#slash sarcasm. obviously

[p33p33p00p00]

i hashtag love being mentally ill

[w0rped-moss]

actually all women characters are bad because if they have big titties its fetishizing and if they have a flat chest or small titties its pedophilia and if they have “average” sized titties that’s not being inclusive of other body types so basically what I’m saying is that the only morally okay characters are men. this is a feminist take

[grimark]

people in the notes of that post who are like "it doesn't make sense that odo can mimic objects perfectly but apparently can't do humanoid faces" damn you're right you spotted a plot hole. surely it couldn't possibly be that he has some sort of personal discomfort and self-consciousness that makes it hard for him to make a realistic face. perhaps even a profound sense of alienation, and a conviction that he is different from the people around him, which he can't prevent from manifesting visibly in his default form. like, can you imagine if his weird face was just an extremely clear metaphor for his literal self-image. that would be such a silly thing to put in a tv show on purpose.

[canarysage]

are you actually deaf like fr

no i lie about it for clout

[caroform]

Been seeing a lot of Hades and Riordanverse crossover fan art and I’m so here for it, but it got me thinking just how similar Percy and Zagreus are.

Zag is an all powerful child of the big three who hacks and slashes his way through Tartarus. He loves his mom, powerful women, and sarcasm. He has a complicated relationship with his father and tries to right his wrongs. I mean, all the same could be said for Percy.

These two pieces of media are so different. Sure both are depictions of Greek mythology, but Hades is obviously meant for a much older demographic than Rick’s books. I just think it’s really interesting how similar their respective protagonists are.

I would love to see either fanart or a fic of Percy meeting his cousin and them realizing how much they have in common.

[kiko---random-stuff-probably]

Infection

How Kallamar got his scar on his left eye.

For context: Kallamar is seveteen and got recruited by Shamura (who is around 30).

Kallamar did not expect, after being recruited by War themselves as a poisoner, to be in any way met with open arms by the other soldiers, for several reasons.

First of all, he was not a warrior. He only stepped foot on the battlefield after everything was done, and some of the soldiers considered him way too fragile and weak to actually help.

Second, he was a foreigner, and had some problems with the language barrier, even if luckily he came from a place where Silk Cradle's language was pretty used and he even read it on some medical tomes. Still, he had a certain accent (that he was actively trying to lose) and some words were still unknown to him. He was pretty sure thatsome soldiers referred to him with a slur, bbut he was not sure. He wasn't the only foreigner in Shamura's army, but this was not going to stop it.

Also, the fact that he poisoned his ex village was considered by a lot of soldiers as a clear sign that he was, and he could quote the exact words a soldier used behind his back, "a psychotic piece of shit who will not hesitate to stab the Spider's back". Which, obviously, was not true: he had no reason to hurt Shamura! After all, they gave him a home, a role, hot food and sometimes they even talked to him! Way mroe than anything he could had ever wish for!

So, he knew he was not in any way welcome there.

Still, slashing his left eye was a little too much.

Right now, Kallamar was sitting on a brand bed in the medical bay, holding an hand over his now bandaged face.

The doctor was reassuring, once again, that his wound was not going to get infected and that he was going to have a quick recovery, before excusing herself and leaving when Shamura entered.

War glanced at the squid, their expression indecifrable and cold. Disappointed, maybe.

Kallamar looked at the ground, as his mind started to race.

- I was informed of what happened. I still want to hear your side.-

- I didn't... I was not the one to start it.-

- I have no doubt in that, but I still want to hear your version.-

Kallamar was shaking, as he tried to find the words.

- I didn't... I was just... they attacked me out of nowhere, and said i had to "earn my right to live" and things like that, and others were inciting them, and... and... and they had a knife, and...- he was more than omce interrupted by a few sobs - I was scared... I couldn't...-

- You managed to take their knife away and then stabbed your opponent, right?-

- They putted it down, saying something about "a fair fight", and I knew they could had easily snapped my back, I just...-

- You stabbed them in the neck. Precisely in the carotids.-

Kallamar still didn't loook at them.

- And than you stabbed them other fifteen times. Some of the soldiers even report that you started laughing during your rampage.-

Kallamar holded back a sob. As they needed another reason to hate him. He was going to be executed, or thrown in the prison at best. All for a stupid fight.

- I really can't see why you were scared. Honestly, I'm impressed.-

Kallamar looked at the spider, trying to catch an underlying sarcasm. Instead, he found something akin to pride - Do not worry, I am not mad about their death, it was self defense after all.-

- I killed them.-

- They attacked first with the intention to kill you. I can forgive your reasonable outburst of adrenaline. We will have to work on your emotion management and teach you how to incapacitate an opponent without killing them, even if I doubt someone else will decide to try something similar to this.-

Kallamar was sure he must had misheard them.

