#sorry that this is so rambly and ranty i just

[pinkeoni]

thoughts on asexual will?

Hooooo boy okay let's get into it.

I know this wasn’t your intention, sweet anon, but you just opened a whole can of worms that I’ve been sitting on for awhile.

I wanna start by saying that I'm not against any asexuality hcs, nor do I think that Will being asexual in the show would be a bad thing, but I do think that people who read Will as canonically asexual may be ignoring what is actually happening in the text and is erasing his sexuality.

I was on twitter when season 3 dropped, and I remember it being popular opinion that Will was asexual despite all the of the incredibly clear queer coding that was going on with him. “It’s not my fault you don’t like girls” like come ON! My 70 year old dad knew what that meant! But he’s not a repressed gay! He's asexual! He doesn't like anyone!

Could Will be asexual and still in love with Mike? Absolutely! But that isn't what's happening in the show! Will isn't portrayed as sexless because he's asexual, Will is portrayed as sexless because he's a gay guy at a time when gay sex was especially vilified and demonized. No one says “AIDS” outright in the show, but there are still clear indicators that this is what’s happening in the text. It was assumed that Will was kidnapped and killed (and possibly raped, based on Troy’s line about “another queer”) because he was gay when he was just twelve years old, and this is reiterated a couple times in season one. At the top of season four Eddie is reading a magazine article that links sodomy with Satanism and violence.

I’ll just say it— there are certain people that would rather Will be asexual than gay because they view homosexual desire as a bad thing. There seems to be this rise of conservatism online in regards to queer sex, including amongst young queer people. “No kink at pride” and “No sex in movies” are all popular opinions that I’ve seen in queer spaces on twitter.

I remember when Heartstopper came out there was this tweet that went around, where the op essentially said he was glad that there was gay rep that was “wholesome” and “nonsexual.” Does there need to be sex in Heartstopper, no! There never needs to be sex in queer media, especially ones where the actors are young! But it’s these opinions, the ones that put sexless queer rep as superior to queer rep with sex that snowballs and begins to vilify queerness as a whole. Queer rep shouldn’t have to purify itself and become palatable to conservatives in order to be valid.

I understand why queer people hold this opinion of themselves because I was also a gay teenager, and the reason is internalized homophobia. With right wing media ramping up their homophobia, it’s hard not to let their messaging crawl into your brain. especially when your peers start to say something similar. Queer teenagers are constantly being told that their natural sexual desires are harmful and they start to believe it themselves. I know, I’ve been there.

To reiterate, I don’t think that all people who hc Will as asexual hold the opinions of all the stuff I talked about above, I also don’t want to make it seem like I’m putting down ace rep either! I wanted to bring all of that up because it is still a problem and very much happening. Like I said before, Will being asexual wouldn’t be a bad thing if it was the case, but that isn’t what’s happening in the show. Will is TEXTUALLY a HOMOSEXUAL!! HE LIKES MEN!!

I always need to clarify with these types of post, but no I don’t want to see an explicit sex scene with Will. HOWEVER, I do think that the sexuality part of his sexuality is something that can and should be explored in a mature and tasteful way. We know that season 5 is going to be his “coming of age” story, and I believe that his sexuality is going to be a big part of that, and it’s already part of the text.

[natureismynature]

Sorry to be asking this randomly, but I’ve literally never watched any of the DSMP so I’d always wondered about the backstory on Foolish’s builds not really being utilized there? I’ve found it super cute how everyone on the QSMP seems to appreciate his builds, so was curious about that contrast between the servers

Well, to be fair, SOME of his builds were utilized. The first time, it was when a statue of his got exploded for lore. Then he did a bit of lore on his pyramide once. The city Quackity commissioned from him (Las Nevadas) was the most utilized one.

The huge ass mansion that Tubbo and Ranboo commissioned him was never utilized, nor was it ever even lived in. Then, the kingdom Karl commissioned him (Kinoko Kingdom) was also underutilized (as far as I know anyway). He spent a lot of time on those big builds, but they were never really... idk, gave much care for it? I don't know, it's hard to explain.

The DSMP members appreciated Foolish's builds. They were amazed, that's for sure. But it just frustrated me how they kept on commissioning him to build these things for them only for it all to be put to waste.

