#sorry for being bitter lol

[cygniavenue]

i hate to be on the fence ab it bc honestly i was really fucking upset at first about hades 2 Odysseus and i defo still am

and like, you don’t have to play the game obviously. do what you want. and you’re allowed to be bothered (i still am) but everyone is very up in arms over like four lines of dialogue in a game that will have over a hundred hours of play time. and a lot of people are saying things about how "the writers hate Penelope" but i have not been able to find ANY CREDIBLE SOURCE THAT CONFIRMS THIS. yall will just believe anything

idk the amount of Jumping To Conclusions going on is. 😬. and we’re not even in early access yet. like can you maybe wait. to form your opinions. until we have the whole story.

[sunshinerotting]

u ever think about jiang cheng having enough trust in wei wuxian to walk up a mountain blindfolded only to be betrayed in a way so internal and inescapable that learning about it sends him spiraling nearly two decades later. he lost everything in the world except what couldn’t physically leave. he has jin ling and wwx’s core and they’re both necessary and he couldn’t have had either of them without losing his siblings. he would prefer his siblings. he can’t have a conversation with wwx but he can never escape him how can he deal with that. doesn’t it feel dirty. imagine thinking your brother thinks he’s so worthless you would prefer taking the most important thing from him than to not have it. imagine him beating u at everything always and when u finally get ground it turns out it’s not even you. its still him. in giving up his core wwx gave up the possibility of staying in jiang chengs life even before the wen remnants entered the picture. congratulations to jiang cheng! u have his core but u can never have him again

[that-was-anticlimactic]

i will never understand how or why the httyd movies did the books such an injustice.

the movies aren't even an adaptation - they stole the name of the series, the name of some of the characters and places, and the general idea that there are dragons. honestly, i would be fine with the movies and maybe even like them if they didn't capitalize off of cressida cowell's incredible books that never get any credit.

the books are an amazing story about the cycle of violence and how vengeance and revenge is dangerous. hiccup says that the past is a ghost story, one we need to learn from to better ourselves. the books are about how everyone deserves freedom, how every creature, every being on the earth deserves to be free. we see that in the slavemark, with the dragons.

and like... hiccup is so different. they did him a severe injustice. he's scrawny and intelligent and learned to talk to dragons simply by observing them! he chooses kindness first above all else; instead of yelling at toothless to train him, he is kind. and in the end, that kindness is why toothless chose to save him. bc even toothless himself says that dragons are inherently selfish creatures who care only for their survival. hiccup is brave - his beliefs differ drastically from both the vikings and the world.

hiccup is a child who chose to do the right thing even at the expense of himself. he agreed to free the slaves on nobert's ship, and in return, they gave him the slavemark which is easy to give but cannot be removed. he was like twelve. and having the slavemark means he cannot be with his tribe or his family, it means he isn't considered a human being anymore. and he keeps it a secret for awhile until it's revealed and when it is everyone turns their backs on hiccup. his family, his tribe, his mentor, people he TRUSTED. everyone except fishlegs, and, once she got over the shock, camicazi. he was thirteen. and even when he lost his memories and was really injured, he persisted. he was told to go to tomorrow and to save the dragons and he did bc in his heart he knew it was right even though he didn't know who he was or how he got there.

and fishlegs,,, oh my god FISHLEGS!!! the did him SO DIRTY!!! fishlegs is hiccup's best friend, one of the main motivators for hiccup. he steals norbert's potato for the sake of fishlegs, he gives fishlegs his dragon and goes to retrieve another, he takes the blame for fishlegs. and fishlegs does the same for him. he takes the slavemark with pride. he refuses to turn. he gives hiccup his lobster claw necklace which is his most prized possession. he is brave for hiccup, he believes hiccup is alive. he fights for hiccup harder than anyone else ever has. he does not turn. his is loyal, has allergies, has asthma, has a squint and a limp, has glasses bc he's blind without them... and he's still a hero despite being a runt, despite everyone even the adults telling him he's hopeless, telling hiccup to leave him behind.

