#this is VERY LONG

[gipitothefrog]

Fairytale

Word count: 1535

@wolfstarmicrofic

Sirius flopped back on his bed. It was summer. And it was hot.

He brushed away a strand of hair that had fallen over his face, and stared at the ceiling. The same ceiling that he saw every single day since he was a child, and his stupid mother had locked him up here.

“It’s tradition,” she had said. Tradition my arse, Sirius thought. Presumably, Regulus had gotten the same treatment. Ideally, he had escaped before they were able to. Sirius hoped so.

There was never much to do. Some days, some weeks, he just looked at the same spot on the ceiling, pretending it wasn’t the ceiling he was used to. Instead, some cozy place with a door and one story. And maybe a nice garden. A garden would be nice.

Some days, he sewed. Every once in a while his father, or his mother, or Merlin forbid his wretched cousin came and brought new fabric and food. So, y’know, he didn’t starve.

Honestly, I’d rather starve to death than be up here.

But anyways, sewing. He mostly did dresses, since he thought they were much more elegant and pretty than tunics or whatever he was supposed to wear. He liked spinning the fabric into something like a dream, something like how he imagined life would be like if he was anywhere else. Sometimes he would find lace or beads at the bottom of the baskets his family members brought up. He believed that was from Narcissa. She hadn’t liked the tower thing either, especially when some slimy bloke named Lucius came to “rescue” her.

The worst part was, if he ever did get “rescued,” he’d just have to go back and live with all of them and see them. All the time. But for now, it was just wallowing in self-pity.

Sometimes, for a change of scenery, he went and wallowed out on the balcony. Perhaps some dashing young hero would come and fetch him from his eternal fate and bring him back to his even worse fate with his family. He’d like to think that people were better than that, but from what he had heard(which may or may not be credible since his family was anything but sane), people were driven by money and money alone. It was a sad existence.

Sirius was so caught up in his wallowing he didn’t notice the sound of hooves coming towards him. Most of the time, he would hide and peer at the possible prospect, to see if they looked like a suitable candidate. They mostly didn’t.

And when they did, of course they never wanted to climb up the stupid tower to save him. Save is used as a loose term here, by the way; his family really is just that horrible.

But anyway, he didn’t have time to check if this was a suitable whatever, blah blah blah. He didn’t even notice the person at all, until they tried to speak to him.

“Er… do you need any help? You seem rather… stuck up there.”

Sirius jumped. He looked down at the person, and he thought he was hallucinating, because at the foot of his tower was the most beautiful man he’d ever seen. He was tall (probably. It was hard to tell from this angle), and tan, and had messy blonde hair and amber eyes and a scar running across his face that went down his neck and disappeared under his shirt and Sirius just had to see the rest of it and- oh right. He was supposed to say something.

“Oh!” he squeaked. He cleared his throat. “Well, now that I think about it, yes. I do need some help. Please,” he added.

The man scratched the back of his neck. “Do you know how I can help you? Because I don’t know if I can climb up there.”

Yes, I most certainly know how you can help me, Sirius thought. This is not what he said, because that was definitely not what the man meant. 

“Well, I know there’s a way to get up, but I just don’t know what it is, exactly. My family will bring things up, sometimes, but they’re always just here when I wake up. Don’t know how they do it.”

“Do you happen to have extremely long hair?” the man asked. Sirius looked at him quizzically. He did care about his hair very much, but it wasn’t extremely long.

“Sorry,” the man apologized when he saw Sirius’ face. “My friends Wilhelm and Jacob make up stories, and… actually, not important. Um, maybe there’s a door around here somewhere?”

He started going around the tower, looking for an entrance. “Ah ha!” he exclaimed. Sirius couldn’t see, but he assumed he found a door or something of the like. “Alright, let me just- oh, it’s locked.” It was quiet for a moment, and Sirius thought he might have genuinely given up over a locked door. But then, there was a crashing sound that sounded suspiciously like what Sirius thought a door being kicked open would sound like.

There were quick footsteps coming up towards him. Sirius looked around, not knowing what to expect. Suddenly, the floor in front of him swung up. Sirius stumbled back in surprise.

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you,” the man said, offering a hand to help him up. “I’m Remus.”

“Sirius,” Sirius breathed out, taking Remus’ hand. It was wonderfully rough and calloused.

“Yes, I’m being serious?” the man said, apparently confused.

“Oh, no, I mean, that’s my name. I’m Sirius. Like the star?” Sirius explained.

“Oh, I see. Well, it’s nice to meet you, Sirius.”

“Nice to meet you too, Remus.” Sirius looked at the hatch on the floor. “I can’t believe it was so easy to get out of here all this time.”

“Did you never try to watch people leave from here when they visited you?”

“I always fell asleep, it’s not my fault!” he responded defensively.

“Well, that’s why I’m here now. Shall we go?”

“Right, let me just gather my… things.” He went and pulled out a few of his favorite dresses.

“Oh, Sirius, these are so beautiful! Where did you get them?”

Sirius flushed. “Well, actually, I made them.”

Remus simply gaped at him.

“You can have one, if you like,” he offered. Remus seemed to regain his ability to speak, and shook his head, saying,

“Oh, I don’t really like dresses that much, mostly because I prefer a larger range of movement. You do, y’know, dealing with wolves and all that. Besides, I’m sure you look much better in them than I ever would.”

“Wolves?” Sirius wondered aloud.

“Oh, yes,” Remus nodded his head. “That’s what I do. Deal with wolves, I mean. People around here seem to have a lot of trouble with them, for some reason. I don’t see why; they’re normally pretty nice when you get to know them. Just a lot of misunderstandings that I help sort out.”

“Is that where you got your scar from?” Sirius blurted out.

Remus looked taken aback. “I’m sorry, it was rude to ask, I didn’t mean to–”

“Oh, no it’s fine,” Remus assured him. “Yes, the scar is from a wolf. Of some sort.”

