#seriously if they don't make it i'm gonna riot

[kyoshits]

gonna die cause we're so rangshi content deprived. we need that kyoshi animated series to happen

[factual-fantasy]

Fact

Please stop pushing yourself so hard

You don't have to get everything done by deadlines and burn yourself out it's okay if stuff is late

You have so many projects piled up....

You need a break

Seriously

With your health seemingly continuing to plumit and seeing you're still pushing yourself to meet every "milestone"

You need to stop

Relax and breathe

No one is gonna riot if you don't make something each week or whatever

I'm not saying completely stop drawing

Doodling is absolutely fine

But stop pushing yourself past limits to finish a comic, that's not healthy

Please take a break

@glitchhayden418

Both of these asks made me realize that a bit of a health update/reassurance might be due--😅😅

To start, yes. I'm still going through this health trial, and no, I haven't gotten any better-- But I want my followers to be aware that I am absolutely not pushing myself-

I temporarily dropped my FNAF AU, left the Octonauts fandom, and have shelved any and all comics I was making before my health crashed- every day of my life for the past few months has been spent either sleeping or relaxing on the couch <XDD

I don't strain myself to sit at my big PC and draw- I lounge on the couch or in my bed and draw whatever I want on my laptop.. And my FNAF anniversary post and Jangle's birthday post? Sure there were "deadlines" I held myself to.. but if you'll notice, those posts were just colored sketches. They were super low effort and I got them done in like, an hour- and once I got done with those I continued to relax all day and mindlessly doodle--

What I mean to say by all this, is I don't want anyone to worry.. if there's anything I've been doing recently, its not pushing myself, sleeping as much as I can, and drinking water and eating hearty foods as much as possible <XDD Tumblr isn't straining to me, its just a nice hobby I can do to fill in my bland days really <XDD

So don't worry friends! I'm doing everything I can to relax and stay hydrated. And I'll be sure to let ya'll know when I finally get past all this <:))

[theflyindutchwoman]

I don't need you protecting me. I know. So clearly what you're saying is you need me protecting you. Clearly. You know me so well. I'm happy it's you at my six. Back at you. […] Go. Up, up, up! I'll hold 'em off. What? No. We have the higher ground. We stand a chance, but only together. Okay. We hurt as many as we can, retreat up the stairs. Okay, but they're gonna expect us to push. Let's go the other way. Pull not push--copy that.

| ANATOMY OF A SCENE - CHENFORD EDITION 5.22 - Under Siege

Battle Couple… This is one of my favourite trope ever… And these two embody that so well. The way this scene starts softly, with their banter, is very interesting… It could have come off as a tad tone deaf, with Aaron still in a coma. But they make it work. They're not downplaying anything, they're simply trying to get a moment of respite… and being together make that easier. It's the fact that they are bickering on who needs protecting… It's so them. And that 'you know me so well' parallel, with Tim being the one to say these words this time…. And this scene does have some eerie Day of Death vibe, so combined with all the reminders of Jackson's death, it's no wonder he doesn't want her out of his sight. Lucy's little confession that she's happy he's the one having her back also serves to underline that, for all the banter, she does appreciate that he is there with her. His 'back at you', while watching her six, literally… Sir, you are working! Remember when the first punishment for failing one of his Tim Test was to make Lucy fight so he could see her in action? Fast forward to now and not only is he happy she is the one having his back, he also wouldn't have it any other way. His pride in her is still the same : it's just that now, he can overtly check her out and flirt with her on top of it. And let's not forget how Grey didn't object when Tim volunteered to go check this place with Lucy. The amount of faith he has in both of them, that their relationship is not going to interfere with their work, is amazing. In a way, it makes sense : he had front row seats to the development of their relationship, so he knows. And I love how they find ways to be paired up together because they work so well together.

Something that is particularly highlighted during that fight sequence. And let's start with the fact that Tim's first instinct is to tell Lucy to go to safety while he holds the assailants off, knowing full well that his odds of escaping unscathed in that scenario are slim to none… He is seriously ready to sacrifice himself just so she can have a better chance to get out - which isn't even a guarantee… His love for her… And her immediate rebuttal… of course, she isn't about to leave him behind. That's not who she is. And I really appreciate how he doesn't waste time protesting when she refuses. That's the thing I love the most about his protectiveness. It's fierce, but it's never used as a way to undermine Lucy's abilities. It's all about him loving her and wanting her safe. It's all about how much she means to him. But he never tries to stop her either when she disagrees : he respects her way too much for that. He gives her an out and if she doesn't want to take it, then he'll simply be at her side, backing her up. Like on the plane during their undercover mission, when she refused to back down. And that protectiveness goes both ways. Lucy is just as fierce. She was protecting him in so many different ways, right from the start : from himself, covering for him several times, standing up to superior officer's to defend him… And here as well, during the fight : there are several moments when she helps him get the upper hand on his assailants. They both do : when one of them is in trouble, the other is not far behind. They both protect each other and that's the real beauty of their relationship.

And that fight sequence… My only gripe is how they kept shooting in the riot shields, knowing how ineffective it would be. Otherwise, it was everything I didn't know I wanted and then some. It's the way Lucy is the one coming up with the strategies and Tim follows her… It's all these little callbacks to their old battles that make this one even better, like that time she was fighting with the sticks in A.C.H. or when he was using his pepper spray like she did in Standoff… It's how several times Tim leads her by the arm or the vest to get on higher grounds… How he grabs her after she was being strangled… There's something in the way he is holding her, as if he's trying to support her and shield her with his body, while guiding them to safety that is doing things to me… That and the parallel with the Pilot, when Lucy was the one having to guide him to safety after he got shot… And how he was caught completely off-guard by Nolan. There's this split second where they don't know whether it's another wave of masked guys or not. But in that moment, Tim is unprepared. Remember when he blew a gasket when Lucy was holding something in her gun hand in The Q Word? Well, this time, he's the one who makes that mistake : getting her to safety is so much more important that it overrides his training. And the way she instantly raises her weapon, ready to protect them both, while still trying to catch her breath after being strangled… And even once they make it to safety, Tim keeps his hand on her thigh because he needs the reassurance as much as he needs to reassure her… And Lucy who looks like she's about to grab his hand before remembering where they are, looking around everywhere to make sure that they are truly safe… Still in a fight or flight mode, ready to protect them again… God, these two…. Couples that fight together stay together.

[beevean]

What did you think of Olrox from Nocturne?

Personally, I couldn't care much about him. They put so much focus on him that he's more of a main character than the actual protagonists of Nocturne. Not to mention, his romantic subplot with Mizrak came out of nowhere and it's only there for "diversity", but I considered it to be a waste of time that should've been spent on anything else.

On top of that, it seems like the writers are desperately pushing to make him likeable for someone who killed Richter's mom and caused his trauma in the opening episode. If the writers decide to pull an Abby (from The Last of Us) on N!Olrox and give him a redemption arc or make Richter forgive him enough to not kill him in the next season, I'm gonna riot.

I would say they split Isaac into two characters: Olrox got the alleged moral complexity, and Annette got the favoritism :P

Anyway, in a show that has regressed to the level of "vampires are 100% evil bastards with no souls", quite a far cry from the original show's insistence that vampires are actually a noble superior race with a culture and all, Olrox feels like he wants to recapture that sort of "depth", being evil but still principled enough to fall in love and go against Sun Thundercat. In practice, I stopped taking him seriously the moment he let little Richter live, because my good man, wouldn't a more appropriate revenge against Julia be killing the brat and forcing the mother to live through the pain? C'mon game Isaac understood this! Leaving the child alive and allowing him to grow up with a grudge is so fucking stupid, it was mentioned in the Evil Overlord List written in 1990 😭 "All younger siblings, spouses, children, students, and old army buddies of an enemy I have just killed will be hunted down to prevent them from attacking me at some future point in a quest for vengeance."

