#shrug emoji i guess

[roanofarc]

wait what has actually happened with the fob/mcr feud stuff my whole dash is just vague references to something happening

i’m putting this below a read more bc it’s going to get long and i don’t really want to recap all this but i’d rather do it myself than have more people totally misrepresent the situation, so.

okay so mcrblr has been for some reason passing around a bunch of polls about how comparatively good the members of mcr are at different kinds of sex.

aside number one: my personal stance on this is that i think it’s weird to speculate about the guys’ sex lives, even as a joke, but given that none of them will see it, it’s whatever. i’ll scroll past it and move on. if pressed i do think that kind of joking should probably be kept to a closed discord server where everyone is in on the joke, because doing it on here means it will inevitably break containment, but again. not my circus, not my monkeys.

anyways. a mcr blogger is like “this sex discussion is so funny, what if it was expanded to include more of bandom” and then used patrick stump as an example. from what i can tell they were trying to satirize the way mcr fans were talking about the guys’ sex lives. they said some stuff in a now deleted post that included things like “patrick would light candles and play marvin gaye during sex [subtext: in a lame way]” and “he looks like a mouse” (note that this is something mcr fans very commonly say about gerard)

that post broke containment and fob fans interpreted it as suggesting that patrick is bad at sex and thus is fatphobic, based on the fatphobic idea that fat people are sexually unappealing

aside number two: fatphobia in bandom is a real issue and nothing i have said has meant to trivialize that. it is absolutely something that has contributed to the way people have treated and talked about both patrick and gerard. but it is not what i see to be the true crux of the situation i’ve been observing here.

okay now let’s go back in time a bit. last year mcr toured again for the first time in a decade. mcr fans understandably went crazy. at some point along the way, i started seeing posts from fob bloggers complaining about specifically mcr fans talking shit about fob and praising mcr at fob’s expense

aside number three: i am a fan of both fob and mcr. i was a fan of fob first. i saw them last week and cried. i do not think either band is better than the other, but if pressed, i would say i personally like mcr more, because i identify more heavily with them/their storytelling. i follow people who like both, people who like mcr and not fob, and people who like fob and not mcr. i myself have never actually seen a mcr fan hating on fob specifically. from my perspective, most mcr fans either like fob or don’t really talk about them. i did see a few posts claiming that mcr was doing things no other band had done or could do (objectively untrue, but understandable hyperbole from big fans) but as far as i could tell fob was never namedropped.

so yeah every now and then i would see some vagueposts about mcr fans from fob bloggers. once polls became a thing the “feud” would come up whenever a bandom poll would get passed around, people would complain about the results, etc

back to the present. op of the post doubles down. a mcr blogger says something like “patrick is a normal size for a 40 something man” which they clearly meant to mean “being fat is within the range of normal bodies” but was interpreted as “i can’t be fatphobic bc patrick isn’t fat. he’s normal and fat people aren’t normal”

i’m too tired to keep typing and it’s 1 am and in 7 hours i am getting on a plane for a one day round trip to see my grandfather before he dies so i’m logging off now. sorry i didn’t finish explaining but i feel like this is probably enough that you can bridge the gap to where we are now. if you have more questions you can dm me or send another ask. i do have more analysis of the situation i just really can’t deal with trying to distill it right now. most of my posts about the issue have been meant to encompass the entire months in the making feud that i believe has lead us to this point, not the specific post

if you’re going to be like why are you involving yourself in bandom drama when your family member is dying it’s because i can’t do anything about it and i was TRYING to use tumblr as a distraction. also like i said the feud has been months in the making and as someone who likes both bands i was really sick of ppl acting like we were enemies

[mithrandirl]

Get some sleep, Frodo.

[saturnaous]

lady sneasler and the weird ass guy she found. she's done this twice now

[flufallo]

Edwin: *exists*

Litrally any animal ever: damn 😳

[amanitacurses]

Sparkler

[shima-draws]

Girls do you think it's cute when *erupts into a violent coughing fit*

[astral-realities]

(A message—less like a live broadcast and more like a note that somebody sent and then immediately disconnected from the network. Parts of it seem like they were not properly erased.)

Hello, This is addressed to Habitually Stargazing.

You are a facility that specializes in astronomy, is that correct? I am also an observatory of a kind. I wanted t I am rather curious as to whether or not you get to witness any remarkable astronomical events from your location. If so, can you please would you perhaps be so inclined to share your findings? Do you have a good view of some specific constellations or planets, maybe? A favorite view? Do you have functioning satellites? Also do

I apologize if that is far too many questions. You are a…professional. I understand if you are busy with other matters. Indeed, you do not have to answer my inquiries at all if you do not wish to. I shouldn’t have bothered you That is all. Thank you for your time.

(It is signed off with the sender’s pseudonym: Recognition In Spirit. What a weird name for an observatory.)

Greetings, Recognition In Spirit.

I appreciate your interest in my work. I would not mind sharing some of my findings with you.