and they cut camicazi! i'm sorry, but astr*d is nothing compared to camicazi. camicazi is a tiny, feral child who can easily best hiccup, fishlegs, and pretty much anyone in a sword fight. she can bring a grown man to tears with her rudery and smack talk. she is recklessly brave and craves adventure and follows hiccup blindly bc she trusts him that much. she isn't in love with hiccup - in fact she doesn't care about romance and love. she gives up everything to help hiccup bc she has a strong sense of justice. she is the motivator, the cheerleader, she finds a positive in everything. she never gives up. literally never gives up. and that's one of the most inspiring things about her: she always has hope.

and toothless! god!!! toothless is *thought to be* a common or garden dragon. he is horrifically tiny, he is literally toothless, and is the biggest brat in the world. he will cause problems on purpose. he has a stutter, he's the most selfless selfish dragon around. he and hiccup can talk to each other. he masks his fear with singing and being annoying. his growth is remarkable. he starts off refusing to obey hiccup, doing the opposite of what he says, making life harder for literally everyone around him, and he's still somewhat like that. but he's also braver, more caring, more willing to make sacrifices for the sake of others. he's clever, which he needs to be to make up for his size and aggression. he protects hiccup with everything he has, therefore, he protects what hiccup cares about just as hard. he was the only dragon that didn't abandon the vikings in the first book bc he cared about hiccup.

and snotlout,,, god,,, i will never forgive the movies for butchering snotlout. hiccup's cousin, the bully character, the one who is horrifically jealous that hiccup's dad was born before his. the one who desperately wants to prove himself, to be worthy, to make people proud. and you hate him, you despise him. he betrays everyone many times bc of the nothing promised to him by alvin and his mom. he loses himself, turns his back on himself, all bc he wants to prove himself. all bc he wants to be better than hiccup. and hiccup still forgives him and gives him chances, sometimes out of pity, but also bc snotlout is his cousin. he can't just turn his back on him no matter how miserable snotlout made his life. and in the end, snotlout sacrifices himself for hiccup. he gives up his life for hiccup in one last attempt to set things right. his death and the events preceding it are one of my absolute favorite moments in the book. gives me chills. makes me cry.

that's the thing with the books - they're so realistic. there is no inherently happy ending where everything works out. the first book begins with "there were dragons when i was a boy", implying that they're gone now. the books show there are consequences to our actions. they enslaved the dragons, they fought against them during the dragon rebellion all bc alvin and his mom said to, and now they're gone bc a simple apology doesn't fix hundreds of years of enslavement. and the only way for the world to move forward was for the dragons to leave and heal on their own. and now they have to learn to live without them. and yeah i've heard the third movie ends like that but. it doesn't have the build up. it doesn't have "there were dragons when i was a boy". it doesn't have eleven books of development to back it up, to make it feel meaningful.

i know that the movies are really special to a lot of people. i know that, on their own, they're genuinely good movies. i can acknowledge that the soundtrack is amazing and the animation is beautiful. i just can't see past the way they butchered the world that i love, the world that i grew up with. i can't see past the way people yelled at me for saying i liked the books better, the way that people gave me weird looks when i showed them a picture of the original toothless, when i tell them that nightfuries aren't even a type of dragon. cressida cowell created hundreds of different dragons, and the movies couldn't even pick from that. i can't forgive the way that barely anyone knows there are books bc the movie barely gives credit to them. i cannot forgive the way they capitalized off the books and then shoved them aside. i know cressida thinks they're good movies and i know a lot of httyd book fans also like them. but i just... i cannot get over how much they changed and how they missed so much and ignored the books. also they got rid of camicazi so hiccup could have a love interest and that is unforgivable to me.

if you disagree, that is a-okay. we're all entitled to our own opinions. i just ask that you, perhaps, try the books out. give them a chance. bc they're amazing works of art and also just like. don't yell at people who don't like the movies? whether it's bc they prefer the books or just aren't into that kind of movie. and just remember that dreamworks didn't come up with the story; cressida cowell did.

[akirakirxaa]

FFXIVWrite Prompt 19: Taken

Rating: E (for explicit)

Word Count: 1010

Summary: Akira gives in to her heart over her head for once. [ShB Era Akira x Emet, follows this and precedes this.]

