#sorry but I've seen too many people baffled

[thatsleepymermaid]

People keep wondering how Trump won, but honestly it's relatively easy to see. On top of the far right turn that usually takes place after disasters, there's a few other factors at play. Mainly, inflation.

The average American doesn't have a clue what's going on in their government (state or federal) or around the world. I tried talking to a local about Palestine, and she thought it was another word for Pakistan. Right now the biggest concern I've heard from my neighbors is actually groceries and gas prices.

Biden failed to address inflation, and Harris didn't have a solid plan. Neither did Trump, but Trump did say he was going to decrease prices, and the people in my rural area here remember everything being cheaper in 2017 but not much else. That includes just about every racial group present in my neighborhood. We don't have widespread Internet and most people get the news from satellite TV news, so they are uninformed about most things.

(logistics are tricky for people to keep in mind when their wallets are on the line)

On top of that, Trump promised high tax returns for many income brackets . That extra money looks awfully good if you're struggling to afford groceries right now. Regardless of if he's going to do it or not. (Prices will probably get higher because of the proposed tarrifs). People want to keep their own fed and safe, regardless of foreign affairs or civil rights. The second Trump's team announced their tax return plan I knew he was going to be elected. I'm just surprised I predicted it before Allan Lichtman.

I don't know where this post is going, but don't blame other left-leaning people for voting 3rd party or being pro-Palestine. If you really want to figure out the general consensus among average Americans, talk to your neighbors. Join a local Facebook page. Organize and build community as much as possible. We will need it in these difficult years.

[pseudophan]

some post wad weekend thoughts...

i just wrote all this on the plane and haven't read it through so apologies for any mistakes

first of all, this weekend was incredible. i usually just kinda sit at home doing not much of anything, and this was a much needed break to actually have some fun. london in general always lifts my spirits but i suppose that danisnotonfire guy contributed a little as well.

guys i think i've met more people the past few days than i otherwise have in years. like. holy shit. i started listing people but i'm petrified i'll forget someone so i chickened out, sorry about that. but you all know who you are. i've met friends i've had for years, people i used to know but haven't spoken to in what feels like a decade, newer friends, and a frankly baffling amount of people i didn't know yet but who told me they've followed me for ages. like holy fuck you guys lmao what the hell??? and i mean did the reaction ever get old no of course it didn't. bad for my ego i'm sure but totally worth it. there's something very amusing and incredibly surreal about being chronically lame in most aspects of life and then suddenly finding yourself in an environment where you're kinda cool???? SO fucking fun oh my god, but also i do kinda feel like i've tricked you all? but hey i'll happily let you keep believing i'm cool, that is more than fine with me.

most importantly though everyone was SO lovely. like i said i don't think i've spoken to this many people in such a short amount of time in years and every single person i talked to was awesome. guys did you know phannies are kind of great... don't tell anyone but, lowkey... everyone is so funny and cool and absolutely insane but in a good way (shoutout everyone left at the gates until the very end, we should probably get some help).

and then lastly of course, mr howell himself. i talk about this a lot i feel like but fuck me that man was born to perform. whether you think he's actually funny or not, nobody can argue he doesn't absolutely thrive on a stage. he plays off the audience so well and he's so very obviously having the time of his fucking life. i'd already seen the show twice before this, and i didn't think anything would top the previous london show but man... the first night he came back out after the show having clearly been tearing up backstage, apologising for being an inconsistent absent parent, and i can't lie the "i had daddy issues and THEN i subscribed to dan howell" got me cause yeah no literally dude, you nailed it, exactly, well done. i think something about doing this show again, his magnum opus as he considers it, now after the dapg return was very special to him. he seems genuinely surprised that so many of us were ready to just jump back in like nothing happened, i don't think he was expecting so many people to still be waiting and it's... man. he comes off so grateful for us all and it's so fucking sweet. and then on the last night, i think that was my favourite, when the show ended and he got the standing ovation and people throwing him flowers.. he was so HAPPY. and clearly overwhelmed with emotion which, i gotta say, there is something honestly kinda funny about daniel howell standing in front of you trying not to cry. like no by all means dude go ahead, please, you've made me cry an endless amount of times it's only fair.

ugh. i'm proud of him or whatever. dick. and i'm proud of our ridiculous fucking community. i'm not sure what 14 year old nora would say if you'd told me i'd still be kicking it in the phandom a decade on, but at almost 25 (fml) i'm so so happy to be here still. you know, we get a bad rep, but i genuinely think as far as fanbases go we're pretty solid. and i love you all so much.

i believe i will have to rob a bank or something because the next time dan and/or phil do a tour i think i'll have to just show up at every date like i'm sorry but this was too good of a high we need to do it again immediately

anyway. back to work 💪

(by which i mean giffing dan and phil. i am still very much unemployed. fr though i'm two whole videos behind this has never happened i feel weird. who am i)

[ceratedfish24]

dude i NEED to tell you that reading your posts about scott has been a breath of fresh air. like, GOD, i always see him hated on, called manipulative, controlling, bossy, interfering, and all sorts of stupid shit. both c!scott and Scott Major the Real Life Man. i've sort of come to the conclusion that this fandom MUST have some sort of internalized homophobia thing going on because somehow i just dont think its a coincidence that the only Out Gay Man in the life series is the one who gets hated on the most.