“I’m sorry.”

Remus’ eyes softened. “It’s fine. I’m used to it.”

“So, shall we go?”

“I suppose we shall.”

Back outside the tower, for the first time in five years, Sirius felt free. But only for a moment.

“I suppose you’ll want to collect the money now,” Sirius said glumly.

“Money?” Remus asked. To Sirius’ surprise, he didn’t sound greedy. More… curious.

“Yeah, you know? Rescue a Black from a tower, you get to marry them and get a ton of money and live with their amazing, spectacular, wonderful family for the rest of your life.”

“That doesn’t sound very appealing. Didn’t your family lock you up in the tower to begin with?”

“Well, yes, it’s tradition. Or something. Probably so they don’t have to deal with a bunch of pugnacious teens.”

“Well, I won’t be doing that. You can come live with me. Or don’t it’s your choice.”

Sirius stared at him. “You don’t want ‘a grand sum of money’? Because that’s what they’re offering. Their words, not mine.”

“No, I’m alright.”

“So I can come with you?”

“If you’d like.”

“Do you have a garden?” Sirius asked. 

“No, but we can make one.” He’d said we, not you. That made Sirius smile.

“Well, I already know what I want to plant. Roses, and pinks, and rapunzel–”

“Did you just say rapunzel? Oh, you have to meet Wilhelm and Jacob, they’ll love you.”

“So, um, are you… courting me?”

Now it was finally Remus’ turn to stare in surprise. “I– I mean I can be, if– if you want me to, but I mean, I wasn’t, I wasn’t going to suggest it, but I’d like to if you want to, but I mean we don’t have to, but I mean I’d like to, so…” he trailed off.”

“Yes, you may court me if you like, Remus. In fact, I request that you court me.”

Remus breathed out a sigh of relief. “Your wish is my command.”

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ok so yay! i really liked this one i think it's my favorite.

a few things:

wilhelm and jacob are the brothers Grimm. they wrote many fairytales such as rapunzel, cinderella, the little mermaid, ect

rapunzel is a plant. i'm a fairytale nerd so you KNOW i read the original and i was like "yep gonna have to reference that" when i saw the prompt lollll

pinks is a flower (like. THE cottage flower)

and this is the outfit that sirius is wearing btw:

this is exactly what he was wearing.

the end!!!!!! :D

[keepingeahalive]

Charming Family Headcanons:

(This is important: NOT ALL CHARMING FAMILIES ARE RELATED!! It's like having the last name Smith. It's a common name, and they're all used as stock characters so fairytales can have children and carry on their legacies. So, Apple, Daring, and all the other characters with Prince Charming dads aren't related. Let's put this whole debate to rest, please.)

The Charming Kingdom is more of a federation. There are hundreds of small Charming kingdoms spread out across the Fairytale World. King Charming is the high king.

King Charming was the second son in his family line and thus didn’t know what his destiny was (if he had one at all). When he was destined to carry on the Charming name, he vowed to make them the greatest Charmings ever after.

His father and elder brother inherited the destiny of the legendary hero Siegfried. His relationship with his brother was very similar to Dexter and Daring's relationship.

King Charming’s name is Forthright. His wife’s name is Felicity.

Forthright has five younger siblings: Faithful, Favorite, Fastidious, Fortunate, and Fairest. His older brother is named Sigmund.

Felicity came from a Charming family close to the Sea Kingdom.

Forthright ignores Dexter for a number of reasons. He sees how he was in Dexter and resents him for it. He tries to live through Daring because he has the most potential. When he does pay attention to him, he tries to toughen Dexter up to be better, just like his father had done for him.

Darling takes more after her mother than she realizes. Felicity had once dreamed of becoming a sea captain and had a fascination with Neverland, but she had to "give that up" to follow her destiny.

All three of the Charming siblings have a complicated relationship with their parents, especially after graduation:

Daring had received their praise his whole life. When he found out he wasn’t Apple’s Prince, he was terrified of losing their love because he wasn’t their perfect little prince anymore. When he finally saw his siblings being emotionally beaten down by them, he realized all of their love had been transactional. He tried to make it work with his parents because he loved them and wasn't ready to lose their approval. But even after coming to terms with his destiny as the Beast, his parents (mostly his father) still wouldn't budge. He realizes his parents' obsession with image and status was more important than their own views on destiny.

Dexter received the most blatant abuse. Having been constantly compared to his brother, gaslit into believing he would never be good enough, and nearly embracing that sentiment, he nearly lost all of his confidence. As he started dating Raven, he regained that confidence and started to feel good about himself. When his parents finally found out about their relationship and tried to break them up, Dexter finally snapped and cut all contact with them.

Darling, being the only girl, was scrutinized over her looks and behavior every minute of every day. She got into the most fights with her parents when she was a kid, but she realized she would never change their minds. And being locked in a tower for a good chunk of her childhood didn't help either. She resorted to being sneaky, working out physically and mentally, so she could escape one day.

Forthright’s parents, siblings, and their families all live in Charming Castle with his immediate family. They all silently hate each other.

Both parents want what’s best for their family. But while Forthright seeks to maintain the family image, Felicity is genuinely looking out for her children in a misguided manner.

Forthright and Felicity’s marriage was arranged.

The Charming parents are high-paying donors to Ever After High and are Heads of the Heirs and Teacher Association.

They frequently hold parties to make political alliances. Their children are not excluded from this. Daring was 6 and Dexter and Darling were 5 when they went to their first ball.

Forthright is still secretly in love with Goldilocks.

Forthright "fell out of touch" with Pinocchio. In his younger years, he might have rekindled their friendship. But he sees the Woods too far beneath him now.

Felicity is secretly friends with Maid Marian.

Daring and Dexter became really close with Apple after she started dating Darling. Darling, Raven, and Rosabella also formed a sisterly bond. They call themselves the "Rebel Girlfriends Club."

