#so at least acknowledge that its not a question why they dont seem to do 'rational' things!

[practicingbushiho]

ngl people keep bitching about tumblr's choices to basically skullfuck their own UI as if the average user has any bearing or influence on the choices made and its starting to irritate me.

it can't be unique as a platform because shareholders and investors are generally high risk to maintain and most corporate teams do whatever the trend is to play conservatively to old men with money who have no idea how the average user interacts with social media. they literally hire everyone to do that research for them.

and you can insist that tumblr is worse; but it isn't and has always been like this. I understand the frustration, and I even agree with it. But can we stop being naive for five minutes and accept that no matter what if a social media platform is funded by corporate wealth hoarders that they will never give a shit what you personally enjoy doing with a website at least?

i use tumblr because it works and for no other reason. if it stops working for me, I follow the rules of capitalism and fuckin leave. This is why the free market sucks! because its blind competitive growth that means ultimately extremely nothing, and CEOs can just claim failed websites as tax deductible expenses if and when they fail.

They will tell staff they care about user retention. The staff believes them. They are being lied to, and so are you. Use the service as long as it is useful to you. That's it.

[mudstoneabyss]

please they need to let me interview them please my casual daydream fantasies have shifted to just thinking about if i got that opportunity somehow

I should be allowed to interview brinknor over this one I have to know just what was going through their minds to end up here

[bangtannism]

Tkkers are the biggest jkkers there have ever been. They're the very embodiment of yelling "I'm not mad" while punching a hole in the wall. If their moments don't mean anything, why are you so mad? But they know that km's moments are significant which is why they desperately play down their relationship, call it fanservice, foist jm off onto other members (liking shipping ymn), anything to make it not real, because they know as well as we do, that if what km do is real and not scripted fanservice, then it blows apart their romeo&juliet fanfiction. For example, if its all real, then jk was drunk spinning jm and jm gave his best friend's "boyfriend" a hickey, and how would that make sense when tae and jm are still so close and loving on each other? If its real, then jk chose to spend the next 2 years with his "boyfreind's" best friend and not him, and how does that make sense?

The problem with tkkers is that they have built this perfectly insulated little belief system where they believe not in what they see, but in what they don't see, which is a nebulous relationship that supposedly exists only in private (I mean they literally brand tk the private couple). They don't even have to be based in reality or think critically because they've come up with convenient explanations for everything. If tk say something that goes against the tkker narrative, well that was the company forcing them. If they say or do something that supports it, well that was them being bold and fighting back. If interactions with another member don't threaten their ship, then that's fine and cute. If it does, well then that's just fanservice pushed by the company. They decide what is the "truth" based on if it already supports what they believe. I firmly believe there would be almost no tkkers today if they didn't stumble upon tkker accounts and become indoctrinated with the ideology because just watching content, seeing their actions, and listening to the boys talk (and believing them) would never lead you to thinking tk are romantically involved.

If its any consolation though, I do think way more army (not just km shippers) do acknowledge km's relationship being unique or sus at times, they just don't say it as much on tkker dominated spaces like twitter, where even using their duo name gets you branded a shipper and makes them mad. Like here on tubmlr, I've only checked the tk tag a handful of times out of curiosity, but the km posts and blogs seem to get waaay more engagement. Or even on reddit, I've see users make comments "like I hate shippers and I would never actually claim they're together, but km do make me questions sometimes LOL" while tkkers coming in hot with their crazy bullshit get shot down immediately there. Also this is anecdotal, but I wasn't involved in the fandom for a long period because of personal stuff (I still kept up with the member's solo projects though), and I was surprised at how much engagement km fan twt accounts get now or just how many big ones there are. At least from my memory a couple years ago, I don't remember km accounts (not just "shipping" stuff, but also accounts for km moments, etc.) getting as many likes and followers as they seem to have now, so I do wonder if the tides are turning (would make sense given recent events, rumors, etc. for tkkers to lessen imo).

They decide what is the "truth" based on if it already supports what they believe.

that's really the entire crux of the problem, nonny. instead of regularly examining their own beliefs and assumptions based on information as it comes out, they simply figure out how they can fit the information into the belief. the ways they come to their conclusions are filled with so many fallacies that it's usually not even worth addressing because if someone is willing to twist themselves into that many knots over their beliefs then theyre not actually going to listen to logic.

and dont get me wrong, shippers of all kinds do this, but i have never seen it with such frequency and aggression as the tkk crowd. once i saw someone on tiktok claim that jk only ever mentions th on his lives. when they were told that jk does indeed talk about other members on live (they'd know if they watched og content instead of just socmed clips), the person actually refused to believe it. that's not only absurd, but it brings me to my whole conclusion about why tkkrs constantly write off and redefine moments from other pairings (and obviously especially jikook):

if tkkrs took in all the information without trying to fit it into a pre-established narrative, their ship would fall apart. even if we assume that every other pairing in bts is platonic only, tkk does not hold up. the things they do for each other, say about each other, the things others say about them, the amount of time they spend together and activities they do, the way they touch and cuddle and joke, none of it truly stands apart from the rest of their friendships. especially when we take vmn and jikook into consideration. so the only way to make romantic tkk make sense is by simply ignoring or rewriting reality.

they have to imagine that jk only cooks for th, only sings for th, only spends free time with th, only does this that and the other thing for th because if they acknowledge that jk doesn't do these things for th exclusively, what do they have? (also it's really fucking weird that their entire ship seems to hang in the balance on what jk does – they really are so threatened with how jk behaves with jm that they're constantly trying to redirect that attention from jk to th.)

as a jikooker, i am sure you have heard so many of us talk about exclusivity and consistency, and tkk just does not have that. 🤷‍♂️ i enjoy seeing tkk together and i enjoy their friendship but at the end of the day, that's all you can glean from their interactions unless you start making stuff up.

as for engagement from army in general on jikook, i do think that a lot of the time the lack of it comes from fear because fandom culture as a whole has become so volatile towards rps. but why is it that jikook comments are automatically seen as more shippy than ones about other pairings? that's what doesnt make sense unless everyone else is seeing what we're seeing. talking about the "sus" stuff between jikook forces people to acknowledge that it is actually sus and that makes them uncomfortable because nobody wants to be branded a shipper in our current fandom climate.

but yes, imo there has been a turn in tides for jikook within the fandom. i talked about it before that jikook began gaining popularity quickly in 2017 which was then solidified with gcft. i think that the 'jikook wave' so to speak probably won't ebb unless we actually see a shift in their dynamics or they start dating other people. i am really curious to see the state of the fandom and jikookers after military service tbh.

[alicentsgf]

I want to like Rhaenicent but I feel like Alicent protects Rhaenyra and cares for her way more than Rhaenyra does for her. Adult Rhaenicent seems rather one sided to me ngl. One way Rhaenyra betrayed Alicent was by marrying Daemon, a man who absolutely despises the Hightowers and who wouldn’t hesitate to slaughter Alicent’s children. Does Rhaenyra really not realize how ruthless Daemon is? Daemon is arguably the biggest threat to the Green kids who are Rhaenyra’s own siblings. It just kills me that Alicent stood up to her abuser for Rhaenyra’s life in 1x09 and Rhaenyra has never done anything of that severity for Alicent. And Rhaenyra will likely never know how much Alicent fought to save her. Idk, I just feel like Alicent deserves someone who will love her completely. I can’t see Rhaenyra being that person with the way she’s disregarded Alicent’s worries and feelings.

I'm going to be totally honest and I say this with love... a lot of it becomes easily justifiable for me when i acknowledge that Rhaenyra is just a bit dense. like shes always been sheltered and naive, to the point of genuine stupidity sometimes. she isnt inherently so but her father stomped all over her developing any kind of critical mind early on and she did nothing to overcome that mistake. she became far too comfortable with Viserys waving his crown and magic-ing her problems away and its just a fact shes never managed to see things from alicents perspective... but that doesnt mean alicent isnt as equally important to her as she is to alicent. please bear with me because i promise i will explain this fully.

but first of all, to answer your question 'does rhaenyra not realise how ruthless daemon is?' I mean, giving her the benefit of the doubt ...maybe not? shes pretty much always always seen the best side of daemon. with viserys. with her. with their children. what does she know of daemons genuine ruthlessness? we cant say for sure. once again, giving her the full benefit of the doubt, we dont even know if rhaenyras aware that daemon murdered rhea. like daemons not exactly gonna bring it up and who else would dare suggest that to her of all people? sure shes seen him fight at tourneys she knows hes capable of killing but thats a controlled enviroment where its expected. and she clearly feels safe enough with him personally otherwise she wouldnt have laughed in his face after her grabbed her neck.

its going to be very interesting to see what they do with B&C for this reason. because if rhaenyra isnt involved, at least in the Details... will she be shocked by what daemon is capable of? depends on what version of rhaenyra we get post-luke i suppose. but i dont know if i believe they're likely to have her go That dark so quickly that she'd agree to B&C. (sorry. tangent.)

