#they blamed a WOMAN FOR HER ADULT SON'S ACTIONS

[bonebabbles]

What IS a redemption arc to these writers, exactly?

Because the ONLY thing that Clear Sky has changed about his behavior, by A Forest Divided, is that he's not actively murdering people. He's controlling. He's a bully. He's misconstruing the words of the StarClan cats to create a justification for why he should be in power.

He's even physically abusive again when he gets upset, later. And that's not even counting his sadistic, self-absorbed behavior in sequel books.

We keep getting passages like this;

Which keeps turning his murder and abuse into "Just A Little Mistake," explicitly PART OF LIVING.

Ghosts are tumbling out of the fucking heavens to powder his ass, forcing his mom to forgive him for absolutely nonsensical reasons, saying that killing Rainswept Flower was "predestined" and "just an accident" and he had no control over it, anyway(???). And now, here is the hollowed-out shell of Storm, who was driven out of the Clan while pregnant because Clear Sky's actions were getting innocent cats MAULED AND KILLED, insisting her abusive husband's behavior never drove anyone away and they just had their own paths to walk.

So what IS a redemption arc supposed to be to these writers?

If Clear Sky was NEVER actually that bad, in the 5 books we saw where he's a controlling, power-hungry monster who constantly resorts to physical violence, that what IS the change he needs to make? If it's both a mistake he's totally learned from, YET ALSO he's never done anything wrong??

Do you SEE how these are contradictory ideas? They can't exist together. It's like the writers are just grasping at whatever insane bullshit they can think up and throwing it on the page, because at the end of the day, what they do is write Fundamentally Good and Fundamentally Evil characters.

Because Clear Sky is one of their Fundamentally Good cats, he has nothing to confront. They try to say "the guilt is the worst punishment for him!" and also "He shouldn't feel guilty for anything he did!" and it leaves us with absolutely nothing.

[pandoratheprocrasticreator]

@ ppl in the notes: bao si's kingdom was attacked by king you and she was given to the king at age 13 as a peace offering to get him to stop warring with them. she was said to be very depressed all the time, probably because of the whole "forced to marry some guy who kept killing all your countrymen" thing.

king you offered money to people who could make her laugh and someone suggested the smoke signal thing. since she was a chinese concubine in the 8th centure BC, she probably wasn't even educated enough to know or care about the importance of smoke signals. she didn't give the order to continuously squander the warlord's forces for her amusement, it was king you. later when someone actually attacked the zhou kingdom and the warlords didn't respond because of the whole "boy who cried wolf" thing, bao si was kidnapped by some warlord and ended up hanging herself at 21.

a lot of ancient chinese historians studied the fall of various kingdoms and dynasties and instead of attributing it to poor economic circumstances or the irresponsible behaviours of people who were. you know. actually in charge, they instead point to the nearest woman and blame it on her. something about how the woman "was too attractive" and "distracted the king/emperor/lord/whatever." and how she, someone who was usually a young teen forced to entertain a middle aged man or be destitute/dead, should have "known better than to let her husband make bad political decisions." and anyway, i think in the current day, we should know better than to just take this at face value.

(in this case king you of zhou was only 3 years older than bao si. and the whole "trick and make fun of the guys who were supposed to protect your kingdom" thing sounds like what someone in his late teens/early twenties would do tbh. chinese history is full of simps but we only really hear about the simps that do something especially stupid while simping. and even then they blame it on the woman he was simping for as if she put a gun to this guy's head and forced him to simp.)

Source. Source. (there arent very good sources in english but these are the most reliable looking ones i saw with a quick search.)

[kelin-is-writing]

Endeavor is not the only one to blame for ruining the family. Rei is equally to blame for ruining the family as well. She is a completely TERRIBLE and SHIT mother. Has done absolutely NOTHING for her kids. She neglected Dabi, Fuyumi and Natsuo. Willing to replace her own son by creating another kid. That fucked up. Had creepy disturbing thoughts against her own kids just coz they look like their father. Getting slapped is no fucking excuse to further neglect all of her kids by running away and abusing Shoto. As a mother she has no responsibility whatsoever. Rei is no victim. Rei is an abuser who got what she deserved. There's no point in complaining about Endeavor all the time but glorifying Rei. Both are equally bad parents. If you still don't realise that then please don't be a mom. #FuckRei #WorstMotherEver #KillRei

Okay, first of all how about you calm down? We don’t even know each others, but you come into my inbox asking for a not so civil discussion? Yooooo ���😂😂

And you know what? Yes, Endeavor is entirely to blame actually because everything that happened is a consequence of his big ass man actions and yes, Rei wasn’t a good mother (Nobody said the contrary), but at least she tried unlike someone else who was way too self-absorbed to see anyone else aside from his egotistical self and his selfish goal.

“She neglected her kids”, Well of course she did! Every 2/3 business days she was busy popping out kids like a children machine and not being able to say anything back, otherwise her good-for-nothing and abusive “Husband” would beat her up and blame everything on her. Oh! What a coincidence! Just like how you did right now! Crazy, right? 😃

But what some of you peoples in this fandom fail miserably to grasp, because blinded way too much by whatever you see in Endeavor (or just because you guys like to Victim Blame), is that when the Himura’s sold her to Enji, Rei was prolly underage. Why underage? Easy. Enji is 45 when he’s introduced, while Touya is 24 right? 45-24= 21 and since ALL the married couples in Bnha have a 4 years gap (go check it on their Wikis mwah) and math isn’t an opinion: 21-4= 17 everyone! Wohoo. Right?

Rei was sold to the Todoroki’s when she was underage, but not only that… Enji has groomed her for years, then he started to spiral over greed, fame and power after he found out his child couldn’t achieve for him something that he can’t achieve on his own, because he’s a useless and self-centered beast.

Unlike him who is a whole ass adult when Touya is born, Rei is extremely young AND has become a mother for the very first time so without the guidance and the emotional support of someone who has already been a parent before her, I find it hard to for a woman to deal with both postpartum depression and rising a child alone the way she did at fucking 17 guys. And she has dealt with this over and over for four-freaking-times; Natsuo and Shoto’s ones were even worse because from the scenes alone (manga speaking) you can clearly tell Enji has forced himself on her for the last twos, furthermore Enji beats her up and from Fuyumi, Natsuo and Shoto’s reaction you can tell it wasn’t the first nor the last time since it has gone to the point where Rei was traumatized so bad that she started hallucinating of Enji’s gaze in her kids’ eyes made her have a mental breakdown. That’s how much he has abused her. All this because her husband was too focused on grooming first his wife and then his kids for the sake of a goal he didn’t have the balls to try reach by himself and projecting his insecurities on his family, because he isn’t enough of a man and pisses in his pants only at the mention of All Might’s name. I can’t take such a subject seriously, if I gotta be honest.

Mind you, this madness continued even after Touya’s death. It was during that arc, after she had dealt with four postpartum depression, depression, the pain of the knowledge that her husband has abused her mentally, physically and sexually and the death of her 13 years old son that everything went downhill for her; yet some of you guys act surprised when she had a mental breakdown? Rei had been in a constant state of brainstorming since Natsuo’s birth, if not even earlier, until she didn’t broke down completely after Touya’s passing. So yeah, maybe she wasn’t the best mother for the Todoroki siblings, but ever since she gave birth to Touya, Rei has been trying her best to be there for them and at the same time preserve her sanity. Because in a situation where she had to deal with four kids and a manchild, someone had to try and keep a semblance of balance in there even if she was one of Endeavor’s victims who’s mental health was being destroyed by a lot.

As I already said, some of you guys in this fandom lack a great amount of emotional intelligence and dare I say most of you lack depth too. I don’t expect you guys to be the most empathetic peoples in the world, really, I don’t, but this is a tad bit too much. Do you guys even try to look beyond your own noses anymore? Or has that gone out of fashion?

Also, what’s this new trend of Victim Blaming peoples who came out of an abusive environment? That’s so… Ambiguous…

Anyways! All this didn’t end for good until the whole of Japan found out his son is a Villain and he waited to beg for forgiveness (something he should’ve done sooner), only when everyone has been caught into the hurricane and almost got offed entirely as a family, which is (if you ask me, since you in my inbox) the most unattractive thing a man of his big ass age could ever do.

Everyone, stay away from peoples who lack accountability and self-awareness, because they’re going to play your mental health like a fidget spinner bubs 🫶🏻💜

Last but not least: if you want to talk this way to me and especially about such topics that bad, don’t do it on Anonymous because I will hardly take you seriously.

All this being said and cleared out of the way, hope you have a good evening 💜

[chemicalreal]

Alicent's misery is clearly projected onto her children, while the show is trying to paint Viserys as a good king and husband in a rather shameless revision of his character. The writers seem to have lost their way. Instead of depicting a woman in crisis who misplaces her anger and blame (since that was the only way that makes any sense to interpret her character in season 2), they're glorifying and justifying her actions against her innocent family (because her children are ALL innocent in regards to her), while downplaying the faults of the man who married her as a young bride and neglected their children.

This toxic tendency to blame children or dismiss their legitimate grievances is getting out of hand. Jace, for example, is being unfairly ridiculed for daring to confront his mother about the obvious flaws in her actions. It's as if he's supposed to be grateful for the prospect of sacrificing his life in a civil war caused by the very adults around him, even though he clearly sees that his mother's mistakes will only bring more trouble his way.

At this point, all we see are two women who refuse to take responsibility for their mistakes, while their children and grandchildren bear the consequences. They're portrayed as symbols of peace, surrounded by evil men who supposedly want war. But we overlook the fact that there wouldn’t be a war if Rhaenyra simply stepped aside. Her claim to the throne only brings more problems and reasons for conflict, something that anyone with common sense should recognize as a bad idea.