Felicity tries to be a mediator between her husband and her children, but neither side agrees to compromise.

Lance Charming is Forthright's first cousin.

Forthright has tried to break up his children's relationships a few times. He disapproves of Rosabella because "How dare you turn my perfect son into a Beast!" He disapproves of Raven because she's "evil", and he can't have one of his children dating a villain. He doesn't disapprove of Apple, but he disapproves of her being with his daughter instead of his son.

Felicity keeps Darling on a strict diet. Darling only tasted junk food for the first time when she came to school.

In the future, Felicity would be more likely to patch things up with her children. However, Forthright has made his position clear.

[that-dog-is-so-gender]

man i wish knew what otherkin was sooner

shit was wild when i was in elementary school. i was obsessed with mythical creatures and i convinced everyone i was a shapeshifting vampire from a magical land very far away (it was called "magic earth". wow young eros, you were so good at naming shit).

i was obsessed with jaguars and unicorns and monsters and demons and at the very least if i probably would have identified as otherhearted for all of these things i was obsessed with. my god it was intense. i literally jumped off of the highest shit i could find to convince people i could fly, i ate poisinous berries to prove i was immortal (DONT DO THIS IDEK HOW I DIDNT GET SICK) as well as rocks, sticks, and like anything i could put in my mouth. i was fucking insane lmao.

i wish i learned about this before The Shame kicked in and i forced myself into humanity (which my autistic ass could not do to save my life lmao). when i finally ended up on the internet i instantly found this community and i was like "wow okay interesting" and i looked into all of these divinekin identities but after awhile The Shame came back so i repressed all of it. yall my first wing shift was WILD i felt like there was a target on my back or some sort of vulnerable sensation for DAYS UPON DAYS a few years ago. i didnt even realize what it was until i fell down the otherkin rabbit hole a few days later.

anyway glad i found the community it's been a few years and now i finally have the confidence to be open about it so yayayayyyyy

[worldsfastestcrouton]

My dnd characters as the Onion headlines

This is going to be extremely self indulgent so I'll put it under a readmore

Dante

Ambrosia

Colette

Vivian

Emery

Ezra

Neezles

Wylder

Agave

Jude

Khela

Cormac

Edgar

Taffy

Everything Bagel

Enoch

Ida

Rii

Nyx

Brynn

Mistral

[made-this-cause-why-not]

Quick rant about ATYD because, the slander just does not make sense to me. It's not a perfect fic and people are allowed to not like it but some of the reasons for people not liking it are just so weird to me. Like- people don't like it because Sirius is sexist.... Sirius is a teenage boy. Do the people that say that hang out with teenage boys IRL? They are sexist and sometimes racists, pieces of shit- especially around their guy friends or girl they think 'are cool with it'. Also, it was the 70's. Like, do people not realize that a white, rich (like fully out of touch with reality, Billionaire with money dating back to the 15th century Rich), SEVERLY TRAUMATIZED cis guy from the 70's would be a piece of shit as a child. Like, as Sirius got older he would grow to regret all the fucked up stuff he said an take the time to actually apologize and stuff but we never saw that because he was 21 when he was imprisoned. He never even left his frat boy era. And then I have seen others be mad because they made Dorcas white. This is a complaint I have only seen from white people and as a Black mauraders fan, it literally does not matter. Like- Dorcas meadows is a character mentioned less than five times in the entire series, with her race being nothing more than a token black person that J.K shoved in The Order to prove it wasn't all white and that the HP world has diversity. Her being made white changes nothing in the plot. People also say that wolfstar is toxic in it, like this isn't a fic about two deeply traumatized boys with no role models or healthy relationships or base their own off of, other than Effie and Fleamont which they don't meet until they are like 13. Like, of course they are going to be toxic and fucked up- their entire lives have been fucked up. The only valid critique I have seen is the fact that the G word is used to describe the wolf packs. Granted, I didn't know that was a slur until 2021 or so, it's still a fucked up term to use. But yeah, I feel like people often say it's a bad work, which is fine if you just don't vibe with it, but the reasoning for not liking it makes me pause a little because 'what?'.

Edit: Forgot to say this but people also hate the characterization of Mary because she is oversexualized, to which I say: so is Sirius. Like, they are both sooooo fucking slutty and sleep around a bunch, the fact that people only talk about Mary in this light can be attributed to one of two things. Either A: grasping at straws, or B: Putting the weight on Remus's narration. Him being inexperienced for alot of his time as hogwarts would allow for any kiss or hookup seem like the end of the world for in his eyes and by reading with the grain I can understand that- but even then don't slut shame the black women and not the Black. "but mary lost her virginity at 14"- people get their sexual urges right as they hit puberty. Teens are horny. In the 7th grade my middleschool took an all day trip that used to be over night until two students got caught fucking in a cabin. 13 year old 7th graders. I am not saying it is right to loose your virginity at such a young age but it isn't unheard of.

Edit 2: Last edit I swear, but I just saw some one's post saying they didn't like how remus having a learning disability was for shits and gigs or that he did drugs and joined a gang. Firstly, remus having a learning disability is a beautiful metaphor for his lycanthropy and class. He is studying along side his friends, completely confused and just playing along to not give anything away. It doubles onto how isolated Remus must have felt and his whole problem with opening up to others. Also, the fact that Remus had to push himself so hard academically just to get the same grades as his rich friends who coast by on their name and the fact that they have been learning latin and french from tutors since they could walk- I mean, it's just chef's kiss. And, do people not realize that people in the real world do drugs? That a lot of people struggle with addiction and are more prone to said struggle when they grow up in a shitty environment with out learning proper ways to cope with the traumatic events? Remus was in a gang because he was surrounded by people who were in a gang- people who understood him more than James or Sirius did.

