#things nobody asked for baby

[choccy-milky]

I would do anything to see Clora clobber the fuck out of Duncan fr

LMFAOO THIS IS SO FUNNY...ITS JUST SO RANDOM IT MADE ME LAUGH WHEN I GOT IT BAHAHA😭😭 so here you go anon, just for you 😌🙏

yes he is!! i headcanon that him and clora grow old together and once clora dies of old age, seb's job of protecting her is finally done so he breaks the horcrux and then follows her soon after 🥲 that means she'd die before him tho/he'd watch her die AND I HATE THINKING ABOUT THAT...SO I DONT....Kat_12739 on ao3 wrote about it in chapters 11 and 12 of every teardrop is a waterfall and in her version/story, sebastian outlives clora AND lewis and celeste, and its only once theyre ALL dead only then does sebastian break the horcrux and let himself die/meets them in the afterlife AND GIRL U BETTER BELIEVE I WAS SOBBING MY EYES OUT WHEN I READ THOSE CHAPTERS LMAOO so yes seb is immortal and will outlive clora BUT WE DONT THINK ABOUT THAT!!!!!! TRALALALALA

yandere anon idk who you are but i love you, the fact that you sent this ask IMMEDIATELY after i talked about which wip i should work on next is so funny. YANDERE SEB IS NEXT JUST FOR U, DW🫵

[capquinn]

Do you have any of your own dad!quinn daydreams with him and Bug in the Amazon episode? Is he the type of parent to completely avoid her being posted or he’s okay with a small amount like pictures and candid moments

oh i've been waiting for this one!!!!!

Quinn’s online presence has basically become non-existent since he became captain, which makes total sense. When he does post or share something, it’s almost entirely about his career — the odd Insta story repost from the Canucks, like charity work or celebrating a teammate's milestone, or occasionally something promotional for the Canucks or NHL posted to his feed. I mean, we didn’t even get a summer dump this year, so it’s clear he’s become much more private. The idea of him posting something personal would feel so out of character now, you know? Honestly, I’d have to wonder if he was being held at gunpoint if it happened lol

With that in mind, I feel like dad!quinn would take that privacy even further when it comes to Bug. He wouldn’t post her on social media at all — there’s no way he’d want her out there for public consumption. Maybe he’d share the occasional snippet on a private or close friends Instagram story, but even then, he’d be incredibly careful about what he shows. Think faceless photos — like a shot of her little sunhat shielding her face as she sits on the dock at the lake house in the summer, or a picture she drew of him, proudly displayed on the fridge with a caption like, “she’s pretty critical of my stick handling.” Those little moments that mean everything to him, but he’d keep them just for the people closest to him.

With the Face Off stuff, He’d want to keep her out of it entirely, likely requesting that they not film her or include anything too personal, doing his best to protect that part of his life. Instead, there’d just be traces of his family in the background — things that suggest without showing. A toy box tucked into the corner of the living room, a teddy bear left on the sofa, a colouring book and crayons on the dining table, family photos on the mantle but filmed at a distance so nothing is truly decipherable.

At most, maybe there’d be one sweet, subtle moment near the end. Like a clip of him on the boat with Jack, wakeboarding, and you hear Bug’s tiny voice calling, “daddy!” from the dock. The camera wouldn’t even show her — just her voice floating across the water while the shot stays focused on Quinn. His reaction would say everything, though: his big, unrestrained smile, the way his eyes would light up as he waves back toward her standing beside you on the shore. It’d be the perfect glimpse into his life as a dad without crossing the line into showing too much.

They might ask him during the interview part of filming what it’s been like balancing being a captain and a first-time dad, and his lips would twitch into that soft, shy smile, his gaze dropping for a moment like he’s carefully choosing what not to say. His answer would be thoughtful yet still so reserved. Something like, “it’s been amazing. It’s definitely a balance — wanting to give everything I can to both — but being her dad is the best thing I’ve ever done. She's pretty great.” And I can just imagine his smile growing as he talks about it, like he’s holding back from saying more because he wants to protect that part of his life so fiercely. The cameras might linger on him for a moment after his answer, his expression so sweet and so vulnerable, almost distant, like he’s thinking about Bug back home, probably drawing another masterpiece for the fridge.

It feels like exactly the kind of balance Quinn would strive for — protecting his family’s privacy while still giving the smallest, most heartfelt window into the joy of what being a dad brings him.

[sincerely-sofie]

I'm thinking of how funny it would be if Ark and Twig came across an outlaw that they don't actually know is an outlaw. And they tag along, hoping for the chance to steal their stuff for a quick buck.

