#sorry for this looooong rant

[peachywritesstuff]

Charlie Walker relationship Headcannons

An: I'm obsessed with Rory. That is where my loyalties lie.

This has she/her pronouns in it btw(only once tho)

He is your Gomez Addams

"Look at her. I would die for her,I would kill for her."

That is him talking about you.

Dude will literally murder someone for you.

He is the type of person to just have the biggest crush on someone and not say anything for a VERY long time.

Won't catch him confessing his feelings for you. You would be the one to have to make the move.

I don't think this would he his first relationship but his first serious one.

Dude will only have eyes for you.

Would by shy at the beginning of your relationship and be cutely awkward with you.

Movie dates 100%

Loves just staring you

Likes to rant on about horror movies and will blush when he catches himself ranting.

Not to much pda for him. Holding hands, pecks,and kissing cheeks is all I see him doing in public.

In private however...

Man's is very affectionate.

Would be the first to say I love you.

Will have a nice lil makeout but he would be redder than a cherry afterwards.

I think we all know that he is inexperienced

But here me out... he would be natural at EVERYTHING.

Will go into cardiac arrest if he sees you naked.

Brain overload. He will not know what to do.

A part of him wants to look away like a gentleman but another part of him wants to just stare.

Likes when you play with his hair.

You would definitely NOT be killed and will make it known to Jill that if she puts one single scratch on you that he will kill her.

And Jill knows damn well to not hurt you unless she wants to face Charlie's wrath.

I mean Jill saw what he did to Olivia,that could easily be her if she didn't keep her word of keeping her hands off you.

I don't even think he would want Jill to give you any calls.

Like he wanted you completely out of it.

(Lets pretend Jill didn't kill him okay?)

He is definitely two faced and takes on a whole persona when he is under the Ghostface mask.

If he does so happen to come across you during his killings then he would let you get away without making it look like he is doing that if that makes sense.

He a lil crazy,but I think we all knew that by now. He is our little psychotic bby.

soft yandere vibes

He is a lil bit toxic (just a wee bit)

When it is revealed he is the killer you just broke down crying cuz you were angry and sad that the boy you loved so dearly was a murderer.

If you caught him in the middle of an act you would not want him to touch you. At all.

He could start crying when you backed away from him

He can't just kill you when you figure out his identity he fucking loves you

He'd let you go and not go after you.

(Sorry Jill lover's but let's pretend he got away with it and Jill got caught and died for fanfiction purposes)

Since he got away with it he woke up in the hospital with a stab wound close to his heart. Jill was revealed as the murderer.

You were still in shock and did not say anything. Partially out of fear.

You didn't talk to him for weeks. Hell probably even months after.

You knew you should turn him in but you didn't.

When you do talk to him again it's the same awkward Charlie you know who was still in love with you(are we surprised??)

It took a looooong time to trust him again.

You felt like you had been lied too.

After getting away with the murders Charlie was never going to kill again.

Keyword: Was.

When you began to get calls from the new Ghostface/s he just had to get out of retirement and handle the shit.

If there is 2,he could play it smart and might kill both of them. Or kill one and Injure the other.

You didn't have to know this. No one did.

Charlie learned that some things were better left unsaid.

And he be damned if he lost you again

I guess old habits die hard huh?

[decafgrace]

Let’s not shame movie fans.

A rant

I’ve been seeing lots of new fans of Dune watching the movies for the first time, and talking about the twists or honestly just how much they enjoyed the movie, or like “wow I didn’t expect xyz to happen!”. And then the comment section will be like “*sigh* how did you not see that coming, the book’s been out since 1965. You must be stupid, pick up a book you idiot” and things similar to that. (Tbh I’ve seen this more on twt and tik tok than here but I’m too scared to rant about it there rn so).

As someone who read the books BEFORE both movies were out, how about instead of *shaming* people who haven’t read the books yet, we *encourage* people to read them? I understand taking book fans “more seriously” and joking about movie fans (that isn’t unique to the Dune fandom at all and has been happening for years) but some of these comments are actually so mean about it. How about instead of commenting “book’s been out since 1965” (especially to young people. Like I read it back in 2018 when I was a teen, sorry I wasn’t a fan pre-conception when the book was first released 🤪) we say “If you like the movie, the book is ever better! You should read it!”.

I know that Dune has always been revered in the sci fi world. I think us sci-fi fans forget though that Dune pre-new movies was still a relatively niche thing in terms of mainstream recognition (especially in comparison to Star Wars or Star Trek and things like that). I’m also sure that there are movies that YOU claim to like that you haven’t read the books for until the movies too (if you read the book at all). Howl’s Moving Castle, Goodfellas, Jaws, Schindler’s List, etc are all movies that were actually based on books that I’m sure people claim to be fans of despite not being an “og fan of the books” or even having read the source material ever.

Again, it’s fine to pressure people to read the book like every fandom does! But we don’t have to be a jerk about it or shame people for “discovering Dune for the first time”. Let’s get more people reading Dune!

I have lots of other thoughts about the Dune fandom that I’ve been holding in for a looooong time that are bubbling up again because of the pt. 2 release but I’ll save that for another time -

Rant over.

TLDR;

New fans: READ DUNE

Old fans: Let’s actually encourage reading :)

[nalyra-dreaming]

I know it's mean-spirited of me but I've found it really satisfying to watch the fake Armand fans quieten down over the past weeks, after making fools of themselves for 2 years pretending to have the moral highground for stanning a character they'd invented in their own heads. Right up until s2 aired I was still seeing earnest thinkpieces implying Armand was Lestat's wholesome narrative foil somehow, but thankfully all that seems to have stopped now! The crazy thing is, the show's done an extraordinary job with Armand (Assad is a marvel!) and Loumand are about 10x better than they were in the book. IDK how the show managed to make them so fascinating while simultaneously never letting us forget about Loustat for a second - it was a really delicate balancing act, and they absolutely nailed it. It's become so clear which fans actually loved the real Armand and wanted to see him in all his fucked-up glory, and which ones were just childish Lestat-haters fighting a losing battle. Sorry for the rant, and I really do not want to be nasty, it's just been a looooong hiatus with far too much bullshit and I wanted to get that off my chest!

