#things ive wanted to say for ages

[faffodil]

Okay so. Been pondering this metaphor for a while now (almost two years) of pronouns being like clothes to me

He/him = wrong size + not particularly comfy + don't like the style, can wear in a pinch if need be and like. I'm not gonna make a fuss about it lol but they aren't right

They/them = like oversized pyjamas. wrong size for me but very comfy. Wouldn't necessarily wear out an about in public bc they don't fit me properly [wouldn't introduce myself with them irl] but am comfy enough being called them if people want to (especially on the internet)

She/her = like a uniform. technically fits me correctly and is socially acceptable to wear out but not always the comfiest to actually wear [sometimes I hear people call me she irl and go ehhhhhhhhh]. Of all the options these are the most suitable for everyday use but they're not what I would choose to wear. What would I choose? Idk rn brain can only comprehend these three feel free to suggest more and I shall compare them to clothing/hj

*also obligatory piss-on-the-poor disclaimer: this is MY brains metaphor for how I feel about these pronouns lol. it's not me going "they/them isn't suitable to use in public" or anything like that this is literally just how my brain has been categorising pronouns for a few years an I wanted to share in case anyone else feels the same/finds this way of thinking about it useful. Everyone feels different ab different clothes anyway so like even on that front it's hardly universal.

Anyway. yeah. clothes metaphor. hope it resonates w some of you at least lmao

[skunkes]

[felassan]

What kind of spirit do you think Felassan waz?

Swag

[citrusai]

taash said "they were doing it" and people ran with the interpretation of an npc that doesn't know solas or the history of the elvhenan even when bellara interjected and said, no, that's not right. that's not how it was for the elvhenan. they formed bonds before they had physical bodies. and people ran to doompost or create weird anti-solavellan shit even though mythal & solas refer to each other as old friends and when she releases him there is no tenderness or love in it. it is the act of unchaining a dog from his post, the stepping down of a general. but to each their own ig.

[aurorangen]

A quiet morning in the house was a rare occasion. The boys were asleep and Vincent had carried Renee to bed where she fell peacefully into slumber. During his errands, Vincent visited a patisserie to surprise Renee with some freshly baked pastries.

Being a dad reminded Vincent of his childhood, but the Nancy memories subconsciously returned. How long has it been since he last saw her? It must have been 15 years now; he's not seen her for half of his life. For a short time, Nancy meant everything to him, and today only fragments of her remained.

At the patisserie entrance, his eyes focused on the menu and what to purchase. But his mind lingered on his past and Nancy. How is she doing? Did she end up becoming a chef and opening her restaurant? Does she have kids now, like himself?

Perhaps he was pondering the pastries for long, because a man with a heavy French accent made some suggestions, "Excusez-moi sir, you look lost in the menu! I recommend trying the mille-feuille. C’est délicieux." He thanked the man, who left abruptly and then ordered.

"So strange," Vincent considered. He hadn't thought about Nancy since being Renee, but he was suddenly wondering about her life. Nancy was such a prominent part of his teenage years and for them to completely lose contact was baffling. If they ever meet again, he hopes to rekindle their friendship. Maybe he could meet her partner. And if she has kids, maybe they could meet his own.

[sunsetsover]

there's something about that scene in the pool. bc like. bison and kant are recreating the car scene from titanic. and kant is supposed to be jack and bison is supposed to be rose. and bison takes kant's hand and kisses all his fingers like rose does jack. but the thing is that bison isn't laying in kant's arms like rose is laying in jack's. it's kant that's laying in bison's arms. kant who is held and kissed like rose is. kant who's hand slams against the window - and it's pretend and it's a question but still. he's still asking aren't you gonna do that to me too? and bison is like sure, once i have you in a real car. and it's like. when did kant become rose? when did bison become jack? at what point did things change?

obviously kant lying on bison's chest is supposed to be a neat parallel to the swing scene. but i think it's more than that. and i admit i am famous for reading too much into things, but i think it's probably kind of lowkey a commentary on their relationship too. bc like... kant and bison have never fit into a neat little box when it comes to their relationship OR their sexual dynamic. even sitting here i'm having a hard time articulating it properly bc it's like... it's own little thing. you just have to see it and let it talk for itself. and i think some people have a hard time w that, either bc they don't like unorthodox relationship dynamics (boring!) or they're so locked into what a relationship between 2 men is 'supposed' to be like (and this goes doubly so where kantbison r concerned imo bc of the age and the size difference) that they can't understand what they're seeing in front of them. bison lays in kant's arms and it's 'see! how can bison be a dom! he just thinks that's what he wants bc of the trauma of his upbringing but he's clearly the baby!'. which is just like... crazy to me.