And then they quickly realize just how bad of a situation they're I'm because these two adventurers, NEITHER of whom are registered under an official guild, are destroying these monsters with ease! For goodness sake, that creepy one just powderized that guy while discussing dinner plans! And he didn't skip a beat! Eventually they make their way out and, ever so thankfully, they're not infamous enough to be wanted in this somewhat isolated town. But now they're crashing at Twig's place because he let slip that they dont have a place to stay?? And they can't sneak out because that creepy floaty guy isn't going to bed???? And they have a kid that can transform but ISN'T a ditto!?!? Apparently they have guests coming later, that's good. Maybe they can slip out when they're distr- IS THAT CELEBI!?!?!?!??

Anon you have NO idea how in love with this concept I am. It veered in a rather different direction than what you originally provided— hope I didn’t take too many liberties with your initial premise!

Later on during a family get-together:

[stuck-in-the-ghost-zone]

HIIIIII HI HI. GUYS FOR U........ no color bc it is. 2am. but i've been thinking so much abt how their color palettes & overall vibes change..... can't get over natural redhead dakota dying his hair even More <33 he wears more bright colors i think but they all default to more like... tactical & less noticeable stuff especially vyncent. in my head they do a lot of walking home through the quieter empty night city at weird hours. at least. when their home isn't destroyed :3 anyway. more bothering u ab them tomorrowww good night!!! <333

UAGUGH. i love them so much oh my goddddddd. pov three beat up emo kids glare at you....... i also love the idea of dakota already being natural redhead but "HEY all my friends are having an impulse emotion dye your hair moment in the bathroom I want to be included. awesome raspberry red. bam." they are silly teenagers at heart. aauaghaaggh

I REALLY REALLY LIKE virion here especially..... like yeah that's pretty much exactly what i was picturing for him..... fucking. scruffy turtleneck pretty much all skin besides his face is covered.... yeah! yeah yeah yeah. he also looks older than the other two which is perfect 2 me because he is! and he's got the extra like. however long he was surviving on his own so that might make him look older than he actually is. augh. no jrpg hair :( but I do really really like his messy updo patchy dye job hair. hehe

BIG fan of the note that william is wearing one of their hoodies and also the note about a bazillion pairs of cargo pants. you KNOW none of them know whose clothes are whose anymore. besides sizes ofc. dakota goes to put on one pair of pants and they're just spilling over his feet bc theyre too long like "oops v these are yours" and vice versa virion ending up with fuckign. cargo pants capris. william grabs what he thought was one of his hoodies but is actually one of the new ones virion got with prt money and goes "oh wait this one is so much softer. mine now" and cuts thumb holes in the sleeves to claim it as his . they don't even acknowledge sharing clothes anymore it's just like a fact of life that they're all interchangeable.... aughaghh. new haven wards see themselves as a single being. you are part of me I'm part of you we cannot be separated in a way that matters

[luna-the-cretar]

I find it funny that I ask my mom if she could help me bleach and dye my hair, since idk how to do it and don’t wanna fuck it up, and her immediate response was “now why the fuck would you want to do something so damaging to your hair?”

And like, for one, I’ve wanted to dye my hair since I was like 10 and learned you COULD dye your hair unnatural colors (and haven’t yet bc she talked me out of it when I was 10 by scaring the shit out of me), secondly I’m an adult and I can do whatever the fuck I want to my body, and thirdly, why the fuck is SHE acting like dyeing your hair is some demonic thing when she has been dyeing her own hair every other month since I was in middle school because she can’t stand the thought of having any grey hairs

[prince-raisins-art]

i ♥️ soggy and pathetic men 🥰

[insipid-drivel]

Friendship and relationships are hard, I'm lonely and can't be loved by anyone, so here's some hard realities and wisdom from someone who's going to die sad and alone inevitably:

Many of you have got to try to put some effort in nurturing your relationships with your friends, or at least more clearly negotiate what your friends can and can't expect from you in the long-term.

Seriously, this whole 0-contact-aside-from-reacting-through-each-other's notes and proclaiming you're ride-or-die about someone for it? Is literally killing me. I've actually been dealing with suicidality because of how impossible it is to stay in touch with, or even on good terms with, people I thought were my friends but ghosted me, and then acted bewildered when I was angry with them for it or didn't acknowledge them as my friend anymore. "You can't be mad at me for not answering your DMs for 7 years! We're friends! I still reblog your reblogs!"

I am absolutely allowed to be angry, and I absolutely can demote you in my mind from "person I thought was a friend" to "mutual that ignores me until they need a dopamine fix or an answer to a specific question".

Months or years of unprompted, unbroken silence is not friendship - acquaintenceship, sure, but not friendship. It's a bad friend that expects love and loyalty by default no matter how long they've been ghosting their friends.