-... Why aren't you mad? You should be mad that I was the one who survived. You should...- towards the end, he slipped in a swear word in his language.

Shamura's expression was filled with genuine confusion.

- Why would I be mad about that...? You are an important asset in my army and also a good kid with a promising future. I would had been really upset if you actually died.-

Bullshit. They must be lying. He was just a stupid weakling who could not do anything right and who's only role in life was to die and-

- Regardless of whatever your old village made you believe, you matter as much as anyone else. I'm happy you're alive, kid.- the spider gently patted his head, and that was it.

The squid bursted into tears, overwhelmed.

War let him cry, fully knowing how much he needed it.

[uselessgirl87]

Outsider No More by Useless-girl

Note: The Teen Wolf & Cyberpunk 2077 crossover you didn’t know you needed! :D Obviously, I’m a huge fan of this game (did many playthroughs already and still not finished) and I fell in love with its world, so at one point I started thinking about how Derek and Stiles would fit in it, what kind of characters they would be. So this is what I came up with and hope that you’ll enjoy this little detour into this world. Also, see more info in the end notes! ;)

Fandoms: Teen Wolf, Sterek, Cyberpunk 2077

Characters/relationships: Stiles Stilinski/Derek Hale, Cora Hale/original female character, Erica Reyes/Vernon Boyd, Lydia Martin/Jordan Parrish (mentioned), Isaac Lahey, Theo Raeken, Alan Deaton, Matt Daehler, Scott McCall, Viktor Vektor, Liam Dunbar, Mason Hewitt, Brett Talbot, Kate Argent (mentioned), Gerard Argent (mentioned), Talia Hale (mentioned), Peter Hale (mentioned), Sheriff Stilinski (mentioned), other Hales (mentioned)

Rating/category: explicit,Teen Wolf AU, Cyberpunk AU, Sterek, alternate universe, canon and non-canon elements, slash, M/M, aged up characters, no werewolves, human Stiles, orphan Stiles, netrunner Stiles, mercenary Stiles, streetkid Stiles, BAMF Stiles, tattooed Stiles, bottom Stiles, human Derek, top Derek, nomad Derek, clan leader Derek, hacking, betrayal, revenge, action, violence, cursing, blood, gore, found family, family feels, pack feels, getting together, falling in love, romance, love, emotions, wit, sarcasm, light Dom/sub, light BDSM, smut, handjob, blowjob, gay sex, rough sex

Summary: In the unforgiving underbelly of Night City the “survival of the fittest” law applies more than anywhere else. After his father’s death, Stiles Stilinski has been working as a netrunner/mercenary to stay afloat. But when a gig goes wrong, he finds himself fleeing the city from more than one of the notorious and very deadly gangs of NC. Due to a favor, he soon ends up with the feared and respected Hale nomad clan. It is led by the charismatic but broody Derek Hale, who at first isn’t too happy about letting a stranger into his close-knit family, but still provides shelter to Stiles, who in turn is not too keen on experiencing the nomad lifestyle. But with time both men’s perspective changes about things – and each other.

Disclaimer: This is a product of my imagination and was written only for entertainment and fun. I don’t profit from this fanfiction and I mean no harm or disrespect against any real person, culture or custom that might appear in the story. All original pictures or edits and fictional characters used in the story belong to their respective owners and credit goes to them.

---------------------------------- To read the story on AO3, click HERE! Illustration by Useless-girl.

[frogsdeservecereal]

hi extra horny transfemme here… WE ARE NOT ALL LIKE THAT. WE CAN AND HAVE AND WILL BE SERIOUS. JESUS CHRIST.

i get the stereotypes because i fall into a lot of them, but i swear some people don’t understand that those are stereotypes and i’m so sick of it.

“write some serious shit about transmisogyny without excluding trans people” well gosh golly! i only know how to think about getting railed like the stupid bitch you obviously think i am!! i’m just a trans woman, i only have TWO WHOLE THOUGHTS!!!!!!!! aggressive horny and dresses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! slash. sarcasm.

i swear guys… one of my whole ass side blog (that got taken down earlier because god forbid a woman do anything slash jay) was full of serious shit about transphobia against transmascs and intersex people. i genuinely hate the fact that there is an internet war against transfemmes because of internalized misogyny and uninvlusive queer spaces.

genuinely look inside yourself. i’ve spent like three months on this site… THREE WHOLE MONTHS. and the amount of transfemmes that are revealed to the public, not just on my dash but when i SEARCH THIS SHIT HORRIFICALLY, by the tumblr algorithm has been 3.

three.

please shut the fuck up about it. am i saying that transfemmes are perfect? no. what i am saying is that you cannot be serious. maybe include transfemmes in your post about being misgendered. maybe actually talk about the intersex people you SWEAR you believe in. please.

transfemme’s have done so much for this community and the amount they are pushed under the rug is fucking wild

[oneatlatime]

The Waterbending Master

Finally! Only took the whole season to find one.