and in shipping especially! personally ive never been a fan of ranchers, its not my cup of tea, but i have seen so many ranchers fans who wont have the same courtesy for fh enjoyers. so many people hate on the ship and call it 'toxic', adopting this sort of puritan lense about shipping ONLY when scott's involved. bcause then you look at a ship like scarian where they LITERALLY beat each other to death, pretty much, and yeah sure there are people who call that 'toxic' too but when SCARIAN is toxic it's Cute and Angsty. and grian's just a Grump who's a little Mean sometimes but its ok bc he has trauma!!!!!!!

and then when scott's rude to jimmy in a similar capacity, all of a sudden he's Abusive and Manipulative and Horrible, and shipping fh is Morally Wrong and makes you a bad person. the amount of takes like this that i've seen from people who then act like desert duo is, by the same measure, completely morally okay is baffling.

sorry to send such a long ask!! it's just really refreshing to finally see someone besides my beloved friend Shrimply Lemonade who understands how fucking awful this fandom is towards scott sometimes haha

-felix :3

I’m so glad that my posts can bring some ease to people!! It’s absolutely an internalized homophobia thing. The same people who call Scott “manipulative”, “toxic”, or “abusive” never call out Joel, Grian, or fWhip for being so much worse than Scott. When it’s an ACTUALLY out gay man, it’s toxic and manipulative and bad. When it’s two straight guys, it’s cute or hot.

Scott doesn’t do anything differently from anyone else other than be an openly gay and flamboyant man, yet he’s the only one who gets demonized. People need to understand that it is targeted. If it weren’t targeted, you would be calling a whole ton of your favorite creators “manipulative”, “toxic”, and “abusive”.

(Long asks and rambles and ranting is always welcome here!! <3)

[justarandomrat]

Can people even call the wraith scratch theory a theory at this point? And I know theories are theories until proven but It's basically already confirmed canon. I know it hasn't been confirmed yet but there is so much evidence to back it up it baffles me how people still don't believe it's true.

Comparisons, the noses are literally the same shape, the hair has the same shape, they have the same double chin, they both have the same structural face format, hell have you not even noticed that scratch and Todd are played by the same guy, DANA SNYDER!!! Wraiths have already been introduced to be a thing along with Molly's soul-less body when she's not in it! It has a greyish tone (Todd has a grey tone to him, hell he literally wears grey clothes) along with the soul-less body sounding dead and toneless (again Todd has the same thing). And don't say "Well he can't be a wraith because he sometimes shows emotion" no shit he shows emotion, have you not realized how long he and scratch have been separated? Todd is basically his own person. We don't have a time frame as of writing this but it has too have been a pretty long time. We do know that scratch has been a "ghost" for many years and doesn't remember a thing.

Another thing, scratch and Todd both love food, the only time we've seen Todd smile is when there is FOOD INVOLVED in the episode "Festival of lights"!!! And if you know scratch you know he will literally do anything to eat anything, he will eat garbage, he will eat literal objects, he loves food. Honestly you don't even need to know him to know he loves food, because most times when he's around hes either eating or begging for something greasy.

Honestly I don't even know how someone can still deny this theory. This feels like the Steven universe corruption theory all over again. Sorry this was long I just had to let this all out because it is crazy how many people I've seen still disbelieve this. And many people on Tumblr have already made their thoughts on it, I just wanted to post this before the episodes came out to give my final thoughts on it.

Final thoughts:

Scratch is Todd confirmed screw you if you think otherwise.

[peachysunrize]

The thing i hate the most about this season, without going into too much detail about the leaks, is that i've seen a new wave of fandom hate towards Aemond, as if any were needed. Worse yet, I found many posts in the Ewan’s tag, directed against him, just like what happened with Fabien. People are calling Ewan a liar for what he said on the press tour, but what exactly did they expect? That he would spoil the entire plot? He tried to explain the nuances of his character, and did a great job with his acting even when he didn't have any lines. The fact that the writing is inconsistent and by now generally shitty is certainly not his fault. Ryan & co. are so biased in favor of the TB that throughout this season 2 they have gradually turned the Greens against each other. Now I can't even recognize them, Alicent for example is so OOC that she has become a completely different character. It still seems like the writers want to tell us that everyone is “good” on some level, except Aemond, who they are now writing as if he were an irredeemable villain. Sorry Ryan and Sara, I don’t buy it and I don’t care. Since they let me choose, I'm even more team Aemond than before 💚

OMG EXACTLY!!!!!!!! As I said before the writers are adamant in making us hate Aemond and their biased opinions on TB isn’t helping! BUT with their stupid story decisions, they made everyone around Aemond look dumb with what they do that now only his narrative makes sense!!!

Remember that the writers want to turn him into this cartoon villain but HE IS NOT. He has his issues for SURE but he is the only one with a brain who knows this is war and takes a step towards it!!!

I AM BAFFLED BY HOW PEOPLE ARE POINTING FINGERS AT EWAN!!!!!!! His job isn’t to tell us anything, he played his character, got the check and be DONE. Ewan has talked about Aemond the best way possible!!! He hasn’t spoiled anything, just admired his work THAT HE IS IMMENSELY PROUD OF (and I am immensely proud of him too) and showing us how much he understands his character!

Calling Ewan a liar when even he didn’t know which scenes would be chosen for episodes is outrageous and disgusting.