Love and loyalty are like a garden: they require cultivating and a commitment to nurture and grow, or else it gradually withers, and eventually dies. Earning the love and loyalty of a friend and then abandoning the garden of that relationship is how you find yourself locked out of your former friend's garden, or find them lonely, miserable, and exhausted from trying to keep the garden thriving when they themselves have slowly been dying inside because you haven't come back to the garden in years.

You have to learn to reach out and nurture your relationships. If you're autistic or otherwise have problems socializing, there are still some skills that you need to learn to avoid being isolated and friendless at the end of the day. Being autistic with trouble socializing is not an excuse to treat people you call your friends or that you claim to love like hobbies you can leave and come back to whenever you feel like - I learned this the hard way as an autistic person with shit social skills.

You have to negotiate what a friend can expect from you if you're an Outside Cat Friend that only drops in when you have specific reasons to reach out. It can be heartbreaking being the friend left waiting for a reply or a text without knowing the friend you're waiting for is an Outside Cat Friend.

Unless you have already agreed with your friend(s) that it's okay to ghost each other for extensive periods, spontaneously dropping out of contact with someone you've convinced is a good friend to you is really shitty and makes you a shitty friend.

"But I don't have the energy to reach out." Tell them.

"I have a lot going on and don't have time to talk." FUCKING TELL THEM.

"I haven't had anything to talk about." THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR.

"I've been too anxious to reach out." SAY THAT. JUST SAY THAT.

"I need a break from social contact for a while, so I don't wanna talk at all really." SAY THAT BEFORE YOU JUST DROP OFF THE END OF THE EARTH.

I've been the Reaching-Out Friend for most of my life, and in the past 5-10 years especially, I haven't been finding a whole lot of strength left to keep tending abandoned gardens that are thriving in name only. I've gotten fed up with self-professed friends that say they love me or view me as a sibling, but ultimately prove themselves to be bystanders when it's my turn to need someone to lean on and help me look after the garden.

Yes, there are absolutely friends you can have that can go years without hearing from you and still pick up where you left off when you do meet up again. They're awesome and worth keeping just as much as any other friends are.

There are also those friends that silently grieve your absence, that reach out to no avail, and wind up leaving the garden to die entirely after salting the soil with their own tears. Those are the friends that you've taken too much from without giving enough of yourself in return, and you've used them up and thrown them away without realizing you've treated someone that cared about you like a tool.

"I'm not the kind of friend that reaches out first."

That's your choice. No matter how you dress it up, when you decide it's time to neglect a friend, you're choosing to neglect them if they aren't prepared for what to expect from a friendship with you. You have the right to do that whenever you want to, but you cannot expect a warm reception with every person you do it to every time you do it. You cannot anticipate full amnesty in advance without full disclosure in advance.

If you're currently thinking of someone you've left sitting on read for a long time right now? It might be time to break your pattern and reach out for once.

Fall together, not apart.

[songofstrawhats]

I saw you mention the potential of Luffy in Moominvalley but imagine: Snufkin in the One Piece world. He would immediately become a revolutionary.

ooooh that's a thought

idk if Snufkin is overpowered enough to survive on the grand line, or good enough with people to be Part of an Organization, but I absolutely think he'd vibe with what they're doing

Additional concept: Snufkin as a weird guy wandering through the forest where the ASL bros are living every winter or so. Maybe he visits the island of the rare animals, or wherever the wind takes him..... Shows up every so often while fishing to offer sage anarchist advice, bless him

I also absolutely think the Island of the Hattifatteners is the kind of place Luffy and co would end up (nami does something with weather there??) so if we want to manifest a crossover where all the characters get to meet?? that would be fun!!!!!

[rawliverandgoronspice]

I think one cutscene of totk in particular stands out to me - the one where Ganondorf kneels to Rauru. It’s stated outright in the scene by both Rauru and Ganondorf that they’re both Kings and heroes of their respective people, so they should have met as equals, but instead Ganondorf kneeled to Rauru and Rauru left him kneeling. Like, idk… that just strikes me as disrespectful? Rauru should have at the very least told Ganondorf to rise, if for no other reason than to show some good-faith respect, meet him on relatively even ground, but he didn’t. Which tells me that he either didn’t respect Ganondorf enough as a societal equal in standing for a variety of (valid!) reasons, or that the thought just… flat out didn’t occur to him. Which almost makes it worse? Like, I highly doubt Rauru would have let the Zora king/queen kneel to him, they’re equals after all, so… what gives? (Besides Light instinctively shying away from saturated Evil.)