I'm also betting that the moment they reveal more of Olrox, or force him to take a stand, he'll lose most of his charm. In S1, his allure comes from him being a wild card, other than him being hot: the moment he becomes yet another one of Richter's allies, he'll have very little for himself other than his sexiness. Kind of like a male Lenore, now that I think about it, although her hotness was enough that she still has fans and Olrox has yet to rape be a BDSM king to Mizrak :P

Speaking of which! I actually don't mind the relationship between the two. One, we finally moved past from the cliché of lesbians solely defined by their relationship cutely holding hands like Striga and Morana. The original show was a coward that played it safe, and it had the chance of giving Alucard a boyfriend if he was meant to be bi for reasons other than making his rape scene more palatable, but no, he got yet another sassy girlfriend. By contrast, the chemistry between Olrox and Mizrak is positively smoldering, and they do have the relationship issues you'd expect from two who jumped into bed before even learning each other's names lmao. At this point, if every character is allowed more love and care than Richer, I'd rather spend time with these two disasters than Maria, Annette or Alucard.

Of course, that doesn't make them great, and it's because Olrox tries too hard to be hot and tragic, and the most memorable thing about Mizrak is that he looks like Agent Stone from the Sonic movies hjdfkshdk - oh, and alright it is very funny that a man of the cloth apparently stops being religious the moment a piece of vampire ass sways in front of him.

"it seems like the writers are desperately pushing to make him likeable for someone who killed Richter's mom" the original show wanted you to cry for a vampire lord planning to slaughter all humankind and vampirekind in a long agonizing death because 😭wife died😭, a jihadist who killed people for being rude to him and then defiled his corpses to make himself an army because he was ✨philosophical✨, and an abusive rapist willingly engaging in slavery and aiding continental conquest who got a bit 🥺sad🥺 that her friends were pushing her to the side. Olrox is just keeping the tradition of being an unfairly sympathetic antagonist contrasting a much more shallow one, Carmilla/Sun Thundercat - and while his sin is nothing compared to those other three, the idea that we should blame Julia for killing his vampire bf is just tiring, because 1) in this setting vampires are nothing more than greedy monsters, I don't feel sympathy for one we don't even see in flashbacks; 2) it reminds me too much of Alucard being a cunt to Trevor because the Belmonts kept vampire child skulls in the hold, which was a way to tell us that the Belmonts were "morally grey"; 3) will you stop shitting on the whole Belmont clan for fuck's sake?

Anyway, Olrox is far from being the worst part of the show, but I have no faith in how they're going to develop his character while still keeping up the intrigue.

[goldenpinof]

I kind of envy dan and phil now. They can live happy and free when I can't kiss a girl now without being terrified of being reported as an extremist

i'm also an extremist in my country but for a different reason. don't worry, nowadays it's an honour to be one.

in all seriousness, please be safe. i know that we all want to riot. and we have every right to do it. but right now we need to wait and see what they are gonna do next. the next few steps are gonna be very significant. i hope independent news outlets continue to cover this topic. i hope if something happens everyone gets alerted, and possibly organisations will make booklets with information regarding lgbtq+ safety and social media safety.

[parad-ice-lostandfound]

Things that come in my head as I play through Diasomnia's chapter (chp 38-55):

[Potential spoilers below darlings, proceed with caution!]

Am I ready for this? Hell no. Do I know I will regret everything? Yes. Am I still gonna try to finish everything in one day? Yep. Let's go!

Ortho??? Calling from RSA??? Is this Idia's dream? Malleus?! Cute to see him taking care of Drago but like the tiny details showing that its actually a dream? And Idia's catching on! Slowly but hey, progress is still progress! It's also nice to see how things could be different if og Ortho was still around.

Where are we? Why are there terrifying ghost like things on the windows? Is this Ramshackle dorm before it became, well, Ramshackle as we know it now? I am so confused now lol– Wait we're in Mickey's room?! How'd we get on the other side of the mirror? We're all having an out of body experience... I dunno how to feel about that tbh.

Silver! My baby's here! And we get to see his UM!

Have I ever told you guys how much I like Malleus' humming? Cause I like it very much. But anyways... we're in cyberspace now...? Oh Ortho! Ortho's awake! Poor baby's trying so hard to wake up his brother.

It's kinda scary seeing how powerful Malleus is. Like, to the point where he can force even Styx issued gear into shut down mode, he's seriously overpowered. Can't wait to see Idia continue the trend and become the hero in this tale, but there's a lot of heart ache we need to go through before we reach that point so, best of luck to all our poor hearts.

I wonder if there's any particular significance to the fact that the time is stopped at 9:18.

So we finally meet Idia's dad, huh? His helmet reminds me of Hades' Helm of Darkness. And we meet his mom as well. A lot of technical stuff and lore drop that went a bit over my head, but it's fine! We'll be fine!

Seems like eccentricity is the middle name of the Shroud family. Then again all geniuses are a bit eccentric. Poor idia, his mom definitely snooped through password protected folders. I would riot if my parents ever snooped through my laptop, so I can't wait for him to wake up and proceed to lose his shit over it lmao

Ortho's Cerberos gear and the two support droids are so cool! The little family moment is cute, but I hope this isn't a death flag for poor Ortho because I've seen too much of that trope– Now we're back with the Prefect! Ngl, Silver's kinda hot when he orders us around.

Dreams are a very tricky subject, so I don't blame Silver for not knowing much about how his UM works. That being said, I'm ready to learn a little more about Sebek, now that we're in his dream. I'm not his biggest fan atm, but... let's see. I'm hoping my perspective on him changes because he seems like a fun character to explore.

.... Something about the way he calls us human just pisses me off lmao. But we will be keeping an open mind. I will come to love you Sebek (yes it is a threat)

I feel terrible for Silver. Imagine looking at people you've known your entire life, two of them people you look up to and one you've trained alongside, and seeing strangers. Strangers who live in a fairy tale, who want you to join them and live happily ever after, sacrificing your freedom and responsibilities of the real world for an ideal ending. Who wouldn't want to take that chance? Making the choice to go against them, for their own good, is the most difficult thing to do in this situation. Raising your weapon against the one you trained your whole life to protect, fighting against someone who was once your comrade-in-arms.... it's terribly heartbreaking. But, hey, at least we got Sebek to wake up.

EHY IS MALLEUS SO FUCKING OP DIFVDHDGDJSVDVDJD B DHFDUSJDHS?!?!?!?!?

We... we're in Lilia's dream now.... brb, gotta get some tissues and get ready for emotional damage–

It's nice to see Silver taking the lead and being the dependable one. Also, General Lilia!! Been waiting for him since I got spoilers back when I was stuck in Ignihyde's book. I love how his hair transitions from being long and having red streaks to short and cute with pink streaks. Long hair is often associated, at least in my culture, with maturity and a sense of responsibility, while short hair is more fun and child-like. Similarly, red is an intense colour, while pink could technically be seen as a softer, gentler cousin to it. It shows Lilia's change from a warrior to caregiver and I think it's really neat. I just wish he could have seen him in a more adult-like form in the past.

[funbirdnest]

Atlantis - Below the surface chapter 2

Eichi: It's called Project-ATLANTIS.

Also known as PA. It's a colonization project that ES, which now has its sights set on national domination, put into motion after SS.

Tori: Colonization?

Eichi: Yuzuru, Tori... What do you suppose SS is in the first place?

Yuzuru: It is a historic annual idol festival with a long-standing tradition—It is the largest, most important festival in the idol industry.

... Is how I would answer—But I doubt that you'll be satisfied with such a generic textbook response, correct?

