#these looks are life affirming

[s0fter-sin]

soap's whole deal being sniper and demolitions gets me going bc on the surface they sound so different but when you get into it, you realise it's bc soap's smart

sniping is all math; calculating distances and wind interference and bullet drop. something i think people overlook is he was listed as a sniper first so it can be implied that he's better at it than demolitions. he does more sniping in both campaigns than demolitions work; in capture or kill, ghost specifically calls on him to take down the aq snipers

and demolitions is math with a hit of chemistry; knowing what mixes with what, knowing how much to use, recognising environmental factors and adjusting accordingly. it's not just about the boom; so much work goes into contained/ planned explosions. especially when having enough power for a breacher charge and not bringing down the whole building is the difference between mission success and failure

the chemical bombs he makes in alone can't just be any old cleaners, they have to have the correct reaction to each other; he just knew off the top of his head what would mix with what to create what reaction. he would also potentially have to recognise them by sight/smell bc they would’ve been written in spanish

soap would also have to know architecture; recognising structural integrity and weak points so he knows exactly where to plant a charge to bring it down and how it'll come down

he has an incredible soldier's mind people just forget that bc he's sociable which itself is a skill

we know he tends to buck against orders he doesn't agree with like when he pushes back against ghost in capture or kill and shepherd when he tells them to release hassan

he gets closer to people and sees if he can trust them and that's when he follows them without question. really think about how he talks to alejandro and rudy; he asks about their home and alejandro's family and rudy's relationship with him. those aren't questions you ask a stranger after a few hours of knowing them. that's not even touching on his relationship with ghost

he also deliberately brings people of higher ranks down to his level; talking informally with ghost and giving him a shoulder punch, addressing alejandro (a colonel!!) by his first name and rudy by his nickname despite literally just meeting them. he personalises all of them and it’s in direct opposition to the reason most characters do that; it’s not due to insubordination or lack of respect, the more he respects and trusts someone, the more casual he is with them

he digs into people; he wants to know what makes them tick and that determines if he can one, trust them and two, follow their orders. once he decides that, he's the ultimate soldier; he bleeds loyalty which makes him vicious when that loyalty is taken for granted

he isn't naive or bubbly or insecure; he's an incredibly smart and aware soldier. he's aggressive and bloodthirsty and loyal and intuitive and i love him so much

[kagooleo]

riley may have fallen first but lance fell even harder 😳👀

[thatscrooge]

Now's your chance to find a new path. Maybe you're not supposed to live your life consumed by darkness. But that's all I know. Well it's time to go out there and learn something new. Something you can't learn in a classroom. Tom, it's time to go home.

[yournewfriendshouse]

when I have an overwhelming task in front of me like…how do I build community, the answer as an incredibly awkward autistic person (who didn’t even know they were autistic for so long) has always been to look at what I’m already doing and start to broaden what I was doing from that point.

so you’re extremely online and you want to build community? what are you doing online? maybe you can start there

are you posting photos of your crochet work? maybe you can find a local group that meets in the library (high chance a group that meets in a library is free)

you like talking about music? is there a community choir around you can join?

the thing is we’re all super tired and it can be so so hard to straight off the bat be like ok where the like…anarchist affirmative community action group?

because that group will probably be happy to have another member but if you’ve forgotten how to talk to people in words instead of text it can be really hard. esp if you’re not actually familiar with a lot of the language they use and stuff.

also the people at the crochet group and the choir are still people who live in your local area and there is a chance that when something bad happens for one of their members that they will do what they can to help them. or maybe they do a crochet baby blanket charity thing that helps local babies, or something like that.

the thing to know about local stuff is that communities are just made up of people. anywhere you turn there are people, and there is a chance that they are someone that the affirmative action group may not get to

community is community. you are community! the person who checks out your groceries is community (and they are always so kind to me guys and that is such a big difference to my life as a disabled person like you wouldn’t believe)

and I guess that’s the point, if you start to look outwards from where you are and you start to be just a little more kind than you’re already doing then you will already be making a difference. and as time goes on you will find more and more people to help, and you will be able to help them hopefully because people are also helping you. this is what community is

[yallemagne]

I have one thing lingering in my mind after Deadpool and Wolverine, and that's a lie I have many things lingering in my mind, but one thing that really has nothing to do with the film itself is: where's my boy Russell? Where's my angry son? Where's my troubled prince?

Now, I'm not saying like "why isn't he in the film?" I get that if he showed up it would have been a very small cameo at best. But like what's he doing? Where's he at? Is he in a good place? Is he thriving? Is he winning? Is he hydrated? Is he well-rested? Is he in therapy? How is he? I'm not getting any impressions from fanfiction.