imo you have to try and see her perspective - rhaenyra is deeply Confused. she thought for many years alicent just suddenly Hated her on the basis of her /loose morals/, like purely hated her, the girl she loved is Gone overnight right when they'd begun to reconcile, and she couldnt really understand why. she just does not understand alicents perspective and she cant begin to fathom alicents situation. and in a way, how could she? shes never faced similar limitations theres an argument to be made she wouldnt be able to even conceptualise it without alicent taking her by the hand and walking her through it. even when they were friends i doubt rhaenyra thought about the privileges she held over alicent (after all, she was a child, it was just what she knew and as far as she could see alicent got to do everything she did so there was no visual imbalance). from rhaenyras point of view, all those years alicent was being unnecessarily antagonistic over something that didnt effect her. this girl she loved and in rhaenyras eyes she is betraying her again and again and again. and rhaenyra thought all that because she couldnt see the bigger picture. how could she begin to understand 'alicent fears what my reign could mean for her children' when viserys actively disencouraged her political interest - her opinion on that point would likely only be 'well obviously i would make sure nothing happened to them', not understanding that That isnt the reassurance she thinks it is.

so yeah. rhaenyra truly doesnt understand what went on or whats going on. but alicent Does (and this imbalance is perfectly demonstrated by the dialogue in the knife scene because, lets be honest, alicent pins down the situation and how rhaenyra fits into it kind of perfectly... whereas rhaenyra incorrectly attributes alicents rage to 'righteousness', not fear.). and personally i think thats why it seems unbalanced or one sided, especially in episode 8. alicent could afford to be genuine, rhaenyra isnt hard to read, whereas rhaenyra still had her guard up because she was just so fucking confused lmao. she briefly saw the gentle, beautiful, kind girl she was in love with in alicents treatment of a dying viserys at the dinner table - and upon realising alicent actually Does still have that side to her rhaenyra doesnt know what to do except subtlety apologise for perhaps not truly Seeing alicent and for accusing her of trying to harm viserys. she thought the alicent she knew was long dead until that moment - the girl has got emotional whiplash. so its not that rhaenyra loves alicent less. her reactions in episode 10 make it very clear there is still A Lot going on there for her (and we know emma d'arcy's pov on it was that rhaenyra genuinely considers conceding the throne with the hope of alicent 'taking her back'). shes just very very Very muddled about whether the current version of alicent is Still the person she loves...

and i think maybe 'love' is the wrong word for what they have when theres so much piled on top but its definitely a devotion. its this constant need to reconcile and be close that they just cant shake because a part of them will always desire the other.

tl;dr rhaenyra is just... kinda dumb god bless. and their imbalance is in their ability to understand the situation, not in the amount of love thats held.

(besides they were never exactly going to be a healthy equal deserving love thats not the point of them imo. they are a missed opportunity. a greek tragedy. starcrossed lovers. etc)

[pandoras-romance-guru]

Ewya Ships it (Part Two)

Continuation of this right here! (Part 1)

Neteyam x Avatar!Reader 

CW: Angst, Hurt/ comfort, Reader and Neteyam have a fight, Tuk and Kiri are best girls, Jake comes in with the dad advice, Reader gets double triple mum support.

A/n: Really liked how the first part turned out but i didn’t want it to get too long, so here is another part, that also might get too long lol. :)

Bold text is for text spoken in Na'vi

After your talk with Lo’ak, you find Neteyam with his family’s Ikran.

It appeared like he has just gotten back just like Lo’ak had said. You can tell from his shoulders that he had been out for a while because they looked slightly darker, almost like they were burnt. Could navi get sunburnt? You wondered.

His back had been facing you so he hadnt seen you approach. Which was good because despite his younger brothers encouragement, being infront of him now the doubt began to bubble up again.

You can do this, youve done things scarier than this.

You figure that now that your here you might as well tell him. Because if you dont and blabber-mouth gets to him first then he really will be upset with you.

A deep breath.

"Neteyam"

He turns at the sound of your voice - surprised. You on the other hand are surprised by just how steady and authoritative you sounded. Despite the feeling od dread pooling in your stomach

"(Name), i havent seen you in a while! What have you been up to? Not avoiding me i hope!" He jokes

"Of course not" you laugh

At least not on purpose

However the friendly air starts to shift as he fixes his gaze on your stature, him clearing his throat and adjusting his own. "Was there something you wanted to talk to me about?"

You give a curt nod in response. "And its important."

"Well then tell me" he encourages, his tone is calm and inviting, but the look he gives hides a small amount of anxiety.

"I...well... you know how we are very different right?" You say, unsure of how to bring it up casually

"Yeah?"

"Well... ive been gifted with a very unique opportunity!" You continue, trying to make yourself sound chipper and excited to help the point across. "...I uh... have an avatar body now... and im going to bond it with ewya to become it, or rather that version of 'me'... permanently."

Neteyam doesn say anything. His eyes are wide and his mouth hangs open so wide he might be able to catch bugs in it. Heavy tension hangs in the so long that even with your oxygen mask on you feel the lack of air

"So thats what youve been doing? Huh? Doing this behind my back? How long were you planning this?! And your only just telling me this now!?" The more questions come from his mouth the louder and more aggressive his tone becomes "do you even understand what your saying to me right now!?"

Whelp. This was going JUST as well as Lo'ak predicted.

You know what he was saying was coming from a place of care. You know that. The process in question had only been successful with his father and he was personally chosen by eywa. But the way he was saying it was making it seem like you had made the decision on a whim!

That made you mad

"OF COURSE I DO!" You retaliate. Your sudden tone with him makes Neteyam falters in his verbal assault on why it was a bad idea. So you continue. Calmly this time.

"I have not made this choice lightly. i wouldve thought that the idea of us being together, PROPERLY mightve made you excited. Clearly i was wrong. But this isnt just about you, or me. This choice means a great deal to others that i now consider very dear. My mothers."

Neteyams eyes widen.

"The ritual will be happening tomorrow night. Whether you are there or not it doesnt matter anymore. It will be up to ewya."

You quickly turn to leave, no longer acknowledging the boy. You anticipated his discontentment... but him shouting at you like that? You needed some time alone. Maybe your mothers could provide some insight.

