#thank you for sharing with me 💜

[guardian-angle22]

Much as I would love to see a Muslim/hijabi woman on tv. Most likely wouldn't want to be on tv since it goes against their beliefs. I'm ok with Natacha in this role bc I love her and I appreciate what LS has done with showing respect as the show has continued

[response to my post here]

First off, thank you for the insight/feedback on the accuracy, and the prayer part in particular! I had thought the location she was praying in was inaccurate but that wasn’t something I saw mentioned a lot at the time of the initial backlash to that scene. So I appreciate the information. 💜

I definitely head canon that when Owen rebuilt the firehouse (for the 2nd time!) he made sure there was a dedicated quiet room. Not only would it be important to have for Marjan or anyone else that works at the firehouse with them of Muslim faith to pray in, but also they have stressful and emotional jobs! Having a dedicated safe space at the firehouse to go when you need that kind of quiet privacy just makes sense to me.

As far as the casting part first: I think Natacha has done a great job and I appreciate the fact that she spoke up to the showrunners after hearing feedback from Muslim viewers. and from what I heard of her talking at the most recent convention, she has some great ideas of exploring various intersectionality that is found within that religion and I think that’s great and really hope they do explore some of those things.

My desire for an actual hijabi woman to have been chosen for this part was mainly based off experiences I witnessed from a previous fandom, Skam. IDK if you ever watched it, but the 4th season focused on a Muslim girl in high school, Sana, played by an actress who was actually Muslim, Iman Meskini, who was fantastic. The show writer/creator/producer relied a lot on her knowledge and lived experience when filming things. Then the Skam remakes happened… and another iteration of the show did not bother to get an actual Muslim to play that character and I remember very vividly the negative experiences a lot of the Muslim people in fandom had based off choices that were made and how that character was portrayed. Iman herself spoke up about how much better it was to have someone with the lived experience, who knew what it was like, acting in a role like that. I love this quote from her too: "I never dreamt about being an actress, because I never saw an actress with hijab on. I didn’t even see it as an option or a possibility at all until I became that example that it is possible."

I definitely can appreciate and understand how nuanced the discussion of actors playing parts that aren’t their own experience truly is though. I think the wars that are waged online about actors who play queer parts especially is a big thing happening in culture right now and I truly understand a lot of varying sides to those kinds of discussions. I know it might not always be possible for own voices actors to play parts like this, but I just feel like the best case scenario in a role like Marjan would have been for it to be played by a hijabi woman. That doesn’t mean I think Natacha is in the wrong for taking the role or that it was a terrible mistake for her to have been cast. Just that there was a better scenario that I had hoped for, that didn’t end up happening. and that's okay.

Now the corn silo story: That interview with Natacha where she said there were things that got cut from that storyline makes me really sad because I wish we could have gotten a better resolution to it. Maybe it would have been exactly what you're mentioning here too - clarifying for the viewers that not everyone in the mosque felt that way and it was just pettiness amongst some of them. Sadly, I guess we'll never know exactly what that would have looked like. It makes me a little sad that the only time we've even seen the mosque she goes to was in that episode in season one. I really really hope we get a chance to see some more storylines for Marjan that can include her faith and her mosque but more of how they're positively impacting her life instead.

(I don't have any relevant Marjan reaction gifs since I mainly use my fave Paul, so have this gif of her being absolutely adorable instead)

[crystallizsch]

(inspired by the midnight cooking chapter in the twst anthology manga and also jamil's dorm uniform and master chef voice lines)

(this is also a lil extended sequel to this post i made :3)

[stormyoceans]

thamepo romance is so underdeveloped to meeeee 😭😭😭😭😭😭 like there's nothing there, i mean i guess they are in love because the script says so but... why? lol WHAT HAVE YOU DONE MONICA NOW I CANNOT STOP THINKING ABOUT JUNPO AND THAT ANSWER YOU GAVE ANON YESTERDAY AND AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

CAN'T BELIEVE YOU SAW ME EXHIBITING THE MOST INSUFFERABLE BEHAVIOR AND DISPLAYING PRETTY QUESTIONABLE TASTE AND SAID WELL YOU KNOW WHAT MAYBE SHE DOES HAVE A POINT. TRULY LOVE THAT FOR ME

BUT ALSO LISTEN. IT'S NOT MY FAULT IF THEY INJECTED JUN'S CHARACTER AND JUNPO'S RELATIONSHIP WITH SO MUCH POTENTIAL. like im sorry but narrative wise there are so many interesting aspects that could be explored, so many delicious possibilities, so many angst filled years full of desperate yearning and suppressed desire

jun taking a step back because po likes thame and thame likes po and is gonna take care of him, so it's okay, this is for the best, jun never had any chance to begin with (jun always the second choice, always the side character, always the loser. thame had a better score than him as trainees, thame is the main vocalist of the group while jun is the sub, it makes sense that thame would get po too. he doesn't resent thame for it, it's just how life is. as the song goes: the winner takes it all, the loser's standing small, it's simple and it's plain, why should (he) complain?)

