#saying 'older' like hes in his 30s or something when hes literally 26

[rotteneldritchhorror]

Two touch-starved insane twinks who dont know how feelings work and are incredibly repressed x an older ex-military bisexual who power bottomed for everyone he was stationed with

[gunnrblze]

Keep thinking about unhinged Walker boys. Not even after Rorke took Logan, just in general.

Like, their late teen years were very tumultuous because of ODIN/joining the army, they are 26 and 28 during the game, they’re still YOUNG.

Mid-late 20s and they’re fighting an intense war for their country, fighting on their father’s behalf, fighting a grudge from HIS past, etc. I absolutely believe, aside from their training keeping them in line (and the other Ghosts), that they’d understandably be a little manic at times.

I think you can mostly see it in the way Hesh acts sometimes in the game. Not to say he didn’t have every reason to lol, but he did act bratty and defiant at multiple points, and I think that’d be multiplied in a way we didn’t even see.

Before Elias died, he knew exactly how to keep them in line, being their father and all, but after he was gone, I see the rest of the Ghosts (especially new Captain Merrick) having to reign them in more than anticipated. With Elias being dead and Rorke still being a flaming cunt, they would struggle even more.

Keegan, Kick, hell even Neptune would have to participate in Operation: Keep The Boys Sanity Intact, because they certainly don’t have the mental bandwidth to do it themselves all the time (their brains are very FRESHLY fully developed…)

And I love that in game, Hesh has a specific monologue after Elias dies where he’s all calmly and solemnly stating that they’ll take over for their dad, finish the mission, etc. And yes they are grown ass men, been through a fuck ton of training…but let’s be so for real lmfao, that’s a lot to have on your plate for two dudes that are hardly cresting 30 years old.

I just think, aside from the few moments we see in game where they (Hesh lol) are loosing their shit a little, it’d be much more chaotic on a personal level than was shown.

I wrote something about the mentor/mentee dynamic I think Merrick would have with Hesh AFTER Logan’s taken, but I like to think he’d literally have double on his plate before Rorke snatched the baby off the beach.

I just like looking at both sides of the same coin. They grew up too fast, they’re no doubt traumatized, have been through extensive military training, and all the personal experience we see them gain….that definitely sobered them up real quick and knocked their maturity levels up several pegs.

But at the same time, I just don’t believe they’d always be that put together in the ways that we see, especially not compared to the more experienced elder Ghosts. Perhaps a sort of “we’re mature but you guys are seasoned” type of vibe.

And despite the only real description of Logan’s personality being that he’s a quiet, cold blooded killer, and an excellent soldier…bro is quite literally 26 years old and in the damn trenches, you can’t tell me he wasn’t routinely being a brat when he was able to be lol (babies of the family lock in!).

Even more interesting on Logan’s part, who would really be keeping him in line primarily when he acts up, pre or post Elias death…? Davey poo I’m afraid. And I think Hesh would get to a point where the weight of it all, plus keeping Logan in line and on the general right life path would have him tweaking.

Imagine having all that on top of you, then your dad dies, and your only surviving family is your clingy little brother…lmfao. Of course Logan is more than capable on his own as we can see in the game, but, and it’s been said before and will continue to be said, Hesh was parentified to the max. And it only becomes more clear when you read between the lines.

I just think in similar, but also their own separate ways, they’d be a little off their rocker sometimes. I like to imagine Keegan having the common fanon agreed bond with Logan, and helping him keep his eye on the prize, and I feel like Hesh would attach himself to Merrick (even older male authority figure, he lives and breathes the slivers of validation he’d get…)

And then there’s Kick…lol. In an unforeseen way, I imagine him being like a sort of glue in this scenario honestly. We don’t get much info on him, he’s hardly even in the damn game very much, but I think of him as being oddly very wise (not too far off since he’s not younger like the Walkers, but he’s probably not a whole lot older than Keegan/Ajax either) despite his nervous system being just as shot from fighting a war. He’d be like the cousin with some randomly sage advice for Hesh and Logan.

TLDR; the Walker brothers are frazzled, they need an Ativan, therapy, and a long winters nap

[1percychase]

Unpopular opinion: Nico's trauma is over rated

Okay so I'm not saying that it's not validated or anything, there's a reason it's over rated, but so many fans act like he's the only one and that no one else's trauma matters because Nico has it the worst. When did we start comparing literal trauma?? I think somebody we should look into more is honestly.. Percy. He's the main character and all, but it's almost like all the fans forgot how much he's gone through, which is CRAZY to me. Anyways I have a list cause I love making list and yeah.

1. Getting abused by his step dad, which made him feel worthless and like he didn't matter.

2. Everyone bullying him.

3. The only person who ever seemed to care about him, his mom, disappeared.

4. Getting punished bc of his father.

5. Getting accused of stealing something and getting sent on a quest at TWELVE.

6. His first friend at camp betrayed him, which gave him trust issues.

7. His best friend getting kidnapped.

8. Getting turned into a guinea pig, which actually gave him a phobia over.

9. Having suicidal thoughts while only being THIRTEEN.

10. Never thinking he is enough.

11. His other best friend being kidnapped.

12. Watching Bianica sacrifice herself after he tried to stop her.

13. Holding up the literal sky while also being injured.

14. Being blamed for Bianica's death (and believing it.)

15. Finding out Nico is a child of Hades and deciding to protect him against the Prophecy even if he hated him.

16. Annabeth mad at him bc Rachel likes him, even though he can't control that.

17. Getting lost and separated in the Labyrinth.

18. Watching Pan fade out of existence.

19. Watching Bekendorf explode on a boat.

20. Being the Demigod of the Prophecy.

21. Fighting a war on his birthday, the battle of Manhattan.

22. Watching so many people die in front of his eyes, knowing he couldn't save them.

23. Silena betraying him and the camp (I don't think she was a bad guy at the end but yea.)

24. Feeling guilty that Luke committed suicide and blaming himself when it isn't his fault (idk how true this one is but I've seen it so..)

25. Being kidnapped and all his memory taken away.

26. (This one is kinda a joke) Watching Octavian kill his pillow pet.. rip perry the panda pillow pet.

27. Being in another Prophecy of the seven.

28. Being afraid of drowning, while also being a child of Poseidian.

29. Falling into Tarturus with Annabeth.

30. Going completely psycho and mad.

31. Leaving Bob it Tarturus and feeling super guilty about it.

32. Making Gaia rise with a nosebleed.

33. Fighting in the battle of camp half blood.

34. Thinking Leo died.

35. Finally thinking he has a break and getting asked to help Apollo.

36. Becoming an older brother. (it's not like physical trauma but I'll explain it later)*

37. Jason's death.

38. Going on more quest to get college recommendation letters.

*okay so becoming an older brother was on this list because even if he was so happy to get a half sibling, he's been an only child for a long time and it's hard to accept new people in your life. Also older brother duties. Even if he was just leaving the house when she was a couple months old, I still put it on there bc many people can count it as one. Also I'm the oldest out of 6 kids growing up so I would count it lol*

And people still have the audacity to say percy was too much of a jerk in heroes of olympus, please. I would act the same way.

Anyways I actually have a list of a lot of different characters traumas cause I got bored one night so if you want to see the other list, tell me!!

[bratshaws]

through the hourglass 72. brb x oc

a/n: after some anxiety i finished it. so i hope you guys like it...i really did.

pairing: plus size!oc x rooster

warnings: fluff, dad-honorary grandpa- grandaughter being cute combo

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Nicole was very talkative, he could see her babbling happily on the backseat, he wasn’t sure if she was trying to sing along to the music playing on the radio or just was figuring out how fun it was to speak. She waved her arms up and down, kicking her legs on the seat, even getting louder every now and again all the while shaking a rubber chicken - yes, the ones that scream every time you squeeze, another lovely gift from Hangman - that just warbled out almost in panic of losing its plastic life.

Rooster smiled when Nicole’s little feet started tapping the end of the carrier, hitting the sturdy plastic and immediately making his daughter look towards it in surprise. She did again, then again, then kept doing so because the noise was really fun, “Birdie,” he calls, thankful they were at a stop sign, “Easy on the hitting, cutie, you’ll end up hurting yourself.” it was cushioned, there was no way she would get hurt but he was a bit of a worrywart when it came to Nicole.

He didn’t know how but Beatrice was the calmest of the two, yes she had her anxious moments, but she had…the right times to get worried. Rooster,however, was worried pretty much all the time when it came to Nikki.

Like right now, she was four months old, it wasn’t like she was going to break the seat or anything like that,or really hurt herself when all she’s doing is tapping her light yellow shoes with chickens - again, all his friends were out to bully him by giving his daughter chicken themed stuff - on the sides against the seat. Nothing more nothing less.

He gives another look toward Nicole, her brown hair pulled up into low pigtails that move every time she turns her head, her big light eyes covered by the round lilac sunglasses that Evelyn got her, “Ah!!” she gestures to the window and Rooster leans down to see what she’s looking at.

“That’s a tree,baby.” he says gently, “I don’t know what kind.”

“Ah!”

“Yes,I know, it’s really big.”

Nicole bounced on the seat, making a grabby motion towards the tree and then waving her chicken at it - cue to more desperate gasping sounds from the plastic animal - “Not yet, Birdie. When you get older I’m going to teach you how to climb them.” he looks back up and drives off, still keeping Nicole in his sights by checking the rearview mirror every now and again.

He sighs, knowing that Mav was literally just a few meters away. His uncle was a good man, he was a good guy, but the moment he mentioned Nicole was coming with he basically forced Rooster to speed it up so he could see her, “Your grandpa Mav is kinda crazy, don’t let him influence you.” Beatrice’s voice appeared in his head, repeating the ‘she’s four months old,Roos.’ “Because even if you are a baby, he’s going to say something that you’ll undoubtedly remember.”

Was he speaking from experience?

Maybe.

He still knew how to mimic cows in the middle of the night but refused to do it again…especially since his mother hated it. Bradley sighed, seeing his uncle already in the distance, hands on his hips, sunglasses on and that very Maverick smile on his face. The one that said ‘this is going to be fun but mainly for me’.

As Rooster rolled to a park,Maverick approached the passenger door where Nicole was and his daughter immediately reacted upon seeing her honorary grandpa. She squealed, shaking her noisy chicken and stretching her little arm to the window, “Oh my God,Nikki!” Maverick slowly disappeared from her view, “Nikki! I’m melting! Noooo!!” Nicole lifted her head when Pete disappeared, a confused noise leaving her throat as she tried to find him again.