Yeah well, as pointed out ages ago the show did not match the one they made up in their heads. *shrugs*

As said before, I am actually surprised they went this dark with Loumand but yes, they managed to give so much nuance to all the relationships, all the characters.

I personally loved every moment of it.

And… well. “Lestat-haters“ won’t have a too good time with this show from here-on, that’s for sure. 🤓

[lusciouswhiteflame]

This is not for you darling!

I started honour mode with Nyv and friends.

Their "How I met him" story starting over for the 3rd time. Astarion seduced Nyv (Durge) in middle of the Goblin camp. Always picking the most romantic spots to chat. The tiefling party is over and now they're heading to the next location.

** potencial durge Spoilers everywhere from here **

Let's see how long this journey lasts. I really want to see them getting the trophy, but I also regret this mode. I want to try so many things. So many dialogue options. This time I got the performance feat from Alfira (oh Alfira...) . I'm actually enjoying to see Nyv play different instruments, also seeing him whistle lmao (I didn't know he could make money out of it as Assassin too). I'll probably give Astarion the performance feat only to see them duet. But I must be careful. It's honour mode after all. I'm already afraid of House of Grief.

Also it gave me an idea for the next durgestarion run. Duo Rogue Assassins luring their victims with their performance. Walking around looting corpses is tedious, so let's just gather them in one place and boom, said Astarion. And Durge smiled. They'll sneak for more formidable opponents.

I also want to mention I digged a grave in the emerald grove and found out more about Durge's...uh... preferences... and it only made Durgestarion make more sense I'm smirking. A match made in heaven hell or wherever indeed.

Also this time I picked a different dialogue option and found interesting how Astarion encourage Durge to embrace his nature and let his kller instinct unleash. But I know, when the urge actually takes over Nyv, he wants him to resist. To be himself. He approves and loves Nyv's violent nature but only if Nyv is Nyv. And that's interesting and lovely. He wants the safety Nyv provides but... not at any cost. Also he doesn't want to get klled by the urge. Obviously. But still.

It's baffling (in a good way) how much commitment he shows with Durge. He stays to make sure Nyv is ok through the urge. He KNOWS Nyv would do it for him, and he wants to do the same. That's beautiful. To think he was struggling and feeling stupid to fall for durge makes it all the better. Astarion and his machinations. I'm glad durge is there to be the actual mastermind from now on.

I really want to play as Astarion origin and find Durge (Nyv) and recruit him. Please Larian. PLEASE.

By the way, I bought Divinity OS2, Baldur's gate 1&2 on ps5. Take my money. Thank you.

Ok I think it's all for now. Sorry for the looooong ranting. If you made it this far thanks for reading, and wish me luck with this mode 😉

[thelunarsystemwrites]

Looooong ass vent

TW for: Self hate. Lots of swearing. Use of not nice words. Eating disorders, purging, self harm, suicide, rants, venting, tons of triggers, dissociation, lying, all caps, me whining, me being a bitch, mistreatment, body shaming, hateful stuff, mental illness, all that- like seriously this has more TWs than I can think of. .

I'm a jealous person. I'm sorry, it's true. I'm jealous when other people have art that gets 40, 50, more notes. I get jealous when my friends have better friends than I ever could be. I get jealous of song writers because damnit please I want to make music. I get jealous of others art,voices, bodies. I get so jealous I get mad at nothing over nothing. I get jealous at others art styles, at other success, i get jealous at my own FRIENDS wow I'm awful

I'm selfish. I'm greedy because I can't just- be fucking happy with what i do have. I can't be patient to get better at drawing, better at recording my voice, more freedom. I am never satisfied, I'm a fucking whore for any sort of love and attention and likes and reblogs. You hear me? I'm, a, whore.

And I'm fucking awful because I can't take criticism for shit, I get so fucking unhappy at it and I lie and I say I'm happy to receive it. I lie all the time like this, I'm a dishonest whore, that's worse than a normal whore! I get so bent out of shape!

And I want to make it big in the Tumblr community BUT FUCK IT BECAUSE I NEVER FOCUS ON ONE THING

M so impatient

And when I talk to my friends I-

I forget all that. I calm down, I feel... wanted.

But I'm burdening them. I'm burdening them I'm burdening them I'm I'm fucking selfish and horrible because they give and give and give and I take like a needy selfish greedy whore.

AND I DON'T SHUT UP, I'm sorry I'm sorry I never shut up

...I'm... awful. And... I shouldn't keep posting shit like this, because nobody should have to read my rambling and shit and I'm overreacting and I want to die and

Im useless irl BTW. I've been nothing but a stupid moody bitch the past two weeks, I stay up all night doing nothing and wake up at 5 pm like a useless piece of human shit that should burn in the garbage

I keep forgetting who I am, who is talking too

Im sooooooooo uselessssssssssss

Its fucking because I think my family would be happier if I didn't exist. Because that'd be one less stupid moody bitch that can't do anything and hides in their room all day that they have to deal with

Im lazy I get apathetic I have no motivation to do anything and I don't cry at sad movies like a broken robot and everything about me is wrong

And my father wanted a daughter so fucking badly, but I'm not a girl I'm nothing and he'd be so mad if I ever told him

And BTW I'm literally awful like I've run out of things I'm a jealous whore

M a whore because all tye time I think of stupid sexual stuff and then I feel disgusted I'm disgusting I barely take showers

