#something theyve done multiple times before

[cat-eared-rose]

My mom is a cunt

(def not a rant in the tags)

[puhpandas]

fnaf x dbd has soo much potential bc IMAGINE theres a vanny cosmetic on top of springtrap and Vanessa is the female survivor. in the Dracula chapter Dracula and the survivor from his chapter have unique voicelines if they're in a game together going against eachother, like Dracula will regard him specifically when with anyone else it'll just be his normal lines

IMAGINE if vanny and vanessa had something similar where vanny is taunting vanessa in a way, trying to tell her that she'll get her in the end and she'll be trapped and she cant escape her. it would be generic cool "I'm evil and chasing you" lines but have a meaningful double meaning bc of vanessa BEING vanny and her having to work to 'make up' for what she did as vanny. like the very embodiment of her trauma and past coming back to get her and it's her worst nightmare

[pretty-little-martyr]

my laptop updated without my consent and thru that tumblr updated. where the fuck has everyones icons gone my dashboard feels upsettingly barren without them

[rinkkuma]

୨୧ SOUR GRAPES

don't get me wrong, i've never exactly liked you.

ft. satoru gojo, yuta okkotsu, suguru geto, yuuji itadori, & megumi fushiguro

tags. a tiny bit ooc satoru, very light angst, gn!reader, mostly fluff ! / author's note. inspired by the song, sour grapes by lesserafim :3 (also its insane that theyve literally almost debuted two years ago) essentially just feelings in denial kinda!

SATORU is naturally a smooth talker, so he personally believes that he has never actually had a crush on anyone. sometimes he unintentionally flirts with people. one time, a waitress seemed to be super flustered, but all he did was order. (it was his tone of voice, but he's super unaware.. and maybe his stupid, handsome face) so, when suguru and shoko asked him one day if he had a crush on you, he was confused why they would think so. in their perspectives, satoru's tone of voice was softer around you, he wasn't just mindlessly “flirting” with you, his compliments seemed genuine. and to top it off, you are always the first person he looks at when he cracks a joke. satoru himself noticed this but had no idea why he had done this. he also felt his heart race around you. and his face felt hot around you. despite being flirty, he had never actually dated anyone, so the feeling was new to him. maybe a little more convincing from suguru and shoko was all it took for him to realize that he did like you.

YUTA and you are childhood friends, and people often mistake you for a couple. even your friends ship you. yuta nervously laughs and says, “we're practically siblings! we've known each other since we were little.” you on the other hand, feel dejected when he says this, because you maybe kind of had a fat crush on him. truthfully, yuta himself feels that he may have been developing feelings for you over the past few years, but has been terrified to say something because he didn't want to ruin your years worth of friendship over his stupid feelings. he had a nightmare one night that he had confessed to you, and you looked at him with a puzzled face and told him you thought of him more as a brother than anything. he comically woke up sweating and sat right up, thankful that it was just a dream. that whole day, yuta seemed off. seemingly avoiding you, and if he couldn't, it was minimal interaction. after a few days of yuta's odd behavior, you decide to confront him. yuta mindlessly mumbles some random things that you couldn't understand, but towards the end, he suddenly confesses. yuta himself looks surprised at what he said, and he awkwardly says, “oh.. just, uh.. pretend you didn't hear anything if you don't feel the same. it was.. an accident.” you laugh and tell him you have felt the same all these years, and he breathes a sigh of relief. you and yuta went on a date the next day.

SUGURU is typically kind, calm, and gentle with everyone, but with you? he seems to be slightly more snappy and has a cold tone of voice. it's not like he's being rude or mean to you; he just seems irritated. whenever you laugh at one of satoru's jokes, you swear his eyes are rolling to the back of his head and he is loudly sighing. maybe it's because you're annoyingly pretty and your laugh is so cute that he's annoyed. or maybe the fact that he's not the one making you laugh. and don't even get me started when it's just the two of you. awkward silence. you could hear crickets chirping, a pin drop, and the subtle breathing. you have tried multiple times to start a conversation and maybe break this romantic tension, but he has always just dryly responded and kept the conversation one-sided. and this wasn't just a few times; it was daily. every single day, satoru and shoko randomly leave, and you've tried tagging along before to avoid the awkwardness with suguru, but they quickly run off before you get the chance to ask. it was painfully obvious to satoru and shoko that you two had liked each other and hey, maybe if they keep leaving the two of you alone like this, one of you will crack and confess. (spoiler: it was suguru first.)

YUUJI has always thought you were an amazing person. romantically though? he thought otherwise. but, oh boy, one day when he saw you with a guy he had never seen in his life, his mind changed immediately. he quickly thinks to himself, “you're not even dating in the first place. don't get jealous. dontgetjealousdontgetjealous.” yuuji nearly loses it when he sees the guy hug you. he uses every cell in his body to resist running up to the guy and maybe or maybe not swinging at him. after a few eye twitches deep breaths, he starts to walk in your direction as if he were casually passing by and coincidentally ran into you. when he makes eye contact with you, he smiles before saying, “oh, hey y/n! watcha doing here?” while his smile seemed a little forced, you brushed it off. you wave back to him and tell him that you saw a cousin of yours after not seeing him for a few years. relief immediately washed over yuuji, and he let out a breath he didn't know he was holding in.