[tubbytarchia]

I'm baffled that people are hating on you for having an opinion on a fictional Minecraft block man aksbahf. Even as someone who does enjoy FH (mostly the fandom version of it honestly), it's bonkers to judge someone for NOT liking a ship? Or not enjoying a character's behavior? Or for interpreting on-screen interactions differently than they do??? Like jesus, the whole point of fandom is to enjoy it the way you want to. You're not hurting anyone by seeing a pairing as negative based on what you watched. Look at friggin' Desert Duo, half the fandom writes 'em as toxic and divorced, and the other says they're devoted and inseparable. Different stances and interpretations make for a mixed and flavorful fandom experience and a melting pot of awesome stories and art. Good lord, god forbid you like something different or dislike a specific part of a media that you love lol

Keep doing you friend, you're great! <3

- 🧚‍♀️

Oh god if only it were like desert duo, if only... But lmao yeah right!! I'm sorry that Scott smajor damnthatsalongusername is a guy that exists in real life I really don't care. I just want to discuss what I see from the series! And the more I see people with similar opinions to mine talk, the more evident it becomes that those opinions used to be so minimal because of this kind of fandom treatment. And so my heart goes out to anyone who dares talk about said opinions even if it gets them accused of homophobia lol. I'm with you guys...

And the fact that you like FH... but you're on my blog and share this sentiment... Is that so hard... Is it so hard to be decently sensible about different opinions and interpretations...

Also I do like FH too haha, I don't think I can say I ship it but obviously it's really compelling to me, and I've said it before and I'll keep saying it that I very much enjoy a lot of fluffy FH art and I really like them in ESMP1 for example. But no, I said they were toxic in 3L so that means I hate them!!!! It's ridiculous how much of a black and white matter this is to so many people, I don't understand... And the thing is that I WANT to understand! As you said, it's cool and intriguing! Differing discussion only adds to any one subject matter. Soft FH people probably wouldn't change my mind but I'd love to understand their points if only those points weren't something along the lines of "shut up you're wrong" (obviously not everyone!! But it is what I keep seeing in the FH tag lol)

I've seen people proclaim Jimmy as the abusive one, or proclaim ranchers as toxic etc, and I don't see it but man does it intrigue me! It's absurd to me personally, but I'm not telling you to shut up - you can't just say that and not tell me more! I wanna know what people are thinking without shutting one another down...

[hero-israel]

Pretty much the only thing I knew about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was that it existed and had been going on for a long time. Then this attack happened, and I have been reading everything I can find about it. And I have to say, I am really baffled that so many online are excusing the murders of hundreds of random people because… reasons, I guess? Something something anti colonialism? The people at the rave weren’t colonialists, the little kids weren’t colonialists. Maybe Israeli army has killed innocent people too, but from what I’ve seen they don’t PLAN to kill random people. It happens and it’s bad but it’s a whole different level than just random murder. But maybe I’m just not online enough. Sorry for my English.

Nothing to apologize for, your words are far better than those of many native English-speakers I've seen recently.

[huecycles]

Im terribly sorry to ask but I’ve noticed someone in your YouTube comments talking about you blocking them over images IDs?

yes, i'm aware. i blocked them forever ago because their messages asking about image descriptions in my art were getting a bit too much. literally everytime i would post something they would ask about the lack of an image description. this went on for quite a while before i decided to block them, and i felt bad for it.

now, i understand the need to make posts accessible, i really do. i know how important that is and it wouldn't hurt for me to try and write image IDs. but it is to my understanding that some people do and some people don't. i simply do not have that habit. to come barging into my discord DMs after joining a server i own, calling me ableist for blocking them as well as trying to force me to put image IDs as if i "owe" something to them is simply absurd.

they told me that as a larger artist, i don't have the luxury to have inaccessible posts. they are saying they got blocked on discord but that's not true, we talked for a bit and i sent them another message only to find out it couldn't be delivered. i assumed they had blocked me or left the server they were in and i literally have the screenshots for this.

to seek me out like that, demanding me to do something that many other artists do not really made me anxious and mad. i am disabled myself and while i don't expect them to know that as i don't talk about mental health in public (aside from a few social spaces), being called ableist for no reason really hurt me :/

i am truly sorry my posts aren't described, i wish i could do it but i simply don't have the habit nor would remember to write IDs all the time since i am naturally very forgetful due to adhd and autism. if anyone wants to, please feel free to describe my posts if you'd like, i've seen that being done a few times and i honestly think it helps. i just don't have the mental energy nor am able to remember to do them myself.

the amount of entitlement some people have online really baffles me

[seekingflowers]

[Closed]

Free Readings Info. Please read.

Hello folks,

Thank you all for the support and love. It's been so baffling to me that my first little pick a card reading ever got so many likes. I also wanna thank my good friend @occultwaters Selene for the love and support.

I've had my first dm about free readings, but for some reason, I can not reply to the person. It says this tumblr cannot accept messages - idk what's up with tumblr. You'll just have to go through the ask, I'm sorry.

Somethings I want to lay out.

1) This is free, I can make the choice not to do it for situations or questions I'm not comfortable with. That's why I'm allowing dms for now.

2) Be respectful. Whether it's the answer to the question or my refusal to read.

3) The answers to your questions, some things will not be favorable. It's just the truth. What I'm talking about here should not just be for me and my readings, but for other pages and in real life as well. Take it that you will.