This one apparently also has commentary. I'll leave it off for now.

After countless episodes without, we finally have another hybrid animal. Behold:

A koala Sea-otter? That makes noises like a Raven. Alright.

Sokka saying "I'm not one to complain" is a) pretty damning evidence of his amount of self-awareness b) self-deprecating sarcasm c) a funny line that I'm reading too deeply into

Why is Appa flying so low anyway?

Subtle signs that these guys are way too used to relying on bending: -no railings -no alternate propulsion source (seriously, not even an oar?) -no emergency supplies in case a trip runs long (I don't even see an emergency sandwich, and come on guys, it's not like waterbending controls the weather)

Random pinball bumper style ice stabbies does seem like a good defense though.

Not so subtle exposition dump from Zhao the asshole. Avatar writers are usually better at integrating catch-up dialogue. Looks like Aang will be arriving just in time to defend the Water tribe from the invasion that, ironically, he summoned. Talk about self-inflicted problems. Do you think if Aang had found a waterbending teacher somewhere else, the Fire Nation would have left the water tribe alone for another hundred years? Aang's been learning on the run; they could have picked up a single waterbender and hightailed it back to some cave in the earth kingdom to learn there. Or the water tribe could have sent a waterbender out to find the gaang as soon as rumours of the avatar reached them. See? This was avoidable.

Always love me some sea-bison.

They have bending doors like Omashu. Actually is this a door or a lock? I think the water level is changing.

Is this a hybrid animal? The yak thing, not the two legger.

Last time you got a hero's welcome, Suki's village burnt down. Foreshadowing?

How often does this lady see sea-bisons? She just passed by one and didn't even bat an eye. Is there a secret sea-bison colony that's spent the last 100 years hiding from the fire nation in the north pole?

Music Night! Need a better lyricist.

What's going on here? Did they roast a giant turtle thing and now they're cooling it to serve by dunking it in water? Did they feel the need for a steam effect for the guy's speech so they heated up a giant thingy and dunked it in water? Is it a weird boat thing? It looks like it has a face. I bet it's a ritual object.

Are these pot stacks the water tribe version of Totem Poles?

Oh nuh uh. Nope. 16 is way too young to marry.

This girl is so into him I can feel it through the screen, the dvd player, and the 15+ years since this aired.

Even the head guy's like "yeah, he's an asshole, What can you do?" Let's put this asshole and Zhao the asshole in a room together. They can out-asshole each other. Should be fun.

Remember back in episode three when I said that Zuko needed to learn how to lie? This is why.

Nevermind, we don't need to put Zhao and Paku in a room together to out-asshole each other. Paku wins. As far as I've seen, bending is not gender specific, either in who gets it or how it's taught/used. What kind of idiot would tell someone born with the ability to wield an incredible weapon that, actually, they aren't allowed to? How did this attitude get instilled in the first place? Why didn't the first guy who ever said this get slashed to death by ice stabbies thrown by the ten nearest female benders? Are these northern water tribe people so unbothered by the war that they can afford to sideline 50% of their forces? More than sideline, render incapable of defending themselves or others? Obviously this tribe is far too privileged if they can afford this attitude. And also far too bored. I guess hiding behind that giant ice wall for 100 years left them so understimulated that they turned on themselves.

Bad attitude? Fucking bad attitude!?! There's only one guy in this episode with a bad attitude and it isn't Katara. Zhao looks downright pleasant compared to this Paku guy.

Question for Paku: why would the Northern Water Tribe's rules apply to a Southern Water Tribe member?

My god these two are so cute. Sokka could propose they disembowel whale carcasses for their activity and the princess would say yes.

So the parrot lizard did survive the fall over the waterfall.

They're little tiny children. Katara, who has spent her whole life wanting to learn to bend to fight, has literally been shoved back into the igloo with a bunch of babies to learn lady-bending (no offence to the babies). How how HOW is she so calm right now? If I were in her situation, I think I'd be so angry I'd be ugly crying. And also plotting how to murder that Paku guy.

WHAT.

Paku the asshole is apparently a proponent of the tell don't show philosophy of teaching. The Tell-while-doing-unspeakable-things-to-my-lunch don't show philosophy.

Unexpected backstory. This lady must have been pretty close to Gran Gran if she recognises a carving she presumably wore for maybe a few months about 50 years ago or more. Also this lady is shockingly dumb if she can't see why Gran Gran left this misogynistic hellhole, but I guess it can be hard to see it while you're in it.

