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midnightwind · 9 days ago

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gods, do I try to dig up any info on the city of Salle in Antiva or do I just make up a bunch of shit and hope no one else tries to fact check me

#did I comb through 8 Little Talons because I had a vague memory of Viago mentioning returning home to a specific city?#yeah yeah I did and he said Salle which on a map that I found of Antiva marks it as a (seemingly) port city south of Treviso #so the de Riva House is not from nor stationed in Treviso and Viago sure is just There #which does make some sense with how he treats Rook #I can't imagine he moved his House to Treviso to deal with the invasion #it'd leave his own city weaker and in danger from it's own invasion or another House trying to oust him #likely only brought enough Crows to form a menacing deterrent to the Crows in Treviso and for his own personal use as agents #and then Rook his protege his annoying half sibling half child who he seems to rely on A Lot in the game #which can either be blamed on Game Mechanics #or! Rook is one of Viago's best Crows and agents despite the absolute chaos goblin that they are #maybe he only brought a handful of people because Rook was supposed to be enough #and then he has to send them away because they fucked up and the Talons want blood at the worst time #it does make me wonder who he left in charge in Salle #is Rook being groomed to take his place or does he have someone else #someone younger but with potential #it compels me #anyways I'm drowning Salle in flowers and no one can stop me (well maybe one google search can but it's almost 3am and I ain't doing that)#really the snag is simply how much older is Viago than Rook and I settled on ~10 year difference give or take #so making Rook the next Talon is nonsense lmao #for my canon! just for me I wanted Renn to be in a similar age range as Lucanis because it squicks me otherwise #I'm chipping away at the events right before the game's opening in the fic and want Renn to be homesick for Salle and not Treviso #and then got too in the weeds about it all lmao as usual #DAV Posting

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lbhslefttiddie · 1 month ago

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the qiong ding peak disciples 100% have petty beef with lbh for stealing their favourite didi lmao

they're not gonna Actually beat him up (without Reason) but they're very emphatic about how thoroughly they WILL if lbh messes with sy. it's like a shovel talk that never ends

sy isn't actually completely oblivious to whats going on but he doesn't get why they're like this and he thinks theyre being fucking stupid (and he trusts them to not actually bully binghe) so he's elected to ignore their antics entirely

#arts #mottau #next chapter almost done so im letting these loose now #hou jingxing is standing on the Box of Dramatic Height Effect in the first image. she is actually shorter than lbh #bai yunqi does not get in on their antics but he is Watching lbh to make sure he's not Problem #lbh is not scared of these bitches he WILL fight for the right to hang out with sy if he has to #most of this (particularly for hou jingxing + li yanying) is just childish jealousy over how much sy obviously likes spending time with lbh #part of it is that having an interested alpha who they don't know hovering around the omega of their group #does clock as a Potential Threat on a purely instinctual level #but there is also a Not Insignificant portion of this (esp for bai yunqi)#which is that they met sy when he couldnt talk or walk on his own and clung to yqy like his life depended on it #its sort of left an impression on them! esp bc nowadays its very clear he wasn't like that because thats normal for him/his preference/etc #the younger two especially probably wouldnt even be able to put into words that its something that worries them but it does all the same #lbh on the other hand only met sy after he was already growing MUCH more independent #he's never known sy as anything other than how he is now. what he DOES know is that sy was the first person who ever REALLY helped him here #so he's never thought of sy as someone who needs to be sheltered or protected even though sy is a few years younger than him #and that's a HUGE part of why sy spends so much time with him

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bookshelf-in-progress · 1 month ago

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Maybe the truth at the heart of Shadowstruck is the importance of family. Because the most compelling stories in this universe are about what happens when you tell parents that some of their children have no right to their love, care, and protection. It destroys what should be the strongest and most natural bonds of love, and that simple horrible thing leads to all the complicated problems in their oppressive society.

