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[themundanedumpling]

watching begins youth makes me miss bts even more

[nataliedecorsair]

I wanted to give you some of Pticenoga's Borderlands AU backstory, how she was raised by Shade and before starting her shenanigans with Vaughn.

Plus a bonus comic about how she decided to set up a meeting for Vaughn and Shade, but didn't tell Vaughn who is supposed to be there x) Mostly because Vaughn has met Shade before in his macabre World of Curiosities museum and thought that Shade is too weird for him. Well, that's the kind of person that would raise a feral harpy siren, gotta deal with it!

When she was very young, nothing bothered her much as she was just a wild baby exploring the world x) And Shade was a good father figure to her. However, as she grew older, she realized that she doesn't really "fit in": yeah, Pandora is a crazy planet, but not every person there is crazy. There are plenty of "regular folk" like Shade or other people from their town - and many others. And she was frequently called a monster, a mutant and many other things by the regular kids and even adults. She was wild though, could bite them or fight with them in a pretty feral manner, and, even though she protected herself, it didn't help the situation much. She wasn't crazy enough (and too small) to fit in with the psychos or bandits, was "too human" for actual monsters living on Pandora, and for a long time she had no idea she was a Siren, as even for Sirens she looked too different. Only when she hit her teens, she was able to confirm that she is one, started using her powers, and in her human form she could see the full extension of the glowing pattern she had on her skin. She still, however, didn't know why she wasn't born "normal", and there were no older Sirens around.

At some point, she decided to become independent and live on her own. Her "wild" upbringing was helping that a lot, and she felt fine being away from people. She'd still visit Shade frequently, of course, and at some point she'd even met Zer0 and could hang out with him for some time. As Zer0 is a mystery himself, they had some common ground between them (though constantly listening to his haiku were exhausting xD). Sadly, Vault Hunters attract attention, not always positive, and that was the reason why she got spotted by a big bandit gang (could be the beginning of Vallory's gang, but before she took over). And local scientists like Tannis already declared that there may be some connection between Sirens and the Vaults. And they noticed that she's a Siren, but also pretty young (and dumb). After the first Vault on Pandora was opened, there was plenty of weird and valuable stuff around, but it wasn't so easy to get it when you're just regular bandits. And when Eridians, the aliens that are guarding the Vault, are everywhere. The Sirens like Lilith were too strong for them, and hiring a Vault Hunter is expensive, so they decided to wriggle into her favor and use her to gain access to the area. She didn't know she was dealing with bandits first, she naively thought it's a rare case of nice fellows just wanting to be friends and such, plus the Vault could have answers about her origin, and the new "friends" confirmed it.

At some point, she realized she was being used, and got into a fight with the bandits - and lost, as there were too many of them, and she had too little experience, and they knew about Shade. She got kidnapped and told that she'd do everything they told her to do, or they'd kill Shade, so she had to obey. She helped them to fight the way to the Vault and get some of the riches, and during the process she felt that she really does have a connection with Eridians - they boosted her powers and helped her to get free, and kill every presenting member of the gang. She was worried about Shade though, so she left immediately to find him before the remaining members found out what happened and could harm him. But she was too late - the water source in their town of Oasis was poisoned, and every single person there died. Except Shade though - he lasted longer, but dehydration made him insane, and he turned corpses into the stuffed dummies he could talk to (though she didn't have much of a problem with this part). As she was gone for at least several months, he didn't believe she's real, and she had to adapt to the new reality.

She never got back to the Vault after that as she felt it was a source of more trouble than anything good (in her view, the price was too much for a bunch of physical stuff).

That lasted for years, and became a bit easier as her powers, enhanced by the Eridians, wasn't only serving the destruction,  but could eventually "heal" some part of Shade's mind, so the moments of clarity became more frequent (she didn't know it's the reason, though). And you still need money, whether you like it or not, so, when Shade decided to use his World of Curiosities as a spot of illegal deals and smuggling, she didn't resist, but would watch over him in the shadows in case something goes wrong.

Eventually, she calmed down and just embraced herself. And, after some time, she met Vaughn, whose personal struggles she could sense right away, as she had to experience "being different" herself.

[crookedteethed]

HE'S my thing | r.c.

Pairing: (older) Bestfriend's Dad Rafe! x Fem!reader

Summary: You ended things with your best friend's father, but does anything ever truly end?

Warnings: 18+ Semi-public sex (p in v), cursing, cheating in the next room, age gap, Fuckboy!Rafe, angst, usage of "little girl" and 'brat', manhandling, choking

A/N: Barely proofread. Also, thank you for all the love and support on part one!!

Part One

Word Count: 2.8k

"Fuck, Marry, Kill: Mr. Thornton, Mr. Kelce, or Mr. Barry." Maribella had asked you.

You pulled your tanning reflector away from your face to look at your potential candidates.

You and Marble were sunbathing by the pool at Tanny Hill when suddenly, guests began to slowly appear. Then someone started playing music from the speakers, the backyard string lights turned on, and suddenly the grill started crackling with fire.

"Daddy must be throwing one of his summer barbeques." Maribella had hummed.

You observed the three older men, all wearing colorful floral swim trunks, reminiscing about the "good old days" before they had children and wives, unaware that you and Maribella were sizing them up.

Fuck, Marry, Kill.

It was a simple question-and-answer game that you and Maribella often played when you were bored with strangers on the street or celebrity men whom you'd fancy, never with the men in your actual lives.

"Let's see." you elongated. "I'd fuck Mr. Barry, Marry Mr. Thornton, and Kill Mr. Kelce."

"Ouch." Maribella laughs.

"Sorry, Kelce." You shrugged, laughing along with your friend. "What about you?" You asked.

Like you, Maribella paused to observe the men, thus concluding: "None of them. They're all old and have beer belly's."   

"Then why'd you ask me?" you said in disbelief.

"Because." She said snobbishly, "I was testing you. Y'know, it's unhealthy for young girls to be attracted to such old men? Unhealthy."

You rolled your eyes, bringing your tanning reflector back to your face.

Ever since you'd told Maribella that you'd slept with her father, Mr. Cameron, she'd been subtly throwing slick remarks on her disdain for your taste in older men. 

Though she claimed she wasn't upset about you sleeping with Mr. Cameron, you can still sense her animosity toward the situation, which is why you never responded when she made a snide remark.

"Oh, look, it's my dad and his latest bitch he'd gotten from the pound." Maribella snide, and in a timely manner you watched as Rafe and his latest "Bitch" walked through the sliding patio doors.

Rafe had one of those cocky ass grins on his face, the one he would flash to you after cumming deeply inside you without wearing a condom, or the type of snarky grin he would show after whispering something promiscuous in your ear.

The bitch--woman who'd he been talking to appeared to be roughly around his age--maybe a little older, blond, and gangling looking. If you hadn't known The Camerons for so long, you would have assumed this woman was Rafe's wife and Maribella's mother.

You scoffed. "God, I thought there was an age limited when it came to being a slut." you laughed, causing Maribella to laugh along with you.