Like, I know that I can't really say this because I am a legal adult ranting on tumblr, but all of the slander just makes me want to tell people to go outside. Make friends irl- not mutuals. Touch grass, hand out with people you age. Like yes atyd isn't perfect but it was very much accurate to how real people would have been in the 70's and I personally prefer that to the babygirl-ification of every male character in Harry Potter to the points where they are almost caricatures of themselves

[warmblanketwhump]

prompt psa!!!!

hello all! I mentioned this in an earlier reply but wanted to dedicate a full post to update about how I’ll be handling prompts moving forward once I open my inbox for prompts again (as of now, it is still closed). starting now, i am going to be more diligent about saying no to two kinds of asks:

Incredibly detailed prompts: while I assume intentions are good when people send extremely detailed requests, I have to be honest - sometimes they make me feel a bit like a vending machine or an AI generator that takes a prompt and spits out a story. I’m always honored when people want me to bring a story to life, but it can be hard to feel excited about creating something when I’m essentially writing your own story that you’ve already designed from start to finish. if you find yourself writing a prompt that’s a bit long, ask yourself if it might be a good story for you to explore writing!

Prompts outside of my area of interest/desire to write: In the past, I’d tried to fill every prompt that came my way, even if it was only a short couple of paragraphs. i hate saying no, and while it’s fun and exciting to receive all the requests, the truth is that some prompts just don’t fit what I enjoy writing about, even if it’s not about something that gives me the ick. don’t feel bad if i say no to a prompt - chances are it’s a very good prompt, I just might not be the right writer to bring it to life!

please know that I’m not upset or mad at anyone—this space is such a fun one and these boundaries are ones I’m setting as a way to keep it fun for me! if you have an idea or a thought that you’re excited about or want to share with me, I’m here for it and want to get excited about it with you. these are just guidelines that I’m adding to provide a bit of clarity for the future when people send in requests. I also found that accepting prompts was taking away from time that I had to pursue my own ideas, and I definitely missed that part of writing here!

it’s been a crazy summer for me, but fall is coming and I’m really hoping that I can get back to writing more this fall. until then, I’ll be here lurking along with the rest of you 😊

[bottomlessabyssposts]

hello fellow former mlb victim fan

I’m so curious now on what your thoughts on the show are. Like, just in general and also how the romance was handled. If you wanna share 👀

LISTEN. Way too many things and I will end up making this post too long but... I have some pent up frustration so let's just go by seasons (+ some other stuff) THIS IS VERY LONG SO HAVE A NICE READ

S1 : I think s1 was fine overall, though I was absolutely creeped out by Mari's behavior like ??? She's very likable and honestly I enjoy her character most of the time but it's just. Why would you make this 14 years old obsessive ?? As a middle aged man ?? AS A GAG ???? anyways. I think s1 was the only season where I don't have many things to say because 1) it wasn't that bad 2) i don't remember much

S2 : The beginning of my doom, CN is dumbed down more and more by the writers in favor of LB and this is so weird. Adrien isn't dumb, what he is oblivious and unaware of social norms. He spent his life homeschooled. (ALSO may I ask why is his life presented as going down hill when his mom disappeared when he's always been hidden from the world ?? Why is his mom shown as good when he couldn't even go to school and didn't have any friends except Chloé ??? How is she a good mother ??? How did his father change exactly ?? Did he just become colder or ??)

I think the swap kwami episode was in s2 and this is one of my LEAST favorite episodes ; CN's job is perceived as easy compared to LB but i'm sorry can Mari sacrifice herself so easily without any guarantee to come back ?? The heavy burden of the power of destruction and the knowledge that she could KILL someone doesn't bother her ??? This episode just served the purpose to show how LB is just. Much more important than CN and I am SICK of it.

Also uh can we talk real quick about Master Fu ? Dude thought "training" (that apparently happened off screen which is just bad writing) a CHILD to become the next guardian was a good idea ? Mari is a kid with dreams and passions and chaining her down to this duty is just outright cruel. In later seasons we don't even see her make anything ? She is supposed to want to become a fashion designer and now she's stuck stressing over kwamis and a way too complicated task where if she messes up, the world as they know it ends.

ALSO. Just my opinion but. The guardian shouldn't have been Mari. Or Adrien. It should've been a third party, completely unrelated, so no power imbalance would be created between CN and LB. I'm sorry but this is such a huge thing about the show, that has been hammered into our heads, that "destruction and creation must be balanced" and they do that ?? (plus it led to the season i hate the most, s4) The show had the opportunity to introduce another character, or make use of an already introduced one (i.e Luka) and make them a guardian ! Or something ??

s3 was fine, I liked Chat Blanc for the most part (Mari's tresspassing, her sniffing Adrien's pillow... ugh.) and thought it was very very heartbreaking to see Adrien like that, my poor boy cannot catch a break. Also Chloé redemption !! She deserved it, with her abusive mother and all, too bad they decided to burn everything by making her a caricature of herself and introducing the most bland replacement for her ! (A half sister whose existence made NO SENSE ? I thought Chloé's mom didn't like kids ? Plus why would she bother taking her other kid to Paris, and risking her reputation with cheating rumors ???)

Now... Now let's talk about s4... So much happened in this god forsaken season and i'm so, so, so tired and shed so many tears of RAGE. Chat Noir became a sidekick, plain and simple. Not even "just" a sidekick the protagonist would respect, like Robin, but a simple fill-in, a "partner like any other" as LB so amicably put it in Kuro Neko. I feel like the writers wanted to write conflict and all but... it's so badly written and only served to make people hate CN.