I'm pathetic btw I never finish anything I start I have so many half assed AUs and drafts and fanfics and art and chores and needs and shit

and I sit in my room all day and play on my phone like a fucking loser. Im also really stupid btw, I don't know half the shit I'm supposed too and I can't spell shit or know history AND I HAVE THE ABILITY TO LEARN BUT IM SUCH A STUPID FUCKING BITCH I NEVER DO ANYTHING

I'm also a hypocrite because I get so snappy and shit with my siblings when they do nothing wrong except be annoying or something but when I feel justified I shouldn't because I'm still a shitty person

I barely reach out to my friends unless they text first, I'm a horrible friend that never listens I'm sorry I'm sorry I never meant to abandon anyone

And I can't take blame or accountability I'm sorry I am shit why do I keep trying to hide behind myself??

Its past 6 am,people are statving and in here venting like a bitch

I never shut up

I Bother people

i sleep in and I'm moody and I demand attention like a whore whose demanding love idfk

I never know anything, I'm rude as hell

Im sorry

and I'm protective over shit nobody cares about, I'm so damn defensive

Im sorry I'm not doing better I'm sorry I'm not improving myself. I'm so mad at myself I have so much anger at myself I direct it at innocent people I'm sorry

I HAVE NO EXCUSES, IM SO FUCKING SELF AWARE OF THIS BUT I KEEP DOING IT KM SO DAMN FHCKONG DUM IM LUTERALLY COUNTING HOW MANY WORDS OF SELF HSTE

Its justified BTW, i deserve hate

I feel like I'm lying abt being a system and artistic and depressed and anxiety like what I'd I just suddenly decided I had them?? I swear I promise I'm not faking I'm not I don't want to lie I want to be good I never meant to hurt anyone BUT I FEEL LIKE IM A FAKING BITCH

I binge food and throw it up, I hide food like a greedy pig just to purge I take others food because I'm so gluttonous and I LIE about it

and I vent and vent and vent and... and I still hate myself

I'm so fucking manipulative because anytime I talk I CSNT STOP IMSGING HOW THE CONVERSATION WILL GO, I CANT STOP TRYONG TO FUCKING GET MY WAY IRL, AHHGHGBTIDDHDH I ALEATS ACT LIKE I KNOW EVERYTHING WHEN I DONT and I purposefully annoy my siblings so they leave thr kitchen so I can binge like a fat pig, I'm a hypocrite too in every aspect. I'm toxic ok im awful

I s/h and then i forget about it so its not even a problem but I whine like it is and I want to do it so badly rn I wanna go deep

AND I RUINED MYSELF WITH UGLY SCATS they're so ugly like me inside and out

And I wanna cry and

and I'm so awful because like I get so... idk, I am. I've done shifty things, I'm a shit person. I act sweet than a condescending little bitch

and sometimes the smallest things set me off

Im jealous of everyone else

Hell I'm fucking jealous of people I've never met, I want so much so badly I'm so greedy and lustful for it and selfish

In... conclusion? The world, would, be, better, without, me

I'm useless, lazy, stupid, jealous, slutty, angry, sad, pitiful, pathetic, fat looking, no good child, moody, stereotypical, ugly, hateful, chatter box, greedy, selfish. Gluttonous, messy, dirty. I'm all the bad stuff

Dont lie, these are facts. I have so much awful in me, the world wpuld be better off without me

[pendarling]

Hey! Your prompts are awesome. Could I request some prompts for a Battle Couple who comforts each other through rough times?

Sorry for the looooong wait!

So here is a loooooong list!

Battle Couple!!💕⚔️💕

TW: Mentions of death and trauma

One character admitting they don’t feel well and the other partner immediately hugs them.

Both characters spare regularly until one of them slips up. Their partner turns super protective

“You don’t have to act tough around me”

Staying up late together talking about their experiences and overcoming trauma. Not realizing the sun is rising.

Removing each other’s armours to find out if one character is lying about being injured and denying comfort🫢

Character A who is visibly mentally unwell but stubborn to open up to comfort; berated by Character B so they can take care of them.

Holding hands in the face of danger with the slightest squeeze to reassure them it’s okay

“I promise to always have your back no matter what it is.” “Even if it hurts you too?”

Character B is always concerned for A. They always aid them, let Character A rant, protect them etc… but the moment something happens to B their partner comes rushing in.

When both characters just want to get away from everyone else to talk about their deepest feelings alone!!!💞💞💞

“None of them know what we go through.”

Character A & B have gotten so used to being stern and tough that they assume they can no longer be vulnerable because they don’t want the other to think they’re weak.

^^^ AND THEN… Character A secretly breaking down crying BUT they don’t ever do this in front of B until Character C informs them

^^^ “Why would you hide how you felt from me?” “I was scared you’d think I’m weak.” “I’d never”

Both characters are tired, drained of energy but lean into each other holding their hands asking if they’re okay and giving each other kisses.

