#the sooner you understand this the better

[yehoria]

you shouldn't be taking so long to call it oppression olympics.

it's the main point, the biggest problem with the thing you're calling out — get to it sooner!

you could've just like:

Oppression Olympics

and that, honestly, i would consider that a better post. it would be more concise, focusing on the main problem.

or you could start by saying "this is oppression olympics" and then move to everything else later. it's obvious, it doesn't need much explaining, it establishes the wrongness of the fundamental premise of the original post before going on to deconstruct less important points.

ughhh sorry if i'm being obnoxious, but i do want us all to present the correct arguments in a fashion that's easier to read and understand.

some of yall cant seem to wrap ur fucking heads around the fact that violence doesnt begin and end at who is killed more

violence is also domestic abuse

violence is also conversion therapy

violence is also sexual assault

violence is also bullying and harassment so bad that it makes you want to kill yourself to get away from it all

everyone in the trans community deals with all these different forms of violence in one way or another and trans men/mascs have been reported as having the highest rates of depression and suicide and of having experiences sexual assault

the violence that trans men/mascs experience is also worth acknowledging and addressing, just like the violence that trans women/fems face is worth acknowledging

but to claim that any one group of trans people is "more" or "less" oppressed just based off of the statistics of only one type of violence experienced by the trans community is straight up oppression olympics and needs to fucking stop

we need to come together to acknowledge the violence that ALL trans, nonbinary, and intersex people face and combat it TOGETHER

[waywardsou2]

My full Thunderbolts* review

Spoilers below

Yelena’s struggle's with her life feeling meaningless and just wanting a family that loves her hit so close to home in ways that I can hardly speak of. Her saying “Daddy I’m so alone” ripped my heart apart

John's quote of “on your left” and “I should have seen that coming” killed me I just…what the fuck the references were...I noticed them instantly how could you not

The killing of Antonia was so pointless and a horrible way to get rid of a character they had no idea what to do with

Bob is the sweetest character I have ever seen in my life and I need more content of him, the fact that after all that has happened, they are still experimenting on people is just fucking horrible. And vulnerable people no less. Fucking sick but it's America so what did I expect

I really hope Valentina dies she is such a bitch and I fucking hate her for what she did, trying to make a commodity out of the thunderbolts, she's just another power hungry official and I really hope she is kicked to the curb sooner rather than later.

Bucky being congressman was not explained, and I don’t understand it and I fucking hate it. Pointless subplot. (I actually made a post that is a potential explanation for this)

Having John Walker's wife and kid leave him and having Bucky say it was a low blow but I fucking appreciate it so much, but I also feel bad for him, more than I thought I would as a John Walker hater.

I think this movie has actually made me warm to John...he's still an asshole but part of me feels bad.

I think Bob might be a split personality, potentially. Or have some form of DID because by the looks of it Sentry/Evil Bob existed before he was experimented on, I just think the experiments made it worse. He’s kinda like the middle of the road for experimentation. Steve was the best and John was the worst, Bucky is a grey area and Bob is the middle…HE’S THE LIGHT AND THE DARK (And yes I know it wasn't the super soldier serum but still)

The way the light in the room ebbed and flowed from light to dark when Bob and Yelena were talking was so subtle but such a good hint

I am so fucking happy (and this is something I would never thought I would say) that there were no romantic plot lines, no interests, no sub plots. They didn’t try to pair Bucky with anyone, and they didn’t pair Yelena with anyone.

I really an rooting for a Bob and Yelena friendship, I need them so badly. Yesterday fast

The fact that we didn’t get to see Bucky’s rooms was a fucking crime and a waste of potential and I am so fucking mad about it. The on screen whump we could have been whiteness to would have been immeasurable (thank god I am writing a fic about this)

Alexi trying to do better by Yelena and having them actually talk things out even if it was only for a little bit was a golden moment and as someone with a shitty father figure I will cherish it for the rest of my life.

The movie was really good but there were a few meaningless subplots and a lot of things left unanswered but overall I really loved the movie. Even though it was small scale New York it was still the most exciting and climax filled movie. The editing was pretty good although some of the SFX was a little dodgy.

Sentry was the creepiest thing I have ever seen 10/10 would smash

No but seriously he was creepy as fuck and he made me flinch several times in the movie

It’s funny because the whole “dark person inside you” was actually something that my therapist discussed with me and this was literally something I faced. This is what my depression looked like with me and… oh my god it hit really close to home. And apparently it's a decently common conceptualisation of people's "inner demons" is literally a person. So this was a really good representation in my opinion. Especially with the darkness consuming Bob as he was beating up Sentry

I wish we could have seen the trauma of the other characters, that felt like wasted potential. I guess we saw what was necessary since the other stuff has mostly been explain and even shown before but still. It felt like such wasted potential to not extrapolate what was already there

The use of sound and things just going dead silent as the void took over was…perfect. Like literally the absolute nothingness was incredible

All of the characters holding onto Bob when he was struggling because beating down the darkness is never the answer was just

Something I actually talked to my therapist about also is that beating up your darkness or trying to fight fire with fire is not going to work. It’s only going to consume you and pull you down and make it worse. You have to accept it come to terms with it and learn to live with it and slowly it will fade…this is a perfect metaphor for basically all my mental health and I'm sure a lot of other people too.