So you hurried off to find them

~~~

You hear them before you see them, gentle whispers and and loving reassurances.

"Trust me my love it will be fine we must trust in Ewya" one of your mothers spoke, clearly comforting your other parent.

"I know dearest. And believe me, i do, its just... we have waited a while for this to happen... if it doesnt take... does that mean the great mother doesnt think us good parents? We have raised that girl, she knows our ways better than any other. Ewya must she how that body fails her and give her a body that speaks to her."

Your mothers backs are facing you when you come into the tent. For a moment, you think about walking back out. They seem more than stressed enough to comfort your tears.

But your runny nose and not so quiet sniffle makes an ear twitch.

They turn with smiles on their faces, but falter when they see you no return it.

"Dearest daughter what is the matter?" Sa'neya chides crouching to your leavel and stroking you hair

"Its nothing... just that boys are really really stupid" you sniff, hiding your face in her shoulder

Nilan'gi makes a disgruntled noise from the back of her throat "That boy... why i ought to-"

"Ah!" Sa'neya tuts "Be calm, be calm. This will not help anyone. We need to support each other right now. The ceremony will soon begin. That is where we need to focus our efforts"

You nod. Wishing you could wipe your tears and make yourself presentable.

"Why dont you go see the sully girls? Maybe they have some pretty beads and can do your hair." Milan'gi suggests putting her hand on your shoulder

"No! I want to be the one to do it! Im her mother i should be the first one that gets to do her hair!" Sa'neya huffs tail swishing aggressively

You giggle at their little argument. This in turn gets there attention on your again. "I cant wait to wake up and get to be with you. I want to go flying with you as soon as possible mum!" You hug Milan'gi's waist. She stiffens, not really being one for lots of psychical touch. But you feel her relax as she whispers in a quiet voice

"I would like that very much little one. We will go to all the best spots"

---

You cautiously approach the sully tent.

Not wanting to have another run-in with Neteyam.

You find Neytiri and Jake, milling around and tidying. When Neytiri sees you she brightens a little and gives you a small nod to come inside.

"(Name) what brings you here? If you are looking for the girls im afraid you just missed them. They were going to go dip in the rock pools before the ceremony"

"Oh. Thats ok then, i was just going to ask them if they had any shells or beads they would like to share. Mother Sa'neya wants some so she can do my hair later."

The prospect of "later" seems to make the Sully adults stiffen a little. While they are hopeful, the thought that later might not come is something that seems to way heavily. But if you notice, it goes unsaid.

"Ill have them pick out the best ones upon their return."

You smile and nod your head.

"Will Neteyam be flying you there?" Jake asks

You go quiet, thinking hard before you answer. "About that..."

Quickly explaining the past several hours has both parents scowling, shaking their heads and sighing.

"That boy i swear..." you hear him mumble in english. "Of all the times to be stubborn and pig-headed"

"My mothers said that they will take both of me their. Its something they dont want anyone else doing."

Neytiri hums in understanding.

"Of course. You are their child. It would only make sense."

Before you can continue the conversation you can hear the voices of the other kids.

Along with Neteyam.

Not wanting to see him again just yet you say quick goodbyes and slip out the back.

--- Quick 3rd person pov intermission sully kids edition

The laughter of the four sully kids fills the camp on the way back to the tent. They laugh and shove each other as they joke about event from the rock pools

It all comes to a crashing hault as the children make eyes with their father; whom looks displeased and disappointed.

It seems to ease the slightest bit when he adresses the two girls

"Girls, be sure you take the beads and shells to give to Sa'neya and Milan'gi. Itll be a good gift for (Name)'s awakening. But only if it goes well"

The mention of their human friend had the older children stiffening.

Tuk, not fully understanding the implication of her fathers words smiles brightly "sure dad! We will have to wait till after to give it to them right? Because i also have my own gift i wanna give them!"

"Im sure they will love it Tuk" Neytiri soothes, ushering the youngest girl to where the trinkets were being kept.

Kiri, ever astute, takes that as her opportunity to leave mouthing a 'youre in troubleee' before making herself scarce

"Neteyam." Jake's voice hardens

"Yes sir?"

"Tell me why im hearing from (Name) that you and them had an argument and that the two of you werent speaking?"

The boys eyes widen at their fathers words. "Wait... they were here?" Lo'ak asks, worry in his tone as he glances at his brother

"Earlier. Now answer the question Neteyam. Did you shout at them for behaving - and these are their words - 'recklessly, on a whim, and behind your back?'"

"You said that to them!" Lo'ak interrupts smacking his bothers shoulder hard. A strong pointed father look stops him from doing more.

"Yes. But they were also shouting-" Neteyam reasons

"That is not the issue here boy!" His father shouts. "You have been going on non-stop about this kid. You had both me and your mother believing that you would choose them! Hells we were on the verge of even discussing it with their mothers! And you act like this!" He rants ears pinned and teeth bared in frustration.

Neteyam can feel his ears and tail droop as his break eye contact with his father. A pain begins to settle in his chest as he starts to think at the thought of him and (Name) choosing each other now being a distant dream.

After what shouldve been (Name) giving him good news.

Tears begin to well in his eyes. "Im sorry father... i know i shouldnt have spoken to them like that but i was just so-"

"I know"

Neteyam feels his fathers hands grip his shoulders. "Son, i know what it is like to have your share of spats in a young relationship. Your mother and i didnt exactly start off great either. You all know that story." He says gently "and this is why i know, and your mother will agree. That there is still time to mend things if you not only own up to your actions, but do your damn best to make things better."

Neteyam nods in understanding. Jake nods in acknowledgement and straightens to his full height. "You are going to make an appearance. As is your duty. Be sure your ready." He huffs

Lo'ak whacks Neteyam the moment their are alone. "I cant believe you"

"I should be saying that! You knew? How long" Neteyam growls

"Not much longer than you bro, just earlier today. who do you think gave them directions to where you were! If i knew this would happen i wouldnt have said to go to you!" The younger brother exclaims.

Neteyam feels his heart constrict more. He huffs and turns. Now was not the time for moping, his father was right. He was going to do whatever it took to make it right.

Now he just had to pray that that chance would come.

--- back to the regularly scheduled program

You lay on the ground as the clan tsahik Mo'at mutters and chants in Na'vi. The clan echos her words as the ground pulses.

A pit of anxiety wells in your stomach as you feel parts of the ground start to wrap around you into a cocoon.

Sa'neya sees your stress and places her large hand onto your chest.

"Be calm my child, all will be well. You will return to us soon. Have faith" her words sound confident, but you can see the way her eyes betray the slight hint of doubt and fear herself.

Minlan'gi joins her hand with your other mum, the gesture bringing even more comfort.

"We will see you soon. Your mother cant wait to pinch your cheeks until they burst with happiness" she whispers

"I do not!" She hisses back playfully.

The interact brings warmth to your heart and you smile.

You can feel the ground pulsing strengthen, lulling you to sleep. Mo'at visage appears before you again as your mothers make room for her

She eases the mask off and despit breathing the pure pandorian air. You arent struggling for breath.

"Feeling... sleepy... Mama" you mumble tiredly, your vision blurring

You dont see Sa'neya's own eyes begin to tear up as she shakingly strokes your hair. "Thats meant to happen darling one. That means we will see you soon. Try not to take to long, your mother will grow impatient"

"O...K.." you slur.

Then the world falls to darkness

[narwhalandchill]

wait aint no fucking way an actual genshin loretuber even jokingly acknowledged the rabbit hole insanity that is childe 3rd descender theories what the fuck.

is it finally legal for me to break my self imposed silence on the subject without publicly and shamefully removing all my credibility on genshin lore. please please . this is a super fucking vulnerable moment for me guysssss

(under read more bc full disclosure 100% i Will embarrass myself here. this is NOT on my top of the line Childe Theories And Analysis That I Will Defend In Court Under My Legal Name if Questioned list please understand. this is way more self indulgent and wildly speculative for me as much as i do Genuinely see there being a ground for the theory to stand on. ik when im off to the deep end JKWDKJJKWDJKWD)

like seriously be Aware this WILL be a complete mess btw you have all been warned so like no refunds accepted. if youd like to keep an image of me in your head where i am even slightly respectable and realistic when it comes to my theories please stay there. in the light. where the sun shines.

......

...

so. you have chosen death. o7

ok firstly. YES i KNOWW childe 3rd descender theory is batshit stuff thats Why i havent said shit abt it all this time bc i do Not trust myself to be truly objective on the subject bc i Want the theory to be real so bad so its like of course ill readily disregard all other possible candidates for 3rd descender bc bias. and also see it as more plausible that ajax has sth to do w that and make connections more readily. than any lore enthused person existing without his continued rent free existence in their brain for the last 3+ years. so like. yes. listen. i Know i know its prolly not real. but also i must # speak my truth .

anyway the vid didnt even fully touch on all the like. shady fucking shit when it comes to the Curious coincidences. bc like. so firstly the star thing and connections w childe

so wei did bring up the whole . ajax is released on patch 1.1 called "a new star approaches" (and also polar star is his sig) . except like Theres More bc while i was researching random childe brain rot stuff (sadly dont remember/have a link to where i first saw it) . that title in CN is even more pointedly About ajax bc apparently its about a "guest star". and a guest star again according to that post at least is specifically considered an omen of bad luck in chinese astrology. a guest star approaching = a disaster approaching. like mayhaps a ginger guy resurrecting osial or something . huh . maybe ajax Is the guestpilled starmaxxer in that title. the approacherrrrrr, even

secondly. there are some well hidden references to ajax As A Star in the fontaine AQ too. bc the act III where we go looking for him after he goes missing is called "to the stars shining in the depths" except again i have found a source (yes no link to it saved once again my bad) that its titled "to the morning star in the deep water" in chinese. which is again star singular. curious