The woman also laughs, but it's because of something Rafe had whispered in her ear. The tint of your sunglasses had blurred the exact movement of Rafe's plush lips, but you assume he said something along the lines of sweet nothings from Rafe Cameron.

Surely, Maribella hadn't known that you ended things with her father just over a week ago, so she hadn't known just how furious you'd been to see Rafe with another woman. 

So quickly, just like that, he'd forgotten about you, just like you hadn't been the "tightest cunt" he claimed to ever be in. And not to mention, he hadn't even looked at you or glanced your way since the barbecue began. 

"I'm going to be sick." You said.

"You too?" Maribella asked.

You got up from your lounge chair with no plan in mind; you didn't even know where you were going until you found yourself staring angrily at Rafe in front of the grill. 

He'd been flipping over a barbecue rib with a pair of tongs, the blond woman clinging to his back with her chin laying on his shoulders and her arms wrapped around his body.

Yuck. 

Rafe had been wearing one of those comical aprons. His had an image of an animated woman with a coke bottle figure. Though it looked ridiculous on him, you couldn't help but keep staring at his biceps that poked out from the side of the apron, and of course, he'd been in a muscle tee so that you could see just a bit of his nipple peeking to the public, fuck.

"Oh, baby, is this your daughter you told me so much about?" The woman had smiled at you.

You scoff.

It was condescending in how the woman had addressed you; it was how she had called Rafe baby; she'd said it like they'd been together for years. 

And it was how effortlessly beautiful she was. She looked like the type of woman Rafe would go for, prose and expensive-looking. 

It was also how she'd mistaken you for Rafe's daughter rather than for what you were: the tightest cunt Rafe had ever been in.

Rafe peered at you for a quick moment, flipping over another rib.

"Uh, no, she's one of my daughter's friends." Rafe said, his demeanor starting to change to cold and stern. "The foods not done yet, kid." He swated you away.

You scoff again, he knows you're not here to talk about the food. And who does he think he is calling you that, kid, tsk.

You weren't a kid when you could take all 9 inches of him, back then you were a "good girl."

"Rafe--Mr. Cameron, Can we talk? In private? It's about Maribella." You lied.

He barely looked at you as he spoke, "Can't it wait for later, I'm busy?”

"It's important."

"I don't know, baby, if it's about your daughter, you should see what she wants, I can look after the grill." The woman said.

With a look of disdain, you looked at the blonde woman, but had it not been for her, Rafe would not have listened. Just as Rafe was about to remove his apron, the woman seized his jaw and pulled him into a kiss.

In a moment of unawareness, your hand inadvertently swept across the small glass bowl of barbecue sauce, unintentionally shattering the glass and causing some of the sauce to spill onto the women's Prada sandals.

"Oops." You shrug, storming off into the house, in the mitts, you glanced at Maribella, you were thankful she'd been resting with her eyes close and had her earbuds in.

You felt Rafe trailing behind you hot, the sound of his sandals clucking on the ground being the only thing you can focus on.

You attempt to rapidly close the sliding patio door before he could reach you, but it was too late, Rafe had caught onto the door.

"You're really childish, Y/N, you know that?" he spats.

You sped walked through the vacant house, no route in mind.

"Do you hear me little girl?" Rafe sternly says, as if he were talking to Maribella.

Suddenly, you felt the piercing sensation of Rafe's grip on your wrist, and your body being jerked. "Hey--Listen to me when I'm speaking to you."

Under Rafe's grip, you'd been in his mercy, as you looked up into angry eyes.

"Is there a reason why you're acting like such a brat?"

"It just doesn't make sense." You said, your voice shaky from the sound of the lump forming in your throat. "What does she have that I don't? A good credit score, a stable job?"

you struggle to get out of Rafe's hold, but his grip on you was too tight.

"Need I remind me you that you ended things with me?" Rafe gritted.

"But I didn't expect you to move on so quickly!" You shouted. " Did I mean nothing to you?"

Rafe squeezed your wrist, coming closer to your face. "Lower your tone when you're talking to me little girl."

"Fuck you." you sniffled, tears running down your cheeks. You didn't mean to say it, but it was in the heat of the moment, and you were angry.

Rafe's eyes grew darker, and his face had grown angrier, and just by the way he roughly dragged you through the house, you knew you had fucked up.

"Rafe! You're hurting me!" you cried, as he dragged you up the stairs.

"Shut up!" He spat at you. "Of all the nice things I've done for you in the past, this is what I get? A fuck you? 'Dad, Y/n has a flat tire but doesn't have the money for a new one.' 'Dad, Y/n is $100 short on her rent this month.' " Rafe mocked his daughter.

"I'm the one that let your pouge ass even come near here and my daughter, but fuck me, right?" he said.

As Rafe dragged you onto his master bedroom, locking the doors behind him, you felt the tears spilling from your eyes because of how bad you felt remembering all the other ways Mr. Cameron had helped you that hadn't been sexual.

Rafe had pushed you onto the bed, grumbling to himself as he started untying his apron, you watched him with wide eyes as he paced.

"What are you going to do to me?" you squeaked.

"I'm going to fuck some sense into you, because who the hell do you think you are speaking to me like that?" he spat.

"Fuck you." He mocked, grumbling to himself.

And before you knew it, Rafe grabbed the back of your head and his lips had angrily crashed into your tear soaked ones.

As your lips parted, the salty taste of your tears mixed with the sweetness of Rafe's kiss. It was a kiss born of anger and passion, a kiss that set your skin ablaze.

Rafe's hands moved deftly, untangling the knot of your bikini top. Your breasts, full and heavy, spilled free.

Rafe's touch was both urgent and tender, a contradiction that mirrored the storm of emotions swirling within you both.

As Rafe's lips trailed down your neck, you felt a shiver run through your body, a sensation that was both thrilling and comforting. It was as if all your senses had come alive, each one crying out for more.

As Rafe kissed your neck, his hands played with the hem of your bikini bottom, his fingers tempting to touch your most prized possession.

"Rafe, I need it." You whined, as he put your hand in your bikini bottoms, using his palm to cup your wet heat. "I need you."

Not long after, Rafe's hand slipped out of your bottoms. He was now unbuckling the belt to his shorts and pulling down his pants and briefs.

Rafe didn't even bother to pull your bikini bottoms down before pushing all 9 inches into your cunt; he fucked you through the makeshift opening he made by hooking his fingers through the crotch of your bottom. 

Rafe's thrusts were urgent and deep, causing you to yelp at the bitter sweet intrusion.

Usually Rafe was slow with the first couple of strokes inside of you--so your cunt could accommodate to his size--but today he was merciless.

Because of the wetness of your cunt, Rafe's cock had easily slipped in and out of you, but to you each thrust felt like a burning sting.

Nonetheless, You moaned as he filled you, your hands grasping at his back, pulling him closer and closer.

Rafe cerulean eyes never left yours--if you could describe the look on his face, you would describe it as a look of hatred, but as you looked down to where your bodies connected--the slick that coated yours and his sex organs--this wasn't hatred. So what was it?

You called out his name in pleasure.