The most contrasting thing I've noticed (and loved) between DSMP and QSMP is the fact that the QSMP members help Foosh with his builds unprompted. When he was building the dragon, Charlie gave him some deepslate and Vegetta gave him the tools he would most likely need (idk about the others since I wasn't really there when he was building it). Then when he was making the tower BBH helped him find quarts and made him some elevators. And now that he's building the castle, Cellbit is helping him find blocks and decorate the interior.

Also, the fact that the QSMP members actively seek out Foolish to complement him on his builds warms my heart. The DSMP members showed their appreciation, yeah, but like, it always felt like a one-time thing? It's like, "Oh! A big build, that's awesome! Great job!" But in QSMP, it's like "HOLY SHIT THAT'S AWESOME. YOU'RE AWESOME. I RESPECT YOU SO MUCH. YOU'RE AMAZING."

Not hating on DSMP members, though, by the time Foosh got added, the server was already in ruins. It was every man for himself then, and Foolish was the new guy. But he started as one of the first members of QSMP, so he made a lot more friends than he did basck in DSMP.

[prettycoolducks]

I think webtoon is bad bc artists are forced to put out mass amounts of content a week and you can tell. 😐

[vykko]

art stuff wooo by that I mean a single art and rambley rant

like I think at chapter 14 of dungeon Meshi

I like Marcille, I don't really think she's cringe fail more then she's just like the average person's ability to not fuck up while in a cave and all your peers are trying to eat anything that moves or is vaguely alive. like I have opinions but I feel bad bc they probably could cross over into that's supposed to be fun and goofy and I'm taking it too seriously. Eg I find senshi a tad frustrating but more in things that come off as charming to people who like him kinda rub me the wrong way, like he feels really selfish at times. like I like characters that are selfish but eh he'll probably grow on me or something Also like Laois I get people react differently to traumatic events but like maybe you should prioritise your sister over eating wall paintings

also isn't he a prince? Why can't he like find like the local authorities and go "hay can you like give us a ride"

like I probably need to re-read that part but I can't remember why they have to go through the dungeon specifically.

do quite like it so far :)

also I have seen the art of Marcille and I forgot her name but Laois' sister on here, I hope they are in fact very gay, I will cry if not.

[mobblespsycho100]

🍳 bc i love ur takes

I was wondering whether or not I should share a Kabru hot take, Mithrun hot take, or Okonomiyaki trio hot take, so I'm going to share all three (lmao)

Starting with Okonomiyaki trio, I think they should be in a QPR post canon. I think they should get married, but not married for benefits, but like. An intricate song and dance, courting rituals beyond traditionally romantic understanding. I think Toshiro should show up at Toshitsugu's place holding Kabru and Laios' hand and Namari his bestie should be there also and he should go "Oyaji-dono, here are my two partners, The King of the Golden Kingdom and his Royal Advisor, and my bestest friend ever Namari of Kahka Brud, and yes, I'm going to go live happily with them in Melini. Also, we're going to beat you to death. "

I think Kabru has low empathy. Hear me out. He's highly emotionally intelligent, but his affective empathy (feeling how others feel without direct emotional stimulation to oneself) is low while his cognitive empathy (the ability to recognize and understand another's mental state) is high. I think, a lot of people who like Kabru tend to like ignore/brush off the fact that he can be manipulative and cunning because they associate those traits with evil or abusive people. Like, no. I see a lot of NPD traits in Kabru, and he's still an ultimately good/kind person who cares for others. He's a great character, and he has sooo many complex issues. Like, as a Kabru lover with NPD I see a lot of traits in him, and people need to understand that NPD (and other personality disorders) usually develops from childhood trauma... He isn't an awful person because he's manipulative guys. He's very complex. He has layers. Also I think he was totally in the right for "killing" (they show up in the end) the corpse retrievers. Let him enact his justice, they literally JUST tried to get him and his friends to kill each other, and then offered to work together to kill inexperienced adventurers. I would've tortured those fuckers, but Kabru is so kind he just kills them quickly.