Eichi: Yes. I'm not asking for a formal definition of SS, but rather about its impact on the industry.

Yuzuru: Can you give him an answer, Bocchama?

Tori: Eep! D-Don't put me on the spot like that?! Rather, you should be concerned with demonstrating your worth in front of your master!

Hmm. The SS that was held a few days ago was unprecedentedly large-scale, wasn't it?

It spanned the whole country, and we were able to get local and underground idols to actively participate. Thanks to that, the total number of participating idols was higher than ever before.

But, as a result, almost no local idols made it past the qualifying rounds. The final round was completely monopolized by ES, or more accurately, by Yumenosaki.

Yuzuru: Yes. Some local idols made brief appearances in collaboration with Mikejima-sama. But they were the exception.

Eichi: That's right... SS was held with the pretense of an energizing collaboration with local idols all across the country.

In reality, however, it turned out to be more of a farce that only served to flaunt the strength and authority of ES, which in many ways has become the center of the country.

Ultimately, you can say that was ES's intent all along.

The local idols were mere foils—nothing more than casualties positioned to highlight our—the "main idols'"—brilliance.

Naturally, the local idols found this dissatisfying.

The most radical among them have formed what one might call an anti-ES organization, and are now rioting across the country.

Project-ATLANTIS is one measure with which to pacify these hostile anti-ES forces gathered in such places.

Yuzuru: This is quite the belated response.

Eichi: It's certainly better than doing nothing.

When ES was first established, it was falsely advertised as a "utopia for all idols." For that reason, those who did not directly benefit became quite dissatisfied.

ES was supposed to be an ideal world where "all idols" are able to shine. Then, if we really are idols, why can't we shine?

Yuzuru: It's a natural question and a natural complaint.

Eichi: Fufu. In my opinion, people just navely put their faith in ES' exaggerated advertising

Anyway, if this was the Sengoku period, it would be standard practice to suppress such criminal forces with military power.

Tori: I-Isn't it kind of mean to call them criminals...?

Eichi: I consider it an appropiate expression. ES is a nation, and the forces that oppose it are nothing more than bandits and pirates.

However, although ES continues to make strides like Oda Nobunaga, we still haven't conquered the entire country like Tokugawa Ieyasu (*).

Yuzuru: I think that's a good analogy.

Eichi: Thank you. Right now, ES is in the era of Oda Nobunaga. More precisely, around the time that the anti-Nobunaga network (**) was established.

Yuzuru: I see. That makes it easy to understand.

Tori: Er, I'm sorry, but I don't really get it.

Eichi: You studied history in school, right?

Fools learn from experience; wise men learn from history. Be sure to take your studies seriously while you still have the chance, Tori.

Because, once you grow up, you'll have no choice but to learn things on your own.

Tori: Yeah~ I know this is gonna sound like an excuse... but I haven't been able to study much at school lately.

Eichi: Is something happening at Yumenosaki?

I entrusted all matters over there to Mao, my successor. I don't think it's appropriate for graduates to intervene, so I've generally been staying away.

Yuzuru: Fufu. At present, Yumenosaki Academy is holding an election to determine the next student council president.

Bocchama is running for the student council presidency as well, of course.

Combined with idol work, this is too many irons in the fire. As such, this is a very busy point in time.

Eichi: The student council elections? Huh, this is the first time they've been properly carried out.

We—or rather, mainly Keito—created a model for the student council and then passed it down to Mao, who inherited it.

Tori: As the new president, Isara said that we should actually hold an election.

He said, "I could appoint you, but I don't have much authority, so it'd seem really forced."

If I win the election properly, then I'll be able to attain that kind of authority.

Eichi: That sounds really modern. And it feels like a natural progression.

I like Mao's way of thinking. He understands the limitations of his position—I mean that in a good way.

(*) Eichi is referring to the reunification of Japan at the end of the Sengoku Period (1467-1600). Oda Nobunaga was a feudal lord who raised war against different clans during one of the most tumultous eras of conflict in Japan. Oda set the stage for the reunification of Japan, which was achieved later by Hideyoshi and Ieyasu—the latter becoming the ruler during the beginning of a peaceful period in Japan that lasted until the arrival of Perry and the US Navy.

(**) At the end of the Sengoku era, a group of forces led by Shogun Yoshiaki Ashikaga formed an alliance to rebel against Nobunaga and his allies. The conflict ended with the defeat of the anti-Nobunaga alliance and the expulsion of Yoshiaki from Kyoto.

[watercolor-hearts]

carlando hurt/comfort

Anything related to when Lando got mugged

Carlando number 2 is here, I hope you like it. ❤ And I also hope that this was the Lando got mugged situation you were thinking about because I've only been here for a year so I don't know everything about every driver but I found an article about this watch stealing at the Wembley thing so I guessed that was it. If not, then I'm sorry.

Carlos/Lando • 633 words • panic attack (kinda) • emotional hurt/comfort • hugs • Ao3 link

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“Carlos, some people—they—they—” Lando sounded like he had just run a marathon, he was breathless, his voice was trembling, his body shaking and his heart racing like it was about to jump out of his body as he tried to hold his phone still to be able to talk to Carlos.

“What happened, Lando?” Carlos asked while quickly washing his hand to then be able to go and look for Lando.

“They—they've taken my watch and they—they...”

“Mierda, I'm on my way out of the bathroom. Where are you?”

“I—I'm—I'm outside the stadium. Some—some drunken fans stormed in and—and they ran a riot or—or something and—and—”

“Lando,” Carlos cut his sentence in half by saying his name as calmly as he could, even though he was terrified of hearing Lando close to a panic attack. He needed to find and help him. But help him first, that's the most important. “Can you take a few deep breaths for me? You're hyperventilating and it's not good for you.”

“I—I can try but please—please Carlos be careful when you come out. I don't want them to h—hurt you.”

“I'm almost out, don't worry. They're taking care of these...,” Carlos was looking for the right word because people who behave like this don't deserve to be called fans, “these people. So please, take a deep breath for me. I'm gonna stay with you on the phone and I want to hear you doing it, okay?”

“I can breathe, it's just a bit fast. But I'm okay now.”

“Lando, please,” Carlos asked a bit more seriously as he was almost out of the stadium.

“Okay, okay,” Lando said because he didn't want to argue with Carlos, and then took a deep breath. It was a bit shaky but he managed to do it.

“Good job. Keep doing it, I'm at the main entrance now, I'll be with you soon. Are you somewhere safe?”

“I'm sitting on—on a bench, you'll see me once you're out. There are a few people but they're going away and there are some security personnel so I guess it's safe now.”

“Okay, good, that's good,” Carlos said as he stepped out of the stadium and started looking for Lando. It didn't take more than a few moments for Carlos to find Lando on one of the benches next to a bush. As Lando looked at him, Carlos started sprinting there to hug him and make him feel safe again.

“Cariño,” Carlos breathed in relief as he hugged Lando tight, their hearts racing so close to each other they could nearly touch and become one strong and scared pump finding its healthy rhythm again as Carlos and Lando breathed into each other's neck, not letting the other go for long, long moments.

“You're here,” Lando mumbled, closing his eyes and staying in the hug for a few seconds more. It helped to calm his racing heart and still-a-bit-fast breathing down.

“I'm here, Cariño, I'm here and I'm sorry for leaving you alone. Are you okay physically? Did they hit you?”

“One of them held me and the other pulled off my watch and then they ran away. I'm okay physically. I'm just... Still a bit shaken up. But you're here now and you're holding me. I think I'm gonna be okay, I just need time to... Process what has happened.”

“Let's go back to the hotel,” Carlos said, caressing Lando's back with one of his hands, “I order room service, a delicious, warm tea for you, some comfort food, and then we can cuddle. Good plan, no?”

