#then theres a coversation

[fandomonic-plague]

that's..

that's a very high compliment.

[omgwhatchloe]

everyone talks about the relationship between hosea and dutch or arthur and charles but NO ONE TALKS ENOUGH ABOUT SEAN AND LENNY!!!

lenny was literally trying to teach him how to read and the way sean said “ive nearly got it anyhow” IMPLIES THEY HAD HAD READING LESSONS BEFORE?!!!?!??!! i want to write a fanfic about this but i literally cannot commit to writing something to save my life (funny since i plan to be a writer in the future)

theyre also #1 bill haters, they laugh at bill around the campfire when he says hes a burning stick, sean makes a joke about if bill was his leader he’d never laugh again and lenny literally has excuse himself and hit sean on the shoulder because he almost made lenny laugh

also can we talk about how they actually have meaningful coversations as well??they talk about who they hate, and they actually listen to each other so well and god i just love that i love them

i dont know if this was just my playthrough, but lenny slept on his bedroll right next to the campfire and every single night thats where sean went, he had his own little spot at the end of lennys bedroll and when it was late he’d sit there whittling while lenny watched him, he even stayed when lenny fell asleep (and i bet he wonders why hes tired in the morning), they also ate together and if somehow the actors had the time to record millions of extra voicelines i guarantee you they wouldve spoken a lot more to each other every day. (not exactly relevant, but i think uts so funny how when characters say their lines like on a mission or in a story they just sit there in complete and utter silence after thats super awkward)

in the chapter 3 mission where you clear out shady belle with lenny, he says he likes sean and i know thats very small and basic but everytime i hear it i eat it up. theres also dialogue in chapter 4 where lenny says its a shame about seans dead that i have not yet unlocked or seen on youtube (but god knows im trying)

anyway theres my little rant and please please please feel free to add whatever you want onto that

[shuxiii]

After reading the latest update, I think the best end for mhiy would be yn ending up with neither of them. With the way things go, I don’t think it would be good for either ship to end up real. Closure would be nice for both haerin and hanni but it seems yn needs to move away and make steps for herself and for her own happiness even if what could have been her happiness could not be her happiness anymore. Ngl, the whole smau is basically ode to a coversation stuck in your throat by del water gap and it just hurts more 😭 anws that’s all ingat ka otorrr

BAHAHAHSBDHABSHAHSHAHAU GUYS SERYOSO AKO AH MAY ENDFAME TALAHA PERO YOU GUYS CAN COVNINCE ME I KNOW WHAG THE ENDING ID TALAGA HWHSHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I JS WANNA SEE LIKE THERES A LEGITIMATE ENDGAME AND I KNOW HOW IT ENDS I JS WANNA SEE

And thank u anon ingat din u

[little-miss-mash]

I do work at libraries but now theres a whole new seperate need of every singke worker neesing to do zoom calls. Yes lets still all go and awkwardly sit on one of the two benches outside thats slowly inching inti the hot hot hot hot hot sunshine but also mention a soace specicislly where i can talk at coversation volume without feeling like the dumbest dibgus in the world would be great.

Or just go to browse and hang out! I promise it will be inspiring :)

[woozisnoots]

[ 😶‍🌫️ ]

[tmos-time]

im at the point of quarantine where im actually watching movies on netflix which is actually pretty nice lmao

[bookofmac]

the idea that if satire isnt obvious enough it'll go over people heads is not incorrect, some people are not good at writing satire or social commentary, that's the nature of writing. However, we need to not act like people arent dodging and missing really easy points of interpritation in very obvious

i'm using a pop music example here because i think its the most accessable form of short form media that people have access to that they also miss a lot of meaning in

The song Down Under by Men at Work is seen by many to be a short hand for 'Aussiness', largely due to people with aussie accents in the chorus extoling the virtues of living in a land down under. It's fun and up beat rock song, and has a flute in it. It was the number one song on the US charts for 4 weeks

The song largely is about the exploitation of Australia and how it in the 70's and 80's it was being marketed overseas. Everyone in the song talking about Australia in the song is actually not in aus while talking it up, and the one Australian talking about it fondly recalls our long history of binge drinking. It's about perceptions of Australia, expecially a very white Australia with the 'men plundering' line especially, and what we are doing to the land with out massive and hugely invasive mining industry. it's a deeply satirical take of aussieness and hits on several points that were and are parts of the ongoing cultural critique in Australia (americanisation, alcohol consumption, mining, culural exports ect)

now, i understand if not everyone get it. the music and key allow it to be really up beat and there is no direct comment about then PM Malcom Fraiser selling us out to the US, the way that contemporaries like Red Gum or Midnight Oil might. However the mix of hyperspecific things (vegemite, certain slang) and general things (women glow and men plunder) it allows people to have it be persived as a flag waving anthem when theres a lot of that counter to that in the song itself, even in the surface level of the lyrics.