MEGUMI is oblivious. his face is clearly flushed, and his words are slightly jumbled whenever he's around you. this became even more clear when one day, yuuji and nobara had interrogated him about why his face is always red around you. which of course, he denied. he simply says, “it was hot out, that's all.” they see right through megumi's “lie.” yuuji and nobara both look at each other before bursting out laughing. “it's literally winter, fushiguro.” megumi rolled his eyes and moved on with his day. (he was secretly praying they didn't make a big deal about it, but he knows damn well they probably did) yuuji and nobara on the other hand, ran to tell you that it was quite literally confirmed that megumi liked you too! after they told you about what they had just witnessed, (mind you, they were speaking fast as hell so it was hard to understand, but you got the general idea) they started dragging you towards megumi's location. they didn't even give you a chance to oblige against it because they couldn't let this chance go to waste! they've been watching the tension between you and megumi for the past few months, and they were sick of it! and oh boy, when you were finally face-to-face with megumi.. it was awkward. like 3 minutes of awkward silence. but, it ended with megumi asking you out, so hey!

inspired by this prompt list <3

[pastadoughie]

other posts abt this are getting deleted

my brother killed himself- the one i actually like somewhat (ryan) & not the nazi shithead who tried to choke me to death this time last year (julian). i am the youngest of 3.

hes kinda a complicated guy, similar to how they treat me i only ever get to hear about him through other family members making fun of him for his every issue - so much of what i know is negative.

most of my opinion of ryan for the past 4 years maybe has been sortof admiring- atleast in comparison to my other family members- hes the only one who actually shielded me from julians constant phisical abuse, & the only one with the sense to realize that my entire family is a bunch of miserable abusive leaching assholes who are best off associated with as little as possible. i may think hes a racist & a bit of an idiot but i still really respect him as the only person who doesnt treat me like eaither a rabid dog or a walking suicide note

its a bit offputting to me honestly- the last time i had a close relationship with him was when he was a terminally online barely legal teenager- boyblogging about my little pony & fat bitches on the internet & trying to escape a deeply abusive home life dispite having no money & no education. primary difference being with me being trans & disabled & my abuse more overt & overarching i dont really get the luxury of having any kind of positive feelings about anyone in my family. i wouldve been dead years ago if i hadnt learned how to deal w/ myself & my emotions entirely independantly. its a recursive cycle i suppose

he called a few family members shitfaced drunk the day of- was made fun of them by every one, a few hours later was supposed to go to work. drove onto an empty road in his lexis at night. driving straight before making an entirely unessasary turn to veer off the road- flipping his car multiple times over. dieing on impact- hes gotten in many accidents before- & had flipped that car & gotten hurt previously & likely rendered much of its safety features unusable.

in all likelyhood probably alot about money- a certain degree of reckless drinking & petty theft charges & unpayably expensive car repairs & your problems stop really being fixable- needing a level of both financial & mental health intervention that nobody is wiling/capable of providing to someone they veiw as a drunk.

i dont have many thoughts on this topic that i feel are meaningful- im someone primarily apathetic & only incedentally empathetic- i only show proper emotions in maybe small 20 minute intervals once in a blue moon

my primary source of emotion has just been how angry my entire family seems to be at me specifically- a unanimous & explicit & constant reminder that they would really really really rather i kill myself then them have to ever look at me or deal with my stupid inability to do seemingly easy tasks like work & schooling. i guess theyll never really get any self awareness. in many ways i dont respect any of them- even ignoring everything else theyve ever done thats just kindof a ghoulish & overly cruel thing to say- but you cant tharapyspeak your way out of being atleast a little emotional about your entire family wanting you dead

im just gonna keep silly posting as usual. abiet maybe somewhat lower energy. especially because people are seemingly incapable of treating me like a normal human being & not flattening me down to solely my life situation, out of some strange assumption that treating someone like a 1d characature of a mentally ill person from a tharapy training course is somehow less offensive then saying something mildly triggering by accident

[xwiedzmax]

okay. so. i said i will not shut up about this song and.. well here we are

analyzing Watch Me Soar by Willemijn Verkaik (and Scott Alan) (guys i love Willemijn shes such a great singer and me when her Elphaba and i could rant about her for hours and-) [basically] line by line, here we go

"I know that it's hard for you to imagine That I'm not that young girl you once knew I'm no longer 12, what you see is a woman Standing in front of you"

first line and it starts off *strong*. like. 'im not that young girl you once knew, im no longer 12'. thats literally what would happen when Icarus came back, everyone only remembered them from the times before they first died. dropping the age like that is crazy everyone would remember them as that small child (we dont look at Chronicles of Wonder i found this song before that came out guys i promise this is still coded) and the first line just straight up calls that "And I, I have been patient, I have been kind I paid all my dues and I gave up my time I can't be confined to the past anymore My wings have grown"

the first two verses are just about them being Quixis. about trying their best to do their job, trying their best to just do the right thing and come back as fast as possible and- 'i cant be confined to the past anymore' is so- cuz like- theyre not the same person they were as a child. theyre not the same person they were during all the seasons. theyve changed, many things have changed, they want to be better than what they were before, they want to be a good brother, a good friend, not be remembered as the person who killed multiple of their friends, the person who hurt so many of their friends and family. they want to redeem themself and the line 'my wings have grown' is just so- because they dont have wings in the worldport. and their wings are important to them, theyre such an important part of them, and they dont have that in the worldport. and they finally get to experience having wings, experience the freedom of flying

"Everyone says just to be thankful, just to be grateful Or just let it be But I'm tired of this waiting, it's always tomorrow I'm done with perceptions that you've had of me"

something something Icarus just having to wait and wait and wait. wait for their job as Quixis to be over. with the knowledge that their family doesnt remember them, many of their friends dont even know who they are

"I've given you blood, you've given me tears I've given my heart and so many years It's finally time to fend for myself And open my wings"

now. first two verses are about their time as Quixis again. about how long theyve had to spend, waiting, working, alone. theyve given up so much, spent *so many* years alone, watching over the universes, with no one but a chicken to keep them company

the last two verses are them just being happy about being back. finally being able to do the things they *want* to do not the things they *need* to do they can open their wings again, fly, experience weather, nature, be themself again

"It's my time to soar, yes My time And I don't need you to love me, that's not what I asked I just want you to see that I'm more than my past"

its their time, they can soar the skies, experience things again, make bonds but they dont immidiately ask for forgiveness, they know theyve done a lot of bad stuff in the past. they just want people to see them as a new person, not what they were before, want people to see past the things theyve done. and this just fits so well

"You have expectations, well they're just too small And I'm dreaming big So watch me soar Watch me soar Watch me soar"

theyre so excited to be back, after being stuck for years. they just want to experience joy and do everything they werent able to do before

"It's time to let go, take a leap, touch the sky Feel the wind press against me as my wings learn to fly Then soar, I will soar Watch me soar"

they deserve to be a happy birb boi me thinks. 'feel the wind press against me as my wings learn to fly' because they would need to get used to that. they dont have their wings in the worldport and theyve spent so long without them, it would take some learning and figuring out muscle memory to fly like they used to