I want you all to know that maybe some things should not be looked into, and it's for your own good. Think about it, "Do I really want to know the answer to this question?" If you feel something clouding your heart and mind, don't ask. I mean it.

I've seen too many people lose themselves over "Just a question." The thing about fate in my experience is that it's like a fabric, and asking a fortune teller to read for you is like poking a needle through it. Okay, it's just a poke. You keep asking for more and seeing others because you're not satisfied - that hole gets bigger, and the fabric and its embroidery begin to get messy. I've had my personal experience when I fucked with fate. I tried to go against it. Let's just say I nearly lost something so dear to me.

Also, there are just some things that aren't meant to be known. I will see what I am allowed to see and tell you what I am allowed to tell. If I go against the line, things will not be good for me. Some readers will walk that thin line, but I will not.

But... can things change? Yes! But for better or for worse? Then there are some things you can definitely not change, and going against it will not be good for you. Eff around and find out. You can avoid it for a while, but it will catch up. I've seen it come back around fairly quickly for those who decided to go against it. I was one of those people. It can definitely do a lot of collateral damage.

Be mindful of who you share your information and energy with. There are people who will not do good with your trust and will on purposely mess with your fate.

Again, take this what you will.

I will go ahead and add the disclaimer here too:

Divination does not replace legal, financial, therapy, counseling, or medical advice. Seek a licensed professional on these fields for advice. What you do will my readings is up to you and I'm not responsible.

[poppinlovemp4]

what are your thoughts on each nct member

im crying there are 22 of you here thats fewer people than nct. who's sending me this. anyway im bored so ill answer... really long obviously there are so many guys

i dont have any thoughts on the wish members ive never streamed idk any of their names and i'll keep it that way bless their hearts. or not idk

jisung: idgaffff his dancing is overhyped and he's charmless to me and i hate deepvoice rappers forever

chenle: probably nicest voice in dream but that's a really low bar. dont really have other thoughts. i've heard he cares a lot about basketball which can either be charming or offputting i dont know enough about him to say

yangyang: thats OOMF top 3 in ncity to me <3 i really did not care about him all when i was first entering weishenville sorry for my anti-kpop rapper bias but he's soooo fun to watch onstage. imo the only one other than ten obviously who's got a good handle on #It. and he has the cutest smile ever probably. and i like him :-)

jaemin: idgaf i literally cannot think of a single thing to say here

haechan: seems like an unsavoury bloke from what i've seen of his scandals and i hate his voice so so so badly like when i first listened to 127 on purpose i had to pause and look up a lyric video to see whose voice i hated so much. good performer though

jeno: least fave nct member and i dont like many of them. disband

renjun: hope he's feeling better these days. no further thoughts

hendery: thats OOMF but kind of less than the rest of wayv sorry.. he's like one of the only idols ever i think is genuinely funny the way he speaks and acts is so 😭 i really dont know how he comes up with any of it. was sincerely baffled when i found out he wasnt wasian

xiaojun: he's all right

mark: ive literally never been impressed by any performance ive seen from him idk WHERE people get the all rounder genius idol thing from it's not showing #ToMe!!! the originator of many fave reaction images though so he's okay in my book

jungwoo: idgaf. wait no back when djj was announced people kept comparing him to xiumin in cbx to justify his place there (as in 2 main vocals / guy who isn't a main vocal) and he is not xiumin he could never dream of having my beautiful sister's charisma uniqueness nerve or talent! other than that idgaf

winwin: saw the news today hope he heals all righttt and it's nothing too serious... as an idol he brings nothing to the table except cuteness and that's not very important to me so i hope his career in cn thrives bless

jaehyun: tbh when nct first debuted i hated him so badly for literally no reason like his face just made me so mad. and look at us now <3 he is my entire 127 tag. i liked his debut so i'll continue following his solo career and he's also funny to me but i can't say that without feeling like jaehyun tote bag tweet

ten: thats OOMF another top 3 member <3 he's EVERYTHINGGGG imo the only nct member who's like absolutely a star & built to be a soloist.. i cannot wait for his second albummm i love his vision he is so so so so insanely talented it boggles the mind. and also so cool... i rarely think idols are cool but he is so cool

doyoung: he's a crazy ass hater with an evil spirit but i kind of fuck with it idk if i had to pick a second fave 127 member it would probably be him he's funny to watch. i streamed from little wave a few times also

kun: thats OOMF every time he's mentioned that he was the one who pushed for a certain song/production choice (new ride being in gmt, the strings at the end of omy) it's been one of my favourite parts of whatever the final product is so i really appreciate that. ten's kinda right about him he's so old but it's really charming to me

yuta: idrgaf. i thought his solo debut was interesting ill be giving his future stuff exactly one stream and perhaps more if the execution improves

taeyong: i think it's so funny how everyone buys the cutesy act he started going hard on immediately after his bullying scandal came out😭 loved his work on baby don't stop & call d. hated his work on everything else. every time his verse on rv's cover of be natural comes on i take a moment to curse him out

johnny: from chicago and yet so deeply charmless he gives this beautiful city a bad name. disband