The makeshift opening in your bikini bottoms stretched to accommodate his thickness, the thin fabric digging into your skin as he pounded into you. With each thrust, he pushed your body further into his soft bedsheets. With each thrust he pushed you further into pure bliss.

"This is why I don't fuck with young girls." Rafe muttered. His hands gripped your hips tightly, his fingers digging into your skin as he sought to go even deeper.

"You all are too needy and in for it because of the daddy issues." He said under his breath. Then suddenly, as if it was used for leverage, Rafe's hand clasped around your throat; your mouth had formed the shape of an '0'.

As his pace quickened, your breath quickened too, short gasps escaping your lips.

Rafe's mouth had been inches away from yours; you arched your back just enough to hover over his plush lips, and you sucked in his breath as his grip tightened around your gullet. 

Rafe kissed you, his tongue swiping the inside of your mouth.

The sensation of being so full, of being taken with such urgency, sent waves of pleasure coursing through your body. You knew this encounter was reckless, but the thrill of it only added to your arousal. You wanted this—needed this—and as Rafe's thrusts became more frenzied, you knew he was close.

And just by the way your cunt had fluttered around his length, you knew that you were close too.

And then, just as you gone to moan, you heard a knock at Rafe's door.

"Sweetheart? Are you in there?"

It was her.

Rafe's hand--the one clasped around your throat, now covered your mouth.

His cock had faltered inside of you once he heard the sound of her voice, but he kept fucking you anyway.

"Uh-yeah, babe, I'm just taking a break from the party." He said, his eyes penetrating through your skull; his voice sounded as if he weren't penetrating through your cunt. 

"Oh, ok. Just telling you the ribs are done, should I put the hot dogs on next?" She asked, clueless about her boyfriend fucking his daughter's best friend. 

You found yourself enjoying how fucked up this was--how satisfying it was to know that Rafe was fucking you and not her right now.

"Yeah--shit--" involuntarily, your cunt had squeezed Rafe's length. "Fuck. Y-yeah do that." Rafe said. 

"Or maybe I can join you? "Take a break" from the party together?" The woman had said seductively, causing you to roll your eyes at her pass at Rafe. 

"Say the word, Y/N." Rafe whispered. "Say the word and I can have her gone."

You had hoped the room had been soundproof from the way Rafe pace had quickened. The sound of flesh slapping against flesh filled the air, a testament to the intensity of your passion.

You moaned loudly, but it had been muffled by Rafe's palm. Your nails digged into his shoulders as you matched his rhythm.

"Baby?" The woman said.

Your breath quickened as you neared your peak, Rafe eyes never leaving yours. "Say the word." he mouthed.

Fuck did you want Rafe, fuck did you want him so bad.

But Rafe wasn't supposed to be "Rafe" to you; he was supposed to be Mr. Cameron.

And Mr. Cameron wasn't supposed to be fucking you. 

You both had crossed a line, and there was nothing more to your relationship than what was behind that line. No matter how much you daydreamt about it, this--you and Rafe together--could never be a thing.

With a final, powerful thrust, you'd reached your climax. Shortly after, Rafe had reached his own, his body tensing as he filled your cunt with his release. 

You could feel his warmth inside you, a satisfying sensation that left you breathless and wanting more and, more evidently, filled with dread.

As he slowly withdrew, you could feel his length slide out of you, leaving you with a delicious emptiness that only he could fill.

When Rafe realized you weren't going to tell him to tell her to leave, he made a face at you, a face that said- if you didn't know any better- he was disappointed by your choice. 

"Baby, are you alright in there?" The woman said. 

"Yeah, could you, could you give me a moment?" Rafe had asked her, and shortly after, you heard the obnoxious flapping of her Prada sandals flapping away.

Rafe got himself situated before helping you. 

He tied your bikini top back to its place and your bikini bottoms.

And then gotten a warm towel and wiped the dried tears on your cheeks, and then he wiped away the remainder of his and your cum that slid down your thighs. 

You kind of just sat there with your head looking at your lap, trying to avoid Rafe's gaze.

"Will you stay for the rest of the barbecue?" Rafe asked. I would really appreciate it if you did." 

Rafe had waited for you to say something, but you never did. When he realized you weren't going to say anything, he had nothing to say himself, as he figured that it was officially over between you two, and what more can you say once you've reached the end of something? 

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[jmdbjk]

Make assumptions and get the wrong idea. Please. That's what he said.

My brain listening to Who:

(on the beat of course)

Sorry for the brain porn but that's how my brain feels when I hear Jimin's vocals. The runs, the ad libs, the highs, lows, and in-betweens, the breathing, especially the breathing. Especially in the 4K version of the Tonight Show performance posted on BangtanTV.

For many years now I've been wanting to hear Jimin let 'er rip on a big song and FINALLY! FINALLY!

FINALLY!

I started to jot down my interpretations of Who but you know what? no one needs yet another analyzation of the song, the lyrics, the MV, the belt sharing, the ... but one thing I need to point out... Ryan's Vintage Clothes is definitely a nod to Ryan Gosling don't you think? (just kidding sorta)

A ton of people have given their dissertations on what they think it all means. All I know is Jimin has that MAGIC and he is FLEXING big time.

This is my favorite shot from the most recent promo image drop on Weverse. I have always dissented when Jimin would say his left side is his best side. No sir. It's your right side.

The entire Muse album is a complete mind-bender for me. He came up with the ideas and themes and what he couldn't do on his own, he explained to all the people helping him in order to create his vision...

PDogg said this in an interview: "I also believe the experience of collaborating with various producers and songwriters in LA and NY gave Jimin the opportunity to further explore his limitless potential."

Minseong Kim (Performance Director): "When we were working together, I saw Jimin putting a lot of thought into delivering the song's choreography as a visual art form. He uses his detailed expressions to convey various artistic elements in the performance beyond simply presenting stylish, energetic choreography. He is always devoted to emphasizing the artistic elements of the performance by forming a visceral connection to it. I believe that his commitment and passion has shaped Jimin's unique style and allows him to deliver one of the most exciting performances in pop music."

and:

"We had countless discussions about how to visually articulate the story and message of the song through the performance on a larger scale, in a manner that's true to the song's title Who. When the choreography was completed Jimin was utterly pleased with the performance having all the elements he had wished to incorporate."

You can read the entire VMAGAZINE article here.

Regarding the other songs on the album, in MiniMoniMusic Exchange, Jimin mentioned that Rebirth was his favorite track. I do love it too, Jimin. The heartbeat, the poignancy. Perfection.

And I have to compare Be Mine to Seven. In Jungkook's Seven, the explicit version was so very literal and so in your face it was funny, even the MV added to the unserious vibe of it all.

But in Jimin's, Be Mine, he has probably the most erotic lyric I've ever heard coming out of the mouth of a Tannie: "... a hot island, a party with just the two of us; I know what you want and baby I want the same; love ‘til the morning; we just keep fallin’... baby come, baby come; show me what, show me what love is, yeah yeah; melt me hot, hot, hot quickly"

I am streaming all the versions of all the songs and album. I absolutely love it.