People who baby Mithrun or call him ugly, even if its in an "affectionate" way, should stop. Lmao. Like, its literally ableism. No other explanation. Mithrun is a grown ass man (gender neutral). He isn't even an old man by our standards, or elven standards (hes 185??? thats not even close to 400???) he's more like a young man with old man energy not an old man with young man energy. He's clearly a very capable individual, while also being physically disabled and visibly scarred/has facial differences. He even has a prosthetic eye and stuff. Like people who call him ugly... can y'all be normal about irl disabled people? Or does every fictional character exist to be "pretty" and always have to follow like the Western societal beauty standards. Please, just think about stuff before calling Mithrun a dying old disfigured dog or a sad little baby. He's 👏 a 👏 disabled 👏 and 👏 neurodivergent 👏 grown 👏 ass 👏 man who just happens to be a lil emo. or goth (vampirism) just.... goodness gracious. 😭😭😭 stop being ableist people, it's really embarassing

sorry for how ranty / rambly this came off as , I just think. I should speak forever. LMAO Thanks for the ask :] I'm glad people like my takes

[nerdyfan1]

Btw I’ll always argue Pentious is not just a gag character and his arc is probably the best one in season one. In fact not only do I like him more in the actual show then how he is in the pilot but, I think the show makes him in the pilot make more sense.

Idk I noticed some ppl were expecting him to be way more serious. Which doesn’t really fit season 1 at all. Here now we got a more interesting character with a good set up for depth later on along with something that both makes sense with what was established in the pilot (cus yes I actually do think deep down Pentious was always a bit soft and his behavior in the pilot along with towards the beginning before he got used to everyone in the hotel is him reacting to his environment) and fits the general tone. I noticed that a lot of ppl really wanted to seem more depressed or serious while having his softer more goofy side underplayed (or be just be completely dickish which sounds super uninteresting lol) without really trying to understand why he was written this way in the official show to begin with. They clearly wrote him this way to show his progress in the hotel. He doesn’t start sad wet uwu babygirl, go back it’s more of a result of him soften around ppl like Charlie and the rest of the cast. That’s kind of the point. Like idk I wouldn’t have this man be any other way. 💖

Hearing about the interviews and stuff including how they do plan to explore his backstory kind of tells me what I was expecting. Idk we can’t expect all the characters to be dark and serious in the first season we need to have some endearment first. Following this show as episodes reminded me why I usually hate following currently airing stuff cus ppl always assume stuff way too soon. I understand some ppl can have skepticism but, I do think ppl should at least try to trust the writers know what they are doing. The creator been working on this concept for god knows how long.

Besides I’ll always in favorite of a more openly emotionally softer male character in animation that the rest of the cast doesn’t mock specifically for seeming so “sensitive”. Especially in adult animation. I love how the cast realized this is just how Pentious is and don’t mind it. It helps emphasize the arc that Pentious just really needed someone who accepted him for who he was deep down. He able to open up and feel comfortable as himself. Idk I like that it’s a way more interesting direction to take.

Sorry btw for how ranty this is I’m a picky guy and as you can probably tell I’m pretty passionate about this specific character but, also the show as a whole. I try to keep in mind what the actual show is trying to accomplish when it comes to this and it’s so so sooo important to remember what the source material is like. Along with the creator. There are times when the creator insight ends up with a bad end result however I don’t see that here. At least in terms of season 1.

Idk if ppl really get this but, thought I’d throw it out there cus you guys seem to like when I ramble about this man so yeah while trying to figure out my Cherri Bomb theory post out um have unfiltered Pentious thoughts. Cus I never really went into detail why I like him in the actual show anyways. Cus my problems with uwuifed Pentious is more a community thing. Even at that it’s not as bad just sometimes annoying.

Guys I’m a Tobias Wilson fan, trust me I’ve seen far worse fandom butchering of a sad lil guy. Besides Pentious is definitely cute that issue more me being bothered ppl pretend the canon Pentious is exclusively a gag character who is soft and cute. Pentious is probably one of the most misinterpreted character along with Alastor.

[feyspeaker]

Hey, Fey!!

I hope you're taking care of yourself with the holidays coming up 🧡🖤

We obviously see a lot of your art and love for BG3, but I was wondering if you have any Tavs/Durges that you love? (As in your own characters!)

Or who is your favorite NPC/NPC interaction outside of the companions? 🥰

Lots of love from Ellie!