When he jumped up from the floor right back on the window,Nicole jumped but then immediately started laughing, “Oh, aren’t you just so brave?” Bradley unlocked the passenger door to let his uncle open it, and Pete kept talking to Nicole, “Hi sweet thing! Hi! Let’s get you out of there-”

“I can do it,Mav-”

“Nonsense.” he says, letting Nicole loose and slipping his hands under her armpits, “I got it. Hi precious!” his voice got higher as he held the baby close to his chest. Bradley just watched from the rear view mirror with a slight frown, then sighed as he left the car himself after grabbing the baby bag Beatrice prepared for him. He saw his uncle bouncing Nicole in his arms and gasping with amazement when she offered him her chicken, “Oh, for me? Oh you shouldn’t have.” 

Bradley had to admit…it was wholesome. His uncle was always the type of guy who’d have this vibe with babies…at least it’s what his mother used to say back when he was younger. Maverick was the one who’d sometimes pick him up and he’d immediately stop crying, just for his father to look confused and betrayed. “So,Mav, before anything-” his uncle is already walking away with a babbling Nicole, so he had to step up, “Mav,we have to place Nicole in a safe place.”

“Mhm.”

“Nowhere near tools, boxes or anything sharp.”

Maverick smiled at Nikki, opening and closing his hand like it was an alligator and going ‘nom nom nom’ on his granddaughter/grand-niece’s tummy, making the baby girl squeal and try to grab his hand, “Of course, nothing sharp.”

“...are you even listening to me?”

Maverick stopped walking, sighed and turned around, giving his nephew a look through his sunglasses, “Bradley…what do you think I’m going to do? Teach Nikki how to change a tire at the ripe age of four months? Relax.” he looks back down at the smiling baby girl, “You are worrying too much.”

“Well, excuse me for worrying about my baby.” he mumbled, entering Maverick’s garage to see the bike leaning against the wall, but his uncle just stopped when they reached the old fucking sofa, “What are you doing?”

“I’m going to put her down.”

“What? She’s not sitting there!” He turned around to grab the seat from the car, “I’ll be right back-” but his daughter squealed, this time not as happy as before. He turns around to see Nicole’s little arm reaching for him, her light eyes glinting with tears and her face turning red, “Oh no, no no, sweetie I’m just going to get your seat-” a louder cry this time, followed by his uncle’s amused smirk, “Honey, no…”

Maverick let Rooster pick Nicole up and hold her against him, kissing her cheek and rocking her in his arms,”I’m not going nowhere, pretty thing.I swear,okay?” Nicole just hugged his neck, “Oh baby, daddy doesn’t want you sitting on the couch…it’s icky.”

Seeing his almost forty years old nephew say the word icky was hilarious.

But he didn’t laugh…maybe he snorted quietly and tried to cover it as a cough.

His nephew just kept shushing and calming Nicole down, his little daughter lifting her head and babbling - almost ordering to - to his face, then slapping her small hand on his mustache, “I could be wrong,” Mav says, “But I think she wants you to stay where you are.”

Bradley groans, kissing Nicole’s tiny palm and then nuzzling her neck with a heavy sigh escaping him, “Fine, but  we are covering this couch, Nicole isn’t going to sit down on it without proper coverage.”

“There must be something around here-”

“Something clean Mav.”

Maverick chuckles while shaking his head, then lifts his hands up, “Alright, alright,” he thinks about it for a second, “Oh I know.”

Bradley just follows his uncle with his eyes until he disappears from view, all the while cooing and nuzzling Nicole, kissing her red cheeks and letting her hold him a little while longer. He looks up when Pete returns, holding his jacket up, “...wait, you serious?”

“It’s clean.”

“It’s your jacket.”

Maverick lowers the piece of clothing with a frown, “The hell is that supposed to mean?” He ignores his nephew’s confused stare, flaps the jacket - the colorful patches immediately catching Nicole’s attention- and places its interior down on the couch, even tucking in the corners so it wouldn’t sleep. “There, all done.”

“Mm.”

“Come on,Rooster.” he gestures to the couch, “Put her here, she’ll be fine.”

Bradley hesitates, looking from the couch to Nicole then vice-versa, his daughter’s eyes were wide and locked on the many patches that adorned her grandfather’s jacket, colorful and bright with the most varied symbols. She waves her fist and then looks up at her father, “Aa!” more shaking, “Buh!”

Rooster blinks but he sighs again, seeing there was no way that he could hold her for longer now, “Alright.” he gets closer to the touch and gently,gently,lowers Nicole on top of the jacket. Her little chicken was forgotten the second she sat down and her hands immediately reached for the patches, rubbing her palms against the embroideries with an amused sound leaving her lips, “...okay,maybe it’s not so bad.”

“I know it’s not.”

Rooster’s shifty glare only made this situation funnier,”But the bike has to be aligned,” he holds both hands up, “With the couch. So I can see her.”

Maverick stands beside his nephew, the constant babbling from Nicole and the sounds from the outside adding into the strange scenario, “Alright.”

“And no music, because I have to hear her too.”

“...you’ll be facing her,Rooster.”

“But what if she cries and I have to turn around?”

“I’ll be right here ready to act,” Pete says in one breath, almost as if he’s tired of this conversation already, “Just relax. Look at her, she’s having fun!”

Rooster looks at Nicole with his brows furrowed, his daughter was going ‘ba ba ba’ while slapping every patch she could see, little pigtails moving as she giggles with pure amusement. “Okay…fine. But I choose the song.”

“You always do.” Mav is already walking away from the young Bradshaw, putting his sunglasses away, “Can you grab the tools for me?”

“Yeah, sure.” he moves to the tool box but his eyes keep returning to Nicole, almost fearing that the millisecond he doesn’t have her in his vision something would happen. But his daughter is just too busy trying to talk to the patches to pay attention to him. Her sunglasses however were sliding down her nose, so Rooster decided that first and foremost he should get that done.

“Nikki,” more babbling, “Look at me,Birdie.” he coos, his daughter only looking up when his face is close to hers, a gurgled laugh leaving her lips, “Hi, pretty thing. Can I take your sunglasses off? Before they fall and break and you could hurt yourself?” he could swear he heard Mav’s amused chuckle away from him, “Thank you, precious. Now I can see those pretty eyes too.”

Nicole’s light green eyes met his brown ones and her gummy smile was enough to make his heart melt, “Now,you’ll be nice and stay here,okay?” she babbles again, touching his cheeks with her small hands, mouth moving forward to press what could be considered a kiss to his chin but it was like she was trying to bite it.

He’ll take it.

“Ahem.” Maverick’s voice interrupts the adorable moment, “I need help? If you could do that,I’d appreciate it,Rooster.”

Bradley groans, giving Nicole a gentle look, “I’ll be over there, Birdie.” he coos, kissing her button nose and only stepping away when her little hands let go of his face. He shrugs off his outer shirt so only his tight white tee is shown, folding it in his hands…and placing it close to Nicole almost as if it was a wall. 

He hears Pete rolling the bike to align with the couch just like he requested and finally grabs the tool box, “I placed her bottles in the fridge.” Mav mutters, jutting his thumb over his shoulder to the old fridge he somehow kept in there, a miracle that thing still worked, “And the bag is on a chair, not on the ground. So it’s not…icky.”

“...it sounds weird when you say it.”

Pete laughs, dropping his head forward for a minute, “Imagine how I feel. Anyway, go set the song,” he points to the radio, “I’ll prepare everything.”

-

Desert loving in your eyes all the way

If I listen to your lies, would you say

I'm a man (a man) without conviction

I'm a man (a man) who doesn't know

“I’m surprised you chose Culture Club.”

“I’m surprised you have that in your playlist,Mav.”

Pete looks up from the bike’s chain, arching his brows, “Listen, Boy George is a great singer. Not my fault it’s so catchy.”

“Uhuh,”

“Anyway,how’s our little hummingbird?”

Bradley looks to where Nicole is still sitting, still amused by the several patches, she hadn’t complained yet nor seemed upset to be there, “She’s fine.” cue to his daughter giggling because of nothing, making him smile in return.

Pete looks up from the bike, wiping his forehead with the back of his hand, “She seems to be having fun.” he says, a crooked smile on his face, “How’s Bea?”

“Fine, she’s meeting the new bartender today.” he explains, grunting as he lifts the bike for Pete to shine a light under it, “And helping them, because Penny needs the help.”

“She does and I told her to stop being so stubborn about it.” Pete says, moving the flashlight around, “There’s something under here- I told her she needed to stop thinking she can handle it when the girls aren’t there.”

“Amazing she didn’t kick you out.” Bradley jokes, gently placing the bike down and crouching next to his uncle so they rummage through the toolbox until he found what Pete was about to ask for, “Is it going to be okay?” he nods to the motorcycle, “Or is it time to let the old lady go?”

“Let her go? Please,Rooster.” Mav snorts, twirling the smaller wrench around his finger “This lady still has a long time to go.”

Rooster hummed, almost not believing him and turned his eyes back to Nicole. This time she was no longer patting the jacket, but was nibbling her fist, with her focus on him. He checks his watch, “It’s time for Nikki to eat.” he mutters, groaning as he stands to his feet, looking down at his dirty hands with a frown, “I’m going to wash my hands, keep an eye on her.”

“I will, don’t worry.”

Bradley walks past the couch, leaning down to kiss her head, “One second, honey. Daddy needs to wash his hands.” Nicole replies with a quiet ‘ah’, turning her head to keep her within her vision and Rooster was glad that the couch looked at the old fridge so Nicole wouldn’t lose him at all. He washed his hands in the sink, doing a double take when he saw the microwave on the wall, “Oh God, you didn’t throw this shit?”

“Why would I?” comes Mav’s voice, “It’s still useful, there’s only a few scratches on it.”

“It looks like it’s been to war, Mav.” he says, opening the fridge, “Why don’t you just use the portable stove?” that also had seen better times but at least looked clean, so he could use it to heat up Nicole’s milk since microwaves aren’t recommended.

“Because.” and no other explanation was given, making Rooster roll his eyes as he turns on the stove and places the heating mug on top - it was the one thing he got from home because he just felt it’d be cleaner - with the bottle inside.

“At least this area is clean.” Bradley mutters, looking around for a little bit until his eyes stop at a picture hanging on the wall. He tilts his head, furrowing his brows as he takes a closer look, “...what picture is this?”

“Say what?”

“The one with you and my parents and myself…I’ve never seen this one.”

Silence followed, Boy George’s voice fading into the next song that ironically or not was Forever Young by Rod Stewart and Rooster had to look back to check if Mav was okay. He had his back turned to him, ribs expanding as he inhaled shakily, “...New Years.”

“What?”

“It was the New Years.” he says, “You just turned one and your parents didn’t want you to be scared because of the fireworks…so when your dad asked me to join I suggested we watch it from the beach, away from the noise and everything. Your family was there too.”