Now, truth be told, I have been sticking to the Poolverine tag so I have no expectation for any fics there to focus heavily on Russell. Like I haven't even filtered in his tag yet.

...okay I just filtered in his character tag and there are ZERO FICS?? I'm still in the Poolverine tag okay but STILL. Logan gets to be a fucking girldad in a good portion of these fics and you're telling me Wade can't be a boydad??? You're telling me in Deadpool 2 Wade and Vanessa were planning on starting a family together before tragedy struck and then Wade gave up on life but then found this troubled boy lashing out due to the same trauma Wade suffered as a child, stoking a fire under Wade and causing him to fight tooth and nail for his future and sacrifice his life for him??? AND NO ONE ELSE IS STILL THINKING ABOUT THIS??

Okay, I'm being a little hyperbolic. There are 75 fics in the Deadpool movieverse that have Rusty Collins tagged. Most of those, I assume he hardly shows up. Goddammit. You're telling me I gotta do it? Myself? Gahh I can't write rahh. I'm illiterate.

I seriously was like 'I must just be missing something' but seriously, no fics really linger much on what happened in the previous movies, and that's a shame. Like out of every fic I have read thus far only one mentioned Wade saving Russell's life and I'm like... you could totally tie that into the themes of Deadpool and Wolverine with Wade feeling like he doesn't matter but he DOES just look at this boy he saved. Maybe Wade finds purpose in advocating for troubled young mutants/mutates that get tossed aside by even the X-Men. Like hell the parallels you could draw between Russell and Logan: given up on by society for their violence in the face of tragedy, written off by everyone but Wade. FUCK. Why do I gotta write it?

[dogbunni]

I think nendo would have little packets of stickers in his pocket like those gold stars or the little bubbles that say stuff like "good job!" and "well done!" and he would stick them onto his friends when they weren't looking

[camgoloud]

you ever just. become overwhelmed by a sudden out-of-nowhere wave of tenderness and affection and longing for reconnection directed towards someone to whom you no longer speak for Very Good Reasons

[la-principessa-nuova]

so i have been getting a little more back into minecraft

i think bc i realized that a lot of things i thought of as kinda cringe about the way i wanted to play

probably are but wgaf

and i realized that i was playing like that one archetype of hyper-online minecraft girl

and then i realized no, i’ve been a hyper-online minecraft girl the whole time

so now it’s affirming and i built a bottomless pit

except eventually you build up enough speed that you hit the bottom before the teleport happens (oops!)

i actually set out to just use it to create a visualization of my progress in therapy

but that seemed hard and the world i generated was really pretty

[amalieannamaria]

"I'm a divine feminine goddess"

[jesncin]

Gonna be honest, i was NOT expecting there to be a hijabi in your comic, i felt so happy when i saw that.. idk if you would see it as anything but thank you!

Hey no problem! It was very important for us to include hijabi representation in Lunar Boy considering the book covers Indonesia, the most populous Muslim majority country! There are multiple hijabi characters, and tons of them as background characters (including niqabi).

[badgirlcoven-official]

"Willow is a bad character because she's a mary sue" me when I missed the entire point of the show

[way2gosuperrstarr]

ok sometimes i like to think of the blorbos/dca seeing me at work when i think i do something cool

[yea-baiyi]

just reread the tgcf extras. tldr hualian’s married life is just, chilling, hanging out, having great sex. they are so free and comfortable, they spend so much time laughing together. which is exactly what marriage should be tbh (silently wipes away tears)

[gideonisms]

Okay job Finally starts tomorrow I know you guys are following this employment journey at the edge of your seats ♥️

[moonelevation]

SELF CONCEPT AFFIRMATIONS

~ i am the sleeping beauty, my beauty is enhanced and intensified every time i sleep

~ everything and everyone wants to make sure i feel deeply loved

~ only queen treatment for me is allowed

~ i am pure magic, i got everyone under spell

~ everyone is crazy over me and everyone loves to be so obsessed with me

~ my beauty and my presence are out of this world

~ i am stealing everyone's hearts without even trying

~ poetry was invented for me, to show me love and adoration with every word

~ i am a box of talents, i have the intelligence, i have the power, i have unmatched beauty and i have the money, i am the whole full package

~ look at me, i am everyone's dream

~ i have everyone lining up for me because everyone desires me

~ my face card never declines, my body is the most gorgeous sacred temple and my brain and mindset are so sexy

~ i am highly gifted, i am the prize, i am the winner

~ i am sacred and i am blessed, i am the highest goddess

~ i am the most wonderful, beautiful, special and biggest treasure in this world

~ i am everyone's deepest desire

[thisismyworldyeah]

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