As for Alicent, she pushed for her son to sit on the throne, motivations that were carefully built up throughout the first season. But now, the narrative cowardly backtracks, with her shifting the blame onto her children, who were basically groomed to follow her wishes. The dynamics have completely shifted, with the children existing solely to serve their parents rather than the other way around. Rhaenyra might be shown playing with her kids or mourning her dead son because the show wants you to know she is a good mother, but when it comes down to business, it’s always them who take the fall for her.

It almost seems like this could be a compelling show, but the writers refuse to portray the main characters honestly, based on what they wrote in the first season. Instead, they concoct weak excuses and grander narratives to avoid acknowledging Rhaenyra as driven by self-interest, just like everyone else. This refusal to present her true motivations is significantly undermining the show's quality, especially as it attempts to compare itself to the golden age of GOT.

[escapedaudios]

So I normally cast real children to play child characters, with one exception. The child version of Der Bestienkönig (thus far only in the German and English teasers of Der Wolfsjäger) is my only child character played by an adult.

I always clear the scripts with their parents before using child voice actors. I had to go out of my way for this German kid but I did get in touch with a woman who was training her son to do commercial voice overs for television and radio. I asked if he could give character acting a try and she said yes. While revising the script she changed her mind because it was too scary.

There's a scene where Bernhard's mother blames her failing marriage on her son's strange misbehavior and animalistic acts of violence, and she takes her anger out by attempting to murder him by suffocating him with a pillow. She renders him unconscious and believes he's dead. She appears to immediately regret her action, but when she goes to dispose of his body she notices he might still be breathing but throws him into a river anyway.

The VA's mom was so shocked and terrified by this scene that she was like "lol nein" and I had to cast an adult for the attempted child murder flashback. That kid still appeared in Der Wolfsjäger though! He's in episode three and he's one of the little German kids that plays with Weißhund and Jäger while Schäfer is out doing espionage. He got to perform a wholesome scene where he played with a big friendly dog instead of being smothered by his own mother. He's not allowed to watch the scary scenes but I'm glad I still got him in the show 😅

[nychthemeron-rants]

Single Mom AU pt 3

Laia’s (Laios’) Timeline

Pt. 1 (AU Summary) Pt.2 (Name Guide) Pt. 4 (Chilchuck's Timeline)

Age 13- tried to disguise herself as a boy and join the army to escape ridicule from both her father and the other kids at school. Was caught and returned home near immediately. This resulted in severe punishments from her parents and even more social isolation from her peers. Her close relationship with her little brother, Fanil, is what got her through this dark period in her life.

Age 14- Encouraged Fanil to go to the magic school their parents have been threatening to send him to. She knew that since Fanil was their only son they didn't want to actually send him and were hoping that the threat would be enough to get Fanil to “act normal” but Laia knew Fanil could use this as an opportunity to escape and make something better of his life than inheriting their father's position.

Age 16- Reached adulthood and was married off to Dimar, the 19 year old eldest son of a wealthy merchant from their village. Dimar's family only agreed to the marriage because of Laia’s status and the chief's daughter and eldest child. While Dimar had heard of Laia's peculiar ways, he also knew she was proficient in many of the skills a “good wife” needed to have, and he considered her good looking enough to be fine with the arrangement. Laia wasn't thrilled but was raised to expect an arranged marriage and was honestly relieved that her husband seemed kind and was of a similar age.

Age 17- Her daughter, Lind, was born. It was shortly after the birth of their daughter, that Dimar's feelings towards the marriage turned from passive contentedness to resentment, as the added responsibility of raising a child with a woman he did not love began to weigh on him. Laia noticed her husband growing distant but blamed it on the exhaustion of having a newborn (despite Dimar doing little to help with Lind). 

Age 19- Dimar's resentment towards Laia and, by extension, Lind, for supposedly holding him back and saddling him with responsibility at a young age and leaving him unfulfilled boils over. He divorces Laia suddenly, leaving their village without informing anyone where he’s gone. He even, vindictively, sold their home expecting her and Lind to simply move back in with her parents. 

Laia, instead, took this as an opportunity to finally leave her village and try to make a life for herself and her daughter thats better than what she's experienced thus far. Obviously her parents were strongly against this, but being an adult now they couldn't do anything about it.

She felt only mild irritation at Dimar's action as she also felt no satisfaction with her life as his wife, had never loved him, and again, saw this as a chance for a new life 

Age 19 cont. - Made it to the Magic academy to see Fanil before she picked where to settle. Besides, Fanil had never had the chance to actually meet his niece before, which Laia wanted to remedy ASAP. 

Fanil convinced her to settle in the town next to the school so they can see each other regularly, which she did, picking up odd-jobs to fund the small apartment she was renting.

Age 22 - Odd jobs stop paying as well and living expenses get dire. Fanil suggests they start adventuring while they ask the school to look after Lind while they're gone. Laia is hesitant at first, considering Lind is only 5, but relents when Fanil asks his best friend and teacher Marcel to help them find long term babysitters for  Lind for cheap. They then join the gold stripping party.

(Marcel is EXTREMELY against this idea as he doesn't want Fanil to leave the school so close to graduation, but relents because he knows Fanil is going to go regardless, and knows that Lind being at the school means he HAS to come back. Still low-key judges Laia, whom he has never met, for being so much of a hot mess she has to “kidnap” her little brother away from his education and dump her daughter on the school.)

Age 23- Leaves the gold stripping party and forms her own party with Fanil. 

Lind, now 7, is old enough to enroll in the Magic Academy, allowing Laia and Fanil to go on longer Adventures as they don't need to go back to the school quite as often. (Both still write Lind as often as possible and visit frequently, as well as Laia sending most of her money back to Lind)

Laia discovers that Chilchuck is also adventuring for the sake of her daughters as a single mother. This happens after Chil discovers Laia quietly crying over a letter from her daughter. In order to comfort her, she explains that she understands her feelings because she has kids to look after too. However, Chil doesn't specify her daughters’ ages and tells Laia to keep her family info quiet.

Age 24 - Marcel joins the party to look after Fanil and try to convince him to come back, after a year ensuring Lind is adjusting well to the school. Decides to stay for research and Fanil.

Age 26 - Plot begins. Fanil is swallowed by the red dragon and with the weight of having her (now 9 year old) daughter on the surface waiting for her safe return, she ventures back into the dungeon with no provision to save her brother.

[missathlete31]

Nowhere To Run- Chapter 8

Chapter Synopsis- After Rooster and Hangman's fight, a trip to the hospital is needed and Jake and Javy get to talk things out.

Story Synopsis + Link to Other Chapter Here -

Despite Naomi’s insistence that she was fine, Javy drove the trio straight to the nearest Florida hospital he could find. He pulled right into the emergency bay, ignoring his wife’s glare at the imposition they were creating for any possible ambulances that might need to get through before he turned to the injured blonde in the backseat. “I’m taking her straight in to be seen,” he shared, his tone as cold as his eyes as he looked at his former best friend, “you can park the car.”

“Javy-“ Naomi moved to argue but Jake waved her off. “I got the car” he confirmed, sliding out the left side of the rental’s back seat to move up to the driver’s, “you just help her.”

Javy made no reply, moving to the passenger chair and taking his wife into his arms carefully. Naomi bristled at the treatment, “I can walk” she mumbled but she was paid no attention to as Javy carried her cautiously inside.

Jake watched for a moment, making sure they got in okay before he started the car and drove towards the parking lot. A part of him wanted to just keep driving, taking the vehicle as far as he could if only to protect the people that he seemed to just keep hurting. He was so disgusted with himself, with his actions, his lack of control, his inability to act like a rational adult whenever Bradshaw was around. Fighting with the older man, in his dress whites and at a teammate's wedding no less was embarrassingly stupid and not the calculated and cunning person that Jake had spent so many years training himself to be.

And the scariest part of all? It could have been so much worse. If Naomi hadn't come out, if the others didn't pull the two feuding pilots apart, Jake was confident the fight would still be going on. Bradshaw had infuriated him tonight, bringing up his childhood and his parents' abuse and flinging it like it was his fault. Of course Hangman shot dirty too, implying that Rooster was only in the Top 1% of the Navy because of who he knew instead of his own merit. In reality, Jake knew that the mustached pilot had the talent to back up his own placement but Jake wanted to hurt Bradley, he wanted to get a response, he wanted the fight. All reactions that normally Hangman would try to avoid, yet once again Bradley freaking Bradshaw managed to bring out the worst in him.

He was ashamed.

But Hangman hated himself even more so when he thought about running away now. He hurt his family: Javy, Naomi and their son; the people he loved more than anyone else in the entire world and his solution was to run away? No, Jake shook himself, he would own up to his mistakes, he would apologize and he would be better. If Javy and Naomi pushed him away after all that than he would respect their wishes and leave them but not before. He was not abandoning them at a random hospital because he was scared to show his face to Coyote’s wrath. No, he deserved all the anger he got from the other man, all the harsh words. Hell he couldn’t even blame Javy if the man punched him in the face like Bradshaw did. Jake would take it all without a word of compliant but he wouldn’t leave them, not until he knew what his stupidity and his emotions ruined once again.

Jake parked the car and headed into the emergency room, taking a few seconds to orient himself as the bright lights of the hospital mixed with the clinical smell of antiseptic and bleach. The blonde’s stomach rolled, not for the first time that night but he held strong and proceeded forward, ignoring the reception desk as he noticed Naomi being helped into a wheelchair. He stepped forward, hesitantly, not wanting to overstep but also needing to know the woman was being helped right away. The pregnant woman caught his eye and turned to the nurse at her side, “he needs to be seen too” she motioned up to Hangman, “he’s bleeding.”