"Yes, I know that it's hard for you to imagine That I'm not that young girl you once knew I'm no longer 12, what you see is a woman Soaring in front of you"

this entire section is just so Icarus after coming back from being Quixis, especially singing to Rae, but just to everyone too- and.. even tho this is the wrong gender, its still *so frickin coded*. perfect ending to this song and honestly im actually amazed how coded this whole song is. especially because i know it only because Willemijn sings it (im normal i promise im not hyperfixated at allll-)

and in general the way this song sounds is just so hopeful, its giving new energy and happiness and just- pure joy of experience, and i love it if you for whatever reason read this all, have a nice timezone<3 hopefully some of my rambles actually made sense <- local guy is eepy and totally not writing this at 5am- totally-

[idealoblivion]

living with tgc while dating isaac :)

your camera roll is full of pictures of them

usually 0.5s - sometimes you pull out your phone and take one of larry and he doesnt even blink

they are just so used to it

movie nights!!

you and isaac cuddled up on the couch and tanner and larry mocking you guys making fake kissing sounds

assuming you arent a cc if you had a bad day at work - people being shitty or smth - they order a massive take out order and have a feast while watching horror movies

i imagine you and larry would end up being bsf so isaac has to beg for alone time with you

larrys just like shouting no at him while clinging onto you koala style

fucking around in applebees with them

putting stupid music on the speakers there like theyve done before

sometimes you’ll be up at like 4am going to get water from the kitchen and yumi is stood there silently eating chips

you guys will just stare at each other for a sec before carrying on

this has happened multiple times and neither of you have mentioned at all

streaming with tanner and larry!!

mostly roblox horror games

you are screaming about something and nick comes in mildly concerned that you are actually in pain or dying

if you cook for them they will love you forever bc they mostly just eat shit food

going off that you and nick cook together

blasting music and praying that nothing hets burnt and most of the time the food comes out amazing

most of the time

not counting the time nick almost set the kitchen on fire bc he forgot to take a pizza out of the oven

you and isaac wake up late one day like you are in bed literally all day

the second you come out of the bedroom the guys are looking at you funny

“we dont need a mini isaac running around here isaac himself is bad enough” is a comment i strongly see yumi making

ive got a couple of ideas for more posts *rubs hands together*

that was cringe sorry - c <3

[rat-rosemary]

since we're clearing up thing can you explain to me why its appropriate for a grown man to create multiple channels with which to communicate privately with his underage audience? (text line, snapchat)

maybe you can clear up why he decided to engage at night when no one is online in emote only mode so he cant be corrected on the things he got wrong?

maybe you can explain why in every single apology about anything this man has ever done (including the kkk edit and racism and misogyny both on and off the dsmp) includes him painting himself as a poor victim who the internet is just being mean to while down playing each awful thing hes done.

or you could explain why these things follow him when literally every other content creator on twitch or youtube doesnt have a problem with callouts like this. theyve all had controversy but none have had the consistent callouts of damaging behavior (well except for xqc and mizkif, great company dream keeps right? a racist and a guy who covers up sa). if it stinks wherever you walk you're probably shitting right?

you have so become enamored with the idea of this man that you refuse to use common sense when dealing with a white cisgendered male content creator. you are part of the disease that allows all of them to get away with the evil shit they do. are you happy being part of the problem? as long as you get your cute little stuffies of ur fave stweamer right? grow up and see each of these content creators for what they are: ebeggars selling their personalities, and your buying into it like a fuckin sucker.

Hi anon. Could you tell me how is it appropriate that Philza has a discord server where he has direct access to minors? Or how he played with people less then half his age on multiple servers and admitted to talking to and fostering relationships with them in private?

This is of course. A strawman argument, and one that has literally been made before. That's why attached to truth they're is a video of every single photo he ever posted of himself ever.

(On a side note, I do not think Phil is a creep or has had inappropriate conversations or behaviors towards minors. I am making a point by parodying anon's words.)

Look I don't want to answer this because you are not here to try and actually talk to me, you're here to pick a fight, and that will lead me nowhere, but I kinda have to.

First of all, at its core very little about this situation is about us. Twitch chat didn't need to correct Dream, because we don't know shit. The people who could interrupt the stream to talk to him have the ability to directly contact him outside of twitch.

Why did he make the stream at 3 am? Fuck if I know. He always streams at that time, but I am not God. Streaming at a time that would make it easier for people in the americas to watch would do nothing but impact the number of people watching, not turn this stream into something else. If he wanted people to not watch it or fact-check him he wouldn't have saved the vod.

No one even knows if the fucking edit is real. Dream has apologized 1000 times for that fuckibg thing, and even then, the guy I'm watching is not the 15 year old that would have made that edit. When has Dream been racist since he made his damn channel? Did you go to every single Celbit fan before fought back againt his abuser and tell them that they were horrible people for watching a guy who had clearly changed?

Sorry. I'm getting overly upset over this.

I cannot comment on misogyny that doesn't exist. Could you show me a real clip? Because my point here is to talk about shit that really happened, I can't go into fantasy land with you

Fucking. What call out are you talking about? The false claims of pedophilia? Because lemme tell ya, that shit sticks to every creator it's made against. Even with the ones who quickly shut it down with legal action, like Bad. But most of them don't fucking survive it, they do what is the point of these smear campaigns and kill themselves.

Fuck, even people who didn't have smear campaigns, just the physical constant swatting, like Qt, get marked by it forever. Fucking Jack is going to be known as a cheater forever. That's how this shit works.

I fucking hate this. Having an interest in something is not goddam evil. Your words apply to Tubbo and Tommy fans as much as they apply to me and it's not fucking fair. Neither of us are the damn devil for caring for something. Specially not for trying to stop fighting and clear up the conversation.