Rooster looks back at the picture, plucking it from the tape that glued it to the wall. It was indeed him, smaller with huge colorful glasses over his eyes with his dad holding him up as he and Mav sat on beach chairs. His mother was leaning against his dad’s knee, smiling at the camera as he saw his maternal aunt in the background walking by. “I…had no idea you had this one.”

“Do you want it back?”

The tone of his voice made Bradley frown, it was the same tone he had after he…accusingly so, told him there was no one waiting for him back when he saw him again. “...no,Mav, you can keep this one.” he says and he hopes he sounds better than before, he hopes his uncle knows there’s no ill feelings between them now. He sets the photo down and turns off the fire after a while, dripping some of the milk on the back of his hand to check the temperature. 

“Your father gave it to me.”

“The picture?”

Pete nods, standing to his full height as Bradley walks to the couch to pick Nicole up, smiling down at her, “I didn’t…really celebrate a lot of holidays anymore.” his uncle laughs almost uncomfortably, “And then your parents showed up, God. They dragged me everywhere.”

“Well you are pocket sized-”

“Hey.” Pete points at Rooster, a warning that only made his nephew chuckle, “You are lucky Nicole is there, because I’d beat you up,kid.”

“If you reach me.” 

“Hey.”

The two men shared a laugh, with Maverick sighing and sitting down next to Rooster as he fed Nicole. His daughter had her eyes partially open and her little hand was fisting his shirt as her head rested on the crook of his elbow, “Ah,” Maverick smirks, “I see she got that from you too.” Bradley just gave him a confused look so his uncle gestured to the bottle that was now half full, “You drank fast,Rooster. I don’t know if you were in a hurry or hungry…or both.” Pete looked down at Nicole,whose eyes immediately opened to look up at him, “She’s so alert too,hi honey.”

Bradley smiles proudly at his daughter, his huge hand appearing bigger around Nicole’s little frame, “She is very alert, very brave too isn’t that right, Birdie?” he coos down at her, sighing against the couch, “...she’s so cute.”

“That she is.” his uncle agrees, then he tilts his head, “...she must’ve gotten it from her mother.”

His nephew just glares at him, lifting the almost empty bottle so Nicole got the last drops of it, “I’ll ignore that.” and once the bottle was finally empty, he quickly wipes Nicole’s lips as she wriggles a bit in his arms, “Okay, okay, easy there- she gets excited because we hug her after she eats.” and he places her on his shoulder, kissing her cheek and patting her back, “...can you get the cloth inside the bag?”

“Sure,” Maverick says, standing to his feet and then pausing and looking over at him one more time, “You forgot about it before didn’t you?” a grimace and a nod, “...yeah,so did your dad once.”

[oldsargasso]

hehehe I'm glad to be a menace 😊

You did mention Dean's age insecurity in your ficlet! I do think Winner is prob close to Kim's age, yes, even tho it's not mentioned afaik. I read Kenta as being at least late twenties, if not early thirties? Which puts some time between him and Dean (at least Dean knows how to wash dishes SDGDFG DKMM he's got service industry trauma)

Kim providing that competency kink 😌 Kinbaku would be so nice for them! The attentiveness and the constant touching. THE TRUST!! And Kenta's muscles are made for it LBR. As good as I think he'd be at keeping his hands in place and not moving, even without being tied down, I know he'd find such freedom in being able to just be.

Yes, Dean is absolutely doing it to be Good at it, he wants to be told how skilled he is and given all the compliments. And doing it under Kim's guidance is also part of it for him, too. Having someone pay close attention to what he's doing matters!

And why am I melting at the thought of Kim letting things be done to him first when one of the others is feeling insecure about wanting it?????? Like I'm? SO SOFT??? The care, the reassurance it implies. I can honestly hear his tone of voice so clearly, the forwardness and directness and lack of judgement. They would literally all be a mess without him is2g

His arms bulging, his chest puffed out, his eyes glazed over, his head lolling- IT'S… CUTE. HAHAHA 😏

I'm sitting here drawing hearts all over this ask by the way

okay I knew I had shared a Thought about it somewhere!! I went looking for Kim's profile and he's 26 (if the show is 2023) which makes sense for Winner to be around the same age. Tricky cause he seems more immature but also more established (similar experience to Babe and Way in racing?) and then Dean a few years younger and Kenta a few years older makes sense to me. (and then Pete would be closer to mid 30s which tracks with him having a well-established company) no WONDER Dean is so furious all the time, he has that customer service spirit.

who doesn't love Kim and his superpower of being a functioning human being 😌 imagine trying to name ONE thing he's not good at!! impossible!!

yesss like I think Kenta wants to be perfect with honour bondage and he CAN be but he shouldn't have to be! that's the point! also I think it would be nice for him to not have to worry about accidentally breaking free/overpowering anyone. plus his glorious chest decorated with lovely ropes... it would be appreciated greatly by anyone I'm just saying. (I wonder if Kenta understands the appeal of his body. for so long he's lived in it as a tool. it probably takes some time and a lot of compliments and such for him to understand that Kim et al. also get something out of looking at him)

actually i think that's why it would work really well if they were practicing kinbaku on Winner too - the whole neglect thing we talked about. he's just there simply to provide a body for Dean to show Kim what he's learned. they both want 100% of the attention but in such different ways. Winner because he's used to having it, and Dean because he's worked so hard and needs someone to recognise the effort he's put in. (I realise that's just Dean's canon storyline lol) but you know, Dean can't jump straight into blowing Kenta's mind as payback, he's gotta work up to it.

it just makes sense! Kim's entire thing is non-judgemental and helpful, of course he's happy to test things out for his boys. plus once he's experienced something, it's easier to tailor it to better suit whoever asked for it. and sometimes he deserves to have of all the attention like that! in the end it really always just boils down to "here's this practically perfect dude... and his three loser boyfriends" and that's what we love!

[kuiperblog]

It's still possible to find success later in life

I'm frequently shocked by the number of 19-year-olds saying some variation on "it's so over for me" or "I'm cooked" or however it is that the kids these days express that their best days are behind them.

On a certain level, would be easy for me to laugh at them. "19 is still so young!" my millennial peers might say. It's absurd for a literal teenager to feel like they're a washed-up "has-been."

But on another level, I understand why 19-year-olds feel "cooked" in a way that their older peers don't. College is often the stage of life where many come to realize that they've lost their "child prodigy" license.

Part of this comes from the fact that as you climb up the educational ladder, you're no longer a big fish in a small pond. The kid who was in the top 10% of their class in high school who gets into a "good university" will likely end up classmates who were also in the top 10% of their class in high school, and by the inevitability of mathematical necessity, half of those kids will realize that within this new context, they are below average. It can feel crushing to go from being the smartest kid in AP calc to being in the bottom quartile of your class.

And in a much more profound sense, it's the point in your life where you realize just how big the ocean is. High school graduation marks the last point in your life where you can get "perfect marks" by following the path of least resistance. I remember being in my senior year of college, listening to my fellow mechanical engineering students chattering about all of the various certifications they were studying for. I had never even heard about this -- "huh? Apparently some states require you to pass an exam to be certified as a 'Professional Engineer?' Is this something I need to study for?" It feels as if you're expected to suddenly know a lot of things that are outside the curriculum.

The thing I think we all eventually come to realize is that everyone is in this boat. Even some of the biggest success stories had "slow starts" while they took their time to figure things out.

So, in the spirit of offering encouragement to those young'uns and 19-year-old "has beens," here are some stories about famous people who didn't find success until later in life:

Sylvester Stallone

Sly Stallone's story truly is an inspirational overnight success story. Obviously, he's famous for being Rocky Balboa -- but when he showed up to the where Rocky won three Academy Awards, he was 30 years old. He didn't even finish writing the famous screenplay until he was 29 years old!

Tina Fey

Tina Fey made history as the first woman to become head writer of SNL, but she didn't achieve this until age 29. What's more, she had to grind for years to reach this point -- she first got hired to write for SNL at age 27.

Stephen King

Stephen King didn't sell his first novel (Carrie) until he was 26 years old. Up until that point, the only things he'd ever had published were short stories. What's more, he only got a $2,500 advance for Carrie -- he didn't really "make it" as a pro author until after the book came out and started selling gangbusters, with the paperbook rights selling for $400,000 -- this didn't happen until King was 27 years old!

Steve Jobs

Funny enough, I've seen a lot of people point to Steve Jobs as an example of an "early life success story" because Steve Jobs was a 21-year-old college drop-out when he co-founded Apple. And while it's true that Apple did have some early success stories, like the Apple II, the company didn't IPO until three years after that. After the IPO, his net worth was measured in hundreds of millions of dollars, but he had to grind until he was 25 years old to reach that point!

Jennifer Lawrence

A lot of people saw Jennifer Lawrence portray a teenage Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games and assumed that she was a teenage success story. Not so! JLaw was actually 21 years old at the time, proving that even if you don't achieve success in your teens, it's still not too late to achieve fame and success. She didn't even win an Academy Award for Best Actress until she was 22.

In short, if you're 19 years old, it's not "too late" for you. You are not "cooked." There's no reason to think you are too old or need to give up on your dreams and ambitions until you hit your early 30's, at which point if you haven't become a famous multimillionaire it's pretty much over for you.

[h0rnyv01d]

0: Height

1: Virgin?

2: Shoe size

3: Do you smoke?

4: Do you drink?

5: Do you take drugs?

6: Age you get mistaken for

7: Have tattoos?

8: Want any tattoos?

9: Got any piercings?

10: Want any piercings?

11: Best friend?

12: Relationship status

13: Biggest turn ons

14: Biggest turn offs

15: Favorite movie

16: I’ll love you if

17: Someone you miss

18: Most traumatic experience

19: A fact about your personality

20: What I hate most about myself

21: What I love most about myself

22: What I want to be when I get older

23: My relationship with my sibling(s)

24: My relationship with my parent(s)

25: My idea of a perfect date

26: My biggest pet peeves

27: A description of the girl/boy I like

28: A description of the person I dislike the most

29: A reason I’ve lied to a friend

30: What I hate the most about work/school

31: What your last text message says

32: What words upset me the most

33: What words make me feel the best about myself

34: What I find attractive in women

35: What I find attractive in men

36: Where I would like to live

37: One of my insecurities

38: My childhood career choice

39: My favorite ice cream flavor

40: Who wish I could be

41: Where I want to be right now

42: The last thing I ate

43: Sexiest person that comes to my mind immediately

44: A random fact about anything

oop this is long so

1: yeah lol

2: 6

3: nope, gotta keep them lungs healthy to stay slutty

4: nopity nope, i’m so scared of saying something i’ll regret while drunk

5: again, nope 😭😭

6: recently people have been offering me kids menus at restaurants? it’s odd, idk how old they think i am but

7: no :(

8: i wanna get a star pattern on my collarbone at some point, and maybe a jellyfish on my upper arm

9: yep! regular lobe, and a cartilage piercing on my right ear

10: i wanna get a bunch of piercings, but just on my ears, i’m getting a conch piercing on my left soon

11: probs my friend sophia but you wouldn’t know her obv lol

12: it’s complicated- we’re both into each other, and weve dated in the past, but neither of us is willing to b like “let’s get back together”

13: men just casually hinting at something they’re into. it just makes my brain go WILD with possibilities

14: being mean outside of sex

15: cinderella (1950)

16: i’ll love you if you’re sweet (my standards are so low i’m sorry)

17: my friends i don’t talk to anymore

18: i’ve had two seizures, and those were probably the worst moments of my life

19: i’m clingy but i won’t admit it

20: my chin and my need for attention

21: i got that hourglass figure <3

22: i wanna be an author!!