If one of them shuts down when they feel overwhelmed and the other person can only wait for them to be ready.

~~~

MASTERLIST

[witchqueenvisenya]

also like. I think I better understand why the intersection of ppl who love succession and are also into asoiaf have such a dissonance abt asoiaf character arcs esp bc of that one line where jeremy strong talks abt the writer's take on human nature and how we keep repeating our mistakes and living on the same fault line and basically never affect any radical change within ourselves or outward or even any minor branching in our set of choices that isn't informed by what has always formed the crux of our personal morality and priorities–and that doesn't translate to asoiaf bc george martin's characters do a lot of things but they never really stagnate or live so within their societal confines that they come out unmarked or "the same" in terms of beliefs and future vision, or even something like their response to tragedy. asoiaf characters allow their experiences and current realities to form their paths, however bleak and impossible they seem (but they always always exist)–in a way that succession characters very seldom do. the linearity of these characters is never allowed to waver despite certain "out-there" choices being available to them at various points. and i used to rag on these people a lot but I do understand esp bc succession is so tightly written and empathetic toward the horrible human beings it revolves around that you start thinking this is really how parental or sibling conflicts and relationships are basically grown and expanded upon but it truly only applies to a certain type of person in a certain type of livelihood that no matter how fucked up your own relationships have been, is not real and is not the sum of your fears. succession's writing limits human potential ultimately but it also isn't incorrect and irrelevant, and simulatenously isn't a one for one for all eldest daughters and father-son pairs and brothers across real life and other literature. like the line "maybe the poison drips through" hits hard and voices all your fears but it's just that. a comment on a specific moment and upbringing that is hard hitting and vague enough to be web-weaved but that's not to say the rest of the show manages the same, or even warrants the same. this is maybe a high handed rant but the asoiaf fandom has loved to take from other sources and apply their own personal touch to these characters, a sort of desperate touch that takes away the truth of these characters and imbibes them with biased intimacy, which, all well and good-we all read fiction and we all know why we read it-but the scope of these books does not allow for the sort of constricted interiority that you are now expecting from martin and have seen in jesse armstrong's script nor the hopeless light with which the latter paints his character's diverging paths in the woods. anyways sorry but asoiaf fandom's looooong tendency to condescend re these topics has undone any sort of good faith conversations in recent years, and tbh most of it's also bc its been way too long since we've had new material that we've grown past the initial true approaches to this work and are now just joshing in the mudpit. and ig that's just the state of this fandom pending updates from notablog <3

[nancypullen]

I. Could. Die.

I could just die. It was a long (I'm talking looooong) day in the library. It started with me hosting a "Petite Picassos" group that involved mixing sand with paint and creating "mess"terpieces. <---I just made that up, totally should have used it today. I can't really post photos here because I didn't ask for permission, but this video should be enough of a summary. Pretend that it's paint and not cookies.

By the time the last little darling left and I cleaned everything up, I needed a nap. Instead I went to lunch and parked down by the wharves and ate my sad tuna and crackers in silence. Blessed silence. After lunch I was at the information desk for a couple of hours and then I went to Youth Services. There was a mountain of books to be shelved so I was doing that when the children's librarian found me and wanted to have a quick discussion about various summer programs that I'm sentenced to helping to create. We made decisions, lists, and purchase requests, and locked down everything from the Dinosaur Tea Party to Bubblepalooza. Then....then.... as if they hadn't bled me dry already, she casually mentions that she'll be putting a "rock snake" out front and kids will be encouraged to paint rocks and add them to see how long he'll get. Something like this.

Ours will be named Sir Pent (get it?). There will be a rock snake at each of the three library branches in the county. I was already experiencing an internal shudder when she asked if I'd be willing to paint three snake heads.

I mean, I have to. No one else can do it (or so they say). I'm going to scream the whole time that I'm painting. The neighbors will think Mickey is beating me. I just looked up some examples and got goosebumps all over, not the good kind.

This is a nightmare in the making. I doubt I can persuade them to see how long they can make a caterpillar or maybe a giraffe's neck. I'd even be happy with an alligator. Maybe if I make the face cartoonish enough it won't bother me. Now I'm just lying to myself. I think I'd rather do 30 days in the county jail than paint snakes. But when you're an adult and someone asks you to do a simple task, it's really hard to say, "Sorry, that will make me shriek. Can't do it."

Have I mentioned that this is a recipe for nightmares? I know it's silly, I know I'm just painting rocks, but every cell in my body is screaming, "FLEE!" I'm already imagining driving a bag of snake heads to work and how I'll have to put a bag inside a bag and double knot everything...you know, so they don't get me. I never said this was rational. That's it. That's my ridiculous rant for the night. I hope so very much that you've had a better day than I did. From preschoolers flinging sand paint to the creepiest assignment ever, the bookends on a very busy day. If this is my karma, please let me issue a blanket apology to the universe. Sssssee you sssssoon. Until then, stay safe, stay well, stay away from creepy crawly ssssstuff. XOXO, Nancy

[leolingo]

ok i could just be spouting bullshit. but as someone that also loves ElQ but doesn’t like Doied- 

i think the main difference between them that makes one really appealing and the other boring (at least to me, cuz clearly a lot of people like him) is that ElQ has a (semi) established motive and personality. there’s a lot left up to the audiences imagination, but there’s still enough there for him to believably exist as a compelling character.

doied on the other hand.. doesn’t really have a motive? i could be completely wrong. i’m not fluent in spanish so i could have fully missed something in either one of the cintas- (especially with the heavy accent cc!roier puts on for doied) but it doesn’t appear that doied has any actual goal in swapping bodies with roier. which makes his existence as a character.. boring. just why.

