#theyexist

[that-was-anticlimactic]

i will never understand how or why the httyd movies did the books such an injustice.

the movies aren't even an adaptation - they stole the name of the series, the name of some of the characters and places, and the general idea that there are dragons. honestly, i would be fine with the movies and maybe even like them if they didn't capitalize off of cressida cowell's incredible books that never get any credit.

the books are an amazing story about the cycle of violence and how vengeance and revenge is dangerous. hiccup says that the past is a ghost story, one we need to learn from to better ourselves. the books are about how everyone deserves freedom, how every creature, every being on the earth deserves to be free. we see that in the slavemark, with the dragons.

and like... hiccup is so different. they did him a severe injustice. he's scrawny and intelligent and learned to talk to dragons simply by observing them! he chooses kindness first above all else; instead of yelling at toothless to train him, he is kind. and in the end, that kindness is why toothless chose to save him. bc even toothless himself says that dragons are inherently selfish creatures who care only for their survival. hiccup is brave - his beliefs differ drastically from both the vikings and the world.

hiccup is a child who chose to do the right thing even at the expense of himself. he agreed to free the slaves on nobert's ship, and in return, they gave him the slavemark which is easy to give but cannot be removed. he was like twelve. and having the slavemark means he cannot be with his tribe or his family, it means he isn't considered a human being anymore. and he keeps it a secret for awhile until it's revealed and when it is everyone turns their backs on hiccup. his family, his tribe, his mentor, people he TRUSTED. everyone except fishlegs, and, once she got over the shock, camicazi. he was thirteen. and even when he lost his memories and was really injured, he persisted. he was told to go to tomorrow and to save the dragons and he did bc in his heart he knew it was right even though he didn't know who he was or how he got there.

and fishlegs,,, oh my god FISHLEGS!!! the did him SO DIRTY!!! fishlegs is hiccup's best friend, one of the main motivators for hiccup. he steals norbert's potato for the sake of fishlegs, he gives fishlegs his dragon and goes to retrieve another, he takes the blame for fishlegs. and fishlegs does the same for him. he takes the slavemark with pride. he refuses to turn. he gives hiccup his lobster claw necklace which is his most prized possession. he is brave for hiccup, he believes hiccup is alive. he fights for hiccup harder than anyone else ever has. he does not turn. his is loyal, has allergies, has asthma, has a squint and a limp, has glasses bc he's blind without them... and he's still a hero despite being a runt, despite everyone even the adults telling him he's hopeless, telling hiccup to leave him behind.

and they cut camicazi! i'm sorry, but astr*d is nothing compared to camicazi. camicazi is a tiny, feral child who can easily best hiccup, fishlegs, and pretty much anyone in a sword fight. she can bring a grown man to tears with her rudery and smack talk. she is recklessly brave and craves adventure and follows hiccup blindly bc she trusts him that much. she isn't in love with hiccup - in fact she doesn't care about romance and love. she gives up everything to help hiccup bc she has a strong sense of justice. she is the motivator, the cheerleader, she finds a positive in everything. she never gives up. literally never gives up. and that's one of the most inspiring things about her: she always has hope.

and toothless! god!!! toothless is *thought to be* a common or garden dragon. he is horrifically tiny, he is literally toothless, and is the biggest brat in the world. he will cause problems on purpose. he has a stutter, he's the most selfless selfish dragon around. he and hiccup can talk to each other. he masks his fear with singing and being annoying. his growth is remarkable. he starts off refusing to obey hiccup, doing the opposite of what he says, making life harder for literally everyone around him, and he's still somewhat like that. but he's also braver, more caring, more willing to make sacrifices for the sake of others. he's clever, which he needs to be to make up for his size and aggression. he protects hiccup with everything he has, therefore, he protects what hiccup cares about just as hard. he was the only dragon that didn't abandon the vikings in the first book bc he cared about hiccup.

and snotlout,,, god,,, i will never forgive the movies for butchering snotlout. hiccup's cousin, the bully character, the one who is horrifically jealous that hiccup's dad was born before his. the one who desperately wants to prove himself, to be worthy, to make people proud. and you hate him, you despise him. he betrays everyone many times bc of the nothing promised to him by alvin and his mom. he loses himself, turns his back on himself, all bc he wants to prove himself. all bc he wants to be better than hiccup. and hiccup still forgives him and gives him chances, sometimes out of pity, but also bc snotlout is his cousin. he can't just turn his back on him no matter how miserable snotlout made his life. and in the end, snotlout sacrifices himself for hiccup. he gives up his life for hiccup in one last attempt to set things right. his death and the events preceding it are one of my absolute favorite moments in the book. gives me chills. makes me cry.