[autisticzenitsu]

i want to clear the air, so this is the last you'll ever hear from me. i don't hate zenitsu because he's autistic-coded; far from it, actually. i just think he (and most others in the demon slayer cast tbph) is a poorly written character. in fact, if he's truly meant to be autistic representation, then then it makes the way he's treated and handled in the story that much worse to me. his meltdowns and otherwise dysregulated behavior are used largely for the sake of a punchline and -with the exception of tanjiro and maybe inosuke- the people around him either see him as a joke or are otherwise baffled by his existence, which is also used for comedy and not to make him feel like a sympathetic character. he's the butt of many a joke and that's about it, save for the few moments that buck that trend and make him more sympathetic. and while every character in demon slayer is about as deep as a 14 year old's self-insert sonic oc, zenitsu hasn't really shown much personal growth since his introduction, something he himself explicitly acknowledges in season 4. as a fellow autistic who to an extent also struggles with emotional regulation, i found his character personally insulting sometimes, so i think he's bad representation. if you love him, that's great and i love that for you, but he doesn't do it for me. to further clarify, i've only seen the anime and don't have any interest in the manga or light novels, and since that's going to be representative of most people's experience with this story, it bears mentioning because it will form the basis of their opinions as it has mine.

i want to apologize for causing you emotional distress in the first place by posting character hate in a fandom tag. i have actively avoided fandom spaces for over a decade, preferring mostly to just enjoy stories on my own and only occasionally post about them, so i broke one of the cardinal rules of engagement, and i'm sorry. it and my follow up ask were immature of me, so i apologize for that too. i hope you can understand a bit better where i'm coming from, even if we don't or won't see eye to eye on this. take care, and i hope you have a good rest of your week <3

Okay, thank you for that.

I'm not gonna touch the "poorly written" thing because bad/good writing is subjective, like all art is.

I really don't think he's treated as a punchline? Sure, some of his traits are played for laughs, but that can be said about Tanjiro's autistic coding. And Inosuke's autistic coding. And Muichiro's autistic coding. And Giyuu's autistic coding. And autistic coded characters from other media. (For what it's worth, I don't think Zenitsu's autistic coded on purpose; autistic coded characters rarely are).

Zenitsu IS seen as weird by other characters in canon, I'll give you that, but that's...reality for autistic people. It's not just Tanjiro and Inosuke who treat him decently, either. Shinobu treats him decently. While Aoi gets annoyed by his refusal to take his medicine, she doesn't treat him as less of a person, either. Kyojuro didn't treat him poorly. Jigoro didn't treat him poorly and loves him dearly. I'd honestly take far more issue with his portrayal if his friends and surrogate family found him impossible to deal with and acted like they barely tolerate him. But they don't.

(This is also Taisho era Japan; even in modern times, I think Zenitsu would get treated poorly by most people due to his autistic traits).

As an autistic person, I saw him and was like "he's just like me fr" and found a lot of comfort in his character. Granted, I'm also fully aware that if I were a fictional character, I'd be considered bad autistic rep.

I also appreciate that he WANTS to change, but has a hard time doing so, which is pretty realistic, imo.

I don't agree that he hasn't shown much personal growth, either. He grows a bit more confident and brave after season 1, he stands up to Daki while knowing she was a demon, and he can handle solo missions now. Also, his arc isn't over yet. But again, art is subjective, so to each their own.

I appreciate where the apology, and I do think I understand where you're coming from. I hope you have a good rest of your week, too!

[lover-of-mine]

so I've been on Tumblr for over 12 years, I have been in many different fandoms for a lot of different things and have always tried to stay in my own lane. I did start watching 911 in April after bi!buck became a thing, but I went back and started it from the beginning and well it baffles me that people ship anything other than buddie sorry

but all of that is to say I have NEVER blocked as many people before as I have since joining the 911 fandom with the bts taking it too far. I'm no stranger to toxic fandoms or ship wars. I'm used to curating my online experience and filtering stuff out. but the bts are a whole other level. I could barely go into the tags without having to block someone. in the past few months I've blocked more people than I have in my entire life on social media.

and I'm not unblocking them. yeah some I blocked because they were annoying but the majority I blocked for their misogyny and racism or because they were taking it too far. I don't care if they come back to buddie or whatever because to me the trash took itself out

Oh, yeah, me too, like I've been in fandom online definitely for way longer than I should, the Harry Potter fandom was always particularly nasty when I was a kid and being a teenage girl in the early mcu fandom was definitely an experience, and ship wars have been part of most fandoms I've been in, but things here are on another level not just in the way they are treating other fans, but also the way they are treating the actors and creators, like, I've never seen anything like this for sure. I feel like if you stop to think about the show without the Buck is bi excitement goggles, you can see what they were doing, but somehow things got completely out of control. Also thank you for exemplifying what I've been saying that they won't lose the new audience as a whole when the breakup happens, I feel like there's people acting like the people who started watching after the biBuck thing are all bt shippers, it's nice to see it's not the case.

[trigunsbbygirl]

If you’re open for requests could I get a part 2 to Nai being isekaid onto Earth? Maybe when he starts to adapt and get used to the concept? Thank you and feel free to ignore if your requests are closed!

I've seen so many drawings of Knives working fast food on twt and its so fucking funny I love it so much. he would evaporate if he worked in my city during tourist season. but anyways, always down to talk about reverse isekai. hope you enjoy it!!

•it doesn't take long for Knives to get used to how things work on Earth. in fact, he finds a few similarities on Earth and Gunsmoke: you go to school, graduate, get a job, pay bills, buy groceries and so on.