Now that I got that out of my system...

It's been about a year (??!?!?) since Jungkook's Only Fans debut live stream. Time is flying.

We are anticipating gaining more context soon surrounding exactly what went down between them the prior two weeks to this live and what did Jimin mean when he said he "can handle it? (Are you sure you wanna know?)

There is a high possibility we might get some jikook carpool karaoke.

The main trailer drops Monday. Hold on to your ... whatever it is you hold on to when you get shook because I'm sure it'll be another earthquake on the timeline.

All lyrics translations credit: © 2024 by Learn Korean With Sel www.learnkoreanwithsel.com/

[grabyoursaintsandpray]

I didn't exactly have high hopes going into the film, my expectations were on the floor actually but somehow it still managed to be worse than I thought it would be.

In case anyone wants to watch the awful mess that is Borderlands, I'll put the rest under the cut and instead here's much needed eye bleach in the form of Krieg.

The exposition! There's so much of it, which I knew there would be because you have to explain 5 games worth of lore in a 1:40hr movie.

Tannis basically exists as a character to insert that lore for the audience, usually in an awkward painful to watch manner. I wish I could say well, Tannis is an awkward character so Jamie Lee Curtis nailed it but we didn't get that funny, slightly deranged way of speaking and making people uncomfortable. We just got some really blah lines, delivered very deadpan. Having her in the movie brought nothing to it, you could have cut her out and still had the same product.

Kevin Hart played Kevin Hart in a beret.

I actually stopped thinking of him as Roland and instead as a random 'Crimson Lance' soldier and you know what? It was more enjoyable that way.

Lillith, well yeah. The biggest sin here was her not being a siren? Not until the very end of course, which is so obvious as being the film's end game that I found myself checking the time wondering when would we be getting that 'big' reveal. Of course they don't actually use the word siren, they say Daughter of Eridia instead. Tannis does use the word siren exactly once near the end but it's pretty quickly muttered and never referenced again.

Speaking of sirens, Tina's whole back story is a chaotic mess. For some reason she has siren-like powers because why not I guess? Instead of her actual tragic back story, they kind of spliced her with Angel's instead. A controlling father who uses her powers for his own gain, except Atlas isn't her father because she was made in a lab with eridian blood.

Yeah the whole thing is a lot to follow and I know the lore, so I have no idea what casual movie goers thought of this.

The worst thing about this movie is Tina actually and that sucks to say because she's a great character but not in this. Her lines are delivered without any of that crazy, fun spark. Her jokes aren't funny and don't land and she's just... irritating. We're supposed to care for her, we're supposed to believe that lillith comes to care for her but it's a little hard to swallow.

Claptrap is well Claptrap, which is actually not that bad. His lines are very on point and visually he looks good. However he's a very annoying character and that's the whole point of course but in the games you just bump into him now and again and can generally get away from him, in this movie you are stuck with him and he very quickly grates on your nerves.

My beloved Krieg, at least you looked good. Another character who was really kind of pointless and didn't make any sense being there. Why was Atlas keeping psychos in space jail? Why did Tina know his name and why were they so comfortable with each other. We'll never know and the film didn't think it relevant to tell us.

Surely if Tina needed a bodyguard, the obvious answer would have been Brick? Did nobody working on this film play the games at all?

There's probably a lot that I've already forgotten and I don't intend to watch this film again to remember any of it but the main thing that stuck out to me was

Nobody laughed

At any of it, not a single chuckle was heard throughout the entire film and there must have been at least 15 people in my screening.

It was a painfully unfunny film and I'm now going to play Borderlands 2 and try to wipe it from my memory.

[enigmatist17]

So I did go see the Borderlands movie this morning, and holy cannoli, it was a flaming dumpster fire of a movie. Spoilers about below just FYI

However!

Kevin Hart ended up being one of the saving graces when I thought he would be the worst of the lot! Sure, he doesn't physically embody Roland from the games, but performance and combat-wise, he was very solid! Jamie Lee Curtis as Tannis was alright as well. She nailed a lot of Tannis' mannerisms to a T, and overall, unlike Lilith and Moxxi, I didn't mind her being aged up. Kreig was great despite being pretty much silent most of the game, and looked like he'd been quite literally pulled right out of the game and dropped into the movie.

Tina was very meh, it's like they wanted her to me more unhinged but restrained themselves at the last moment, and it doesn't work in the Borderlands world. They also had this thing where she's really a clone of a supposed "Daughter of Eridium", whatever the hell that means??? I think if it had been rated R or unrated like it should have been, Tina would have made more of an impact, but she just ended up being very meh.

Lilith was...well, I'm not sure. Most of the movie kinda centers around her backstory/her mom, which tbh is not what I wanted to see from a Borderlands movie? Like seeing some twists about Pandora/her being older was fine, but to have almost everyone fawning over her/her mother got old super quick, and they waited until the end for her to be the badass siren we all know and love??? I'm not the biggest Lilith fan, but Cate did her best with a script that couldn't decide if they wanted Lilith to be an asshole or sympathetic, which for an actor who's played/loves the games, has to suck :/

Jack Black was not great, and to find out he VA'd the Claptrap lines before they started filming makes his odd detachment make so much freaking sense. It always felt like Claptrap was just slightly removed from everything, and I couldn't nail down why until I googled that midway through the movie (which btw my sister, a friend, and I were the only ones in it lol). They should have just gotten the VA for him, Jack was not it :/

The CGI was either really good or really bad, and Lilith's wig did not blend in with any of it at all lmao. The sets/Pandora/costumes, aside from Tina's, were pretty damn good, but where it really shined was the guns. I could literally point out specific guns and their manufacturers despite all the motion of combat, and to be able to do that for even a casual gamer? Loved it.

Sadly though, despite them having been credited for months leading up tot he film, Hammerlock, Wainwright, Ellie and Scooter all got cut from the movie and it's a fucking travesty. I was kind of hoping Hammerlock would kick ass, but to get to the end and find out the asshat who ruined this movie said "oh they were gone for pacing" made me SO mad.

THEY FILMED A WEDDING SCENE YOU ASSHAT, I WANT THAT FOOTAGE AND I WANT IT NOW

Overall, my score is a 1.5/10

[jscameron]

this is my first time writing fanfiction so please be easy on me! i hope you all enjoy. let me know what i can do to make things better! if there’s any requests you want, let me know! 🩵 enjoy!

triggers: breeding kink, smut, rough sex, possessive rafe, dominant rafe, rafe x fem reader

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“rafey?” you say as you enter his house. you knew the rest of his family was away on a trip to tanny hill, because he invited you to come stay a few nights with him. “i’m up here, darling.” he said in a sing song tone. you could hear his footsteps approaching you. “im coming i’m coming!” he says, reaching for your spending-the-night bag. “thanks, hunny”, you say giving him a peck on the cheek. “come upstairs with me”, before you know it, he’s got your bag and he has picked you up and is carrying you up his stairs.