23: i have one little sister, i love her, but she’s nuts sometimes

24: no father, and my mom is more like a big sister than a mother to me

25: any date is perfect as long as i’m with someone i love. but if i had to pick, watching fireworks together

26: people pronouncing my city name wrong, idk why

27: he’s a lil short, he’s got curly blonde hair, and he’s so sweet, he wants to be lawyer someday

28: the person i dislike most has greasy brown hair, is 5’6, and looks like he doesn’t shower

29: protecting feelings, and also i’ve lied if i thought it’d help repair friendships

30: waking up early!! i hate getting up at 6

31: “will you wake up if i send you more pictures of cats i like, or should i wait until tomorrow?”

32: ‘we need to talk’

33: i’ve gotten told i look like cinderella twice today :)) that made me feel so amazing

34: i’m more attracted to men than women, but i’ve noticed that whenever i’m into women, they tend to be really strong

35: brunettes for some reason

36: tbh i’m perfectly fine in florida

37: my laugh

38: i used to want to be a marine biologist, and while that field is still incredibly interesting to me, i think i’d rather write

39: vanilla, i’m a basic bitch <3

40: adelaide kane, shes dropdead gorgeous i’d love to be her

41: greece, because apparently there’s a ton of cats!!

42: i had a banana a few hours ago

43: chris hemsworth. on his poster for thor: ragnarok, he literally fits leonardo da vinci’s idea of perfection, so i will unapologetically be saying this

44: the blue whale is the largest animal to have ever lived

[cutepastelstarsalior]

Helluva boss review part 4

Season 2 Episode 4

In Pseudomonarchia Daemonum, or False Monarchy of Demons; and in the Ars Goetia Andrealphus is a nobleman who is also a peacock who is the demon of noise, astrology, and in the human world, geometry. He can also turn people into birds. In the Goetia he rules over 30 legions. Where as Stolas in the book rules over 26 legion.

I’m guessing that base off this information, Stolas’s family married into Stella’s family since there higher class? Nobleman isn’t a higher or lower class level compared to a prince, so it’s possible that Stolas is from a “poorer” family than Stella.

But why is Andrealphus an ice bird?? No clue.

A: “after all you did cheat on the poor thing. Surly you own..”

S: “cheating implies there was a betrayal. This woman never gave a shit about me or our arranged marriages.”

Stolas…🧍🧍🧍 dude. You kind of did cheat. Yes the first instance when you were drunk was a one time thing, but after that you still flirted and sleep with Bkitzo. This wasn’t a one night stand, you actively when out of your way to see him.

Again, what is the timeline here? I know after bkitzo told Stella he slept with Stolas, Stolas says he wants a divorce. But when did that happen? How long was progress? Stolas did say he wanted a divorce to be official in an other episode….So like, did he actively cheat on his wife or not??

Oh. Stella did hire Striker to kill Stolas….Girl why the hell would you tell your plans when you were literally a few inches away from Stolas at the dinner table????

Stolas just because you’re bonded in magic rope that limit your abilities……Just turn Striker into stone????

Wrathian. Oh, blitzo also isn’t from wrath either. But that cool that different rings are called different things.

So far for races we have: princes of hell (7 sins), imps, sharks, bird people, and hellhounds. And whatever that fish person and her kid is and that squid nurse.

“Unemployed rabble.” Ok. So I heard that Imps are treated as slower class. But it didn’t feel that way???? Like, imp have jobs, live in houses, cars, insurance, they basically are like regular people. The only people that look down on imp is Stella and Ozzie when they found out that Stolas is dating/cheating/whatever relationship they have with blitzo. So is dating an imp just an issue in the higher classes???

Striker Kill HImm!!!!!!!

Hmmm. So it seems like Stella isn’t really that bad? Sure she’s spoiled and was in a loveless marriage. But when she’s talking to her brother, she’s very ditzy. I’m glad Stella dosnt mind the idea of Octavia owning everything if Stolas dies. But it seems like Andrealphus is the brains of the duo. I guess Stella’s family IS actually the poorer family??? But why would Andrealphus want to have Stolas wealth? Or does he want something else??

Ok. So heelhound need a special shot every year. Blitzo been trying to get loona one for 5 years. If blitzo adopted loona when she was 17, then currently she is 22. And in a different episode moxie says she 5 years older than Loona. Again if what Millie said is true then she would be 27.

“He can get hurt?” I guess blitzo didn’t realize that the higher royal can get hurt? Then again blitzo pushes everyone away, so in his mind he doesn’t realize that people can get hurt.

Scale out of 5. I give this a 2. I love Striker man…

Episode 5

Ok. So rehab is a thing in hell. That’s, actually interesting. I guess just like moxie having a good heart, not all people in hell are bad people. I’m curious who stared this rehab, and why? Why try to help people with their addiction in hell? Why would there be empathy and compassion and sympathy in hell? Was the owner someone who die in earth? Some from hell? Are the rehabs working? Many questions.

Hmmm, you know for a trio. Moxxxie not leading a mission is odd. I just they let blitzo lead? Why is that? If moxxie grew up in a mafia family, wouldn’t he know how to lead?

Did you know the last time the gang had like a proper official assistant job was in Season 1. The Cherub episode. All the other times, they been bodyguards for Stolas, was kidnapped by the government, meet both Moxxie and Millies parents, and had to find Octavia, and rescue Stolas. So it been a while since we had an assassin job.

Mille enjoying the attention, she likes when people like her! It seems like all Millie does is work. Does she have any hobbies? Have any friends? It neat to see this side of her. Also Moxxie wanted everything to go to plan, but he also gets up when people focus more on Millie than him. Is it because he’s worried Millie will leave him? Is it because he not use to people, growing up in a mafia home, with only his dad?

Ah, it seems like the kids don’t like him because Moxxie is trying to hard, where Millie is just having fun.

WE HAVE A DATE THE SHOW IS CURRENTLY IN JULY.

Hmm, Millie wanted to have fun and to feel important. She wants someone to be proud of her. She don’t feel like Moxxie listens to her, only wanted to do his way. It feel like, as the series continues bs the pilot, Millie and Moxxie character change. In the pilot Moxxie was angry and snarky, here in the show he shows lots of self dought, and very kind. In the pilot Millie was cheerful, and energetic, and in the show, she she is more calmer, but must more prone to anger. Her anger also has to be shown more lately, while it use to be something that happen rarely and was a surprise to see. I don’t know if this episode is them trying to build Moxxie and Millie’s characters more, or if it’s them trying not to fall into flanderization?

Wait wait wait???? Why does this random imp have a crystal device to travel to the human world? I thought only Stolas’s book could do that? Did the imp steal it? Can Blitzo just buy a crystal to use for work??

Oh that’s cool that each demon has their own version of a transformation!! Barbie’s is a crystal type thing. But her trying to go back onto drugs isn’t good. But I do wonder why she hid that little mark on her forehead? Is it a tattoo? A birthmark the twins have? Also her human design is so pretty.

Barbie is out of a job now?? What even WAS her job??

Millie being multitalented is cool!!

Ew ew ew ewe ew ew ew ew incest joke. Ew ew ew

Scale out of 5. I give it a 0, it would be night but incest joke…

Episode 6

ALEX WHAT ARE YOU DOJNG HERE (yes I’m making this a running joke)

Seems like this episode is focusing on Ozzie (prince of lust) and Frizz. I really adore their dynamic. I don’t know if there boyfriend, QPR, or something else, but they are great. But it seems like the news is calling Ozzie a hypocrite. I’m guessing since In the first episode is was in, he kicked Moxxie and Millie out for being g romantic and no sexual. But here, with Frizz, he is?

Add snakes and goat to the race list!! Finally. One thing I don’t like about this show, is that it feels very empty. Like the background for nature are beautiful, but any building or streets, it feels empty of people. Isn’t this series a spin off of Hazbin? Isn’t hell supposed to be populated? There should have been so many peole you could barely walk or drive down the street. And when there is people, anyone not being animated, is just frozen still. It’s noticeable.

Oh hey, striker and crimson are back!

“Lust should be about force, it’s an art.” Hmmmm. I guess so? The art thing I mean, not the forcing. Kind of cool that the prince of lust is against force relationship. I wonder if him being the prince of lust is both a metaphorical and literally? I mean we did see him make sex toys, but lust can also synonym. It can be a desire for something, a passion, or an urge.

“I know your demons are the o oh ones who can travel freely, and legally” 👀 👀. Hmmmm so demons, or certain ones can travel, but it has to be legal? Why is that? Is that why Barbie, and that one random imp has a crystal to travel? Why can’t demons go to the human realm illegally? Why would any of the demons fallow that rule?

Yooo Ozzie is the most weakest and non-threatening sin. Hmm that cool, just like what Dante thought. Im not sure but I think either Pride or Greed may be the highest and powerful sin.

“Royal guys don’t care about us”. Again, what is that supposed to mean? Imp are apparently lower class???? But why, how? The only time I seen it being a negative thing is only when it comes to relationships? Do the imp not have certain privileges? How are they treated differently? Also Blitzo thinks that Stolas doesn’t care about him. That he’s only using Blitzo for sex. Is it because Blitzo is still trying to push others away or is it because Blitzo doesn’t want or is scared of this power dynamic?

Striker why are you so pale????? I swear sometimes the light or the colors look so pale or even different shades on these guys..

Stolas why are you acting as Ozzie’s lawyer????? Stolas you’re not the demon of that????

Ok so backstory. Blitzo was going to give Frizz a letter, but he saw that everyone was crowing Frizz. Thinking that frizz don’t care about him anymore, Blitzo accidentally knocks into the guy with the birthday cake. The cake catches the curtains on fire, scaring the horses. The circus goes up in flames, something a fireworks I think, hits Blitzo in the eye, and Blitzo’s and Barbie’s mom died I. The fire. Meanwhile on frizz POV. He thought Blitzo was jealous and started the fire on purpose. Panic happens and Frizz gets hit near an explosion causing him to loses most of his horns and his arms.