jun telling himself that what he feels for po is only a little unimportant crush and that if he nips it in the bud it's gonna go away quickly, except it never does. the more time po spend with the group the more jun falls for him and he can do nothing about it, he can only stand on the side being fatally in love with no end, no reprieve, his feelings unspoken, unacknowledged, eating him alive from the inside with how irrevocable and all consuming they are as he watches thame and po holding hands and hugging and kissing

jun going back to dating rumors after dating rumors, both with women and men, and some of them he does actually fuck, some of them are just the fans and the paparazzi blowing up any interaction he has with other people, but he still hopelessly clutches to each and every one of them in the desperate attempt to move on and show he's okay

and suddenly it's 10 years down the line and MARS decides to disband on their own terms (pepper and p'gam just had a child and he wants to be there for his daughter, everyone wishes to pursue some of their other passions), and then the impossible happens: thame and po break up. which doesn't matter, really, because jun can see how they still look and interact with each other and it's only a matter of time before they get back together and he's not about to make a fool out of himself

but then the dude who was supposed to direct jun's first big acting project after MARS disbanded decides to abandon them and the next thing he knows they bring po in as the new director. jun genuinely considers dropping out, has an argument with po about it too, bringing up the excuse of po still being inexperienced and a nobody in the industry and not wanting to attach his name to an unsuccessful project (because jun is an asshole anyway), but then po brings up jun being the one pushing him to be better all those years ago when they worked together over the MV for MARS' come back, and for once jun doesn't know what to say. he is also an incredibly weak man, and the movie IS a good opportunity even if jun's only playing the second romantic lead, and he is been lying and pretending and repressing for so long, how bad can a few more months be? so he shakes po's outstretched hand and says 'i'll be in your care then, khun director'

and as they work together they grow closer and closer and maybe there's a scene where jun has to kiss the lead actress and po doesn't understand why he feels annoyed by it. and i know it's cliche but eventually, when they finally confess to each other, po hits jun with 'i can't go back in time and make you my first choice, but you're the choice i want to keep making every single day from now on'

ANYWAY. I LOVE BEING DEEPLY NORMAL ABOUT SHIT THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AND DRAG PEOPLE DOWN WITH ME ✌️

[randompurr]

Second request for my 100 followers celebration! 💜

Thank you for requesting @throwawaydeer

[dinosaurwithablog]

im in a moment of lucidity and im telling you to please use your energy on someone else. I'm halfway down the hill and I was diagnosed too late to get any improvement. There is n way to ever wire my brain into thinking anyone cares about me or anyone else.

This wasn't even triggered by the election, it just made it worse.

Thank you for reaching out to me and saying that. I actually do care about you and you matter to me. I hope that one day you'll believe that. The election fucked me up very much, too. There's so much hate in the world. It's horrifying. I can't give up hope, though. I cling to hope and I try to make even the smallest positive difference in the world every day. It's what I do to survive. It's nice to meet the real you. I'm sorry that you've gone through things that have hurt you so much. I will never hurt you. Maybe we can talk now and then. I find it nice to talk to people who understand. Thanks again for what you said here. You do matter!! You really do. At least you do to me. 🫂💜😊 I always use a purple heart because I feel that I've earned one just like the drastically wounded in war. I've been fighting for my life for decades so it seems appropriate. This one is for you. 💜

[jestarcana]

@widdershyn-panda (from this post)

!!! Thank you so much! Lore is pretty much standard for Dark Urge background from BG3, but I'll try and expand a little 🤘

Their name is Calla, and they're a nonbinary drow druid (circle of spores) plagued by persistent migraines. They have comically low charisma, and they tend to come across as a tall, creepy guy with a "resting" stare (they also trance with their eyes open lmao). They fight like a tank/healer and have a pretty consistent self-sacrificing streak due to various reasons.

But that doesn't mean they're above mischief and bastardry! They do find joy in chaos, they'll happily instigate or go along with heists and bits, and they allow themselves to fully enjoy their insatiable bloodlust. They're just trying to keep it under control and make conscious decisions about it, which is the main thing.

[uhbasicallyjustmilex]

🌸 !!CHAPTER FIVE POSTED!! 🌸

Title: Four Walls

Tags: slow burn, domesticity, friends to lovers, smut, pining post sias/pre am era

Summary: Disillusioned with LA and on the heels of a breakup, Alex goes to stay with Miles in London.

[hereliesbeetlejuice]

ok ive seen this mentioned a few times before, but whats dc beetlejuice?

i can never find anything on it, is it like a demo or smth?

-🪲🕸️

hey there!! boy did you come to the right place!!

before beetlejuice came to broadway, its first public staging happened during its out of town tryouts in Washington DC back in 2018! that’s the first time i saw the show and it remains my FAVORITE version (SO much was changed in the transition between DC and Broadway) and since it’s so different, we tend to refer to the original version of the show as DC Beetlejuice!

i have some content on my blog under the tag “dc beetlejuice” if you care to peruse, and i am always soooo happy to yap about it if you have any questions!