This is not a failure of the song, and it's not nessisarlly the failure of listener eithe, In the 40 years since the song came out the aussie new wave came and went and context was lost, especially for non australian audiances. This is fine as that is the case with lots of art, the immediate cultural context doesnt make or break a piece of arts worth or importance. However this often leads to complacensy and thus a homogenisation of opinion.

so now, a lot of people will hear the song in the context of 'funny aussie character' ala junkrat overwatch and be content in associating both with Australia. you listen and enjoy, but you dont engage. which sucks because there IS a conversation in the interplay of how non australians depict us and how the song Down Under is interprated abroad. but that requires us to engage with that coversation, and not have it spoon feed by this 'clarity of purpose' because the context will change and the purpose will be LOST, you can not rely on it to maintain the message you want to send.

i hate that man in the 'satire requires clarity' muscle shirt so much, he is my mortal enemy

[animutate]

im still recovering from something that happened yesterday so i get to post about how much i want to kiss a fictional man

[hey dont read the tags theyre embarrassing as fuck]

[tboykrillin]

[ID: Screenshot of a text coversation, with grey text incoming and blue text outgoing.

Grey: There isn’t any elias fanfiction

Blue: there is

babe there is so much elias fanfiction

End ID]

@wheres-the-essay-op what spaces are u in that theres NO elias fanfiction 😭

[bitofaditz]

I want to write a cannibal romance to improve on hannibals mistakes so so bad.

1 instead of falling off the cliff they eat each other and die that way

2 theres a scene where they kiss and start biting

3 ok now this one is controversial but neither of them know what they want. Neither of them know theyre cannibals. They learn because of each other

3.5 the horrible coversation where one of them first confesses they want to eat the other.

[lastoneout]

*shows up 15 minutes late with a cooler full of gatorade*

Also don't forget about sex neutral and sex favorable asexuals! Asexuality, like most things, is a spectrum, and we tend to get left out of discussions regarding asexuality or boiled down to gotchas regarding ace people being in relationships with non-asexuals, but we exist and aren't any less asexual because of our decision(whatever the reasoning behind it may be) to have sex!

We are also just as tired of asexuality being used as a scapegoat for attacking kink in the queer community, since that attitude not only is bigoted bs, but it hinges on the assumption that ace people who have and enjoy sex just don't exist, which, news flash, we do!

Plus a lot of us are very kinky, just sayin', so when you support sex and kink as a natural part of the queer experience you're not just helping your fellow queer allosexuals, you're helping people within the asexual community as well!

Anyway there really are tons of reasons ace people understand why we shouldn't police what people do in the bedroom, and ace people across the spectrum don't want to nor should be used as a cover for anti-kink bullshit. It hurts us just as much as it hurts everyone else.

*passes out cups*

I am both.

[transxiao]

so is tot good or bad for you real talk

its kinda shart. the characters are all really bland imo and the story revolves around mental health and various mental disorders and is not handled well. theres a coversation you have with a character where he talks about hoping to cure autism. the same character also has a mini story in which he encounters someone with DID who has violent alters and that is also dealt with horribly very obviously. there is more uncomftorable stuff especially when topics like abusive relationships are brought up and its all dealt with with no care. the game comes off as people wanting to be like hey these are people who want to make the world a better place! but its a small group of not very diverse people who are deciding whats best for the mentally ill or disordered

[tamamita]

Hi! Anon that asked about when ayesha poisoned the Prophet (saws) here. I realize now l have a lot of research to do about sunni vs shia teachings but I was just wondering if theres any process of "converting" from sunni to shia or is it just a personal thing that u can do on ur own

The process of converting to Shi’ism does not need for you to redo your Testimony of Faith, because you are still a Muslim. However for a revert, they can simply utter their testimony of faith, however, if you wanna dedicate yourself to the cause of Shi’ism, there are other statements you can compliment alongside your coversion to Islam.

Becoming a Shi’a is simply by following the teachings of the Prophet and His Family. This would imply that you no longer follow the previous teachings and that you adapt to a completely new system of belief. However, I find Shi’ism to be much easier in that regard, for example flexibility when it comes to prayers.

But if you wanna make a formal statement of your allegience to Shi’a Islam, you can utter these words:

I testify that there is no god but God and that Prophet Muhammed (sawas) is His messenger. (In order to become a Muslim)

I testify that Ali, the prince of all Believers, is the vicergerent of God and successor of Muhammed (sawas), and that Fatimah, the Leader of all the women in the world and Mother of all believers, is the proof of God.

I testify that the Twelve infallible imams are the vicegerents and proof of God.

