#the fear that unites us

[sematarygirls]

okay I wanna know what your fluffiest, heart melting, most tooth-rottingly sweet sonny carisi headcanons are ☁️💕

he will make a significant effort to be interested in the things you're interested in. he will literally actively look into your favorite hobbies, shows, items, etc. like anything you talk a lot about, he is desperate to know all about it

he's also the type to buy a whole bunch of something, even if you only mentioned liking it like once. you like strawberries? there is a never ending stock of strawberries in your fridge now.

total gentleman and certified lover boy. he's always coming home with flowers and little gifts for you, especially when you two have a date. he always opens every door and insists on paying when you two go out because that's how his mother raised him.

he pulls out all the stops when it comes to valentine's day. i'm talking fancy reservations, flowers, gifts, chocolate—the whole nine yards. and, if he gets called into work, he is so insanely apologetic, even when you tell him that it's fine, and you're grateful for the amount of thought he put into the night alone.

has your coffee (or tea or whatever morning beverage person you are) order memorized. even if you don't ask him to pick anything up for you, he will. and he often brings you breakfast, so he knows that you are eating because breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and he worries about you.

before you two started dating and would just casually run into each other and make small talk, he would not shut up about you. finn and amanda truly could not escape his lovesick ramblings, and they kept urging him to ask you out, but he was so nervous that you wouldn't like him because you're you and he's, well, him.

bro looooooves giving gifts. he gets so excited to give gifts for christmases and birthdays and every minute until you open it he'll be like "i think you're really gonna like it" and "i can't wait for you to see." he is so incredibly impatient, and it doesn't help that he buys gifts like months in advance.

when you finally are sitting there with the gift, he'll suddenly get very nervous that you won't like it. he'll stand over you, watching your reaction intently, and when he sees that you like it, his mood instantly lifts and he's ecstatic.

bro has got that bambi walk frfr. i just know this man trips and stumbles ALL THE TIME, and he definitely like looks around to make sure no one saw that as he tries to play it off like he didn't almost just eat shit.

he visits his family but especially his grandmother, very often. family is important to him, so he never goes too long without a visit. (also, his mother would never let him hear the end of it if he did)

[narugen-moved]

i seriously need more narumi and mina moments because just imagine the relief mina felt when narumi joined, similar age to her and was also considered a prodigy in the force.

to have someone to share the burden of the defence force’s future with must’ve felt so freeing. because before he joined it was just her, age 18, being told that she was going to change kaiju extermination with her exceptional synergy with firearms. and she was so, so scared.

narumi doesn’t have the kind of skills or talent for long range combat like she does, but he’s also a top candidate (despite his behavioural issues- which aren’t much of a hinderance anyway) and mina doesn’t have to carry the burden of the future alone anymore

(although she’d never admit, given she probably views narumi as someone completely shocking i just think it’s so funny how she stood there like O_O when she first saw him)

like i LOVE seeing the contrast. mina who was sent onto the battlefield for the first time and was deathly afraid vs narumi who was sent out and immediately took action because that’s how he always lived (fighting)

and now they’re the top two strongest captains in the force and they will be the ones to lead the new generation..

[swan2swan]

Darius and Brooklynn stand their ground against a carnivore. Even together, their chances are slim, but neither one will abandon the other in this time of need. They'll stand together, side by side, and thus they'll face the end with courage, knowing that they have someone to protect, and that someone is there to protect them.

[gobcorend]

"THE MIDDLE OF WHAT? EAST OF WHERE? THE REGION'S VERY name is based on a European view of the world, and it is a European view of the region that shaped it. The Europeans used ink to draw lines on maps: they were lines that did not exist in reality and created some of the most artificial borders the world has seen. An attempt is now being made to redraw them in blood."

-- Tim Marshall in 'Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics'

[fandxmslxt69]

CHARLES LECLERC THE MAN THAT YOU ARE YOU ARE UNMATCHED UNSTOPPABLE THIS IS IT THE COMEBACK WOW HE KEPT THAT POSITION ALL RACE

[rxttenfish]

mmmmm

honestly miranda tends to express the... fairly normal merfolk trauma response of when she starts to get severely upset, she exclusively just wants to touch and be touched by those in her miivt'ia and turns hostile/aggressive and even possessive against anyone else around her. mainly whats happening is that the trauma makes her perceive everyone else as an actively threatening presence to her and her miivt'ia at that moment and retreating to the safety and assurance of her miivt'ia helps to self-soothe and to calm down.