Hi there!! Thank you, doing alright!! You too!! I have 1 Tav, named Iiyola! She's in the portrait I painted for my icon. A draconic sorcerer with a few points in rogue. She's shown up in a few of my pieces, and I have like 100k words into a fanfic I may never post about her being childhood friends with Astarion. Halsin is her uncle- she's half Drow half Wood Elf which is a source of great inner turmoil for her spiritually. I'm a huge Frogotten Realms elf nerd so my fanfic about her only has Astarion, Halsin, Minthara, and Shadowheart from the game, and it's exploring each of their relationships with their culture and navigating life as elves who have very different opinions on what that means. And, Iiyola kind of bridging that gap in the party as she really belongs nowhere, not Drow enough for their society, but also too "tainted" to belong in Seldarine elf society. (I personally think that the new D&D lore kind of scoured the intrigue from elf politics so I am writing with more of a Neverwinter Nights/BG1&2 approach.) She's a Vhaeraun worshiper, as her father was a high up cleric within their order, it's a whole thing and I'm rambling now! Her faith is tested when she learns that Halsin is her uncle (to his surprise as well) and she learns some ugly things about her father that really flip her world more upside-down than it already is! I only make 1 PC for RPGs and that's it (99% of the time), so I've remade Iiyola for my Durge run. I never play evil in RPGs so I'll be doing a resist run for sure. As far as outside NPCs, I'm not really sure, I do like Gortash a lot. I do think that, unfortunately, both he and Orin seem to have been shafted a bit in the plot pacing. I was so excited to get to see Baldur's Gate again and I was kind of bummed out the upper city was kind of a letdown. I wish I could say Viconia but I really dislike that canon had to be forced on us, because I LOVED Viconia in 1&2 and the canon one just isn't my Viconia. Also wish they'd brought her original VA back and given her her goddamn beauty mark!!!!!!!!!

Kind of a ranty tangent but I also think it's a shame we didn't get to see as many noble houses- I would have liked to have seen Cazador's place actually be a manor, visit Gortash's estate, etc. I loved breaking into noble's houses in the first game. :( I think it's a dreadful missed opportunity that we did not get some kind of super important ball/masquerade/social event a la DA: Inquisition where we get to dance with our LI and do some intrigue that inevitably ends in crazy bloodshed and a battle with limited gear... Oh I am rambling again.

Overall I think the NPCs are all pretty compelling, probably my favorite little nest of NPCs was the Myconid 'village'.

thank you for asking and sorry for rambling!!!

[aaa-battery-not-rechargeable]

hi, uh, this is my first ever ask ive ever sent that's not anon, to anyone; i just wanted to say

Thank. You.

For everything; your blog is like a relieving nap at the end of a stressful day, and i am so glad it exists to browse, and laugh at, or cry over things at, and more. I'm so glad theres a space I can go to when I dug too far into Tumblr's tags or something; it's genuinely so meaningful to meet other asexual or asexual-spectrum people, it tells me that i'm not alone; and seeing those people be older than me makes me go 'we really can be that old?'. So. Thank you, again. and sorry if this is a long and ranty ask, i'm rambling

me tearing up rn

i'm so glad you're able to feel so welcomed in online aspec spaces. i've really been so happy to see that people are enjoying my blog as one of those safe spaces.

aspec people deserve to grow up and feel safe and accepted and confident, and i'm glad that more younger aspecs online are able to come into that idea

and i'm not like,,, a queer elder or anything but i wish i had more queer spaces online that were accepting of aspec youth when i was younger, but that wasn't really available. so i'm glad that i get to be a part of creating an online safety for younger aspecs today, it really kinda gives my blog purpose

so im really glad you sent this, its really great to read something like this, especially today <2 and don't you worry, its not rambling at all, its a heartwarming compliment, so thank YOU!

if you (any aspecs!) need anything, asks and dms are always open, and i can and will talk about aspec things all fkn day, so i got ur back

asexual power!! you're not alone :)

[finniestoncrane]

As someone who likes degrading you have been a saving grace. My friends joke that I just wanna be abused in bed because of how mean I want them to be and I find it hilarious due to personal stuff. But honestly, whenever I see content with degrading in it - it's either someone like "you're a slut, bad whore" or just straight up non-con and I'm 1 step away from Calling the fictional police on a fanfic character. Which no offense or shame to anyone who enjoys that stuff - it's not for me but it's more so the fact I can never find a middle ground. The "nicer" stuff is too tame but the untamed stuff is just a lot of is kinks I don't enjoy.

Ik, make the content you wanna see in life but damn, it's hard. But your writing and I've seen a few others on here who are kinda like buried treasure. I am like "FINALLY!!!" because even if they have kinks or tropes I'm iffy about the majority of the think is fucking fantastic and makes everything worth it. It's just so rare to find people who still approach degrading with the same...ig finesse as they do with other kinks. Because I like to think a lot of fanfics writers probably know about all the rules of kink & BDSM and have a mature view set on sex but I still find degrading kinks just don't have that kind of polish yet.