“Sounds good,” Lando nodded, finally letting Carlos go so they could go back to the hotel and continue the hugging and cuddling there.

[hexhomos]

Gonna be honest boss. I'm not emotionally prepared for that Jayvik divorce in Arcane

NGL jayvik divorce in arcane is the only thing that could ever redeem the show's approach to jayce/viktor in my eyes. I don't know what I'll do if they manage to fumble that too, or worse, make it about some bumbling 3rd party. Like seriously speaking: Im not afraid of it happening, im afraid of them completely missing the point of the conflict their characters represent (which judging by the state of general audience response & fandom, is a catastrophe already in motion.)

Jayce and viktor have so little agency in arcane. All of their decisions are a byproduct of temporary circumstance cornering them into doing it, and in my view, that is completely opposed to the element of sustained, active choice-making their League bios set up. All of a sudden things are about "accidents" and "chance encounters" and their characters don't mean what they say half of the time, like those movies where you're screaming at the screen when the whole problem boils down to 'flimsy miscommunication that could be solved if characters just spoke like real people' --- which bothers me; them having strong personalities was the point. Them having genuinely strong ideals and boundaries not predicated by temporary circumstance or someone else pushing them into saying things is important.

Jayce got shafted by this approach more than anybody. He's a vessel for other people to have Character Arcs On, and doesn’t even get the benefit of explanatory flashbacks other characters did (the team apparently doesn't even know what his family was doing up the mountain. Writing 👍) Jayce's ideals and personal outlook are so poorly explored, his personal life so obscured, that people will legitimately say he's the top dog rich man and the reason why zaun is imploding with their full chest when... he quits during his first week working for the council. Canonically. He hasnt even been there for full 5 days but more sympathy is reserved for the actual billionaires and the 300-years-old furry ball who acted as an ignorant president ever since Piltover's funding. And the reason for that is what I said earlier: he is just fodder for their character arcs.

(There is also the very real and very looming specter of riot's Capital Centrist stance bearing on everything; its not for nothing that the ruling powers and disgustingly wealthy get more sympathy points than the guy working for them. This is not a bug, it's a feature.)

To a lesser degree, Viktor has also been scrubbed of all of his edges. He has no evolution argument, no logical means-justify-ends approach to bettering society by removing the human element. He at least gets *some* motivation, but the way his story is set up worries me; it's coercion again. I want their conflict to be good, legitimately, but I'm keeping my expectations on the ground. If their entire status quo is based on everything but themselves, how good of a divorce can it be.

:/ i hope they look good at least

[shitshowkb]

okay so i haven't watched in MONTHS but i just spent the last few days binge watching season 2 so as per usual here are my reactions throughout the ENTIRE season. i need season 3 like yesterday.

✧ fire country - season two reactions below the cut ✧

• i'm still mad that bode's ass is back in prison and i get that he did it for freddy but i'm still mad about it

• ope there's my favorite dilfs

• FUCK SLEEPER

• also if B doesn't get out of prison soon i'm gonna RIOT

• also can we please tell bode he has a kid, maybe he'll get his shit together and act right

• earthquake and a fire, let's goooo

• "but now i got me a knife" boy if you don't stop i stg

• you have got to be shitting me omg

• ambulance guy is kinda fine 👀

• not this idiot stitching himself instead of going to the infirmary

• i KNEW gabs had a thing with the medic

• tell him jake 👏🏼

• this shit is stressing me out

• if bode kills him, he's fucked

• oh great another earthquake

• man i knew it was gonna come down to bode saving this asshole

• "us being the next vince and sharon" gabs you barely even know this man

• bitch!? AN ENGAGEMENT RING

• MY MAN IS BACK AT THREE ROCK, LET'S GOOOOOOO

• oh my god AWKWARDDDDDD

• "i'm so happy for you" lying ass

• sharon on a motorcycle? that's HOT

• man i can't wait to see bode being a dad

• drunk kids doing drunk things, gotta love it

• shar gotta get it together, i get that she's pissed but come on

• fire below, fantastic

• come on gabs

• this shit is always so stressful

• OH SHIT, OH SHIT

• i KNEW vince was gonna hit him

• man i just need vince and shar to make up already

• not liam being the drone operator guy

• fuck him up vince

• "you won't break this family, but you will help keep it safe"

• man i love bode

• this whole little village of people are gonna cause some bullshit, aren't they?

• oh shit

• OF COURSE the cars are on fiRE

• this is intense

• god i love these leone men

• liam shut the hell up dude

• thank god eve and manny made up

• gabs baby that man is so in love with you, please pull your head outta your ass

• "you met a girl" HIS DAUGHTER DUMBASS

• these two idiots

• damn sharon looks FINE in that outfit 🥵

• idk man i can't see gobs being happy anywhere besides 42

• "no manny, i can't be your date to jake's wedding" 😂

• man i feel like that reaction was a little much

• like they were just helping that little girl???

• and now bode can't see gen??? that's some bullshit

• i don't like chemical fires, too many unknowns

• of course there are people trapped

• bode with this little girl, y'all he's gonna be such a good dad 🥹

• trouble in paradise

• oh dear god where does an explosion always gotta be eminent

• man i like cole, i hope eve changes her mind about him

• OH MY GOD

• OH THANK GOD

• eve better not send cole back to prison

• lmaoooo diego is pissed

• eve come on

• oh my god no

• a fire tornado!? seriously!?

• i am STRESSED

• this is crazy

• besties we're in a wooden shack in the middle of a FIRE TORNADO, we can't stay here

• cara better not die man i stg

• hell yeah eve

• holy shit

• oh my god NO

• i'm sobbing wtf

• this is not okay

• man gen better be bode's daughter

• man i do not like this shit

• why is bode always in some crazy ass life or death situation

• fuck him up mickey

• BODE'S NOT HER DAD!?

• WHAT THE FUCK

• this show just stays pissing me off

• having them build a fence around fire camp makes me so sad for them

• and it makes me so sad that bode can't be at gen's guardianship signing thing

• manny perez is so mf fine

• why is everyone so pissy about the fire camp now??? it's always been there and they've never bothered anyone so stfu thanks

• eve baby, you gotta chill out a little bit

• what the fuck oh my god

• and now the guardianship signing is postponed, greatttttt

• i don't like how any of this custody stuff is going down

• look at gabs killing it on her first day as medic

• hell yeah eve, tell em 👏🏼

• oh here we go

• this damn show either has me stressed tf out, crying or pissed off i stg

• you have GOT to be shitting me

• NOT VINCE, PLEASE NOT VINCE

• oh thank god

• man i think jake is gonna be a great dad, but this makes me so sad for bode

• because i know he's gonna be an AMAZING dad

• WHAT THE FUCK SHUTTING DOWN THREE ROCK!?

• vince and manny are my favorite bromance

• dammit vince

• gabs please talk some fucking sense into vince

• oh gabs mom is gorgeous

• i don't know if i like gabs mom yet, pls hold

• oh good lord, can we not have vince's life on the line again!?

• vince leone you stubborn idiot, please go fix your heart issue

• dammit vince COME ON

• MOTHER FUCKING UNCLE LUKE

• HE'S THE ONE WHO RECOMMENDED CLOSING THREE ROCK!?

• someone beat his ass i am BEGGING

• when i said someone beat his ass, i DID NOT mean set the firehouse on fire in the process

• "my boy's a poet" i love cole

• "I will get you to that fire" hell yeah you will

• so gabs and diego aren't actually gonna get married, right?

• alright campaign fire i already know this shit is gonna be intense, let's gooo

• "promise me you won't die" this poor girl

• bode is SO mf fine

• gabs is insane bc i'd be climbing that man like a tree

• if vince doesn't tell bode and sharon what's been going on with him i stg

• manny what the actual fuck are you doing!?