The nurse looked up, her blue eyes scrutinizing the battered blonde in front of them. “We will make sure he gets cleaned up honey, but first let’s get you into a room-“

“But-“

“He will be fine Naomi,” Javy’s tone was set, his hands already moving to steer the wheelchair and his wife through the swinging doors and to an exam room, “can we worry about you for a moment?” The woman didn’t look happy but she didn’t fight, allowing her husband to wheel her around.

When the three disappeared through the doors Jake was finally satisfied enough to go check himself in. He headed back to the desk, a middle aged woman with curly red-hair and glasses typing something on an ipad. Hangman waited until she finished before he cleared his throat, “um excuse me” he murmured softly, not wanting to startle anyone.

The nurse looked up with a concerned gaze, “how can I help you?”

“Uh, I think I need to be checked out” Jake motioned to his face, “I had a bit of an altercation-“

“I’d say” but the nurse didn’t sound unkindly, instead she bustled around the desk for a moment, while she got herself in order. “Take a seat for now” she gestured to the waiting room, “but I’ll have someone out to see you in a bit, and here” she handed over a few bandages, “for your cut.”

Jake nodded in thanks and took the dressing to the gash under his eye. He held in the moan at the slice of pain that radiated from the touch and wasn’t surprised when he saw the white bandage turning red quickly. He sighed, heading to a chair and noticing a few of the others in the waiting room watching him with a weary judgment. He knew he must have been a sight, bleeding and bruised in his Navy dress whites, a member of the armed services looking disgracefully rumpled. The blonde choose to keep his head down, hoping that avoiding eye contact would make this situation even the tiniest bit more bearable.

After only a few short minutes a different nurse called him over and Jake was taken through the same swinging doors that Naomi and Javy did but towards a different room. He was ordered to sit and then put through the works. A flashlight was shown immediately into his eye, his reflexes tested, his neck prodded. He was ordered for a CT scan and then an x-ray for his ribs as the nurse and orderly in his room both paled at the sight of the coloring of his sternum when he was getting undressed and called back for the resident on call. That resident, Doctor Klein, his white coat displayed, looked to be about 40, he aura of command showing he was a trusted and experienced man in the hospital. He ordered blood work with a practiced ease, the other staff jumping straight to it. The older man allowed Jake to explain the events of the night and how each injury was sustained with no comments and minimal questions, making sure to get the whole story first. After the bruised pilot was finished, the salt and peppered haired man ordered a toxicology report; Jake blushing in embarrassment at the thought he not only looked like a fool to the hospital staff but a drunken one as well. Hangman was pleased though when the work came back with only the minimalist amount of alcohol left in his system.

“You’re lucky” Doctor Klein, the medical resident announced slapping a scan of Jake’s skull onto the board behind the bed and lighting it up, “I thought we were looking at an orbital compound fracture but it’s not that severe. You’re going to be bruised for a bit, and it will be painful, but you don’t need surgery and that’s always a win.” He traced a finger along the picture of the bone line under Jake’s right eye, “if you got hit any harder we would be having a very different conversation” the older man warned.

Jake swallowed roughly, even that motion causing pain to his sore face, “so- uh-“ he cleared his throat, “I’m good to fly?”

“I didn’t say that” the doctor warned, crossing his arms sternly and reminding Jake of a disenchanted parent readying for another lecture, “your timetable here is going to be based upon the symptoms you present. It’s still early, the injury only an hour or so old, so it’s harder to gauge what you will be dealing with and what your body can handle. I don’t recommend any cabin pressure for at least a week to play it safe.”

“A week?” Jake couldn’t help his whine; he had been hoping to catch the first flight back to California tomorrow, away from all things Florida and the memories of this wedding nightmare with Bradshaw. Waiting a week to be able to fly put a big wrench in his plan. “But I need to report back to my base” he lied, hoping the doctor might concede to giving him the all clear if he sounded urgent, “I will be considered AWOL if I don’t.”

“I suggest you call your CO then” Doctor Klein replied, not even fazed, “and we will be happy to send over any paperwork you need to explain the situation directly.” He offered a smug look that told Jake he knew exactly what the blonde was trying to pull. “I know it’s frustrating” the resident admitted, softening a bit, “but it’s for the best. Tomorrow you will be feeling this a lot more, and showing it” he pointed to the bruising colors on the blonde’s right side. “May I?” he questioned as he waited for Jake’s consent. When he got it, the doctor moved in closer, taking gentle but practiced hands along the wounded flesh, “bruising and swelling are a given but be on the lookout for any double vision, headaches, nausea or vomiting. Also” he pressed a little harder and Jake couldn’t contain his hiss as a flash of pain shot through the area, “sorry” Klein offered though he kept up his ministrations, “you need to be watching if your eye ball starts to sink-“

“Sink?” Jake felt his brain stutter with the vivid images that came to his mind at the doctor’s caution, “sink where?”

“Sink in” the older man stepped back, offering a small sigh, “you should be okay, like I said it wasn’t a compound fracture, but your eyeball could sink back a little into the socket because of the jarring hit the area sustained. I don’t think it will be the case here but you should be aware.”

Hangman couldn’t get over the absolute terror he would feel if his eyeball was falling back into his head but he mustered up a small nod, “right, okay, well I’ll make sure I pay attention to- for” he corrected, “for that.”

“Also your ribs” the doctor put up another scan, this time the x-ray. “No broken bones or fractures but direct impact to that area is always worrisome. We didn’t notice any internal bleeding but the vicinity is tender and bruised” he looked to the pilot, “you said you’re a fighter pilot right?”

Jake nodded as he swallowed his nerves, “I am Sir.”

“Well then no G’s for at least two weeks.” He raised a hand when Jake looked to immediately argue the diagnosis, “you can’t put that sort of pressure on these ribs, they are too susceptible right now-“

“But you said no fractures” Hangman quarreled, knowing in his heart that he couldn’t handle yet another casualty of this night. Two weeks or not, Jake needed to get back to the skies, if only to clear his own head and get himself back to neutral.

“I know what I said” Klein voice moved to a more authoritarian tone, “but it doesn’t mean you didn’t do any damage. Multiple hits to the sternum is not a joke and flying with pressures like you do is just going to make you get a fracture and then you’re out for months.” He levied the blonde with a serious look, “would you prefer that Lieutenant?”

“No Sir.”

“Good, now your cognitive responses are all sound and like I said before, no internal bleeding. I’m ready to prepare discharge papers, we should be able to get you out of here and resting within the hour, how’s that sound?”

The thought of heading back to the hotel that all the Daggers were staying didn’t exactly sound appealing but Jake knew it was better than being admitted. Plus he also was dying to check on Naomi and the baby. He met the doctor’s gaze and mustered a grateful smile, nowhere near the wattage of his typical Hangman smirk, “I’d appreciate that Sir” he spoke.

“Good” Doctor Klein patted him gently on the shoulder, took the scans from the board and headed from the room. Not a half an hour later, Jake was re-dressed with paperwork for his CO, a copy already scanned and sent to his base in Lemoore. The nurses waved him off, expecting the blonde to leave but instead Jake headed back to the red-head behind the reception counter and waited for her to look up.

“Lieutenant” she greeted, pointing to the butterfly bandage now closing the cut below his eye (Jake was thankful he didn’t need stitches). “That looks better" she offered.

“Yes” Hangman conceded, slowly turning on the charm, “and thank you for your help before with the bandage. I appreciate it.”

“That’s my job” she shared drily, though she looked amused.

“I was hoping you could help me with one more thing, if you didn’t mind.”

She eyed him suspiciously, “Okay.”

“A couple came in before me, Naomi Machado, she’s pregnant and she took a fall-“ because I pushed her, Jake wanted to admit but he knew he needed the nurse on his side for this and saying he hurt a pregnant woman was not the way to do it, “could you tell me if she’s still here?”

The redhead typed on her tablet, looking back up when she found the information she needed, “she was given a room for her examination.”

“I’d imagine you can’t tell me how that examination went right?”

The nurse’s eyes narrowed, “no Sir, I can’t.”

“Can I visit then? If they okay it?”

“I can check” she promised, “take another seat, and I’ll let you know.”

“Thank you Nurse… “ he moved to see if she had a nametag.

“It’s Bradley” the woman shared, not noticing when Jake almost snorted in disbelief at the coincidence, "Sheryl Bradley.”

“Thank you Sheryl” he finally managed, cursing his forever association with all Bradley’s of the world. However this Bradley followed through, arriving not ten minutes later with directions to the exam room that housed the Machados. Hangman hurried down the hall, checking rooms rapidly before he caught a looming figure approaching him.

It was a disheveled Coyote, heading out of a room with a hunch to his shoulder and the sounds of sobs in his throat. The blonde pilot felt his pulse run cold. Javy’s face was blanched from crying, his reddened eyes the only color he seemed to have left as they spilled tear after tear. Jake immediately feared the worse, the devastation building inside of him ready to topple without any more provocation. “J-Javy” he gutted out, his voice ruined, his emotions overflowing, “Javy no, what happened?“ He didn’t think he could ever think clearly again, “the baby… Naomi-“

“She wants to see you” the other man spoke up, wiping his tears from his face with the back of his hand and refusing to meet the blonde’s eye. “She’s in exam room 7.”

“Is she-“

But Coyote repudiated to give him anything more, just nodding towards the direction of his wife. “You shouldn’t keep her waiting” he warned, a taste of cruelty on his lips but he held back at the look of pure devastation on Hangman’s face. “Go Jake” he finally whispered, passing the blonde without even a nudge as he headed in the opposite direction.

It took a few seconds for Jake to gather himself enough to continue walking. His legs were jelly, barely holding his weight but the need to see Naomi, to hear from his biggest advocate this entire night about how he had taken the most precious gift away from her, was too strong to stop him. He deserved this, he deserved to feel like his heart was ripping from his chest, he deserved to hurt like he did to all those around him.