I testify that I dissociate myself from their enemies, all of them.

[enjelinheaven]

me after having pretend coversations with childe telling him he doesn't have to commit to a life of evil just because he thinks theres nothing else for him to do at this point, and in turn making myself cry horribly:

[babysizedfics]

Poor roman :( but that being said I am heka interested in 5

remus humiliates roman in front of jamal (but jamal is a sweetheart)

vote from this concept voting post!

TWs: swearing, emotional humiliation, arguing, remus is generally pretty mean in this - not "unsympathetic" but his behaviour is not ok, brief alcohol mention but it isnt a main feature

first some background info on remus and ro:

roman and remus' friend groups actually run parallel to each other by pure councidence in that theyre the same age and are both in the local queer scene

usually they only run into each other on nights out and avoid each other like the plague... until one of romans friends and one of remus' friends become a very serious couple and the friendship groups merge

remus tends to hang it over romans head whenever they argue or remus just feels like teasing him that he could so so easily spill romans secret littlespace to all his friends

and while roman claims to not care he also really doesnt want that to happen, especially the specific things remus threatens to reveal (namely him calling his cgs mommy and daddy, and his fear of the dark - which remus knows are romans biggest embarrassments)

and remus never USUALLY actually follows through on his threats, he loves to freak roman out but he doesnt mean to be intentionslly cruel.

but one night theyve had an argument recently and remus is out to hurt roman and finally follows through on his threat to reveal romans secrets. in front of jamal

((the actual incident below the cut))

all the friends are walking back from a night out, and remus hangs back from the group to talk to jamal. roman is just glaring at remus and not saying anything and holding jamals hand tightly. remus hasnt embarrassed him too bad so far, just asking jamal questions and referring to roman as his "baby brother" which is so annoying, but the thing is roman can tell hes building up to something

then suddenly remus smirks when he sees a completely pitch black side street thats theyre about to pass by, and he calls out to everyone "hey guys, there's a 24/7 mcdonalds through here and its a shortcut to the bus stop" and everyones like WOO mcdonalds and redirects to go down the side street

and romans heart pounds watching the friends all filter down the street without a second thought, theres no streetlights down there, theres light on the other side quite far away, but before that its SO DARK. and he freezes in place and jamal is tugged back by it and looks back at him. "babe, come on"

romans starting to feel shaky and he literally cant move his feet. his eyes flick between the street and remus' sadistic cocky smirk.

"whats wrong baby bro? you stuck or something?" remus leers with that stupid stupid smirk

and roman HATES him so so much

"ro, what's the matter?" jamal asks

"i- um," roman stutters, trying to keep his voice from shaking too much at the sight of his friends just having DISAPPEARED into the darkness - how are they okay with that?? "i- im not hungry"

"okay well i am, and remus said it was a shortcut anyway so-"

"i-i -- no i can't"

seraphina, romans best friend, looks back and notices whats happening and quickly jogs over (knowing roman is scared of the dark) "hey roma, it's okay we dont have to go down there" she soothes

jamal is supportive but he doesnt get it. he thinks roman is scared of criminals or smth. "i promise theres no one bad down there, hun. and i'll be right next to you the whole time, i'll protect you" and he smiles and tugs romans hand to pull him towards the side street

romans eyes quickly tear up and he panics and rambles "nononono dont please please i cant i cant" in a broken voice and plants his feet firmly on the ground, paralysed with fear

remus starts cackling "ohhhhh thats right~" as if he just remembered. "my baby brother's terrified of the dark, isn't he?"

"f*ck off, re" sera barks, standing between the twins, protective of roman

"wait, are you?" jamal asks sounding surprised. roman doesnt let himself look at him, too busy watching remus warily and knowing thats not all he has planned to embarrass roman

remus goes on, shouting out to jamal over sera's head "he's petrified!" he confirms sounding delighted. "yknow that massive blackout last summer? he cried like a baby. literally sobbing for his daddy patton to make it go away"

theres a brief silence because no, sera and jamal didnt expect remus to refer to patton as romans daddy - they both know roman calls him dad but this is a surprise.

and that one second of silence drags on for ages for roman, all he can hear is his heart pounding in his ears and remus' obnoxious laughter

he is shaking, frozen in shock rather than fear now. for all of remus' teasing threats at home, he didnt expect remus to actually do it. hes devastated and humiliated that remus told to his best friend and especially his BOYFRIEND of all ppl

and honestly he's not even thinking about the pitch black side street right now because the streetlights on the main road are blurred by tears welling in his eyes anyway

"why dont you just leave him alone!" sera hisses furiously after her mild shock

then jamal bounces back rlly stern to remus "yeah i already know about that! roman told me and it was HIS choice to tell me"

roman stares at him in disbelief but jamal is too busy staring daggers at remus to notice

remus looks suddenly offended and frowns. hes clearly hurt that the others dont think its funny "jeez youre both such bores. im just having some fun"