It's either light brat taming and spanking with some nasty words or "oh you like degrading? Let me just ruin your mental state and go bonkers" and I'm just here like hhh. Sorry this is coming off so ranty - but yes, you do a great way to showing that middle ground that I've been desperately searching for and it's so perfect. Just- it's truely a treasure in my cove. - 🫖 (I'm so sorry if that was just so ranty or felt like I was judging others or trying to put them down, I'm grateful for all the writers out there)

ANON i am so sorry it took me so long to get to this, i just didn't have the capacity to respond coherently because this is such a kind and sweet thing to say and it means so much to me!!

i feel like maybe this is down to the fact that i'm incredibly kinky in theory but my body and my sensory issues prevent a lot of what i think is hot on paper coming into play. so i like to learn and read and explore and research and study, and i feel very grateful that there's other fic writers, and kink knowledgeable people who share their information for people like me, which means i've read a lot of different takes on a lot of different kinks lol

i'm pretty vigorous with tagging too, and i see some people not be quite as stringent with it, which is fine because there are no laws, but if something is going to veer into noncon or dubcon even under the guise of another kink or adjacent to another kink, then it supercedes it and it gets added to the list!! and i don't think that was ranty at all, i love hearing what people like and how they prefer things to be!! and there's never judgement in expressing your opinion! i like the whole gamut, i'll take playful degradation, i'll take middling degradation and i'll take noncon/dubcon/cnc but not everything is for everyone!!

ANYWAY i won't ramble, but yeah if you ever want something super specific in a request or a "if i can please have this but absolutely NONE OF THIS OTHER THING THANKS" then i am completely ok with that!! u-u 💚💚💚

[radiant-reid]

CATE :( i saw this tik tok and i now have thoughts, very sad ones

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMY7NNvbC/

spencer was definitely all alone at this point in his life with his mum now in a care facility, so he’s living all alone and has no one to talk to, he probably says like 10 words to other people maximum per day and i’m so sad now

i just wanna be friends with 18 y/o spence so i can comfort him and show him that people can in fact be nice because i’m so sad for him, like none of the flashback scenes we get for him are happy :( he’s such a good person with such a sad past and i’m so upset for him </3

like yes! i will listen to ur rambles and yes! i’ll play chess with u even tho idk how! i’ll listen to you vent and hang out with you so you aren’t lonely!

i also had a thought that would maybe be OOC because i don’t think he’d be up for it but i’m 18 and my schools formal (like a UK prom) is coming up and id i was friends with 18 y/o spence i would definitely invite him to my prom :( so he could go to prom at a school with kids who didn’t bully him, he could be at a school at the ordinary age, and he could have one normal and hopefully fun school memory bc he deserves it :(

sorry this was long and ranty but i’m so sad rn😭

-💿

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no omg like imagine how much stress was on him, when he's probably already so stressed with all of his school stuff and then he has to make that gut-wrenching decision </3

i have to believe he had Ethan as a friend for my how emotional wellbeing

[pinkeoni]

yeah, i can see the vision. will ending up with someone before starting to date mike would make sense tbh even if most bylers would dislike the idea. will kinda needs to have relationship experience too imho

I don't necessarily think that think that he would enter a whole relationship, especially given the climate of the town, but I could definitely see him flirting or making out with another guy. Let's not forget that Will can canonically pull.

I wanna stress though that the point of this wouldn't be to show that Will has moved on from Mike, but rather that Will is trying to move on from Mike and failing horribly. Imagine Will trying to replace Mike with someone who may be attracted to him but doesn't share any of the romance that he's looking for, and it ends horribly because ultimately Will can't get rid of his feelings for Mike. It would be drama!!

I also don't necessarily think that Will needs relationship experience to date Mike but I also... don't like it when people see Will as this completely sexless individual who doesn't possess a sexuality????? Idk. I feel like I need to double and triple clarify this whenever I talk about it, I'm NOT saying that I want some explicit scene between Will and another guy, but what I am saying is that there can be a cheeky reference to porn under Lucas' bed and Mike can make out with El when they're 13/14, but Will is supposed to remain chaste for two years until he finally gets with the guy that he himself does not believe he could ever be with? People understand that just because Mike is in a relationship with El that it doesn't remove his feelings for Will, so why can't the same be said for Will?