Jake stopped outside the door and took one last breath before knocking three times. When he heard someone call for him to enter, he pushed the door with barely a scrap of strength, petrified at the sight that would greet him.

There in the hospital bed was Naomi, dressed in hospital gown that was pulled up and exposing her belly while a blanket covered her bare legs. A nurse was next to her, checking vitals and machines with no hurry, both women talking calmly and amicably. Compared to how he just saw Javy leave, Jake was undoubtedly confused at the sight, unsure what exactly was going on. Naomi offered him her normal jovial smile, “Jake” she greeted, motioning towards her own face, in mimic of his injuries, “you got checked over” she spoke up, not quite a question. 

Jake ignored her words, staring between Naomi and the nurse trying to figure out what he was missing, "The baby" he all but whispered, "is the baby-"

“Fine” she answered, putting him out of his misery, “the baby is just fine.”

“And you-“

She nodded, “Also fine” the woman shared, “you think you can take a breath now?” she joked at the way he still seemed frozen in the doorway.

“But Coyote” Jake’s mind was still racing, “he was crying-“

“It’s been an emotional night” Naomi conceded, “and I think this last batch of tears was more in relief,” she spoke before lowering her voice in almost a conspiratory whisper, “he just spent the last twenty minutes with his head on my bare stomach, just whispering to the baby. He’s going through a lot, trying to process everything-"

"But you're okay, and the baby is okay?"

She nodded again, patient like a saint as Jake walked himself through the news. The blonde praised his healthy heart because he didn't think he could have handled the roller-coaster of emotions from the night otherwise, "the baby's okay" he repeated again, almost like a mantra, "and so are you."

"We are both okay."

"I didn't kill your baby."

He missed the flinch from both the nurse and Naomi, his face staring down at his traitorous hands instead, the ones that had pushed Naomi not so long ago. "Jake" his friend called, waiting until he met her eye, "you didn't hurt the baby, and you didn't hurt me-"

"I did" he argued back, shaking his head, "I pushed you, intentional or not, and I put you and Javy through all this worry and heartbreak-I mean it" he continued urgently when the other woman looked to interrupt, "Javy is crying out in the hallway right now because of what I put your all through-"

"You're right" Naomi agreed and Hangman was enough of a selfish asshole to admit it hurt to hear her concur so quickly. "He was crying, but it was because of you Jake-"

"I know and I'm so sorry-"

"No" she sighed, "he was crying because he was worried about you too." She watched Jake's confused furrow of his eyebrows and gave a sad smile, "he was scared he pushed you too far away. He was scared you both wouldn't be able to get past this, that the baby would lose his godfather-"

Hangman sniffed back a sob, the tears clinging to his eyelashes as he stubbornly tried to hold them in, "how could you still want me?"

"Because you love this baby as much as we do" Naomi shared softly, urging Jake to come forward but the blonde persistently stayed by the door, almost as though afraid to get too close. "And we love you and we always will. Fights are going to happen, it's inevitable with family but we don't quit on each other because of it, and you're still here despite everything."

"I think that's just because I don't have anywhere else to go-"

"We both know that's not true" she informed him, getting emotional herself, "now come here" she waved him closer, "I want you to meet someone." She gave a nod to the nurse next to her who brought a machine closer to the bed. Using a transducer probe over Naomi's exposed stomach, an image of an almost fully developed baby flickered on the screen. Jake's breath hitched, the sight making the tears finally release as he shuffled closer hesitantly to get an even better look.

The nurse smiled, "there he is again, your strong and healthy little man."

"See" Naomi grinned merrily, keeping a hand on her stomach while she looked over to the blonde, noticing his snuffles, "he's fine Jake, all fine."

"But it could have been so much worse-"

"Yes" she didn't pull any punches, "it could have but it wasn't. Be thankful for that and let your guilt go okay? Please."

"But-"

"And go talk to Javy-"

Jake shook his head while he wiped at his face stubbornly, “I can’t- he- he has every right to hate me-“

“But he doesn’t Jake" Naomi insisted passionately, 'he really doesn’t. Like I told you before, he was crying in here because of you-“

“Because I almost killed his wife and son-“

“No" she raised her voice a tad to be heard, "because as much as he wants to be mad at you right now, he can’t. He loves you Jake, and he always will. Please, go talk to him. For me" she added putting the final nail in the coffin of their argument and all but ensuring Jake would go find his friend. There was no way he would deny Naomi anything especially after tonight.

So there Hangman went, back out into the cold and sterile hallways to search for Javy Machado. He wasn't quite sure where to look at first; not finding him in the cafeteria or even in the chapel. Jake thought about checking outside, thinking perhaps the man needed some fresh air, until the signs for the nursery caught his eye. Knowing his best friend, and the sentimental bastard the man tried to deny being, Jake headed towards his left, not shocked when he saw the darker skinned man staring through the windows at the new born babies.

Jake stepped closer, clearing his throat a bit not to startle the other man. Javy still jumped though, turning to see the blonde pilot before looking back to his window. Since he wasn't told to leave just yet, Jake decided to push his luck, moving to stand next to his friend and watch the same view. It didn't take a mind-reader to understand why Javy had been drawn to this place after his family's close call, no doubt seeing the latest images of his healthy boy and needing to see his impending future. Just a glance over to his right made Jake flash with a sort of pride for his best friend, Coyote was going to be a great father.

The two men stood in silence for a few seconds longer until finally Javy sighed, "did you get checked out?" he asked quietly.

Jake nodded, "I did."

"Anything broken?"Coyote's mouth twitched, "besides your dignity?"

The blonde looked down, "just a lot of bruises. But I can't fly for two weeks just to be safe."

Coyote looked strangely sympathetic, a grounded pilot always hitting a nerve for other aviators, "That sucks" he shared, his tone warming.

"Tell me about it" Jake scoffed, "and they sent the paperwork to Lemoore to let them know."

"Shit" the man trailed off, the not so comfortable silence rising around them again. Jake tapped his foot waiting to see if Coyote was going to say anything else before he started his long and apologetic spiel that he had prepared to say.

When the other man stayed silent, Jake took a deep breath and turned to face his friend, "Javy" he began, waiting for the man to face him, "I just wanted to say how sorry I am, for everything. What happened tonight..." he shook his head, his words feeling inadequate but Hangman knew he had to try to get it out anyway he could, "it was unacceptable. I can never apologize enough for what I put you and Naomi through- what I put your family through. You guys are the most important people in the world to me and to hurt you, especially like this- I'll never forgive myself and I don't expect either of you to every forgive me either." Coyote continued to stand there, listening to Hangman's words silently, his face betraying no emotions. Jake swallowed roughly, "you were right out there tonight, Rooster brings out the worst in me and I don't really know why, but I can't blame him for all this. I yelled at you to leave me alone tonight when all you were trying to do was help me, when all you ever try to do is help me. I didn't leave when you suggested it. I was too embarrassed that I would cut your night short and ruin the fun just because I couldn't deal with being in the same room as Bradshaw and Maverick. I instigated the last fight, I pushed Rooster's buttons until I knew he would hit me. And I pushed Naomi away, I hurt her. I hurt you and I am so sorry, I don't think I will ever be able to say it enough. I'm sorry."

“I know how sorry you are" the other man whispered, his voice breaking slightly, "And I know” Javy paused, inhaling sharply, “that I’ll forgive you for all of this" he looked at Jake, a tear in his eye, "but just not tonight okay?” he told the blonde, his face crumbling with emotion, “I need tonight to be mad at you. I need tonight to be angry about what you put my wife and my unborn son through. Do you understand?”

“Yes-“

“But tomorrow” Javy voice cut out as he became choked up. He shook a shaky finger at Jake, “tomorrow I will forgive you because you are my brother and I love you. And I know how much you love my family.”

“I do" Jake admitted desperately, "I do Javy and I can never apologize enough."

The other man nodded, "tomorrow it's forgiven and forgotten Jake, I'm not letting you carry this over yourself for the rest of your life okay? You got that?"

"But I-"

"You're not the only one at fault for tonight. I could have insisted we leave just as much as you. I saw how uncomfortable you were after the talk with Mav but since you said you were good I let it go-"

The blonde shook his head immediately, "this isn't your fault Javy-"

"I know it's not" the other man shot back, a little of his fire returning, "I'm just saying you're not the only one to blame. I could have made us leave. Rooster could have been less of an ass-" he waved his hand for emphasis, "about everything. He could have stopped goading you constantly, stopped trying to get in your face each time. Fanboy and Harvard and Yale could have kept Rooster inside after your first altercation. I could have been faster out of my chair when I saw Bradshaw leave again instead of rounding up the others. Naomi could have waited and not tried to break up the fight when me and Bob were literally three steps behind her." Coyote watched Hangman shake his head, still ready to argue, "There was blame everywhere Jake" he told the blonde, "and shit man, I'm too tired to feel it anymore. My wife is okay, my son is okay, you're" he motioned to the pilot's bashed face, "kinda okay?" he wagered, "standing at least" he corrected, "so let's just put this behind us."

The blonde's face crumpled but he nodded his assent, afraid to disagree with Coyote anymore, "O-Okay."

Javy released a long breath, his shoulders instantly relaxing as though the burden of his anger was finally leaving him. He patted Jake's shoulder gently, "I'm going to help Naomi get dressed and get her discharge papers and then we can head back to the hotel alright? We will meet you at the entrance-"

"You're going to drive me back?" Jake asked in confusion, "But you said you wouldn't forgive me until tomorrow-"

"That doesn't mean I'm ditching you in some small Florida town" Coyote announced in exasperation, "Your dumbass will get eaten by an alligator or something walking back to the hotel-"

"Javy-"

"I told you" and Coyote's voice didn't waver, "you're my brother and I love you. That's applied all these years despite you being an asshole half the time and a dumbass the other. And it will continue to apply for the rest of your life man so just deal with it okay?" At the slight upturn on Jake's face, Javy smiled, "and besides" he looked at his watch, "it's midnight, officially tomorrow. We're good now."