Chat's trust was abused so many times (Ephemeral, when he and LB were supposed to show the other their identity but what he didn't know was that Viperion was to know too, instead of just... explaining the situation ?), he was kept in the dark many, many times, not only by LadyBug, but also by his Father (interesting parallels) and Fu, all which, somehow, have a position of power over him. He felt replaced, which is entirely valid, because as much as he didn't communicate this, he offered LB his help so many times, and tried to open up, and all these have been either ignored or rejected. (now I'll talk about Mari's side after, but just know that i absolutely do not blame her for being stressed ! I am just critizing her actions which hurt her supposed best friend and partner very deeply) Not to mention Scarabella, whom he never knew the existence of, and could've killed. Chat probably doesn't care much that someone knows her identity, but she never told him, or even considered telling him to find someone to tell, too. I'm sorry but LB has been so strict on these rules but now she doesn't follow them, yet expects Chat to. (also, i'm mad they stripped Chloé of her miraculous because apparently "Hawkmoth knows who she is". Well, Hawkmoth knows who Ryuko is too, as well as Rena, or Viperion. Yet they still have theirs ?)

Chat has no support !! no circle to support him whereas Mari has Alya, even the Kwamis, her parents, and her friends ! Adrien's parents are off the list, Nathalie is way too close to his Father, the Gorille isn't much help, and it's not like he's actually close to anyone if not Nino (their only memorable interaction is in Rocketear in s4). Then, he loses his miraculous and is actually blamed for getting hurt by LB's behavior and reacting harshly (he should yes apologize however) LB has provided NO apologies, instead making Chat feel guilty ?? I remember this episode SO well because I was HOPING for a sweet Ladynoir scene, but NOOOOOOOO. Also this showed how shallow Mari's love for Adrien was -- she's basically in love with his mask, not very different from Kagami "Stop acting like a clown" Tsurugi

I think, however, that showing why Adrigami and Lukanette wouldn't work is a great idea ! Was it greatly handled ? Not really, but it could've been great ! I love Kagami and Luka and I wish for them to be in good hands (mine)

One last thing about Chat, then we'll talk about Mari's side ; I HATE HATE HATE how they ignore his struggles or act as if they do not exist. The creator himself calls Adrien "perfect" and act as if Adrien is totally fine, when the situations the boy is in SHOW how distressing his situation is. Adrien is CANONICALLY shown to : accept death and die, more than once, try to cataclysm himself, eat very little, have weak boundaries and doesn't know how to say 'no', isn't really aware of others' boundaries as well, shut down as soon as his father raises his voice, been hit by his Father (both in normal and Hawkmoth form), still hasn't been able to properly grieve his mother. ALL of this, and none of it has been explored, because the focus is not on him if Mari isn't there. The writers HATE abused kids and I'm not afraid to say it, because s5 spoilers showed how they're (Adrien, Chloé and Kagami) treated and considered by the writers.

Now, onto Mari ! You're heard everything I complained about, now let's hear something else ; I loved seeing her under the pressure and how it affected her, though I find it cruel, it was interesting to see since she learned a lot about herself and other people. Too bad the writers refuse to make characters change, huh. Also, nice that she tries to move on from Adrien ! Still not over the statue thing, but it's refreshing to see her move on, if only for like, three episodes. I wish we could've seen genuinely learn how to treat her partner better, how to not take him for granted. Maybe her resenting Master Fu for putting such a heavy burden on her shoulders ? She's the class president, a full time middle schooler, guardian and super hero, and that's it. She cannot indulge in her hobbies anymore and that sucks, because she deserves to be a kid. The writers obviously want her to be the most important character by pushing every single thing and events on her, even when her presence is not even necessary.

Since Mari is pushed to be the centre of everything, where she shouldn't even be, it means she gets both privilege by the writers, and also pain. It was nice though to have a character I could empathize with and also critisize, though the writers want to make her as lovely as possible.

As for the romance between Mari and Adrien... I stopped wanting them to be together in s4, because truth be told, they're incompatible, and the Universe obviously doesn't like them together either lol. It was so weirdly put in s5, and I stopped watching the show since then, so I don't know much, except for big, big spoilers which make me want to barge in the writers' room and strangle them one by one.

The ship is no longer something I enjoy, for many reasons, and I think they should've ended up with someone else (Adrien realizing he's gay and Marinette kissing Kagami on the lips for example)

Okay and for s5 just know that I hate it.

-> Marinette, of all people, learning who Hawkmoth is and then CHOOSING not to tell Adrien, as well as offering Gabriel to die as a hero, is just horrible. The conscious choice of taking away his agency, ONCE AGAIN, hiding secrets from him, hiding from him the fact that his father, his abuser, is HAWKMOTH is horrible. I wanted the confrontation between him and his father, but NOTHING. Mari got the spotlight and Adrien is nothing more than a bird in a cage I hate the writers.

-> Chloé got disowned by her (incompetent) dad and forced to leave with her Mother. What a way to get rid of the bully ! Giving her to her abusive mother ! Who doesn't know her name, doesn't care about ! As if Chloé didn't cry "why don't you love me, mom ?" ! God.

-> the senti reveal. I hate the senti theory i hate that it's real. They can't fight back, otherwise they can just be erased of existence, and even taking back the amok is useless because what if it breaks ? what if you lost it ? someone steals it ? I hate it so, so, so much, and making abused kids sentihumans is the worst thing ever.

[mellometal]

Here we go again...Jesus tap-dancing Christ. This is a lot longer than I wanted it to be.

Hey.  I haven’t been able to make any posts related to Dhar Mann over the past several months.  I needed to make my mental health a priority over a guy whose presence literally makes my blood boil. (Also...side note: I have said this multiple times before, I don’t always want to discuss this individual or anyone associated with him. I don’t want to be restricted to talking about one topic. /notmad)  I’ve also been going through a lot, as a lot of you know.  You’re probably not here for me to tell you about why the posts about this individual and anyone related to him have halted, so I’m gonna cut to the chase.