[Master Post]

For a moment, the two fought for dominance, lips crushed together and tongues twisting against each other. She felt him grip one horn and tug her head to the side, baring her throat to him. He bit down, just hard enough for her to feel the pressure through the scales, and she couldn’t help the whine that escaped her lips.

Still riding the high of doing something she wanted to for once, she scrabbled at the ornate coat Emet-Selch wore, fingers deftly finding the clasps and buttons and sashes and did this thing ever come off? But eventually she was able to shove it from his shoulders, baring a laced up shirt, trousers, and boots. His hands wandered to her skirt and pulled it free, the fabric piling at her feet. As if to distract herself, she pulled at the laces of his shirt, loosening it and not thinking about how he pulled back enough to pull her singlet over her head.

She placed a hand on his chest, pushing him back and towards the bed, and with some more scrabbling at each other and probably some magic she didn’t notice in the rush, they ended up both on the bed, Akira perched atop Emet-Selch quite as if upon a chocobo, and…

And froze.

She didn’t want to stop, per say, but it was like she suddenly got a splash of water that brought her to her senses. What would her friends think? What would the people of the First think? What would the Exarch think? No longer caught up in the moment, Akira was now faced with having to actively choose to do this. His length was trapped between them, and it would only take the smallest movement to make it over this hurdle.

But she just couldn’t do it.

She couldn’t help but picture the looks of betrayal if the Scions discovered this…indiscretion. The hurt. Would Thancred lash out at her for it? Would they shun her? Would they turn her out, Warrior of Light or no? What would the Exarch think, after summoning her to save his world only to find that she’d slept with the enemy?

And in the storm of what ifs crept in her own disgust at her own body. She was too muscled, too scarred. She had too many scales, horns and a tail and surely he who already thought people like her to be a disgrace to the way life once was could not possibly want her—

“Hero? Are you in there, Hero?” his exasperated voice cut through her self doubt, but now she met his eyes of molten gold and he was looking at her and she was overcome by the need to hide.

“I…” It was as if Akira’s voice was stuck in her throat. Such a small thing. People did this kind of thing all the time, right? It was just sex, it didn’t need to be this complicated. But her body refused to move. His face softened at what must have been panic on her own.

“Do you want to stop?” he asked quietly, and she thought for a brief moment before shaking her head in an oh-so miniscule motion. It was like he had taken her heart in his hands and, despite whatever this was that was freezing her, she wouldn’t dream of stopping.

Even if it was a betrayal.

Then her world tipped, and now she was the one pinned beneath him, one of his hands holding one leg against his hip while his other pinned one of hers next to her head, fingers entwined together. Her face flushed as he nosed along one horn slowly.

“Would you prefer if I took the lead, then?” he murmured to her, and the breath over her horn made her heart pound all the more fiercely.

“Please,” she breathed. She thought she felt a smirk against her horn.

His hand drifted from holding her leg to the inside of her thigh, trailing up the sensitive skin until pressing into her folds, teasing out quiet whimpers and groans, her hips bucking against him. He slid his fingers around her entrance, but not pressing in.

“I… I need…” Akira panted out, but before she could finish, he pressed his mouth to hers, tongue easily slipping past her lips. As she kissed him back, he pulled her leg back up, wrapping it around his hip, and pressed in.

Akira couldn’t help the whine that slipped out; she was not oblivious to the obvious height difference between them, but the stretch was just barely short of too much and was just a hair more uncomfortable than it was pleasurable. As if he could read her mind, Emet-Selch stilled for the moment, hand supporting her leg roaming over her, brushing over her defined abdominal muscles and carefully teasing at one breast, mouth busy worrying her sensitive horn.

She slowly relaxed, and as she did, he carefully kissed his way down to her throat before biting. Her hips bucked, and the sensation, now far from pain, drew a whimpering gasp from her lips. Emet-Selch took that as the all clear, and he rolled his hips against her, drawing more of those little noises from her, face still bright red and eyes shut tight.