• i feel like gabs should just beat vince and manny's asses, they need it at this point

• billy burke playing his guitar, god bless 😍

• these two idiots LOVE each other come on

• tell him eve 👏🏼

• i'm glad gabs told bode but i fear that shit is not going to pan out well

• manny and gabs made up, time for vince to stop lying to shar

• "we're trapped" vince i stg

• OH AND THE FUCKING TREMOR IS BACK

• fantastic. great. wonderful.

• besties i am going to lose my shit

• dammit vince don't you fucking give up

• i am ✨stressed✨

• NOW KISS

• YASSSSSSSSSSSS

• "another bad decision" bitch shut up you love him

• THREE ROCK WILL REMAIN OPEN

• HELL YES

• A WARRANT FOR MANNY'S ARREST!?

• is this a fucking joke!?

• BUT WAIT does this lead to INMATE MANNY!? because i lowkey wanna see that

• now where the fuck is manny? please tell me he's not this stupid

• don't you fucking run manny

• MY MAN GOT THE EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT CREDIT

• LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO

• MY MANS IS FINALLY FREE

• last episode let's gooooo

• gabby baby pls don't marry diego

• man i think eve would kill it leading all the fire camps but i don't think she wants to leave her people and edgewater behind

• and jake becoming an inspector?

• nah baby, bode is getting out and i need him to fight fires at 42 with his people

• vince and shar are so happy 🥹

• OMG FREDDY

• bode baby please avoid that man like the plague

• gabs sent bode the exact donut he was just talking about getting the next day? SOULMATE SHIT

• "it's just a donut" is it bode, is it really??

• the leone men out here cleaning firetrucks because they can't run calls, i love them

• manny what the fuck are you doing sir??

• bode baby please don't fuck this up

• explosion at the hospital, here we go

• ugh i love this man

• and he was literally born to be a firefighter

• if he doesn't get to be a member at 42 i'm DONE

• cole out here making some damn good points to eve

• "aw honey, you waited up" lmao i love bode and freddy

• "first 72 are up. you stayed out of trouble, now you need to start some." freddy i love you

• "go get your girl bode"

• bode out here on a mission to FUCK SHIT UP

• man come on

• hell yes sharon wants her old job back

• can uncle luke please fuck off to like canada or something

• "do they still do that thing where they ask if anyone objects?" lmaooo eve knows

• RICK IS GEN'S DAD!?!?

• NO MOTHER FUCKING WAY

• CARA BABY WHAT WERE YOU THINKING

• WHAT THE FUCK MAN

• she can't do it, she can't marry diego

• man why does the season gotta end like that

• i hate cliffhangers man

• uncle luke i'm begging please do this one nice thing for ONCE

• also if jake loses gen it's going to fucking wreck him

[lynxiepancakes]

masterlist of predictions for s3 of the bear!

this is my compilation of predications for what i hope will happen in s3 of The Bear. Probably most of these won't happen but i did something along of these lines for Bridgerton and it was fun so !! just don't take them too seriously okay lol

• Marcus's mom funeral won't be the only one. i think Donna's too will be just as unexpected and tragic.

• probably unlikely but Syd finds a place sooo close to Carmy's they're basically neighbours. Like i so hope we could have a dr house similar scene where they can literally see each other from the window/balcony arghhh

• Syd asks Marcus but not Carmy for help to move out and carmy gets SO UPSET. like puppy eyes kind of upset.

• i physically need a scene of syd's female gaze towards Carmy at least once or I'm gonna riot. gimme a bridgerton main female character type of thing where Carmy is all sweaty or wet or some type of shit I BEG YOU

• a Caps (thats their name right?) baseball play, maybe? i feel like it's something that connects the entire staff, they talked about them in both seasons so why not see them in s3

• a full blown otherwise unexplicable scene of jealousy of Carmy towards Syd. Her getting pouched/flirted with right in front of his eyes and him being like woah woah woah what's going on and RUNNING to take his pepto bismol LOL

• Carmy FUMBLING the meeting with Syd's father. being the weird ass he is and her father all 😬😀🤨 like what is going on with this guy (idk man he's autistic probably)

• Claire getting her closure, and actually standing her ground/showing more of her humanity rather than her just being a manic pixie girlie

• Richie moving on from Tiff, maybe with the girl of the forks episode?? she was rlly nice

• Marcus and Luca's reunion!! they were so cute !! and also Luca having an undeniable beef with carmy, maybe exacerbated by him getting alomg with syd? 😳👀

• I hope Syd and Carmy fight so hard they just can't help but let the truth slip. that being they either confess their feelings or straight up angry making out in secret cause why the fuck not EVEN BETTER IF IN THE LOCK IN FRIDGE

• tina confronting syd about her feelings for carmy cause that woman has EYES

• bonus: richie and fak fuck each other brains cause they're so silly and cute together and i've read a couple of fics written so well they might as well become canon lol

[dp-marvel94]

Meta for Face to Face Chapter 54

First off, thank to anyone who read this chapter and this long post. This chapter was one of the most self indulgant things I have ever written. XD So many concert memories went into it. I'll talk about some of them below. There are also links to the songs "performed in the chapter" as well as some videos of each band performing live. As I told my sister after I wrote the scenes at the beginning when the trio met Josh and Travis, writing dialogue for the real people felt like playing with dolls, but in the worst, most embarrassing possible way. (Don't worry, I actually got permission from everyone featured, but more about that at the end). So I watched a lot of videos and tried my best to make everything accurate and use actual quotes when I could.

Chaotic Resemblance- Travis and the rest of the guys are from Oklahoma if that helps with imagining his accent. It's not particularly unique but when I was writing him this chapter and trying to remember how he speaks, that twang is what my brain kept remembering. Travis and all the guys are super nice, awesome to talk to. And on the short list of irl people who know about my fic writing.

Two songs are mentioned in the chapter. First- "Virtual Reality"

And Second- "Riot Anthem". Live video here. The band played this song the first time I saw them and I remember that set vividly for how much fun this song was. It definitely pushed me to run back to the merch table and buy a cd.

Relent- The first song mentioned is "Ghost," of the famed T shirt which I have Danny buy and which I bought irl. XD

"Heavy" - (Video of this song at Uprise 2022). The words I have Miggy say before the song are based on his commentary on the lyric book for their album. "Rape. Sexual Manipulation. Sex Trafficking. The devasting emotions that come with it. This song is my wife’s story, and I'm honored to tell it. She’s been through so much. She has come out victorious, and now her story will help millions, breaking the silence around topics not talked about enough." Admittedly, much heavier (no pun intended) than the blurb in the fic. But when applying the song to Danny and his story, I needed to make some changes.

I have Heavy be a emotionally significant song for Danny in this chapter. When I was thinking about his reaction to each band and songs I wanted to feature, I realized that it made sense for that song to be the token "song you cry to". It just made sense, having previously said that he listened to the album a bunch of times and having him list Heavy as a favorite, that that song would have had an emotional impact. I really wish I had thought to put that fact in the text before now so that little character moment doesn't feel like it come from nowhere. But what are you gonna do? 🤷‍♀️

(A bit of religious discussion below)

Also, I have Danny talk to the band a little bit about what the song meant to him, something I've done and seen done with many bands before. The band offers to pray with him and though that has never happened personally with me with Relent (of the 4 bands here, they are actually the one I have seen the fewest times and know the least), I have had other Christian musicianaries (musicians who view their touring and performing as a ministry) offer to pray with me and I have accepted that offer. Not including that moment would have been a disservice, considering how much I love all these groups and respect what they stand for. But I decided to cut away from the actual scene to give a sense of privacy. It felt right for something often so tender.