for miri (and for most other traumatized merfolk too, tbh) this primarily features her clinging on/holding onto aaravi or bellanda tightly (soothing, comforting, the subconscious connection between doing so to not drift away in her sleep makes her feel safe and secure) and hiding her face against them (both for protection and closing out of other stimuli, but also hiding her mouth and any more unintentional "aggressive" responses she might have). ultimately the goal is to calm down and to stop being upset, it can just be a dramatic example of it since its a case when a merfolk would need to be alone and could not have a lot of other people around.

her and aaravi have a code for it and a cue for when miranda starts to really get upset in a crowded situation or someplace with other people. aaravi in particular has really taken this to heart as someone who also needs something very similar and can also get defensive/aggressive for miranda's sake when something happens to start causing it... and bellanda and miranda have existed for so long in this state together that to anyone else it looks like they can read each others minds. which is a little distressing, because if aaravi is defensive, then bellanda will get outright violent about it and cares significantly less if she hurts anyone else or burns any bridges over it.

[ghost-proofbaby]

i have seen The Movie. feeling anything but normal about it. was so much less horror-centric than i expected, but that’s been a common theme in this franchise and i LOVE IT.

the first question that came out of my mouth tho once i left the theater was, “so like… what was the plan with eric’s character if they casted a… not british man?”

[eir-parade]

Station: Nightingale

Nightcord at 25:00 Adjacent Music Circle

A group of online users that uses the app Nightcord to communicate in order to create songs that can hopefully save someone and maybe even themselves

Kanade Yoisaki (K) - Composer. Blames herself for what happened to her dad, and so has cursed herself to create songs that will save people.

Tenma Saki (Nozomi) - Lyricist. Spent her Middle School years in hospital where she found K’s music and started writing lyrics to the songs. She hopes that her lyrics will speak and reach out to people.

Kamishiro Rui (Chrono) - MV Creator. Ostracized due to his eccentrics, Rui started attending night school to avoid his old classmates and spends all his free time creating Music Videos from his heart to try to get his feelings out.

Aoyagi Toya (Yato) - Arrangements. Wanted to escape Classical Music by any means and try to find his own sound and so one night came across K’s music as was mesmerized by it and the feeling it gave him so attempted to chase it by making his own arrangement of the song

SEKAI: Train Station SEKAI

Consists of a train station platform and a steam train with as many carriages as the eye can see.

The station itself seems to be located in the middles of an expansive field and is perpetually dark, only lit up by the stars in the sky and the stations lights.

Each carriage layout is identical to the next and despite how far down they go down the train, if they wish to exit, the door will immediately take them back to the platform.

Luggage and bags seem to dot around the platform and in the carriages.

First Virtual Singers

Hatsune Miku - Train Conductor. Isn’t necessarily very talkative but can be found humming or singing songs quietly. She offers a quiet and calm presence that makes the others feel welcoming. She assures that they are all safe on this train.

MEIKO - Passenger. Can almost always be found sitting on of the the benches on the platform with a bag. Similar to Miku, she offers a welcoming presence and is always willing to listen and give advice to the others, though she tends to act a bit aloof. She assures them that is fine to be themselves here and that there is no rush, the train will still be here for them when they are ready to depart.

Virtual Singers

Order of Appearance (StC)

Kagamine Len - Runaway. Is always caught hiding behind pillars of the station, or slouched deep into a chair in the carriages. He arrived on the train without a ticket and is scared of the ticket inspector (KAITO) finding him, so whenever he sees KAITO, he bolts the other way or quickly hides. He explains that he is on this train because he wants to get away and chase his own dreams which really resonates with Toya and slightly with Rui.

Kagamine Rin - Train Employee. Rin is always bursting with ideas on how to improve the station and the train itself. She is always covered in paint and dirt and is always carrying around tools and paint brushes with her. Some carriages of the train seem to be victims of her creative outbursts. The other virtual singers seem used to her eccentrics but don’t seem bothered by it and in fact actually encourage it.

Megurine Luka - Passenger? Luka isn’t seen very often in the SEKAI and mainly only appears when the group is ready to release a new song. She always warns of rejection and failure, saying “that this song also might not save anyone, or it won’t reach those it needs to reach. Are you prepared for that?” The group is normally hesitant after she says that but push on with their determination because even if this one fails, they’ll learn from it and the next one surely will and if not, one day a song will. Luka tends to specifically pick on Kanade, testing her determination.