“baby! rafe, put me down!”, you say in a joking manner. you actually love the way he’s holding you right now. you see that you’re entering his bedroom. “as you wish, darling.” he says as he gently places you on his bed. he eyes your body up and down, you know what’s about to come next.

he places his hands on your thighs and hovers his body on top of yours, his face inches from yours, him staring at you with a hungry look in his piercing blue eyes. “i can’t wait to share this weekend with you.”, he whispers into your ear, his breath blowing ever so gently onto you. “kiss me, rafey. i want you and need you. please.”, you beg. “as you wish, princess.” he leans into your body and starts pressing kisses on your neck, following your jawline, making it to your lips and taking you, hungrily. you moan into his kisses and latch onto his neck. you feel him sitting on the bed in front of you, still holding onto your thighs.

“clothes. off. now.”, he commands. you don’t move. “y/n, did you hear me?” “yes, sir, i did. but —“ he starts by removing your shirt, followed by your jeans, leaving you in only your matching bra and thong. “mmm.” he coos, and takes in the set you have on. “daddy likey”, he says. he lays you on your back and hovers over you once more, before giving you a sloppy kiss on your lips. you enjoy every second of this, you like how he’s turning you on. he presses his lower body into yours and you feel his cock, hard through his jeans, just waiting to come out. you can no longer take it, you undo your bra, showing him your taut nipples. you start playing with your breasts and he’s watching you. “rafe, please. play with me.” “yes, baby.”, he starts undoing his jeans and takes off his shirt. he looks at you one more time, before ripping your thong off of you. you try to cover up by putting your legs together. “no.”, he says as he pushes your legs apart. “i wanna see how wet you are. baby, you’re dripping.” he places his head between your legs and starts kissing your pussy lips, licking in all the right places. he takes two fingers and slowly slides them into you. “that’s my good girl. take me.”, he coos. “f-fuck, daddy.” you moan as he slides his fingers in and out of you, as he’s sucking on your clit.

“rafey, cock. please.”, you beg. he moans against your pussy. “you taste so good though, baby. i don’t want to stop.”, he pouts. “please, daddy. let me take care of you now.” you push him off of you and you take his cock out of his boxers. “soooo big.”, you say as you stare at his beautiful cock. you take your right hand and start teasing his shaft, as you do this, you also stick his tip into your mouth, swirling your tongue around the head. “fuuuuck, baby.”, he moans, leaning his head back, relaxing his body. he starts thrusting into your mouth, making you gag, but you know it turns the both of you on. he puts his hand on the back of your head and grips your hair, thrusting into you faster and faster. “fuck! i don’t want to cum like this. not tonight.” he pulls out of your mouth and looks at you, lovingly. he still has his fingers weaved through your hair. he pulls your head back to make you look into his eyes. “stay just like this. on your stomach. i’m fucking you from behind. i want everyone to know you’re mine. i’m going to fill you so full with my cum over and over again.”, he ordered. and he did just that. ❤️

[koreanthrillerenjoyer]

ive been waiting for begins = youth for soo long now that i decided to write down my thoughts whilst watching it.

( i wil be calling the characters by the tannies name not the characters name sorry)

ep 1.

° FINALLYYYYYY

° the fucking connections between yoongi's trauma with fire and him playing with fire with his iconic lighter UGH, i havent thought of that before.

° them casting a handsome actor fin jin is like so funny and cannon like, iykyk yk?!

° tae doing ilegal shit for funsies is so funny

° the actor of tae rlyyy nailes his smile

° bruh jin rly called the cops on taejoon first meeting lmao

° tae is fckn hilarious

° tae reminds me of till from alien stage

° tae is a MENACE

° namjoon + bike, ah yes feels about right

° ayyy, am i wrong is playing

° lmao not hobi making orphan jokes

° hobis actor KNOWS hobis mannerisms like its so cool

° BROOO THE ACTOR OF KWON HYUK FROM BEYOND EVIL PLAYS IN THIS SHIT AAAAHHHHGGGGGGGGHHGG

° im already connecting these universes ( beyond evil and hyyh) like what if after be ends theyre on patrol and get called by someone ( maybe jin) calling cuz tae did something ilegal again or even yoongi. fanfic where?

° yoongi is giving lee dongsik from beyond evil, like being blamed for something traumatizing and being known for that and then lowkey admitting u did it ( spoiler = although its not the case)

° jin is giving han joowon, they were both transfered from europe and have isseus with status in family and both dont care about power and are they are both rich and have the same hairstyle and both have severe daddy issues and are both quiete but seriouse and i could go on omg ( promice last post about beyond evil)

° im crying, joon is just as clumsy in here as irl xD

° everyone killed their roles and im fucking stoked for the rest

[curio-queries]

Run BTS: 048 | Protect the BTS Village part 2

Original Air Date: 10 APR 2018 Episode Length: 36:13 Total Parts: 2 YouTube English Subtitles: Yes Title Song: Blood Sweat & Tears

Synopsis: Conclusion of the previous ep. We find out exactly what happened with the Blue village

Production: Excellent framework choice to end the previous ep with Jimin's sly smile and start the next one here. It could be that they didn't get much footage without Jimin being sus, but it gives the audience a different perspective on the events of the episode KNOWING that JM is bad. it's a good thing they went through all of the hints at the end. In my opinion, the teams were completely unbalanced. There only should have been 2 imposters. The good guys are already at a disadvantage, not knowing anyone they can trust, and these clues were a little too subtle for the members. but overall, it was very watchable and cut together well to reveal the blue members with appropriate pacing.

Endearment: Same as before, the guys do a little better with the actual game when they're given a little more solid direction like searching for the journals

Winner: YG, JM, V

Loser: JN, RM, JH, JK

Best Cheater: Jimin. Hiding Hobi's journal!

Member Moments:

RM: RM, you were so close! He was starting to figure it out but he let the group sway him! lesson one in social deduction games, if someone is being sussed by all of the players, they're usually not it since the imposters won't out their buddies. It's not clear to us if the guys know that the blue villagers know who eachother are but definitely something to keep in mind.

JN: This episode is a pivotal moment in Jin's character development for social deduction games. he brings this up for yeaaaarrs to come.

YG: Ahh, yoongi, you put in so much effort and that pesky bus ticket...

JH: The Hobi/Jimin wallet conversation is iconic. and we see again, this manner that Hobi adopts when he's been wrongfully accused. I'm telling you, if he could nail that for when he's actually guilty, he'd be unstoppable.

JM: Jimin, the most adorable evil smirk in history??

V: V's package was from yeontan!! i never noticed that before! not our beloved Tannie!!

JK: Ahhh, JK's habbit of fixating on one task. he spends this whole episode looking for his journal to no avail.

Bonus Content: Honestly, I'm kinda dissapointed in the bonus content for these episodes. i get that there's a specific person filming for this but there were cameras all over that set; there had to be some interesting content that didn't make the final cut. the best part of the bonus content for me is the tiny bit of an interview the winning and losing teams did.

CQ Rank: 5

(CQ Eval Date: 04 FEB 2024)

Check out this post for my Masterlist of all episodes and descriptions of how I'm evaluating these.