Nitpick time: How does the teacher recognise this? Isn't this just the water tribe symbol? Probably the most common symbol in the whole north pole?

Nosferatu Zuko. Nosferzuko. Zukoratu? Iroh's pause here was so long that I checked in case I had muted by accident. And how does your crew being taken by Zhao the asshole make your crew traitors Zuko? Orders are orders.

So we're adding asassinating royals to our list of reasons Zhao is an asshole. I think he's won the title back from Paku.

Fuck this port I guess.

Zuko's dead. Huh. Bye then. Gotta say I don't get why he's so big in the fandom.

This princess sure does send some mixed messages. At least she didn't ghost him.

"Master Poophead." My God. It's perfect. Why didn't I think of that?

Aang passing on what he learns to Katara. Why didn't I think of that either? My plan was to get Katara to launch unprovoked attacks on Paku's students and study how they defend themselves until she can copy / surpass them. Mostly so I could watch Katara beat the crap out of sexists.

Die mad about it you troglodyte. Disrespect? How nice it must be to have enough of your culture left that it can be disrespected. And you're going to deny the avatar training, thus dooming the whole world to death via fire nation, because you're butthurt? Freakin manbaby.

YES! YES! BEAT HIS ASS! PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE!!!!!!

"I know. I don't care." + "I'm not doing it for you." = I'm officially in love with Katara. I took a while to warm up to her, I admit the first few episodes were a little rough, but this seals the deal.

This screenshot sparks joy. Last episode Aang bitchslapped a fire nation guy with air. This episode it's Katara's turn with water. The Firelord Uber-Bitchslapped Zuko with fire a few years ago. All I need is an earth bitchslap and my collection will be complete. Avatar: master of all four bitchslaps. Also this wouldn't have worked to goad Paku into fighting if he was half as mature as he thinks he is. Although he gets points for being harder to goad than Zhao in the Deserter.

In an episode where the A plot is Katara, the B plot is Aang, the C plot is Zuko, and the D plot is Sokka's love life, the writers still manage to fulfill the Beat up Sokka quota. Good job guys.

If only she'd aimed a couple of inches to the left. This show already includes a kid getting his face burned off. Surely a Poophead being separated from his nose is ok?

That's twice now she's lost her necklace. If the carving has lasted 50+ years, surely it's earned a metal chain rather than a hair ribbon?

Gran Gran! Bullet dodged! Excellent call!

That's a lot less beat up than I was expecting. And Iroh has never once given the impression that he isn't quietly ride or die for Zuko, so why would Zuko not expect Iroh to help him? Because Zuko isn't terribly perceptive? Because the writers needed a way to deliver yet more exposition?

I did notice that the healing lady specified that Gran gran was in an arranged marriage but Poophead was talking about love. Again, why was Gran Gran leaving a mystery?

Underrated moment of wisdom from Aang here. He gets why the princess is upset and he's twelve! But I'd bet good money that the idiot on the right has no clue what's going on.

Princess ran so far away that it's night time now. This episode is not subtle anywhere, so I figured that the princess being engaged was the cause of this whole blowing hot and cold thing. Despite being 16 and fictional, Sokka handles mixed signals and rejection with 10000% more maturity and kindness than many unfortunately non-fictional grown men I've met. Kudos to Sokka for being honest and respectful.

Even redeemed, Poophead is still an asshole.

Well that's a problem.

Fire Nation ships would be a lot more intimidating if they didn't look like shoes.

Final Thoughts

This episode was a lot of exposition, a lot of set up, and even some catch up. And it was not done as gracefully as this show usually does it. More than once the dialogue between characters felt like two actors lecturing the audience rather than the characters we know.

This episode also had twice the concentration of assholes. A Zhao episode I can deal with. An episode with a one shot asshole where Zhao doesn't appear? I could also deal with. But TWO grade A assholes in ONE episode? No. Too much.

My whole-hearted congratulations to Gran Gran for seeing Poophead for what he was, and refusing to put up with it. Leaving his ass didn't make him get the message. 50+ years alone didn't make him get the message. The granddaughter that ought to have been his being so disgusted by his conduct that she attempts to cut his face off didn't make him get the message. There was no way that this idiot was going to change. So congrats to Gran Gran for making an excellent call, leaving his ass to freeze, and getting two most excellent grandchildren instead.