then theres the act III official description. that goes "the moment it seized its destiny, the star quietly fell from its lofty perch". and like idk abt yall but if its fontaine AQ act III and you ask me WHOS out there seizing their destiny of all things. It Seems Somewhat Plausible To Argue that its PROBABLY referring to the guy thats out there getting teleported to the primordial sea to face the creature thats Literally etched into the stars as his constellation. like . i have a very Difficult time trying to see the star that is seizing its destiny at this moment as Anyone but him reuniting w the narwhal for the first time in a decade and his 1st thought is to throw hands JKJKWDJKWDJKWDJK

(also. "fell from its lofty perch". fell from where. falling towards where. mayhaps even................ descending?????? if Seizing your destiny is taking your fate into your own hands.... a star that Falls from its perch.... that Descends after seizing its destiny....... Curious is all i will say. hey guys do you think your vision would mayhaps begin rejecting you if you start seizing ur own destiny and thus failing to follow the "duty" of predestined fate that same vision had bestowed upon you. guys do you think a star that seizes its destiny and falls from its lofty perch would get vision error 404. guys----)

also this is a smaller thing bc i think ascension mat theories are largely fringe and not that reliable (ning guizhong reincarnation "theories" ThoseWhoKnow) but i do think it can be acknowledged as a sort of. Extension to all these curious references to stars and being A Star when it comes to childe. he does use Star Conches for ascension . so like it can be a little extra on top of the other more serious more Professionally Certified star things hoyo is curiously attaching to him

so like . a star. a star also being a thing the traveler is repeatedly called. its so quirky that this pattern continues. so thats one thing

oh and also. if childes the non-descender (bc he clearly hasnt regained that status Yet) reincarnated soul of the 3rd descender.

you know what. a dead star. if its massive enough. like perhaps massive enough in some genshin metaphysical fantasy way. to be a star that counts as a descender with a will that rivals a world. if a heavy enough. star. dies. you know. you know what they turn into---

[THERE IS A MAD GLEAM IN MY EYES. YOU HEAR BOSS MUSIC.]

Anyway Hello Dear Reader Of Mine Humble Blog Would You Like To Spare A Moment To Discuss How The All-Devouring Narwhal That Consumes Any And All Stellar Object Coming Into Its Orbit Also Known As Ajax' Reflection In Teyvat's Skies Is Essentially A Sentient Living Black Hole And How A Black Hole Is Formed When A Star Dies? No? Okay.

like wouldnt it be super fucking funny if the constellation of the dead descenders reincarnated soul is a creature that for all intents and purposes is a black hole. like. a dead star. wouldnt that be funny

and before you ask. yes i have thoughts that would make ajax & narwhal are soulmates slash halves of the same entity that remains fully compatible with the 3rd descender brainrot but i. will Not subject you people to that. theres "respectably self aware insane theory i indulge in but know the limitations of" and then theres "jens top 10 personal jenshin impact plot twist wishlist please fulfill mr dawei pwease i swear itll be peak" like ffs. it might seem otherwise given the words i am saying right now but i do have Some propriety

the divine halberd was shattered into NINE piece---- (GUNSHOT)

whoa. what a loser high on her own hopium i wonder who that was. good thing the snipers got her ass there

back to your regularly scheduled programming. obviously theres other things that would very conveniently be explained by this 3rd descender shit as well like. dead eyes. soul of a dead descender thats in Literal Pieces body wise. the dead star that carries a curse above ground upon first making contact with the truth of his being aka post abyss training camp post meeting his mirror imaged destiny in his narwhal. a curse like mayhaps bringing chaos whenever he goes. an incompatibility with the world. drawing everything into his orbit being the eye of the storm or perhaps... the Singularity???? the event horizon??? a source of endless unrest and disaster........ just like the curse of a gnosis TEE HEE .

anyway super funny how that goes. and then another thing wei didnt really. fully go into is naturally the

(DEEP BREATH)

3rd son of his family with 3 older siblings and 3 younger siblings 3rd limited character ever released with 3 names and the 3rd weekly boss with 3 phases each representing 3 unique sources of power (vision, delusion and foul legacy) a 3 petaled symbol aka the triquetra of riptide and six in-game constellations divided into 3 subgroups with 3 unique prefixes (foul legacy, abyssal mayhem, havoc in eng) 3 days missing from teyvat and 3 months spent in abyss is 3rd to wield foul legacy after surtalogi and skirk

also the first character to receive a 3rd rateup banner ANYWAY (also the possible. is the 3rd reincarnation of the original ajax thing. but yeas)

[Me When I'm In A Be Suspiciously Associated With The Number 3 Competition And My Opponent Is Childe Ajax Tartaglia]

isnt it just silly. how many times it comes up. Nobody talk to meeeee its so over

theres prolly some other things too that i have driven myself to madness with when thinking abt this but idr em right now and like . not like this is any manner of serious respectable theory anyway sooooooooo

anyway ill stop embarrassing myself now. like as i said i have been legally forcing myself into silence on this bc listen. i KNOW this is bullshit i KNOW im a deranged biased childe main who will do Anything just to cook up a fantasy version of genshins endgame lore where My Dude is at the center stage and gets to be a massive fucking deal yes 100% deserve to be disqualified on account of terminal stage blorbo bias when it comes to theories on the subject i just. the fact that this is the FIRST time i see Any loretuber person acknowledge the theory. i just had to come in here and let it be known that. Yes. ive been seeing this shit and thinking abt it SINCE 4.2 dropped since that stupid fucking note about forsaking the self and being reborn in the abyss as a holy infant or a primordial human or a descender and that somehow Thats called Ajax. of all things. its horribleeee it eats me alive

[macaroni-and-pebbles]

I wrote a thing i guess

@polteergeistt told me to so blame this on him

anyways putting it under the cut bc it turned out longer than i thought

also theres technically more to it but i dont feel like doing more writing rn :/

so yeah enjoy i guess. or dont. who cares really

why did this come out so negative damn :,)

Vessel was dreaming again. He had been transported to Sleep’s realm, he was sure of it. With the way he could feel Sleep’s ever-looming presence in the back of his mind, permeating every surface. Unlike his usual visits to the realm however, he was somewhere new. Somewhere in this expansive realm he had not visited yet.

It was a floating island in the middle of some sort of void, the entirety of the space surrounding the small island a sort of dark cream. The place, despite being entirely new, felt almost homey to Vessel; like he was meant to be here in this moment of time.

Upon looking around, Vessel spotted a small pier hanging off the side of the island, its supports going farther down into the foggy void than he could see. There was someone else sitting on the edge of the pier, a fishing pole in their hands. Their line was cast down into the void, disappearing just like the pier’s supports into the distant fog. And again, despite this being a complete stranger to Vessel, they felt familiar. Like an old friend.

Vessel approached the stranger calmly—he had nothing to fear in this realm he knew—and sat down next to them, peering down into the void briefly to look at where the stranger’s line disappeared. “Catch anything good?” He asked softly, feeling slightly as though he shouldn’t be interrupting this stranger’s peace with his presence, but he carried on regardless.

But the stranger didn’t respond, seeming entirely unaffected by Vessel’s presence. Sitting still and silent, their eyes gazing into the void as if watching something only they could see. The only sounds breaking the silence were the distant chirps of nonexistent birds and the leaves of the island’s few trees rustling with a wind that wasn’t there. It was the picture of peace, a safe space. Vessel’s feeling that he shouldn’t disturb the peace only grew.

Vessel’s brows furrowed, and he looked to the stranger again, frowning slightly. He could have sworn they heard him. He wasn’t a particularly loud person, but he wasn’t soft-spoken either, and the stranger’s disregard for his question made him feel as though he was intruding. He shifted uncomfortably on the wooden pier, his fingers drumming absently against his thighs.

He glanced over the side of the pier, taking in the sight of the void for a moment before turning back to the stranger. “Don’t ignore me.” He barked nervously, his tone a sudden departure from the calm one he’d used to ask his initial question.

He gazed at the stranger determinedly, his eyes dark and challenging; awaiting a response, or at least acknowledgment that he was here. That he existed.

“Why do you need so much to be seen?” The stranger asked calmly, their voice almost immediately soothing Vessel’s irritation for some odd reason—another effect of the realm, and perhaps the stranger themself, Vessel assumed. Their question was odd, yet it didn’t seem out of place, much like everything else here.

“It is not enough to simply exist, even if only for a few moments?” They added, their gaze staying on the void and they remained still as ever. Their line bobbed gently, although the stranger didn’t react to it. 

[wisteria-empress]

My dear living adventure to escape (SECOND CHAPTER and sabigiyu ship)

Author's note

Hey so I have decided to publish chapter two a bit earlier then wanted cause I wanted to publish 3 chapters at a time

(3rd pov)

-Well that was weird I guess but that could help us- he thought to himself as giyu was walking back to the his room that he shared with tsutako he wondered how the plan will even work 

"Oh giyu your back what took you so long?" Tsutako asked

"Sabito was just being weird,also I wanted to talk"

"About what?"

"Is it possible to go on a trip with Sabito and I don't know how long it'll last"

"I'm not too sure giyu your still pretty young"

"Nee-San I think I'll be okay"

"Well if you say so also GET YOU ASS TO SLEEP"

"Why?"giyu groaned while he was basically asking to be disowned by tsutako 

Both tsutako and giyu went to bed before they heard another knock on the door,it was a guard doing nightly check ups

(EPIC TIME SKIP BROUGHT TO YOU BY MY UNSTABLE MENTAL HEALTH)

When is was quite early Sabito bust into tsutako and giyu room

"WAKE UP GIYU!!!!!"

"SHUT UP SABITO ITS LITERALLY 8 AM!"

"so what? Is a great day and besides makomo already set us up for that inn"

"Why?" Giyu asked

"did you fucking forget she was gonna set up a in for us for the trip "sabito responded to Giyu forgetfulness 

"What trip again"Giyu thought to himself

"Look either way she set up that inn so we should be good" Sabito said

Sabito is a good kid but a stupid one as well like getting strip and stripe mixed up as well as use the wrong "their"a bunch of times which Giyu always has to correct