[aha-my-villainous-thoughts]

ASH! There is no one like you. Your art is so BOLD and creative and genuinely awe-inspiring. I admire all the slutty, slutty things you make Ed and Stede get up to, while also making them look so pretty and colorful. So glad we have you in this fandom. 💕

I seriously don't have words 😭😭😭😭 have some memes instead 😭😭😭💖🧡💚💙💜💖

Thank you so much marianne!!! 😭💖💜💙💚💛🧡❤️💖😭

[pharawee]

A while back we got an announcement for a new BL called Eye Contact the series. But before even getting a cast announcement we get workshop clips and Bank is in this.

I don't even do Easter yet here I am getting showered in presents. Let's hope Bank finally got himself a main role. 🙏

[suga-kookiemonster]

*slams hands on table* Did I hear a FOLLOW UP FIC??? FOR EGO??? Yes please!!!! Would love to see more in the hoe chronicles!! (But pls don’t feel rushed, take your time fleshing ideas out!)

yesss! 😁 i'm still fleshing it out, but hopefully i should have it ready soon. and you're right, i should totally pop out a hoe chronicle or two in the meantime 🤔 right now, i've been slowly breaking my little writing hiatus with dabbling with my IT!jungkook fic that has been in my drafts for literal years lol. that and my timetraveler!joon fic, which is taking more of a mental load than i anticipated. i'm feeling good about IT!guk tho, so fingers crossed i'll be able to share it with you soon! 💜

[pizzaqueen]

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[crystallizsch]

OKAY ANOTHER ONE. LOOK AT THESE CHIBI SPRITES FROM ART FIGHT MADE BY @13thfairytale ‼️‼️‼️

GENTLY HOLDS THEM theyre so so cute i want to put them in my pocket and carry them around everywhere eushjdjejfiejdjdj 🥺💖

twst style chibi yuusha and yuuna i love you ;;; i love you twst style chibi yuusha and yuuna ;;;

anyways uhhhhhh the sillies <3

theyre canon /j

[stormyoceans]

I'm squealing like a gecko before an attack. Have you seen how they look at each other with those little softy smiles?? My heart is beating somewhere in my liver because of this. and the English Neil is so so… ugh 🫠

LEGITIMATELY ACTUALLY SINCERELY LITERALLY SERIOUSLY GENUINELY TRULY HONEST TO GOD FR GOING RABID AT THE THINGS CHARLES AND MICHEAL ARE DOING WITH THEIR FACES WHILE PORTRAYING THESE CHARACTERS

there’s just something so soft and tender and vulnerable and tentative in the way neil and xiao hai look at each other from time to time, eyes full of wonder and lips pulled into a fond smile before quickly turning away, almost as if they were afraid to fall, which is why they’re allowing themselves to think about the other and smile as much as they want only when they are not together. but here’s the difference between them that makes me gnaw at the furniture and claw at the walls of my apartment: while xiao hai tends to avoid looking at neil too much in general, when xiao hai is not looking neil looks SO. MUCH.

LIKE!!!!!!!!!!!

during neil’s panic attack xiao hai told him ‘look at me’ and neil really said ‘well don’t mind if i do’ like you’d think neil was the one meeting his idol again after years and getting to work with him instead of the other way around ✋😭 (also i think charles tu should be in jail for the endless wonder and sheer longing on his face but let’s not go there)

THEY ARE BOTH JUST SO FOND SMITTEN DELIGHTED IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER AND THEY DON'T EVEN REALIZE IT YET IM ABOUT TO THROW MYSELF DOWN A WELL AND DROWN IN 5 CM OF WATER ABOUT IT

[dewitty1]

Saturday Six (Stuff)

I'd been feeling severely anxious and depressed about my business being dead, and the thought of having to talk to my parents and ask for help again, but luckily my whinging (an Ad) on Facebook seems to have worked, and I got a nice little customer job. Plus some stuff from my BFF and her family (possibly).( ´͈ ॢꇴ `͈ॢ)･*♡

Plus I'm getting weird customer messages. Always a good time.(⑅ ‘﹃’ )

Leeloo is a cute kitten, but she is seriously a little bit of a terrorist. When I say she gets into everything I mean it. (^・ω・^ )

I do not like having this sinus crud that's going around.(*｀へ´*)

I know both options for the USA presidency are terrible. But one (CHUMP) is more terrible. I'm tired of the argument. I'm gonna stick with the slightly better Grandpa Joe. Not because I love him, because I don't. But because he's the one that'll get us closer to where we need to go. We may take three steps forward and two steps back, but at least we're going in the right direction. Whereas the other guy has no idea where he's going. Maybe towards Vladimir. More likely than you think.( •̀ω•́ )σ

I can't believe I'm going to be five and a half decades old in a little over a month. Jfc. I don't feel that old. (•̀ᴗ•́)و ̑̑

[henley-reeves]

I just started watching the x-files (for the first time) because of your reblogs. Can't believe it took me this long! :'D

Omg I'm so glad you did! I hope you love it! it was my very first obsession when I was a kid and Scully was my first favourite character, I used to dress up as her!