to" you answered and looked into his dark brown orbs, with an exited smile.

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