Previous Episode: 047

Next Episode: 049

[myobsessionsspace]

Everyone’s Journey Isn’t The Same

A bit of a long one...

Do we really understand when they say ‘Love Yourself’?

We don’t have rights to their actions. We don’t have rights to their musical expressions, we don’t have rights to their relationships or friendships. We don’t have rights to how the present themselves or any of the above.

Social media has been all over the place with the most recent release and with the Tannie’s movements.

The Tannies have always been open with us (to an extent). When there is a deviation it causes A LOT of conversation.

The Tannies are known for giving sweet posts or pictures letting us know they will journey safely or have returned safely, so we question and have multiples conversations when they don’t.

They are known to host lives together when they are with each other, so we question and have multiples conversations when they don’t.

They are known to talk about each other and not shy away from mentioning each other’s names, so we question and have multiples conversations when they don’t.

They drew fans/ARMY in with their multi layered lyrics and multi layered music videos, so we question and have multiples conversations when they don’t.

They are known to send silent messages of support to local brands, brands that support causes and charities, brands with messages they align with but can’t be more vocal about, so we question and have multiples conversations when they don’t.

Due to all of the above mentioned and more, it’s understandable then that as fans, we’ve put them on a pedestal.

It must be so hard for these young men. They are aware of the high standards we hold them to, they have tried their best to maintain these standards for 10+ years, as a group and individually.

Like a child who strives to live up to their parent’s expectations. A child loves to make their parents happy, they love to hear their parents praises, they love to hear their parents boast about them to other people.

But there comes a point when the child becomes an adult. When the child realises there is a whole world outside of their parents home, outside of the small circle of people concerned with how their actions represent their family, a whole world where there are people that do things for themselves and not for how it will be seen as a reflection of their family.

I’m sure many of us who went to college can talk of many kids who were ‘repressed’ at home and then when they tasted ‘freedom’ they went apesh!t, indulged in excess, then finally calmed down in sophomore year after getting it out of their system.

The Tannies have been like our children in our home and chapter 2 feels to me like their various stages of college ‘freedom’

Some of them already had their freshman experience before joining the group, they already had their ‘wild’ moments, we relished in the number of curse words and explicit lyrics RM & SUGA gave us with their initial solo endeavours. They also learned from them and had to deal with certain issues that stay with them even today, that get brought back and thrown in their faces in both a positive and negative manner.

We (the parents) still to this day want to defend our ‘children’ for their hairstyle choices, their lyric choices, their outfit choices, their immature views on relationships, gender, sexuality, the world etc.

But it is those actions that have led them, shaped them into the more rounded individuals they are today. Without those hairstyle choices, those off handed remarks, those lyrics being called out, they wouldn’t have been put in a position to learn, to speak to the right people, to study the right literature, to now advocate for what they previously didn’t understand, and most importantly to produce content that documents that growth and maturity.

The older children are doing alright, the parents can now sit back and support silently.

The younger children now start the cycle all over again. It’s now their turn to taste the ‘freshman freedom.’ They saw they older members’ journey, they saw the negatives, they knew the ‘right way’ to behave and they did.

However they never got that chance to make those ‘mistakes’ and experiences for themselves, their growth. It’s one thing to know on a surface level, but it’s another thing to experience it for yourself.

It’s nice to hear of those college experiences your family members have but it’s not the same as having your own. The benefit is you now know what places to avoid, what people to avoid etc. but you still want to live for yourself, not for your siblings, not for your parents, for you.

It’s now the younger members turn to curse unabashedly, to wear clothes not with a message or purpose, but just because they think it’s cool. It’s now their turn to live for themselves, have their actions not represent their family or their siblings, but them. They have learnt from their older members, so there will always be things they wouldn’t do or say for understanding of the ramifications. But they know how much they can do or say that they know the consequence isn’t important to them, that they know their family wouldn’t care or they would support because they’ve been there done that and KNOW them fully and completely.

Not only are we the ‘parents’ we are the ‘outsiders’ we are the ones that can say whatever we want in support or against of their actions, but it’s the siblings that they care about first, it’s the family they care about first, it’s themselves they care about first.

How can we applaud them for championing ‘Love Yourself’ if we don’t allow them to learn and LOVE THEMSELVES. If we put stipulations on what we will or won’t accept them to do in order to feel comfortable in them loving themselves.

We don’t own them, we don’t have a say in their growth, their experiences, their expression or how they live themselves.

They are taking this chapter to express themselves in different ways, the middle child may be doing this more layered and subtle, the younger child more obvious and bold.

It’s for us to watch from the sidelines, support from the background and be their for them through it all. As any parent, friend or loved one should.

If not, leave and let them be, control your own narrative, control your own actions, control your own lives and let them have control of theirs.

🖤🤍

[handsome-jacks-bottom-bitch]

So, life's been hectic, but rest assured, I will still be coming to you all with blog posts, tips and tricks and guides now thay things have calmed down. So.. To ease back into this, let's talk about the Borderlands movie.

Now, I will preface this saying thay I am extremely biased in my opinions. I have been playing Borderlands since the very first game came out. I've played every game god knows how many times, and have dedicated too much of my time into the franchise. So before I begin, I want to state, that these are merely my opinions. If you loved the trailer and are excited for the movie, then awesome! I won't take that away from you. So that being said, let's get into it.

So the Borderlands movie trailer just dropped.. and theres.. well, there's a lot of issues. So let's talk the first big thing: the casting.

Now this is no disrespect to the actors themselves. I think all the actors in this movie are AMAZING actors, however, I don't think they're the right choices for the characters that they are playing. The first one I'm gonna talk about is Claptrap. Now I LOVE Jack Black. I've seen nearly all his movies, I love his band, and I think he's the perfect choice for comedic based movies and characters.. however the biggest thing about Claptrap isn't just the comedy, it's the *voice*. Claptrap doesn't *sound* like Claptrap.. he sounds like Jack Black. Similar to the Chris Pratt/Super Mario situation.. the voice wasn't the character, it was just the actor. That being said, I don't doubt that Jack Black can portray Claptrap in the best comedic manner that our favorite robot deserves, I just don't feel his voice fits the character. I feel with the budget they spent on actors, they could have simply hired Claptraps *actual* voice actor.

The next casting choice I want to talk about is Kevin Hart. I love Kevin Hart, but similar to Jack Black, Kevin Hart is a more comedic actor. He's a comedian. Roland, as we all know, is a stoic man, very close to the chest, hides his emotions. I don't think that's Kevin Hart.

Kevin Hart is perfect for comedic rolls, for snarky, back talking characters. That just.. isn't Roland. Given the way the trailer has portrayed him thus far, it seems their taking a more comedic route with Roland, which just takes away the original allure of his character.

Now Jamie Lee Curtis.. one main issue I have, is that her portrayal make Tannis a lot older than she actually is. Tannis ranges from 20s-40s throughout the timeline of the game, and given that this movie is supposedly taking place before any vaults are open, that would put Tannis in her mid to late 20s. There's also the fact, that Tannis is canonically autistic, and has very little super expressive emotion, and tends to be very blunt and to the point. Now while I'm sure Jamie Lee Curtis can pull that off, i just.. don't think she was the right choice.