"What trip exactly Sabito?"Tsutako was questioning Sabito she was concerned though what are they planning?

"Oh nothing important really just a 2 week trip" Sabito reasponed to Tsutako's question

"Well it seems Important of it's a 2 week trip And GIYU why haven't you told me yet"she was now questioning both boys which Giyu also has to think of an excuse why he hasn't told her yet

"Well I forgot and it was kinda last minute.also didny i ask you last night?" that was the best excuse that giyu could come up with which was pretty shitty if you ask me(author)

"But can I go?" Giyu knew the answer just as well as Sabito they both knew Tsutako would say yes to anything her brother asks 

"No." her answer was plain and simple. Let me rephrase that "they thought they knew that Tsutako would say yes to anything Giyu asks"

"WHAT WHY?" Giyu questioned his older sister

"I'm just joking of course you can go,but if you come back even a second late you ass is dead" her tone was more serious then before but at least she said yes 

"Thank you,thank you,thank you," Giyu acknowledge his older sister answer he even went in for a hug and Tsutako returned the hug 

"Well shouldn't you be off now?" Tsutako asked

"No we're leaving tonight" Giyu answered

"That's good that means you're gonna help me cook dinner tonight am I right?" She has a grin on her face giyu knew she has won just then and there that he would have to help to the bitter end here at the palace

"UHHHHH IM GOING NOW BYE" Giyu rushed out the door dragging Sbaito with him he isn't gonna make Sabito talk his way to make him do more work around the castle 

"Wha-" "shut your ugly was mouth before I see it tight" Sabito was cut of as well as threaten 

" so you can sew do you mind sewing one of my jackets?" Sabito asked

" do it yourself asshole" Giyu responded 

"nuh uh princes order sew my jacket please" Sabito had a smirk on his face and Giyu was about to slap it right off before lady Kizana Came And pounce on Giyu

"GET AWAY FROM MY PRINCE YOU COMMONER"She shouted

"Your prince?" Giyu questioned her 

" Yes my prince you commoner " Kizana knew she had the upper hand since she was of royal blood

"Well if you asked m'lady" Giyu was already bowing down to her he probably already realise that's the whore Sabito has to marry and Giyu was leaving as well

"GIYU WAIT UP DONT LEAVE ME HERE WITH HER😢" he said that but Giyu was already leaving him behind with that bimbo of a women

But he said something before he left I wonder what it is

Author note

Hello so the chapteris gonna end here since I wrote this at 1 am sorry if it's short the next chapter will come shortly I'll try my best with the team (they suck) but remember to drink some water and if you have any song request to put on the next chapter I'll an sure to add it 

Final word count:855

[notafunkiller]

Can we not talk or bring her into Seb all the time it seems like he doesn’t like it either! The bracelet gate showed this, he has been doing more solo pap walks, didn’t mention her in any interview ( except one where he didn’t bring her up and tbh I don’t have enough background to state what was said) no cute couple photos only what we have seen in pap walks and they are 👀, no holding hands one always walking in front of each other not acknowledging each other. So why tag her in his achievements and work, it’s important to him not her. / i read reaction of a girl who give him a book with names of all his fans and cute letters, this girl write he was excited i think he ask her some question about a book and even open it and when he get the bracelet for aw he was suprise but i think he was more confuse, was polite and diplomatic but thats it. I see the difference here, he was trully happy to get something for himself for his achiement and was interested in it when with aw he was suprise like he didnt think people would do it and i get it he dont mention her at all and he even start to treat her worst and worst on last events we see them yet here come some people who belive this rs is a goal and bring her up, pushing her into his stuff where she dont belong, like give this man at least whole 2 days only about him, even on his bday people post her pic and even wish happy bday to aw bf what in my eyes was just dissrespectful. Even if you belive she is his gf ypu dint need to bring her up on every minute and every event he does or every word he say. Plus I dont think he even pose with this bracelet(he pose with one but it was post by a different girl account so i guess different fan btw lots of fans give him bracelets latley even at french film festival he get one). Also we dont see pic of this bracelet maybe when this fan make it, she didnt post a pic and tag aw, we dont have a vid of her giving it to seb or even a pic of that moment. Its like just words, and i dont say it doesnt happen because it does but why when there is spotting of aw on deux or some fan claim aw was loveley there usually is no photo, but on photos we have from pap walks, or events like denmark we see seb leaving aw behind or just tense around her in general.

And i dont whant to start some drama but to be hones aw can take any bracelet and claim its for her and some people will go with it, but i think thats a reach. So we have to wait, from what is post on ig today its last day of malta shoots so we will have to deal with her probably in 2 days as she will be back to LA because i think she give away where she go by posting her dogs.

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[vtori73]

Hmm, people are making a big deal about interpretations/interpreting that one scene in Dunm3shi with the succubus and La0is and doing deep dives and shit but honestly?

I think it was just mostly a funny gag scene mixed with the author turning the tables on common troupes & readers desires & thoughts when it comes to things like this. In this example, the main characters if the opposite gender will be pushed together either by the story narrative or the readers assuming they have a thing for each other so the author wanted to not only reject that kind of troupe/thinking but also do it in a comedic way.

Most people would assume there are some romantic feelings at least coming from La0is because he is a man and while I can acknowledge her looks probably are closer to his type that doesn't necessarily mean all that much considering people can have types but not be interested in a person who fits that criteria, plenty of people end up with people who aren't technically their "ideal/fav" type physically doesn't mean they find the person less attractive because of it or would want to be with someone more who does fit their "ideal" type because in the end looks really aren't everything. BUT, this is specifically a personal opinion, even more specifically it's what I WANT the scene to mean, I don't really want it to be some big deal that means something deeper and would rather it just be some funny way the author went about spitting on common tropes.

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Since I'm here anyway I want to mention something I've been wanting to write down but haven't yet... While I like Dunm3shi I also have some "eh" feelings about it and I think I finally (mostly) understand why that is after reading someone's long analysis of the above scene I was talking about (that I didnt even agree with 100% but in one section it did help me understand my feeling/thoughts more on La0is/the series in general). My main thing is that while a lot of people like the series because of its more realistic look on race/racism between various races & creatures and having it actually addressed and spelled out and while I do think it does help enhance the story and build the world up more and make it more realistic I ALSO think it doesn't really at the end of the day say or do much... which I guess it doesn't HAVE to but well... let me explain my thoughts below.

But, real quick I want to add that I also find it interesting how people dont differentiate between racism & fantasy race/creature prejudice/bigotry because racism is specifically about RACE, as in skin color and something that deals with HUMANS and not different creatures/species and to conflate the two is never really a good thing because you can't really and often can lead to messy narratives that we especially find often in fantasy like settings.

Anyway, moving back to my thoughts on this, which aren't too deep but basically while I do like that aspect and that it gets addressed and pointed out moreso than regular fantasy (which I think is why I've never been a big fan of fantasy the old timey-ness mixed with that and real world racism/bigotry coming from the people who make this stuff just never sits well with me it's kind of like the phenomena of white people who wish to live in the 50s or something without thinking for one second how they would be the only ones who could/would be able to live safely in that sort of time) I also have a hard time liking what it actually does do/say with it which isn't much. Sure EVERYONE is bigoted in the world, most people in real life are too but is this REALLY ever stopped & questioned all that much? It is really challenged all that much, does anyone stop to think maybe we should be better? Sure at the end of the story things are changed due to what happens (trying to keep this spoiler free) but like... bigotry in general seems more like an aside thing, not really important and more so the whole idea of desires and how they corrupt and such and humanity or something.

This paired with a protagonist who is not just white, but a little close to what white supremacists hold up as the ideal with having blonde hair (but no blue eyes, gold color instead) who has a BIG prejudice against ALL humans due to personal experiences because he isn't like other humans and always seems like it kind of justified due to how EVERYONE, especially human, even friends, seem to react to him with the added aspect that he himself is not free of being racist/prejudiced either and doesn't seem to ever see or acknowledge it or is confronted by it really (racism/bigotry against Shiro & the mountain people specifically). With the added aspect that even different races (races aka the meaning of race in OUR world) are all the same and treated the same it seems and while we can say MAYBE racism like in our world isn't really a thing in this world or as big of a thing in this world it still is weird considering how race actually IS a big factor in the real world and how just... weird this comes off, the white boy feeling the MOST ostracized and out of place in a world of monsters and different race humans & creatures & such to the point of wanting to BE A MONSTER because monsters kill humans (okay so I failed in being spoiler free my bad)... I mean hell, one of his traveling companions is one of the most oppressed races but he doesn't desire things like La0is does.

Now I do feel like I have to add so people don't get the wrong idea tha, no, I don't hate his character or think he is evil or horrible or the worst thing ever I just acknowledge that it comes off odd is all when you analyze all of his character. Sure, he is heavily implied as not being neurotypical and is mistreated for that and can count as something he is oppressed for but plenty of others in the story are oppressed and don't end up wishing for the kinds of things he does, sure he does care about others at the end of the day but im not going to pretend he's a perfect character just because he has faced hardships due to being different. It just reminds me of all the white people in real life who go on about the one or two area of oppression they face while ignoring they still hold a lot of power in the world for being white and use that oppression they face as a shield and sword against anyone who dares criticize them. Instead of acknowledging they gain to benefit from continually perpetuating bigoted rhetoric & ideas that have long been said and done against other oppressed groups they go on the offense and stick their head in the sand wanting to desperately believe that because they are oppressed in x way means they can't possibly still be oppressors/privileged.