but even besides that the thing that really gets me is that he doesn’t have a personality that separates him from qroier. yes, he’s acting like qroier so that he can effectively disguise himself as him. but that also works against him.. if there’s no major separation between qroier and doied in terms of personality then there’s nothing separating one from the other in my brain. to me they almost of exist as one entity. unless im constantly reminding myself that its doied that we’re watching, not qroier, then im not gonna be able to tell them apart at all. 

qq and elq- there’s a major disparity between them in terms of personality. to me qq comes off as being very jaded, he’s a chaotic but very caring individual who loves his friends and family. elq comes off as being very emotionally detached, vengeful, bitter, and snarky. their separation from one another allows them to exist as separate characters.

idk that’s my rant, sorry if i’m just like. blatantly wrong LOL. but ive been holding this in for months and Had to tell someone 

no i think youre RIGHT. i agree with most of it

i think a big reason why i cant like doied is precisely BECAUSE elq already exists like the setups are very similar but elq’s existence just currently has more depth and so its just really hard for me to care about doied at all

im pretty sure doied’s motives revolve around wanting to meet other people and see the world because he never got the chance to inside federation facilities (he said that directly or implied it during one of the cintas but also spanish is my third language and im not 100% fluent so i could be misremembering) but that doesn’t really stand on its own like OKAY but why does he exist? what is his role inside of the federation and why is he allowed to openly pursue a goal that seems to be completely personal? elq was sneaking around back when he was doing things out of personal interest and it culminated in him ultimately crossing the fed and being accused of treason. i just dont like how inconsequential doied’s plotline is so far and the way it doesn’t seem to tie into ANYTHING

i agree about doied���s personality and how we haven’t seen much of him as himself to really set him apart from roier. i guess that can be explained by the implication that doied had been watching roier for a looooong time and knows how to play him perfectly, whereas elq never did and always had his own personality show through even when he was supposed to be playing quackity. still, i just dont find it very interesting

ultimately to me doieds existence with little explanation just takes me to places i have NOOOOOOO interest in like because he’s there and cucurucho barely acknowledges him it forces me to think Oh then does EVERY islander have a clone? is everyone tied to the federation in the end? and i DONT like any of those paths. lol

[princess-pigxoxo]

Idk maybe I’m the only one but unpopular opinion: Fontaine is kinda ass

I’d like to preface this with: I love the exploration, after like 3 fucking updates of desert the underwater exploration was a breath of fresh air. Also seeing (virtual) grass again!!!!!! The enemies weren’t bad either, kinda sad seeing tainted hydro eidolons after the event but they’re fun to fight.

My problem is with Fontaine’s archon quest(s) plus Fontaine in general.

First: the justice system, maybe I’m taking this too seriously but it’s just bad world building like they kinda were just accusing people with zero evidence/assumptions and the trials were basically turned into a show??? Plus the people’s general opinion contributed to the sentencing even though they didn’t have all the facts. Also just the blind faith in the oratrice really pissed me off, like it’s a machine and no one even questioned if it was possibly tampered with or even checked??? I understand that the public trials are public bc focalors was stockpiling that energy stuff but the entire thing just feels like a macguffin. Also I hate prophecy storylines ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Fortress of Meropide: honestly very boring, there really was no reason for traveler to be there other than to continue the plot. The last bit where before wriothesley reveals the big ship and he asks you to put the evidence together is so stupid bc Paimon literally just recaps all of it after you ‘put it together’ like what was the point then??? Just wasting my time. We don’t even get to see Childe or know wtf happened with him!!

Masquerade of the Guilty: just a lot of yammering and rehashing stuff we already knew or stuff that was easily predictable, sliver/melus death was obvious, already knew/predicted fontainians were oceanids, skirk reveal was disappointing; why they made her look like a teenager beats me plus the unoriginality of her design kinda ruined my excitement for her (someone was definitely playing hsr before putting her together) don’t get me wrong some of her design is cool, I like her hair and the geometric leg stuff she’s got going on is awesome but please hoyoverse stop giving us adults in child bodies. I did like that we find out more about the gnosis/gnoses/gnosi(?) and some hints at abyss/gold/khaenriah but having to slog thru the quests just to get a little tidbit of info was ahhhh

Overall the archon quests disappointed me and it’s sucks bc hoyoverse really raised my expectations with sumeru’s archon quest (which was amazing) but tbh the Fontaine world quests are pretty good

The Fontaine research institute quest is silly and fun(and really shows how incompetent Fontaine is((they managed to blow up the same place twice lmao)). Mamere’s quest + unfinished comedy(not my fav and I do have some things to say about it but ultimately I love caterpillar) + narzissenkreuz ordo is such a journey and it gives a little bit of everything: exploration, lore etc.

Anyways rant over, sorry for grammar and what not. Also this is just my opinion!! I do not care if you disagree with me bc it is just a game!!! I love genshin impact just hopefully they do something different with Natlan bc idk if I can sit thru another looooong string of quests like that.

[nancylou444]

I apologize ahead of time for the following rant - it's been a very looooong 2 years...

I appreciate the fact that you have been firm in your stance against all the Jensen hate that's been going around since the show ended. I get that people were upset with him but to me it seems like some are taking it a bit too far, like he somehow wronged them personally. The truth is, we don't know everything that happened nor do we know what was said between Jared and Jensen, only what they released publicly - which I have no doubt is just part of the story. I know Jensen's a grown-ass man but I can't help but feel like most, if not all, of this mess was D's doing. She probably came up with this stupid idea for the prequel and Jensen gave in, hoping to give her something to do and keep her quiet, much like he did with the brewery. Then he got roped into having to be a part of it either by her or the network or both and now he's stuck, which would explain why he's been doing such a bad job promoting it (hard to talk nice about something you know sucks.) And I'm sorry but I don't believe for a second that it wasn't her idea to send that tweet out before Jensen could talk to Jared first because she's just that much of a bitch (I also wouldn't put it past her to be jealous of Jared and how close he and Jensen are.)