#adventures in writing #shadowstruck #got to thinking about this yesterday while reading something talking about the family's importance to society #maybe something about how a child is under a family's loving care until they can take care of themself #and it made me think about how both of the main story ideas that have sprung from this universe #are about someone who suffers when a father deems them unworthy of love #and that got me thinking about how 'uncle tom's cabin' turned people against slavery #largely because victorians valued the family and the book showed how slavery tore families apart #so maybe i should read 'uncle tom's cabin' just as background #but anyway if i decide to do something with the original version of 'shadowstruck'#the compelling thing is not whatever political intrigue was going to happen (which I never defined)#but the possibility that rinna would cross paths with the family that sold her into slavery #meet the younger sister who was given her name #literally her replacement #meet the father who made the decision not to kill her #but also sold her away from the house to avoid the shame that would have come #from people recognizing her as his child #i can't decide if he'd meet her in a slavery context #and have to live with seeing the life he condemned her to #or if she'd be involved with activists at this point #in a position of at least some level of freedom and safety #and he would see her as a woman with thoughts and feelings #(who looks so much like her mother)#and on some level recognize that he did a horrible thing to her #but how do you begin to go about apologizing or helping her #or in any way mending this horrible unforgivable thing that tore you apart?#the trouble about this universe (like so many of my other ones)#is that there's the potential for so many little stories and characters #that don't necessarily want to resolve themselves into full coherent novels #it gives me so many thoughts that it's hard to settle on a complete story

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nordfjording · 2 months ago

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i know this is stating the obvious but prior to this us election cycle i just had some background awareness of vance as a kind of shock factor argument contrarian type but man. what an absolutely spineless slimy little worm that guy has turned out to be

#really cant off the top of my head name someone who's been so blatantly void of principles for the sake of power gain #ive seen people say wild shit. ive seen crazy and inhumane convictions #but the sheer amount of bullshit that comes out of that guys mouth for no other reason than to respond to whichever room he's in #full well knowing exactly the type and level of crap he himself is spouting #its baffling #'he's just a younger trump' no he's not. he has the potential to be much worse.

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ineffablefool · 7 months ago

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Hey, if you're having a good lol at Trump's ridiculously tiny hands on that New Yorker cover, then I hope you know that I -- a transmasc AFAB person with small hands and gotdamn do I wish I could change that -- am taking notes on Who Thinks Laughing At Transphobic Humor Is Fine, Actually, As Long As I Personally Think The Target Deserves It.

I am not telling anyone what to do, or not do; and here on our beloved hellsite, I am a total unknown to about 99.999944% of you, meaning you have essentially no reason to care what I think.

Maybe you've got a friend who's got Small Hands, though. Maybe he's dysphoric about it, or they get clocked a lot because of it, or xe is just tired of people pointing it out. Maybe at some point you told them, her, whatever, that no, there is nothing wrong with nir hands. They aren't laughable. Those are good hands, dammit, and you don't see a single funny thing about them, and anyone who does is just an asshole.

Oh, your friend might think, looking from your reaction to that image, and then down at their own little hands. So that was a lie, then.

Intellectual honesty would seem to lead to the conclusion that these cheap physical-appearance-based digs are either always appropriate regardless of your opinion of the target, or that they are never appropriate regardless of your opinion of the target. If you are scrambling to justify why it's totally cool, actually, to use transphobic humor if only you can find a target who's bad enough to "deserve" it -- that means you think transness can be worth mockery. You're just saving the transphobia for when you think nobody in the room will call you out for it.

I'm not the boss of you, though, so. If you really insist on your sacred right to being able to make fun of a dude's girly hands -- some dude, somewhere, there has to be a situation where you can finally make these jokes that you've been sitting on all this time -- then I guess that is your decision.

(same with any other kind of humor that trades on bigoted stereotypes. believe me, I'm not looking forward to all the upcoming political cartoons that will Very Creatively exaggerate Trump's weight, either.)

(inb4 "I'm trans and I will still laugh at Trump's small hands from now until doomsday": I guess that is your decision. It's probably good for your current followers and friends to know that about you, because that may give them info they need to make some decisions of their own.)