I shouldn't have answered this ask at all, but I felt I needed to so here. Fuck you too

[lullabyalikpoptarot]

do u think this video ateez recently did kinda sums up in some of ur readings lately? it seems like seonghwa is still rather awkward, yeo is getting more comfortable speaking up for himself and woo is being a cheeky little minx as usual. lol i love these type of videos that ateez do but do u think they think they have had it quite hard this year?

thats what lots of people are commenting and i think i agree with them but at the same time i dont know them so i dont want to say i agree incase im wrong

it seems like theyre always having to say to woo to be a different way or not forget about his relationships with his own members too they have done it in the past where yeo felt left out. jongho ngl is very attractive with his maturity and how straightforward he is, he does not mess around and i really like that in a guy like the way he was very upfront about his problem with woo and woo was like dang did he really feel like that? almost like he lacks some type of unawareness of how others feel a little (or a lot) hehe

its interesting that they do this type of video frequently too even if a little pre planned or scripted in places but i couldnt ignore matz awkwardness even after theyve done all they have together i just think hwa needs to let loose a little be himself more and use his gorgeous voice more

video link: youtube(.)com/watch?v=zyhpS0yuBCQ&t=769s&pp=ygUFYXRlZXo%3D

i was thinking if the reading u did where i asked what do ateez members each need to do to make things run smoothly

also do u think u can do a reading on how they each feel about this past year and what they still want to do or achieve?

thanks very much in advance!

Sorry, couldn't watch the video, but I also like to read for them from an outsider standpoint and just focus on the energy. I did like your question, so let's see how they feel about the past and what they want to do in the new year?

Hongjoong (The Lovers) He felt things were able to align for him and he was able to attract the things he wanted. I think he wants to do things that align with him more, things that he is passionate about, doing things that align with what he wants to do. I am getting better deals or there is a deal he is gunning for or wants. I think I picked on this with him before, about him wanting a new deal or better one for him if I remember. He just wants to make deals or contracts with things that align with him and his pockets I hear lol

Seonghwa (The World) I say he feels he accomplished a lot and finished many goals he wanted to achieve. I see him wanting to expand. Have more global appeal, maybe travel to more places and expand his horizons. I am getting more traveling here. Not sure if that is a personal or group goal.. 

Yunho (5 of Swords) Why did he give me the 5 of swords? He may have felt there were lots of conflicts and disagreements that have happened. He may want to try to revolve and work on that this coming year. 

Yeosang (2 of Pentacles) He may have had some goals he was able to achieve. He wants to have balance. Maybe there is something else he wants to do, branch out into a different sector, be it acting or modeling. This card gives me two different means to make money, so he may want to try that this year. He may not want to make money from one source. There could also be multiple goals he wants and may want to accomplish those things in 2025.

San (Knight of Wands) He wants to take more initiative and take more action on things. He wants to pursue things that bring him passion, so he might want to take on more things that ignite that passion. I see him wanting to be on the move and he doesn’t want to be too stagnant. It is like he is like, this is the year I get shit done, what I want lol I didn’t get anything about the past year, how I see it is he wants to move past it and not dwell on it too much. To him it is a new year, time to look ahead. Is what I am getting. 

Mingi (Knight of Cups) I see being more open emotionally and giving. I see him wanting to follow what his heart and intuition is saying, he wants to kind of go by feel, maybe take things slower and pace himself, to maybe enjoy things a bit more. And to follow things that bring him happiness. This energy may have come about last year and he wants to bring that energy to 2025.

Wooyoung (4 of Pentacles) He may have felt constrained a bit, or he has learned to save and reserve his money and assets. He wants to be a bit more self-controlled. I see him wanting to save more, not to spend frivolously. Maybe he is working on being more reserved, man can’t see that happening lol Let me stop. This may do more with money, like he is like, I got to stop spending too much on frivolous things lol So maybe last year, he may have thought he spent too much on things. I am also getting to be more cautious, which can do with money, but maybe his career, and make better decisions. 

Jongho (Queen of Swords) He learned to be smarter, to be more observant and cautious with how he says things. I see him trying to be more diplomatic, to listen more and maybe to be a bit more open-minded. I like seeing this, because I remember getting strong stubborn, strict energy from him, but this energy is more free flowing, calm, and is more of an effective speaker, so he may want to learn to express himself more diplomatically, but also remain confident, but not arrogant in how he speaks. But also not speak too quickly and to learn to speak only when necessary. That’s nice if true and feel him on that one. As I can be aggressive with how I come across as well. It is a lesson I am trying to learn this year too. Let’s hope we both can do it lol I am cheering you on Jongho!

[writingquestionsanswered]

hi, first of all just want to say that your blog is very helpful to me. if i ever need help with something, i always check to see if you've posted about it before.

anyway, onto my question. i have two characters who are best friends and theyve been arguing up to a point. ive gotten past that point and now theyre reconciling. i have their individual problems they had while fighting with each other, but my problem is i dont know how to go about making them apologise to each other. i tried writing some dialogue and parts of the scene, but it all feels very forced and unnatural. i was wondering if you might have some ideas on how to make the reconciliation scene more natural?

Writing a Reconciliation Between Friends

The key to writing a natural reconciliation scene is to find a natural way into the reconciliation. If the reconciliation feels forced/unearned there's not much you can do to make the actual moment feel right.

Step #1 - What Changes? Before two people can reconcile after a falling out, something has to change. For example, one or both of them need to have a change of heart... as in realizing their original position was faulty, that they were both right or both wrong, or that the friendship is more important than the point of disagreement. Or, maybe they're reunited by something bigger than the fight, like an illness, natural disaster, or a common cause.

Step #2 - Illustrate that Change for the Reader. The next step is to "show the math" of that change for the reader... show what the change is and how it shows up in the heart/mind of the character/s, then how that translates into a desire to reconcile.

Step #3 - 3... 2... 1... Contact! Now one character needs to reach out to the other in a meaningful way. Or, maybe they end up face to face unexpectedly. Either way, contact needs to happen. If one is reaching out to the other, this is more about testing the waters to see if they're open to reconciliation. If the person reaching out owes the other an apology, that should be part of it, but otherwise this isn't a time to rehash what happened. If they end up face to face unexpectedly, this will probably be an awkward moment where they both feel obligated to make small talk, but that can be an opening for one or both of them to apologize, say they're missed, and see if they're open to mending fences. Again, as long as you've done steps one and two, this should feel natural no matter how it plays out, because you did the work to make it earned.