Everyone with depression needs to see this movie because I swear as emotionally traumatised as I am…I feel like a cured me. It was so important for me to see that especially when my life has been feeling like shit lately

And that fact that I saw 0 AI in this movie was fantastic. No fucking AI my Marvel thank you very much. *spits on you* (at least from what I could tell I'm hoping I'm right)

THE END CREDIT SCENE WITH FUCKING THE “NEW AVENGERS” AND BUCKY HAVING TALKED TO SAM SAYING IT DIDN’T GO WELL. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME. WHO EVEN NEEDS DR DOOM WE HAVE A WINTERFALCON DIVORCE ARC ALREADY ON THE WAY. DR DOOM MOVE OVER YOU PIECE OF SHIT LITERALLY NOTHING IS GOING TO COMPARE

Yelena sticking by Bob because she knows what it’s like when your at your lowest was so sweet. She knew he just needed someone. And he’s so kind

Omg I need to talk about Bob because he is a serious contender for DID because the different person, the gaps in his memory, the lows and the highs…if you have DID and you have seen thunderbolts (because I do not have DID) please tell me that you recognise that as DID or if it was just me

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MAD I WAS WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT BITCH HAD BOUGHT THE OLD AVENGERS TOWER. YOU HAVE NO RIGHT LADY, NONE. YOU NEED TO GET YOUR GREASEY MITS AWAY FROM WHERE IT ALL STARTED

I think Mel mentioning the 2012 Avengers movie was a nice hit. Because it really is a reset. I think my cousin was right, they needed to go down, to come back up again. Which meant taking a gamble to make some shit media and shrinking things back down to small (kind of I’ll get to that in a sec) and then working their way back up. Because this movie was just New York. New York was in danger and it was saved. Back to the old classics

However speaking on that the fact that, the Fantastic 4 showed up and were “extradimensional” does mean that the multiverse is still open. This leaves so much open for Doomsday we are going to basically (I think) have the original civil war plot line from the comics on a multiversal scale. That’s my vague idea based on what Thunderbolts set up

I really hope they give me more Bob content. I love these guys now. This is my favourite thing ever. New favourite Marvel anything. It is #1 golden cup and everything. Oh my lord.

Ok I’m going to take a shower I might be back with more

Ok I’m actually back the next day

I think I called it, I really think it was Bucky’s turn to be mischaracterized because a lot of that didn’t feel like Bucky, he was still a dork and still caring like he usually is. But it just didn’t feel like him, especially since his running for Congress wasn’t explained and it just seemed like a non-event. So…yeah, unfortunately, at least to me, Bucky didn’t feel like Bucky. Dare I say he was boring.

I was kind of hoping for more lore on the other characters but Ava and Bucky just got…side lined almost, they were there for a reason and I know Bucky is going to have a big role to play soon so they needed to be in this movie but it just felt odd. They were there just because

The intense found family aspect of this movie was honestly so beautiful and the messages of mental health were incredibly deep, though provoking and not stupid for once. Nothing was overlooked or changed to fit some sort of censored narrative. It was all blatant and in your face just how mental health should be represented because it is exactly like that. It’s big and loud and affects lots of people

[anglbnny]

sore throat ♡ Step bro!isagi

cw: smut mdni, stepcest, throat fucking (mild), oral (m receiving)

⸝⸝♡⸝⸝♡

Step bro!isagi who’s so so sweet to you, especially when he finds out you’re sick and he’s rushing to your room, crouching beside your bed, brushing stray hairs out of your face, asking you if you’re okay or if you need anything

Step bro!isagi who makes you soup and tea and brings it to your room, he helps you sit up, his hand lingering on your hot skin a bit too long. He complains as to why you didn’t tell him sooner. 

Step bro!isagi who can’t stop staring at the way your throat moves when you hardly swallow, your face scrunching up at the raw pain. 

Step bro!isagi whose cock strains in his pants at the sight of his very sweet, adorable step sister who’s in so much pain and he can’t do anything 

Step bro!isagi who abruptly states that he knows another way to help you. You stare at him confused, waiting for him to speak up. He scratches the back of his neck, staring down at his barely covered boner. He says you should drink something warm but not too hot, something thick, not something so liquidy as tea. You don’t understand what he’s trying to get at until he stands up and you’re face to face with his crotch, his very prominent erection in your face. 