Finally, Cate Blanchett. Cate Blanchett is versatile. I love her, from her role in Thor Ragnarok, to LOTR and Oceans 8. Action is Cate Blanchetts thing.. but is she *Lilith*.. Possibly. I have no doubt Catr Blanchett could pull off an AMAZING Lilith, but this choice is going to depend solely on the writers and directors of the movie, and how they want her to play Lilith. This choice is iffy, but we'll see.

Now I can't say much on the other actors as I personally have not heard of any of them, so, there's not much I can say about it. What I can speak on, however, is the costume design.

Now if you have any presence on Twitter (or X), or anywhere where Borderlands is widely spoken about, you may have seen the biggest costume design complaint.. Kriegs mask. Keeping in mind the $100 million budget of the film, which is about the average for films, this costume design is atrocious.

Kriegs mask looks like a cheap piece of plastic given out for pre-order release of Borderlands 3. It looks like something any amateur cosplayer could have made with spare supplies they found in their closet. It's.. Bad..

Now, while Kriegs mask is *my* biggest pet peeve costume design wise, let's about other issues. Liliths hair. Normally, when you wear wigs in film, you try to make it not obvious that it's a wig. Well Liliths wig.. it doesn't look real. It is so clearly a wig, and it looks so unnatural on her. Now yes, Liliths hair has always had that unnatural natural swoop, however the could've simply went with her Borderlands 1 look, where she didn't have that swoop. The rest of her outfit is.. ok. It's not terrible, but it could've been better.

Now Tannis' outfit is.. well, it's an outfit. It doesn't scream "Tannis", but I can't say it's entirely.. bad. I can't quote explain what it is, but something about it just seems off.

The same goes for Tina's outfit. It's not terrible, but there's just something missing. Something that would make it scream "Tiny Tina". As for Roland, I have no complaints there. It's kind of hard to mess up an outfit such as Roland.

Ok, let's talk about the trailer itself now. It's a trailer alright. The first major thing that I noticed, is Liliths lack of tattoos. You know, the major thing about her, her siren abilities. Now, this isn't to say she *doesn't* have siren abilities, as we do see the sign of the firehawk at one point in the trailer.. however, the trailer doesn't showcase her abilities, and every view we get of her arm, we can see there's no tattoos. Seeing as how the movie descriptions online label her as an "infamous outlaw", instead of as a siren or "infamous siren outlaw", it's leading me to believe that she simply.. isn't a siren. Which is a major part of her character. Hell, Sirens are a major part of the overall Borderlands franchise.

So Liliths lack of Siren abilities aside, the trailer overall failed to me as a movie trailer. Trailers, be they for movies or games, to me, should be able to accomplish at the bare minimum two things. One, give the audience a decent overall understanding of what exactly the movie is going to be about.. and two, give you a introduction to the main characters. This trailer failed in both of those.

Over the course of the trailer, we see a lot of action, a lot of familiar faces, and plenty of Borderlands famous raunchy toilet humor. Yet the only thing we really get story wise, is what Lilith says at the beginning, about finding a vault. We get all sorts of characters thrown at our face, and a look at this new Atlas CEO(?) but.. that's about it. Now anyone who's ever played Borderlands knows that it's always about finding a Vault, so.. why can't they give us just a little bit more. From what I've gathered, this movie is about finding the first vault, or at least, the first vault the main group has been able to find.

Which leads me to my next point.. the characters. Now not only did the trailer seem to focus mainly on introducing Roland, Lilith and Claptrap, it seems to majorly ignore the fact that Tima, Krieg and Tannis are the main cast as well. Leading me to another point.. why exactly are Tiny Tina and Krieg in this film? Going off of original lore, which this movie clearly does not care about, it makes zero sense as to why Tina and Krieg would known Roland and Lilith by now. On top of this, where are Mordecai and Brick? They aren't in the trailer, and they aren't in the casting list. On top of this, if we *are* going to bring in Borderlands 2 vault hunters, why is it *only* Krieg? Yes, Krieg is a big fan favorite, but so are Zer0 and Maya, two characters which arguably had more of an effect on the stories than Krieg did.

Another thing that made the trailer just feel bad, was that it felt.. cheap. From the clearly lacking costumes, to the props that look like five minute craft DIY projects, it's clear that a majority of this films budget went towards its casting and CGI for creatures I feel we won't even see that much.

While I could go on for hours about everything my Borderlands perfectionist mind sees wrong with this trailer, I don't want this post to be too long. So, I'll leave it at this.. Will I be seeing this movie? Absolutely. However, I'll be going into it with the same expectations I went into other game based movies with, like Warcraft and Assassins Creed.. hell, even Slenderman. Expecting to be disappointed. That said, if you haven't seen the trailer yourself, I'll leave the link to it. Disagree with me? Awesome! I'd love to hear your take on it, get some new perspectives as to how you all feel about the movie. Again, this is all my opinion, and who knows? Maybe I'm being too harsh.. maybe this movie will end up being amazing! Only time will tell.

[heybaetae]

Okay.

Real question though. Which animal would you associate with each tannie based on their personality, mannerisms, etc? It doesn't necessarily have to be the same as their assigned animal emoji. What do you feel like they are most like? 👀

jin is a quokka because he looks exactly like one

tae and jimin are BOTH otters because otters like to hold hands while they sleep and that’s just…..that’s literally them

jungkook is definitely still a bunny. but if he had to be something else i think he’d be big lap dog, kinda like bam but maybe not the same breed.

hobi and yoongi are already perfectly assigned as a squirrel and cat like. So true

namjoon is a golden retriever

[beautifulpersonpeach]

Hi BPP! You seem kind if level headed about most things so thought you might have some advice. Since getting into bts I've mainly used twitter to keep up with things, but have long found it too stressful with the fanwars, the negativity to bts, some army loving dicourse too much and demands from some about streaming/voting (which I do anyway, but the guilt trip posts start to stress me out) etc plus reactions to anything seem amplified there. I've tried several times to curate my timeline, only follow official accounts and trusted update ones, but still a lot of nonsense ends up reaching me. I've even tried deleting the damn app, but always end up back because I've not found anywhere better for updates yet. Maybe its because I already suffer with anxiety that a lot of these things effect me more then they should, but with all the enlistment stuff I really think I need to find better places to spend my time. I used to use tumblr years ago (before I was into bts) and since blowing the cobwebs off my account and going through my old posts I remembered how much calmer being a fan on here felt, so I'm thinking this might be a good platform to try and spend my time on instead. My only concern is that I'll miss actual news and translations as twitter just seems a better platform for that real time. How do you manage your fandom experience? And are there any good blogs here you'd recommend? I just don't think I can handle each of their enlistment periods putting up with both kmedia nonsense and armys instant reaction to it like you said on one of your previous asks. I know it won't do me personally any good and if I'm just stressed all the time I'll start associating feeling stressed with the boys, which I dont want. Honestly finding your account where you actually discuss things in a calm manner has felt a blessing when I've been both over stressed by twitter and feeling a bit lost on tumblr so thank you.