Step #4 - Talk It Out... Carefully... If both are open to reconciliation, there will be some measure of talking it out. Again, this shouldn't be a rehashing of the original fight--both should be careful not to dredge up past arguments--this is more about clarifying what changed (if it makes sense to do so), apologizing (if necessary), reiterating what was missed/lost with the parting of ways, and extending forgiveness.

Step #5 - Rebuild the Friendship - There will need to be some rebuilding of the friendship, and maybe a lot if the fight was really bad. It could be as simple as just easing back to the original comfort level (which may happen fast), or it could require learning to trust again. It may also require an examination of the original problem if it's something that isn't fully resolved with the reconciliation. Like, if the original fight was due to ideological differences, they will need to talk about it and maybe lay down some rules/boundaries so it doesn't become a problem again.

Depending on your characters and the needs of your story, steps 3 - 5 or 4 & 5 could all occur in one conversation. You don't necessarily have to drag it out over multiple scenes/conversations. Again, it just depends on what needs to happen in your story. Making sure the reconciliation is earned is the important thing, then making sure you clarify why reconciliation is possible is the next most important thing. Finally, making sure you show that things are smoothed over will bring things full circle.

Have fun with your story!

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[fishgir12]

HELLO OOMF I HAVE COME TO BE OBNOXIOUS AND ANNOYING I HOPE YOU ENJOY

I use text effects here so. guide is . Bold and italic are the lyrics. Orange text is just text im highlighting and Red text is additional voices that arent from the singers perspective. This makes sense i swear

OKAY THIS SONG IS SO MIGO. and her thoughts about lunia when she was starting to corrupt herself. I'm going to explain why trust me on this

So just to overview, the songs meaning is the seeing the worlds inhumanity of violence and feeling like a lone monster for despising it. The world needs to be purged and the singer will commit the killings that have to happen for it. The "you" referred to in the song is someone the singer cares for and the only one who can be salvaged from their deeds. this song is so me core (im unwell) !! Just want to get that out the way because it maybe influences my thoughts a bit idk

"Somethings terrorized my psyche to get even/ Lately you're the only human I believe in/ I try to understand his logic but there's just no pattern there / No sympathetic voices anywhere, there's blood in my hair" The highlighted lyrics Are repeated multiple times throughout the song… I'll get deeper into it in the next verse

"I'm considered ugly from every angle" THIS LINE IS FOR ALL OF YALL WHO CALL MIGO AN UGLY LITTLE SHIT!!! LEAVE HER ALONEE 😭 Okay but slightly more seriously but still half joking This line is about how everyone sees migo as just lunias dream creature yah 🔥 (I'm making shit up to be able to mention this line I just like it)

"You're the only beauty I don't wanna strangle" Going in hand with the previous line, how being a dream creature makes her 'lesser'(ugly), either that's how people view her or how she feels people view her SO That would make Lunia the beautiful one in comparison. Migo started holding a grudge against dreamers but Lunia was the only one she thought was okay

"Cant you hear me crying out for guidance? "Yes we hear but we dont care"" I think this line is like. I think it could be Migos goal really is just to spend more time with Lunia despite her fucked up way of going about it .yk? Lunia made Migo because she was lonely, and when Lunia no longer needed migo she left her at the castle by herself. Shes like an emotional support dog that gets abandoned when theyre no longer needed. Thats kinda how i see her and why shes sorta crying out for Lunia to come back and spend more time together like they used to before she became a dreamkeeper

"No sympathetic victims anywhere, Theres blood in my hair" YIPEE I can talk about this now !! I think. this line is very much a lot of the reason why i think this song fits migoo. The line seems like the singer is crying for help to their own victims, thus being sad that none of them feel any sympathy for them. "theres blood in my hair" represents the violence theyve caused. So here it shows how migo wants the children she takes the imagination from to make grimspawn to Feel bad for her, for Lunia to feel bad for how she left her and to go back to her. Migo acknowledges the violence theyve caused and the intensity in which the line is sung (especially at the end of the song) Makes it feel like shes starting to understand theres no coming back from this, but does it even matter? Whats done is done

Okay i COULD analyze nearly every line but i feel like passing out so i will only do the important onesss

"When I die, i want you to die too not trying to stay in this dimension without you, spit on this planet without you" This is like showing migos want to be with lunia to an unhealthy degree !She jsut wants to be with her always and forever and I think the abondment she felt made her angry at lunia but migo doesnt truly hate her, shes just mad. Like. idk if this is making sense .. Like migo is saying wherever She goes herself whether that be to glory or to death she wants lunia to be there tooo

"..Lament our descent into some ancient reptilian form like an agnostic transubstantiation/ You wanna know what that is? Use your imagination"

Yaeh i just think this line is silly because. saying Use your imagination To a person who can actually dreamcraftt. while she cant. envy. also cause night hunter says that line in ep 2 and idk its sily

"They paralyze my psyche to get even / Lately youre the only dancer I believe in/ Im a butcher now with blood in my hair / No sympathetic voices anywhere, theres blood in my hair/ Anti-human armies spring from every angle/ Youre the only soldier I dont wanna strangle"

'Anti human armies' is the Night Bureau, and once again saying that the only agent migo will spare is Lunia herself

"I can see its a dolorous fate/ "So dont expect us to cooperate"/ Anyway, its five lives too late and theres blood in my hair"

I had to google this but Dolorous means sorrowful. The Night bureau will probably never forgive her, "five lives too late" as in shes already commited violence. Shes doomed herself to a bad end where no one will be happy so its like the Night Bureau telling her Yeah dont expect forgiveness from us 👍

"My head is a most obliging harbor for this illusion/ Will these Irish eyes be stung by tears of confusion/ Will you meet the common end to your odd shaped mission, hope it isnt true/ I dont believe in that kind of god but still I pray for you" I think this passage can be sung from Lunias perspective !! Shes worried and shes scared but she holds out hope that migo will come back around. The Odd shaped mission being her violent way of getting what she wants but Lunia hopes they can comprimise and all of the nightmares will stop.