The last thing I'll say is... We can all agree the prequel is a steaming pile of shit but I feel like Jensen is stuck in a really shitty situation and is doing the best he can with what he has.

This of course is all just my feelings and opinions and maybe I'm completely wrong. And I'm pretty sure not many will really care (if any at all.)

I'm sorry again for hijacking your inbox for this long rant but I've been holding this in for awhile and just kinda needed to get it out.

Yes, it has been a long two years, my darling.

Oh I absolutely agree with you and there is nothing to apologize for.

Yes, Jensen has made a few bad decisions, but haven't we all? And who is to say that this 'bad' decision wasn't at the same level (if not worse) then Jared finding out about the prequel from social media?

We don't know what text messages or phone calls happened afterwards. Most people don't communicate with their friends/family, via twitter.

D is totally jealous of Jensen's relationship with Jared and SPN and she wanted to somehow shoehorn herself into both 'relationships'.

Just like she got a part in SPN that was not needed. Anybody could have played that part, and we would have been better off without the retcon of Ruby2 being buddies with an angel.

Nobody will ever be able to convince me THAT wasn't a stunt move.

[laura-is-a-weirdo]

Ok, so. It's been a looooong time since I used this app to rant, but Helluva Boss is my comfort show at the moment (I know it's weird but it makes me feel things and it makes me happy) and reading so many things about the new ep and about the characters in general triggered me.

I begin by saying everyone can enjoy the show as they like and ship whatever they want to ship and in whichever way they want (yes, I will also talk about ships and I think you already know where I want to go with this), but there are few things I read that left me confused. Sometimes I wonder if some people and I are even watching the same show, seriously.

SPOILERS AHEAD!

Ok, first thing first, the whole Loona/Octavia thing.

Yes, I ship them, so if you want to call me "ped0phile" or "stupid" or "gross" go ahead, but I think the reasons people use to judge those who ship them are RIDICULOUS. First of all, reading the Wiki, Loona is 22 and Via is 17 and I know for some Americans this is such a sin, but where I live is totally normal for people with a 5/6 or even a 10 year gap to be together. Shipping them in a romantic way is not the same as shipping them in a sexual way. It would be the same if I say I ship Blitz and Stolas when they were kids and they met for the first time. Of course I don't ship them in a /sexual/ way as kids, I ship them because they are cute together and there's the whole "endgame" thing so they grow to be a couple, but Jesus Christ chill out guys. You can see whatever you want in their last interactions, but if I want to ship them I will ship them. Let people enjoy the show how they want without judging everyone and everything just because you don't like something.

Secondly, Via and Loona are NOT sisters. Even if Stolas and Blitz end up together, they wouldn't STILL be blood sisters. If you want to see their relationship as something sisterly-like it's perfectly fine, but if I want to believe that Via is going to have a crush on Loona I can do whatever I want. I read some bullshit about "sibling-coded", what the hell is that supposed to mean? They are not blood-related, so even if their dads will marry each other at the end, they still won't be related by blood so JUST STOP SAYING IT'S LIKE INCEST WTF

Another issue I have is about Loona herself. I don't get why people hate her just because of how she acts with Blitz. Of course I'd love to see them interacting in a more father-daughter way, but Loona being aggressive is totally in character for her, you get that she cares about Blitzø because of the way sometimes she looks at him and because of the speech she gives to Via. She cares about him but she was presented as very aggressive since the pilot and she is still young and probably still learning how to interact with people properly. She was abused, Blitz isn't perfect anyway, but she cares about him even if she doesn't show it. I know some people in real life who are like her and they're going through therapy to fix it, so it's not impossible that she acts that way and still be a well-written character. She can be your least favorite in the show, but don't say it's bad writing if she acts that way. You can't expect characters of a show that's placed in HELL to be all kind and cute, part of why I love Helluva is that the characters are REAL: they aren't perfect, they are little shits sometimes, sometimes toxic and they all have flaws, but besides that they try to establish relationships and stay together, work together and even love each other. You don't have to like everything that happens and everyone, but if you want to criticize something try to understand the difference between what is ACTUALLY shown and what are your personal preferences. Which leads to...

Stolas being a "massive piece of shit" and Stella being "one-dimensional". I'm sorry if you don't expect that a character can be bad just to be bad. Stella doesn't have to be bad because something happened to her, doesn't have to be bad because of some trauma and shit, she can be bad just to be bad. She can just be a bitch because that's how she is, she can be abusive just because she is that kind of person, it can also happen in the real world. There are people who are little shits just because, it's not that big of a deal. If you like her that's fine, but you should like her because she is a bitch and she is toxic, not because you hope there's something more. Maybe there WILL be more, but for now you should like her for what is shown, stop justifying her.

As for Stolas, why would he be a piece of shit? Just because after YEARS of abuse (Stella even speaks with Striker on the phone IN FRONT OF STOLAS about killing him), after YEARS of being punched, getting yelled at just because he existed, being ridiculed in front of everybody, while trying to be a good dad to Via because he loves her and just want her to have a normal life, just because he says to his daughter "your mother is being a bitch" one time... THAT'S why you call him a piece of shit? Before the divorce he had NEVER said anything bad about Stella to Via and this can be easily understood by the fact that Via both in Loo Loo Land and in the latest episode isn't fully aware of what Stolas did to keep her safe (and it's understandable since she is a teenager) and Stella has always treated Via like shit (just look at Stella's face in every picture they're in but also in every scene they have together, she's just mean to Stolas and doesn't even talk to her daughter) and now that Via is old enough to understand it on a certain level it's totally legit for Stolas to say that. Via has seen all her life Stella being a bitch with her father, I think that's also why she was so scared that Stolas might run away with Blitzø and leaving her. You can say you don't like Stolas, but he didn't live a shitty life because he couldn't be with who he wanted, he didn't have to endure years and years of abuse and yet found the strength to do his best to protect his daughter just for you to call him a "massive piece of shit". He did his best and of course he has flaws, of course he is not perfect, that's the whole point. People in real life are not perfect, they do things that hurt others without thinking, they try their best to go through whatever they have to go through and they make mistakes, it's part of life.