I also have to applaud Sokka and Katara for not being bitter about the Northern Water Tribe. I can't help but notice the spectacular architecture, complete with embellishments and unnecessary non-structural doodads. Let's do a quick comparison (ignore the ship):

Left has one waterbender. Right has all the waterbenders. We know that Northerners can travel south thanks to Gran Gran. The North couldn't have sent one sneaky waterbender to at least make the south a ship-proof wall? That chief guy has some audacity calling Katara and Sokka their brother and sister or whatever when they've evidently left the south to rot for a century. And I know the Fire Nation, the War, bla bla, but you guys are so bored behind your walls that you're cannibalising your own capabilities based on gender just for fun.

RANT INCOMING

Since I'm on the topic, can we talk about how STOOOPID it is to separate your combatants from your medics? Here's a secret about combat medics: they're both. They learn the basics of combat, and they learn the basics of emergency medicine (And a LOT of other stuff besides). Basic training includes basic first aid for EVERYONE.

Because here's the thing. People who get hurt beating the shit out of other people are usually hurt in an environment where beating the shit out of people occurs. If they are injured enough that they can't get themselves out of the 'beating the shit out of other people' zone, then unless they can treat themselves on the spot or their fellow soldiers can administer first aid or get them out, they die.

Alternatively, if they can't get themselves out of the 'beating the shit out of other people' zone, then medics have to be sent in. A medic who doesn't know how to fight who gets sent into the zone will - guess what? - get the shit beaten out of them. Now you're two men down at present, and who knows how many more you're going to lose over the next few days because you're down a medic. So unless every single waterbending fighter in the Northern water tribe is going to go into combat with a waterbending healer literally attached to them, there will be mountains of unnecessary losses and avoidable injuries.

Now let's look at this from the other angle. What happens if the enemy breaches your defences (because all your defenders are merrily bleeding out from wounds their bending could heal if only they'd learned how) and then makes their way to your combat hospitals? Which are full of soldiers who are too injured to fight and healers who don't know how to defend themselves? Apart from the whole living surrounded by their element thing, waterbenders' greatest advantage in a fight appears (to me) be to be their miraculous healing powers. Katara completely healed her burnt hands to the point where there wasn't even scar tissue and she had no training at all. A skill that can erase burns (the thing firebenders give you) negates the fire nation's greatest weapon - their fire. Any fire nation general who's not an idiot would therefore target waterbending healers, maybe even over waterbending fighters. So any fire nation commander would absolutely put 'capture field hospitals' as one of their top priorities. This is a kids' cartoon, so let's ignore historical precedent as to what happens to nurses caught in field hospitals behind enemy lines and say that the fire nation would defeat the waterbending healers.

Let's paint a quick picture here: in the background, a field full of waterbending fighters sidelined by treatable injury. In the middle ground, an inexorably advancing wall of firebenders. In the foreground, a field hospital full of defenseless waterbending healers. Just peachy isn't it?

How fucking UNSTOPPABLE would a bender able to shrug off a fireball to the face then turn around and take out a firebending platoon be? Get one hundred - no fifty - benders who can both heal and fight, have them advance in two rows: Front row fights, switches with back row when they're injured, gets healed up, rotates back up to front row as a replacement. Functionally unstoppable barring the need to eat and sleep (so long as they bring their own water). The Northern Water Tribe had decades to develop that. Unlike the south, they had the time, the resources, and apparently so little going on that they took up sexism to pass the time. The wasted opportunity here burns. See kids? Sexism hurts the sexists too.

This northern attitude is just dumb. It's illogical. It's stupid. I'd call it a ham-fisted unsubtle after school special of a plotline if it weren't a fictionalised version of something that's literally baked into to many cultures worldwide, past and present.

RANT CONCLUDED

What else can I say about this episode? Aang and Sokka had like three lines each, but they were very in character. Sokka and the princess are cute together. Zuko and Iroh had a good dynamic when they weren't acting in service to exposition. This whole episode really feels like part one of a two parter.

I think something might have been off with the narrative weighting of this episode. There was an honest to god assassination attempt and I forgot.

While the shot of Paku looking put out that the ice disk landed so close to his face was funny, I would have preferred it if Katara had gotten in one hit beyond her bitchslap. Just one. His ego needed the beating which it got via the necklace thing, but I would have liked to see actual beating too.

If I had seen this episode as a child I absolutely would have lost my mind over Katara getting to beat up a sexist. I'd bet good money that this episode did lots of good for the self-esteem of little girls who saw it.

Katara's plot line is like the plot of the Waterbending Scroll episode, but in a positive light. In that episode her selfishness regarding bending got them in trouble; in this one it helped. Seen in that light, the fact that it's the necklace rather than Katara's skill that gets through to Paku is a bit undermining, but if "magical girl has such impressive skills that the sexist dinosaur throws away decades of sexism for the chance to be her teacher" had been the plot instead, I'd probably be complaining about cliches instead.