I mean, there would be nothing wrong if Will was actually chaste but I also think the alternative is true. I wouldn't mind if the scenario didn't happen but it wouldn't be a bad thing if it did. Maybe it doesn't sound too in character for Will, but there's also going to be a two year time skip and characters can always change. But anyway that's just my two cents. Sorry if this is rambly or ranty I just have a lot of opinions on this and it can be hard to express eloquently sometimes.

[aaazzie]

hi! rambly ranty post

i’m so unbelievably pissed off at the world, and racists, and ableists, and homophobes, and transphobes, and zionists, and bigots in general/every other shitty group of people i can’t list because there’s so fucking many.

how can you turn a blind eye to people? people who are just like you and i? people who have lives and families and hopes and dreams? i don’t fucking get it!! i don’t get wanting people, innocent or not, to die.

how do you look at people, including literal infants dying in genocide, and try to justify it? how do you look at cops killing black people and try to justify it? how do you look at trans and queer people being killed and try to justify it? how do you live with yourself? how do you fucking live knowing that you condone the death of people who are just like you?

we’re all people. we all deserve life, even if we’ve done shitty (or worse than just shitty) things. the huge majority of people being killed just for being trans and/or queer and/or black (and/or just not a cishet white man) are innocent, though. how can you brush this off? how can you not feel ashamed of yourself?

i’m 15!!!! i’m a fucking kid and seeing adults all around me be this disgustingly bigoted is revolting!!! Palestinians are dying and they don’t care!! black people are being killed and assaulted, usually by cops, and they say “oh, but not all cops are bad!” trans and queer people, usually kids, are being killed and abused and assaulted and they’re saying that they deserved it for being different from them. women and people with uteruses in general are having their rights stripped away from them and they’re literally just making shit up about why it’s actually GOOD! it’s a good thing that people are being treated as animals, apparently!! WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN!! none of these things are excusable!!

i love you BIPOC. i love you disabled people. i love you women. i love you people with uteruses. i love you trans people. i love you queer people. i love you mentally ill people. i love every single person who’s facing discrimination of any kind for any reason and I’m so sorry about the world.

[murdleandmarot]

hi <3

I felt weird just sending a message so I'm putting this as an ask for some reason, so it's easier to ignore if needed

I just want to say thank you for everything you've said, I hold on to every positive thing people say to me for when I'm in crises

I'm sorry I've been struggling so much lately ;; i feel so bad every time I call for help because I know it's nobody's place to. i probably shouldn't get into details of why I've been feeling like this because it's kind of a long ramble and I don't want to waste your time

I've been losing a lot lately and itzr4v3n and one other person on Discord seem to be the only people who want to talk to me anymore, so when they're not here I'm kind of on my own. I'm trying to make a name for myself in the murdle fandom but it's very hard because I'm not really making what the fandom wants lol

anyway, sorry for rambling... I owe you a lot, and I appreciate you so much <3

hi hello!!! thanks for reaching out, I’m glad my words have had a positive effect on you <333

I know it’s easy to get stuck in cycles of not feeling ‘good enough’ for fandoms-I feel this way OFTEN, mostly due to my own insecurities surrounding my art and my abilities. But you have to remember-it’s a FANdom and you are a fan. As long as you like what you’re doing, it’s worthwhile.

And your series is so cute!! I don’t engage with it much, simply because I’m not not as active on here as I used to be, (combo of school medication and general depression baybeee), but know I am cheering you on from the sidelines :)

Don’t feel bad about asking for help, ever, because otherwise people might not know anything’s wrong. I wish I could be brave enough to express feelings and doubts and insecurities on here without constantly worrying about validation-we’re all just trying our best, and you don’t have to be sorry or feel bad for admitting that life sucks for you at the moment :(

That got a lil ranty, my bad. The point is: I love you, keep doing what you’re doing, and don’t be afraid to ask for advice or anything! I’ll be happy to say what helps me with mental health stuff (or just catharsis-sometimes having a favorite sad song just to get the feels out is really helpful lol).

Sorry I was very much assigned yapper at birth, I LOVE YOU 🫶🫶🫶

[ewanmitchellcrumbs]

Absolutely stunned and if I'm honest appalled by what's going on. I came on here and really enjoyed the vibe. So many people together sharing their love of Ewan and I felt included in something.

You've answered many of my insane ramblings about Ewan/HOTD, and yes I have used anon because I get extremely shy about asking certain things.