The 2 wanted to reconnect but someone told each of the boys that the other didn’t wanted to see him. Maybe it was Mammoth? I think after the fire, Frizz when there? But I’m not sure. Thought this information dos t make scenes when Blitzo worked briefly at LULU Land with the robo frizz….Do all robo frizz share memories?? Did Blitzo just hate the robot frizz automatically?? I’m guess this is why Blitzo keeps push others away and is toxic?? Also it’s been 15 years since the two have meet up..

!! Frizz is acutely disabled. He has robotic parts!! Wow :]

Nice that Blitzo and Frizz are close again. Or maybe even friends?

Ozzie is a bit concerning, he says that he doesn’t want frizz outdid of the place again with protection, him says frizz dos t have to go outside again. Hmmmm that sounds a bit sketchy….

Oh, so the crystal are made/own by Ozzie, and using those can make someone be Abel to go to the human realm. But why would he makes those? What purples do they have?

Scale out of 5, I give it a 4.

Episode 7

FINALLY ON THE LAST EPISODE

Ew. Mammoth design is god awful. Why does he look like a Christmas tree???

A yearly clown pageantry????? Why???

Mammoth is a demon from the New Testament, he is the demon of material wealth, gain, and money, and sometimes as greed. Mammoth is also another name for Bleelzebub.

So even as a teen, Frizz had stalker fans, and is uncomfortable being in the spotlight. He’s also shy. When he becomes the face of Mammoth’s brand, he was used as merchandise. There also robots for work, teens, kids, and as sex workers. What I DONT understand is why would Ozizie work with Mammorh? Is it because wealth and lust go hand in hand together?

Blitzo and frizz haven’t seen each other in 15 years, frizz works for Mammoth for 10 years.

Frizz keeps doing this job, even when he hates it, because he wants to be useful. He doesn’t want to let his fans or his boss down. His a people pleaser. I guess growing up in the crocus then being the face of a company, frizz hasn’t actually had time to rest. He always entertaining people. Awww frizz and the deaf child that was cute and sweet that they have sigh language!!

Blitzo just kill that creep stalker?? You killed peole for way less…

Aw man frizz panic so much that he almost passed out! :( awwww Ozzie gave frizz a pep talk!

I don’t care about rhese song dear god there to many and like literally besides 1 all of the. Suckkkk.

WHY IS HE A SPIDER???

So Ozzie told everyone that he’s in love with Frizz. Seems like people are taking that well. So was there really any concern if the media found out??

Scale out of 5, I give it a 3.

[iocallistoeuropa]

So how old is Boka János??

Let's address an issue here. I don't know if I should write this in Hungarian instead, but it feels like that would make me sound a hundred times more awkward, so here goes:

In his letter to Nemecsek, Geszti Péter writes "Képzeld, a jó Boka még 1916-ban meghalt [...] Boka János cs. kir. hadnagy – élt 30 évet". I've also found a version where it says that he lived 26 years, but most sources quote 30, and it's beside the point anyway, as it doesn't make it that much better. Because consider this:

In the novel, it is explicitly stated that Boka is 14. Since the putty gang's (i.e. the Putty Gathering Society's, but I can't be bothered to say their name properly in English, plus, do they really deserve to have the association's name capitalized? Hm??) flag reads "Gittgyűjtő Egyesület, Budapest, 1889," I have always thought that the plot takes place in 1889, which would mean that Boka was born in 1875 (or perhaps 1874 if he just hasn't turned 15 yet). However, it's also possible that the plot takes place in 1906, the year the novel was originally published. After all, it is plausible that the putty gang was established years before they had to defend the grund, and it would make sense that they didn't make Csele's sister make a new flag for them every year. (That would also mean that technically, the putty gang was founded before the boys' birth, but I wouldn't put it past them that they just chose 1889 because it made the association appear older and more established. That's probably something I would have done as a kid.) This would then mean that Boka was born somewhere around 1891/1892.

So, to sum up, canon compliant birth years for Boka are 1874/1875 or 1891/1892. Knowing this, it is somewhat puzzling that Boka lived 26 or 30 years when he died in 1916, because that would put his birth year around 1890/1891 or 1886/1887. It's not too bad in the first case, as it almost matches up with the theory that the plot of the novel takes place in 1906, but I am inclined to think that the original version of the letter had 30 years in it, as the number of sources that quote that number are outweighing that one 26-years-source by far. Either way, the math isn't mathing, and I'm just wondering what happened there?

Or are we just assuming that the plot could take place anywhere between 1889 and 1906? Because if so, we could use the letter as a reference and say that Boka was born around 1886/1887 (or 1890/1891), which puts the plot around 1900-1902 (or 1904-1906). However, I am still more inclined to think that the plot is supposed to take place in 1889, so I am still confused.

I'd liked to point out that I am by no means trying to poke fun at Geszti Péter's letter, as I find that it's beautifully written, and I respect it highly. My message is rather that I have found a plot hole of sorts, and I'm having fun theorizing about it. I'd love to hear any thoughts about this, i.e.: Is there something wrong with my reasoning?/Is there a possibility that the plot does not take place in 1889 or 1906?/Have I missed something? If there's literally anything, please just give it to me. I love overthinking meta details.

[boysplanetrecaps]

Boys Planet, Episode 7 Recap Part 7: Butterfly

Ok, it’s time to fly free as a Butterfly! This recap will cover a performance of Butterfly, originally by BTS, on the reality competition show Boys Planet. The performance features three “global” trainees, who are highly skilled and really sweet but obviously don’t matter, and a low skilled, low confidence Korean trainee, who is obviously the most important person ever! Let’s get to it!

So, Huta announces the team, and our very first commentary from the judges is about how worried they are about Lim Jun Seo. Sigh. 

Back stage, we see the team in a group hug before they come up on stage.

Chen Kuan Jui is talking up his team, and giving the genuinely useful advice to listen carefully to the music since the fans’ cheers are very loud. I’m not being sarcastic -- that is really good advice, because a lot of trainees end up ahead or behind the beat, and it’s because they’re not listening to the music. (Also, I love how we can see the “interview” set in the background of this shot.)

As a reminder, our navilleras are: 

Trainee name (rank)   Star Level test /Challenge 1 /age final star level

Chen Kuan Jui (26) Tiger Inside /Kill this Love - G /22 ⭐⭐⭐

Lim Jun Seo (30) Replay /Danger - K /17 ⭐

Cong (35) View /Very Nice - G /22 ⭐⭐⭐

Brian (41) Kick It - G /Back Door - G /20 ⭐

When we last saw them, they were getting along smashingly just after the team had formed. Because all the other guys on the team are older and have been training longer than 17 year old Lim Jun Seo, they’re concerned for him and want to build up his confidence. MNET editing makes sure that this is literally the only thing that is discussed at all. However, we do get to see Chen Kaun Jui’s really excellent and compassionate leadership skills, and the kindness of both Cong and Brian. And surely in this much longer rehearsal segment, we’ll see more things about the other trainees, right? 

Anyway. 

We cut to the rehearsal, which is in that room with the tree decal on the wall. 

The judges ask if they’re doing well (the translations say that they’re asking if they feel confident, but I hear the words for “are you doing well?”), and Brian, Cong, and Chen Kuan Jui all say that they’re doing well, but Lim Jun Seo says he feels like he’s lacking a bit. 

The older guys obviously want to help JunSeo; Brian interviews (in Korean -- he’s Chinese-Canadian, but has apparently learned some Korean at some point) that since JunSeo is the youngest on the team, the other members want to help him. In fact, as they’re performing for the judges, they stand really close together, which is cute to see. 

The judges give them useful feedback, which is that Chen Kuan Jui is too breathy, and that Cong is a bit too rhythmic (he should soften up his delivery a bit). There’s a cute moment when Solji demonstrates the right way to sing something, and we hear her sing for like 2 seconds, and the psycho judge really grooves on how pretty her voice is. 

For once, sir, you and I agree.

But yeah, Solji tells JunSeo he’s doing well and to just sing with more confidence. Leader Chen Kuan Jui interviews -- in hesitant but decent sounding Korean -- that he’s hoping that the compliment will help JunSeo. Hey CKJ, how are you doing? I guess that’s not important. 

They try the dancing, and again the judges focus on CKJ’s too breathy delivery -- I’m really glad, because I like CKJ but just sometimes find him a little cringey somehow, so hopefully this will help. And then for literally 30 straight seconds, we just see JunSeo mess up, with 2-3 instant replays of every 3 second segment. It makes you want to punch straight through your computer screen and somehow have your fist find the face of the editor at MNET who thought that this would be entertaining. Everyone laughs at him, just straight up laughing, not even trying to hold it back. Super helpful, team. 

After their meeting with the judges, the trainees find this sign in the hall:

We didn’t see this during the "Feel Special" montage, though it makes senses that it would have played out like this. Love how apparently the staff took the time to take photos of all the teams and print them out on some card stock so they could velcro them to this sign. 

We do get a brief interview with CKJ about how he’s glad to have been chosen as best so far, and how he’s hoping to keep it up so they can come in first in the final performance. 

Then there’s a 30-second montage of JunSeo rehearsing and all the other teammates talking about how hard JunSeo is working. How are Brian, Cong, and CKJ doing? No clue. Who came up with the choreography? No clue (though I assume CKJ). How is Cong doing with learning the pronounciation? Did they do anything special with the arrangement? NO CLUE.

At dress rehearsal, everyone is doing really well, except for JunSeo, who is extremely offkey throughout. The judges tell him he looked like a moth instead of a butterfly, and they all laugh at him. Nice. Then they tell him to pull himself together. Useful tip, there, Master Lee. 

Later on, kindly LipJ came over to talk to him, and he bursts into tears. Awww. Poor guy. The melody of Butterfly is really tough to sing. It’s not a melody that reminds you of other melodies, and the chord progression is often unexpected. I think a lot of people, even good singers, would find it difficult to sing this song, and I do genuinely feel bad that this unprepared kid was sent to this show and put in this position. His agency really fucked him over.  

I generally appreciate LipJ on this show. These trainees already want to do well, and most of them are trying extremely hard to do well, so the constant insults and scoldings and laughter are pointless and counterproductive. A bit of genuine kindness can help a lot more. 

Then sweetie pie 🥧CKJ kindly tells JunSeo that it’s ok to make mistakes during the rehearsal, because it will help him to be even better in the real performance. Then CKJ gives JunSeo a really long hug, while Cong and Brian also give him encouragement. Seriously, these are some sweet human beings. CKJ🥧 interviews that he thinks JunSeo will be fine on stage. Hey, CKJ🥧, how will YOU do on stage? Oh, is that not important, editors? Ok.