It's all just a little weird to me, I can't even say anything past that it just comes off a bit weird to me when I take a step back to analyze it all.

I mean, technically speaking we could say it's sort of realistic with how at least in America and similar places white men tend to be the demographic that commits the most violent acts (shootings for example) but I don't think that was exactly the authors intentions especially considering it all works out in the end and he ends up saving people and the world due to his desire to want to be a monster/his hatred against humans which is kind of funny because it wasn't even INTENTIONAL on his part it just sort of worked out which is... something. Kind of funny but still.

I really liked dunm3shi when I started it, I thought it was hilarious and was why I picked up the manga because the anime made me laugh but once I got to the end I felt meh about it and didnt really understand why and honestly at first thought it was because everything worked out in the end and i interpreted that as meaning i wasn't thrilled about a happy ending but it was actually something a bit more than that. Pair this ALSO with the fact of how white fandom is reacting to La0is and relating to him and even saying how they find all the characters to be racist in some way "realistic"... (Yeah I know I said the same thing but it wasn't the ONLY thing I said, and you'll see more of what I mean when you continue to read) really REALLY leaves a gross taste in my mouth and makes me feel like the story and La0is as a character is making these people feel more emboldened to excuse their own prejudice/racism for x reason whether it be because "uwu no one gets me because im not neurotypical," to "everyone is just like that so it's fine that I am, I don't need to improve or change at all."

Now, no, I'm not saying the story is LITERALLY doing this or even the author I'm saying that's how people are interpreting/reading it which makes me uncomfortable as not only a non-white person but also someone who ISN'T neurotypical and also isn't cis or hetero that I don't feel the way La0is feels and kind of abhor that kind of thinking and really often tends to come from rather privileged people (yes, especially white people). Sure maybe at most I feel that way against white people, MAYBE, and while some will say to me "that makes you no better," that only shows to me that you don't know enough about racism & power dynamics to have a say on this discussion because at the end of the day people hating and maybe even wanting their oppressors dead is not the same as being an actual oppressor who has the power to not only do what some may wish/fantasize about with little to no consequence but probably already has or done so in the past and actively benefits from it. I know oppression works a TAD bit differently in this world with the long lived races having more power and say in the but... I don't really think it detracts from my overall thoughts much if at all tbh.

Alright... I think that's it, I may have missed something and probably didn't explain as well as I could have but this was kind of an ADHD rant so... YEAH, it is not going to be the most organized/well explained thing, deal with it, lol.

[santaclausdeadindian]

Ah, a communist, charming...

uhm...

"boycott china in general"

that is your gotcha, me being hypocritical, lol?

btw, if you would scour my posts a little harder, you probably could find me doing that in a post or two

you might be surprised by this, I have seen people here having problem with the concept of a linear timeline and people changing opinions and attitudes about stuff they learn more about or getting exposed to

in short, while I always saw those three as great evils, their rankings have shifted in the last few years

I was not crying crocodile tears over the genocide, nor do I question it, I merely pointed out to commies like you that it is indeed happening.

I do not care at all, anymore.

In fact, I rank communism as a lesser evil now, not that its less evil, mostly on account that it will inevitably collapse anyway, while islam as the most successful death-cult in history, seems to be the greatest threat to everything else. Communism will not last in china forever, one day they will overthrow the regime or it will collapse under its own weight. In the long run, they will be fine.

You do have a point technically, in those two example you brought up, Sudan is mostly muslim against black muslim, yes, should have put it that way, but they do genocide the very few remaining christians, but sure, that is more on a racial level, because, surprise, islam is also racist as shit, and the arabs in particular are extremely racist, like hold my beer china racist. So I was inaccurate about the primary target of the muslims who are committing the genocide. As per usual.

On the other hand, the ethiopian conflict (I mean this latest one) is against the tigray people to my knowledge and those are christian while the PM is called Abiy Ahmed and is an Oromo, who are muslim majority... I did turn out to be wrong, he is pentecostal, so this one can go to you, I suppose, not that it really make a dent in my overall point that

islam is genocidal, always have been and always will be.

And I have no problem saying that India is doing the same (actually, they do not to the same degree, but are on the trajectory).

So what? Hinduism is also horrid, but unlike the aforementioned evil ideologies, they never really bothered anyone, other than their fellow indians with it. Like literally, India is the one civilization that just sat on their asses for millennia, did they ever went forth to conquer? Not to my knowledge.

They also tend to integrate reasonably well into western societies and apart from some mildly annoying to gross stuff they do on occasion, they pose no problem in my experience. The other three are outright in opposition with it.

So in short, you made no point with this.

And to the final point in this Gaza nonsense. It is not a genocide.

They send texts to every phone in the areas they are about to attack. How the fuck is it their fault that Hamas uses meat shield tactics? Also, why the fuck would I take Hamas by its word? I do acknowledge, that Israel does a lot of evil shit. Happy?

To be perfectly honest, I do think judaism is also has a shitton of fucked up and evil shit in it. There is also like what, 20 million of them? yeah, they do have a ridiculously oversized influence and yes it is a huge problem, but not on the same scale and they also tend to be problems that can be solved legislatively, even if it is hard, because of the aforementioned influence and I do kinda had the notion lately that at least some jews are very much fine with flooding Europe with the dregs of the shittiest societies available, but knowing full well that it is gonna be biting them in the ass, hell, it already does, I just dont see that as anything else, than the usual brain melt that has been plaguing the west.

hope this cleared it up for you, buddy

AHEAD OF THE United Nations Security Council action to consider the Palestinian Authority’s application to become a full member of the international body, the United States is lobbying nations to reject such membership, hoping to avoid an overt “veto” by Washington. The lobbying effort, revealed in copies of unclassified State Department cables obtained by The Intercept, is at odds with the Biden administration’s pledge to fully support a two-state solution. In 2012, the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution granting Palestine the status of a non-member observer state. The diplomatic cables detail pressure being applied to members of the Security Council, including Malta, the rotating president of the council this month. Ecuador in particular is being asked to lobby Malta and other nations, including France, to oppose U.N. recognition. The State Department’s justification is that normalizing relations between Israel and Arab states is the fastest and most effective way to achieve an enduring and productive statehood. While clarifying that President Joe Biden has worked vigorously to support “Palestinian aspirations for statehood” within the context “of a comprehensive peace that would resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” a diplomatic cable dated April 12 details U.S. talking points against a U.N. vote for Palestinian statehood. The cable says that Security Council members must be persuaded to reject any proposal for Palestinian statehood — and thereby its recognition as a sovereign nation — before the council’s open debate on the Middle East, scheduled for April 18. “It remains the U.S. view that the most expeditious path toward a political horizon for the Palestinian people is in the context of a normalization agreement between Israel and its neighbors,” the cable reads. “We believe this approach can tangibly advance Palestinian goals in a meaningful and enduring way.” “We therefore urge you not to support any potential Security Council resolution recommending the admission of ‘Palestine’ as a U.N. member state, should such a resolution be presented to the Security Council for a decision in the coming days and weeks.”

[the1975attheirverybest]

Sorry its a bit long but...

Honestly, people will always dig up the past whether thats a few months ago or several years ago. No one besides the ones involved will know why rina decided to do it when she did whether right or wrong. It does seem a little strange but like stated multiple times before no one knows what happened behind closed doors.

Does matty need to learn that words have an affect? Yes. But he does not deserve the hate and threats hes been receiving or has received over all. Yes people are allowed to be upset and yes Its easy to say yes we are human, we make mistakes because we do. Being a frontman i think he at this point knows what comes with that considering they've been together for this long.

Honestly staying silent, letting it die down a bit i think will be a bit beneficial. Like stated before i dont think he needs to do a general apology because yes that can seem insincere to some and maybe forced by management. You can't take back what was said, and not saying he should change how he act/ what he does but to at least acknowledge it and move on.

There is no sense on harping on the past. We make mistakes and we learn. As far as questioning if he is who we really think he is. I think hes been pretty willing to show us who he is. He isnt a bad person, he does make some bad decisions in the public eye but then again like he tried to show with the magnifying glass, who likes to live with everyone watching their every move, every sentence waiting to just tear them apart. I love giving a benefit of a doubt and will defend him (do every day at work even though my co worker says he wouldnt like me since im asian) because not everything is black and white as media likes to portray