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Hi Anon,

I hear you on all this, but I think the way I 'manage my fandom experience' might not work for you because going by everything you wrote, I suspect we have very different personalities. Plus the way I stay updated is mostly from actually talking to people, friends in Korea and outside Korea, rather than checking in with update accounts and things like that. Like most of the time I'm online for k-pop, I'm online with friends on Daum... not Twitter or Tumblr. This is what I sort of organically developed over the years and during significantly crazier times in k-pop.

Occasionally I get asks wanting advice on navigating k-pop or fandom in general, and it kinda stumps me because fandom is just a microcosm of wider society so just do what works for you out there, in here. It's a process of trial and error, but eventually you'll create an environment you like staying in.

You're also doing all the right things already. You seem self-aware of your limits and how staying longer in an environment you find toxic could impact other things such as how you view the tannies + the fandom. You mentioned checking out different online platforms and I agree with you that Tumblr better allows you to isolate for what you actually want to see, way better than Twitter does. Tumblr, rather than Twitter, is the best platform to create an echo chamber which is essentially what you're asking Anon. I don't follow many accounts here and most of the accounts I do follow are pics accounts for the rapline and jikook, but one account I'd recommend that updates with current events for all BTS members very promptly, is @jung-koook.

On Twitter, I have notifications set on the official BTS accounts and usually add new events to my calendar right away (but this is also something I do generally for other events to stay organized). The people I follow on twitter outside of official accounts are friends who I've known for an average of 3 years (from all sorts of fandoms), as well as some producers and music magazine editors. I look out for people who seem genuinely interested in the music over anything else. I have a fairly big account on Twitter but I'm also a vintage twitter user (think circa 2007) and so I'm very comfortable navigating the madness happening on there daily. And this brings me to one big point: if you plan to spend any time in fandom, any fandom, you might have to work on your tolerance.

Basically, you can try to curate your online environment as much as you like, but so long as you're dealing with people or are anywhere you expect to interact with strangers, then you need a higher tolerance baseline. I answered another ask recently where I said fandom probably skews higher than the normal distribution of freaks in a population, so no matter the platform you're on, you're just going to have to expect to see weirdos. Like you might be surprised to learn that even with my apparent 'reasonable' approach with this blog open for less than a year on a 'calm' site like Tumblr, I've had my fair share of weirdos and manufactured drama. It's unfortunate, but also just par for the course.

The basics: block people you don't want to interact with, mute words you don't want to see or that add to your anxiety. You don't need to explain yourself, but also understand you'll still see things you don't like. With my personality it's easy for me unlook weird shit and focus on what makes sense to me, but for others I can understand if they need hard limits on that sort of nonsense.

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TL;DR

Tumblr is better for creating echo chambers than Twitter. Tumblr is better for controlling what you want to see than Twitter is.

One account I'd recommend following here is @jung-koook who posts frequently and promptly for all the members.

On Twitter I have notifications set on the official BTS accounts. I mostly only interact with a handful of friends on Twitter though I have a fairly big account on there.

There's no shortcut to creating a space that works for you. It's trial and error but you seem to already be doing all the right things.

Develop a higher tolerance for weird. Fandom brings in all sorts of people, pay attention to things you like, block things you don't, and eventually you'll find your people. That's not a platitude, it actually generally works.

Goodluck Anon. 💜

[lakemojave]

You finally gave me words for my own gender (bi les here), and my ideal presentation is literally just your swag, and every morning I flip a coin between sundress and oxford w/rolled sleeves. Your takes on Bloodborne are at *least* as immaculate as Vaati's, and your writing gave me a lot more peace with my transfem NB status that I likely may never have gotten into.

Like seriously, I used to accidentally pigeonhole myself into the Wanderer/Tannis' roles in an unhealthy manner, but thanks to you, I'm getting better at relaxing and letting go of the idea that I can only be either of them *or* Mr Mercy, with no in-between.

I can have both. I can have a loose spine and still be listened to. I can care and be pragmatic without burning myself out. And LoFS, 'despite' reading all my life, was the one that finally clicked it for me. Thank you.

TL;DR, your gender is an egg-sledge even for people who are already out, your presentation fucks like a rabid rhino, your hyperfixations are capable of infecting others (MGS and Fed shittery as well, holy shit are the TIL moments amazing), and your writing would merit a 2-hour Hbomb Special if he did webnovels instead of games.

I'm so happy to hear it's had this much of an impact on you hon. If just the one trans character in Falling Sun was enough to do this for you get your ass ready for Shining Stars. Gonna be a lot of genders in that freak.

[harrowbarkdogagesimus]

idk about you but one of the biggest things that point a character out to me as a kin is when they have mannerisms like me, especially physical ones

most of the time the mannerisms are not physical but rather personality based or vocally based (characters like Odile or Tannis)

the physical ones are rare and off the top of my head I can only really think of Rena from Higurashi (the way she positions her arms/hands in many of her sprites) and Kotoko from In/Spectre

[fatedreamsend]

The journal of Anise Greenleaf, Entries #27 and #28

[Note from Anise's player: I started this as a writing experiment waaay back near the start of the campaign as a way to try to explore Anise's character a little and give her some backstory from before the started. I hand wrote it in an actual journal because I thought it would be fun. These are scans of the journal.]

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8/7/2003

I told Joe I might be able to make a sleep potion with substitutions, but I wouldn't have it done for a few weeks unless I found a willing guinea pig to test the potions. Buck refused and Beech is really busy right now. Joe offered right away to test the potions and well

I may be very good at this but even I make mistakes.

I tried tannis root first, and the potion didn't do much other than taste horrible.

The second attempt was with ground up anistar seeds. Apparently if I'd been born a boy mother was going to name me Anistar? Anyway. I think the anistar reacted poorly with the lavender, it made poor Joe so sick.

My third attempt was dried skullcap. I could tell something was wrong right away but Joe insisted. He gotr very sick. Violently sick.

By this point I was surprised he even still trusted me. I made him wait a day to make sure the effects of attempt 3 were out of his system before trying one last brew with ginseng this time.

Well, it put him to sleep. It also gave him horrible nightmares. So no, I will not be adding 'sleep potion' to my menu.

Well, after putting him through all of that I decided I could at least offer to treat him to dinner

and um

things got a little out of hand

He's actually upstairs right now as I write this

He is really cute and charming, a bit eccentric but not in a bad way

I kind of hope this goes somewhere

10/10/2003

Oh it went somewhere ♥

At first we just went out a couple times a week, whenever he wasn't busy with classes and I was caught up on orders. Then it was a few nights a week. Now I'm pretty sure Joe spends more time here than he does at his dormitory.

Beech likes him. Uncle Heath thinks he is very polite and well mannered and I think he's just happy to see me happy, but Buck can't stand him for some reason!

He's constantly calling him a nerd and picking on him, and this is not ht egood natured teasing way he picks on me or Beech or how he used to be with Freddie.

I asked him about it and Buck just said he "knows how Auntie Angelica felt now" what ever that means. Ugh. Whatever.

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