All in all, a bit clunky, a lot of set up, and too many assholes and frustrating idiocy for it to go on my rewatch list. Feminist beat downs are good for the soul, but I'm not sure they outweigh Poopheads.

[meowtalhead]

So anyway now that today already sucks. Uhhh I think I'm gonna lose my job soon lol. They put me in a position I did not sign up for or want and surprise! I suck at it! Which is obviously my fault and me being lazy and difficult on purpose and not caring about the customer slash sarcasm. Lmao! (The lmao is genuine, I am not attached to this job at all and I've been wanting to leave for a long time) but yeah idk if I should quit gracefully on my terms before I get fired or stay and keep bringing in those paychecks as long as I can until they kick me out lol

[psychological-musings]

i agree completely about how useful parentheticals are but tone tags are like New Words to me. i hate how tone tags look on their own so i often put them in parentheses themselves. but i still find them useful. i often use them in the middle of sentences as well, just like.... as words.

for example i understand the confusion about the /gen tag, but when i need to quickly convey that i'm trying to be earnest, I can quickly and efficiently say "/gen, but do you think ..." or "i'm a little confused by the wording you used, so /genq but why is ..."

for example, if i were to say the three things above, I would say:

"is this real? (/genq, i can't tell, looks kinda scary)" <- this is an abbreviated list of things that are all shorted for brevity

"is this real? (genuinely asking because i can't tell)" <- this is what i would say as a good middle ground, it communicates the least, but is very clear

"is this real? (i mean this completely genuinely, i can't tell what's going on?? is this Photoshop?? scared???)" <- slightly more elaborate description of what I'm feeling

like the more in depth i get, the less likely i am to use tone tags. but they're just new words to me. around little that i think don't know the tone tags i often extend them to the full word, so i would say things like "(/genuine)" or "(/joking)".

sometimes I'll say something like "noooo stop (/j, /lh, but only joking about wanting you to stop, my distress is real but light-hearted and entertaining)"

like.. yeah they aren't perfect. i was really surprised when i found out /s meant sarcasm and not serious. but as long as people using tone tags are willing to explain what they mean and elaborate when they don't describe the whole picture, i don't think it's the fault of the tone tags themselves.

i like the format it gives me to have a shorthand for "I am saying this with _____ intentions". it makes a lot of things easier. i can say "NO WAYYY (/silly)" way easier than I can say "NO WAYYY (by the way this is just me being a silly goofy guy i know there's a way because obviously it happened. I'm not actually trying to discredit your experiences)". you can put any word you want after the slash, and as long as you're willing to explain what you mean by it i think they're cool.

on the flip side, if someone doesn't know a tone tag, I would highly encourage them to just ask??? cause the point of them is communication, not some sort of secret code. I only remember /gen(uine), /genq(genuine question), /j(oking), /hj(half joking), /lh(light-hearted). all the rest i make up. i also find that it really helps to clarify what exactly I'm joking about when I use /j and /hj, because obviously you still said it for a reason so the only thing that conveys is "I don't actually mean some part of this" which can be hard to figure out. anyway yeah i love parenthetical elaboration but i don't think tone tags and parentheticals have to be enemies. in fact i think they can even be best friends.

actually you know what that's exactly it i would rather someone add 5 parantheticals after every sentence than use tone indicators it's 1. accomplishing SO much more in terms of clarity 2. extremely funny to look at depending on how they're used

[ask-homoclan]

To everyone

What’s your relationship with your families?

Whiskerdrum: Ah... Um....well my mother and father passed away when I was younger, so I had to take care of my sister. I had an aunt who was not very kind to say the least. She used every opportunity to treat me and my sister like dirt. But after leaving Shadowclan, I haven't talked to her since.

Foxfeather: Ugh my relationship with my mother Cotton was horrible She always hisses and nips me and my sisters all the time. And she never goes one day without reminding us that we were mistakes and she never wanted kits. My relationship with my father Slash is surprisingly good due to him being a loner. Slash would always come and visit me and my sisters he would sometimes have food with us and will tell us a stories about the places and the cats and animals he’s seen or talked to.

And my relationship with my sister’s Sun, Moon, and Star is pretty normal. When we were kits each one of us would take the place of the one who is going to get nipped by Cotton just to spare the other and my sisters were extra protective of me because I was blind. When we got adopted, turns out our twolegs live fairly close to each other so we always come to each other’s gardens and talk.

I haven’t talked to them since I left for the forest…

Curlstep: My family is quite nice. My mother is the deputy of Windclan, so aside from feeding me when i was younger, she was much more distant. Father took over in the nursery for her. She was loving, yes. She would lay down her life for the family and the entire clan, but she just was much more wrapped up in her duties. I remember when Featherwalker and I left how sad she and my brother were to see me go, but I don’t think i could ever regret leaving.