So, hmm, let’s see if they will finally tell us who choreographed the song, how they decided on the arrangement and key, and who else besides JunSeo had any  -- 

PERFORMANCE TIME

-- never mind.

The performance 

Link

It was ok. Honestly, none of them sounded stellar, and the whole thing felt a little lifeless somehow. I think they should have dropped the key a lot, because on the chorus, all of them struggled, even Cong, who we know is a strong singer. Cong’s high pitched adlib about 2:10 in was really rough. Also, aside from CKJ🥧, they all looked a little stiff and blankfaced to me. CKJ’s dance break was beautiful, though. 

JunSeo seemed obviously the worst, and I’m pretty sure I would have noticed it whether or not the show had warned me that he would be. I didn’t actually notice any choreography mistakes, but his singing was pitchy and uncomfortable throughout, getting much worse toward the end, and his expression was really blank.

Overall, I’m not exactly sure what I would have voted if I were there. I probably would have voted A for all of them anyway, tbh, because I’m a light touch really, but if I had to vote for only one of them it would obviously have been CKJ🥧, and if there was one I had to leave out it would have been JunSeo. 

Well, let’s see how the editing make them seem. 

The editing

It’s relatively kind, overall. There are some unexpected instant replays of Brian’s singing -- since when does MNET care about Brian? The reactions to JunSeo’s early singing suggest that he is on key at the beginning, but I assure you, he is not. He’s near the key. He’s key adjacent. But he’s not ON the key. And then we get some reactions from the dance judges saying “what a shame,” so I guess he missed some of the steps -- I don’t know what the steps were supposed to be, so I don’t know.

We see about thirty reactions to CKJ’s dance break, to where it’s almost comical. 

Afterward, the judges only talk about what a shame it is that JunSeo didn’t do as well as he could have. Any mention of 🥧CKJ’s beautiful dancing and choreography? Even CKJ’s kindly, thoughtful leadership? Nope.

JunSeo is pretty upset with himself. Poor guy. I don’t dislike him, I swear. None of this is his fault -- he’s taking advice from adults and being led astray a lot. But I feel like this shot really encapsulates the way MNET has treated this team. 

The voting:

Lim Jun Seo comes in last, with 491 points. See, that just shows how punitive the audience was being with Lee Daeul, because no way should JunSeo have gotten 100 more points than Daeul. I'm not exactly Daeul's fan, but I'd rather watch Daeul's performance in Not Spring than JunSeo's performance in Butterfly, easy.

We don’t even get to see a reaction shot of CKJ finding out that he came in first with 696 points -- the only story here is JunSeo. 

And then, and THEN, they cut to the judges talking about how they think that JunSeo probably learned a lot from this, blah blah, oh my fucking GOD, are his tears cocaine flavored? Why is this show obsessed with this?  We don’t even get a final word from CKJ🥧 about how his team did, or how glad he is to have won the vote, NOTHING.

 Anyway.

Well, that’s about it for this recap. Just one song to go -- Tomboy!

Below, I’ve copy/pasted the google translations of the messages the boys posted on their fancams, for you to read at your leisure. See you in the next recap, and as always, thanks for reading! 💕

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Brian: 

hello!

Walk majesty like a Brian! 🌸

Thanks for watching the live cam! We worked hard 💪

Please live happy, healthy and safe 😊

I hope we can continue to put on great stages for our star creators.

I really thank the star creators who supported me and I love you💛

I'm curious, what did you eat today? 🍖 (In English: What did you guys eat today?) lol

I am cute!

🥧Chen Kuan Jui:

Hello, I am Shining Bling Bling⭐ Chen-kwan ""Louis"".

I came to "Boys Planet" because I wanted to become an idol because of BTS seniors.

『Butterfly』 I really really liked this song so I chose it.

This time, I was in charge of the leader and Killing Part and practiced hard. Thank you for watching a lot of live cams.

I did a lot of traditional dance in the past, but this time I created the Killing Part part, so please take care of me even if there is something lacking!

I was so happy when I practiced with my teammates~ All the teammates believed in me and worked hard so I made a stage with no regrets.

⭐ Star creators, I really want to debut here, so I will try my best.

Thank you for watching the stage of 「Butterfly」 and watching our fancam.

My goal is to keep flying until debut like a butterfly. 🦋

Please love and support me a lot~💛

Cong: 

(Korean message)

hello hello~ 🦄🦄

✨ Welcome to Cong's fancam.

There is something I want to tell you first!

Thank you so much for supporting me a lot. I don't have much time left, so I'll work harder~

I hope the star creator can enjoy watching the 🦋 Butterfly 🦋 stage with me.

The message you commented on me

I will cherish your heart and will not forget you! 🤎💙💚💜💛❤🧡

Without the support of the star creators, this might be my last fancam. ㅠㅠ

Please support me a lot~ I really love you and miss you so much. Let's wait until the day we meet

Hello~ 🧡❤💛💚💙💜

(Vietnamese message)

Hello, hello 🦄 . Welcome to my fancam.

✨ The first thing I want to say is 🙏🏻 thank you 🙏🏻 for all of your companionship, support and support during the past time 😚.

I really don't know what to say other than "thank you". And I also want to send a sincere apology if I am missing something.

I will 💪🏻 try to focus and work harder because time is running out 🥹🥹.

✨ Let's enjoy the 🦋 Butterfly stage with the same spirit as me.

I always appreciate the messages and sincerity that people give me in the comment section, if you have any messages, just leave them and I will read them all!!! ❤🧡💛💚💙🤎🤍

Huhu 😭this might be the last time you see my fancam so I hope you guys can vote and support me a lot so I have a chance to be in the final line up and the top 9 line up of Boys planet. 😍

I love you all so much!! Miss you all so much 😋😅 Please wait until the day we meet. Annyeong~ ❤🧡💛🤍💜💚💙🤎🦄

Junseo:

Hello Star Creator!

I am Jun-seo Lim, the only K-youngest member of this team who wants to shine by your side forever.

It is true that while preparing for this stage, it was very difficult and difficult for me to encounter the dual position for the first time. However, I prepared hard with the thought that if I prepare well for this stage, I will be able to meet the star creators soon❤❤❤ On this stage, I feel a little bit disappointed. I wanted to show you what I do better...

The trainee hyungs also said this. ‘You’re still only a 3-month trainee, but if you keep feeling sad and depressed like that, it could be too greedy, I just hope you enjoy it!’ But me! Even though it's only been 3 months! It seems that I am very greedy because I want to show the star creators that I have grown even a little bit and that I am good at it.

Our <Butterfly> team is all made up of trainees from different countries. There were moments when communication was difficult, but we prepared hard while sharing one goal. In particular, the hyungs suffered a lot in dragging me, who was lacking a lot. Thanks again to the hyungs!!!💛💛💛

I will definitely grow up with you. Please trust me and watch over me! Star creators, I always thank you and love you~~💛💛 You are my sea~💛💛💛💛💛

[destinyc1020]

What do you think about Austin Butler and Kaia Gerbe? I found this Instagram https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cwa_6OqI_Vp/?utm_source=ig_web_button_native_share

Lol... judging from the video link you sent me, I'm assuming you mean what do I think of Austin and Kaia together, vs. what do I think of them individually? 😏

Whew! That's a loaded question Anon lol. I feel like I've already kind of shared my opinion about them on here quite a few times. I'm gonna try to get my thoughts together... Cuz it's a lot to say....

Okay, so first of all... I thought they were a real deal couple at first... But based on some of the things I've been seeing lately, Idk.... Something about them seems a bit contrived and smthg seems off about their rlship. 👀 (Don't hate me! Just being honest)

I'm not really a fan of the age difference (mainly with her being 21...if she were 25 I wouldn't care), but it's whatever at this point. 🙄

I think people tend to forget that Pete Davidson was dating Kaia when she was 17 (UNDERAGE mind you) and he was 26. Nobody seemed to blink an eyelash. Cara Delavigne (sp?) also seemed to be having something going on with Kaia when Kaia was 18 and Cara was about 10 years older than her too. So, like I said, Kaia isn't new to this. But for some reason, with Austin, everyone is crying bloody murder lol.

Either way, I've always been saying that no matter WHO Austin dates next, I just hope she's older than 21. 😒🙄 Cuz THAT is not a good look. I don't even know how they got together. Could have been a setup for all I know. I'm just meh about them tbh. They're a boring couple to me. She's boring I'm sorry lol. 😅

Like I've said before, I've never really taken them all that seriously (maybe some shippers/fans do, but I don't), so maybe that's why I just don't really have much of a strong reaction to them. To me, they just seem like any other couple in Hollywood that dates for a while, and then will more than likely eventually break up lol. 🤷🏾‍♀️

Btw, the lady in that link you sent had a couple of things wrong (Vaustin Aunessa dated for about 8 years.... Austin was 30, not 31, etc), but I got the main gist of the video. And there are tons of videos out there like this, sooo we definitely get the point.

The dating of Kaia aside, I honestly just think (and this is just my honest personal opinion) that a lot of people want to hate on Austin.. 😅🤣

For some reason, the internet has a huge hate boner for this guy, and I just don't get it lol. I just assume he's the internet's perpetual whipping boy at this moment in time, and people just wanna drag him just because it's the "in" thing to do. First it was the Vanessa breakup thing, then it was the Kaia thing, then it was the voice thing, then it's they think he's annoying....Some call him pretentious...or arrogant, etc...

But then, I look at his interviews present AND past, and I'm like: "Are we talking about the same person??" 🥴

Even if you think that someone is annoying, is that any reason to hate someone you don't even know with such a passion lol? 🤔 Idk it just seems a little weird to me. Almost like it's forced or something.