Step bro!isagi who runs his thumb over your bottom lip, coercing you into saying yes. He pulls his cock out and slides it against your dry bottom lip, covering it in his precum. 

Step bro!isagi who teaches you who to suck. Taking your hands in his and placing it at the bottom of his shaft, he groans when your soft hands touch his veiny dick. 

Step bro!isagi who places a hand at the back of your head, pulling you closer to his tip until your lips are pressed against it. You finally open and let him slip inside. Your mouth is so wet and warm, he can’t help but moan. 

Step bro!isagi who pushes his cock as deep as he can down your tight throat, so when he cums, you can really feel it. “There we go, that’s my girl. You’re doing so good for me aren’t you” he laughs when your big teary eyes look up at him, mouth stuffed with your step bro’s cock. 

Step bro!isagi who’s so gentle until he isn’t. He coos you to take him deeper, go faster, ‘it’ll help with the pain’ he lies through his teeth. And if you can’t; the gentle hold on the back of your head, turns into a painful grip, his hands wrap around the base of your hair, pulling you back and shoving you back down. Even if you can’t keep up, he won’t stop. The way you’re moaning around his cock, voice coming out muffled. He groans, the vibrations against his tip is too much. 

Step bro!isagi who’s visibly aroused by the sight of his step sister, clinging onto the hem of his shirt while your mouth gets used like a fleshlight. “God– fuck- you look too damn good like this, sweet girl. Guna cum.. Down your throat, the pain will get better” 

Step bro!isagi who warns you before he cums but it’s still too much. The warm, milky liquid flowing down your throat. You clench around his tip, as you slowly —hardly. 

Step bro!isagi who finally pulls out, his dick glistening with his cum and your saliva. You swallow once again. “Yo’chi’ it felt.. Good. i think it’s helping” you mumbled, looking up at him all pretty with saliva dripping down your chin. He looked dazed, just watching you with narrow eyes and parted lips before finally speaking up. “Yeah? Since it’s helping, why not you drink a few more loads, huh? One’s definitely not enough to help with the pain” 

Step bro!isagi who, beneath all that softness and sweetness was a sick pervert for his step sister. 

TL: @samm1e13 @demiitria @syleepy @chaoslibra @bontenxo @pinkymangacaps @riinniies @samthesimp1 @sapphireluv @s4turnx1 @nevvynev @cookiesandcreammy @rinniebinniebay @ravenbc @kamelika @luvsymai @werfiedeii @mikemsmm @silverwings920 @cyberheartrebel @arwawawa2 @yanderebluelockfan @valexqpt @bigclownshoes @rinniewinnie787 @satorella

A/n: Something quick. i'll get to requests soon

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[Masterlist]

[starflungwaddledee]

Oooo starstruck dee has little stars at the bottom of her feet! Are they just aesthetic or would they make imprints into the ground? (like pawprints)

exactly like that! though she's not the only one...

edit: might need to add some additional dialogue to this to make it more clear, but a clarification in the interim; he knows about his own footprints. he's just surprised to see something similar already there when he knows he's only just landed. he lifts his own shoe to confirm that they're not identical (and also to reveal this to the viewer). seems his stoicism beat off the clarity in this one, sorry 😭

[liones-s]

it is once again that time of year to ask for the extensions you need.

[bibibbon]

Worse, is that this general is the one who cannonically suffers from abuse and being treated like a monster for his magic ability to raise the dead by his mother and folks in his hometown. AND HE'S THE KINDER ONE OF THE GENERALS WHO STILL CARE FOR HUMANITY DESPITE BEING ON DRACULA'S SIDE! Oh, and he ended up leaving Dracula and fought against him and his former general friend in the games! Yet, the show treats him so cruelly (mainly because the screenwriter was getting back at his coworker who was telling him he should stop disrespecting the franchise their doing the show on(that screenwriter was fired for allegations but the crew still used his scripts regardless). And that's just an icing on the cake with Netflix Castlevania. 4/5

Part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4

Hector is probably my favourite castlevania character in the series just because I find his character arc so intriguing. However, I was quite disappointed by how his character arc in season 4 was handled and how they tried to paint it so that hector x Lenore was somehow a healthy ship when it never was.

Iam guessing that you're comparing netflix hector to the OG hector which to be fair netflix castlevania has very much done a complete spin on many of the OG characters hector included (if I read the OG spoilers right hector ends up fighting Issac and being much more active in the plot to the point I have seen people describe him as alucard 2.0)

Hector's character starts with him being a general for dracula and working for him. The depicts Hector and Isaac to be on equal footing during season 1 especially during their shared scenes either them together or with dracula. Heck even their own individual scenes interacting with other characters like camilla or godbrand held weight and showed the importance and power they held.