Writers can write what they want/don't want, they have their reasons. I've been absolutely blown away by some of the creativity I've read, mixing Ewan's characters in with AHS as well as other horror franchise characters, how incredible.

But to come on here and see people having to leave what should be a safe space because of anon haters, just saddens me greatly.

Its such a shame, that the haters ruin it for the rest of us.

Stay Safe and your awesome btw, thanks again for answering my silly questions.

Your questions aren't silly! I genuinely enjoy talking to people, so it's always nice to hear from others, and I appreciate you giving me the time of day - it's as much effort to send an ask as it is to answer one. So, thank you.

I just want all of this silliness to blow over, so we can go back to enjoying each other's art and writing, the entire situation has been blown wildly out of proportion, and some of the anons myself and others are receiving are beyond disgusting.

To clarify to fandom as a whole: just because I want to wait to write/read fics for Michael Gavey, does not mean I'm in some sort of war with the people who already have. I don't care what other people do, as long as they aren't hurting themselves or others. I've had two of the people who have/were planning to write fics for this character reach out to me directly and it's all love. People need to grow up and stop spreading hatred/division where there is none.

Sorry I got a little ranty. Hope your Tuesday is going okay! Lots of love to you xoxo

I am technically still "not here", just wanted to clear through my asks so I can start tomorrow afresh and put all this drama behind me where it belongs.

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My chain of thorns thoughts: Spoilers!!!

I have lots of thoughts and it might get a bit ranty so I’ll start with what I liked,

Thomastair—enough said, they owned this book.

The focus on rebuilding friendships Matthew/James Daisy/Lucy

The severity and care with which James abuse was handled.

The scene where Belial possessed the humans—it was creepy and awful

Grace and Jesse throwing bombs

Christopher coming back to help Grace finish the fire message

James flicking the lamp on- the drama felt perfect

Mathews journey

The epilogue.

Ok, now what I didn’t like. (There’s a lot,sorry)

Herondaisy / James refusal to tell her about the bracelet— it all felt silly and pointlessly dragged out. CC hyped herondaisy up so much for this book and I honestly think we were given breadcrumbs. They barely even had an entire conversation, chapter 23 was great but I’d rather have seen them actually discuss their feelings and James be honest with her. I hated Grace confessing to Cordelia, it just felt like corner cutting.

No wedding runes 🤬 I’ll never get over not being given this moment— I so wanted to see them renew their marriage just the two of them.

The last 30% dragged. It felt pointless with no stakes.

Cordelia and Lucie going to Edom and achieving nothing and leaving immediately— boring and pointless.

Beliels big plan being he wanted to become the king of England — again felt so stupid.

The drama with Bridgestock— literally only mattered to get all the parents out of London (nothing else happened with that plot)

Kits death— so rushed it might as well not have happened.

Here’s what I would have liked to see:

Beliel finding a way to take over the living Silent brothers and iron sisters as well as the dead

Maybe taking over idris instead of London and having them all trapped there the gang had to get into idris to find James and end Beliel.

James/Beliel almost killing one of his parents— imagine Will trying to get theough to James and it not working until the last moment. Will on his knees telling his son that he loves him and it’s alright before James manages to fight back.

James and Cordelia fighting each other under Beliel and Liliths influence— both of them tearing themselves apart rather than hurt the other.

Kind of rambling but there we are 😂

[starryjkoo]

I love your blog and I’m just using this as a space to sort my thoughts, sorry if that’s a bother at all!

I just want to get it off my chest that after Jk’s performance in Times Square last week it really hit me all the sudden how much the company wants him to be the big pop star. I had heard people talk before ab how Jk’s promotions for seven/3d/golden were loads different than the other members solo projects but it didn’t really hit me until I saw him start to sing in Times Square. I know hobi played lolla and New Year’s Eve and Yoongi literally had a world tour so I’m probably being irrational a little.

I think it was just a little shocking to see jk up there like that and I couldnt help but think about the other members and how much I miss them as 7. It was like I could suddenly see jk as this big pop star and it scared me a little? And I know that’s selfish of me, I feel so guilty to feel that way

I also saw that jk passed 40mil spotify listeners, more than bts has currently and more than any other kpop soloist has reached before. I don’t know I’m just worried about scooter and the company pushing jk, idk if this is selfish but I want them to remain as seven and everything just feels so uncertain right now, I don’t know. Not sure if I’m even making sense haha

Hey! Thank you! I was sort of worried I’ve been a bit ranty and negative here so I’m glad someone enjoys this space. And it’s not a bother at all! Please feel free to share your thoughts here whenever! I know all my asks tend to turn into weird random long rambles, so never feel bad about sharing thoughts. And your ask made complete sense.