"We're good?" Jake looked at the watch himself, not quite believing what the other man was saying. "But-"

"Come here" Coyote reached over, pulling Jake into his arms and enveloping the man in a hug. Jake felt himself sink into his best friend's embrace, his sobs fumbling out as he tried to hold onto any semblance of composure. "You're better than the man that Bradshaw makes you become," Javy urged, "I need you to see that."

"I know" Hangman snuffled.

"And him and Mav, they don't know shit about you. The people who love you, they are the ones who know the real Jake Seresin, and they are the ones who will always be by your side. No matter what."

"Thank you" Jake sobbed softly, his head buried in Javy's chest despite the pain it caused his face, "I could never thank you enough for everything you do for me- for everything you forgive me for."

Coyote clutched him tighter, his own eyes tearing, "This isn't a one way friendship man, you've been there for me more times than I can count. I'm a better pilot because of you, a better man. I love you Jake, always."

"I love you too man."

"Jeez" Javy pulled away, and though Jake hated losing that warmth, he reluctantly stepped back. Both men wiped at their eyes, before a laugh escaped them both at their emotions. "We're a sight aren't we" Coyote joked with a sniffle, "crying like a bunch of pansy in the hallway."

"Yeah" Jake agreed, though of all the things he was ashamed for this night, crying with his best friend wasn't one of them. If anything, this might have been his proudest moment, as his best friend patted him one more time and headed to collect his wife, the view of a dozen new babies sleeping soundly left behind in his wake.

[fluffytimearts]

Here we go...

"First rule of misogyny: women are responsible for men’s actions. "

If were talking about mothers with their sons in terms of parenting, yes. If were talking in general like a girl with her boyfriend or wife with her husband or etc, no, of course not.

"now women giving birth to males means that women are responsible for the evilness men commit. You can’t make this shit up…The mental gymnastics males pull to blame and shame women for the thing men do is truly pure evil!" Actually, that isn't a lie. How a person is raised and what they were raised with does show how a person acts just like a mother does with her daughter. So no this is not a blame or shame game, this is just solid fact in parenting no matter how you twist it or not, now what they do is as a adult is a different matter.

"Nope ! Most women do not report rape due to being shamed and blamed for rape ! There are many societies that forced women to marry their rapists! Many societies that jails, or honor kill women for being raped. Countless women being stoned to death for being raped." This is stastically correct, many women would go to jail even after killing their offenders, This can be found in news reports and proven so I have nothing say for that. However, this post is talking about a experience of being sexually assualted by women, not men. So you are using this to downplay his experience as one who has been SA'd by multiple women in his life and 1 man.

"Yet the worse thing for men is that he might be told he enjoyed it ?

Also who is saying men enjoy rape in most cases ? Other men are ! It is other men that laugh at teenage boy being raped. Proving that men are evil !"

Yes, the men you mentioned in the post below are indeed evil because they laugh and victimize the person who was SA'd by the older woman in the news report. However, the fact you are downplaying and looking over the fact that young boys can't be raped by older or even same age women in sickening in many ways than one. You can believe a man can rape a child, yes, but not a woman? Obvious double standard as well as a core example of not going by character and instead going by gender for being guilty or innocent.

Also yes, the worst thing for men that he is told he was supposed to enjoy it at his age? Yes, because they are normalizing that if you are fucked by a woman forcefully when you did not want it that means you are the problem not the one who did it. This is the same when people tried to say a woman should enjoy it when a man rapes her, it's the same thing and equally as evil and wrong.

@transgendertelekinesis

[snapheart1536]

Bad Arguments

Thomas Seymour

'Dashing'

Perverts are always slobbering over Seymour's 'dashing' appearance.

For it is he:

See?

Well say no more.

She must've wanted it then.

...

Pretending that comedy cult-leader get-up is desirable is your signal to take action.

Chuck that book out the winder.

Might as well, 'cause said term inevitably precedes a heaving, self-insert sex fantasy, dripping with enough lip-smacking festering juiciness to make yer milk curl.

Female writers 'identify' with Parr, hence her inevitable depiction as long-suffering scholarly maiden, nobly sacrificing every lump of her precious spiritual self for The Greater Good, and yet, for all that, BURNING WITH FORBIDDEN PASSION, PEOPLE!

Like them.

Seymour, therefore, has the the most ludicrous turd-polish of the century, where a grungy, follically-unchallenged pædophile is re-packaged as some bizarre Mills-and-Boon vision of heroic ultra-manly masculine macho manliness.

Oh! To be held in those arms!

Now. NOW. Stop it.

Stop scrolling back to his picture.

He IS sexy!

HE IS!

You're just seeing it wrong!

You look with yer patch, not yer bloody eyes.

We're conditioned to 'be nice' and go along with the lie; to accept this frightening depravity o' theirs where Seymour truly is the pinnacle of muscular manhood, and definitely, totally doesn't resemble Hamburglar channeling Rasputin.

'Cause clearly, imagining a couple of middle-aged old duffers getting down to it and bumping some monumental uglies holds great appeal for Women Of A Certain Age.

Sadly, in the midst of this lurid wish-fulfillment sits the loathsome form of that darned Elizabeth; coming over here, being inconvenient and upsetting everyone.

Ooooh. What a bitch.

Not only does The Little Bastard insult All Wummunhud as queen by swearing off men, which novellists take VERY personally, but she's also got the bare-faced cheek to ruin their sordid squelch-athon as a kid by daring to exist.

She's a witch! Burn her!

Exactly. And obviously, it can't possibly be Scummy Scrummy Seymour's fault he kept bursting into a thirteen-year-old girl's room and sexually assaulting her.

Why accusing him would put a right dampner (and the wrong sort) on all these menopausal fits of hysteria, so that's gotta go.

What, this smouldering Adonis?

This tousle-haired, golden-eyed Gift From God, meaty muscles rippling like vomit on a bouncy castle?

You're blaming HIM for any of it?!

As if! It'll be that conniving teenage trollop luring away our shimmering Son of Adam with her fiendish feminine wiles.

Oooooooooh, BITCH!!!

Like the Venerable Parr, Seymour's fangirls don't care if he cheats with a cheap bit on the side, for that only enhances his gushing manliness, where m'lord's eruptions can't be satisfied by merely one woman, such is their epic overflow.

But whilst we excuse him, we certainly don't Elizabeth, what with her Shameless Betrayal Of The Sisterhood.

Well he's gonna tek it if it's onna plate, in'ee?!

Note we're never given any actual proof Elizabeth reciprocated; we're just ordered to accept it by default.

Come on, man. She Was An Adult. It's literally impossible she could ever turn him down.

Why?

Why?! WHY?! He was DASHING!!!

Indeed. I daresay the volcanic heat pulsing from his gorgeous groin was like beholding the scented fullness of mighty Zeus in all his brutish magnificence, and singed off her eyebrows.

Yet some sick freaks these days try to say SHE was the innocent party, and fended off his matted werewolf mitts the best she could.

Oh-ho! Well that's worse! Now the filthy whore's bloody ungrateful to boot!

Kids today, eh? They don't know they're born.

Damn straight. What the Wise Ones wouldn't give for five fabulous minutes beneath that bearded bushiness.

But here's scabby Elizabeth turning up her fat snooty nose at Hirsute Heaven!

Thinks she's too good for it, eh? Well we'll see about that.

Gaslighting the public to see Seymour as 'dashing' is vital to their sloppy narrative.

Admitting he's got the unwashed serial killer style down to a tee casts wicked aspersions on Parr's spotless character (and thus, by extension, their own), for having such disgusting tastes.

What are yer tryna say, man?! That Saint Parr ain't literally perfect?!

Thou jesteth!

Problem with kinning Parr is enjoying some Sasquatch Sexy Times through her fragment form would besmirch her oh-so elevated grace and dignity.

Therefore everything Wimmen are begging Cousin It to do to them they force on Elizabeth instead, panting at the prose yet all the while seething with rage and well jel.

That monkey's mine, bitch!

Yet the notion she found some groping geriatric attractive is blatantly absurd to the point of insanity, and the only reason it's the reflex interpretation is because these authors want it be to justify their own all-encompassing, eye-popping hatred, and infect the rest of us with it too.

They push this 'dashing' denial of reality as if that's evidence in itself, insisting Seymour was apparently irresistible in the extreme, where that hypnotic hairiness o' his easily outweighed being:

• Elizabeth's GUARDIAN!

• Elizabeth's STEPFATHER!

• Elizabeth's UNCLE!

• THRICE Elizabeth's age!

• Part of the faction that KILLED ELIZABETH'S MOTHER!!!

You know how it is, kids.

Sometimes elderly relatives are simply too flamin' fanciable for their own good.

Incest? Schmincest. Yer just gotta 'ave 'em.

And of course, the Real Question remains unanswered:

What is about the Thousand-Year-Old Hermit look that children find so sexy?

[black-lungs-pale-skin]

July 5 -24

As a woman in her late twenties you get some ideas of what the world is and what it isn’t. And the longer you stay in your feelings and look around you will quickly discover that most of what people tell you to be true is false.

What I’ve learned this week to be false is that if you are good. People will treat you accordingly.

I have my whole life tried to be good. I don’t lie. I don’t spread false information. I stick up for people I love. Give people chances because we are all human. I try to be compassionate, caring and loving to everyone that comes into my life. And I would hope that would bring some good karma back to me. But I was wrong.