During season 2 we see the differences between Hector and Isaacs ideologies and we see the different paths that the characters are narrativey built up to take with Hector getting manipulated by camilla and betraying dracula which is contrasted to Isaac who chose to stay by dracula's side and had to be manually teleported away by dracula to escape safely.

We learn that Hector's ideology and belief when making the truce with dracula is that the human population will live like livestock and be controlled as such. Hector wanted humanity to be controlled in a "merciful" way pigs raised to slaughter in a way where they can be used tools to feed the vampires and for them to be raised in a way where they cannot harm and kill other humans.

What's interesting is that Hector clearly states that he doesn't love the rest of humanity but still views their existence as valuable and and important to the world. Ideally, with this ideology Hector shouldn't mind if dracula did change his plan and resorted to killing all of the humans that plauge the earth but in as we see from his conversations with camilla he very much does mind that. The whole reason that Hector was able to be manipulated to betray dracula is because of that change within his character. What's even more interesting is that Hector was able to tell that dracula was grieving and a "a shell of his former self". Hector could tell that over the past year that the death of lissa truly took a toll on dracula and this could be linked to the reason as to why Hector is considered somewhat empathetic especially when it comes to his night creatires whom he treats like proper beings.

Hector believes that by forging night creatures they become their own beings that need a merciful master and he believes that the act of brining night creatures to life is an act of mercy. He believes that he "brings life from death", giving a new purpose or meaning to a soul and saving them from hell.

Hector holds the belief that humans should be controlled like livestock to limit them from their evil actions and an interesting thing that both dracula and isaac bring up is that Hector only knows how to treat others like livestock and he only knows how to also be treated as such. All of Hector's past relationships, whether that be with random individuals or his parents, have all been negative. They have all been so bad that Hector decided that the perfect way to live his life was to be completely isolated away from civilisation. This twisted view that he has ends up ending into quite the tragic irony later on.

From birth Hector was unwanted by his mother and his father used him as a tool to get money and power from him because Hector could do alchemy. So yes from the beginning of Hector's life he was abused by both his parents (it got so bad that he literally burnt them alive in his old house to get away from them) so that's a major reason as to why he doesn't understand how a normal healthy relationship works because sadly he never had one. The only joy Hector could receive was his friendship with his night creatures and ultimately this led him to develop a dangerous belief that things should be controlled by a "merciful" ruler ultimately the term merciful is incredibly vague and may not even be what the standard belief of the word is as he fully described that having humans be pigs raised to slaughter as somehow merciful?!?!

We then move onto season 3 where we ultimately should see Hector at his worst state and we see the complete dehumanisation and manipulation that Hector goes through. In the beginning of season 3 Hector arrives chained up like a dog and walking barefoot. He is literally being treated like an animal, like livestock which is ironic considering his previous beliefs.

After he arrives he is physically stripped off any clothes and gets cold water poured all over him as a way to clean him and gets a mouldy piece of bread as food. Yep castlevania goes out of its way to show just how badly Hector is being treated and the utter dehumanisation of his character. This can also be interpreted as a form of karma for betraying dracula and showing him that his previous ideologies by having humans be controlled like livestock is a bad idea (he literally suffers the consequences of his ideology).

This dehumanisation isn't only done by camilla but also by lenore who in their first scene together literally compares Hector to a dog and treats him as such (actually you can argue that she treats him worse than a dog). We see lenore actively manipulating and stripping Hector of his own autonomy and agency as a being keeping him trapped and only allowing him for a walk if he had a collar on?!?! (Handcuffs exisit but i think the collar thing was intentional by her) and she goes further to basically ignore his experiences with vampires and say that "they aren't monsters" like she and camilla aren't committing vile acts towards Hector (this is just another way of lenore's manipulation on screen)

Hector and lenore's first meeting is clearly staged in a way where we can see that ultimately lenore has more power whether that be from the proxmeics where we see that lenore is clearly above Hector and she has to sit down to reach his level. Heck even when she is sitting down she is still above him (literally and metaphorically) she is also clothed elegantly and has a veil on her that she removes to make herself seem more friendly and make herself seem like she is getting down to Hector's level all while Hector is naked and barely has anything to cover himself. The two are separated by a jail cell quite literally showing us that they have two different lives and showing us just how separated the two are with lenore still leaving a huge gap between them (enough to show that she still cares but also enough to command respect and show authority)

Ultimately Hector is at his worst and lenore is at her best. Hector is practically bribed into making a pact or a deal with the devil. A deal where he is exploited day and night for simple human rights (the right to decent food, clothing, some autonomy etc etc). This from the very beginning is an unequal deal one that lenore cleverly frames as a business deal where Hector is somehow on equal footing when he is literally their prisoner and foremaster.