#ineffablefool original post #not good omens #discourse type stuff #i ... was going to have this be rebloggable so other people could point at it and go 'oh yeah me too what he said' if they wanted #but I've decided im not interested in the notes from the potential flood of bad-faith reblogs #'but if i can't make fat jokes then the terrorists have won!!' sure buddy #I've had a bee in my bonnet on this topic ever since the ~~~progressive~~~ radio talk show i listened to once upon a time #where the good little liberal host's standard phrase for referencing Ann Coulter compared her to a) a horse b) an intersex person #why! are you so eager! to make bigoted jokes! as soon as you find someone who nobody in the room will defend!!!#and what should I assume will happen to me if i ever find myself thus undefended?#(for the younger set: Coulter was a prominent conservative political figure who had a somewhat long and not traditionally feminine face)#(or for the not US-based set #i have no idea if anyone outside of the States ever heard of her)

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wat-zu · 8 months ago

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Absolutely love your art. I want to nom it.

Also, Hollow Heads Siblings my beloveds,,,

Theyre the doomed siblings ever its not even funny

#Oouugh i have thoughts abt the hollowhead siblings. How theyre so intricately tied to eachother since their birth but they'd be #Eachother'd downfall. Esp when it's Dark and his relationship with the others #Dark would never understand what chosen went through. Mainly bc i think chosen is used to fighting his internal battles on his own #While he was in captive as an ad blocker. He loves Dark. He's grateful for Dark bc without him he wouldn't be free #But Dark isnt exactly someone reliable enough for Chosen to get the necessary healing he wants and needs #But that won't stop Dark from trying to fix him. Creates the virus for revenge. As chosen watches his brother spiral and spiral #As he watches him drift further away. Unable to get him back without a shouting match. As he watches with his heart heavy and cracked at-#Their stiffed interactions and strained relationship. He can't remember a time where they shared geniune laughs.#Then tsc coming came and changed everything.#Because this is someone who went through Chosen's pain albeit a lil differently. Someone who knows. Someone who /understands/. And this-#Someone is so much more younger than them and had to go through that pain in such a short amount of time since their birth #He sees himself in them. And he's rather walk up to alan demanding to get his hands cuffed than let tsc fester in that pain.#So tsc became chosen's priority. Healed eachother in many ways than one and are at echother's beck and call if need be.#As for Dark. I think he'd manipulate tsc into using him for his revenge. After stalking out his code and finding out about his potential #And TSC cant help but fall for his manipulations. Since this person is very very important to Chosen and they want so badly to impress-#Them both. They agreed and overtime grew to love eachother. And overtime Dark shifted his goals just a tad bit. Getting TSC more and more-#Involved. Since hey if Chosen doesn't like touching alan with a 10 ft pole why not let this kid do. And TCS agrees to this thinking that-#This is it. This is can finally heal them completely. Finally out of sight and out of mind. Finally can't live without the pain lingering #And chosen watches them with a sense of deja vu. At loss at what to do and so so afraid to lose two of his lil siblings #Then shit hits the brick UBSJDBSJSN #They make me so ill im not even kidding when i said theyre so so very very doomed!!!!!!!!!#This is abt the au btw BAHHAHAHABHA

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lesbicastagna · 8 months ago

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anyone else feels untouchable because of their youth or is it just a me thing. i know it isn't i just find it so fascinating cause i'm aware of it but also can't stop myself from feeling it. so weird and specific feeling

#its not even about all the time i have it's more. this also has to do with health obv. as a generally healthy and able bodied person #when i was younger i never understood what it meant when ppl talked about it. feeling invincibile full of potential etc i felt very trapped #as a kid and a teen. potential just hung over me heavily. but now i get it #i feel it watching my parents and grandparents get older and frailer like i feel worried etc but i cannot emphatize #the loss of loved ones hits me but not in the same way. its like death just brushes by like theres a barrier #just an inherent energy and will and hope for the future that i feel only comes from being so young still #a #its funny to me cause im not even someone who has a lot of plans or shit im just like yeah but i will vibe on. forever

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edensxgarden · 9 months ago

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Eh considering that team needs that ‘washed’ driver for upgrades and is the only driver doing experimental things on his car which is benefiting his teammate (from Bayer and Laurent btw). Adding to a decent race recovery in a car he has issues in and not 100% comfortable whilst being close in pace to his teammate who is comfortable and maximising the car I think you’d be in the wrong. Please stop commenting on vcarb and what’s happening there without knowing under the bare minimum and without looking at both their races.

This is my blog i can comment on what I want bud.