I totally understand. JK’s performance in Times Square hit me hard too. It was the first time I think the whole pop star thing really clicked in place for me and I saw the whole vision of what he’s been doing with Golden. I was kind of star struck in that moment and it really left a big impression on me. So I get why that moment may have really impacted you too.

And I don’t think it’s selfish of you to feel that way. You sound very kind about it. I’ve seen a lot of ARMYs express similar thoughts and I’ve felt that way a few times myself. Sometimes you’re just really hit with that longing to see the seven of them messing around in interviews or playing in the background of bangtan bombs or the insane rush whenever they drop new music or perform some insane stage together. Some of the solo performances have been really good but have occasionally left me with a kind of longing? But you’re not alone. I think a lot of ARMYs are super eager to see them back as seven which is where some of those kind of tasteless “hurry up and enlist” jokes are coming up. It’s pretty different from the beginning of the year when ARMYs didn’t even want to mention the “e” word.

I don’t actually think SB is trying to snatch JK out of BTS. I think they’re just being loud about his achievements because they want to advertise and highlight their whole A&R thing and uplift HYBE US through him. I also think that JK is being given a bigger push because he’s the only member who has released a commercial album, so his promotions match up with that. FACE and Golden and Indigo are very different albums with different goals and different ambitions, even if there seems to be a disconnect between their own goals and what fans think their goals should be. I do think HYBE should have done more for the other releases, but I don’t think they were neglecting them because they only want JK to succeed. I just think they were being cheap honestly. It’s not like JK was given all this push without conditions.

I also think JK is helping BTS stay in the public eye while the group takes a break. They’re actually all reaching different audiences and growing their brand in different ways which is kind of cool. I think Jhope was trying to reach a new crowd in the hip-hop community for example and I’ve actually seen a few people pulled in from OTS because they were J. Cole fans and checked out the RL after. So I think JK is pulling people in too by keeping BTS in the minds of that particular crowd. Notice how he also always introduces himself as “Jungkook of BTS”. He’s not trying to dissociate himself from the group at all. None of them are.

Also Spotify MLs aren't really the best metric to gauge popularity. There’s just a lot of factors to it including playlisting, and JK currently has four songs on the biggest and most coveted playlist on the app. JK also has a lot of collabs with popular artists who are actively releasing and promoting new music rn too which helps his MLs. BTS haven’t released a proper album in like three years and their last group song was an unpromoted fan song from the summer. The fact that they have so many MLs and so many daily streams despite all that is absolutely insane, especially when you consider most ARMYs are focused on their solo music which is spread across seven different profiles. BTS just seriously have such a massive amount of casual listeners. JKs stats are extremely impressive but I do think a lot of people are really underestimating how insanely popular BTS is and are putting too much emphasis on certain things like MLs. But when he passes their peak I’m sure you’re going to hear a lot of people trying to claim he’s bigger than the group. Twitter rn is just a dumpster fire from all directions though so I wouldn't take much you read on there too seriously.

I just think a lot of people are underestimating how insanely huge BTS is, not even musically, but also just as a brand. It’s pretty rare for people to know who the members are individually honestly (at least in my country), but a lot of people I know have heard of BTS. There has literally never been a group like BTS before, there’s just really nothing to compare them to, which is what I think has a lot of people tripping up. It’s impossible to have a “Justin Timberlake” of the group for example when they’re all individually capable of selling out stadiums, something not even some of the most popular western artists can do.

Anyways, I totally empathize with how you're feeling lately, and no one can really say for sure what will happen in the future, but I’ve personally only grown more confident as CH2 has gone on that they’re going to return as a group and return strong. Group releases will probably be slower and they’ll probably all still have a focus on their solo careers, but they seem to really be looking forward to being a group again because they keep bringing it up. They’re all also so insanely ambitious, I’m sure they’re thinking about how to take some of their records back and how to break some new insane record no one even imagined possible. Also their solo careers are just getting started too. We might see Jimin doing that stage he told Hobi he’d do in Antarctica and Taehyung in Hollywood so I wouldn’t be worried about anyone falling behind either.