(Am I ignoring some aspects of season 4 when ir comes to lenore's characterisation? Yes! Yes iam because I liked her so much more as a character who manipulates, who wants to be seen as important and is kind for image purposes. I liked her evil more than her being whiny in season 4)

Throughout season 3 and 4 we see lenore get closer to Hector and ultimately do more manipulating. She uses sex as a means to overpower him and show him whose in contorl. She traps him both mentally and physically with the ring on his finger and she tries to depict herself and her sisters as the good guys. Her phrasing going around the whole "yes camilla is angry and has an attitude but she would never kill you" (because you're valuable and needed to be a forgemaster although she doesn't say it). Heck even in the very last episode she still clings to that belief that after everything vampires (specifically her and her sisters gave done) that they aren't monsters and that in a way her actions are justified.

Like I said I hated season 4's characterisation of Hector, lenore, the sisters and Isaac's (not so much isaac though)

It made sense for isaac to spare Hector and heck I think it may of been a bit foreshadowed if we take the conversation isaac had with the pirate into consideration.

Hector should (but never got to) of stood up and betrayed the sister's. He should of learnt that his ideology of having humans being controlled like livestock is wrong because it will never be and can never be done under "merciful" conditions since good must always exsit with evil and the other way is also true. Hector learning such a thing would also have his character betray lenore and go back to his previous beliefs that she was indeed exploiting him.

The sisters should of ended things together. Season 3 established the undying loyalty and trust that they had for each other and in my opinion it would of been imapctful to stay that way even if camilla's ambition was the thing to cause their downfall.

Lenore should of lived and died, lived and been taken down by Hector ultimately escaping and landing om top pr she should of died with the sisters. She had potential to be a cunning villain who in her words shouldn't be looked down upon or underestimated for wanting peace or little amounts of violence as possible.

In the end I agree. Hector was treated horribly by the narrative specifically when it comes to terms of abuse and how the narrative treats the topic or theme.

However, I am not fully aware of the controversy surrounding the nextflix castelvanina especially the things to do in the writing room but I have started to look into it and yikes it's not good (and that comment is an understatement)

[worrywrite]

Nothing gold can stay.

This is a general principle I remember every time I find something nice. When a writer or an entertainer makes me laugh, I remember that one day, like in the next 5-8 years they won't be there to do that anymore. Maybe they'll die, but usually they'll just dry up and stop or their sponsor will abandon them.

And sometimes it's really easy to see. Very easy when it's a social media driven platform that relies of specific talent. When the talent leaves, for one reason or another, and they can't change the guard (so to speak) and bring in someone else just as good or better and keep the audience there they'll dry up. And I think that happened with Polygon.

Extended ramble/rant under the cut.

I think BDG Unravels and Monster Factory were their golden geese bringing in clicks. They got people to recognize Polygon when everything "shifted to video". But the clear warning sign was, imo, before those series had their talent leave for greener pastures, Polygon as a media company was trying to capitalize on the talent they had as much as possible by putting them in places where they weren't able to benefit from being the version of themselves that people liked. It's harsh to say, but I think putting any kind of actor in a "casual" situation to entertain viewers is a bad idea and a sign of creative stagnation and profit squeezing.

And if you aren't sure what this looks like based on my description, it's generally when a media company has a group of their actors (their "talent") sit around a table and play board games on camera. It might sound fun in theory, and it might be a good way to get sponsor money from the game maker, but it's honestly just... It's really dull entertainment. I'd sooner watch a poker championship on G4 or ESPN extra or whatever channel that's always on (is G4 even a thing anymore? I feel like it's not). The production of a show or series that allows an actor to be funny or interesting in a way that they are creating something is what catches an audience. The actor's real personality doesn't matter, so their approach to playing a board game or general tabletop game (excluding role playing games for obvious reasons) doesn't matter and it doesn't draw people in, because when you break I down it is just 3-6 people sitting at a table and making decisions based on elements decided either randomly or for them. They aren't creating, they're following rules.

And it becomes less interesting than a let's play of a video game as well, because it isn't about experiencing the game or exploring the game, it's about who gets to win the game. Even if the game isn't about winning. For example, when I plan Catan I know I'm not going to win (I'm very bad at Catan, I don't think I've literally ever won a round), so I play the interesting strategy and cause chaos to make it more fun for the other players; but that still isn't fun to watch because you know I won't win and you can generally see who will pretty easily, and the only real entertainment at the table are conversations we players are having--but those conversations are specifically really only entertaining to us. This is the inescapable truth about 99% of tabletop games: they're almost never fun to watch but they can be very fun to play. And if you can't even watch in the same room, so you can also be part of that conversation a little or back a specific player and tease everyone else, there's virtually no entertainment value. After the entertainment value is gone, the sales value is all that remains.