"We will produce vanity holocausts / We will commit acts of misery/ We will weaponize sightless innocents/ Then we will forget" Basically what the nightmare king has done and what she will continue to do. Acts of misery. Theres no stopping this

NOW THE SECOND BIGGEST REASON WHY I THINK THIS SONG IS SO HER, THIS LINE

"I suffered pompous death to find her kingdom razed" The rediscovering of Castle Nocturnia and the hope that Lunia may still be there. When the Nightmare King gets to it he sees the state of distruction and knows that after migos own self death that she experienced being stuck in the guardian for quite a while, that Lunia was also truly gone. Revalation.

"Cherub corpses in the vapor, Martyrs wrapped in butcher paper" Its at this point where she sees all the damage shes caused to get here, the death and the tragedy. Shes most definetly responsible for many deaths for those who fought till the end to protect the dream world from her. But at this point of so much what is the point of stopping? The blood has been spilt already and its not like she feels bad about it . "There's no sympathetic voices anywhere, there's blood in my hair"

Now the end of the song, I love this part because it sounds like a final breakdown after everything in the song. so so cool

"I saw you laughing but tomorrow you'll say you were there" No one takes her seriously beofre she becomes the nightmare king 😎

"You looked at me in disgust, girl, Why should I care? Theres blood in my hair... Fuck!"

After migo tries to trap Lunia, she knows she now sees her with fear in her eyes so at this point there is no going back. Full force into violence! To do all that she will do and cause all the pain she will cause

SOOO THATS MY ANALYSIS I HOPE YOU ENJOYED. im normal about this song and about migo. !

OH MY GOSH OOMF THIS IS INSANE 🔥🔥 I’m gonna do a live breakdown cause I think I would forget what I’m gonna say if I go back and forth.

First things first the text guide that’s how you know it’s gonna be fire.

Sorry oomf I was one of the ones who called Migo ugly SORRY 😓

Lunia really did do all that now that you think of it tbh 😭😭 she really made a whole dream creature (which probably takes a lot of energy) just to leave it as soon as she didn’t need it GIRL THAT IS BASICALLY YOUR CHILD WHAT ARE YOU DOING

Migo wanting to spend every single second with Lunia only to be left alone abandoned by her TRAPPED BY HER OWN CREATION?? I wouldn’t recover actually I guess nightmare king had some right to act like that

“You’re the only solider I don’t wanna strangle” OKAY WOW

“Five lives too late” yeah buddy no one’s forgiving you now 😭 i can see a timeline where lunia somehow got her to calm down and for the bureau to be maybe somewhat understanding of the situation (especially with the old nice grand inspector in charge) but with Lunia being the only one who knew the full side of the story (other than NK herself) disappearing all chances of the story being told and some sympathy being brought up is gone

Lunia holding hope for Migo I feel sick

GOING TO CASTLE NOCTURNIA HOPING SHE WOULD BE THERE YOU SERIOUSLY WANT TO KILL ME

Sooo glad you brought up all the deaths she’s caused. No one really talks about it?? Even though it’s such a real possibility to everyone, imagine dreamers CHILD dreamers going to sleep one night and never waking up again because a night terror got them.

Also a big issue with the bureau in general cause why are you employing everyone of every age to fight and become either child soldiers or soldiers past their age 😭 Dawg Royce should be in retirement NOT the grand inspector!!!

SO PEAK OOMF. PLEAAASE I UNDERSTAND SO DEEPLY THIS IS SO GOOD. Oh my god I think you should also be the number one Migo/NK fan THIS IS INSANE!!!

If you have any more…please…share… this is so peak

[polyhexian]

Since Raine was a teacher I think once they have Hunter living in their home they would immediately start to notice the signs of abuse. They would probably have issues with Hunter eating the normal amount of food for a kid his age because Belos starved him and also Hunter probably wouldn’t really be a big fan of something like pasta with sauce but wouldn’t say anything because he’s too nervous to make Raine unhappy with him so he doesn’t really eat much despite being underweight.

Hunter would probably go stiff if they put a hand on his shoulder or flinch if they heard them in anyway upset with him.

Hunter would probably take all of Raine’s suggestions on what to do while in the house at orders and carry them out with military precision even if Raine just suggested they watch a cartoon on the crystal ball.

Hunter probably has a lot of nightmares too so Raine would wake up to him screaming in his sleep.

Like Raine had hunter for a short while and the whole time it’s just one terrible revelation of what a monster Belos truly was after another.

raine definitely starts off worried about what the fuck jasper wants with this minor but i mean really theres better ways to Steal A Child, it being this SPECIFIC child who is VERY difficult to steal ironically makes it less suspicious like. okay. legitimately what is your game. and also like again despite the fact raine has seen him throw this kind on his ass a hundred times, theyve also seen him fucking vaporize one of their allies for trying to kill him so like. truly. what is his game here.

and then like. once they see how truly BAD it is with hunter, the way he flinches, how DEEP the soldier persona goes, the food and the sleep and the isolation- then its like. well, fuck, i would have wanted to help him too. so 1. how did the martlet know about all this before anyone else, because he CLEARLY knew about all this before anyone else did 2. why didnt he just tell me the truth? 3. why DIDNT he just take him and run?

i think theyre putting pieces together and while they probably have multiple theories- they might not know about the grimwalker stuff yet, but they know this kid is an orphan and related to the emperor, they know he was found the day the previous golden guard died, they know the martlet has the same colour hair as hunter, they've seen it, they know hes incredibly protective of him, they know the martlet is scarred as fuck and an incredible combatant AND a high level magic user despite never using magic- once they find out hunter cant use magic without a staff? click, dude. thats probably genetic! this guy has been around about as long as the previous GG has been gone. he looks like hunter, he's protective of hunter, he never uses magic without a staff, and the second raine asks darius about the previous GG, knowing they were close, "hey, did you ever see that guy use magic without a staff?" that seals the deal dude. raine has clocked that motherfucker from a mile away.

only now like. thats a NEW concern. okay, cool! parent. got it. well that explains his intentions. but now like- wow, he HAS hit this kid a lot, even if his motivations were clearly rescuing him. can he even be TRUSTED with him? would hunter be healthy living with this guy? is he even capable of living like a normal person? he still wont take off his stupid fucking mask or tell them his stupid fucking name! and oh, fuck- if he's the previous gg, he's done some VILE shit. should they be doing something about HIM?

darius and raine im sure have a very exciting conversation putting all the jigsaw pieces together before they realize that jasper isn't dead, jasper is the martlet, jasper is a powerless witch, jasper has a son, and holy shit is that son fucked up and in dire need of help.

meanwhile jasper is like ho ho i am sooooo good at lying and secrets absolutely no one suspects anything

[prestonmonterey]

TLT UPDATE!! BEFORE I GO TO BED

(gods im so tired...)