My location gives me a rather clear view of the sky. I can observe the recurring meteor showers, for example. A long time ago, I got to witness a comet - together with my inhabitants. My calculations show that I should be able to see it once more before I become non-operational.

My equipment is not the best suited for deep space research; the development of an adequate telescope was abandoned due to... certain circumstances. Thus, I tend to focus mostly on what I can already see - planets and constellations, with the stars being my main interest. I will attach a projection of the constellations currently seen above me - notably the Wheel Flower, the Nomad, and the Scroll. The Wheel Flower's brightest star has been showing some interesting activity lately - its brightness appears to be changing.

Three of my initial five satellites remain functional. Without proper maintenance, I fear I might lose contact with the remaining ones in the future - this would greatly diminish my range of communication. The organisms controlling them can only function for so long, after all.

Once more, I appreciate each opportunity to discuss these matters, especially with someone of similar function. The astronomy broadcast groups have not been the most active recently.

P.S.: I do enjoy the occasional sight of aurorae. They are not very common around these parts.

[elvensorceress]

It’s almost Christmas so shout out to that time where

Buck: hmm idk what to get my girlfriend for Christmas 🫤

Bobby: you know what I got my girlfriend who I’d been with about as long as you have been with yours for our first Christmas? An engagement ring. We’re married. She’s my wife 🥰

Buck (who desperately wants to be loved and kept and married and probably pregnant like yesterday): Eww! Not doing that ever! Thanks for nothing! 😖🤨 Ewwwww

[evilneo]

sometimes im like "damn why is there not more discussion about [canonically abused character]'s and [canonical abuser who has no regard for autonomy or boundaries and is also a parental/familial/older figure of some kind]'s abuse through a lens of CSA bc im a victim of that and they resonate with me and also it would not be a stretch at all to view it as that even tho its not canon". and then im violently transported back to the real world where the internet is mainly split into either "we discuss it but only bc we fetishize pedophilia and incest LOL we dont care about survivors" or "we have a complex about this and we think if you hc characters in this way youre as bad as the first camp. what do you mean were basically telling survivors that their experiences are too disgusting and shameful to talk about? shut up" and well i think both camps are Dick Heads‼️‼️‼️‼️

[coderzxd]

Don't know how to answer people when they ask you a question? Get quiet or stressed because you kind of don't want to answer but you also can't explain why, lest you start to answer? Getting called secretive because you Just Don't Respond??

Might I introduce you... To The Cards!!!!

[marsreds]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Katara/Zuko (Avatar) Characters: Katara (Avatar), Zuko (Avatar) Additional Tags: Post-Finale, mostly gen but i know what i'm about, ANYHOW, guess i'm sort of back? Summary:

After the Agni Kai, Katara tries to keep afloat.

[windandwater]

idk man like you do have to curate the experience like anywhere else but I lost someone super important to me? all of a sudden? and a bunch of people who I'd never met added me on the book face when that happened. so we could still keep in touch and be a family. and I think it's good actually that his cousins and friends are on the internet somewhere for me to talk to and keep in touch with and feel like I'm still connected to a big interwoven family that didn't die with him and that I didn't lose when he left

[tragedia]

harlan right now:

[ylissebian]

belated halloween comic for class 🦇❤️

[kacchanot-fucking-deal-with-this]

me: tries to write a 3k fic for my portfolio to submit for zines

me: fanfic reaches 9k and isn't even halfway finished

me: well fuck

[botanikos]

What are the mun’s thoughts on how the stolitz relationship has been portrayed in the show?

Alright, well, I opened this can of worms then. Eating my words.

DISCLAIMER: This is MY opinion and no one is under any obligation to feel the same way, regardless of interaction / following. My opinion is mine alone and is in no way affiliated with anything other than my own perception(s), etc.

The stolitz relationship as portrayed in the show is MESSY. It is, in my opinion, complex. By the most basic definition, it is a direct hit on the miscommunication trope. Both parties ( Blitz and Stolas ) have deep rooted trauma(s) and feelings of inadequacy of some shape or form. WE DO NOT SEE EVERY LITTLE DETAIL. And honestly, this is OKAY with me! It leaves much open to fun little gremlin writers like us to play around in. There are dots to connect for the most basic details, and the rest is a messy little sandbox you'll be emptying from your shoes for weeks. I think it could absolutely be portrayed better! But I also thoroughly enjoy the non-linear existence of it. Relationships are messy, and people's love languages and overall feelings can be vastly differing, causing a massive disconnect. These things can completely and entirely alter, shift, or crumble whole relationships - be them romantic, platonic, familial, etc. I personally enjoy the portrayal of their relationship because it isn't all fluffy happy rainbows and smooches. Neither of them is perfect and both of them are deeply flawed. Also, I've been in a relationship that has closely mirrored the absolutely steep differing of romantic/expected alignment, inferiority struggles, and self-degradation. TL;DR - Not the best, certainly delicious, could be better, I personally enjoy it, and not everyone's cup of tea and that's okay!