And some media companies actually understand this! There are some productions, like a few that do MtG cubes but focus on the banter at the table or some that play the same thing over and over again like Among Us or Town of Salem or whatever online party game of the week and really only focus on how the players interact with each other, that do this well and successfully. But the big companies almost never get this, and if they do get the same results they get there by accident and still don't understand why.

Another reason I used board game show as a death knell metric, is because I know of a few productions that tried it out and then shut it down pretty quick or very quickly adapted the show to be about the players instead of the games. I know GameGrumps has been through that before, I know CriticalRole has been there, and I know a few smaller productions that were basically extended friend groups have been there. And they all survived (as companies) by pivoting to player focused entertainment.

To bring it back to Polygon. Polygon was always a company first. They hired good talent for a long time, they had good writers. But they were always about the profit, and so they always focused on what they were selling. Sometimes, when they were successful, they were selling opinion and personality as entertainment. But just as often and ever more frequently, they were selling ad space.

As a forewarning, a while ago Dropout rolled a show out that is basically their "cast plays a few board games" show. And I haven't watched it, so I can't be sure what kind of version I this show it is, but the small price hike in subscription fee (which was rolled out perfectly, I have to admit) combined with the increasing cast size and the introduction of their board game show, isn't a good sign for where they're headed. By my metrics, they have 5 more years, max, before they close doors. And it will have been a good run regardless. And that's the important thing, I think. That's the "nothing gold can stay" aspect of it all. When it comes to entertainment, even if it's good and ends it was still good.

Jesus Christ. Polygon's done.

Plante is out as editor. Massive layoffs across the staff, including Nicole Carpenter, Petrana Radulovic, Michael McWhertor, maybe Charlie Hall...

Fucking hell. I wouldn't have even tried to start writing about games without that site. Goddamnit all.

[adhd-languages]

how to keep motivation when language learning? i always lose interest a couple weeks after picking up a new language and i feel that starting to happen with my current one too

I try and find low-key ways to keep up the language until I’m feeling more motivated, and also try to incorporate my interests into the language learning.

For example, I’ve not been very motivated with Japanese recently. But I listen to a Japanese podcast to fall asleep, and I’ve been really into Sky : Children of the Light, so I’ve been looking for videos in Japanese about the game. I’ve also been playing stardew valley in Japanese.

I’ve kind of just accepted my interest in actively studying will ebb and flow, and it’s fine if I just learn a bit slower (taking breaks and then coming back to it).

I also find following lots of langblrs or studyblrs can help. Its a pretty supportive community and seeing other peoples excitement makes me more motivated.

Sorry if the answer isn’t super helpful 🙏 it’s super difficult to keep motivated studying for me as well.

[heartbreakfeelsogood-moved]

anxiety will have me wishing i could google search things like “how to ask my manager if i can put her as a reference on my resume while i try to find a second job so i don’t have to move back halfway across the country to live with my mom and feel like i’m starting over again”

[beef-brisket]

Adam: SHE WHAT?!

Abel nearly dropped his phone as Adam yelled over the line. He knew he shouldn't have told him, but he would find out sooner or later- and his reaction would probably be even worse.

Abel: I'm sorry dad! I-I didn't mean-.

Adam: My darling, this isn't your fault. I should have known they would send Lilith to have the meeting with you- I should have gone with you! I should have... done something! Literally anything!

Abel sighed, leaning back against the couch: It's not your fault, dad... I just... didn't give a good presentation, I guess...

Adam: She's a bitch, son. And once you get out there, you'll realise just how many bitches there are!

The prince quickly covered the bottom of his phone to stop anyone from possibly hearing his father.

Abel: Dad! Bad word!

Adam laughed: Look at you, scolding me... just like your mother.

Abel: Speaking of- have you heard fron her?

Adam: I have, actually! She's in Gluttony at the moment. Staying with Bee and her partner.

Abel: Oh! That's great! I uh... haven't told her about the hotel yet...

Adam: Love, you know she'd be all over this place. She'd support you.

Abel: I know... I guess I'm waiting for something big to happen, you know? But I've kinda fudged that up with this whole extermination thing... I know mom's never been a fan of it...

Adam: Don't sell yourself short, Abe. You've done some amazing things! The hotel is beautiful, you have two souls trying for redemption- you're doing it all yourself? We're all proud of you, son. Your brother included.

Abel: ...Really? He doesn't... seem proud.

Adam: Son. He's a famous cage fighter in Wrath. He struggles with emotions. But whenever he's back home he asks about you.

Abel: Then why doesn't he come see me?

Adam: Hm... I'm not sure, son. I'm sure he'd love to! How about, next time he's up, we'll all have dinner?