I didn't expect this rant to be this long but I care too much about Helluva to shut up, I just wanted to put on paper my thoughts because lately people made me feel like I was wrong and my ideas weren't valid enough and I hate that. Everyone should be able to do whatever they want as long as they are not hurting anybody and of course you can have different ideas, but discussing in a calm manner with valid arguments is better than just yelling at people and judging just because. It's a FAKE show with FAKE characters, just try to enjoy what we have and if you don't like you don't have to watch it.

[hundredthousandtimes]

Serious question but why are cdramas so devoid of basic logic. So many times I'm trying to watch a chinese drama and there are so many stupid illogical things that happen in the span of a few episodes, my brain almost explodes. These are well rated well regarded serious dramas so it's not stupid things for the sake of comedy etc. Like the most basic logical reasoning isn't followed it takes me right out of the story, like no one is asking for nirvana in fire and six flying dragons or secret forest level of plotting here. But a story and the characters that inhabit it should act with a minimum of logic ??? for example I'm watching under the power and aksjdjd there is this scene on an a boat where one dude comes to rescue another dude and then they run into the FL on the deck instead of either killing her and knocking her out and running away, they stand there talking to her for a looooong time while she convinces them to let her go and then when one of them pushes her in the way of the ML who's trying to injure one of them, her and her friend get mad at the ML and say he almost killed her whut? The entire sequence is so dumb I wanted to scream. Do these people not read these scripts who writes this dumb sh*t, it's like there was no effort spent in plotting these stories? Like wtf is the process here exactly? Why is it that 8 times out of 10, instead of enjoying a story and its characters you spend time pulling your hair out bc nothing makes sense. I know they can do amazing things bc they made nirvana in fire and story of ming lan and yanxi palace and those shouldn't be the norm but the difference between them and the average cdrama shouldn't be light years?? Like there are exceptional kdramas and there are horrible ones but the average kdrama is generally pretty decent and most of the times doesn't require mental gymnastics or for you to leave your brain on the floor to watch something. Sorry for the rant lmfao I just can't wrap my head around how insane the Chinese drama industry is like it doesn't seem like something that can actually be real bc money is the most important thing no matter the industry and generally when you're trying to make money you at least try to make a decent product, this seems to be the opposite case. Every great chinese drama seems like the very very rare exception. Everytime a production team actually does their job and pays attention to the writing and directing and details which should be the norm for everyone we're like BEST DRAMA EVER because the bar is in hell.

Hi, sorry for the late reply. I agree with you. It's hard to find good cdramas nowdays because I usually don't agree with the high ratings. What I don't understand is that most chinese dramas are adapted from a novel. Is the scene same in the novel too or did they changed it for some reason? Maybe the novel explains it more, but somehow it had to be cut out? I don't know.

I'm more of a characters person, so even if the story is a little stupid I will watch it, but these days they ruin the characters and their relationships with other characters too. I sometimes gif shows just because the actor/clothes/scenery etc. is beautiful.

[olivecave]

My take on Bakudeku

Disclaimer before we begin: I am not a Bakugo hater. I am not saying I hate Bakugo. I am not. I love his character, the character development he is getting is wonderful and I am excited to see where his character goes in the future.

I also am not saying you are NOT ALLOWED to ship Bakudeku... If you want to, so be it, I can’t stop you, HAVE FUN! :)

However, what I am saying is I hate the ship “BakuDeku” and I’ll be highlighting a few points that explains my thoughts properly. It’s a bit of a mess, so bare with me… Also, if you love Bakudeku, just don’t read this, okay? Because it’ll just upset you…

Bakugo’s hatred of Izuku is born from the paranoid idea that Izuku has always looked down on Bakugo, (or the selfish thought that Bakugo should be the only strong one, considering Izuku’s Quirklessness).

Izuku wishes he could be friends with Bakugo again, saying they used to be friends when they were young.

Yes. They were friend’s when they were maybe 6 years old, and that’s when Bakugo decided to hate Izuku. After that, I assume the spiteful teasing started. Izuku is now 16, there is no way that a strong enough friendship could have been built in (lets say they met in JK, so, 4 year olds) two years that Izuku wants to hold onto.

When a child is bullied, usually having a support system is an important part of combatting the trauma that comes from that. If a child is being bullied and teased, it may cause dark and sad thoughts to form in their head about themselves that can have drastic repercussions in the future. However, if the child has a support system, such as friends or a care giver that is understanding and will listen, it can drastically decrease the damage done.

Unfortunately for Izuku, not only did Bakugo bully him, but he alienated him from the rest of the class, (probably from the whole school considering we never see Izuku with anyone) preventing Izuku from building a steady support network. This means that Izuku could never confide or find solace with friends, because Bakugo made sure to get rid of any help Izuku could receive. Part of that probably being people were too scared to go against Bakugo’s wishes.

Bakugo not only physically assaults Izuku with his explosive Quirk, (blowing up his notebook, beating him up constantly, probably using his Quirk to do so) but also verbally, when he tells Izuku to “Take a swan dive off the roof” AKA kill himself.

After all that abuse and trauma, I am surprised that Izuku would want anything to do with Bakugo. However, anime tends to glorify certain traits in people while completely ignoring all the bad things they’ve done.

“They may have bombed that orphanage on purpose, but they understood that those children would never be adopted anyways and took the most logical option to stop the bad guys. Plus, they are trying their hardest everyday to gain a better control over their Quirk, and they want to be the top hero so they can be more powerful than everyone else… And I just have to admire their drive and unbreakable will to succeed. That’s why I forgive them for breaking both my legs and leaving me crippled.”