•it's the way the corporate world, government and social media works that he has a bit of a harder time understanding? Knives gets it, he understands the concept and how greed consumes but he's still baffled by it all.

•I won't get into much politics or the saddening things that are happening around the world, but every once in a while, when watching the news, Knives will turn to you and just say 'I am considering returning to my old ways.' and you just hum in agreement.

•he also has a hard time adjusting to being around so many people almost all the time now. even though he stays inside your home most of the time he can still hear people talking, cars driving by and airplanes. it takes him a while to get used to all the noise.

•Knives only really goes shopping with you out of curiosity. he wants to see all the things that are on Earth even if he says he doesn't care. (overtime he starts going with you to make sure you're safe and that he can protect you.)

•I think he'd quite like farmers markets though. it may be busy but he can push through it for the fresh food.

•this man has zero online presence. the only account he would ever have is a youtube account if you and Vash (mainly Vash) managed to convince him to make one to post his music. other than that, he refuses to make accounts for Twitter or Instagram. he sees no point in it.

•Knives doesn't use a diary, but he does write what he did that day on the calendar app. his notes are very blunt too, 'went to zoo. interesting animals.' 'went grocery shopping. boring.' 'celebrated their birthday.. was fun.'

•he also doesn't text much and when he does the messages are short and straight to the point. "what do you want for dinner?" "when are you coming back home?" "we are out of x, pick some up on your way home." and he leaves you on read a lot too.

•also uses proper punctuation and dots the ends of his sentences. he rarely uses abbreviations and slang. the first time Knives used lol you acted like it was the biggest thing ever and he just replied 'stop freaking out.' then promptly left you on read.

•now let's say Knives somehow gets an ID, ssn and all that stuff. like the universe said go help pay bills and gifted him those stuff or smth.

•I've been seeing Twitter talk about Knives working at McDonald's in a modern au and yeah that's funny, but this is a reverse isekai and Knives is still dealing with his kill all humans mentality. if he worked customer service or at a restaurant he may genuinely say fuck the military consequences and consider mass genocide after one too many bad encounters. plus Knives would just be like 'why would I serve an inferior being?'

•but I could see him working at a small local book store or library. it's quiet, not too busy and Knives gets to easily learn about new books or books he may never have ended up hearing about. not much really happens, but one day more people than usual come in to buy a certain book. Knives mentions it to you and you have to explain how a Trigun fan account recommended 'This is How You Lose the Time War.' he has to take a second to take the information in.(I'm so sorry I just had to add this in nsvsjwhks- iykyk-)

•he still has a hard time wrapping his head around the fact that people enjoy Trigun. Knives tries not to think about it a lot, it weirds him out. the fact that a lot of people know about his past, trauma, and apparently, future makes him feel a little queasy and gross. he knows there's nothing he could've done and though no one knows he's actually there, it's still really invasive to him.

•anyways, if Knives learned how to drive, he would be very responsible. the only time he'd break any laws is speeding 10 mph above the speed limit on the highway, but everyone does that so he just joined in.

•whenever someone near him is driving like an asshole he sits there with a death glare. he's there thinking, 'I could ruin your car with my blades. I won't, but I could.' (he wishes he could but he knows many cars have a dashcam and that would cause bigger problems than just legal ones.)

•if it weren't for him living at your place, Knives would have little to no decorations in his home. maybe a few plants and coasters on the tables and books that he likes on a bookshelf, but that's kinda it. he might frame some of his paintings and hang them up. (I can see him with hanging vine plants)

•he gets into gardening a little, maybe hydroponics. Knives doesn't really want a big garden, but he'd like to grow a few vegetables and herbs.

•Knives still doesn't sleep, but over time he will join you for bed and cuddle you as you fall asleep. though after a while, Knives will get out of bed to do his own things. it takes a while for him to get into the idea of just sleeping, but he starts to indulge himself as he realizes how comforting it is to lay with you and rest.

•he starts to surprise you with romantic dinners, like he'll have candles lit up, a slow melody playing in the background. afterwards Knives will draw a bath for you and if you want him to, he'd gladly join you. either way, he's helping you wash up, telling you to just rest after the day you've had. it's the least he could since he can't work.

•overall he does end up adjusting quite well, it just takes him a long time to accept that he does have to live among humans and that the goal he's been working towards for years is practically undoable now. and it takes even longer to start indulging himself in other hobbies and his emotions that start to grow. (although I think his view on humans won't exactly change. but he acknowledges that there are people who are fighting for the greater good.)

[rosesnink]

Orc Bonds with Elf

Author's Notes

Je suis back on my 'shipping for a hot minute my MC with my friends' MCs'! This time, a personal crush of mine, @zhoras-bitch 's Ray Nightbloom, who often reminds me why I'm gay <3 I hope I made your girl justice, and that you enjoy yourself reading this as I've enjoyed writing this! The prompts used were 'longing-tempest-identity'

English isn't my first language, so please forgive any typos/grammar mistakes

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Summary: Recharging her battery, Brienne has a meaningful conversation with a new friend

Word Count: 1.0k

Category: Platonic

Rating: General audiences

Book: Blades of Light and Shadow

As the Spring Harvest was at its peak, Brienne needed a small break from so many people. Allowing the primaveral wind blow her maroon dress, she went to the fountain where the elderly cured their parchment and simply existed in silence.