KAITO - Ticket Inspector. Seems scary and strict but is actually exceptionally kind and is always ready to bring a bright atmosphere to the station. He jokes with the group and cares for them in a type of father figure way. He tells the group that whilst it’s always important to be kind, it is okay to have your own morals, if something upsets them or rubs them the wrong way, they don’t need to just smile and brush it off, it’s okay to say “I’m not okay with that.” In the same way he handles his job, he understands that some people can’t afford a ticket but he can’t just let anyone on board.

Subject to Change as I go on figuring out this AU more.

[noknowshame]

my concise opinion on Oppenheimer is that if you are going to make a film that you know people will buy tickets to because they want to see a really big explosion, at least have the decency to make us feel guilty about it afterwards

[rollercoasterwords]

reading the first edition of whipping girl (2007) and getting to the last ch where serano talks abt her current observations on queer activism and then makes predictions abt what the future might look like

well she certainly was right wasn't she!!!

[nando161mando]

The world will never forget that Netanyahu shut off incubators to babies and Joe Biden paid for it. What a legacy, what unimaginable monsters.

[badolmen]

Everyone’s arguing about voting in November like bestie there’s a legitimate chance we’re about to witness another civil war/Texas secede from the US. This country is in shambles can we just get through the first month of 2024 without redrawing borders.

[freebooter4ever]

btw if anyone is watching the cold war documentary on ntflx? dont bother. lamo this is the dumbest doc i have seen in a while. it leaves out too much stuff, it presents things as true that are blatantly false if you give more information, and it states 'theories' as facts. some facts it just plain gets hilariously wrong. there is an agenda in this documentary that it isnt stating outright, that i am highly suspicious of, and i would be curious to know who is funding it.

[this-doesnt-endd]

I WENT TO PUT A DISH IN THE SINK AND A ROACH WAS CRAWLING OUT OF IT AND THEN I WALKED BY MY BOOKCASE ABD THERE WAS A FUCKING CRICKET!!!!!!!!!!! I CANNNOT FUCKING DO THIS!!!!!!!!

[warmothered]

Based on your post earlier. Is there any region that Ashe would like to make friendly relations with? Even if it's just a mutual non-aggression pact or anything of the sort?

» — >  ⌜ OOC ASKS⌟ , always accepting

— @dolls-runeterran-dollhouse

honestly, to put it simply, i don't think so.

"My tribe will bring peace to the North! The South should fear us." "They think me cold. I have seen things the Southerners cannot imagine." "Are all southerners so weak?"

but i'll elaborate.

despite what i said there, demacia might be the most likely ally — if only because of sylas eventually allying with the winter's claw, and them being at war with the avarosans. even so, ashe would sooner ally with sejuani than with the southerners. i guess jarvan could try diplomacy and she might ultimately see the benefit to it, especially if noxus is being troublesome. but it'd not be that she wants to make friendly relations with them as much as circumstances would make it beneficial.

we know the freljordians aren't on good terms with noxus, because noxus has been trying to expand that way too. as a result of that, i find it hard to believe she'd ever make friendly relations with them, and that any pact of non-aggression would be done with 0 trust and preparing for when it'd be broken, if they ever even reached the point of making one at all.

then there's ionia, which we know freljordians at some point used to raid. while i don't see ashe and her people doing anything like that, i don't see them necessarily seeking a friendlier relationship either. for the most part, i think she'd be pretty neutral.

which is how it goes for the rest of the world, mostly. many of them are just way too far. none of them would survive the freljordian winter, the way ashe sees it; to put it plainly, they'd have to earn her respect to make her want to be on friendlier terms.

piltover and zaun might be the ones that intrigue her the most. ashe is a clever leader; she'd know technology can go a long way, and her people have been settling semi-permanently in some areas, as well as planting crops and raising livestock. anything that could help make that easier/more reliable (in the sense of, say, aiding in protecting the crops from the more harsh temperatures, for example) would be of interest, so fostering good relations with the more technologically advanced nations would probably be a good idea, the way she sees it.

but she still would see them as weak, and she'd also know there's little reason for piltover to be interested in the freljord, so she wouldn't expect much from that either. out of all of them, it might be the one nation she's more interested in being friendly with, though.

[louderfade]

exene talking about the state of the world. the good stuff starts at eight minutes. or you can just read the transcript complete with the usual errors that accompany robot transcribed speech (the irony of which is not lost on me). maybe it's not about transhumanism and living forever (or maybe it is who knows), but there's definitely an agenda of surveillance and control at work which is designed to keep the powerful in power. cash rules everything around me and you will own nothing etc. the future is worse.