I have never lied in my adult life to gain anything. I have lied to protect others out of love but that’s all. But somehow I always get treated like I’m not thrust worthy. Even though my “lies” as they say won’t make me gain anything. Why would I lie about my health? Why would I want people to feel bad for me? I have tried my whole life not to get attention from others. So why would I want it in the form of pitty? Im scared for my life and then I would lie? If I lied I wouldn’t have been terrified. If I lied I wouldn’t have bit my cheek and hit my head. But I guess all I could ever want is for people to feel bad for me? Yeah sure.

But in the same breath you, a stranger. A man that works in saving people. Put your hands under my shirt. Did you want my validation? Or did you want to feel powerful over a woman in a health crisis? You couldn’t respect me as an adult but could touch me under my clothes? Disgusting. But then you probably did believe me. You probably thought that after hitting my head I wouldn’t remember you touching me under my shirt. But I do. And my fiance saw it as well. Call if you need help or a life might be in danger. But if you are a young woman. You are probably better off doing it yourself.

Another lesson I learned this week is: just because your parents are supposed to care. Doesn’t mean they will.

My father is as fathers most. Ignorant to his place in where it went wrong with he’s children. Blaming everything and everyone for his own actions. He’s also in the older generation so I’m not even sure if women have more to life than being a wife and a mother in he’s eyes. And of course. Women can’t be angry either. Then they are hysterical.

My father shows love in the form of paying for things. But it’s not to show love to me, but so I will have to say thank you and show gratitude. Stroke his ego so he can feel good about himself. He’s so full of self importance. It’s sickening.

My mother is also probably like most mothers. Adores her son but critical of her daughters. Body shames her daughters. In competition with her daughters. Manipulative, cold and reserved. Unless it can make her look good. Also keeps contact with men that has hurt her children. Because male validation it key. No matter how awful of people they are.

I remember one time when I was young my father yelled at me at how it was my fault my mother was sick. And whist 14 year old me was crying my mother sat there watching. She threw me under the buss. But that has shown to be quite typical of her.

Oh my mother and father are so happy together. If you just look away from my mother cheating on him and him being violent. And me being the one to keep these secrets.

But as with them and friends of mine they trust me with deep dark secrets. Life destroying ones. You would think that they at least would treat me kindly because of it. But no. So there is no reason to keep any of their secrets. I won’t give respect to people that treat me like dirt.

[set-sail-for-morning]

Me yesterday: Man, the way I was treated by the adults around me when I was young was wrong and I deserved better. They were more than twice my age and had considerable more experience at being an adult than I did. I deserved compassion and understanding when I fumbled, not mockery and punishment. I was used and manipulated by people who did not have my best interests at heart and that. Was. Wrong.

Me today: Not only was I used and manipulated and lied to repeatedly, but I was made to believe that those actions were somehow my fault - a belief I still carried unknowingly until yesterday. If my being abused by her son, someone my age, wasn't my fault... then the actions of a bitter middle-aged woman towards a teenager could not possibly be my fault either. While it is fair to say there were moments I acted poorly due to my age, her behavior towards me was unbecoming of someone who claimed to care for me. I was right to be hurt and angry at the time because I deserved better from the adults around me. It was not my fault and I'm not going to continue to blame myself for the shitty actions of someone who should have known better.

[casspurrjoybell-23]

The Raven - Chapter 9

*Warning Adult Content*

In anticipation of his mother's return, the raven slides back under the door in his shadow form before he can be caught lurking about the corridor against his mother's explicit instruction.

Quickly, he returns to his natural state and busies himself with practicing minor magic.

He ensures to use magic that cannot be seen from the slight gap under the door, he would not want to cause a ruckus.

However, if his mother finds him not practicing at all, she would likely be incredibly infuriated with him.

His choice to remain unnoticed in the tower is obviously the safest course of action and should make his mother happy.

Perhaps 'happy' is not the correct term, Raven is unsure that he has ever seen the woman genuinely happy before.

Not even a sliver of delight has ever graced her expression while in his presence.

He is not sure how long he practices the menial tasks he mastered long ago, the urge to do something more exciting bubbling in his stomach.

However, he stuffs it back down, focusing on his pre-planned course instead.

There are some things he would rather keep to himself and the true extent of his magic happens to be one of the most significant.

Besides, if there is even the slightest possibility he could be found out by someone other than his mother, the punishment would likely be dire.

The door to his room opens suddenly, revealing his mother.

After a moment, when the raven is sure his mother has noticed his actions, he calmly ceases his magic to ask...

"Is everything alright, Mother?"

"Yes, yes," she answers hurriedly, waving a hand in dismissal at the question in an apparent attempt to keep the truth from him.

Raven briefly wonders whether or not she knows how easy to read she can be at times.

"There was just a small pest problem that the guards eventually took care of."

Pest?

Is she really calling the prince himself a pest?

The raven wonders how kindly the king and queen would take such a remark against their only son and the country's future ruler, at that.

Something within him encourages him to speak up, some inexplicable and unknown force urging the raven to defend the prince.

It is confusing to him but relatively prominent, leaving a strange twist in his stomach.

However, he bites his tongue, fearful of his own mother's wrath should he do anything to spark the hatred within her, especially after an unexpected visit to the tower by the prince himself.

The raven is not sure why no one is allowed to know of his existence,but he will not audibly question it.

"Now, I will be gone the rest of the day. I expect you to continue practicing your magic while I am away," she informs him, looking at him as if she already knows he will not.

It is like she knows he will spend the whole time dreaming but what she does not know is that it will be the so-called 'pest' that he will be dreaming of.

It will be the probably charming and definitely handsome prince that he thinks of while absolutely not practicing magic.

"It appears the coast is clear now, so you may practice something more useful than... whatever it is you are currently doing."

"Yes, Mother," he responds mechanically, the words leaving his lips in reflex instead of will, the response is pre-programmed into his brain, one that simply slips out without any thought.

Accepting his noncommittal answer, his mother gives a short nod before exiting the room.

When he is alone again, Raven finds himself sitting on the windowsill, looking out over the garden.

Is he hoping the prince will find his way there?

Possibly.

But even if not, Raven still enjoys admiring the view of the tall trees and lovely flowers.

If he was not so afraid of the possibility that his mother would find out and what the repercussions would be, Raven could easily slip under the locked door in his shadow form and explore the castle and find his prince.

He does not like to make his mother angry, though and one would not blame him, as she is far from kind when that flame burns within her.

In fact, she is downright scary and oftentimes violent, as well, the raven has the scars to prove it.

Raven swallows thickly, the lump in his throat catching as he tries to shake away the fear-inducing thoughts.

It is probably not worth all the trouble it will cause just to have a few moments of freedom.

Taking the chance to leave his prison in his tower room or possibly talking to someone other than his mother is not worth the relentless and ruthless consequences that will surely follow.

A sigh escapes him as he tries to convince himself that sneaking away simply to let his eyes roam over the handsome prince just once more is not worth the whipping he would receive in return.

As much as he would love to risk it, to spend even a single moment more in the prince's presence, Raven has not yet learned how to use healing magic and his mother can be brutal.

Instead of attempting even a temporary escape, the raven decides to simply continue with his favorite pastime, gazing out at the flowers and imagining himself flying through the garden in his feathered form.

Of his many forms, his raven is his favorite, it is the one that offers him the greatest reprieve from his monotonous and painstakingly lonely everyday life.

Somehow, being a bird soothes him, comforting him with a promise of eventual freedom.

The raven imagines himself to be free, similarly to the many birds he observes from his place in the window.

They flutter carelessly, sometimes aimlessly, through the flowers and the trees, their wings kissing the sky and their talons touching the grass.

If only he could be that kind of bird.

With a shake of his head, Raven instead focuses on something less depressing, his train of thought immediately switching tracks and leading him back to the positive part of his daydreams.

He closes his eyes and allows his mind to wander, imagining himself soaking in the sunshine, his feet firmly planted in the grass and the scent of freshly cut flowers adorning his long, black hair practically fills his nose.

And the best part of this particular dream?

The handsome prince is by his side, smiling lovingly at him.

If only his life could be different.

[bumblebaubles]

i think its time to re examine the colleen hoover "criticisms”

its latent with internalized misogyny 

-blaming a woman for her fully adult sons actions

-co opting feminist language to condescend other women who read her books

-the conflation of portraying abuse with glorifying abuse

(lets be honest. who else get these criticisms. no ones saying euphoria or heartbreak high are glorifying abuse )

its the im not like other girls paternalist feminism you all pretended to hate yet just cannot quit

[raina16]

I don't think the person is actually interested in that because they are using the excuse that it's because Indis is a woman as if there's no other reason to dislike her, hey I dislike Fingolfin too, he's not a women. I think they were both conniving. She knowingly forced another woman to remain dead. She's not exactly "for the sisterhood" if it stands in the way of what she wants.

She knowingly forced a child in a "deathless" land be the only child in that land to grow up without a parent. She and Finwe both allowed him to be publicly blamed for this and marked as marred and somehow possibly destined for bad things. At least Finwe we can assume felt bad about that afterwards, going by his later actions.

That's a horrible thing to force someone to live with, but somehow some people think that wouldn't have a massive effect on Feanor's emotions and life. Not to mention how other people would treat him. The Valar were essentially like gods to them, and they've just made this pronouncement about the king's son and heir. I mean children whose mothers essentially die from childbirth complications are going to feel guilty in the best of circumstances at some point in their lives, but here are the gods of this world essentially pointing a finger at him saying "yes it HIS fault, there's something wrong with him". And he is the ONLY one there who has to deal with it.

And there is no real evidence Feanor's children feared him, in fact the only thing we know is they feared FOR him, not that they feared him. At no point do they even blame him for their actions or the taking of the oath. Because they chose all these things of their own free will and for their own reasons. They were all adults, they all had their own lives and friends,including their cousins, they all, unlike Feanor, also had a strong willed very alive mother who apparently loved them. And they had each other.