Closing her eyes, she allowed herself to exist in silence. She became in-tune with nature: the leaves, the wind, the water flowing, the sun. The smell of food and laughter faded, leaving her alone in a plaza with nothing but chatting elders and the occasional stray cat seeing if any of them had any food.

Until she noticed that she was being watched. She opened her eyes and scanned through the place, until she found a girl watching her closely. Not a girl. And elf. She was rather tall, with pinkish skin, violet eyes and a long blonde-silver hair. She seemed shy and lonely, and Brienne beckoned her to her side, not wanting her to suffer through the elderly’s questions.

She sat shyly over the edge “I’m sorry if I was bothering you with my staring…”

Brienne smiled sweetly “Don’t fret. I get stared a lot around here. And I suppose you do too.”

Brienne noticed how the she-elf was examining her: today she had a maroon dress, with a plunged V-neck, her hair down, black ringlets decorated with white and violet wildflowers and her dress had flowery embroidery as well. She also could tell that she had noticed now how big she was. Seeing that she had been caught, she flushed and looked away “Forgive me, I… haven’t seen an orc in my life.”

“Do I meet your expectations, uh…?”

“Ray. And you… well, exceeded them. They always told me they were ugly and brusque and…”

“I’m not? I’m glad you think so, Ray. I’m Brienne. I was raised here, and have been baffling the entirety of Riverbend for nearly twenty-four years.”

They shook hands, and Brienne noticed how soft and elegant they were, compared to her callous and huge ones she had. She was also warm, and there was something about her that transmitted peace.

It was Brienne who broke the silence “How come I’ve never seen you? I don’t see myself walking past such a beauty like yourself.”

“I, uh, don’t get out much. I don’t really enjoy the attention I get from being, well, me.”

“Shame. Seeing your beautiful self would’ve made my day.”

She giggled “Now you’re compelling me to leave the house more often. And I wouldn’t be able to walk past you either.”

“Because of my size?”

“And your beauty and clear charm. There’s something about you, Brienne… you inspire many emotions.”

“Such as?”

“Calm. Understanding. Boldness…”

She raised an eyebrow, sliding closer to her “Boldness, you say?”

Ray bit her lip, and Brienne, feeling self-conscious, moved away “Apologies. I am aware that my size is… a tad overwhelming to some.”

“It’s not that, it’s just… I’m not used to this. People normally have prejudices against me.”

She stroked a golden lock away from her “They’re fools then. You’re not to blame for the sins and past of your kind. And neither am I.”

“I suppose they’ve thrown at you the tale of Ventra Tal Kaelen?”

Brienne snorted “Many times. Hells, I don’t even know what she did!”

Ray made a face “Apparently, she forcibly conquered the orc clans and formed Flotilla. There are tales of a runaway orc that left their child here.”

Brienne perked up “When was this?”

They both seemed to realize it, and Brienne was, for the first time, caught off-guard “Do you think… they were running away from her? From Ventra?”

“It is possible, though the librarian said they left to fight shortly after.”

Brienne frowned “Were they… keeping me safe? Or simply did not want me?”

Ray grabbed her hand, which was much bigger in comparison, and lifted the orc’s chin “Listen to me. I may have just met you, but I can assure you that it was for a good cause. You truly seem like someone incredible, and the way they talk about them, they seemed like a good person.”

Brienne stroked her cheek, and sighed “Thank you, Ray. It’s just— had they stayed, perhaps I wouldn’t feel like a beast pretending to be human. Like I am some… burden that they can’t wait to get rid of. I love being here but… I know I ought to leave someday. Maybe to Port Parnassus. Or Flotilla, to find my parents.”

“If you do, it’ll be your choice, not theirs. You don’t seem like the type to just take orders.”

Brienne smirked “Neither do you.”

They laughed, basking into the dawn of spring, the sun turning from a bright yellow to a dark orange. They sat there, both their minds far away from this godsdamned town. Brienne didn’t have elven sensitivity, but she could very well read Ray’s expression.

“I am glad to have found someone who may feel the same way. Everybody seems to have figured out that this is their home and will never leave, but I…”

“Do not?” She sighed “Honestly, neither do I. It is a lovely town, and the people are nice, but… I feel like my time here is starting to end. I want to travel the world from my books. Have great adventures. Make my own way. Being swept off my feet by a charming prince or—,”

“A charming orc?” She teased.

Ray giggled “It wouldn’t hurt, no.”

Brienne stood up and produced two coins. She gave one to Ray and approached the well. She closed her eyes: she saw a vast, never-ending path, full of adventures and people to meet, and a shadow waiting for her. She poised the coin between her fingers, kissed it and threw it to the well. She beckoned Ray to do the same.

Ray did the same, and smiled. “I suppose it’d be rude to ask what did you wish for?”

“Not rude, but rather imprudent. I’d hate to see my wish undone for telling.”

They observed as the sun started to leave their eyesight, and Brienne looked at Ray, and Ray at Brienne. Then, Ray tiptoed to her face, and kissed sweetly Brienne’s cheek. She flushed, and smiled brightly “Thank you, Brienne, for probably the best night of my life.”

Brienne kissed her hand “And thank you, fairest Ray, for delighting me with your company. May our paths cross soon.”

She squeezed her hand “Soon.”