Abel smiled softly: Okay dad. Sounds great.

Adam: It will be great, because I'll be cooking! Alright son, I better let you go. I don't want to take up too much of your time! Besides, I have a few meetings today.

Abel: Sure, dad. Love you!

Adam: Love you to my darling pumpkin!

The prince chuckled as he hung up. He always felt refreshed after talking to his dad. He also felt more motivated.

Carver: He loves you a lot.

The prince jumped, and looked behind him at the strange sinner: Uh- yeah. He loves us a lot.

Carver tilted his head: "Us"?

Abel: My brother- Cain. Speaking of! I'm going to talk him! Right now!

Carver chuckled: Of course, sir.

The prince watched as the sinner sunk into the floor. Once he was alone, he scrolled to Cains contact and started calling his brother.

-

Adam: I demand to see Sera- NOW! TWINK!

Peter gulped: U-Uh- A-Adam-.

Adam: That's "The Devil", to you!

Peter: T-The Devil-.

Adam: That's "MR The Devil" to you, actually!

Peter: M-MrTheDevil- please understand that Lady Sera can't just show up at a moments notice-.

Adam: Did you literally not hear what you just said?! I'm the DEVIL! And I demand Sera's presence! Your cunt of a first woman just moved the damn extermination up and that's NOT in our contract!

Peter: I understand- but please- she can't make it-!

Adam: Fine. You tell her then, that because of this, I'll be fighting against ALL of you fuckers! You think you can come down here, like you fucking own the place?! I'm the KING! I'm the-!

Peter: The Devil! Yes sir- I'll inform Lady Sera, right away!

Adam: Yeah, you fucking do that!

✨️Golden✨️

@things-arent-what-they-seem66

The first humans ran through one of the largest flower fields in Eden. The grass was lush and soft, and each flower was unique and bright.

Every day in Eden was perfect, or that's what the angels tried to say. For the moment, Adam was allowing himself to believe them.

For the last while, the air felt tense. Like something was happening behind the scenes, and Adam didn't know what it was.

Before Lilith was made, he was the special one. The angels pride and joy- their lords favourite. Every angel would crowd around Adam as he sat among the grass, handing them beautiful rocks pebbles he'd found in the clearest ponds in Eden.

But, since Lilith, the angels attention moved to her, and she thrived off it. But what hurt the most was how close Adam's favourite angel got to Lilith. Lucifer looked at the woman the way he used to look at Adam. With love. With wonder. With curiosity.

As the wind blew through his hair, and the tall flowers and grass grazed his legs, Adam smiled at Lilith, who was holding his hand and, for once, smiled at him. Truly smiled at him. Not a snarl or a scowl. She actually looked happy. With him.

They stopped running once they climbed a hill, giving them a full view of Eden and the sky. The pink and blue sky lit up the first humans and their home so perfectly.

Adam looked at Lilith and gazed into her bright, violet eyes. The colour from the sky reflected so brightly in her eyes that the sun made her hair look even more golden. Adam always felt enchanted by Lilith. But the usual inadequacy that came from being around Lilith wasn't present in this moment. Not when the first woman's arms were wrapped around Adam's neck, and his hands were on her soft hips.

Lilith: Adam.

Adam: Lily.

Lilith chuckled at Adam's love drunk expression: My husband. I have a gift for you~.

Adam tilted his head: A gift? My Lily, you've given me everything I could ever ask for.

Moving one of her hands front his shoulders, she ran her fingers and nails down his arm and to the hand on her hips. Taking her husbands hand in hers, she moved it to her stomach.

Lilith: Now, my darling. We both know that's not true~.

Adam: I... d-do you mean it? Really?

Lilith: Of course, darling! But, you must do something for me, first.

The first man hugged Lilith tightly and spun her around, making the woman laugh: N-Now, Adam! Don't get too excited!

Adam: Sorry, Lily!

Taking his hand in hers, Lilith started to pull him back towards the many forests of Eden: Come with me, my bear.

Adam stayed close to Lilith as they walked between the trees and foliage. After a few minutes, Adam noticed how the environment had changed. Instead of warm greens and lush plants, everything was on the verge of dying. Even the grass was bristly and almost painful to stand on.

Adam: I- Lily?

Sensing her husbands worry, she wrapped an arm around his waist: Trust me, darling.

He wanted to trust her. So badly. But he was getting uncomfortable.

The further they walked, the more dead and dark everything became. It was like the very sun was dying. Adam watched where he stepped as there were strange, black veins that covered the ground and what used to be living foliage and trees.

That's when he saw it. On a small hill was a tree with white opalescent bark and golden leaves. Hanging from the branches were the largest, reddest fruit Adam had ever seen.

Adam: Lily...? What is this?