This is an important topic, as almost every single actor who has worked under Dhar Mann is protesting against him due to him not paying them a liveable wage.  Y’know, despite racking in a shit ton of ad revenue that’s around $25k or something like that.  Hey, aren’t you a multimillionaire?  I know damn well you can afford to pay the actors a liveable wage for their time and ensure they can pay for essentials, like I don’t know, A ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS! I’ll be linking as many videos talking about this subject from some of the actors themselves and through YouTube commentators as Tumblr will let me link. As I’ve mentioned in passing, I haven’t watched any videos Dhar Dhar Binks has made in the past few months because hate watching his videos will only line his pockets and hurt the actors. Especially now.

Dhar Mann has been firing people for speaking negatively about the conditions of the studio and the pay.  This has been through emails (a few people’s emails have been put up on social media, which is super unprofessional and can be dangerous for the people whose emails were posted online).  Instead of taking criticism and actually trying to make things right for the people who have made his channels successful, he doubles down on all the “positive” experiences that some of the actors have had with him.  One of them notably being Katherine Norland, which considering how problematic she is outside of working for Dhar Mann, I’m not at all surprised.  Two birds of the same feather flock together.  She talked about how her experience working with Dhar Mann has been great.  Hey, Katherine, not everyone has the same experience as you.  But I bet you like playing the bigoted Karen roles you get, huh?  Figures.  

Here’s a five minute clip of a FORTY-FIVE MINUTE VIDEO she made. I already have a headache listening to her spew typical Boomer/Boomer 2.0 (A LOT of Gen X...mainly elder Gen X) bullshit.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRnqHuvd/

All I gotta say is: Okay, Boomer. Lay off the Kool-aid. (She probably isn’t a Boomer, but she sure talks like one.)

Another actor I’ve seen speaking more on neutral ground, but still defending Dhar Mann low-key is Melvin.  To sum up what Melvin said, he basically said that Dhar Mann’s “a good guy (to him)”, DM “shouldn’t be canceled”, he saw where the actors who were protesting were coming from, and “everything’s gonna get solved”. The clip where he talks about this is below:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRnqD1pv/

According to Colin A. Borden, who has worked with Dhar Mann as an actor for the past few years, he stated on his social media platforms that a lot of the actors, himself included (most likely, I’m not sure), can’t even afford rent with how little Dhar Mann pays the actors.  This was when he was talking about why actors are protesting at the moment.  He’s not the only actor I’m going to be naming.  A few other notable actors protesting are Mair Mulroney, Rachel, and a couple others.  I linked a few of their videos below.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRnVcm4A/ (Colin's video)

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRnVvEK5/ (One of Mair's videos)

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRnVGLaB/ (Nathan's video, where he talks about why the contracts and payments are bad.)

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRnqNyPd/ (A compilation of actors protesting.) (TW: There are whistles being blown.)

According to other actors who have come forward with their experiences with this individual (Rachel being one of them), they would work twelve to fifteen hour days for the wage of eighteen dollars per hour (for non-speaking roles) or thirty-three to forty-four dollars per hour (for speaking roles).  To my understanding, this was a few times a week.  This kind of schedule is not sustainable.  These actors can’t even afford to pay their rent, like I have mentioned before.  Dhar Mann can lie his ass off about how he pays everyone fairly all he wants, but you know I’m going to believe the actors over him any day.   

Clip from a livestream where Rachel is talking about pay:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRnqBSrF/

“Eighteen dollars an hour for a non-speaking role?  Thirty-three to forty-four dollars an hour for a speaking role?  That sounds great!  What’s the problem with that?”

Getting paid eighteen dollars an hour (for non-speaking roles), or getting paid thirty-three dollars to forty-four dollars (for speaking roles) for twelve to fifteen hours a day a few times a week sounds like a lot of money, but that’s further from the truth.  Let me explain. 

If they’re only there for twelve to fifteen hours a few times a week, to paint a better picture, and they’re paid semi-monthly, the people with non-speaking roles would only get around $1,440 every two weeks, and the people with speaking roles would get around $2,640 - $3,520 every two weeks. (NOTE: These are only estimated amounts. I used 80 hours here in total for the two weeks, and used a tax calculator based in California, where they work. This is given that their hours actually equal forty hours per week. The hours are variable, as Nathan has said in his video talking about this subject. The actors could actually be getting paid less than the estimated amounts I put up.)  This is before taxes are taken out, hypothetically, if Dhar Mann or anyone who handles payroll is actually doing their job.  After taxes are taken out, the extras would only be getting $1,132 every two weeks, and actors in speaking roles would be getting $1,923 - $2,456 every two weeks.  He pays everyone out through PayPal…instead of at least giving them a pay card where he can put their paychecks onto or letting them use their banks through direct deposit, or giving them paper checks so they can deposit their earnings into their bank accounts.

The average person’s rent in all of California was around $1,818 back in 2021.  That’s not including utilities, insurance, and other bills.  They’re pretty much scraping by to survive if they’re living on their own.  Those are some “competitive wages”, huh?  Get over yourself, Dhar.  You’re fucking cheap and you can’t manage to pay the people who made your shitty channel huge fairly.  Just admit that.

Another thing that I need to mention is them painting a mural to honor an actor who passed away, then taking it down a few days later. The reason for this wasn’t really made clear. Something about the landlord saying to take it down, or they needed that space for a video. Whatever the reason is, it’s not cool to paint a mural dedicated to an actor that you’re not even gonna keep up. It gives off the impression that you only did it for clout. Just saying.

ETA: This is new information that I found from doing more research. Carl Judie, according to Riki (who was close to him), was actually planning on leaving before his death due to how he was being treated. His loved ones do not want Carl’s face to be anywhere in Dhar Mann’s studios. This is the video where Riki discussed Carl:

Another actor came forward to speak about how Dhar Mann was practicing a scene with her for a TikTok and he was chasing after her with a real knife instead of a prop knife. 