“Look at me,” his voice was almost as breathless as she felt, and she did, prying open her eyes to meet his. For a moment, she was lost in them, molten gold holding her captive. She felt like her skin was tingling, and she wondered if that was him, some magic of his. Perhaps a slip of his control, and while that should scare her…it didn’t. He surged forward, mouth crashing into hers in a more primal echo of the kiss they’d shared just moments ago, and Akira went pliant beneath him, yielding before the force of him. He groaned into her, and for some reason that was what sent her over the edge, and he swallowed her cries as he chased his own completion on the heels of hers.

[dollypopup]

y'all can all cancel me (again) for this, but if there's even a SHRED of 'who should I pick?' from Penelope in season 3, I am tuning out SO fast because like. . .sorry not sorry, there IS no choice. Debling is some crusty OC suitor she barely even knows and Colin is a man who she has been so supposedly in love with to the point where she'd ruin her entire family's reputation to have a potential love story with him. Penelope and Colin have background, years of knowing each other, intimacy that few people in the Ton can boast of having (letters, conversations about purpose, fights and arguments and makeups) and her and Debling have. . .a dance or two at a ball because he's a rebound for Penelope's broken heart. he means nothing. he has no nuance, he has no weight to the story, he is such an afterthought to me. either I wanna see Penelope going 'you know what? I don't even LIKE this dude. he's. . .fine, but I don't care about him even a shred as much as I care about Colin' or the INSTANT Colin's like 'you know what? we should get married' if it's not an immediate 'say less, you're already my husband, try returning me without the receipt, Debling whomst?' then I don't want it!

like. . .it's just so frustrating to see all the 'I hope Debling sweeps her off her feet and she rejects Colin's proposal and she makes him work for it and and and-' nonsense from the fandom and it's always tagged and no matter how many times I block it, it just keeps popping up. I go into the Polin tag for POLIN. I don't give a SHIT about a male love interest other than Colin. Not one. Not a shred. Not an iota.

and also. . .Debling has the 'benefit' of not having depth, or character traits, or HISTORY, so peeps can project onto him however they want, but I'm calling it now, there is NOTHING he could do or be that would make me like him more than Colin. Colin will always hit different, and I will always love him more. and if Pen's not on that same page? lol bye

you want me to believe Penelope and Colin are soulmates and it's romance for her to hem and haw about how difficult a decision it is for her to marry a stranger who knows barely anything about her. . .

when Marina was out here dropping banger lines like 'You were the only man with which I could see myself being happy' and 'I do not care about any of these men, where is Colin?'? like hello??? and she wasn't even fully in love with him!!!! but we'll demonize her until the cows come home in our fandom and make her the villain in Polin's love story for DARING to get in between Polin, yet Debling, a white man, is a darling dear perfect prince for getting in between Polin? existing in our fandom solely so Penelope can be like 'lol, Colin ain't shit, let me entertain any and everyone else'?

if that's the direction it goes then, ten toes down and on my mama, she doesn't deserve Colin and she can move because I'm on my way to court him my damn self

and that's that on that

[lunar-years]

it's unfortunate that twitter is the most convenient place to find TL news and latest pictures because wow the fandom over there is really a cesspool. I so need them to learn it's not actually funny to make fun of the cast for losing and then TAG the creators in said petty comments all over SHIPS. if you hate the show so deeply to be cheering in joy over its award show demise and echoing the commentary of the people who have always thought ted lasso was trash, just because you think it's appropriate ~revenge~ for a bad season like uhhh. maybe it's time to take a step back and leave the fandom because you clearly aren't enjoying yourself. and then the audacity to get on there every day demanding a season 4?? like what about the way they tweet at them do they think is enticing these creators to want to make more?