[bengiyo]

Hi! I'm here for the ask game and ready for you to choose violence! I'm interested in questions #3, 12, 18, and 25. If you don't mind, I want to narrow these questions to BL only, unless you have a particularly violent non-BL answer that's too good not to share. I don't have any specific BLs in mind, but if a restriction like "only those that finished or will finish airing this year" or "not this year" is interesting or productive, have at it. Thanks!

3. screenshot or description of the worst take you've seen on tumblr

I'm just gonna keep talking about La Pluie. I saw multiple reactions calling most of episode 8 boring. I am sorry, but if you came to the show interrogating the concept of soulmates and were bored because the two romantic leads said that they choose each other even if they aren't destined to be together, I think you are too jaded and need to take a break from romance.

Sincerely, it baffles me to see people engaging with genre stories and seemingly getting mad that a show is playing around with the conventions of the drama. The spoiler culture brain rot is destroying media literacy and it really makes me sad that it seems like we're chasing the high of something new and unexpected. This on the website of the people reading the same kind of fanfic for the umpteenth time to get their fix.

I just don't get going into romance and being mad that they're doing the big romance things in a show literally about big romance.

12. the unpopular character that you actually like and why more people should like them

I am going to interpret this to mean a character that the fandom doesn't like, and not just someone that folks don't know about. I could write about Uncle Man from 21 Days Theory, and I've already written about Framboise.

So I'm going to write about Korn from UWMA. Sometimes I will say on the podcast that "y'all don't like gay men when we're not pretty, funny, sexy, or entertaining." I have to suffer through comments about how Kao is a bad actor or that Korn sucks all the time, and both are wrong. Y'all just don't care about the stoic gay boys that try their damndest to pass and quietly suffer.

Korn is a tragic character because he was trying to be the man that he was expected to be, and then Intouch came along. He was harsh to Intouch throughout much of their romance because he knew what he was going to do. You can see the pain leaking out of that man's eyes the entire time. Intouch tried to save him. Hell, they brought Perth Tanapon to cry about their deaths to hammer home how sad the whole thing was.

It just makes me really sad sometimes around here that we're only ever going to get worked up about the loud and flamboyant characters, or the especially pretty and charming ones.

I am here for characters like Korn (UWMA), Mamoru (Kabe Koji), Shiro (WDYEY), Mitsuru (EY), Teh (IPYTM), Cairo (Gameboys), Shin (3WBF), Inthawut (180DLPTU), and many more.

18. it's absolutely criminal that the fandom has been sleeping on...

Currently, I feel some kinda way about how people keep looking for reasons to hate Patts in La Pluie, as if his ideal partner signalling is somehow to be mistrusted. It's just a bit sad for me that folks seem determined to hate the lead in this.

I don't really ever get second lead syndrome that often, so everyone on the Lomfon-Tai train confuses me. Lomfon is RUDE, and I do not fuck with that boy.

25. common fandom complaint that you're sick of hearing

Not a specific complaint, but I've said many times around here that I really hate when folks abuse the tools of criticism to say that they didn't like something. Y'all really don't need to pathologize why you don't like something and reach for flaws in the storytelling or production to justify why you don't like something.

We are a niche fandom. We are not seeing the huge sums of money poured into our productions that huge setpieces are going to get. Y'all need to show a little fucking grace to the creators bringing these things to us.

🔥 choose violence ask game 🔥

[thebusylilbee]

Hi, I'm sorry to bother you with this question but you are the person I know who knows more about pigeons. Yesterday, I was feeding some and I saw one that had 3 colours, sort of like a calico cat. I've never seen one like that before and it really baffled me. Would you know if that pattern has a name or something? She looked like a common pigeon, except for the colours, and I didn't even get to take a picture, she was only there for less than a minute

Hi anon please know that you are doing the opposite of bothering me, I am legit super sick today and barely starting to be properly conscious at *checks clock* 6:03pm so a question about pigeons is a very nice distraction from The Horrors and such !

anyway as far as I know there's not a single general name for them the way there is for calico cats. I think it's bc there are far more variations in pigeons and people who like them get really intense about them and their genetics real fast so they're very precise in describing them.

How it works in pigeons is each bird has a "base color" among three options :

Each bird also has a pattern among these choices :

And in addition to these two basic elements, plenty of modifiers come mess with things a little bit ! One is called dilute and does this :

There's also the stipper gene that makes pigeons look like they were sprinkled with some paint :

There's also the "grizzle" gene that means pigeons get to have white + another color exist completely mixed on the same feather, and it can do things like this :

There's also the "pied" genetic trait, which apparently is still considered really complex and not properly studied, which creates zones of white feathers on the bird :

And other stuff also, like for exemple a combination of several factors can create "Tortoise Shells" which can look like this :

There's also the "Almond" variation which can look like this :

So basically it's a little complicated.

But, to still answer your question, what I usually see is either a vague "multicolored variant pigeon" when the genetics start getting a little too crazy to describe the bird, or "multicolored pied pigeon" or "multiple patterns of pied pigeon" when the pigeon seems pied but the rest is a little too complex. Exemples of multicolored beauties that are difficult to describe quickly in any other way :

Some sources if you or anyone reading this is curious :

"Pigeon breeding : genetics at work", web portal of the university of Utah which is a good place to start

Pigeonetics, the video game created by the university of Utah to understand the basics

This page on color basics of the National Birmingham Roller Club which has many cool exemples