Clip from a livestream:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRnqPsCm/

A child actor (Brianni) talked about how she was fired because she has medical issues THAT DHAR MANN WAS WELL AWARE OF. Her video is below:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRnqmUTd/

Riki, one of the major actors in his shitty videos refused to do any more videos that have to do with race and she got less work as a result.  A black woman not wanting to do videos about race?  *gasp* How will Dhar Mann ever recover from this? /s Oh, I wonder…I will be linking her video where she explains why she stopped doing any more videos that have to do with race.  She explains it a lot better than I can. Her video is linked below:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRnqRnSn/

Actors are generally unionized to prevent this kind of thing from happening (i.e., paying dramatically low wages and an overall unhealthy work environment), but the way Dhar Mann runs shit, it’s not unionized.  Fearing that you will lose your job if you’re critical of the boss in any capacity or you speak out about work conditions is not a healthy work environment.  Nobody should be having to walk on eggshells and be afraid of losing their job if they say anything.  There’s a thing called the whistleblower act, which is there to protect employees from being attacked by their superiors for speaking out about what is wrong with the workplace. Dhar Mann has apparently been threatening actors who have spoken out against him with lawsuits on top of all this. So that’s cool. /s

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRnVTBkV/ (A video of actors protesting that Mair recorded talking about what/why they're protesting.) (TW: There are whistles being blown.)

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRnqPWbV/ (Protest video Nick recorded.) (TW: There are whistles being blown.)

I’ve seen people write off Dhar Mann literally breaking labor laws as his actions simply being ‘show business’, as well as invalidate the actors coming forward to talk about their experiences all because they’re independent contractors who Dhar Mann calls every now and then.  “Every now and then”, MORE LIKE EVERY DAY.  You do realize there aren’t just adult actors working in his studios, right?  There are child actors who are working under Dhar Mann too, and they should be getting paid fairly for their work.  Or else Dhar Mann’s gonna get into legal trouble again.  Either with a series of lawsuits involving the actors he fired suing his ass, the IRS coming after him, or he’s gonna serve jail time.  Either way, he’s in deep shit.  The reason why I say he’s breaking labor laws is because he’s (probably) not paying the kids who work for him fairly either. Quite a few of them appear to be elementary school age or middle school age, around maybe eight years old to possibly thirteen or fourteen years old. Maybe he shows the literal children working for him some mercy...because most of the people who watch his videos are children. I don’t know. Apparently they were supposed to stop casting actors who are minors (under eighteen years old), but there are QUITE a few kids working under this cringe ass nae-nae baby. So...that’s pretty fishy.

According to sources from commentators like AugustTheDuck and Jarvis Johnson, none of the actors who have worked under Dhar Mann have ever (allegedly) received a 1099 form for their tax returns from DM. 

Both videos AugustTheDuck made:

First one

Second one

The video Jarvis Johnson made:

A 1099 form, for anyone who has never heard of it before, is a form that independent contractors receive by the end of the year usually.  In this case, DM has (allegedly) not given any of his actors their 1099 forms, and it is mid-February (as I was typing this...it is now the end of February).  With independent contractors, which is what the actors who work under Dhar Mann are classified as, the maximum they can be paid without getting a 1099 form (1099-NEC, formerly known as 1099-MISC, and/or a 1099-K) is about six hundred dollars a year.  This was before the IRS changed the rules about that.  Clearly they are making WELL over $600 a year.  You know what Dhar Mann had to say about that?  PAYPAL should’ve given out 1099 forms to his actors, not HIM.  The payer (Dhar Mann, or anyone who handles payroll) is responsible for sending out 1099-NEC forms to his actors and the IRS.  PayPal is only responsible for sending out 1099-K forms to people using PayPal for business as well as the IRS if you made over $20,000 that year, or you made over 200 transactions.  Dhar Mann has made well over $20,000, and he has made well over 200 transactions. Clearly.  Please correct me if I’m wrong, but shouldn’t the actors be getting both forms? I feel like they should be getting both of those forms.

Every time the actors would band together to try having a meeting with Dhar Mann to discuss their grievances with their work environment as well as their pay, he’s nowhere to be found and he tells them to forward their grievances with HR.  They have sent Dhar Mann letters through hard copies and emails directly to him, which were forwarded over to HR.  HR scheduled a meeting for the actors to discuss their grievances and they wanted Dhar Mann to be present, as he was the person they were having issues with.  The meeting kept being postponed multiple times.  By the time the meeting came, Dhar Mann was nowhere to be seen.  He was obviously not present for the meeting he was supposed to attend.  Why?  HE WAS CONVENIENTLY ON VACATION.  Wooooowwww.  Your company is not big enough to where you can’t realistically be reached.

You think you’re too good to show your face to people who have worked for you for years, listen to their grievances, and try to come up with a solution, don’t you, Dhar?  If you’re such a big, important man, why can’t you be an actual boss and show up to meetings that you’re supposed to attend?  Oh, is it because the vast majority of the actors (former and current) are understandably pissed about how little they’re being paid by you?  Is it because the vast majority of the actors are sick of your shit?  Sounds like you can’t handle any sort of criticism from people who have worked for you for so long.  You know, I had an inkling that this kind of thing was happening behind the scenes before ANY of the actors came forward.  Then to find out that inkling I had was right all along…that’s not a good thing, Dhar Mann!  I thought you learned your lesson from getting in trouble for committing fraud almost ten years ago!  GUESS NOT.  It’s all come full circle.  

You paint yourself as a good guy, but you treat the people who have made your sorry excuses for channels huge like shit.  How the fuck do you sleep at night?  How do you think this is okay to do to people?  Do they not deserve to have enough money to be able to live somewhat comfortably with the means to pay for essentials? Hmm…let’s talk more about how you fired one of your actors for having medical issues that you were made aware of.  That’s against the law, under the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act).  In California, the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) protects disabled workers.  But you’re all about supporting disabled people! That’s what you preach, right?  You know…until you have to work alongside them or you have to accommodate them in some way. Then disabled people are just a huge inconvenience for you. It’s too much to ask for you to properly accommodate anyone with medical issues, apparently. It’s such a hassle to check on anyone with medical issues that work under you and make sure they’re okay. Gotcha. /s

Summary:

Dhar Mann, multimillionaire, doesn’t pay his employees fairly!