"youre demented if you think thats fun" seraphina growls and shoves remus away towards the sidestreet. remus rolls his eyes and runs ahead to join the others who are all oblivious to that coversation, howling with drunken laughter in the pitch black and jumping out and scaring each other

"f*cking prick" jamal calls after remus, seething

sera quickly throws a concerned look to roman "you okay?"

roman just swallows thickly and looks between seraphina and where he saw remus join the others in the pitch black. his stomach churns at the idea of remus telling more people. "i-is he gonna--"

"im on it" sera nods and starts turning around "i wont let him tell anyone else, roma, promise" then she runs ahead to keep an eye on remus and to give him and jamal some privacy

after a moment jamal turns back to roman looking so worried and holds his hands and asks very gently "babe, can you tell me how youre feeling?"

and roman is teary but he whispers "i - you stuck up for me"

jamal looks suddenly sad and cups romans cheek "of course i did"

"but you said i told you about it. i- i didnt tell you that i-" roman gulps after his voice wobbles "i didnt tell you about it"

and jamal smiles sadly and goes "i know babe... im sorry, i just didnt wanna give him any more power. it seemed like he's held that over you for a while"

suddenly the tears in romans eyes overspill and he doesnt really know why but he can't stop them

jama gasps a little "oh roman, its ok" and just pulls him into a tight hug

roman clings and sniffles, glad that he can hide his tears from his boyfriend even if it is in his neck.

and jamal just strokes his back and whispers "its ok baby, its ok" **

they talk about it quietly as they take the longer, well-lit route instead. roman admits he would never have told jamal abt his fear on his own - and the reason he's been avoiding staying overnight at jamals apartment is bc the one time he did he got so scared of the dark that he couldnt sleep and was just anxious all night but wouldnt wake jamal to tell him

after jamal finds out hes like baby why didnt u tell me its okay and comforts him about it not being embarrassing or childish. then:

"so you do actually want to stay at mine, its just because its so dark that you didnt?"

roman nods shyly "yeah... im sorry i know its a dumb fear i just-"

"its not dumb ro. i meant to say if it works for you, we could leave the hall light on and the door open. its not like i live with anyone who can walk in."

roman blinks "wait you - really? it wont make it hard for you to sleep?"

jamal smiles softly "no hun, honestly i could sleep anywhere. i fell asleep in the middle of the day in the staffroom just last month"

roman laughs, so so so relieved

"so... maybe next time you come over for dinner you could stay the night, yeah?" jamal says with a smile and a blush. he wraps his arm around romans waist and pulls him in, hip to hip

roman bites his lip and blushes. after a moment he suggests shyly "im free tonight..."

and jamal smiles so big, stops walking and puts his arm up to romans chest to stop him too then angles romans jaw down to kiss him

in the near future jamal promises to buy a plain nightlight and always leaves it on for roman when he stays overnight from then on

**side note: roman could never stand anyone calling him baby before because he felt infantilised at school becaus of his undiagnosed adhd. so he sees it as a derogatory name more than anything. but when jamal says it roman feels so warm and respected because he knows jamal would never mean it in that way. so jamal has "baby" rights basically

[naturenaruto]

no but i just got to the part where yamatos the team leader and the contrast with kakashi is interesting bc idk if it turns out this way but the idea of naruto and sakura having a kinda skewed?? version of what a team and team leader are is Interesting and i kind of like the idea that it was actually done on purpose,,

like sasuke is the only surviving member of a clan thet was massacred by their own member and hes early on seen as very promising, so the village has two eyes on him and naruto has a literal demon trapped inside him so theyve got atleast 5 eyes skkdnsms aheh on him but most dont even have high hopes for him and then theres sakura who was academically good but seemed to kind of fizzle out until she got into medic stuff so its interesting to think they stuck them all together and then assigned kakashi to them, and maybe its too much hc and fanon but he seems clearly depressed (+etcetcetc) and the "lazyness" comes off as depression lethargy and the lateness is him losing track of time and the constant book in hand is probly just a social prop so he can have the excuse of not following the coversation and daydreaming away and obviously hes a top ninja but like i like the idea that they know hes Not Okay and so they put hi w the rejects lmao like keep an eye on sasuke keep naruto under control dont even bother with sakura and as far he goes just go through the motions of atleast appearing to train them and then they get to yamato and it seems different more like how its officially supposed~ to be so idk the idea of them being not rly meant to suceed and given a used up leader is rllllly how i want it to go rather than "we put you all tg bc we Just Knew it would lead to Great Things" like they probly didnt expect them to make it at all