#Big words for someone constantly out qualified by their teamate #who is far younger and more inexperienced #also there clearly isnt much experimenting to do as danny said himself the car is essentially the same as last year #hes constantly bad.#and in a car that can be scoring points.#drivers like danny who have been in the car forever but aren't living up to the potential of the car they are in are the problem rn #there are so many other drivers who could be in that seat he is occupying GETTING POINTS rn #sorry for coming for ur favs #but there are so many others who deserve that seat more.#eden speaks #f1 #formula 1

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walking-loather · 10 months ago

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This is my opinion, but I don't think it's a good idea to explain self harm scars to kids with anything except something like "they're from some old injuries".

(Im talking about scars which by their very nature are healed and therefore "old" compared to fresh wounds. Personally, i think its your responsibility to cover up fresh self harm if you're around other people, especially children. Not because of shame (though usually most of us cover up anyway because of that) but because it has the potential to cause harm to others.

Kids shouldn't be told that you injured yourself on purpose, and that the scars are from doing so. It just puts the idea in their head that that's something you *can* do.

Im not saying that conversations around self harm should never be had with children. I just dont think its a good idea to bring it up unless they've already thought about it themselves. Self harming is unfortunately socially contagious. I dont want to be the person that plants that idea in their head.

My scars are something that I can't hide, and i dont want to hide them because im not ashamed. Moreover, its also not feasible. Its not practical to wear long pants and sleeves in hot weather, or other such conditions (like swimming, or simple shit like rolling up your sleeves to wash dishes). Skin will be shown, and it can take a long time to get over the shame of self harm and feel comfortable exposing scars. Sometimes they're faint and not easily seen, but sometimes they can be discoloured or very noticeable. I don't think someone should have to hide, but that means that sometimes uncomfortable discussions will happen. Kids are curious, and they will ask questions. They're usually satisfied with simple answers. There's no need to tell them that your scars are from hurting yourself on purpose.

If they ask you something along the lines of, "did you get those from hurting yourself", then yeah, obviously, be honest but keep it age appropriate. But if they just ask "how did you get those?", then its really not necessary to open that whole can of worms.

#my credentials: i have younger family who were curious and asked me. i also understand how social contagion works.#i never would have self harmed with the *specific* method i used had i not been given that idea from someone bluntly describing it #“theyre from a long time ago” or “they're old injuries” or “i got hurt when i was younger�� are all good answers and usually work quite well #if you get the “how you get hurt?” you can answer with shit like “i just did” or make it a joke like #“thats what happens when you run with scissors” or “dont play with wild animals” and give them a tickle or a laugh #but answering with an explanation of self harm is unnecessary and potentially harmful imo #like most people i know who self harm(ed) can think of quick smart ass shit to say when obtrusive adults ask #but its a grey area when it comes to kids. cos you dont want to lie to them or stigmatise scars #tw self harm

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daisies-on-a-cup · 1 year ago

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gator bait will graham is unbelievably important to me….

#also important to me that you all know that t-boy is an endearment used in southwest louisiana #and is used to refer to someone considered younger or smaller #so potentially he grew up being called t-will #the t comes from the shortened version of petite btw #will graham #nbc Hannibal

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fritzllang · 2 years ago

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ngl i think the extra episodes and extra runtime in season 2 of ted lasso hurt the show more than it helped it. season 1 had a quicker pace and every scene and line of dialogue seemed to move the plot or character arcs forward. season 2 feels like we are going way more slowly through things just so every episode can go over the 40 minute mark

#and hey im all for having more time with characters i like but #give them something interesting to do? build more on the relationships you have going?#instead of getting rebecca with someone thats like 25 years younger and she has not much in common with?#or giving coach beard (a character which i actually love) a whole episode of... not a lot #and i Know this problem is essentially coming from corporate wanting this changes #but man it feels like a waste of potential #ted lasso #ted lasso season 2 #.txt