And the last song, played when Danny first spots Johnny- "Last Days"

GFM- Cries in GFM broken up. 😭 Seriously though, this band consisted of three sisters, who went they started we all teens. I realized after writing the chapter that for the time I am imaging for the story (just before they disbanded last year), calling the oldest two teens would be inaccurate; CJ and Maggie are both in their early twenties. But I decided to keep it since them all being teens would make the group cooler in the Phantom trio's eyes. And I should mention, they're not entirely out of the scene though; the basest and screamer, Maggie, still tours and makes music under her name, Magdalene Rose.

As for the songs featured- The one during sound check is "Give me a Sign"

S.M.I.L.E- (Live video) The song where Jack gets in the circle pit. XD Inspired by my dad getting in circle pit at metal shows. He's 53 now and broke his leg last year, messing up his knee pretty badly, so his moshing days are over. But as recently as Warped tour 2017, he was still doing it. I'm over here too clumsy and short to even think about it; just head banging is good enough for me, thanks. 🤣

And the last song- "I don't need your fantasy" A Sam Manson song if I've ever heard one. Also, this is the song with the famed cupcakes. (Sadly, I couldn't find a video of this on YouTube to demo 😥) I really wanted to write about the ridiculous fanatical joy that comes with having icing and cake thrown at you during a metal show. 🤣 Words can't really capture the experience but I tried.

The Protest- In the chapter, the trio meets Josh at the merch tables before the show. This is very reminiscent of when I met him actually. This was in 2016. My sister and I drove about 2 hrs for the show; they were playing with another band we knew of and we'd heard a few songs by The Protest on a local radio station. We arrived super early and went to the door of the tiny church they were playing in to beg to use the restroom before the doors opened. Josh came right up to us before we even got to the restroom. He introduced himself as Josh, asked our names, shook our hands, and said he was excited we were here tonight. And the whole time, I was thinking about needing to use toilet and didn't even realize who he was until the show started. XD The band was significantly less popular then but I know from going to a dozen plus shows since then, he (and the rest of the guys in the band) are like that with everyone. So I am being absolutly serious in the chapter; Josh Bramlett is one of the kindest, most genuine people I know.

The first song is "Paper Tiger." The sound goes out because of Shadow, during this song and the guitarist stales for time. His name is Adam, nickname Sarge, but I couldn't figure out how to put that in the text. The joke that he tells in the one his real life counterpart suggested when I asked him in March. I also based rest of the what he said during technical malfunctions (the joke about being voted out of the band) during their set when I saw them last October with Disciple.

The next song- "Welcome to the Freakshow" This is my favorite song of theirs to hear live. It's so much fun to head-bang/dance to! Also, Maddie films her son instead of the band, as my mom likes to do to me and my sister. 😝

This message in between the songs- This is word for word part of what Josh said during their set at Kingdom Come Festival 2022; I looked up the video (Message starts at 31:40) and recorded what he said word-for-word to be accurate to Josh and the guy's conviction and the heart behind what they do. It was really important to me that I was authentic there, since I love these guys and what they stand for so much.

And the last song- "Valor." When I was trying to pick which song to end on, I wanted a very specific feeling. I told my sister I was trying to describe that rare moment when you're singing your heart out and you met someone else's eyes and they're singing the same words with the same passion. There's a moment of connection and you know you both believe every single word. I asked what Protest song it should be and she said "Valor." So I went with it.

Guardians of the Children- From their website.

Guardians of the Children is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization comprised of motorcycle enthusiasts  that use motorcycles as tools to help children who have overcome child abuse, ages 0-17, become strong, confident, and courageous again. Once a  child has made an outcry of abuse and the criteria for our support is met, that child is “adopted” into our family as a Little Guardian. Members of G.O.C will escort the child to court, attend school and social events at the child’s request, provide protection and support, and sponsor “Little Guardian” private events, yearly. The goal of these events is to provide a safe space where the Little Guardians can have fun,socialize with others that have experienced similar trauma, and forget for a moment about the fear, doubt, and insecurity that was forced upon them at such a young age. Every child has all the  power and strength within themselves, just like a motorcycle on the  open road, and the biker behind it, we just encourage them to unleash it  as we fight their demons together.

A few years I went to a show they hosted at a local park, featuring GFM and Chaotic Resemblance, hence the similarities to the concert here.

Gotta Rock ‘em all Tour - This is the name of the tour The Protest hosted in March this year, thought the line up was different from the one imagined here (In real life, Behold the Beloved, Relentless Flood, and The Protest). I was lucky enough to see them on this tour. And got to tell the guys about this chapter. 😳😅😊 Honestly, it was one of the most embarrassing thing's I've ever done but in good conscious, I couldn't not say anything, especially since I have talked to Josh about my writing before.

(Religious discussion to follow)

Their song "Greater" had been really important for me, to remind me about why I do what I do. And at KCF last year, I talked with him about that song and our shared conviction for a little bit. From the song:

"I don't do it for the money Don't do it for the fame As long as someone listens, I don't care who knows my name I don't do it for the glory Don't do it for the game I do it all to make them see this is all for something greater than me"

My goal isn't to write for the comments, hits, or bookmarks. Not being well known in the fandom or well liked by people. I write for a greater purse. And this greater thing is Jesus Christ and his kingdom. I love Jesus for who He is and what He's done for me, in and through me (and that is a whole long, complex story there). But a small part: I fervently believe writing these stories is one of the reasons God put me here and gave me the interests I do (yes, including DP) and the talent in writing I have. From the messages I sent to The Protest and the other bands in this chapter, asking if they wanted to take a look at the chapter.

"I write this story for fun and post because I love the characters and the community of other people who do too. But I also see it as a mission field, as a way to write about God's love and grace and show it to people who otherwise wouldn't hear. This chapter is also a love letter to the Christian Rock community as a whole. I love you guys, your music, and the community a lot. The Protest, other bands, and fellow fans have had a huge impact on my life: encouraging me, inspiring me, reminding me of Jesus's love and strengthening my conviction to serve Him. The Protest inspires me to write, ministering in the way I know I've been called."

The point is: I put a lot of heart into this story and all my others. I pray that God will guide my words and be glorified in them. I pray that the people who need to read them will, and they will be encouraged, strengthened and inspired. And most importantly- that God will speak to them, not me. That they will, that you will, see just a hint of His love and grace in what I write and in how I interact with people in this community. I pray that lives will be changed, even in small ways. That seeds will be planted, even if I never see them grow.

I love all of you.

[somanyfuckedupiftruebooks]

TMAGP8

Oh fuck liminal spaces that drive you insane. What does that remind me of?

Brutal liminality babeey I love it.

I wonder if any of these sources are actually real or if they're all fictional?

'Architectural hunger' 😘

Woah these spaces are disconnected from the human mindscape that's so cool.

This epsode would probably be hitting me harder if I had any idea what this place looked like.

Paused the episode to try googling it and couldn't find anything. Is it not a real place??

Hmmm. Empty spaces. Hunger. Hallucinating lights. Hiding from miasma. So far it's been feeling like most of these statements are combinations of a couple of entities, like they've become blurred with each other by travelling between dimensions. This one could be Spiral and Lonely? Fear takes many forms.

Oh shit no time for meta speculation there's a sharply dressed woman becoming you through an open door!! Run the other way my dude you have got to get out of there!!

'You are here'??

Yeah you should not have gotten in that lift. Terrible mistake.

Cool ghost restaurant.

Oh creepy they're all fake talking. And they have the same features! It's like in the Matrix when all the background chaarcters are identical twins. Or that Lonely statement about the tourist who gets lost in the featureless crowd.