Do i feel bad for Matty, of course. He's become ( as well as the rest of the band) something i (as well as thousands of other fans) rely on to make me smile when in a bad mood or get me in a good mindset to go into work or take on whatever the world may throw at me each day i wake up. But Matty knows whats best for him as well as the band and only time will tell whats going to be next. Overall hopefully it dies down quickly and EVERYBODY can move on from this situation and the podcast and whatever he might had said prior.

Yeah, regardless of the context, I trust that Matty knows the difference between criticism and reactionary drama. And he’s a good enough person to know how badly to feel about it without letting it consume him and without turning the whole thing into a conversation about how he’s a victim or whatever.

On the whole, it’s gonna feel bad. It’s a shit situation of course he’s gonna feel shitty. And he SHOULD. But I think he’ll be alright. And he’s handled it the best that he could so far.

It’ll all be alright. Everything feels weird in this specific moment, but he’s gonna be fine and the fandom is going to be fine.

[alicentsgf]

What do you like in rhaenicent? What attracts you to them as a couple, and what attracts them to each other in your opinion?

i was so tempted to just respond with 'im a lesbian' but imma bite. prepare yourselves.

the basic cornerstone of it is i love women and i really really love tragedy, so this pairing is Perfection. on the most basic level, episode 1 rhaenicent was just cute like anyone who denies that just hates joy i guess. i was at least a little invested from scene 1.

you've got these two girls who have such different temperaments but then theres this undeniable element of sensual intimacy and chemistry. to me it seemed obvious even without the comments from the cast and crew that alicent and rhaenyra were in love with each other (in some way) as girls. they start off so comfortable with each other, reaching out for each other at every opportunity. rhaenyra even admits, however flippantly, to wanting alicent (and freedom) to the detriment of everything and everyone else. she would leave it all behind except alicent. but this means the dream dissipates with alicents disproval. rhaenyra is All desire, whereas, for better or worse, alicent tempers that because she is All duty and shes been raised to perform it without question (initially for rhaenyra as her companion, then later for her king/husband and their children). the biggest themes in the story are brought forth by rhaenicent's dynamic and by ways in which they act as foils for each other: loss, betrayal, duty vs desire, generational curses, motherhood, the madonna/whore dichotomy and its impotence, and the inevitability of a tragic ending.

they loved each other so deeply because growing up they were each others everything. i honestly think alicent only ever experienced unconditional love with rhaenyra, which is why she clings to the memory of it so desperately, (whereas rhaenyra had aemma perhaps?). alicent and rhaenyra were never without each other in their formative years, and they probably thought they never would be. in some ways they were torn out of each others lives with the same amount of violence and resulting mutilation as aemond losing his eye. they had molded themselves into each others empty spaces, making up for what the other lacked. they're incomplete without each other and deep down they both know that, and its why even after everything, with all the reasons they shouldn't care about each other anymore, they still find themselves desperate for reconcilation. and alicent still wont see rhaenyra dead, even when shes a possibly lethal threat to alicent's family. otto sees the truth of it, forcing alicent to acknowledge it too - even at the peak of their estrangement a world without rhaenyra is a world alicent cant make sense of.

and heres the really delicious part: they're going to destroy each other. its inevitable and it always was, because the world they live in would never have let them do anything else. its the curse of the targaryens meets the curse of westerosi womanhood. idk maybe at this point some people might wonder 'well then why bother having them love each other at all, if it ends with them alone and afraid and hating each other?', but isnt that the point of tragedy? love matters even if it sours. it matters even if it cant save anyone. theres catharsis in acknowledging the cost of human frailty and not doing anything to suggest things should or could have happened differently, but just encouraging us, very simply, to indulge our own ugly, stupid humanity.

the truth is the moment their relationship first truly gripped me was actually episode 6. i loved young alicent and rhaenyra but it was seeing their older versions so at odds with one another in contrast to their past that captured my interest. which is why i feel 'shipping' is just... not the right term for what where my brain is at with them. i feel it implies i want things for them as a pairing that i dont: i dont want them together, i dont want them to be less resentful, or to reconcile, and for all the jokes i dont even want them to be physically intimate. i want them to hate each other and i want them to hate how much they still care, i want it eating them alive, i want them unable to deny it because its the love, grief, and betrayal thats at the root of their resentment.

for me it seems like the reason grrm and the development team okayed this change is because whilst a 'history' book like fire and blood doesnt need an element such as this, the change in format to an intimate portrayal made it almost necessary. rhaenyra and alicents dynamic anchors the plot whilst also critiquing the nature of the shows own source material for its inaccuraces and misogyny. as a result the story of the dance becomes not just a story of targaryen entitlement and the resulting retribution, which i would have been a fan of anyway, but the tragic love story of two women who fell victim not just to the unforgiving nature of the world they were born into, but to their own human frailties. and im honestly just basking in it because this is so much more than i could have hoped for.

so i guess my point is that rhaenicent are barely even a 'couple' to me lmao, im studying them like a live specimen under a microscope and im not afraid to prod them with sharp implements.

[lightningonatether]

Plushie AU: How do Punz and Dream act around Sam post reveal? Does Sam stay in his Plushie form? How do things change as time goes by and the shock of the reveal fades away?

…I have this image of Punz specifically taking revenge against Sam for the prison situation by treating him as a pet cat. Collar and pet toys and everything. 😂

oh god this is a very Thick ask... im not sure i can answer all your questions in one. im gonna focus on short term(say, next few months) consequences of the reveal. i wanted to answer this after i finished my reveal comic but its taking SO DAMN LONG. so instead im answering it now.

dream: he feels... betrayed? maybe not quite the right word. but he was ready to be done with sam. hed given sam a way out. from dreams perspective, this feels kind of like sams obsession rearing its ugly head again. he tried to leave sam behind, give them some distance, and then sam somehow violated his trust AGAIN. it feels, in some ways, more vulnerable than last time. dreams hugged him and cried into his fur for fucks sake, nobody was supposed to see that. to cope with having a guy he just cant seem to get rid of, dream avoids him. he doesnt touch him except when he thinks of something he'd like to test, and doesnt talk to him unless its a short command, he doesnt feed him, he doesnt let him out, he just. doesnt do Anything. that involves sam. he tells punz, you persuaded me we should keep him alive, you take care of him. which punz does :) gladly :)

punz: feels... anger, of course. but most importantly, he feels like he can FINALLY do something to make up for all the ways in which dreams been hurt. he can finally hurt someone back. because sam is now Entirely at his mercy. dream tells him he doesnt care, as long as he doesnt die. so youre right to single punz out. punz is Very interested in taking revenge. hes no stranger to violence and hes got an imagination and a year of pent up frustration to take out. he dedicates a bit of his time to making sure sam will stay perfectly obedient. not even Try to escape. its a thinly veiled excuse to just hurt sam and he wont deny it when sam points it out. it still technically counts as obedience training, right? you take it, you beg, you tell me just how sorry you are, and you dont fight back. because if you do, that just means i have to hurt you harder to make it stick. he thinks sams scum!!! and hes very open about it!!!

(its a funny role reversal. punz is obviously not quackity. dream has to remind himself of that sometimes. and punz is right to be angry, anyway, dream understands why he is, so dream wont stop him. a few times he has to come clean sam up afterwards. neither he nor sam really want to acknowledge how famiiliar this feels)

these also arent like... regular. theyre not planned. punz is having a bad day? sam looks at him wrong? usually he just gets a kick or a glare, but sometimes.. Yeah Hahah. remember i mentioned declawing? thats at the very least a Threat. not sure yet if punz follows through but... its a big possibility.

sams pov will Have to be another ask this is getting long

[nightmarebunnyking]

I have some points from other people about why people believe wukong is villainize, and I agree with the those points you made./\

Here is a why people believe this and people i talk about it with.

1. While I agree with the points there, I also think that there’s a lot of focus on Wukong’s faults while brushing aside others (such as Macaque). Yes, this *is* a show with Wukong as an extremely prominent character, but there is *too* much blame on Wukong at times.

2.His journey was his character journey not to say he can’t continue to have one but to overall focus on his flaws seem like his journey wasn’t important enough to have a lasting impact on him

3. I feel like the show isn't TRYING to make Wukong the villain but they also never give him time to show HIS side of things

Like ANY mistake can be traced back to Wukong, intentional or not, and while the showrunner might not mean to make Wukong seen as the villain, other character around Wukong (Mei, Pigsy just as examples) see Wukong as the one at fault when there are LITERALLY villains are the ones doing all this stuff in the first place,It just feels way too one sided after four seasions

4.All this plus, diminishing Macaque’s crimes from the book while leaving his punishment (death) and then adding completely new reasons to make Wukong be seen as a villain (i.e. everything surrounding the Samadhi Fire) doesn’t really help the narrative they’re trying to sell.

5. I guess another way to put it is that is just feels like they are showing Wukong's flaws but they don't do enough episodes to show how good he is as well, like he trains Mk and it looks like it is going well but they cut their training show so Wukong can do save the world and that again is twisted to him being selfish when he is trying to let MK take a back seat cause he knows MK isn't ready to face LDB

6. The show has issues of withdrawing narrative that may have alleviate various questions we have but doesn’t for the sake of keeping everything a mystery to a point that is detrimental to sun wukong whole character bc hes quite literally atm has all the answers but we dont know his pov