Lilith: Our future, Adam. This is what you'll do for me, and I'm exchanged. I'll give what you desire most. A little one.

Adam: I... I don't know about this.

Cupping his face, Lilith pulled his attention away from the tree and to her: Do you trust me, Adam?

Adam: I do...

Lilith: Then, pick one of the fruits, put it between those darling lips of yours, and devour it. For me, Adam. And for our future children.

Adam: ...Okay, Lilith. I'll do it.

[asundering]

mildly freaking out because i found the league wiki page holding the odyssey: extraction english announcer lines that I have been searching for. forever. for years. for these lines for both referencing and nostalgia purposes.

[vyragosa]

You're really inspiring. I've been following you for three years now, and I think it has changed my life because I learned to pull out the passion and emotion that is inside of me when things like that seemed to come so naturally to you. I wanted to pull it out of my own self when I saw you. I was always afraid to be open about those things, but seeing you made me less afraid. I've been in a sentimental mood, so I wanted to say thank you, and that I mean it so much. I have so much gratitude. I think you inspire a lot of people just by being yourself here on tumblr. Thank you 💕 and your art is among the most beautiful I have ever seen. It's really incredible to watch you improve, you just keep making things even more beautiful, it's incredible. I hope go far with your art, i think you will. I hope that it takes you somewhere special

[dimiclaudeblaigan]

still very disappointed they cheated us by making this guy be able to uwu his way out of being a villain

[autosarcophagy-avaritia]

Well. I am alive. I guess. So theres that much.

[all-cf-me]

Dodge has been frustrated with Ed's obliviousness before, but never quite as much as right now. It's not like he can even blame him, though... it's not fair to expect Ed to understand when this is the first time Dodge has ever experienced it himself.

"It's not you," he defends again, and however cliche it sounds makes the reassurance no less true. Dodge keeps parrying around, deflecting and blocking and leaping out of the way to avoid any real consequences, but he's growing frustrated: he has to go for a blow, and if he draws blood, so be it. "I like you, Ed. But I shouldn't like you, and if you like me, you shouldn't. We're not meant to be liked, or play games, or go to fancy restaurants. We're mutants."

He stands up, then, finally retreating from that look Ed's giving him. "The world went to shit when that meteor hit, and the sooner we all die off and let humans fix it, the better."

As if his own reaction isn't bad enough, Ed's makes the situation even worse... confused, attentive, wary. Rightfully so, but Dodge wants to hurt Ed's feelings even less than he wants to face that decades-old mass of cobwebs inside himself. It's a new realization that maybe he's not worried about the fallout from his own perspective this time as much as he's worried about Ed - it's hard to forget that the last time they were so close, Dodge's blood was melting a hole right through that dumb, handsome face.

"No, you didn't," he's quick to say, punctuating the reassurance with a small shake of his head. Ed creeps closer and he lets him, though if he attempts to get any closer Dodge is ready to throw up a hand to keep him rigidly, stubbornly at-bay. Who is he trying to protect here, anyway?

"I don't know, Ed," Dodge tentatively starts, though speaking so plainly about his knot of emotion makes him feel like a dog gone belly-up. "I guess I am worried... and just angry. Angry about you."

[hambambi]

hello there :) could you perhaps leave an ask in my inbox and tell me where the song in question in this poll https://www.tumblr.com/hambambi/765605610609852416?source=share is?

I usually don't mind waiting for the reveal nor the guess work but this one has me so stumped that I've spend 2 hours combing through various soundtracks I thought could fit just to find it

Hi! I'm so sorry that I'm just now seeing this ask because Tumblr isn't notifying me about any new notifications recently. 🙇‍♂️ I don't know if you already found out where the song is from but if you haven't it's from a collab event in the mobile rhythm & gacha game called Project Sekai: Colorful Stage. It's a collaboration between the game and Mothy-P's Aku no Taizai (The Deadly Sins of Evil) series, which is a part of the Evillious Chronicles series. The event contained songs from the series, a gacha with cards of six of the characters from the series (played by the Vocaloids Miku, Rin, Len, Luka, Kaito, & Meiko), and a sekai where those characters can appear in. The song is actually the area bgm of the sekai!

If you like rhythm games and/or vocaloid music, then I do recommend the game as it's pretty fun and they have a wide range of songs to play. It is also a gacha game though, and while I don't think the gacha mechanic is as bad compared to other games (coming from someone who is a casual free-to-play player, but is mainly more interested in the vocaloids and a few other characters), it's understandable if that's a deal breaker for you.

If you're not really interested in the game but are open to listening to vocaloid music, then Evillious Chronicles has a lot of good songs listen to. The two most popular songs from the series are The Daughter of Evil and The Servant of Evil. I linked them below if you want to give them a listen