Ohh that's a good point. It could be telling us a ton of things about Rauru's "flaw" (which is apparently pride, but doesn't really translate all the way because again: what should he have done differently), but I think we are more meant to see this gesture as deceitful, and so for it to reflect poorly on Ganondorf rather than on Rauru (I think it was always meant to invoke the scheming Grand Vizir archetype, Jafar-style, who grovels at the feet of the benevolent ruler while plotting to overthrow him in the shadows --and the dishonesty is seen as worthy of scorn, far more than the poor ruler who is duped by this attitude).

I think it's meant as a gesture of asking forgiveness in the game, given their past of Ganondorf trying to invade, but, yeah. It does invoke a hierarchy that isn't called into question for sure.

And one that is, sadly, kind of carried forward with the rest of the gerudos, fighting to "make amends" that Ganondorf was born to them and was their chief once (which is...... so loaded, like, you must apologize/feel guilty forever for having dared to think of opposing the natural order of the world and you all have to carry the sins of a single guy who technically "died" eons ago and those feelings must inform your loyalty to the kingdom you now serve without an apparent expiration date)

[karda]

my birthday is in 8 days and i am n nnotttt feeling it . at all.

[sparrownnax]

we have this trans girl in one class and she is absolutely fantastic i would die for her im so serious

[coldflasher]

the flash should have ended with barry quitting his job at ccpd to become a stay-at-home husband and that's on that

[freeforaugust]

Communicate like an adult and get results :)

[buoyantsaturn]

I don’t know why but I’m thinking about baby driver au and it has me smiling like an idiot on public transportation

believe me I think about baby driver au all the time. this message in the solangeloweek server is on my mind 24/7

will: nico took showed an inch of skin and I swear I almost swooned. what is this, some Jane austen novel? I'm gonna get a flash of his ankle and they're going to have to send me away to the seaside for my health

[keeps-ache]

[walking around, peering into people's faces like i'm in an art exhibit] hm. nice

[waywardtrek]

I’ve seen posts about how CEO/Musk guy = Mac/Fat Mac/Hawaiian Shirt Mac, but not sure if anyone’s made this comparison yet:

I interpreted CEO guy also as a “representative” of Dennis himself… Who he could have been, had he the luxury to make different choices in his life. Who he’d be if he had money and power. Sure, he might look pudgy and un-Vitruvian, but he’d be relaxing at the beach and he’d be successful—a winner. Happy. If only he could let go of control in his *actual* existence, if only he could let go of his messed up childhood and trauma etc., he could’ve been somebody… Somebody loved, somebody with someone like Mac at his core, loving him with enough heart to be as rare as a diamond—or at least trying his best to make it that way (video call, pressure cooker). Diamonds are pure, tough, precious, valuable. Diamonds are forever... But as it is, Dennis will just subsume them, take this form of love in the only way he knows how—through fantasy and violence and, uh, eroticism. It’s the only way he knows, the only way he’s worthy of receiving it. (Side note: He IS willing to receive/take it now, though - huge step!)

My other interpretation was that CEO guy is a “representative” of Dennis’ health. The guy who plays the CEO is literally the doctor who walks past Dennis in the final sequence, so this tracks. Also, the fact that Dennis presses the man’s hand to his own heart first shows that kind of intrinsic connection/understanding. And, as his health personified, the fact that the CEO is pudgy but ultimately happy and successful—while Dennis is ‘beautiful’ BUT tormented and rage-filled, no matter how hard he tries (even in a fucking delusion/fantasy of his own making)—of course the only thing Dennis can do is fucking rip his heart out and pressurise it into a diamond.

In other words, in his delusion, Dennis himself is personifying his mental health issues/inner turmoil, whereas the CEO is personifying all other aspects of his health and life. There truly is greatness (diamond) within Dennis; he knows this (and this is where Mac comes in… they are inextricably linked, after all.). But the only way Dennis knows how to extract this greatness and love is through rage, fantasy and violence and, uh, eroticism again... All of which are coping strategies, bc he doesn’t actually know how to achieve the greatness he’s striving for—that level of perfection is a fallacy, and he also knows he’s fucking doomed no matter how hard he tries because the problem is in his own mind--an eternal byproduct of his trauma. (the ‘not your fault’ throughout is, again, a huge milestone for him, imo)

The main reason I thought all of this, btw, was the simple fact that CEO guy is wearing a red Hawaiian shirt, a la:

The Gang Solves the Bathroom Problem

Which, incidentally, is also the only time we ever witness Dennis outright call himself a ‘straight man’ (when he clearly, painfully isn’t), playing up to a false persona of his own creation, with his real feelings being completely irrelevant. As long as he is pretending to be the perfect person -- his trauma/shitty life experience has taught him is the only way to be -- that’s the most important thing of all. with that, he is in control. he is god.

Hmm yes. Thank you for reading my essay.