bc can you not feel it? can you not feel that kant is literally completely at bison's mercy? how, while clearly bison isn't super interested in maintaining a dom/sub dynamic outside of sexual situations, there's always an undercurrent of it anyway now? of kant being completely tuned into bison's frequency? bc yes, it's true that kant does baby bison physically with all his kisses and affection and the way he tucks him under his arm and helps him flip fish and hold the hammer at the arcade bc it's too heavy. but it's also true that he kind of behaves like a kid around bison sometimes. he whines and he brags and he pouts and he makes silly jokes. it's always kinda been there, but over the past few episodes you can really see it in their little moments together. how he acts immature. how he rambles. how he seeks bison out. bc it's safe now! bc he trusts bison to look after him! he knows now he can be silly and brattish bc that's how bison likes him! he doesn't have to be cool or suave anymore. he can put it all down and let himself be looked after for once.

and don't get me wrong, it's subtle! and it's not constant! their personalities are still undoubtedly there - kant still still looks after bison, and bison also still pouts and whines and acts childish in his own way. but it's different now. there has just been this very subtle shift that's probably come as a result of the truth being out and all being forgiven and also probably bison proving that if kant safewords, he really will stop - even in the most extreme of situations. and i think the scene in the pool really epitomizes that shift for me.

bc they're comfortable like that now. all that apprehension they both used to have in the early eps is completely gone. and so kant plays jack and bison plays rose, but when bison pulls kant through that metaphorical window, the dynamic changes. what was just a background hum starts to buzz louder between them. bison kisses his fingers like rose does, but instead of being held, he's the one holding, and that's on purpose. they both know it. so kant lets himself be held now. lets himself be doted on and kissed stupid. and it clearly affects him quite a lot bc you see him swallow heavily twice and his eyes keep slipping closed and for a few seconds you see him go all hazy eyed and distant. and when bison assures him he WILL fuck him once he gets him in a real car he hits him with the 'you promise 🥺️'. like how am i not supposed to say sub idk.

anyway. this was rambly and idk if it made any sense to anyone but me but i just think the way kantbison's relationship dynamic is not being clean cut or easy to pinpoint while it's also still always clear as fucking day exactly what is going on is so neat. and also kant is undeniably bison's big baby <3

[jadecantcreate]

in the whitchlite carinval. straight up “caking it.” and by “it”, haha, well. lets justr say. My chad

(some gideon exploration & little doodles)

[huidol]

happy valentines 👍 day

[aroaceleovaldez]

HoO is so funny to me when you actually think about the ages of all the characters. Octavian is 18. Percy and Annabeth are 16, almost 17. Reyna is presumably 16. Frank just turned 16, Jason’s about to turn 16. Leo and Piper are like 15. Hazel’s like 14 and a half, and Nico is 13.

The Death Sibs are both the youngest and oldest on the Argo II. Octavian is a college freshman getting into petty drama with a bunch of high schoolers. He gets told to shut up at one point by a random 8th grader. Everyone is scared of the 8th grader. We Sent A 13 Year Old To Superhell and he came back weirder, Just Like Middle School. TLH was just three high school sophomores being sent to do a task and it going Exactly Like You’d Expect. Percy’s the only demigod on the ship who can legally drive (though Reyna gets her drivers license at some point before TOA). What Is Happening.

[sashthesloth]

I'm going to rotate them in my mind.. the angst potential for my poor poor Rook . .... .

[kissingarthurclaus]

I'm pretty sure I've been forgotten around here, but I did wanna pop in and mention how excited I am that tomorrow I'm gonna have fun at the local con with my partner! 🫶 I'm gonna get self ship art signed for 4 different f/os!!

[grimlock]

its so fucked up you have to talk about your feelings in order for them to be known

[dykemcqueen]

i witnessed the death of a/h in realtime but it still shocks me. i understand not shipping them romantically but HATING ? on them???? on THEM?????? red string of fate, best friends, slow burn, bonded by trauma, fleeting glances, fleeting touches, endless guilt, eternal Self Denial, THEM???? be so serious.....

[despazito]

[bitchfitch]

wait this is myyyy third? betta that was just given to me bc it sucks and is ugly. As an adult, I've never paid money for a betta fish. Tbf I didn't pay for the ones my parents kept when I was like 4-5 but those were still formative creatures in my life and I assume they were paid for.

[restinpeacesensei]

warning: it is a picture of kinchan in a diaper.. please only click if you are comfortable with this.. ;; if you do not want to see it, that is completely okay! ;;-;;

the experience of having so much expectation and pressure on him, and then to be watched and judged and talked about as entertainment by the whole world, was just very very overwhelming for him and he's emotionally very ill from it. ;;

he's doing this bc it sort of feels comforting and like a relief or escape when he feels overwhelmed ;; he wants to be comforted and not have to do what people tell him to do ;;; he's grateful if someone would accept it and let him do this bc it feels like he doesn't have to be pushed to do what someone else wants ;;