As for my brother, he is quite the cat. He was roughly 8 moons old when i was born. Back then we would squabble nonstop. Nothing violent mind you, just normal sibling rivalry. *However*, i do remember one time when i did bite his paw when i was an apprentice, and he was a warrior. We were heading home from a patrol, things got heated and i just dove for his paw. I was reprimanded when we returned to camp. Not my finest moment.

Father is the kindest cat you could find in Windclan. He’ll befriend anyone—from rouges and loners to enemy warriors. Granted, that didn’t always work out for him, but it did most of the time. It definitely did help feed his catmint addiction though. But by far my favorite moment was when he took me out of camp as a kit on multiple occasions. I’d ride in his back, and he’d bring me to a dip in the moor a good distance from camp, and we’d just sit there, watching the stars. He’d give them names, pointing out shapes and figures he’d see in them. Those times were what i’d consider the highlight of my kithood.

My aunt was very helpful back when i was a medicine cat apprentice. She’s a warrior but for a warrior she knew her herbs like the back of her paws, and has a wicked sense of sarcasm. Couldn’t tell you what most of the herbs did, but she could spot them from a mile away. Sometimes she did get a bit *too* sarcastic. But other than that, she’s a wonderful cat.

Haildance: I miss my father. My brother is...I would rather not discuss him.

Blackbeak: Ah hope the molly who birthed meh rots alone. Falconscale was nevah truly mah brothuh, but I hope to see him again.. Jus' to tear 'is face in two. Clay, mah stepfather and previous mentor when I lived in Riverclan, is an amazing tom. I'm glad to have him with me on this journey. Those structures don't matter much to me anymore though. Curlstep's mah real mom, Seaf's mah true dad and ah have my darlin' kits with Haildance.

Nightsnow: My father was deadbeat so I obviously hate him. My mom can't be intolerable sometimes but I guess that's what most parents are like. My brother is lazy and just straight up annoying. My sister is sweet but she can sometimes be too noisy and energetic for me to handle.

Seaflower: Well considering my sister's treatment of me and those I care for was a driving force in my decision to leave Skyclan, not well, I'd think.

Featherwalker: My parents, Flightwhisker and Grassroot, weren’t there, they had other more better children to worry about. Had no to time for me.

Had all the time in the world for their other kids especially their precious Downstalk.

[2leggedshark]

Am I the only one who feels like jimmh feels very nonbinary/genderfluid coded?

No jimmy is a cis man and nothing else. Slash sarcasm obviously

No yeah you're so real for this. Jimmy is very much trans to me but specifically non binary or genderfluid are great labels for her yeah

[foofiked]

Intervene with the Enemy!

paring: luke castellan x ares!daughter reader

summary: luke castellan was an absolute animal when it came to ‘Capture the Flag’. But during one particular game he couldn’t help but intervene with his enemy.

warning/s: suggestive ending, name-calling, luke being an absolute bitch, heated makeout sesh (in the woods), fights, fluff, more kissing, violence, strong languages, rivals/enemies to lovers, luke teasing the hell outta u, you saying smth soooo unhinged

authors notes ✸ man ohmyy, i love psychos so much. anyways if this doesn’t make sense please don’t come at me, i have memory lost and forgot half of this show (and i haven’t written in decades) !! D: that’s besides the point, js enjoy <33

Luke Castellan, a taunting face with a mesmerising mocking smile, standing amidst your presence.

“Ares kid, I knew I’d bump into you.” His voice was low and sardonic as he dug his spear into the damp soil. “Did you miss me?” You asked with sarcasm evident in your tone.

He completely missed your question, drawing his spear out of the ground with an annoyed grunt. Your smile vanished when Luke’s weapon almost slashed your cheek. The boy then looked at you with satiated eyes when he realised that you feared the near-miss attack.

You took your sword into your grasp before giving a voice to your rage-filled feelings “You should devote your time to something more productive” Your voice hoarse as you swung your spear towards him, “like capturing the flag” you added once the moment of adrenaline settled down. His heavy breaths of panic and clenched jaw was a kiss to your eyes, you dug domination dearly and you finally won it… till you felt his boot hit your ankle.

You stumbled to the ground, uttering a painful grunt. “I’ll take your words into consideration” he said, obviously pleased with his damage. “Fuck you Castellan” you spat as he ran off into the mists of the woods.

The feeling of his metal boot slapping your ankle was vibrating through your whole leg, making it hard to gain composure, but with lots of strength you rose from the ground, running in the same direction he flew off to.