'Stay a while' nope gtfo.

Ah!! They're gonna eat him!!

Yuck they're eating him alive.

Did Jonny write this episode? Reminds me of that game he played about the house that eats you alive. (Alex wrote it)

Oh yeah lol this was supposed to be an academic paper. Kinda lost the plot there.

Oh Gwen you have no idea what you're getting into, I wouldn't be so smug about it if I were you.

Uh oh, see ya Colin. Enjoy your mental health leave.

Where are Sam and Celia?

Gerry??

GG??

AHHHHHHH OMFG OMFG IMFNFGMFJF???????

IS THIS GERRY AND GERTRUDE

AHHHH HUSBAND BACK FROM THE DEAD?????? I DIDN'T RECOGNISE HIM BECAUSE HE SOUNDED HAPPY AHHHHHHH

But that's Gertrude for sure. I may not know my goths but I know a bitch when I hear one.

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHSHAHAH

why are they living together what the FUCK

What is going on??

Oh Gerry is painting 🥰🥰🥺🥰🥺🥰🥺🥰🥺🥺 he has so many he has to give them away

GRANDSON????

Wait does that make Eric Delano her son? That's insane. WHAT IS GOING ON.

YEAH GERTRUDE. DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE MAGNUS INSTITUTE.

(Also seriously what the fuck is Sam up to? Did he get this job just to investigate the Institute? Why is he so obsessed with it?)

Oh shit he was in one of their gifted kids programs. That's why he's so obsessed with it. Hmm. Maybe I would have less questions if I listened to the episode for more than two seconds at a time, but this is how I'm choosing to record my thoughts so.... no.

Gerry was in the program too??

Ahhhh he's so happy!!! I'm dying!!!

Please please please let his happiness be real and fine and good and normal and not a symptom of something terrible going on. Don't hurt me like this. Please. I need there to be a version of him that's okay.

I've only had cheerful Gerry for two minutes and if anything happens to him I will kill everyone in this podcast and then myself.

Why is he living with Gertrude. Why is she pretending to be his grandmother. Why doesn't he remember anything about the gifted program. Does Sam not remember anything either. Is that why he's investigating it. What the fuck happened to them when they were kids.

Gerry is so genuine and Gertrude is so obviously dodging their questions and hiding shit. Something's up. She's weirdly indulgent and playing along with him. She knows something.

IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO MY BOY I WILL RIOT.

Big painting <3

Oh it was Celia's idea? What's she up to?

Ahahah she's investigating time travel and other dimensions. I wonder what that could possibly be about. Trying to travel back home or confused about how she got here in the first place? How much does she even know?

Podcast??

GEORGIE??!!

What is up with this episode and bringing back characters whose names start with the letter G?

Okay okay okay. Like. Our Georgie or this dimension's Georgie? (she's a podcaster in every dimension)

The presence of Gerry and Gertrude menas that this dimension has doubles of people we knew from TMA, so is there another Jon and Martin here?

Is Celia looking for them? Is Georgie?

AHHHH SO MANY QUESTIONS

But who gives a shit about that I got to hear a happy version of my HUSBAND hahahhahaha 🥰😘🥰🥰🥰🥰😘😬🥰🥰🥰😘

(Gerry and Gertrude's voice acyors not credited? Why would that be?)

[kob131]

If you haven't already seen it yourself, this is what the anon who mentioned that ridiculous claim of the WF plotline 'radicalizing people ' is referring to. www(.)reddit(.)com/r/RWBY/comments/10ruu07/the_wf_plotline_and_you/

... What the hell am I looking at?

When violent protests occur in the real world, from the Stonewall Riots to full revolutions like the French Revolution, they happen because certain conditions became so unlivable that significant portions of the populace felt violence was their only recourse.

Okay. ... That doesn't mean the revolt is good, that you should be violent or even that the force behind the revolution is better. Ignoring the French Revolution which i recently talked about-

One could consider the Nazis and Hitler to be rebels of their time. They were outside the establishment and said that violence was their only option as Germany crumbled and fell. No one's gonna argue they're GOOD.

These kind of events didn’t happen because one person convinced others to commit acts of terrorism, so to villainize the WF because of the actions of one person is a bit silly.

No but one person tends to convince others to be violent, again with the Nazis and Hitler.

Not to mention that the WF in the show is villainized for their acts of terror and aid in MASS GENOCIDE.

 Many people seem to have determined that the WF plot line is about people using civil rights movements for their own ends, but the socioeconomic conditions that lead to these revolutions are such that the actions of one person are irrelevant.

Then why do we place so much blame on Hitler then? Seriously, is the history of the Nazis just gonna counter every single point you make?

Furthermore, focusing on the character of the people taking part in riots and protests with the goal of discrediting their movements while ignoring the reason they're rioting is a common tactic in right-wing media. Ever since Black Lives Matter became an organization Fox News has been constantly reporting on it, but whenever they do the goal is to discredit it by focusing on some of their alleged wrongdoings with very little time spent on the cases of police brutality that made the group necessary.

"Hey, don't pay attention to how these people do nothing but make the situation worse and act like violent animals. No, focus on how they are victims!"

And yet again- Adolf Hitler was abused by his father, lost a sibling in his youth, was indoctrinated into anti-semetism from his time in art school and was a war veteran who watched his country fall apart in no small part due to the victors destroying their economy.

Again- doesn't excuse HIS actions, why would it excuse the WF's?

Which brings me to the core of my concern: I fear that in trying to believe that the writing of the WF plotline is sound a lot of people are gonna find themselves going done an alt-right pipeline. It starts off as people believing CRWBY has a point about the WF, then they seek out similar content about the wrongdoings of civil rights groups, that content then links to homophobic, transphobic content that might seem harmful enough then Bam! Radicalized! I know it seems a bit unlikely and I am simplifying it but not only does radicalization happen to the unsuspecting RT has already gotten the fandom to financially support a company known for almost every type of bigotry there is, so how unlikely is it really?

The fact that I have been preaching this for roughly six years and I'm barely considered right wing by today's society...when I'm a self professed centrist?

My point is when consuming content that tackles real world subjects like racism it's important to question it and not let a singular devotion to making your favorite show look better than it is cloud your judgement and slowly radicalize you. This may seem unimportant within the grand scheme of RWBY because the WF plotline ended in V6 but if the series is going to end with V9 humanity united then that would only occur because of the de-radicalization of the WF, which is it's own can of worms.

I came to my conclusion by observing history, seeing how violence was villainized in the past, compared it to my own states of intense anger and how disgusted with myself I felt about my violent thoughts. RWBY has nothing to do with this.

You just want the show to validate your bloodlust.

[epickiya722]

REACTIONS TO EPISODE 8 - LEAGUE OF VILLAINS VS. U.A. STUDENTS

Alright, for anyone knew here, here's just a recap of how I do this!

These are just my genuine reactions to the episode of the week. There's some jokes made here and there, of my favorite character shows up I'm gonna freak out (especially if it's Miruko), I add pictures to be clear of what part I'm talking about but I don't add too many pictures, and sometimes I do get just a little serious or "analytical", I guess.

Overall, it's just me having fun as I think everyone should do.

The reactions are found under the cut! And if you have any questions or comments just shoot me one in ask box!

Anyways! To the episode!

LAST EPISODE'S REACTIONS FOUND HERE

Starting the episode with a recap and now I'm angry at Mr. Compress. Yes, I blame him, GET OFF MY BACK!!

Gigantomachia is running like a toddler who heard his mom bring in his favorite fruit snacks.

Creati in the leader role, YES!!! THAT'S THE VICE PRESIDENT OF 1A!! QUEEN!!