@vincentaureliuslin @tatsumisheep3

no photos today so heres my cat :P

OPENING NIGHT!!! it went super well!!!!! (i think)

it was PA night so the understudys were percy and annabeth and they killed it!!!!!! :DDDD

also my director gave me a compliment today so im in a good mood (it was somethin along the lines of "you finally did a good job as cerberus" but ill take what i can get...) (i still have beef with him but.. whatever....)

its crazy how fast this show is going and that itll all be over after sunday,, but also i am SO tired bc we literally spend more time at school than at home this week :(

also getting a lotta acne bc im not used to wearing this much make up every day :P

but hey at least ill get to rest a teeny bit on the weekend (just in the morning TwT bc we have matinees)

also my parents and some of my friends are comin tomorrow so they BETTER FUCKIN BUY ME CANDY (i really really really want candygrams... one of the stage managers got like 4 boxes of candy i am so jealous...)

also also also we did the legacy robe last night before preview night and my friend (and mother /ij) got it :DDDD very happy for her

um um um i felt like i had more to say but idk this is already a lot and i cant remember things im kinda tired :P

oh i finally got my camper necklace!!! the beads were missing for like a week but they were just on the table in the costuming room... anyway my friend made it for me during tech class bc shes so so sooo sweet <3 (while i was in math trying to force my friend to study... *stares at neeks* /aff) i got four beads that kinda almost make the ace flag!! (black for tech, silver for the fall play, light blue for this show, and purple for my grade)

idk if i explained it before but all of our necklaces represent how much theater we've done,,, bc its kinda like how long we've been at camp. theres a bead for each grade based on our class colors, and the tlt bead, so everyone gets at least 2. theres also beads for each of the past musicals and plays at school, and a black bead if youve done tech, and a white bead if youve done leadership :D some of the seniors have like most of their necklace filled because of how many shows theyve done

heres another cat pic to keep you engaged and reading this /hj

also also also many many thanks to my wonderful actor and tech friends i would not survive without them (especially thanks to tech bc they have to put up with us actors... /hj) its poseidon's actors first show i think and they have a LOT of quick changes so their section of the rack is,,, kind of a mess. also the lamp for the oracle scene has broken multiple times i think already... and i already left my make up bag out yesterday and my watch in the cubbies today TwT we are a hot mess

my graphic design teacher was acting today :D (the farmer in drive is a teacher role, and they switch out every night) and i love him being so absolutely perplexed by the energy circle before show :333

also i remembered to put setting powder on for the first time,,, and... i forgot that my mom is SO much paler than me TwT (i was very washed out...) so ill probably stick to spray for the rest of the week :P

sorry i really am rambling tonight...

ok i will probably hopefully do at least one more update after strike on sunday!! (depending on how tired i am,, i might just curl up on the floor and sleep after the sunday show actually...) unless something goes horribly wrong,,, then ill probably post about it too

good night!! i need to collapse in bed and try to save up enough energy for tomorrows show :3

have a wonderful day/night and remember to hydrate! (or you'll die straight...)

[alienaiver]

also ever since i bought the shinsou figure ive had shinsou brainrot (did it ever really leave?)

shinsou whos a pro hero invited to a galla - hes supposed to bring a plus one, he wants to bring a plus one, but hes having gripes about inviting you, his disabled best friend. itll be a standing up for long hours, socializing and smiling kind of event; putting you through that hurts him to just think about.

but he's also so very much in love with you, and sees this as an opportunity to gradually show off his romantic notions towards you and not just to his mirror that he pretends is you in the long hours of the night.

to his utter surprise, you actually accept with clear and obvious excitement. you plan an outfit that matches one of your canes (the purple, foldable one shinsou once got you) and wear something longer fitting thatll cover your comfortable shoes with the good insoles.

it goes well, you handle everything with ease and you even hold his hand multiple times. the romantic gestures from both of you are through the roof and shinsou's dizzy with emotions. kaminari more than once winks at him and sero makes a kissy face once or twice. he gives both of them the finger discreetly while scratching his forehead. they both stick out their tongues in retaliation.

it's not until you're in the cab home that you almost collapse onto shinsou. your breathing's heavy and you seem tense from head to toe. you mustve strained yourself even if you promised him you wouldnt. he rubs soothing circles (or so he hopes) onto your palm and kisses the crown of your head.

you sleep over at shinsou's place so often that he has an extra futon just for you. you're on the couch, nursing a glass of late-night wine as he sets up your bedding, your feet raised onto a few throw pillows to alleviate the pain. you haven't said much to each other since you left but it's comfortable, quaint.

he settles on the couch with you, moving the pillows and situating your legs on his lap instead. you hand him his glass of wine but he takes it only to put it on the coffee table. he starts rubbing your feet and you can't help but laugh, its oddly intimate even if hes doing something hes done a million times before after youve walked more than your pain scale usually allows.

"pain level?" he asks and you hum before you reply, "six."

he nods and presses a little harder, works the muscle a little throughout. "distress level?" he then asks and it doesn't even take you a moment, "only two, this is pain expected after these kind of activites."

he smiles up at you, "you're really beautiful right now."

you throw your head back and bark out a loud laugh, "now? after my makeups splotched and my feet are swollen and itchy?"

his lovestruck smile doesnt change at your reaction, eye contact clearly maintained, "youre always beautiful to me, but these moments that only i get to see... theyre my favorite."

you hide behind your wineglass but steals a timid look through the glass, "youre being bold tonight."

he hums as his hands find their way further up, giving your calves a much needed squeeze, "sometimes im made brave by those around me. today especially, you sparked it in me..." he looks away for the first time, suddenly overwhelmed by the weight if his own feelings, "im in love with you. i want more moments like this."

you sit up so that you can lean into his space, your hand raising slowly to cup his cheeks, "theyve always been all yours, brainwave."

the hero name you helped him pick in high school makes him blush. hearing it from your lips always sounds more loving, more inviting than from anyone else. when he chances a look at your lips, you lean forward the rest of the way despite your shoulders and backs protests because kissing him is more important than your chronic pain right now.

shinsou knows you though, so he wastes no time in maneuvering so that you're comfortably settled as hes hovering over you in an awkward angle. he will always do that for you, put you first in ways that makes your head spin. your needs will never be a bother to him, but a comfort he will always happily oblige to, because supporting you is all he needs to retain happiness.