that's the thing with the books - they're so realistic. there is no inherently happy ending where everything works out. the first book begins with "there were dragons when i was a boy", implying that they're gone now. the books show there are consequences to our actions. they enslaved the dragons, they fought against them during the dragon rebellion all bc alvin and his mom said to, and now they're gone bc a simple apology doesn't fix hundreds of years of enslavement. and the only way for the world to move forward was for the dragons to leave and heal on their own. and now they have to learn to live without them. and yeah i've heard the third movie ends like that but. it doesn't have the build up. it doesn't have "there were dragons when i was a boy". it doesn't have eleven books of development to back it up, to make it feel meaningful.

i know that the movies are really special to a lot of people. i know that, on their own, they're genuinely good movies. i can acknowledge that the soundtrack is amazing and the animation is beautiful. i just can't see past the way they butchered the world that i love, the world that i grew up with. i can't see past the way people yelled at me for saying i liked the books better, the way that people gave me weird looks when i showed them a picture of the original toothless, when i tell them that nightfuries aren't even a type of dragon. cressida cowell created hundreds of different dragons, and the movies couldn't even pick from that. i can't forgive the way that barely anyone knows there are books bc the movie barely gives credit to them. i cannot forgive the way they capitalized off the books and then shoved them aside. i know cressida thinks they're good movies and i know a lot of httyd book fans also like them. but i just... i cannot get over how much they changed and how they missed so much and ignored the books. also they got rid of camicazi so hiccup could have a love interest and that is unforgivable to me.

if you disagree, that is a-okay. we're all entitled to our own opinions. i just ask that you, perhaps, try the books out. give them a chance. bc they're amazing works of art and also just like. don't yell at people who don't like the movies? whether it's bc they prefer the books or just aren't into that kind of movie. and just remember that dreamworks didn't come up with the story; cressida cowell did.

[malikselfindulgence]

Marek and Mei do not have firsts you just see them kissing one day and it's like "oh but haven't they always done that ?? "

[mairukun]

ishi and mond both having the same type of coffee while chi has something that is obviously Not coffee is really sending me

ishi and mond in the same picture together makes everyone an automatic third wheel. if there was a very important historical ufo sighting caught on film and ishimond were in the frame everyone would immediately be like "whoa, gay people! #THEYEXIST"

[kagehisanotsu]

lvingly handcrafted my own virtual console cia for chain of memories lets see if this shit works. bcos if my games r squirrelled away in ermulatyors i will forget theyexist and making these could be a fun wayt ospend the afternoon

[baggelboy]

He has my eyes. #drawing #sketchbook #theotherme #theyexist #bodysnatcher https://www.instagram.com/p/CCEPIOZJnXj/?igshid=1fibbh4cr730a

[malialaka]

Old Hawaii, you get a holla from out on the street to see if this ‘kanaka’ home. So you come out and find a loaded boat with a truck of laughing ‘bookbook’ , “Ho ,let’s go!”. .... She replies, “Aurai, I’ll get my bag.” #theyexist #gonefishing #noaa #weatherpermitted #spontaneousadventures #nosleepgang #goprohero9 #gauranteedcatch #chickswhorip #hanapaa #hawaiianwatermovement https://www.instagram.com/p/CMoz4OwH9rV/?igshid=84hif7s5hzlr

[arapa-music]

New Release of my first Mixed Genre “TOXIC” #arapamusic Arapa tribe #mixedgenre #hip #hiphoprap #rapper #rappers #toxic #toxicpeople #toxicpeopleawareness #theyexist #theyexisifortheirownreasons #soundcloud #soundcloudrapper (at Sydney, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEPtz_yn6bl/?igshid=13469ldssna3e

[honeybfly244]

His a real one 💯🥰🙏 @perry_pj #theyexist #hisarealone #realtalk #futurerelationshipgoals #relationshipquotes #couplegoals❤ (at Lawndale, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEI-6AMJL24/?igshid=erjbzzicfb9y

[getup-getfit]