Okay, I know the fandom hates Mineta with a passion, but you gotta admit that him insisting that Midnight is alive is just one of the moments that shows that the students do care for their teachers such as much as the teachers care for them. And Ashido coming in with the "We're still going to have classes together"... yeah, I'm going to cry.

Like... these are still kids!!

Also, precious smile!

1A & 1B WORKING TOGETHER!!! YESSSS!!! LOVE TO SEE IT!!

Me at Dabi & Mr. Compress: 😑... FIGHT ME!! 😡

THAT'S RIGHT, SUGARMAN!!!

... Dabi, fire power or not, I'll fight you!

"How's your arm?" TO HELL WITH HIS ARM!!

"All the spores burnt up!!" Ooohhh... she sounded so sad about that... DABI, STOP HURTING THE KIDS!! FIRST, YOU TRIED TO FRY TOKOYAMI NOW THE REST OF THEM! YOU BURNED HER MUSHROOMS!! I HOPE YOU'RE SATISFIED WITH YOURSELF!!

AND I'M STILL MAD AT YOU, MR. COMPRESS!! WEAR THAT MASK TO HIDE YOUR SHAME!!! SHAAAME!!!

"It's not over yet!" *EXPLOSIONS* YESSS!! QUEEN CREATI!!!

You can't tell me though she doesn't like action movies. She likes explosions. From making cannons to dynamite, she'll give Bakugou a run for his money. 😆

Spinner's reaction to Mr. Compress saying they’ll be dead if Machia gets underground. 😆 I mean, man's look flabbergasted. Clenching his pearls.

MT. LADY COMING CLUTCH FOR THE KIDS!! YESS!!!

PINKY, YES!!! DO YOUR THING, GIRL!!

YAOMOMO GOT HER CARD!!... I thought her name was spelled with an "i" though... eh, doesn't bother me.

Oooh, Kirishima got his!! I'm actually surprised because I expected Ashido, but I ain't mad! He's my sunshine, too! Also, that pinkish red color, wasn't expecting that either for him, but! I LIKE IT!

THAT'S RIGHT, PINKY!! COME ON, YOU GOT THIS, QUEEN!! YOU CAN MAKE IT!! 💗💗💗💗

NO, NO, NOOOOOO!!! SHE FROZE!! SHE GOT SCARED!! GIGANTOMACHIA, I'LL FUCKING FIGHT YOU, TOO, FOR TRAUMATIZING MY GIRL!!! 😡😡😡😡

AND THEN HE THROWS MT. LADY?! OH NAH, DUDE, YOU GOTTA SQUARE UP!!!

KIRISHIMA SWOOPING IN TO SAVE ASHIDO FROM GETTING CRUSHED!! YES, BE A HERO, RED RIOT!! SAVE YOUR FRIEND!!

Her scream for him actually stabbed me right in the feels! Applauding her VA, Eri Kitamura!! Wonderful!!

Seriously, applauding the voice actors and animators once again!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Tetsutetsu giving Kirishima his props, I just love those two! They're alike in a lot of ways, but they're also very different!!

"I got rid of the insects." No, you didn't. You're still here.

THEY'RE PLAYING "YOU SAY RUN" FOR KIRISHIMA’S MOMENT HERE?! FOR RED RIOT?! YYYYESSSS!! WHO MADE THAT DECISION SO I CAN HUG THEM?! ❤️❤️❤️

Kirishima mentioning Ashido is just... 😭😭😭 I'M CRYING AGAIN!

Honestly, I do love their relationship they have. It's not often you see a male character acknowledges a female character for what she does and takes that as inspiration. Like Crimson Riot is his favorite hero, but he doesn't ignore that Ashido does everything she can to make people feel safe and happy from breaking up fights to nearly jumping into the mouth of a whole villain. That's beautiful! And it's not like he's like "Oh, if this girl can do it..." No, no, no. He says "Ashido". He sees her not as a girl who is brace. But another person, someone who is just as scared as him but still tries to do everything to make things better.

Because even though Ashido had a moment of fear, notice how she was still trying to reach for that capsule. She felt like her middle school self, she was scared but! She still tried to get that capsule and finish the task. It's just that this time, she had someone to help her. Not to take away her moment, but to aid her to tell her, she's not alone this time.

Kirishima's regret that day was that he didn't help her, he wasn't as her side. That's all, I'm done. Oh, this got long.

SOME MORE 1A & 1B TEAMWORK!! YES!!!! 💫💫💫💫

Oh, Majestic! How does he see with that thing?!

Ew, what the hell, Giant Man?!

And we're back with Midoriya and the others! Let's see how they're doing!

"It's over, Tomura Shigaraki." *laughs in manga reader* Oh, how I wish it was.

"Heroes like you always hurt your families just to help people." 😶 Well, damn...

Okay, but Shigaraki has some pretty hair... I'm sorry.

"It's been that way for generations." I have been saying that... you know what...

Hee hee, these two look so angry in the back.

"It's why I want power." Are you sure that's what you want, my guy? You want power? Because... umm... *thinks about a certain Sensei*

Whoa! Okay, the fire attack was unexpected! "Thanks for the half-time break." And that was a little funny.

These faces Shigaraki been making for the last couple of episodes be from my nightmares.

I know it had to devastate Nana to say she "never had children". Like, yeah, she made the choice to be a hero, but AFO IS PURE EVIL! She was right that if he knew about Kotaro he'd use him. It just sucks that because of AFO, Nana had to separate herself from her son. Her son had his own children and from that resentment he abused Tenko who later AFO got to. Damn... it's like no matter what they do to stop AFO, planned or not, he's two steps ahead.

NOT RYUKYU'S HAND!! SHIGARAKI, GET OUT OF DEMON MODE!

KEEP HIM STILL, DEKU!! TURN THAT RAGE INTO POWER, YES!!

I know he's not biting him!!!

Applauding Daiki Yamashita's performance for that scream!

NOT ERASER HEAD!!! DID THEY SERIOUSLY END IT THERE!!!

THAT PART IS NEXT?! KATSUKI BAKUGO: RISING?! LET'S GOOO!!!!

[incandescentflower]

My Tooth Your Love continues to kinda go sideways on the expectations. I did not expect: (spoilers ahead)

Cop & criminal role play (I may have said Oh my god aloud)

Not being overly frustrated by this separation we knew would happen. That stuff usually makes me nuts, but they paced it so that Bai Lang knows something is wrong, but that Xun-An hasn't just disappeared. As usual, the ordering and comments of the previews made it seem so much more frayed than it was.

The father story. I knew Xun-An would be injured, but that situation really ups his long suffering in silence quotient. Now instead of yelling at the screen "Bai Lang, let Xun-An love you," I'll have to yell "Xun-An, let Bai Lang love you."

But seriously, I appreciate how they're balancing the povs now and trying to show some serious things people have to work out, especially in the face of bigotry. But this is intense.

It definitely really calls out Qi-Ran's whole - you have everything easy line of thinking toward Xun-An. It doesn't seem like this is an isolated situation. This seems like Xun-An's father's view of "discipline." But again, that's what this show is about - saying that things aren't always what they seem, you don't always have the full story. I love that it's keeping that going, even if what they are saying about Xun-An's life is hard to take. I just hope we get to see him rely on Bai Lang in the face of this. For someone who seems so emotionally open, this is obviously a huge thing that he has shoved to the background.

If I don't get some broken open Xun-An in the next episode, I'm gonna riot (or write some fic about it).

The engagement previews thing where Bai Lang closes the box will I think be Bai Lang being like "are we ready for that level if we can't share burdens?" (and of course Xun-An would go zero to married, it's exactly what we'd expect)

I feel so much anticipation for such a satisfying conclusion and also very sad it will be over. What a wonderfully surprising, thought-provoking, lovely little drama. I can't get over it.