There was no reason any of them had to choose Feanor. They chose him because they agreed with him at the time they did so. They chose him because they loved him and they loved him because he'd been a good father for centuries and certainly for their formative growing up years. A father who spent time with them. So this idea that they did so because they were afraid is ridiculous imo. Its wanting to scapegoat Feanor for other people's choices and decisions. Feanor is responsible for his own choices and they are responsible for theirs. It's also not allowing for the fact that bad decisions can come from places of genuine and well deserved love. That's part of the tragedy - Feanor loved his parents, his parents loved him, he loved his children, his children loved him - they still made crappy decisions when they were in emotional pain caused by that love.

Feanor did have thousands of followers, even before Finwe's death, so there were actually lots of people who agreed with him, why wouldn't his own sons? There were lots of people who believed the Valar overstepped their bounds and stepped on Finwe's rights as king and the Noldors' right to govern themselves - it's entirely likely Feanor's sons, Finwe's grandsons felt that way as well. They'd have their own reasons to have issues with the Valar and the Valar's treatment of their father and grandfather and with the Valar's refusal to take responsibility for Melkor. They'd also have their own reasons for taking the oath(most likely guilt that they'd left Finwe alone at the house even though he felt foreboding, not in anyway their fault but people feel guilty for things like that)

As for Morgoth, Feanor was very much a grown up with his own family when Morgoth showed up, so what if Melkor exploited the Finwe/Mìriel thing? In fact Miriel may well have decided to return by the time Melkor was freed, it was literally hundreds of years after her death, so Finwe, Mìriel and Feanor may have been one big happy again by that time. I mean Melkor really wouldn't have had much to exploit - let's say Mìriel didn't come back though, Feanor is the one and only heir there's ever been, no one has ever had divided loyalties, there are no Feanor, Fingolfin and Finarfin camps, there is no jealousy. Feanor lived in a much more secure social environment where the gods did not publicly blame him for his mother's death and say he was marred. Maybe Melkor, well into Feanor's adulthood, does turn Finwe against him somehow, unlikely as Finwe was after all prior to Indis a very devoted father and mother to Feanor so no evidence he ever held it against Feanor, he quite genuinely loved his son and would have by this point done so for hundreds of years, you've still got a much more stable political situation with less fragmentation. Much more difficult to exploit.

I don’t understand people who demonize Feanor pre 1st Kinslaying because genuinely what was he supposed to do?

How is he wrong for despising Indis who was creepily obsessed with his father even before his mother died and took her first chance to throw herself at his grieving father given the opportunity?

How is he wrong for not loving his half siblings who are a permanent reminder of his father & the Valar betraying his mother & leaving her to die?

How is he in the wrong for not giving up the Silmarills?

How is he wrong for wanting revenge for his murdered father when the actual villains are the Valar who doomed him, his kin, & his people for…. seeking justice for their king?

The Valar had the power to help this severely traumatized, depressed, & mentally ill person and guide him to be less destructive.

The chose not to. Every action between Feanor & the Valar are them actively making his life worse and then Manwe has the audacity to cry over him as if he couldn’t have prevented this tragedy.

While I think Olwe & the Teleri should have been willing to teach the Noldor to build ships at least, the 1st Kinslaying is obviously still unjustified since Feanor did have a way to middle earth without killing (the Helcaraxe), but before that everyone else is being a bigger asshole than Feanor and pushing him to his inevitable breaking point.

[agentrouka-blog]

The only reason Jon views Catelyn as a mother figure/maternal figure is because Ned neglected him enough that Jon projected that onto his father's wife. Ned neglected him by witholding any information about his actual mother and by not providing an adequate emotional replacement for his "son", be that a maternal caretaker or his own damn self.

Ned gets praised to hell and back for the bare minimum.

But people blame Cat for Jon's issues. The actor blames Cat for Jon's issues.

It simply has to be the woman's fault.

The expectation that Catelyn was supposed to act as an actual mother figure to Jon in any official capacity is a massive misogynistic double standard that entirely hinges on ignoring the context of the setting and Ned's responsibilities and on insisting that women have the obligation to provide for the emotional needs to male characters regardless of their own self-interest.

She never treated him "like crap". Her worst "crime" (apart from an emotional outburst at her absolute breaking point) is not being warm to Jon and regarding him with suspicion in a way he was able to detect. It sucks for Jon that he was a child and an adult in his life communicated her dislike of his presence. BUT SHE WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS EMOTIONAL VALIDATION. NED WAS.

I will never forgive the show for the absolute character-derailing travesty of a scene where Catelyn castigates herself because she couldn't "love a motherless child" when that is absolutely brushing aside her actual issues in the book canon. It's one of the worst examples of sacrificing a female character's storyline for a male character's validation in the series, and it's on par with Sansa "thanking" the Hound for his abuse or telling Tyrion he was "the best of them", or utterly ignoring Shae's murder.

It cheapens Sansa's validation of Jon because it casts her actions as "making up" for Catelyn (or her own "awful" past, which, don't even get me started on that nonsense). Like it's something Jon is owed by either of them, instead of something Sansa gives to Jon because she she chooses to, because she sees him as worthy of it on her own accord and because of his own actions.

No, instead she has to apologize for not being his #1 stan from day one, like a "good" female character would have been (like Arya). Liking and loving and validating Jon is framed as a default standard, and deviating from it is immediately a transgression that has to be compensated for.

Male-centric, misogynistic nonsense.

My hats off to Kit for giving this mess some thought, but unless his show actually examines the angle that Cat wasn't the bad guy, that the person who withheld emotional validation and crucial information from him was Saint Ned the Honorable... I can't take it seriously.

[hannahhook7744]

Wasted Potential in disney descendants part 3;

Summary; final part of the wasted potential series for now. In this part, I will be going over the Ak (Auardon Kids)'s wasted potential in descendants.

There was alot of wasted potential in disney's Descendants but I think the Aks were affected by it the most-- If you can believe that. And I'm here to discuss their wasted potential, starting with....

Chad. Prince of not alot of there-there here had alot of potential that went to waste. He's Cinderella and Prince Charming's son yet a bully and we never see a hint of his parents in him. There has to be a story there. Has to be a reason why he is the way he is. Yet Disney never touched upon why he's like that other than implying that's he spoiled. They could have explored his motivations a bit more. Could have touched on his friendships with the other main aks and showed us or explained where it all went wrong. They could have had him talking to mice like his mother or shown us him willing to do anything for those he loves like his father, yet they didn't. They could have made him the villian in d3 instead of AUDREY (which would have made more sense in my opinion) but again, they didn't. They could have had a friend turned villian gunning for the crown and redeemed Audrey (not that she needed much redeeming in my opinion) alongside the sea 3 while trying to take him down or bring him back to the light side. Or they could have had him actually meet Dizzy and realize the error of his ways. Could have shown us a character actually changing and sticking to it. He could have gone on to be a model or a pro sports player before eventually finding love and taking over his family's kingdom. Had him become an adult who learned from his mistakes and was ashamed of what he had done. Or they could have made him and Audrey an actual couple trying to make it work with them both treating eachother right. Or, you know, at least not made light of what Audrey did to him in d3 when he's clearly claustrophobic. They could have develed into that fear more gracefully and had him redeem himself by helping to stop Audrey. But no. Istead of doing any of that disney disappointingly decided to just turn him into the stereotypical ,ditzy, spoiled, womanizing yet cowardly one dimensional jock. And that's just sad when you think about all the possibilities of what this character could have turned into. But I guess if a character isn't Mal then the descendants writers just don't care. It's a shame, really. He could have been a really cool character-- like Arthur from Merlin. But in the end he was just reduced to a boring, overdone stereotype. But moving on...

To Mal's boyfriend. Ben. King Benjamin Florian Beast. He had way too much wasted potential. He was a sweet dude who deserved so much more credit and screentime than he got. He could have been a great king, spreading so much joy and change. He could have helped the vks more like he wanted to. He could have been deemed a hero for his actions but he wasn't. Mal got almost all the credit and his proclamation was pushed off repeatedly. He was repeatedly disrespected by everyone around him and he was reduced to nothing more than Mal's bumbling boyfriend who is a plot device whenever we need a damsel in distress or a catalyst for Mal to do something good because she can't possible do anything good on her own without Ben being in danger. This kid was a bookworm, a sweetheart, a dreamer, a jock, and a negotiator, and a damn good boyfriend and friend when he wasn't being naive, spelled, and stressed out of his fucking mind. And they just threw all of that out the window in favor of making Mal and the core four look good. And in the process they made him look bad. They never showed him apologizing to Audrey (not that the blame was fully on him, mind you. He's a teenage boy who figured that she didn't really take their relationship seriously since she hooked up with Chad immediately after all and he was, ya know, spelled) but still. They could have at least had a scene in the movies that people watched of him mentioning that he didn't think Audrey took their relationship and break up that hard or seriously so he'd look less bad when people thought about it. But no. They choose to make him look like a naive dick. Also they made him completely stressed out by taking away any fricking hobby he had (making him much more of an adult than they had the right to at his age) and it watered down his fricking character by doing so. Also, let the fucking boy where clothes other than a suit; he looks so much more comfortable in the clothes he wore in wicked world, in his fucking boxers, in his variesty jacket, and in the fucking pole he wore in d3 than in any of the other outfits they put him in. He looks so uncomfortable in all of the other ones and it makes me feel horrible for him because it makes me think he's wearing them all the time, not because he wants to but because he has to. And that's awful. They could have had him looking like an actual teenage king with hobbies like reading and sports and other things he would have liked like inventing or something-- anything literally that's more relaxing than just having him do kingly stuff and boyfriend stuff 24/7. But they didn't . They just made him the bumbling love interest with no sense and I hate it. So much. Our boy deserved so much better.