[dragonfoods]

I will have to read a romantasy book written by a straight man or a lesbian someday just to see if a certain tone is different because a lot of the romantasy books written by women that are attracted to men are just…sometimes…interesting in a bad way

“She was the strongest, most compassionate, most intelligent, kindest, most generous woman that ever existed. All the wise older characters like to pull her aside to tell her this. Unlike all the dumb evil cows that just wanted MMC for his hot body and deep pockets, FMC wanted MMC for his mind and his beautiful soul” just gives off a weird vibe

[loki-rhymes-with-adhd]

⚠️ TUA S4 spoilers (vent)

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Fandom: Collectively simps for murderous character

Also Fandom: he'd be such good boyfriend material oml what if he could take care of me 🤭

Character: Gets a partner & becomes sweet & caring

That Same Fandom: Oh my God what the fuck is this, I hate this show

[istherewifiinhell]

LIKE. lets reframe the question. yes you can kill me for being too aro to live if you wish but fucking LISTEN FIRST. if you are not currently in a relationship. maybe your life is good maybe your life is not so good. maybe you want one but cant get one do to circumstances. maybe you only kinda of think about wanting one but your like. eh. i can do without for now. you know. but. OH MY GOD! the REST of my LIFE. NOOOO ROMANCE?

and yes. no to be clear, if its a thing you want. you would be missing out on that experience. THAT ONE. POSSIBLE EXPERIENCE. okay. now is there also a fruit youve never eaten? a hobby youve never tried? does that youve never eaten a fucking. i dunno. pawpaw. mean a strawberry is less delicious? does never going ice skating mean you never experience the joy of rock climbing?

when someone phrases a question like. ITS THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!! RAHHH!!! You suddenly get the urge to. what? count you joys objectively? qualitate and calculate every aspect every missed chance and moment?? the question was not. would you be MORE happy. it wasnt, would you linger on the possiblity of a missed intimacy and closeness. a form of sharing a life for a while or for an age that you might enrich all parties. it was. do you think you would be happy.

do you think YOUD NEVER EXPERIENCE HAPPINESS. do you think your feelings would be constricted through a tube of NO ROMANCE. do you think one loss, one ache, one feeling of regret, MEANS YOU NEVER FEEL ANYTHING ELSE? You would never see a sunset? youd never eat a delicious and emotionally significant meal? Youd never cry with someone out of joy or grief or anything else an feel comfort? GET A GRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[secondstar-acorn]

not to be angry on main but to the person who was very loudly complaining about "just for once" and started making fun of me for handing out bracelets in the queue for starkid. why the fuck were you there

[sskk-manifesto]

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[bananasfosterparent]

[disniq]

tags on your post where ppl were comparing jason & steph are baffling to me “to understand steph you need to read every comic appearance but with jason etc etc” why would anyone say that jaja like YEA i ofc rec reading every comic appearance of her bc she’s fun to read but as someone who has done exactly that i can promise you 😭 that you can understand her character after only reading maybe. 4 comics preceding the reboot

also i just truly don’t get this person’s need to compare the characters bc you really don’t need to drag one character down to lift the other up

Yeah, and don't get me wrong! I am ALL FOR reading as much canon material as you can stomach, because your pick and choose game is automatically better if you have more to pick and choose *from*.

But saying Jason should always be seen as an irredeemable villain because of a three issue cameo in 2009 during which he was both morally and physically unrecognisable from anything both before or after that run is like me picking up three random issues of War Games and deciding that actually, Steph is stupid, reckless, and irresponsible and has no business ever being considered a hero 😌

Like, by all means make posts about how Steph is an interesting and multifaceted character! I love Steph! But why do people feel the need to drag Jason through the mud like being a dick about it is gonna make Jason fans want to read more Steph, or Helena, or Cass, or anybody else for that matter.

[forcebookish]

gifmakers, fanvid editors, artists, and writers are tinkerbells, if you don't clap we'll stop making stuff

[roadhogsbigbelly]

i personally headcanon jun/krat as pan and i don't mind if has a little crush on junk/er queen or whatever, but i genuinely can't stand the whole "he has two hands" mentality in regards to him and junk/er queen because i'd actually prefer it if she hated his guts, instead of trying to rewrite their dynamic so jun/krat has a harem or whatever, like just let junkrat be with the big pig man or literally anyone else.

[starheirxero]

do you think there's some sort of intense isolation in being one of few kind variants of a mean character. and vice versa. bc i do