After a few minutes of wandering through the woods, you felt the cold tip of the blade against your neck. “Get the fuck off me Castellan” you hissed as his head peered over your shoulder. “Cant hear you” he teased, a sneerful smirk morphing onto his lips.

“Get off” you wrapped your fingers around his arm, only for you to be overtaken.

Soon, You found your back pushed against the trunk of the tree, and your nemesis towering over you. “Don’t fuck with your enemy remember?” Your words on the brink of becoming stutters at the intimate position. “Who gives a shit about that?” He chuckled in a witty manner as he took your helmet into his grip.

“Clearly I do” you mumbled as he took off your headgear. Your curls flooded out till hair sprawled across your shoulders. “Do you?” You glared at him through your perfectly crinkled lashes before he took your chin and forced your lips together.

As much as you hated the heat forming between yours legs you craved more, so you guided his free hand to your upper-thigh making him beam with lust. “Really Y/l/n?” he said with an amused undertone as his fingers met your clothed core. “Your a fucking moron Luke” you grumbled, tipping his helmet onto the floor to grip his curls.

“Imagine if someone caught you making out with your arch-nemesis” his speech muffled by your ongoing kisses. “Good, then they’ll see how small that dick is” he drew away from the kiss, turning you around till your cheek was grazed by the bark of the tree. “The fuck did you say?” A shaky breath left your system.

“You want me to prove you wrong?”

“God, yes” you mumbled.

[diabelskoga]

what took you so long? - Zoro

"YOU CAME BACK FOR ME!" PROMPTS. ( accepting. )

A cigarette hung limp between his mouth, a hand in his pocket while walking over to where Zoro was. The battle was harsh, but they were harsher in terms of strength and grit. What took you so long. Blood spilled down the side of his face. He then spat the cigarette somewhere without much thought. ❝ I decided to take a detour. Had a fleeting romance with the local ladies. Sad you weren't there, needed a side character in my love story. ❞ He said with sarcasm, stepping over to where Zoro sat. His legs were sore as hell, but if this battle had happened two years before, then he would've been in a worse condition. However, it seems Sanji was still in an okay condition to piss off Zoro as a grin appeared on his lips.

He bent over a little, hands on his legs, looking down at Zoro. His pant legs had slashes and cuts. Luckily, the wounds weren't deep enough. So no future stitches were needed. ❝ You good? Think you can stand or do I have to haul your ass back to the ship? ❞ He questioned, examining Zoro over. Sanji obviously knows that Zoro can look after himself. But maybe, deep down, after the Thriller Bark experience, sometimes Sanji has to come back to Zoro to double-check that nothing severe has happened.

[whatifsandspheres]

I lost one of the better analogies I had for my perception and views on love when my old tumblr got deleted. I don't remember the exact words. It was something about how much care and patience goes into tending a garden and growing one's own fruit. Funny now... I've been following lots of new gardening blogs and I've been seeing so many of these women saying things like "spent $1,500 to get this shitty little $0.63 pepper," and it's like... Wow. This trend people have been band-wagoning... It's... Wow. You don't get it. And I know some of it is sarcasm and self-deprecatory, but at the same time it's a bit arrogant and pompous. Because... You don't NEED to spend all that money if you're doing it for the right reasons. They probably aren't the type to even have considered guerilla gardening or using vacant lots. It's like a sort of status symbol or virtue signal. And it's not all of them, obviously, but it blends together, and it's a lot like what I criticized about the whole "love" thing. Shortcuts, wanting to just have the fruit ready to enjoy without having to put in any of the care and effort. I think it's a bit shallow and fickle. I'm surrounded by that. Every day. Attitudes like "you can just BUY that," should I want to grow my own food, or plant trees from seeds I collected myself from trees I remember and streets I walked on. The dipshit the neighbors let jump over my wall and bleed all over my house trespassed again a few months later and when I reminded him he had damaged my apple tree in his drunken stupor he just flicked his insecure masculinity through his wrists and dismissed it. My father also did when I asked him to observe the difference in pruning technique that I was taking to the butchering that the neighbors had damaged the trees in the park with. Hack and slash, slash and burn, back in the town my house is in in the tropics. Scoffing ad mocking that I even began to establish a food forest, all it would take is someone to flick their wrist and that would be gone too. So "love," for me? In this life? I can't imagine it. I won't settle for what's possible. You'd be insane to think it's enough. I want more than a consolation prize. I want more than breaking even. If I'm as much sheep as all these herds, then I'm a sheep that's seen a bit further outside the corral/fence and I can die at peace knowing how rare that is among the rest. Knowing that I didn't undervalue it or undersell it to "the best I could get under the circumstances." They're weak. They're puny. A dime a dozen. By choice. Daily choice after daily choice.