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seancodydotcom · 1 year ago

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Uuuugh

#Talking to 2 guys rn (both potential for a relationship)#They both know i'm also talking to someone else #Guy 1 i'm going on a date with this saturday #And he's really looking forward to it #But he's so insecure #Bc he falls 1 year out of my max age range #And also bc i'm talking to guy 2 #And also bc i like i photos from 8 months ago #Guy 2: ngl things are moving faaast #But i dig him and he's only a year younger than me #The point is he's forcbly like a mental health institute #And idk if he can leave lol #Def crazy situation but i do dig him it just kinda feels strange #Like the whole situation with him is strange #But at the same time he really does get my past

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mxdotpng · 1 year ago

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i literally do not know what i want to do with adaline. like i dont necessarily want her to die but endwalker is It for her. she does not do any of the post-patch quests. she isnt there. thats not her. dawntrail? she isnt going. but she is like the least likely of all the scions to Ever retire. being the warrior of light is a type of atonement for her. it is what she must do even if she despises it. so the only answer for her really is death.

#.text #adaline rozovy #i dont want her to die because ive already made it clear for her that the reason she made it back to the scions #after the fight with zenos is because she wanted to see them again so bad it Literally brought her back to them #the thought of never seeing the twins grow up is what made her decide she wanted to live.#whatever happens in 6.5 is gonna be what makes the decision i guess...#im toying with the idea that she gets locked in the 13th but then with the premise of dawntrail. that idea is TOO funny.#like. adaline. the warrior of light and darkness. their most dearest friend. goes missing in a place they cant reach #in a place that might kill her. so instead of trying to find a way to save her they go on vacation.#ive already been playing with the idea of a new wol too. someone a lot younger.#like. 19 at minimum. but the premise of dawntrail ruins EVERYTHING #im not even the only one who thinks this. the amnt of people ive seen go 'this fucks up my lore completely' is so funny #nobody likes this. this is the worlds stupidest thing ever #unless its like an illusionary world the wol slash the scions get stuck in after 6.5 with the potential collapse of the 13th.#i dont see any reason for it.#its dumb. and also a little racist.#but whatever

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cryptid-on-a-string · 2 years ago

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I know this sounds embarrassing but like,,,,,, do you ever just somehow ,,,, FORGET if you get along with someone or not ???

#So I just looked at the email list for the job I that start at in a month or two #and I saw that one of my potential coworkers is someone who I already know from swim team #And I genuinely just cannot remember if she had more nice moments than mean moments if that makes sense???#Anyway idk if I’m just jealous of her because she’s 2 years younger than me and I know when I was her age I could never get this kinda job #I can’t tell if I’m just salty because of that because I just can’t remember #But I know she was mostly pretty nice from what I remember so that’s good and I think she’d probably be good to work with

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merkerlerspeaks · 2 years ago

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I love not being good at math I love having my confidence in my ability to do even basic mathematics be completely shot I love how numbers jumble around in my head and make mental math impossible I love how even math I enjoy doing like finances becomes so difficult that I want to rip my hair out. Isnt it just grand.

#i lied i hate it #its awful especially when its something I understand in theory #stuff so simple I should be able to calculate no problem #Im just so so so so so mad about it #Im capable of doing math I know I am I have that potential #I just wish so much that someone had taken the time to help me when I was younger #cuz ya know learning happens best when youre young thats why school starts at such an early age

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padfootastic · 2 years ago

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Considering marriage to the Blacks goes like this: really attractive spouse and pretty kids vs a net zero on morality, everyone’s deranged, several members have tried to kill the others but God help anybody else who tries, family drama that makes everyone else seem calm in comparison, and family gatherings that are their own form of reality TV

i’m pretty sure i’ve seen someone on here talking a keeping up with the blacks style reality show fic but i can’t remember who 🤔🤔 would kill for it to happen tho lol

#i really wanna read something like that #but i’m not talented enough to write it #and i don’t watch enough movies or m shows or reality tv to pull it off either #ofc i’ll be so picky about sirius’ characterisation too lol #reg has to be the perpetually angsty emo kid sorry i don’t make the rules #he has massive younger sibling energy and i expect it to be properly reflected #walburga is like. kris jenner lite #sirius would be the outwardly shallow party boy who’s actually got much more going on under the surface #very classic rich kid stereotype i know i know but it exists for a reason #anyway yah i just have disjointed hcs lol someone really needs to capitalise on this i think #lots of potential #pen’s asks

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