The #bible speaks of many men of God and one of the traits that tie them together is their generous spirit.   •Elisha spoke a child into the life of the Shunammite woman for her hospitality towards him. (2 Kings 4:8-37) •Boaz showed kindness to Ruth by letting her glean his fields even though she was a foreigner. (Ruth 2) •Joseph showed generosity to his brothers during the famine despite the fact they sold him into slavery years prior. (Genesis 37) Watch for the actions and behaviors outside of claims.  When you see the character of a person, it lets you know if what they call themselves lines up with who they really are.  Be wise and trust God’s word for what a man of God really is. Shout out to the #ManofGod #MenofGod #theyexist  #Generous #actionsspeaklouder #kindness #wolvesinsheepsclothing #bemindful #Mondaymotivation #ItsMonday #getupgetfit in #God #Jesus #Christlikeness #Christlife

[grungebaby35]

#alien #abductme #aliens #aliensarereal #outsidespace #livelongandprosper #theyexist #grunge #abductmealready #comengetme #👽 #👾

[incurableoptimistest1994]

Fairy 🧚🏻‍♀️ doors 🚪 exist!! #fairydoors #theyexist (at Llansamlet) https://www.instagram.com/p/By3Ny-mB7_L/?igshid=mz0yt9i82cgu

[xvrxxo]

I really truly solemnly with all my heart and soul, do believe in aliens.

[nekotfish]

Weird head practice and alien peeps 👽 . . . #artist #mangaka #traditionalart #photoshop #illustration #conceptart #originalcharacter #characterdesign #comic #comicart #art #anime #sketch #drawing #dailysketch #markerdrawing #copicmarkers #moleskine #alien #theyexist

[ifaabeyo]

#arealman #theyexist #team #relationshipgoals #baesaidhegotme (at New York, New York)

[marysbud]

When you use TV Guide for the first time :p #canadianquickies #lol #lolz #lmao #jokes #funny #laugh #enjoy #marybuds #marysbud #channels #tv #yourkiddingright #noway #tvguide #theyexist

[myqueerinsta]

Paris Cracks

Omg so I have a story for all 2 of you who are going to see this.

So last week I visited my sister in Paris because she is working there for a time. My youngest sister and I went together and stayed at our other sister’s flat in Paris. We did lots of touristy things and such, but that’s not where the real story lies.

The real story lies on Grindr. So I hadn’t had anal sex for over four months (out of my own recognizance) and I haven’t had grindr for over 6 months. I had no plan to hook up with someone while I was there (even though I did) I really just wanted to talk to the guys and see what they were like (spoiler there are some fine men there, but no more or less than in any big other big city here in the US). Like a lot of guys when I told them I was just visiting they would almost immediately tell me all the things I should see there which was incredibly helpful.

So I talked to this one guy for a few days to make sure he wasn’t going to kill me or give me something and we hooked up. It was brief, but nice (again I hadn’t had sex in four months so I didn’t last long). And so I felt like I had my fill and would just be done with sex for this vacation. Well the very last night I was there I was in a particular mood and really just wanted to get some again for the last night. So there was this cute Arabic who had a nice cock and body and I was like “why the hell not”. So we were talking and

he was like “do you wanna come over” and I said

“yea” and he was like

“don’t shower before you do” and in my mind he just wanted to have some sweaty musky sex so you get all the pheromones and I was like

“Okay” but then after a few more phrases he repeated himself as if I didn’t hear it and he was like

“Don’t shower before you come over and...” and this is the part where I should have seen a red flag AND “...don’t use the bathroom before you come over” and I thought...huh that’s strange. By that time I was already en route to his flat.

I got up to his flat and he let me in and we started making out and almost immediately he pulls out poppers. I have never done them and wouldn’t because that’s not something I’m interested in and poppers can have long term crappy side effects. And he asked me if I wanted to do them and I told him “no”. And would persist a little, but I still turned him down. Then after a little fooling around he asked

“did you use the bathroom before you came” to which I responded

“no” and he was like

“Mmmm are you full?” To which Im like

“What????” To which he responded

“I want to eat your poop.”

My head literally blew a fuse.

But I was really horny figured if I turned him down he would just going and just not want to do that. So we kept fooling around and he got on the ground and wanted me to eat his ass...

Normally I’m all for some good rimming, but after what he told me, my mouth was going to go nowhere near that area. So I just played with it for a little bit and realized it was very loosey goosey and has definitely had a fist or two in it. And he kept persisting and trying to get me to do these things with which I was not into, but after he realized I wasn’t going to do what he wanted he was like

“It’s okay you can go home”

And I have never put on my clothes so fast and darted out the door.