I almost feel like people have put a certain personality on him that's not even him lol. 😅 Every single thing I've seen of Austin (past or present) he has always seemed to be very nice, respectful, down to earth, kind, humble, maybe a little socially awkward/shy, etc. But NONE of the things people on twitter/online describe him as. So I'm always left very baffled lol. I could see if he were a trouble-maker, an abuser, or talking badly about people, or was engaged in some scandalous things over the years, but the dude literally is just a quiet person who basically works, does his job, and minds his business. 👀

So, he just might have to grow out of this "hate phase" in his career right now. I keep saying on my blog that just about EVERY actor has had a "hate" phase lol.... and it will continue to happen, because people are just weirdos and hateful for no good reason online. 🙄

But these phases don't usually last forever. It will eventually go away one of these days. Anyway, that's my long dissertation...Not sure if that answered your question Anon lol, but that's my honest opinion. 😊

[hiraethfloat]

Doing these for Aanare

1. Yep, shes the youngest of 8. She was always closest to Tezunu, her brother thats 4 yrs older than her. Ironically, hes the only one of her siblings that survived

2. It was healthy, her mom is the one that taught her to be empathetic, and caring.

3. Also good, she was a really cute baby and that had her father in a chokehold

4. Yes, her family dying one by one. And honestly, no one really knew until she was practically forced to tell them

5. Phone, tissues, chapstick, bandages, snack, money

6. Ptsd nightmares sometimes, other than that she dreams about animals a lot

7. Death, how her family died in horribly exaggerated ways, after learning that corrupts used to be humans she now has that added to her nightmares

8. She hasnt lol

9. Yes, by a lot. She grew up poor, very poor. Like her neighbors called her and her siblings dumpster children cuz they had to look for food a lot. Now shes just middle class, living decently with roomates

10. More tbh, not like completely covered cuz her normal outfit is bare midriff, but she would NEVER wear bikini armor shit

11. After ocello died, he literally exploded in front of her. Its when she first met ikarus, she was being forced into a world she had no experience with at 14, right after ikarus also murdered her sister

12. Pretty much any time she relaxes with someone, like cuddling or reading with serason

13. Not anymore. Her job is literally fighting ppl and killing monsters. And then theres her past too

14. Faces, she never forgets a face. She recognized her brother after 6 whole years and when his appearance changed a lot

15. No, she grew up poor lmao, why would she

16. Happiness. Always. She does not give a flying fuck how much someone has accomplished

17. She made a little ghost out of a stick, a cotton ball and cloth

18. Both tbh, she admires any positive trait

19. Toxic positivity maybe? Shes better about it now, but honestly she has a huge problem with internalization and not talking about her own issues to ppl

20. Self criticism, even with how nice she is, she has some self loathing issues. She mostly compares herself by appearance (shes kinda boxy and a little flat chested)

21. It depends. Sometimes she blames herself if she thinks she could have stopped it, but other times she blames others (only when deserved) like she blames ikarus for her sisters death, cuz it literally is her fault lmao

22. Kindness, gentleness, being understanding, caring, courage

23. Being cruel, selfish, a liar, manipulative, if they use others as scapegoats or arent loyal friends

24. It depends. If they seem nice, she'll trust them (this has burned her before) but if they dont seem nice right off the bat, she might not like them (unless proven otherwise)

25. If they act hostile or shifty at first, she immediately suspects something. She might try to get to know them, her mind is open to change, but that may take a bit

26. Shes very good with children, she has big sister energy, maybe mom energy idk shes the mom friend lmao

27. She'll likely try to de-escalate. But if the conflict is about abuse, s/a or anything else horrible, she's gonna get real aggressive with the offender

28. VERY slow. She never strikes first

29. She wanted to help people, like a doctor or someone who houses asylum for those in need. She sort of accomplished that, she helps people but its not her job

30. Other than bad people, just generally gross things like uncleanliness (unless its caused by depression then she wants to help them), rotten food, gore

31. With her friends at home

32. Alone in a dangerous, foreign environment, especially if someone or something is there with her and wants to hurt her. Or if shes in public alone and a strange man is near her

33. Willing to improve, unless its something Ikarus says like "ur weak ur pathetic"

34. She'll try a couple of times before trying something else

35. Very friendly, supportive, open, happy, honest, caring, cuddly, silly, bouncy

36. More blunt, less warm, if she REALLY hates them then she'll be angry, resentful, more hostile and snarky

37. Honor i guess, she wants to be remembered as a good person that loves everyone

38. Remove the problem. Unless she actually cant solve it

39. By mosquitoes but thats like it

40. Very nicely. Shes like the opposite of a karen, and WILL stand up to said karens

41. She wants to earn it, she doesnt care for spoiled or entitled people

42. Yes! She didnt really consider him her dad like kortis does, but amiruel did take care of her for a while before they all moved out

43. Not really, but she would definitely take someone in. Closest person to this is machaitis when he had to stay with them for a while

44. Not hard at all lmao, she never says it if she doesnt mean it

45. She actually found out what happens canonically in her world lmao, like the hard way too. They get reincarnated, but not immediately, they can wait to be reincarnated like until their lover dies. Shes not scared of coming back to a new life

Character Development Questions: Hard Mode

Does your character have siblings or family members in their age group? Which one are they closest with?

What is/was your character’s relationship with their mother like?

What is/was your character’s relationship with their father like?

Has your character ever witnessed something that fundamentally changed them? If so, does anyone else know?

On an average day, what can be found in your character’s pockets?

Does your character have recurring themes in their dreams?

Does your character have recurring themes in their nightmares?

Has your character ever fired a gun? If so, what was their first target?

Is your character’s current socioeconomic status different than it was when they were growing up?

Does your character feel more comfortable with more clothing, or with less clothing?

In what situation was your character the most afraid they’ve ever been?

In what situation was your character the most calm they’ve ever been?

Is your character bothered by the sight of blood? If so, in what way?

Does your character remember names or faces easier?

Is your character preoccupied with money or material possession? Why or why not?

Which does your character idealize most: happiness or success?

What was your character’s favorite toy as a child?

Is your character more likely to admire wisdom, or ambition in others?

What is your character’s biggest relationship flaw? Has this flaw destroyed relationships for them before?

In what ways does your character compare themselves to others? Do they do this for the sake of self-validation, or self-criticism?

If something tragic or negative happens to your character, do they believe they may have caused or deserved it, or are they quick to blame others?

What does your character like in other people?

What does your character dislike in other people?

How quick is your character to trust someone else?

How quick is your character to suspect someone else? Does this change if they are close with that person?

How does your character behave around children?

How does your character normally deal with confrontation?

How quick or slow is your character to resort to physical violence in a confrontation?

What did your character dream of being or doing as a child? Did that dream come true?

What does your character find repulsive or disgusting?

Describe a scenario in which your character feels most comfortable.

Describe a scenario in which your character feels most uncomfortable.

In the face of criticism, is your character defensive, self-deprecating, or willing to improve?

Is your character more likely to keep trying a solution/method that didn’t work the first time, or immediately move on to a different solution/method?

How does your character behave around people they like?

How does your character behave around people they dislike?

Is your character more concerned with defending their honor, or protecting their status?

Is your character more likely to remove a problem/threat, or remove themselves from a problem/threat?

Has your character ever been bitten by an animal? How were they affected (or unaffected)?

How does your character treat people in service jobs?

Does your character feel that they deserve to have what they want, whether it be material or abstract, or do they feel they must earn it first?

Has your character ever had a parental figure who was not related to them?

Has your character ever had a dependent figure who was not related to them?

How easy or difficult is it for your character to say “I love you?” Can they say it without meaning it?

What does your character believe will happen to them after they die? Does this belief scare them?

[alphareleasemedia]

Daily Drabbles for 7/26/24 - 7/31/24

7/26/24 Lydia shuffled slowly towards the fridge in her baggy pajamas and fluffy slippers. She sniffed wetly and wiped ineffectively at her nose with a tissue. Opening the fridge, Lydia blinked in the bright light before her eyes adjusted and she was able to find what she'd come for. Lydia struggled to lift the two liter bottle of pop from the door of the fridge and place it on the counter. She coughed a couple times as she placed her cup on the counter as well. Pouring the drink was another slow, difficult process, but at last Lydia got her pop.

7/27/24 Dean leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes while he listened to the music. He was sure that there were plenty of things that he could be doing, but it was nearing the end of the day, and he was tired and just wanted to sit and rest for a minute. The album he'd put on wasn't his usual fare, normally he liked music with a real beat to it. Something to pump him up and get him excited. But this was much mellower. Relaxing and easy to listen to. It felt good to just sit and listen.

7/28/24 Jaiden's eyes darted around the room quickly before landing on a framed photo Sean had on his desk. She leaned over and picked it up, pulling it closer to her face so she could examine it. It was in a simple wooden frame, but both wood and glass were free from dust. Jaiden looked over the desk again. She couldn't say that for many other items on Sean's desk. A thin layer of dust had settled over everything he didn't use regularly. Jaiden looked back to the photo. It was of Sean and an older man standing side by side.

7/29/24 The rain was lighter than a drizzle when she stepped out the door. A persistent mist that fell softly from the sky. She walked along unbothered for a time, her jacket enough to stave off the mild chill in the air. The world was gray and wet from the recent rain they'd been having and were likely to have more of. She didn't concern herself with that at first, but as she reached the top of the street the precipitation began to grow. First from misting to proper drizzle, and then from there full drops of water began to fall.

7/30/24 Nibbly had a fine collection of balls that he'd been working on over the years. Bouncy balls, baseballs, tennis balls, golf balls. Golf balls made up most of his collection. He'd find them all over the place. Anytime he went for a walk he'd keep an eye out, and he usually returned with at least one for his collection. Rubber balls, soccer balls, footballs, even a basketball once. All abandoned in forgotten patches of grass and weeds, along the rocky shores of small streams, or at the edge of empty fields. Wherever they were lost, Nibbly would always find them.

7/31/24 Benny was late for work again. He slipped into his cubicle hoping no one had seen him come in. Nobody ever said anything to him about it, but he knew they all knew how bad he was at being on time for anything. Benny poked his head up over the walls of his cubicle to look around the office at everyone. They were all seemingly focused on their own work or else engrossed in conversation with each other. None of them glanced his way at all. Almost as if they were ignoring him on purpose. Benny was on to them.

[lindszeppelin]

My thing is I don’t have a problem with an age gap. I don’t think that it is morally wrong if he happens to date somebody younger than him. But also not a freshly 20 year old when you’re 30. Early 20s I have no problem with. He can also decide to date whoever he wants as long as they are an adult. To me it’s just the fact that you can tell how young and naive Kaia is now at 22. And that’s no hate to her. It’s normal to act this way in your early 20s. I think she just assumes that because she’s been in the ‘industry’ since she was a kid, she thinks she’s more grown up than she actually is. Her talking about dating an older guy when she was a teenager as if it wasn’t 2 years later she was dating Austin. When you were 19 four months prior, you don’t just suddenly become more mature because you’re officially not a teenager anymore. There is still much more room to grow. A 22 year old and a 32 year old are at such different stages in their life and Kaia has proved that time and time again. And I am saying this as someone younger than Kaia. As much as I love Austin, I would never be in a relationship with somebody who is in their 30s. I have a lot of more learning and growing to do beforehand.

age gaps don't matter when both people are well into their adult years. a person is not biologically considered an adult due to their frontal lobe developing completely by around age 25. some say it's 27, but 25 is the median age. so, she literally has growing to do. a 22 year old and a 32 year old are indeed at different stages in life compared to a 32 year old and a 42 year old, etc as an example. austin dating someone closer to his age at this point in time is just the move he has to go. and that can be someone who is like 25 or 26 while he is 32. that's fine. someone in their mid/late 20s has more of their shit together. a young 20-something is just stepping into what it even means to be independent.

and yes, it is of course completely normal for kaia to show her age because she is in fact a 22 year old girl. but i take issue with the fact that she says all the time that she is mature for her age, and she touts that around everywhere. but she really is not. and she has to just admit that she is not mature for her age, and that she has growing up to do. when you're her age you think you know everything and you feel so grown, but that is not the case at all. you probably won't even feel like that until you reach your 30s.