Dhar Mann, Big Boss™️, gets all butthurt because his employees are speaking out against him! He fires everyone who speaks poorly about him and/or about the work environment instead of putting in the effort to come up with solutions! That’s just TOO MUCH to ask out of The Big Boss™️! /s

He will live to regret his decision.

[skloomdumpster]

so bored that i'm doing a step by step of my gif-making process. if anyone has gif questions, now would be the best time to send

[creelkobblelaufeyson69]

Y’all I would like you to know that I’m trying my best to get some fics out that are just gonna rot in my drafts one day, but it is quite hard right now because of where I’m at mentally, so it’s hard to feel that motivation. A lot of writing I do is at home, which currently doesn’t feel like a home, but I would like to announce I’ll be publishing a collection of poems hopefully soon! In the meantime I’m also trying to apply for a job to have more work experience and money to leave the current house I’m in. Thank you all for the support you’ve been giving me on my fanfics and some of my poetry. You guys mean a lot to me!

[ryn-holt]

Ouroboros MC

@louroth

Name: Cai

Age: Stopped counting after 100

Height 5’ 10”

They/them

Id/Leith Route

Wanted to be a Healer for as long as they could remember so that they could help people

They became a skilled healer who was respected by their patients their blunt and dry personality saw them with a difficulty of making friends with the community they helped to serve

After a bounty gone wrong Leith was found barely in one piece and brought to Cai to save. Cai spent an entire night making healing them

When Leith became conscious saw the disheveled, exhausted Healer and immediately flirted to which Cai responded that they’d not spent the last nine hours busting their ass just so they could flirt

Leith ended up needing to stay for week to heal and be monitored and the entire time Leith and his sunshine self doing his best to befriend a bemused Cai

Leith promised they be back to visit and to Cai’s surprise he did after a few months and Cai finally believed that Leith wanted to be around them despite their sometime abrasive personality

Leith brought out the best in Cai and for the first time the Village saw Cai regularly laugh and joke with someone, giving the town a look past their gruff demeanor 

Leith made regular visits and slowly over a few years they were best friends

Then the River happened

After they became a Druna they felt lost but Leith helped them learned how to use their new body to their advantage and taught them how to fight

This is when Cai realized they were in love with Leith

Became the Team Mom frequently being teased for keeping all sorts of remedies on them at all times, no one can complain or a headache or sore throat without Cai pulling something out of their bag while also scolding them for not taking care of themself

Also is the biggest hypocrite because Leith will have to make them eat and sleep because they will try and power through

After their transformation they find themselves most comfortable when not in the town

Leith and Cai both agreed that Id was hot and wanted to date him

After Ids transformation and death of their team Cai asked to be released from the Hunters

Didn’t really fight back when Id tried to kill them due to guilt for everything

First fifty years were booze and grief and then the time after was a slow crawl of learning how to live again

Absolutely threw the official summons in the fire and had to be dragged back by Id

Mostly because they didn’t want all of the memories coming back

But like Id also represses shit to the Max so it’s going to be fun when Leith comes back into the picture

Currently relationship with Id ‘Fuck you!’ No fuck you!’ While loud pinning is heard in the background

[break-the-glass-block]

This goes out to all the people who exictedly talked about something I either didnt like or didnt care about and gave me a new perspective by being excited about something!

characters! media! animals! culture! history! art forms! people's jobs! human interaction! genres! games! music! people!

You don't have to convince me that you aren't weird for liking bird-eating tarantulas or why character #15 in the show is your favourite. Just tell me about it with passion and excitement

a small (LONG) list of what I now appreciate because people excitedly told me about them from as far back as I can remember:

background characters

comic relief characters

voice actors

voice actors for animals

animal actors

animal facts!

open endings in stories

fanfiction

spider, cicadas, bugs in general

comic books

anime

superheros

Renaissance paintings

impressionism

secret codes

other languages

animation process

old movies

practical effects

extravagant make up/costume make up

fashion

feung shui

house decor

architecture

fairys and other countries mythology

video games as long form story telling

video games in general

evolution of animation

coding video games

music creation and editing

movie editing

plot twists

The Oscars

The Grammys

microsoft excel (yes really)

American history

Ethnic studies

transportation

the industrial revolution

sign languages

regional dialects

their own religious practices

religious history

niche cultures and online groups

being trans and creation

nerodiversity and justice

doctors who listen

loopholes in unjust systems

different senses of humor

translating humor in different places

comedians and performers

video essays

musicals

horror movies

small talk

tattoos

piercings

sarcasm and subtext and rhetoric

echolalia

body doubling

parallel play

comfortable silence

Dungeons and Dragons

sea shanties

metal music

jazz music

vocaloids

their Blorbos

historical fiction

fish

the United States in general (I'm american)

how places change overtime

I could go on......

nothing will change your perspective on a character like someone who is batshit obsessed with them

[whiteshipnightjar]

Zoozve, my beloved

[cronchy-baguette]

I promise

[michameinmicha]

Stumbled upon this random ship (in a fandom im not active in myself) that has like 150 works on ao3 which are all from just two people gifting each other fics about this pairing back and forth and theyve been doing it for 3 years... i think thats true love probably

[boyquet]

I just want to remind people that it’s 2024 and we didn’t “go thru a pandemic” we are “going thru a pandemic” present tense. It is still happening. People are still get sick, still becoming disabled, and still dying. Covid hasn’t gone away and I beg people to not normalize getting sick with it.