7. If they try to like, at least show how Wukongs intentions were in the right place, and I think that there is some aspect where they try to show Wukongs only does have good intentions, it’s like no one acknowledges that he’s trying to do better and we the audience don’t feel like he is trying to do better either

8. Yes there’s characters that comments on swk’s characters and what he done but you know for a fact that they are unreliable to used as a basis bc what they know differ from what swk had actually done or did

Lmk rework itself to present its version of jttw but make it quite impossible to know which is the actual truth or which one is told from a very flawed pov that doesn’t have all the information at hands.

Yes it quite literally mentioned how it has its physical copy of jttw but you the audience cant mix it w the información we have from the novel—much too different information that lmk remixes w ither

Like it is quite funny that Macaque had to read it to understand that swk had changed rather than to see how much he changed himself

All boiling down to the lmk issues w telling not showing information which goes make with the issue of having everything too onesided

This is just to add to discussion,to explain why people believe this.

One criticism of LMK I don't agree with whatsoever is that "LMK villainizes Wukong."

It doesn't. It really doesn't. The show's portrayal of Wukong is meant to be a flawed individual with good intentions, and the main themes of the show center around not letting the past define you and growing past your mistakes. While not every villain is redeemed, the clear message of growth is there within the main cast, especially with them being reincarnations/descendents of the Pilgrims. And Wukong's major character flaw is closing himself off, and this is very much connected to these themes.

MK, at the beginning of the series, idolizes Wukong. While he does acknowledge that Wukong was a troublemaker in the past, it's not elaborated on nor does MK really think about it. MK is excited about his new powers and meeting his hero for the entire first season!

It isn't until season 2 that doubt really starts to creep in, where this idea that Wukong is a perfect hero starts to fracture in MK's eyes. We, as the audience, know that Wukong is investigating LBD and trying to keep MK safe by leaving him behind; but to MK and the characters in the show, they take Wukong's word at face value. If Wukong says he's going on vacation, then he's going on vacation. While they're not pleased about it, they don't have a reason to believe Wukong is doing anything else. And that's what Wukong wanted, nobody following him and putting themselves in danger. He's the immortal monkey, he can handle this himself, in his opinion that is.

And then LBD gets the staff, and they finally learn where Wukong truly was all this time. The main group rightfully feels a bit hurt, they trust Wukong but Wukong didn't trust them. We know his reasons, but we can still empathize with the others' hurt and confusion. This doesn't make Wukong the villain or a terrible person, though. He wasn't plotting behind their backs, he was trying to handle the threat by himself.

In season 3, the most vocal person regarding their distrust of Wukong is Pigsy. Even before Amnesia Rules, Pigsy scrutinized Wukong's meditation and even the validity of the map to the Rings. And then Amnesia Rules happens, where Wuking reveals that there aren't just 3 Rings of Samadhi but 4.

Pigsy is rightfully suspicious, and its meant to give suspense to the audience as well. Why didn't Wukong tell them about the 4th Ring?

And then we learn the whole story: Wukong slipped during the ritual, and one of the Rings ended up forming inside Ao Lie. Mei, as a descendent of Ao Lie, now carries the fourth Ring. When it's revealed, Nezha specifically mentions the fire possibly burning Mei to a crisp. This is also when we learn that Wukong's plan was to extract the Ring from Mei and harness the power of the Samadhi Fire hinself.

Wukong's main fault in this entire scenario was his tendency to push people away and keep things to himself. His desperation when they begin the ritual without him also points to him not wanting Mei to get hurt. He also feels responsible for the Ring being in Mei in the first place.

His plan was flawed from the get-go, not because he's an evil villain, but because in trying to handle things by himself he pushed his new friends away from him, and created a situation where they couldn't trust him. We see this trait of his again when he goes to fight LBD alone, he feels responsible and wants to handle it by himself. His mindset is constantly looping between "I'm responsible for this" and "Don't get the kid and his friends involved." And what the show is trying to tell us is that he should reach out for help, and that this isn't a healthy mindset.

In season 4, Wukong's past mistakes are exposed for everyone in the main cast and the audience to see. And his past with the Brotherhood explains so much.

We don't know much about the pligrimage other than the fact that it was mentally and emotionally beneficial to Wukong after he got locked up, so for now I'm going to focus on the Brotherhood.

The Brotherhood assembled to fight against the Jade Emperor, as Wukong was openly rebellious during this stage of his life. After the battle, he had to lock his former friends away because they clearly hung onto this goal of rebellion. We also see in the memory scroll that Azure Lion's "paradise" caused environmental devastation to the surrounding areas, and that after Wukong was imprisoned he lashed out at Macaque. He feels responsible for Azure's ideas of grandeur to some extent, in his eyes he was the one who fed into these ideas and lead their first attempt at rebellion. He was so caught up in his journey towards immortality and strength for the sole purpose of protecting his loved ones, that he ended up pushing them all away and hurting them. He even says at the beginning of season 4 that most of the bad guys MK faced were people he has history with, specifally that he crossed them at some point.

Based on Wukong's self-destructive behavior that's been previously established, season 4 brings a lot of light onto Wukong's behaviors. Once again, he left some things unsaid because he felt solely responsible. When MK and Macaque rescue Wukong from the scroll, it takes MK reassuring Wukong that he can still correct and grow past these mistakes that haunt him — with Macaque offering him a small, forgiving smile to really motivate him.

Wukong's character in this series is that he's a flawed individual who has made mistakes and will continue making mistakes, even with the best of intentions in mind, but that he can grow from them. And that he is going to grow from them with his newfound family. LMK made it's message of growth so painfully obvious here lmao

[menelaiad]

"that follows the Cassandra was not claimed by agamemnon for sexual purposes, but leople don't seem to like that narrative" - can you explain this one a bit further? I kinda get what you're saying but its not something I've really heard before. Sorry if it's actually something obvious and I'm asking a basic question. Thank you for your time

sure sure! i spoke about this in my lectures and it made said when i verbalised it, but if it comes across all warped and muddled in word-form than please just ask me to clarify ASDFGHJKL

OKAY SO. we know that cly wanted to kill aga. it was planned. aeschylus (and to an extent the other tragedians) give us the whole watch-tower-carpet-walking scene that shows that. she WANTED to know when he was coming home to put her plan into action. homer is not so explicit BUT he, again, mentions that it was cly and aeg that killed him implying Some preparation. the two had a plan to execute.

it was not something she planned to do upon seeing aga arrive at mycenea with kassandra.

SO WE HAVE TWO THINGS - it was iphi. pretty black and white. aga had sacrificed their daughter ten years earlier and she spent ten years plotting his murder. did it. credits roll, that's that.

at least that's what the tragedians say. Homer doesn't say WHY. and this is where hyginus comes in and says:

§ 117 CLYTEMNESTRA: Clytemnestra, daughter of Tyndareus and wife of Agamemnon, heard from Oiax, brother of Palamedes, that Cassandra was being brought as a concubine to her house, a false statement Oiax made in order to avenge the wrong done to his brother. Then Clytemnestra, together with Aegisthus, son of Thyestes, planned to kill Agamemnon and Cassandra. They killed him with an axe as he was sacrificing, and Cassandra, too. But Electra, Agamemnon's daughter, rescued her brother, the infant Orestes, and sent him to Strophius in Phocis. Strophius had married Agamemnon's sister, Astyoche.

(disclaimer: hyginus is roman. however. we cannot say for certain he made this up lmfao. there may be something lost that he got this from. a play. a fragment. something from the epic cycle. We Don't Know. so dont come at me with 'UHHH THATS A ROMAN' - i know. but romans lived closer to the greeks than we do. they may have had access to stuff that we have now lost. okay? good.)

this does kinda hold up though. cause palamedes was wronged by his fellow greeks and aga is the leader of said greeks. so this statement does have legs.

SO LET'S SAY homer is right. there is just iphianassa, laodike and chyrso as his daughters. all alive and no iphi (like in the iliad) - why the plot to kill aga? in this timeline of events (that we know of) there is no iphi sacrifice.

THEREFORE. the spreading of a rumour that cly becomes aware of that she THEN concocts a plan to kill aga for makes sense. someone has told her about kassandra (falsely) and she's made her plan with aegisthus. THUS showing that kassandra being taken by aga for sexual purposes as a falsehood.

EXTENDING FROM THAT in Aeschylus, aga tries to get kassandra to acknowledge cly has her mistress or like cly to acknowledge she's now kass' mistress - which means she's there for cly. and that's a theme in TW too. that these trojan women are going back with greek men to serve their wives (like hecuba and penelope). ALSO. the ONLY reference made to kassandra being in aga's bed/sleeping with him etc. comes from cly. she's the only one who seems to be on that wavelength. nobody else is. aga never says it. kass never says it. only cly - she's the only one privy to the rumour. that's why.

ALSO in homer aga is killed at a feast. not in the bath. also also. kass is not killed with aga IN the bath if you wanna do the bath stuff. she is killed separately and then thrown on top of his body. they are Not bathing together. that is a modern sexualisation of the story (cause we love this shit to be sexual for some fuckin reason lmfaooo welp)

elephant in the room - euripides has kassandra make a big show of being a sexual slave to agamemnon when she leaves with him in trojan women. i've said it before, i'll say it again - euripides needs a LOT of context to be understood. he is ..... i dont wanna say projecting but i legit cant think of a better word ... about the war he is currently in.

NOW - am i saying 'aga doesnt suck cause he didn't wanna sleep with kassandra' NO. taking a poor girl from her home. killing her family. u know the spiel. is AWFUL. whether you sleep with her or not ... doesn't matter tbh. BUT it seems to be like concrete that that is what aga wanted and it's not .... that concrete, there is .... explanation for the contrary i suppose. also, people, stop making everything regarding the epic cycle about sex and sexual violence, like who are you? pat fucking barker?