Of course I’m being hyperbolic, but I just want to drive home Izuku’s unfaltering (and quite honestly misplaced) reverence for Bakugo.

BakuDeku is an abusive ship. No one can shift or shape their canon relationship into something remotely romantic.

A large and frightening problem I also see in the fandom is the fan art they produce.

In most BakuDeku comics I’ve seen, it usually depicts one of the following:

Bakugo: *Sleeping* Deku: Looks scared and slowly, nervously approaches him, quickly giving him a kiss or petting his hair. Bakugo: *Wakes up* and EITHER blows up and screams or punches Deku, OR looks angry before pulling Deku to him again for another kiss or to snuggle. Deku: *Reacts with fear* THE END LOL SO CUTE SO FUNNY

Now, while some fan art actually is cute, what is not cute at all is the fact that people seem to miss the fact that a person SHOULD NOT be terrified of being hit or punched for kissing or snuggling with their significant other. That is a huge sign of an abusive situation.

Most other art I see has some form of angry Bakugo, unhappy or annoyed. Or, extremely fetishized art of the two of them, but I don’t think I need to explain why that is bad.

I also see some people trying to defend Bakugo’s actions by saying that he was abused by his mother and that taught him his own abusive tendencies. I will say, I do believe he got his hot headed personality from his mother, however I do not think what his mother does would be considered abuse. That is just my own personal opinion from experience and story context, so I understand if anyone disagrees and I respect that, we all have our own stories.

The main point here is that in our society nowadays we have moved away from the idea that “a bully is a bully because he was bullied first, so try to be nice to him and understand what he’s going through.” because that is a self destructive thing to think. Just because he had a hard life, does not mean he has the right to make your life a living hell as well.

Below I went through a list of common signs that you may be in an Abusive relationship and highlighted ONLY ones that applied to Bakugo and Izuku’s relationship in the CANON universe, not in a romantic relationship.

I ended up with 16 that were NOT highlighted out of 48. All highlighted are references to actual moments in the manga (you can ask if you don’t think one happened, I’ll try to provide you with the scene is took place in.)

I also took a test, answering as honestly as I possibly could, I did not exaggerate anything and kept it once again to their canon relationship, not romantic. The lowest you could get was 0-5, abuse unlikely. The highest you could get was 11 & up, abuse is very likely. I got an 18 in total. If their canon relationship is shown to be that abusive, can you image how bad it’d get if they were in a romantic relationship?

To be clear, I don’t think Bakugo would sexually assault Izuku, I do not think that’s like him at all. Although, anime is gross and if it became canon, they’d probably make some questionable choices. Again, very heavy fetishization.

I’m also leaving out sexual activity because they’re 15-16 and I just don’t want to think about that at all OK????

Ah-hem, anyways…

Izuku now goes to UA and has many friends, giving him a large support network! You can see the difference in his personality, from being scared and quiet, to being with his friends, watching Bakugo blow up with exasperation instead of deep fear. This does not mean past abuse is forgotten. Childhood bullying can have lasting effects on kids for their whole lives (it also had a lasting effect on the bully as well, which is sad).

Now that Izuku has a Quirk and Bakugo and Izuku are forced, in a classroom setting, to work together, I think their broken relationship will at least progress to a mutual sort of respect. However, once again, I do not think it could be applied to a romantic context.

That is why I do not ship Bakudeku. This is simply my opinion and a written version of the jumbled thoughts I’ve had in my head for months now. 

[jenivi]

holy shit aggretsuko.. im so-

[meta-human-of-221b-ravenclaw]

The Harry Potter Series was, is and will forever be a part of me.

The first time I read the whole (or like most of it) harry potter series I was about in yr6. I read it cause it was there (like seriously, no joke. I read about half the library’s fiction books when I was in yr 5 and 6)

The second time I read it in yr 7, because I wanted to revisit it. for the memories.

That time I learnt how it was kind of related to me in some sense and also got a better handle of the plot, it was also the first time i showed emotion while reading them (albeit small)

The third time I read it in yr 8, to figure out my favourite character (I mean i was a default hermione fan untill about yr 8 when I properly read it and fell in love with fred and george weasley)

and apart from figuring out that my fav characters were infact the weasley twins, i also began understanding the small connection between the books and also felt more attached to the characters. it was also the time when I reached a ridiculous fangirl level to the point where my parents banned me from harry potter. And I also cried like a baby when dumbledore died and when fred died.

The fourth time i read it, was after fully watching the movies, to check for all the inaccuracies that I noticed, and now with a new understanding of pronunciation and characters. 

this time not only did I get new favourite characters (Mcgonagall, snape, luna, bellatrix) apart from the weasley twins (they will always be first), I cried a lot when snape died, fred, tonks, hedwig, lupin, dobby. I cried when hermione was being tortured. I cried that the last thing fred said to george will always be the convo before the warr began. I cried that Teddy will grow up an orphan from the war and I cried that Severus wasnt just a mean spiteful being. that he too could have emotions.  But more importantly, i cried that the series is actually over and nothing can change it. I saw the complex character’s and stories. I felt more into the story than ever. I also noticed the little details. the themes. the beautiful characterisation. It was also then that I took a few lessons from the story and unknowingly applied them to my life. I learnt that not everyone is how they show themself to me. that to be kind no matter what. that humour will always be a light in the darkness. that life goes on, you can either do something or not.

I mean ofcourse I've read a book from the series here and there, and they always give me new meaning each time.

But mainly, all i’m trying to say is that. before I start this whole series again. I Just want to state that without these series I don’t know who I would be. Infact without any of the fandoms I’m part of [Supernatural, sherlock, agatha christie, the princess diaries (books), brooklyn nine nine, fantastic beasts, avengers, arrowverse (namely supergirl and arrow and flash)] or obsession i get (loads of bollywood stuff I can name) I dont know Who I would be.

And no matter what other fandoms I become a part of, no matter how old I get, and How complex my life gets. I’ll always have a special place in my heart for Harry potter, It was literally the first fandom I was ever a part of (before I even know what HP was), and HP will always be a part of me and my life.