[icanseethefuture333]

honestly the whole "aging badly" or "aging well" is extremely negative, ageist and stupid. Why do people use ageing or looking old as an insult or looking young as a compliment? There is nothing wrong with looking older or aging badly, that is just part of life. If you do this, you're just complying to the toxic youthfulness mindness that society and promoting extremely harmful beauty standards.

Second, it is also extremely weird to associate something extremely normal like ageing with race. Even if they are complimenting black people for saying they age like fine wine, it is still very weird because race is not a biological thing, it's purely a social construct based on discrimination and physical traits like, for example, skin color. Therefore associating biological traits like ageing, speed, agility, etc. falls under scientific racism, which is an outdated and disproven racial theory. That type of discourse harms everyone of every race, so please people be careful with spreading it.

!!! Tea!

I don't get what was the point of that anon making that comment because it was extremely rude and unnecessary. I know some people don't like Jack Harlow and that's fine, but to say he looks like he's in his 30s when he's literally 25 is ridiculous 💀. Thats just basically saying he looks young still because 30 is not old. Plus I honestly think it's just the facial hair that makes him look more mature, if Jungkook had a beard I'm sure other people would be saying he looks like he's in 30s as well. Jungkook is just a year older than him and If that's the case are they saying Jungkook is old too 🤷🏽‍♀️? 26 is pretty damn near 30. I don't get why people think once you're no longer in your 20s then all of a sudden that makes you old. Or that makes you automatically unattractive somehow because you're getting older. Not only is it a unhealthy beauty standard or stupid way of thinking, it's a beauty standard rooted in pedophilia. You can't have wrinkles, you can't have body hair (if you're a woman), your tits or balls can't sag, you can't have gray hairs, etc. What does society want a person to look like then??? Exactly, a child.

I agree and disagree with the 2nd part of what you're saying anon. Even though race is a social construct, it's something that's too embedded in our society to be like "oh but there's only one race, there's the human race" because then that's invalidating and dismissive towards poc's experiences. Its easy to say that especially if you're a white person where you are in a system that is built solely with the purpose to only give them privileges and goes against everybody else. I feel like most compliments towards people over 30 are back handed "oh you look good for your age" or whatever when it's like why can't you just give a normal compliment? Say they have nice hair, eyes, or smile, people always make it so weird. I noticed when poc also age significantly faster due to health conditions then they face a lot of negative comments about their appearance (Chadwick Boseman for example before he died was being criticized and made fun of by so many people, they didn't even care to think about what he was going through). So that as well can be harmful to our community.

Idk maybe that other anon was a teenager and was just talking out of their ass.

[swingindoorsusan]

I'm gonna do this with my blorbo, my all time winner, Marcial, because life is shit atm

He always had something to do when he was younger, but now that he's older, he enjoys having some hours of rest in the evening, but not too much

2. Fairly easy if someone cracks a good joke, but he also finds his grandson's antics very amusing, as well as his cat's

3. He just falls asleep like a log. As soon as his head touches the pillow, it's honk shoo honk shoo

4. Not easy, you need to prove yourself to him, but he is a pretty good judge of character

5. Relatively easy, he'll become suspicious of you but without really showing it, he knows better than that

6. At sea, immovable. Duh.

7. A name of an old shipmate, a mention of someone long gone, the memory of a tropical coast or a shanty he hasn't heard in decades. Also the sound of his whistle :) He enjoys nostalgia, even it it summons some tears

8. He was often scolded for wandering off to port, and urged to get a job :)

9. He swears A LOT. But only on land. You'll only catch him swearing on board under a lot of pressure, but he usually doesn't since it's bad luck. He learned to curse very early on, his first curse being son of a bitch

10. He lied to his wife about getting in trouble with others, especially in his youth. Damn strong temperament

11. He always has to understand things crystal clear, he seeks clarification every time.

12. Metaphorically or literally? If literally, rubbing himself against a wall/beam or asking wife (who is more than glad to help)

13. He thinks he looks best in plain white with darker pants, he's a simple man with simple tastes. He dislikes the official uniform since he thinks it makes him look bloated (he actually looks good either way lol) Official dress uniform shown below

14. None, really. Obviously he knows about whales and squid and other leviathans, but he doesn't really fear them. He quite likes seeing whales peeping above the water and swimming along ships. He is a bit scared of scorpions though, he got stung by one when he was a child.

15. He has a slow, deep, lazy, husky voice (and quite rough and creaky), and he is always very sure of what he says. He's a quick thinker and says things on the spot.

16. Not many things since he's lived through a lot, but a child suffering or a shipmate getting punished (ye olde cat o' nine tails)

17. No, but his wife knows how to push all the buttons to get a blush out of him.

18. Realizing he's been rude around people he shouldn't be rude around

19. Definitely not 13.

20. Romantic love happens at shore, platonic love happens on board and familial love in both.

21. He gets up because he has to kiss his wife, hug his daughter and have his grandson on his lap.

22. He becomes possessive and aloof, feeling depressed on the inside.

23. He becomes melancholic and slightly resentful I guess

24. No, he's always very uptight about it and is even embarrassed talking about it with his wife. Fact is he's horny sometimes just like most beings on planet Earth, it's just that he's a Catholic

25. A wonderful and sacred thing, he's very grateful for having met his wife.

26. Ship, obviously. He's fond of small, easy to manoeuvre sailing ships. If not, on foot. He's not very keen on horses.

27. Storms and bad omens, although he's good at keeping his cool.

28. No, he values honesty above all else.

29. I guess so. He just wants to be a decent man and a damn good seaman. Wich he is.

30. His daughter's husband's father. Total cunt

31. His dear lovely wife Adela.

32. The battle of cape Santa María all the way. Lost his right leg there

33. Not at all, he's never been a lazy man.

34. Quite hard honestly. He used to blame himself if one of his mates got hurt or perished, but he learned to manage it along the years, and he didn't consider it all his fault anymore.

35. He's usually the excited one. But yes, he is very supportive, and a total sweetheart. Although the batshit ideas come from him most of the time

36. He seeked romance in his youth, until he met his future wife, whom he did not seek.

37. He definitely made up little tunes to remember nautical things. I like to believe he taught them to younger midshipmen when he was older.

38. Crossing the Atlantic for the first time and arriving to Martinique. Also cape St. Vincent. Obvy. Seeing his daughter and meeting his wife too.

39. Pretty easy, as long as they have a good heart.

40. He's aware of some, unaware of others. He tries to improve in some ways, but he's also too prideful sometimes.

41. He didn't mind them, but he started loving them once he had his daughter, and later his grandson.

42. He's already accomplished his goals. He wanted a life at sea and family. He's got both. And now that he's retired, I'd say he's pretty happy.

43. Uuuuuh. He's quite the prude. He'd probably pull me by the ear if I asked him that. I guess he'd say he likes women, and loves his wife.

A) He's a sweet old sea dog (I love sweet old sea dogs if you haven't noticed) and he's a fantastic character.

B) heheheheheheheh I didn't create him, I just borrowed him heehehheheheheheh

D) No, my interpretation of him has changed overtime. Now he's c h o n k i e r

E) I'd love to be his friend, but he'd find me utterly insufferable.

F) Loyal and undying love and adoration

G) He's stubborn and has some outdated ideas and beliefs tee hee

H) His courage, resilience and loyalty, along with how sweet he is

I) I usually do, but I am incredibly stupid and prefer to pretend he's not a mysogynist, so yeah, I bend canon a lil bit lol

J) Yeah, the fact that he's a huge asshole to his wife. He's just too good for that. He's courageous, loyal, sweet... It's a total shame he has to be that way, that's why I like to bend the rules a little and make him respect basic human rights hehe

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QUESTIONS FOR YOUR OCs

What’s the maximum amount of time your character can sit still with nothing to do?

How easy is it for your character to laugh?

How do they put themselves to bed at night (reading, singing, thinking?)

How easy is it to earn their trust?

How easy is it to earn their mistrust?

Do they consider laws flexible, or immovable?

What triggers nostalgia for them, most often? Do they enjoy that feeling?

What were they told to stop/start doing most often as a child

Do they swear? Do they remember their first swear word?

What lie do they most frequently remember telling? Does it haunt them?

How do they cope with confusion (seek clarification, pretend they understand, etc)?

How do they deal with an itch found in a place they can’t quite reach?

What color do they think they look best in? Do they actually look best in that color?

What animal do they fear most?

How do they speak? Is what they say usually thought of on the spot, or do they rehearse it in their mind first?

What makes their stomach turn?

Are they easily embarrassed?

What embarrasses them?

What is their favorite number?

If they were asked to explain the difference between romantic and platonic or familial love, how would they do so?

Why do they get up in the morning? 

How does jealousy manifest itself in them (they become possessive, they become aloof, etc)? 

How does envy manifest itself in them (they take what they want, they become resentful, etc)? 

 Is sex something that they’re comfortable speaking about? To whom? 

 What are their thoughts on marriage? 

 What is their preferred mode of transportation? 

 What causes them to feel dread? 

 Would they prefer a lie over an unpleasant truth? 

 Do they usually live up to their own ideals? 

 Who do they most regret meeting? 

 Who are they the most glad to have met? 

 Do they have a go-to story in conversation? Or a joke? 

 Could they be considered lazy? 

 How hard is it for them to shake a sense of guilt? 

 How do they treat the things their friends come to them excited about? Are they supportive? 

Do they actively seek romance, or do they wait for it to fall into their lap? 

Do they have a system for remembering names, long lists of numbers, things that need to go in a certain order (like anagrams, putting things to melodies, etc)? 

What memory do they revisit the most often? 

How easy is it for them to ignore flaws in other people? 

How sensitive are they to their own flaws?

How do they feel about children? 

How badly do they want to reach their end goal? 

If someone asked them to explain their sexuality, how would they do so? 

QUESTIONS FOR CREATORS

A) Why are you excited about this character? B) What inspired you to create them? C) Did you have trouble figuring out where they fit in their own story? D) Have they always had the same physical appearance, or have you had to edit how they look? E) Are they someone you would get along with? Would they get along with you? F) What do you feel when you think of your OC (pride, excitement, frustration, etc)? G) What trait of theirs bothers you the most? H) What trait do you admire most? I) Do you prefer to keep them in their canon universe? J) Did you have to manipulate or exclude canon factors to allow them to create their character?