[lav3nder-bees]

This may or may not be a hot take but i really dont think that the Dark Urge should ever be free of Bhall, not completely at least

They are his flesh and blood, they’re him entirely, at least before they grew a soul throughout their adventure, so at least to me the ending they got just felt kind of.. cheap? It felt sort of like a “congrats you made the moral decision! Heres your reward <3”

To clarify I like the current story for the Dark Urge, I think Larian did a great job with it, but maybe its just me but i really wish there had been some larger narrative impact for the urge, rather than it just being forgotten almost as soon as it was resolved, personally I can’t see durge being able to just leave theyre god so easily with what was basically a meaningless sacrifice (i mean sure they died but it didn’t really matter because it barely lasted a minute)

Anyway, my suggestion is for this big climax of freeing yourself from the urge to have just a bit more of a sacrifice (similar to how Shadowheart either loses her parents or spends the rest of her life with her wound, or how Astarion can either retain his soul by giving up the powers of the ascendent or he can gain that power but sacrifice who he is in the process), i mean so much of bg3 is sacrificing something for another so i wish that had carried on to durges “final” conflict

Basically i think there are multiple ways this could be done, either by showing us (the player) and the companions what durge could have by submitting to Bhall (especially since in the game it feels like theres a very strong push towards “hey dont pick this option! Its bad!”) and/or there being a larger impact after rejecting Bhall (this doesn’t even have to be in game, just a nod towards affects after the game)

For the first option i was thinking that perhaps durge rejects Bhall at first and then similar to in-game we get a second chance to accept Bhall, but this time he mentions all of the perks from submitting to him (correct me if im wrong but i believe if you submit you effectively become his chosen? There should be some cool ass new powers with that), obviously mentioning the slayer form, but perhaps also stuff such as immortality (specifically being resurrected an hour or so after death, not being unable to die) or other new abilities (if this is too op from a gameplay perspective it could always just be a “do my bidding THEN you get this stuff”) and if durge still rejects bhall then you can get the whole dying and being resurrected scene, just so theres an actually meaningful narrative sacrifice

The second option is the one im most interested in where durge’s link to Bhall is retained even after theyve been freed from his direct control, I find it hard to believe that a literal godspawn could just walk away like that so it wouldve been interesting to see a few moments of perhaps Bhall chasing after durge, maybe influencing their dreams to a minor extent, almost “speaking” to them in that sense or even having lesser instances of the urge where its not as overwhelming but perhaps the barest flicker towards murder, more like intrusive thoughts then anything that actually threatens to take over

Ive also seen an idea of durge having to make a deal with Bhall to be free of him i believe the exact post was durge having to kill every tenday else Bhall takes control back (said by @crossdressingdeath i think?) and i just LOVE this idea, imagine just that constant knowledge that you have to make a sacrifice to avoid becoming a mindless slave, and as mentioned removed that whole moral superiority aspect of durge’s ending

Please feel free to critique or share ideas!!

[torialefay]

So funnily enough he does get laser hair removal but it's not permanent, it just grows back finer so he'd still get armpit hair.

I think he'd get laser on his face too most likely, I know some of the members like Hyunjin and Jeongin don't get laser and shave every day.

Which like- their poor skin 😭😭 I couldn't imagine doing that all the time.

I think because in Australia, it's not common for men to be hairless so I still need to get used to it and seeing them so smooth all the time.

I forget that Korean men do in fact have hair everywhere else except their chest and I'm a girl that's pro body hair on all genders because it's a sign of maturity for me.

I get the lack of facial hair, I somewhat get the lack of underarm hair because I'm sure that helps with sweat.

But let them have their leg and arm hair at least haha.

Also I'm curious as to how pheromones would work with them because Korean men don't get body odour and their sweat doesn't smell.

And before someone pitches in and is like 'Chris and Felix are Aussie'.

Yeah they're born in Australia but they still have the genetic body type of a Korean male.

So would Chris just not stink at all?? Even after a workout?

Because we all know Hyunjin sweats like crazy on stage but even the members says he doesn't smell afterwards.

And moving topic- I wonder how Chris and the other members would go being around someone who gets body odour?

If I don't wear deoderant I absolutely stink and it's worse in the summer, I'm reapplying deoderant multiple times a day or else I'd smell like a garbage truck haha.

first of all, how do you have insider info about his armpit habits????!?! how do you know literally everything omg omg

but it makes me wonder ab the korean men population in general and how they feel about laser. like is it something that would be encouraged & not looked down upon? bc i feel like (and i may be totally wrong) a lot of guys in aus would find it a bit strange & unnecessary. && since chris grew up in both, maybe he'd just have to figure out what side he's on idk? like im sure the company makes him be hairless one way or another, but i feel like getting laser is no joke, especially for someone like him who looks so masculine. i'm thinking that maybe since both of his parents have had work done in the past, maybe that's made him more open to those types of things?? idk it's really not a big deal, but my brain is just like computing

but i agree, i like seeing a lil hair on a man. obviously both genders get it, but smth about seeing it on a man just feels so attractive. IDEK WHAT IT IS. like it's genuinely stupid that we simp over... hair.

i'm assuming chris smells like nothing 😂 after a workout too. i've heard people who've been there say they have never smelled BO on someone, even after the gym. plus, chris talked ab how he only rately uses cologne either so i feel like he's doing the bare minimum... what's gonna happen when i run out of deodorant??? cant borrow his if he has literally none

for chris and felix, i feel like since theyve lived in aus, theyre probably more familiar with it. i don't think it'd be anything that freaks them out at all.... idk how much exposure the other members have had tho so i cant even touch on that 😭😂