Doug. Evie's boyfriend. The son of Dopey and the younger brother of thr musclely dwarf, Derek. The 2nd ak to fully accept the vks with no problem. The boy to stand up for Evie when no one else did. The boy who believed her when she denied cheating on him and supported her with no problem. And one of the most underused, misunderstood, and disliked characters in the series who had so much wasted potential. This boy was a band and chemistry geek who could speak Spanish and do accounting of all things. We've seen him play multiple instruments and do so much for Evie. But not much else. Leaving many people to feel like he's a pointless or useless character-- something I don't agree with. One thing I do agree with though, is that Disney did our man dirty. Sure, they included him minorly in all 3 movies and the school of secrets. But he wasn't in wicked world or the books as far as I know. They barely if at all showed us his relationship with his family beyond a phone call and a couple of throw away lines. And they didn't develop his relationship with Evie and his friends as much as I would have liked. They didn't show us much of his interests or really devel into his character at all. They could have given him a bigger part or had him stand up for Evie a second time on family day. They could have shown us him being an inventor or played into his interest of magic by having him help Evie learn how to use her magic. Could have had him be an advocate for the vks alongside Ben as well as given him a bigger part in the songs since he's majorly musically inclined. They could have had him make the smoke bombs in d2 or had Evie at least tell him what they were doing so he could be of some help. Had him distract the adults so no one noticed Ben was gone. But they didn't. They just left him standing on the outside waiting for a chance on the inside while giving us hints on who he is. The nerdy but loving musican boyfriend who he is who sees the best in most people and sees them for who they are, not what others see them as. The kid who tries to reassure his loved ones and has flaws but always tries to make up for them. The kid who loves his girlfriend so much that he doesn't rush her on saying the L word while helping her with her business. The kid who tried to warn the daughter of his family's enemy away from the school fuck boy when he didn't have to. The kid who had no problem staying with the newly arrived vks to help them find their rooms. The kid who watched the much younger vks in d3 with no complaint. The boy who takes his girlfriend's wishes into consideration when they have to split up to find fg in d3. And the boy who in school of secrets was clumsy and apologetic to his date who broke her arm who also was preparing for the vks to show up alongside Audrey and Ben. The one who listened to Audrey's ideas when Ben barely was. And they never showed us anything more. Which is just a shame.

Then we have Lonnie, who was done dirty in so many ways. She's a character who shows that girls can be feminine and badass. She's a character who shows that not all characters are flat and one dimensional. She has so many interests-- sword-fighting, baking, hip hop, hip hop dancing, hair, etc. And she didn't just immediately fall for Jay's looks or act completely different when/if she did. She was one of the few kids who tried to know the vks and tried to relate to them. She went with them to go help Ben and she supported his proclamation. She was obviously the one behind the whole school of secrets scandal thing and she apparently is good at stealing. And she has a good heart and family life with a brother she gets along with.. a brother who is also into hip hop and sword fighting who is an assistant coach yet the descendants writers chose to barely do ANYTHING with this information. They make her seem airhead, don't mention her interests that often in the movies, and they don't push her relationship with the vks much further. She wants to have a talkshow about culture and family yet they can't fucking get her clothes, name, and other aspects of her fucking culture right! Her name is a German name. Her brother's name is a disgrace in her culture. She wears Japanese clothes not Chinese ones. They make her hair lighter in d1 and longer when it didn't need to be (who'd chose brown hair over black?!) and they have the audacity to practically diss her mom in the two fucking movies she was in by having auardon have the sexist sport issue and by having the vks act like they have no fucking clue who Mulan is. Plus they continue to deny her father is li shang by not listing him as her father when her brother literally shares the exact same fucking name. What a fucking joke. Oh and they act like she wouldn't have met Yi-Min before the events of Lonnie's Warrior Sword. Like EXCUSE ME?! Yao, the other two warriors, and their wives the princesses (who I will not act like don't exist because of the no sequel canon rule that disney fucking made up, thank you very much) are probably the only friends Mulan ever had. They fought in a war together and did drag together. And you're telling me that the saviors of fucking China wouldn't keep in touch and be friends?! That their children wouldn't at least know eachother? Nah, that is a whole another level of BULLSHIT and I am tired of the disrespect disney keeps putting on our favorite characters. Mulan is a badasss warrior queen and so is Merida and I am pissed that disney fucking disrespected both of them in and outside of this flim. And that they did the same to Lonnie by not making her relationships with the vks more important and by not mentioning her AT ALL IN D3. Wtf disney. I will fight you over this. You could have made her more of a multilayered character for the little girls like her. You could have made her more of an advocate for the vks. You could have shown us another positive familial relationship on the aks side instead of having all of the hero parents look like absent parents. You could have given her a mention in d3 or her talk show. You could have dine your research but you didn't. And I'm very disappointed in you for not attempting to do the bare minimum for her character.

Now on to Princess Audrey. Who I've talked about various times. She is one of the few POC we see in descendants. And they turned her character from a nice if not slightly clingy and narcissistic young girl to a spoiled mean girl with no depth. They didn't mention her cousin or parents at all. Didn't call out her grandmother for being a horrible fucking person at all. Didn't touch on the obvious generational trauma, neglect, and emotional/verbal/mental abuse this poor girl was put through. They had her broken up with the worst possible way. They made her character something people hate and never had the vks or Ben apologize early on for what they did. Because believe it or not, Ben wasn't the best boyfriend to Audrey. And yes, I understand he's a teenage boy but good boyfriends usually don't completely dismiss the worries their partners have. Most good boyfriends don't fail to tell their girlfriend about something big like he did with his proclamation when it concerns them (which it did whether you like it or not because at that point most people probably thought that Audrey was gonna be the queen). And most good boyfriends don't humiliate their girlfriend by breaking up with them in front of two whole schools and not apologize later (I know it wasn't his fault but Audrey didn't know that. Put yourself in her shoes and think how you'd feel during that scene). Then they had her friends (because it was heavily implied was friends with the other main aks) clap and smile while she was humiliated. While their other friend went to kiss another girl after just dumping her in the most humiliating way. No one stood up for her. No one looked pissed. Of course she was gonna try and hurt him by immediately throwing herself at another boy (who happened to be a mutual friend). Was it right? No. But does it and her behavior towards Mal who has practically been flirting with her boyfriend right in front of her since she got out if the Limo make sense? Yes. Was she a little harsh during her first interactions with the vks especially Evie? Yes. But if you've watched school of secrets you know that Ben was way more focused on his proclamation than his relationship with Audrey which would make grown women insecure and hurt, let alone a teenager. And it had been going on for weeks at least at that point. So of course she was gonna be resentful and snap at the girl (evie) who had just attempted to flirt with her boyfriend. Also guess who was the one to suggest the candy and limo for the vks ride over? Ben? Nope. In school of secrets it's revealed Audrey was the one who suggested it to Doug. Who was also working on the welcoming committee for the vks. Yet Disney didn't share this with us in the movies. Didn't make it common knowledge and made her the villian of d3, completely demolishing her character development from the end of the first movie, the books, and the show wicked world. Congratulations disney, you fucked up and made yourself look worse. Hope your happy.

And finally we're onto Jane. Fairy Godmother's daughter and Carlos's girlfriend who we barely know anything about. Descendants did her so dirty. She is a fucking fairy who was forbidden from using magic. They didn't even give her wings. Like why? This lady deserved magic and disney should have given it to her since Mal continued to use magic throughout the entire series. That rule/law should have been amended so little Jane could have her birth right in the 2nd or 3rd movie at least. Like come on, Benny Boo, you're king now. Fuck what anyone else says and get rid of that racist/ anti-Semitic shit. Because that's exactly what it is. That rule/law is prejudice against magic people and there is no other way to spin it. They also don't give her much personality which I despise. This is the girl who ends up being Carlos's girlfriend. She was the mascot, became a cheerleader, and was on the welcoming committee and practically played the role of Ben's advisor in some areas. She was on decorating committee. She was smart enough to escape the sleep spell in d3 and help unbeastafy Ben. In school of secrets, she snapped at a fucking girl who thought the vks shouldn't be allowed in Auardon during a debate. And they didn't touch on any of this, gave us a bad impression of fairy godmother, and did barely anything for this cinnamon role. And they practically implied that girls like her - meek, shy, skittish with short hair and few friends- were ugly by having her get the long hair back after d1. Also they had her dress like a child most of the time which is kinda cringy in my opinion unless she actually liked the style. Which she didn't seem to. That's only in the first movie though. But seriously, why did they make a big deal out of her needing that hair to look beautiful when she was already beautiful? Why did they make it seem like the way she was in d1 was the worst thing ever when I know plenty of shy, quiet, meek people in real life who are awesome and funny. Why did they rush her relationship with Carlos while giving them barely any screen time and not even hinting that they liked eachother more? And why doesn't she get her birth right when Mal gets it and uses it and practically abuses it all throughout the series? How is that fair?

All of these kids deserved better. Each and everyone of the aks and vks deserved better and I'm not at all happy they didn't get it. And to the neigh sayers who think I'm exaggerating how uncomfortable Ben looks in his clothes. Look here;

Look. Does he look comfortable to you. Because he reminds me of a child forced to dress into suit or a dress for a wedding, funeral, or church. Aka uncomfortable, forcing smile, annoyed, and like he'd rather be in anything else. Now let's look at his other clothes to see what he looks more comfortable in.

Now look at his non suit outfits; what does he look more comfortable into you? Also can Ben please wear more colours than just blue and yellow ughhhh. Belle and Adam in their movies had even more colours! Belle wore: Blue, Green, red, pink, yellow, white. Adam wore: purple/plum , dull dark blue, maroon.)